V.M Salgaocar Elocution Competition (VVA Primary/Secondary Section)

10The Inter-School V. M. Salgaocar Memorial Elocution Competition is conducted every year by the V.M. Salgaocar Bros. Pvt. Ltd. in association with M.R. Pai Foundation and Forum of Free Enterprise – Mumbai.

The objective is to encourage school students to learn the art of public speaking, gain confidence and develop love for the spoken and written word.
The competition comprises 3 levels: Intra School Level, Inter – School Zonal Level, Inter School Finals

The first Intra School round was conducted at Vidya Vikas Academy, on 10th October 2015 at 10.00am. It was attended by Mr. Anup Bhat, a representative of the V.M. Salgaocar Bro. Pvt. Lt.d. The competition was judged by Mrs. Enny D’Souza, Pre-Primary Consultant and Mrs. Tanula Cotta e Fernandes, Special Educator.

The participants spoke on the following topics:

  1. Waste Management – Need of the hour
  2. Goa – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
  3. Exams, True indicators of a students ability?

Mast. Lysender Lopes of Class 10A won the competition and will be participating in level 2 which will be held in November. Miss Surabhi Aswath of Class 10A was the runner up. The winner was awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 1000/- and the runner up was awarded Rs. 750/-. All the participants were presented & participation certificates.

Mrs. Sanjyot Bhembre co-ordinated the competition.