ZENITH: Reaching High

ZENITH: Reaching High
“In learning you will
teach, and in teaching you will learn.”
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“Be the change you
want to see in this
world and feel proud
to be an Indian”
J A N - F E B
EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY
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66th Republic Day of India
- NEED OF THE HOUR
Delhi public school, Pal Road, Jodhpur celebrated
66th Republic Day of India with enthusiasm. The Chief Guest
of the day was Mr. B.M. Kothari, an eminent C A and a
person who has seen the city of Jodhpur growing leaps and
bounds, by virtue of age and experience. The event started
with flag hoisting and singing the national anthem. The
students of classes IX and X sang the opening song, a
mesmerizing remix of patriotic songs. The true spirit of
Republic was shared by Tushadri Singh of class XI. She
discussed how first Republic Day of our country was
celebrated in the year 1950. Salute of 21 guns was given when our country‘s first President Dr.
Rajendra Prasad hoisted the national flag. The defence forces participated in the parade at the
Rajpath. She enlightened the audience with the latest
schemes started by the Indian government, ie the Swachh
Bharat Abhiyaan, Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan, Saakshar
Bhaarat Mission, etc. to make India an economic power.
She spoke about the success of Mission to Mars, in its first
attempt, industrial researches done in India, powerful
youth of our country, etc.
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“You only live once,
but if you do it right,
once is enough”
““Every painting is a
voyage into a sacred
harbour.” Giotto di
Bondone”
‘PRAYAAS’— RAINBOW OF IMAGINATION
Delhi Public School, Jodhpur believes in giving platform to
the creativity of budding artists, so that, they can carve a niche for
themselves. Prayaas- an art and craft exhibition is one such event
which is organized every year in the school campus itself, to give
wings to the imagination of the students. This year the event was
organized in the lab block of DPS Jodhpur and will remain open till
21st February, 2015. School‘s Pro Vice Chairman, Mr. D.C. Kothari
graced the occasion and declared the event open by lighting the
holy lamp and seeking the blessings of goddess Saraswati. More
than 200 paintings of students from classes V to XII were exhibited.
A wide use of oil paints and acrylic colours could be seen in the paintings. The vivid collection of
portraits and landscapes mesmerized everybody. The vibrant use of brush strokes and colours left
everyone spellbound.
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PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY 2014-2015
The house system plays a very important role in a student‘s life. It infuses the spirit of healthy competition among
students and encourages it within their school. Delhi Public School, Jodhpur organized many Inter House Competitions in
the session 2014-2015, in order to raise students‘ self esteem and self confidence, to provide opportunity to develop
leadership qualities, team work and group loyalty. Prize Distribution Ceremony was organized on 23 rd February to felicitate
the winners of Inter House Competitions of the session. The ceremony started with Morning Prayer. Nishant Sahu of class XI
expressed his views on hard work and perseverance. He described the difference in attitude of a winner and loser. To achieve
your goal you need to develop confidence and enthusiasm in yourself. Not only hard work but smart work is equally
important. Pavit Kaur of Class X recited an emotionally charged poem ―A Psalm of Life‖ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Principal Mr. B.S. Yadav and Head Mistress Middle Wing Mrs. Sangeeta Yadav rewarded the winners of Inter House
Activities with blessings, medals and certificates. The running trophy of Best House in Literary Activities went to Jhelum
House. Ganges House won the running trophies of Cultural Activities and Sports Activities. The most prestigious award of
the session, i.e. the trophy of the Best House of the session 2014-2015 went to Ganges House. The House Master, house
teachers and Prefects received the best house trophy amidst lots of cheers and appreciation.
Principal Mr. B.S. Yadav congratulated the winners and appreciated Pavit Kaur and Nishant Sahu for expressing
their views so remarkably. He complemented the students and teachers for nurturing the sense of competition in them. He
told the other houses to not to get disheartened and give a tough competition to Ganges House next year. The ceremony
culminated with the National Anthem
Contd… EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY
…. After the informative speech by Tushadri, the students of middle wing performed a dance number jeet lenge
ye saara jaahan. It was a perfect balance of perfection and beauty. Tiny tots of class IV performed March drill. Akanksha
Purohit, a student of class XI gave a heart touching Hindi speech about patriotism and our county‘s great patriots. Senior
wing girls filled the environment with colours of patriotism with a foot tapping and emotional dance performance on the
song saare jaahan se achha wo Hindustan kaahan hai? The dance was followed by an enthralling group song by the boys of
the senior wing. Tiny tots of junior wing performed a dance number on the song maa tujhe salaam.
Chief Guest of the occasion, Mr. B. M. Kothari expressed his gratitude to the Principal of DPS Jodhpur for inviting
him as a Chief Guest on the auspicious occasion of Republic Day celebration. In his speech he discussed the contribution of
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the governing rule of Law. He appreciated the children for a marvelous performance to mark the
sacred occasion. He appreciated the confidence of Tushadri Singh who spoke about India‘s first Republic Day celebration
and the missions started by the Indian government. He described that integrity and excellence are the need of the hour for
our country. With unity, dedication and devotion we can march towards success. Principal Mr. B. S. Yadav appreciated the
parents and teachers for giving good values to their children and students, respectively. He guided the students by saying
that it‘s only sheer hard work, which can lead you to success and nothing else. Always remember your forefathers and show
gratitude towards them and their hard work. He said, ―To think about self is great, but to think about your country is totally
exceptional.‖ The Republic Day celebration ended with sweets distribution
Contd… ‘PRAYAAS’
Delhi Public School Jodhpur‘s Pro Vice Chairman Mr. D.C. Kothari, who was also the Chief Guest of the event,
described the paintings truly amazing, vibrant and artistic. Ms. Vandana Marwaha, Principal, DPS Sharjah told that she is
completely mesmerized and inspired with the work of these budding artists. Ms. Rashmi Nandkeolyar, Principal DPS Dubai,
appreciated the school authority that supports such young talent in such a strong manner and called it as a completely
wonderful experience. HOD Physics of DPS Dubai, Mr. Malik Mohammad felt privileged to get a chance to visit the exhibition. The visitors appreciated the Fine Arts Department of DPS Jodhpur for motivating the students to come up with such
beautiful paintings.
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SCIENCE EXHIBITION
A Science Exhibition was organised at Delhi Public School, Jodhpur to inculcate the spirit of equerry
among the youth of tomorrow. It nurtured among the students curiosity and inquisitiveness for various scientific
principles. The exhibition unveiled the extraordinary talent of the students of classes IV and V.
More than fifty projects and models based on various scientific principles were displayed. Some of them included a
working model of miniature air conditioner, eco-friendly and pollution free methods of energy generation from
renewable sources of energy, rain water harvesting, solar cooker, fore alarm, electronic letter box and several
scientific gaming devices.
The parents and the other visitors were much impressed with the creative input of the budding scientists and
extended their whole hearted appreciation for the sincere efforts of the students and the teachers.
The Headmistress landed the hardwork, dedicated and diligent efforts of the students and the teachers. The
exhibition culminated on March 13, 2015.
LET'S HAVE CIVIC SENSE ACTIVITY
This activity was organized in class 4 on 8 January 2015 to create awareness regarding
the civic sense in children.
Students have participated in the program for the cleanliness of their playground and science park
and realized their duties as the member of civil society. They used paper bags to collect the
garbage. They learnt the civic sense with joy and excitement.
BASANT PANCHAMI AND
NETAJI SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE’ S 118 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
Basant Panchami and Netaji Subash Chandra Bose‘ s 118 birth anniversary was celebrated in the school
auditorium of Delhi Public School on 23 January 2015. A special assembly was conducted by the students of class IV
and V. The day was made special with the Saraswati Vandana followed by an inspiring thought on the beliefs of
NetajiSubash Chandra Bose. A prayer dance was performed to invoke the blessings of to goddess Saraswati. News
updates and an article depicting the importance of Basant Panchami was read by the students.
Patriotic poem ‗khooni Hastakashar‘was recited. A glimpse of ‗Azad Hind‘ Fauj was displayed. The
assembly was culminated by the inspiring words of the Principal . He blessed the students to be a better human
beings and a better countrymen as well.
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A Report on Republic Day Celebration
To give a festive ambience to the historic occasion i.e.
66th Republic Day, the young patriots of classes Nursery
and Prep presented a cultural programme. The
celebration was initiated by SaraswatiPooja by the
Principal and Headmisress. It was followed by a drill
then a parade wherein the kids were dressed up in the
uniform of Army, Navy and Airforce.The dances from
different states were presented in a very memorable and
significant way displaying the unity in diversity of our
beloved nation .Patriotic fervour could be witnessed in
the very energetic dance on the hit number ―kehte hain hum ko pyaar se India wale...‖.In the end ,The Principal ,Mr.B.S.Yadav
appreciated the efforts of the children and blessed them
SPORTS DAY
Sports --- not only builds up our body ,but also our character. There are many virtues like hard work , dedication , team spirit
and sportsmanship ,that are picked up on the field . To reinforce these values and to bring out the sporting talent of our young
brigade ,Sports meet was organized In DPS jodhpur from 27 January 2015 – 30 January 2015.
On the inaugural day , we had the events for energetic enthusiasts of classes I , II and III. The atmosphere was charged with
excitement as we welcomed our chief guest ,Mr. Hariram Choudhary, Sports officer , Umaid stadium .To have an auspicious
beginning and to invoke the blessings of the deity ,we started with the ―SaraswatiVandana‖. To show their solidarity with the
participants and to infuse them with determination, students presented a song, ―Sports day aayahai , school me utsavchhayahai ―.
This was followed by a wonderful dance performance by children dressed up as football and hockey players.
To give a formal beginning to the event , we had the raising of the school flag by the Chief guest who also declared the meet ―
open.‖He also took the opportunity to address the students wherein he emphasized the importance of Sports in our daily life and
urged the students to take up one or the other sport in their life.
Next came the most awaited moment –the commencement of the sporting events of the day. The audience cheered and clapped
loudly as the participants braced themselves to give their best. First we had various races for class III, like Obstacle race , Straight
race and the Ball relay. The winners beamed with pride as they stood on the victory stand and received medals from the chief guest.
Next in line were the Wear and go race, Straight race and Zig— Zag relay for class II. These were followed by the Balancing race,
Straight race and Hoop relay for class I. The winners of the events were awarded the medals by the Headmistress .
On 28 January , the tiny tots of Nursery and Prep class were on the field. Nursery class had events like Balloon burst race,
Flag race and Straight race. The participants were dressed as bunnies, rats, Mowglies or jungle princess. It was a delight to watch
them run across the field in their ―costumes‖. The events for class prep included Shuttle race, Straight race and Baton relay .Here
again the children were in colourful costumes of Santa, butterflies , Krrish –the superhero , etc. The winners were awarded the
medals by the Headmistress.
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A REPORT ON ASSEMBLIES ON SEASONS
To enhance the knowledge of kids about different Seasons, special assemblies were conducted by classes
Prep and Nursery on 16 January and 30 January 2015 respectively. The confident young actors brought into life
the characteristic features of different seasons through skits. Poem recitation describing spring, winter and Rainy
Season added flavour to the programme. Beautiful performances on songs like ―Maine kahaphoolon se...‖and
―Chak doom doom‖...earned praises of the audience.
To reinforce the topic Season Fair was organised where clothing, accessories and eatables associated
with different seasons were displayed .The kids visited the fair along with their teachers .The discussions and
curiosity shown during the visit proved that the objective behind organizing the fair was achieved
SPELL WELL ACTIVITY
Spell well activity for class 3 was conducted on 13th & 14 January '15. Students learnt
spellings from Science & English chapters. Each class was divided into 4 groups of equal
number. The activity was conducted in 3 rounds.The first one being an individual
performance round .In this each child had to spell a word from the chit box. The second
round was a word ladder round. In this round students had to frame a new word with the
last ending alphabet of the given word . The third round was of framing new word using the
alphabets of the given word. Students enthusiastically participated and enjoyed the activity
ASSEMBLY ON LOHRI
On 13 January 2015,Class II -D gave an awesome assembly on Lohri, in which each and every
student(42) of the class took active participation. The stage gave the appearance of typical punjab
village. The assembly started with the introduction of the festival of Lohri in hindi and english followed
by act performed by the boys.Then a Punjabi song was sung in chorus.
There was a beautiful dance performance on the song "LohriveLohri.."from a punjabi movie .
The assembly winded up with the punjabi song sung by the girls. There was a collective celebration of
Lohri festival including all the teachers and students with beats of dhol.
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MATHS QUIZ
With a motive to trigger the young minds and at the same time making
mathematical calculations a real fun, MATHS QUIZ was organized for
the students of class III. The activity was conducted for two days
wherein 4 sections namely III A B C and D participated the first day
and remaining the other day. Dodging tables and questions related to
addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and fractions were
framed for the students .It was a real fun for the students to solve
questions in groups. Excitement and anxiety to be the first one to
submit the answer sheets was worth watching. Teachers as well as
students enjoyed to be a part of this.
ASSEMBLY ON ‘AMAZING PLANTS’
Children of class lll-C conducted an assembly on February 3, 2015 which was
based on 'Amazing Plants'. It started with the prayers in both Hindi and English
followed by a thought and news. On child expressed his views regarding the
necessity of plants for the existence of life on Earth. Children listened attentively the
information about different amazing plants like Wolffia, Rafflesia, Lithop, Redwood,
Touch-Me-Not, Bee Orchid etc. The assembly ended with a quiz. The children were
enthusiastic during the quiz and were eager to give answers.
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