Interhouse Volleyball Competition 2014-15

4th February was one of the most electrifying days of this year at AVM. The interhouse volleyball competition was announced in the Sports assembly and all the students were thrilled by the news! Many students came up to participate in this competition which was a very good sign already. That day’s sports time was used up entirely in selecting the students for their respective house teams.

The very next day, on the 5th of February, the school volleyball coaches, Ritesh Sir and Pritesh Sir, discussed with the house teams, various facts and the rules about volleyball. After this, the house teams played in turns till the end of the day.

On the next day, on 6th February, our coaches explained to all the rotation rule by taking help of the students who had represented AVM in the CBSE Cluster Tournament. After this, each team practiced the service skills for some time and then played two practice matches which ended the third day.

7th February was the last day for practice and all the houses looked very determined and were very excited about the competition. On this day also, many practice matches were played and even those students who had not selected volleyball as their main sport, participated very enthusiastically. Now all the houses were ready for the tournament armed with the necessary skills and enthusiasm.

On 8th of February, the first day of the competition, the following matches were played within the respective groups.

Sub Junior Group:

• 1st match- Suhradam v/s Satyam: Suhradam won by 2-0.
• 2nd match- Sundaram v/s Shivam: Shivam won by 2-0.

Junior Group:

• 1st match- Sundaram v/s Satyam: Sundaram won by 2-0.

Senior Group:

• 1st match- Suhradam v/s Shivam: Suhradam won by 2-0.

The day ended here with some very exciting matches witnessed by all.

Next day, on the 9th of February, the following three matches were played:

• In the Sub Junior group, there was a third place match between Satyam House and Sundaram House in which Satyam House secured the place.
• In the Junior group, the group’s second match was played between Suhradam House and Shivam House in which Suhradam House won the match.
• In the Senior group, the group’s second match was played between Satyam House and Sundaram House in which Satyam House won the match and thus ended the day.

On the 10th of February, the final match in the Sub Junior group was played between Suhradam House and Shivam House in which Shivam House won the final which entitled them as the champions in the Sub Junior group.

In the Junior group, there was a third place match between Satyam House and Shivam House in which Shivam House took the third place encouraged by the house team’s victory in the Sub Junior group.

In the Senior group, the third place match was played between Shivam House and Sundaram House in which Sundaram House won the match.

On 11th of February, the last day of the competition, two final matches were played. In the Junior group, the final match was between Sundaram House and Suhradam House, in which Sundaram House won the final and hence closed at the first position in the group.

The last final of the competition was in the Senior group, between Satyam House and Suhradam House, in which Suhradam House managed to win the match and secure first place in the group.

The overall results of the competition were also declared on the same day!

Satyam House and Sundaram House jointly occupied the third place. Shivam House stood second and Suhradam House was announced the winning house in the competition. All the students, participants and spectators, and the onlooking teachers, celebrated during the award ceremony. This competition was the last interhouse competition of the year 2014-15 and hence it also concluded a very memorable year full of some very keenly competed events.

The overall points table of the competition is given below:

Submitted by: Rahul B. Patel (School Sports Captain) and the Volleyball Team

AAM 2015 ends with a beginning... “We are ONE”

The most momentous part of the 11th Annual Athletic Meet was the Day-3. The playground battle saw records being rewritten, new champions attesting themselves in different track and field events and the participants raising the standards of their performance with much perseverance. The young athletes gave their best for the last few races and other final events, showing utmost skill and grit, as could be seen by the many striking finishes.

 

The most spectacular sight to behold was those of running events. Breaking the monotony of their tight study schedule, the XII Std students participated in a relay race. These senior most students of the school sent a verve among all when they ran and set the track on blaze in the race.

As the bright sun glided down gradually from the sky, eagerness to know the winning house soared. The pleasant evening descended and the sparkling lights around the ground started shining. All members of AVM family gathered to witness the award ceremony of this AAM. All students and teachers were sitting in the group of their respective houses.

Quite remarkably, this evening brought a pertinent juxtaposition of nail-biting eagerness and elated spirits as saints from Haridham: Param Pujya Prabodh Swamiji, Pujya Suhrad Swamiji, Pujya Sugney Swamiji and Pujya Shasvat Swamiji graced the occasion with their benevolent presence. A flash of joy ran across the audience when they received Param Pujya Swamishree’s blessings conveyed by Pujya Suhrad Swamiji. When the result of different events were being announced, the delighted winners, filled with great joy came on the stage to receive the certificate and medal. At this moment the playground air was laden with cheers and applause.

The final points tally for the top two houses were:
Sundaram House: 350 points
Suhradam House: 306 points

The group-wise athletes of the year were:
Group A (Std 1-2): Advait J Patel (Std 2)
Group B (Std 3-4): Darshil P Patel (Std 4)
Group C (Under 13): Shivang N Patel (Std 7) and Param A Dubey (Std 7)
Group D (Under 15): Rahul B Patel (Std 9) and Dilan N Patel (Std 9)
Group E (Under 17): Sagar A Patel (Std 11)

Though Sundaram House claimed the coveted trophy this year, yet the most prized possession of this evening was the sutra “We are ONE” given by Param Pujya Prabodh Swamiji to make everybody the champions for life hence AAM ended with a new beginning……softly, slowly and smoothly the gear was adjusted, interest redirected, attention accelerated, fuelled with much confidence and delight, the cogwheels moved ahead and AVM buzzed back into order of academic activities.

A very splendid Day 2 of the AAM 2015!

It was a day full of fun and frolic as the students, brimming with enthusiasm, assembled in their respective track and field arenas. The morning was bright, the playground wore a festive look as the colourful flags across the field gently fluttered in the morning breeze.

Along with the running and jumping events, throwing events completed the ‘Track & Field flashes’. The throwing events were the discus throw, shot put and ball throws. As with many athletic events, the limelight was on the participants of high-jump and shot putters who were toiling hard to win the competitions. The huge playground had many spectators all around hooting and hollering for the best crashes and distances.

The events for primary wing were interspersed with the fun races besides the novelty races of 50 m & 100 m distance and relay races. The senior children participated with gusto in various track and field events which comprised of sprint races, relay races, long jump and high jump events scheduled for the day. The combination of different races set the tracks blazing.

It was noteworthy that the team of our ICT team members: Ambrish Sir, Rakeshbhai, Roshan Sir and Sarvajit Sir were moving around with their cameras traversing the length and breadth of the field and capturing every triumph and hilarious gestures of the students. One could see Prabhumagna Sir standing tall with his i-Pad for the photo-finish judgment of each event.

The pulsating-jazzy music was well blend to the booming and shrieking of the students and teachers cheering the participants. Amazing tunes were being played by Hirenbhai and his group. Different committees like dining hall staff, medical personnel, field officials, time-keepers, scorers donned in dedication and devotion, were working tirelessly to make this fiesta even more fun-filled. The intensity and the spirit of the competition could be judged from the excitement of all the house members cheering for their respective house contestants in different contests.

The school principal Dr. Vijay Patel was spotted being one with the students kindling their spirits and inspiring them with the belief of true sportsmanship.

In the company of their teachers, enthused with much moral support, the young athletes unleashed their athletic skills in various events on the second day of a very splendid AAM!

Day 1 of the Atmiya Annual Athletic Meet 2015

“Winning is not everything, but participation and the will to win is everything” with such a motto, the fervent athletes of AVM plunged into the overflowing enjoyment of day-1 of the Annual Athletic Meet 2014-15. The ground vibrated with feverish enthusiasm as the tempo set in with announcement of different track and field events. The best part of the show was the participation of each and every student from classes I to XI. It was held in age-wise categories to make all the events fairer and more enjoyable and to bring out the true sportsman spirit in each athlete.

The events of the day were Ball Throw, Shot Put, Discus Throw, Triple Jump and 50 m and 100 m dash hits for various groups. These events evoked a lot of passion and zeal among the Atmiyans, with each contestant trying to outdo the other and secure the most priced medal.

There was a spectacular view of the venue - different sections of the huge ground were decked with hues of vivacity and verve - factually the different fabrics and art-material of all four house colours. All the students along with their teachers, didis and sports teachers grouped near the arena of their respective choice of events. The teachers and the students were excitedly cheering their respective house participants, voicing the spirit of oneness among all.

The ground reverberated with blend of different uproars of cheers made by the gleeful students, the nerve-catching sound-tracks played on the speaker system by Hirenbhai was adding to the excitement. Last but not the least was the air-borne voice of Mukesh sir who was moving around with his running commentary and updating all with the latest happening across the ground. Thus the day ended with an ardent desire and unabated waiting for the second day of this Athletic Fiesta.

The Grand Opening of the Atmiya Annual Athletic Meet 2015

After the Uttarayan Break, students could hardly wear off the joy and vivacity of such a long vacation when AVM family geared up for the much awaited and one of its own kind - the Annual Athletic Meet! However, the athletic fever began to pervade the campus well before the actual day with athletes practicing hard under the guidance of their sport teachers, regularly since the day school reopened.

The whole school decamped to the huge cricket ground, in front of the school’s ‘Charanraj’ building which looked no less than the hosting place for the Olympic Games. The opening ceremony of this three-day Athletic Fiesta was held on 29th January 2015. The school ground was decked in the house colours of purple, blue, green and orange. The eye-catching decoration at the different field arena and the track boundary was much appreciable.

The esteemed personalities from the YDS fraternity and notably the senior members of AVM and trustees, saints from Haridham and the school Principal graced the occasion with their benevolent presence. The chief guest of this opening ceremony was Mr Mukund Bhandari, Principal of the J.B. Diamonds & KARP Impex Vidya Sankul.

 

As all AVM family members gathered for this occasion, the programme started with the arrival of the guests. General salute was offered to the guests and they were led to the stage by the escorting team. As per the tradition of the school, the guests were invited to perform poojan of Thakorji to invoke God’s presence and blessings for the event after which everybody’s eyes were fixed on the ground where students were overjoyed and much excited for such a mega-event. First of all, teams of all four houses participated in a walk-past. Thereafter, a scintillating dance on the song ‘Ab teri bari hai’ was performed by students of Std 6-7. It was followed by an amazingly powerful presentation of the yogic ‘Surya Namaskar’ by the younger students.

The spectators were spellbound to see the next performance, which was ‘Bamboo Drill’ by the students of all four houses. The flying camera was hovering all around to capture the memorable glimpses of this grand occasion. Then the attention was shifted to the stage as the hosts of the programme invited Pujya Suhrad Swamiji to bless the students and teachers with his words of wisdom. After the inspiring and invaluable speech, the melodious voice of Shreemadbhai impressed everybody when he and his group sang a beautiful song.

Now it was the time for flag hoisting; the school principal Dr. Vijay Patel and the respective house conveners were invited to hoist the school and the house flags. It was a scene worth watching on the ground, when the Athletic Meet formally started with the torch relay by the school’s sports achievers who have taken our school to new heights in different sports. They carried the flame around the track and handed it over to the school principal to light the cauldron of the Athletic Meet and thereby started a new journey towards newer and greater heights. After that, the school’s sports captain Rahulbhai was invited for the oath taking ceremony.

With such gallant commitment of honesty and sportsmanship, with such a spectacular view of hundreds of colourful balloons flying, and with such an overpowering upsurge of excitement the 11th Annual Athletic Meet at Atmiya Vidya Mandir was declared OPEN!!!

Interhouse Football Competition 2014-15

The most nail-biting and fantastic football inter-house competition kick started on 15th Dec 2014 as the “football fever” took over the students of AVM. One could clearly see the enthusiasm and excitement in the eyes and body language of all students.

 

 

In the Sub Junior group (Std 4th, Std 5th & Std 6th), the first match was played between Satyam House and Sundaram House. It turned out to be a thrilling match and ended with penalty shootouts. But it was Satyam House who won the match by 4 goals against Sundaram House. The latter managed to score only 1 goal. The second match was played between Shivam House and Suhradam House. Aarinbhai scored the goal for Shivam House in the first half. In the second half, Suhradam House could not score any goal. Thus, Satyam House and Shivam House made it to the finals.

Sundaram House and Suhradam House competed for the third place. There were no goals in the first and second half. The match was then taken to the penalty shootouts, which to everyone’s surprise, also ended in a draw. The decision then remained hung upon the golden penalty! Suhradam House eventually won the nail-biting match.

The final match was played between Satyam House and Shivam House. Satyam House won the match with Anandbhai scoring the only goal of this very competitive and nerve catching final.

The most delirious group was the Junior group (Std 7th and 8th Std). Players in this age group played some of the most arousing matches at the football ground. This exciting experience started with the first match itself: Satyam House v/s Sundaram House. Satyam House had an advantage of an experienced goalkeeper but Sundaram House had the best defence and a powerful attack. Satyam House won the match in the end. The second match took place between Shivam House and Suhradam House. The match was very breath taking and Suhradam House took the lead 2-1, with a spectacular goal from Karanbhai and won the match.

The third place match was played between Shivam House and Sundaram House. The match was evenly set until the Shivam House defence faltered, crowning the victory to Sundaram House. The finals was the main event: ‘Sundaram v/s Suhradam’. There were many heart throbbing moments, which increased the excitement and thrill of the audience. In the end, Suhradam House, which put up a very tough fight and sealed the victory with 1-0.

In the Senior group (Std 9th, Std 10th and Std 11th), the first match was played between Shivam House and Suhradam House. The first half was very tough hence it ended with no goals. But the second half favoured Suhradam House, they scored 3 goals and won the match. The second match was played between Satyam House and Sundaram House. In both the halfs, both the teams made many attempts but the match ended to the penalty shootouts. They were exciting moments for everyone, but Sundaram House made it to the finals by scoring 5 goals to Satyam House’s 3 goals.

Now, it was time for third place. The match was played between Satyam House and Shivam House. In the first half, it was Jilbhai who managed to score a goal on behalf of Satyam House, which was equalised by Manhilbhai of Shivam House. With both the teams scoring 1 goal each, it was the time for penalty shoot outs. Shivam House scored 3 goals against Satyam House’s 2 goals to secure the third place. And then it was time for the most exciting and electrifying match, ‘Sundaram v/s Suhradam’ for the finals. A huge round of applause and loud cheering followed the entry of both the teams on the ground. The match stood at a balance with Arpitbhai from Sundaram House and Deepbhai from Suhradam House scoring one goal each by the half time. But it was Sagarbhai from Suhradam House who scored a wonderful goal in the second half. Ultimately, it was Suhradam House, which won the first place in the group.

The overall results were as follows:

• Pleasantly surprising, there was no one finishing fourth.
• At the third place, we had Shivam House and Sundaram House with 14 points each.
• At the second place, we had Satyam House with 18 points.
• And the first place was secured by Suhradam House with 26 points.

This exciting football competition was organized by a very hard working team of Dhiren Sir, Tejas Sir, Ritesh Sir and Tarun sir. All the volunteers also worked very hard on field to make the competition so enjoyable and successful. Last but not the least, the electrifying, yet disciplined audience, which was cheering and motivating the teams all the time and boosting their team’s confidence, had filled the ground with a lot of thrill and excitement.

Reported by: Sports Team

Inter House Table Tennis Competition 2014-15

After a long journey of practice, finally the stage was set for the school’s inter house table tennis competition from 25th to 29th November 2014. The very enthusiastic efforts of the school table tennis coach and sports teachers and the perseverance of students helped build great anticipation for this competition.

The competition was held in a group wise manner as per below:

• Sub Junior Group (Classes 4th to 6th)
• Junior Group (Classes 7th & 8th)
• Senior Group (Classes 9th to 11th)

For each group in the competition, there were four participants from each house.

There were two events as part of the competition:

1. Team 
2. Individual

During the matches, one witnessed the sub-junior players brimming with confidence, the contagious energy of juniors and the support and encouragement of the seniors.

The competition would have almost ended with a tie for the first place but to the credit of the Shivam House players, they managed to take a tiny and yet significant leap against the Satyam House team and ended up as champions of the competition.

The final score card was as below:

Reported by: Devang Sir

Interhouse Kabaddi Competition 2014

Kabaddi is one of the popular games in south Asia, especially in India. The sport is believed to have originated in the southern part of India and still is a very popular sport in most parts of India. It is also a sport in which India has done remarkably well at the international level. India have won every single world cup and the Asian games title in the sport.

In the age of IPL, the Pro Kabaddi League, which is broadcast and sponsored by the leading sports network in India, Star Sports, gained new heights in terms of popularity among the youth. And AVM was not an exception! The awareness generated by the Pro Kabaddi League and the enthusiasm of the school coaches transpired into the students and several students were taken to the liking of the sport which laid foundation for a very successful inter-house competition.

 

The competition was divided in three categories:

• Sub Junior (Std 4, 5 and 6)
• Junior (Std 7, 8)
• Senior (Std 9, 10, 11)

Even though the coaching for kabaddi is done throughout the year, a special, week-long, coaching and training program was kept preceding the competition to assist the participants give an even better performance.

After the initial rounds full of excitement, it was then time for the finals. In the Sub Junior category, Suhradam House in their match against Shivam House, showed remarkable spirit to stay in the match against a more fancied Shivam House team. But Shivam House won the final comprehensively with the score of 103–81.

In the Junior category, Satyam House played the competition favourites Sundaram House. Members from both the teams showed some exhilarating skills and temperament to make the finals very entertaining for the spectators. But in the end, Sundaram House won the final with the score of 116–62.

Finals in Senior category was more closer and intense as the participants from both Suhradam and Sundaram houses were determined to win the category to help their house win the competition. The match was also very high on skill and strategy. In a seesaw battle, both teams showed glimpses of why they were the finalists as they won over the amazed spectators as the end of the match beckoned. Eventually, Suhradam House team won the final against a very resilient Sundaram House team.

To grace the occasion of the finals and to present the inter-house trophy to the winners, Pujya Suhrad Swamiji and Vice Principal Respected Ashish Sir were present. Due to their superb performances across all the categories, Sundaram House became the inter-house Kabaddi champion for 2014-15.

The final points table is as follows:

House	Points	Position
Sundaram	24	1
Shivam	22	2
Suhradam	18	3
Satyam	08	4

The enthusiasm and increased participation in a very traditional sport like kabaddi amongst the urban kids itself is the greatest achievement of this Interhouse Kabaddi Competition. On behalf of Atmiya parivar, we congratulate Hemant Sir (School Kabaddi Coach), the entire sports team and the student players for putting up such a successful event.

CBSE Cluster IX - Boys U-19 Football Tournament 2014-15

The CBSE Cluster IX - Boys U-19 Football Tournament 2014-15 was hosted by the Sanjay Ghodawat International School, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) from 18 to 21 October 2014. A total of 58 teams from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli participated in the tournament. The Atmiya Vidya Mandir team reported on 18th October in the company of Coach Dhiren Sir and Manager Tejas Sir.

 

The event started with a very pleasant opening ceremony full of different cultural dances and inspirational speeches. The hospitality and facilities offered by the school were commendable.

Our school team’s first match was against Podar International School, Pune. In the first half, both the teams played very well and the half ended with 0-0 (nil) score. In the second half, the AVM team came back more focused and determined due to which the game started with a goal immediately after the kick off. The match ended with a score of 3-0 in favour of Atmiya Vidya Mandir and the following students contributed to the score with their remarkable performance:
FIRST GOAL    DHRUV P. PATEL    00:17 SEC
SECOND GOAL    ARPIT TRAPASIYA    03:15 MIN
THIRD GOAL    MANHIL BORANA    10:01 MIN

The second match of our school team was against the GG International School, Chinchwad (Maharastra). The game ended with 3-1 score and Team AVM lost the match. The only goal scored on behalf of the team was by Manhilbhai.

The tournament turned out to be a very good learning experience for the students with the added benefit of having played against some really talented players of their age.

Report by: Dhiren Sir

CBSE Cluster 9 Volleyball Championship 2014-15

The CBSE Cluster 9 Volleyball championship was organised by Shri Ramkrishna Harikrishna Academy, Kamrej from 15 to 17 October 2014. 22 schools from the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Daman, Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli participated in this tournament. The Atmiya Vidya Mandir volleyball team had also participated in this tournament.

 

 

Our school team won the first match against Central Pubic School, Buldhana by set points 2-0. The second match was played against P. P. Savani, Surat in which, the Atmiya Vidya Mandir team again won by set points 2-0.

These victories led the school team to the quarter final in which the players gave a commendable fight to last year’s CBSE Cluster Champion, Amrita Vidyalayam, Navi Mumbai. It seemed as if the two teams were playing a final match! Our school team lost the match by set point 2-1. The points per set were 13-25, 20-25 and 24-26.

The school sports captain, Rahul Patel (class 9B) showed a remarkable performance throughout the tournament, very well supported by the other members of the team.

Reported by: Ritesh Sir

CBSE Cluster-9 Table Tennis Tournament 2014

CBSE Cluster-9 Table Tennis Tournament 2014 was hosted by Prabhat Kids School, Akola (Maharashtra) during 10-12 October 2014.

A total of 120 teams participated in the under 14, 16 & 19 category of boys & girls from different regions of western India (including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli). There were a total of 480 students that enthusiastically participated in this table tennis competition.

The Atmiya Vidya Mandir under-19 team of Jil Patel, Krutarth Patel, Niramay Tanna & Divya Patel of class 11 gave their best performances & reached the quarter-finals & ended at the 5th position after playing against the Delhi Public School-Surat team.

In the under-14 category, Krutarth Patel, Saurabh Bhamre & Shreemad Patel of class 7th had represented Atmiya Vidya Mandir in this tournament and in the under-16 category, Deep Patel & Smith Patel of class 9th and Dinal Patel & Pranesh Tanna of class 10th gave their best performances in the tournament.

Written by: Devang Sir (AVM TT Coach)

Inter House Skating Competition 2014-15

The 4th inter house sports competition of the current academic year 2014-15 was for Skating, held in the first half of the month of October.

This competition was held group wise as per below:

• Group A: Beginners - Classes 1st and 2nd
• Group B: Sub Junior - Classes 3rd–4th and Classes 5th–6th
• Group C: Junior - Classes 7th and 8th
• Group D: Senior - Classes 9th to 11th

The Senior group took part in the Long Race in which a total of 4 students (one from each house) participated. The participants in this event were Durgesh Gami, Pranesh Dx Patel, Shreemad Patel and Uday Jariwala in which Uday Jariwala of Satyam House stood 1st and received 10 points.

The Junior group also had the Long Race event in which Krish A. Patel of Satyam House crossed the finish line first and earned 10 points for his house.

In Sub Junior group, from Std 3-4, a total of 5 participants took part in the Long Race event and Devam of Satyam House stood 1st, followed by Krishiv Savariya and Hari Martin. Also, from Std 5-6 in the Sub Junior group, Manthan Patel of Shivam House came 1st in the Long Race event.

The enthusiasm of the Beginners group students made them clearly stand apart from other groups. 11 students participated from this group in the Short Race event. From this race, the 5 students that qualified for the final race were: Jenil V. Patel (Satyam), Manthan M. Patel (Satyam), Yug S. Bhakta (Sundaram), Ved G. Patel (Shivam), Nihar N. Balar (Satyam) and Aum K. Patel (Suhradam). Yug S. Bhakta secured the 1st place, followed by Nihar N. Balar and Jenil V. Patel.

The points table at the end of the competition was as per below:

HOUSE	TOTAL POINTS	POSITION
SATYAM	56	1
SHIVAM	22	2
SUNDARAM	10	3
SUHRADAM	22	2

Written by: Rahul Patel
School Sports Captain

9th West Zone CBSE Cluster - Under 19 Basketball Competition

The CBSE Cluster-IX Basketball Tournament 2014 was held at Gujarat Public School, Vadodara from 2nd Oct to 5th Oct 2014. In the midst of academics and other activities with whatever time they could manage for practice, the AVM Basketball Team finally took the trip to Vadodara to take part in the tournament.

The team started its journey via bus on the 2nd Oct itself and reached Vadodara after four hours. They were received by the host school’s bus and taken to the venue. This first day was spent in reporting, school registration and allotment of rooms to teams. At the end of the day, a total of 42 teams about 500 players from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli reported. The host school had also provided for food for all the guests.

 

 

The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the newly opened Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara. Many eminent personalities were present in the ceremony. The tournament was declared open by Dr. S. K. Nanda, a senior I.A.S. Officer of the Government of Gujarat. He was also introduced to all the team captains and their coaches by the CBSE Observer. Regional dances and plays were held to glorify the spirit of the game. The ceremony ended with the Oath Taking by all the players.

The first match of our school team was supposed to be on 3rd October but it resulted in a bye due to the absence of opposite team.

The second match was scheduled on the 4th October in the afternoon session against BK Birla Centre for Education, Pune. The game was in favour of AVM team in the first half of the game. The second half, however, saw a change in tactics by the opponent team. It eventually turned into a very close game with the final outcome decided in the last 2 minutes of the game! At the end, the game went in favour of the opponent team with a score of 18-13. In spite of losing, the AVM team was appreciated by the referees as well as other officials and coaches for their discipline and for playing with true spirit of the game.

The team then departed from the venue after attending the Navratri celebration and having dinner in the city and finally reached AVM via a train journey.

It was a very rich experience for the AVM Basketball Team players to participate in such a mega competition as it helped them gain a new vision for the game and for the school.

Reported by: Bankim Sir

GUJARAT STATE LEVEL TABLE TENNIS COMPETITION 2014-15

Following the impressive performances in the district level table tennis competition and getting selected to play at the state level, the best of the table tennis players of AVM looked forward to the Gujarat State Level Table Tennis Competition 2014-15.

 

The under 19 competition was held at the Surat Officer’s Gymkhana, Athwalines (Surat). 105 participants from 21 districts of Gujarat participated in this state level table tennis competition. 5 of them were from Atmiya Vidya Mandir: Krutarth J. Patel, Niramay J. Tanna, Uttam P. Italiya, Jil H. Patel and Divya K. Patel (all from class 11). These students gave their best performances and reached quarter finals of the competition.

The best 11 out of these 105 best players of Gujarat in the u-19 category were shortlisted, and it was a proud moment for the school that Jil Patel was one of these top 11. Ultimately, 5 out of these 11 were selected to represent Gujarat in the national league matches.

The under 14 category competition was held in Rajkot. Krutarth C. Patel of class 7 represented Atmiya Vidya Mandir at this competition.

The competition certainly helped boost the confidence of the students while also giving them an opportunity to learn from some of the best players of the country.

Written by: Devang Sir

Inter House Basketball Competition 2014-15

With great joy and celebrations, the Atmiya Vidya Mandir - Sports Department organised the Inter House Basketball Competition from 27th Aug to 30th Aug 2014. This competition brought out the real keen competitive spirit of all the students and their support for their respective houses. The event was very eagerly awaited by all for the entire two weeks leading to the event, during which the house teams practised enthusiastically to be prepared to deliver their best.

The competition schedule was as per below:

Date	Day	Sub Junior (Std 4 to 6)	Junior (Std 7 - 8)	Senior (Std 9 to 11)
27 Aug	1	Sundaram v/s Shivam Satyam  v/s Suhradam	Satyam v/s Shivam	Sundaram v/s Satyam
28 Aug	2	Third place Final	Sundaram v/s Suhradam	Suhradam v/s Shivam
29 Aug	3		Third place	Third place
30 Aug	4		Final	Final

The first two matches in each group were knockout matches and the winners of these matches (in each category) would shake hands in the finals, whereas the losing teams would meet for the third place match.

Day 1: Wednesday, 27th August 2014
Sub Junior Group:

• In the first match of the tournament, Sundaram v/s Shivam in this group, Shivam House won by 8-2.
• In the second match, Satyam v/s Suhradam, Suhradam House won by 10-8.

Junior Group:

• In the third match, Satyam v/s Shivam in this group, Satyam House won by 26-14 points, thanks to a very good game played by Ojasbhai and Dhyeybhai.

Senior Group:

• The last game of the day was between Sundaram v/s Satyam in the Senior group. An electrifying performance by Manavbhai ensured the victory of Sundaram House by 39-11.

Day 2: Thursday, 28th August 2014
Sub Junior Group:

• The first match of the day was for the third place in this group, Satyam v/s Sundaram in which Satyam House won by 14-6.
• The next game was the final match in this group between Shivam and Suhradam and it was won by Suhradam House by 12-6.

Senior Group:

• The third match of the day was the knockout between Shivam and Suhradam in the Senior group, in which Suhradam House won 20-17 because of an awesome performance by Harshbhai Gondaliya.

Junior Group:

• The fourth and last match for the day was Sundaram v/s Suhradam in the Junior group. Sundaram House won the match by 33-8, thanks to an inspiring contribution of Shivambhai (Std 8).

Day 3: Friday, 29th August 2014
Junior Group:

• Out of the two matches played on this day, the first one was for the third place match between Shivam and Suhradam of Junior group. Shivam House won the match by 29-00!

Senior Group:

• The second match of the day, again a third place match between Shivam and Satyam in the Senior group, saw a decent victory of Shivam House by 27-17.

Day 4: Saturday, 30th August 2014

• On the last day of the tournament, there were two very exciting finals: for Junior group and Senior group. The first final match was Sundaram v/s Satyam in the Junior group. Satyam House won the match by 17-10 with another fantastic performance by Ojasbhai who score 13 points for his house.
• The second match was the Senior group final, Sundaram v/s Suhradam. Due to an outstanding team play by Sundaram House players, they won this very closely fought final match by 40-30, with commendable performances by Manavbhai and Pavanbhai.

This is how the scorecard looked like in the end:

HOUSE NAME	SUB JUNIOR	JUNIOR	SENIOR	TOTAL POINTS	POSITION
Satyam	6	10	4	20	3rd
Sundaram	4	8	10	22	1st
Suhradam	10	4	8	22
Shivam	8	6	6	20	3rd

Throughout this remarkable tournament, many academic teachers had come to cheer their respective house teams which further encouraged the students to perform to the best of their abilities. Even the Sports teachers were quite excited about the tournament and enjoyed the break time of various matches by practicing shots from different positions.

Dhiren Sir, Ishwar Sir, Ritesh Sir and Bankim Sir were the referees for the tournament and their judgments were decisive and very transparent. Devang Sir, Tejas Sir, Hemant Sir, Kalpesh Sir, Pritesh Sir and Mitesh Sir took care of the scoring duty in a very fair manner and with full dedication.

The event was special also because of the school principal, Vijay Sir coming to the basketball courts for the final matches to encourage and cheer the students. At the end of the tournament, Tarun Sir announced the results of the competition and Vijay Sir gave away the (joint) winners’ trophy to the Sundaram House and Suhradam House Captains.

The competition was an enthralling experience for the Sports Department as it gave an opportunity to see the students perform to the best of their abilities like true sportsmen.

Report submitted by: Bankim Sir (School Basketball Coach)