Thomians into the movie industry !

Members of the Tamil Drama Society screened a movie titled ‘Trill’ for the Middle School and Lower 6 students on the 21^st of February.

The most spectacular feature of this movie was that it was shot by our very own Drama Society students, in Bandarawela. It was truly a remarkable experience for the Middle School students to watch and enjoy the accomplishments of their fellow senior students on screen.

Verbal duels

The Interacters of College organized a debating competition named “Dual Verbal Duel” on 25^th February 2006.  Many well-known talented past debaters of College were present as judges on this occasion.

The debates took place in classrooms of the M block and debaters from many reputable schools were present to participate in this event.  The debating teams of Royal College and Ananda College qualified for the final, which was held on the 22^nd March 2006. At the end, the Anandians proved themselves the best.

Traditions revived

The Royal-Thomian Sinhalese debate which was organized by the Sinhala Literary and Debating Society was held during the current affairs session on the 22^nd of February 2006.

The team members representing the College were Avin Fernando, Dinith Akmeemana, Sachith Vidanapathirana and Nisala Perera. The debaters argued on the matter of ‘disciplining students without corporal punishment’, which was certainly, a controversial topic. The topic was fervently debated on by  both teams spicing it up with plenty of humour in-between. The Ternion congratulates the Sinhala Literary Society for reviving a long abandoned tradition.

EXTAZTIC 2006

After making its new appointments for the year 2006 the United Nations Club has started to proceed with its objectives in the year planner.

The club is now in the process of organizing a musical concert called “Extaztic 2006” to fund the orphanage adopted by the club.  The concert has been scheduled for the 9^th of April 2006 and will commence at 7:30 p.m. at the Bishop’s College Auditorium.

Major bands of the country such as ‘Wildfire’ and ‘Magicbox’ will play along with performers of different schools including the Thomian Hewisi band. 

Success with community service

The members of the Leo Club screened the movie ‘Like Mike’ on the 14^th of February for the middle school and

Lower 6 students. The president stated that it was a successful fundraiser mainly for the charity projects planned ahead.                   

On 25^th February the members organized a community service project at the Lankadara orphanage, Wallewatte, which cared for more than 80 children. Events such as a magic show, screening of a cartoon and distribution of refreshments featured this programme.

The Junior Mathematicians

The Junior Mathematics Society organized a Math Exhibition on the 24^th at the College Hall. The main objective of the event was to instill an enthusiasm for math among the students of the Middle School.

The exhibition included simple math games such as Sudoku and other math related activities. The exhibits were designed and produced by the student themselves.

Environment Tip: contributed by the Environment Conservation Society.

Water - Every Drop Counts!

The 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1990. Yet just 2-3 degrees centigrade of warming could mean that 3 billion people will face water shortages. We should always ask our self if water going down the drain could be used for other purposes.

• Do not run water while you brush your teeth. It’ll save 3 - 5 gallons.
   
• Try to use less water in the tub when taking a bath, filling it half way saves 10 - 15 gallons.
   

• Turn off the shower when "lathering" up with soap, turning it back on to rinse - a shower uses as much as 10 gallons a minute.
   
• Do not use the toilet as a wastebasket - a toilet uses around 5 gallons every flush.