Report on Career Guidance Talk by Alliance University

Alliance University, Bangalore, conducted a career Guidance session for the students of XII Arts and XII Commerce on 13th October 2025 and for the students of XI Science and XII Science on 14th October 2025 in the St. Joseph Vaz Auditorium of St. Xavier’s H.S.S., Mapusa. The main goal of this session was to enable students to enroll for career options that are best suited for them.

The guest speaker was Dr. Sajan Matthew, Professor at Alliance School of Business. Dr. Matthew advised students to create a plan of action and follow it through. He guided students through an exercise to find their ‘Ikigai’ or ‘Reason for being’. He instructed students to enroll in universities that utilize a technology-based learning environment. He also instructed students to leave their ‘comfort zone’ and step into the ‘growth zone’ through hardwork and discipline. He suggested that students select jobs based on the World Economic Forum job report. Dr. Matthew counseled the students on the skills they must cultivate and on AQ-‘Adaptability Quotient’ and ‘SQ-Social Quotient’.

The session was coordinated by the Skill Workshop Committee.

Report of the National Level Competitions: 2025

NUKKAD NATAK COMPETITION

On the occasion of World Environment Day 2025, The National Museum of Natural History, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change organised the NUKKAD NATAK Competition on 30th July, 2025 on the Theme: One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution. (On line mode)

The script for the Nukkad Natak was written in Hindi by Ms. Nidhi Falari.

The following students participated in the NUKKAD NATAK Competition

The Script and Video of the Nukkad Natak was uploaded on the School Google drive on 29th July 2025 till 15th August 2025.

Report of the National Level Competitions: 2025

POEM WRITING COMPETITION

On the occasion of World Environment Day 2025,The National Museum of Natural History, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change organised the Poem Writing Competition on 29 June, 2025 on the Theme: One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution. (On line mode)

The following students participated in the Poem Writing Competition on the Theme: One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution. The poems were written in English.

The pdf of the poems were emailed on 27th June 2025.

Report of FOTO FEST 2K25 organised by Vidhya Vruddhi Saunstha, Ponda Goa.

On the occasion of World Photography day which is celebrated on 19th August every year the 'Kid's Nest' under the guidance of Vidhya Vruddhi Saunstha organised FOTO FEST 2K25 on the theme 'Threads of Unity' on 12th August 2025.

The following students participated in the 12th Photography Competition :

Report on All Goa Inter HSS Indian Folk Dance Competition.

Mount Mary’s Higher Secondary School Chinchinim, Salcete Goa, organized “All Goa Inter HSS Indian Folk Dance Competition on 25th August 2025. Our higher secondary students performed “Dekhni” dance on live music. A total of 10 students represented our Institution by performing Dekhni. Following are the participants for dance : Ms.Anju Singh, Ms.Abigail D’Souza, Ms.Vanshika, from Xi arts B, Ms.Mubina shaikh from Xii commerce c, Ms. Heena shaikh, from Vocational, Ms. Gauravi from Xi science D. And for live singing Ms. Maitri from Xi science and Mr. Ayush Xii science c. And for tabla Mr. Gurudas from Xi science and for harmonium Mr. Shivam from Xii science A. Teacher Incharge : Ms Rakshanda bhandari

Report of All Goa Inter Higher Secondary Monologue Competition in Konkani and Marathi

On 19th Aug 2025 Shree Damodar Higher Seondary School of Science, Margao organized “ All Goa Inter Higher Secondary Monologue Competition in “Konkani and Marathi” languages. Ms.Akshata Mavlankar from Xi commerce D participated in the Konkani Monologue category on the topic “म्हादय”. Ms. Ruhi Samant from Xii arts c participated in the Marathi language category on the topic “ मला जन्माला यायचय. Teacher in-charge : Ms. Rakshanda Bhandari .

Report on Wall Painting Competition – “Swachhotsav 2025 - Swachhta Hi Seva 2025”

The Mapusa Municipal Council organized a Wall Painting Competition on 26th September 2025 at its premises under the theme “Swachhotsav 2025 - Swachhta Hi Seva 2025.” Students from St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Mapusa participated enthusiastically and showcased their creativity through inspiring artwork.

Results: 1st Prize:

2nd Prize:

The competition was coordinated by Mr. Utkarsh Dhawaskar. The event successfully promoted the message of cleanliness and civic responsibility among students and the community.

— Reported by Mr. Utkarsh Dhawaskar St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Mapusa.

Report on Street Play & Reel making Competition

The Diocesan Society of Education in collaboration with Diocesan Cathecatical centre (DCC) organized a Street Play and Reel making Competition on 16th August 2025 on the Theme of the Jubilee Year "HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT US" at St Pius X complex, Old Goa. The aim of the competition was to create awareness about social issues and encourage students to express themselves creatively.

The street play performance was filled with powerful dialogues, slogans, and impactful acting that captivated the audience. The reels submitted by students from various Higher secondary schools were played on the screen for the audience. Fr. Marcelin Rodrigues, Director of the DCC praised all the groups for their performances. The event was not only entertaining but also thought-provoking and inspiring for everyone present there. Finally, the Competition ended with vote of thanks. The prizes were declared and all the participants were given participation certificates. The students were under the guidance of Ms Juvella and Sr Cipriano.

The Street Play Competition participants were as follows:

The Reel making participants were as follows:

Report of Essay Competition

Smt. Abhilyabai Ramani Pratishtan organised an Annual All Goa Essay Competition 2025. The competition was held in three different categories namely school, higher secondary and college students’ level. The topic of the competition for Higher secondary students was, An Individual’s responsibility in reducing the carbon footprint. The rules and regulations were drawn limiting only two essays from each institute.

Four students submitted their essays out of which two were submitted ON 12TH August 2025 at The Kamakshi Education Society’s Higher Secondary School, Curti- Ponda. Students gave a vivid, detailed description of the topic.

The following two entries were sent:

Alyssa Fernandes XI SCI B

Sheryann Noronha XII ARTS C

Report on Participation in “BITBUZZ 7.0”

The Department of Computer Science of VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics organized “BITBUZZ 7.0”, a State Level IT-Fest for Higher Secondary Schools, on 12th September 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the college premises. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from students of Std. XI and XII across the state.

St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary actively participated and showcased remarkable talent, securing top positions in multiple events.

Tanisha Naik, Preeta Harmalkar, Cynthia Souz, Lisa Cutinho, Velanka Fernandes (XII Arts B), Caydon Desouza (XI Vocational), Keaton Rodrigues (XII Commerce A), Samarth Kanavdekar (XI Science)

Shriganesh Savant (XI Science C), Rhitivik Kambli (XII Commerce A)

Raunak Singh (XII Commerce B), Vishant Yadav (XII Vocational)

Hail Purohit (XII Science C), Alannah Fernandes (XII Science C)

The outstanding performances of our students brought laurels to the institution, reflecting their creativity, innovation, and teamwork. The fest provided an enriching platform for participants to explore the world of Information Technology, exchange ideas, and enhance their skills.

The Management and Staff of St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary congratulated all winners and participants for their dedication and excellence.

Reported by: William Fernandes and Utkarsh Dhawaskar (Teacher-in-charge)

Report of Poster making competition

Directorate of health services, Urban health centre Mapusa Goa organized a poster making competition for the students of higher secondary school on the occasion of “Indian Organ Donation “ awareness month of July 2035. The theme for the year was “ Nave Jivit New Life”. Our three students had participated for the same. Mr. Shiney pereira from Xi arts B, Ms. Abigale D’Souza from Xi arts B and Ms. Jewela Fernandes from Xii arts B. From a total of 5 prizes our students bagged the first 3. Ms. Jewela Fernandes won 1st place worth Rs.500/-, Mr.shiney pereira won 2nd place worth Rs.450/- and Ms. Abigale won 3rd place worth Rs.350/-.

Report of Goench Swad

Institute of Hotel Management, Porvorim, Goa, organised a cooking competition titled Goencho Swad on the occasion of World Tourism Day on the 23rd of September 2025. Two of our students participated in the competition from 11th Vocational (B&C) namely 1) Ms. Jennifer Fernandes and 2) Ms. Rashmi Bandodkar.

They prepared two Goan starters called Tender Coconut Chilli Fry in the vegetarian category and Rechad Prawn Spring Rolls in the Non Vegetarian category.

Both students were awarded certificates of participation.

Report of Rockstar Chef Competition

Kamakshi Culinary College, Verna, Goa organised a cooking competition for students in our own campus at St. Xavier's HSS, Mapusa, on 1st October 2025 in the Bakery & Confectionery Lab.

It was the preliminary round of the finals to follow in November '25 wherein students could prepare a dish at home and present in school. There were two categories of cooking. 1) Hot Kitchen and 2) Dessert Making.

From the General Stream there were 5 participants in the dessert making competition namely:-

From the Vocational (Bakery & Confectionery) department participants in the Hot kitchen Category were as follows:-

The winners who have qualified for the finals rounds are:-

Report of the Youth Festival 2025 in Goa 'World Tourism Day '2025

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, 27th September 2025. the Fundacao Oriente along with V.M Salgaonkar Institute of International Hospitality Education organised various events, skill based competitions, live demonstrations, interactive workshops. They covered towel art, bakery creations, cookies and Doughnut making, flavours in action, momo making, Dinning Etiquettes, bed making, mocktail making, napkin styling, floral arrangement and Kahoot quiz for students.

The following students participated in the workshop on 27th September from 7.30 am to 7.00 pm. The participants were accompained by Ms. Janice DMello and Dr. Alvita D’Souza. Along with Santosh, Peter, Atmaram and Edmund

Dr. Alvita D’Souza

Report of the Youth Festival 2025 in Goa 'World Tourism Day '2025

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Museum of Christian Art, Old Goa in collaboration with Goa State Chapter of INTACH organised an Elocution competition in English on the topic: From Selfies to Sustainability: How Young Travellers can Make a Difference.

Two students: Ms. Kirti Marathe XI Arts A and Ms. Jilen Valanka Britto XI Arts C participated in the preliminary round held online through an unedited video which was sent via School email on 11th September 2025. After selection Ms. Kirti Marathe was selected for the finals held on 26th September 2025. As a token of appreciation a free ticket to visit the museum was offered to Ms. Jilen Valanka Britto accompained by one adult valid till 14th November 2025.

Dr. Alvita D’Souza

Report of the Multi Media Art Exhibition held at the Museum Of Goa (MOG)

The Musem of Goa organised a Multi Media Art Exhibition on the theme Festivals of Goa. Ms. Leandra Isabel Priyanka Barros from XI Arts C participated in the competiton. She submitted five art works on 24th August 2025 and selected artist names to display their artwork was announced on 20th September. Which were not selected for the exhibition.

Dr. Alvita D’Souza

REPORT of 'Econspire '1.0 Competition Organized by The Department of Economics of the Rosary College of Commerce and Arts ,Navelim.

St Xaviers Higher Secondary School , participated in the 'Econspire '1.0, organised by The Department of Economics of the Rosary College of Commerce and Arts ,Navelim , an Inter Higher Secondary School Competition held on 17th September 2025. The theme was Climate Action: Economic Choices for a Sustainable Future.

We are proud to announce that our team consisting of the following bagged the first place and were declared Winners of Econspire 1.0.

In the individual events,

1. Poster Competition- 1st Place🥇

2. Quiz: 1st Place🥇

3. Reel Making: 1st Place🥇

4. Fashion Show: 2nd Place 🥈

Heartiest congratulations to all the participants.

REPORT on Interior and Design Expo

JD school of Design along with Hospitality Interior and Design Expo organised an all goa Styling Contest for Students of std 11th and 12th on the theme " WEAR YOUR IMAGINATION " on 27th of September 2025.

Miss Simran Pradeep Naik of class XI Sci B won't the first prize.

There were a total of 20 participants for the contest .

REPORT of Quiz on Mental Health Program.

District Hospital, North Goa organized a quiz competition cum Mental health program on 23rd September 2025 to commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day with the theme “Changing the Narrative Around Suicide”

Two of our hss students

participated in the quiz and won the 1st place.

They were given certificate each, a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 5,000/-.

Another 08 students attended the program on Mental Health awareness and they were given certificate each.

The teacher incharge Ms. Sharin Arambolkar and Carlos D’Souza.

Report of Quiz competition

BOOK RELEASE - "A marked difference in English" by member Mrs. Cecilia Viegas

Chief Guest: Dr. Balaji Shenoy, Exec. Editor Goa Gazetteer, Govt of Goa.Prize Distribution at the hands of: Hon President Adv Yogesh Nadkarni and Hon. Secretary Tanmay Kholkar

The teacher incharge for the competition, who accompanied the above two student as a team was Mr.William Fernandes.

To commemorate the centuary celebrations of Clube Tennis De Gasper de Dias, Miramar Goa an all Goa Inter Higher Secondary Schools General Knowledge (GK) Quiz Competition was held in 16th August 2025 from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm. It was held in the fiesta hall. The following students from St.Xavier’s Higher secondary School participated in the event Atharawa Porob of XI Science D and Sanch Carvalho of XI Science C.The winners list is shown in the tabular column.

Ghumat Aarti Competition

All Goa Inter- Higher Secondary school Ghumat Aarti Competition was organised by DM's PVS Kushe HSS, Assagao , goa on 23rd August 2025 at 8.30 am .

The following were the student participants:

The teacher incharge was Ms Sapna Raut.

REPORT on Konkani Rashtra Manyata Dis.

Goa Konkani Academy, Panaji celebrated Konkani Rashtra Manyata dis on 20th August 2025.

To celebrate the above our hss had organized konkani solo singing competition for our students.

Around 15 students had given their names for audition out of which 7 students were short listed.

The top three prize winners were as follows:

FIRST PRIZE

SECOND PRIZE

THIRD PRIZE

Other students were given participation token.

The programme was organized by Ms. Sharin Arambolkar along with konkani department of St. Xavier's hss, Mapusa.

Report on MERAKI 3.0 organised by Holy Cross High School, Bastora, on 23rd August 2025

St. Xavier's H.S.S Mapusa, were declared as Runners-Up at Meraki 3.0 in the Higher Secondary School Level organized by Holy Cross High School, Bastora, on 23rd August 2025. Our Institution was represented by 18 talented students and were guided by Teacher Nirmala Fernandes.

Our students won the following prizes for the multiple competitions organized at Meraka 3.0:

1. Thespian theater- First place

1. Ms. Keerthi Porgia, XI Arts C
2. Ms. Drishthi Naik, XI Arts C
3. Mast. Varad Matondkar, XI Arts A
4. Ms. Reema Jadhav, XI Sci E
5. Ms. Kalpana Jaiswar, XI Sci. E
6. Mast. Arnold Fernandes, XI B& C
7. Mast. Cayden D’Souza

2. Through the looking glass- First place

1. Ms. Abigail Almon, XI Arts A

3. Rhapsody- Second Place

1. Ms. Angelica Lobo, XI Arts A
2. Ms. Zamora Sequeira, XI Sci D
3. Ms. Muriel Goes, XI Sci B
4. Mast. Sansh Carvalho, XI Sci C (composed the poem which was sung)
5. Mast. Bosco Carvalho, XI Sci C
6. Mast. Samarth Kenavlekar, XI Sci C
7. Mast. Joshua Gonsalves, XI Sci

4. Poem on a Palette- Second Place

1. Ms. Simran Naik, XI Sci B

5. E- Newspaper- Second place

1. Ms Nandani Mandrekar, XI Arts C

6. Mascot - Second place

1. Mast. Yohann Trindade, XII Com A

Report on the SPELL BEE Competition organized by S.S. Dempo College (Autonomous), Cujira on 22nd August, 2025

In a proud moment for St. Xavier’s H.S.S., Mapusa- Goa, Ms. Kelly Lobo from Std. 12 Commerce C, won the FIRST PLACE at the SPELL BEE Compétition organised by SS Dempo College (Autonomous), Cujira and The Navhind Times in the final round held on 22nd August 2025. Ms. Kelly has won the first place by competing against around 700 competitors and by clearing 3 elimination rounds.

A total of 14 students represented our Institution in the SpellBee Competition, from which 3 of our students namely; Ms. Kelly Lobo (XII Com. C) Ms. Saisha Faras (XII Arts C) and Mast. Pratik Kulkarni (XI Com. B) had qualified for the 2nd round.

Teacher Nirmala Fernandes coordinated with and guided the participants for the Competition.

Continuing the tradition of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi at St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Mapusa, this year’s occasion stood as a phenomenal testimony to the talent and sheer excellence of the students.

The event spanned two days. Day One witnessed celebrations that included makhar making, canvas painting, modak making, mehendi, puja thali decorating, toran making, and cotton vastra making. Exquisite exhibits reflecting excellent craftsmanship and creativity adorned the school campus.

Day Two featured two inter-stream competitions, namely Ghumat Arti and Fugddi, in which the Arts Stream emerged as the overall winner.

In her address, Madam Victoria de Souza conveyed her warm wishes and congratulated the gathering on the joyous celebration. The celebration not only honoured tradition but also highlighted the school’s focus on nurturing talent, creativity, and community spirit among its students.

Report

DM’s PVS.M Kushe Higher secondary school and Institute of vocational studies, Assagao oraganised an All Goa Inter-Higher secondary English Dramatic Monologue competition on 12th august 2025 .

According to the guidelines provided, only 1 student participant should represent their H.S.S. Extract chosen by the participant must be adapted from any Indian playwrights, authors or writers.

The participant may represent a character from literature, history or fiction. Monologue from movies and television was not allowed.

Miss Riya Kabi of Std XIIth Commerce B represented our H.S.S and emerged as the first prize winner of the Inter- H.S.S monologue competition. The student was awarded with a trophy and certificate. There were 8 participants from higher secondary schools across goa.

Ms. Ruhinaaz Jakati accompanied the student at the venue. The competition began at 8.30 am and concluded at 12.45 pm.

REPORT ON POSTER MAKING COMPETITION - ANTI-DENGUE MONTH

The Urban Health Centre, Mapusa had organized an inter-higher secondary poster making competition for the students of higher secondary schools (maximum three students per higher secondary school), within the jurisdiction of UPHC, to celebrate July 2025 as the Anti-Dengue Month; the theme of which was “Check, Clean, Cover – Steps to defeat Dengue”. The last date for submission of entries was 25th July, 2025.

Three students of St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Mapusa, Goa participated in the same, all of whom bagged the top prizes, as follows:

FIRST PRIZE (cash prize of Rs. 500)

SECOND PRIZE (cash prize of Rs. 450)

THIRD PRIZE (cash prize of Rs. 400)

The participants were guided by Ms. Maria Leopoldina Rodrigues Fernandes.

REPORT ON PI APPROXIMATION DAY AND PYTHAGORAS THEOREM DAY

The Department of Mathematics of P.E.S.’s R.S.N. College of Arts and Science, Farmagudi, Ponda celebrated Pi Approximation Day and Pythagoras Theorem Day by organizing a State Level Poster Making Competition and a State Level Monologue Competition for the students of all the Higher Secondary Schools in Goa.

St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Mapusa, Goa was represented at the event by the dynamic duo of:

1. Ms. Marusha Noronha (Roll No. 4320) of XII Sc D
2. Ms. Kriti Nain (Roll No. 3246) of XI Sc C

The details of the individual competitions are as follows:

STATE LEVEL POSTER MAKING COMPETITION - Second Place

1. Ms. Marusha Noronha (Roll No. 4320) of XII Sc D
2. Ms. Kriti Nain (Roll No. 3246) of XI Sc C

STATE LEVEL MONOLOGUE COMPETITION

1. Ms. Kriti Nain (Roll No. 3246) of XI Sc C

The participants were guided by Ms. Maria Leopoldina Rodrigues Fernandes.

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

On the occasion of World Environment Day, Goa Science Centre & Planetarium in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Climate change, Government of Goa organized a workshop on Carbon footprint for students of Higher Secondary Schools on the 26th of June 2025.

Two students, Mr. Vedant Saxena from XII Sc C and Mr. Aryan Kauthankar from XII Sc D attended the same along with Ms. Maria de Lourdes Coutinho. The workshop was conducted by the team from Aranya Environment Reasearch Organisation, Goa. It focussed on the following topics

MANOVIKAS MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE

MANOVIKAS MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE was held on 20th, 21st and 22nd of June 2025 on the theme “Ignite the Future: Shaping Global Diplomacy” Three of our students participated as delegates for the same.

All three of them secured the third place in their respective committees and were awarded a medal n certificate each.

Ms. Sheryann Noronha of XII Arts C won as the third best delegate for United Nations Human Rights Council Committee with the agenda Challenging Traditional Roles: Is the Concept of 'Traditional Femininity’ Inherently Harmful?

Mr. Arnav Poulekar from XI arts A won as the third best delegate for All India Political Party Meet Committee with the agenda- Freedom of Speech in India: Drawing the Line Between Dissent and Defamation

Mr. Neel Kauthankar from XI Sc E won as the third best delegate for International Criminal Police Organisation Committee with the agenda International Legitimacy of Extraditions for Political Dissidents and Whistleblowers.

Report on Patriotic Singing Competition

On the occasion of revolutionary day, St.Xavier's HSS Mapusa participated in 'Patriotic song singing competition ' at Institute of Menezes Braganza, Panjim on 18/06/2025. The program started at 3:00 pm. Various HSS participated. From our HSS .Total 14 students participated. Eleven student singers and three musicians.

The session began with a formal welcome address by Rev. Fr. Agnelo Fernandes, Vice- Principal of the General stream of St. Xavier’s H.S.S., Mapusa, followed by the introduction of the Project Director and the Resource persons by the Coordinator Mr. Gopal Prabhu. To begin with, the Project Director Dr. Mahadev Gawas enlightened the students on different choices of subjects in different streams and the need to make those choices responsibly. The first resource person Mr. Laxmikant Pai Augle, a Research Engineer in the Cyber Security and Trust Division at Siemens shared his expertise, a vibrant mixture of computers and creativity in areas of embedded systems, computer networks and application of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity. The second speaker Ms. Yuga Venkatesh Ghotge, current pursuer of PhD at BITS Pilani K.K. Birla, Goa campus shared her scientific expertise in Bioprocess Technology and Microbiology techniques. The entire informative and interactive session concluded at 12:45 p.m. on a patriotic note with the singing of the National anthem. Ina gesture of gratitude, every higher secondary school was presented with two books on Career Compass. Finally, to add a sweet touch of the program, students and attendees were treated to a delightful box of snacks.

Following were the participants.

1. Sanika Samant XII commerce C
2. Kashish Dabholkar XII Arts A
3. Princess Bagkar XII Science D
4. Anushka Narulkar XII Science D
5. Riya Shetgaonkar XII Science D.
6. Dakshta Simepurushkar XII Arts A.
7. Nidhipa Kerkar XII Arts C
8. Bosco Carvalho XI Science D
9. Jay Hivarkar XII Science D
10. Om Bagkar XI Science C
11. Pratik Kulkarni XI commerce B
12. Samir Khan XI commerce B
13. Arvind Mathkar XI commerce C
14. Arya Divkar XI Arts

Teacher incharge was Ms Nidhi Falari

Report on Extra Curricular Activity conducted on 13/6/25

An Online Yoga quiz was conducted on 13/6/25 by All India institute of Ayurveda. A link was shared with students, where they had to register online on 11/6/25.The Quiz link was active from 8.00pm to 8.30 pm. Total 08 students of St.Xavier’s HSS participated in the same for which they were awarded E-certificate.

Career Counseling Session

The Goa State Samarth e- Governance Project Unit of Goa State Higher Education Council, Directorate of Higher Education Govt. of Goa organized a Career Counseling session on the 20th of June 2025 at St. Xavier’s Ark Hall for class XII students of ten Higher secondary schools across Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational Streams. Fifteen students from each H.S.S. along with one faculty member were present for the same. The aim was to empower students by offering them a unique platform to directly interact with accomplished professionals, experts and young achievers providing them with meaningful insights, guidance and motivation towards successful careers.

The session began with a formal welcome address by Rev. Fr. Agnelo Fernandes, Vice- Principal of the General stream of St. Xavier’s H.S.S., Mapusa, followed by the introduction of the Project Director and the Resource persons by the Coordinator Mr. Gopal Prabhu. To begin with, the Project Director Dr. Mahadev Gawas enlightened the students on different choices of subjects in different streams and the need to make those choices responsibly. The first resource person Mr. Laxmikant Pai Augle, a Research Engineer in the Cyber Security and Trust Division at Siemens shared his expertise, a vibrant mixture of computers and creativity in areas of embedded systems, computer networks and application of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity. The second speaker Ms. Yuga Venkatesh Ghotge, current pursuer of PhD at BITS Pilani K.K. Birla, Goa campus shared her scientific expertise in Bioprocess Technology and Microbiology techniques. The entire informative and interactive session concluded at 12:45 p.m. on a patriotic note with the singing of the National anthem. Ina gesture of gratitude, every higher secondary school was presented with two books on Career Compass. Finally, to add a sweet touch of the program, students and attendees were treated to a delightful box of snacks.

REPORT ON ‘FESTA SOCIOLOGICA

A team of twelve dynamic students of St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Mapusa – Goa,emerged as the overall winners at the Inter - Higher Secondary event ‘FESTASOCIOLOGICA’, organised by the Department of Sociology, St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa-Goa on 21st January 2025. The theme of the event was “Goa’s Cultural Mosaic – Continuity and Change”.

The team comprised of:

1. Ms. Sheryann Noronha - XI Arts C
2. Mast. Rhitvik Kambli - XI Com, C
3. Ms. Veda Mhambrey - XI Arts C
4. Mast. Nimay Pandit - XI Arts A
5. Ms. Tanisha Naik- XI Arts B
6. Ms. Cynthia Souza – XI Arts B
7. Ms. Asmi Naik Gaonkar - XI Sci. C
8. Ms. Shreeya Govekar - XI Sci. D
9. Ms. Nandita Chauhan – XI Arts A
10. Ms. Anika Kelji – XII Com C
11. Ms. Vidushee Chobisa – XI Arts A
12. Ms. Valanka Fernandes – XI Arts B

The team competed in different events throughout the day and emerged winners in the following events:


1. NACHUM-IA-KUMPASAR (Group Dance) – First Place

Mast. Rhitvik Kambli - XI Com
Ms. Veda Mhambrey - XI Arts C
Mast. Nimay Pandit - XI Arts A
Ms. Tanisha Naik - XI Arts B
Ms. Cynthia Souza – XI Arts B
Ms. Asmi Naik Gaonkar - XI Sci. C
Ms. Shreeya Govekar - XI Sci. D
Ms. Nandita Chauhan – XI Arts A


2. VIKLEM GOEM (Street Play) – First Place

Mast. Rhitvik Kambli - XI Com
Ms. Veda Mhambrey - XI Arts C
Mast. Nimay Pandit - XI Arts A
Ms. Tanisha Naik - XI Arts B
Ms. Cynthia Souza – XI Arts B
Ms. Asmi Naik Gaonkar - XI Sci. C
Ms. Shreeya Govekar - XI Sci. D
Ms. Nandita Chauhan – XI Arts A
Ms. Valanka Fernandes – XI Arts B


3. GOENCHI GIRESTKAI (Face Painting) – First Place

Ms. Anika Kelji – XII Com C
Ms. Vidushee Chobisa – XI Arts A


4. SOMAZ XASTRI TUM? (Monologue) – Second Place

Ms. Sheryann Noronha - XI Arts C


5. GOA IN TRANSITION – IMPLICATIONS OF MIGRATION (Essay Writing) – Second Place

Ms. Sheryann Noronha - XI Arts C


6. GOENCHO PORBO FESTA (Fashion Show) – Second Place

Ms. Sheryann Noronha - XI Arts C
Mast. Rhitvik Kambli - XI Com
Ms. Veda Mhambrey - XI Arts C
Mast. Nimay Pandit - XI Arts A
Ms. Tanisha Naik - XI Arts B
Ms. Cynthia Souza – XI Arts B
Ms. Asmi Naik Gaonkar - XI Sci. C
Ms. Shreeya Govekar - XI Sci. D
Ms. Nandita Chauhan – XI Arts A
Ms. Valanka Fernandes – XI Arts B

The participants were trained by Ms. Aparna Naik, Ms. Nikita Lotlikar, Mr. Skandle Fernandes, Ms. Andrea Carrasco, Ms. Namrata Mopkar, and Ms. Maria Leopoldina Fernandes.

REPORT OF CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION

A culinary competition called Rockstar Chef organized by Kamaxi institute of culinary arts, was conducted by the Bakery dept of our school on the 20th of December, 24. The first round winners will move into the finale round to be held in Verna at the Culinary Institute.

The winners were Devansh Pednekar, XI com C and Pearl Fernandes, XI B and C.

REPORT OF CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION

Children’s Day at St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Mapusa, was celebrated with great enthusiasm and fiesta on December 2, 2024. This day was marked to relive the memories of the past and the school campus buzzed with excitement and joy. The teachers came dressed in attire of their younger days filling the day with fun and frolic. The members of the Extra Curricular Committee put up food stalls with items ranging from cream cones, alle belle, puffed rice to cotton candies. These goodies of the yesteryears were relished by the students. Various games too were organized for the students of all streams which included Hopscotch, Sack-O-Relay, Tennikoit, Dog-and-the-bone, Tug-of-war etc. which were greatly enjoyed by the students.

This activity was coordinated and conducted by the Extra Curricular Committee of St. Xavier’s H.S.S, Mapusa.

Report on Dempo Intellectopia

The Commerce Club & BBA Forum of DCT’s S.S. Dempo College of Commerce & Economics, Cujira, had organized a One-day State-Level, Inter-Higher Secondary event titled, Dempo Intellectopia, on 4th October, 2024. The students of St. Xavier’s H.S.S, Mapusa, participated in this event and won the 1st places in Photography, Debate and Extempore, a 2nd place in Reel-Making and 3rd places in Poster Creation and Ad-Mad Competition. St. Xavier’s H.S.S. was declared as the overall 2nd place winners of the event.

The activity was co-ordinated by the Extra Curricular Committee of St. Xavier’s H.S.S

Report on Inter higher secondary school Essay writing competition

College of Physiotherapy, Naturopathy and Vedic Sciences, Sankhali had organized all Goa inter higher secondary school English Essay Writing competition on 27th September, 2024. Our institution had participated in the same and secured second place. The participant for the essay writing competition was Ms Sheryann Norohna from XI Arts B.

REPORT ON PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT MEDIA SCOPE 9.0

Agnel Institute of Technology and Design, Assagao had organized a one day Inter-Higher Secondary School Championship, Yukti-2024 on 7th October 2024; which was open only for students from the Science Stream. Nineteen higher secondary schools participated in the same.

St. Xavier Higher Secondary School, Mapusa was declared as the second runners-up at the event and won a cash prize of Rs. 5000/- for the same. Our institution was represented by a dynamic team of 15 students as mentioned below:

1. Shannon Dias (XII Sc B)
2. Sabah Natekar (XII Sc B)

1. Deora Britto (XII Sc A)
2. Rio Luis (XII Sc C)

1. Anoushka Chatte (XII Sc B)

1. Krishna Kulam (XII Sc A)
2. Piyush Fernandes (XII Sc B)
3. Ralston Coelho (XII Sc B)
4. Lemuel Fernandes (XII Sc A)
5. Kieran De Souza (XII Sc C)
6. Jerry Zuzarte(XII Sc C)
7. Daniel Saji(XII Sc A)
8. Bradford Lobo(XII Sc A)
9. Rakesh Kalangutkar (XII Sc B)
10. Pranjal Harji (XII Sc D)

Shannon Fernandes and Saba Natekar won the first place in the Project Expo for their project, “Step-Powered Vision”, which used ultrasonic sensors and buzzers on shoes and spectacles to detect obstacles, with piezo sensors powering the system through movement.

THEMATIC PROJECT COMPETITION

The Goa State Council for Science and Technology, Saligao in collaboration with Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Goa had organized a Thematic Project Competition on 27th of September at the Goa Science Centre, Miramar for North Goa District.

Our students participated and bagged the 6th place and won a cash prize of Rs 1500/ for the project titled: Solar Panel Electrostatic Cleaner. The participants were Hubert D’Souza and Leroy Fernandes of 12th Science.

REPORT ON THE INTER-CLASS POSTER COMPETITION

The Extra-curricular Committee of St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School in collaboration with the MOHAN Foundation, Mapusa organized an Inter-Class Poster Making Competition on the 31st of August 2024. The competition was organised to commemorate the Indian Organ Donation Day which is observed on the 3rd of August every year. The theme of the competition was “Donate Organs, Save Lives” to mark the Golden Jubilee Year of our Institution.

Creative and artistic posters depicting the theme were prepared by 32 participants from all the four streams. The posters were judged by Ms. Marieta Gomes- former Chemistry teacher of our Institute, Mr. Yogesh Kauthankar- Art teacher from Smt. High School, Velguem and Mr. Shubham Chari- Art teacher from Pernem High School.

The Prize Distribution Ceremony was held at St. Joseph Vaz Auditorium in the Innovation Block of the Institute. The Principal, Mrs. Victoria de Souza addressed the gathering and highlighted the national and international aspects of the history of organ donation. The Chief Guest for the event was Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Bhat, former Biology teacher of the Institute. Mrs. Bhat highlighted the law of nature and its quality of giving life. The Guest of Honour, Dr. Amol Mahaldar- Co-ordinator for the Organ Donation Cell of IMA Goa, bursted myths surrounding organ donation. The Organ Donation Ambassador of MOHAN Foundation Mapusa, Mr. Gabriel Pereira, raised awareness on organ donation. The event proved to be a great success.

The Prize Winners of the Competition were as follows:

Bhagwan Birsa Munda: Life and Contribution to the Freedom Struggle and Tribal Rights

Goa commission for SC/ST had organized a Quiz competition on 9th of August at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall on the topic “Bhagwan Birsa Munda: Life and Contribution to the Freedom Struggle and Tribal Rights”.
All together 30 institutions participated and we secured the Third place and are awarded with certificates, trophy and cash prize of Rs 10,000/-. The following students were the participants

1. Miss Sijal Behera      XI com B
2. Miss Suraksha Lamani      XII com B
3. Master Soham Dabholkar      XII com B

Monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Porvorim

The Konkani students of standard 12th of St. Xavier's higher secondary school, Mapusa had the apportunity to withness the monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Porvorim on 2nd August 2024. The Honorable Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant and MLA of Mapusa constituency Mr. Joshua De souza interected with the students after the session. Sixty students along with Miss Namrata Pednekar and Mr. Suryakumar Phadte participated in the same.

University Fair Session

Thirteen students from our institution had the opportunity to visit the Ardee School, Sangolda to participate in the University Fair Session.

Archdiocesan Skit Competition

St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Mapusa, emerged as the winner of the Archdiocesan Skit Competition, organised by the Diocesan Catechetical Centre, on the life of St. Francis Xavier in view of the Exposition of the Sacred Relics of the saint. One of our students, Mr. Soham Dabholkar, was also conferred the "Best Male Actor" award. A total of 14 higher secondary schools and colleges participated in the event.

Report on essay writing competition

In honour of world population day, an essay writing competition was held on the 9th of July at Goa science centre, Miramar for which 5 of our students participated.

The students arrived at the venue without any delays and the competition began without a hitch. Each student was handed a pen, paper and a writing pad, instructions were given and finally the topic was declared that is, Rising population- a Threat to the Environment

The students were given 45 minutes to write the essay (10 30 am- 11 15 am) . Soon after the essays were submitted, each student was handed a participation certificate and informed that the winners would receive a phone call in the following week and that the awards ceremony would be on the 16th of July 2024. All were handed a couple of snacks and a beverage before leaving the premises. The students arrived back at the school campus before 1pm.

From the students that represented the school, Selton Campos from XII commerce B bagged the first place and Ria kabi from XI Commerce B bagged the third place respectively

The students found the competition to be an interesting experience and are eager to take part in more.

All Goa Inter – School Elocution Competition

Manovikas English Medium School, Fatorda, organized "Luminarium: An Orator's Odyssey”, the Annual All Goa Inter – School Elocution Competition on the 19th of July, 2024. Miss Sherryann Noronha from XI Arts C and Miss Riya Kabhi from XI Commerce B participated in the same.
Miss Riya Kabhi secured the Second Place in the competition. She was awarded a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 1500/-

All Goa level Group patriotic song singing competition

Institute of Menezes Braganza organised “All Goa level Group patriotic song singing competition” on 18th June 2024 on the occasion of Goa Revolution Day.

A group of 15 students from science stream participated in this competition and won the First place. The students were awarded mementos, certificate & cash prize of Rs 5,000.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR COMMITTEE REPORT (25-06-24)

The Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs observed the State Consumer Rights Day on 25th June, 2024 in collaboration with the Directorate of Food and Drug Administration, at the Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir, Ponda.

Mr. Abhishek Sharma of Std. XII Commerce A and Mr. Soham Sandip Dabholkar of Std. XII Commerce B represented our higher secondary school at the quiz on ‘Consumer Awareness and the Citizen’ which was followed by talks by experts from the Directorate of Food and Drug Administration on the theme ‘Pure and Protected: Safe Food… Secure Future…

The students gained a lot of information on the Consumer Protection Act 2019 and on the practices of Food Safety and Hygiene.

The participants were awarded certificates of participation for the same.