Keekli Reporter, 11th October, 2013, Shimla
Edwardians boomed with talent as the fiery and dazzling performances by the students of St Edwards School, Shimla was quite classic and exuberant. Each and every dance and act was well conceived and brilliantly executed, which clearly showed the hard work put in by the students and their teachers. The Chief Guest for the evening Major General Sukesh Rakshit, Doctrine Branch, Headquarters Army Training Command, Shimla, was received by the school Principal, Rev Fr John Bosco, Dr Kailash Sud and the Vice Principal Rev Fr Naveen Rodriguez.
The Annual Day celebrations began with the unfurling of the flag by the Chief Guest followed by Guard of Honour and March Past by the students. Soon after the School Report was read by H Oberoi, who apprised the Chief Guest and the parents that, the school had been awarded 12th position amongst the Boy’s Day Schools in India by the “Education World’s Indian School Rankings, 2013”. The ranking is based on 14 parameters like academic reputation, staff competency, co-curricular and sports activities, teacher welfare and development, infrastructural provision and so on. The results of Class XII and X were equally commendable. Mayank Plaha of Medical Stream topped in Shimla with 96 per cent marks.
Another remarkable feat achieved by the students was a film made by Kartik Thakur, Shivam Tandon, Kaustubh Shamsherry and Parshav Chauhan on ‘Youth and their Problems’, which was adjudged as the best film, best direction and best cinematography at the Youth Film Festival. The NCC Cadets stood tall and proud as their achievements and awards were enumerated during the School Report.
In all spheres, be it academics, sports or creativity, students of St Edwards School excelled in almost all the events they participated. Whether it was the creative writing competition, quiz contests, Rotary Mid Town Shimla’s Manthan contest, Karate competitions, athletic meets or the football and basketball matches, the School children were winners in all spheres. The brawn and brain power was equally witnessed among the students through the events since the beginning of the 2013 academic session.
The dais was thereafter taken over by Kartik Thakur and Aryaman Sood, who compered Mosaic 2013, a reflection of the year round activities occurring in the school. Mosaic, a concept of Holistic Growth — a philosophy based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning and purpose in life through connections to community, to the natural world and to humanitarian values. The event began with the Abhinandan (welcome song) followed by the Mystic Rhythm, a Yoga display by the young master, emphasizing its benefits and the discipline it brings in one’s life for attaining goals, and then of course the ultimate goal of achieving Moksha.
The Synchronized Symphony display clearly showed the coordination and dexterity of the kids and the formations were perfectly executed. The Martial Mumba or the Karate exhibit by the little champs showed few techniques on self-defense and the power of a smash as tiles were broken like a piece of cake. Nothing seemed to suppress the spirited zeal of the students as they jumped through the ring of fire.
The energetic, lively and bouncy Zumba Tonic was an inspirational display showcasing that a healthy body can help you achieve everything. The real stealer was the theme based dance drama titled O Ree Chiriya, which had a clear message of how ill-treated our mother and sisters are and despite all their efforts to do the right thing they are blamed at every step. Even though we worship little girls during our religious events but at the same time we take extreme steps of abusing them, killing them or much worse shaming them. An enlightening and heart-rending performance by all the boys!!!
Gymnastics, a discipline that gives strength, flexibility, power, agility, coordination, grace and balance was skillfully presented by the students through the statement Acrobatically Yours. The Himachali Retsina or the Natti invited us into the state of Himachal, as the diversity of the state was very elegantly and gracefully presented. And last and the highlight of the event was the Ballistic Whirl, which brought the senior section to the ground with their acrobatic and energetic grooves and moves. The entire display was based on different themes and songs — about fun and entertainment; harmony and peace; enjoyment and gratification.
The evening ended with elated and jubilant cheers from all prize winners!!!
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The Proud Award Winners:
Middle Section
Ayush Aggarwal, Class 8, Dr. Subhash Negi Award for Best in Computers.
Arnav Nag, Class 8, Anil Walia Award for Best in Academics.
Ritik Chauhan, Class 8, C.A. Rajeev Sood Award for Best in Athletics; Shri F.C.Vij Memorial Award for all Rounder.
Senior Section
Mudit Gupta, Class 10, Shri S.P. Dhaul Memorial Award for Best in School Studies.
Abhinav Sharma, Class 10, Shri Sushil Bansal Award for Best in English.
Rushil Sood, Class 10, H.P. Co-Operative Bank Award for Best in Hindi.
Aditya Nag, Class 10, Shri V.P. Akre Memorial Award for Best in Science.
Abhinav Sharma, Class 10, Bramh Kumari Akre Memorial Award for Best in Mathematics.
Randhir Thakur, Class 10, Kamal Laul Memorial Award for Best in Athletics.
Achal Bragta, Class 10, Shri. C.D. Saklani Memorial Award for Best in Good Conduct.
Abhinav Sharma, Class 10, Girish Minocha Award for All Rounder.
Arnav Bali, Devansh Sood , Madhur Mehta, Tushar Bhardwaj, Vijay Vikram Singh, all together received the Shri Kapil Dev Sood Award for Best in CBSE; an award given to students who decide to continue their further education in St Edwards School for Classes XI and XII.
Shitabh Gupta, Class XII, Biasa Devi Memorial Award for Best in Science; Shri RL Sood Memorial Award for Best in Non-Medical.
Maatul Singha, Class XII, Smt Uma Soni Award for Best in English.
Kartikay Lakhanpal, Class XII, Oriental Bank of Commerce Award for Best in Commerce.
Ishan Turkey, Class XII, Thakur Ghuman Singh Award for Best Sportsman.
Gurneet Singh Sidhu, Class XII, Punjab National Bank Award for All Rounder.
Ankit Panda, Class X, Rajeev Sharma Memorial Award for the Most Helpful Student of the Year – 2013.
Kartik Thalkur, Class XII, Prof Nanda Memorial Award the Most Creative Student of the Year – 2013; Matul Memorial Award for Best Achiever of the Year – 2013; Flt Lt Sanket Dogra Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Student of the Year – 2013.
Rishabh Sood, Class XII, Sandeep Kaushik Memorial Award for Best in Cricket.
Aryaman Sood, Class XII, Swaranjali Award for Best Singer.
Ankit Rathore, Class XII, Shri JR Sachdeva Memorial Award for Best Captain of the Year – 2013.
Anubhav Sharma, Satya Memorial Award for Best in Chemistry (CBSE); Smt Manisha Memorial Award for Best in Science (CBSE).
Ekkagra Singh, Rajesh Jaswal Memorial Award for Best in Physics (CBSE).
Agastya Bhushan, Shri Ashish Aggarwal and GD Sharma Award for Best in Commerce (CBSE); Van Chum Award for Best in Accounts (CBSE); RK Traders Award for Best in Economics.
Anshul Sood, Roma Memorial Award for Best in Mathematics (CBSE).
Dhruv Khanna, Van Chum Award for Best in Accounts (CBSE).
Mayank Plaha, Smt Indira Kashyap Award for Topper in CBSE Class XII.
House Awards
Best House in Co-curricular Activities: Winners – St Mathew House and Runners up – St Marks House.
Best in Athletics: Winners – St Marks House and Runners up – St Luke House.
Best House in March Past: St Luke
Overall Best House in Athletics and Co-curricular Activities: St Mark House.
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