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A WORD IN TIME … Every morning on my way to school I see parents, especially mothers driving down to drop their children, very often speeding past in their cars to reach school on time. It got me thinking of my own school days in Ooty where I had to walk quite a distance to school every morning. Then I used to listen to the BBC World service on a huge radio with valves with a very poor quality of reception, we now have access to an exceptionally good quality of reception on the internet and that too all radio channels of the BBC. Well, technology has changed cars, roads, times and lifestyles. The Internet has replaced snail mail and revolutionized information and com- munication technology. However, I am concerned about the abuse of the internet and e-mail. I have worried parents of adoles- cents confiding to me the problems they face with their children being 'e-savvy'. " All internet activities within the DPS Surat campus are monitored. " Mobiles are banned in school. But, children need guidance more than prohibition. To this end, par- ents and children should talk together about what is safe and unsafe online or on the mobile. Millions of teenagers go online every day, and most are safe. But, teenagers are more likely to explore out-of-the-way nooks of cyber- space, so they're more often preyed upon as victims by child molesters and other exploiters. The way to stay safe is to understand the dangers and follow some simple rules to help stay out of trouble. Parents, be open and encourage chil- dren to come to you if they encounter a problem online - do not blame them or take away Internet privileges if they encounter difficult situations. Work with them to help avoid prob- lems in the future, and remember - your response will determine whether they confide you the next time they encounter a problem. Remember yourselves at their age. There are some ground rules of online safety. Chat is probably the most dangerous area on the Internet. Tell your children to ignore or avoid situa- tions and behaviors in chat rooms that make them feel uncomfortable (harassment and bullying), intrude on privacy. They should never enter any information about themselves without first checking with parents. Be careful about how your children respond to E-mail from friends and also strangers. In case of teenage friends they may playfully send obscene messages which may lead to discomfort in their relationships. In case of strangers, remember, the sender might not be who s/he seems to be. Never allow them to send a photograph of themselves or any personal information to some- one they don't know. Instant Messaging (IM) can be a dangerous way to interact with people. As with chatrooms, one needs to be extremely careful about whom they are messaging and what they are saying. Never allow them to give out any personal information in an instant message unless you are 100 percent sure of who is connected. There are Adult sites that contain sexually explicit illustrations, photo- graphs, and stories. It is dangerous for children to have access to them. Sometimes the children may acci- dentally land up in such sites which may be fatal and hence the only way out will be to monitor the usage. There are a number of good web- sites which give guidelines on the proper usage of e-mail and the internet. It is very important for par- ents to take an interest to know the type of sites their children visit and the people with whom they commu- nicate over e-mail. A ban on use of technology is certainly not the solu- tion to the problems faced by par- ents and teachers but we need to assist our children in becoming responsible users of technology. G.R.Sivakumar NOVEMBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005 November, December, January, February and all the way round to September once more.... All the months whiz past! Friends, we are back with our new issue of Communiqué. Four important members join our editorial team and they are none other than our students who have worked with us as peers!
Transcript of NOVEMBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005 A WORD IN TIME · Mukund Periwal VII-B I Under 13 Years Girls Juhi...
A WORD IN TIME …
Every morning on my way to schoolI see parents, especially mothersdriving down to drop their children,very often speeding past in theircars to reach school on time. It gotme thinking of my own school daysin Ooty where I had to walk quite adistance to school every morning.Then I used to listen to the BBCWorld service on a huge radio withvalves with a very poor quality ofreception, we now have access toan exceptionally good quality ofreception on the internet and thattoo all radio channels of the BBC.Well, technology has changed cars,roads, times and lifestyles. TheInternet has replaced snail mail andrevolutionized information and com-munication technology. However, Iam concerned about the abuse ofthe internet and e-mail.I have worried parents of adoles-cents confiding to me the problemsthey face with their children being 'e-savvy'.
" All internet activities within theDPS Surat campus are monitored. " Mobiles are banned in school.
But, children need guidance morethan prohibition. To this end, par-ents and children should talktogether about what is safe andunsafe online or on the mobile.Millions of teenagers go onlineevery day, and most are safe. But,teenagers are more likely to exploreout-of-the-way nooks of cyber-space, so they're more often preyedupon as victims by child molesters
and other exploiters. The way to staysafe is to understand the dangersand follow some simple rules to helpstay out of trouble.
Parents, be open and encourage chil-dren to come to you if they encountera problem online - do not blame themor take away Internet privileges ifthey encounter difficult situations.Work with them to help avoid prob-lems in the future, and remember -your response will determine whetherthey confide you the next time theyencounter a problem. Rememberyourselves at their age.
There are some ground rules of onlinesafety. Chat is probably the mostdangerous area on the Internet. Tellyour children to ignore or avoid situa-tions and behaviors in chat roomsthat make them feel uncomfortable(harassment and bullying), intrude onprivacy. They should never enter anyinformation about themselves withoutfirst checking with parents.
Be careful about how your childrenrespond to E-mail from friends andalso strangers. In case of teenage
friends they may playfully sendobscene messages which may leadto discomfort in their relationships.In case of strangers, remember, thesender might not be who s/heseems to be. Never allow them tosend a photograph of themselves orany personal information to some-one they don't know. InstantMessaging (IM) can be a dangerousway to interact with people. As withchatrooms, one needs to beextremely careful about whom theyare messaging and what they aresaying. Never allow them to giveout any personal information in aninstant message unless you are 100percent sure of who is connected.
There are Adult sites that containsexually explicit illustrations, photo-graphs, and stories. It is dangerousfor children to have access to them.Sometimes the children may acci-dentally land up in such sites whichmay be fatal and hence the only wayout will be to monitor the usage.
There are a number of good web-sites which give guidelines on theproper usage of e-mail and theinternet. It is very important for par-ents to take an interest to know thetype of sites their children visit andthe people with whom they commu-nicate over e-mail. A ban on use oftechnology is certainly not the solu-tion to the problems faced by par-ents and teachers but we need toassist our children in becomingresponsible users of technology.
G.R.Sivakumar
NOVEMBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
November, December, January, February and all the way round to September oncemore.... All the months whiz past! Friends, we are back with our new issue ofCommuniqué. Four important members join our editorial team and they are none otherthan our students who have worked with us as peers!
SOUND MIND IN A SOUND BODY'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy', an oft-quoted adage, nevertheless one that holds true for all times. At DPSSurat, we firmly believe that sports should form an integral part of the school curriculum. To provide exposure to maximumstudents, competitions are organized in the school on regular basis at intra-class, inter-house & inter-school level. Theseevents give a platform to the students to compete with the very best of national talents and strive hard to excel. It gives anopportunity to assess, learn, reorganize and polish one's skills.
SPORTS
OPEN SURAT DISTRICTCHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
DECEMBER 22, 2004Megha Gupta of class I C partici-pated in the Open Surat DistrictChess Championship andbrought accolades for the schoolwhen she secured the third placein the below 12 age group cate-gory.
14TH OPEN GUJARAT INTER SCHOOL TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
DECEMBER 18-19, 2004In the 14th Open Gujarat Inter School Team Chess Championship conducted inBaroda High School, ONGC campus Vadodara on December 18-19, 2004 DPSSurat was declared the winner. A total of 14 teams belonging to schools fromVadodara, Surat and Bharuch districts participated in this event. Congratulationsto our young achievers! Keep the DPS Surat flag flying high.
Soumadip Nag VIII BNikhil Chaudhary VIII ARohit Malani VI BKishan Tejwani VI BMeet Agrawal II B
OUR TEAM
Now this was one more feather in ourcap. The Open Gujarat ChessChampionship. DPS Surat has all thereasons to elate with pride at theresults of the chess championship.The competition was organized byAhmedabad City Chess Associationand DPS Surat was the Champion!Group A: WinnersMeet Agarwal (III-D)Megha Gupta (II-C)Isha Sanghvi (III-A)Ronak Chopra (IV-D)
Group- B: Winner Meet Agarwal (III-D)
CHESS WHIZKIDS INTER SCHOOL CHESS TOURNAMENT
JULY 23, 2005
OPEN GUJARAT U/7 SELECTION CHESS TOURNAMENT
JANUARY 15, 2005Megha Gupta of class I C participated in the tournament secured the second position and was selected in the Gujarat state Chess team. The results were as follows:Boys CategoryWinner St. Xavier's High School, First Runner-up Shri C.C.Shah Experimental School Second runner-up DPS SuratGirls CategoryWinner Sri J.J. Primary English Medium School, Shahpore.First runner-up Seventh Day Adventist School, AthwalinesSecond runner-up Lourdes Convent School Athwalines Surat
OPEN GUJARAT CHILDRENCHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
MARCH 24, 2005DPS Surat spares no effort to exposethe students to the best in chess. Asa result we have some buddingchess champions. In the OpenGujarat Children ChessChampionship organized at the AtulClub Valsad, Juhi Gupta of class VI Ccame 3rd in the below 12 age groupgirls category. Meet Agrawal of classII B won the consolation prize in thebelow 10 age group boys categoryand Jeet Jain of Nursery E wasawarded a trophy for being theyoungest upcoming participant.Needless to say, DPS Surat wasdeclared the winner.
Shatranj Ke Khiladi! Winners of the 14th Open Gujarat Inter School Team Chess Championship
SPORTS
WINNERSUnder 7 Years Boys NAME CLASS POSITIONJeet Jain Prep A ISamarth Gupta II-C II
Under 7 Years GirlsMegha Gupta II-C IVanshika Agarwal II-A IIRisha Agarwal II-B IIIKhushi Shah Prep B IV
Under 9 Years BoysMeet Agrawal III-D IAmog Patnaik III-A II
Under 9 Years GirlsIsha Sanghvi III-A IKomal Poddar IV-D IIPooja Sanghvi IV-B IIITrisla Surana IV-A IV
INTER SCHOOLTABLE TENNIS
TOURNAMENT 2005 (STATE LEVEL)
SPETMEBER 24-28, 2005Organized by Birla Sagar Hr. Sec.School Porebandar. Utkarsh Bhatla ofVII-B and Smit Choksi of VI-B repre-sented Surat District Table TennisTeam to take part in the Inter SchoolTable Tennis Tournament (StateLevel) and stood third in this tourna-ment.
INTER SCHOOLCHESS TOURNAMENTS AT
RADIANT ACADEMY SCHOOLDPS SURAT WINNER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY
AUGUST 27-28, 2005
Chess has been our forte and we are known for winning laurels in thisgame.The Inter School Chess Tournament conducted by Radiant AcademySchool was a Chess Festival for our students wih the maximum number ofparticipants as well as winners from DPS Surat. No wonder theChampionship Trophy had to fall in our lap!
The youngest participants were Raghav Dalmia from N-I and Kushi Shahfrom Prep B. Where there is chess there has to be a budding Dipsite fromSurat!
Under 11 Years BoysJayit Ghose VI-B IIMayank Jain V-D III
Under 11 Years GirlsArushi Gupta V-D IIRitika Arora VI-C IIIRachita Jain V-E IV
Under 13 Years BoysMukund Periwal VII-B I
Under 13 Years GirlsJuhi Gupta VII-C IPriynka Shah VIII-A IIVrutika Chopra VIII-A III
Under 17 YearsPriyanka Shah VIII-A VI
ALL INDIA INTER DPS SWIMMING COMPETITION
SPETMEBER 12-13, 2005Though our students did not win anyposition still they did make a notewor-thy presence at the All India InterDPS Swimming Competition organ-ized by DPS Vadodara.
ALL INDIA INTER DPS BOYS/ GIRLS ATHLETIC MEET
APRIL 15-29, 2005Our student also carved a niche byparticipating in various events like the1st All India Inter-DPS Boys/GirlsAthletic Meet 2005 and the WestZone Inter-DPS Sports Quiz.
INTER SAHODAYAATHLETICS MEET
DECEMBER , 2004At the Inter Sahodaya Athletics Meetorganized at J.H. Ambani SaraswatiVidyamandir, Nikhil Gupta of VIII Bbagged the second place in Longjump and Priyanka Simlai of VIII Bsecured third place in Shot put.
INTER DPS CRICKET MATCH AT JODHPUR
AUGUST 16-20, 2005The West Zone Inter DPS CricketTournament was conducted in Jodh-pur and the DPSite Boys did winattention as an upcoming cricketteam. The boys were lead by Mr. JudeFernando and by Mr.Chandrika SinghSports-in Charge. And the boys gave atough fight to their competitors.
Howzzatt! Chess is our USP
INTER HOUSE TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT 2005-06
Position Name of the Student HouseCategory-1 Boys (Classes VIII & IX)Winner Nitish Agarwal GryphonRunner-up Shubham Arora PhoenixII Runner-up Ronak Pamnani Phoenix
Category-1 Girls (Classes VIII & IX) Winner Rajvi Shah UnicornRunner-up Urvi Bahety UnicornII Runner up Charmi Rastogi Phoenix
Category-2 Boys (Classes VI & VII) Winner Smit Choksey PhoenixRunner-up Utkarsh Bhatla GryphonII Runner-up Shetal Mehta Phoenix
Category-2 Girls (Classes VI & VII) Winner Aishwarya Katyal GryphonRunner-up Garima Panday GryphonII Runner-up Adhira Choradiya Gryphon
Category-3 Boys (Classes III, IV & V) Winner Deepank Agarwal DragonRunner-up Aman Agarwal PhoenixII Runner-up Vatsal Agarwal Dragon
Category-3 Girls (Classes III, IV & V) Winner Pooja Desai PhoenixRunner-up Pragya Periwal Phoenix3rd Place Tanya Panjabi Phoenix
INTER HOUSE TABLE TENNIS COMPETITION
The school provides a wonderful platform for showcasing talent through sports events on and off campus! TheInter House T.T. Championships prove quite a challenge each year and there is a tussle for winning position.
INTER HOUSE TABLE TENNISTOURNAMENT 2005-2006
I PHOENIX 90II GRYPHON 55III UNICORN 25IV DRAGON 20
INTER HOUSE TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT 2005-06
Name Class House PositionResults Category-1 ( III & V) BoysYash Kokra (IV D) Gryphon First Deepank Agarwal (IV D) Dragon SecondAman Agarwal (IV B) Phoenix Third
Class III & V GirlsPooja Desai (IV A) Phoenix FirstAstha Pandya (IV D) Unicorn SecondAstha Jain (IV D) Dragon Third
Category-2 V & VI BoysUtkarsh Bhatla (VI B) Gryphon FirstShetal Mehta (VI C) Phoenix SecondAniruddh Mittal (V D) Gryphon Third
Category-2 V & VI GirlsAishwarya Katyal (VI C) Gryphon FirstRadhika Mehta (VI C) Unicorn SecondGarima panday (VI A) Gryphon Third
Category-3 VII & VIII BoysNitish Agarwal (VII A) Gryphon FirstShubham Arora (VIII A) Phoenix SecondSiddhant Shah (VIII B) Gryphon Third
Category-3 VII & VIII GirlsRajvi Shah (VII B) Unicorn FirstCharmi Rastogi (VIII B) Phoenix SecondUrvi Bahety (VII B ) Unicorn Third
SPORTS
Victory: It's my style! The Inter House T.T.TournamentWatch that swing!Inter House T. T Championship in the sports complex.
INTER HOUSE SWIMMING COMPETITION 2004
RESULTS 25m Freestyle
CATEGORY- 1 III & IV- BOYSFIRST MIT PATEL IV-B PHOENIXSECOND YASH KOKRA IV-D GRYPHONTHIRD AKSHAY JHA IV-C DRAGON
CATEGORY- 1 III & IV GROUP- GIRLSFIRST CHETNA GARG IV-B PHOENIXSECOND KHUSHBOO SUNEJA IV-C UNICORNTHIRD NIKHAR MARWAHA IV-B PHOENIX
CATEGORY- 2 IV & V BOYSFIRST ANUBHAV KISHORE VI-C DRAGONSECOND SIDDHARTH SHAH V-B GRYPHONTHIRD ANSH SEHGAL VI-B UNICORN
CATEGORY- 2 IV & V GIRLSFIRST AISHWARYA KATYAL VI-C GRYPHONSECOND RADHIKA IYER VI-C DRAGONTHIRD VIDUSHREE CHOUDHARY V-B GRYPHON
CATEGORY- 3 VII & VIII BOYSFIRST SIDDHANT SHAH VIII-B GRYPHONSECOND SHIV DESAI VIII-A DRAGONTHIRD SHLOK NAIK VIII-A UNICORN
CATEGORY- 3 VII & VIII GIRLSFIRST PRACHI BHATIA VIII-A PHOENIXSECOND HARSHNA RAWAT VII-A UNICORNTHIRD ANUBHA VERMA VIII-B DRAGON
RESULTS 50m Freestyle
CATEGORY- 1 III & IV BOYSFIRST MIT PATEL IV-B PHOENIXSECOND AKSHAY JHA IV-C DRAGONTHIRD YASH KOKRA IV-D GRYPHON
CATEGORY- 1 III & IV GIRLSFIRST KHUSHBOO SUNEJA IV-C UNICORN
CATEGORY- 2 IV , V & VI BOYSFIRST ANUBHAV KISHORE VI-C DRAGONSECOND SUDARSHAN MUNDRA V-D PHOENIXTHIRD SIDDHARTH SHAH V-B GRYPHON
CATEGORY- 2 IV , V & VI GIRLSFIRST RADHIKA IYER VI-C DRAGONSECOND MONIKA SHANDIL V-B PHOENIXTHIRD VIDUSHREE CHOUDHARY V-B GRYPHON
CATEGORY- 3 VII & VIII BOYSFIRST SIDDHANT SHAH VIII-B GRYPHONSECOND SHIV DESAI VIII-A DRAGONTHIRD YATIRAJ MUNDRA VII-B PHOENIX
CATEGORY- 3 VII & VIII GIRLSFIRST PRACHI BHATIA VIII-A PHOENIXSECOND SRUSHTI DESAI VIII-B UNICORNTHIRD ANUBHA VERMA VIII-B DRAGON
INTER HOUSE SWIMMING COMPETITION
OVERALL RESULTFIRST PHOENIXSECOND DRAGONTHIRD GRYPHONFOURTH UNICORN
THE 3RD ALL GUJARAT 'SHORINRHU' KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP
DECEMBER, 2005The Chamionship was held inSanskarbharti Vidyalaya, Adajan,Surat. Under the tutelage of ourBlack Belt trainer Mrs KapilaChavada, the school bagged severalgold, silver and bronze medals.The winnersGold MedalsVatsal PatelHarivansh Mehdiratta Simran Khurana
Silver MedalsNikhil ChoksyAastha PandyaSanyam Khurana
Bronze MedalsMohit KediaShivangi KumarPriyank ShahSneha JainKamal ChibraniShreyas SuratwalaRumit Dala;Akul MahipalChaitnaya Fatehpuriya
2ND SURAT CITY INTER SCHOOLTABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT
FEBRUARY 5, 2005The 2nd Surat City Inter School TableTennis Tournament 2004-2005 wasorganized in DPS Surat in the schoolsports complex. It was an event ofimmense success. It has been decid-ed by the school authorities that fromthe year 2005 onwards, this event willbe conducted as a team event andthe winning schools will be awardeda rotating trophy. A total of 106 chil-dren participated from 18 schools andthe competition saw some very highstandard of table tennis from theplayers. The Chief Guest Mr. VishanSingh Solanki (Chief Coach, SportsAuthority of Gujarat) gave away theprizes. The tournament organizer ofthe event was Mr. Chandrika Singh(P.E.T. DPS Surat), the Chief Refereewas Mr. Virafbhai Varachawala andMr Mukesh Patel was the official.
SPORTS
24TH GUJARAT STATE ROLLER SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP
NOVEMBER 5-7, 2004Simran Khurana of class II-B broughtlaurels for the school when she wona gold medal in the Rink Race and asilver medal in the Road Race duringthe 24th Gujarat State Roller SkatingChampionship conducted inAhmedabad .
42ND OPEN NATIONAL SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP
NOVEMBER 6, 2004Performing Bharat Natyam on skatesis not a cake walk, but our little geniusMeet Agrawal of class II B did it, andsecured a bronze medal in the below10 age group category in the 42ndOpen National Skating Championshiporganized in Faridabad on 6th Nov.
WEST ZONE INTER DPS SPORTS QUIZ APRIL 28-29, 2005
Venue: DPS RajkotOrganizer: DPS Society RajkotParticipants: Sukrit Sharma -VIII-A
Soumadip Nag- IX-ATeam Manager: Mr.P.Vamshi KrishnaAchievements: Could not qualify into final round but have answered
most of the audience round questions. Participating Teams: DPS Surat, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Pune, Ahmedabad,
Rajkot, Vadoddara.
INTER DPS SPORTS EVENTS RESULTS APRIL 2005
1st All India Inter DPS Boys Athletic Meet 2005, DPS MeerutNAME OF THE PARTICIPANT CLASS SEC. REMARKRohan Bhatia VIII A 100mts,Ronak Pamnani VIII B 100mts Hurdle, 200mtsAkshay Sahani VIII A 400mtsShubham Arora VIII A Discus ThrowPiyus Seth VIII A Javelin ThrowSaket Nandwani VIII A ShotputNikhil Gupta VIII B Long, High Jump
1st All India Inter DPS Girls Athletic Meet 2005, DPS AligarhPranika Agarwal VII B 100mts Prachi Bhatia VIII A 200mtsKrishna Mistry VIII A 400mtsPriyanka Mohta VIII B Long,High JumpPriyanka Simlai VIII B Shotput, Discus Throw
29th April, West Zone Inter DPS Sports Quiz, DPS RajkotSoumadip Nag IX ASukrit Sharma VIII A
ALL GUJARAT HARDEV JADEJAROLLER SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP
FEBRURUARY 19, 2005Simran Khurana of II B won a bronzemedal in the All Gujarat Hardev JadejaRoller Skating Championship 2005organized in Vadodara.
WEST ZONE INTER DPS SWIMMING COMPETITION
JULY 30-31, 2005We also have some promising talentsin swimming. Our budding champsproved their mettle in the variousswimming competitions held at DPSGandhinagar. The Medal holderswere qualified for the All India InterDPS Swimming Championship 2005held at DPS, Vadodara on September11, 12 & 13, 2005.
Siddhant Shah Gold Medal in 100m Breast StrokeBronze Medal in 50m Breast Stroke
Bronze Medal in 4x100m RelayMit Patel Silver Medal in 50m ButterflyGold Medal in 100m ButterflyBronze Medal in 4x100m RelayAnubhav Kishore Silver Medal in Individual MedleyBronze Medal in 50m Back StrokeBronze Medal in 100m Back StrokeBronze Medal in 4x100m Relay
Shiv Desai Bronze Medal in 4x100m Relay
Winners of the Inter DPS West Zone Swimming Competition recieving their medalsfrom The Guest of Honour Mr.B.U.Dixit on the Independence Day.
THE INTER CBSE WEST ZONESKATING TOURNAMENT
AUGUST 3-5, 2005The Inter CBSE West Zone SkatingTournament 2005 was hosted by NewHorizon Public School held at AeroliNavi Mumbai on 3-5 August. Themedal holders were: Simran Khurana III-B -2 Gold MedalsPriyagana Seth II A- 2 Gold MedalsAditya Dalal III B 1- Silver Medal
SPORTS
Meet Agarwal eagerly awaits his medal
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: THE SCHOOL ANNUAL FUNCTIONA GALA OF FESTIVITIES
DECEMBER 2004 - JANUARY 2005
Schools are the real nursery of talents. What is needed is nurturing these talents for optimum development. AtDPS Surat, the aim of education is to achieve an integrated and all round growth of students. It believes that anyachievement, however commendable, remains incomplete unless the progress is diversified and balanced. Theannual day celebration is an attempt to allow the parents glimpse our school culture. This is organized at all theclass levels and the emphasis is on 100% participation of the students.
The Pre-Nursery Classesstaged a presentation, compris-ing of a medley of rhymes, songsand dances which cast a magicalspell on the audience and held itspellbound. This cultural showwas a proof of the fact that chil-dren are endowed with immensetalent. All they need is a platformfor expression.
The prep classes staged twopresentations called It's a SmallWorld and Sharad Ritu, whereinthey displayed the importance ofknowledge acquired through edu-cation more important andinformative rather than watchingaimless T.V. programmes.
Classes I & II presented Ritu Rang,which was indeed a bouquet of differ-ent events.
The tiny tots of class I were confi-dence personified. It certainly would-n't be an exaggeration to state thatthey had mesmerized the audiencewith their scintillating performance, beit the Bhangra, the skit, or the karateperformance. One could almost hearthe silence when six year old childrenbroke several tiles together.The Cultural Show put up by class IIwas a delicious blend of dance,music, drama, yoga and the like.The program had the audience spell
the typical Rajasthani music orsinging in praise of our countrywas a treat to the eye. Theaudience was in splits seeingthe comic skit. The dialogueswere delivered with so muchconfidence and expression,quite unexpected of a class twochild. One could almost feel theteacher's hearts or should wesay, the parent's hearts burstingwith pride.Class III staged a presentationaptly titled Return to Roots. "I love my country and I amproud of it". We all are so famil-iar with these words which form
a part of our pledge. The playhas a young lad who returns from aforeign land to his native place inIndia in a sullen mood. He doesn'tseem very pleased to return to hismotherland. However, his grandmoth-er enlightens him and acquaints himwith the marvels of his land, thusmaking his visit memorable.
Class IV students enacted the storyof the birth of the universe onDecember 23, 2004. Harmony, as thetitle suggests, depicted the synchro-nization of the five elements: fire,wind, earth, sky and water that lendharmony to the whole universe.Certainly, this programme must haveleft an indelible impression on theaudience's mind.
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
bound. The yoga performance in par-ticular, was amazing. Watching tinytots perform on stage attired invibrant colours whether swaying to
Back to our roots! It's the only sureshot way to happiness !
Sharad Ke Tarang What maketh man?
Does size matter? Our little ones staging It's a Small World.
INDEPENDENCE DAY ANEKTA MEIN EKTA
August 15, 2005The fifty sixth year of Indian independence was a day of zest and flamboyance atDPS Surat. The day began with the protocol of flag hoisting by Mr. B. U. Dixit acommitted Science teacher, award winner of best projects in Science Fairs at thenational level for 18 consecutive years, as the guest of honour. What followedwas a wonderful cultural fiesta. A presentation of the four regional states It's MyState live on stage was no easy affair! The Gryphonites gave a wonderfulglimpse of Vibrant Gujarat. The special attractions were the Gujarati Bhavai, SurtiKhaman House, the Textile and Gem and Jewellery Fashion Show, Kite Flyingand the Garba brought live on stage.They secured a third position in the competi-tion. The Unicorns represented Punjab, Dragons Kerala and the Phoenix Houseshow cased West Bengal respectively. The Dragonites stole the show with abeautiful creation of Mini Kerala.
Ho Haiyya Ho! The Fisher Folk of Kerala or the Dragons of DPS
CELEBRATIONS
VANDE MATARAMREPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION
January 26, 2005Republic Day was a visual treat. Theschool bore a look of festivity and joy.The flag was hoisted by our Principal.This was followed by a short lively,cultural programme. In keeping withthe spirit of the occasion, the stu-dents staged scenes from history- theJallianwala Bagh episode, the Nonco-operation and Quit India Movement,the Indian Freedom Struggle, and theformation of our constitution. Thefunction culminated in the distributionof prizes in the field of sports.
Classes Nursery A to Nursery Epresented Something is Missing onJan 7, 2005, where in a mother liter-ally pushes a child into becoming anall rounder. Alas! The child missesout on all worldly pleasures until afairy shows him DPS Surat where hecan grow at his own pace.
Classes Nursery F to Nursery Jpresented Shower of Love on Jan 8,2005. The kind of life we lead todayhas its own kind of pressure and ten-sion. Verve and vigor sparkle andspirit of life is slowly ebbing. That'swhen aliens from the planet Lovetronarrive upon our soils and decide tospread love, peace, goodwill andbenevolence. That is what Shower ofLove was all about.
On Jan 28, 2005 the students ofclass V and VII A enacted a playbased on the story The Selfish Giant
dents enacted scenes showing theinvention of fire, the freedom struggleand the landing of the spacecraft onmoon. The message conveyed was'Give up nuclear weapons and utilizethese inventions for the welfare ofman kind.'Students of class VIII produced andenacted three plays on February 12,2005 1.The King who Limped : This playwas a depiction of the kind of syco-phancy prevalent in our society andthe world at large.2.The Phoenix that reminds us that itis still not too late to save the earthand mankind.3. The Punctuation Proclamationhighlighted the importance of punctu-ation in language. Indeed our Annual Function was themost savoured delicacy of our entireacademic menu!
by Oscar Wilde. This story is anexpression of the triumph of good-ness over evil. The world would be amuch happier place to live in, if onlyman would embrace the doctrine ofhumanity and brotherhood. The mostinteresting feature of this programmewas that the entire stage was createdby our students, under the expertguidance of our art and craft teach-ers. The story revolved around theidea that selfishness and hatred canonly bring despair.On January 29, 2005, Classes VI &VII B presented Soil to Space - adepiction of man's journey from StoneAge to space age. The journey ofhuman life from wild wanderlusts toscience and technology has beentough and arduous. To bring historyalive on stage was indeed aHerculean task! But it was love'slabour and no wonder the show hadthe audience spellbound! The stu-
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: THE SCHOOL ANNUAL FUNCTIONA GALA OF FESTIVITIES CONTINUES
DECEMBER 2004 - JANUARY 2005
Motivation is the lifeline of every successsaga. The Principal addressing the students on the Independence Day.
We the People. The children of Shiksha Kendra sing wonderful patriotic songs
Children of the Unicorn House awaitng to recreate the Jallianwala Bagh Saga
The spirit of Punjab captured by the Unicorn House in the It's My State Competition
Gryphonites swaying to the melody of Garba on the Independence Day Celebration
TEACHERS DAYC E L E B R A T I O N S
SPETEMBER 5, 2005Every year The Teacher's Day is acelebration of that wonderful relation-ship between the students and theteachers. This year too the studentsput up a wonderful entertainment pro-gramme from skits to competitons onthe Teacher's Day. The teachers hada great time playing the PersonalityGame and for once students realizedhow naughty teachers can be as stu-dents!
GANESH CHATURTHI SPETMBER 6, 2005
The Green Day was followed by theGanesh Chaturthi Celebration on thenext day.The children were told sto-ries of Lord Ganesh and worksheetswere given for further comprehension.
JANAMASHTAMI PREP/ NURSERY/CLASSES I & II
AUGUST 26, 2005Lo! Enter the Prep school of DPS andthere were live Radhas and Krishnas!The pre primary students celebratedthe Janamashtami with extravaganza.The ground floor of the school was avisual treat with our tiny tots dressedto kill! Wonderful Janamashtamimementos of flute nestled on themaid's pot were given to children.The children were also told the loresof Lord Krishna's childhood pranks.
CELEBRATIONS
Vakra Tunda Mahakay Surya KotiSamprabha. An idol of Lord Ganesha madeby the students of the school
BOOK WEEK FEBRUARY 21-25, 2005
Books! They are perhaps the mostrevolutionary break- through in tech-nology aren't they? No wires, no elec-tric circuits, no batteries, nothing tobe connected or switched on. It's soeasy to use, even a child can operateit. Ruskin calls books "King'sTreasures". Treasures not filled withgold, silver and precious stones butwith riches of knowledge, noblethoughts and high ideals. To inculcateinterest in books and to motivate chil-dren to read books 'Library Week'was organized from February 21-25.Indeed, it was an activity orientedweek. Inauguration of the classlibrary, making book jackets, writingbook reviews, visiting the publiclibrary, decorating the class bulletinboard on the theme 'Books', weresome of the activities. Students cameto school dressed as their favoritecharacter - Heidi, fairy godmothers,witches, Harry Potter, to name a few,were brought aliveThe most interesting segment of the'Library Week' was the visit of theseniors to the nursery wing. Theyinteracted with the little ones and nar-rated stories to them.
The National Book Trust run by theGovernment of India was stationedfor a day at the school campus. Theschool never misses a chance to
LIBRARY ON WHEELSA BUS LIBRARY PUT UP BY THE NBT-NATIONAL BOOK TRUST
AUGUST 26, 2005
inculcate the habit of reading in thechildren and so the mobile librarywas a catch not missed upon!
Read to the Principal was anotherinteresting activity. Accomplished stu-dents were sent to the Principal'soffice to read to him. They wereacknowledged with books auto-graphed by him. Interested parentswere invited to read out stories to stu-dents in school and the response wasencouraging. All in all, this weekspread a feeling of oneness in theschool. The school was vibrating withenthusiasm and liveliness.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Books are the food for hungry souls!
Students of Class VII brainstormingsome creative writing
What do you think Mr.?
Reading maketh a man. Children in thelibrary on wheels.
Mera number kab ayega? Children awaiting their turn to enter the bus.
FFOOOODD FFEESSTTIIVVAALL OOFF IINNDDIIAA One of the major attractions of the Independence Week was the Food Festival.Children brought the famous Indian sweets and snacks and chats and curriesand the school was abounding with multi cuisine charisma! Each student wasasked to explain the recipe and the nutritive value of his food item. Classes VIIand VII were thrilled for the Food Fiesta that we could glimpse budding chefs andculinary experts as latent talents in them.
HEALTH WEEK CLASSES I & II
SEPTEMBER 5- 9, 2005Classes I and II celebrated the Health Week with a variety of activities likeMask making, pulses sticking activity etc. Children became aware of theimportance of healthy eating and healthy living in a simple comprehensibleplay way.
Not fat but fit Health Week celebrated by classes I and II
No to junk.Yes to Fruits and Vegies. It's our Health Week.
FOOD WEEK IN THE PREP CLASSES
SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2005The Food Week brought awarenessfor health and nutrition for our Prepstudents. Students were given aweek long menu and each day wasrelated to some or the other nutritiveagenda. Students gathered moreinformation with drawing and recogni-tion of fruits and vegetables.
SPECIAL EVENTS
FRIENDSHIP DAY PREP LEVELAUGUST 5, 2005
Friendship Day was celebrated at thePrep. Level with gaeity! Mind you thisfever did not only catch ourteenagers but our little ones also con-tributed to this most popular day cele-brated world over. Friendship bandsand chocolates peeped out from thenook and corner of the Prep Classes.Children actually made theFriendship Bands themselves andexchanged with their best chums.Children were all smiles and smilesand smiles….smiles…………………
FRIENDSHIP DAY CLASSES I- II AUGUST 6, 2005
Following their juniors, Classes I andII also celebrated the Friendship Daywith great fanfare and pomp! Theyunleashed all their love for theirfriends and teachers and even fortheir dear Principal tying FriendshipBands to them all!
MOVIE DAYSEPTEMBER 3- 6, 2005
Watching Iqbal- a tale of grit anddetermination in City Plus-Complementary Show for DPSitesClasses III-IX Iqbal was an unforgettable treat forour students. One of the most beauti-ful films of modern times Iqbal wasan inspiration to our students. Theshow was a complimentary offeringfrom the management of City PlusTheatre and the children werereceived with great warmth andoffered some munchies too!
THE INTER DPS NATIONALCLASSICAL DANCE
FESTIVALSEPTEMBER 23-25, 2005
Krishna Sharma Of Class V C per-formed at the Inter DPS NationalDance Festival hoisted by DPSMathura. She was under the tutelageof Ms. Nrupal Panchal and thoughthere were 87 participating schoolsour little did catch the attention of theaesthetic eyes present over there.Well done Krishna. My name is Spinatoes!
HUMOUR WEEK July 25-29, 2005
We Indians are looked down upon as humourless and too serious minded by theWest! One look at the Humour Week of DPS Surat and we are sure their opin-ions would change. The Humour Week was a week full of incessant tickling of thefunny ribs! Cartoons, jokes, banter, ridicule, comic mime, guffaw, farce, tonguetwisters, limericks …you name it and we had it. The 'Humour Week was euphoriaat its peak! But yes there was a lot of method in this madness under the superbmanagement of our activity in-charge teachers Mrs. Rina Singh and Mrs. ShilpiKumar.
The Humour Week began with Laughing Lore-the art of story telling on July 25.Children unlocked their imagination chests and we had superb stories pouringout. One after the other, the stories were so hilarious that are judges were leftmind boggled! Drashti Thakkar of Class VII B superbly re-told the traditionalstory of The Foolish Crow. Dhrashti is a future budding star of theatre.
NAME CLASS POSITION
Pradipta Dutta VII A 1stSameer Kedia VII A 2ndDarshita VII A 3rd
Lakshi Mehra VII B 1stSanyam Jain VII B 2ndJuhi Gupta VII B 3rd
Srijita Sarkar VII C 1stGauri Arora VII C 2ndMonel Gupta VII C 3rd
Rishabh Gupta VIII A 1stMubassir Godil VIII A 2ndPriyanka Shah VIII A 3rd
Sonakshi Agarwal VIII B 1stAyushi agarwal VIII B 2ndIshita D.Jariwala VIII B 3rd
Soumadip Nag IX A 1stPrachi Bhatia IX A 2ndAnkit Gupta IX A 3rd
Bhagyashree B. IX B 1stAnjalee J Shah IX B 2ndMihir Mehta IX B 3rd
Chinky chunky Chinese chewy Crispy crunchy vegBut some sour and spicy soupSpluttered on his sash!
Do not be so keento destroy what you have seenthere may be a floorin what you sawto destroy just what you've seen!
Krutika Lal, VII C
INTRA CLASS CARTOON DRAWING
COMPETITION July 27, 2005
While the older students composedhighly lyrical limericks Classes III, IV,V and VI produced some amazingpieces of drawings. The Intra ClassCartoon Drawing Competition was anaesthetic sight not to be missed. Itwas love's labour for the children cre-ating their favourite cartoon friends.
OUR WINNERS OF THE INTRA CLASS LIMERICK COMPETITION 2005
The Intra Class Limerick Competition on July 26 was some brainstorming cre-ative writing for the students of classes VII, VIII and IX. Ever heard these ones?
INTRA CLASSCARTOON DRAWING
COMPETITIONClasses III- V
STUDENT NAME CLASS POSITION
Rashi Sultania III A 1stAditya Patel III A 2ndShagun Gambhir III A 3rd
Nancy jain III B 1stShreya Goyal III B 2ndManasvi Narvani III B 3rd
Divyesh Patel III C 1stSakshi Sarda III C 2ndRuchika Agrawal III C 3rd
Jugati Chaldi III D 1stArpit Bahetj III D 2ndMeet Agarwal III D 3rd
Nandini Sultania IV A 1stYashvi Desai IV A 2ndSimran Juneja IV A 3rd
Darshan Lineswala IV B 1stDivya Maheswari IV B 2ndKirtishree somani IV B 3rd
Priyanka Kashya IV C 1stShabnam Ghasia IV C 2ndShivangi kumar IV C 3rd
Dhwani Mehta IV D 1stKunal Jain IV D 2ndShainy Roy IV D 3rd
Aayushui Sultania V A 1stRagini Bhandari V A 2ndKhyati Vaghashia V A 3rd
Apoorv Ananad V B 1stAkul Mahipal V B 2ndSarang Sadh V B 3rd
Nikunj Malanai V C 1stDhruvi Zaveri V C 2ndKaran Singh V C 3rd
Hemal Desai V D 1stAyushi Gajjar V D 2ndDhwani Vithanna V D 3rd
Saurav Majumdar V E 1stYash Tambakuwala V E 2ndNatasha Pereira V E 3rd
INTER HOUSE LAUGHING LORE COMPETITIONCLASSES III-IX
NAME TOPIC HOUSE CLASS/ POSITIONSEC
I Namrata Mohindra Confusion in language Gryphon IIIB 1stShivangi Kumar A hole in the bucket Phoenix IVC 2ndShreshta Mohindra Too many fish in the pond Dragon VD 3rd
II Drashti R Thakkar Three Foolish brothers Gryphon VIIB 1stGarima Pandey List of Fools Gryphon VIIA 2ndShilpa Agarwal The Mulla's ghost Phoenix VIA 3rd
III U. Salmah.Z.Tyabzee Ramu's Lack of Dragon IXB 1stcommon sense
Parita Vashi The Picnic Phoenix IXB 2ndAkshay Shahani Chote miyan, the liar. Unicorn IXA 3rd
SPECIAL EVENTS
MASK MASTI! We teachers entered the school on July 29 and lo! Where were our students?Who were these? Clooney Clowns and Pokemons and Ghostbusters? What arethese aliens and Jingo Bingos doing here? The children really shook us from ourmundane in the Mask Masti Competition. They bantered with the teachers too!
Ghostbusters! Children donn wonderful masks on Mask Masti Day
TONGUE TWISTER SEASON
How much dew would a dew dropdrop, if a dew drop did drop dew?
Red lorry yellow lorry ; Red lorryyellow lorry…….
Try saying these tongue twisters. Webet you will not do it as efficiently asour students! The Inter House TongueTwister Competition held on 28 Julywas really very challenging for ourstudents. Human beings have alwaysplayed with language; twisted it,turned it, knotted it into some realinteresting combinations! Tonguetwisters are a prime sample of thisbasic nature of language. Thetongue twister competiton was some-thing novel and though highly hilari-ous was no easy deal to buy! Checkthis one!
Proper cup of coffeeIn a proper copper coffee pot!
INTER HOUSE TONGUE TWISTER COMPETITION
CLASSES III- IX NAME HOUSE
CLASS/SEC POSITIONI Saurav Majumdar Phoenix VE 1st
Aayush.A.Gajjar Dragon VD 2ndR.K. Billimoria Gryphon IIIC 3rd
IIAishwarya Katyal Gryphon VID 1stSaakshi R.Arya Dragon VIIB 2ndNirja R. Parekh Dragon VID 3rd
III S. Khargonkar Dragon VIIIA 1stAnuj Jain Gryphon VIIIB 2ndSnehalata Kalluri Phoenix VIIIA 3rdAnuj Mehra Gryphon IXA 3rd
SPECIAL EVENTS
Masks of all shapes and sizes and colours for sale!!
Want to join us? Who am I ?
FEBRUARY 19, 2005Out went the bags and in camefun and frolic! Delightful surprisesgreeted the children in the guiseof picnics, films, and outings
The pre nursery, nursery and prepclasses visited the farm house.Another treat in store for them wasthe film, Abracadabra.
The students of class I visited theTraffic Park and class II was takenon a tour round one of the most pop-ular shopping complexes of Surat,Dhiraj & Sons.
For classes III & IV the schoolorganized a trip to Nature Park. Thiswas not only meant to create environ-mental awareness among the stu-dents but expose them to the direnecessity of protecting the animalkingdom.
Class VI visited the Ukai Dam. Theyvisited the control room, the hydropower generating station and weregiven detailed information abouthydro power generators. On their wayback, they stopped for a while at theVyara Garden. On the whole, the tripwas enlightening and enjoyable.
Class VII visited the Sumul Diary. Itwas an informative trip for them tosee how milk is pasteurized, cottagecheese and table cheese are manu-factured and finally, how these prod-ucts are packed ready for the market.
A VISIT TO DIVYA BHASKAROur life can never be thought of with-out media. While many of their werepicknicking, the children of Std. Vpaid an informative visit to one of themost popular newspaper houses i.e.the Divya Bhaskar Group. It was anenriching experience for the studentsas they got first hand informationabout how news is collected andprinted. They were also briefed aboutthe different sections of a newspaper.
A VISIT TO THE DIAMONDFACTORY
Class VIII visited the 'SanghviDiamond Manufacturing Unit'. Here,the students were exposed to the lat-est technology of cutting and polish-ing diamonds. They were also briefedon the evaluation of diamonds basedon different criteria such as colour,cut, clarity etc.
FIELD TRIP TO TORRENT POWER HOUSE
Std. VIII JULY 16, 2005
The students of Class VIII A had ahighly informative field trip to theTorrent Power House. Accompaniedby Mrs. Reena Singh, the childrenspruced themselves to understandthe technology of electricity and howit reaches the nook and corner of ourhouses. Off Campus learning is theneed of the hour and we at DPShave imbibed this philosophy to thefullest.
THE FIFTH NATIONALCYBER OLYMPIAD
EXAMINATION JULY 22, 2005
The Fifth National Cyber OlympiadExamination conducted in the schoolis a testimony to the higher levels ofMultiple Intelligence that is budding inDPS Surat. For the first time thiscompetitive exam was conducted forclasses III to IX. It's a matter of nosmall importance that some of ourstudents have made it to the list oftop 500 of the thousands that partici-pated from all over India. SrijitaSarkar of Class VII C secured thethird position. The other studentswho made it to the top 500 are:Rishabh Gupta VIII ADebarun Sarkar VIII AAnuj Jain VIII BSoumadeep Nag IX AMihir Mehta IX BRishi Gosai IX B
Saying Hello to the leopards and langoors
at Sarthana Zoo July 22, 2005
While their seniors played inquiringAddisons, the little ones of Prep saida big hello to their friends in theSarthana Zoo! The visit to the Zoowas the first outing for our tiny tots. Itwas adventurous, educative andexciting for our children.
AT DHIRAJ SONS MEGA STORE 23August 24, 2005
Class II had an informative trip at thecity's famous Super store DhirajSons.They learnt the nitty gritties ofshopping and the concept of supermarkets.
A VISIT TO SHRI RAMANUJDYEING AND PRINTING MILL
August 30, 2005
Class IV glimpsed the working ofSurat's economy i.e. the textile indus-try by visiting Shri Ramanuj Dyeingand Printing Mill on August 30, 2005.The children were wonderstruck atthe mammoth machines that havebeen manufacturing yards and yardsof cloth and keeping the economy ofthe city wheeling incessantly sincedecades!
A VISIT TO KRIBHCO August 6, 2005
DPS Surat is the first school in townto pay an official visit to KRIBHCOThe students of Std. IX were the firststudents in the city to visit this gigan-tic multi crore fertilizer plant ofGujarat. The students studied theprocess of fertilizer making, not onlythat they had the great opportunity ofmeeting intellectuals from IITKharagpur Mr. Handa and Mr.Mandal.
INTO THE WORLD OF MEDICINEA VISIT TO THE BAPS HOSPITAL
AUGUST 22-23, 2005The students of class V and VI visitedthe BAPS Hospital. Children wereamazed to see the first dust free hos-pital of Gujarat. They learnt about thevarious features of a hospital and thistruly was a good platform for many ofour budding doctors!
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER A VISIT TO THE K.G. DIAMOND
HOUSE AUGUST 30, 2005
The glitter and glitz of the diamondworld of Surat has powerful economicstanding in the world trade. Studentsof class VII and VIII B visited the K.G.Diamond House. They were simplyawestruck! They saw and understoodin detail how a raw stone of carbonbecomes the stone of aura and for-tune. On their return back the boysand girls couldn't contain their thrill ofseeing the lifeline of Surat's econo-my; the diamond industry.
FIELD TRIPS
Picnic at Ukai dam
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR…….. AN ENTHRALLING STAR GAZING WORKSHOP
JANUARY 2005
What are stars and planets? How do they influence us? Haven't these questionsmind boggled us time and again? DPS Surat organized a wonderful astronomyworkshop to let the children glimpse the mystical beauty of cosmos. The work-shop was conducted by Mr. Pandya, Dr. Paresh Shah and Dr. (Mrs.) Shah ama-teur star gazers running their own astronomy club in the city of Surat. Surely thechildren were left brainstorming over the hidden secrets of our universe. Wedesire some day a Dipsite from Surat does us proud by making some significantastronomical discovery!
WORKSHOPS
WORLD ASTHMA DAYMAY 23, 2005
DPS SURAT organised a workshopon ASTHMA to mark the WorldAsthma day. Students of VIII standardand all the other students sufferingfrom asthma attended the workshop.The guest speakers were Dr. PareshShah MD. Gastro-enterologist, andDr.Kushal Shah M.B.B.S. DCHPaediatrician. It was a very informa-tive and interesting workshop as thedoctors provided detailed informationon asthmatic attacks and theyencouraged the use of inhalers asbetter options to Topical steroids. Thedoctors emphasized that childrenshould not be restricted to any of theout door activities, be it playing,swimming, dancing etc. The emotion-ally disturbed child is prone to getattacks of asthma more often. It is notcontagious but hereditary. The ques-tion answer round made the studentsaware about asthma and its cure.Students engrossed in star gazing Dr. Paresh Shah an amateur
astronomer with our sky gazers
Nature’s abundance at the dam
The Ukai dam
Learning about asthma
Life ho to aisi! Children at the Ukai Dam
Noontime delicacies under the sunny sky at Ukai
TEACHER'S WORKSHOPS July 1-4, 2005
July-back to school after the summervacation bonanza! While our childrenwere enjoying their unpremeditatedmonsoon holidays, our teachers wereall in action at the various workshopsconducted in the school. The AudioVisual Room was bustling with activi-ties of teachers from prep to primaryto secondary. All the teachers dis-played keen interest.
PREP WORKSHOPSThe EVS Prep teachers Ms. RekhaByas, Ms Shweta Pathak and MsSadhana Suri made the EVS sessioncolourful, detailed with art, craft andlanguage. The Nursery workshop wasconducted by Ms. Rachna Nandwani,(English and Value Education) Ms.Navnidhi Rathod and Ms. MeenakshiMalhotra. (Mathematics).
WORKSHOPS CLASS I The workshops of Class I were actionpacked handled by Ms. Preeti Luthra(English), Ms. Babita Mehra andNisha Dalmia. Ms. Sabiha Doolia andMs.Lopa Mohanty stole the show withtheir EVS workshops and Ms. VarshaBhootra and Ms. Khushboo Mehtaconducted workshops for Hindi.
WORKSHOPS CLASS IIWorkshops at Class II level weretaken by Sunita Upadhay(Maths), Ms.Bharati Panchal (EVS), Ms. ShivaniPanvar and Ms.Pooja Kapadia(English) and by Ms. Pranjali. (Hindi)Tremendous effort went into makingthe process of learning so very fun-filled and result oriented.
TEACHERS AS MENTORS WORKSHOPJuly 23, 2005
Workshop for teachers conducted by Mrs. Rajni Arya &Ms. NiveditaSingh. Globalisation has changed our lives and the most effected are our young-sters. Each day is a new revelation for them thanks to the gigantic impact of themedia. Never has adolescence been as challenging a period for parents andteachers as of now. Eminent psychologists Mrs. Rajni Arya and Ms. NiveditaSingh conducted a special workshop for teachers. A noteworthy feature of theworkshop was training the teachers for self introspection and logic in handlingteenage students. Teachers definitely became aware of their blind spots andlearnt scientific ways of handling teenage issues of change, generation gap, com-munication and education.
Teachers discussing crucial issues at the Teachers as Mentors Workshop
MAKE-UP WORKSHOPJuly 21, 2005
Delhi Public School, Surat has a vari-ety of functions all throughout theyear conducted for different occa-sions and several purposes in whichmost of our children participate instage activities like dances, dramas,musical events, etc. This increasesthe importance of stage make-up.Cosmetology is as important as talentpresentation on stage. So our Principal came up with novelidea! Why not have a make-up work-shop wherein some teachers wouldlearn the art of stage cosmetology?Mrs. Jula Zaveri Post GraduateDiploma in Photographic Make-upconducted a one day workshop in theschool and gave some core tips ofstage make up to our teachers.
BRITISH COUNCIL COMES TODPS SURAT August 13, 2005
Ms. Havovi Kolsawalla the centre co-ordinator from British Council Mumbaiconducted a day long training work-shop in English Language Teachingfor the teachers of the EnglishDepartment. The focus was on train-ing the teachers to prepare the chil-dren for the Young LearnersExamination (YLE) Certificate one ofthe most reputed exams conductedby the Cambridge University worldover for learners aged 7 to 12 years.
Highly Educative WorkshopsJodo Gyan- Mathematics Workshop
August 13, 2005As the name suggests this workshop conducted for Mathematics from JodoGyan a Delhi based NGO was a novel approach to the concept of studyingMathematics-the most feared subject of all! The worshop was conducted byMr.E.A. Shaji an amazing Mathematician and a highly communicative teacher.Mr. Shaji made teaching Maths a fun oriented session for our teachers. Heshowed how teaching Maths can be activity based with the use of teaching aidslike Jodo Kit Jodo Cubes etc.
HEALTH AND BEHAVIOUR CAMP-PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP AT
JODHPUR AUGUST 21-22, 2005
A workshop based on adolescentbehavioural issues was conducted atDPS Jodhpur under the aegis of DPSSociety. The workshop was attendedby our teachers Mrs. Reena Singhand Mrs. Shikha Biswas. This work-shop focused on understanding anddealing with adolescence health andthe adolescent mind, awareness forAIDS.
WORKSHOP BY MS. RATNANJALI BHATIA U.S. VISITORThis is now well accepted that DPS Surat is an 'Invitational School'. This view isendorsed by hundreds of our visitors. We had a special visitor from the U.S. MsRatnanjali Bhatia a student cum worker who studies the activities of the UN. MsRatnanjali briefed the students of class IX on the origin and the functions of theUN. The students had a highly interactive session understanding the role of UN inthe world peace today.
WORKSHOPS
PARENTS ORIENTATIONPROGRAMMEAPRIL 4-5, 2005
A two day orientation programme wasconducted for parents of newly admit-ted students, wherein the parentswere informed of the school's aca-demic pattern. Thank you dear par-ents for your supportive feedback.
TEACHERS’ WORKSHOPMARCH 29 - APRIL 2, 2005
APRIL 4-9, 2005
"Reading maketh a half man, writingan exact man and conference aready man" sayeth Francis Bacon.Two workshops were conducted tobring about academic excellence inthe teachers and to apprise them ofthe latest learner centred trends andtechniques in the field of teachingand how to make the process oflearning enjoyable. Different subjectstalwarts from different branches ofDPS New Delhi enlightened theteachers. The sessions were soenlightening that it gave all the teach-ers an opportunity for streamliningtheir perspectives and thereby devisenovel methods of teaching.
TEACHERS WORKSHOPS MAY 22-31, 2005
Summer Break for our teachers wasa detour to the various branches ofDPS. We had Mrs. Neeru Handa(English) and Mrs. Karuna Jain(Mathematics) heading to DPS.Noida and DPS Faridabad, respec-tively. Mrs. Ritu Huria representedDPS Surat at the workshop conduct-ed for Chemistry in DPS Rohini. Mrs.Deepti Sharma got actively involvedin the workshop conducted for Hindiat DPS Vasantkunj. Mrs. PurbhashaMukherjee (Social Studies) headedfor DPS Mathura and Mrs. PurviDalal attended the workshop onShiksha Kendra DPS Noida. We gen-uinely acknowledge the efforts of allour teachers who incessantly labourfor up keeping our standards.
CONTINUOUS UPGRADINGTEACHERS WORKSHOPS
A continual striving for learning thenew and the latest, is the pulse of allour academic practices. EverySaturday post school, academicworkshops are conducted under theguidance of Mrs. Sanjukta SivakumarEducational Consultant, DPS Surat.The core ingredients of these ses-sions are intense group discussionson learning practices in the class-room, audio visual presentations,bringing of technology to the class-rooms etc.
PARENTINGADOLESCENTS
SYMPOSIUM JULY 24, 2005
The Parenting AdolescentsSymposium was an extremely suc-cessful seminar organized to guidethe parents as well as the teacherson the art of handling adolescents.The Symposium conducted in GandhiSmruti Hall in the city was conductedby Mrs. Rajni Arya and Mrs. NiveditaSingh. It was an interesting sessionof interrogation and solutions. Thankyou dear parents for such an openminded feed back.
Parents putting forth their queries inthe Parenting Adolescents Symposiumheld at Gandhi Smruti Bhavan
WORKSHOPS
Teachers play students
The principal Mr. SivaKumar addressing the teachers at upgradation workshops
Parents given a live demonstration of teaching at the Nursery level
World Aids DayDECEMBER , 2004
On the occasion of World Aids Day, aworkshop was conducted in theschool for students of class VII & VIII,keeping in mind the necessity ofdeveloping an awareness about HIVAids among today's teenagers andthe fact that information and respon-sibility reduces vulnerability to HIVAids. Ms. Amudha Rangnathan anextremely communicative speakerfrom Sahas an Aids NGO based inSurat, was invited to give a talk onthe subject. Although the topic wasextremely sensitive, the studentsinteracted with interest and maturity.Posters bearing the message, "Fightaids, not its victims" were distributedamong the students and put up onthe school notice-board.
EARTH WEEK APRIL 24, 2005
Earth is the only planet where life can exist. Can we imagine life without soil,water, plants, animals and all the natural resources? While we humans needthese resources to satisfy our needs, we also need to control our wants. If wewant to save mankind we will have to save our earth and stop the unlimitedatrocities we commit. To create an awareness and celebrate the Earth day DPSSurat, observed the "Earth Week" from April 21-28, 2005. The week included avariety of inter-house competitions and events.
The school had a special assembly on April 21 during which our principal Mr.Sivakumar read out the message from Mr. Narendra kumar, Chairman DPSSociety. There was on the spot pencil sketch competition organised for standardIII to IX. Some of the topics were like green house effect, save planet earth, glob-al warming etc. On April 23, inter-house extempore was conducted for standardVI to IX. The contestants from each house were given the topics and had tenminutes time to prepare. Modern generation is surely smart. Topics like'Recycling and Reuse', 'Our Green Planet Earth' and 'Save Water' were reallythought provoking as students expressed their views in a very confident manner.Vedika Agrawal of Unicorn House gave an impressive performance. She stoodfirst in the second category. (Stds.VI & VII) Ekta Poddar stood first in third catego-ry. (Stds.VIII & IX)
On April 25, the whole school picked up the motto Let's go green. The classeswere decorated with green samplings planted by students. There was ambienceof green, healthy environment everywhere.
The inter house fancy dress competition held on April 26 saw creative imagina-tion at its peak. There were parrots, fishes, tigers, trees, a drop of petrol etc.Ankita Singh VI-D,Gryphon house depicted a dustbin. Her confidence made herwin in category two. Kumar Sonal, of IX-B, Dragon house represented the humanrace and narrated the danger approaching this race. He won the first prize in cat-egory three.
The Earth week ended on April 28 with a grand event of inter house skit competi-tion. Dragon house performed In the Rain Forest, Griffin came up with theBrahmin and the Tiger. Phoenix enacted Food Chain and Unicorn took up A Lovefor Life. The skits made the viewers aware that humans do not realise what wehave got from Mother Earth and how we are misusing these resources all thetime. Gryphon House earned maximum points and won the competition. UtkarshBhatla as the brahmin and Vipin Singhal as the tiger stole the show with theirsterling perfomances.
WILD LIFE WEEK
SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT. SAVE OURSELVES
Who is more deadly? Man or animal?Children celebrate the Wild Life Week
Earth Week: Live and let live. Children performing skit conveying Save Earth.
Aids awareness posters to celebrate theWorld Aids Day
WorldConservation Day
NOVEMBER 3, 2005
On the occasion of WorldConservation Day, a workshop wasorganized in the school for classesVI, VII and VIII. Mr Darshan Shah,President and Mr. Karmavir Bhatt,Secretary of the Nature's Club spokeon the dire necessity of utilizing recy-clable materials. He denounced theusage of non bio-degradable materi-als such as plastic. A special assem-bly was conducted on this day and asapling was planted to mark theoccasion. A skit was enactedexpressing the need for man to learnto co-exist with the species that haveevolved around him and the necessi-ty to ensure their survival. Thethought, "We have not inherited envi-ronment from our ancestors, but wehave merely borrowed it from ourchildren" must have certainly seteveryone thinking. We take pride instating that DPS, Surat is an anti-plastic zone.
GREEN DAY PLANTATION SEPTEMBER 5, 2005
This day was the GerminationDay for our Prep children. Eachclass from the Prep section wastaken to a plot of land and madeto sow green gram seeds. Thechildren really loved to feel theearth and seeing them little farm-ers was a satisfying sight.
SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT. SAVE OURSELVES
MR. ROBINSON NATHAN ON THE DPS SURAT BASKETBALL COURTS
APRIL 25, 2005
April 25 saw the visit of Mr. Robinson Nathan, the Captain of the IndianBasketball Team who visited Surat for the first time to guide the studentson the skills of the game. Mr. Robinson was so child savvy that the chil-dren had a ball of a time with the sports giant!
Students listen to the 'Save Environment' speech and demonstrations at a workshop conducted by Mr. Darshan Shah of Nature Club
IN-HOUSE PARENTS’ WEEK SEPTEMBER 12-24, 2005
The In House Parent Week is an opportunity for parents to view the working of the school and glimpse the various fea-tures. An event of ten days where parents of the Prep Classes toured the school. The children welcomed the parents witha song. Parents witnessed actual classroom teaching as well as the various activities that the children enjoy viz. music,dance, physical education etc etc. Parents were taken around to the various sections of the school- the library, theresource centre, the project room, audio visual room, the various classrooms etc. They played students themselves andmingled willingly in the games and activities conducted in and around the classrooms. Parents left happy with mementosfrom school.
DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL SURAT MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATIONRESULT OF THE QUESTIONAIRE-'MOM IS THE WORD'
MAY 7, 2005
SL.NO MOTHER'S NAME STUDENT'S NAME CLASS POSITION1 Mrs. ARTI MUNDRA Sudarshan Mundra VIC 1st2 Mrs. A. Zehra Umme Salmah IXB 2nd3 Mrs. Sonal Khargaonkar Swarup Khargaonkar VIIIA 3rd
RESULT OF SPEECH CONTEST CLASSES VI TO IX
MAY 7, 2005NO. STUDENT NAME CLASS POSI.
1 U. S. Tayabjee. IXB 1st2 Arusha Dubey VIB 2nd3 Sameer Kedia VIIA 3rd4 Aishwarya Katyal VIIA 3rd
JUDGES
1 Mrs. A Tyebjee2 Mrs. Anju Mundra3 Mrs. Rekha Katyal4 Mrs. Sejal Chokhawala5 Mrs. Maanijha
RESULTS OF MOTHER'S DAY -ONE MINUTE GAME
MAY 7, 2005SL.NO MOTHER'S NAME POSI.
1 Mrs. Heena Patel I2 Mrs. Purvi Parekh3 Mrs. Sweta Dhandhania
1 Mrs. Rekha Katyal II2 Mrs. Vaibhavi Bhatt3 Mrs. Trupti Patel.
1 Mrs. Neelam Maheshwari III2 Mrs. Neelam Mohta3 Mrs. Maavi Jha
INTER HOUSE BOARD DECORATION COMPETITION
CLASS -III-IXMAY 7, 2005
HOUSE TOTAL POSITION DRAGON 462 4th GRYPHON 464 3rd PHOENIX 492 2nd UNICORN 498 1st
JUDGES (PARENTS)
1 Mrs. Ketaki Trivedi2 Mrs. Deepa Mistry3 Mrs. Vasudha Kedia4 Mrs. Sonal Khargaonkar
FUN WITH PARENTS
Parents relishing the taste of actual class room teaching.
Parents join their wards in the fun andfrolic of classroom life.
THE FIRST INVESTITURE CEREMONYMAY 13, 2005
The 12th of May will be perhaps one of the most memorable days for the DPSite students. The school had its first InvestitureCeremony. There was eagerness and enthusiasm bubbling in the hearts of the newly appointed prefects and Captains ofD.P.S. Surat. Yes it was the day when our principal handed over some of the most important responsibilities to the young anddyanamic hands. The ceremony began with the welcoming of the chief guest Mr. Pawan Kumar, followed by a prayer and asong. The chief guest then handed over the badges and sashes to the Prefect Council of the school. The principal handedover the school flag to the prefects who in turn hoisted it. The House Captains and Vice Captains received their honours andwere presented the House Flags. Together they all took the oaths. This is an age of democratic enterprises. No institution member can work in isolation and the success saga of our school liesin our excellent team co-ordination. We therefore grabbed the opportunity of felicitating some of the most creative and com-mitted teachers and administrative staff members of the school.
SCHOOL PREFECTSGirls
Anjalee ShahAnubha VermaPrachi BhatiaShrushti Desai
BoysAayush AgarwalAkshay SahaniRohan Bhatia
Shashank Wadhwa
CAPTAINSHouse Boys GirlsDragon Piyush Seth Pinkal GondaliaGryphon Siddhant Shah Krishna MistryUnicorn Ronak Pamnani Charmi RastogiPhoenix Shlok Naik Ekta Poddar
VICE CAPTAINSHouse Boys GirlsDragon Aamir Godil Subi TibrewalGryphon Anuj Jain Priyanka ShahUnicorn Rahul Devnani Urvi BahateyPhoenix Chinmoy Nagarkar Pranika Agarwal
TEACHER AWARDEES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2003-2004 Teachers Award Ms. Preeti Luthra RegularityMs. Nisha Dalmiya Artistic Creativity
AWARDEES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2004-2005Ms. Babita Mehra RegularityMs. Rachna Nandwani Artistic Creativity
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFMrs. Beenu Nayar Work EfficiencyMr. Deepak Kr. Bhanja Commitment & DedicationMr. K.K.Sharma Organisational SkillsMr. Vipul Darji Regularity
Laurels to our Honourable Principal THE BHARAT SHIKSHA RATNA
AWARD May 16, 2005
We feel immensely proud to statethat our motivator and our leaderPrincipal Mr.G.R.Sivakumar receivedthe Bharat Shiksha Ratna Award forhis achievements and individual con-tribution towards education by theGlobal Society for Health andEducational Growth, a non profitorganization involved in develop-ment activities in the area of Healthand Education.
INVESTITURE
School Prefects carrying the school flag in the First InvestitureCeremony of the School. A lifelong memory indeed!
The School Prefects and House Captains set to shouldertheir respective portfolios. Leaders in the making.
Come summer vacation and our enthusiastic DPSites wereeagerly awaiting for the Summer Camp. Day one and therewas verve and vigor in the air. A hundred and seventychildren participated in the Summer Camp that comprisedof several activities under the expertise of various sports,art and environment teachers. It was really fulfilling tosee children not being couch potatoes, but playing a numberof games, and taking an avid interest in art and craft andnature camp activities.
SUMMER ACTIVITIESSports
Basket BallFoot Ball
Table TennisSkating
SwimmingGymnastic
ChessYoga Art
Bharat NatyamInstrumental Music
CraftPainting
Nature Club Activities like bird watching, wall climbing, fun
with snakes etc.
RENDEZVOUS WITH THE MIGHTY
HIMALAYAS MAY 16-28, 2005
About sixty students from Classes VIto IX and seven escorting teachersventured to a trekking camp toPanchshuli Glacier and DharmaValley from16th to 28th May. This trekwas organized by DPS Surat in lia-son with Himalayan Eco Drive andSathi. The trek was exciting anddemanding. Everyone who took partcame back not only with fond memo-ries of the camaraderie of camp lifeand the thrill of the great outdoors,but also with a new, re-defined self-image, born of facing and conqueringa challenge posed by nature to man.
SUMMER
Friend and Me -Dhriti Roy (V E)
DPSite Trekkers at the base camp-Dharma Valley
In the laps of the Mighty Mountain-the abode of Shiv and Shakti
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OF THE STUDENTS, BY THE STUDENTS
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OF THE STUDENTS, BY THE STUDENTS
3 nsok¡'kh ek¡Mysokyk 5 c r`rh;
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2 J`gh nslkbZ 5 l f}rh;
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2 eaxye lgk; 5 b f}rh;
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nhikoyh eukuh pkfg,A
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2 nscyhuk eaMy 3 c f}rh;
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2 Hkkfod enku 3 l f}rh;
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2 vfiZr cgsrh 3 n f}rh;
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2 iqtk la?koh 4 l f}rh;
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2 o`"kk¡d 'kqDyk 5 v f}rh;
3 ;'k esgrk 5 v r`rh;
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CARING FOR MY SICK FRIENDHello. My name is Manasvi. Ihave a friend, Rashi. She is mybest friend. She lives near myhouse. We go to each other'shome very often. One day it washer turn to come to my house.But she didn't come. I waited fora long time.Finally, I rang up toher. She picked up the phone andtold me that she was sick. I wentto my mother and told her aboutRashi. I asked her if I could visither. I went to Rashi's house andgave her some medicine. I helpedher in doing her homework. I toldher some jokes and soon shewas well.
Manaswi B Narwani, II A
A TRIP TO DIVYA BHASKAROn 19 February 2005 we all werebusy with our routine talking andlaughing in the morning when sud-denly, our teachers astonished anddelighted us by announcing that theschool had arranged a trip to DivyaBhaskar. We all were divided accord-ing to our sections. At Divya Bhaskar,we were taken to the various depart-ments. It was interesting and informa-tive. The people there were very co-operative. They showed us how theycollect information and print theirnewspapers. They also gave us ageneral description about the varioussections of the newspaper. Theyshowed us where they supply theirnewspapers from. It was really aninteresting learning experience.
Arusha Dubey, VAN ENCOUNTER WITH A MARTIAN
It was past midnight and pouring cats and dogs. My parents had gone out. I wasscared because I was all alone in the house but, soon I fell asleep. Suddenly, thenoise of an engine woke me up. I thought that my parents had returned. Therewas a knock on the door. When I opened the door, I was stunned. What I sawwas an extra-terrestrial creature standing at my door! "Hello, I am a creature from Mars and if I am not mistaken, you are a human,right?" I was speechless. The creature had a scorpion tail, human hands and deer- like body .The only dis-tinction in the human head was that it had two extra eyes coming out from thetwo antennas of the alien."Why-why have you come here?" I stammered."We have a fight against the Andromeda Planet and we are in great loss. So wehave come to take you and turn you into a Martian, to increase our populationbecause if we lose, they will capture our sun, as theirs is not as bright as ours,"he replied."So, what do you plan to do with me?" I asked in fear."Kill you and then enter the DNA of another Martian into your body so that youcan be regenerated." he answered.I was scared to death. He was just about to kill me with his tail blade, when sud-denly I felt a splash of water on my face."It was just a dream, I'm saved," I shouted in joy.My parents were in front of me. They were surprised at my behavior.I narrated my dream to them and they had a good laugh.
Shubhang Joshi, VII
BENEFITS OF READING
Reading is a good habit which hasmany advantages. Reading makes aperson complete. Fluent languageand powerful vocabulary helps indeveloping one's horizons.Autobiographies act as motivators forsome and moral builders for the oth-ers avid book readers are neveralone. Books are the most treasuredand best friends of a reader. Forsome, it is a second life. Reading cul-tivates a thirst for knowledge which inturn keeps us updated with the world.Literature helps in developing an aes-thetic sense. Books help us gainknowledge which again provides anedge above the others. A reader hasno problem in taking decisions andbooks help in developing one's per-sonality. Thus, I conclude that readingis a good habit and should be culti-vated in children in their initial stages.
Sukrit Sharma, VII
Sania Mirza cannot forget 17.1.05 asshe won her first Grand Slam Matchand I cannot forget 18.1.05 .This isbecause on this day, I becamefamous in school .Some members ofONGC had come to our school for asurvey to discuss about the uses ofoil and gas and how they are gettingdepleted .After a long talk on the direnecessity of consuming oil and gasthey conducted a small quiz relatedto the same topic. Each class wasasked two questions. When it wasthe turn of class VII-A, I answeredboth the questions and was the onlychild to be awarded two prizes- a boxof sparkles and a click pencil. Afterthe assembly was over, my friendsand teachers congratulated me.Initially, I took it in my stride. Later, Ifelt myself swelling with pride. In
THE DAY I BECAME FAMOUS
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher'sStone", when Harry Potter walkedthrough the corridors, people askedin hushed tones, "Is he the HarryPotter who killed 'you know who'?The same thing happened with me.Throughout the day, whenever any-one passed by me, they would ask,"Are you the person who got twoprizes? What are the prizes?" Well,that was my first taste of fame andsuccess. I hope I have many more.
Shubhang Joshi
OF THE STUDENTS, BY THE STUDENTS
BIRDSI love birds, I love birds,Oh, don't you? Oh, don't you,I see them every morning,(Clip Art)Oh, don't you? Oh, don't you?Birds are living things, They can talk,They can walk,Unlike us, they can flyThey can even touch the sky.I love birds, I love birds,Oh, do you, oh, do you?
Nandini Sultania, III BTHE SKYAh, the sky!It is so blue.But why is it so?Every time it looks new.(Clip Art)Rain falls from the sky,And so does the snow.And what about the colorful thing,Which we call the Rainbow.
At night we can see thousands ofstars,Sometimes, planets like Venus andMars.The sky is so huge and vast,I wonder where it starts.
Pratyush Jagirdar, III A
LLOONNEELLYYI'm lonely and so is my lifeIt's totally empty and full of strife. I crave for friends, fair and fineThe ones I had,For them I pine.
I want someone who will be loyal tillthe end.And if you're sure, I'm yours Please be true. Don't ever betray me.For I am heart broken and can't takemore.None can understand my feelings.Loneliness has drained me ofstrength,To God, this is my only plea Give two hearts instead of one And if possible let there be none!!
Malvika Mehta, VIII B
MY MOOD When my mood is good,I like to eat my food.When my mood is badI grumble at mum and dad. When my mood is funny,I like to spend a lot of money.When my mood is lightThis is how, I can write!
Pooja Halvawala, IV-A
EARTHQUAKEEarth is our mother,She gives us food and shelter.But these days I think,She is annoyed with usFor she shows her anger,
In the form of tremors.Oh! Mother Earth,Please forgive our sinsAnd protect your kin.
Ragith Kutty, V A
TEDDY BEARAND PARENTSWhen I ask Mother for anything,She says, "Ask Father"When I ask Father,Father says, "Ask Mother"When I don't know where to go I ask my Teddy Bear.He tells me where to go.
Khyati, Class IV-. D
IF I HADA ROBOT WOW! Robots! They are so helpful.They are really marvelous as theymake our work much, much easier. IfI had a robot, I would name it Sandyand ask him to do everything for me.My father has a tough time wakingme up. But if only I had a robot, myfather won't have to do that. And onSundays if I could get every thing onmy bed just after I wake up, it wouldbe wonderful. He would clear up myroom and make my bed for me. Thesecond and most painful job for me isto keep my school bag, bottle, etc .inthe proper place. The problem is thatat times I am careless and forgetful. Ifall this paraphernalia is not in place, Ihave a nerve -racking time with mymother in the evening. But I wouldn'thave to worry about anything withSandy around. It would be a greathelp to my mother too. Sandy wouldhelp me in each and every thing. Hewould cook my favorite dishes when-ever I want them. One thing is sure,he won't do my homework. Homework is given for our practice .Ofcourse, he would just assist me.I just can't imagine the day I will getone. It will be the most memorableday of my life.
Shashank Wadhwa, VIII-B
MY FIRST FRENCH CLASSI was promoted to class V. It was myfirst day at school. Our class teachertold us that we had to choose a thirdlanguage among French, Sanskritand Gujarati. I chose French becauseI was interested in learning a foreignlanguage. According to my time-table,French was the last period onThursdays. Although exhausted, welooked forward to learning French.Mr. Delvi, our French teacher enteredour class and wished us "Bonjour".We didn't understand what he saidand responded with our usual, "Goodafternoon". I asked him the meaningof what he had just said. He told usthat it meant 'good day.' Then hestarted talking in French and we allstarted laughing because it soundedso unfamiliar. First, he taught us thealphabets in French. Initially, wefound it difficult but he made it veryeasy for us. Then he taught us somecommon greetings like 'bonsoir, bonaprès midi' etc. He made us laughand soon we relaxed and enjoyedlearning the language. We were sorrywhen the bell rang. It was a greatexperience and we eagerly waited forthe French periods. We had made upour mind that we would learn Frenchwith great interest. Sometimes itsounded like English and at times likeHindi but it is very different from both.It is also a tongue twisting languagebut one that is more interesting thanany other language.
Saras Bansal, V D
OF THE STUDENTS, BY THE STUDENTS
INDIA SHOULDNOT HAVENUCLEARWEAPONS.Nuclear weapons are weaponsof mass destruction and at pres-ent many countries like U.S.A.,England, France, Russia etc.have them. It is for the same reason that these countriesare called the super powers of the world.
The first nuclear weapon was made in the US during theearly part of World War II. The project was called theManhattan Project and it was later to lead to the end of theWar, the death of thousands and the destruction of twocities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That was the only occasionon which the bomb was used. Once was enough to proveto the world how ugly the results of such an explosion couldbe. In place of two flourishing cities with thousands of peo-ple, left was miles and miles of reddish rubble.
A nuclear bomb works on the principle of atomic fission.A uranium atom divides at a rapid pace to give out a lot ofheat energy and other toxic materials. Nuclear energyshould be used for a lot more useful purposes like pro-pelling surface ships and submarines, powering satellites,generating electricity and so on and so forth. For a country,to have a nuclear weapon is a big responsibility. It is nodoubt, a threat for other countries and a deterrent fromattack which should prevent further wars. But one flick of aswitch and the world is doomed.
At this point of time with almost every major country havingatomic weapons, a Third World War will leave behind noth-ing, maybe not even the planet, save the debris ofdestroyed buildings and dead bodies circling in space. Inshort, we are building things to wipe ourselves out of theuniverse.
To conclude, India should prevent the production of nuclearweapons. Not only India, but the rest of the world shouldwork together, taking steps towards nuclear disarmamentand directing science and technology for peaceful and use-ful ends.
Soumadip Nag, VIII - B
INDIASHOULDHAVENUCLEARWEAPONSIt is true that nuclear weaponspose a great danger to theworld. But, many countries
think that nuclear weapons are a way of protecting them-selves. The consequences of the atom bombs dropped onHiroshima and Nagasaki still haunt the world. But still manycountries are making nuclear weapons. Some have nuclearweapons just to show their superiority. They do not under-stand that it could result in a dreadful future. This has led toa 'must have weapons' situation for all countries for theirown protection. Hence, it is also a necessity for India tohave nuclear weapons. The rest of the world has startedmaking them and sometimes even thinks of using them.
Today, India has made considerable progress in nucleartechnology. Some rivals of our country like Pakistan andChina possess a good number of nuclear weapons.According to the Defense Ministry, India has enoughnuclear weapons to give a fitting reply to its rivals in case ofan attack.
Pakistan has posed a serious threat to India in recenttimes. Our country has also fought constant wars withPakistan over a period of few years. Pakistan possessesnuclear weapons and hence, without nuclear weaponsIndia will not be able to keep Pakistan in check. It is clearthat nuclear weapons are a must for India.
Taking all these points to consideration, we can definitelysay that as long as the whole world is not ready to partici-pate in an overall nuclear disarmament, it will not be feasi-ble for India to survive without nuclear weapons. All thecountries of the world should also understand this point.Till then, India needs to have nuclear weapons. Otherwise,the rest of the world poses a threat for India.
Anshul Rai, VIII B
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THIS IS FOR YOU, JUDE.
The Tsunami had almost got my dearfriend and colleague Mr. JudeFernando. For those of you who don'tknow him, he had worked in DPSSurat during the session 2003-2004and shall be joining us shortly.
Jude had gone to Nagapattinam inTamil Nadu to celebrate Christmas atthe Church of Our Lady Velankanni.On 26th morning he was standing onthe sea shore enjoying a cool drinkwith his cousin and staring in awe atthe huge waves rising from the sea,quite unaware that he was going tobe swept away in a few moments. Ithappened in the blink of an eye.
For some time he clung on to awooden plank. But the wooden plank
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ObituaryHeartfelt Condolences
We truly share the pain andexpress our condolences to Mr.Kalani and Yash Kalani (III- A) atthe sad demise of Mrs. Kalani. Weare also in sympathy with OsnilPoddar (V-D) and Mr. and Mrs.Poddar at the accidental demise oftheir elder son Tarang. May theLord bestow peace to the departedsouls.
was no match against the furiouswaves. He was almost sinking whenhe was swept towards a tree and heheld on to it for dear life. He foughtagainst life and death for three hours. It's a miracle that he is safe as he didknow how to swim. A few days later,when I had spoken to him, he wassobbing uncontrollably on the phonesaying, "Ma'am, I saw so many smallchildren dying but I could do nothingabout it." Yes, life is unpredictable.Let's live it to the fullest and spreadjoy and happiness where ever we go."Jude, you're a wonderful humanbeing. The world needs people likeyou around".Probably that's why you are amongstus today."
Mrs. Beenu Chopra(English Department)
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