PSEB Class X exams: Electrician daughter stands 2nd in state

Principal M L Kalra said,“The girl comes from a far-off area and could not even pay the auto-rickshaw fare. So we are paying the transportation charges as well. The girl came to us in Class VIII and we found her exceptionally bright. So we wasted no time and waived her entire fee.”

Sarita’s mother Shakuntla is a heart patient. “My husband is a daily wager. So we lead a hand-to-mouth existence. Due to my heart trouble,the family’s financial condition has deteriorated. My brother is well off. So he is helping me in the treatment. Otherwise,we cannot afford it,” she said.

Sarita had already enrolled herself in the same school in non-medical stream and wants to be an engineer. But her mother says “we cannot afford her education,though she is bright and studies on her own”.

However,the principal said,“We have many good Samaritans who will help the girl even in higher education as well. Till Class XII,we will be providing her free education. She always used to bag top rank in the school,so I was very sure that she will be in top five in the state.”

Sarita’s brother has just cleared Class XII,but he is not studying further because of their financial condition.

However,Sarita said,“I want to make my parents proud and I will succeed in my goal.”

Other achievers

Priyanka Midha from BCM Senior Secondary School,Focal Point,has scored fourth rank in the state with 95.46% marks while Narinder Kaur of Nankana Sahib Public School has bagged eighth rank in the state with 95.30%. Kamalpreet Kaur of Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School Doraha scored 95.23%,bagging 10th position in the state while Kulpreet Kaur of the same school and Samar Tiyagi of BCM,Focal Point,got 12th position in the state with 95% marks.

Shivani of BCM,Focal Point,and Amandeep Kaur of Doraha school clinched 13th position in the state with 94.92 marks while Kamalpreet Kaur of RS Model,Shastri Nagar,and Anjali of Everest Pubic School stood 14th in the state with 94.84%.

Anmol from RS Model School came 15th with 94.76% marks while Akash Kumar of Sanmati Vimal Jain Jagraon was at 16th position in the state with 94.76%. At Everest Public School,three students figured in the merit list while 14 students of RS Model School made to the merit list.