The Hindu

• Canara High School, Urwa, was crowned the overall champion

Mangalore, Nov 21: Every sentence the guests spoke was punctuated by the beat of drums, so much so that the emcee had to quieten them.

The boisterous environment inside the Town Hall was a reflection of the high adrenalin levels among the students who participated in the maiden Corporation Bank-sponsored The Hindu Young World Fest on Tuesday. Canara High School, Urwa, was crowned the overall champion.

Malavika, who was the chief guest at the valedictory and prize distribution function of the two-day fest, told students that the days they spent participating in events such as this would be the ones that they would remember for the rest of their lives.

Young talent: (Clockwise from top) Students of Canara High School, Urwa, who bagged the overall trophy in ‘The Hindu Young World Fest’ in Mangalore on Tuesday; actor Malavika arriving at the venue and students participating in the group dance competitions

B Sambamurthy, Chairman and Managing Director, Corporation Bank, who was the guest of honour along with his wife Bhavani, announced that the bank would give a gold medal and a silver medal to two higher primary and high school students from the district that excelled in academics as well as all co-curricular activities.

The top 25 students in the district would also get to go to a movie of their choice, he said.
The bank had already decided to give away 25 gold medals to students doing professional courses across India, he added.

The results in the debate competition were: first place - St Ann’s High School, Mangalore (Neha and Anjali); second place - St Gerosa High School, Jeppu, Mangalore (Sharon D’Souza and Kavery Chengappa); third place - Canara High School, Urwa, Mangalore (Bhargavi and Vaishnavi).

Flower arrangement competition: first place - St Agnes English Primary School, Mangalore (Namith and team); second place - Chinmaya High School, Mangalore (Likitha and team); third place - Narayana Guru High School, Mangalore (Harisha and team).

Group dance competition (popular/filmy/western): first place - St. Cecily’s English Medium School, Udupi (Renuka and team); second place - Indira Gandhi Memorial High School, Konchady, Mangalore (Divya K S and team); third place - Canara Girls High School, Mangalore (Manish Daithota and team).

Indian classical category: first place - Canara High School, Urwa (Megha Pai and team); second place - St Cecily’s High School, Udupi (Avani and team); third place - Sharada Vidyalaya, Mangalore (Soudamini and team).

Indian folk category: first place - Vishwamangala High School, Konaje (Ananya and team); second place - St Mary’s High School, Falnir (Shruthi and team); third place - Chinmaya High School, Mangalore (Parvathi and team).

Cartooning competition: first place - Charan Kumar, Vidyadayinee High School, Suratkal; second place - Kumblekar, Besant English High School, Mangalore; third place - Rahul H St Aloysius High School, Mangalore.

The best “cheerleader team” award was given to Vishwamangala High School, Konaje.