CONTENTS
VOL 48 SEP - DEC 16
CAMPUS NEWS
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2 AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENTS
3 ACCOLADES
4 IPSC EVENTS
5 INTER ARMY SCHOOLS EVENTS
6 INTER SCHOOL EVENTS
7 CBSE INITIATIVES
8 INTER HOUSE COMPETITIONS
9 WORKSHOPS
10 FACULTY ENRICHMENT SESSION
11 CELEBRATIONS
12 POTPOURRI
“Look at the sky, we are not alone.The whole universe is friendly tous and conspires only to give thebest to those who dream andwork.”
A PJ Abdul Kalam
VISITS
EDUCATION WORLD SCHOOL RANKINGS
In a Survey conducted by the Education World,Army Public School, Dagshai has been ranked asfollows: * No. 3 in Best Co-ed Boarding schools in the stateof Himachal Pradesh.* No. 3 in Value Education* No. 3 in Sports Education* No. 10 in Co-curricular Education.The award ceremony was held on 23 Sep 2016 atthe Leela Ambience, Gurgaon, Hotel & Residences,National Highway 8, Ambience Island, Gurgaon,Haryana.
INDIA’S SCHOOL MERIT AWARDSIn a survey carried out by Education Today Co,Bengaluru, based on Jury rating, parents vote andEducation Today’s team analysis, Army PublicSchool, Dagshai has been ranked under thecategory of ‘Top 10 best Military Schools’asfollows:* No 1 in Dagshai area* No 1 in the state of Himachal Pradesh* No 3 in IndiaWith this, Army Public School, Dagshai is amonsgstthe top ten Military schools in the country.
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Army Public School, Dagshai
SAMC MEETING
Brig R S Rawat,
VSM, Commandant,
14 GTC & Chairman,
APS Dagshai visited the
school on 01 Sep 2016
for School Administrative
and Management
Committee Meeting. On
the occasion, he also
released the copy of the
school newsletter,
‘The Echo’.
Annual Adm & Tech Inspection was carried out
in the school on 26 & 27 Sep 2016. Brig Vikrant
Naik, Cdr, HQ 785 (I) AD Bde, Col J P Singh
(Retd), Addl Dir (AWES) HQ Delhi Area,
Mr Subhash Joshi, Principal, APS Beas,
Lt Col Atul Dang & Maj Dipankar Sharma were
deputed to carry out the inspection.
In the technical inspection, the visiting team
assessed the methodology adopted by the
teachers, professional training being imparted in
the school, library, laboratories, classrooms and
audio visual rooms. It is matter of great pride
that the inspecting team has graded Army Public
School, Dagshai as ‘Outstanding’ a feat which
has been achieved the very first time in the last
ten years.
STUDENTS EXCHANGE
PROGRAMME
Thirty six students from Bhawan
Vidhayala, the No. 1 Day School
of Chandigarh, accompanied by four
teachers visited the school on
12 Nov 2016. They were taken
around the school campus and to
the residential houses of the
students.The students from Bhawan
Vidhalaya enjoyed ‘happy hour’ in the
students’ mess.
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ANNUAL ADM & TECHNICAL INSPECTION
Army Public School, Dagshai
Established : 1986
Army Public School, Dagshai
FELICITATION
Acharya Devo Bhava Award 2016
It is a matter of great honour and
pride that Mr Sanjay Kumar Mishra,
Principal Army Public School,
Dagshai has received the Acharya
Devo Bhava Award-2016 on 20 Sep
2016 at Daspalla Hotel, Jubilee Hills,
Hyderabad by Dr K Rosaish, Former
Governor of Tamil Nadu and Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The
Award has been bestowed on
Mr S K Mishra as a commendation
of his teaching practises and
pedagogical innovation, motivation to
learners and outstanding services for
the cause of education.
NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY WRITTEN EXAM SELECTION
Three bright stars of Army Public School, Dagshai, Sameer Sharma, Himanshu Guleria
and Jasvir Singh have made the school proud by clearing the written Examination of
NDA.
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School Number 3948
Red House
School Number 3682
Red House
School Number 4285
Yellow House
Army Public School, Dagshai
Distt Level Exhibition & Project Competition
Two students of the school, Anshuman Singh of
Class-IX and Laksh Sharma of Class-XI
participated in the 6th District Level Exhibition
and Project Competition from 27 Sep to
29 Sep 2016 under Inspire Award Scheme organized
at L R Group of Institutes by the Deputy
Directorate of Higher Education (H.P). The
students made models of Smart City and Li-fi
and the same were selected for the state
level exhibition. The projects were greatly appreciated
in the State level exhibition.
State Level Painting Competition
Three students of our school, Rigzen Chospel,
Tashika and Mannat Verma participated in a State
Level Painting Competition on Energy Conservation
by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Ministry of
Power India) in collaboration with Satluj Jal Vidyut
Nigam Limited, Shimla at Raj Bhawan on
09 Nov 2016. 100 paintings were selected from a
total of 542000 paintings. Mannat Verma got a
consolation prize and was awarded with a cash
reward of Rs 5000/-.
State Level Schools League Basketball Tournament (Boys & Girls)
State Level Schools League Basketball Tournament was held at Sai Vision School, Bhareri from 11 -12 Oct
2016. Our Basketball Girls Team won the tournament and were awarded a cash reward of Rs 25000/-
whereas the Boys team was Runners up and were awarded a cash reward of Rs 15000/-.
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Army Public School, Dagshai
IPSC Drama Festival
The Students of Drama Club of Army Public School, Dagshai participated in the IPSC
Drama Festival held at Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior from 09-11 Oct 2016.
IPSC Cultural Festival
The students of Music Club of Army Public School, Dagshai participated at the IPSC
Cultural Festival held at Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior from 17- 19 Oct 2016.
IPSC Information Technology Festival
The students of Army Public School, Dagshai participated in the IT Festival held at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot form 23-29 Oct 2016
IPSC Boxing Championship
APS Dagshai participated in the IPSC
Boxing Championship organized by
Rashtriya Military School, Dholpur
from 01 Sep to 04 Sep 2016. The
School pugilists won the following
medals:
* Himanshu Naxine of Class-X won
Silver medal in 48 kg to 50 kg (U-17).
* Avtar Singh of Class-X won Bronze
medal in 63 kg to 66 kg (U-19).
* Ekant Chauhan of Class-X won
Bronze medal in 50 kg to 52 kg (U-19).
IPSC Cricket
T ournament
The Cricket School
Team of Army Public
School, Dagshai
participated in the
IPSC Cricket
Tournament held at
Motilal Nehru School
of Sports, Rai from
24-29 Oct 2016.
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Army Public School, Dagshai
2Corps Inter Army Handball
Tournament
The students of Army Public
School, Dagshai participated in
the 2 Corps Inter Army
Handball Tournament at Army
Public School, Nahan from
20-22 Oct 2016.
Command Level Basketball
Tournament
After winning the 2 Corps Inter Army
Basketball Tournament, the APS Dagshai
Girls team participated and was runners
up in the Command level Basketball team
at APS Chandimandir from 06 Sep to 08
Sep 2016.
2 Corps Inter Army Schools
Hockey Tournament
APS Dagshai Boys team
participated in the Corps level
Hockey tournament at APS
Ambala from 14-15 Sep 2016.
2 Corps Inter Army Schools
Quiz Competition
APS Dagshai Quiz team
participated in the Corps level
Quiz competition at APS Birpur
on 28 Sep 2016.
2 Corps Inter Army Schools English &
Hindi Debate
The debating Society of Army Public School,
Dagshai participated at the 2 Corps Inter Army
Schools English and Hindi debate at Army
Public School, Clement Town from 14-15 Oct
2016. Diya Tanwar was adjudged as the
second Best speaker in the English Debate.
The team participating in the Hindi Debate
stood on the fourth position amongst the seven
participating schools.
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Army Public School, Dagshai
The Basketball school team of boys and Girls participated in the CBSE Cluster
Basketball Tournament at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Nauni from 20- 24 Oct 2016.
CBSE Clusters Football
Tournament
CBSE Clusters Basketball
Tournament
CBSE Cluster football
Tournament (U-19 Boys)
was held at DAVHamirpur
from 14-16 Oct 2016 in
which a total of 33 schools
participated. Army Public
School, Dagshai got the
third Position in the
Tournament.
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Army Public School, Dagshai
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER
16 Sep has been designated as the International Day for the preservation of the Ozone layer by the United
Nations General Assembly. Under the guidelines of CBSE, a series of events like Slogan Writing, Poster
Making, Essay Writing were organized in the school to create awareness about the importance of Ozone
Layer for the environment and human beings.
* Slogan Writing for Class VI
First Sanjana Bhardwaj
Second Abhay Pratap Gangwar
Third Soniya
* Poster Making for Class VII
First Abhinav
Second Anshul Chauhan
Third Anubhuti
* Essay Writing for Class VI
First Urvi Yadav
Second Ajit
Third Abhibhav Manhas
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VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK
A vigilance awareness week was orgnised in the school under
the guidelines of CBSE from 03 - 05 Nov 2016. The aim of
this vigilance week was to create awareness against corruption
and wrong practices prevalent in the society. To mark the
occasion, Poster Making, Elocution and Essay Writing
Competitions were conducted in the school.
VIDHYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHAN
Under the guidelines of CBSE, a national talent search
exam named Vidhyarthi Vigyan Manthan was conducted
in the school on 20 Nov 2016 in which 180 students from
Classes VI - X participated under two categories. The
aim of the talent search exam is to provide a platform to
the students based on scientific temperament and take up
career based on science subjects.
CONSTITUTION DAY
Another initiative taken up by CBSE to promote
constitutional values among the students is the
celebration of the Constitution Day. The 77th
Constitution Day was celebrated in the school on
26 Nov 2016. A special assembly was organised in
the morning where the fundamental duties enshrined
in Article 51-A were read out. In addition to this, a
mass reciattion of the Preamble was also under-
taken
Army Public School, Dagshai
INTER HOUSE CALLIGRAPHY
COMPETITION
Keep in mind the importance of good handwriting,
calligraphy competition was organised for the Sub
Juniors and Junior category as part of the Literary
Week.
* Individual Results (Sub Junior Category)
First Tashika of Class VI
Second Nikki Singh of Class VI
Third Aathini of Class V
* Individual Results (Junior Category)
First Priya of Class VII
Second Ghanshyam of Class VII
Third Shuejal Rana of Class VIII
House Results
First Green House
Second Blue House
Third Yellow House
INTER HOUSE HINDI DEBATE
An Inter House Hindi debate for Seniors was organised
in the school auditorium on 07 Oct 2016.
* Individual Position
First Ruhi of Blue House
Second Naman of Blue House
Third Priyanka Thakur of Red House
Consolation Sahil Bhardwaj of Green House
Best Interjector Vishwajeet of Yellow House
* House Position
First Blue House
Second Red House
Third Yellow House
INTER HOUSE VOCAL COMPETITION
An Inter House Vocal Competition (seniors)
was held on 01 Sep 2016 in the school
auditorium.
* Individual Positions
First Ashima
Second Manjeet
Third Stanzin Angmo
Consolation Simran
* House Positions
First Green House
Second Blue House
INTER HOUSE PAINTING COMPETITION
An Inter House Painting Competition was organised for
all categories on 12 Nov 2016.
* Individual Results (Junior Category)
First Prabin Rajali (Red House)
Second Mannat Verma (Red House)
Third Vageesh (Red House)
* Individual Results (Middle Category)
First Abhinav (Red House)
Second Rigzin Chospal (Green House)
Third Deepali (Green House)
* Individual Results (Senior Category)
First Maya (Yellow House)
Second Roshan (Blue House)
Third Priyanka (Yellow House)
* House Results
First Red House
Second Yellow House
Third Green House
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Army Public School, Dagshai
INTER HOUSE ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET
The 28th Inter House AnnualAthletic Meet was held on 21 – 22 Oct 2016. The Chief Guest for the opening
ceremony was Col Bhavnish Sharma, CO, 11 Madras.
The Chief Guest for the closing ceremony was Brig R S Rawat, VSM, Commandant, 14 GTC and Chairman
APS, Dagshai
* March Past House Position
First Red House
Second Yellow House
Third Green House
* Overall House Positions
First Red House
Second Green House
Third Blue House
* Best Athletes
Sub Junior Girls Soniya of Blue House
Sub Junior Boys Manish of Yellow House
Junior Girls Anshika of Red House
Junior Boys Siddharth of Blue House
Middle Boys Rajesh of Blue House
Middle Girls Shweta of Blue House
Senior Girls Kanika Poonia of Green House
Senior Boys Ravi Ambawata of Blue House
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Army Public School, Dagshai
WORKSHOPS
The following staff members attended FDRC workshops at FDRC Delhi
* Miss Yashpreet Kaur, TGT English attended TGT English (vii) workshop from 05 Sep to 09 Sep
2016.
* Mr Pravesh Kumar Bansal, Accountant attended Accountants’ workshop from
13 Sep to 16 Sep 2016.
* Mr Ravi Sharma, TGT English attended Potential Masters Trainers’ workshop
from 19 Sep to 23 Sep 2016.
FACULTY ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
Afaculty Enrichment Programme was organised for the faculty on 12 Nov 2016 where
teachers showcased their presentations on various important topics.
* Instructional approaches and strategies by Mr S K Mishra, Principal, Army Public
School, Dagshai.
* Observation: a tool for assessment by Mr R K Thakur, Academic Coordinator.
* Classroom Assessment Methods by Mrs Meenakshi Shridhar, Supervisor of Faculties.
* Formative Assessment and report card comments by Dr G D Saini.
* Hindi lesson plan by Mrs Nutan Kumar.
* Minimum Level of learning in language by Mr Shammi Ahluwalia.
* Concept Map of Language by Mrs Poonam Verma.
* Assessment of learning samples, Mathematical ability and mathematics skills and Sakshat
Portal Site by Mr Ravinder Patiyal.
* General lesson plan for all subjects by Ms Yashpreet Kaur.
* Resources to use TAL by Mr Deepak Saraswat.
* Life skills by Mrs Jyotsna Harjai, Counsellor & TGT Psychology.
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Army Public School, Dagshai
HINDI DIWAS
Hindi Diwas was celebrated in the school
on 14 Sep 2016. Students expressed their
view about the importance of ‘Hindi’ as a
language in the morning assembly. Students
also recited poems in Hindi to mark the
o c c a s i o n .
DUSSHERA CELEBRATION
Dusshera was celebrated in the school
playfield on 11 Oct 2016. An effigy of
Ravana was burnt to signify the victory of
good over evil.DIWALI CELEBRATION
Diwali the festival of lights was celebrated
on 30 Oct 2016. A lunch was organized for
the staff on the eve of Diwali. The Group-D
staff were presented gifts by the Principal
TEACHERS’ DAY
Teachers’ Day was celebrated in the school
on 05 Sep 2016. A variety concert by the
students was put up for the teachers.
Teachers Vs students friendly Volleyball
match was organized in the school playfield.
The teachers won the match.
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CHILDRENS DAY
Childrens Day was celebrated in the school
on 14 Nov 2016.The boys of Subhash
House were taken to Polo Ground for local
trekking. The girls of Indira House and boys
of Patel house were taken to Solan for an
outing under supervision of teachers. Some
studenst were also taken to the Gurudwara
for community langar on the occasion of
Gurpurab.
Army Public School, Dagshai
SILVER ZONE OLYMPIADS
Silver Zone for Mathematics, Science and English
were conducted in the school on 16, 18 and
22 Nov 2016. A large number of students
participated in these olmypiads.
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CAREER COUNSELLING
��Workshop on Teen Empowerment by Canan
Consultants Chandigarh was conducted for Classes IX
& X at APS Dagshai on 30 Sep 2016.
* A representative from Chandigarh University came for
a career counselling session at Army Public School
Dagshai on 12 Nov 2016. The counselling session was
to enlighten the students about various courses in the
Chandigarh University.
* Mr Vivek Khanna from ITC group of hotels came for
a career counselling session at Army Public School,
Dagshai to inform the students about career in the
hospitality industry and how to enter it.
* A career counselling session for class X was conducted
by Crest Counselling Services on 17 Nov 2016. The
students took the psycho matrics test to choose the
vocation of their choice and study the corresponding
subjects to pursue the vocation.
SECURITY MOCK
DRILLS
Security mock drills by
the local unit, 11
Madras were
conducted in the
school on
08 Sep 22 Sep, 04 Oct,
24 Oct and 30 Nov 2016.
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