Last Sunday, a new Jesuit Alumni Association – Xavier’s Alumni Association of Bettiah (XAAB) was formed and registered with JAAI under Patna Province. St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Bettiah had its first Alumni Meet on 14th November 2021.

More than 200 alumni/ae from different batches coming different part of the country assembled in school auditorium to form the alumni association. Fr. Joy Marrypuram SJ, the Rector of the School welcomed all the alumni to the campus and invited them to be associated with the institution. Fr. Richard D’Souza SJ, the Principal of the school appreciated the role of Alumni/ae in bringing name and fame for the institution and congratulated them for their success and achievements in their professional fields. He also informed that the school will be celebrating its Silver Jubilee in 2023 and invited all to be part of it.

The Chief Guest during the event, the JAAI Secretary Neel Mani Rangesh congratulated Fr. Richard D’Souza SJ for the noble initiative of forming the alumni association and registering with JAAI. He explained in detail about the importance of Alumni Association and Alumni Networking. He further described the journey of Jesuit Alumni movement, its structure & objectives. He elucidated the leadership opportunities and other benefits of associating with JAAI.

Some of the Alumni/ae also expressed their feelings. Nostalgia could be seen gripping all the alumni/ae present during the event as they shared old memories. The Principal of the School Fr. Richard D’Souza SJ was elected as the ex-officio President of the XAAB and an alumnus of 2004 batch Ashish Sharma was unanimously elected as the first Secretary of the XAAB. The alumni/ae who are currently working as teachers in the School played a pivotal role in organizing the event.