The top three students from each class (both Marathi and English medium) were awarded a memento and a gift hamper. In addition, a certificate of Merit was awarded to the top ten students of each class and of both mediums.Some excerpts from the prize winning essays:

Shiladitya Banarjee of class VI writes on `Food tastier or healthier': "A healthy man is definitely more happy. He is less irritable, patient and can face the ups and downs of life more easily."

Vedavati Patwardhan of Class VII writes on `Pune city's health problems and solutions': "If we are careful, if we follow the rules which nature has set , we will prosper. And encouraging the growth of trees is one of the golden rules, as they are the pillars of our life, helping and supporting us in every way."

Smita Pravin Pawar of Class IX writes on `Towards health for all - our priorities at the doorstep of the next millennium,' "Today's world is a world of competition. The winner is the one who gives importance to necessary things like health."

Palvi Vijay Raikar of class VII writes on `First aid - a life saving service,' "However, we can't depend on first aid only. Serious accidents should be taken to the hospital. But where a person can die in a moment, first aid is the only hope that he can keep."