2 students awarded with Students of the Year award by SLYA

GANGTOK, 05 Feb: Gaymit Lepcha of class X and Puran Gurung of class XII were awarded with the ‘Students of the Year’ by the Sikkim Lepcha Youth Association [SLYA] on the occasion of the valedictory function of the winter coaching camp today here at Tashi Namgyal Senior Secondary School auditorium.
A total of 136 students of class X and XII from all four districts had gone through this month-long coaching camp organized by SLYA starting 02 January.
SLYA president, Ongden Tshering Lepcha informed that 44 students of class XII and 92 students from class X were taught by 14 teachers on different subjects in the coaching camp. He further informed that last year the SLYA had conducted same coaching camp for 134 students from all over the state and students had since then shown great improvement in their academic performance.
Mr Lepcha also informed that the SLYA has been organizing this coaching camp every year since 1997 for the students of not only Lepcha community but from other communities as well. He informed that the association has been trying to assist students in their academics who were not able to afford private coaching camps to prepare themselves for the board examinations.
In his valedictory address, HRDD Minister congratulated the SLYA for taking such a productive initiative for the students and further congratulated the teachers of the camp for coming forward to teach students and sacrificing their winter vacation. He stated that the concept of education had now changed and taken on a new dimension. He stated that this change is good for the students and education system and for the future of the country as well.
“The Right to Education Act has vested the on every individual the responsibility of the success of the education system,” he said. He further stressed that the teachers have a great role to play but at the same time students, parents, school managing committee along with every individual have equal responsibilities towards the education system.
Mr Pradhan stressed that this is a century of challenge and students need to prepare themselves with competitive passion. He added that such coaching camp was an opportunity for the students to prepare themselves for future competitions.
He stated that the state government too had started state-wide coaching camps for the class X and XII students since the previous year.
The function started with the welcome address by SLYA joint secretary, Rinzing Ongmu Rongmit and concluded with the vote of thanks by SLYA general secretary-II, Lobsang Chopel Lepcha.