The Wiz Kids for a cause
S.S. KAVITHA
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The Horlicks Wiz Kids contest is also instrumental in creating awareness on environmental issues.
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The final verdict: A moment to cherish.
The children were vying with one another to exhibit their talent. For the fourth consecutive year, the fiesta provided an enriching platform for students, besides encouraging participation and nurturing team spirit through a series of competitions on varied subjects such as literature, art, singing, dramatics and others.
Evaluation process
Students were judged based on their performances in three rounds — written elimination round, interview round and the final selection round on the main stage comprising the talent round, the versatility round and the judges’ question round. Students were evaluated on their overall personality, stage presence, confidence, self-awareness, communication and interpersonal skills, critical thinking, creativity, decision-making and problem solving ability, stress management and emotional quotient.
Above all, the Horlicks Wiz Kids programme has a unique element of creating awareness on environmental issues. With the aim to create a socially responsible generation, Horlicks Wiz Kids will join hands with Greenpeace, a non-profit organisation in the “Ban the Bulb” campaign.
The biggest environmental threat is climate change. Everyday, India uses 18,000 MW of electricity for lighting and most of it is being wasted in the use of inefficient ordinary bulbs. Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) use only 20 per cent of the energy used by an ordinary light bulb. By replacing bulbs with CFLs, India’s Co2 emissions could be reduced by 52 million tonnes.
The wiz kids would create awareness among children throughout the country with the support of videos on the environment issues along with a signature campaign by Greenpeace. The winners who will form 2007’s Wiz team would get an opportunity to work with Greenpeace that functions in 40 countries across Europe, America, Asia and the Pacific.
The temple city witnessed the participation of around 6,000 students from 40 schools. G. Indrajit, a Std. XI student of Lakshmi School, Veerapanjan, and R. Lakshmi, a Std. VII student of Chetana Matric H.S. School emerged winners in the senior and junior level categories respectively.
In the free style dance and quiz competitions, Mahatma Montessori Matric H.S. School and Mahatma School (Baba Building) won the first and the second places respectively. Cathy Matriculation School students walked away with the third prize in the dance performance, while Chetana Matric H.S. School emerged third in the quiz competition.
Ability booster
The inter-school fiesta had been helping students develop the ability and confidence to express their views and talent beyond the four walls and academics, said Indrajit.
It was an encouraging event and it also kept us relaxed, away from the hectic schedule of studies, said Lakshmi. Many students concurred with Lakshmi, while a few lacked a sportive spirit.
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