The sprawling ground of Podar World School, Sherkhi was the venue for the Podar Football World Cup event, which is held for the parents of both the PWS & PJK of Sherkhi, Alkapuri and Vasna branches. As the players were from four centres, they were divided into four teams. Two teams were from PWS, Sherkhi, one from PJK, Sherkhi and one was a mixed group of PJK, Vasna& Alkapuri. The game started with a warm welcome extended to all the teams by Dr Durgeshwari Gusain, the Secondary Coordinator of Podar World School, Sherkhi followed by a brief talk of the vibrant Principal, Ms Preeta Pillai, appreciating the crowd for having taken time from their busy schedule to be a part of the game thereby making their presence felt in every aspect of their children’s life as ‘Good Parenting. Expressing her happiness and gratitude in a few words, she instructed the P.E instructors, Mr Ashish Jha and Ms Kanchan Ingle,( the backbone behind the game from sending invitation to parents to the complete arrangement of the game) to begin the game. The four teams entitled themselves as Sherkhi Lions, Indian Challengers, Seven Stars and Black Hawks played enthusiastically amidst the cheering crowd of children, teachers and their better halves for almost 2 to 2:30 hours. In the finals, in the game played between Sherkhi Lions and Black Hawks, the Black Hawks won with a remarkable score of 6-0. Thanks to the Management and the Principal, Ms Preeta Pillai for making such an event possible in the true spirit of including the parental intervention as stake holders of their wards’ school.
