Yet another successful year! New England Shirdi Sai Parivaar (NESSP) conducted and concluded its 2nd Annual Kids Academic Competitions during the weekend of 7th and 8th December. Academic competitions are a great way for talented kids to deepen their knowledge about their favorite subjects and challenge themselves to research and create.

The event from start till the end was very well planned, structured and accomplished. The joy of working as a team, “dedication filled with devotion” of the volunteers is once again proved. All the volunteers behind this happening put in a lot of effort tirelessly since past two months working on logistics, setting the question papers and organizing and made sure that everything that is needed is there from Trophies to Pencils.

The competitions were conducted in various areas for all levels from Grade 1 through 12. A total of 153 kids participated in Chess, Vocabulary Bee, Geography Bee and Essay Writing. The unique value proposition of this event was “Charity towards Community”. All the participant families were asked to donate Clothes, Shoes and Non-Perishable food items as the participation fees which will be distributed to the needy people via partner organizations life Lowell homeless shelter , Cradles to Crayons. This thought also helps in nurturing the kids about the significance of living in and for the community.

After the competitions the papers were evaluated and the award ceremony commenced in the presence of our beloved Sai.

Winners and the runners-up were awarded with Trophies and Certificates. Each and every child truly enjoyed participating in the event. NESSP extends heartfelt thanks to each and every parent for their cooperation and the zeal towards motivating their kids and help them realize their inner strengths and accomplish.

The entire weekend was filled with inimitable bliss and cheerfulness, and holds more uniqueness as it all happened under the umbrella of Shri Sai Baba!!

Winners of the Kids Academic Competitions 2013 are:

Chess Level -1 
Winner              -Meghana Kancharla
Runner up        -Sai Chaitanya Nallajennugari

Chess Level -2
Winner         -Praneet  Nadella
Runner up    -Aayush Patel

Chess Level -3
Winner      -Jayalakshmi Seyyadri
Runner up -Sriharshith Pedda

Essay Writing 
Winner         - Nikhil Meka
Runner up   - Sneha Prasath

Vocabulary Level 1
Winner      - Yash Parmer
Runner Up- Aakansh Mysore

Vocabulary Level 2
Winner        - Aishwarya Ramesh
Runner up - Ranjana Ramesh

Vocabulary Level 3
Winner       - Darshan Krishnaswamy
Runner up - Pranav Abbott

Geography Level 1
Winner         - Arya Chawla
Runner up - Raghav Rajan

Geography Level 2
Winner        - Ritvik Karthik
Runner up - Ranjana Ramesh

Geography Level 3
Winner         - Adhvika Arunkumar
Runner up - Pranav Abbott
             
Essay Written by kids are posted at http://www.nessp.org/page/menu_0/16318.html                

Hearty congratulations to all the winners and the participants, may Sai always shower his love on all of you!

Congratulations to all the volunteers for all the hard work and making the event a huge success and hope NESSP will continue making efforts to bring more diversity in future endeavors.

“Many Scholars agree that competitions are necessary, ingrained and essential for people as they are better off when they are trying to win rather than trying not to lose as the thrill of victory is sweeter”. Such competitions help the children grow and realize their inner strengths and survive in this aggressively competitive world.

NESSP conducts free chess practice sessions and storytelling every Sunday at the Temple in Sai Community Center, Unit # 3 from 2:00-4:00 PM.

Upcoming Events:
Dec 31st – New Year Eve – Temple will be open till Mid-Night
Jan 1st New Year Day – Temple will be open all day
More details are available at the temple website: http://www.nessp.org/Welcome.do.

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