LGS Words II

English Literary Society

He walks down the decrepit hallway, Section
his footsteps, echoing through the Highlights

empty halls, The Perturbing
And he hears; Reality:
hears the sound of silence. A narrative essay

Mustafa Awais - Grade X Inducing Snowfall via
Cloud Seeding
An everlasting dream.
Forged in fire, The Rise of NFTs

and quelled in rain; World Record Made
that is Happiness. in Solar Energy

Sani Junaid - Grade X Universal Enigma

Worries strangle growth. Issue 02
Unafraid, defenders stand.

Flourishing and free.

Ismail Naqi - Grade X

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The Perturbing Reality

A narrative essay

By Mohammad Ahmed Khan

As the Chukar sleeps peacefully, he dreams. He dreams about a bright, Splinting of a bark is heard and the tree hits the ground with a thud.
golden sky with clouds greeting each other, and conversing in latitudes; The thick smoke envelops all. The scent of danger spreads faster than
“At last, I have not been corrupted by mankind’s toxic waste.” “Ah, but the smoke. Shadows of monsters appear behind the trees. There is
more than that, we can shower just as much as we want to.” The weather cackling and cheering, and voices of menacing laughter emerge from
is pleasant and a huge lake, glimmering under the rays of the Sun, lays in the darkness. “Oh, isn’t this fun?”
front of the Chukar.
The young Chukar squawks in terror, emerging from the smoke in fits of
Paradise? He takes a sip from the basin of water. The Chukar bends to coughs. The forest is lit up in scorching fire, trees burning in agony.
enjoy the sensation of cool freshwater revitalizing its parched beak; Towers toppling over, one after the other, and black smoke wafting over
before it can, an overpowering feeling of hunger is forced forward. The the charred trunks of what were once trees. “Mother! Father!” the
Chukar falls back from heaven to earth, and awakens from its dream. Chukar shrieks. Smoke floods the Chukar’s lungs and the poor creature
soon blacks out entirely.
“Mother,” the young Chukar chirps, “while you’re gone, please bring home
something to eat.” Its mouth watering as it imagines splendid food, it The sky transitions from blood-red to shiny golden in appearance. A
lowers its crimson-red beak and "kuk kahs". “We’ll be right back with some huge lake takes shape in front of the Chukar, and the monsterly figures
eatables. Just wait a bit more,” the mother Chukar chirps in response. are now gone. In their place, the silhouettes of innocent human souls are
seen planting trees. Humankind seems to have acknowledged its sins,
Frustrated by the busy day that lay ahead of her, she set out into the and the lake expands around trees planted in abundance. The forest
dense forest with the father Chukar in pursuit of food and fresh water. fires dissipate; the Chukar thinks, “There’s a sudden love and care for our
kind. It’s almost too good to be true.”
It was the peak of arid summer in Western Balochistan, a dry refuge to
diverse species. The forest would remain torrid throughout the summer But the poor Chukar only dreams…
and miles of travelling would be needed to obtain fresh water; the
scorching heat was unbearable to the forest’s wildlife. The friendly The Chukar wakes up from his utopian illusion, coughing out puffs of
neighborhood consisted of inhabitants ranging from flying squirrels and smoke, which were inhaled from the forest-fire. He still faintly believes
silver-brown chipmunks to the soaring migratory birds, the Zaarhi and Sisi, there is hope. Coming to his senses, the Chukar notices in front of him a
who spread their wings in search of water. And of course, there was the human. “Hey little fella. Let’s be friends!” the human grinned through a
pugnacious family of Chukars, a superspecies of brave partridges. beaming smile.

The bright skies grow dim, the dry forests fall dark. Slowly, thick plumes of The Chukar, not knowing the man’s true intentions, remained bewildered

torrid black smoke grow amid the trees. A buzzing sound permeates the and terror-struck. His pulse rate rose rapidly and adrenaline rushed

once-serene dwelling; somewhere within the clouds, there are inside his little body. The Chukar 'kuk kahed', “Please let go of me! My

conversations of great latitude. parents didn’t have to go through that dreadful experience.” Tears

streamed down its cheek as it wept in silence. It was only speaking the

The thorny scrub which covers the Chukar dwelling is no longer visible. The truth, but how could mankind understand the Chukar’s true voice? They

mother and father Chukars take one last glance at the depression which couldn’t, and never will.

resided behind a thorny scrub, and as the buzz grows louder and louder, a

silent farewell is lost, never to be heard again.

the National Bird of PakistanThe Chukar is in fact,. In the face of despair, it continues to hope and keep faith. Its crowned title may acknowledge

them as survivors; yet in neglecting the importance of human influence on the ecosystem, it will do little to prevent their extinction




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Science, Technology, Politics and Health

Inducing
Snowfall via
Cloud Seeding

Written by Mohammad Ahmed Khan

Cloud seeding, in simple terms, is a process through which
humans have artificially induced precipitation. The
methodology, procedure, and surprising results will be shared
with you in this article.

It is necessary to plan out a series of steps to enhance cloud
seeding and maximize its benefits. Cloud seeding is conducted
using aircraft and drones that carry seeding agents inside
pyrotechnic flares. Several seeding agents contain potassium
chloride as well as magnesium, however, the most effective are
dry ice, silver iodide, and sodium chloride. Upon releasing these
salts into the clouds, they rapidly attract moisture, causing
droplets to collide against each other and form droplets of
great size. The seeding agents modify the structure of clouds
and significantly increase the chances of water droplets
condensing, making precipitation more likely.

Numerous projects on cloud seeding have been initiated since
1946; initial experiments were conducted by American chemist
and meteorologist Vincent J. Schaefer, who was a self-taught
chemist and first arrived at the idea of cloud seeding. Cloud
seeding experiments have dated back to the 1940s, when
positive feedback was scarce. In contrast to the times of the
past when research heavily depended on theory, technological
research can now assure scientists of much more productive
and significantly advantageous outcomes of cloud seeding.

Cloud seeding has also supported the ecosystem in many ways. Snow
induced by cloud seeding is not only often utilized as an insulating layer
for animals and plants in harshly cold climates for them to survive but
also produces more run-off water supply during the springtime for
Hydroelectric power, hence easing energy crises. Furthermore, tourism
increases at an exponential rate on account of recreational waters and
pleasant weather, and cloud seeding has shown potential solutions to
droughts by creating freshwater resources. So far, preliminary tests seem
to be promising.

In particular, the cloud seeding tests in Wyoming, where the snowpack is
the primary source of water to the locals, resulted in a remarkable rise of
snowfall in the area from 5 to 15% - enough water needed for
sustenance of the locals and thus, a significant way to utilize cloud water
content in accordance with human requirements and predictions. In this
manner, the benefits of rain and snow can be amplified.

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Semi-Conductor Global Chip Shortage

By Amin Chaudhry and Shahzad Zaman

Capital markets have rewarded the semiconductor industry’s
surging profitability, with companies in this sector delivering an
annual average of 25% in total returns to shareholders from
the end of 2015 to the end of 2019. Last year, shareholders
saw even higher returns, averaging 50% per annum, as
consumers and businesses upped their purchases of digital
equipment of all kinds, partly in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. The question is whether the semiconductor industry
can continue delivering such strong returns, especially as the
pandemic continues to create uncertainties about demand
patterns, supply chains and other issues.

World Record Made in The Sun bares to be the primary source of light and heat for our
Solar Energy planet today, despite being 150 million kilometers away from Earth.
In theory, the Sun dispatches 1,360 watts per square of energy
By Wasay Salman onto a surface facing it. However, in practicality, most of this energy
is wasted either through transition or reflection through the
A team led by Dr SeJin Ahn, comprising of Pakistani and Korean surface, leaving only a few percent of energy available for
scientists, has developed an encouraging solar cell technology, conversion (the power conversion efficiency is the rate at which
setting two new world records of efficiency. The efforts have the energy is converted).
possibility to tackle the global warming issue at large.
Siddique’s cell falls in the transpiring trend of Tandem solar
Yasir Siddique, a PhD scholar at Korea Energy Institute Research technology and has, successfully, now become the most efficient in
and the University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South the category. Having taken Siddique three years, the CISSe cell only
Korea, has concoct the Copper Indium Sulphu Selenide (CISSe) allows a power conversion efficiency of 14.4 percent, but when it is
solar cells. blended with perovskite, the cell peaks at an efficiency of 23.03
percent. Previous to this, the CIGS solar cell held the world record
The low bandgap (the bandgap is the quantity of energy required to at a power conversion efficiency of only 17.3 percent, so this ends
free the electron from any semiconductor. The lower the bandgap, up being a great innovation by Yasir Siddiq.
the more it produces electricity) CISSe device works in excellence
as a single cell but can also be squeezed with other thin-film solar
cell materials.

String Theory; Fact or

Fiction? By Ismail Naqi

When discussing String Theory, it is important to understand that There are also many popular theories that directly conflict with
there are many glaring shortcomings of the theory. The entire String Theory mainly the loop quantum gravity theory, the theory
concept of the theory is quite vast and thus, confusing. However, that the world is made of minute chunks that infinitely join to make
perhaps the biggest flaw in the theory is that, there is no feasible the universe.
model to be proven in the future.
On the contrary there are still many accomplished physicists that
Whereas other popular theories such as Einstein’s theory of stand by the String Theory. Eva Silverstein; who has till this day
relativity all had proposals that would be possible to prove in the backed up and defended String Theory.
future, It is, however, believed that for a model and hypothesis
given by the theory to be tested it would nigh-galactic energy feats. Along with many others who argue that the only visible problems
Thus there aren’t many proposals that String Theory can provide with String Theory are the limitations of human advancement. So
and the ones it can are coincidentally impossible. until innovation catches up with creativity, the question, on String
Theory's validity will have to go unanswered. Until then, we can
Another shortcoming is how many variants of the theory there are, focus on other parts of reality.
mainly 5, any one of which could be correct – and there are little to
choose between. Volume 12
Issue 02
June 1, 2025
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The New Talk of Town: NFTs.

The Rise of NFTs You may be wondering, Whats the point? Everyone with access
to the World Wide Web can simply obtain a copy of your NFT
By Nawfal Lodhi with a few clicks of their mouse. The thing is, buying an NFT
only gives you a digital certificate of ownership representing
If you’ve been keeping up to date with the latest news the purchase of a digital asset, traceable on the block chain.
and updates, there's a chance you might have heard The person owning the NFT has no other rights to the work
of the upcoming NFT wave. But for those of you under copyright infringement laws. It's like owning a physical
unfamiliar with them, here is a brief introduction: copy of some art. You do own it but cannot reproduce or sell it
without the artist's permission or knowledge.
Non fungible tokens, known as NFTs, are in essence a
unique, irreplaceable digital asset composed of data Buyers of NFTs can't really do much with them. So in reality
stored on Ethereum block chain technology. This asset those who are purchasing NFTs are doing so for the 'bragging
can be then sold and bought as a part of business rights' to ownership of a certain artwork, to add to collections
transactions. NFTS include all sorts of digital media as NFTs are considered a playground for the rich or just to
such as art, drawings, music, gifs, virtual avatars and support an upcoming artist that you are fond of.
collectibles but can really be expanded into a
multitude of items. Literally, anything. The founder of However, NFTs give artists and content creators a unique
Twitter, Jack Dorsey, sold his first ever tweet on the opportunity to monetize their wares. Artists, for example, no
platform for a whopping US$2.9 Million. longer have to sell their work through galleries or auction
houses. Instead, the artist can sell it as an NFT straight to the
Nowadays, NFTS are exploding in popularity after a consumer, allowing them to keep a larger portion of the profit.
digital collage by an artist named Beeple sold for Additionally, artists can integrate royalties into their software
US$69 million (£51 million) at Christie’s in March 2021. so that they receive a share of sales when their work is sold to a
People can claim ownership for video clips or pieces new owner.
of art and then sell that ownership to others.It’s the
digital version of owning a piece of art. It gets more
complicated at this point.

07 The Future of NFTS is uncertain at the moment. They might just be a spur of the moment movement, or something to stay for the foreseeable future.
If you have money to spare and are willing to take small risks, try your hand in the NFT marketplace. If not, you aren't particularly missing out on anything.

Op-Ed

We expect too In the youth, this evolves into the desire to become a
much from our soldier.
heroes
By: Syed Aaliyan Many of these soldier men realize soon after enlisting,
though, that they have been sold a lie. And as such,
The year is 1965, Pakistan is ravaged by the plague known they are presented with an impossible dilemma.
as war. Pakistani troops were shut tight in their trenches, Either they desert, a criminal offense in all armies; or
dug-outs, and holes of dirt, awaiting the fast-paced Indian request discharge, bringing dishonor on their name.
assault with its sights on Lahore. The fearful citizens hid in
their homes—scared—or fled to territory left untouched. In 2004, Jeremy Hinzman faced this very dilemma. He
enlisted in the U.S Army as a paratrooper, hoping to
Before long, fighting had begun; and in the mess, one man, help people of his own. Any positive outlook on his
Aziz Bhatti, knew that he had more to lose than anyone. His service turned sour, with the declaration of the war
family lived in Lahore, and to protect them, he would hold on Iraq. He saw the war for what it really was: an
his position to his last breath. unjust invasion for oil; a violation of Iraq’s
sovereignty. And so, he deserted, and the U.S didn’t
And he did. The battle was lost for the Pakistanis, but Aziz take too kindly to it. In fact, had he not escaped to
had saved Lahore, and to honor his sacrifice, we celebrate Canada, he would have been court martialed and
Defense Day annually in Pakistan. A heroic figure we should imprisoned.
look up to; but should we?
Jeremy’s example is one of a minority. We do not hear
This glorification mystifies war and its brutality. In Pakistan of soldiers deserting their nation. Instead, we are
for instance, there is a universal admiration for the army as presented with images of heinous brutalities of war.
a result of this manufactured propaganda that uses these
war heroes to sell a dangerous lie: that of the unyielding We must realize our guilt in this, our part in
superiority of Pakistan and its armed forces. perpetuating mythological expectations for soldiers.
We all just need to pause, and ask ourselves if this is
all, ‘worth it’.

The truth about the causes of the Ukraine-

Russian crisis Border exercises have been taking place for years now, especially since
the annexation of Crimea, However, it's only been recently covered by
By Ali Mirza the media. Ukrainians have wanted to join NATO since 2008 when
57.8% of the population agreed to join, yet they have never been
The Russo-Ukraine tensions have, for the past month, encompassed all added even after the Russian aggression in 2014, this has only
of the media and have caused mass panic across the world on an escalated in late 2021 when Biden's popularity has dipped to a new low
imminent “third world war”. Fortunately this is not the case, in fact this particularly after the fiasco in Afghanistan. Russia is not the aggressor
is a ploy by the United States and its allies to cause dissent and in this situation, NATO has proven itself to be a Neo-Imperialist power
propaganda against Russia. To truly understand this situation you must ever since its war in Iraq 2003 and Libya 2011, not to mention it was
look at the Root-Cause, the collapse of the Soviet Union. The declining created to oppose Russia, a power on their border that imposes its
quality in life of Ukraine led to the rise of extremism and nationalism. ideology on other nations would be threatening to any country.

The Right leaning west and Left leaning east aligned with the west and The United States hypocrisy is shown that in 1961, America blockaded
Russia respectively. In 2014 a Pro-Russian leader was ousted by the Cuba to prevent Nuclear Missiles from being placed there by the Soviet
Ukrainian parliament and the new deputy prime minister of Ukraine was Union, if America felt threatened then and justified its position to the
from the Svoboda Party, an Ultranationalist party, this created world, Russia today has a justified reason for opposing Ukrainian entry
discontent in the east. In the Crimean Peninsula, many wanted to join into NATO. In conclusion this is an attempt by western leaders such as
Russia, So in 2014 Russia annexed Crimea. The situation has escalated. Biden and Boris Johnson to garner support from the masses by uniting
The two main reasons for this are Russian military exercises on the them against a common threat.
border and Russia opposing Ukrainian entry into the North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation.

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Uni versal Engima

Astronomy Section

Section By: Ismail Naqi

When we look up, we see clouds; the sky.
Yet, just beyond that lies the expanse of Space.
It’s difficult to understand the scope of the universe, ever-expanding
and ever-evolving. With so much left unexplored,
the sheer marvel of the cosmos is incomprehensible.

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James Webb
Telescope

On the 25th of December 2021, NASA
launched its famous James Webb
Space Telescope.

A joint endeavor between the U.S
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, European Space
Agency and the Canadian Space
Agency. Totaling up to an astonishing
$10 billion over the course of a
whopping 30
years!

Extraplanetary Exploration: On 18th of February, 2022, the
Mars telescope finished the first major stage
in its long process of
Mars is a planet filled with extraordinary occurrences. The surface of the aligning the observatory's 18-
planet is strikingly cold, around -60°C (-125°C in winters!) and is covered segmented primary mirror. Soon, those
in a maroon-redish dirt. 18 images will be stacked and
aligned and the resulting image will be
a perfect image of its target star, HD
84406. It’s absolutely
exhilarating to see what one of the
grand scientific endeavors of the 21 st
century will bring!

However, like Earth, it has many similar surface features, such as volcanoes “Exploration is
and flat plains. Rovers, specialized machines that can traverse the rough in our nature. We
terrain of the Red Planet help us map the surface as well as help us find
evidence of the present and past of the planet. began as
wanderers, and
Over the years, us humans have sent 5 different rovers to explore the we are wanderers
surface of Mars, with the most recent being Perseverance-exactly a year still. We have
ago.
lingered long
enough on the
shores of the
cosmic ocean. We
are ready at last
to set sail for the

stars.”

- Carl Sagan, Cosmos

10 Universal Enigma

Extraplanetary Exploration:
Mars-Meet the Rovers

Sojourner: The Spirit & Opportunity:
Pathfinder:
This pair of rovers landed on Mars
The first of its kind, this rover landed in January 2004 with the objective
on Mars all the way back in July 1997! of finding evidence of water on the
planet! Opportunity was operational
The rover was operational for 3
months before eventually losing for 14 years before eventually
contact with the control team. running out of fuel on
June 10th 2018.

Curiosity: Perseverance:

This $2.5 billion behemoth landed on This rover landed on Mars in
Mars in August of 2012 with the February of 2021 and served the
same purpose as its predecessor,
objective of measuring atmospheric to see if Mars can, in the future, be
environment to see if the planet could inhabited by humans. It is also still
be inhabited and to search for water. active and pictures captured can

Curiosity is still active and pictures be viewed on NASA’s official
captured can be viewed on NASA’s website!

official website!

Many astronomers today believe that the first person to set foot on Mars is alive today!
And with the prosperity of the human psyche, it’s hard to argue against that prospect. As the universe continues to expand,
the human mind continues to expand; and it won’t be long until it catches up. They say, if you were to shift that telescope just
a few degrees to the left and change your radio frequency to a slightly higher one, a complete new world would be before you,
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The Grammarian

The latest news, views and announcements at LGS Defence

In This Issue

Deaf Reach pays a
visit to LGS Defence

Media, Art, and Deaf Reach pays a
Public Speaking visit to LGS Defence
competitions
underway for Mr. Danial Marc, Director Operations for Deaf Reach visited LGS
O'Levels Defence for a seminar based on Pakistani Sign Language. Mr. Marc
had a pre-prepared presentation which overviewed the
LGS Defence wins development and spread of Pakistani Sign Language, certain
6 events in a row! linguistic sign language terminologies, alongside a visual
representation of ASL (American Sign Language) and PSL (Pakistani
Message from our Sign Language).
Chief Editor
To aid the curiosity of our students, pamphlets about Sign-
LGS Words II Language were distributed at the end of the seminar alongside a
survey our team drafted to engage the audience’s feedback for the
Email: [email protected] seminar.

12 The seminar was arranged by Rayyan Mir, Haris Jamal,
Muhammad Fahad and Mohammad Khan as part of their
research project.

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Film-Making &
Photography
Competition for
O' Levels

Art at LGS Defence has always been celebrated
through consistent competitions allowing students to
express themselves to the greatest extent. In line with
that philosophy, students of Grade 9 and 10 created 2
competitions for Film-Making and Photography for
O' Levels.

The topic for both was open-agenda to see how
creative students can be with their work.

Students participated in the photography The Grammarian | Issue 02
competition - battling to see who would come out on
top.

Contestants were free to send in photographs of any
theme; as long as they were the ones who pressed the
shutter button. This way, students would not be
inhibited in the creative process and would be able to
freely express themselves.

Students took some amazing photos which showed
humor, innovation and a great deal of story telling.

Photography is a way many find to express
themselves without any limitations. Students were
allowed to spread their wings as much as they
wanted. Here are some of the brilliant photos
submitted:

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NFT Designing The Grammarian | Issue 02

Students were also tasked to create their own NFTs!

NFTs, Non-Fungible Tokens are what are deemed as
the "Currency of the Future" and so, students sent in
their best drawings, to see whom would work best as
an NFT.

If the world is indeed moving towards an all-digital
ecosystem, with ambitious projects like The
Metaverse, it is imperative that the adults of
tomorrow keep up.

Our students displayed excellent enthusiasm and
drew some excellent drawings. Creativity, originality,
cleverness and ingenuity shown bright in all
submissions.

Here are some of the alluring submissions:

LGS Talks on NFTs!

Danyal Farooq, Omar Sheikh, Danyal Hassan,
Muhammad Ahmed Khan, Hariz Zoran and
Ayan Anas from Grade 9 participated in the
first annual LGS Talks of 2022.

The boys prepared their talks on NFTs, under
the inquiry theme "How we express ourselves".
Comprehensive speeches on the topic were
delivered, alongside an interactive QnA session
by the audience.

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MUN Society brings back awards at
JTMUN 2022!

From the 5th to 7th of November, teams ranging from O1 to A2 represented LGS Defence at one of the biggest
Model United Nations conferences to have taken place this year, JTMUN VII. This year, the conference catered to more
than 450+ delegates from various schools of Pakistan. It served to be extremely competitive, consisting of 7 committees.
LGS Defence MUN Society secured the Best Delegation Award!

From the O' Level MUN Society, Rayyan Mir won an Outstanding Diplomacy Award in the United Nations Security
Council, Abdullah Umer won an Honorable Mention in Yahya Khan's Crisis Cabinet and Shahzad Zaman won a Special
Mention in SPECPOL.

O'Level Boys win The Grammarian | Issue 02
prizes at the Queen's
Commonwealth
Essay Competition

The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition is the
world's oldest international writing competition for
schools, established in 1883.

Each year, young people are asked to write on a theme
that explores the Commonwealth’s values and principles,
fostering an empathetic and open-minded world view in
the next generation of Commonwealth leaders. 

This year, Mohammad Khan and Sulaiman Zaman were
awarded the Bronze and Silver Awards, respectively.

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Grade 8 Spoken Poetry Literary Society Makes
Competition History at ACLF III

Students of Grade 8 demonstrated the power of the written On the 6th of November, LGS Defence Literary Society
word when performed dramatically. They wrote original participated in a 1-day event, Aitchison College Literary
pieces on various universal and personal topics ranging from Festival III; which had teams participating from all over
“Pain,” “Bullying,” “Confidence,” “Freedom” and explored the Pakistan. LGS Defence managed to have a win in nearly every
abstract art of poetry. The performances were captivating and single category of the event, leading to also winning the Best
engaging and left the audience in complete awe. Delegation Award for the 2nd year in a row.

The event was the first of its kind and brought to the forefront Students gained skills in many different literary areas
several closeted poets. The enlightening, insightful and including composition, analysis, the performing arts,
profound event was held on March 1st, 2022. expressive delivery and thinking outside the box.

O' Level Boys at LUMS YLES
Competition

On the 30th of December, teams ranging from O1 to A2 represented LGS Defence at Pakistan’s Biggest
Business Event; LUMS Young Leaders' Entrepreneurial Summit. The event comprised of 6 total categories,
testing vital entrepreneurial abilities varying from Critical Thinking to presentation skills. More than 300+
teams competed, with international delegations as well. Our boys from O3 managed to bag 3 trophies at
the summit: Rayyan Mir, LGS Team 1, won Brand Rush alongside bringing home LGS Defence's first ever
YLES delegation trophy. Muhammad Fahad, Abdullah Bilal, Shahmir Arshad, Haroon Nadeem and
Mustafa Moez Khan, LGS Team 11, were Runners Up in Investomania.

We are extremely proud of these boys and wish them the best of luck for their future endeavors!

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STEM

STEM Society Section

JT Lumina 3.0

Lahore Grammar School Johar Town campus held its 3rd
annual Science Olympiad, JT' Lumina from 12th to the 14th
of November. Students were tested on their problem
solving and critical thinking abilities, whether it was
solving a murder, designing a settlement on the moon or
starting a new business, you name it.

The O Level STEM Society of Lahore Grammar School ACSEC VI
Defence participated; ultimately winning the Best
Delegation Award. From the 22nd till the 24th of January, teams from LGS
Defence participated in one of the biggest Science
Ismail Naqi and Ahmed Abbas from Team H, were Olympiad of Pakistan, Aitchison College Science &
runners up in Sagans Tesseract (Astrophysics). Engineering Concept (ACSEC VI). This served as a great
opportunity for students to explore the different limits
of science in a competitive setting.

Rayyan Mir from the STEM Society won
Pasteur's Contagion and was Runners Up in Wolf
of Tech Street.

O' Level Science Society took part in the event, learning
more about scientific inventions, biological boundaries
and quantum mechanical advances through the course
of their participation.

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PSIFI XIII

From the 13th-16th of January 2022, LGS Defence partook
in the 13th edition of LUMS PSIFI XIII, the most renowned
Science Olympiad in Pakistan. This year around, O level
students were given the opportunity to compete in
matters of science and technology at university level.
PSIFI is known for its intense competition as the best
students from institutions all over Pakistan participate.

The O level teams participating this year performed
exceptionally, with Team F (Wasay Salman, Zain
Hassan, Nawfal Lodhi and Abdullah Umer) reaching the
final rounds in Maths Gauge.

This event allowed for students to expand their
knowledge in the mystical realm of science, experience
new ventures designing space settlements as well as
gaining a more thorough understanding of complex
mathematical theorems.

PHOTO BY MARTIN R. SMITH ARSSDC Semi-Finals!

A team of 12 students from LGS Defence
recently participated in the biggest Space
Settlement Design Competition of Asia and
advanced to the Semi-Finals.

The team included Former-O'Level
Council Head Bilal Tariq and the
youngest within the group:
Mohammad Ahmed Khan, O3.

We wish the team best of luck for the
Semi-Finals, which are to be held later this
year.

STEM Editor's Message

In recent years, the O'Level STEM Society We hope more students from our STEM Society
participation has increased by a great margin. From participate and learn about the scientific world!
local events to international, the boys have Such an experience is vital for scientific knowledge
managed to bag awards in every capacity! development and will surely help you in the future.

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For the class of 2022

Here's to the champions of Grade XI. From getting Print from the 2022 Batch Jacket
90% A*s in this October/November session to The Grammarian | Issue 02
winning the most events. The legacy-makers,
standard-setters, men of the future.
“To part is the lot of all mankind. The world is a
scene of constant leave-taking, and the hands that
grasp in cordial greeting today, are doomed ere long
to unite for the the last time, when the quivering lips
pronounce the phrase – until then.”

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Issue No. 2 | LGS Words II

Meet The Team

O' Level Literary Society 2021-22

Sub-Editors: Chief-Editor's Note

Wasay Salman MUHAMMAD RAYYAN MIR
Mohammad khan
Unlike last year's note, the sentiments with this one are different.
STEM-Editors: Considering it would possibly be the last time I write for LGS Words since
O' Levels is coming to an end, I feel bittersweet. When I founded LGS
Abdullah Umer Words initially, I never imagined it turning into an annual tradition. My main
Zain Hassan intent with the first edition was to have my juniors on board and start their
Ismail Naqi own thing. Today, I have those same juniors working on LGS Words,
continuing the legacy of the Literary Society.
Editorial Board:
Amin Chaudhry This year, the Magazine Team expanded and new roles were distributed.
Rohail Ibrahim The boys did a tremendous job working on the newsletter and I hope they
Huzaifa Aslam themselves can eventually lead the teams and experience leadership at a
Ali Mirza finer scale. With that being said, I'd like to express my gratitude to my sub-
Shahzad Zaman editors, stem-editors, section heads and my editorial board.

Design Head: The quality of this newsletter has increased by a huge margin over the
past year, and I could not have been more proud of this team.
Abdullah Huda
“Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.”
English Literary Head: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Nawfal Lodhi Mir

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