Sports Day 1 - Rishi Valley
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Sports Day 1 - Rishi Valley
24x3 SPORTS Rishi Valley School Thusday, September 2, 2010 Log os and T Shirts Pag e 2 Cock Fig ht Pag e 3 Buddha Pre dicts Pag e 5 Welcome to the Purple Parade T he field bore the atmosphere of lazy ease. The clocks of the clock crossed four. Ramachandran Sir called on the seniors and juniors to assemble on the field. A hush fell on the audience as the various classes got ready for the march past. The march past was both exciting and sombre. With every drumbeat the atmosphere intensified. Jaideep and Ismat of class 12 were on the drums. As the music of 'Chariots of Fire' played (and screeched sometimes) the momentum picked up. Our school captain Sooraj was proudly holding the school flag. Following Sooraj were Twelth standard captain Nehal and placard holder Tushar. The twelthies wearing dark purple were blending with the atmosphere perfectly. The eleventhies were right behind with Sahayu leading their class, head held high. The eleventhies marching with their bright red class t-shirt looked really confident. The Ten 'A' captain was Rhea and following her was the placard holder Prateek. They were wearing a deep blue t shirt which was well admired by all. The Ten 'B' captain was Sahas who was leading his class well along with Madhunika. Ninths debut was really good with Sathvik Yuki Nemani Fujiwara and Matrena holding flags for their respective classes. The placard holders were Manasa and Priyanath. The class colour was a nice grey (so said Rajan Sir in his commentary and a few people laughed), with a logo which voices victory. There was a flurry of purple t shirts (mostly eigthies) as they scrambled with their seniors' cameras to capture the pictures of the marchpast. A series of pictures and videos were taken in the course of the march past. After this the torch was brought down by the speedstar Muhil and was taken around the field by Avinash of Std 12. This is the best moment in the entire ceremony and is no less than a world meet. The annual sports day meet was finally opened by Tanuj sir hoisting the school flag and Ramachandran sir saying a few words to derclare the sports meet open. Ishaan, Rudran & Hari SPORTS 24x3 Thusday, September 2, 2010 :: Page 2 Locos of Logos and T Shirts M yths, motifs, tracks , towers and chariots seem to have dominated the logo trends this sports day. The 9ths who are fresh to the game are looking forward to it but 12ths who are leaving the arena soon are recalling and reminiscing titbits of their life which mostly makes sense only to them. The T shirts say it all. The 9ths have a grey T shirt with an elaborate motif taken from Blackjack – the card game of luck. It is the motif of two snakes entangled with each other and sporting the heads of King of Diamonds and Ace of Hearts. This was designed by Sai Manasa and proudly proclaims VICTORY. Mind, Body & Soul What connects ancient India and RV? YOGA. This ancient tradition has been a part of RV ever since the school has begun and is going strong even today. Yoga is mainly the coordination between the mind and the body. It is also said to improve ones stamina and stability. Ramola sir has been teaching yoga in RV for the last 12 years. Yoga is an important part of the sport’s display. Usually it starts with Suryanamaskar and ends with chanting of OM. Various asanas and pranayamas are displayed by a specially selected group of students. Aditya and Sanjna The 10ths had many contenders but finally Savithri’s design (which she had submitted last year too) won. How tastes change within a year! It shouts out at you – REACH OUT REACH HIGH REACH BEYOND. Their T shirt is a dark blue and had to fight bitter battles with Pink and Black before it could be finally selected. Kabir is the architect of Class 11 logo. Emblazoned on the bright red T shirt is a chariot on fire which asserts IN THE HOT SEAT. It was to be the Leaning Tower of Pisa with logos from previous years entrenched in it but the fiery chariot won in the end. Muhil has designed the 12th logo. It is a collage of tracks and blocks with many encrypted messages. Right in the middle are the words SID Mmm… Is it Sid Menon or Sid meditating! Frogging, papad shields, masks, love signs and many more…You can unravel all their little secrets if you pay heed. By the way their T shirt is purple. Arjun and Kabir The Coke of Rishi Valley W hat is the most tempting and attractive place in the whole of the games field during SPORTS DAY? It is the Walyte Tent. On a hot morning, when you have run around so much or even lazed around a bit, Walyte tent seems to be a favourite destination – the coolest hot spot. Ever since it has begun, this orange flavoured drink has been attracting 160 – 200 students every session. What is its secret? Is it the taste or the energy that is the attraction? Have you ever wondered about the origin of this energy drink – the neo coke of RV? Long long ago, all the partici- pants would be given some plain glucose in their dirty hands. Many thought that this was too unhygienic. So around 10 years ago, RV’s own brand of energy drink --WALYTE was launched. This drink contains Glucose, Rasna, Walyte and water and is truly the COKE OF RV. So who is the Willy Wonka of this orange drink factory? Radha Akka of the hospital is the mastermind behind this rejuvenating drink and is the key controller of the measures and mixture of this drink. Srikala akka and Srikumari akka have been her partners for many years now. Rukmini, Shayista &Sreyartha SPORTS 24x3 Thusday, September 2, 2010 :: Page 3 What a Disappointment! T he greatest disappointment in RV sports 2010 is the ban on the heart pounding, exhilarating … cockfight!! This event was introduced to RV in 1998 by none other than our own games instructor Reddy Sir when he had joined the school. The first few years went smoothly but soon it became obvious that sportsmanship was dying out. It became a class event. Once it became a class event, students tended to form polarised groups around the classes. Reddy Sir and other teachers were against this. But there is another vital reason for removing cock fight from sports day. When a student jumps on another student’s leg in the hot sand, blisters tend to develop on their feet. These blisters have caused problems for some of our star athletes. They were not able to take part in any other events. One good example (or should one say bad!) was Shanki from last year's sports day. Shanki took part in the cockfight with a lot of fanfare but soon developed a large blister on his foot. He was a very good athlete but could not take part in any other event. As it was his last sports day (he was from class 12), he was greatly disappointed. Although cock fight was a popular sport, the ban on it seemed inevitable after the Shanki incident. Zubin and Nitin The Oath We, the athletes gathered here today, Do solemnly swear to take part In the annual sports meet To the best of our abilities and In the true spirit of sportsmanship; For the honour of our school And for the glory of sport. For when the great scorer comes To score against our name He seeks not whether We’ve won or lost But how we’ve played the game. Whose Line is it Anyway?! SPORTS 24x3 Thusday, September 2, 2010 :: Page 4 Drills, Frills and Thrills T here was great excitement in everyone as the sports day drew near.The whole of junior school was sweating it out, missing all the freetime. It was great fun for everyone to see the tiny tots of prep especially Keshav and(compared to them )somewhat matured fourthies perform rhythumic movements with the use of dumbells . Showcasing India's diverse tradition the fifthies presented a much loved gujrati dhandiya set to the song MARO SONANO GADULO NE. Then came the eighthies performing a mix of dances with the formation of number eight in the end.Running as soon as they can into the arena the sevenths made a grand entry with the clash of the contrasts -black and white.They performed a series of human dominos in the formation of a Yin Yang.Their drill reflected a certain calmness to the games feild . Not far behind were the sixthies with their colourful ribbons waving along with the soothing music. The drills ended with the REC coming up with yet another imaginative dance.Set in their native tongue telugu,it was about a couple who were travelling in train from Kuraballa Kota to Tirupati.It was a lovely story about the silly disputes between a man and his wife.The song accompaning the dance was composed and tuned by Mr.E.Ramu of the REC.The drills were recieved well and surely set of this sports day with a bang!! Sanjna, Archana & Rukmini Fun Aftermath There is always some excitement during the drills,and loads after them too.The classes are always busy posing for class pics or everyone is huddeled up near Joshi Sir to see his kite soaring high up in the sky. This year unfortunetly there was no sign of kite flying, but there were class games which kept everyone equally well entertained. Everyone was in the sports day spirit and were delighted by the fact that there are no classes for the rest of the week (but the problem is that the week is almost over !). The tragedy of no kite flying didn't really affect the spirit of the first day a lot. But is the tradition of kite flying dying out? Kabir, Adya and Rukmini High tea T he excitement of the sports day begins with the high tea. The students and staff alike wait for the classes to get over. The Dining Hall manager always has a special fare on the eve of the sports meet. This year too lived upto the expectations. The tiffin that was served today to the whole school was enjoyed by one and all. Consisting of brownies, chips, ladoos, vada pav and grape juice,this tiffin made everyone's mouth water! One could hear 'Wow' all around. “I loved the brownies and grape juice “ rang out Avinash's voice above the din. There were long queues at the counters and people were going for second shares. It was very filling and was energy giving.An ideal way to start Sports Day. Kabir,Prudhvi and Sreyartha SPORTS 24x3 Thusday, September 2, 2010 :: Page 5 The Betting Buddha The Star of this year's Sports Day Biography: Born in 1899, 1st of April this lucky chap was abandoned directly after birth and was found by a dhobi wala who had gone behind a clump of trees to secretly eat his paan. Little did he[the dhobiwala] know that he would find a plump little baby sucking on his thumb a name tag attached to his blanket. Gauthaswamy, or as his friends used to call him, Guttu, spent his childhood years washing and ironing clothes. When he was 12 years old, he started realising his amazing talents as a comedian and cheating people out of their money. Not to forget he is a male chauvinist and only predicts guys outcomes. Work in Rishi Valley: In 1930 he came to work as the DH manager. However, he developed acute photophobia and has been living underground under the senior auditorium. He is the cause for the mysterious wailings reported as he feels homesick for Besan Laddoos. This year he is extremely enthusiastic and hyper-active as he knew that the sports day was approaching. Last year he asked the present ninth batch whether he could take part in the Sports Herald, but they declined his proposal. We have decided to take the risk and so, here is his feature. His predictions for tomorrow: 100 Meters 'A' Boys “ Sooraj puttar better wear your lucky pink polka dotted hawaiin shorts, otherwise you will slip at the 50 meters mark and hurt your funny bone. Take my warning seriously or i will release nitrogen in the air and everyone will be rolling on the floor, and laughing out loud. Avinash beta drink complan tonight, you will be 100 meters tall and all you need to do is fall and you will take it all!!!” 200 meters 'A' Boys “ Haye re Nikhil. In the heats you stopped in the end, but now make our puny litlle hearts flop. Run like the wind dude run like the wind, Vayu ka aashirwad tumhare, aur Sahayu ke saath hai. Vayu......Sahayu!!! It rhymes hehe. If you win I want my Besan laddoos.” 100 Meters 'C' Boys “ Mera upay for these people is that be like Arjun.A, be 1 step ahead of Avinash, be born a 100 meters tall. Practice your falling beta, practice your falling. I want my Besan laddoos desperately {does Rangacharyulu sir sell them in his huge shop???}. Gaurav dont be shy, you will surely win. Bhuva, recovering from chicken pox wouldv'e only made you faster. Besto. !!!LADDOOSSSSSSSS!!!!!! Tanmay, Arjun and Shreya Today's Edition is brought to you by the following team from Std 8, Rishi Valley School with the help of Mr Rajeshwar: Editor: Arjun Ashoka & Kabir Shrivastava Sub Editors: Sreyarth K, Sanjna Rao Cheeti & Adya Raman Gandhi Reporters: Nitin Johnson Gurram, Zubin Cherian Jacob, Rukmini Swaminathan, Aditya Ramakrishna & Tejaswi Abhiram Nagam Photographers: Ayushi Naik Ramavatu & Shayista Faraaz Layout: Ishaan Agrawal & Hari Siddharda Malla Volunteers: Rudran M Menon & Archana S Rajan