A few tears, a few smiles, some tight hugs, some photographs, some sad goodbyes and promises to stay

friends forever these are the essential ingredients of the perfect college Farewell. The college Farewell is an event of tremendous significance in the lives of all youngsters as it marks the end of their carefree and bindaas college life and the beginning of their first stint in the competitive professional world out there. As this academic year approaches its conclusion, most colleges in the city are busy preparing to bid adieu to the seniors in style. It is the same in St. Francis College, Begumpet, which was buzzing with activity as it geared up for the Farewell, which was held on 13th March. The Farewell frenzy has spread like wildfire among the students, especially the seniors, most of whom cant stop gushing about how they are going to look in saris. Im really excited for the Farewell. Everywhere in college, it is the only topic of discussion. Everyone is asking the same question to each other, Which color sari will you be wearing?. Im really looking forward to it. said Harika Jain, a final year B.A. student. Malise Paul, another senior said, Im really excited about wearing a sari. However, Im also a little sad that college is over. Ill miss all my friends and lecturers. Some students have also made plans to party after the programme. Neha Singh, a 3rd year Mass Communication student said, My friends and me have pooled in money and we are going to go to 10D after the programme. Well dance and have lots of fun! She further added, We are really excited about dressing up in saris. Yesterday we went shopping and bought heavy and expensive saris exclusively for the Farewell. Later, well be going to buy matching accessories. The juniors have come up with a short programme for their beloved seniors which includes 2 group dances, one by B.Sc students and the other by B.Com students. The former has a fusion theme whereas the latters theme is a girls journey from school to college. Dona Ghosh, a 2nd year B.Sc student and one of the dancers in the first dance said, We started practicing on 3rd march and are really excited to perform. We will be dancing on a medley of Desi girl, Twist, Taal, Uff teri ada and Zoobi doobi. We are trying to create a fusion between Indian and Western. Surabhi Bhandari, a B.Com stude nt and one of the dancers of the other group said, We are going to depict the various stages of a girls life from childhood till the college farewell. The songs that we have chosen are ABCD.., Chak dhoom dhoom,

Paathshaala, Aaj main upar, Khud ko kya samajhti hai, 10 on 10, Remix, Main tera dhadkan teri, Hai junoon and Jaane nahi denge tujhe. We are really looking forward to performing for our seniors.
Apni toh Paathshaala, Masti ki paathshaala! Credit:Mystical Vigilante Members of the Miss Francis organizing committee at work. Credit:Mystical Vigilante Taal se Taal mila! Credit:Mystical Vigilante

The programme also includes the prestigious Miss Francis contest, which is like a beauty pageant for the outgoing students, but with a francisian twist. Over the years, this contest has gained immense popularity and the number of girls vying for the coveted crown have greatly increased. Aditi Rao, a 2nd year B.Sc student and one of the members of the Miss Francis organizing committee said, We are working really hard to ensure that this year the contest sets the bar at a great height for the ensuing year. There were many entries this time, so we conducted a preliminary round which was a written test with personality based questions and picked out the final 15 who will compete on the day of the event. The upcoming rounds are Introduction and Talent, a quiz to test their know how about St. Francis &

finally, judges question. She further added, We arranged for sashes and crowns for the winners. The crowns are really pretty. Im going to compere the event for the 1st time. Im really excited about it. The Miss Francis contest has become a thing of tremendous importance and honor to the participants. Sheetal Iyer, one of the finalists this year said, The whole idea of Miss Francis creates excitement. It is a privilege to bear that title. Even being a part of the contest is an honor. Being one of the finalists shows that we have carved a niche for ourselves in college over the years. Disha Pancholi, another finalist said, I won the Miss Fresher 1st runner up title in my 1st year, it was then that I decided that I want to be Miss Francis. I am very attached to St. Francis. So, when I saw my name on the list of finalists it was like a dream come true. If I win, I will be deeply touched. However, not everyone is going gaga over the Farewell. Sunaina Bhagwandas, a B.A. final year student said, After 3 years of being in the same place, Im so tired that I cant wait to get out of here. Im not really looking forward to the Farewell. Mostly I wont come on that day. Love it or Hate it, but the Farewell at St. Francis has surely got all of its students talking about it and they definitely had one hell of a time preparing for it!

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There are a few ways that you could consider starting this speech. You will be saying farewell but also looking at the time you have spent together so any of these things can be used to start the speech. Have a think about what you will be comfortable with saying in front of people and also have a think about the size of the audience. This may affect what you say in the speech and what you feel comfortable with saying; especially if there is someone in the audience that you should tread carefully with.

Open with an introduction

You could open your speech with an introduction. This may be helpful if there will be people there who do not know who you are or your relationship with the class. Many people also find that starting with an introduction makes them feel more relaxed and can carry on the speech feeling more at ease.

Open with some reflections of the time you have spent with the class You can make this beginning to the speech as funny or as serious as you wish and could mention some times that you have spent together or some occasions that you will never forget. This will put a more personal feel to your speech.

Open with your thoughts on the farewell Start the speech with the farewell, say how you feel about this being the end of an era and how you feel about everybody moving on to different things and experiences. You should remember to wish everyone luck in their futures, whatever they are going on to do next. All of these ideas would work as the opening to your speech, you just need to have a think about how it will flow with the rest of the speech and how your audience will react to it.

Worthy principle respected teacher and my dear fellow student a.s.a and very good morning to u all. "nothing is impossible for a man who does not have to do it by him self " on the behalf of class first year i am here to welcome all of you in this auditorium.. You came here from your busy schedule and its a great honour and reward for us. Its a tridition of our college to gave farewell to our outgoing fellows students so being a junior we have learn alot from them .they have encourage and motivated us at every difficult situation hopefully we will follow in order to maintain the desiplane and decorum of college i pray for the better future for them and request them to share there precious experience with us for the sake of our better future once again i would like to welcome all of u from the bottom of my heart to attend thi colourfull party here i must quote beautiful word of collien "there are not secrets to sucsses these are the result of prepartion,hard work and learning from faliours .