Academic News

Mixed emotions marked the graduation ceremony of class 10 and 12 students of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School recently. As many as 539 students, including 362 students from class 10 and 177 students from class 12, were part of the three-hour-long event. The theme for the graduation was ‘On the Wings of Change’.

A group of 13 delegates from Bishop Cotton Boys’ School came back victorious after winning the ‘Best Large Delegation’ award at this year’s edition of Harvard Model United Nations. The four-day conference took place in Hyderabad with over 1,500 delegates from 15 countries, representing over 100 schools. Harvard University assigned the students the country they would be representing ahead of time, and gave them three months to prepare. The students of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School were representing Russia and they were well-versed in the on-goings of the Soviet super bloc. Each of the 13 delegates represented a different committee throughout the four day event.

A team of 18 students from Bishop Cotton Boys’ School won the ‘Outstanding Delegation’ title at the annual Harvard Model United Nations held in Hyderabad between August 12 and 15. Over 1,200 participants from all over the world, including USA, Japan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, took part in the four-day conference which simulates the United Nations to help students learn about international relations and diplomacy.

The delegation of class 11 and 12 students from the school represented the Russian Federation and was the largest at the conference. They won several individual recognitions to bag the trophy for their delegation.