Rishra, 5 November 2026: Stepping Stone School (High), Rishra, flagged off Stepping Stone School’s 35th Year Celebration with InvictuSSS 2026 – Abhyuthanam, its first Inter School Fest, on ThursdayThe name joins Invictus, Latin for “unconquered”, with SSS for Stepping Stone School; Abhyuthanam means “rising”.Students from ten visiting schools across Hooghly and Howrah joined the hosts in ten events, from dance, music and debate to coding, no-flame cooking, brand marketing, green innovation, kulo painting and calligraphyChief Guest MrGerry Arathoon, former Chief Executive&Secretary, CISCE, and Guest of Honour MsSonia Gidla, Principal, Douglas Memorial Higher Secondary School, Barrackpore, graced the occasion.In a gesture of sportsmanship, the host school gave up its first place, as this was the first edition and its students had home advantageDurgamoyee Academy, Bhadreswar, emerged Overall Champions, followed by Agrasain Boys’ School, Liluah, and Methodist School, Dankuni.The school thanked every participating school, including Don Bosco School, Liluah; Gospel Home School, Rishra; Modern Public School, Chandannagar; Pearls of God, Hindmotor; Springfields Academy, Serampore; StJoseph’s Convent, Chandannagar; and Xavier’s English School, Konnagar.Founded in 1991 with 17 students by the late MrAloke Kumar Bhaduri and MrPartha Sarathi Daw, Stepping Stone School now has over 1,500 studentsIt is led by Managing Trustees MrsSumita Daw and MrsChaitali Bhaduri (Co-Chairpersons) and MrDebdeep Bhaduri and MrRudra Prosad Daw (Joint Secretaries), with Headmistress MsTanusree Roy.“The participants were phenomenal, and our teachers and students have outdone themselves to put up a stellar showWe promise to make this an annual affair, and it only gets bigger from here – InvictuSSS 2027,” said MrDebdeep Bhaduri and MrRudra Prosad Daw.
Stepping Stone School’s Inter School Fest lights up Rishra as it flags off its 35th Year Celebration
