Senior Secondary School

XLNS 2011

XLNS 2011, Bala Vidya Mandir’s Inter House Culturals was held on Monday, the 14th of November between 8 a.m. and 5p.m. The event was organized by the students of Class 11, and was held in the school campus. Events like Dumb Charades, Ship Wreck, JAM, and ADZAP were conducted for the students of classes 6-10 and preliminaries for select events were held on Saturday, the 12th of November.

True to its name, XLNS gave the students of the four houses (Kailash, Kanchenjunga, Neelkant and Nagaparbath) a chance to showcase their excellence and talents in various fields. The judges were alumni from the school who excelled in those events.

The inaugural ceremony began with the chief guest Mr. S.S. Nathan, CEO of Bala Vidya Mandir Group of Schools, lighting the lamp. Mr. Nathan addressed the students on the occasion and emphasised the fact that students of Bala Vidya Mandir enjoyed an edge over other schools in Chennai as they are provided with opportunities to participate in various co curricular activities. These activities go towards building their self confidence that stands them in good stead in the outside world.

Mrs.Sasikala Sriram also reiterated the importance of XLNS and asked students to participate in the various events with true spirit and discipline.  The students then dispersed for their various events. The first event of the day was the classical music, which was won by Kanchenjunga house.

As the clock ticked, each house racked up points with the Kanchenjunga team (comprising of Edhaya, Yalini and Kiran) winning the Dumb Charades event, and Pranav Diwakar of Kailash house bagging the first prize in JAM. Madhunika of Nangaparbath won the Shipwreck event, and Vaibhav (Kailash) claimed top spot in mono-acting. The Dance event was clinched by Neelkant house.

The highlight of the day was the ‘Talent of the Day’ that was keenly contested by Pranav Diwakar, Thaanush, Siddarth Shivakumar, Namrata Nagaraj, Bala Kiran and Adithya Pradeep. These six students of Class 10 were tested in various rounds, and Pranav Diwakar of Kailash house walked out victorious. Kanchenjunga house bagged the overall shield.

The day concluded with the National Anthem, and the enthusiastic students left the school with memories of a day well spent

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