Udupi: St. John’s Academy Kannada Medium School mesmerizes with amazing dance performances

By Alphonse Mendonsa
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 13 Dec 2017: St. John’s Kannada Medium students put up an amazing dance performances and enthralled the audience with their super dances during their Annual Day Celebrations and Prize Distribution ceremony. Both English Medium and Kannada medium students of St. John’s Academy celebrated Annual Day on Friday 8th December 2017. The morning session included flag hoisting ceremony.

 

St. John’s Academy (Kannada Medium) Prize Distribution ceremony took place at the St. John’s stage at 5pm. The evening ceremony began with dance performance by little kids from LKG to 7th Standard followed by a brief stage programme wherein Dr. Vincent Alva (Principal, Milagrese College Kallianpur) was the chief guest of the day. The honorary guests attended the celebrations were Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Gonsalves (Correspondent), Rev. Fr. Vincent Coello (Principal), Rev. Fr. Royson Fernandes (Asst. PP)  Mr. Nagesh, (PTA High School), Mr. Mark Vaz (VP Parish Pastoral Council), Sr. Winny D’Souza (HM Primary – Eng. Med), Ms. Sylvia Castelino(Old Students Association), Mr. Victor Mendonsa(Old Students Association), Mr. Mohandas Shetty (HM, Kannada Medium), Mr. Irine D’Souza (HM Primary Kannada) and Miss. Liliyana D’Souza (SPL).

 

All the guests on dais were honoured with flower bouquets and accorded a warm welcome.

 

 

Ms. Irine D’Souza (HM Primary) read the annual report and highlighted various achievements of the primary students in academically and in sports and other extracurricular activities. She also thanked for all the donors especially for who support Midday Meal by Emirates Pangalites (UAE) association of Pangalites. Mr. Mohandas Shetty (HM) also read annual report of High School Section. The Old Students Association achievements too highlighted in their annual report 

 

The Prize Distribution Ceremony for all the students for their various achievements in the academic and sports and other athletic events was held thereafter. Also honoured during the ceremony were outstanding students of last year and also sports event winners of St. John’s Old Students Association.

 

Dr. Vincent Alva spoke on the occasion and said that the education imparted by the teachers is much more valuable than any money can buy in this world. The Annual Day he compared to a church feast celebrated every year. Its the time of joy and happiness. He further said currently there is a wrong perception regarding the religion. The common thinking is Religion means going to churches and temples to pray and perform rituals. He said, it is not, the religion means its a duty to help others in problems, respect and take care of parents and old people in the houses, help the neighbours, spending valuable time and having good relationship with neighbours. Finally, he compared the Religion to help the poor and underprivileged and nothing else. We need Religion to learn values, we need to visit our churches and temples only to pray and get self satisfaction and soul cleansing. 

 

Speaking on the occasion Rev. Fr. Ferdinand said that it is not easy to organize the Kannada Medium Schools currently. The students are becoming less and less but despite that Kannada Medium school of St. John’s is exceptional. It has full attendance and we have very good teaching and non-teaching staff who impart good education to our students from early age of education. Students, who studies in our Kannada medium Schools have reached their milestones and settled, well educated all over the globe. It is nothing but blessing of St. John the Evangelist, patron of our educational institutions. He also thanked for all the three institutions, Primary, High school and Old Students association for highlighting their various activities and achievements and congratulated to them.

 

The mesmerizing dance performances were put up by High School students enthralled the audience.

 

Mr. Domian Noronha (Physical Teacher) proposed the vote of thanks.