By Anjaly Rajendran
We are proud to share that our very own Dona Punnoose, student of the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School (GVHSS), Kumily has received the State level “Best National Service Scheme (NSS) Volunteer Award” of the Vocational Higher Secondary Education (VHSE) section for the academic year 2022 – 2023.
Dona Punnoose, who is a resident of Amaravathy, is the eldest daughter of C P Punnoose and T A Jini. Her Father who was an auto driver had to quit working due to an accident suffered by him. Her Mother is a staff at the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Vandiperiyar. She has a younger brother named Don Punnose who is a student of seventh grade of the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS), Amaravathy.
Dona was the School Pupil Leader (SPL) at her School and was also the Parade Commander of the Student Police Cadet (SPC) during her high School days. She has won prizes for her folk drama and songs at the District Kalotsavam during her high School days. Dona also obtained an Upper Secondary Scholarship (USS) during her seventh grade. She used to participate in all arts & sports competitions at her school and has won several prizes for the same.
Dona obtained a Full A+ in her Secondary School Leaving Certificate SSLC Examinations. She is currently awaiting her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) results.
The NSS Unit of the GVHSS, Kumily has carried out more than sixty activities and the top ten among these were selected and sent to the State Level Vocational Higher Secondary Education (VHSE) NSS Office. This got Dona noticed by them.
As part of the NSS activity, Dona along with other NSS volunteers also produced a short film “Say Yes to Life; Say No to Drugs”, in which Dona sang, acted, wrote the lyrics and composed the music.
Dona also participated in the National Integration Camp held at Gulbarga, Karnataka during February 2023. All these activities resulted in her obtaining the State Level Best Volunteer Award.
We at “Kumily Calling” have great pleasure in appreciating her and wish her all success in all her future endeavours.
