UN awards for schoolchildren

The United Nations Association of Sri Lanka presented awards for the Best Study Circle Contest, General Knowledge Contest, Speech Contest and Essay Writing Contest among schoolchildren to mark the 70th National Observance of United Nations Day.

The ceremony was held at the Bishop's College Auditorium, Colombo recently. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha De Silva was the chief guest and Acting Resident Coordinator and FAO Representative for Sri Lanka and the Maldives Bath S. Crawford were Guests of Honour.

The keynote address was delivered by the All Island Best Speaker Contest winner, Dunya Jayamani Jayasekera of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo,

The winner of the General Knowledge Contest was Hasith Jayanaka Abeygunawardena of Richmond College, Galle,

Winner of the Speech Contest - Dunya Jayamani Jayasekera of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo.

The winner of the Essay Writing Contest - Tharindi Dilara Pilapitiya of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo and the award for the Best Teacher-in-Charge of the Study Circle was M.Z.M. Riza of Christ Church College, Matale.

Entertainment and cultural items were presented by Students of Ladies College Colombo and Kehan Gunathillake and Musthaq Shamail of The Colombo Toastmasters Gavel Club.

Text and pix : Ruzaik Farook