Gangyap Girls retain CBSE East Zone Basketball title... for the fifth consecutive year!

GANGTOK, 31 Oct: The girls from Eklavya Model Residential School [EMRS], Gangyap, have retained the championship trophy at the CBSE Under-19 East Zone Basketball Championship for the fifth consecutive time. They have remained unbeaten holders of the title since 2010.
The team returned home with the cup yet again from the CBSE Under-19 East Zone Basketball Cluster 1 Championship held from 25 to 27 October at Guwahati. This time, EMRS-Gangyap had fielded a boys’ team as well at the championship.
On their debut, the EMRS-Gangyap boys, led by Pema Chewang of Class XI as captain, beat Gurukool School, Guwahati in their first match but went down to St Francis Narangi in the quarter-final round. The spectators, treated to excellence of the Gangyap Girls all these years, appreciated the contesting fight given by EMRS boys team as well.
On the other hand, the Girls’ basketball team, the champions for the past 4 years, were playing their first CBSE tournament without the 8 seniors with whom their basketball domination had begun. The eight passed out from school earlier this year.
This time, the girls were led by Tshering Eden Bhutia of Class XII as captain and Diki Doma Bhutia of class XII as vice-captain. They ensured their domination of the court and made sure that EMRS-Gangyap retained the championship title for the fifth time.
The girls team played against Axel Public School in the quarterfinals after being awarded a bye in the first round and beat them 59-02 in a clearly one-sided rubber.
In the semifinals, they demolished Delhi Public School, Guwahati 87-06 with Tshering Eden scoring 30 and Diki scoring 26 points.
They faced St. Francis in the finals. St. Francis had earlier defeated the Guwahati team MBRS by some 40 points and had promised a contesting finals. But the Girls from Gangyap just swept through the finals thrashing them 86-04 with Tshering Eden scoring 35 and Diki scoring 34.
With the win, the EMRS girls’ team has qualified for the Nationals scheduled to be held in the first week of December in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Schools from Nagaland, Meghalaya and Assam had taken part in this CBSE Cluster 1 meet.
[from information shared by the Principal and Basketball Coach of EMRS-Gangyap, Sidharth Yonzon.]

EMRS girls leave to defend U-19 CBSE NE Championship

GANGTOK, 27 Oct: The girls’ basketball team of Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangyap, in West Sikkim left for Guwahati on Saturday to participate in the Under-19 CBSE North East Region Championship which will be held from 28 to 30 October. The team is led by Nima Doma Bhutia, who is a two-time recipient of the Chacha Nehru Sports Award.
A press release from the EMRS Principal, S Yonzone informs that the team will be competing with CBSE schools under the NE Region [cluster I]. If the school wins or secure the 1st runners-up place then it will be playing in the Under 19 National Championship scheduled to be held at Agra from the 21 to 26 December.
EMRS has taken part in the same tournament in 2010, 2011 & 2012 and in all three occasions won the championship as well as the 'most disciplined team award'.
The release informs that the EMRS basketball team is being sponsored by Ladakhi Construction and Casino Mahjong for this championship.

EMRS girls outplay much fancied Sachdeva School

GANGTOK, 09 Dec: Keeping up their winning ways at the Under 19 CBSE basketball national championship underway at Jaipur, defending champions, Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangyap [West Sikkim], outplayed much-fancied Sachdeva School, Delhi, on Saturday.
The EMRS girls defeated Sachdeva School, which is packed with international and national players, 60-42.
The team from Gangyap took an early lead with Eden scoring the first two baskets and Nim Doma turned up the heat by spinning across the international center and swinging an excellent pass from half court to Diki for an awesome back layup. Meanwhile, Rinchen and Binu defended and made some really good baskets as well.
EMRS officials add that as expected, the game was marred by bad officiating as Rinchen, Kinchumit and Nimlam were foul out with 5 fouls each. But as EMRS girls fought hard, a number of quick steals saw lay ups being converted and with time closing in, EMRS sealed the game.
The EMRS girls will face Jaipur in the quarter-final round and a win will take them to the semis against Sarjah [UAE] or Madhya Pradesh. However, two players have sustained minor injuries but hopefully should be able to play.

EMRS wins first match in U-19 national c’ship

GANGTOK, 06 Dec: Defending champions, Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangyap, girls basketball team defeated Chirec Public School, Hyderabad in its first match today in the Under 19 CBSE basketball national championship at Jaipur. EMRS won the match by 49-24.
EMRS team captain, Nim doma scored 17 points to lead all scorers in the match.  Krishna Poonia the Olympian was the chief guest on the day.
CBSE Sports Director, Pushkar Vohra was delighted to meet the EMRS team and cheered for the team during the match, it is informed.
A total of 31 teams are taking part in the championship wherein EMRS has been placed in pool A with Hyderabad, Varanasi and Haryana.

EMRS girls leave for to defend title

GANGTOK, 02 Dec: Defending champions Eklavya Model Residential School [EMRS], Gangyap, West Sikkim, girls basketball team has left for Jaipur for the CBSE Under-19 National Championship today. The tournament is scheduled to be played from 06 to 11 December.
The 12-member team is led by captain Nim Doma Bhutia along with Tini Tshechu as team manager and Sidharth Yonzone as team coach.
A press release from the school mentions that EMRS will try its best to defend the championship and to make the school and state proud. It is further informed that the Sikkim Basketball Association general secretary has extended his best wishes to the team for the tournament.

Chacha Nehru Sports Award for EMRS star

GANGTOK, 08 Nov: Nima Doma Bhutia of Eklavya Model Residential School [EMRS], Gangyap, was conferred with the prestigious Chacha Nehru Sports Award from the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi for winning the overall Best Player title in the Under-19 National Basketball Championship.
She was awarded with a certificate and cheque of Rs 6000. Nima Doma is the captain of the EMRS basketball girl’s team. EMRS had won the U-19 Basketball Championship at Tamil Nadu last December.
An EMRS basketball team was selected by Sikkim Basketball Association to represent the state for the 1st North East U-19 Basketball Tournament at Aizwal, Mizoram organized by Mizoram Basketball Association from 13 to 16 November. A 12-member team captained by Nima Doma Bhutia will be leaving on 10 November. Likewise, the EMRS will also be playing in another championship at Jaipur from 06 to 11 December.

EMRS girls win U-19 CBSE NE basketball tourney third time in a row

GANGTOK, 14 Oct: Eklavya Model Residential School [EMRS], Gangyap in West Sikkim has again emerged champion at the U-19 CBSE Cluster-I North East Region Basketball Tournament 2012-13 played this time at Kaziranga English Academy, Guwahati. With this win, the defending champion, EMRS, has held the title for the third consecutive year.
EMRS reached the finals of the tournament after defeating St Francis, Narangi 88-16 in the semi-final match on Friday.
In the final match played on Saturday, the unbeaten EMRS defeated the host Kaziranga English Academy 86-23 to lift the champion’s trophy for the third consecutive time. In the final match, Bimochan Tamang contributed 17 points for the team and also bagged the ‘Most Valuable Player’ of the Tournament for her excellent scoring.
Apart from champion’s trophy, the EMRS was also adjudged as the ‘Most Disciplined Team’ in the tournament.

EMRS Gangyap enter semis of U-19 NE Basketball championship

GANGTOK, 11 Oct: Eklavya Model Residential School [EMRS], Gangyap in West Sikkim will take on St Francis De Sales, Guwahati in the semi-final round of the Under-19 CBSE North East Region Basketball Championship at Kaziranga English Aacdemy, Guwahati on Friday. In its first match in the championship today, EMRS thrashed DPS Numaligarh 73-02 and entered the semi-final round. Pema Lhamu and Bimochan Tamang contributed 19 points each to fetch EMRS the win.

EMRS Gangyap records 100% CBSE results

4 STUDENTS POST PERFECT CGPA
GANGTOK, 25 May: Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangyap in West Sikkim has recorded a flawless class X board examination results announced on Thursday by the CBSE.
A press release issued by EMRS Principal, S Yonzone, informs that this was the first time that EMRS, Gangyap, students had appeared for the board examination and this was the founding batch of students.
“We had a total of 33 students who appeared for the CBSE X Exams. We have secured 100% pass results with all students having a minimum CGPA of 7.2 and maximum of 10,” it informs.
The CGPA [Cumulative Grade Point Average] is the average of Grade Points obtained in all the subjects excluding additional 6th subject as per Scheme of Studies.
The release informs that 12 students have scored an overall grade of A1 [91-100 marks], while 15 students have scored ‘A’ and remaining 6 have scored B1 grades.
The Principal mentioned that four students of the school, Lako Doma Lepcha, Phurchong Lepcha, Sangay Thendup Lepcha and Mikkit Lepcha, have scored a perfect CGPA of 10 scoring A1 in all their 5 subjects.

Workshop on CCE held at EMRS Gangyap

GANGTOK, 29 Feb: A workshop on Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation [CCE] was organized by the Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangyap in West Sikkim at Gyalshing DIET building on 27 February.
A total of 44 participants from 18 schools attended the workshop which focused on co-scholastic areas of CCE such as attitude, values, health etc. District Collector [West], Santa Pradhan, who is also the chairman of EMRS Gangyap, attended the workshop and encouraged the participants to follow the CCE in their respective schools.
The resource person, Priya Sadhu from Delhi explained the CCE through a power point presentation.

NHPC installs computers and peripherals at EMRS-Swayem

MANGAN, 21 Dec: NHPC, as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives for Teesta Stage-IV, today installed six computers [with UPS], two colour printers and two scanners and networked the units with LAN at the Eklavya Model Residential School at Swayem in North Sikkim.

The Girls from Gangyap are National Champs now!

EMRS GIRLS CREATE HISTORY, OUTPLAY APS NOIDA TO BECOME FIRST SCHOOL FROM REGION TO LIFT CBSE UNDER-19 NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

GANGTOK, 18 Dec: The EMRS girls basketball team has created history by winning the under-19 CBSE Basketball nationals held in Chennai from 12-17 Dec. EMRS beat APS Noida in the finals on Saturday 47-30. The EMRS squad made their victory even sweeter by bouncing back strong despite being 5 points behind in the 3rd quarter.

EMRS Girls sail into pre-quarters at CBSE Nationals tourney

GANGTOK, 14 Dec: Continuing their victorious run at the CBSE Nationals, Eklavya Model Residential School [EMRS] of Gangyap in West Sikkim girl’s basketball team has entered the pre-quarters in the Championship going on at the Vellamai International School, Chennai.

EMRS Girls begin CBSE Nationals on triumphant note, dunk Haryana 37-12

GANGTOK, 12 Dec:  The girls from Eklavya Model Residential School of Gangyap in West Sikkim began their CBSE nationals campaign on a triumphant note today, humbling basketball giants, Haryana, 37-12 in the tournament opener.

EMRS girls leave for CBSE National Basketball Championship

GANGTOK, 09 Dec: A 12-member basketball team of Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangyap, in West Sikkim, has left for Tamil Nadu to participate in the CBSE Basketball National Championship to be held from 12 to 17 December on Friday.

EMRS girls win CBSE North East Region Basketball Tournament

GANGTOK, 13 Nov: The girls’ basket ball team of Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangyap, West Sikkim, has emerged the champions of the CBSE Cup [Cluster-I] North East Region Basketball Tournament 2011-12 in Guwahati.

Sikkim’s EMRS thrashes at North East Basket ball tourney

GANGTOK, 10 Nov: Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangyap thrashed Maria Public School, Narangi 92 -0  in the quarter-final match played in the CBSE Cup [Cluster I] North East Region Basketball Tournament 2011-12 in Guwahati today.

EMRS basket ball team leaves for Guwahati

GANGTOK, 07 Nov: The 12 member basketball team of Eklavya Model Residential School, Gangtok has left for Guwahati for the CBSE Regional (North East) Basketball tournament 2011-12.

EMRS basketball team calls on CBSE AEO

GANGTOK, 14 Aug: The girls basketball team of Eklavya Model Residential School [EMRS], Gangyap, West Sikkim, along with their coach, Principal Sidharth Yonzone, welcomed CBSE AEO [Sports], Pushkar Vohra, at Hotel Denzong Inn in Gangtok on 11 August.
Mr. Vohra looks after all the sport related issues at CBSE along with the organizing of the CBSE Cluster, Zone and National games for Indian schools as well as schools from abroad under the CBSE, it is informed.
Mr. Vohra had first met the EMRS basketball team in Chhattisgarh during the National meet in December 2010 and was impressed with the high standard of their game.

EMRS girls win, again

GANGTOK: The girl’s basketball team of Eklavya Model Residential School [EMRS], Gyangyap, has once again impressed with its outstanding performance. This time by lifting the Xavierian Cup played on 14 and 15 April at St Xavier’s School, Pakyong.
EMRS lifted the cup thrashing another good girl’s basketball team of St Philomena School, Kalimpong, 50-21.
It had already defeated St Philomena School in its first round 42-24, with whom they met again in the finals. St George School, Pedong, was humbled 48-02 in the semi-final by EMRS.
The team captain, Nim Doma Bhutia, along with her mates, Rinchen Doma Bhutia, Pem Choden Lepcha, Diki Doma Bhutia and Tshering Eden Bhutia, impressed the spectators with their game and skills.
The team was escorted by the EMRS Principal cum coach, Siddharth Yonzon, and Chewang Kidan as manager.