SCIENCE QUIZ
Held on 7th of March 2011, the Science Quiz was a most exciting event. The questions were intellectually stimulating and Audio, Visual and Experimental Rounds captured the interest of the audience. It was a nail biting finish with Godavari House coming up on top and emerging as winners.

The results were as follows:

Godavari - 1st (105 points)	Sutlej – 3rd (95 points)
Narmada – 2nd ( 100 points)	Cauvery – 4th (90 points)

DRAMA

The Drama Competition in Sishya has always been an exciting, attention-grabbing event. The four houses continually explore various themes and settings, ranging from suspense to comedy to tributes to tsunami victims.

The theme for this year was a widely used one – ‘Murder Mystery’. With plenty to choose from including Agatha Christie’s novels, Sherlock Holmes’ mysterious escapades and Hitchcock’s dark brilliance, we had a competition on our hands.

Narmada started proceedingsd with a Hercule Poirot story by Christie – ‘Death on the Nile’. They stunned the audience with a riveting story and strong soundtrack. Cauvery was up next with a Sherlock Holmes adaptation, filled with flashbacks and startling revelations. Sutlej then pushed the audiences’ imagination with a complex and intertwining story and Godavari finished with a bang, performing ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ and eventually claimed the overall prize for their sheer style and panache.

The level of the competition was brilliant and the school went wild with joy at having such a brilliant show to watch.

THE RESULTS :
First:	Godavari
Second:	Sutlej
Third:	Cauvery

RANGOLI
The Inter House Rangoli Competition was held on the 10th of June 2011. The theme this year was ‘A Village Scene’. The judges for the event were Mrs. Latha Seshadri and Mrs. Kavita Mugugesh.

Narmada’s rangoli ‘Vibrant villages – The heat of India’, contained huts, trees a bullock cart and an ox. Sutlej’s rangoli – ‘Life at its best’ depicted a Rajasthani village with two ladies walking down a road. Also seen was a well, two hens, an ox and huts. Godavari depicted ‘Rural Serenity’ which showcased an ox, huts and trees. Cauvery’s rangoli, ‘Rustic Beauty’ contained huts, an ox and a lady carrying a water pot.

THE RESULTS :
First:	Narmada
Second:	Sutlej
Third:	Godavari

INTER HOUSE MUSIC

This year the music competition was shifted from the third term to the second term and it was held on the 6th of June 2011. The judges for the event were Mrs. Vanishree Ravishankar for the Indian Music section and Mr. John Manickam for the Western Music section.

Cauvery started the show and captivated the audience entirely. Narmada continued proceedings performing three hit songs – ‘Forever’, ‘Hey Soul Sister’ and ‘Lean on Me’. Godavari pulled the crowd into loud cheers with their Abba hit, ‘Mamma Mia’ and Sutlej arrived next on the scene to blow the opposition away with ‘Way back into love’, ‘Honey Honey’ and ‘Thank you for the music’. Sutlej house dominated the western music segment, winning every single section of the competition.

In the Indian music segment, Godavari performed the only Tamil song of the evening while Sutlej was the only house to actually use an Indian instrument. Here too, Sutlej took first place followed by Godavari in second spot.

The Indian solo prize was awarded to Vinita from Sutlej house, who captivated the judges completely while the Western solo prize was given to Harini for her incredibly clear and high pitched voice.

The afternoon ended on a high note as well, with Sutlej winning overall and Narmada coming in second followed by Godavari in third place.

INTER HOUSE ENGLISH DEBATE COMPETITION 2011
The Inter House Debate competition was held on 30th of September 2011. This year’s topics were ‘Life was much simpler when Apple and Black berry were just fruits’ and ‘The Lokpal Bill is an effective tool to curb corruption’. The participants from senior school were required to speak either for or against the topic for five minutes, followed by a question session by the judges.

Godavari and Narmada tackled the first topic. Godavari was represented by Rachna Ramanathan and Keshav Padmanabhan speaking for and against the topic respectively. Narmada was represented by Abhimanyu Sridhar and Manasa Rao. Both houses spoke well on this very relevant topic and also answered questions with minimum hesitation.

Sutlej and Cauvery spoke on the second topic. Sutlej was represented by Shivani Shrimal and Krithika Prasad while Arvind Velu and Nayantara Venkatesh represented Cauvery speaking for and against the topic respectively.

The results were announced and to nobody’s surprise, Narmada placed first, followed by Godavari, Sutlej and Cauvery. For his excellent debating skills and good answers, Abhimanyu Sridhar was awarded Best Speaker to a loud round of applause.

INTER HOUSE DANCE COMPETITION 2011
The Inter House dance competition held on the 7th of October 2011 was a very exciting and entertaining event. In the Indian dance segment, all the houses displayed various traditional dance forms of India and had the audience on their feet.
In the Western dance category, each house did a medley of songs and their dance styles and energy packed performances kept not only the audience, but also the judges entertained.

Sutlej took first place in both the Western and Indian dance forms, Godavari coming in second for Indian and third for Western. Narmada took second place in the Western segment and Cauvery came in third for the Indian segment.

INTER HOUSE ENGLISH ELOCUTION – 2011

The English Elocution Competition was held on the 14th of October 2011 for students of Classes 6 – 9. Class 6 students participated for the first time and did an exceptional job by reciting Roald Dahl poems, while Class 7 did excerpts from short stories. The topic from Class 8 was a dialogue and two students from each house were selected to represent the class. The students of Class 9 recited narrative poems. The judges for the event were Mr. Freddy Koikaran and Mrs. Preeti Kejriwal.

Cauvery placed first, followed by Sutlej, Godavari and finally Narmada. The Best Speaker for Class 6 was Siddhanth Amarnath of Godavari while Advaith Suresh also of Godavari was adjudged the best speaker of Class 7. The best speakers for Class 8 were Ahad Rahim and Ujwal Gupta of Cauvery and for Class 9 it was Vivek Jajoo of Sutlej house.

HINDI ELOCUTION 2011

The Hindi Elocution was held on 14th of September 201, as it was National Hindi Day. The topic this year was “Life History of some great people of our country”. This event saw the participation of students from classes 5 – 8.

Class 5 students spoke on writers who have made great contribution in the field of literature while class 6 students spoke on some of India’s greatest scientists. Class 7 students spoke on the achievements of some of our Presidents and the class 8 students spoke on musicians who have been awarded the Bharat Ratna for their contribution to the field of Music.

Sutlej was adjudged the Best House, followed by Godavari and Narmada took third spot. Aakash Jajoo of Class 5 and R Savrang Jain of Class 6 were adjudged Best speakers for the event.

INTER HOUSE TENNIS MEET 2011

This year we had around 360 students participate in the event which included a Hit over the Net section too. Each house played two doubles team in the divisions. The draws were made taking into account the level of play and the previous year’s winners.

Cauvery were the Overall Champions with 42 points. The best Boys House went to Narmada with 31points and the best Girls House also went to Godavari with 33 points.

The Chief Guest was Ms. Kaveri Bharat, the Sishya Alumni President. The Chief Guest and Mrs. Lily Thomas gave away the prizes.

SCORES

Girls
1st place :	Godavari	33 points.
2nd place :	Sutlej	25 points
3rd place :	Cauvery	23 points

Boys
1st place :	Narmada	31 points.
2nd place :	Cauvery	29 points
3rd place :	Godavari	16 points

Penalty points (for absentees)
Cauvery	10 points.
Narmada	9 points
Godavari	13 points.
Sutlej	7 points

Overall best house scores after deducting the negative marks
1st place :	Cauvery	42 points.
2nd place :	Godavari	36 points
3rd place :	Sutlej	32 points