Visakha Centenary Walk 2017

As promised, under the guidance of VVOGA Visakha Vidyalaya held its long waited ‘Centenary Walk 2017’ on last Saturday, the 11th of February 2017 to mark and shout out the grand 100 years of excellence. The walk started off around 8.30 A.M. from the school grounds while Visakhians, young and old, crowded the school premises as they joined in from all parts of the country toconquer the streets as good old days, to spell out the school name and of course to enjoy the after-walk food and music to share the excitement and joy of their Alma Mater reaching a century.

The walk proceeded along Vajira Road, to Galle Road; turn to Bauddhaloka Mawatha at the Bambalapitiya Junction and to Havelock Road at Thunmulla and came back to school through Vajira Road. It accompanied a vehicle parade and the school band but the good old Papare music was indeed badly missed by all the Visakhians who took part in the walk. However, amidst of the burning sun, Visakhians off all age groups had a wonderful time dancing to the beats of the DJ at school grounds as they returned from the walk, which was of about one and half hours. All the fun however ended too soon around 1.30 P.M. and it would be wrong to say that all those Visakhians, who allocated the day to celebrate their beloved Alma Mater’s birthday forgetting all other priorities, didn’t expect or hope for more.