Royal College holds Annual commerce day

by Ananda Kannangara

Arrival of the Chief Guest Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha. Principal Upali Gunasekara and Master-in-Charge E. M. Sugathadasa are also in the picture.

Museaus College won the C.T.M. Fernando memorial trophy. The trophy was presented by the wife of the late C. T. M. Fernando.

Royal College, Colombo last week held its annual Commerce Day with the participation of nearly 500 children from 70 schools in Colombo and the outstations.

MP Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha was the chief guest. He gave away certificates to the winners of the inter-school quiz competition held to coincide with Commerce Day celebrations.

Rajapaksha valued the importance of learning Commerce as a subject by school children who will become the leaders of tomorrow's commercialised world. He also spoke about the values of commercialisation.

A Committee member of the Royal College Commerce Society, Ashoda Panduka said the objective of holding such an event annually was to develop educational skills of students following Commerce as a subject at the Advanced Level Examination.

Winners of the quiz competition, receiving their certificates from Principal Upali Gunasekara.

The office bearers and the Committee members of the Commerce Society 2006 and 2007 are Panduka Kannangara, Gamith de Alwis, Thilina Chandrapala, Sujan Jayasiriwardena, Danra Wanniachchi, Ayesh Rajapakshe, Rakith Rajapaksa, Tharuka Goonawardena, Pulasti Gangabodaarachchi, Prashan Muthugala and Thilina Senanayake.

A new website was also be opened by the Commerce Society under the guidance of Principal Upali Gunasekara.

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