Senior Secondary School

XLNS

XLNS 2009, the inter house culturals of Bala Vidya Mandir was held on 14th November, 2009. Prelims of selected events were held on 13th November and the inauguration of the grand event took place at 9:00 AM at the Vidya Peet auditorium. The students then dispersed to their various events.True to its name, XLNS is a platform for students of Bala Vidya Mandir to showcase their excellence in various talents. Events are held for the students of classes 6-10 and the students of class 11 organize the same. The four houses of BVM- Kailash, Kanchenjunga, Neelkant and Nangaparbath compete for the overall shield. Points are added depending on the place the participant scores in each event and the house that wins the maximum number of points wins the shield.

The events conducted were Quiz, Dumb Charades, JAM, Classical music, Rangoli, Flower arrangement, Creative writing, Junk art, Poetry writing and Dance. The judges for the various events were alumni from the school who had excelled in those respective events when representing the school and they performed enthusiastically to inspire the participants. As the clock ticked, as the rain poured outside and as the scoreboard filled with numbers the events progressed.Students were tested on their thinking, oratorical and creative skills. At 1’o clock the most awaited Dance event took place which was the most awaited event and everyone cheered the students making the participants glow with pleasure.

This was followed by the Talent of the Day, where six students from Class Ten were chosen to take part in it. Different rounds testing the various skills of the students to the maximum were conducted until Siddharth Shrikanth of Kailash house was declared as the Talent of the Day. The overall shield was bagged by Kanchenjunga house. XLNS helps students discover new talents and improve the existing. All in all XLNS 2009 was a fun and enthusiastic event organized for the students, by the students and that makes it an even greater achievement.