Elocution Competition Held

Students of class 9 were an appreciate audience at the Elocution Competition held on 29th June 2010. Nine students participated.

The contestants were judged on their expression, content, poise and clarity by Dr. Alan Rodrigues and Mr. Sarvadnya Sambari. The winners were Anjali Mascarenhas (1st place), Tahira Menezes (2nd place) and Sachi Angle (3rd place). Tr. Pamela Torcato co-ordinated the event.

Nash Fernandes enthrall his Classmates

Pupils of class 2 B all eager and excited to sing to the music of their colleague Nash Fernandes, who played the guitar and sang the song "Take me home country Roads along with their Music Teacher, Sir, Neil D'Cruz.

Nash Fernandes playing the guitar. Also seen in the picture are Mr. Neil and Tr. Olga with the students

Resource Room Children prepare Bhel - Puri

Resource Room students of Vidya Vikas Academy enthusiastically participated in preparing Bhel-Puri. Such activities enable pupils not only to learn but to take a keen interest in preparing their own meals as well as an interest in catering. Tr. Mamtha supervised and co-ordinated the students.

Seen in the picture are resource room children at work. Also seen are Principal Dr. Alan Rodrigues and Tr. Pamela and Tr. Olga tasting the Bhel-Puri.

PIZZA RATES COMPARED

The Consumer Club of Vidya Vikas Academy on 28th June 2010 conducted an activity to create awareness among the students of the Consumer Welfare Club, to comapre the cost and quality of Dominos Pizza and home-made pizza.

The Pizzas were made in school by the students and the taste and quality was compared. The aim of such activities is to create awareness among the students. Tr. Sheetal Kumar and Tr. Karla Quadros supervised the students.

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Observed

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed in our school by the NCC (Naval) Wing. A special assembly was conducted for the pupils of class 8 to 10. Posters and charts were displayed to show the harmful effects of drugs.

Dr. Doreen Dias (Senior Psychiatrist, Hospicio Hospital, Margao and also manages the De-addiction clinic housed at TB Hospital Monte-hill) spoke briefly about the types of drugs and their harmful effects on the individual as well as the community. She also answered queries put forward by our students. Dr. Ira D’Costa (Senior Pediatrician, Hospicio Hospital, Margao) was also present.

Students of class 8 and 9 presented a skit to showcase peer-pressure that leads the youth to use harmful drugs. The event was co-ordinated by Associate NCC Officer (ANO) Mario Vales.

STORY TELLING COMPETITION CONDUCTED

The story telling competition was held for the classes of 1 to 5 of Vidya Vikas Academy on 25th June 2010.

The main aim of the competition was to develop and enhance the art of story-telling and revive the old traditional stories. Such activities enable pupils to become more confident and develop public speaking skills. Tr. Evrida co-ordinated the event.

Reading Activity for Class 4 Held

Mrs. Sandhya Rao, a well known author of story books visited our esteemed school on 24th June 2010. She was acompanied by Sujata and Elaine of Bookworm. Two stories were read to the pupils.

It was an interactive session wherein the pupils actively participated and expressed their views about the stories read. Tr. Clotilda, Tr. Sandra and Tr. Usha of Class 4 A B C respectively co-ordinated the event.

All-India Creative Writing Competition 2010

The students of class 9 and 10 participated in the Albert Barrow Memorial All-India Inter-School Creative Writing Competition 2010. The topics were given to the students on the spot and they wrote an essay on their chosen topic of about a thousand words. The contestants are : Raul De Gouveia Pinto, Erric Clement Mesquita, Sweezel D'Souza, Kavita Mallya, Vaibhavi Prabhudesai, Fritzie Mendenca and Safira Da'Costa. Tr. Pamela was the co-ordinator.

All focus on their essays

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP HELD

The Inter-House Chess Championship for U-14 girls and boys was held on Saturday, 19th of June 2010 in the School Hall. The Prize winners of this event are :
1st Ritwiz Parab - Class 5, Blue House
2nd Ameya Audi - Class 6, Yellow House
3rd Disha Vernekar - Class 7, Red House
4th Sahil Omanakuttan - Class 7, Blue House

Participants concentrating on their chess boards

AND THE WINNERS ARE . . . . . . .

After an exciting hour of opening the ballot boxes and counting the votes, the winners are :

Assistant Head Boy: Mc Ralph Mendes

Assistant Head Girl : Sachi Angle

Yellow House Captain Boy : Raul De Gouveia Pinto

Yellow House Captain Girl : Tahira Menezes

Blue House Captain Boy : Ephran Lucas
Blue House Captain Girl : Sanjana Rane

Green House Captain Boy : Royce Fernandes
Green House Captain Girl : Anjali Mascarenhas

Red House Captain Boy : Merrick Rodrigues

Red House Captain Girl : Sailee Prabhudesai

(Standing LtoR) Mc Ralph Mendes, Sachi Angle, Merrick Rodrigues, Sailee Prabhudesai, Sanjana Rane, Ephran Lucas, Tahira Menezes, Raul De Gouveia Pinto, Anjali Mascarenhas, Royce Fernandes.