ISSUE 21 | APRIL 2016

SRCS TRAIL

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• Tes%ng  Endurance

• A  Tribute  to  Mother                                  

                 Earth

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• Budding  Nego%ators

• Meet  the  Author

• Shoes  Accounted

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• Face  Off

• Playing  Black  and  

                 White

• Hands  on  and  

                 Brainstormed

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• Run  for  Cancer

• Love  Thy  Labour

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From  the  Editors  Desk“Innocent  silence  filled  the  room.  Curious  faces  here  and  there.  Whispers   in  the  air.”  The   students   of   SRCS   parCcipated   in   a  workshop   on   ‘Respect.’   This  workshop   leH   a  profound  impact  on  us.  I  decided  to  base  this  month’s  editorial  on  respect.  

What  is  Respect?  This  quesCon  was  put  to  all  the  students  and  it  became  evident  that  everyone   had   a   different   noCon   of   respect.     “To   treat   others’   how   you  want   to   be  treated,”  “To  not  be  hurPul,  mean  or  cruel   in  any  way,”  “To  be  humble  and  paCent.”  The  students  mumbled,  wondering  what  was  there  to  learn.

We  declared  that  they  wanted  others  to  treat  them  with  respect  because  they  detest  being   disrespected.   This  word  has     numerous   definiCons   but   in   the  most   basic   and  simple  sense  it  is  to  show  admiraCon  to  a  person  whom  you  think  deserves  it  due  to  his/her  qualiCes.  

Respect  should  not  be  limited  to  only  juniors  showing  respect  to  their  seniors,  children  showing  respect  to  their  parents  or  students  showing  respect  to  their  teachers.  Respect  begets   respect.   Therefore   respect   is   earned   and   is   not   something   which   one   should  expect  to  be  served  on  a  silver  plaNer.  Instead  of  a  boNom  up  approach,  I  feel,  it  should  be   a   top   down  one.   I   believe   respect   for   the   law,   environment   and   liNle   things   in   life  sums  up  one’s  aQtude   towards  others.  Next  %me  when  you   feel   the   impulse   to  break  the   line,  think  about  the  no%on  you  hold  about  respect   in  your  mind.  Let’s  get  up  and  walk  the  talk.

Tes0ng  Endurance

The  most  awaited  and  an%cipated  event  of  all  school  days.  It  is  a  %me  to  make  new  friends  and  strengthen  the  bond  between  the  old  ones.  A  %me  to  learn,  rejoice  and  play!  The  midterm  excursions!

This   %me   my   group,   the   students   of   classes   9   and   10   trekked   up   to  “Chandrashila   Peak”   which   was   at   an   al%tude   of   13,000   Y.   This   was   a  huge   achievement   and   we   were   immensely   praised   by   everyone   on  comple%ng  the  strenuous  trek.  

On  the  first  day,  we  stayed   in  our  base  camp  at  Kund.  The  next  day,  we  trekked  to  Deoriya  Taal.  It  was  a  place  of  sheer  beauty  and  everything  we  saw  around  was  a   feast   for  our  eyes.   That   same  day,  we  con%nued  our  journey   from  Deoriya   Taal   and   reached  Chopta   by   evening.  We  pitched  our  tents  ourselves  and  collected  dry  wood  for  the  bonfire  at  night.

The  next  day  was  going  to  be  gruelling  as  we  were  expected  to  trek  for  more  than  six  hours  to  reach  an  al%tude  of  13,000  feet.  We  walked  out  of  our  tents  mentally   prepared   for   the   trek.   During   the   course   of   the   trek   our   stamina,  endurance  and  will  power  was  tested.  Except  for  one  or  two  team  members,  all  of  us,  including  teachers,  trekked  to  the  summit.    Although  we  came  back  to   our   camp   exhausted,   the   sense   of   achievement   and   renewed   self-­‐belief,  dissipated  our   fa%gue.   The   Treasure   hunt   ac%vity,  which   came   as   a   pleasant  surprise,  was   conducted  on   the   same  evening.   ThereaYer  we  were   served  a  bowl   of   Maggi   each   which   we   gorged,   with   great   apprecia%on,   leaving   the  bowl  clean  and  dry.

On   the   4th   day   we   reached   Kund   to   engage   in   adventure   ac%vi%es   such   as  “rappelling”   and   “jumaring”.   It   was   a   different   sort   of   excitement   and   we  wished   it  had   lasted   longer.  On  the  final  day  of  our  midterm  break  we  made  our   return  with   heavy   hearts,   although   the   surprise   ice-­‐cream   and   coke   did  melt  the  heavy  feeling  a  liNle.  I  say  this  with  convic%on  because  we  managed  to  devour  them  in  our  usual  flamboyant  style  in  no  %me.  The  trek  taught  my  friends   and   me   great   lessons   that   we   wouldn’t   have   learnt   inside   the   four  walls  of  our   classrooms.   It   also  gave  us  memories   that  will   be  etched   in  our  minds   forever.  We   thank   the  GIO   staff   for   their   support   and   guidance   at   all  %mes   and   most   of   all,   the   Principal,   Mr.   Sanjiv   Bathla,   in   believing   in   our  strengths  and  organizing  such  trips.

P.S.   –  We   had   an   amazing   night   of   Shayari   compe%%on.  Who   knew  we   had  such  talented  students  at  SRCS?

Suryansh  Singh A  Tribute  to  Mother  Earth

Earth  day  is  celebrated  every  year  on  the  22nd  of  April.  We  thank  Gavlord  Nelson,  who  in  1970,  first  conceived  of  this  day.  Over  the  years,  due  to  excess  of  industrializa%on  and  urbaniza%on,   we   have   recklessly   destroyed   the   priceless   element   of   nature   which   is  essen%al  for  life.  

The  problem  arises  when  we  plunder  nature  to  a  degree  far  beyond  our  requirements  and   waste   the   resources   due   to   our   thoughtless   consump%on   of   water,   which   has  become   scarce   now   and   polluted   due   to   rapid   industrializa%on   and   urbaniza%on.   Air  pollu%on  has   reached  dangerous   levels  as  well.  Due   to  urbaniza%on  and   requirements  for   land  we   have   been   cuQng   down  our   forests,   due   to  which   the   natural   process   of  controlling  air  pollu%on  is  also  geQng  weaker.

Earth   day   celebra%on   cannot   be   treated   in   a   symbolic   way   anymore.   Rather   these  celebra%ons  should  allow  everybody  to  take  steps  to  save  mother  earth!  All  of  us  know  what  needs  to  be  done.  The  %me  for  discussion  is  over  and  ac%on  is  required.

Lavanya  Rana  and  Sarvfateh  Singh

‘The  environment   is   facing   such  problems   to  which  the  world  has  no  valid  solu%on’

On  the  27hi  of  April  our  maths  teachers  organised  a  field  trip  to  a  shoe  factory  in  Selaqui.

The   purpose   of   the   trip   was   to   explain   to   the  students   of   grade   9   about   the   way   a   factory  processes   its   goods.   The   owner   of   the   factory  welcomed   us   with   chocolates.   What   a   wonderful  way   to   welcome   the   students!   Although   it   was   for  maths  students,  the  EVS  students  too  could  relate  to  it  through  its  environment  friendly  ini%a%ves.

We  made   the  most   out   of   this   trip   learning   that   it  takes  so  much  effort,  coopera%on,  coordina%on  and  hard   work   just   to   make   one   pair   of   shoes.   The  factory  we  went  to  was  mainly  a  lady’s  shoe  factory  named   ‘Gurlz  Shuz’.     In   the  working  area  we   learnt  that   designs   are   first   made   and   cut   on   a   piece   of  paper  and  then  it  goes  on  for  processing  into  a  laser  machine.  AYer  the  designs  are  ready  they  are  pasted    on  the  shoes  with  various  parts  made  in  different

working  areas.   It   is  a   long  process.  The   last  step   is  the  cooling   of   the   shoe   and   then   its   packing.   During   this  trip   the   EVS   students   learnt   about   eco-­‐friendly   shoe  making.  That  was  something  really  interes%ng!

At   the   end   of   the   trip   the   maths   students   asked  ques%ons   related   to   the   accounts   of   the   factory.   A  single  pair  requires  an  en%re  army’s  hard  work.  Just  to  add   to   a   perspec%ve   that   next   %me   we   bargain   we  should  keep  this  in  mind.

We  would  like  to  thank  Mr.  Kashyap  and  Mr.  Chawla  for  organizing  this  trip  for  our  class.  

Amrita  Manchanda

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Meet  the  AuthorI  am  a  lover  of  books.  This  was  the  first  %me  that  I  got  a  chance  to  visit  a  literary  fest.  I  did  nurture,  in  some  deep  corner  of  my  mind,  the  desire  to  listen  to  authors  talk  about  their  books.  My  dream  was  fulfilled.  My  excitement  

knew  no  bounds  while  I  was  on  my  way  to  The  World  Integrity  Centre,  Dehradun,  on  the  23lm  of  April,  2016.

The  authors  present  were  Mr.  Chetan  D.  Narain,  Mrs.  Sumedha  Mahajan  and  Mr.  Sanil  Sanchar.  This  fes%val  was  mainly  organised  for  the  promo%on  of  books,  published  during  the  last  2-­‐3  months,  by  the  authors.  During  the  first   session  of   the  programme  Mr.  Chetan  D.  Narain  spoke  about  his   recently  published  book  on  sun  signs.   It  dealt  with   the   belief   of   people   about   zodiac   signs   and   their   proper%es.   In   the   second   half  Mr.   Sanil   Sanchar  presented  his   thoughts  about  his  work,   “The  Dark  Side  of   Life”.  Ms.  Sumedha  Mahajan  also   shared  her  views  about  her  book  which  dealt  with  her  experience  of  running  a  marathon.  

The  programme  was  really  very  interes%ng,  with  lots  of  wonderful  and  enriching  moments.  

Sahaj  Banerjee

Budding  Nego0ators

On  the  23rd  and  24th  of  April,   four  students  from  SRCS  represented  The  school   in  the  QMUN  hosted  by  the  Selaqui  Interna%onal  School.  I  went  as  an  observer.  Although  our  students  had  very  less  %me  to  prepare  they  did  a  tremendous  job  in  all  the  commiNees.  Tanya   Bedi   represented   Sri   Lanka   in   the   Human   Rights   Council   (HRC),   Shaurya  Mehta  represented  Senegal   in  the  Security  Council  (SC),  Saksham  Khanduri  represented  Sierra  Leone   in   the   United   Na%ons   Environmental   Program   (UNEP),   and   Suyash   Verma   was  ‘Smri%  Irani’  in  the  All  Indian  Poli%cal  Meet  (AIPPM).

The  first  day  went  by  in  a  flash.  During  the  first  session  of  the  commiNee  mee%ngs  the  delegates  built  a  lot  of  confidence  in  them.  There  were  so  many  fruisul  debates  as  they  always  yield  beneficial  results.  Throughout  the  MUN  a   lot  of  knowledge  was  gained  as  the   par%cipants   learnt   about   the   problems   the   world   is   facing   today.   The   most  important  lesson  MUN  taught  us  is  to  focus  not  only  on  the  problem,  but  on  the  solu%on  as  well.  

As  an  observer,   it  was  extremely  hard  to  decide  which  commiNee  to  be   in  because  all  the  commiNees  were  extremely  compe%%ve.  Overall  an  immense  learning  for  all  of  us.

Amrita  Manchanda

Shoes  Accounted

Face  Off

On  the  29hi  of  May,  2016  we  had  an  Inter-­‐House  Face  Pain%ng  Compe%%on.  We  had  four  painters  and  four  canvases  (students)  from  each  house.  We  got  a  very   interes%ng   theme   -­‐   “Indian   Culture”.     The   compe%%on   started   at  2:15pm.  We  were  handed  over  the  resources  we  would  need  and  then  took  our  places.  Most  of  the  painters  tried  depic%ng  Indian  tradi%onal  dances.  One  of   the  par%cipants  portrayed   the  goddess  Kali.  Our  best   face  painter   ,Tanya  Bedi,  who  bagged  the  first  prize,  showed  her  beau%ful  art  work  by  pain%ng  half  the    face  as  a  peacock  while  the  other  half  as  a  %ger.    This  beau%ful  blend  of   India’s  Na%onal  bird  and  animal  was  admired  by  all.   The   second  prize   in  the  senior  category  was  awarded  to  Khya%  Chauhan  and  the  third  prize  went  to  Utkarsh  Gupta  and  Soumya  Sehwag.   In   the  category  comprising  students  of  classes  8  and  9,  the  winners  were  Manya  Nau%yal,  Prathu  and  Prerna  Rana  respec%vely.

 Well,   it  was  not  about  winning  but  actually  about  enjoying  every  moment.  This   really   was   a   good   experience.   The   en%re   experience   was   crea%ve,  challenging  and  fun  filled.

Manya  NauCyal Playing  Black  and  White

“The  chess-­‐board  is  the  world,  the  pieces  are  the  phenomena  of  the  universe,  and  the  rules  of  the  game  are  what  we  call  nature.  The  player  on  the  other  side  stays  hidden  from  us.”  –Thomas  Huxley.  Chess  has  acquired  a  high  reputa%on  as  being  a  means  to  discipline  the  mind  because  it  requires  a  strong  memory  and  peculiar  powers  of  combina%ons.

We  had   an   Inter-­‐House   Chess   Compe%%on.   It   began   on   the   18hi   of   April.   The  groups   were   divided   into   three   categories.   There   were   four   students  par%cipa%ng   from  each   house.   I   par%cipated   from  my  House   (Phoenix)   in   the  senior   girl’s   category   and   bagged   the   first   posi%on   aYer   rounds   of   mentally  taxing  game.  

Matches   were   intense   and   nerve   racking   and   I   felt   this   especially   during   the  finals.  Moments  like  these  demand  strong  nerves,  focus  and  a  posi%ve  frame  of  mind.   Even   though   I   was   nervous,   I   managed   to   checkmate   my   opponent.   I  learned  new  tricks  along  all  the  matches  and  am  glad  to  have  been  part  of  this  compe%%on.  

Sphinx  House  won  the  compe%%on  followed  by  Phoenix  and  Griffin.

KhyaC  Chauhan

Hands  on  and  Brainstormed

Our   STEM   sessions   keep   us   mentally   occupied   and   are   grilling   brainstorming  sessions  for  all.  In  the  first  session  of  the  year  we  were  given  hands  on  experience  on   electrolysis   and   electropla%ng.   We   were   told   by   Mr.   Mishra   and   a   visi%ng  faculty   from   Delhi   that   electropla%ng   is   a   coa%ng   of   a   metal   object   by   the  electroly%c  deposi%on  with   any  metal   such   as   silver,   copper,   etc.  We  were   very  keen  on  doing  it  prac%cally  and  it  turned  out  to  be  a  technically  engaging  session.  We  followed  the  instruc%ons  carefully  and  were  amazed  to  see  the  deposi%on  of  copper  on  the  iron  nail  aYer  electrolysis.  

My  experiment  was  also  appreciated  by  the   instructor.  We  cheerfully  ended  our  ac%vity  and  went  out  of  the  lab  with  the  experiments  in  our  hands  to  show  it  off  to  our  parents.

Vashita  Ahuja

Love  Thy  Labour

“Without  labour  nothing  prospers”

On   the   28hi   of   April   all   IAYP   students   and   students   of   the  community   service   ac%vity   celebrated   Labour   Day.   We   prepared  charts,   thanking  the  non-­‐teaching  members  of   the  staff  for  all   the  hard  work  they  put  in  for  us  every  day.  The  posters  were  put  up  all  over  the  dining  hall  for  them  to  see!  

We  invited  all  the  kitchen  staff,  dining  staff,  guards,  aNendants  and  janitors   to   lunch  at   the  Dining  Hall.   It   felt  nice   to  be  serving  them  for   a   change.   The   students   couldn’t   help   but   smile   and   neither  could  our  guests.  This  certainly  made  us  all   feel  endlessly  content.  Our  exhaus%on  at  the  end  of  the  day  made  us  reflect  upon  people  who  serve  us  for  a  small  salary.  

Suyash  Verma  and  Varsham  Jain

Run  for  Cancer

The  7hi  Terry  Fox  Run  was  held  on  the  24hi  of  April,  2016  at  the  Doon  School.  The  run  covered  a  distance  of  five  kilometres.    The  Headmaster  of  the  Doon  School  spoke  about  Terry  Fox,  who  was  a  Canadian  athlete,  a  humanitarian  and  a   cancer   research  ac%vist.  With   an  amputated   leg,   he  went  on  a   cross  Canada  run  to  raise  money  and  awareness  for  cancer  research.  

At  7.45  am  the  Terry  Fox  run  was  flagged  off.  The  sight  that  touched  my  heart  was  to  see  children  afflicted  with  severe  handicaps  also  walked  with  the  help  of  walking   s%cks   and   assisted   by   people.   They  walked  with   passion   leaving  their  wheel  chairs  behind.  Children  of  all  ages,  as  well  as  adults,  ran  the  race  to   show   their   bit   of   care   for   the   noble   cause.   There   were   ambulances   on  stand-­‐by  to  provide  assistance  if  required.  There  was  arrangement  for  water  and  juices.  By  the  end  of  it  we  were  exhausted  but  I  feel  proud  that  we  were  a  part  of  it.

Mirza  Zainuddin  Haider  &  Om  Agarwal

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