This year the Junior Department Inter House Badminton tournament was held on 13th September 2024.
In the singles category, the runners-up was Krisha Bansal of Hibiscus House, and the winner was Eshna Chatterjee of Magnolia House. In the doubles category, the runners-up were Malini Naik and Kavya Bagaria of Jasmine House and the winners were Navni Bansal and Chitrangana Arora of Magnolia House.
This year the Junior Department Inter House Table Tennis tournament was held on 26th July. The eight houses competed against each other. In the singles category, the runner-up was Paroma Mukherjee of the Lotus House and the winner was Rihanna Manihar of Magnolia House. In the doubles category, the runners-up were Samaaira Neemaani and Kiara Mirchandani of the Rose House and the winners were Navni Bansal and Dia Khaitan of Magnolia House.
On 30th August 2024, we held our ‘Annual Inter House Quiz Competition.’ The students of classes 4 and 5, representing the eight houses, participated with enthusiasm. There were six rounds: audio, visual, connect, half a minute, mixed bag, and who/what am I. Questions on a variety of subjects like wildlife, current affairs, science, books, places of interest, and so on were asked. Gulmohar House won the competition and placed first, followed by Lotus in second and Orchid in third place.
On 29th October 2023, the students of classes 4 and 5 spent an afternoon quizzing through questions on the Sciences, Current Affairs and lots more. The audience was just as enthusiastic as the participants, often answering questions that were posed to them. Champak House came in first followed by Gulmohar in second and Lotus in third place.
The students of classes 3, 4 and 5 participated in exciting Inter House Elocution competitions in English, Hindi and Bengali. They were judged on various criteria including choice of poems, voice modulation, enunciation, clarity, expressions and confidence. Each put in her best and performed well, making it tough for the judges to choose winners.
However the results are as follows:
Class 3
English
1st – Hetvi Singhee
2nd – Vriddhi Poddar
3rd – Trisha Mallick
Bengali
1st – Sharanya Mandal
2nd – Aaditri Rahut
3rd – Aaditri Bose
Hindi
1st – Riya Jhingran
2nd – Rinisha Agarwal
3rd – Divisha Bajaj
Class 4
English
1st – Sanavi Kar (4B)
2nd – Prisha Rawat (4A)
3rd – Anannya Kasera (4C)
Bengali
1st- Aradhya Das (4D)
2nd- Ishani Mykherjee (4A)
3rd- Avipsa Das (4B) 3rd- Aishani Poddar (4A)
Hindi
1st- Aditri Chakraborty (4C)
2nd- Saamaira Neemaani (4C)
3rd- Dhruvi Lunia (4B)
Class 5
English
1st – Priyal Damani
2nd – Prisha Mehra
3rd – Saanvi Chaterjee and Deepshika Dasgupta
Bengali
1st – Utsa Gupta
2nd – Arshi Chakraborty
3rd – Aishi Bhattacharyya
Hindi
1st – Taisha Agarwal
2nd – Shamya Firdous and Arya Diana Shaw
Table Tennis is a sport which is enjoyable, fun, and exciting. We had our Table Tennis matches from the 25th to the 28th of September. On the days of the matches, many students who wanted to watch came early to support and cheer their houses as a nice gesture towards the participants.
The finals were played on the 28th of September both for singles and doubles. The winner in singles was Jasmine and the runner-up was Lotus.
Singles:
Winner
Ashiya Das, Class 5, Jasmine
Paroma Mukherjee, Class 4, Lotus
The winner of the doubles was Lotus and the runner-up was Gulmohar.
Doubles Winners – Lotus
Maitreyi Agarwalla, Class 5
Mishika Kaushal, Class 5
Runners Up – Gulmohar
Zoya Dhanani, Class 5
Devika Agarwalla, Class 5
The Table Tennis matches were exciting and a wonderful experience for all the participants.
Badminton trials started with zeal and soon it was time for the final matches to begin. Many girls came to school early to cheer their friends.
The singles finals were held on 21st September 2023, between Magnolia and Hibiscus where both the players gave their best and Magnolia was declared the winner by a huge margin.
Winner
Nishka Bhalotia, Class 5, Magnolia
Runner up
Shanaya Agarwal, Class 5, Hibiscus
The doubles finals were played between Magnolia and Jasmine and the close match was won by Magnolia.
It was a big day for Magnolia as they won both the finals, Singles as well as Doubles.With a lot of cheering for all the teams, we came to an end of the badminton matches for the season.
Doubles winners – Magnolia
Navni Bansal, Class 4
Eshna Chatterjee, Class 4
Runners up – Jasmine
Shanaya Himatsingka, Class 5
Reet Bansal, Class 4
After a lapse of two years, it was heartening to see the girls’ overwhelming participation in the Inter House Badminton Tournament. The matches were competitive and displayed speed, agility, and skill on the court. The finals were held on 28/09/22.
The winner of the Singles event was Mrinalini Ray of class 3, Orchid House and the Runner Up was Avika Jain of class 5, Magnolia House.
The winners of the Doubles event were Kashvi Khajanchi of class 5 and Rashika Daga of class 4 (Magnolia House). The runners up were Aadya Rapeta and Anahita Pathak of class 5 (Jasmine House).
