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Round the year the students get to experience activities which complement academic programmes. Extensive extra curricular activities are programmed to infuse in student a sense of discipline and urge to extend their knowledge and develop dormant talents. The school has facilities for popular sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Table Tennis and Badminton. In fact the school has had an enviable track record been regularly doing well in Zonal and District Sports competitions. For the past few years, activities such as Quiz, Debates and Elocution competitions have been taken up seriously and have become extremely popular. Regular House Tournaments and events are held in all these activities. The competition is fierce and all students and teachers actively try to propel their respective House forward to lift the glittering trophy (exclusively for Extra Curricular Activities). In extra curricular activities Cultural events are also given a high priority. The school hosts an Annual Concert called Sharad Utsav and a childrens festival - Rocktober including diverse and interesting activities such as Debate, Quiz, HAM(Half a Minute Speech), Cartoon Making, Antakshari, Fashion Show, Dance, Music etc. It is totally informal. This gives both Students and Staff a chance to let their hair down and enjoy themselves. The school also has various Socially Useful Productive Work (S.U.P.W.) Clubs such as the Dramatics & Literary Society Club, Drum and Flute Band, Scouts and Guides, Gymnastics, Knitting, Paper Making, Gardening, Computer, Doll Making (etc) alongside others. The aim of the school is to produce well-rounded personalities who can face the world with confidence. The Literary Club publishes two newsletters each year, which captures the happenings in the campus and alumni. One is aptly called the Rockvale Round Up and is accompanied by an Annual Issue - The Rockvale Digest. |
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