AHS Boys Celebrate Sports Day

Ashima Sharma, Keekli Reporter, 2nd Maby, 2014, Shimla

Sports Day is a significant event in the life of every school going child and sports itself has a vital role in making a child physically as well as mentally strong. The Seventh Annual Sports Day of Auckland House School for Boys (Junior Section) was held on today in school campus. Vidhupriya Chakravarty, Principal, St Thomas School, was the chief guest for the event, who was welcomed by Principal Boys School Michael A John as well as Director-Principal Sunita John. Enthusiastic parents were seen reaching the school in large numbers to encourage their own wards as well as other contestants who stood in the field with dreams in their eyes and fire in their bellies.

The sports day began with an impressive rings display by the boys of Class I and II representing unity and universality of their school. A total of fifty boys had put in hard work to present this colourful display. Rainy season may be a problem for adults but for the young ones it is a boon, as they are always happy to carry trendy and colourful umbrellas to add a different style to their personality. Holding on to this thought, next on the cards was the Umbrella display.

Then it was the time for the young Taekwondo performers to flaunt their skills. The boys performed under the guidance of their tutor, Suriender Mohan. After this began the exciting part of the event which all the parents had been waiting for, the track events . The races were kick started by tiny tots of Nursery A Class participating in a Necklace Race, in which they had to pick up their necklaces, wear them and run towards the finish line. The winners of this necklace race (group I) were as follows: 1^st Kant Shak; 2^nd Shashwat Thakur; 3^rd Dhruv Ratan. Group II winners were 1^st Raidan Gowhar; 2^nd Madhur Manja; 3^rd Satvik.

It was then followed by the Rings Race by the boys of Nursery B. Winners of this race were as follows: Group I — 1^st Samir Janaik; 2^nd Abhishek Verma; 3^rd Ojus Rajja. Group 2 winners were — 1^st Pranab Sharma; 2^nd Saket; 3^rd Shivansh Sharma.

Then came the boys of LKG A ready to hop towards the finish line. The little ones were filled with enthusiasm as the parents cheered loudly for them. Following boys were the first ones to make it to the red ribbon. Group I — 1^st Kunwar Rudra Aditya; 2^nd Yajat Cupuhan; 3^rd Anurag Thakur. Group II winners were 1^st Nikedit Dogra; 2^nd Pradyuman Bhardwaj, 3^rd Aarav.

Next race was one of kids’ favourite as they got to eat something they love, biscuits. The students of LKG B participated in the Biscuit Race.  The medals were given out to the following students: Group I — 1^st Utkarsh Mishra; 2^nd Vitan; 3^rd Proneet. Group II winners were 1^st Aaron; 2^nd Kinshek; 3^rd Devansh.

Then the little boys of UKG A gathered their energy for the Ball Race. They hopped till the midline, picked up the balls and carried them on their heads proceeding towards the finish line. The winners of the race were as follows: Group I — 1^st Parmeet Singh Luthra; 2^nd Parshul Chauhan; 3^rd Yashwardhan Singh Dogra. Group II winners were 1^st Tanishqe Sharma; 2^nd Nantik Tanta; 3^rd Tashi Negi.

The boys of UKG B ran joyfully wearing glittery birthday caps in the Cap Race.  The following reached the finish line: Group I — 1^st Hardik Sharma; 2^nd Peateek Verma; 3^rd Aarush Sood. Group II — 1^st Shashank Rajan; 2^nd Ankrosh, 3^rd Saizan.

The next race filled the hearts of the students of I A with excitement as they had to burst the balloons. The boys ran like a pro in this race. The winners of the Burst the Balloon Race were: Group I — 1^st Rohan Sharma; 2^nd Tanmay; 3^rd Vansh Chauhan. Group II — 1^st Thakur Rudra Pratap Singh; 2^nd Sujan Kaushik; 3^rd Samarth Thakur.

The boys of I B tried to take some energy from the bananas after eating them and running towards the end line. The Banana Race was won by: Group I — 1^st Aadish Verma; 2^nd Shrey Sharma; 3^rd Tanishqe Thakur. Group II — 1^st Kushvinder Verma; 2^nd Praheri Himalyan; 3^rd Rijul Verma.

Then came the Obstacle Race with a little twist. The boys of II A jumped over their partner and the same sequence was followed proceeding towards the finish line. The winners of this race were: Group I — 1^st Keshar and Shivansh; 2^nd Ankit and Samar; 3^rd Armaan and Shaksham.

Then was the time for a candy break in form of a Toffee Race, in which the boys picked the toffees from their mouth without using hands and ran towards the finish line. The race was won by the following students: Group I — 1^st Pranav Sharma; 2^nd Harsh Thakur; 3^rd Rhythm Arya. Group II — 1^st Kavya Taneja, 2^nd Raghav Thakur; 3^rd Sanidhya Prashar.

Last but not the least came the chance to glide through Skating Race. The proud winners were: Group I (Class I) — 1^st Ayush Raj; 2^nd Tanmay Sharma; 3^rd Moksh. Group II (Class II) — 1^st Aarya Thakur; 2^nd Kamya Taneja; 3^rd Yashasvi Seita.

Skating Race (Musical Chairs, Class I and II)
1^st Sanidhya Prashar
2^nd Shrey Sharma

After completion of the athletic events, proud winners were honoured by the chief guest with medals. The little sports stars with shining bright faces flaunted their medals as they gained praises, appreciation as well as a thunderous applause from all present on the ground.

Chief Guest Vidhupriya Chakravarty, encouraged everyone and motivated the students not to give up but persevere for more glory in future. The event formally ended with a speech by the Principal John, who congratulated the entire faculty for their hard work, the boys for performing exceptionally well and the parents for being a massive support for their children. He ended on a note informing hat all 327 students from Nursery to Form II participated in one event or the other.

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