Chairman’s Cup August 2014

The Chairman’s Cup for Grade 8 was conducted on the 25^th August. The topic assigned to the students was “Nuclear Energy is safe”.  The participants in the debate came out with convincing arguments for and against the topic. The students had researched the topic and spoke convincingly about the need for alternative energy sources.  Students spoke about the importance of conserving fossil fuels and the safe use of nuclear energy. Participants spoke about the nuclear disasters of the past and how research has identified safe ways of using and ensuring that nuclear disasters are avoided.
The first place went to 8J represented by Suhas Peela and Venkat Aditya. The second place was awarded to 8F represented by Sanjula Wanigasekara and Amogh Katta. 8H represented by Avyakth Challa and Tarun Vallabaneni were awarded the third place and Pranith Sudini and Rohini Ganguly of 8G were awarded the 4^th place.
The debate was judged by Ms.Siby, the CIE coordinator. The debate was compared by Saranga and Shishir who encouraged the participants and got the classes to cheer them.