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December 23, 2002, Chandigarh, India |
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HAMARA SCHOOL
Proving formal education is a formidable task here. The teachers just do not only have to handle bookish problems but also basic manners and health and hygiene of the student community. This is Government Model Senior secondary School, Sector 46 which has been catering mainly to the lower income group people. The green campus of the school is perfect place for the students to get away from their strain and stress. With its huge building, well equipped science and computer labs, qualified teachers, the school has been imparting sound education to the needy whose very essence is self sufficiency, honesty and self respect. Little wonder that the student community has made its presence mark in various interschool competitions, including sports like cricket, volleyball, badminton or cultural activities. The school which was established as Government Primary School has come a long way in such short a time frame- graduating to a middle school in 1988 and senior secondary school in 1992. But what makes the school stand apart from so many other government schools in the city, is its landmark success in awakening a sense of social duty among the students and its success in small savings at the national level. The Govt Model Sr. Sec. School stands as one of the very first schools which had introduced National Sanchayika, a small scale saving scheme for all its students and it reached its zenith when the school bagged National Sanchayika Award for 2001-2002. The awareness for small savings is not just limited to the students and teachers but the parents too. Though charitable work is the very essence of the school — providing books and uniforms to the needy students or carrying out literary campaigns among the slum children — the pride and joy of the school is its environment education which has made tree plantation and fighting against all types of pollution, a household concept for all. This school boasts to be one of the pioneer schools which brought the concept of celebrating Nagasaki and Hiroshima Days not just as a protest against the barbarism of human beings against their own clan, but also against the mass level eco- destruction. |
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‘Develop self-sufficiency to curb tuition menace’ To run a school like Government Model Sr. Sec School, sector 46, where more than 40 percent one needs a patience of a saint. For education here is not just handling maths problem or science problem but includes counselling parents who just do not understand the necessity of sending their wards in proper school uniform. But National awardee of the year 1993, Mr. R S Goraya fits the bill perfectly. For Mr. Goraya has not just been looking over the academic development with a hawk eye, but also has been helping the parents and community with thorough counselling. On education system — The system has been refined over the years and NCERT has been doing a wonderful job in evolving right kind of books for children of each class. With introduction of vocational courses and computer courses, our education system has become job oriented too. On tuition menace — It is a crime against the growing minds as tuition makes the students totally dependent on others. Besides taking extra care, the teachers have to motivate the students to develop self sufficiency through proper methods of studying. On maintaining discipline — It is difficult to maintain discipline in school like ours where a majority of the students come from a background of illiterate parents. For us imposing discipline starts from the very basics and we try to instill a doze of self discipline among our students. On installing moral values — At the rate moral values are going down, we have an uphill task ahead of us to keep this young children from getting effected by the outside bad influence. We give emphasis on hard work, honesty and compassion for poor and needy. On future plan — Keeping the growing students population in mind, we are planning to add a few more sections to each class. New teachers have already been added to the existing strength for this purpose.— PR
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I am indeed proud to be a students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, sector 46 which has not just an institute for formal education for me but a place where I can be myself, giving outlet to my creative self , at the same time learning valuable tips on life. The environment is happy all around. There lies an intimate bond between the teachers and the students which helps everyone feeling at home, even a new comer like me . The teachers are open and helpful, helping the children to overcome their problems and at the same time encouraging them to exert their decision making abilities in every instances of life. One of the major lesson I learnt here was self confidence which is being instilled through extra curricular activities like debates, seminars and other inter school activities. While it is important to curve out a niche for oneself, it is also important to develop a soul for charitable work. This is another lesson this school has taught me during my short stay here. Amandeep Kaur,
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Poems by students Examination fever
My heart skipped a beat As I felt the heat. Of the approaching examination date, A palpable fog of uncertainty loomed large. Don't loose heart, said my mom, Whilst touching an emotional chord. Day 'n' night toil was need of the hour, Or else my dream would go sour. Embarking upon them is a Herculean task, A sense of magnitude of mission accomplished, They do impart. I know not of my tryst with destiny, comforting, my mom said, go to sleep, Of superb performance, I gave brief, To my pep, who heaved a sign of relief. faith in omnipotent has done wonders, For had it I zeroed in on Him By total surrender — Punam Singh, class XI-C Friendship One smile can start a relationship One smile can fix the bonds One talk can raise the spirit One secret might bring you close One dream you may like together And just one star you may fix each day One sunset you could have seen But that sun will rise again One sea you may sail together One boat you may choose to sail One darkness you may see together And one sun you may create your own One moon can show you the future And just one touch makes you feel the present One step could start each journey and one tear could bring you back All these things make up just one friend. — Sweeny Budhiraja , class XII C |
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CAMPUS NOTES Students' stay on Panjab University campus needs to be regulated not just in terms of the duration of stay in hostels but also years spent in the classes.
The problem had featured in the university senate recently highlighting the reality of certain students spending years at length (9-10 in certain cases) on the campus. These students are largely ones who keep on changing their teaching departments one after the other. A sizeable portion of this segment do not even complete the post graduation course in which they get enrolled in the first year. The biggest problem that the university had witnessed to this regard in the recent years is the “over crowding in the hostels”. Boys hostels were known to be housing only one resident in a room except for the dormitories. Students from certain other institutions including the PGI at one time managed residence here. Now a number of them are having the rooms allocated on a sharing basis. Girls hostels, in particular, are witnessing a very heavy rush in hostel accommodation. The cases of girls continuing their residency for more than necessary years are also prevalent. A new hostel for girls came up last year , however, the trouble of hostel accommodation still prevails. This is despite the fact that there are six hostels for boys five hostels for girls. A new sports hostel is under construction. Principal Tarsem Bahia had highlighted the problem in a question to the university senate. The university will set up a committee to go through the details of the case. One interesting group of 'defaulter' students pointed out by Principal Bahia are the ones who are subletting their rooms. These students are basically residents of the city and neigbouring areas (SAS Nagar and Panchkula) who manage to get a hostel accommodation on fake certificates. One however needs to clarify that fixing of years of stay on the campus needs to be made in case of students who keep on changing their subjects. Those who complete their post graduation and enroll for further research in the same area need to be identified separately. Students’
visit:
Students along with the dean visited the Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh and Durgiana Mandir among other places. A special trip was organised to the Wagah border dividing India and Pakistan. Aid
for disabled:
The objective of these courses is updating the knowledge and skills of the professionals working for the people with disabilities. The 'INPA' is an affiliate of the International Portage Association which has a network in more than 100 countries. Ever since its inception in 1994, the association has worked with complete dedication and commitment for the welfare of "special" children. Conferences and seminars are also organised as a part of the programme. The three courses will include (1) current management practice in mental retardation and application of learning principals in the management of mental retardation (ii) assisting children with specific learning disabilities and (iii) implementing suggestions in mainstream schools. The courses will continue till January 2. The target groups for the courses have been identified as special education teachers, child psychologists, counsellors, researchers and rehabilitators. Quality
check:
This grant is for a period of five years and has been given to strengthen research facilities in the department including the computational facility including networking and geographical Information Systems. The Geology department at PU is the only Advanced Centre of geology in the country. Physics
talk:
PU will be hosting the event after 30 years and is likely to be attended by over 350 delegates from all over the country and even abroad. The conference brings togather researchers working in diverse areas of Physics. Over 300 research papers on topics of current interest such as nano-materials, phase transitions, liquids, glasses, amorphous systems, surfaces, interfaces, superconductivity, semiconductor physics and magnetism will be presented in the symposium. About a third of the participants are young research scholars working their PhD in universities and research laboratories. |
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FROM SCHOOLS Ambala, December 22 The results of the various cultural competitions were Mono-acting: DAV School, Barara, got the first position while Police DAV Public School, Ambala City, and Sohan Lal DAV Girls Model School, Ambala City, were second and third, respectively. In skit competition, DAV Public School, Sector 8, Panchkula, was declared first while DAV Public School, Ambala City, and Sohan Lal DAV Model School achieved second and third positions,’ respectively. In folk song competition, Major RN Kapoor DAV Public School stood first while Sohan Lal Girls Model School and A.S. Senior Secondary School, Ambala City, were declared second and DAV Public School, Ambala City got third position. In group dance competition, R.N. Kapoor DAV School achieved first position while DAV Public School, Ambala City, stood second and Police DAV Public School, Ambala City, and DAV Public School, Model Town, Ambala City, were declared third. In singing contest, DAV Public School, Ambala City, was declared first while Hans Raj Public School, Panchkula, and Sohan Lal Girls Model School were declared second and third, respectively. Chandigarh Earlier, the school team led by Ramita, comprising Abhishek Kamra, Ravneet Singh and Suhail Gupta, had secured second position at the Children’s State-Level Junior Science Congress, held at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 on November 26. Annual fete:
Besides various games, several stalls for eatables were also put up. An exhibition-cum-sale of art and craft items and other items like pots, paintings and tie-and-die cloth made by students in their hobby classes attracted a lot of attention. Patiala A fun filled with children dressed up in colourful attire for the fancy dress competition marked the beginning of the celebrations. Children were delightfully greeted by Santa Claus, who gave away gifts to them. Children decorated the Christmas tree and entire school. Most of them were dressed up according to the occasion and sang carols along with famous rhymes. |
Santa, Rodrigues entertain at Plaza Carnival Chandigarh, December 22 Santa and other carnival characters distributed sweets among the audience, travelling in a 1938 Cheverolet vintage car, The Rodrigues enthralled all by a number of English, Hindi and popular Punjabi songs. The Rodrigues is one of the oldest music bands of the city which was started by Errol, Edwin and Ashok. Besides songs, individual dance items were presented by Rishav Dev Samial, Payal Rathore, Manisha Madan, Ricky Darmani and Jatinder Jot Singh
Khaira. |
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City discos to welcome Xmas in style Chandigarh, December 21 |
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WESTERN
FILM REVIEW Chandigarh: Girls, gadgets, guns — restricting your vocabulary to these words, you are bound for the latest Bond franchise, ‘‘Die Another Day’’ (Kiran). The biggest surprise is the incarceration of James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) who is trying to save the world from a megalomaniac North Korean military officer, Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens), in Korea for causing the death of a general’s son. A hirsute Bond with an overgrown beard comes as a shock for a character who has always been considered invincible. Another let-down is American agent Jinx’s (Halle Berry) character which is almost akin to that of a female Bond. She does what James Bond — does fight with swords use knives, fire guns, make-love and do gymnastics. She even does a take-off on Ursula Andress in ‘‘Dr No’’ and emerges from the sea wearing an orange bikini and a diving knife. At the speed at which she trounces all men in the movie, they may have to invent a Lady Bond franchise for her. Another surprise is the action which for all its ballyhooed brilliance turns out to be a cacophony of squeaks and rattles. Toby Stephens, the wily North Korean military officer Gustav Graves, and Rosamund Pike, who plays the gorgeous Miranda Frost, are, however, the two pleasant surprises. Toby’s sledgehammer villainy and Pike’s seductive charm lend a certain reality to the otherwise incredulous proceedings. Beautiful and enigmatic, Pike is anything but icy contrary to her name (Miranda Frost) in the film. The movie has sent bitter foes North and South Korea ballistic over scenes showing Bond’s torture by North Korean agents, 007 making love to Halle Berry in a South Korean temple, a South Korean farmer in a ricefield with his cow and a North Korean son killing his father.
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