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ST JUDE’S BOYS’ HAT-TRICK TO GO TO NATIONALS VOLLEYBALL

BY P S SUNDAR

The Senior Boys’ Volleyball team of St Jude’s Public School and Junior College, Kotagiri, has done a hat-trick by getting selected to represent Tamil Nadu state at National Finals for the third consecutive year in the tournament conducted by Association of Schools for the Indian Certificate Exams (ASISC).

“ASISC conducts Nationals only for Senior Boys division.  At the regional level, it conducts titles for junior divisions as well.  Our Senior Girls, Junior Boys and Senior Boys have won this year’s regional title for the third consecutive year, thereby creating a hat-trick at that stage as well”, St Jude’s Chairman P P Dhanarajan told me after complimenting the students and coaching staff.

“Our students Surekha (senior girls division), Ajayendran (junior) and Arjun and Ajay Aravind (senior boys) were honoured as the Best Players at regional level”, Principal D Saro said.

“Thirteen teams from different parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry exhibited their best skill to vie for the regional title”, said retired Tamil Nadu Government’s Additional Chief Secretary Sundaradevan who is President of Nilgiris Volleyball Association. 

The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Ooty, Sabhika Rizvi, who distributed prizes, hailed the professional excellence with which St Jude’s hosted the Regional Tourney and urged the competitors of Nationals, to be held on Oct 26 and 27, to make use of the best opportunity provided at St Jude’s grounds.

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