Latest update November 29th, 2024 1:00 AM
East Ruimveldt Secondary School triumphs as GDA Inter-school’s tourney concludes
Joshua Gladd, Vibert Dummett and Nicassy Barker turned in special performances and eventually earned the East Ruimveldt Secondary School championship honours when the Guyana Draughts Association staged the Inter-Schools Independence Draughts Competition at the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School, Mandela Avenue Saturday afternoon.
President of the Guyana Draughts Association, Jairam (extreme right) and tournament coordinator, Paul Danjoo (extreme left), enjoy a photo op with the winners and runners up.
Seven secondary schools participated in the event and St Joseph finished in the second place while St Winifred Secondary sealed off the final podium spot with Kingston Secondary finishing in the cellar.
The game was played on a knock out basis and New Campbellville Secondary, Christ Church Secondary and North Ruimveldt Secondary were the first casualties. East Ruimveldt Secondary eventually defeated St. Joseph Secondary to take the honours and relegate their nemesis to the second position. St. Winifred’s Secondary then defeated Kingston Secondary to seal off the third place spot with the losers occupying the fourth place spot.
District Education Officer 1 (ag), Clifton David, delivered brief remarks before declaring the competition open. He lauded the initiative while disclosing that officials at his entity are preparing a comprehensive programme to engender schoolchildren’s participation in meaningful extracurricular activity. He also pointed out that such interaction serves to divert their attention from anti-social activities. Mr. David also highlighted the purpose of the game while underlining the benefits that could be derived from participation. “Draughts retains your focus and improves concentration,” he declared shortly before commending the organizers for the work they are doing.
The tournament attracted two females, Nicassy Barker and Shania Harcourt, who competed for the President’s Trophy. In the end Barker triumphed to claim that accolade. Trophies were donated by Colours Boutique while snacks and beverages were donated by several corporate entities including Banks DIH Ltd, Guyana Beverage Inc. Ansa MCal, and H.A Snacks.
Meanwhile, President of the GDA, Jairam, commended the participants for a competitive tournament and urged them to continue playing the game. His words were echoed by coordinator, Paul D’Anjou who complimented the teams on the high level of play.
Consequently, the GDA would like to thank the entities that offered corporate support towards the success of the tournament including Noble House Seafoods, Hand-in-Hand Insurance, Ansa MCal, Guyana Beverage Inc. Banks DIH, A & R Jiwanram Printing, H.A Snacks, B.M Soat, Blyden & Fernandes, John Lewis Styles, Hand-in-Hand Trust, W & R Ltd, Rose Ramdehol Auto Sales, Colours Boutique, NCE Screen Printers and Kevins Reflections. Special thanks are also extended to Head Mistress of North Ruimveldt Multilateral School, Margaret Joseph, who consented to the use of the competition venue and officials of the Ministry of Education, Ms. Desiree Wyles- Ogle and Mr. Clifton David, for their unstinted support.
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