Sri Aurobindo High School lifts the Rotary 4-Way
Test Trophy
Rotary Club of Chandigarh
organizes Declamation contest on ethics in day-to-day life
NT24 News
Chandigarh,
Sri Aurobindo School won the The 4-Way Test Trophy at a declamation
contest organized by Rotary Club of Chandigarh on “Ethics in Day-to-Day Life”. In the individual
category, three girls cornered the first three top prizes. Eishani of
Class 10th of Delhi Public School won the first prize of
Rs.5,000 cash while Class 9th studentNitika of Sri Aurobind School,
and Vaideshi, Class XI from AKSIPS-46 were
adjudged second and third who won cash prizes of Rs.3,000 and Rs.2,000
respectively. Amoldeep
Singh of Ajit Karam Singh
International Public School Sector 41, however was conferred a special Jury
prize for declamation. The chief guest, Mr Justice Rajesh Bindal of
Punjab and Haryana High Court, presented the trophy to the winning school and
prizes to the winning individual students. Mr Justice Bindal
congratulated every participating student and said that ethics not only teach
us to uphold the moral values in our conduct in every sphere of life, but also
turn us into better human beings. He implored the students to develop the habit
of reading good books especially autobiographies, and respect the teachers as
well as the parents for their efforts and sacrifices to make you succeed. He
lamented the dwindling moral values in the society and underlined the need for
the parents and teachers to continue to inculate the ethical values amongst
children on every day basis so that their character can evolve.
Former world President of Rotary International
Rajendra K Saboo however asked the adults to better watch themselves since it
is our own actions that speak louder than words, and which children watch and
adopt ultimately.
The Chairman of the 4-Ways Test and Ethics
Committee of the Club, Past President Vivek Gupta, said that the theme of the
contest was “Ethics in Day-to-Day Life” in which seven local schools
participated, including Ajit Karam Singh International Public School (AKSIPS),
Sector 46; Aurobindo School, Bhavan Vidyalaya, DPS 40, Sri Guru Harkrishan
Public School 40, St John’s School, and St. Stephen’s School, Sector 45,
Chandigarh.
The declamation contest was supported by Shri
Puran Chand Memorial Trust. Club President P.S. Matharoo, District
Governor Elect Praveen Chander Goyal, Club Secretary Sartaj Lamba and many
other Rotarians were present on the occasion. Students who
participated from different schools included Vaideshi and Amoldeep Singh of
Class XI from AKSIPS 41; Nitika Class IX and Khusee Sharda
Class X fromSri Aurobindo School; Anushka Class IX and Parimita
Class X from Bhavan Vidyalaya; Devika and Sania from Class X
of DPS-40; Gurbani Class X and Arish Class IX from Sri Guru
Harkrishan Public School-40; and Vaidehi and Anmol Singh of Class XI
from St.John’s; and Anish Gupta and Rashi Guptà of class
X from St. Stephens.
