Career Guidance Bonanza - 2001
The success story repeats again!!! Helping current students choose the right career path has always been one of the core objectives of SOS. The annual career guidance program is a step towards realizing this goal. The program previously involved only presentations by alumni from several walks of life ending with a QA session involving the current and ex-students. Improving over previous years, SOSians at home organized this year’s program in a novel fashion. With over forty participants, it was more special and meaningful with the enthusiastic participation of many parents and teachers. A special session was dedicated to parents and Dr. Srinivas, a reputed pediatrician & cardiologist was invited to apprise regarding higher education at Puttaparthy. Interesting stats evolved from the program, reflecting the palpable lack of information to students:

• 75% of attended students were still undecided about which career they would pursue.
• The majority of the rest opted to become either a doctor or an engineer.
• SOS hopes to improve the situation by enhancing information sharing and interaction with alumni.

SOS plays pivotal role in Service initiatives :
SOS members at home are truly living up to the principles that were inculcated at school. Commendable participation of SOSians in many service activities organized by Sai Youth in Vizag is propelling interest not only in current students but also the alumni abroad. A few of the several Seva projects in which SOS played a vital role include:

• Orphan Children Service
• Hospital Service (KGH & Mental Hospital)
• Medical Camps
• Village service
• Mandir service
• Special service during festivals
• Offerings of Love: SOS members abroad are making humble contributions by collecting and sending about $ 200 a month towards service activities organized at home.
• Some SOSians in the USA have been very fortunate to be in the physical fabric of the Sai centers. Equipped with the experience and exposure gleaned at school, our old students are taking leading roles in several activities ranging from bhajans and spiritual retreats to seva projects and workshops in places like Baltimore, California and Houston. More information regarding the service activities and avenues for participation can be obtained by writing to pals@studentsofsai.com

Still impressing the teachers..!
The SOS takes special pride in recounting that the members continue to impress the teachers. The SOSians have won the hearts of one and all in their consistent commitment and participation in all major school activities. The most recent was the key role played by the alumni during the Parthy trip.
Noteworthy was the assistance provided by SOSians towards the drama that won laurels for our school. SOS wishes to thank our principal for her encouraging remarks on SOS, "They add spice to any program".

Garnishing our home in the Cyberworld
Our webhome http://www.studentsofsai.com is being refurbished at full pace. The ever-increasing number of new registrants and page hits has motivated the web team to enrich the site. Regular updates to the site reflect the highly upbeat moods of SOSians. Exciting competitions between the four houses are underway and many more fabulous plans are in the pipeline. The site is being modeled upon the reflections of the opinions of the SOS members. So check out the Message board and the photo sections and enjoy being a part of the dream project. All current students, alumni and teachers are requested to register online and enjoy the site. The message board is an excellent place to interact with other members, share ideas and communicate with other SOSians.

Notable notes
Two 1992 graduates from SSSVV have accepted positions in ORACLE (N.Srikanth,India) and LSIL, California (B.Usha Rani)
Our most active SOS member Ramani of 1991 Batch has been married to Lokam Sridhar.
Congratulations to each one of you!

New

• 'Spandana', our magazine that is offered annually to Swami is in the making. Please send articles, stories, poems or any experience to pals@studentsofsai.com Points will be awarded to your house on the website. So, hurry up and win some points for your house! Current students and all SOSians are eligible for this.
• SOSians in India are planning to initiate a new service program for juvenile kids in an observation home at Vizag. Opportunities for alumni and current students in service projects will be announced in the forthcoming newsletter.
• Kindly share with SOS, Birthdays, accomplishments or other important occasions in your life. Meet and greet your friends at our website. You may mail info to pals@studentsofsai.com
• Efforts are underway to solicit our beloved teachers to join us at our webhome. The proposed feature enables members to view teacher profiles at our web site and is hoped to open doors to new ideas of interaction between teachers and all students.

Be like the lions in the spiritual field, rule over the forest of the senses and roam fearlessly with full faith in victory -Baba