- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Western Music Unit
Amiru Lindula Aberatne and his accompanist, Trimal Perera, won first place in Recorder Solo at the 2023 All Island Schools' Western Music and Dance Competition.
They participated in the Senior section of the A2 School category and earned a total of 80.3 percentage points as the final score.
The competition was organized by the Ministry of Education and took place today (September 10) at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Maharagama.
- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Sports and Extracurricular
Annites' Cadets are celebrating 70 years since their inception in 1953. Adding to the grandeur of this milestone, the St. Anne's College Cadet Platoon has secured the First Runner-up position at the 2023 Provincial Assessment Camp of Defence Cadets in the North Western Province.
A total of 40 cadet platoons from the 4th, 14th, and 35th battalions participated in the competition, which spanned from August 26 to 29. The event took place at the National Cadet Corps Training Centre in Rantambe.
With this recent achievement, St. Anne's College has qualified to compete in the 2023 Hermann Loos Assessment Camp scheduled for October. In this upcoming event, they will vie for the Hermann Loos Challenge Trophy, a prestigious award presented at the major annual competition.
Both the Provincial and Hermann Loos Assessment Camps are organized by The National Cadet Corps (NCC) of Sri Lanka.
As we celebrate 70 years of Annites' Cadets, we cordially invite you to support our platoon in October at Rantambe as they strive for the esteemed title.
- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Sports and Extracurricular
Annites won 2 Gold and 2 Silver medals at the 2023 North Western Provincial School Games in Weightlifting.
- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Cricket
Three students from St. Anne's College have qualified to participate in the 2023 Under 17 Sri Lankan Youth League Cricket Tournament. The triad consists of Buddhima Sahan, Geethika De Silva, and Yashmin Jayasundara, all of whom will be representing the Dambulla Team.
The tournament, organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association, is scheduled to commence on August 21st and will take place across four venues in Colombo. The final will be held on August 29th at the NCC Ground.
Among the trio, Geethika, who also participated in the Under 19 category of the League earlier this year, finds himself in a busy schedule as he'll be playing a warm-up match against the West Indies Under 19 Team on August 25th, which overlaps with the League's schedule.
The Dambulla Team, to which our players belong, is set to face off against Colombo South, Galle, Kandy, and Colombo North on August 22nd (at SSC Ground), 24th (at CCC Ground), 25th (at Bloomfield), and 27th (at Moors), respectively.
We extend our best wishes to all our players, hoping that they will shine with their talents during this League.
- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Sports and Extracurricular
Our student, Dinidu Samaranayake, will represent Sri Lanka in the upcoming 2023 World Scout Jamboree, which will be taking place from August 2nd to 12th at Saemangeum, South Korea.
The World Scout Jamboree is held every four years and brings together thousands of Scouts and leaders from around the world. It is organized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), which is the governing body of the global Scouting movement.
This year marks the 25th edition of the Jamboree, and we congratulate Dinidu for winning the rights to attend this prestigious event.