Delhi Public School, Newtown
Delhi Public School, Newtown, hosted its annual prize distribution and Foundation Day ceremony with fanfare on April 29.
The school was celebrating its 19th year.
The chief guest was managing director of WBHIDCO Debashish Sen. Other guests included Tata Medical Center's senior medical administrator Dr Aseem Mahajan, Indira Memorial English Medium High School principal Ajay Rai, and director PFGI and director Peerless group, Supriyo Sinha.
The cultural programme began with lamp lighting and the rendition of a Sanskrit shloka to get into the swing of things.
Students were thrilled to receive awards in different categories, including excellence in fine arts, subject toppers, 100 per cent attendance, marked improvement, braveheart, first citizen, principal’s award and the Gita Sinha Memorial Award instituted by Supriyo Sinha.
Principal Sonali Sen congratulated the parents and teachers on the special day.
The auditorium was filled with cheers as Godavari (Green house) bagged the best house trophy.
The students celebrated the era of globalisation, performing to Beethoven’s Ode to Joy and dancing to If You Believe.
The teachers were also felicitated for their dedication and commitment to the school.
The ceremony came to an end with a performance by the school orchestra band, The Staccato.
"On April 2005, Delhi Public School, Newtown, opened its doors with the vision to create a high-quality centre of learning for generations to come. We stand proud today and celebrate the success of our students who have become wonderful human beings with qualities of empathy, sympathy, honesty and integrity. To add to the celebrations, we awarded the students who have made a mark in academics, fine arts, shown improvement and have braved the odds but not been absent a single day. We have shown our appreciation to the ones with finer qualities of compassion, consideration, courage and co-operation," said the principal.
South Point High School
Around 180 students took part in an inter-school chess championship, Chessmate, organised by South Point High School, under M.P. Birla Smarak Kosh, on April 28 and 29.
There were 45 teams and 64 rated players among them, ready to give their best shot. After over eight rounds, the winners were declared. Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua handed over the prizes on April 29.
Chessmate is a FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) rated event that is being organised since 2018.
The host school won in the boys' category winning a prize money of Rs 10,000. Vivekananda Mission School, Joka, came second, winning prize money worth Rs 7,000 while Lakshmipat Singhania Academy came third and won Rs 5,000.
In the girls’ category, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy came first followed by Gokhale Memorial Girls’ School and Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir. The prize money remained the same.
"Chessmate is an event we hold close to our heart. The last three Grandmasters from the state are all from our school and as young as they can get. We have a fourth waiting in the wings, already an International Master," said principal Rupa Sanyal Bhattacharjee.
Sushila Birla Girls’ School
Students of Sushila Birla Girls’ School were given away prizes for their talent and achievement on the annual prize day.
The chief guest was Nakagawa Koichi, consul general of Japan in Calcutta. He was welcomed by Major General V.N. Chaturvedi, secretary-general of Vidya Mandir Society. The chief guest praised the school for striving for progress while holding on to cultural values.
On April 13, students of Classes VIII to XII presented a Bharatnatyam performance which was followed by the choral recitation of An Introduction, a poem by Kamala Das. The students also performed to the song, Unstoppable, and presented a thematic dance — Myriad Hues of Empowerment — which encapsulated the motto of the school, empowerment of the girl child.
Students were awarded both for their academic and co-curricular efforts. The chief guest and his wife handed over the awards.
"The annual prize day is a red letter day in our academic calendar as it recognises the effort of students and is a huge source of motivation to them. There were lots of prizes for students. This day was made even more special as it was graced by Nakagawa Koichi, consul general of Japan in Calcutta," said principal Koeli Dey.
Ruby Park Public School
The little ones at Ruby Park Public School used art and craft to beautify sketches of earth on paper.
Fun and creative activities, on the occasion of Earth Day, taught the students the need to keep the planet beautiful and green for the future generations.
The children were told why Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year, right from 1970.
The event is meant to make the students more conscious about the environment and teach them how to avoid waste.
The toddlers of Nursery dabbed pieces of cotton on sketched outlines of Earth, whereas the students of Lower Kindergarten took part in fingerprinting, using green and blue colours.
The Upper Kindergarten students promoted greenery through a colouring activity and by pasting green paper. Class I kids created their own Earth using paper plates and colours. All the students were dressed in blue.
"Earth Day is celebrated worldwide to promote the importance of our planet and to create awareness among the people to conserve its resources. We believe this awareness programme is a necessity for the students and hence we celebrate this day with complete dedication. We look forward to celebrating this event every year," said principal Joyeeta Majumdar.
