Hail, our happy second home
By Laila Nasry and Ruhanie Perera
"Hail, St. Bridgets, we thy children
Bless thy hallowed name..."
Chins raised, voices both young and old joined in the anthem we had
all sung for so long which had united us in the spirit of what it is to
be a Bridgeteen.
To be a Bridgeteen is to be someone special and on February 1, 2002,
hundred years down the road, generations of Bridgeteens- grandmothers,
mothers, daughters and grand daughters gathered to pay tribute to their
alma mater which for 100 years had 'gently but firmly' fashioned lives,
moulded characters and shaped destinies.
The atmosphere was that of jubilation and euphoria as we joined in the
Eucharistic Celebration, shared the joys of the newly appointed prefects
entrusted with the responsibility of upholding the traditions established
in the school, honoured the past head prefects and savoured our place within
the Bridgeteen family.
It was with a sense of pride that we walked out through the majestic
wrought iron gates we so often have swung on as kids, leaving the precincts
of the grand school, which for a good part of our lives had been our second
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