Kudos, Ysehi Rabzang, XI Sc A for Winning Spelling Contest!

Student anchor briefing rules to participants

VP presiding a contest

For the first time in the history of Baylling HSS, a new and unique program is inducted. It is the spelling contest, new idea, brought in by Mr. Choki Dorji (VP). I know this program will go a long way in improving the standard of English amongst our students. We all know well, as it is a repeatedly debated issue here, that our students are poor in English when compared with Dzongkha and that we, the bona fide members, need to awake from slumber to construct the building of English at par in height with Dzongkha. We struggle and endeavor to make our students competent in both national and international languages. We do not want our students suffering either under the cruel hands of incompetence of one language or too competent in one language resulting in overshadowing the others.

Mr. Choki Dorji has, in true sense of the word, taken a leading role in pushing our students to the English speaking society by organizing spelling contest on 31^st August 2013. Spelling is the foundation of speaking and writing. Spelling plays a vital role both in speaking as well as writing. Though it cannot be impossible altogether, it can be possible that poor spellers can struck somewhere and find themselves hard gaining popularity as good speakers and writers. Wrong spellings will either result into wrong pronunciation thereby rendering words gravely meaningless or evoke wrong messages to the dismay of the listeners.  

All students, from IX to XII, were given an opportunity to partake in spelling contest. They were divided into two groups: XI and XII – Group A, IX and X – Group B. Mr. Choki Dorji involved knee-deep into the program, sacrificed his leisure for almost a month preparing, selecting best twenty spellers including ten members from each group for the final round.  In the final, through general round, five participants from both groups were screened out leaving five participants from each group to go for the best spelling championship contest. Through another three different rounds viz. Jumble, Rapid Fire and Spelling Championship Round, best spellers for 2013 was decided.  Yeshi Rabzang, Class XI Science A of Group A emerged as undisputed champion followed by Monangmo, IX B from Group B. Both of them were awarded sash as insignia of championship. With congratulatory words, Yeshi Rabzang was awarded winning trophy as well.  

The credit for success of this program solely goes to Mr. Choki Dorji. He had done it at the cost of his pleasure, without causing disturbance to instructional hours or giving pressure to busy teaching faculty. It was his dazzling idea to look for sponsorship of prizes from outside. Program without at least prizes or certificates, through my experience, is felt devoid of interest or is seen charmless, both to participants as well as audiences. I have my heartfelt appreciation to VP, for his wonderful job, which can act as precedence to other members having lot many new ideas. We have so many different ways to teach our students.    

We are truly grateful to Master Shop, Karmala Tshongkhang and Phurpala Tshogkhang for their generous support. Owing to their support, we could organize our program in pomp and end in grandeur.