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:
Arts Stream
- First Place: Miss Rachel D’Souza
- Second Place: Mr. Yudhan Patil
- Third Place: Miss Durva Gaonkar
Commerce Stream
- First Place: Miss Leanne Fernandes
- Second Place: Mr. Nakul Gaonkar
- Third Place: Miss Analica Rodrigues
Vocational Stream
- First Place: Miss Jozantha A. Pereira
- Second Place: Miss Leah Rodrigues
- Third Place: Mr. Athan Lobo
Science Stream
- First Place: Miss Devanshi Durbatkar
- Second Place: Mr. Saish Naik
- Third Place: Miss Aafiya Alam