Good morning and welcome to the assembly organized by the science society of Gateway

College.

To begin proceedings, please rise for the National anthem. The national flag will be hoisted by
the head boy Sajana Weerawardhena whilst the school flag will be hoisted by the head girl
Pamodi Warawita.

[NATIONAL ANTHEM]

Please be seated.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE BROADCASTING UNIT]

As you are all aware, last Sunday was Valentines Day, a holiday celebrating love. It is an
occasion to celebrate with anyone you love and care so it does not have to be restricted to your
partner or spouse. Commercials have had their way of trivializing love that exist between
different kinds of people. In this assembly, we aim to remind you of the type of love that we are
all familiar with but yet forgotten. By this we mean the bonds between family, friends and
hundreds of people that you have yet to meet.

Saint Valentine was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to
marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. He
helped because he cared, he cared because he loved them. And that my friends is the Saint
Valentines Day.

With that in mind, let us begin with a song sung by a very talented group of students, Sasilu,
Damsith, Suren and Sanira, the Amplifiers.

[SONG]

Thank you guys for that lovely rendition.

Gateway has triumphed once again in the field of sports. These set of awards is for Srilanka
schools football association 2015 ranked no.6 in Srilanka.
We would like to call upon Mr. Harshana Perera to give away this set of awards.
[AWARDS]
Sayoni Thenuwara
Ashwarya Sivapalan
Ifadha Jayah
Ashvini Liyanage
Shahra Ahamad
Hanyah Abdeen
Nanduni Gunarantne
Malak Zahir
Aisha Frank
Natasha Philip
Tahani Saleem
Yasara Hettiarachchi

Thank you sir.

The next set of awards is for International Schools under 19 Netball tournament 2016 organized
by Ilma International School. To give away this set of awards, can we please have Mrs. Vinita
Shenoy on stage.
Seka Wijekoon (Co-captain)
Shanelle Baddegama (Co-captain)
Kavindi Baduge
Thashmi Wijeratne
Malshi De Silva
Merisha Premathileke
Anuki Abeysekara
Ridmi Bandara
Uvindi Senadheera
Shalina Saleem
Kethmi Egodage
Thahani Saleem

For best centre court player: Thashmi Wijeratne

For centuries, Poetry has always been the truest form of expressing emotions, and it is still a
vital form of self-expression today. Up next is a poem by Charithma Gamalath. Please welcome
her onstage with a round of applause.

[POEM]

Now we would like to invite Mrs. Vinita Shenoy to speak a few words.

[SPEECH]

We have come to the end of our assembly. Please rise for the school song.

[SCHOOL SONG]