The inauguration of the three day inter-house culturals was held at the school auditorium on Oct. 28, 2009. The chief guest for the day was John Britto and Paul Jacob. John Britto is the founder of John Britto Dance Academy.
The culturals started off with a short prayer followed by a dance performance by the students. The Judges lighted the kuthuvilaku and inaugurated the inter-house culturals.
There were a variety of cultural events and the main theme of the event was to conserve nature.
The students of Std VII, IX and XI participated in the quiz. The topic for the quiz was Environment. Global Warming was the topic for the students of std VI and VII.
Poetry recitation was conducted for the primary students. Students of std VIII, IX and XI participated in the ad zap. The judges for ad zap were Pradeep Rajan – Union leader of Loyola College. He is also the President of the Environment club and Joseph – President of cultural club in Loyola College. Junk arts, Pattimandram, coloring, Rangoli and bouquet making were the other events of the culturals. There was a hard competition between the four houses – Fatima (blue), Loretto (pink), Lourdes (green) and Carmel (yellow).
The healthy competition continued on the next day too. The primary school kids had a fancy dress competition to take part in. The students of std VIII, IX and XI participated in the street theatre. The topic was social issues (environment). The judges were Arun-director and Karthick-actor. Students proved their cooking talent by participating in cooking competition and preparing delicious sweets including Banaras ka halwa, malpoova and yummy snacks. The other events were Shakesphere recitation, Block and Tackle, Hair Dressing, Vegetable carving and Face painting.
The most interesting day was the last day, 30th of Oct, where entertainment was to the core! Light music, western music, tribal dance and fusion dance were the events held. The judges were specialized in music and dance. There were two talented guests one, Mrs. Susila, retired officer of State Bank of India is an excellent pianist and Mr.Pradeep, the President of the Loyola College a guitarist, pianist and drummer.
The tribal dance of Orissa and a tribal village function was very well exhibited by the Loretto and the Carmel house. The judges for fusion dance were Mr.Sandy and Mr.Karthik. Mr.Sandy is a choreographer of the show “Maanada Mayilada” in Kalaignar TV. He is an assistant of Kala master and Brinda master.
The culturals ended off with the closing ceremony. The chief guest for the closing ceremony was Fr. Vincent Arokyaraj. He is a post graduate in English. The students presented a bible reading followed by a prayer and a prayer song.
Then, Sharon, a student of std.XI gave the welcome speech for Father Vincent Arokyaraj. He felt happy and also appreciated the School Principal and the management for honoring him with a flower pot rather than an artificial flower bouquet. The culturals came to an end by the vote of thanks rendered by Megna, a class XI student. By the end of the culturals, the Loretto (pink) house won. The Lourdes (green) house got the runner up.
Hey correction — later it was found that the total had been made incorrectly – LOURDES HOUSE GOT THE WINNERS SHIELD. i am a rosary student.
Oh Great to know that Lourdes won… This article brought back so much of sweet memories of Rosary. I was in Lourdes house during my schooling. Thanks so much Lavanya for reporting it all so well. Keep up the good work.