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 Thursday. The 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 calligraphy. Chief Guest Mr. Gerry Arathoon, former Chief Executive & Secretary, CISCE, and Guest of Honour Ms. Sonia 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 advantage. Durgamoyee 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; St. Joseph’s Convent, Chandannagar; and Xavier’s English School, Konnagar.
Founded in 1991 with 17 students by the late Mr. Aloke Kumar Bhaduri and Mr. Partha Sarathi Daw, Stepping Stone School now has over 1,500 students. It is led by Managing Trustees Mrs. Sumita Daw and Mrs. Chaitali Bhaduri (Co-Chairpersons) and Mr. Debdeep Bhaduri and Mr. Rudra Prosad Daw (Joint Secretaries), with Headmistress Ms. Tanusree Roy.
“The participants were phenomenal, and our teachers and students have outdone themselves to put up a stellar show. We promise to make this an annual affair, and it only gets bigger from here – InvictuSSS 2027,” said Mr. Debdeep Bhaduri and Mr. Rudra Prosad Daw.
