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The basketball tournament happened over the weekend. It’s a high paced competition with many parts. There are separate 3 on 3 girls and boys basketball tournaments, a skills competition consisting of an obstacle course, a three point contest and a whole house free throw contest; the final component is a full court tournament.

Skills Contest

The skills competition is always fun with lots of spectators. There was an obstacle course, a 3-point contest and a free throw contest. For the obstacle course and 3 point contest, one male and one female members was chosen from each house. The same person was not permitted to compete twice. For the free throw contest everyone participated, one squad member after the other attempting free throws.

Obstacle Course

Total time to complete skills obstacle course

3 Point Contest

Total number of 3 point shots sunk in 15 attempts

Whole house free throws

Total number of Free Throws in 4 minutes cycling through the whole house

3v3 and Full Court Games

First up was 3v3 girls and boys basketball tournaments. Any three members of each house could participate. The final aspect of the competition was full court basketball games with five players per team. The teams consisted of two senior males, two senior females and one intermediate player.

Watching the games

This year’s bhangra competition had a twist. Instead of giving the houses two weeks to prepare, they were given just one day. On Thursday formation was called at 10:30am where they were given this competition as a surprise. (This is where MPA students learn to their famous flexibility and can-do spirit!) They had until 6pm to put together a two minute bhangra routine. In that time they had to gather music, choreograph the routine, practice and get in costume to perform for the rest of the school by dinner. Besides being at least two minutes long, they needed to include their whole squad for at least sixteen counts. Otherwise, they could use eight members of their squad. The result was far less polished routines than we’ve seen in the past but it was a good challenge and they had fun. In the end, Blue House and White House tied for first followed by Gold House and Silver House.

Blue House

Blue House put together a solid performance under the direction of Surya Bahadur Kaur. Their costumes were great. They were quite polished and had a nice strong energy with simple bold moves.

White House

White House had a lot of fun elements in their routine, including a semi-circle around Akashpreet and Henry and a strong ending. They managed their time well throughout the day and had nice big smiles when they danced. Gurkirat Singh and Delfina led this house’s performance.

Gold House

Gold House was led by Paramjot Kaur and Manjot Singh. This routine had more complicated moves than most, they looked great in red and came through with a good performance.

Silver House

Silver House’s routine was choreographed by Anita. This house included their whole squad in a significant portion of the choreography. It was great to see everyone included and dancing but it did seem to slow down their process. Everyone enjoyed hearing Drake’s “In My Feelings” used in this routine.

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This is a special time of year in India. It’s similar to Christmas or Chinese New Year. There are celebrations for several days with lots of sweets, get togethers and fireworks. The teachers put on a great celebration for the whole school, starting with a play depicting the Ramayana so that they could better understand the history of Diwali. It was fantastic! All the teachers came together to put on a great show with a wonderful set, costumes, and music. Everyone enjoyed it.

Following the performance, there were two activities for the students to participate in – tie dying and rangoli. Some of the students worked together to make beautiful sand art while others made tie dyed turbans or dupattas. After that, we all sat together to enjoy and extravagant lunch also prepared by the teachers. It was a wonderful uplifting day.

The Ramayana

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Rangoli Art

Making tie Dyed Dupattas

Prizes

Enjoying lunch made by the teachers

Halloween is a fun time of year. The students get to show off their creative side, making costumes and then presenting them to the rest of the school. It’s fun trying to figure out the costumes and to watch all of the performances. Many people bring out a new side of themselves we haven’t seen before.

In order to score points for your squad, you need to get on the stage and act out your character. This is half the fun! Everyone who participated scored points for their squad with the awards going to Manjot Singh, Satinderpal Singh, Anmol, Julien W, Julien S, Mandeep Singh, Hanspreet Singh, Amber, and Sat Kriya Kaur. The houses scored the following points: Gold House 84, White House 80, Silver House 77, and Blue House 57.

This competition was held on Saturday night. On Wednesday, October 31st the intermediates girls carved pumpkins and decorated and then all the intermediates went trick-or-treating to all of the staff homes.

Carving Pumpkins and Decorating

Intermediates Trick or Treating

Halloween competition presentation

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Halloween Competition

Guru Ram Das Dev Ji’s birthday is always a wonderful time at the school and the highlight is participating in the Nagar Kirtan that travels all through Amritsar. It’s a chance for the students to join in the spirit of chardi kala with other devotees and demonstrate their skills in gatka. This year, like others, the Sikh Dharma International yatra joined us on the Nagar Kirtan and for lunch at Bharawan da Dhaba.

GATKA!

Immersed in the Nagar Kirtan

The kabaddi competition is always a good time. The boys, girls and intermediates came out in full force and put their skills, bravery, and teamwork to the test. As usual, the boys played square style kabaddi while the girls and intermediates played circle style. Here are the results and pictures and video from the event.

Results

Individual Awards

Intermediate Kabaddi

Girls Kabaddi

Boys Kabaddi

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