Events 2014-15

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FAREWELL FUNCTION

Farewell function of Ms. Ranjana Jha, TGT, English Department and academic

coordinator class 6 to 8 and Ms. Dipali Bhachech, Head librarian was organized on

29th

April, 2014, Tuesday in the AV Room by Staff Welfare Committee in the

presence of Principal, Sr. Vice Principal and Vice Principal.Ms. Tulika Saha anchored

the function on behalf of the Staff Welfare committee and welcomed Ms. Jha and Ms.

Bhachech to the function. Members of the Staff Welfare Committee received the

Principal, Sr. Vice Principal and Vice Principal. The Principal complemented both

Ms. Jha and Ms. Bhachech on their diligence and wished them good luck for their

future endeavors. Sr. Vice Principal and Vice Principal also shared their experiences

and wished both of them a good future. Colleagues from the English department

felicitated Ms. Jha and shared their experiences. Ms. Jha thanked the DPS family of

which she had been a part for over a decade. Ms. Jha moving on to Calorx School

Ghatlodia, as headmistress, spoke about her commitment to the values of Calorx and

DPS family. Ms. Bhachech shared her experiences of over fifteen years with the DPS

family and delighted the gathering with a beautiful song. a bouquet, memento and

card was given as a parting gift. Light refreshments followed the vote of thanks.

Summer Camp 2014 - FUN & LEARNING at DPS Bopal Campus.

Vacation is all about relaxation. At DPS Bopal it is FUN and LEARNING. The

Summer Camp-2014 had programs for everyone from class I to Class XII. The

children had hands on learning in robotics and science. They presented their creative

best in painting, sculpture and upstage workshops. And reading was made easy and

enjoyable for the little ones.

Pratibha Gaurav Divas (2013-14): Perfection is a moving target and chasing perfection takes us closer to

excellence……….Delhi Public School, Bopal organised it‟s most coveted ceremony

Pratibha Gaurav Divas for classes 8 and 9 on 2 May‟14 in order to honour the talented

students . The students got blessings from their respected principal sir, vice principal

ma‟am and the special guest Mr. P.D.Palsana, deputy collector for Gujarat

Administrative Service. He delivered a very valuable speech inspiring the students to

start preparing for the competitive exams,as starting early in life will be beneficial for

them. He advised the students to perform yoga which is beneficial for physical and

mental health allowing more concentration and reducing stress. The ceremony

progressed with the lighting of the lamp, a melodious song by the school choir,

followed by an inspirational speech by the principal Mr Surendra P Sachdeva,

reflecting the core values of the school and academic excellence. He reminded the

students that„Success is a habit; it is a journey not a destination. ‟ He advised the

students not to compromise in knowledge and skill, emphasized on the importance of

perseverance and team work in today‟s scenario. At last he reminded the students to

remain sensitive to others. Finally the prize distribution for which the awardees were

waiting took place amidst enthusiasm and applause. The event proved to be a

memorable experience for everyone.

Poems come alive.....! 6 students of DPS participated in “Poem Out Loud” held at J.G.International School

on 25/7/2014, Friday accompanied by Ms. Leena Parikh. The competition was held at

three levels- Group A, Group B and Group C. 25 reputed schools participated in the

event. Our students put up a good show.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACCOLADES: FELICITATING MERITORIOUS

STUDENTS Class XII students (2013-14) batch have made the school proud by their outstanding

performance in Grade XII board Exams. Ten students of the school have made their

position in the top 1% of the board students to score above 475 marks excluding the

sixth additional subject. CBSE has felicitated their performance by granting

scholarship of 80,000 per year for next 5 years. These students were called upon stage

and honoured with the Advisory note sent by the board.

DPS Bopal celebrated the stupendous success of the achievers starting on a

congratulatory note by the Principal, Mr Surender Sachdeva. This was followed by

experience sharing and finally a cake cutting ceremony. The whole atmosphere

reverberated with the sound of cheer and exuberance.

DPS Bopal is proud to share that Kushagra Madan has secured AIR 56 in JEE

Advanced Exam.

PRATIBHA GAURAV DIVAS FOR HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS

“The Price of success is hard work and dedication towards the aim in life along

with perseverance, whether we win or lose”.

Hard work and efforts are nurtured with appreciation and recognition. It is this belief

that is put in practice at Delhi Public School, Bopal, who organised the Felicitation

Ceremony-Pratibha Gaurav Divas for the classes X, XI and XII on 2nd August 2014.

This event, while awarding students who have excelled in academics, also recognizes

achievements in the areas of Dance, Music, Sports, Art & Craft and extracurricular

activities. Our Guest of Honour was Shri Sushil Kaul, CEO, Arvind Ltd., while Dr.

Meena Jhala, MD, DGO Consultant and IVF specialist, Mayflower Hospital, was the

special guest. The welcome speech given by the Principal‟s was inspiring and

encouraging. He shared his valuable thoughts and mentioned that it was not his

responsibility but a great privilege to educate students and stay with young minds. He

also said that success is not a destination but a milestone in the journey towards

excellence.

The students, who had passed out of the school, enjoyed being on their school campus

and meeting their school teachers after receiving their awards. Faces shone with pride

of achievement as each student received the hard won and prestigious award.

PATRIOTIC TUNES REND THE AIR AT DPS, BOPAL

„Before the world they proudly unfurled a flag that was never seen. Saffron for

courage, white for peace and the wealth of India was the green.‟

The 68th independence day was celebrated with patriotic fervour and gusto today at

Delhi Public School, Bopal, where students raised their voices and sang

traditional patriotic songs with youthful enthusiasm. The chief guest, Air Marshall

Prakash Desai, inspected the Independence Day parade as students marched smartly to

the rhythm of the beat of drums played by the school drummers.

Our principal Mr. Sachdeva, emphasized how Bal Gangadhar Tilak's words „Swaraj is

my birthright and I will have it!‟ demanding independence, are relevant even today.

While in the past they demanded independence for the country today they stand for

freedom of thought, expression and belief and even the pursuit of excellence.

The children were dressed in interesting costumes reflecting our national colours. The

release of saffron, white and green balloons was cheered loudly by the audience. The

occasion was sweetened by the distribution of chocolates to all students. The 68th

Independence day celebration will forever be etched in the memories of the students.

SRIJAN 2014 The design of art, the glory of expression, the reasoning of mathematical logic, the

blend of expertise in technology and computing and the sunshine of eloquence in

words saw the culmination in perfect harmony of theme and thought. The myriad

competitions saw a congregation and expression of creative genius at their best. Srijan

2014, an Inter -School creative extravaganza was organised at DPS, Bopal on

Saturday, 16th August 2014. 450 participants from 25 schools across Ahmedabad

participated in this unique fest to celebrate creativity. The events included

Declamation, JAM, Hindi Extempore, Ganitagya – Math quiz, Robot designing, Web

designing, Kalayatan – creating a bird house and nest and painting on the theme of

nurturing nature.

The various events were adjudged by Dr. Madhusudan Mukherjee, Associate

Professor in SLU college, Ms.Ruchi Tiwari, lecturer in Soft skills, Dhanlaxmi

Vatnani, Professor Nav Gujarat college, Aparna Bhatnagar, author, Mr. Amit R. Datta,

Counsellor with IGNOU, Mrs. Meenakshi Sarkar, Senior Scientist at Space

Applications Centre, Mr. Siva Kumar, Park Manager at Sundervan and Mr. Ravi

Panchal Graphic, designer at CEE. The judges were impressed to witness an ocean of

talent on one platform.

The much awaited prizes were announced by the Sr.Vice Principal, Ms. Vandna Joshi.

The prizes were given away by the Principal, Mr. Surender P. Sachdeva, who in his

address encouraged all the participants and said that such events were organized to

discover and chisel the latent talents which each child possessed. Five schools

contended for the rolling trophy, 'Srijan Sri' which was bagged by Zydus School,

Vejalpur. All in all, the event was nothing short of creative perfection.

THE CABINET SWEARS IN

„Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.‟

John Kennedy.

Investiture Ceremony is one of the most important events of any school. It reminds us

of the trust and confidence that we repose in the newly invested office bearers.

Donning the mantle of responsibility, they also pledge to dispense their duties to the

best of their abilities. The Investiture Ceremony of Delhi Public School Bopal,

Ahmedabad for the academic session 2014-2015 was held in a special ceremony at the

school premises in Abhivyakti Hall. The event was presided over by Dr Pradeep

Mallik, Deputy Resident Editor of Ahmedabad Mirror , school Principal Mr. Surinder

Sachdeva ,Sr Vice Principal Ms Vandna Joshi and Ms Neera Pandey.

The welcome address was delivered by our Principal. Mr. Sachdeva also stressed on

the qualities of a leader: self discipline, source of motivation, the will to serve and the

most important of all - team work to achieve collectively. He said that ' the leader does

not walk in front of the team, he walks beside the team'. He also congratulated the

new cabinet and said that with power comes great responsibility and advised them to

be role models for other students.

After all the office bearers took the stage, Mr. Mallik, Principal and Sr.Vice Principal

pinned the badges to the office bearers, a further sign of their added responsibility.

Principal administered the oath of office to the members. The new cabinet members

promised to discharge their duties honestly, sincerely and to the best of their abilities.

The programme proceeded with dance performance „Sapne‟, a dance based on dreams

and aspirations. .

Chief guest Mr. Mallik encouraged the new council.He said communication is very

important in leadership and he further added listening is also an important attribute

and is integral part of leadership. He appreciated the students and showered his

heartfelt blessings. The programme culminated with the vote of thanks delivered by

Vice Principal Ms Neera Pandey.

ART GALLERY: GLIMPSES OF AHMEDABAD A Pictorial Display titled „Glimpses of Ahmedabad‟ reflecting the culture and heritage

of Aapnu Ahmedabad was organized by Delhi Public School Bopal on 28 September

at Natarani.

Students displayed 23 sketches and paintings portraying the various glimpses and

landmarks of Ahmedabad city, capturing it‟s ethos and cultural heritage. The

exhibition was organized at Darpana Arts Academy in association with Natrani as a

part of Natrani‟s initiative to promote the cultural heritage of Ahmedabad.

Paintings of Sarkhej Roza, Ellis bridge, Chabootra , Jama Masjid , Gandhi Ashram,

Pols , Siddi Saiyad Ni Jaali, Dutch Tombs (near Kankaria), Hutheesing Temple and

the Guajarati cultural dance “Garba” were exhibited. Students (of classes 11th and

12th) worked in various mediums like water colours, dry pastels, pencils, pen

sketches etc under able and dynamic guidance of Ms Vandna Joshi, Senior Vice

Principal and Ms Meenakumari Damre, Fine Arts Educator.

Exhibition wall was well received and is likely to be organized in other parts of the

city.

PHILATELY DAY CELEBRATION A group of 15 DPS students from classes V, XI and XII accompanied by Ms. Jahal

Rajput, participated in "Philately Day Celebration" which was held at Postal

Department (GPO) near Relief Cinema on 13th October 2014 from 10:00 am to 1:30

pm. The competition was organized by Philately department.

The event started with a workshop on Philately thereby giving information about

various stamps. This was followed by the quiz and drawing competitions. Students

were also taken around the post office to show how the system works. Our students

won the quiz competition by 6/10 score.

FIRE DRILL On 15/10/14, DPS Bopal, organized fire drill for 500 students which included the

students of class VII, VIII and fine arts students of class XI. The drill was very

interesting where the students saw the fire rescue vehicles and tenders and various

gadgets used by fire and rescue personnel. Live demonstration of the use of gadgets

like hydraulic cutters, air jacks etc… was given. The students were also shown how a

fire is put off.

OUR CREATIVE TEACHERS The Staff Welfare Committee of DPS, Bopal, organized a Rangoli Competition on

18/10/2014. Staff members enthusiastically participated in the competition.

Participants were given an hour to exhibit their talent, with specific instructions

regarding size, presentation and variety of material which can be used. This

competition was followed by a sumptuous lunch (South Indian buffet). All the staff

members enjoyed the event.

PINKATHON - 'A BREAST CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN'. Delhi Public School, Bopal, joins Pinkathon - 'A breast Cancer - Awareness

Campaign'.

Milind Soman visited DPS Bopal on 1st October for Run for fitness & to raise

awareness about Breast Cancer and women's wellness at Pinkathon. More than 25

Mother -Daughter team posted their Selfie on SBI Pinkathon goes to School Face

Book page, and asked for their friends, relatives to Like and share it. The Picture with

the most likes and the most number of shares was of Ms. Shilpi Kumar,our staff

member.

ALUMNI COMMITTEE MEET The Alumni meeting for the Alumni Meet of Dec 24th, 2014 was held at Abhivyakti

between 9.30 am and 10.30 am in the presence of Alumni Reps of 2008 -2014

batches, V.Ps, Alumni Committee and the office bearers. The agenda of the meeting

was to plan for the 24th Dec Alumni Meet wherein the Alumni had to give inputs on

theme, souvenirs, food and beverage, cultural programme expected by them.

Manasvi Thapar, 2007 and Mehul Mitra, Assist Director to Vishal Bhardwaj shared

their experiences.

MY FM RANGREZZ- SWACHH BHARAT KE RANG DPS, Bopal hosted an „On the Spot Drawing Competition‟ on Cleanliness Drive

organized by “My FM". All the participants received participation certificates. The

participants were also given a pledge which the students signed to reinforce their

commitment for a Swachh Bharat.

This was an Ahmedabad city level contest in which the selected drawings will be

published in My FM Annual Calendar 2015- 16.

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STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT INDIA'S HERITAGE The most important aspects of our personalities are given by our heritage. Generation

Next , needs to acquaint itself with the city's and country's ancient monuments, art and

art forms. The aim of the club is to inculcate a sense of pride in being an Indian and in

'Indianness'. To this effect, the Heritage club was started this year under the aegis of

SPICMACAY. Students from classes 6-10 who chose to become members of this

club were absorbed in it. Students of class 6 researched the diverse dresses and

costumes of India, put it up on the heritage club board. A dance workshop was

conducted on 26/9/14 by the artist Pappan on Kalaripayattu art form of Kerala, a

relatively unknown form of art in the North, which students enjoyed.

A visit to Kochrab Ashram on Gandhi Jayanti where students sang one of Gandhi's

favourite bhajans and listened to a beautiful recital by a great master. The students

present there, also toured the ashram and learnt more about the Father of the nation.

The play 'Kadak Badshahi' performed at Natrani, further enthused students and

encouraged them to learn more about their city. The performance, language and

modes of expression in the play enthralled and excited students to such an extent that

they are eager for more. The journey to India's rich heritage has only just begun!

ENGLISH WEEK (24TH -28TH NOVEMBER) The students of Delhi Public School, Bopal ,Ahmedabad celebrated English week

from 24th to 28th Nov 2014. In its weeklong celebration the students of classes VI –

X took part in a variety of programmes. This programme was aimed to encourage all

pupils to use English Language as a medium of interaction with their friends and

teachers. Various activities were arranged during the week and opened to all students.

The activities were carried out from 7.30 a.m. until the school session ended.

The event kicked off on Monday 24th November 2014 and it started with the beautiful

concept of children dressed as various English characters who moved around the

school. Word tambola a class activity was conducted in classes 6 to 8 with different

topics like synonyms, gender, etc. The children were tested on their listening ability

and vocabulary, including speed and accuracy. Picture Perfect a comprehension skill

based game was also administered with great ado. On the third day of the week the

students were engaged in reading two inspirational short stories imparting moral

values. It was a great way to collectively make students aware of themselves and test

their reading skills among their own classmates. Another activity conducted during

this week was a golden chance to create their own favourite stories by editing the

beginning or the end of the story, the student could also change the main protagonist

and be the authors of their own creative books. The experience on writing the review

of the book was not less than a realization about the beauty of the book and falling in

love with it all over again.

As a part of the celebration ENGLISH FOOD FIESTA was held at the school canteen

“FOODUM”. A mouth watering platter of a variety of sandwiches, pastries, cup

cakes, cream rolls, croissants, truffle pudding and French fries added colour and

aroma to the celebrations.

Games related to English language and literature were also organised. There were

different games like author guessing, word chase, jumbled words, book-o-mania, mix

and match etc. Teachers also planned some new games like tail the dog where

students were given letters beforehand, they were blindfolded and then they had to pin

the letter at the correct body part of the dog. Various mediums were used to attract the

students by the teachers like drums, piano, costumes, posters etc. The students

enthusiastically participated and were also awarded for winning the games as well as

for participation. The interest and eagerness among the students as well as teachers

lighted up the atmosphere. Such events help to increase the usage of English and

enrich the vocabulary.

The week long activities, competitions and games came to an end today on 28

November 2014 to the roll of drums and rising youthful voices. The recess was

transformed as the academic courtyard saw students listen and sing along to different

songs of their favourite pop and rock icons. A medley of interesting songs from

different ages was put up by a group of students while some sang solo, accompanied

by just a guitar. The audience joined in the cover of Green day's number

'Holiday'.Dipsites Connect,a weekly was published as the show stopper of the event.