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THE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. S. Dason

From its beginning the Student Christian Movement of S. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela has been one of the most active clubs of the College and one of its regular features has been the organizing of the Carol Service to mark the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Last year too this service was held to a large gathering at the Keble Memorial Hall with both the senior and junior choirs taking part.

During the last year the Student Christian Movement together with the Advanced Level students collected essential items such as clothes, shoes, stationery etc to distribute to a less privileged school at Nayabadda.

The five clubs - Library, Gardening, Bible School, Youth and Welfare act in their respective category to provide a better service to the students and thereby making the Student Christian Movement more effective as well.

Regular chapel service is conducted by our Chaplain and Archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya, Ven. Dhiloraj Canagasabey, Rev. Asiri Perera from the Methodist Church and Rev. Paul Priyajayanth from the Church of the Ascension, Bandarawela together with the staff and students. Collection from the service is usually donated to an orphanage or to a home for the elder’s.

Finally the Student Christian Movement would like to thank the Chaplain, Rev. Asiri Perera, Rev. Paul Priyajayanth, Staff and each and everyone who assisted in their various activities over the last year.


ENGLISH BIBLE READING CLUB

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. A. Joseph
Consultant: Mrs. J.S. Chandrasekera

Yet another year dawned for the above club to have its activities in its own style.

Yes! As usual we held the Bible Reading Competitions last year too. The 2009 competitions were really remarkable. Why do I say thus? Because they (the participants around 175 Christians and Catholics) showed great enthusiasm towards the competitions. The judges were happy with the performances of the students.

Our thanks go out to all the Christian and non-Christian teachers for their co-operation. Above all we thank the Almighty God for His grace.


BUDDHIST STUDENTS MOVEMENT

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. A.J.M.U.S. Bandara

Buddhist Students commence their day with religious preaching. This year students too participated in the preaching which has helped in improving their oratory skills.

· A meditation programme was organized.

· The inter-class ‘Vesak’ Lantern competition were held at the college grounds.

· The Annual 'Bakthi Gee' recital and the presentation of the eighth edition of the 'Methmal' magazine was published and presented to the public.

· A felicitation ceremony for the Teachers was conducted very successfully.

· A ceremony to invoke blessing for students who were sitting for the G.C.E. (O/L) students was organized.


HINDU STUDENTS MOVEMENT

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. A. Mahendirrakumar

The year under review was an active one for the society The “Vani Vizha” celebrations was successfully held for the 22nd year with many competitions namely the inter-class oratory, kolam, knowledge in religion and thevaram. Deputy Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Vadivel Suresh and Mrs. Suresh graced the occasion as the Chief Guests.

Students participated in an examination conducted by the Vivekananda Mission of Colombo. Students participated in a competition organized by the Hindu Youth Movement for the “Navaraththiri” at the Hindu Cultural Hall, Bandarawela.

I extend my sincere gratitude to each and everyone who extended their support to make the activities of the Hindu Students Movement a success.


THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY

Teacher-in-charge: Mrs. G.M. Raheem

The Islamic Society of S. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela takes pride in mainly organizing programmes to strengthen the unity and promote religious activities.

During the past year one of the main programmes the society organized was the Meelad-Un-Nabi celebrations to mark the birth of the Holy Prophet Mohamed. This programme was held with a large gathering at the Keble Memorial Hall while Dr. and Mrs. Rizvi Sheriff were the Chief Guests on this occasion.

Although considered as a religious organization, the students do also help in the activities of other clubs and societies as their help to develop a bond among the various communities. Some of the students belonging to the Islamic Society also managed to take part in competitions held at Zonal and All Island Levels and received prizes.

The Islamic Society would like to thank each and everyone who helped in making their activities a success.


SENIOR SINHALA LITERARY ASSOCIATION

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. T.S.M. Gunasekera and Mr. W.M.R. Weerasinghe

The Senior Sinhala Literary Association is formed with students from Grade 10 onwards with the intention of developing their oratory and dramatic talents and skills by taking part in programmes and competitions such as Essay Writing, Short Story Writing and Poetry.


JUNIOR SINHALA LITERARY ASSOCIATION

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. Thilak Jayasiri
Assistants: Mr. A.J.M.U.S. Bandara and Mrs. N.Y. Gunaratne

We are happy to state that we had our annual general meeting at the beginning of this year. Since then we have had several sittings of the association. Throughout the sessions we have staged dramas, videos of different arts and cultural competitions are held. We had a workshop on “Literary Meeting” with some resource persons. We are thankful to all teachers for the support and co-operation given. We hope to continue with the same in the future too with many more additions to the present criteria.


SENIOR TAMIL LITERARY ASSOCIATION

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. G. Thangarajah

The Tamil Literary Association of S. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela aims in bringing out the language efficiency of the students through many ways.

The students’ talents are exposed through various competitions and cultural events, where as to this S. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela proudly presents the “Kalai Vizha” annually. 2009 ‘Kalai Vizha’ was organized by the association with the support of the staff and Professor A. Sanmugadas of the University of Jaffna, Consultant, Department of languages, South Eastern University graced the occasion as Chief Guest.


SENIOR ENGLISH LITERARY ASSOCIATION

Teacher-in-charge: Mrs. R. Kavitha

The Senior English Literary Association of S. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela, purely aims to function with greater ease and self confidence in practical pursuits, and help the students to express themselves more completely as individuals seeking a deeper personal fulfilment. Inter class dramas and competitions were organized during the year in review.


JUNIOR ENGLISH LITERARY ASSOCIATION

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. Anton Joseph

Here we are proud to state that around five hundred students from the Middle School i.e. Grade 6 to 9 deserve the privilege of experiencing ‘English’ through the Junior English Literary Association.

After holding the Annual General Meeting of the Junior English Literary Association we have had monthly sessions during which students come out with their talents, showing their colours.

This creates a rare opportunity for the Middle School, students to be exposed more to ‘English’.

The past president (Yasiru Makavita) presented a Notice Board to the Junior English Literary Association on which we exhibit the articles of students which improves the habit of reading.


JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY

Teachers-in-charge: Mrs. S.M.A. Sudharma (Sinhala Stream)
Mr. S. Surendrakumar (Tamil Stream)

The Junior Science Society has been involved in activities such as do you know contests, debates and educational excursions to improve the knowledge in science.

The Junior Science Society has been able to fulfil its objectives to improve the knowledge of Science in the fast growing world.


INTERACT CLUB

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. K.K. Bandara

The interact club of S. Thomas’ College, has been functioning for more than fifteen years. The club has been functioning as a community service organization affiliated to Rotary Club of Bandarawela. Under the direction of the Headmaster of the College the club has been participating in community service activities organized by the Rotary Club of Bandarawela. The club consists of an Exco of nine and fifty members. Annually the committee has been participating in district assemblies, seminars and leadership training programmes.


LEO CLUB

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. S. Dason

The Leo Club was established in order to provide opportunities for the students of this College to develop their talents and leadership qualities and also help the less fortunate by various projects.

During the past year it received the runners-up award for the outstation clubs in appreciation for the outstanding contribution and dedication rendered to the Leo District 306 C2 and also received the 2nd runners-up award for the most outstanding Leo Club Staff Advisor.

At present there are about 100 Leos in the College and are always on the look-out to bring in more members in an effort to help the younger generation to bring out the best in them. Finally the Leo Club wishes to thank the Staff, Parents and other clubs and societies for their encouragement and support they received during the past year.


ENVIRONMENT CIRCLE

Teacher-in-charge: Mr. Thilak Jayasiri
Assistants: Mr. A.J.M.U.S. Bandara, Mrs. N.Y. Gunaratne and Mrs. W.M.G.V. Hasanthi

The environment circle gathers every Friday after school for weekly meetings and discusses project proposals. A walk was organized to celebrate the world environment day with the participation of many schools in the province. A herbal plantation project has been initiated and plants have been planted to beautify the school. A dengue prevention campaign was held successfully.

The Environment Circle of the Uva Province had their Prize Giving at the College which included a series of seminars on environment conservation.

 

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