Report On Annual Day 2019

Report On Annual Day 2019

Scene 1
Lights ….. Camera ………… aaaaannnnnd Action! …….
“Oh no ya! Come on my friend, work on your accent.. you can definitely do better than this!” exclaimed Soham ( a student from the Skit) in slight disappointment.
“Come on girls! We have to finish practicing this song thoroughly today! No breaks!” said Swarada ( a student from the girl’s dance group)
“Miss! Miss! Can you please see if this costume is ok for the Fashion Show?” said Mrugank ( a student). “Oh yes Mrugank, why don’t you call everyone for their costume check now so there is no confusion last minute. And tell everyone… no breaks till they finish the work assigned for today!”, said Ms. Hetal ( teacher in charge).
Scene 2:
VPD Sir : Hetal, this year we have the privilege to host the presence of some very great personalities on our Annual Day. Padmashree Dr. Kota Harinarayana distinguished alumnus of IITBHU, IIT Bombay & IISc Bangalore and Father of India’s prestigious Light Combat Aircraft Programme, Bhakti Kulkarni, Grandmaster & Chess champion and Mr. Rajashankar Ray, CEO, IFB!
Hetal: That’s really amazing Sir, but now I am really nervous.. We need to put up not a good, but a great show!!!
Wondering why you have to read these random conversations???
Well, this is how it works.. Success is when preparation meets opportunity. All the above scenarios were literally taking place in the campus of the Mushtifund Aryaan Higher Secondary School for the whole of December 2019! The students were preparing for the most awaited event of the year! Wait! No! its not the JEE Mains.. I am referring to the Grand Annual Social Gathering!
The behind the scenes planning, un-planning, trial and turmoil is what makes a show a great success… Aryaan’s Annual Social Gathering is undoubtedly a grand affair and the students work really hard to showcase their talents and efforts to make the program a treat to watch! Parents, Teachers, Students, Ex- Students, friends and family all gathered on the 28th of December at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao to witness some really entertaining acts lined up for them!

Our Director, Mr.Vyankatesh Prabhudesai had the privilege to have a tete a tete with the world famous personality live in front of us, Dr. Kota Harinarayana. A man of wisdom, a kitty full of unprecedented and remarkable achievements and a warm smile on his face at all times, Dr. Kota brought in a sense of pride and honour amongst all of us for all being so humble on having acclaimed all that he has in his life.. After a warm exchange of the journey of life experiences between Prabhudesai Sir and Dr. Kota, the stage took the heat of the Debate on a very wisely chosen topic: Should Higher Education be subsidized in India? Both the teams presented their views brilliantly, countering their way through the tricky questions asked by the judges. Dr. Ketan Sardesai, coordinated the entire debate with ease and very tactfully kept the rebuttals in check!
After the brain workout .. Uh.. I mean the Debate, the audience was warmly welcomed with a semi classical dance performance exhibited by Shravani and Swarada. …It was now time to ease the senses.. Deeplaxmi and Prithwij ( anchors ) took the audience back in the memory lane, by inviting the Fashion Show which was themed to present How Love has evolved in the Bollywood industry over the years! It was indeed a pleasant treat to see the young students of today perform and enact the famous styles of yester years Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Jitendra, Devanand , Vahida Rehman and the likes.
The spot prizes is literally an opportunity to wake up the audience and Aadi and Johann dint fail to do that! It was fun to watch students, judges and the parents enthusiastically participating and putting their best foot forward to win a spot prize!
The students of STD XI taking part in the band had had the most growth in the preparation process…. From the random off beat jamming sessions to making sure everything is in sync.. and I mean literally everything! From the guitar ( Vedantt, Hariharan & Varun) , to the Keyboard ( Manali) , to the Violin ( Elisheba) and the Singers ( Amit, Yuvraj, Tanusha, Siddhartha, Ravisha and Anirudh). All of them did a fantastic job with singing and grooving with the Old time melodies of Bollywood.
The STD XII students were no less in matching up to the spirit of the STD XI band. With Aditi on the keyboard, Manmeet, Kavish and Antash as Singers, Ian on the violin and Shriom on the tabla, these guys knew how to get the energies high of the audience!

The boys and girls of the STD XI showcased some of the most entertaining dance performances of the evening…. Oops.. morning! They grooved to the old and new songs of Bollywood and were thoroughly cheered by everyone from the crowd!
I was backstage when I heard loud cheering and roaring from the crowd. The stand up comedians were doing their job well. It was an exhilarating experience to see the audience from behind the wings, laughing out loud to the hilarious versions of views of our very own comedians ( Kavish, Manmeet, Soham & Noah ).
The skit written and directed exclusively by Soham ( student of STD XI ) was very well drafted, crafted and executed. Intense but surreal, the actors really got the audiences to put their thinking caps on!
This grand host of events came to an end with the most awaited … No ! Wait!.. not the Food! Not yet! The Prize distribution. Our Director with immense pride and satisfaction called out the achievements of our Ex – students who had created new records with their unprecedented performances in the State as well as the National Level Entrance exams, be it the Boards, JEE Advance, JEE Mains, BITSAT, AIIMS, NEET, MIT, VITEEE etc…

Prize Distribution Ceremony

The toppers and the entire batch of STD XII 2018 – 19 was felicitated for doing exceptionally well in their exams. A cash prize of Rs.35000/- each was awarded to Jaiprakash Gyrav, Naivedya Amarnani and Deep Dessai. Rs.15000/- each was awarded to Abhishek Pai Angle and Laxman Desai and Rs.10000/- each was awarded to Rahul Shanbhag, Nivedan Amarnani, V. Nikhilesh, Divesh Shet, Sharv Desai, Kiruthik Srinivaas and Armaan Chowfin.
Special Prizes:
1) Ramnath Shetye Memorial Prize awarded to the student from MAHSS who secured the highest rank at JEE Advance and joins a recognised IIT – Naivedya Amarnani ( Rs. 2664/- interest earned on a FD of Rs. 40,000/-)

2) Sponsored by Mr. Dinar Bhatkar in the memory of his mother Lt. Radhabai Naik Bhatkar, interest earned on FD of Rs. 49,000/-3263/- awarded to a girl child in the current STD XII, topped in the STD XI NCERT examination – Rubiya Sheikh

3) Kashinath Desai Memorial Prize awarded to the student who secured the highest marks in Mathematics at the Goa board examination – Naivedya Amarnani ( Rs. 932 /- interest earned on Rs.14,000/- for 1 year)

The Most Disciplined Student Of The Year Std XII : Gaurav Awasthi , awarded in the loving memory of Lt. Digamber Prabhudesai, Father of Mr. Vyankatesh Prabhudesai.
The prestigious Student of the year 2019 , STD XII was presented to the deserving all rounder, one of the most sincere and dedicated student : Siddhant Govekar
Most Disciplined Student of the year 2019 , STD XI : Shravani Waigaonkar
The Student Of The Year Award was presented to the deserving all rounder and multi talented Swarada Deshmukh from Std XI.
The Current regular batches 2018 – 19 were awarded trophies as follows:
STD XII
Consistent and Outstanding Performers in the Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics:
1) Gaurav Awasthi
2) Siddhant Govekar
3) Antash Misra
4) Kavish Priolkar
5) Anish Dhaimodkar

Consistent and Outstanding Performers in the Physics, Chemistry & Biology:
1) Siddhant Govekar
2) Rubiya Sheikh
3) Yash Tar
4) Aaron D’Souza

STD XI
Consistent and Outstanding Performers in the Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics:
1) Harsh Kandeparker
2) Agrajah Bhobe
3) Abhinn Tari
4) Shahid Sheikh

Consistent and Outstanding Performers in the Physics, Chemistry & Biology:
1) Aditya Bhat
2) Shravani Waigaonkar
3) Prakriti Gupta

The students of STD XI and XII very enthusiastically participated for the Annual Day. There some first timers as well and coming out of the comfort zone was clearly not easy. VPD Sir encourages the efforts of one and all and prizes were given for some of the most popular and exceptional performances. I take this opportunity to extend many thanks and gratitude on behalf of each and everyone at Aryaans, to Mr. Vinod Shirodkar, for sponsoring these prizes with a sum of Rs.25,000/-
1) BEST DANCER FEMALE ( RS.1000/-) : Swarada Deshmukh & Shravani Waigaonkar

2) BEST DANCER MALE ( RS. 1000/-) : Abhinn Tari

3) BEST DANCE GROUP (RS.2000/-) :Boys

4) BEST DEBATE TEAM (RS.4000/-) STD XII FOR & STD XI AGAINST : STD XII

5) BEST WALK IN THE FASHION SHOW –MALE (RS.1000/-) : Mrugank Pednekar

6) BEST WALK IN THE FASHION SHOW – FEMALE (RS.1000/-) : Rujula Kamat

7) BEST ACTOR IN THE SKIT (RS.1000/-) : Soham Khandeparkar

8) BEST STAND UP COMEDIAN (RS.1000/-) : Soham Khandeparkar

9) SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BAND – STD XI ( RS.3000/-)

10) SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BAND STD XII ( RS.3000/- )

11) BEST SINGER (RS.1000/-) : Kavish Priolkar & Manmeet Borkar

12) SOUND MANAGEMENT – ADITYA HEGDE & AMEY KARWARKAR & ANURAG NAIK (RS.1000/-)

13) HETAL MAAM’S MANAGER : ELISHEBA , ADITYA HEGDE & ANURAG NAIK (RS.1000/-)

14) SPECIAL PRIZE FOR STD XII DANCERS : MANALI NAIK & KUNJAL KALANGUTKAR (RS.1000/-)

Our Director values each and every effort of every Teaching and Non Teaching, and all those who made a difference in the making of The Brand – Aryaans! All the teachers and staff members were warmly felicitated and appreciated on this grand day of celebration. Dr. Ketan Sardesai was presented with the Super Employee of the year award 2019    ( from amongst the Faculty Members) and Virag Naik was awarded the Employee of the year award 2019 ( from amongst the Staff members) Their sincere efforts, dedication towards their duties and love for their work was highly appreciated and applauded!

The charm, fun, and warm memories of the making of this Grand Annual Day still resonates with all those who participated , be it as an artist, volunteer or audience…. Deepest gratitude to our Director, Mr. Vyankatesh Prabhudesai for standing by as a strong pillar with us in every step that we take…

– Prepared by Hetal Gangani