ISS News

19 / Sep / 2020

ISQUIZ2020 INAUGURAL CEREMONY

Indian School Salalah hosts the Second Edition of IS Quiz 2020

Indian School Salalah under the aegis of the Board of Directors, Indian Schools in Oman, is organizing the 2^nd Edition of the mega inter-school quiz competition (ISQUIZ) for the year 2020. Noor Gazal is the mega sponsor of this mega event and Muscat Daily is the media partner. Around 8158 students from the 21 Indian Schools will now vie for the top honours in this highly reputed Quiz Competition. ISQUIZ 2020 consists of three categories:  Senior (Classes IX to XII), Junior (Classes V to VIII) and Sub Junior (Classes I to IV). The four stages of the Quiz Competition, viz. the two qualifying rounds followed by the mega prelim and then the Grand Finale will be conducted online. Registration for the event commenced on   23^rd August 2020 and closed on 15th September 2020. The grand finale of the Mega Quiz will be held on 10^th October 2020 and hosted by the celebrity Quiz Master, Mr. Vinay Mudaliar of Mindcogs.  The Mega Preliminary and the Grand Finale will be aired on Zoom and the live broadcast made available on You Tube for the public.

  The Inaugural Ceremony of the Second Edition of IS Quiz 2020 was conducted virtually on 19^th September 2020 at 5pm. The ceremony was graced by the presence of elite dignitaries like Dr. Baby Sam Saamuel, Chairman, Board of Directors, Indian Schools in Oman, Dr. Syed Ahsan Jamil, President, School Management Committee, Indian School Salalah and Deputy Vice- Chancellor Dhofar University, Mr. P.B Salim, Managing Director of Noor Gazal, Mr. Mark Rix, the CEO of Apex Media, the celebrated Quiz Master Mr. Vinay Mudaliar of Mindcogs, the members of BOD, the Principals, the Management Committees and the Quiz coordinators of the participating schools. The salient features of the IS Quiz presented to the viewers by the Principal, Mr. Deepak Patankar, revealed how commitment to excellence, intelligent planning and focused effort can make the impossible possible.

The renowned quizzer Mr. Vinay Mudaliar from Mindcogs familiarised the viewers regarding the “Digital Avataar” of IS Quiz 2020. The Vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs. Anita Rose, the In Charge of the Primary Section and one of the event coordinators and Mr. Ramasamy Chidambaram, Head of the English Department was the moderator for the ceremony.