The
Brigade School celebrates
its
first Sports Day
Mass PT display by the middle-school
Weeks of dark skies and threatening clouds made way for gentle sunshine,
as if in honour of The Brigade School's first Sports Day on Saturday,
27th August. The sports stadium at the Brigade Millennium campus
was a riot of colour: children in bright uniforms, house flags, elegant
shade-giving canopies in pastel hues, green grass against black synthetic
track.
The day marked the culmination of two months of practice, heats and
sporting events. Every child, from Std 1 to 9 participated. Members
of the four houses—Chalukya, Vijayanagara, Ganga and Hoysala,
names representing the four dynasties that shaped the history and
heritage of Karnataka—had worked hard and well. A few select
events—mass drill, aerobics, relay races and march past—had
been reserved for the final, ceremonial conclusion.
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M.R.
Jaishankar, receiving the
salute from Shashank,
the Band Leader |
The
Vijayanagara House,
with their trophies |
And with parents in the stands, teachers and students in place near
the amphitheatre and guests in the pavilion—everyone cocooned
in a contagiously festive atmosphere—the much-awaited programme
began.
Events moved with clockwork precision and a rare combination of high
spirits was tempered with discipline. Mr M.R. Jaishankar, Lifetime
Trustee of the Brigade Foundation and Managing Director of Brigade
Group, received the salute. The march past, to the accompaniment
of the excellent school band, proved that practice really does make
perfect: feet moved in perfect synchronisation, flags dipped just
right.
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Ms
Githa Shankar, Chairperson,
Brigade Foundation,
congratulating Sneha
Ravikumar,
Headgirl, on her achievements |
Mr
P.M. Thampi, Trustee,
Brigade Foundation, gives away
the prize to Sanjana Mada, Standard 8,
for the Best Student—Sports |
Then came the moment to focus on the winners. The array of distinctive
cups and medals were distributed by Mr P.V. Maiya and Mr P.M. Thampi,
both Trustees of the Brigade Foundation. Vijayanagara House was declared
the overall champion. The trophy for Best Sportsperson was awarded
to Sanjana V. Mada (Chalukya House). Mr H. Jayadeva, Trustee of the
Brigade Foundation, made the closing address.
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Mr
P.V. Maiya, Trustee, Brigade
Foundation, presents the Winner's
Cup
for Football to Udit Kumar, Captain of
the Vijayanagara Football Team and
Vice-captain of the Vijayanagara House |
Parents
participating in a special 'Parents' Event |
Parents participated enthusiastically and in large numbers, in a
special parents' event.
 As all Sports Days do, this one ended with a feeling of euphoria
and a sense of loss that it was over. Of the many achievements to
celebrate was the fact that the school's first Sports Day had taken
place with such seemingly practiced ease.
Long jump competition
in progress
Students
organise a
very special Teacher's Day
The central quadrangle at The Brigade School is the gathering
place for daily morning assemblies and special occasions
of all kinds. And in a school, few occasions are more special
than 5 September—Teacher's Day.
The day began with a special assembly at which Mrs Meera
Rao, Principal, instituted a rolling trophy for Best Student-Academic
and Mr R. Thomas, Mr I. Monappa and Mr Kareppa instituted
the Outstanding Student of the Year Rolling Trophy.
The students had spent days planning their own surprises
and programmes. As a token of their appreciation, they presented
a large cake to the teachers and staff of the school. The
cake was ceremonially cut by Ms Githa Shankar, Chairperson
of the Brigade Foundation. Every member of the staff was
given a thoughtfully selected gift.
Amongst the events that unfolded were a lively cultural programme; riotously
funny rounds of dumb charades and antakshari and a throwball match that pitted
two teams of teachers against each other, with students playing the role of umpires.
(Students were delighted to report that it was very hard maintaining player discipline
during the last event!)
Students of Standard 9 gave all teachers a break from the routine by taking classes
for the duration of the day. Varshini Sushma won the distinction of being judged
the best pupil-teacher.
The
Brigade School winners
at
inter-school competitions
Jyothi Kendriya Vidyalaya conducted Science Talk, an inter-school competition
on 25 August. The Brigade School, represented by Annapurna Ayyappan and Bhavana
Kayyar of Standard 8, competed with students of higher standards to win the first
and second prizes respectively.
The Foundation for Unity of Religious and Enlightened Citizenship organised an
All-India Essay Writing competition on “Morality in Daily Life”.
Essays by Srirangini Prabhu and Hitha Chandrashekar of Standard 9, were chosen
to be presented to the President of India. The children have been invited to
meet the President and pose questions.
As part of CBSE’s inter-school games and competitions, Mansoul Deep Singh
of Standard 4 has been selected for south-zone roller-skating and will go on
to the national level next.
We extend our hearty congratulations to our students.
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