Journey to the finale
The beautiful pursuit of TWS to identify potential speakers
in students from years 8 to 13 unearthed on this eventful day.
A whopping number of a hundred and seventy students had
participated and they held their heads high. After all, it’s not
about winning, it’s the participation that matters. From these
hundred and seventy students, seventy one qualified to the
second round of audition.
18th September
8th October
Mr Edberg and Mr Peter, judged the second round of
auditions and brought down the numbers to just 23 in what
were long strenuous days listening to these amazing orators
vying with each other for the top notch 9 positions. Talk
about long days! The speakers were to fit every criteria each
judge had in mind and after 4 days, the twenty three finalists
were chosen.
8th October
The list was shorter, the stakes higher and the heartbeats
faster! With such emotions, started the last leg of the journey to
choosing the final speakers who will be the face of TEDx for
TWS and leave a legacy behind. In this most difficult task, Ms Deanna, an accomplished speaker herself and Ms Renny, Head of Secondary School, helped us and took on this task on themselves. A combination of excitement, pride and fear rolled off on 23 shoulders in thick waves as they mentally and physically prepared themselves. That’s how our final 9 strode into their first steps to unveiling their unique thoughts as faces that represented TedxYouthTWS
Invitations and posters of the coveted event went for
approval and a few suggestions were made. Soon, a perfectly co-ordinated plan was laid down and received ecstatic approval
1st November
Chief organizers, co-organizers and student organizers
stayed back in school to discuss the theatre design,
allocation of volunteers on the day of the event, in identifying technical requirements beforehand, vaguely putting together an idea on how the stage was to be designed. Simultaneously, the website was being updated.
2nd November
3rd November
Mails were sent to parents, students and principals of
various other schools. With it also the invitations, banners,
posters were given off for printing.
6th November
3rd November
The Photo challenge contest was initiated and spread around
in the form of mails to parents, students and teachers of
TWS. The speakers were given training updates for the main
event.
Ms Shyni, Ms Pratha[organisers of the event] and student
organizers had a rendezvous with the Vice Principal to
discuss all the plans and ask for suggestions/ help. Now that
the stage design was set, the designing team got to task.
Then came the good part, deciding refreshments! As soon as
refreshments’ role ended, requisitions were concluded
