Elevating the mind PLATINUM JUBILEE1941-2016SERVICE BEFORE SELF

Gyan Devi Salwan Public School Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi December 2016-March 2017

ContentsFrom the Desk of DirectorProminent Events• Founder’sDayCelebrations• ChristmasDayCelebrations• VisittoChurch• InterHouseRadioShowCompetition• MiraPadavaliGayanPratiyogita• AlumniMeet• SimovaHealthCamp• CognitiveAssessmentbySimova• ClubPerformances• RepublicDayCelebrationsBeyond Classrooms• AnadventurousDayOut• CareerGuidanceFair2017• VisittoHumayunandIsaKhanTombs• MovieShowatAmericanCentreAchievements and Accolades• KidsforTigers• BrainfeedAward• BDM COMPANY sponsorship for Cricket to Neha

Bhargava• BhalswaGolfCourseOpenCup• C.V.RamanTest• HummingBirdMathsOlympiadWorkshops • AccountancyWorkshop• TalkShow-RendezvouswithMoneyMatters• Women’sReservationBillCapacity Building Programmes• WorkshoponLabelling,ClaimsandAdvertisement• ConfluenceofSchoolLeadership• Workshopon‘CombatingNCDatanEarlyAge’• CENTATPO• I.T.WorkshopatSurajkundCreative Corner

From the Desk of Director You have brain in your head. You have feet in your shoes.You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.DearReaders!Welcome to yet another edition of‘Zephyr’. We are here once again toshareaneternal relationship thathasbeen nurtured through sweat andsmiles.Asyouflipthroughthepagesofthisedition,youwillfeelproudofbeingapartofaninstitutionwhereone’sskillsareconstantlyhoned.Asitisrightlysaid,‘Skillwithoutexertionisoflittleavail,fortheheartmayconceiveandtheheadmaydeviseinvain, if thehandsarenotpromptenoughtoexecutethe design’. I really feel proud to observe the tenacitythatmydearGDSalwanianshaveshown.Problemsarepartandparcelofsuchefforts.But,ifyoushakeoffyourproblems tostandagain, thennothingcanstopyou.Ashort storywillmakemypoint clear.Aman’s favouritedonkeyfallsintoadeepprecipice.Hecan’tpullitoutnomatterhowhardhetries.He,therefore,decidestoburyitalive.Soilispouredontothedonkeyfromabove.Thedonkeyfeelstheload,shakesitoff,andstepsonit.Moresoilispoured.Itshakesitoffandstepsup.Bynoon,thedonkeyisseengrazingingreenpastures.So,thepointisthataftermuchshakingoff(ofproblems)andsteppingup(learningfromthem),onewillgrazeinGREENPASTURES.We, at GDSPS, take care of the holistic growth ofthe learners forwebelieve “Liveas if youwere todietomorrow and learn as if you were to live forever.”This is the institution where even the teaching facultytirelesslyattemptstoimproveitselfbecausewebelievethat perfection becomes sustainable by constantimprovement.ThisattitudehashelpedGDSPStogainsuchheights.Iwishyouall,tokeepimprovingandprogressing.RegardsJ.N. Chopra

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Founder’s Day Celebrations Commemorating 114th Birth Anniversary of

Pt. GirdhariLal Salwan who taught us the value of ‘Service Before Self ’

AsapartofPlatinumJubileeCelebrations of SalwanEducation Trust, a specialprogramme was organizedontheFounder’sDayon5thDecember,2016.

Maj. Gen. J.K. Kapoor, Hon’ble Trustee, Salwan EducationTrustandformerstudentofSalwanSanatanDharamSchool,Peshawar,wastheChiefGuest.Inhisaddresstothestudents,staffandguests,hesharedhisexperiencesandanecdotesasalumni. Shri Shiv Dutt Salwan, Chairman Emeritus, SalwanEducationTrust, also graced the occasion. Inspiring prayersand renditions by Salwan Girls’ School and G.D SalwanPublic School enthralled the gathering.This was followedby a presentation by the students of Salwan Public School,Rajendra Nagar showcasing the Founder’s life and works.GDSPShostedaspecialassemblyandpayedaTributetotheFounderFather.

Prominent Events

The PlatinumJubilee year ofSalwan EducationTrust aimed atcelebrating spiritof India withgreat enthusiasm. The year commenced with theMahayagyainAprilfollowedbyIbadat-e-Ramadanin July andGurupurab inNovember. It concludedwithChristmasCelebrationsinDecember,whereinstudents enacted the Nativity Scene and sangChristmasCarols.TheyalsovisitedEmanuelBaptistchurchontheoccasiontoseektheblessingsoftheAlmighty.

An Inter- House Radio Show Competition was organized in December, 2016 for Classes IX-XI. The theme was‘DoingawaywiththeSchool-basedBoardExam.andNo-DetentionPolicytillClassVIIIwill improvetheAcademicStandards’.TheRadioShowwasorganizedtoenhancetheknowledgeofstudentsregardingthelatestamendmentsintheeducationandassessmentpoliciesbyCBSE.Participatingstudentsgatheredalotofinformationonthetopicandsharedtipstoovercometheirapprehensionaboutappearing in theBoardexams. AmbarHouseTeam representedbyUmamaAkif,NavyaBabbar,AyeshaSiddique,AryanSharmaandAbhishekSharma,stoodFirstfollowedbyAvniHousecharacterizedbySonaliKumar,MeghnaGrover,PriyanshiSharma,SmritiMehraandMahirAlistoodontheSecondPositionandAchalHousecomprisingofManavMalhotra,HiteshChopra,TanyashreeThakur,RuheenKhanandAmbikaAnandbaggedtheThirdPosition

“This infamy, O my Prince,is delicious.Some revile me, others applaud,

I simply follow my incomprehensible roadA razor thin path”

MirabaiwasagreatsaintanddevoteeofSriKrishna.Whilesingingdevotionalbhajans, shewould frequently lose awareness of theworld, entering intostatesofecstasyandtrance.Mirabairemainedunmovedbybothcriticismandpraiseoftheworld.

In order to inculcate the value of unperturbed devotion, which is gradually diminishing in the students, ‘Mira Padavali Gayan Pratiyogita’wasorganizedinDecember,2016.StudentssangMira’scoupletscreatingatrulypiousatmosphere.AchalHouseTeam(MugdhaBhallaandUditK.Ravi)stoletheshowbysecuringtheFirstPosition.TheSecondPositionwassecuredbyAmritHouseTeam(DivyanshiBarejaandKartikaySarwan)followedbyAmbarHouse(SnehaBhuniaandDhruvKalra)attheThirdPosition.

Christmas Day Celebrations

Visit to Church

Inter-House Radio Show Competition

Mira’s Couplet Singing Competition

AMedicalHealthCheck-UpCampwasorganizedup by Simova Life Sciences Health CareOrganization in December. The objective of thisinitiativewastocreateawarenessamongstudentsabout their personal health and hygiene and tosuggestwaystoimprovetheirhealth.A teamof doctors comprising of ENT specialist,general physician, optometrist and dentistexamined thestudents thoroughly.AdetailedreportwassentbySimova to theparentson theire-mailaccounts toapprisethemoftheirchild’shealth.

Simova Health Camp

Totakeawalkdownthecorridorsofnostalgia,theAnnualAlumniMeetwasorganizedon18thMarch,2017.TheoccasionwasgracedbyAlumnirangingacrossvariousbatches.Theprogrammecommencedwithaprayerandabriefreportonthegrowthoftheschoolsinceitsinception.Thejuniorschoolstudentspresentedascintillatingdanceperformanceonadancemedleyforthealumni.Speaking on the occasion, Principal Ms. Mukul Jha encouraged thealumni to forge strong bondswith the school and becomepartners inits future growth. While addressing them, she praised them for theirachievements and expressed her pride for Gyan Devi Salwan PublicSchool and its Alumni, who are holding positions of responsibility invariousorganizations.Themembersofthealumnipromisedthattheywouldinspiretheirjuniorswiththeirexperientialadviceandbyvisitingtheschooltimeandagaintogivetheirinputs.

A meeting where it takes you only few seconds to realize why you haven’t seen your friends for so… long?

Alumni Reunion..

Cognitive Assessment By SimovaCognitivecomputingistheabilitytosimulatehumanthoughtprocessinacomputerizedmodel.These systems depend on various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) suchas machine learning reasoning, natural language processing, speech and vision,human-computer interaction,dialogueandnarrativegeneration,andmore.Itplaysanundisruptiveroleintransformingtheteaching-learningsystem.Thesooneritisdoneforstudents,thebetteritwillbe,asthelearningproblemcanbedetectedatanearlyageandtreatedaccordingly.Inthisregard,acognitiveassessmentofstudentsofclassesIIandIIIwasinitiatedbySimovaLifeSciences.Studentsparticipatedenthusiastically in theprogramme,whichusesgamingasabasictoolforassessment.

Club Display Republic Day Celebrations

Team Work, Dream WorkWhathappenswhentalentedbrainsworktogether……ThesixmonthlongtrainingofthestudentsofvariouscubsculminatedinatwodayspellbindingperformancesinthemonthofDecember.

RepublicDaywascelebratedwithallitssolemnityandgrandeuratGyanDeviSalwanPublicSchoolinJanuary2017.Theprogrammecommencedwithaprayer inSanskrit, followedbyaspectacularmusical performanceby the school band.StudentspresentedaskitbasedonthesignificanceofthePreambleofourConstitution,highlighting the six FundamentalRights and their indispensablerole in our live.A dance performance on the beats of patrioticsongslefttheaudiencespellbound.

Day Camp at DEVA Farms

Career Guidance Fair 2017 Visit to Humayun’s Tomb and Isa Khan Tomb

Movie show at American Centre

Beyond Classrooms

Field tripsare recognizedas importantexperientialmoments inlearning,asharedsocialexperiencethatprovidestheopportunityfor students to encounter and explore novel experiences in anauthenticandstimulatingsetting.StudentsfromclassesVI-XIvisitedDEVAfarmswhichwasadayfull of adventurous activities for them, such as zipline, BarmaBridgeRiverCrossing,CamelCardRideetc.Itwasehancementoflifeskillthoughtadventure,enoymentandlearning.

The school organized a visit to Career GuidanceFair (CGF) 2017 for the students of class X inFebruary, 2017 at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj SahibComplex. The visit helped the students to interactwith the representatives of various universities, skilldevelopment and other educational and vocationaltraining institutions from Delhi/NCR for one to onecounsellingsessions.Studentsweremadeawareofthecompletespectrumofcareeroptionsavailableforvarioussubjectstreamsalongwithacareerselectionworkshopby the reputed career counsellorMr. JitinChawla.Thespeakerfocusedonhowthepersonalityof an individual, his/heraptitude, interest andabilityhelp todetermineandchooseasuitablecareer.Healso informed thestudentsabout thecareeroptionsthat could be taken up with the combination ofCommercewithoutMathematics.

StudentsofClassXIIwenttowatchamovie‘HiddenFigures’

inMarch,2017.Themoviewasabouttheequalityofgender

and races. The

film is based on

the true stories

of three women

workingforNASA.

A well-guided heritagewalk to Humayun’sTomb and Isa Khan’sTombwasorganised inFebruary, 2017. Beforethe walk, the students

were shown a short video in the school about both themonumentstofamiliarizethemwiththehistorybehindthemonuments.Thestudentshadquiteanenrichingexperience.Allofthemwereveryinquisitive,andkeptposingtheirquestionstotheguidewhopatientlyansweredeveryquestion.

Achievements and Accolades

Students of GDSPS participated in an Inter schoolCompetition‘KidsforTigers’heldon23rdJanuary,2017atSalwanPublicSchool.ThethemeoftheCompetitionwas‘BacktoNature’.Prabhneet Kaur and Yukta Malhotra secured the FirstPositionin‘FacePaintingCompetition’whereintheyusednon-toxiccolourssuchasextractsfromflowersandleaves.A group of students from VI-VIII, comprising of AqsaSiddique, Priya Dhingra, Vani Aggarwal and DivyanshiBareja, secured the Third Position in Rangoli MakingCompetition. They were appreciated for using naturalmaterialslikesawdust,wastenewspapers,strawsetc.fortheirRangolipattern.

‘Pink is for girls and Blueisforboys’…Thisishowpeople used to think inthe 20th century. ‘Pinkis the New Blue’ is theprogressive thought ofpeopleofthe21stcentury,

andwhynot!NehaBhargava’sexceptionalachievementasaNationallevelCricketer(Category–GirlsU/19)hasproved the above thought. Girls are outdoing boys ineveryfield.

Neha Bhargava, student of class XII, Commercestream,broughthomelaurels.whenshewasselectedtorepresentU-19DelhiCricketTeamastheCaptaininthe62ndSchoolNationalGameswhichwasheldinMadhyaPradeshfrom22ndOctoberto31stDecember,2016.The girls cricket team, under the captaincy of NehaBhargava,wonthematch.Neha isanall-rounderandhaswonasponsorshipbyBDMCompanyfor3consecutiveyearsi.e.from2016to2019forherremarkableachievements.Nehaisanacademicallybrightstudentaswell.Sheisakeenobserverandaself-motivatedchild.InFebruary,sheplayedatNationalheldatIndoreandwon thesame.ShewasawardedacashprizeofRs.10,000fromHon’bleChairmanSalwanEducationTrust,Sh.SushilDuttSalwan.

A school is a home away from home and the purpose of education should not limit to just building careers, but also nurture a generation of vibrant minds. GyanDeviSalwanPublicSchoolwashonouredwiththeprestigious ‘BrainfeedSchoolExellenceAward forbeingoneofthetoprankingschoolsofIndiaunderthecategoryof‘BestInfrastructure’.The infrastructure is gauged from components such ascurriculum, instruction and assessment. It also includespersonalized professional learning which preparesstudents for future careers. Comprehensive educationalstrategy,effectiveuseoftechnology,resources,dataand

supportive systemsimprove teachingmethodologies andpromoteefficiency.The award for the‘Best Infrastructure’wasreceivedbyHeadMistressoftheschool,Ms.TaranaSehgal.

Failures make excuses. Leaders deliver results…..

Chin up Princess, Secure the crown……National Cricket Championship

Kids for Tigers Sports

It’s all about the use of Brain to get the best from resources available...

Brainfeed Award

Students at GDSPS are trained with methodical style and aninclusive and vigorous practice to play ace matches. It was aproudmoment when Sahejdeep Singh of class X-A won U-14Finals ofCricketTournament.Thematchwas held atMundka,GehvraCricketGroundinNewDelhi.Theprestigioustournamentwitnessedthefiercematchbetweentheteams.Another aspiring cricketer, Abhay Mishra of class VIII-B wasselected for U-14 Zonal Cricket Tournament. He and his teamrecorded a roaring success by snatching victory from Zone 19andZone23teams.HisdownrightapproachanddedicatedfacetqualifieshimfortheQuarterFinals.SalwanEducationTrusthasalwaysbelieved in impartingvaluebasededucation.WiththecelebrationsofPlatinumJubileeyear,

Salwan Education Trust organiseda2-dayCycleRally,whereinvariousstudents and teachers from allSalwanSchoolspeddledfromDelhitoAgra from23rdJanuary2017 to24thJanuary2017.Shubh Bhardwaj of XI-A got thelifetime opportunity to be a part ofthisaugustevent.

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone….

G.D. Salwan excels in C.V. Raman Test

Humming Bird Olympiad Result 2016 – 17

RAYAANKHANparticipatedinC.V.RamanScienceQuest(2016-17)organizedbyK.R.MangalamWorldSchool inDecember2016.Hescored86%marks in the competitionand receiveda scholarshipworthRs6000/-forhisachievement.TheschoolcongratulatesRayaanforthisgreatfeat.

Level1Nameofstudent

Class Subject NationalRank

AakamDepuri III English 6RayaanKhan VIII Maths 1RayaanKhan VIII Science 6UmamaAaqif IX English 6

ThestudentofclassesIIItoXIparticupatedintheHummingBirdOlympiadwherein74studentqualifiedfortheSecondlevelExamination.ThefollowingstudentshaveshownaremarkableperformancebysecuringtheNationalRanks.(1to10).

Level2Nameofstudent

Class Subject NationalRank/Prize

HiteshChopra XI Commerce 6WatchLovepreetSingh XI Commerce 12WatchPriyanshuBisht VI Mathematics 3Tablet

TherewasanopenGolftournamentheldatBhalswaGolfCourse in themonth of February. Therewere 60 boysand25girlswhoplayedU-16categoryandit’samatterofhonourthatDilpreetSinghofClassXIIstoodfirstandMuskaan Bhardwaj of Class X stood second in theirrespectivecategories.

Rendezvous With Money Matters Women’s Reservation Bill

Accountancy Workshop

TOPIC: DEMONETIZATION OF INDIAN CURRENCY‘Empty wallet doesn’t necessarily mean poverty. It is like carrying a whole bank account along……..’While the heated parleys at the Parliament were on an all-time highSomewhere the bank money smirked andDemonetization could do nothing, but sigh!

Students of class XII attended an AccountancyWorkshopaimedatgiving themspecific tips towritea perfect board paper and revision of the entiresyllabus in Accountancy. The resource person wasMr. V.Wason, a renowned author and an expert inAccountancy and Business Studies. The workshopwastrulyanenrichingexperience.

The students of classes IX-X attended a

session on Women’s Reservation Bill in

December at SPS, Rajendra Nagar. The

resource persons Ms Padmini Kumar-

Coordinator; Joint Women Programme and

Ms Parul, Social activist, enlightened the

studentsabouttheneedtohaveareservation

for women in different fields. They further

inspired the students to understand the

status of women and their various rights as

anindividual.MsParul,inhersession,made

thestudentsunderstandtheneedforwomen

tohavetheirownidentityandhencetheneed

forreservation.MsPadminiKumarfocusedon

thework done to ensurewomen reservation

in theParliament.The sessionwas followed

by question and answer round in which the

students very enthusiastically participated

asking various questions and putting their

viewsforwardonthetopicdiscussed.

Demonetization was introduced by PrimeMinister Shri NarendraModion8thDecember,2016.Sincetherewasalotofturbulencepostannouncement,therewasaneedforeachcitizenofIndiatoknow about its pros and cons. Several debates, talk shows andpresentationswereorganizedby theschool inorder tomake theintricaciescrystalclear.Inthisregard,atalkshowwasconductedbythestudentsofclassXIB,todiscusstheon-goingissueof‘Demonetization’.Thestudentswereengagedindiscussionsandcounterdiscussionsandpresentedtheiropinionwithvehemenceandconviction.Itwasaninformativesession,whichhelpedthestudentsunderstandthestandtakenbytheGovernmentandRBI.

Workshops

CenterofScienceandEnvironmentorganizedaWorkshoponlabelling,claimsandadvertisementinDecember,2016at IndiaHabitatCentrewhichwas attended byMs.AlkaBhatiaandMs.AshuKumar,facultyGDSPS.Experts fromdifferentstakeholdergroupswere invited topresenttheirviewsduringthevarioussessionsofthisdaylongworkshop.Ms. Sunita Narain, Director General, Center of ScienceandEnvironment,openeduptheforumwithapresentationon“FoodLabellingandClaims”.ItwasdiscussedthatIndiahasaweakregulatoryframeworkandthereisaneedtostrengthenregulationsforlabelling

and claims, non-compliance of whichshouldbepenalized.Thelearningoutcomeswere shared withthe students by theteachers who hadparticipated in theworkshop.

Realeducationisaboutgenuineunderstandingandtheabilitytofigurethingsoutonyourown;notaboutmakingsurethateverychildhasmemorizedallthefactswhichsomebureaucratshaveputinthecurriculum.Withthisaim inmind, aWorkshoponSchool LeadershipwasorganizedbyIPN(IndianPrincipals’Network)on21stJanuary2017HotelRadissonBlu,Noida,whichwasattendedbyMs.DollyDhawanandMs.YojnaBablani,facultyGDSPS.Theobjectivewastofocusontheneedtoreformthecurriculum and reflect on guiding students towardsunderstandingandapplicationoffactsandnotlearningoffacts.ThekeynoteaddresswasgivenbyMr.AshokGanguly, former Chairman of CBSE. He stressedon the effectiveness of leadership to help createoutstandingschools.Learningshouldneitherbeboundbythewallsofaninstitution,norconfinedtothepagesoftextbooks.Infactitmustbeginwheretextbooksendand boundaries of school do not become barriers tolearning.

Manyof today’s and tomorrow’s leading causesof death, diseaseanddisabilitycan be significantly reduced by behaviour that is initiated during young agethrough health education, understanding and motivation. Unhealthy lifestyle,including unhealthy nutrition, limited outdoor activities, tobacco and alcohol useare associatedwith increasing prevalence of risk factors of Non-CommunicableDiseasesamongchildrenandadolescents.Inorder tospreadawarenessamongteachersandstudents,aworkshoponNoncommunicableDiseaseswasorganizedbyHridayShan,inJanuaryatGangaRamHospital.ItwasattendedbyMs.AlkaBhatia, Science faculty. It was aimed at promoting healthy behaviour amongststudents.SomeoftheeminentspeakersofthesessionswereDr.Monika-DirectorHealth Promotion division, HRIDAY, Dr. Kiran Patel – ProgramManagerGlobalChildHealth,Dr. LatikaBhalla –ConsultantSirGangaRamHospital,Dr.HarishPemde–PresidentIAP.Outcome-Ahealthyschoolisonethatconstantlypromoteshealthandstrengthensitscapacityas a healthy setting for living and learning. ChildrenwithNCDs associated riskfactorsareathigherariskofdevelopingchronicdiseasesintheiradulthood.

Workshop on Labelling, Claims and Advertisement

Workshop on ‘Combating Non Communicable Diseases at an Early Age’

Confluence of School Leadership

Capacity Building Programmes

The profession of school teachers has always beenhighlyeulogizedonpaperbutnotmuchhasbeendoneconcretelytoraisethewatermark.CENTATPOisastepin the rightdirection.Thisassessmentalsoservesasabenchmarkforself-motivatedteachers.Centre for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA) TeachingProfessionals’ Olympiad (TPO) is a first-of-its-kindNational level competition to reward, recognize andcelebrateteachers.Lookingintotheleveloflearningandself-assessment, there was an overwhelming responsefrom the teachers of Gyan Devi Salwan Public Schoolwhooptedto takethisprestigiousexamin themonthofDecember.Theresultswerealsoveryencouraging.

Internet is transforming our lives faster thanwe realise.However,almost70percentofruralandsemi-urbanIndiais still far from being connected. The world has shiftedto digital media for primary source of information but alarge part of India is still living in information darknesseventhoughthismediumofdigitalhasthepowertodrivetransformation. With this in mind, DEF in associationwith theGovernment of India’sDigital India programmeorganizeda fair to explore theutility of digital platformsinhighlightingtraditionalanddiverseknowledgesystems,throughPrayag.The students and teachers who attended the fair werehighly impressed by the innovation on display that wasaimedatmakingIndia100%digitalinthefuture.

Centa TPO I.T. Fair at Surajkund

Creative CornerNames Of National Rank Holders From GDSPS In Centa TPO 2016 (Among Top 500)

National Rank

Name Subject Track

240 Ms.HimaniBakshi PrimarySchool-English357 Ms.RekhaGoel MiddleSchool-Maths401 Ms.AnupreetKaur PrimarySchool-English

Centa TPO 2016: Regional Rank Holders From GDSPS (Top 50)

Regional Rank

Name Subject Track

35 Ms.HimaniBakshi PrimarySchool-English45 Ms.RekhaGoel MiddleSchool-Maths

Centa TPO 2016: Subject Rank Holders(Regional) From GDSPS (Top 50)

Regional Rank Name27 Ms.GayatriMaheshwari41 Ms.NehaKaushal44 Ms.VibhaMongia47 Ms.RekhaGoel Naman Jaggi’s Creative mind at its best…….

(XI-B)

Book Jacket by Ashly Sunil VI-B

Free BirdFreeasabirdthoughIam,WhyamIaslavetocheeseandham?

Freefromtheprisonsandthegallows,WhyamIscaredofthedark,darkerthancrows?

Freeismymindofcobwebsandmoths,Whydoesitwastemoretimethansloths?

Freeasamorningcloudismywill,OftenGodisrangedagainstme,amIstrickenill?

Freefromallshame,Ihaven’thurtasoul,Whyistheresomuchsorrow,somanytoconsole?

FreeasabirdthoughIam,Ihaven’tmetaman-sotrapped!!

Ashish KwatraVII- A

My Teacher, My Friend!Myteacherisaspecialfriend,SheliftsalanternhighAndlightsallthedarkcornersByallowingmetoreply.

SheholdspreciousgiftsOfknowledgeinherhands,ToalwaysshareitwithmeOpeningtheboxwhichwascanned.

SheshowsmeallthewonderThemiraclesofnatureAndthemysteryofscienceThatpeepsthrougheverycreature.

IthankyouteacherForbeingthereformeAndnurturingmewithloveandcareAndgivingusfaceswhichglee.

Rudranni MalikVII- A

Live Wire: Tête à têteNaman Jaggi in conversation with Neha Bhargava, student of class XII, a Zonal, State and National level player of Cricket.Hersixesandfoursarelikegalestormsandhavealwaysbeenfurious. She is truly an inspiring personalitywho has broughtnumerouslaurelstotheschool.

Naman:- NehaIfeelsoproudtohaveyouasmyclassmatefor13yearsandIreallywanttoknowhowthisdesireofbeingacricketercametoyourmind?

Neha:- Naman, sincemy childhood I havebeenwatchingboys playing cricket in the school playground. Ialways wanted to play with them. One day thecricketcoach,Mr.AshwiniAnand,sawmewatchingthemandinvitedmetoplay.Hewasimpressedwithmybattingskills.Today,IcanveryproudlysaythatitisbecauseofhimthatIhavebeenabletobecomeaNational-levelcricketer.

Naman:-What, according to you, is the state of women’scricketteamatNationallevel?

Neha:- Frommypointofview,recognitionisrequiredtobeprovided towomencricketequallyascompared tomencricketatalllevels;beitDistrict,State,NationalorInternational.

Naman:- Tellussomethingaboutyourrecentachievementsinsomeofyourtournaments.

Neha:- RecentlyIrepresentedDelhiteamastheteamcaptaininU-19SchoolNationalCricketChampionshipheldin Ghuntoor and through the team effort we wereabletowinourfirstGoldatNationalGames.Ievenrepresented Delhi in U-19 and U-23 at the BCCIWomen’sZonalLeague.

Naman:- Could you please tell us something about howyourschoolcelebratedyourvictoryandifyouwereacknowledgedbytheschoolforyoursuccess?

Neha:- Myschoolandmyteachershavealwayssupportedmeateveryplatformofmylife,be itacademicsorsports.When I joined school on the very first dayaftermy success. I was also awarded by Hon’bleChairman, SET, Sh. Sushil Dutt Salwan with achequeofRs10,000formyachievement.ItwasaproudmomentformewhenIwasappreciatedintheschoolassembly.

Enthusia-2016GDSPS Primary School Sports Day

G.D. Salwan Public School organized ‘Enthusia’-2016, primary school Sports Day in the month ofDecember, 2016 in the school grounds with 100%participationofthestudents.Theyshowedgreatzeal,excitementandenthusiasm.Thestudentsdisplayedawidearrayofcolourfulandreverberanteventssuchasyoga,aerobics,flowerdrill,Latinandfandances.TheChief Guest, Padma Shri Bajrang Lal Takhar,ArjunAwardee,VSMappreciatedtheeffortsofparticipants,teachers and student council for putting up such abrilliantshow.

Rocksport Adventure CapsuleAn Adventure Camp was organized in December forPrimary school students. The school playground wasconvertedintoadventurehubwithtentspitchedallaroundaccompaniedwithinfrastructureofthecampingactivities.Thecampwasacombinationoffun-filledgamesandlifeskillsactivitieswhichmadethelearningexperienceofthestudentsricher,joyfulandrewarding.Theactivitieshelpedtoinculcatecourage,patience,determination,leadership,confidence,teamspiritandlovefortheenvironment.Theparticipantsweregivena thrillingandunforgettableexperienceofaplethoraofadventuresportactivitieslikeZipLine,CommandoNet,BurmaBridge,MagicalMaze,Zorbing,HippityHopRace,HopScotch,HamsterWheel,DragonMoveCrossFire,etc

Inter House Ad Mad Competition With the objective of providing students a spaceto demonstrate their understanding of the world ofadvertisement, showcase their creativity andability toperformonstage,anInterHouseADMADcompetitionwas organised in January. The participants from thefive houses presented inspirational advertisementsbasedonsocialissuessuchasequalitybetweenaboyand agirlchild,eradicationofpolio,educationof theunderprivilegedchildrenetc.Theprogrammewashighlyappreciatedbythejudges,studentsandteachers.

Montessori School