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September 22, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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SCHOOL BUZZ
St Vivekananda School of Manav Sthali organisation held its annual cultural eve, ‘Ecstasy, an exotic musical saga’, at the Manav Sthali Auditorium, Rajinder Nagar. The programme was a colourful mix of dance, music and plays. Children showed their mettle through the impressive presentation of dance and music. The programme began with an invocation to the goddess of art and knowledge Saraswati followed by the performance of the dance troupe. The dancers had come from Spain. The school choir presented ‘Magical Words’, stressing the need for inculcating good gestures, which in turn have a great impact in out lives. ‘Memoirs of Bhagat Singh’ was presented as a toast to Indian freedom struggle. Children also presented a play, ‘Listen and look says the book’ depicting the anguish and pain experienced by the books. The grand finale was the amalgamation of the dance forms of the east and the west. The chief guest on the occasion was Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr, I. D. Swamy. An award ceremony was also organised to felicitate the achievers.
Marking scheme To ensure objectivity and reliable evaluation, the CBSE prepares a marking scheme for the students of class X and XII. These schemes help teachers and students acquaint themselves with the syllabus and the weightage given to each portion. The CBSE has announced that the Marking schemes for the students preparing for the board this year have been released. These are available in the CBSE Publication store, Preet Vihar, and all regional offices of the board on all working days from nine in the morning till one in the afternoon. For class XII the marking scheme is available for Science, Commerce and humanities streams and for class X it is available for all subjects.
Inter-school contests
GHPS, India gate, hosted inter-school competitions organised by the Directorate of Education, Cultural Activities Zone 26. Eleven schools participated in the inter-school English declamation contest in which Vipul Jai of the host school won the first prize in the senior’s category. While the seniors spoke on, ‘Bus service to Lahore: An ice melting in Indo-Pak selections’, the juniors spoke on ‘Protection of Historical Monuments’. In the English recitation competition, 10 school participated and Gundeep Singh of the host school stood second in the juniors’ category. In the senior’s category, Rashmeet Kaur won the first prize for her recital from Shakespear’s Julius Caesar. The school also organised the annual investiture ceremony. House prefects were conferred badges and certificates by the Chairman of the School, Mr Gian Singh. Randeep Singh and Jasmine Kaur were chosen the Head Boy and the Head Girl. The staff and students also celebrated Teacher’s Day with zeal. A friendly volley ball match between the teachers and the students was the highlight of the day. The teachers also put up a cultural programme. Cultural fiesta GHPS, Vasant Vihar, celebrated Teacher’s Day with fervour. The senior students as per tradition took over as teachers for the day and the teachers showcased their talents through the cultural fiesta. They danced, sang and also tried their hands at games. On the occasion, Principal S. S. Minhas addressed the students and the staff and dwelt on the qualities of the teachers. He reminded the teachers that each student has a different level of understanding and that it is the duty of the teachers to go down to the level of each student.
Ghuman felicitated The Principal of GHPS Shahdara, Mr J. S. Ghuman, was recently felicitated for his achievements in the field of education for the last 25 years. The school management committee presented Mr Ghuman with cash award and a memento. Speaking on the occasion, School Chairman, Mr. LS Bajwa
appreciated Mr. Ghuman’s efforts and urged the staff members to follow his example. Mr. Ratan Singh and Mr. Satpal who have also put in 25 years of their service in the school were also felicitated on the occasion. Students put up a cultural programme and the latest issue of the school’s journal was also released on the occasion. Cultural programme Heritage School, Vasant Kunj, celebrated Teacher’s Day with gaiety. The students put up a cultural programme. The highlight of the day was the melange of dances based on popular numbers from Viva to Abba. The students also put up a skit ‘Universal Brotherhood’ with the underlying theme of peace and harmony. |
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BVN celebrates founder’s day The junior wing of the Birla Vidya Niketan celebrated its 20th founder’s day on Friday with a brief cultural programme and distribution of awards to the academic achievers of the school. While the chief guest, Mrs Asha Nair, exhorted the academic achievers to follow and believe in Indianism as the moral and family values instilled in Indians children would be the only saviour for the world in the future. The guest of honour, Mrs Alison Sriperm, said that she was impressed not only with school campus, but also with the level of education being imparted. Mrs Sriperm is the head of the English language division in the British Council. She was there to motivate the winners of the BBC wildlife contest. Eight students of the junior wing got recognition in the contest by winning cash prizes. Also present on the occasion was the vice-chairperson of the school, Mr R. N. Jaju and other members of the managing committee. To mark the founders day, the students of the junior wing had also organised a club fiesta and there were also exhibits in art, computers, mathematics and science. The vice-principal in-charge of the junior wing of the school, Dr Rekha Ranade, reeled off the achievements of her students not only in academics, but also in the field of sports. |
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Principalspeak Prayers always help. Frequent prayers help frequently. They provide the positive strokes to the mind, which is the fountainhead of happiness. The power of everyday prayer is boundless. People who make everyday prayer a habit are those who have complete faith in the ultimate rescuing power of God and who bank on the healing power of the Supreme Being. Mira Bai’s prayers gave her the power to bear the bruises caused by the hostile attitude of the courtiers, as did Draupadi’s prayers. It is recounted that Mother Teresa’s colleagues would often not know where their next meal would come from. They would lift their needs to God in prayers, and sometimes, as in miraculous answer, a truckload of food would arrive from a beneficiary at their doorstep. These blessings should not be dismissed as miracles. For such miracles await us in the ordinary course of action. In a moment of devotion, we apprehend them. A prayer uttered as a matter of routine, but a superficial and mechanical task. It is a compulsion of habit and thus does not bring any joy. Where the heart and mind are not connected with the depth of words uttered, the meaning is lost. We must pray to God not as if to placate a stern master, but to have a heart to heart with him. You will then feel his presence through the day, smiling through every act. Be it a prayer accompanied by rituals or a simple prayer from the heart as you rush to your work, it will calm you and usher in positive feelings. We have all experienced this wonderful healing power when we have had to face the various examinations in life. Thus, a prayer said every morning decongests your mind of negative feelings and brings in morning sunshine into our lives. Through our prayer, we must honour and thank God for even the little things in life. Praying for favours and daily needs is legitimate, but we must not restrict ourselves to praying for only mundane concerns in life. A prayer said for another person, brings an unprecedented happiness and fulfilment. Often, an everyday prayer can also help us to experience great spiritual heights when the heart is touched by moments that transform our lives. In such moments, the dark chambers of our mind are filled with holy light, which becomes a guiding force. A prayer ignites the mind to become creative and the genius flows through spontaneously. A daily prayer has the power to transform our lives from lives of gossip, pettiness and greed to one of sincere commitment to God and our ordinary acts, emotions and responses all become beautiful mediums for our prayer. These are moments of spiritual elevation. True prayer essentially consists of collecting oneself, concentrating and focusing at the seat of the mind and striving to awaken the inner power. Thus, a daily prayer enriches our lives. It helps us to overcome our daily tribulation. It infuses a fresh hope and enables us to face new challenges with confidence. These two-minute prayers are more valuable than hours and hours of stressful work. The later bewilders us while the former heals and brings peace and true joy. A prayer is the call of our inner heart. It can never be wrong. Madhu Chandra Principal, |
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MDU in research collaboration with Korean institute Rohtak, September 21 A university spokesman said today that the MDU Vice-Chancellor, Maj- Gen (Retd) Bhim Singh Suhag, would leave for Korea on September 22 for the purpose. He said the MDU and KIER would exchange scientific and technological information and publications related to developing different families of new phosphorescent materials, fabrication of electronics devices with applications in display and advertisement panel, electrode and electrolyte for environmental energy system, new and renewable energy sources and energy storage technology. The specific areas of research in the energy saving projects and energy technology include hydrogen production by electrolysis, hydrogen storage, phosphor synthesis, fabrication of electronic devices using phosphorescent and organic light-emitting materials. The joint agreement between the two institutions would be valid for five years. Both the institutions would exchange staff members and jointly register research scholars. At present, a research scholar of the Chemistry Department of the MDU is in KIER for research work. During his Korean visit, the Vice- Chancellor would explore possibilities of joint research in other areas/academic collaboration with various Korean educational institutions. |
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