Heritage celebrates ‘Annual Sports Day’

Students taking oath during ‘Sports Day’ at Heritage School Jammu on Thursday.
Students taking oath during ‘Sports Day’ at Heritage School Jammu on Thursday.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 1: The ‘Annual Sports Extravaganza’ was organized in the School Ground by the Heritage School Primary Wing, here today.
Sunil Gupta, Chairman Heritage School was the chief guest, while Sunita Gupta, founder chairperson of the School was the guest of honor and Vishal Gupta, Mayank Gupta, the first Head boy of the School with his wife Sanchi Gupta were among the special guests.
The guests were greeted with bouquets of flowers. Adamya Randhawa, Junior School Prefect presented the welcome address, marking the beginning of the event. This was followed by lighting of the sports flame by the chief guest.
The sports torch was jointly carried by Saanvi and Shiva Gupta, who have brought laurels to the School by winning various competitions at the inter-school and district levels. Thereafter, Rishaan Sharma, Junior School Prefect administered the oath to the participants. The meet was declared open by the chief guest, Sunil Gupta.
The events of the day included track events like ‘Bucket and Sponge Race’ for class I, ‘Matki Race’ for class II, ‘Hula Hoop Race’ for class III, ‘Three Legged Race’ for class IV and ‘Quintuple Race’ for class V.
The students of class IV presented a scintillating performance of Zumba on the beats of a foot tapping number. It was full of exuberance and showcased teamwork and coordination. The splendid show was followed by felicitation of the winners of the track events. Sunil Gupta and Sunita Gupta gave away the medals and certificates to the winners.
The Headmistress Vandana Jasrotia extended the vote of thanks to the guests for gracing the occasion and encouraging the students with their kind words. The fun filled day came to an end with the rendition of the ‘National Anthem’ by the School choir.