Christmas Dinner - Tis the season for Sharing :)

The DBPPA organised a special Christmas dinner for boys at the Bosco Illam, MKB Nagar (Near Perambur) on Monday, December 20, 2010. Close to 100 boys enjoyed a sumptuous dinner on the eve of Christmas! The Principal of DB Egmore Rev Fr Stanley Ignatius and Rev Fr Johnson from Bosco Illam joined members of the Don Bosco Past Pupils Association on a night when the smiles stretched for miles! 

DBPPA Felicitates and Interacts with V Anand

It was an amazing afternoon; one that over 60 DB Past Pupils will remember for a long long time. A Chance to come up close and personal with one of the greatest minds in the world and one of DB Egmore's most illustrious Past Pupils. V Anand made the time to spend more than an hour with the DBPPA in an informal interactive session close on the heels of a major career high. The World Chess Champion spoke about interesting experiences and achievements from his career. He also spoke about the nuances of the game and future trends. A lot of questions centered around his latest world championship triumph and inevitably quite a few questions were about his school days at DB Egmore. It was Anand at his composed and witty best and it was well worth all the time the DB Past Pupils made for the event on a busy Tuesday afternoon (Check out the DBPPA Facebook Page for Event pictures) 

DBPPA's Latest Initiative goes Live

The latest initiative of the DBPPA -  A state-of-the-art water treatment plant to handle the needs of the entire primary school. The cost of the plant is approximately Rs 4 lakhs. This plant uses the Reverse Osmosis process and has a capacity 500 litres/hour. This can handle the needs of the entire primary school with ease. It was made possible by the generous donation of Shivkumar Easwaran (86 Batch) & Sushilkumar Easwaran (88 Batch). The plant was blessed and inaugurated Rev Fr VV Abraham Sdb, Director - Don Bosco Centre for Education & culture, Chennai and former Principal DB Egmore on Saturday, January 30, 2009. 

Wisdom Keys Makes Headlines

Wisdom Keys Makes Headlines! Here are the links for Media Coverage of the DBPPA-ETA Star Wisdom Keys event. You can also view the scanned images of the media clips in the Photo Gallery Section. 

1. Deccan Chronicle (Jan 11, 2010)
2. The Hindu (Jan 10, 2010)
3. The New Indian Express (Jan 10, 2010) 
4. Times of India (Jan 10, 2010)

The DB Class of 89 Chair Launched

The DB Class of 89 celebrated 20 years of passing out of DB Egmore with the creation of a DB Class of 89 Chair. A need-based annual scholarship of Rs 15,000 for one deserving student from Std XII also based on Academic Excellence & Overall Conduct. The Batch has created a corpus fund that will generate the required amount every year for this scholarship. Mr A. Selvadoray who (incidentally) retired from DB Egmore in 1989 gave away the first award to Charles Emmanuel Ezhil Raj a student of XII B on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at the school assembly. The Class of 89 Chair was conceived on June 20, 2009 during the batch's 20th year reunion and has already been put into action. DB Egmore's new principal Fr Stanley responded very swiftly to the initiative. Will other batches take the cue and plan their own Class of ... Chair?

The DBPPA Exec. Committee Meets Dayanidhi Maran

It was meant to be a formal interaction but DB Egmore guys will always be DB Egmore guys! The first official interaction of the DBPPA Executive Committee with DB Alumnus and Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran was informal yet very insightful and a platform where a lot of positives emerged. Dayanidhi Maran was full of ideas and suggestions showing us all that he still shares a special and continuing bond with the school. It was wonderful to see senior teachers take part in the interaction too. (Pics on our Facebook page) Dayanidhi agreed to be part of a major event that the DBPPA will put together during this academic year. For more details on the event watch this space!  

DBPPA welcomes the New Principal

Don Bosco Egmore has a new principal who has just assumed charge. Fr P Stanley Ignatius is young and dynamic and has a wide perspective including an International stint (His last assignment) at Don Bosco Fujairah, UAE. He is also a keen sports lover. The DBPPA wish him all the very best and looks forward to working closely with him and the management to achieve our shared goals in the spirit of Don Bosco. The above picture has Rev Fr Stanley (Second from the right), Rev Fr Amalraj Thomas - Rector & Correspondent (In the Centre) and Rev Fr Alphonse Philip (Extreme right) along with members of the DBPPA Executive Committee!   

100/100 for the Class of 2009

The Plus Two results have just been announced and Don Bosco Egmore achieved 100% results. The school's highest total was an impressive 1176 out of 1200 marks. It just fell seven marks short of the highest total in the state (1183/1200). It is a terrific achievement. Kudos to the Teachers, Management and all students from the Class of 2009 for this performance. Three Cheers!