GMSSS-16 principal retires today

quot;To the principal, without whom the school would never be as it was beforequot;, reads one of the handmade cards given to her by one of her students. Senior authorities in the education department confess: quot;It will be really difficult to fill her spacequot;.

But Raikhy has already stitched out her plans for the future. Sitting in a relaxed mood in her school office, she said: quot;I will be returning to my family nowquot;.

Raikhy began her career at GMSSS-8 and after a short stint at Shimla in Port More Higher Secondary School, she returned to Chandigarh at GMSSS-18 and began her journey to being one of the most successful principal of the city.

A masters in Vocal Music, GMSSS-35 was a challenge for her when she was appointed the headmistress of the school. quot;People thought that a music vocal postgraduate would not be able to discipline the students, it was a challenge that I accepted it.quot; Commenting on the deteriorating teacher-student relationship, she said: quot;You can8217;t demand respect, you have to earn it.quot;