| The Sri Sankara Vidyashramam School achieved
a highly praiseworthy first by starting Chennai’s inaugural
Heritage Club on 21st July 2003. It has 30 members from classes
VIII and IX. The club was declared open by Deborah Thyagarajan,
president of DakshinaChitra and founder of the Madras Craft
Foundation. According to the school’s Principal, Kalpalatha
Mohan, the heritage club will seek “to promote an awareness
of the rich cultural heritage of India.” The Sri Sankara Senior
Secondary School of Adyar has also followed suit by starting
its own heritage club. |
| The clubs, sponsored by the Indian National
Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), will carry out
activities like heritage walks, field trips, quizzes and lectures,
all aimed at nurturing greater awareness of our legacy. |
| On 3rd August, members of the club joined
Pudhu Vellam, an NGO, in celebrating the Aadi Perukku festival
at the ancient Marundeeswarar temple tank of Tiruvanmiyur. Taken
on a conducted tour of this famous heritage site, they learned
the history of the temple. |
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| The Sankara Vidyashramam continued to produce
excellent results both in examinations and co-curricular activities.
The school obtained 100% results in the Standard X matriculation
examination for the tenth consecutive year, and 98% in the Standard
XII examination in March 2003. |
| Other highlights: |
| The school received the Best School award
from Minister of Education Semmalai at a function organised
by the Association of Matriculation Schools. |
| The school’s Interact Club was selected the
Second Best Interact Club in the city by the Rotary Club of
Madras District 3230. |
| The school won the Bank of Baroda Rolling
Trophy from the Madras Voluntary Blood Bank for mobilizing the
highest number of blood donors at a Blood Donation Camp. |
| The school’s Music Club won prizes at a number
of competitions. |
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