Hope Talent Contest is one among many ways of building a childs drawing and writing skills. The distinct feature of this competition is its thought provoking topics. This is organized by schools India. The competition was held on the 2nd week of September in the Assembly Hall. Standard I to III had “School Bus” as the topic for drawing and “My Best Friend” as the topic for Essay writing. Standard IV to VII had the topics “Festivals” (drawing) and “Effects of Junk Food” (Essay). Standard VII to IX worked on “Hospital” (drawing) and Essay “Yes! I also want to do social service by….”. Standard X to XII had the topic “Natural Disaster” (drawing) and “Imagine you are moving to another city. How would you spend your last day in your own city and your first day in your new home”. (Essay)

The winners were:

Pavith Jayaraj      XI-B     Art     3rd Prize Rs.200/- & Gold Medal

R. Sahana            XI-A1   Art     Consolation Rs.100/- & Gold Medal

Pamila Tina          XII-A    Art     Consolation Rs.100/- & Gold Medal

Sooraj S              X-A       Art     Silver Medal

V.Hari Vignesh    VII-A    Art      Silver Medal

N.Masha Sherin    V-B      Art      Silver Medal

S. Kishan              IV-A     Essay  Silver Medal

C.Nandhi              XII        Art      Bronze Medal

A.Meera              XI-B       Art     Bronze Medal

D.Arjun                IV-A       Art     Bronze Medal

S.S.Rithick           III-B        Essay  Bronze Medal

The objective of this competition was to encourage students to explore thought.