Stepping Into the 40Th Year, 55 Main Publishes Its First Newsletter

VOLUME I LAHORE GRAMMAR SCHOOL 55 MAIN AUG-DEC 2018

Roll of Honour Middle School 2017-18

Class 7 Emaan Hayat Zoha Mashood Amna Mohsin Shifa-e Fatima Moazzam Xainab Zeeshan Unaiza Farooq Bayyena Kamran Eshal Adnan.

Class 8 Khadija Zaigham Stepping into the 40th Year, Tehreem Anwar Aliza Fareed Insiya Zahra 55 Main publishes its first newsletter By: Mahnoor Ahmer Ansari & Maryam Ghazala Rida Amir Saleha Qasim Bashir Over the past four decades, 55 Main competitive, and unyielding in the face and in their surroundings. And so, our Amna Zahid Gulberg has progressed from a single of challenges, Birds of Prey encompass alumnae have been compelled to make story two bedroom house to the frst the values every student here is taught the age-old, clichéd parting statement: Manahil Tariq ever branch of Lahore Grammar to have. In combination with our “Bachpan se Pachpan.” Myda Majeed School. A lot can change in 40 years. In core principles: honesty, compassion, Keeping in line with our schools fact, a lot has changed in the 40 years discipline, hard work and above all, Pakeeza Fatima theme of consistency even in change, since this institution was established. respect, the Eagles, Kestrels, Falcons, LGS 55 Main is proud to introduce its Aiza Ahsan Who amongst us could’ve thought and Swifts of LGS 55 Main thrive in frst ever newsletter, a student oriented Amal Tanveer that the hard, grey, cemented ground all environments. school publication where students get where we play games, once used to Mehr Bilal Syed Whether it be shifting the canteen to choose what they want to feature be an award-winning Rose Garden from the back ground to the front, or from the school term. The idea behind (fact)?! But, while the appearance of the construction of an entirely new it is to highlight the exceptionally Class 9 the ground may have changed, many campus to accommodate the infux of talented student body of our school things remain constant. Izzah Shafque new students, the foundational values and bring their achievements to the After many meetings on the carpeted 55 Main imparts on its students have forefront. Like the rose garden, to foor in Mrs. Shah’s ofce, a family remained the same throughout. ft the schools needs morphed into a of four house mascots were decided ground, Inside 55 has been published The impact of these virtues has made upon (although heavily discussed, we to give a genuine voice to the students our school a safe space; where its sadly did not go with felines). Fearless, of this school, when they need it most. students fnd comfort in each other Shabba Pachpan! 55 Sportsfest proves to be a roaring success By: Mina Ahmad “Got no time for any (pach)puns, games of volleyball and table tennis. a rivalry between two opposing schools Malik, a renowned tennis champion, we’re too busy planning the third Along with that, the category of that lasted till the fnal. spoke at the ceremony, inspiring the edition of our SportsFest,” these “strongwomen” was introduced 600 young athletes in attendance. The second day morphed into the were the words that started a journey to pay homage to the resilience of The event concluded with the Best third, when all the fnals were held. that took six months of endless hard sportswomen. The day merged into Delegation award being presented to A scavenger hunt was conducted, work. This time was spent in a furry the Qawwali Night, where Santo LGS Defence and LGS Johar Town. where delegates were in a craze to fnd of convincing stubborn sponsors, entertained the delegates. However, “Ghallu” or the publications director, The three days of 55Sportsfest were fnalising the menu, deciding the that was not the end, as a ‘phadda’ in hopes of winning. surreal, full of surprises and challenges. directorate, and arranging for a took place, which resulted in the iconic But all those aspects were what made memorable social night. All this phrase of our school’s colonel, “Sit The event heads rushed to fnalise the event unforgettable. preparation led to the anxiously down, you miscreants!” the awards, ensuring that everything awaited days of 26th, 27th, and 28th of was in order for the closing ceremony. The following day was just as busy, as October, when 55SportFest began. Thankfully, it proceeded smoothly, the frst. Basketball, futsal, badminton with the winners coming up on stage The frst day consisted of delegates and tennis, all took place together. to accept their awards. Sir Rashid passionately participating in the Throwball matches began, and so did TERM IN REVIEW 02

LGS JT ARTOGRAPHY 2018; The true essence of competition By: Maha Yawar Between 9th and 11th October, LGS Johar Town Boys Branch hosted an art and performing arts event by the name of Artography. 55 Main performed outstandingly Playing with pups! in all art categories but it was in the By: Aleena Sultan; 10-B performing arts categories where the In September, ffteen students visited true passion for art itself was seen. Todd’s Welfare Community; an Everyone gathered in one room and, animal shelter near Thokar Niaz Baig, realizing the lack of time, we rushed accompanied by Miss Tehmina. to the restroom to get ready. Our Upon our arrival, we were given a tour, hurricane squad, which we refer to as Art, Literature & Performing Arts after which we were led to the kennels. our drama group, comprised of our Despite being a small building, there representatives Sarah Aziz, Nayyara Hosting our first ever Studio 55! were various rooms with paintings of Noor, Maha Yawar, our insanely By: Azka Rafey Khan dogs and cats on the walls, evidently talented drama society, performed a In November 2018, the Art Society, renowned artists who were judging the the work of little hands. This inspired heart-wrenching play about honour in collaboration with the Performing event. There was also a workshop by students to contribute to the walls as killing. Arts, Media, and Literary Societies esteemed artist Umer Saeed, and a well, promising to request the talented hosted LGS 55 Main’s frst ever mega concert by local rock band Kashmir. The competition was an incredible artists at school to create paintings for art event, which fostered the growth kick start for the Performing Arts the shelter. After three days of extreme and promotion of talent on many Society, especially because we ended competition, LGS JT Team A The shelter had many puppies of levels up winning the Best Play award for dominated in most categories and diferent breeds; black, brown with our play ‘Mehrunnisa’. Our Art In a community where arts and won Best Delegation, while Aitchison white spots, or simply a dark shade Society also won numerous awards in humanities are very rarely given their College Team A won Runners-Up. The of gold. We were unable to contain the Visual Art categories, as well as deserved platform, Studio 55 ofered a awards were given out by our Chief our excitement as we rushed to pet our literary society; the frontrunner place for creative minds to explore and Guest Mr. Saeed Akhtar, an acclaimed the dogs, cuddling them and taking in the Literary categories. At the end hone their skills as artists, with a wide artist and recipient of various awards pictures to preserve the memory. By our school won best delegation for our range of categories including theatre, including The President’s Award 5:00 pm we were told it was time to phenomenal overall performance. literature, music and art. for Pride of Performance and the leave. Though saddened by the need prestigious Sitara-e-Imtiaz. Most importantly, friendships between to say goodbye, we promised to aid the Studio 55 devised a caricature of all our peers and with other schools were shelter in any way possible. creative felds the mind can dream up The event was such an unforgettable formed, and they made us realise the of in the form of 16 categories, ranging one that even weeks later the host team The trip was a reminder that animal true essence of competitions: bringing from Performing Arts categories, such was found to be going through what life matters just as much human life people together to celebrate art. as Stand-Up Comedy, to fve Visual they called ‘Studio withdrawal’. and it must be protected and cared for. Art categories including The Bigger Picture; as well as technical ones like Design House. Studio 55 undoubtedly 55 wins Best Delegation proved to be the best art event of the year attracting over 400 delegates. at JT Sportsfest It featured an art exhibition by our own By: Eman Mallick students, which received praise not 55 Main’s Sports Society had a only from the delegates but also from successful year, managing to maintain and contribute to the prestige of Literatium 2.0 our school. Every player showcased By: Safa Shiwani; 10-B dedication and determination, resulting in the Sports Society winning On the 20th of November, 55 Main the Best Delegation award at three participated in a literature event, of the most competitive events this “Literatium 2.0” at LGS Model Town. season! The most strenuous event was The event comprised of three the LGS Johar Town Sports Fest. 55 Main wins Best Delegation categories; The frst event was Our tennis player Insiya Uzair clean at Aitchison College Model United Nations ‘Two Lies, One Truth’. Two girls swept her opponents, destroying By: Hiba Khan participated from our delegation and everyone who came up against her, to To call it stressful would be a great My committee was full of intimidating managed to win, amid some confusion win the gold medal. 55 was represented injustice; the Model United Nations delegates, about 40, to put a number caused by the administration. by two throw ball teams in the girl’s conference at Aitchison College took on it, and each one brought in The second category was drama. category. The under 19 team was an place over four days at the esteemed solutions and strategies steadily, to Most schools chose to act out scenes unbeatable force; they demolished campus itself, and delegates from all the horror of my own sloppily done from ‘The Merchant of Venice’. the LGS JT girls team in the fnals over Pakistan arrived to compete for research. By the fourth day, as the There were some delegations with and secured another gold medal. The the single, grand “Best Delegate” gavel awards ceremony neared, I had lost exceptional actors. Unfortunately one under 17 team were ferce competitors from each respective committee. I was all hope in the (practically) shining of the delegations seemed to forget and reached the fnals, winning a silver situated within a simulation of the gavel on the stage, but it was only as all of their lines. We acted out a scene medal. World Bank, in association with the my friends’ unbelieving shrieks sunk from ‘Twelfth Night’, and came in frst We also sent our frst futsal team, which IMF, representing the delegate of the in that I realized that the unthinkable place. proved to be a force to be reckoned United States of America. The topic had occurred. I had somehow won the The last category was ‘Poetry with, as they scored goals in the blink at hand was structural adjustment BD. programs, presenting an issue to Recitation’, which I took part in and of an eye. They were a major source of As each one of us left the auditorium me- how to defend the neo-colonial came in second place, losing the frst our success at this event, winning frst with an award or not, we had awakened strategies of the US. Perhaps you may slot to a student from LGS Defence. place. to the simple truth about any nerve- refer to it as the beautiful or horrifc In the following award ceremony, we wrecking competition at such a ripe Our netball players demolished LGS aspect of an MUN, but switching were named the Best Delegation. It age- the real awards rested on the basis Defence in the fnals, scoring over ten about one’s moral compass to fnd and was great day for all of us, as well as of the memories we had made, and points; they placed frst, bringing home understand international politics is 55 Main. the unity we had felt the moment prior another gold medal. what you do. to winning or losing. MISCELLANEOUS 03

Absolutely Anything

We have all had that debate on whether the school should remove the ban on chips and soft drinks. Most of us favour the obvious side, but occasionally we encounter that one person who blindly believes everything they are told. In that case, the argument usually goes something like this:

The only reason the school imposed such drastic measures was because they were forced to. There used to be litter everywhere, remember? To reduce the amount of trash on the campus, a step like this needed to be taken. Really, if you guys just learned to start throwing wrappers in the bin, we wouldn’t be in this position. The litter scattered across the grounds wasn’t just an added inconvenience for the custodians, but also had an adverse effect on the overall environment. Don’t you realize your negligence is killing DOLPHINS?! What did those innocent creatures ever do to you?

We still fnd innovative ways to continue littering, do we not? Even while trying to be good kids, we only manage to aim for the base of the dustbin instead of binning our trash properly. Plus, chips are Across Down signifcantly cheaper than anything that’s currently available at the canteen. With my pocket money, I can 3. Tom was not only tormented by 1. BTS, Exo Kard Jerry but also by a dog named __ only afford one burger a day and Lord knows that’s 2. The black animal with white stripes not enough for my appetite 7. Double double, toil and __. 4. __ on them haters -Shakespeare 5. “And I would have gotten away 8. Enid Blyton’s popular book series with it, if it weren’t for you __ kids.” Maybe. But what about the __ Five fact that our school believes chips and 6. What do we, as students, want 11. ADHD aids turned trend soft drinks are unhealthy for you. That is another more of ? 13. When words escape, you use __ reason they banned it. I mean the school is supposed 9. Home of Kangaroos and Koalas to teach us everything we know, so if they’re saying it’s 16. Soya, cofee and kidney are all 10. Bill, Charlie, __, Fred, George, unhealthy, it has to be true…right? They wouldn’t lead us kinds of __ Ron and Ginny Weasley wrong, would they? The so called “junk” has to have negative 17. Reigning women’s US Open 11. The dance recommended by effects. After all, it can’t be an elaborate conspiracy to make champion (Hint: It’s not Williams) our breaks as dry and boring as the classes we are forced dentists 19. The ofcial song of the 2010 to attend. 12. Beloved foul-mouthed chef FIFA World Cup 14. Almost yeast, but not quite You must be right because burgers and brownies are infnitely healthier 20. It’s Supercalifragilisticexpiali__ than chips and soft drinks. Additionally, smuggling chips into class is 15. Instagram for the old ages 21. The newest royal much easier than fries, and eating in class is a right of passage for every 18. __ __ Rumba (Hint: Song) student. Also, you don’t have to wait in line for eternity, screaming at the 23. Landmark ‘clock building’ in top of your lungs, “Uncle fries bacha lein!” London 22. Ross, Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, __ 23. Second person to walk on the While I agree it was more convenient, drinking coke tends moon __ Aldrin to induce an unparalleled sugar high. Hyperactive students wreak havoc all over the school, disrupt classes. Do you really GP Project: 55Voice want to encourage this kind of behaviour? Can you imagine By: Jovera Shakeel what would become of the poor student unable to We are students studying in 11-C who sit still in Miss Nabeela’s class? created 55Voice for the purpose of our Global Perspectives Project. Our Editor in Chief team consists of Jovera Shakeel, Sania Mahnoor Ahmer Ansari The students spend most of their time Ahmad, Minahil Piracha and Shanzay in class sleeping anyway. A little sugar high might do English Editor Asif. Under the topic of human rights, some good. Besides, the availability of chips and soft Maryam Ghazala Mallick we chose the right of self expression drinks provided an alternate option for students’ allergies. Urdu Editor - the idea being to encourage students For example, those allergic to gluten could eat chips. Now Aleena Rafique to take part in discussions on topics nothing in the canteen suits them. Also, I think we’ve all that afect them on a large scale, and English Sub-Editor experienced the dire need for 7 Up, when our upset to be able to create a safe environment Nataliya Nadeem stomach was killing us. Please bring it back, mere where they can talk without feeling the pait mein bohat dard rehti hei. Urdu Editor fear of judgement. We conducted four Syeda Zuha Hashmi sessions in a month that were open to students from grade eight till A2. Art Editor In every session, we conducted some Omaima Qayyum ice breakers, invited others to speak, Graphic Designers After the argument is over, you believe more frmly in stance. Ans you come asked questions, discussed poetry, Zaina Saleem to the realisation that there are always going to be some people who don’t showed videos and had engaging open Zainab Faisal “get” you. Let us know which side you are on by polling on @mashaleditorial discussions. 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