BIS # 1228 SPORTS DAY AT JAITALA

Lawrence D’Souza sdb JAITALA, DECEMBER 20, 2008: St. Joseph Vidyalaya, Jaitala, held its Sports Day on December 17, 2008. The function commenced at 1.00 pm with the arrival of the Chief Guest, Mr. Raut, District Education Officer, Nagpur. After the Chief Guest had taken his place on the dais, there was the March Past which was immediately followed by the welcome song. Next, there was a series of excellent displays – the tiny-tots performed a well coordinated drill, the boys put up an amazing pyramid show, and the girls enthralled the audience with their fascinating lezium performance. The Principal Fr. James Nigrel then read out the Annual Report, in which he highlighted the various achievement of the school during the past academic year. He expressed his great appreciation towards the Staff for their dedication and commitment. The Chief Guest then addressed the gathering. He encouraged the staff and students to keep striving for excellence, both, in academics as well as in sport. With the inaugural formalities over, the field and track events got underway. As the athletes vied with one another to win medals, their housemates cheered them enthusiastically from the sidelines. The climax of the afternoon was the ‘musical chairs’ held for the parents. The Sports Day came to a close with the distribution of prizes to the winners.