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V.ii January 2013 Garden High Athletic Meet 2012 When: 30 November 2012 Ghorai 12A, followed by the Houses to present their drill Rise Up! during Where: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium took the oath. which golden and turquoise kites A bright and sunny day saw the pupils Then the School song, composed by gleamed and flitted across the sky. belonging to the 4 Houses – Cedar, the Pro-Rector and set to music by ex- The yoga and drill routines made the Oak, Chinar, Palm – waiting expect- student Binit Ranjan Moitra, was audience marvel at how almost 300 antly in their enclosures, all set to go. sung. children could manage the straight Classes 3 & 4, looking like flowers and lines and formations without any on- The day’s proceedings began with an field direction or supervision at all. announcement that the Founder- butterflies, presented their drill Bright Rector Mr I. Guha and the Pro-Rector is Beautiful to the strains of Summer Next on the card were the B Division Ms K. Guha would be unable to Holiday. races (Classes 6–8): After We’re Sacked attend due to ill health, but had sent The C Division field events for Classes came the skipping race (girls), and flat their best wishes to all concerned. 3–5 followed. Flat races and the races. In the relay race, the runners not only showed superb coordination After a bouquet was presented to the 3-legged race were interspersed with in the passing of the batons, but also Principal, Ms B. Ghoshal, there was a fun races: (i) Fruits on the Run, (ii) Abol true sporting spirit – the winners and General Salute by the Police Band. Tabol (as a tribute to Sukumar Ray), losers hugging each other at the end. The Principal took the salute at the (iii) Out of Fairy Tales, and (iv) Sundae March Past by Classes 9–12. She then Ice Cream. Cheers and enthusiastic applause kept hoisted the flag and declared the Meet Prizes for the various events were the adrenalin flowing and spirits high open as coloured balloons, represent- presented by Ms R. Bose to the as Ms M. Dasgupta gave away the ing the 4 Houses were released. winners, all smiles and flushed with prizes. The Head Boy of the School, Shourya victory. For their drill Hoopla Hooray, Classes 7 Bari 12B, and the Head Girl, Rajoshi It was then the turn of Classes 5 & 6 & 8 jogged onto the field in a glow of colours, rotating gigantic hoops with The award of each individual prize, Best Athlete A Div (Girls): effortless skill to the strains of Colonel presented by Ms B. Ghoshal, was Koushani Datta 9F (Oak) Bogey’s March and Funky Town. Then greeted with loud cheers and clapping. Palm House erupted when it was 16 gymnasts leapfrogged and formed An interesting karate display with high declared the winner of the March Past pyramids, holding their hoops aloft in kicks and breaking of several layers of trophy. Cedar won a comparatively a 5-circle pattern – Olympic style – tiles followed, the highlight of which quiet Best Disciplined House prize. representing the five continents; a was Sohom Ghosh of 8D breaking a But the loudest cheers came from Oak banner with Satikanta Guha Foundation layer of tiles in a flying tackle over five House when it was awarded both the written on it was held up; and the prone pupils. The pupils also Relay and the Overall Best children formed the letters SKGF on demonstrated various self-defence Performance prizes. the field. skills, and the agility required of These prizes were given away by Ms B. Classes 9–12 then took up positions learners. Ghoshal, Mr T. K. Gopalan, Mr J. for the A Division field events: flat The Houses then returned to the field Dasgupta and Ms M. Dasgupta. races (Boys & Girls) and relay races for the prize distribution: (Boys & Girls). After the Inter- The Headmistress, Ms R. Biswas, who Division relay, the final event in this Best Athlete B Div (Boys): had planned and organized the Meet, category, came the events for office Somdyuti Das Adhikari 7D (Oak) encouraged and bullied staff and and service staff. Ms M. Dasgupta Best Athlete B Div (Girls): pupils for more than two months into provided some leading-from-the-front Arian Hoque 8D (Oak) presenting this wonderful event, then management skills when she joined Best Athlete A Div (Boys): came forward to give a Vote of Thanks. the ladies service staff event and egged Divas Raut 12A (Chinar) & Swastik The Meet ended with the singing of them on to a photo finish! Das 9B (Palm) the National Anthem. 2 Observance of Independence Day When: 15 August 2012 A special morning assembly was organized in the Bus Bay to celebrate India’s 66th Independence Day. The Indian tricolour was hoisted by Ms S. Sarkar, marking the commencement of the programme. The first item was the song Ay Mere Pyare Vatan by Sarbajit Dutta 8D, accompanied by Chandramantha Sen 10D, Aishwarya Sen 10B, and Boudhayan Sarkar 7E. Mr G. Sen was on the keyboard. Shourya Bari 12B and Aishee Ganguly 11C then spoke on the history of Indian Independence and its contemporary relevance. This was followed by the recitation of patriotic poems by Shourya Bari 12B, Kopai Chakraborty 9D, Atmadeep Sengupta 9A, and Sayantan Mukhopadhyay 9C. Ms S. Chakraborty, one of our music teachers, enthralled the audience with her rendition of Vande Mataram, accompanied by Mr A. Halder on the keyboard. The programme concluded with the National Anthem. After their teacher had explained the Nautical School from 13–20 Oct. Visit to UK concept of geometrical symmetry to After they had been welcomed by the them, the pupils tried their hand at Headmaster, Mr H. Dastagir, they drawing rangoli patterns. Ms Biswas visited various departments like the gave them lessons in basic spoken Art Department and the Design & Bengali, and Ms Bhat a practical Technology Department. demonstration of how to make samosas The Drama class was specially and nankhatai. interesting, for its aim was to teach Next day, the GHS teachers were taken pupils how to develop a play in stages on a visit to the Royal Armouries, a – from an idea presented as a tableau British National Museum of arms and to one with action and words. armour used by various countries of The GHS teachers also watched the world through the centuries, regular classes, and what they found among which was the largest animal striking was the emphasis given to armour – that worn by elephants in group discussions and critical the 1600s in India. The audiovisual thinking. display on Emperor Akbar’s empire The GHS team and the Year Seven aroused keen interest, and as a part of pupils also went on excursions to the the cultural exchange programme, the Museum of London and the Canary pupils were given the script and Wharf, where the boys receive lessons When: 6–20 October 2012 photographs of a skit on Akbar and in sailing and kayaking. Reciprocating the visits of teachers Birbal that had been enacted by the The visits have given the GHS teams from London Nautical School and pupils of Class 5 of GHS. many ideas about how to make Ebor Gardens Primary School as part The GHS team also observed a classroom teaching more interesting of the Global School Partnerships, Physical Education class and a special and creative. funded by DFID and managed by the assembly on a harvest festival. It is hoped that this kind of British Council, two teams of GHS Stop II: Ms R. Biswas and Ms S. partnerships will be continued and teachers visited the two UK partner Bhattacharya were at the London more projects undertaken and shared. schools. Stop I: Ms R. Biswas and Ms S. Bhat were at Ebor Gardens Primary School in Leeds from 6–13 Oct. As gifts for the pupils and teachers of Ebor Gardens, they carried with them various items of handicraft made by the GHS pupils. During the interactive session with the Year Six pupils, the teachers were asked about GHS, as well as the city and the country they belonged to. The significance of each gift was explained to them through a PowerPoint presentation. 3 Inter-School Competitions The Frank Anthony Memorial All-India TCS IT Wiz Inter-School Debate Championship 2012 When: 9 August 2012 Where: Kalamandir When: 17 August 2012 Organizer: TCS Where: Hexagon Eleven teams from GHS, each Organizer: CISCE, New Delhi comprising two students, participated Motion: Technology has changed the in the event. way I view the world. The debate was closely contested, the Don Bosco Annual Jubilee speakers defending their views eloquently and passionately, with a Quiz good measure of humour thrown in. When: 16 August 2012 Participating schools: Julien Day School, Where: Don Bosco, Park Circus Modern High School for Girls, G.D. Besides the host school, Delhi Public Birla Centre for Education, Loreto Moderator: Mr Kushal Biswas Best Speaker: Ishan Chatterjee, La School (Ruby Park), Birla High School House, St. James’ School, Hill Top (Boys), Modern High School for Girls, School (Jamshedpur), Delhi Public Martiniere (Boys) Best Team: La Martiniere (Boys) GHS and others participated in the School (New Town), Our Lady Queen quiz. of the Missions, La Martiniere (Boys) GHS was represented by Rajoshi Judges: Dr Debanjan Chakrabarti, Ghorai 12A and Dorothy Deb 11C in GHS was represented by Sarbajit Ms Sidonie Urmila Parashar, the corresponding debate at the G. D. Dutta 8D, Swastik Sanyal 7E, Arnesh Ms Krishna Nandy Birla Centre for Education. Sengupta 7D, and Anushka Bhattacharyya 7E at the Middle School level.