“Jesuit Education, as human history itself, is a living tradition that calls for open eyes, ears and hearts. This document wants to be an invitation to continue this conversation at all levels in our schools and school networks. We are, at ICAJE, even hesitant to call it a document since we want this to be a living text that can help us keep pace with our era in which fast change is the new normal, with all the positive and problematic aspects this entails.” José Mesa SJ. Worldwide Secretary for Education. Society of Jesus

Association of Past Xavierites ( APX ) co-hosted the St Xavier’s High School Loyola Hall Ahmedabad annual Navratri Garba eve on the school grounds on Tues 8 th Oct. This was a well attended Navratri/Dusshera program, over 6000 people enjoyed this cultural revelry and this included students, staff, management, alumni/ae and parents. The Provincial for Gujarat Province was also present along with several other dignitaries from all walks of life.

APX wishes everyone on this occasion.

Many Jesuit institutes across Gujarat hosted Garba on their premises, well supported by alumni and benefactors.

Gandhi Jayanti is a great occasion for St. Xavier's School, Sahibganj and its Alumni Association. Blood donation camp organised by Soxa each year on 2nd October. Soxa members, school teachers, people from neighbouring areas came in Large numbers and donated blood .

Honoured to be invited as Chief Guest for the Province-Level Meet of Jesuit Alumni Associations of Kerala Province and also for the Jesuit Alumni Associations of India - South Zone Council Meet held at St. Joseph's Junior ICSE School at Calicut, the beautiful shore city of God's Own Country !

Happy to put on record that Kerala Jesuit Province now has a 100% (one hundred per cent) alumni coverage and a 100% affiliation of all its Jesuit Alumni Association bodies with JAAI.

Hearty Congratulations to Rev. Fr. Dr. Jose Mathew SJ, PCA Kerala, Er. Sreekumar, President, JAAK, Mr. Krishna Reddy President JAAI-SZ, Mr. Pradeep Kumar Madhavan National GC Member of JAAI from Kerala Province and Rev. Fr. Dr. A. Rex Angelo, the Moderator PCA for South Zone.

Thanks in abundance to Mr. Anil, President of St. Joseph's Alumni Association, Calicut and his excellent team for the fantabulous show, excellent hospitality and great love & care.

St. Xavier’s DORANDA in association with District administration and DORANDA Old Xaverians start the road safety drive. St. Xavier’s and DOX will be working together with district administration in other schools as well

Congratulations to APX member DEVANSH TRIVEDI for achieving TATRAKSHAK AWARD . Defence minister Shri Rajnath Singh conferring this prestigious award to him.

The NJAAI Milan 2019 – the Jesuit Alumni Association of India (JAAI) North Zone Alumni/ae Congress commenced on the evening of 14th September 2019. It was hosted by St. Xavier’s Alumni Association and Jesuit Alumni Association of Patna at St. Xavier’s High School, Patna.

On 31st August 2019, Soxa members, namely, Fr. Hilary D'Souza, Principal St. Xavier's School, Sahibganj,  Krishna Singh, Om Prakash, Arun Gupta, Amit Sinha,  Dr. Devesh, Dr. Amitava Biswas and few others organised a tree plantation programme at the local government aided girls' school and even our school. The tree plantation programme was a great inspiration to the school girls and the Principal of the school, whose enthusiasm was unparallel in view of global warming affecting our Mother Earth. Awareness among students about importance of trees in our lives and environment was the message conveyed at the programme.

This was followed by a free eye screening and check up camp conducted by our alumnus and eye surgeon, Dr. Amitava Biswas and his team. 198 patients, which included our Class 4 students and poor people from neighbouring villages, had their eyes examined.

APX (Association of Past Xavierites , St Xavier’s High School Loyola Hall) played against the school team in the annual football match today morning on the school grounds. Witnessed by the students , management , staff and alumni the ‘young’ alumni team with an average age of 40 plus ( including a couple of them over 50 ) prevailed over the school team 1/0. The game consisted of two halves , 25 minutes each. This is a bonding exercise between the past and present , the bridge to a better today for a brighter tomorrow.