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ISM
HOLDS ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET
AND
DRILL DISPLAY
The
Thirty-fourth Annual Athletic Meet and Drill Display of
Indian School Muscat was held in usual pomp and glory at
the school grounds on 19th November 2009. The
team efforts of the four houses culminated in
presentation of honors to the “Cock House”, being
the Champion House for the Academic year 2009-10.
Mr.
Brahma Kumar, Second Secretary at the Embassy of India,
Sultanate of Oman, was the Chief Guest. A bouquet of
flowers was presented to him by Malvika Raju and
Krushika Patankar, the proud winners of Tennis Team,
which won bronze at the CBSE National Tennis
Championship. Gaurav Honavar, the Boys’ Dean, welcomed
the gathering.
The
March Past, the most colorful and exuberant event, was
led by Gaurav Honavar, the Boys’ Dean, Anjana Nanda,
the Girls’ Dean, and the Student Council. They
were followed by the four houses in their distinct
colors, competing to covet the Best Marching Contingent
trophy. The School Band comprising 42 students, led by
Stephanie Sam and Tania Robinson, played various
marching tunes and added splendor to the March Past.
Sabahat
Khan, the Sports Coordinator, took the oath on behalf of
all athletes.
The
finals of various exciting athletic events in various
categories were then held. Some of the participants had
represented ISM at the National and the Gulf Zonal
athletics meets earlier. The
winners were awarded the medals by the Chief Guest.
The
spectators were awed by the delightful drill display of
over 600 students of class VI, as they performed with
the dumbbells to the perfect rhythmic beats. 225 girl
students of Class IX danced to the musical score of
popular “Jai Ho” number, which received spontaneous
ovation from the crowd.
Samantha
Pinto (Sub-Junior Girs), Mohammed Ajmal Roshan
(Sub-Junior Boys), Pranati S. Bargi (Junior Girls),
Zulqurnam Ahmed (Junior Boys), Shorya Bist (Intermediate
Girls), Rolton Coelho (Intermediate Boys), Aishwarya
Ravi (Pre-Senior Girls), Surjeervan K. and Darsan Babu
(Pre-Senior Boys), Sabahat Khan (Senior Girls) and
Troyes Dique (Senior Boys) were declared as the
Individual Champions in their respective group and
awarded prestigious cup trophies.
Yellow
and Blue Houses shared the March Past trophy.
The
Green House were the proud winners of both the Athletic
Championship and the most coveted “Cock House”
Trophies. When the Green House Captain Sun Hao was
presented these trophies, the whole Green House went
into rupture and victory lap around the ground.
The
event was compered by Nishigandha Kelkar, Aswathy Menon,
Joshua Michael and Mohammed Abdul Mateen Salar ably
assisted by Mr. Deep Wilson, Mr. Mathew Joseph, Mrs.
Sashikala Ravikumar and Mrs. C P Leela.
The
ceremonious close of the Annual Sports and Drill Display
for the academic year 2009 – 2010 was witnessed by a
large gathering in the novel form of handing over the
School Flag to the Principal by the four house captains.
The
Girl’s Dean, Anjana Nanda, proposed the vote of thanks
and the curtains were drawn on the year long events of
various houses.
  
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