Report on the 

Co Curricular

Activities - 

external 2008.

The Department of CCA (external) of our vidyalaya offers ample opportunities to students for taking part in a variety of competitions and programmes ranging from scholarship examinations to seminars, every year. The last academic year witnessed mass participation of our students in various events and thus the flag of our vidyalaya stood high once again among the fellow schools. The notable events are:
1. In the Memory Contest organized by M/s. Reliance World, Varun S of class 5 A secured second prize in the junior category from the district and a cash award of Rs. 3000-00.
2. Three students – Sahana I, Haritha [class-XI] & Sarath Chandran KP [class-X] bagged cash award of Rs.1000-00 each along with certificates for their excellent essays written in connection with the 4 way test essay writing competition organized by Rotary International.
3. Linu. M of class 5 A got 2nd prize in the Rink II speed skating competition organized by the Roller Skating Association, Palakkad.
4. Two students successfully cleared the Preliminary level exam of NTSE conducted by NCERT.
5. The Vigilance Awareness Week was celebrated in a befitting way and a talk was given in the special assembly by Sri. M Radhakrishnan, Hon. Circle Inspector of Police, Vigilance, Palakkkd.
6. A special talk on ‘ Personality Development’ was given by Dr. Mohanan to the senior students.
7. A photo exhibition on Wild Life was conducted by the well known wild life photographer cum environmentalist Mr. K Ramachandran.
8. A special assembly talk for the full school was given by Dr. Gopalakrishnan from Trivandrum on the cultural heritage of India.
9. A philatelic display was conducted by the Dept. of Posts, Govt. of
India and a philatelic club was started in our school. Sri.Ganga Mohan, Dist. Officer, was the resource person.
10. A seminar was organized on ’ Water borne diseases and their prevention’ with the cooperation of Elappully Primary Health centre. Dr. Baburajan, DMO- Homeo conducted a session and exhibited posters.
11. A special class was arranged for the senior students on memory tips by Dr. Umapathy of Brahmakumaris Prajapathy Sangha.
12. A 2 day long workshop on Fevicol Hobby ideas with special emphasis on craft work, glass painting etc was organized.
13. The school level round of the India @ 60 Quiz was conducted with the cooperation of Malayala Manorama co. ltd.
14. A letter writing competition was conducted in association with the international letter writing programme by the Dept. of Post, Govt. of India.
15. The Geeta chanting competition was conducted with the help of Chinmaya Mission , Palakkad :5 students received prizes.
16. Essay writing competitions on various topics were conducted on different days by prestigious institutions like: Hindustan Petroleum Corp. ltd, Indian Space research organization, OISCA International, CBSE , Ministry Road and Surface Transportation, Ministry Forests And Environment and so on…
17. An essay writing competition was conducted by Sri Ramachandra mission in connection with the UN Youth Day 2008. 10students took part.
18. Vidyalaya was represented by 2 students in the Heritage India quiz organized by CBSE at Cochin.
19. Vidyalaya team consisting 2 students participated in the Junior Chamber Quiz “Chakde India”, organized on the republic day.
20. Vidyalaya team consisting 2 students participated in the dist. Quiz organized by MES Youth wing, Palakkad.
21. Our students participated in the music competition organized by Amritha Productions for Kairali TV entitled as “music music”
22. A seminar on the World Aids Day was organized in the multi purpose hall with the co operation of OISCA International, Palakkad. Prof. K Suresh Babu , General Secretary handled a session on Aids. It was followed by a tree plantation programme for developing a herbal garden in our school.
23. Top Teens Contest, a talent search was conducted by OISCA International for the high school students.
24. Abhijay S. of class 5 A from our school secured 6th rank & a cash award in the All India GK test organized by USO, New Delhi.
25. The school team also participated in the Indo Japanese online quiz by CSKMR, New Delhi.
26. Students participated in the painting competition initiated by SBI Life Insurance.
27. Students of the vidyalaya took part in the 17th International children’s painting competition on environment by UNEP.
28. Students of the vidyalaya participated in the UPU letter writing competition.
29. Our team took part in the Chinmaya “darsanam’ Sanskrit literary competitions.
30. Almost all students are enrolled in the Oracle Think. Com to encourage doing online projects.
31. In the school an international creative craft contest 2007 was conducted.
32. Our team participated in the dist. Level quiz organized by Kudumbamithra charitable society Palakkad.
33. Ten students participated in the Swadeshi Sasthra Prathibha Malsaram 2007 organised by Swadeshi Science Movement. 4 were selected for the second round & 2 students for the final .
34. A ‘design a stamp’ contest was conducted in our school by the Dept. Of Posts, Govt. of India.
35. Two girls represented the school for the Inter school multi media quiz organized by All India Women’s Conference.
36. In the Dist. level drawing & painting competition conducted by SPCA, a good number of students participated.
37. School team participated in the World Space Week celebrations initiated by VSSC, Trivandrum.
38. Vidyalaya team participated in the Puranic quiz organized by ISKCON.
39. A painting competition was organized by Kalabharathi Child Art Development Institute, Pune.
40. Our team took part in the various events organized by Hindi Sahithya Sangam Palakkad, in connection with the Hindi week celebrations & won 1 first prize (Abhijay.S in recitation) and 2 second prizes.

SCHOLORSHIPS
41. The Balarama Digest Scholarship examination was conducted by the research wing of Balarama of Malayala Manorama in which 316 students took part in the school level from which a group was selected for the state level exam. 20 students secured certificates, medals and cash award worth Rs. 100/- each.
42. Nine students secured medals, certificates and cash awards worth Rs. 125-00 each in the state level PCM Scholarship Examination, organized by PCM Council, Kochi.
43. Nine students out of 63 secured medals, certificates and cash awards worth Rs. 150-00 each in the state level Edulight Scholarship Examination, organized by New Wave Education Society, Pathanamthitta.
44. Eight students out of 27 secured medals and certificates in the 7th National Cyber Olympiad Competition, organized by Science Olympiad Foundation, New Delhi.
45. Three students out of 45 secured medals, certificates and cash awards in the state level Brilliant Scholarship Examination, organized by Brilliant Scholarship Council, Thrissur.
46. From different classes a total of 17 students took part in the National Science Talent Search Exam by UNIFIED Council, Hyderabad.
47. 35 students participated in the nation wide Interactive Science Olympiad 2007 by Edu Heal Foundation.
48. 9 students out of 30 secured medals and certificates in the National Science Olympiad Competition, organized by Science Olympiad Foundation, New Delhi.
49. The Science Aptitude Test was conducted by Council for Educational Development & Technology.

NEW ADDITIONS IN OUR TROPHY GALLERY:

* The school secured a special trophy for the very effective implementation of World Space Week Celebrations from M/s. VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram and was declared as one among top Best 10 schools of Kerala.
* The Vidyalaya was honored with a special shield for the maximum participation in the Balarama Digest Scholarship Examination in the district by the research division of Balarama of Malayala Manorama company ltd.
*The Vidyalaya was provided with a special trophy for maximum participation in the ‘Twinkling Stars’ by the Palakkad Ladies Circle.

NEW CLUB:

· A chapter of the INTERACT Club [International Action club] of Rotary international was inaugurated by RTN. KV Mathews, Rotary Dist. Asst. Governor.

The unlimited support and encouragement given by the parent community, staff members and principal for giving maximum opportunities to students has only helped us to organize all these in our vidyalaya, last year. Hence I express our sincere gratitude to one and all.


A. ABDUL SHUMZ
IN CHARGE, CCA EXTERNAL