61st Kannada back_2_school was celebrated by the students of SFS academy with great enthusiasm. The program started with a prayer seeking the blessings of lord Ganesh, sung by Shreyas of 5th grade, followed by the school prayer lead by Pratiksha of the same class.

The choir practised and executed a beautiful group song which was a rendition of the popular lyrics of “ Hacchevu Kannadada Deepa”. The principal, Rev.Fr Soby Thomas and academic co-ordinator Mrs. Geothi Nair lit the lamp and gave a wonderful speech about our state and its language. The assembly for the day was conducted by the higher grade students, with speeches about the history of Karnataka and its rich heritage given by our language teachers. Harshavardhan of grade 8, chanted the vachanas of Basavanna and explained its meaning. All faculty of SFS academy sang a melodious group song and the assembly came to an end with the singing of the national anthem. Students celebrated this day by making presentations and models in their own classes and conducted various competitions amongst themselves.