To commemorate the Ruby Jubilee of Don Bosco School, Alaknanda, New Delhi, the school, under the guidance of Fr. Davis Maniparamben, the Rector and Principal of the school, in collaboration with the Salesian Co-operators (Okhla Unit) and ADMA members of New Delhi, organized an online All India Interschool Don Bosco Bible Quiz on 11th October, 2020 from 3pm to 4 pm.
Keeping in mind the purpose of spreading the knowledge and love for the word of God among the students, All India Interschools Don Bosco Bible Quiz 2020 was organized in two categories: Category 1 – For students of classes 7, 8 and 9 Category 2 – For students of classes 10, 11 and 12.
The quiz was open to all the Don Bosco and FMA schools in India and the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Delhi. This tenth edition of the Bible quiz and the first in online format, had around 225 students participating from about 50 schools across India.
The results of the online ‘All India Interschool Don Bosco Bible Quiz’:
CATEGORY 1: FOR STUDENTS OF CLASSES 7, 8 AND 9
First Prize: Shreya Sumesh Mater Dei School, New Delhi
Second Prize: Grace Maria Francis Loreto convent, New Delhi
Third Prize: Nia Stephen St Mary’s School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
Consolation Prize 1: Siyon Sinu Don Bosco Central School, Puthuppally, Kerala
Consolation Prize 2: Terecita Maria Mater Dei School, New Delhi
Consolation Prize 3: Amala Maria S John Holy Child Auxilium School, New Delhi
Consolation Prize 4: Olivia Ann Varghese Holy Child Auxilium, New Delhi
Concolation Prize 5: Adina Maria Johnson St. Francis De Sales School, New Delhi
CATEGORY 2: FOR STUDENTS OF CLASSES 10, 11 AND 12
First Prize: Marshal AM St. Bede’s Anglo India H. Sec School, Chennai
Second Prize: Shifa Vinoy Thomas St. Francis De Sales School, New Delhi
Third Prize: Angel Rose Thomas Presentation Convent, Delhi
Consolation Prize 1: Abin Soby St. Mary’s School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
Consolation Prize 2: Maria Goretti Beck Don Bosco H. Sec. School, Dimapur, Nagaland
Consolation Prize 3: Deon Regi St. Mary’s School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
Consolation Prize 4: Hans James Mount St. Mary’s, New Delhi
Concolation Prize 5: Meril Titus St. Xavier’s School, Shahbad, Delhi
The overwhelming success of the Online Bible Quiz has created the desire to continue this in the years to come. Hence, in the coming years, the school plans to conduct the Don Bosco Bible quiz in two formats:
1. In an online format, where the students participate individually and it will be open to students of schools run by the Salesian Family all over India and Catholic Schools under the Archdiocese of Delhi and it will be held in the month of October.
2. As a School-based team event open to students of the Catholic Schools and Parishes in the Delhi region and to be held in the month of August.
The organizers express heartfelt appreciation to all the schools and students for their enthusiastic participation and look forward to their collaboration in the next editions in the years to come.
Report prepared by Mr. Rajesh Sebastian Don Bosco School, Alaknanda, New Delhi
Edited by Fr. Babu Varghese SDB