CLASSES VI-XII
DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GBN“ ”A country's greatness lies in its undying ideals of love and sacrifice that inspire the mothers of the race.
–Sarojini Naidu
THIS NEWSLETTER APPRISES YOU OF THE EVENTS HELD IN THE SCHOOL DURING AUGUST, 2017.
NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2017
Great Asia Women Achievers Award 2017
We are proud to share that DPS,Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida'sFounder Principal, Ms IndiraKohli was awarded with theG r e a t A s i a W o m e nAchievers Award -2017,organised by the BhartiyaCultural Social Development
Association at the India Islamic Centre, Lodhi Road on August 12, 2017.Ms Kohli has been conferred this honour in recognition of her significantachievements as an educationist par excellence over the past threedecades. She was one among other awardees of repute including MsDeepa Malik, Para Olympic player.
DPS, GBN sweeps Life Empowerment Awards for Schools 2017!
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit.”
In another humbling achievement, the School
has won awards in 5 categories at the Life
Empowerment Awards for Schools – 2017
organised by Expressions India. It fills us with
immense pride to share that we were adjudged
the best in the following categories-
Principal Leadership for Outstanding
Endeavours, which was awarded to Ms Indira
Kohli, Principal
Health & Physical Wellbeing Education
Excellence in Counseling Services
Inclusive Education for Special Needs Children
Teacher Leadership for Values Education, which was awarded to Ms
Indira Kohli, Principal
We were also the recipient of Commemorative Citation of
Honour.We are grateful for all the support we have received in our journey and wevow to raise the bar with every victory.
Inter House Patriotic Poem Recitation and Photography Competition
The students of Senior School participated in the Inter House PoemRecitation and Photography Competition held in August 2017 with fullpatriotic fervour. Satluj House bagged the first position, while YamunaHouse came in second and the third position was shared by Ganges &Ravi Houses. Keshav of class VI-A from Ravi House was chosen as thebest speaker. In the Photography event, Ganges House's Amay Agarwalof VI D won the first position. Ravi House's Alina Shahab of VII D won thesecond position while the third position was shared by Chenab House'sArchit VI B and Aashriya VIII B.
Independence Day Special Assembly
A special assembly was conducted by
the students of Class X as part of
Independence Day celebrations on
August 16, 2017. The spirit of
patriotism was evident in the skit,
thought and the dance presented
during the assembly.As per the CBSE guidelines thestudents and the staff took pledge for
a cleaner, secular and prosperous India. The assembly was wellcoordinated and executed.
Interact Club Installation Ceremony 2017
“We make a living by what we get, but, we make a life by what we give.”
William ChurchillThe Installation Ceremony held in the School'sTagore Auditorium on August 22, 2017 marked thebeginning of second year of Interact Club of ourschool. The event was marked with the presence ofMajor Dalbir, President, Rotarian Praveen Gupta &other prominent Rotarians. The guests pinned
badges on to the office bearers and initiated them towards their roles asmembers of the Club. The school choir's sonorous performance was muchappreciated as was the dance presented on the stage. A presentation ofprevious year's Interact Club Activities was also shown by the students.“Be a gift to the world” has been chosen as this year's theme of InteractClub as every one of us has something to share and give, irrespective ofwho we are.
A Visit to Rashtrapati BhawanStudents of Classes XI andXII went on a visit to thePresident 's House onSaturday, August 19, 2017accompanied by theirteachers. Students got theo n c e i n a l i f e t i m eopportunity to explore theremarkable abode andlearn about its history and inception. The students toured the DurbarHall which acts as a venue for many state events and functions. TheNorth Drawing Room impressed the young visitors as they learnt aboutits use for receiving visiting Heads of State. The Persian style paintedceiling of the State Ballroom was much appreciated by theAshoka Hallstudents. The students enjoyed the tour of the with aBanquet Hallseating of 104 diners and portraits of all former Presidents embellishingthe walls. A few other parts of the House were also toured by the studentswho found the experience to be extremely enriching.
DPS, GBN Students Calculate & Compute Success Accurately!
The students of our school participated inthe Inter School Math and IT Competition-'Count O Compute' held at Jaypee PublicSchool, Noida on August 22 & 23, 2017 andthey were awarded the overall 3
rd
Position for their performances in variousevents held over the two days. Thefollowing students from classes Nursery toXI showed their mettle against their peersfrom more than 20 neighbouring schools:• Ishita Jain of Nursery Tulip won the 1 prize in the Picture Composition
st
event.• Devanarya Tiwari of class Prep A won the 3 prize in the Techno Mania.
rd
• Garvita Chugh (III C) and Arav Kejriwal (III B) won the 3 prize in Mathrd
Fact Family.• Akash Jha and Harshit Virk of VIII D won the 2 prize in Reverse Film
nd
Making.• Anshay Goel (IX D) and Amarpal Basra (XI B) won the 1 prize in the
st
Conquesta- Maths & IT Quiz.• Aabhirbhab Naik and Soutik Mohinta of XI B won the 3 prize in
rd
Flowchart Coding.The genius of our students was recognized by the Principal of the hostschool who commended the students for answering all questions in Math,correctly. Congratulations to the achievers!
CLASSES VI-XII
DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GBN
NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2017
Inter DPS Dance Festival
On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined nosleep till morn, when youth and pleasure meet
to chase the glowing hours with flying feet.–Lord Byron.
The talented dancers of DPS, GBN were placedthird Inter DPS Dance Festivalin the -Nrityanjali organised for classes VI to XII under
the guidance of the DPS Society, New Delhi and hosted by DPS Faridabadon Aug 5, 2017. The students performed Kathak on the stage andoutshone the dancers from 24 other schools who had participated in thisZonal Level Competition. Eight students from our school performed onthe concept 'JAGRITI' which portrayed various social issues like save &educate the girl child and economic inequality. The scintillatingperformance of our young dancers was much appreciated.Participants:Anshika Chauhan XI–A Deepanshi Kamboj XI–ADitya Chawla IX–A Akshaddha Mundra IX–AVanshika Yadav VIII–E Priyanshi Kamboj VIII–CAnishka Singh VII–C Aadya Kandir VII–A
A Truly Melodious Victory!
The students of DPS, GBN participated inInter School Patriotic Group SongCompetition Dhwani-2017 Amityheld atInternational School, Noida Auguston09, 2017 3 Positionand secured the . Our
rd
school's choir was engaged in a battle ofrhythm with 36 participating schools and wasplaced in the top three. Congratulations to the achievers!Participants:S.No. Name Class S.No. Name Class
1. Kaashvi Das 6-A 2. Kareena Arya 6-C
3. Ishaana Pandey 7-B 4. Varija Lakhera 7-D
5. Anis-ur-Rahman 7-E 6. Aayushi Roshan 8-A
7. Mihir Agarwal 9-A 8. Janav Mahendru 9-B
9. Neelanjan Mukherji 9-C 10. Utkarsh Upadhyay 9-C
Celebrating Freedom at DPS, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida
“Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized andunited properly, then it becomes a spiritual power.”
–Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel .
The school conductedvarious activities tocommemorate the 70
th
A n n i v e r s a r y o fIndependence and75 Anniversary of
th
Q u i t I n d i aMovement of thisgreat nation. The
students of classes XI and XII participated in an online quizcompetition on the Indian freedom struggle on August 11, 2017. Thestudents received participation certificates for completing the event in therequired time of 10 minutes.
Chess CompetitionChess player Aman, of class VIII participated in the"BEACHON JAIPUR CUP” (International Rated Tournament)in Jaipur, from August 12-16, 2017 and won the secondposition in Under 13 category and also raised hisInternational Rating Points by 53.
SCIENCE WEEK CELEBRATIONS
Science Week was celebrated on August 16 and 17in the school. Students were engaged in variousactivities. In class VI, Quiz based on Planets andUniverse was conducted in groups. Class VIIstudents wrote a punch line individually on the latestmedical technology. This developed a sense of
creativity in the young minds. For class VIII, slogan writing was theactivity and children did it in groups on the topic based on disabledpersons.Children from classes XI B and XII worked on topics like, Ninth planet, 3-Dprinting, Gene modification crispr, proton accelerator, Hyperloop.Students displayed information on works of various scientists. Class IXstudents prepared an advertisement to promote Space Tourism. Class Xstudents attempted to solve a questionnaire based on a video depictingthe latest scientific discovers. The science week was an informative andeducative week which helped the students enjoy their science periods andtook them one step out and ahead of the books.
Swimming Champs!
Our students participated in the 3 Inclusive Inter- Schoolrd
Swimming Championship 2017, Step By Step School,held atNoida from 21-23, August 2017. Ananya Singh of Class X-C wonBronze medal in 50 Free Style Category.
Inter School District Table Tennis Championship
The School's finished asSub-Junior Boys Table Tennis Team 2nd
Runner up Inter School District Table Tennis Championshipin theheld at Noida Stadium, Sector 21 from August 18 - 20, 2017. Our JuniorTeam was conferred with a Silver Medal in the same event. Thewinners are:S.NO. NAMES CLASS GROUP POSITION
1. TIRATHPAL BASRA VII
2. AARYAN TEOTIA VII Sub. Junior 2 Runners upnd
3. PULKIT SINGHAL VII
4. DHURVA SHARMA VI
5. MADHAV BHATIA VIII
6. AKASHAT AJWANI IX Junior Runners up
7. UTKARSH KUMAR IX
8. ESHAAN MISHRA IX
Painting Competition
A Painting Competition was organized on the theme “My Favorite Sport/ Your Favorite Sports Person” on August 25, 2017 for the students ofclasses IV to XII. The best paintings were selected and sent to DainikJagran, Noida.
NDTV-UL National Safety Science Quiz 2017
The students of classes IX-XII participated in the Level 1 of the Safety Quizconducted by NDTV on August 30, 2017. The students were able tosuccessfully attempt the 10 questions of Round 1 and also take up thetime bound 25 questions of Round 2. A total of 148 students participatedin the event.
Teachers' WorkshopsThe faculty members attended the following workshops for skillenhancement.S. No. Topic of Workshop Date Resource Person Attended By
/Venue
1. August 5 Ms. Kiran Misra All teachersSpoken English for
& 12, 2017Teachers
2. 22 to 24 DPSS- HRD Centre Ms. Asmita GaurNurturing Young Minds:
August, 2017 DPS Dwarka Campus, & Ms. Anshu SinghIn-Service Teacher
New DelhiDevelopment Programme
