Chennai :

Students of P S Senior Secondary School in Mylapore won the third edition of the Times Science Quiz held in Chennai on Wednesday. After two years of missing the trophy, S Abhinav and V Thejas qualified, maintained a lead and won this year.

“We have a special interest in science quizzes and that is why we have been at this event every year,” said Thejas, a Class 11 student of P S School.

More than 1,200 participants from 70 schools across Chennai competed in the written preliminary round. Six teams made it to the final round of the quiz held at Chinmaya Heritage Centre in Chetpet.

“It was a wonderful experience to be part of the quiz. This time, it was pretty challenging but we managed to maintain the lead throughout because of our preparations,” said Thejas.

Quiz master Akshya Ananth held the audience rapt with his ready wit. Pranav Krishnan and R Amrodh of PSBB School in Nungambakkam were the first runners-up.

The event was held by The Times of India in association with Karpaga Vinayaga Educational Group. Sriram Rajagopal, vice president, HR at Cognizant, Annamalai Regupathy, managing director of Karpaga Vinayaga Educational Group; Meenakshi Annamalai, director of Karpaga Vinayaga Educational Group; P Venkatesh, co-founder and director product, Maveric Systems; and Ninan Thariyan, vice-president, The Times Group, participated in the event.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Chennai> Schools / TNN / January 30th, 2014