“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” – Garrison Keillor

 

The English Literary Club – Enrich of Parle Tilak Vidyalaya English Medium School, Secondary Section, organised two engaging competitions on the occasion of Vaachan Prerna Diwas to encourage reading, enrich vocabulary and nurture a love for books among students.

 

For Std. V, the Storybook Spotlight competition gave students an opportunity to step into the world of their favourite English storybooks. The participants dressed up as their favourite storybook characters and presented dialogues with enthusiasm and confidence. Master Parth Adarkar, Head Boy, introduced the competition. The event was judged by Mrs. Vibhavari Kulkarni and Mrs. Mithilesh Singh.

 

The prize winners were:

 

• Roarane Aantariksh – 1st Prize

• Nigde Tejas – 1st Prize

• Soni Dhara – 2nd Prize

• Vihaan Sawant – 3rd Prize

• Peje Gourangi – 4th Prize

 

For Std. VII, a Spell Bee Competition was conducted in three rounds. The first round was held in the respective classes followed by a second round for the students who qualified. The final round was conducted as a team round and brought out the students’ vocabulary, spelling skills and presence of mind. The competition was judged by Mrs. Anuradha Phatak and Mrs. Rathi Pillai.

 

Chintan Dabholkar of Std. VII-B and Presha Sheth of Std. VII-A emerged as the 1st Prize winners.

 

The prizes were presented to the winners by Deputy Headmistress Mrs. Vasundhara Pandey. Ananya Dure, Commander of C. V. Raman House, proposed the vote of thanks and expressed gratitude to the judges, teachers and students for their enthusiastic participation and support.

 

The competitions made Vaachan Prerna Diwas both enjoyable and meaningful. They provided students with opportunities to strengthen their reading and vocabulary skills while developing confidence, creativity and presentation skills.

 

As Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam beautifully said, “Learning gives creativity, creativity leads to thinking, thinking provides knowledge, and knowledge makes you great.”