Event update: Inter-School Elocution Competition

The Joseph Memorial Trust , Betalbatim will organise Inter-School Elocution Competition in addition to its annual felicitation ceremony at Dr. Jose Cota Memorial Hall. The theme for the competition is "WE STUDENTS MUST MAKE A DIFFERENCE " . Students who wish to participate can send in their entries through their respective schools. Teacher Lorraine Godinho of St. Jude's High School , Betalbatim, can be contact at 0832 - 2880035 for rules and entry forms during school hours.

The trust was formed in memory of Late. Mr. Joseph Afonso who as a teacher worked tirelessly in every school that he was posted, including St. Jude's High School.The past students of  St. Jude's High School , Betalbatim who were lucky to be taught by him will remember him as an excellent teacher who disciplined and moulded them infusing the right values. His three term stint as the head of the village helped betalbatim wake up from a sleepy village to the road of development.

For the last fifteen years the trust has been recognising efforts of students and felicitates top rankers in S.S.C.E and H.S.S.C.E. of Goa Board at their annual event.

News update from Betalbatim - Saint Bartholomew feast

The feast of Saint Bartholomew will be celebrated on 28th August 2011 this year in Betalbatim. It is quite a sight to see the fair that is setup previous evening. Small school children especially girls make small flowers of creape paper and wake up early and greet the people attending first  mass with those flowers.

The feastivity has dimmed a bit as far as the decorations in the church are concerned, but the traditional triangular streamers along the procession route brighten the feastive look with the lush green fields nearby provide an excellent backdrop.

After the mass the villagers move into the stall area to play games and buy toys, eats etc. Girls and boys greet each other and buy gifts for each other. Stalls of traditional sweets like laddo, kadhi - bodhi, kajim, grams are bought which are then served at home after lunch to guests and relatives who get invited for the feast.

Rice fields near sunset beach, Betalbatim.

Rice fields near sunset beach, Betalbatim provide a view of lush green carpet , which is so sooting to eyes. It is quite welcoming to note that farming is catching up in Betalbatim and more people are cultivating rice fields . 

The sand dunes have till date kept the sea at bay and hopefully will defend the the otherwise helpless farmers from the wrath of nature.

Grotto near Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel

This Grotto near Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel is probably the oldest in Village of Betalbatim. 

It has stood the test of rain and shine and also provided a excellent snapshot to many tourists.

 

Sunset beach Betalbatim

Betalbatim beach which stretches from majorda beach to colva beach has some very famous spots. One is near Nanu Resorts which gets overcrowded with picnics especially on weekends, the other beach is SUNSET BEACH which is famous as lovers paradise. Soil erosion has done much damage to this beach and with rice fields on the other side of sand dunes containing the damage is the need of the hour.

sunset beach betalbatim

Our Lady of Lourdes chapel

Our Lady of Lourdes chapel located in the ward thondvado betalbatim, is undergoing renovation.

Bresources Betalbatim in finals

Bresources Betalbatim meets Loyola High School in ALVERNAZ & LALUSH ALEMAO MEMORIAL U-14 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT finals today at 4.15 p.m Chinchinim Church Ground. 

Healthy Eyes - Nutrition For Proper Eye Health

Healthy Eyes - Nutrition For Proper Eye Health

St.Jude's High School , Betalbatim S.S.C.E results

St.Jude's High School , Betalbatim missed the magic figure of 100% passing by a small fraction.

The performance of this year's batch of students who appeared for S.S.C.E was highlighted by the three distinctions .

Miss Sparsh Martires - 85%, Master Joshua Diniz - 79.5 % Master Tellif Fernandes - 79.5%
the other results included five first classes, nine second classes and 10 pass classes.