Juvenilia (October-December’17)

M.D'S FAREWELL

“He came, He saw, He conquered!”

The entire DPS Numaligarh family waited with bated

breath on 11October 2017 as it is on this morning

that DPS Numaligarh bid adieu to Shri P.

Padmanabhan , Managing Director ,Numaligarh

Refinery Limited and Smt. Ambika Padmanabhan,

First Lady, NRL, in the presence of distinguished

guests from NRL. A short cultural programme was

organized by the students to express their love and gratitude to Shri Padmanabhan, who has

been a guiding source and inspiration to them. School HeadGirl, Shreya Shekhar and School

HeadBoy, Riteek Aditya Kashyap Das' heart-warming speeches took everyone on a time travel

to all the beautiful moments spent with the iconic figure. One of the beautiful moments of the

programme was when Mrs. Ambika Padmanabhan spoke to the gathering and reminisced her

good old days in her own school stressing the universal truth that 'school days are the best days

of one's life' and so one should make the best of it. What followed next was the most awaited

moment when Mr. Padmanabhan, like always, shared his words of wisdom coated with wit. In

his most memorable speech, he took everyone down the memory lane only to

land up in a pool of emotions. Holding on to his own emotions, he

planted a sapling in the school garden thus reaching out to the

students, once again, on the lines of environmental

upkeeping. The Principal, Mrs. Anurekha Barkakoti’s, in her

address, voiced the feelings and emotions of the entire

school. She thanked him for all the initiative that he had

taken in his capacity, for the growth and development of the

school. She reiterated on his positive approach in solving

different issues thereby becoming an exemplary figure for

everyone. Wishing the couple health and happiness for their

next innings, she hoped to have them in the school even in future

ventures.

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL NUMALIGARH

Email: dpsnumaligarh@gmail.com

INAUGURATION OF ATL

DPS Numaligarh achieved yet another feat on

30th October 2017 with the inauguration of the

prestigious Atal Tinkering Laboratory, a

Government of India Initiative of Niti Ayog

under Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).The Atal

Tinkering Laboratory was inaugurated by Shri

Atul Bora, Honourable Minister of Agriculture,

Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal

Husbandry and Veterinary, UDD and Town and

Country Planning, Government of Assam, in the

presence of Shri P. Padmanabhan , Managing

Director ,Numaligarh Refinery Limited, Dr.

M.O.Garg , Ex Director General CSIR and

Professor at IIT Mumbai, Dr.Karuna Kalita , Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

IIT Guwahati and other dignitaries.

The inauguration ceremony began with the felicitation of the guests followed by the lighting of

the lamp and a short cultural programme. The Chief Guest, Shri. Atul Bora congratulated

everyone associated with the school on such an achievement and looked forward to more such

contributions by the school towards the welfare of the students' community. He gave away

certificates to the winners of the Build -a thon competition which was organized within a

workshop that was held to educate the students on the very concept of tinkering. He then

proceeded to inaugurate the Atal Tinkering Laboratory and the exhibition wherein the exhibits

of the Build -a-thon competition in the robotic section, 3D printing and electronics section were

showcased by the participants. Students from neighbouring schools were also invited to be a

part of the event.

Shri P. Padmanabhan , Managing Director , NRL, applauded the initiative taken by the school

and expressed that it is the need of the hour to cater to the scientific bent of mind in children for

the development of the nation. The Principal, Smt. Anurekha Barkakoti welcomed everyone to

this unique event and expressed her happiness and foresightedness in instilling scientific

temperament among the students of not just DPS Numaliagrh but also the neighbouring schools.

The objective and benefits of Atal Tinkering Laboratory to the students of the school and that of

neighbouring schools was highlighted upon by ATL Convenor , DPS Numaligarh, Dr. Sangeeta

Bharali Dutta . To foster creativity and scientific temper in students, Atal Innovation Mission

(AIM) has established 500 Atal Tinkering Laboratories in schools that have been financially

sponsored by the scheme itself. The main focus of this mission is for young children to get a

chance to work with tools and equipment to understand the concepts of STEM (Science,

Technology, Engineering and Math) It is worth mentioning here that DPS Numaligarh is the

only school amongst other DPS schools in North East to be the proud recipient of the ATL and

also the only school in the Golaghat district to benefit from the Niti Aayog.

VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK COMMEMORATED

DPS Numaligarh, in collaboration with Numaligarh Refinery Limited, commemorated the

Vigilance Awareness Week from 31st Oct to 4th Nov'17. Various competitions were conducted

to generate awareness among the children, in particular and the society, in general. Extempore

Speech Competition was conducted for classes VI-VIII, where the children spoke on the

burning topic 'Corruption Free India'. A Group Poster Making Competition for classes IX-XII

was also held to allow the artistic minds to express their views through their posters. All the

posters created, spoke volumes of the thoughts that the young talents harness within their minds

regarding the evils of corruptions and its ill effects on their lives.

A talk show was also organised where Mrs Reeta Borbora, a noted advocate from Gauhati

High Court, a Child Rights Activist and a renowned author, graced the occasion as the

guest speaker. She generated the awareness among the children to imbibe the quality of

acknowledging one's mistakes for it is then that one becomes aware of not repeating it. Further,

she encouraged them to say 'sorry', for, such an act creates a conducive atmosphere that allows

free flow of genuine feelings and forgiveness.

CHILDREN'S DAY CELEBRATED

Children's favourite fun day of the year was celebrated on 14 November '17 with great fervor

and fun. It was a day to cherish and remember our first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal

Nehru. All the teachers put up an enthralling show that exhibited their love and warmth. The

cultural programme started with a prayer followed by various other programmes such as an

English choir, a fashion show on the traditional costumes of the North East, a Bihu dance and

various other solo performances. Children enjoyed this wonderful and unforgettable day to the

fullest.

One Nation Reading Together

DPS Numaligarh celebrated One Nation Reading Together on 24th November 2017 alongwith the

whole nation. One Nation Reading Together is an annual event organised by the Scholastic (an

American publishing house) where children in schools across the country spend 30 minutes

(preferably at 12 noon) on the designated day, reading for fun and participating in other activities

that celebrate reading as a pleasure and enriching experience. Students from Class IV to VIII

assembled in the assembly area where the Principal addressed them and spoke about the

significance of the festival and the benefits of reading following which they proceeded to

the football ground and sat in circles to read together their favourite books.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

As the season of celebration, of joy and sharing extended its

sway over all things around, DPS Numaligarh too, was

embraced by its spell as they celebrated Christmas in a special

assembly on 19th December'17. A special prayer marked the day

followed by a musical drama depicting the birth of Jesus Christ

in accompaniment with Carols signifying the glory of the

Messiah.

JOY OF GIVING

As a special gesture, in keeping tandem with last

year, the teachers and students of DPS Numaligarh

joyfully contributed to the celebration of the 'JOY

OF GIVING' by gifting the support staff with

blankets. What better time to express their 'thank

you' than the special assembly on Christmas. While

giving away the gifts, the Principal, Smt. Anurekha

Barkakoti encouraged the children to give back to the

society in whatever little way possible.

In order to make aware of the State

Anthem , its significance and history,

‘O Mur Apunar Dex’penned by

Lakshminath Bezbaruah and attuned

by Kamala Prasad Agarwala was

introduced and made compulsory to

sing twice a week in the school

assembly- Tuesday and Thursday.

VISITORS

DR. M.O. GARG

Prof. Madhukar Omkarnath Garg, professor IIT Mumbai, Department of Chemical Engineering,

visited DPS Numaligarh as a distinguished guest on the occasion of the inauguration of the Atal

Tinkering Laboratory on the 30th of October'17. The very next day he interacted with the

students of classes IX-XII wherein he encouraged the students to raise questions and think out

of the box rather than being satisfied with conventional views. He discussed the basic scientific

activities that occur in our everyday lives and urged the students to be observant and develop a

high probing ability. The school looks forward to more such rewarding sessions by such a

prolific personality.

RUPALEEM GOSWAMI

The indomitable spirit and the zeal to beat against all odds is what mark the personality of Mrs.

Rupaleem Goswami, to venture for and win the crown of Mrs. India Homemaker. Her maiden

visit to DPS Numaligarh on 22nd

November became a memorable one for all as she spoke her

heart out about all that she had to give up only to achieve what many thought was impossible

for her. Her motto, 'From Fat to Fit' was taken up as a mantra for a healthy living by many. The

school wishes her all success in her next venture into the Mrs. World Homemaker Competition.

JUNALI CHETIA

Ms. Junali Chetia, known for her being resolute and high spirited, visited the school to interact with the

students. She has been a Secretary to many of the high officials of NRL till her superannuation in

October '17. Her grit and determination is something that she exemplifies. She urged the students to be

strong willed and face the challenges of life with conviction. She motivated the students to hold on to

their dream till they achieve it for there is no charm in life without overcoming hurdles and holding the

winner's trophy.

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

Smt. Anurekha Barkakoti , Principal,

DPS Numaligarh, attended the two days

Mentor’s Conclave held at Bangalore on

1st and 2nd December ’17.

She also attended The Economic Times

Education Leadership Summit held at

Delhi on the 13th of September ’17.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Mrs. Namita Bora and Mrs. Kalavati Nathan attended the International Convention on Early

Childhood Education organized by DPS Society at DPS Noida from 16th- 18th November ’17 for

ECE trained teachers and administrators to share their experiences, reflections and initiatives taken

with the other ECE practitioners and professionals.

SOCIAL SCIENCE WORKSHOP

Ms. Sanghamitra Ray attended the Social Science workshop organized by Delhi

Public School Society at Human Resource Development Centre , Dwarka , Delhi,

for four days 19th -22nd December 2017. The session were thought provoking and

highlighted on Social Science and its relevance in modern times , to incorporate

visual resources to enrich learning, reflection on our objective of assessing ,

integrating Social Science as a great connector with its multi disciplinary approach

and the Arctic and the Antarctic Region. The teacher delegates got an opportunity

to meet the Polar Man of India , Mr. Rasik Ravindra and watch a wonderful video

on the 30th

Indian Expedition Antarctica.

Achievement:

Komal Dewan , Special

Educator, Delhi Public

School , Numaligarh was

awarded with the Shri Baljit

Shastri Award (Overall

Excellence and Best in

Human and Traditional

Values) during her

Convocation Ceremony held on 9 December 2017at Amity University, Noida.

'TECHBLITZ' - KAZIRANGA UNIVERSITY

A team of thirty-one students from

Class XII (Science) along with three

escort teachers namely Mr. Probin

Likharu, Mr. V.K. Rajeev and Mr.

Saranga Pani Hazarika visited the

Kaziranga University to attend a

workshop - Techblitz on

10th November 2017. This workshop

opened the doors to Robotics, Ethical

Hacking, AutoCAD, and Circuit

Building. The students also

participated in various scientific

experiments under the guidance of

experts where they learnt about

workshop equipments like

oscilloscope, Hydraulic machine,

Logic gates along with different scientific measurement tools. This experience

provided them with an exposure into the world of Robotics.

UNBOX TINKERING WORKSHOP 2017

Two teachers from DPS Numaligarh Mr. V.K. Rajeev and Mr. Saranga Pani Hazarika attended

a five days long workshop on 'Unbox Tinkering' under Atal Innovation Mission launched by

NITI Aayog , Govt. of India with Intel and IBM at Kendriya Vidyalaya Maligaon , Guwahati

from 13th to 17th November 2017. The objective of the workshop was Capacity Building for the

facilitators of Atal Tinkering Labs in respective schools. The workshop was based on certain

modules viz. Digital Literacy, Ideation, Design Thinking, Computational Thinking and Physical

Computing. The participant teachers came back with useful resources related to playing a

required role as facilitator with proper strategies and required skills.

TISS

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, an institute offering a number of courses after 10+2, held a

session in the school premises on 21st December '17 to enrich the students of classes XI and XII

regarding the various career choices that they can make after passing class 12. Sri Anupam

Bordoloi, representing TISS informed the students about the courses on Media and

Entertainment, Graphics and Animation, Multimedia, Journalism, Radio Production among

others offered by the institute.

QUIZ COMPETITION

The Election Commission of India

The Election Commission of India, a true embodiment of the country's democratic structure

organized a quiz competition for students aged 14-18 at four different levels- Inter-School,

District, State and National. Sarfaraz Nawaz Hussain from Class XII-Humanities and Vishal

Choudhury from Class XI-Humanities, Delhi Public School Numaligarh, participated in the

competition and successfully cleared the first three levels making them eligible to represent

Assam at the National level to be held in New Delhi in January. They were accompanied by Mr.

Pranab Singh.

The Inter- School round witnessed 7 teams comprising of 2 members each, organized by the

Bokakhat Election Officer. It was a close contest as three teams were tied on 20 points each.

The tie breaker was a buzzer question, where Sarfaraz and Vishal managed to answer correctly

and subsequently qualify for the district level.

On 30th of November the district level competition was held at Natya Mandir, Bokakhat. This

level comprised of 6 teams from different schools, within the Bokakhat Election District. The

quiz was a written round with 50 questions where DPS Numaligarh topped and qualified for the

State level.

The State level competition was held on 18th December at the District Library, Guwahati. Team

DPSN were up against 50 best teams, each representing their respective Election District. There

were two preliminary rounds where they finished first in the first preliminary round and

qualified for the top 20. In the second preliminary round, which was the state round, they

managed to find a place in the Top 6. The last round had 5 rounds within itself. Till the end of

the third round, team DPSN was trailing to a school from Nagaon district, but managed to

establish a lead in the fourth round. The tide completely turned in their favour in the last round-

the buzzer round, where they established a huge lead to end up as champions of the state level.

The schools wishes all luck to Sarfaraz and Vishal and hopes that they bring accolades to school

and the state of Assam by emerging winners at the national level.

Build-A-Thon Robotics Cup 2017-18

On 11thand 12th December 2017, a group of eight students from DPS Numaligarh, namely

Gaurav Gangwal Jain, Nabanshu Neer Gogoi and Mayukh Dipta Bora from class VIII, Tanishq

Goswami and Shubham Chakravarty from class IX, Saptarshi Choudhury, Mehul Todi,

Swapnajyoti Das from class XI-Science, participated in the North-East Regional level Build-A-

Thon Robotics Cup 2017-18,organised at Assam Jatiya Bidyalay, Noonmati. On the first day

the three teams from DPSN attended a workshop on Robotics and on the following day they

were made to construct and run a robot practically. They had to assemble the chassis parts of

their robot, do all the complex wiring,write and upload the codes to the Arduino Uno

microcontroller all by themselves. Out of a total of 21 participating teams, two teams

comprising Saptarshi Choudhury, Mehul Todi and Swapnajyoti Das from DPSN were able to

bag the 2nd prize for the Rescue Game round and Tanishq Goswami and Shubham Chakravarty

were able to bag the prize for best presentation. The teams will now compete at the national

level to be held at Goa in January '18.

SMTE-2017

Delhi Public School Society, in collaboration with Science Olympiad foundation conducts DPS

Science and Mathematics Talent Examination (SMTE), a tailor-made programme, exclusively for

all the students of class IX studying in all the Delhi Public Schools across the country. This year,

Level-1 SMTE was conducted on 13th November ’17. Two students namely Ankita Bora from

Class IX-A and Agnibh Dutta from class IX-B were qualified for the Level-2 examination which

was held in DPS Ranchi on 17th December ’17. Ms. Madhusmita Bezbaruah escorted the students

to Ranchi.

Achievement in sports Ankrit Sikia of Class XII from DPS Numaligarh participated in the recently concluded

CBSE Inter School Games and Sports Competition 2017 at Allons Public School, Raipur

(Chattishgarh) and bagged the gold medal in Javelin Throw in the CBSE National Athletic

Championship beating 28 other participants in the under 19 category from all over the

country including the seven Gulf countries. He also bagged the fifth position in a Shot

Put event. The event was held from 20th November to 24th November 2017.

Four students from DPS Numaligarh namely Hilo K. Sumi (Class XI),Kete Nyuso(Class XI),

Ankrit Saikia (Class XII) and Parthiv Sutradhar (Class X) participated in the Inter DPS

International Athletic Meet 2017, organized by DPS Meerut from 24th -26th November

2017. Total 59 schools participated in this Meet. It was a nail biting competition for all

the participating schools as some of the athletes participated in this Meet were from the

international stature. Our school students competed in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m,long

jump, shot put and 4x 400m relay where our students had a tough fight by qualifying

for the final rounds in all events and bagged the gold medal in the 4x 400m relay among

forty -three Delhi Public Schools of the country and abroad. In the same event, Ankrit

Saikia won the 3rd position with a bronze medal in Shot Put competing among 35

participants of Delhi Public Schools all over the country and abroad.

Ankrit Saikia(Class XII) and Anwesha Goswami (Class XII)participated in the Inter CBSE

Cluster –II Athletic Meet 2017-2018 at DPS Sambalpur ,Orissa from 3rd October to 5th

October 2017. Ankrit Saikia bagged the gold medal in Javelin Throw and Shot Put Throw

whereas Anwesha Goswami won the 3rd position with a bronze medal bringing accolade

to the school.

An Inter CBSE Zonal Taekwondo Championship 2017-2018 (Girls and Boys) was held at

Saint Vivekananda Senior Secondary Public School, Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) , Kanpur

from 14th – 16th October 2017. The participants were namely:

Name of the participant

Class Position Medal

Harculean Kashyap

VIII 1st Gold

Aslesha Kashyap VI 2nd Silver

Uttirna Talukdar IX 3rd Bronze Himangshu Das VII 3rd Broze

Arunav Hajowari VIII participation - Abhilekh Hati Baruah

VIII participation -

Harculean Kashyap and Aslesha Kashyap were selected for the National level which was held

at DPS Kalinga , Orissa from 1st – 5th November 2017.

An Inter School CBSE Far East Zone Swimming Competition 2017-2018 was held at

Sheyn International School, Jamshedpur from 5th- 7th October 2017. The results of the

participants are as follows:

Name of the student

Class Age Group Events Results

Dhritiraj Dev Sarmah

V Under -11 4x50mt Free style Relay(Qualified for the National)

Runners-up (Silver)

Gyanam Gogoi V Under -11 4x50mt Medley relay( Qualified for the National)

Runners –up(Silver)

Pallav Terang IV Under -11 Do Do

Pragyan Boro II Under-11 Do Do Hrishiraj Dev Sarmah

VIII Under -14 4x100mt Free Style Relay

2nd Runners up( Bronze)

Bornil Choudhary

VI Under -14 4x100mt Medley Relay

do

Meeran Kakoti VI Under-14 do do

Abhigyan Boro VI Under-14 do do Mrigakhi Sarma

VI Under -14 50mt Brest Stroke 50mt Butterfly 100 mt Brest Stroke 200mt Individual Medley Qualified for the National in 3 events.

Runners up(Silver) 2nd Runners up(Bronze) Runners up ( Silver) Runners up (Silver)

Dhritiraj Dev Sarmah

V Under-11 100mt Free Style

2nd Runner-up(Bronze)

Devoleena Borgohain

VI Under-14 100mt Butterfly

2nd Runner up( Bronze)

Farewell

The morning of 20th December, 2017 saw young ladies and

gentlemen of the batch of 2017-18 walking into the school

premises all decked up and dressed like never before. The

guests for the day were welcomed with tokens, as in handmade

floral bracelets for the ladies and floral brooches for the

gentlemen. Students of class 11 of Delhi Public School

Numaligarh along with their teachers and staff, were gathered

to bid farewell to the outgoing class XII batch. The day was a

fiesta devoted to the years spent together with friends and

teachers to reminisce the joyous moments. The theme of the

valedictory ceremony was tropical, with a lot of floral

arrangement and bright hues. The ceremony began with a

prayer and the lighting of the lamp followed by dance and

music. The highlight of the day was Kete Nyusou's exemplary

showcase of beat-boxing which left everyone awestruck and

standing up from their seats as it ended. The Principal, Smt.

Anurekha Barkakoti's address to the outgoing batch was a very

motivational and empowering one and geared everyone up for

the rest of the event. Thereafter, a few of the teachers spoke and

took everyone down the memory lane. The Head Girl, Shreya

Shekhar, the Head Boy, Riteek Aditya Kashyap Das and a

series of students like Teresa Louis, Kaushik Patwari, Anwesha

Goswami, Chadoang R. Sangma, Snigdha Saikia, Ayush

Nimodia and several others spoke their hearts out, recalling

their good old days in the junior school and their world of

memories woven in the senior school. The special guests for the day were showered with thoughtful

one-liners attached to their gifts alongwith their respectively titled sashes. It was as if to overcome the

rollercoaster of emotions that a marvelous cake was cut to embrace the new journey that awaits to

unfold before the children, followed by a scrumptious lunch. As a huge element of surprise to the

students, they were disclosed to a Photo Booth, especially made keeping in mind the “hip” trends of

today. It is hoped that this Photo Booth may have made it a little less difficult for them as they parted

ways, for, as they say, “We keep this love… in a photograph”.

Activities in Sukriti Resource Centre

Children’s Day board decorated by the students.

Butterfly Hand Printing Activity to mark the celebration of Children’s Day.

Christmas Tree paper plate activity.

Celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities conducted on 3rd December 2017.

Poster Making by the students.

Christmas Board decoration.

Gardening as Vocational activity.

Editorial Board:

Natasha Gogoi, Teacher

Sushmita Baruah, Teacher

Computer Layout & Design: Saranga Pani Hazarika, Teacher

Published By: Anurekha Barkakoti, Principal, DPS;Numaligarh

Competition Results: Junior Quiz Competition for Classes VI and VII was held on 13 December 2017.

First position Dihing House

Second Position Dikhow House

Third Position Luit House

An Inter House Debate Competition was held on 25 October 2017.

Results:

First position Dhansiri House

Second Position Dikhow House

Third Position Luit House

Best Speaker was bagged by Murchana Mahanta and Interjector was bagged by Prerana Pathak.

An Inter Class English Extempore Competition for Classes VI,VII and VIII was held on 1 November

2017. The topic for the competition was My Vision- Corruption Free India. The results of the

competition are as follow:

CLASS VI:

POSITION NAME

1st Jairaj Saikia

2nd Vastav Pran Vasistha

3rd Jenifer Yaman Pasha

CLASS VII:

POSITION NAME

1st Sairik Das

2nd Prsastha Mazumdar

3rd Riniki Das Barman

CLASS VIII:

POSITION NAME

1st Geetashree Deka

2nd Jyotishman Bharali

3rd Ananya Dutta

A Junior Quiz Competition for Classes IV and V was held on 14 October 2017.

RESULT:

1st Position Dikhow House

2nd Position Dihing House

3rd Position Luit House

JUNIOR WING COMPETITIONS

SHOW AND TELL COMPETITION

A Show and Tell Competition was held on 11 October 2017 for the students of Class I.The students brought a

number of different objects like book, globe, toys, carton characters , pencil etc. to describe it with proper

voice modulation and pronunciation.

Quiz Competition

A Quiz Competition was conducted

for the students of Classes II and III

on 25 October 2017.The contestants

racked their brain over answering

the questions volleyed by the quiz

masters.The questions for the

contestants came from a variety of

subjects – English, Civics, Science , Maths. The team Boost emerged as the

winner of the competition followed by team Bournvita and Complan.

Kudos to all

the winners!

STORY NARRATION COMPETITION

An Inter Class Story Narration Competition was

held for the students of Classes I, II and III in the

month of November. The participants chose the

story of their own choice and presented it with

excellent intonation and expression. Students

narrated the stories and presented it with suitable props. The competition helped

them to enhance their confidence in using English language and transporting the audience to a land of fantasy.