RHAPSODIA – 2022

August 12, 2022

Rhapsodia 2022 – A mélange of verse and words, was held in the School’s Newton Hall, on Friday, 05 August 2022. The much-awaited Inter- House public speaking competition lived up to the expectations of the eager audience. The contemporary genres and diverse mediums to inspire, delight, reflect and connect were appreciated by all.

Students from grades 9 and 10 enthralled the audience with power packed performances from their chosen pieces. The focus covered both ends of the spectrum, from the joys of Life to the horrors of War. The works of both established poets and those whose writings have been recently published were taken up and given expression to.

The poetry of Berton Braley, Carl Sandberg, Edgar Albert Guest, Lamyaa Hanchaoui, Amelia Glaser, Yuliya Ilchuk , David Romano, the American poet, Michael Mack , Yasmina Tavares, a 2020 Western University Graduate along with the inimitable, Kahlil Gibraan was referenced and emoted on stage.

We were transfixed as Grade 11 brought the movies to us in a novel way, through dramatic dialogues from films. Spanning a wide lens across decades, the viewers were treated to Churchill’s memorable speech in, The Darkest Hour, Nicole Kidman’s burst of emotions in, Stoker, Gregory Peck, playing Atticus Finch in, To Kill a Mockingbird, Michael Clark Duncan and Tim Hanks, as John Coffey and  and Paul Edgecomb in The Green Mile,  Bill Pullman’s portrayal of President Whitmore in, Independence Day.

Grade 12 pushed the boundaries with their self-authored pieces addressed to persuade and convince, touching upon stimulating debates such as the impact of Cartoons on our lives and how they serve to teach valuable lessons, how Music is the essence of life and along with lyrics enriches our existence. The burning issue of Women Harassment and the need for actual reform, and the fact that the doomsday call has been sounded on Global Warming and imminent devastation awaits, were the subjects taken up by the students.

A special performance by Vijayant Chaudhry on the invincibility and resurgence of Arthur Conan Doyle’s, Sherlock Holmes received a standing ovation by the audience.

The event was adjudged by the distinguished panel of Ms. Sangeeta Sekhon, Ms. Nisha Kaul and Ms. Angelina Singh.

The Grade Wise Results were as follows:

Grade 9

The Runner up position was shared between – Rishm Preet of El Maa House and Ranjit Sidhu of Terra House.

1st Place – Suhail Ahmad of   House

Grade 10

Runner up – Ananya Jain of El Maa House

1 st Place – Abhir Verma of Aether House

Grade 11

Runner up – Ishitta Groverr of Aether House

1 st Place – Vitthal Tewari of Terra House

Grade 12

Runner up – Aaditya Sharma of Terra House

1 st Place – Aadit Bansal of Agni House

The winning House – Rhapsodia 2022 was Aether House with 201 points.

Terra House came in second place with 186 points

Agni House and El Maa House bagged the third position with 182 points