Tarush, Aakash shine in debate competition
July 12, 2018, Patna
Tarush Modi and Aakash Singh of St Xavier’s School-Ranchi bagged the winner’s trophy at the Frank Anthony Memorial All-India Inter-School Debate Competition organized by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations at Don Bosco Academy in Patna on Wednesday.
The first runner-up trophy was awarded to Rimili Das and Navtika Lipi from Carmel School-Dhanbad. Tarush was also adjudged the best speaker.
The winners will qualify for the next round to be held on August 16.
Toppers feted: State education minister Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma felicitated Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations’ state toppers Ritik Raj (Class X) and Aryendra Singh (Class XII) at Pratibha Samman Samaroh organized by Private Schools and Children Welfare Association at the S K Memorial Hall on Wednesday.
The toppers received Rs 11,000 each. While Ritik scored 98.6 %, Aryendra got 97.2% in their respective exams. They are both Don Bosco Academy students. At least 3,000 students of of classes X and XII participated in the event.
Girls felicitated: Notre Dame Academy (NDA) students Raisha Kashyap (Class XI) and Shreya Kaushal (Class XII passout) received Sr Jayshree Memorial Award and Amla Thomas Memorial Award and Amla Thomas Memorial Award, respectively, at a function organized on the school campus on Wednesday. Both Raisha and Shreya were felicitated for their outstanding performance in academics and extra-curricular activities.
