The overall champions – Saraswathi Vidyalaya – with the shield

Cultural festivals help in bringing hidden talents to the fore and it is important for school children to participate in such events on a regular basis. Like in the past years, the annual inter-school cultural festival, CRE8-2013, hosted by L’ecole Chempaka School on August 24th, featured superb performances by the participants. Around 260 students from seven different schools in Thiruvananthapuram took part in this talent fest for school children.

The event was planned and conduted by the senior students of L’ecole Chempaka under the guidance of their teachers. There were both on-stage and off-stage competitions. Smt. A Khyrunnisa, retired All Saints’ College Professor and author, was the Chief Guest at the awards ceremony and the well known artist Ms Sajitha Shankar lighted the lamp. Saraswathi Vidyalaya bagged the overall championsip and St Thomas Central School was the runner-up.