THE INTER-HOUSE QUIZ COMPETITION

The Anthonian Inter-House Quiz competition held on 19^th July, 2013, was perhaps the most challenging contest held so far as it put to test the general knowledge of the Anthonians on various topics of current affairs, sports, films, music, etc. There was a neck to neck fight between the four houses – Griffin House (Red), Phoenix House (Blue), Dragon House (Yellow) and Unicorn House (Green). Although leading the scoreboard till the penultimate round was the Unicorn House, the last breath-taking Rapid Fire Round worked in favour of the Phoenix House taking them to the finishing line first. The standings are as follows:

1. Phoenix House comprising Md. Hanif Ahmed, Md. Asif, Waquar Mehdi and Pradipta Dey.

2. Unicorn House comprising Sarbartha Chakraborty, Faisal Ali, Hadi Buksh and Pabitra Sarkar.

3. Griffin House comprising Abhisekh Ojha, Labeeb Faeeq, Asshar Raza and Naish Haq Amin.

This event was hosted under the banner of the Anthonian Literary Club. The senior section quiz, comprising the students of classes VIII to X, was conducted by Mr. Steve Menezes. He was assisted by the school captain, Tabish Raza, the school vice-captain Adil Ahmed and the Anthonian volunteers. The junior section quiz, comprising of the students of classes V to VII, was no less challenging. This quiz was conducted by Mrs. Kanchan Jaiswal. This session witnessed some wonderful quizzing by the junior boys, who are sure to earn glory for our school in the future. The standings were as follows:

1. Griffin House comprising Farhan Farhim, Arbaz Ahmed, Pravind Thakur, Faiz Akram.

2. Dragon House comprising Md. Asif, Md. Wazib Sadik, Shoaib Ali Mullick and Ejaz Ahmed.

3. Unicorn House comprising Md. Kaif Ansari, Rashid Asghar, Sk. Sohel and Aquil Md. Sarwatul Hasan. 

THE LITERARY CLUB ASSEMBLY - THE POWER OF SPOKEN WORDS

On the 5^th of August, The Anthonian Literary Club conducted a general assembly in the morning. The topic of the assembly was “The Power of Spoken Words.” Words are the building blocks of any literary work and the Literary Club thought it appropriate to focus on them in order to explicate the power words, especially spoken words, have.

The power of words can move us to tears, evoke absolute joy or lead us into action. There are words of encouragement, of sympathy, of love and of admiration. The right words can give us strength, define our faith, and give flight to things that live in our imagination. Words can inspire us, cut us, and even bring us back to life. They can comfort us in our time of need. Words can also nourish our soul. But we need to be careful with our words. Once they are said, they can be only forgiven not forgotten. According to Jodi Picoult, “Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back, than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.” In our words we create our own weaknesses and strengths. Words can embrace us or strangle us.

The student members of the Literary Club spoke on how words have a tremendous impact on us. Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or evil. The basic tool for the manipulation of truth is the manipulation of words. If one can control the meaning of words, one can control the people who use those words. Blessings or curses can be spoken with just a few mere words. Whether we realize it or not, words affect the children’s future tremendously. We need to speak loving words of approval and acceptance, words that encourage, inspire, and motivate the young people. When we do that, we speak blessings into their lives.

The moment we speak something, we give birth to it. Words are similar to seeds as they are planted in our subconscious minds. They take root, grow, and produce fruit of the same kind. Whether positive or negative, when words are spoken they bear consequences. We will reap exactly what we sow and that is why we need to be extremely careful of what is said.