District in Karnataka. His wife, who is now Kindergarten Principal, is the daughter of the founder of the school. He is the recipient of the Kannada Rajyotsava Award for Education from the Udupi District in 2014. Distinctions 1.Computer Literacy Excellence Award in 2002 instituted by the IT Ministry, Govt of India, for having the best IT facilities amongst the Schools in Karnataka State. The Award was presented by the Hon’ble President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on August 29, 2002, in New Delhi. 2.State Championship in 2003, 2004, 2012, and 2014 in Rural IT Quiz conducted by the IT ministry, Govt of Karnataka and TATA Consultancy Services, Bangalore. Little Rock received the State Runners-up in 2006, 2007, and 2011. Once again the National Runners-up in 2012. The school has also won the national rural it quiz 2015. 3.Verbattle – Statewide English Debate Competition winners (Junior Category) - 2012. 4.National School Sanitation Award in 2012 (awarded to 100 select schools from all over India by the HRD Ministry, Govt of India) 5.Best School Award for the last 23 years consecutively from the Rotary Udupi, based on a General Knowledge Test conducted for the schools of Udupi District. 6.Little Rock has conducted three international conferences – in 2004, 2006, and 2014. More than 800 School Principals and senior faculty from all over South India have participated in these conferences. Such conferences are rarely conducted by Schools in India. LRIS follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and uses English as the medium of instruction. With 5199 students, it is one of the largest schools in the region and is optionally residential. School buses transport children and staff from a radius of 25 to 30 km daily to and from the School. The School owns 45+ buses. Achievements Computer Literacy Excellence Award 2002 National recognition to Little Rock came in the form of the Computer Literacy Excellence Award of the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India. Little Rock has adjudged the best school in computer education in Karnataka State. The President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam presented the award to the Principal in August 2002. The school itself has won the National school sanitation award, an award from the HRD ministry, Govt. of India. The HRD minister Dr. Pallam Raju presented the award to the vice principal on 28 November 2012 at a glittering function in New Delhi. Infrastructure