IIS Jubail wins CBSE inter-school quiz contest

JEDDAH — International Indian School Jubail came first in the inter-school quiz competition here on Saturday. The competition held at the IISJ auditorium was among a series of events organized as part of 2015-16 Cluster Meet of the CBSE-affiliated schools in Saudi Arabia. The objective was to inculcate the quest for knowledge and learning in students. The inter-school quiz is a prestigious competition in which CBSE affiliated schools from all over the Kingdom participate. The teams in the final competition were selected based on their performance at the zonal level competitions, which included a preliminary elimination round involving a pen and paper test followed by a question and answer session. The competition was witnessed by dignitaries, officials associated with CBSE schools around the Kingdom and a mammoth audience of staff and students. The program began with the invocation to the Almighty Allah with the recitation of a few verses from the Holy Quran. Farheen Fathima, literary secretary of IISJ Girls Section, welcomed the gathering. The competition began with a question and answer round followed by the participant's choice round, an audio- visual round, the buzzer round and the rapid fire round, which was impressively conducted by quiz master C.P. Joy, head master of the open school at IISJ. The questions of the quiz were meticulously drafted, covering a wide range of topics related to current affairs, science and technology, art and literature and general knowledge. The participating teams displayed in-depth knowledge, logic and reasoning putting up an outstanding performance. International Indian School Jubail emerged as the winner. The first runner-up position was secured by the Buraidah International School while Dunes International Al-Khobar was the second runner-up. Syed Masood Ahmed, principal of the host school, declared the results and Chairman of the Managing Committee Mohamed Raziq Abdul Vahid and committee member Khaleeq Syed presented the trophies to the winning teams. Farsin Nivas, literary secretary IISJ Boys Section, delivered the vote of thanks.