6th November, 2012
The DPS Newsletter VOLUME VII “Where minds shape, hearts open, and lives blossom.”
Annual Day 2012 ‘We Are The World’ - Nov 6th ‘Fantasy Land’ - Nov 7th Anamika Rajiv - Our newest ‘Musical Fantasy’ - Nov 8th editor! Three consecutive days of ‘wow.’
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Quote of the Week “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela
page 1 DPS PROUDLY PRESENTS
A new tuition fee waiver!
*The new tuition fee waiver is for students looking for admission into A-Levels and ISC.
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page 2 The School As Seen Through Our Eyes
To call in an annual report, the past years a success might merely be a formality but having known what we have done this past year, how much fun and knowledge the school has succeeded in imparting to the students, calling these past years a successful step towards a better year is not a formality but a pleasure, a gratifying fact.
The notion behind any educational institution is to be as complete in its offerings as possible, to not just offer a way to achieve academic excellence but also to provide means to learn and master sports, learn cultures, all the while learning ethics of life, morality and building character. This is just what we have experienced during our stay in DPS.
The school’s success in this endeavour is witnessed in the observation of the delegates from the Ministry of Education, during their visit and I quote “I can see how the school is providing a holistic education for its pupils. There is a strong pervasive ethos of care in the school, with the parents playing an active supportive role."
The constantly changing times have had its bearing on the educational values and approaches; however we at DPS have experienced the commitment to academic excellence. An intellectually strong mind offers a foundation for all great educational experiences; it is a foundation that will never waver. DPS follows a methodical and elaborate approach to build this foundation, via cyclic tests, semester exams that are held twice a year coupled with regular internal assessments and supplementary worksheets.
We are not a society if we don’t teach and value the diversities of this world be it inside or outside the campus, be it in culture or lifestyle. To instill the importance of friendship and universal brotherhood is one of the school's foremost interest and the seeds for it were sown through the "International Friendship Camp”
Academic excellence has been an integral part of this institution’s growth and we take immense pleasure in congratulating each and every student, parent and staff in helping us achieve it year in and year out, their concerted efforts have left us with proud results. We have the distinction of achieving 100% results for the 7th consecutive year in a row.
It is also a part of school's responsibility to nurture the curiosity of students, to help us see beyond books, to understand and question the existing scientific notions and what better way to do that than the "Science Olympiad" – An event that motivates students to strive for better and deeper understanding of scientific facts and data to enhance their reasoning, analytical and problem solving skills.
Our constant efforts to make subjects as interesting as possible can be seen through the history, mathematics, Science and Language weeks conducted on a regular basis – students conduct Audio visual presentations, exhibitions and participate in recitation, debates, extempore, quiz contests. Special mention must be made of the Business Fair where we donated the proceeds to charities. The joy and satisfaction experienced by all motivated us to become socially responsible citizens.
A school being keen to improve is only half the job done, what completes it are the students. Student participation and interest has led to our successful participation in myriad events over the years, one such being the World in Singapore concert in which international schools and local schools share a unique platform to showcase their talent This concert is organised to expose students to cultural differences and encourage cross cultural learning. It is a platform for students with common interests in the performing arts to interact and exhibit their talent in a non competitive environment and DPS has been participating in this prestigious event for the past four years..
As the Greeks would say " Mens sana in corpore sano", and to ensure a sound body for our smart minds, we offer training by experienced professional instructors in Steve McMahon, former England International and Liverpool Legend who aims to build a team comprising of 25 students from DPS who will be visiting UK to play soccer. The rewards have started to flow, where the students are being benefited by being a part of the extracurricular activities, to name a few, badminton, swimming, cricket, bowling and many other sports.
The school is also proud of the spectrum of co curricular activities that the students get exposed to – to name a few, Words smith, Book worm, Origami, Quilling, Science Club, Mathemagic and Spell Bee.
It is a source of enormous gratification to know how many supporters are here – parents, grandparents, faculty members,trustees, administrators, and we the students – who have joined in our efforts, your efforts to support the mission and values of this institution. We are indeed in good company of each other, and as long as this continues, the students will indeed be blessed with "a sound mind in a sound body".
- The Editor Team
page 3 We Are The World
DPS International School proudly presents our grand annual fiesta 2012 ‘We are the World,’ an epic exploration of ‘Relationships’ - the golden ties which bind the entire world. Our performances showcase a vision of fraternal solidarity that eradicate all boundaries between God’s creations and depict a humanism that embraces an inclusive notion of harmonious co-existence.
Our theatrical enactment of this vision is a two-fold act - the first act ‘Rishety’ (Relationships) compromises a thought-provoking exploration of some of our vital relationships that are elemental and unchanging. Our canvas of human emotions celebrates each vibrant hue of love, faith, courage and sacrifice as we depict the primal bond between a parent and a child; the values of selfless giving through the parable of the generous tree; the ideal love that shines bright against all odds and gives us a glimpse of God’s grace in an adaptation of the timeless classic ‘The Gift of the Magi;’ and finally the noblest depiction of the essence of each positive value that teaches us to erase the self in the service of a higher ideal - the story of a soldier who embraces martyrdom. As we open our hearts to this sublime vision of an ideal world our concepts of differences and boundaries prove illusory and we are ready for our second act of the evening ‘The Jungle Book.’ Facts about Anupam Kher Anupam Kher Our stage version of the Rudyard Kipling classic strives to rise above “[On the establishment • Held position of the conventional moral lessons associated with this beloved tale of of a new training anthropomorphic animals. A contemporary adaptation of the story, Chair of Central program, ‘Actor our play gives it a modern resonance - it is a joyous celebration of Board of Film diversity and pluralism, a plea to redefine social norms, a Prepares'] I am trying Certification in India. questioning of the centre/margin paradigm - with a generous to kill off a certain style One of the founding • sprinkling of humour, dollops of fun and frolic, energetic dances and of clichéd Bollywood members of People foot-tapping music. Our twin acts epitomise our vision of one world, acting. It's already for Animals. one people, one common song of humanity. dying, so it is the right • Launched his own time to do this entertainment Our talented young performers have had the unique opportunity of international school.” company in 1994. being trained by dynamic professionals who are experienced, passionate and deeply committed to the performance arts - faculty members of Shri Anupam Kher’s ‘Actor Prepares’ academy, ably assisted by our teachers in this endeavour. We hope to make it a memorable evening for all our guests and look forward to your enthusiastic support and appreciation.
page 4 Classes 1 to 3 - Fantasy Land
“Fantasy Land” is the second of our three acts. Performed by classes 1 to 3, this will surely prove to be a thrilling watch on
November 7th!
Kinder Concert - Musical Fantasy
“Musical Fantasy” is the third of our three acts. Performed by the kindergarten, ‘Musical Fantasy’ will be great to see for the parents and teachers of the seniors of tomorrow! Be sure to watch this act on November 8th!
page 5 Facts about the legendary midfielder:
•Macca, as he is affectionately known, was King Kenny’s first signing! He joined for around £350,000. •Scored first goal for the Reds against former club, Everton! •Won the elusive League and FA Cup ‘double’ in his first season. PICTURE of ‘Maca’ (left) with the Great •Scored 4 goals in one Kenny Dalglish! match against Fulham, in a 10-0 victory in the FA Cup. Incredible! On the phone, with Steve McMahon! •He established his role as The newsletter team managed to arrange for a telephone conversation one of the best ‘hardmen’ with ‘Maca’ and we asked him a few questions. Read below to know more! of his era for his no- nonsense, tough-tackling Q. When did you start playing football? nature. R. When I was 12.
Q. Who was your favourite football player as a child? R. Alan Ball, [Jr.]
Steve McMahon coaching at DPS Q. It is well-known that you supported Everton as a child. Now, are you more of a Red or a Blue? R. Now, I’m a Red because of the success I enjoyed with Liverpool.
Q. What was your proudest moment in a Liverpool shirt? R. The FA Cup win over Everton in ’89.
Q. And what was your most heartbreaking moment? R. Arsenal vs Liverpool ’89. 2-0 at Anfield to Arsenal. When we lost the league to them. We’d nearly won it. We just had to run down the clock.
Q. Merseyside derbies? Or United-Liverpool derbies? R. Definitely the Merseyside derbies were more enjoyable.
Q. Do you enjoy being a pundit? R. Yes, I really do. I love football and I love being involved, one way or another. Football’s a great game.
Q. Given Liverpool’s current problems, what do you think Rodgers can do to rectify these issues? R. Well, he hasn’t got too much money to spend, which isn’t his fault. But I think he’s been great. He needs to take the team through this period and hang in there. page 6 12 ISC Java Website
12 ISC Java Website!
Java programming has given the cyber world a completely different Creators perspective. Java language forms a base for almost all newly invented platforms and we cannot imagine this world without Java. •Harsh We, the students of Class XII ISC Computer Science are privileged to study such a popular programming language. A year ago, when we •Shivang began our Computer Science course, none of us knew what Java programming was about. In fact some of us didn’t even know how a •Siddhant basic programming language works. Initially, we thought Java was very difficult. But with the help of Ms. •Smit Deepthi, we soon got to grips with it. We worked hard at Java and have improved significantly. All the students of the class and the teacher, we •Srikanth all worked as a team to bring you the website. All the students of the Class XII ISC would like to thank our teacher Ms. •Apeksha Deepthi without whom this would not have been possible. The collective effort from Harsh Shah, Shivang Singh, Siddhant Gandhi, •Ms. Deepti Smit Shah, Srikanth Nair, Apeksha Arora and Ms. Deepthi have resulted in the creation of the website.
A very wide range of Java programs has been published on the site and it will be of great use for beginners. Several past year papers and practical programs have also been published on the site. Please do visit our site. We would be more than happy to receive any suggestions/feedback. https://sites.google.com/site/javamindzdpsis/
- Students of XII ISC.
page 7 Culture Hub
Music: (each week our editors will review a bunch of media content for you to discover!)
ADELE’s new hit ‘Skyfall’ is Here’s a band that is THE new Mumford and Sons the featured soundtrack of regularly hitting the album, ‘Babel’ features folk the new ‘James Bond’ film. headlines with their new songs with instuments like the album ‘#3’, The Script has The song, which is spooky released chart-topping songs ‘Banjo Guitar.’ The innovative and sublime, just like the film, consistently such as ‘Hall of and unique style of music, has gone on to top charts in Fame.’ Great vocals, but the coupled with good vocals, band seems to be taking the multiple countries. It certainly make this album a breath of mainstream road which is a is a must hear! big dislike! fresh air.
-Check out ‘The DPS Newsletter’ Facebook page to vote for your favourite artists, movies, videos and musicians. -Next week: Paintings and YouTube videos
TV Shows: (Our Favourites, hence no ratings!)
Modern Family is an Emmy The Simpsons is a fan The Newsroom is probably award winning comedy that favourite! Come on, the most intellectual TV show showcases the trials and everybody loves The you’ll ever watch. Don’t be tribulations of three families fooled by it, it’s not boring. raising their children while Simpsons right? This show has risen in the ranks over the You’ll enjoy the ride of trying to keep up with their debate, intellect, emotions, years and is currently in its spouses. It is filmed in a relationships, drama and a 24th season! Our favourite mockumentary style and is little bit of comedy. Though sure to set you up for a half episodes have to be the Tree not heard by many, this show hour of laughter and house of Horror episodes! is a must watch! madness!
page 8 INTERESTING Facts What I love about 1) 10% of all human beings ever born are alive today. DPS: 2) Every hour, the universe expands by a billion miles in all directions. “DPS has been a stepping stone of my life. It is surrounded by an 3) If you could drive your car straight up, you would arrive in space in just atmosphere of frolic, fun and learning, and has made me evolve over an hour. into a well-rounded individual. I offer my sincere gratitude to DPS 4) Like fingerprints, everyone’s thumb print is unique. for helping develop into who I am 5) Shakespeare invented the words ‘assassination’ and ‘bump.’ today.” - Vibhavi (IX IG)
6) The youngest pope was 11 years old. “My journey in DPS has been 7) ‘Stewardesses’ is the longest word typed with only the left hand. splendid one. I have always loved every bit of it. Apart from just 8) 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321. studies, DPS aims at the overall development of the student. The 9) ‘Dreamt’ is the only word that ends with the letters ‘mt.’ friendly environment here puts you at great ease and boost your confidence. I am proud to be a Dipsite. - Shivang (XII ISC)
“DPS provides an excellent Editor’s Hendecagon environment for all round “We all fall. We just need the development of student personality. In my 7 years at DPS, courage to rise again. Never fear I’ve been given many failure.” opportuni es to represent the The release of the first volume of the school, in several fields. I love DPS newsletter was clouded with initial because it has contributed to making me a be er person.” disappointment. We couldn’t please - Rhea (XI AL) everyone with our efforts. The stumble we made with this release, “This is a school where teachers don’t just teach, they educate.” only made us want to make things - Vithiya (IX IG) right. And so we did with the second volume, which really kicked “It has been a very fulfilling journey with my lovely students things on for us. who have been a source of joy and inspiration since 2004, the first year of my association with DPS. I have been able to motivate and lead children who are the Sahaj Sood Tanisha Debasish building blocks of the future.’ Credits Chief-Editor Editor - Elizabeth Ma’am
Karan Razdan Anamika Rajiv “School has to be one place Chief-Photographer Editor where an individual can make memories. DPS is that for me. In Devang Kabra my heart the teachers and Chief-Editor students are my family. This is why I love DPS. Rimjhim Relan - Sheetal (IX IC) Chief-Editor
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