SCIENCE QUIZ
Held on April 10th 2008, the Science Quiz was a most exciting event. The questions were intellectually stimulating and the experiments done by the quiz persons on stage, captured the interest of the audience. Godavari House won by a comfortable margin.
The results were as follows:

Godavari - 1st (150 points)	Narmada – 3rd (80 points)
Sutlej – 2nd (100 points	Cauvery– 4th (70 points)

DRAMA
The most anticipated event of the first term is undoubtedly the Inter House Drama Competition. After weeks of frantic “stage practice”, exciting discussions in the middle of class and catching glimpses of interesting props, Friday the 13th of June 2008, finally arrived. The theme this year was adaptations of Indian short stories.

Narmada took the stage first with “The Plum Tree” – a humourous story about the perils of bureaucracy. Godavari followed with “Karma”, an adaptation of R.K. Narayan’s “An Astrologer’s Day”.

Their story was gripping, with moments of comedy and a very unexpected twist! Cauvery was the next house to perform. Their play, “Black Trade” was a dark tragedy. Full of drama and emotion, Cauvery’s play had some brilliant actors. The last play was “The Drought”, performed by Sutlej – a poignant story, performed simply and effectively. The play was beautifully put together and Shreya’s incredible vocals provided the perfect sound track!

The judges – Anjana Iyer and Dushyant Gunashekar – were very impressed with all the performances. Then it was time – at last – for the results!.

The results were as follows:

First:	Godavari House
Second:	Cauvery House
Third:	Sutlej House
Fourth:	Narmada House

Best Actor:	R. Nrityunjay of Cauvery
Best Actress:	Neha Mathen of Godavari
Best Script:	Cauvery

All in all, the Drama Competition was definitely a success – and we can’ wait for next year.

RANGOLI
The Inter House Rangoli Competition was held on the 20th of June and saw the four houses putting in a great effort to create innovative designs for the theme ‘Geometric Patters’. The competition was judged by Mrs. Elizabeth Abraham and Mrs. Subhadra Betala.

Cauvery House used its talent and colour to create a geometric fish design in shades of green and blue. Narmada’s rangoli titled, ‘Shine On’, was an impressive one, depicting a large sun divided into panels, each decorated and coloured differently. Godavari’s ‘Geometric Patterns in Nature’ design depicted a bird and used rose petals and yellow flowers, incense sticks and glass beads to make it uniquely beautiful. Sutlej chose a traditional statement with a contrast of colours.

The decisions, as it always is, was a difficult one, but the judges finally decided to award the first place to Godavari and commended the house for being the only one with a male participant. Narmada followed closely in second place and Sutlej and Cauvery came third and fourth respectively. The designs were much-admired by the junior and senior school students, as well as the teachers who came to the kindergarten section to view them.

HINDI ELOCUTION
Children from Class 6-8 participated in this inter house competition, which was held on the 18th of July 2008 and gave some very commendable performances. Poems on Veera Rasa were presented with great verve and enthusiasm.

Godavari House bagged the first prize, Narmada the 2nd and Cauvery were adjudged the 3rd. The best speaker was awarded to Ambika Pande of Cauvery House.

INTER HOUSE TENNIS MEET 2008
This year we had around 177 students participate in the event. For the first time, each house played two doubles team in the divisions. This meant there were more matches being played. This was introduced this year because we felt the players’ interest level in the game had improved. The draws were made taking into account the level of play and the previous years winners.
Due to the National Selections being conducted on the same day, we had to accommodate the timings of many of the players. This meant re-scheduling many matches. But to see the enthusiasm of the students made every effort on our part worth it.

Sutlej were the Overall Champions with 68 points. The best Boys House went to Sutlej with 26 points and the best Girls House went to Sutlej with 35 points.

The Chief Guest was Mr. Shravan Subramanyam, the Sishya Alumni President. The Prize Distribution Ceremony was held as per schedule at 4 p.m. The Chief Guest and Mrs. Lily Thomas gave away the prizes.

SCORES

Girls
1st place :	Sutlej	3235 points.
2nd place :	Godavari	25 points
3rd place :	Cauvery	20 points

Boys
1st place :	Sutlej	26 points.
2nd place :	Godavari	25 points
3rd place :	Cauvery	22 points

Penalty points (for absentees)
Cauvery	4 points.
Narmada	2 points
Godavari	10 points.
Sutlej	3 points

Overall best house scores after deducting the negative marks
1st place :	Sutlej	68 points.
2nd place :	Cauvery	44 points
3rd place :	Godavari	42 points