Padua Educational Institutions organize Cross Country Race for Green and Clean India
Mangaluru: On the occasion of the Silver Jubilee year (25th year) of Padua Pre-University College and Padua Higher Primary English Medium School, Mangaluru, a cross-country marathon event was conducted by the Padua Sports Club of Padua Institutions on the 26th of October, 2024.
More than 350 students from English-medium Higher Primary, Padua High School, Padua Pre-University College, Padua College of Commerce and Management, and Alumini students actively participated in the event.
Inaugurating the event, the correspondent of the Padua Institutions, Rev. Fr Walter D’Souza, outlined that the young men and women of the country should shoulder the responsibility for a plastic-free and green environment in the country.
Mr Srikant Amin, Mr Newman Mendonca, and Mr Nirikshith Devadiga, the Alumini students, were the chief guests of the event. Rev. Fr Arun Wilson Lobo, the Campus Director, the Principal of the Padua College of Commerce and Management, Mrs Mariette J. Mascarenes, the Principal of Padua Pre-University College, and Mrs. Molly Dsouza, the Headmistress of the Padua Higher Primary English Medium School, guided the programme.
The event coordinators, Mr. Hariprasad, the Physical Director of Padua College of Commerce and Management; Mr. Jagadeesh, the Physical Director of Padua Pre-University College; Mr. Praveen Rai Kukkavalli, Lecturer for Kannada; and Mr. Yathiraj, Lecturer for Commerce of Padua Pre-University College, were present.
Teaching and non-teaching staff, students of the Padua Institutions, NSS volunteers, and police constables of Kadri, Kankanady, and Kavoor police stations lent their time to the event.
Mr. Roshan Santhomayor, the Vice Principal compeered the event.
