AVEIssue 23, 2011 Established: 1995 Tuesday, 27th September, 2011

Glamour, elegance, frills, flamboyance andflair were the buzzwords on everybody’slips on the 22nd of September, the day

when the fledging designers of The Assam ValleySchool paraded their creativity at the Chi Chi BeauMonde. Home grown models sashayed down themake-shift ramp, arrayed in the inventive best ofthe young members of the Craft and DesignTechnology Centre. The usually soberWilliamson Magor Hall was transformed into acentre of fashion and allure.

The evening was hosted by Mr. Kevin O’Brien who carried out the proceedings with hissignature panache. The show was divided intofour segments – Shibori, Woven Brew, FloralDeluge and Going Green. The first round –Shibori, which was named after a traditionalJapanese method of dyeing, showcased dressesgracefully draped in striking and interestingpatterns. Woven Brew featured garments whichwere fashioned out of material woven by thestudents themselves while for Floral Deluge,students made use of flowers made of scrapmaterial to give a different edge to their fabric.

The final round, Going Green, saw trendy outfits created out of old and unused clothes. As themodels swaggered down the ramp one by one,the audience couldn’t help but be engaged infrenzied, uninterrupted applause.

The designers comprised students fromclasses six to twelve. It was astounding to notethat a majority of the designers were from theMiddle School as the clothes displayed taste andskill beyond the years. A word must be pitchedin honour of Mrs. Priyanka Joshi who hasrevolutionized the CDT into one of the mostfascinating places to be in at AVS.

Once the last model had exited into thewings and the audience thought that they had togo back to prep, it was announced that the showwas actually an Inter-House competition and thedesigners had been marked on their couture-skill.The runners-up for the evening were Kopili-Dhansiri and the winners, much deservedly, wereSubansiri-Namdang.

Though the evening did not fail to dazzleall, in retrospect, one can only wish that onecould have seen more novelty and ingenuity in

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D ance is perhaps the most ancientof all art forms. The very word,‘dance’ makes our skin tickle and

fills our soul with an unmixed pleasureof gaiety and mirthfulness.

The much anticipated Inter-House Dance Competition was held onthe 24th of September at theWilliamson Magor Hall. Thecompetition hosted an elegant and adazzling display of moves, lifts and thetwists. It beautifully communicated thedancing talent of the AVS community.The competition was split into threecategories namely Classical Dance(Jugalbandi), Freestyle Duet and GroupDance.

The evening started off withJugalbandi, a dance form in which onedances on two different tunes played inrapid succession. The rounds ofapplause complimented the dancers andaccentuated their perfection of the art. Thethrill of Jugalbandi was followed by the delightof Freestyle Duet, which exhibited sheerpower and energy. All four brother-sisterhouses came up with wonderful ideas,accompanied by enormous vigour. The eventfinally ended with the Group Dance, which wasa definite marker of great creativity andamazing choreography. Throughout thecompetition, one was presented with a perfect

the dresses. Except for a few stand out pieces –like the yellow Lady Gaga inspired dress, thewedding dress made with tissue paper, thenewspaper dress and a few more – the dresses

more or less were safe and stuck to conventionalcuts and styles. Nonetheless, fashion at AVS isstill blooming and is unfolding its petals little bylittle. Sukrita Baruah

spectacle of true dignity and splendour.Judging must have been a challenging

task; but as they say, someone had to loseand someone had to win, in the ClassicalDance category, Dwipandita Borah andSimran Agarwal of Jinari-Manas baggedthe 1st position while Mayuri Dutta andBarkha Goswami of Subansiri-Namdangcame 2nd. In the 2nd category, i.e., theFreestyle Duet, Chhaya Bhajanka andSapun Das of Subansiri-Namdang came 1stwhile Kartic Dugar and Nandini Singha ofKopili-Dhansiri came 2nd. In the lastcategory, the Group Dance, there wasclose competition as there was a tie forthe 1st position which was fairly deservedby both Kopili-Dhansiri and Subansiri-Namdang. The 2nd position went toBhoroli-Lohit.

This year, the scope of the Inter-House Dance Competition was broadened as

three new prizes were introduced, i.e., BestChoreography, Best Costume and of coursethe Best Dancer. The Best Choreography wentto Kopili-Dhansiri , Best Costume to Jinari-Manas while the Best Dancer award was baggedby Barkha Goswami . Overall, Subansiri-Namdang came 1st in the 2011 Inter-HouseDance Competition while Kopili-Dhansiri came2nd. Congratulations to all the winners andparticipants. Dhritiman Khaund

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SWAYING IN SWEETNESS

On the 23rd of September 2011, thirtypupils from The Assam Valley Schoolwent to Tezpur to participate in the

“Cleanest Day Drive” in the Rubber Bagan areaof the city. The drive was organized incollaboration with the Tezpur Municipal Board.The pupils were accompanied by four teachersfrom the school: Dr. Hemashree Deka, Mrs.Meenakshi Baruah Das, Ms P. Syiemlieh andMrs. Debjani Sharma Bora. The residents wereurged not to throw the domestic waste into theopen area or into drains. The students underlinedthe disposal of the waste into the dustbins or areasallocated especially for that purpose by theMunicipality Board.

The initiative was undertaken by theEnvironment Education Department of TheAssam Valley School, and this was a subsequentundertaking of the – ‘Grand Banyan Project’ ofthe British Council which AVS is now a part of.

The students of Darang and TezpurCollege also came forward to lend a hand in thisjoint endeavour. Banners and leaflets werebroadcast to spread awareness. The local MLA,Mr. Rajen Barthakur, Vice-Chairman Mr.Sargiyari of Tezpur Municipal Board, alongwith various ward commissioners and co-workers, joined the campaign of ‘Cleaning

A HELPING HANDTezpur’ and spreading awareness about keepingthe town clean.

It was a fulfilling moment for the Staffand the pupils of The Assam Valley School asthey proved once again how time and energycould be used in a way that it contributed to alarger cause. Dr.Hemashree Deka (Head of EED dept.)

TRADING KNOWLEDGE

On September 24th, a workshop was heldfor the students of Classes XI and XIIScience. The workshop was conducted

by the renowned Faculties of Mathematics andEngineering from the University of Waterloo,Canada. Here is a selection from ourinteraction with them:

On the aim of the Workshop:The goal of the workshop was to uplift theinterest of the students to choose prolificcourse of Engineering through the robuststaircase of Mathematics. The workshopaimed to offer and expand interest of thestudents about the interdisciplinary careeropportunities with Mathematics andEngineering in the emerging fields of FinancialAnalysis & Risk Management, Combinatorics& Optimization, Bioinformatics, ComputerScience, Nanotechnology, Mechatronics etc.

The Waterloo team was very pleasedwith the interest and response shown by thestudents during workshop. Their livelydiscussion of the subjects contributed muchto provide a common platform to al lpart icipants to exchange ideas andtechniques of learning.

On the School’s infrastructure:They were very impressed by the sprawlingcampus and the state-of-the-art infrastructure inour school. Their centres of attraction were theCDT Department and the well-equipped Sciencelaboratories especially the Department ofRobotics.

On Canadian education system:Unlike Indian education system, the Canadianeducation system is more pragmatic. Students aregiven opportunities to do their own field researchbesides study. They also underlined the growinginterest, enormous scope and possibilities ofIndian students to pursue studies in Canada.The Waterloo team was very impressed and theworkshop had truly benefitted our students onbroadening their knowledge horizon. On thewhole the workshop was a grand success.

The Faculties from the University ofWaterloo:Mr. Andre Jardin & Ms. Jennifer Nissen (Dept.of Mathematics), Dr. Robert Donkers & Mr.Phillipe Bezaire (Dept. of Engineering)

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Chief Student Editor: Ambiso Tawsik. Deputy Editors: Vedant Jain, Sneha Khaund, Sukrita Baruah, YashodharaSharma. Associate Editors: Radhika Moral, Yashash Agarwal, Rohan Tandon, Devraj Barooah, Suhavi Arya. SeniorCorrespondents: Nandini Singha, Jai Phookan, Puspak Chamariya. Junior Correspondents: Advaiy Chettri. Graphics:Hlingdeikim Changsan, Mrinal Koijam, Jita Moji Jini. Production Manager: Deepanjan Das. Photographers: RishabhGoenka, Anjanav Sharma, Daksha Salam, Moinam Chatterjee.Chief Staff Editor: Supratim Basu. E-mail: ave@assamvalleyschool.com. Telephone: 03714-292470. Publisher: AVSCommunication Center, The Assam Valley School, P.O. Balipara, Dist. Sonitpur, Asom-784101, India. Printed at: SwastikaPrinters, Rangapara, Asom. Website: www.assamvalleyschool.com.

Recap: Ben and Carla - both thieves by professionand failed lovers. Carla desperately wants to knowwho let Ben out of jail and had compromised herlocation. But Ben tests Carla’s patients a little toomuch. And Carla is not happy. (Previous Episodewritten by Himangshu Arya)

“Cut!! All right that was better than the last time.But I need more from both of you. You two lookout of sorts. What’s the matter?” our director,Mr. Mayor asked us, appearing very concerned.“Oh! I’m really sorry. Just have this badfeeling...”“Looks like somebody’s having a bad day,” I cuther out, “Sir, let’s take a break?’’“Alright everybody listen up, we resume in halfan hour”I called out for Rosie, but she didn’t bother. So Ifollowed her to her chair. She really did seemout of sorts. I knew that there was somethingdeep gnawing in her mind.“Sad that mayor stops at the count of three?Don’t worry he’ll let you shoot,” I said pullingup a chair beside her. “Maybe...hope I could just get over with it asfast as possible.”“Same here. I wonder why Mayor is dragging iton for so long. Well, maybe he wants aperfection. But then again, I don’t see anyoneelse fitting the role as perfectly as you. But whyis it affecting you?”I noticed that she still held the Soviet made

Makarov pistol in her hand. Maybe she hadnever held a gun in her life before.“I don’t think this is your first movie with a gun,or is it?”“No, I have played with toys before...”“But things do seem strange when the pistol isfully loaded right?”She said nothing. She pressed her lips into a thinline. I wanted to kiss it but thought better of itand restrained myself. She was nervous, I couldtell. Something bothered her.“What is it Rosie? You can trust me on this.” Iwhispered.I thought I saw tears in her eyes but she blinkedand it was gone.“It’s alright. It’s nothing really serious.”“No, it’s not, I can see it in your eyes Rosie.” Ipressed on.She sighed and said, “Thank you for yourconcern, James, but I really...I am fine. Honest.See.” She forced a smile, “It’s just that I feel veryuncomfortable with a loaded gun in my hand. Imean what would happen if it were to go off?What if somebody would get hurt?”“As long as the safety switch is on it will nevergo off,” I assured her, “So this really is the firsttime you are holding a real and loaded gun?”I took the gun away from her and with an experthand, clicked the safety switch off and back onagain then ejected the magazine. There were 11rounds in the magazine, but the Makarov has 12rounds per clip... ...to be continued

INNOCENCECOLLABORATION STORY

Hemanata Mahanta

Last Week's question: What changes would yousuggest in the school calendar?a) Cancel out some eventsb) Swap events according to priority,difficulty, etc.c) Swap and cancel eventsd) No changeTotal number of students polled: 287

Next week’s question: Do you believe that theAeromodelling Workshop was money well spent?

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