ISWK HOLDS ANNUAL SPORTS MEET

Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir held its 19^th Annual Sports and Athletics Meet on 7^th December 2011 at ISM grounds. The Guest of Honour for the evening was Mr. Harshendu Shah, the Honorary President of the School Managing Committee.  The Members of the School Managing Committee and Mr. Leo Lobo, the Academic Director, were also present on the occasion.

 The leading athletes of the school – Mohsin Beary, Monisha Nair, Aditi Kumar, Mohul Misra and four others, held the symbolic burning torch aloft and circled the arena, giving a fitting kick off to a spectacular evening of sports.  An impressive March Past by the four Houses, led by the ‘Colour Party’, to the accompaniment of the school brass band, was indeed spectacular. Srishti Gupta, the Head Girl, cordially welcomed the gathering, after which, the meet was declared open by the Chief Guest. Jude Jegan, the Head Boy, took the oath on behalf of all the contestants and the meet took off with the sub-junior events and ended with the 4x100 m relay races where the athletes from the four houses displayed their speed, endurance and co-ordination, fighting neck-to-neck, making the spectators hold their breath. A display relay race, where the house teachers and ex-students took part, was cheered by all.

 The fitting finale to a wonderful evening of tough competitions and mesmerizing performances was a colourful and synchronized drill display by the students of standards six and seven. The Calisthenics by the boys was indeed a display of skill, endurance and co-ordination. The colourful Aerobics drill by the girls impressed the spectators with their perfect synchronization, timing and grace. A new addition to the event was the yoga drill by the girls of class VIII, where the fusion of spirit, body and mind was in perfect synchronization with the rhythmic tune of music.

 The Cock-House trophy as well as the overall Athletic Champion House trophy was bagged by the Vivekananda House and the runner-up was the Tagore House. The trophy for marching was won by the Vivekananda House. Prizes were also given away to the best performers of various categories namely-

Best Athlete –       Sub-junior Girls           –    Akshara of the Vivekanada House

Best Athlete –       Sub-junior Boys          –    Dan Lobo of the Vivekananda House

Best Athlete –       Junior Girls                  –    Michelle Quadros of the Tagore House

Best Athlete –       Junior Boys                 –    Shalem Obadiah of the Tagore House

Best Athlete –       Intermediate Girls       –    Nimita Malhotra of the Vivekananda House

Best Athlete –       Intermediate Boys      –    Vaidyanathan of the Akbar House

Best Athlete –       Senior Girls                 –    Aditi Kumar of the Ashoka House

Best Athlete –       Senior Boys                 –    Keegan Aranha of the Vivekananda House

The spectacular meet came to a close when Aditi Naik, the Activity Co-ordinator proposed the vote of thanks and the school band played the retreat.

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ISWK CELEBRATES 22^nd FOUNDERS DAY

The 22^nd Founders Day was enthusiastically commemorated on the 21^st of November 2011 to celebrate bygone milestone and sow new dreams. It was a day when the entire family of ISWK awoke to count their blessings and display their talents. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Mr. SudhirKeshavji, Managing Director of NaranjeeHirjee& Co LLC. He was accompanied by Mr. Harshendu Shah, Hon. President of the School Managing Committee along with other members.

The spectacular event staged on the school grounds stole the hearts of the beholders and will be long remembered. The arrival of the Chief Guest was followed by the singing of the National anthems of Oman and India which formally raised the curtains of the events of the day.

In his address to the gathering, Mr. Harshendu Shah, Honorary President of the School Managing Committee recounted the foundation years of the school and highlighted its progress over the last two decades. He congratulated the school for sustaining the high standard of education being imparted to students and lauded the excellent results produced in the Board Examinations and appreciated the efforts of the teachers towards achieving good results. He also mentioned plans of the school starting the CBSE(i) curriculum in the near future.

Introspection is inevitable to grow from strength to strength. Rooted in this belief, The Principal, Mr. P.N. Ashok presented the Annual Report for the year 2011 – 2012. He gave the audience an insight into the school’s progress as he highlighted the school’s achievements through the year which has led it to heights of glory.

The Chief Guest felicitated meritorious students who achieved laudable success in a range of curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular areas. Also honoured were members of the school academic and non-academic staff who completed 10 and 20 years of service. They were awarded mementoes and cash awards as tokens of gratitude and appreciation.

The award ceremony was followed by a colourful dance titled ‘Synthesis of Rhythm and colour’ by the students of the primary wing of the school. The dance was a fusion of Gypsy,  Calypso and Hawaiian Dances. The audience was treated to a harmonious and mellifluous musical presentation by the school choir consisting of 110 singers and20 musicians. They presented two Hindi songs, ‘MeriVeenameinyehkaunsibajidhun’ and ‘A Dola’. The melodious renditions were followed by a fusion of classical dances as students related themselves to the theme very well in their graceful performance, ‘A Tribute to Seasons’.

The celebrations concluded with the sublime strains of the English song, ‘Got to Have Belief in Yourself’ by the school English choir and musicians which enthralled the august gathering as they proclaimed the message to have belief in oneself.

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I.S.W.K. HOLDS INVESTITURE CEREMONY

At a solemn and impressive function held in the school auditorium on May 2^nd,  88 students were formally invested with various posts of responsibility as Student Office Bearers for the academic year 2011-2012. Mr. Harshendu Shah, Honorary President of the School Managing Committee was the chief guest on the occasion. The function was also graced by the presence of members of the school managing committee, parents and well-wishers. The function commenced on a spiritual note with the singing of “Tum Aasha Vishwaas Humaare” by the school choir.

In his address, Principal, Mr. P.N. Ashok, exhorted the students to live up to the trust and high expectations that the student community as well as teachers had of them. He stressed on the fact that all the newly appointed office bearers should be positive role models, be ready to serve and lead when necessary and should not fall short of the dignity of their position. Speaking on leadership, the principal advised the students to have faith in themselves and perform their duties without any fear or favour. Giving an example of the writer Thomas Carlyle, he encouraged the students to have the ‘Never Give Up’ attitude and advised them to be disciplined, honest, truthful, forgiving, caring and committed. Finally he wished them good luck as they ready themselves to shoulder their new responsibilities.

Before assisting in formally investing the students with authority, Mr. Harshendu Shah shared some golden nuggets of wisdom with the students.  He congratulated the office bearers on their being invested with new responsibilities and exhorted them to lead by example. He asked the students to focus on the development of their inner selves and to take their school to newer heights. Mr. Shah also reminded them that with power comes responsibility and that a man’s true power lies within his character. He advised the students to develop the I Can Do It! attitude and to rely on their mental, physical and spiritual strengths. He congratulated the office bearers and wished that they would carry out their duties with honour and dignity.

What followed next was the pinning of Badges on the students as a symbolic means of conferring on them their new areas of responsibility and authority. The investiture ceremony formalized the appointment of Jude Jegan and Srishti Gupta as Head Boy and Head Girl; Ernst Schwan and Kimberley Dias as Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl; Aditi Naik and Kewin Palocaren as Activity Co-coordinators, Denzil Saldanha and Aditi Kumar as Sports Coordinators. In addition 64 new Prefects were administered the oath of office. 

While these posts had received nominations from the teachers, the student community (through a secret ballot conducted earlier) elected their own House Office Bearers. In the final counting of votes for the four Houses the chosen representatives included:

Pooja James (Captain, Tagore House); Aayush Shroff (Deputy Captain); Burhanuddin Patanwala and Eric Edwards (Vice-Captains).

Mohsin Beary (Captain Akbar House); Kajal Joshi (Deputy Captain); Mohd. Rizwan and Roshan Rajesh (Vice-Captains).

Aishwarya Shekar (Captain Ashoka House); Aashiq J. S. (Deputy Captain); Zen Jaison and Ajisha M Chacko (Vice-Captains).

Shonnery Mascarenhas (Captain Vivekananda House); Kirk Aranha (Deputy Captain); Mohool Misra and Mohd Talha (Vice-Captains)

The function came to a close with the melodious rendition of the song On Our School Your Blessings Lord  and singing of the National Anthem.

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ISWK COMMEMORATES FOUNDERS DAY

The Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir enthusiastically celebrated its 
21^st Founders Day anniversary on 27^th February 2011 in all its pomp and gaiety under the patronage of H.E Anil Wadhwa Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman.

Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Mr Nailesh Khimji, 
Mr Kiran Asher, Members of the Indian Banyan Community, Members of the school Managing Committee, Members of the educational cell, Members of the Board of Directors and Principals of other Indian schools.  In his address, Mr Harshendu Shah, Honorary President of the School Managing Committee highlighted the school’s progress over the last two decades from its humble origin to its present stature. He congratulated the school for sustaining high standard and excellent results in Board Examinations.

In his annual report Principal P.N. Ashok proudly talked about the significance of the day and highlighted the achievements which has led the school to reach great heights.

The Chief Guest, H.E Anil Wadhwa, felicitated the meritorious students who achieved laudable success in both scholastic and co-scholastic areas. During the occasion, the school staff who completed 10 and 20 years of service were awarded mementoes and cash awards as a token of appreciation of their dedicated service.

The award ceremony was followed by a colourful cultural programme by the students of class V that enthralled the audience with a folk dance “From Russia with Love” which was abundant in its grandeur and gaiety. The audience was also mesmerised by the school’s Hindustani choir presenting a fusion of two songs titled “O Ganga Tum”, and Rabindranath Tagore’s “Hawa Bahe Jor”.

There was also a stunning display of classical and semi classical dance forms of Mohiniyattam and Bharatnatyam, titled “Bhoomi Pranaam” which depicted the tranquil life experienced in various parts of India in all its natural simplicity and this was fused with versions of “Vande Mataram” and “Jai Ho” performed in trendy style.

The celebrations culminated with a mellifluous song “We’ll Survive, We’ll Make Heaven A Place On Earth” presented by the western  choir comprising of 120 singers, and a band of 20 musicians proclaiming the message, loud and clear, that all of us should strive together to make a heaven on earth and eliminate  war, hunger and starvation from the earth.

A Rare Honour For ISWK Student  

Aditi Mahajan, a student of class 11 at ISWK, was a special invitee and a guest of the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Sh. Manmohan Singh at the Republic day Parade on the Rajpath, New Delhi on the 26^th of January 2011.  She had the honour of witnessing the parade from the Prime Minister’s box and receiving a Certificate of Merit.  This move has been initiated by the combined efforts of Ministries of Defence, Human Resource Development and the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.

This honour has been bestowed upon her in recognition of her outstanding academic performance in the class 10 Board examination conducted by the CBSE (2009-2010).  Out of the many students with a CGPA of 10 in Muscat,  Aditi is the only NRI in her age group to attend this function, based on her total marks and percentage. She was ranked among the top 12 in India, top 3 in Delhi and 1^st in the Gulf region. Twelve students from class ten, 12 from class 12 and 76 Degree holders of various age groups, each excelling in his/her own field received this once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness the Parade from the Prime Minister’s enclosure.  The school management, Director, Principal and Staff congratulate and wish that Ms. Aditi Mahajan soars higher and higher in her academic pursuits.

INDIAN SCHOOL AL WADI AL KABIR HOLDS ANNUAL SPORTS MEET

Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir held its  18th  Annual Sports and Athletics Meet on 14^th December 2010 at ISM grounds. The Guest of Honour for the evening was Mr.Shri Chand, Counsellor and Head of Chancery, Embassy of India . Mr. Harshendu Shah, the Honorary President of the School Managing  Committee and Mr. Leo Lobo, the Academic Director, were also present on the occasion.

The leading athletes of the school – Arshil Haider, Mohool Misra, Monisha Nair and Sana Pacha, held the symbolic burning torch aloft and  circled the arena, giving a fitting kick off to a spectacular evening of sports.  An impressive March  Past by the four Houses was led by the Colour Party and to the  accompaniment of  the school brass band. Sonya D’Cruz, the Head Girl, cordially welcomed the gathering, after which, the meet was declared open by the  Chief Guest. Akshay Raghunath, the Head Boy, took the oath on behalf of all the contestants and the meet took off  with the sub-junior events and ended with the 4x100 m relay races  where the athletes from the four houses displayed their speed, endurance and co-ordination, fighting neck-to-neck, making the spectators hold their breath .

The fitting finale to a wonderful evening of tough competitions and  mesmerizing  performances was a colourful and synchronized drill display by the students of standards six and seven. The pyramid formation by the boys was indeed a display of skill, endurance and co-ordination. The colourful flag drill by the girls impressed the spectators with their perfect synchronization, timing and grace.

 The Cock-House trophy as well as the overall Athletic Champion House trophy was bagged by the Tagore House and the runner-up was the Akbar  House. The trophy for marching was won by the Vivekananda House. Prizes were also given  away to the best performers of various categories namely-

Best Athlete – sub-junior girls – Ramya of the Tagore House

Best Athlete - sub-junior boys – Dan Lobo of the Vivekananda House

Best Athlete – junior girls – Michelle Quadros of the Tagore House

Best Athlete – junior boys – Rohit of the Tagore House

Best Athlete – intermediate girls – Aditi Kumar of the Ashoka House

Best Athlete – intermediate boys – Keagan Aranha of the Vivekananda House

Best Athlete – senior girls – Melanie Crasta of the Ashoka House

Best Athlete – senior boys – Arshil Haider of the Akbar House

The meet came to a close when Pooja James, the Activity Co-ordinator  proposed the vote of thanks and the school band played the retreat.

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