Who remembers their classmates even after 50 years? Apparently, the 1965-batch of PS Higher Secondary School does. The former students of Class 10 reunited after a gap of 50 years at the school premises on Sunday, and as expected it turned out to be an emotional one.
“I cannot believe that it has been 50 years. I can still remember my school days clearly,” said K Mukundan, a 66-year-old former student. “It is overwhelming to meet my classmates after such a long gap.”
“I am what I am today because of this school and we want to return the favour in the best possible manner. Not because it’s our duty alone, but also because this institution is close to our hearts,” said Chandrashekar, a retired auditor. The 30 former classmates have planned to hold the 50th alumni meet and celebration on January 31, the Founder’s Day of the school, where they will honour their old teachers and staff.
“We will reward teachers who taught us. One of our teachers passed away last year, he was 80. While we could get in touch with few teachers, we are doing our best to find the others as well. This function is mainly for them,” said renowned actor and politician S Ve Sekar, also an alumnus of the school.
They have also been collecting funds to refurbish the school. “It’s an old school and needs to be revamped and maintained. We are all pooling our resources to revamp the school,” he added.
The former students claim to have gone through a rather tough ordeal to get in touch with their peers. “We gave ads in the local newspapers where we asked students of our batch to get in touch with us; we even gave our phone numbers as well. We created a Facebook page, searched for them on all social networking sites. It took time, but we connected with our peers finally,” beamed Sekar.