FIFA - Football - Fun - Fellowship

Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing Qatar 2022 

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Rajagiri parents appear very sportive - In the first year after COVID lock-down, and in the first year of the school becoming a 'full school' from KG to XII grade, we have a parents' council in place, and in spite of the odds related to post-COVID scenario and the world cup Qatar 2022 flux, they have proved themselves to be a dynamic group. 

It was their prompting that was responded to by a vigour four fold by the School team - the Principal, the Vice Principal, the Physical Education team under Mr. Shihab and the Arts Department led by Saraswati. 

The school bore a festive look from the 2nd week of November, with flags of participating nations fluttering all around, the corridors sporting paper-crafts in the national colours, the glass panes bearing the world cup mascot La'eeb (in Arabic, a super-skilled player  - a free spirit of expertise and dexterity). The arts department, with the support of admin team, did not spare any effort to give the school a festive ambience.

It was for the first since COVID times that teachers and parents were appearing in the school ground, in the cool of November evening.  And they were all very enthusiastic. While gender stereotypes ruled football for men, and throwball for women, there was no lack of enthusiasm on either sides.  The women wing of both parents and teachers were seen bubbling with enthusiasm, as if eagerly grabbing opportunity to rediscover their youth. 

The Wonder Moms and Thunder Moms tested their wits to finally have the Wondermums emerge winners to match their stuff with the Teacher team. The teacher team registered an emphatic win thereby declaring themselves to be thunder stuff! But the moms did wonder by a miraculous come back, to get the next two games and the cup, while the teacher team blundered and floundered! It was duly compensated on the football ground, with the teacher team emerging a clear winner, Principal Mr Sanjeevkumar himself leading the team from front, and assisting the field goal admirably. He left no doubt as to who the best player was! There emerged another top scorer unawares, Mr. Praveenkumar, of Hindi department, regaling alike those who could follow Hindi and those who couldn't, by his witty, spontaneous running commentary of the games, also give all present, the experience of the grace of Hindi tinged with Urdu.

Amazing festivities, positive exchange, healthy competition, testing fitness, good time for parents, teachers, kids and management to come together as one Rajagiri Family. 

The parent council involvement and leadership were amazing, with Mr. Shibu and Ms Roma behind the teams, and the President, Mr. Akbar rendering all support! Look forward to the trend to gain strength. 

For the kids, the closing day, the entire school was in Qatar2022 fever - with Qatar National spirit being celebrated on the stage, and over fifty kids - all dressed up in national colours, stepping in tune with "Hayya - hayya", gracefully and vigorously, while the senior and junior 'Brazil and Argentina' teams matched their 'la'eeb-ness' with foot ball.  A day for football, fitness, fun and fellowship.