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2021 Dear Students As another year, a very challenging one, draws nearer to its end, another batch of bright, young minds prepare to embark on the voyage of life. As you children prepare to explore the world and conquer it, your Alma Mater, It is that time of the year, once more. A time when we realise that life at DPS Ruby Park Kolkata, has come full circle yet again. A time that holds promise, prestige and pride. A time that enforces our belief that every your guiding light, looks on with hope and faith towards a fulfilling future for all of you. ending marks a new beginning. A fresh new start in the lives of our young pupils as they walk out of the Delhi Public School, Ruby Park, has always envisaged a holistic and balanced education focussing on intellectual, protected confines of their second home only to embrace another world called life. A world that will often test physical, moral and social development. We pride ourselves on the transformation of the hesitant, unsure and them, challenge them and try to deter them from unleashing their true potential. hopeful little toddlers into the confident, competent and committed young men and women who walk out of But fear not, dear students, for we have faith in you and confidence in the ideals instilled in you. We know the portals of their second home with their heads held high. for a fact that we have mentored you well and prepared you enough to look life in the eye and say, ‘We can However, this year, things were a tad different what with the Covid crisis baring its ugly fangs. But the school and we will!’ community knows no fear. Not only did we identify the symptoms of this global challenge, but we were also Will power and the desire to excel are the pre-requisites to penning a success story. And successful we were the forerunners in anticipating the apprehension of learning losses among children home - bound during the when it came to dealing with the crises triggered by the COVID pandemic. Determined to keep the ‘virus’ pandemic and successfully combating these setbacks. Through a seamless transition to the online mode we at bay, we plunged head-on to battle the odds. There could NOT be a lockdown when it came to education. ‘virtually’ tried to cater to all that our students needed for effective education and communication. We adopted new platforms and adapted the existing one to suit the current requirements. It was, after all, a lesson in LIFE. This institution has provided for you, dear students, the best of the tools available to hone your skills as well as inculcated ethics and values which will guide you to be dauntless in the battles of life. As you stand equipped to Life will be your new arena, to showcase your learnings and skills as a leader, motivator and a responsible citizen. Always remember that Delhi Public School Ruby Park is forever by your side to encourage you each embark upon a new journey, remember all that you have imbibed so far. Be the good ambassadors that you have time you falter and to shower you with the loudest cheer every time you touch the finish line. So, beloved learnt to be as Dipsites and triumph over petty self-interests. students, march ahead to meet your destiny and let the beautiful memories of this chapter continue to inspire Echo has woven your cherished memories into the fabric of your Alma Mater to motivate you with and educate. happy reminiscences forever. Experience the journey called ‘life’with all its joys and sorrows, dreams and Here’s wishing all of you a milestone in life. realities,expectations and accomplishments. May fair winds ease your journey as you sail on! OmDayal Educational & Research Society Joyoti Chaudhuri 4 5 Head Boy’s Message Head Girl’’s Message It has been twelve long years since we all entered the school with dreams and aspirations in our eyes. It has “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” been twelve years ……… but we never imagined that the last goodbye, would be the hardest for us. Somewhere between reading those words on the green board in the school lobby every morning and each cycle It is overwhelming to realize that we have come this far together. Now, even though our roads diverge, the of summer and winter uniforms, the years passed by. significant bond between us remains as strong. The memories we made amidst the red and white walls will Missing the last year of school has been hard on all of us. The last annual day, the last march past, the last forever be embedded in our hearts. ‘Chrysalis’, the last days we could roam the halls and cherish the memories in every corner of our red-white We never thought that even in the present scenario we would want to come back to school one last time and building. hope that the last bell would never ring. Our school has been a second home to us and forever will be so. The noisy halls, yelling after finals, whispering in libraries (and paying the price!), and maybe thinking foolishly Rohan Bhatia that school would last forever, DPS has cherished us just as much as we have cherished it. And I’m happy to say that no matter where we all are in the future, DPS will remain firmly in place in all our hearts. Yours truly AnushreeTibrewal 6 7 Vice Head Boy’s Message Vice Head Boy’s Message Dear Seniors A goodbye may seem forever. Farewell is like an end. But in our hearts are memories and there you will always be. Twelve years of a rollercoaster is coming to a bittersweet ending as well as a hopeful beginning in your lives. Corridors will be silent without you, ramps will be empty without you, fests will not be the same without your You have always made the school proud with your achievements. You have stepped up and always helped us assistance, sports days will not be half as much fun without you and we will all be incomplete without you. juniors when we needed you the most. You have nurtured us with the best advices as big brothers and sisters. No number of words is enough to express our gratitude towards you. You will always be an inspiration for all of us. Thank you for always being by our side in good as well as the tough times. You have been the solution to all our problems, you have backed us every time, you have been happier than us in our success, but most importantly, you have helped us believe in ourselves whenever we have failed. As you take your first step in the real world, here’s wishing you all the best for your future endeavours on We cannot thank you enough for the impact you made on our lives. behalf of all the juniors. It is hard to say goodbye, but as they say, every new beginning comes from the end of another beginning. Your school will always be ‘empty’ without you. We wish you the very best for a bright and prosperous future. May you get what you deserve from life! From a grateful junior Yours lovingly Bitan Mukherjee One of the many teary-eyed juniors Abhishek Tiwari Vice Head Girl’’s Message Vice Head Girl’’s Message A glance of the white-maroon building, the black gates, the path of endless joy to the classroom - the corridors, The year 2020 has been nothing short of an improbability marvel. 2020 wasn’t the year when your bus was the busiest corner of our small world- the school canteen...a roller coaster of thoughts and emotions rush past late. It was the year when you had network issues. It wasn’t the year when you made memories in the school my mind each time I utter the word “school”. canteen. It was the year when you were in your kitchens, divided by mandates but united by Dalgona coffee Yes surely, putting together all that I want to say is one of the hardest things to do. Walking down memory and Banana bread. 2020 inevitably became the year when your first and second homes collided into one. lane, my seniors can very well relate - the journey that started with a seven-year-old teary-eyed child behind When baggy pyjamas crawled up your legs and became uniform. When blackboards shrunk into 5-inch the seat belt, is in its last lap, a pit stop away from finally finishing the course. As the journey progressed, there screens and questions meant staying mute, although that has always been the way. were moments when arms were held out in joy or curled up in worry, but the path had its fair share of smooth So what, if you couldn’t partake in classroom pranks or play hooky? 2020 will be the year you look back on driveways along with bumpy stretches with unpleasant speed-breakers! And yes, these speed breakers taught one to slow down and observe, learn and grow. for virtual shenanigans and an online farewell party. Regardless of the ‘lasts’ that were missed, we can’t wait to see you take on the world. As a potter moulds a lump of clay carefully and skilfully, our school too has moulded our seniors to become strong and sturdy pots. It is now ready for the potter to thread off the ready pots from his wheel.

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