endeavour - Khaitan Public School

July, 2015
ENDEAVOUR
SOUVIK PAUL
97%
AARUSHI SINGHAL
96.2%
RITIKA BHATTAD
95.6%
AYUSH SHARMA
95%
JAGRITI BANSAL
92.4%
Inside this issue:
Board Results
1-3
KPS Headlines
4-7
Assemblies
KUNAL MALIK
91.6%
KIRTI SHARMA
91.6%
AJAY YADAV
90.2%
Workshops
Class X
Creative Outpour
10 CGPA Scorers
LOVELISH JAIN
Jaunts
AKSHITA SAXENA
RUPAL HANDOO
HIMADRI KAUSHIK
CHHAVI SHARMA
SAKSHAAT TARAR
DHAIRYA KHURANA
1
NIKITA GUPTA
HARSH SHANDILYA
8
9-10
11
12-17
Tasty Bites
18
Reading Galore
19
Newsmakers
20
Science Corner
21
Counsellor’s Desk
22
Birthday Bash
23
Editor’s Desk
24
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Student Names
No. of
Students
CGPA
MATHS
AKSHITA SAXENA, ALANKRIT AGARWAL, AMAN THAKUR, CHHAVI SHARMA, DEEPAK KUMAR, DHAIRYA KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, LOVELISH
JAIN, PRANAV SHINGAL, PRATEEK VERMA, RAGHAV SINGH, RAHUL RANJAN, RITIKA RANA, RUPAL HANDOO, SAKSHAAT TARAR, SALONI SAXENA,
SAMYAK KUMAR, SAYONEE MITRA, SHIVANG TYAGI , HARSH SHANDILYA
& NIKITA GUPTA
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ENGLISH
AASTHA GUPTA, AKSHITA SAXENA, ALANKRIT AGARWAL, CHHAVI SHARMA, DHAIRYA KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, ISHITA RAWAT, LOVELISH
JAIN, MANSI GUPTA, NIKITA GUPTA, RAHUL RANJAN, RUPAL HANDOO,
SAKSHAAT TARAR, HARSH SHANDILYA & SAMYAK KUMAR.
15
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HINDI
AASTHA GUPTA, ARYAN SINGH, CHHAVI SHARMA, DEEPAK KUMAR,
DHAIRYA KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, KESHAV SHEOKAND, MANSI
GUPTA, MONIKA SISODIA, NIKITA GUPTA, PRANAV SHINGAL, RAGHAV
SINGH, SAKSHAAT TARAR, SHEELY GARG, SHIVANG TYAGI, SHIVANG
TYAGI, HARSH SHANDILYA & TARANJEET KAUR.
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SCIENCE
AASTHA GUPTA, AKSHITA SAXENA, ALANKRIT AGARWAL, CHHAVI SHARMA, DHAIRYA KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, LOVELISH JAIN, MANSI
GUPTA, MONIKA SISODIA, NIKITA GUPTA, PRANAV SHINGAL, PRATEEK
VERMA, RAGHAV SINGH, RAHUL RANJAN, RITIKA RANA, RUPAL HANDOO,
SAKSHAAT TARAR, SAMYAK KUMAR, SAYONEE MITRA, SHIVANG TYAGI,
HARSH SHANDILYA & TARANJEET KAUR.
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SOCIAL
SCIENCE
AKSHITA SAXENA, ALANKRIT AGARWAL, CHHAVI SHARMA, DHAIRYA
KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, LOVELISH JAIN, NITIKA GUPTA, PRATEEK
VERMA, RAHUL RANJAN, RUPAL HANDOO, SAKSHAAT TARAR, SAMYAK
KUMAR, SAYONEE MITRA, HARSH SHANDILYA & SHIVANK TYAGI.
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COMPUTER
NISHTHA KHATRI, PRATEEK VERMA, RAHUL RANJAN, SAKSHAAT TARAR,
HARSH SHANDILYA & SAYONEE MITRA.
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10
AKSHITA SAXENA & LOVELISH JAIN
2
10
SAYONEE MITRA
1
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Subject
FRENCH
SANSKRIT
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INAUGURATION OF SHOOTING RANGE AND
INVESTITURE CEREMONY AT KPS, SAHIBABAD
Student council members of Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad wer e swor n in on Saturday, the 4th of
July, for the cur r ent session at an impr essive Investiture Ceremony, amidst an air of enthusiasm and
anticipation. The deserving young talents were bestowed with the responsibility of leading the school with
commitment, confidence and competence. The prestigious ceremony thus marked the inaugural of the Junior
and Senior Student Council for the academic session 2015-16. Guruvandana, the Invocation Dance Performance commenced the grand event after a traditional welcome. Mr. Manoj Kumar Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Regional Office, CBSE, Dehradun graced the occasion as the Chief Guest while Laxman Awardee Mr.
Shyam Singh Yadav, former IAS and President of UP State Rifle Association was The Special Guest
on the occasion. While the other guests include- Mr. Ved Prakash, Consultant of Shooting Range, Jury and
Judge of International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Germany,and Diwakar Yadav, National Level
Medalist in Indian Shooting Squad. The dignitaries were also invited for the grand Inauguration Ceremony of
the Shooting Range. The Inauguration began with the Ribbon Cutting and Lamp Lighting Ceremony. The
school has built its 10 Meter fully Air Conditioned Shooting Range with 9 Electronic machines along with
LED lights fitted in. It is meeting the International Standards. It also comprises of imported pistols and rifles.
Students from Classes VI to XII were present for the inauguration of Shooting Range. A scintillating dance
performance by the students and a PPT shown on Sports and Shooting Range were the highlights of the
event. A PPT pertaining to the brief update of school was also shown which was followed by the speech of
outgoing School Captains Ujjwal Gandhi, Vaishnavi Mishra and Sports Captain Tushar Motla. Newly appointed council members were adorned with badges and sashes by the Chief Guest and the Vice – Chairman
Mr. Anirudh Khaitan. The Chief Guest addr essed the audience and emphasized on the impor tance of
all round development of the children. “Sports and Academics should go hand in hand and equal importance
should be given to both”, he added. The newly appointed Head Boy- Sakshaat Tarar and
Head Girl- Nikita Gupta wer e handed over the school flags by the For mer Head
Boy and Head Girl. The entire council then took oath to discharge their duties with sincerity and fulfill everyone’s expectations. Parents also attended the Investiture Ceremony. The function culminated with the Vote of Thanks proposed by Senior Wing HM-Ms.
Sabita Seth.
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The Warrior All India Roller Skating Championship - 2015
We at KPS are proud to have a number of winners amidst us, for the Warrior All India Roller Skating
Championship - 2015, held at SOS Hermann Gmeiner School, Bhimtal. The winner s ar e:
In U-19 Quad:
Harsh Mundhra (XI) – 1 Gold medal and 2 Silver medals.
In U-16 Inline:
Ayush Mittal (IX) – 3 Silver medals
In U-12 Quad:
Gaurang Mundhra (VI) - 2 Gold medals and 1 Silver medal
Ashmit Rathi (VI) - Bronze medal
In U-10 Inline:
Darsh Chaudhary (V) – 2 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal
In U-8 Quad:
Krish Mehta (III) – 3 Gold medals
Yashica Bhat (III) - 3 Gold medals
Armaan Tyagi (III) – 1 Bronze medal
In U-6 Quad:
Umman Ali (UKG) - 1 Bronze medal
KPS won the Overall Champions Trophy in the tournament.
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Summer Champ Camp : 2015
Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad celebrated its grand closing
ceremony of the Summer Camp - CHAMP CAMP - 4 on
13th June, 2015. One hundred and sixty six students fr om
different schools like – Amity International, Arwachin International, DLF, DPS, Presidium, St. Francis benefitted
from this summer camp, getting trained in activities like
Swimming, Clay Modelling/Pottery, Animation Design,
Robotics, Aero-modelling, Art & Craft, Instrumental Music, Science Models, Western Dance, Calligraphy and
Martial Arts. All the camper s par ticipated with gr eat zeal and enthusiasm and put on a gr eat
show, complete with dances, songs, instrument ensembles and demonstrations. Their efforts earned
them tremendous applause. The articles, art work and models made by the students during the camp
were exhibited. The painted T-Shirts and the Animal Kingdom in Clay gr abbed ever ybody’s attention. The program concluded with the Vote of Thanks given by the Education Director Ms. Geeta
Varshneya.
KPS High Achievers’ Team
The KPS High Achievers’ Team (Abhishek Sharma, Anjali
Goswami, Anjali Chaudhary, Kuhoo Tiwari and Prerna
Bhanjdeo of Class XII) accompanied by Mr. Amit Kaushik
Coordinator (XI –XII) and Ms. Dipti Joshi Coordinator (IX –
X) were awarded with certificates by ‘Salam Namaste’ at IMS
Noida.
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International Yoga Day Celebration
Movie Screening of ‘Rough Book’
Khaitan Public School celebrated International
Yoga Day on 21st June, 2015 in the pr emises of
the school. Students from classes IX to XII participated with utmost fervour and enthusiasm.
The students were informed about the importance
of Yoga, about its brief history and development,
the fundamentals of yoga, yogic practices for
health and wellness and the general guidelines for
Yoga practice. Students were also imparted
knowledge on the various asanas - Sadilaja, C̣alana Kriyas, Tadasana, Vṛikṣasana, PadaHastasana, Ardha Cakrasana, Trikoṇasana and
among the postures the Bhadrasana, Ardha
Uṣṭrasana, Śaśankasana, Vakrasana, Bhujangasana, Śalabhasana, Makarasana, Nadisodhana, Anuloma Viloma Praṇayama, Bhramari
Praṇayama and Dhyana in Śambhavi.
The students were cognizant to the fact that, Yoga
is truly an invaluable gift of ancient Indian tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body, thought
and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between man and nature and a holistic approach to
health and well-being. Yoga is
not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with ourselves, the world and Nature. By
changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us
to deal with climate change.
This is what International Yoga
Day justly advocates.
The movie ‘Rough Book’ was screened
in the Khaitan School premises in collaboration with Mr. Aakash Chaudhry, Director of Aakash Educational Services.
The movie produced by them was truly a
delight to watch. Teachers of Khaitan and
facilitators from various schools attended
the screening of the movie. The visual
screening of the movie truly encapsulated
the adage that ‘education is not merely
learning and scoring of grades, but it is
more about application.’ The movie
has beautifully portrayed the mentor
mentee relationship; it definitely emphasises that the teacher is the guru who is
the true giver and learner. The movie was
appreciated by all. The Vice Chairman
Mr. Anirudh Khaitan lauded the efforts of the Producer and the Education
Director Ms. Geeta Varshneya held an
interactive session with the audience and
encouraged them to share their views regarding the movie.
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Assembly was conducted by class X D. It
was a Special Assembly based on the project
given by CBSE. The theme of the assembly
was ‘Child Labour. The compering was done
by Uttkarsh and Mukul. The thought and
news was presented by Ritesh and Trisha. A
‘Nukked Natak’ was performed by the students of class X-D to highlight the places
where children are forced to work as bonded
labour.
Class III F presented an assembly on the theme
‘Precautions during Monsoon Season’. The students participated enthusiastically and discussed
the problems people face during the season. The
students also talked about the precautionary
measures to be taken during the Rainy Season to
prevent infections and skin diseases. It was altogether an interesting assembly.
Students of Class VI E presented the assembly on
the topic 'Mobiles Boon or Bane' in which students have given the information about the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones.
Students also presented an enlightening skit.
Class assembly was presented by the students of Class X B. The
topic for the assembly was – ‘Population Explosion’.
The assembly began with a Ganpati Vandana presented by
Aroonima Koteyal. The compering was done by Aroonima and
Hardik Jayal. It was followed by News and a skit to throw more
light on the topic and to make the students aware about their
own individual responsibilities towards planet. Tanya Negi and
Anushka Sharma presented their views on population explosion
and the role of technology
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‘Travel is the best form of education.’ Ever y year KPS or ganizes trips and excursions to broaden the periphery of the
students’ knowledge. This year too, Ms Lovely Arora and Ms
Indu Gupta along with seventeen students visited Gangtok
and Darjeeling. This five days tr ip fr om 11th June to 15th
June, 2015 was enr iching and r evitalising. Scenic beauty of
both the places mesmerized all the students and they learnt
many facts about Sikkim, Darjeeling and Siliguri. All the students with their teachers boarded a flight on 11th June and
reached Bagdogra Airport. From their they proceeded towards
Gangtok in jeeps. On the way they enjoyed the view of
Teesta river. On 12th June they went to see Tsomgo lake
and Baba Mandir (shrine of Harbhajan Singh) located at 12000
feet altitude and 18 Km away from Nathula pass( China Border). Students acquir ed pr actical knowledge and pr acticed
communication skills during shopping at MG Road. Statue of
Father of the Nation enhanced the look of the place. At
Rumtek Monastery they got to know about Buddhism and
the history of Buddhist culture. The Flower show held was full
of amazingly special and beautiful flowers of Himalayan region. On the way to Darjeeling they enjoyed the beauty of nature. Visit to the market place Chaurasta, Ghoom Monastery,
Batasia loop and Himalyan Mountaineering Zoological
Park incr eased their knowledge fur ther and fascinated
them. They saw many animals of high altitude. Those animals
can’t be seen in zoo of plain areas. They also visited a museum in which, paraphernalia used by mountaineers who
climbed Mount Everest were kept. They also saw Tea gardens
on the way. On 15th June they boarded the Flight for Delhi
from Bagdogra Airport. It was really a fun filled and informative trip. To keep the students engaged & excited a quiz was
conducted in two parts which enhanced the knowledge of the
students. The winning team was awarded. Titles like Most
Aware Child, Most Disciplined Child, Most Entertaining
child, Star of the trip, Best Shopper, Most helpful child
were given to students on the basis of their behaviour through
out the trip. All the students were extermely happy and rejuvenated while coming back. It was indeed an elevating and gratifying experience both for the students and the teachers.
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Khaitan Public School is proud to promulgate
that one of its ace students Pragati Raj
Asthana (VIII) along with Ms. Anusuya
Ghosh Banerjee got the opportunity to attend the 5th World Children Festival held
in Washington DC. Incidentally, Pragati
Raj Asthana had received the 3rd prize in
the International Art Olympiad and was
invited to attend the festival. In the effort to
hone the talents of the children, the school
assisted them to participate in this coveted
festival. They attended several workshops
from 30th June to 2nd July. On 2nd July
they performed in front of a huge audience.
Ms. Banerjee performed a dance on the
theme World Peace and Unity while
Pragati simultaneously interpreted and
painted the theme on the canvas. She was
awarded with a certificate of participation and
a certificate of performance. The two also had
a quality time together visiting different places of interest. They visited the White House
and the National Museum in Washington
DC. They also visited the Twin Tower, the
Empire State Building, the Madison Square
and the Time Square in New York. The most
memorable experience was to witness the fireworks on the 84th Independence
Day of America on 4th July,
2015. This educational trip to
America was definitely a lifetime
experience for both of them and
has left an indelible impression in
their minds.
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An extremely informative workshop for the parents was organised by Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad on Thursday, 16 July,
2015 in the school premises. Parents of students under the age
group 12 to 16 year s par ticipated with keen inter est and sheer
enthusiasm as the topic was ‘Parenting in the Age of Screen and
Social Media’. Dr. Kavita Arora, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, MBBS, MD (Psy), CCST (Psy, UK) was the Speaker from
‘Children First’. She made the parents aware about the hazards of
watching TV, using cell phones and laptop for a long duration of time
and how to keep children away from the ‘Idiot-Box’ and Social Networking Sites. Her pr imar y ar ea of focus was to r aise awar eness
about the hidden problems of the teens and how parents can help in
tackling them. Ms. Niharika, a renowned Psychiatrist along with the
Education Director Ms. Geeta Varshneya also attended the wor kshop. A plethora of questions were posed towards the end of the session
by the parents to which Dr. Arora replied very patiently. She also asked
the parents to find out and introspect about the duration of time they
spend along with their children in watching TV and talking on Cell
Phone. The parents were ecstatic with joy and thanked the school authorities for organising such an Informative workshop.
A GSP on ‘Time Management’ was conducted for Classes
VII &VIII. The guest speaker Dr. Poonam Rajput spoke
about the importance of Time Management in a student’s
life. She urged the students not to waste time but use it judiciously to achieve success. She reiterated the adage
‘Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder’
to make the children understand that the best day is ‘today’
and the best time is ‘now’. Work done at the eleventh hour
will not produce the desired result. The students enjoyed the
session to the fullest.
A Consumer forum workshop was conducted on 15th July, 2015 for
the students of Classes IX & X. The speakers were Mr. Alok Aggarwal (Sr. Vice President, Consumer Forum, Delhi), Dr. Sunil
Prakash (President Rotary Emagnum & Consumer Forum) and
Mr. Akhilesh Jain (Financial Advisor & Enterpreneur). Mr . Alok
Aggarwal addressed the students and made them aware about the
Rights of the Consumers, Consumer for um & its var ious levels.
Dr. Sunil Prakesh shared his views and told the students about the six
rights of the consumer s. Mansi Khur ana of Class X A extended
the vote of thanks. The session was very informative and interactive
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The Bond of Silence
Horses and humans have an ancient relationship. Asian nomads probably domesticated
the first horses some 4,000 years ago, and the animals remained essential to many human societies until the advent of the engine.
They are of various colours: white, buckskin, dark
bay, black, dapple grey and flaxen chestnut. In total,
there are 35 possible horse coat combinations.
Worldwide, horses play a role within human cultures
and have done so for millennia. Horses are used for
leisure activities, sports and working purposes.
There are certain jobs that horses do very well and no
technology has yet developed to fully replace them.
Although machinery has replaced horses in many
parts of the world, an estimated 100 million horses
are still used for agriculture and transportation in less developed areas. Studies have indicated that horses perform a number of cognitive tasks on a daily basis, meeting mental
challenges that include food procurement and identification of individuals within a social system. They also have good spatial discrimination abilities.
Unlike humans, horses do not sleep in a solid, unbroken period of time, but take many
short periods of rest. Horses spend four to fifteen hours a day in standing rest and from
a few minutes to several hours lying down. Total sleep time in a 24-hour period may
range from several minutes to a couple of hours, mostly in short intervals of about 15
minutes each. The average sleep time of a domestic horse is said to be 2.9 hours per
day.
Since nature has provided us with such a majestic animal, we need to take full responsibility to look up to them .
By : Rupal Handoo (XI B)
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Rainy Day
It’s the happiest season,
It brings out the beauty of the nation
The children smile
They float their boats
I can dance in the rain
Yes this is the day, I can enjoy again and again
Made by : Ananya Rana (VI D)
By : Khushi Gupta(VI D)
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Given below are the 20 best Ironies which may blow your mind:

In an IAS exam, a candidate wrote an excellent essay on dowry as a social
evil. One year later, the person asked for 1 lakh rupee as a dowry as he is
an IAS!!!

We are outraged when Maria Sharapova says that she does not know who
Sachin Tendulkar is but we ourselves are caught when we Google that who
is the Nobel prize winner for this year!!!

Indians invented the world’s first flush toilet around 5000 years ago but
still 53% of Indians are found defecating in the open.

In India, politicians divide us, terrorists unite us.
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In India, you don’t cast your vote instead; you vote your
caste...
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India, a country with 1635 languages but united with a foreign language…

Everyone is in a hurry but no one reaches on time…

We get our shoes from air conditioner show rooms but buy vegetables from
the footpath.

A black cat passing by on a crossroad can stop hundreds of people what a
red light from the traffic signal could not do so.

India ranks 6th in the number of billionaires but inhabits 1/3 of extreme
poor…

Peter England is an Indian brand and is named after a foreign country
whereas Hindustan Unilever Ltd. is a foreign brand named after India

Phones to be covered with screen guards but no helmet on the head …

No food to offer to beggars but a lot to offer to god…

Tea – seller talks about technology … IITian talks about anarchy and dharnas

Everything that runs by government seems bad…except government jobs.
By : Pragati Raj Asthana (VIII A)
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The Right Heir
A mighty king ruled the kingdom of Roshanpur
and wanted his people to be happy. He was worried because he did not have an heir to be his successor. In order to find an able and honest person
to rule Roshanpur after him, he disguised himself
as a beggar. He reached a nearby market and accidentally fell into a roadside pit. Soon, a group of
traders crossed the place but refused to help him. A
battalion of soldiers passed by and remarked, “It is
not befitting for us to rescue an insignificant person like you. We do greater
deeds and protect the borders of the kingdom. ” Two farmers came down the
road, they looked at him in disgust and said, “We do not want to waste our time
with you. You better try hard and come out of the pit.” A group of shoppers
dressed in their beautiful attire came by and heard the helpless king’s cry. One
of them said, “Helping an old beggar will only dirty our hands and lovely
clothes. Forget it!” The king had almost given up his hope and realized people
had no kindness left in their hearts. Soon a thirteen year old boy came by. He
was shocked to see an old beggar struggling in the pit. He said, “Do not worry, I
will run and come back with a rope. I will take you out of the pit.” The boy had
a cheerful face and bright eyes. He brought a rope lowered it into the pit. The
other end was held tightly he asked passers-by to help him. As soon as the king
rescued the boy gave him some water to drink. The king discovered that the boy
was an orphan who slept under a peepal tree and worked in a small shop to earn
a living. Finally, the king had found his heir. He took him along to the palace
and soon coronated him as the prince in a glittering ceremony.
By : Anushka Mavi (IV E)
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Creamy Lemon Squares
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
4 large egg yolks
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 3 lemons)
Directions :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter paper.
 Make crust: Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and salt until light
and fluffy. Add flour, and mix on low just until combined. Press dough into
the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of prepared pan; prick all over with a fork.
Bake until lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
Make filling: In a lar ge bowl, whisk together yolks, condensed milk, and
lemon juice until smooth. Pour over hot crust in pan; return to oven, and bake
until filling is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Refrigerate until
filling is firm, about 2 hours or up to 3 days. Using paper, overhang, lift cake
onto a work surface; cut into 16 squares, and dust with confectioners’ sugar.
By : Shivani Tomar (X D)
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The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage
(-Enid Blyton)
‘The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage’ is the fir st book of
the Mystery series by Enid Blyton. The novel centers on
the mystery of who could have set fire to Mr. Hick’s cottage. The five children Larry, Daisy Daykin, Pip, Bets Hilton and newcomer Frederick Algernon Trotteville, meet
at the scene of the fire and end up solving the mystery together.
Their suspects include an old tramp, a dismissed servant, a
hostile colleague, and the cook. They find certain clues:
Broken-down nettles in a ditch, a footprint in a grassy
field, jet planes.
The children realized that as Mr. Hick claims to have been in the London train when the
cottage was burnt, but by his own report he saw the planes which flew over the village at
the same time, he is contradicting himself. Fatty finds out that the cottage and the burnt
papers Mr. Hick describes as 'most important' were insured. The children deduce that Mr.
Hick burnt his own cottage for the insurance money. The book also introduces Inspector
Jenks, who turns out to help the children and becomes a good friend of theirs. After solving the case they called themselves the five Find – Outers.
Rating ***
By : Baldeva Vootla (VII D)
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Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha is the 21st and cur r ent Chief of the Air
Staff of the Indian Air Force. A fighter pilot
who has logged over 3,400 hours of flying
experience, he pr eviously ser ved as the Vice
Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air
Force. Pr ior to that, ACM Raha ser ved as
the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOCin-C) of the Western Air Command and
that of the Central Air Command.
ACM Raha has also ser ved as the Senior Air Staff Officer at
Headquarters, Western Air Command and Deputy Commandant at Air Force Academy, Hyderabad.
Early life and education
Air Chief Marshal Raha was bor n on 26th December, 1954 in the city of Baidyabati, an area under the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority which is in the Indian State of West
Bengal. His father was a r eputed doctor . Raha was educated at Sainik School Purulia.
Military Training
Air Chief Marshal Raha was trained at the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, India, fr om July 1970
to June 1973, and at the time of gr aduating fr om
NDA in June 1973, he was awarded the Gold Medal for
being the best cadet of the 44th NDA course. Subsequently he did flying training on HT-2 and Kiran
( HJT-16 ) at the Air For ce Academy, Hyder abad,
before being commissioned into the Indian Air Force as
a MiG-21 fighter pilot in Dec 1974.
Appointment as Chief of IAF
On 29th October, 2013, the Government of India appointed Air Marshal Raha, who was the Vice
Chief of Air Staff at that time, to be the next Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air For ce.
He took the charge on 31st December, 2013, when the Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne retired.
Awards
Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal & Vayusena Medal.
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THE FUNNY MIKE
Experiment
Do you want to produce sound in a scientific and interesting manner? Try making
this funny mike and enjoy.
Aim:-To show that sound is produced by vibration
Material required:-A Funnel, Battery (9v), Wire, Small speaker, Led
(0.2).
Procedure:-Take a funnel, put two led across it and put a cup on
it. Now take a wire and connect one of the end of the led to battery and then to the speaker, connect the end of the second led directly to the speaker.
Result:-Whatever we speak in the paper cup, due to different vibrations we are able to hear that in the speaker.
By :
Shourya Jain (VIII A)
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Parents expectation vs
Child’s Career ChoiCe
“Our kid is very intelligent I want him to be a doctor/scientist….but surely you never would have said that he can become a musician or an Artist” (It’s his choice).
The day we become parents, we start thinking about our child’s future,
about the school he will get admission, which stream he/she will opt after
Class X and what profession she/he will choose for a
living. We believe that every child is born with different talent, different interest, different aspirations, different ideologies; then why we decide or impose our
choices on them. Think??
Many parents want their children to pursue a career
which they were unable to do. How right is that? Tell
your children to pursue a career they are good at. Be a
coach and a mentor in your child’s life. The ultimate aim of parenting is
to see your child excelling in the profession that interests him.
Think alike, choose alike. Let’s align our thought pattern with our children and try to bridge this generation gap. The children just expect unconditional support and faith of you in them throughout their lives.
By : Manika Pal (Counsellor)
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Classes III & IV
Shaurya Yadav, Arman Alvi, Jagjeet Singh, Nivi Rohatgi, Palak
Bhardwaj, Talin Yadav, Divyam Chaurasia, Krishna Tyagi,
Chinmay Anand, Prerna Thakur, Tanmay Malhotra, Vidhi Rohatgi, Aman Shali Sangam, Kavya Agarwal, Sanvi Aggarwal,
Anikait Sinha, Sannidhya Raghav, Vaibhav Rawat, K. Anirudh,
Sejal Kaur, Zayn, Kartikey Mishra, Kevin Zuriel Robin, Riya Bansal & Vaishnavi Narayan.
Classes V & VI
Abhya Sharma, Aditya Naresh, Avaneesh Khanna, Harshav Jain, Ridham Pandey, Aadya Giri, Lavanya
Bhatnagar, Nandini Bhuyan, Abhishek Sharma, Ananya Rana, Insha Chaudhary, Shamit Gautam, Payal
Chaudhary, Akanksha, Jiya Jain, Kritika Rana, Siddhant Chopra, Khushi Choudhary, Darsh Chaudhary,
Shlok Srivastava, Anant Sharma, Aditya Sharma, Akshat Joshi, Aryan Karanwal, Gauransh Arora, Shatakshi Tyagi, Snehil Raj, Suyash Rajpoot, Tanya Kapoor, Pranjal Shukla, Ridhi Upadhyay, Yash Raj Mishra &
Ananya.
Classes VII & VIII
Yashika Singh, Aryan Chaudhary, Ekta Chauhan, Manraj Singh Grewal, Simran Aryan, Aryaman Jeewan
Kutar, Deepanshi Puniya, Mishika Sharma, Shreyansh Ghansela, Vanshika Jain, Anuj Bansal, Raj Rana,
Deepanshu Rai, Mohd Saif, Pavitra Sharma, Ansh Arora, Manasvi, Piyush Sharma, Prakriti V Kotru, Somaditya Sinha, Aakash Shankar Sarkar, Chinmayee Mishra, Jai Narayan Sharma, Vaibhav Jha, Aryan
Chaudhary, Ekta Chauhan, Manraj Singh Grewal, Simran Aryan, Aryaman Jeewan Kutar, Deepanshi Puniya, Mishika Sharma, Shreyansh Ghansela, Vanshika Jain, Anuj Bansal, Raj Rana, Mohd Saif, Pavitra Sharma, Ansh Arora, Manasvi, Piyush Sharma, Prakriti V Kotru, Somaditya Sinha, Aakash Shankar Sarkar,
Chinmayee Mishra, Jai Narayan Sharma, Vaibhav Jha, Supriya Tiwari & Vijay Sharma.
Classes IX & X
Kartavya Bansal, Manan Arora, Palak Sinha, Abhay Kumar, Aman Kumar Sharma, Pranavi Sharma, Shubham Singh, Aditi Rastogi, Akshit Pradhan, Aman Nimesh, Anurag Singh, Kshitij Saxena, Prashant Yadav,
Abhishek Kumar, Tanvika Bansal, Apoorva, Harshita Verma, Raghav Sehgal, Satyaprakash Singh Yadav
& Arshad Ahmed.
Classes XI & XII
Afsana Ansari, Chirag Singh Mavi, Ishab Singh Gandhi, Shivam Punjani, Vansh Chaudhary, Anjali
Choudhary, Anubhav Garg, Prerna Bhanjdeo, Raghav Mittal, Shalim Choudhary, Aryan Singh, Dhairya
Khurana, Piyush Choudhary, Prabha Yadav, Aman Saxena, Shagun Choubey, Prateek Varma, Prithvi
Singh, Samyak Kumar, Shilpa Choudhary, Vaibhav Singh, Karan Jeet Singh & Sagar Kasana.
Staff
Manju Garhwal, Jeetendra Kumar Sharma, Michale Peter, Deepa Gupta, Saloni Agarwal, Sakshi Tyagi,
Rachna Pokhriyal, Balam Singh, Sandeep Kumar, Indira Deoli, Ekta Singhal & Kirti Singhal
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Former President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam was truly the people’s President. He was
one who was connected to social media before it came into vogue. He opened the
doors of Rashtrapthi Bhavan to a million children and launched his own vision of
what India should become in 2020. The five years he spent in the Rashtrapati
Bhavan transformed not only the presidency, but the man himself.
He opened the sprawling gates of the Bhavan like no other President before or after him. He wanted
children from all over the country to visit the 340 room house and the fabled Mughal Garden. Whenever
he had time, he would surprise groups of children by walking to them from his office and talking with
them.
He always believed that for great men, religion is a way of making friends, and small people make religion a fighting tool. He also advocated that don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in
the second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck. He once remarked that,
‘Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not discriminate between
multiple races.’ He also supported the fact that, if a country has to be a nation of beautiful minds and be
corruption free, then there are three societal members who can make the difference. They are the father,
mother and teacher. He believed that excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.
Today my pen grieves for a man who is no more. He leaves behind a legacy to bow to, and
which will serve as a guiding light for us.
By Shivani Shesh (HOD - English)
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
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Chief Editor: Ms. Geeta Varshneya
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Editor: Ms. Sabita Seth
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Teacher’s Editorial Board: Ms. Shivani Shesh (Head), Ms.
Sangeeta Parmar, Ms. Chanda Banerjee, Ms. Rachna Pokhriyal, Ms. Jyoti Sharma and Ms. Swati Kapoor.
Khaitan Public School
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Student’s Editorial Board: Ayushi Chowdhary
Sector – V Rajendra Nagar
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Student Reporters: Nikita Gupta, Rupal Handoo, Anuja
Haldar, Harsh Shandilya, Riya, Kavyanjali Jha, Dhairya
Khurana.
Sahibabad, Ghaziabad (U.P.)
Website : www.khaitanpublicschool.com
Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/khaitanpublicschool
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