The highlight of the Republic Day Parade on January 26, 2020, was the 13-student team from our school that performed as part of the band. This was a historic moment as it was the first time in the state that students from a special school were performing in the R-Day Parade.
The team comprising 11 boys and 2 girls from CAPS Special School in Mele Chovva have been undergoing training since 2014. The special training for the performance was conducted a few days before the R-Day Parade, and they performed along with students from other schools.
It was the special effort taken by Kannur District Collector T.V. Subhash that gave them a chance to participate in the parade. The team had performed during a function at the school, where they welcomed the Collector with a band performance, which led to him giving them the opportunity and support to perform at the R-Day Parade.