['The main gate' - S. Thomas College]
The OBA was established in 1986. In its infancy the main event was an annual dance, organised as a joint Royal - Thomian initiative. The OBA is made up of many generations of boys who studied at S Thomas College - Mount Lavinia, Prep School Colpetty and Gurutalawa. The Association is run by a Committee, which is elected annually. It provides an opportunity for Old Thomians to reminisce and to keep abreast of events in their respective campuses. Its main publication is the annual dance Souvenir, whose principal content is the recollections of Old Thomians … their lives and times at STC. These 'memoirs', from Old Boys and retired Teachers alike, often focus on a particular era, viewed with the benefit of hindsight. It is interesting to see now how old 'adversaries' go out of their way to acknowledge the folly of youth and the wisdom of their teachers.

Through the OBA many Thomians have re-established contact with the 'Alma Mater', becoming actively involved in a variety of projects to improve the facilities in the school. The NSW branch over the years has donated cricketing and Rugby equipment, sponsored coaching services, donated books and conducted specialised coaching clinics for the schools in Sri Lanka.

The Thomian OBA movement, with 9 OBAs worldwide, is an ideal vehicle for those who wish to give something back to the College.

The main gate every Thomian had to pass through. Being individuals we all experienced different emotions as we passed through these gates. But when we walked out for the 'last time' as young men, and turned around and looked at them for the 'last time,' we realised how much we had grown to love our school, and we were comforted by the knowledge that our times and experiences here would live in our hearts and minds forever.
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© Suresh Nagarajah, 2004