The Kottayam East educational sub-district retained the overall championship at the 25th Kottayam Revenue District School Arts Festival that came to an end at Kanjirappally on Saturday.
Kottayam East came first in the higher secondary category with 329 points. Changanassery and Pampady finished as runners-up in the category with 307 points and 270 points respectively. While Kottayam East topped the high school category with 306 points, they were followed by Changanassery and Kuravilangad with 278 points and 261points respectively.
The competition for the top spot in the upper primary went down to the wire with Kanjirappally emerging as the winner with 116 points. Kottayam East and Pala followed closely behind with 112 points and 111 points respectively.
MGM NSS High School, Lakkattoor emerged toppers among schools in the HSS category with 170 points. Crossroads English Medium School, Pampady and Mount Carmel Higher Secondary School, Kottayam topped the HS and UP categories with 137 points and 40 points respectively.
The winners of various events conducted on Saturday were as follows:
UP General:
Mappilappatu: Sam K.S., St. Thomas Upper Primary School, Eravinaloor
Patriotic Song: Bibin Antony, St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Kuravilangad
Aksharaslogam: Karthik A., MGM NSS High School, Lakkattoor
Group Song (Urdu): Shilpa Sasi, St. Annes Higher Secondary School, Kurianad
Drama: Delsha Scaria: St. Mary’s Lower Primary School, Adivaram
HS General:
Mono Act (Boys): Amal Siby, St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam; Mono Act (Girls): Midhula Sebastian, St. Joseph’s Girls High School, Changanassery
Mimicry (Boys): Roshan P. Roy, St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam
Mimicry (Girls): Elizabeth Kurian, Baker Memorial Higher Secondary School, Kottayam
Nadanpattu: Lintumol Mathew, St. Agnes Girls High School, Muttuchira
Vanchipattu: Justy Thomas, St. Agnes Girls High School, Muttuchira
Mappilappatu (Boys): Junaid E.A., SMSN Higher Secondary School, Vaikom
Mappilappatu (Girls): Abida N.S., Muslim Girls Higher Secondary School, Erattupetta
Aksharaslogam: Abhiram R., Sreekrishna Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kurichithanam
Kavyakeli: Abhiram R., Sreekrishna Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kurichithanam
Kerala Nadanam (Girls): Raveena Prakash, St. Teresa’s Higher Secondary School, Vazhappally
Vrunda Vadyam: Ajay Scaria, Krithujyothy EM High School, Chethipuzha
Recitation (Tamil): Sruthi S., Mount Carmel Higher Secondary School, Kottayam
HSS General:
Kathakali (Group): Mount Carmel Higher Secondary School, Kottayam
Aksharaslogam: Gowry Lakshmi, St. Augustine’s Higher Secondary School, Ramapuram
Mimicry (Girls): Silu Joby, St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Kuravilangad
Mimicry (Boys): Alwin M. Roy, MGM NSS High School, Lakkattoor
Kavyakeli: Gowry Lakshmi, St. Augustine’s Higher Secondary School, Ramapuram
Mono Act (Boys): Arun Issac Varghese, Krithujyothy EM High School, Chethipuzha
Vanchipattu: Syam Soman, Government Higher Secondary School, Thazhathuvadaka
Mappilappatu (Boys): Vinu Varghese Kurian, MD Seminary Higher Secondary School, Kottayam
Ganamela: Mount Carmel Higher Secondary School, Kottayam
Kathakali Sangeetham (Girls): Meenakshi V., St. Anne’s Girls Higher Secondary School, Kottayam
Kathaprasangam: Golda T. Johny, St. Dominic’s Boys Higher Secondary School, Kanjirappally
Clarinet/Bugle: Nimisha Mini Shaji, St. Teresa’s HSS, Vazhappally