Good Teachers are the reason why ordinary students dream of doing extra- ordinary things. To motivate good teachers The Yenepoya School gives away Yenepoya Teacher Award every year to primary and high school teachers hailing from Dakshina Kannada District. Yenepoya Teacher Award 2017 was conferred on Mr. Yakub S, Government High School, Nada, Beltangady and Mrs. Yamuna K, Government Higher Primary School, Neerkere, Moodbidri. The YMK Memorial lecture 2017 was delivered by Chief Guest and keynote speaker, Hon. Justice N. Santosh Hegde, speaking on the occasion, emphasised on the importance of becoming a good human being first and encouraged the students to think positively.