Report on School Festival 2015, Chandel District, Manipur:

Two-Days School Festival 2015, under BCC/IEC programme for the School students of Chandel District was conducted on 11th and 12th of May, 2015 at Maha Union Government Higher Secondary School, Chandel, Manipur.

The Activities included Essay writing Competition and Extempore Speech, from two categories of Students. Category –I included students from Class VI-VIII and Category-II included class IX-X. There was also Free Medical Check-up for Students and was closed with Prize Distribution Function with VIPs.

Preparatory Activity:

  1. Disscuss the Programme with the Deputy Commissioner/ Chairman, DHS, Chandel.
  2. Consultaion with the ZEO, Chandel for discussing the Programme and nomination of 10 Schools from the blocks under Chandel District.
  3. After the above activities, a memorandum was issued to the concern Department for further necessary action of screening and nominating the selected students for the final round at Maha Union Govt. Higher Secondary School.
  4. The District Nodal Officer for RKSK and all the RBSK Teams under Chandel District was given charge to conduct the free Medical Check-up for the Students.

Day-1 dated 11th May 2015:

Free medical Check-up was provided to the students by the RBSK teams. Out of 27students screened 9 students were referred to DH for childhood diseases like Otitis Media,dental caries ,irregular menses,Dysuria and dysmenorrhea. The day ended with a light refreshment.

Day-2 dated 12th May 2015:

  1. The Final round of Essay writing Competition for the two categories on the Topic,” The Importance of Personal Hygiene for Healthy Life” was conducted for Students. The observer for the competition was Dr. Moichi Saka, District Nodal officer for RKSK and MO of PHC, Machi.
  2. The final round of extempore speech was also conducted.The students were marked for Clearity of sentences, contents and body languages. The panel of judges was, Dr. Romy Ngoru, CMO/ Mission Director, DHS, Chandel, Dr. Moichi Saka, MO of PHC, Machi and the District Nodal Officer for RKSK and Mrs. K. shangkham, Vice- Principal, Maha Union Govt Higher Secondary School. Dr. Moichi and Shri K. Shangkham gave feedback of the extempore speech to the students. Dr. Moichi said that the students should express their thoughts in full and with clearity. Mrs K. Shangkham appreciated the participants and encourage them for developing the art of speech further.
  3. Free Medical Checkup for students was given by the RBSK Teams.4 students were reffered for headach, giddiness burning eyes and chest pain. A total of 54 students were screened.
  4. Prize Distribution Function was carried out to close the Festival. Shri. Hringkham Khumlo, Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner, Chandel, Dr. Romy Ngoru CMO/ Mission Director, DHS, Chandel,Dr. Moichi saka , District Nodal Officer for RKSK and Shri K. Shangkham, Vice Principal of Maha Union Govt Higher secondary School graced the function as Chief Guest, Functional President and Guest of Honors respectively. The following is the order of the function:

-Amcee-Tovir Ngoruh, DCM, Chandel.

-Welcome address-By Amcee

-Keynote note-Jasha Premi, DPM, Chandel.

-Speech- Chief Guest.

-Prize Distribution-by the Digniteries.

-Vote of thanks-Amcee

  1. The winners of extempore Speech for category-1 are as follows:

-First-Mr. Ng.Selungwar.

-Second-Radhika

-Third-Kumrila and Gaijiliu.

  1. The winners of Essay writing for category -1 are as follows;

-First-Mr. Ng. Selungwar.

-Second-Gaiziliu

-Third-Kumrila and Gaijiliu.

  1. The winners of the extempore Speech for category-II are as follows:

-First-Hb. Kainihring.

-Second-St. Phowltha.

-Third-Ws. Gracia.

  1. The winners of the Essay writing for category –II are as follows:

-First-Ronica

-Second-Th. Yearshim.

-Third-Bd. Ihmanna.

  1. Consolation prizes for all participants were also given.
  2. Grievances:

-Out of 10 Schools listed out for the school Festival, there was very less turn-up from other schools except for Maha Union Govt. Higher secondary school and Oriental Acadamy.

-There should be provision for transport allowance for the far off schools so that they can turn up to the designated school for the festival.

-There should be an overhead expenditure for hall arrangement, sound system, back-up generator, because all the schools in the hills are without readymade auditorium.

-There should be provision for materials for Essay writing which was somehow managed this time.