School Notes

The hosts batted first but were in for a shocker and lost a wicket very early. Thereafter Palak Goyal took on responsibility and scored an unbeaten 60 runs in just 56 balls. She was ably supported by Sneha Yadav and scored 20 valuable runs off 25 balls,while Muskaan Gill also added 15 runs not out. Pinegrove ultimately scored 125 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.

For Modern,Neha Chillar,Tanya,Pratika and Vaishali took a wicket each.

Chasing the total under the floodlights was not easy for Modern School due to the dew factor aided by vociferous cheering for the home team. The Modern girls appeared nervous after losing a couple of wickets in the beginning. A sudden middle order collapse saw Modern tottering at 20 runs for 5 wickets.

However,a determined knock of 46 runs in just 43 balls by captain Neha Chillar and 15 not out by Mansi helped the Modern girls recover. But some wonderful overs by Surreet Kaur,who took 3 wickets,and Diya Medha and Muskaan Gill,who took two wickets each for Pinegrove,brought the hosts team back into the match. The Modern School girls could only muster 89 runs for the loss of 7 wickets thereby losing the match by 36 runs.

Palak Goyal was adjudged the player of the match for her exemplary display with the bat.

Meanwhile,the best batsman award went to Vaishali Mathur of Modern School and Diya Medha from the host school won the best bowler award. Palak Goyal of Pinegrove took the best fielder award,while the best wicket keeper award was given to Shriya Thakur of Pinegrove School. Neha Chillar of Modern School,Delhi,walked away with the player of the tournament award,while Pratika of modern School got the best upcoming player award.

Headmaster and Executive Director of Pinegrove School,Captain A J Singh congratulated both teams for their performances and gave away prizes to the winners.

4th Wg Cdr S S Gyani Cricket Tournament

The 2nd match of the tournament was played between Satluj Public School,Panchkula and The Holy Child School,Morni Hills,Panchkula. The Holy Child School won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 60 runs in 16 overs,while Satluj Public School scored 61 runs and won the match by 10 wickets. Sahil Vashisht of Satluj Public School was declared ‘Man of the Match’.

Race for tiny tots at Saupin’s

Saupin’s School organised a one legged race for the tiny tots. where the kids balanced ran on the track with great enthusiasm.

The activity was organised to make them realise the importance of keeping physically fit.

Laurels for Saupin’s

Ekansh Jain of Saupin’s School,Panchkula,bagged the silver medal in the third ICSE Inter-School Speed Skating championship organised at Sector 10 Skating Ring in the Under-6 category.

Animation and Youth Camp held for German learners

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS),New Delhi,in association with Goethe Institute,Max Mueller Bhavan,New Delhi,organised an Animation and Youth Camp at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Sector 31,Chandigarh,from September 28-30. 80 students of KVS,Chandigarh region,participated in the camp where German learners will be taught animation techniques by a team of experts from Mumbai.

M P Mahajan,Deputy Commissioner,KVS,Chandigarh region inaugurated the camp and encouraged students to utilise the opportunity to augment their creative skills.

Dr (Ms) H Bali,Assistant Commissioner and Mr Surinder Maken,Director,Goethe-Zentrum Chandigarh were also present on the ocassion.

DAVPS-8C clinches inter-school TT titles

DAVPS-8C,Chandigarh,has won TT titles in the CBSE Cluster-XIII TT tournaments held at Pontasahib from September 30 to October 3 under categories of U-14,U-16 and U-19 (boys and girls).

The U-14 boys team,comprising Shaurya Gupta,Ishan Kapoor,Sachit Saini and Vansh Mahajan,stood first,while the U-14 girls team,comprising Paawan,Arshita and Nishtha,stood second.

The U-16 boys team,comprising Divaksh Dawar,Ishu Dhingra,Rohan Juneja and Pawan Singh stood first,while the U-16 girls team,comprising Pareen Verma,Anshuki Verma and Sai Saryu Saini stood first. The U-19 boys team,comprising Shubham Bansal,Paras Katyal and Saherdeep Saini,stood third.

Meanwhile,in the individual events Shaurya Gupta stood first in the U-14 boys category,while Paawan came second in the U-14 girls category. Divaksh Dawar stood second in the U-16 boys category,while Pareen Verma stood first among U-16 girls. Shubham Bansal came third in the U-19 boys category.

Cyber Olympiad week at Satluj Public School Satluj Public School conducted a SOF National Cyber Olympiad on October 4. Among the activities held during the Cyber Olympiad week were a PPT presentation on Women Empowerment,a 3-D lab to show various topics of Mathematics and Science,TAL Fortnight to enhance technical skills of students,including MS-Paint,Word,PowerPoint,blog sites and HTML competitions.

Principal Krit Serai said,“Technology is essential in today’s educational environment. The aim of Cyber Week is to enhance educational technology.”

Peace Day at KV-31

Kendriya Vidyalaya in Sector 31,Chandigarh,observed Peace Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation,Mahatma Gandhi. The students spoke of the message of peace,harmony and brotherhood through talks and open house poster and slogan writing competitions. A ‘ram dun’ reverberated in the morning assembly of the Vidyalaya.

Shishu Niketan organises blood donation camp

Shishu Niketan Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 22-D,Chandigarh,organised a blood donation camp in collaboration with the Department of Transfusion Medicine,GMCH-32on the birth anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Parents and teachers volunteered in large numbers. The proceedings were looked after by NSS students of the school,while Pardeep Chhabra,councillor for Sector 22,presided over as chief guest.

Gandhi Jayanti at The British School

Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated with great enthusiasm in both branches of The British School,Panchkula. Children came dressed in khadi and white clothes to mark the occasion.

The students were told about the life of Mahatma Gandhi through a documentary,while the tunes of Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram filled the air.

Charvi of Nursery recited the poem ‘Gandhi Ji Ke Bandar Teen’ that was applauded by all. Also,motivational games were played to teach students the significance of team spirit,leadership and ethics.

The celebrations ended with the national anthem being sung by the whole school.

On the occasion,Director of the school,Ms Geetika Sethi said,”On Gandhi Jayanti,let us pay our tributes to the messiah of non-violence,truth and duty. Gandhi Jayanti reminds us of his ideals that have the power to rid mankind of evil and moral dilemmas.”

Interfaith Trust and Harmony Day held at DAVPS-8C

Interfaith Trust and Harmony Day was observed at DAVPS-8C,Chandigarh,under the aegis of NGO Yuvsatta. Children sang songs to highlight the importance of non-violence,love and compassion,while students of classes IV and V pledged to work for promoting harmony,goodwill,love,peace and supporting truth and justice without any fear or prejudice.

On the occasion,the Kindergarten section remembered Gandhiji by painting posters and singing songs with enthusiasm. Teachers explained to them how to inculcate values of truth,non-violence and kindness in their daily life.

Principal,Ms Jaskiran Harika appreciated the efforts of the students and encouraged them to adopt Gandhian virtues of non-violence and love for humanity as core practices in our daily lives.