THE GOAN NETWORK
PORVORIMThe Goa Headmasters Association felicitated students who topped the Goa Talent Search examination at a function in the Gadge Maharaj hall at Porvorim.
Headmaster of Vidhya Prabhodini Mhalsakant Deshpande said 6,644 students from Goa had registered their names for the Goa Talent Search examination, of which 5,700 students appeared for the exams.
The first five students who were successful in each category were Asmi Wadji, Ishani Dessai, Bhumi Naik, Ishita Dessai and Bayden Vaz (Std 7), Vignesh Shetye, Piyush Gaonkar, Sruti Upadhye, Amogh Savoikar and Pranamya Bhat (Std 8), Kushi Kadoli, Chinmay Zore, Adishri Korde, Ashwin Raji and Sriya Kumari (Std 9) and Scarlet Fernandes, Preet Bhati, Adwait Mudaras, Nupur Narvekar and Nadish Sawant (Std 10).
In the essay competition, the students who won the first prize were Sameer Gaonkar (English), Riya Naik (Hindi), Resha Shetgaonkar (Konkani) and Siddhi Naik (Marathi).
Addressing a gathering, chief guest Kedareshwar Narvekar said the Goa Talent Search examination is being conducted on the same lines as the UPSC examination.
Datta Vishnu Borkar also spoke on the occasion. Madhav Kharvi welcomed the gathering while Secretary of Goa Headmasters Association Ervin Colaso later proposed the vote of thanks.
