Sports builds character and brings quality of leadership- Former GHS
principal
by S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy Sports Corr.
COLOURS EVE: Sports builds character and inculcates qualities of
leadership and it was to encourage to children to take to sports that
the Colours Eve ceremony was inaugurated 20 years ago during her
Principalship said the former Principal of Girls High School Mrs.
H.M.M.K. Amunugama.
She made these observation as the Chief Guest at the Colours Eve
Ceremony of Girls High School, Kandy at the Constance Hall of the
School.
She said that the title Colours Eve will look different and that name
was given with a meaning. It is usually Colours Night but this function
being held in the evening and that word does not fit in and hence the4
word 'Colours Eve' came into being and this being an evening function.
She said that Kandy Girls High School has many firsts not only in
Kandy, but also in the entire island.
They were the first school to play netball and has excelled in many
sports. It is to reward the girls excelling in sports that the Colours
Eve ceremony was started to be conducted alongside the schools prize
giving which reward the students excelling in studies.
The Principal of the School Mrs. Malkanthi Abeygunasekera said that
the Chief Guest Mrs. Amunugama has done much to improve both studies and
sports in the school during her stewardship and the good tradition is
being continued.
The school is doing well in sports winning many championships despite
the high competition in studies devoting their time for sports.
They will have utilise a lot of time for practices, travelling and
for competitions and their excellent performances is a reflection of
their dedication.
Also gracing the occasion as the Guest of Honour was former Prefect
of Games and live wire of the school Mrs. Dinali Nugegoda.
Over 400 students were awarded colours and certificates for excelling
in their chosen sports. The top awards which were awarded were:
Rising Star:
Zainab Saumy (Chess)
Splendid Star:
Cadet Band C.S.M. Wickremaarachchi, Cadet Platoon: Dhanushi Ekanayake,
C.U.S.O. Wellangiriya.
Hockey: Achala
Madhubashini, Dasuni Ranasinghe, Netball: Monali Samarakoon, Swimming:
Dilki Perera.
Magnificent Star:
Athletics: R. Krithiha and Chanchala Dissanayake.
Chess: Tharushi
Wimalachandra, Janani Nanayakkara, Tharusha Deegala.
Netball:
Gayanjali Amarawansa, Kaveesha Ekanayake,
Super Magnificent
Stars:
Chess: Anuthara
Chandrasiri, Dinushi Premanath, Irudi Basnayake.
Table Tennis:
Praveena Silva. |
