Mount Carmel School, Sector 47-B, Chandigarh celebrated its Annual Sports Day 2022, today the  25^thNovember, 2022 amidst great mirth, verv and camaraderie. The school playground was overflowing with zeal, passion and excitement as everyone  looked forward to this day, especially post pandemic, being physically present and participating in the events, was a completely different experience for the students.

The celebration commenced with the scripture reading from the holy Bible, followed by a special prayer for the occasion by the School Cabinet Members. The Head Boy extended a floral and formal welcome to the Founders and Directors, Dr. Earnest Charles J Samuel and Dr. Annie Charles Samuel, the Principal, Dr. Parveena John Singh, including other guests and dignitaries present. This was entailed by the hoisting of the School Flag and the School Anthem. The Founders and Directors, Dr Earnest Charles J Samuel and Dr. Annie Charles Samuel were presented a spectacular and well-synchronized Guard of Honour by various contingents of the school in their March past which included the four Houses, the N.S.S, Disaster Management, First Aid and the majestic School Band contingents, rendering the spectators speechless and awestruck.

The Founder and Director, Dr. Annie Charles Samuel declared the Sports Meet ‘open’ and the School Band presented an energetic and spellbinding display. Thereafter, the school Head Boy administered the games oath to all the participants. The School Choir wished the Founder and Director Dr. Annie Charles Samuel on her birthday by singing the ‘Happy Birthday Song’, followed by releasing the balloons by the Founder and Director,  Dr. Annie Charles Samuel, marking the expression of joy and merriment and also that sky is the limit for Mount Carmelites. This was followed by an address by the Founder and Director, Dr. Annie Charles Samuel, who is herself an ardent sports enthusiast.

Among many field displays that embellished the day’s events and mesmerized the audience were, the Welcome Dance, Aerobics, Dumbbell Drill, Taekwondo, Karate, Lazium Dance and Mass P.T. by the students of all the four Houses of the School, involving mass student participation which splattered on the field, a riot of hues and vibrance. All the field displays were interspersed with exciting and nail biting Track events wherein, the Foundational Wing (Pre Nursery- Class II) had; Funny Bunny Carrot Race, Match the Colour Race, Drop the Ball in the Bucket, Zigzag Race, Collecting the Domes Race, Hurdle Race and One Legged Race with Balloon.

The Primary Wing (Classes II-V)  had ; Sit and Pop the Balloon Race, Hoops and Obstacle Race, Three Legged Race, Dash to Solve Race, Dribbling the Ball Race and Skipping Race.

The Senior Wing (Classes VI-XII) participants had 100 Metres, 200 Metres and 4×100 Relay Races. The zealous student spectators constantly cheered and applauded their favourite  participating athlete.

In the subsequent Prize Distribution, the proud winners of various events were felicitated with medals, trophies and certificates. Keats House contingent was adjudged the ‘Best Marching Contingent’. Simranjot Singh of class IX-D was felicitated with ‘Best Boy Athlete 2022’ award & Mansi of class X-C was declared the ‘Best Girl Athlete 2022.’

In the Closing Ceremony, the Sports Meet was declared ‘closed’ by the Founder and Director Dr. Annie Charles Samuel and the Vote of Thanks was rendered by the Head Girl.

The Sports Meet saw its culmination in the National Anthem.

The Founder and Director, Dr. Annie Charles Samuel in her address congratulated all the participants, appreciating them in displaying true sportsmanship. She called each one of them a winner and praising them she added that their active and continued participation in sports and athletics would pay them rich dividends in terms of fitness, well- being and happiness in future and that should be considered as a highly cherished trophy. She elaborated that sports specially team sports engender purposeful, social relationships and instill plenty of values that helps students to cruise through life with honesty and responsibility for themselves and others. It also allows students to be agile and fit that only increases the concentration in academics and the willingness to perform better in any field. Lauding the spellbinding performances, she added that Sports Day is an annual tradition of the school and it was a sheer joy to see so much enthusiasm among the young participants.

The Principal, Dr. Parveena John Singh conveyed her delight in seeing everyone blooming in the spirit of the occasion of Sports Day. She lauded the enthusiastic participants’ diligence and perseverance in preparation of various track displays for the main day. She stressed on the importance of sports and fitness especially post pandemic in relation to discipline, focus, dedication, commitment and teamwork.

 

The list of prize winners is as given below.

 

‘Best Boy Athlete 2022’:   Simranjot Singh of class IX-D 

‘Best Girl Athlete 2022’:   Mansi of class X-C

 

Class Pre-Nursery ( Funny Bunny Carrot Race)):

Boys:    1^st  Toshan Malik,  2^nd  Reyansh Gupta,   3^rd Shivaay Sharma

Girls:    1^st   Aditi bansal,  2^nd Manraj Kaur,   3^rd Noor Gulati

Class Nursery ( Match the Colour Race)):

Boys:    1^st  Rudr Behl of Nursery-A,  2^nd Gurbaaj Sharma of Nsy-B,  3^rd Tagfateh Singh of Nsy-A

Girls:    1^st  Sharvi Shehria of Nursery-B,  2^nd  Hanvika of Nursery-A,  3^rd  Gurbaani Sharma of Nsy-B

Class K.G. (Drop the Ball in the Bucket):

Boys:  1^st   Vivaan Tripathi of K.G-B,  2^nd Avyansh Thakur of K.G-A,  3^rd Nihaan of K.G-A

Girls:  1^st  Srinjini of K.G-A,  2^nd Jasveen Kaur of K.G-B,  3^rd Gurnaz Kaur of K.G-B

 

Class I- Boys: (Zigzag Race)

1^st  Jasleen Singh of I-B,  2^nd Aryan Kerodiwal of I-A,  3^rd Arman Malik of I-A

Class I- Girls: (Collecting the Dome Race)

1^st  Sharn of I-A,  2^nd Adhira Rana of I-B,  3^rd Snaya of I-A

Class II- Boys: (Hurdle Race)

1^st  Navraj Singh of II-B,  2^nd Pranav Singh Thakur of Ii-A,  3^rd Daksh of II-B

Class II- Girls: (One Legged Race with Balloon)

1^st  Seerat Kaur of II-A,  2^nd Gurnoor Kaur of II-B,  3^rd Ganika Rathi of II-A

Class III- Boys: (Hoops and Obstacle Race)

1^st  Advitveer Singh Negi of III-B,  2^nd Saarnsh Sharma of III-C,  3^rd Madhav Sachdeva of III-A

Class III- Girls: (Sit and Pop the Balloon Race)

1^st  Anvi of III-A,  2^nd  Manseerat Kaur of III-A,  3^rd Nainshee Patel of III-D

Class IV- Boys: (Dash to Solve Race)

1^st  Aarav Ahluwalia of IV-D,  2^nd Yaadveer Singh of IV-A,  3^rd Bhavjot Singh of IV-A

Class IV- Girls: (Three Legged Race)

1^st  Pranaya Dutta & Parindhi Aneja of IV-D,  2^nd Shrishti Sharma & Hirudhy Sharma of IV-D,

3^rd Japneet Kaur & Pranavi  Hans of IV-B

Class V- Boys: (Dribbling the Ball Race)

1^st  Satvik Vishal Sharma of V-A,  2^nd Ranveer Singh Gill of V-D,  3^rd Harkirat Singh of V-C

Class V- Girls: (Skipping Race)

1^st  Harsimran Kaur of V-B,  2^nd Komya Kamboj of V-A,  3^rd Himadri of V-A

 

Class VI: (100 Mt. Race)

Boys:  1^st Raghav Agnihotri of VI-C,  2^nd Pragun Khanna of VI-A,  3^rd Gurvansh Singh of VI-A

Girls:  1^st Rishi Sood of VI-A,  2^nd Tejal Chauhan of VI-D,  3^rd Amaira Sidhu of VI-A

Class VII: (100 Mt. Race)

Boys:  1^st Sukhmanjit Singh of VII-D,  2^nd Dev Chaturvedi of VII-D,  3^rd Runvijay of VII-A

Girls:  1^st Punleen Kaur of VII-A,  2^nd Saanvi Malik of VII-A,  3^rd  Shubhpreet Kaur of VII-B

Class VIII: (100 Mt. Race)

Boys:  1^st Janish Tanwar of VIII-B,  2^nd Rhythm Bohit of VIII-B,  3^rd Ikjot Singh of VIII-D

Girls:  1^st Aditi Lohia of VIII-B,  2^nd Nndini of VIII-A,  3^rd Jyotsana Das of VIII-D

Class IX: (200 Mt. Race)

Boys:  1^st  Simranjot Singh of IX-D,  2^nd Kanavpreet of IX-D,  3^rd Nishant Dhawan of IX-A

Girls: 1^st  Gurleen Kaur of IX-B,   2^nd Avleen Kaur of IX-C,  3^rd Ananya of IX-D

Class X: (200 Mt. Race)

Boys:  1^st Punya Pratap Bhardwaj of X-B, 2^nd Kartik Bawa of X-C,  3^rd Parerak Katoch of X-C

Girls:  1^st Mansi of X-C,  2^nd Ridhi Kalra of X-A,  3^rd Devyangi Kanwar of X-C

Classes XI & XII: (200 Mt. Race)

Boys:  1^st Harmanjot Singh of XII-C,  2^nd Kamaljeet Singh of XII-D,  3^rd Sukhvir Singh XI-B

Girls:  1^st Vanshika of XII-C,  2^nd Amanpreet Kaur of XI-D,  3^rd Gursha Singh of XII-B

 

Relay Race:

Class VI Boys:  1^st  Milton House,  2^nd Wordsworth House,  3^rd Shakespeare House

Class VI Girls:   1^st Keats House,  2^nd Wordsworth House,  3^rd Shakespeare House

Class VII Boys:  1^st  Shakespeare House,  2^nd Milton House,  3^rd Keats House

Class VII Girls:   1^st  Wordsworth House,  2^nd Shakespeare House,  3^rd Keats House

Class VIII Boys:  1^st Shakespeare House,  2^nd Wordsworth House,  3^rd Keats House

Class VIII Girls:  1^st  Shakespeare House,  2^nd Keats House,  3^rd Milton House

Class IX Boys:  1^st  Keats House,  2^nd Wordsworth House,  3^rd Shakespeare House

Class IX Girls:   1^st Wordsworth House,  2^nd Shakespeare House,  3^rd Milton House

Class X Boys:  1^st  Wordsworth House,  2^nd Shakespeare House,  3^rd Milton House

Class X Girls:   1^st  Keats House,  2^nd Milton House,  3^rd Shakespeare House