The Virtual English Elocution Competition for Std X was held on 2nd October, 2020. Our judge was Ms. Charmaine Pereira from St. Stanislaus High School, Bandra and 13 students participated.
The students spoke on various topics like nature, the pandemic, the role of Mahatma Gandhiji, values and their future. Some wrote their own pieces and this is what stood out the most.
The winners for the English Elocution Competition were as follows:
1st Place - Nida Porbunderwala
2nd Place - Arwa Plasticwala
3rd Place - Tanisha Kamble and Aishwarya Kapur
This was a different experience as it was a virtual elocution. Students felt good as they could speak from their homes and receive encouragement and support from their parents. The students said that they enjoyed it and look forward to many more such competitions.
The English teachers - Ms. Malaica D’mello and Ms. Ashnima Andrades had organised the much-awaited English Elocution Competition for the students of classes V and VI. This competition was held on 07th November, 2020 (Saturday) at 11:30 a.m. LIVE on the Google MEET platform.
Many students participated but only two of the best students per division were shortlisted by the respective class teachers for the final day. The honourable judges for this event were:
1. Mrs. Dolrina Rodrigues – (Ex-teacher of St. Joseph and current teacher at Vibgyor High, Malad.)
2. Mrs. Fiona D’silva – (Ex-teacher of Rustomjee International School, IGCSE, Virar.)
The subject teachers of standard V & VI were also present for the event to encourage and motivate the student participants. As expected from the Josephines, the participants performed exceptionally well and presented a tough situation for the judges to do their task. After a longer wait, the winners were finally announced as follows:
Std. V
1st place - Suzzane Miranda (VD)
2nd place - Denise D’mello (VC)
3rd place - Angie Michael (VD)
Std. VI
1st place - Ayesha Memon (VIB)
2nd place - Rashi Tare (VIC)
3rd place - Khadija Farooqui (VIA)
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Online English Elocution Competition (19-09-2020)
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An Online English Elocution Competition for Class VII was held on Saturday, 19th September 2020 organized by the English Department, Teacher In-charge, Ms. Simin Shah.
Prior to the main event, an elimination round was held on 14th September 2020 via Zoom App with 22 participants.
The programme was conducted online via Zoom App with 13 final participants of Class VII. The online event started with a prayer seeking the blessings of the Almighty. After which the Principal, Sr. Lalita Lopes addressed the audience. A short speech was also delivered by the Chief Guest and Judge for the event, Teacher Ms. Karen Martin.
The 13 participants elocuted their poems very enthusiastically. Supervisor, Ms. Vandana Naik very spontaneously encouraged the participants through her short speech. The event ended with a Vote of thanks by the compere, Teacher Ms. Simin Shah.
The winners of the Online English Elocution Competition for Class VII were announced on Monday, 21st September 2020.
First Place : Shiona Jain (VII C)
Second Place : Simran Chetiwal (VII B)
Third Place : Shania Fernandes (VII A)
Mysha Khan (VII D)
Consolation Prize : Aisha Mahimi (VII C)
Kiara Lopez (VII D)
The academic year 2020, was the year when it was time for the English department to display the student’s oral skills. The year 2020, being a slightly unpredictable one proved to be challenging not just for teachers but even for the students to put up their skills virtually.
Two teachers together worked as a team and encouraged the students of Std VIII to participate in the English Elocution Program. One teacher took charge of the entry and elimination round of the students. Whereas, the other decided to take charge of setting up the online platform for the English Elocution, preparing the score sheets and coordinating with the judge for the day.
13 students were willingly ready to participate in the English Elocution and shared their videos to me on WhatsApp. Out of the 13 students, 7 students reached the final elocution round. It was hard to decide for me as a teacher because I appreciate the student’s efforts more than anything else. Ms. Gemma Sequeira was the honorable judge for the English Elocution Program. The English Elocution was November 7th, 2020 was slotted for 10:00 a.m. and ended at 11:00 a.m.
It was a great pleasure to virtually see the students of St. Joseph’s Convent High School performing so well, with great enthusiasm and full of cheer.