OASIS 3 EDITION

Teachers Incharge
Ms. Swati Banerji
Ms. Pushpa Madhusudanan
Student Editors
Naman Mahawer X D
Tushar K. Jha X C
Swastika Maity X D

April 2021 – September 2021 Volume : LIV

St. Mark’s Senior Secondary Public School, Janakpuri, New Delhi - 110058

EDITORIAL

This pandemic has hit us all but the worst impact was on the children. Many have
witnessed their world cracking down either due to demise of a loved one or on seeing the
bread-winner in a tight spot. Lack of interaction and movement was a heavy blow to these
pulsating souls. We, as teachers and parents, need to keep the communication lines open.
When their entire world has reduced to smartphones and laptops, we need to guide,
supervise and set limits. They must be kept engaged in substantial fruitful activities. Our
school kept the students engaged successfully with a plethora of activities that has boosted
their self-esteem and confidence. This edition of Oasis is an attempt to bring forth the
achievements of our students.
INVESTITURE CEREMONY

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader."
- John Quincy Adams

Our Prefectorial Board (2021-22)

BORN TO LEAD Loyalty, Truth & Honour

INVESTITURE CEREMONY

The Investiture Ceremony for the academic year 2021-22 was held in the school premises on 22 September
wherein the newly elected members of the Student Council took the pledge to uphold the school motto of
‘Loyalty, Truth & Honour’ in high regard and esteem. Our Chairman Mr T. P. Aggarwal, along with the
Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia and Educational Supervisor Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma, graced the
occasion with their benign presence. The ceremony commenced with unfurling of the school flag and
singing of the school song. Badges were pinned to the young office bearers along with the distinguishing
ties as another mark of honour. All the members of the Student Council expressed their commitment to
work for and with their fellow students to take the school to new heights in academics and other fields. Our
Chairman, congratulated the Student Council and advised the office bearers to exhibit utmost sincerity and
dedication in performing their duties. Our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia while addressing the
Student Council said that securing a badge and assuming an office is just the beginning of a journey to give
back to the school, by making it a better place to study and also reminded them of their duty to work to
bridge the gap between the students, the teachers and the management, and to pass on the values and ethos
of the school to the next generations.

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BORN TO LEAD Loyalty, Truth & Honour

ST. MARK’S SR. SEC. PUBLIC SCHOOL, JANAKPURI
STUDENT COUNCIL (2021-2022)

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IDEOLOGUE 2021 Loyalty, Truth & Honour

“It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.”

Our school organized final round of 5th Annual Inter School English Debate Competition-
‘IDEOLOGUE’ on 03 September. The competition received entries from venerated schools pan India
thereby necessitating conducting a Preliminary Round which was held on 21 August. The judges were
Dr. Kusum Lata, Principal, Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), Delhi University and Mr. Abdul Hameed,
Assistant Professor, Zakhir Hussain College, Delhi University . In the Final Round, the participants put
forth their views on the trending topic ‘Unrestrained Freedom of Speech and Expression is the Pillar of
a Progressive Society’ and competed for the Rolling Trophy.

The participants in the final round were judged by Dr. Rana Sami, Associate Professor, Zakhir Hussain
College, Delhi University and Mr. Abdul Hameed, Assistant Professor, Zakhir Hussain College, Delhi
University. The event was graced by our Honourable Chairman, Mr. T. P. Aggarwal, Director, Ms.
Anjali Aggarwal and Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal. A warm and congenial welcome was extended to
all by the school’s Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia. Educational Supervisor, Ms. Jyotsna
Vishwakarma concluded the event by proposing a vote of thanks. The scroll of honor is as follows :

ROLLING TROPHY : BEST TEAM
Indraprastha International School, Dwarka - Hiya Mongia & Saanvi Khatter

BEST SPEAKER FIRST RUNNER UP SECOND RUNNER UP

FOR THE Hiya Mongia Shriya Gupta Vaania Bhagat
MOTION Indraprastha St. Mark's Girls Sr. Sec. Springdales School, Pusa
International School, School, Meera Bagh Road
AGAINST Dwarka
THE Saanvi Khatter Snigdha Wahi
MOTION Anika Gogia Indraprastha Air Force Bal Bharati
Springdales School, International School, School, Lodhi Road
Pusa Road Dwarka Kavya Singh
Mount Carmel School,
Dwarka

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CBSE RESULT Loyalty, Truth & Honour
SCIENCE STREAM
CBSE RESULT 2020-2021
CLASS – XII

FIRST SECOND SECOND SECOND THIRD
Mala Jain Shouryya Veer Monga Aditya Giri Chirag Saini Saksham Gupta
(98.6%)
(97.6%) (97.6%) (97.6%) (97.2%)

COMMERCE STREAM

FIRST SECOND THIRD Centum
Mishti Arya Mala Jain
Raashee Babbar Stuti Mittal (Physical
(97.2%) Education)
(98.6%) (98%)

HUMANITIES STREAM

FIRST SECOND THIRD THIRD
Harshita Khatri Tulika Sharma
Chavee Malhotra Tanisha Kapoor
99% 97.8%
98% 97.8%

CLASS – X

FIRST SECOND THIRD Centum
Suhani Ansh Girdhar Nishchay Juneja Suhani
97.8% (Maths)
96.8% 95.8%
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Well done !! Keep it up!

ECOCOMM Loyalty, Truth & Honour

In Nation building and Entrepreneurship, understanding the nuances of Economics and Commerce are paramount.
With an intent to provide our students an opportunity to widen their knowledge on various aspects of these subjets, a
virtual event – ECOCOMM was organized for the first time on 17 and 18 August 2021. The students of Classes XI
& XII participated in the event. A wide range of events and activities were included as part of the event like Quiz,
Debate, Unique Business Ideas, Humorous Videos on Marketing and Stock Market Activity.

Our young intellects showed utmost enthusiasm and
participated in “WOW: War Of Worth”, an
intriguing debate event. The event comprised of 5
teams, each consisting of 2 participants from Classes
XI and XII. The debaters represented companies like
KFC and McDonalds, BMW and Audi, etc and put
their exceptional skills of debating at work to compete
and prove their company’s worth in terms of today’s
job market and economy. Our Principal, Ms.
Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia and the judges appreciated
every student’s performance.
The winners of the event are:

Best Team : Suhani, XI D & Gursimar Singh Rekhi, XI E

Best Speaker : Shrishti Sharma, XII B

Runner Up Team : Deepakshi Chopra,XII E & Himanish Chadha, XII E

Our quizzers of Classes XI and XII participated enthusiastically in Avid Quizzers, a
quiz contest encompassing various questions on World Economics, Basics of
Accountancy and Business Awareness. They showcased their brilliance with
confidence in the Preliminary Round that was held on 17 August, 2021 and the
following students who made it to the finals which was held on 18 August : Piyush
Arora, XI D ; Vanshika Khanna, XII E ; Prisha Dawar, XII D ; Varnika Sharma, XI
D and Khushi Jain, XII E . Vanshika Khanna, XII E ; Prisha Dawar, XII D and
Varnika Sharma, XI D were adjudged the winners.

Effective advertising accelerates the success of a product and enhances the magnitude of its impact in the ever-evolving
consumer market. Our students also got an opportunity to exhibit their skill of making a Humorous Advertisment of 2-
3 minutes showcasing their talent by taking any product/service of their own choice. The participants were judged on the
basis of Core Values of an Advertisement like Originality, Creativity, Coordination, Audio-Visual Impact and
Entertainment. There were eight teams who showcased their talent and calibre in the field of advertisement. The best
three budding copywriting teams were -

First Position: Sana Gupta(XI D), Saina Bajaj(XI E) and Tanishk Mehrotra(XI E)

Second Position: Jagreet Grover(XII E) and Nickshay Rajput(XII D)

Third Position: Heena Kataria(XII E), Tanjot Singh(XII D) and Samridh Bajaj(XII E)

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ECOCOMM Loyalty, Truth & Honour

In the Preliminary round of event ‘The Big Bull – Be a Stock Market Handler’ 16 participants did trading for
one hour by using their analytical skills and earned profits. The ones who earned the highest profits in the
preliminary were Dhruv Sharma XII B, Yuvraj Singh XII A, Sarthak Aggarwal XII D, Rudra Saini XI D, Sana
Gupta-XI D. Rudra Saini XD emerged as the BIG BULL in the competition.

Inspired by the existing business world where corporates are trying to rebrand their identity, restructure their
organization, Business mavericks got the best minds of the senior students to portray themselves as ‘Entrepreneurs’

and sell a Unique Business Idea by pitching a business plan. The judges provided proper feedback to all the teams

and were highly impressed by the efforts put in by each and every participant. Our business enthusiasts who won

prizes were :

PRIZE NAME PRODUCT

First Prize SARTHAK AGGARWAL(XII-D), SAGAR KUMAR Cowdung and Biomass Products
JOSHI(XII-E) and EKANSH VERMA(​ XII-D)

Second Prize ISHAAN RANA(​ XII-D), PRIYANKA GOSWAMI(​ XII-D), Paper from Sugarcane Waste
Third Prize GAURI AGGARWAL(XII-E) and ANTARIKSH JAIN(​ XII- Furniture from Waste Tetra Packs

E) hu

BHAVYA BANSAL​(XI-D), ADITYA SHARMA​(XI-E),
SOUMYA POKHRIYAL(XI-E​) and AKSHIT
CHAWLA​(XI-D)

Third Prize PRISHA DAWAR(XII-D), SUVDA VIRMANI(XII-E) Herbal and Organic Cosmetics from
Hibiscus Flower

Our Principal applauded the utmost dedication shown by the participants and praised their relentless hard work.

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TRAIL BLAZERS Loyalty, Truth & Honour

GLOBAL VIRTUAL CLASSROOM (GVC)

The GVC Secondary Team of our school, won the Grand Award working in collaboration with Etkin
College, Turkey and Tajrobawi Girls School, Afghanistan to build a website on the theme ‘Driving Through
the Universe’. This contest is supported and sponsored by Give Something Back International (GSBI),
Dallas, USA. The website designed by the students gives an insight of the origin and evolution of the
Universe, Future of the Universe, some interesting facts about our Universe, the uniqueness of the Earth
and the need to conserve our Mother Earth. It also makes us ponder on how the year 2020 has been unusual
and unforeseen in the entire human history, and why we, as people, are grateful, hopeful and thankful of
this period too. Last, but not the least, the students have beautifully portrayed the concept of Unity in
Diversity, irrespective of any caste, creed, colour, religion and nationality.The major forte of the site was
the extensive use of technology, as students created many videos, original colourful graphics, artwork
skilfully using animations and multimedia to share very interesting, in-depth information. All the
participants and the teacher coordinator Ms. M. Uppal were awarded with a Gold Award Certificate. The
GVC Secondary Team comprised of the following students:

Lakshay Sharma Pranjal Jindal Ansh Sharma Tushar Kumar Jha

VII C VII F VII A XC
Ayush Utsav Tanish Tandon Arnav Sharma Pratyaksh Verma

VIII A VII C VII B VII C
Kriti Anushka Singh Ayushi Bhavika Lalwani

VII-A VII D VII A XA
Shreyas Mothsra Khwahish Makkar Aryan Singh Tavishi Sharma

VII A VII C VII A VII B

The GVC Primary Team of our school - in collaboration with JCD STEM Partnership School, Aurora
Illionois and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Jhajjar, India - won the Second Prize , the Silver Award in the
Global Virtual Classroom Web-Designing Contest 2020-21; a contest supported and sponsored by Give
Something Back International (GSBI), Dallas, USA.

The students of our Primary wing set up an outstanding website on the theme ‘Humans and Space’. The
website focused on exploring the Universe. The students exhibited great creativity and shared fascinating
information while designing the same. All the participants and the Teacher Coordinators Ms. R.Khurana
and Ms.V. Gupta were awarded with a Certificate and a Letter of Appreciation .

The GVC Primary Team comprised of the following students :

Tusharika Roy Aekas Singh Priyansha Gupta Dishita Verma
VD VD
VD VD
Hridaan Narang Kavya Sachdeva Parth Kapoor Aaradhaya Sharma

VD VD V D VD
Paavani Dhingra Gurpahul Kaur

VD VD

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VENTURING BEYOND BOUNDARIES Loyalty, Truth & Honour
South Korea Awareness Program

A comprehensive South Korea Awareness Program was organised for the students of Classes VI to X on
16 April 2021. This online webinar, attended by more than 200 students of our school, was supported by
the Korea Tourism Organization. Interesting facts like Technological progress of Korea, India Korea
Relationship, Korean Tourist Attractions, K Wave (Hallyu), Hangeul I Korean Language and Indian School
Students' visits to Korea were covered. Our Principal, Ms. lnderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, appreciated the
program and encouraged the students to take maximum advantage of such amazing exposures to the culture
of other countries.

EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

Our School has always encouraged the students
to explore the World and provided wonderful
opportunities to experience culture of other
countries through various exchange
programmes. Even in this year of pandemic,
students got an excellent opportunity to continue
the ongoing collaboration with The Stredni
Zdravotnicka Skala, Pardubice, Czech Republic
on 22 April 2021. We have already completed
first exchange visit with them in 2019. During
first meeting with our partner school, the
members introduced each other followed by an

engaging and impressive virtual tour of their schools with the help of detailed presentations and videos.
They also interacted in small groups and shared similarities and differences of their countries and cultures,
ranging from daily lifestyle to traditional beliefs and celebrations.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS (ICYS-2021)

The Regional Centre For Young Scientists, Belgrade, Serbia had organised International Conference for
Young Scientists (ICYS-2021) from 22 April to 28 April, 2021.Eva Prabhakar of Class X participated in this
event under the mentorship of
Ms. K. Ahuja. Her presentation,
which was held on 24 April, was
based on Quantum Physics "Life
In Fourth Dimension - Parallel
Universe". Her Research abstract
has been published on page
number 34 of ABSTRACT
BOOK-ICYS (2021) and poster is
published on page number 107 of
POSTER BOOK-ICYS (2021).

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SCIENCE QUEST Loyalty, Truth & Honour

“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch
which illuminates the world.”

Our school has always nurtured and fostered
scientific endeavours. Keeping in view the
recreational and empowering role Science plays in
our life, different activities and competitions were
organized for students of Classes VI to VIII. An
Inter Section Story Telling Online Competition
‘Spin a Yarn’ was conducted for the students of
Class VI. The students beautifully narrated the
stories on the topic like Ecosystem, Grasslands,
Solar System, Rainbow, Earthquake, River, etc

The results are as follows :

PRIZE NAME
I Priyansha Gupta, VI C
II Akshit Gulati, VI F
III Saumya Sukhija, VI D

SPECIAL Lehar Saha, VI D
Armaan Juneja, VI B

An Online Science Exhibition ‘Backyard Science’ was also PRIZE NAME
held for the students of Class VI on 16 July 2021, wherein I Aekas Singh, VI B
the students showcased their working models on various
scientific concepts as Li Fi Technology, setting up Home II Harseerat Kaur, VI D
Theatre using smart phone, Solar Energy Irrigation, Electric
Lift, Mini Air Cooler, Soil Erosion, Waste Water Treatment III Tusharika Roy, VI F
Plant, Water Fountain etc. Students not only prepared their SPECIAL Jasleen Kaur, VI C
working models but also explained the scientific principle
behind them. Kashvi Sunariwal, VI A
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SCIENCE QUEST Loyalty, Truth & Honour

The students of Class VII prepared a PowerPoint PRIZE NAME
Presentation on Natural Phenomenon. The students I Anika Dewan, VII F
spoke with confidence on Auroras, Volcanoes, II Tavishi Sharma, VII B
Earthquakes and Sailing Stones. III Lakshay Sharma, VII C

The students whose presentations won prizes were :

The students of Class VIII participated in the activity ‘Research Paper Presentation’, wherein they chose
from topics like Microbiology, Nanotechnology, Space Technology, Robotronics , Virology,
Biotechnology, etc. and prepared an extensive research report in the form of a PowerPoint Presentation.

The judges were highly impressed by the PRIZE NAME
presentations. Our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur I Namanpreet Kaur, VIII D
Ahluwalia congratulated all the participants for II Saksham Piyush Patil, VIII E
their remarkable work and encouraged them to III Gunika, VIII B
keep enhancing their skills and knowledge. Harsh Chawla, VIII A
SPECIAL
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MATHS QUEST Loyalty, Truth & Honour

“Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” - Albert Einstein

Experience says learning mathematics can be made easier and enjoyable if our curriculum includes mathematical
activities and games. Keeping this in mind, our school organized a Maths Quest week for the students of Classes VI to
XII.

The essence of Maths is not to make simple things
complicated, but to make complicated things simple. Class
VI students played Mathematical Bingo, in which each
player got an online bingo card in the beginning of the game.
A question wise slide was displayed on the screen. Each
player had to solve the question displayed and cross one of
the squares on their card if their answer matched with the
answer on any square of the card. The aim of the game was
to enable students calculate faster and more accurately.

PRIZE NAME

I Srishti Sethi, VI C

II Kuhu Ahuja, VI E

III Vedanshi Baweja, VI A

Another game played by Class VI students was Maze Runner, the aim of which was to solve problems based on order
of operations. Each student was provided with an online maze in the beginning. The maze contained some questions
which were displayed in the class. Each question box was attached with some bridges to move to the next question.
Students had to solve the questions and colour the correct answer bridge attached, to go to the next question. Students
showed keen interest and were able to calculate faster and more accurately by the end of the activity. Following
students were announced as the winners​ :

PRIZE VI A VI B VI C VI D VI E VI F

I Pavani Sofia Ishaan Vinayak Harshdeep Akshit
Aggarwal Babbar Singh Gulati

II Lakhvinder Aekas Singh Aditya Shreem Kuhu Ahuja Vaibhav

Khanna Chauhan Juneja

III Jiya Kunjal Kanav Aarav Armaandeep Shaumit
Mehta Suryavanshi Singh Singh

Maths For Foodies was organised for the students of Class VII. The students creatively explained the various
mathematical concepts such as Pi, Volume, Ratio and Proportion through selected food items and presented videos.

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Mathsflix -a crossword puzzle was also played by
Class VII students, as a part of the Maths Quest. The
aim of the game was to complete the crossword
using the various mathematical definitions and
properties. Each student was provided with an online
crossword in the beginning of the game. Clues were
given to the students to fill the puzzle during the
class. With the help of the clues, students completed
the puzzle. Following students were the winners​:

PRIZE VII A VII B VII C VII D VII E VII F
I Kriti Priyal Grover Anushka Bhakti Ohri Purva
Praneet Astha Yadav Trisha
II Manya Tanvi Rastogi Kaur Singh Ashna Karwal Bajaj
Gupta Ashviqha Kartik
III Tanisha Shreya Bharti Pratyaksh Sachdeva VIII E
Dutta Verma Samridhi Parth VIII F
Kashvi
Yuvika Dogra
Goyal
VIII D
An activity named Boggle Maths was conducted for Bhavika Bali
the students of Class VIII, wherein they had to
make creative maths Boggle Boards and form a
Magic Square of grid 4 × 4 using the four numbers
of their Date of Birth. Then, for each number in the
magic square so formed, the students had to write
number sentences using different mathematical
concepts. This activity built critical thinking skills in
both, in-person and virtual learning environments.
The results are as follows :

PRIZE VIII A VIII B VIII C

I Ayush Utsav Akshara Sharma Aditi

II Ankush Goel Siddhi Gulati Navya Pryas Singhal Guntaas Singh Vandana
Mendiratta

III Sobhagya Tiya Bansal Vibhor Mouli Nikita Arora Aditya
Tanwar
Sharma Dhunna

Skillmatics is a new age education brand that designs
innovative and engaging learning resources, educational
games and STEM products that enable children to
understand mathematics all through the joy of play. As a
part of Maths Quest, students of Class VIII showcased
different concepts like Circle to Rectangle, Asphalt
Mathracer, Pizza Pie Puzzle, Tangram, Flexible
Hyperboroid, etc. through games. The winners were :

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Ayush Utsav, VIII A
I Shlok Tyagi ,VIII B
II Saatvik Ghai VIII D
III Hardit Singh Sandhu, VIII A
Vandana Khanna, VIII F
SPECIAL

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RATES-The Mental Ability Quiz based on logical reasoning and mental ability, was conducted for the
students of Class IX on 12 July 2021.

PRIZE NAME

I Gaurav Saluja, IX A , Kushagra Jaiswal, IX D, Pranshu Aggarwal, IX F
II Sarthak Saluja, IX B, Jasmine Verma, IX C, Shiven Jindal, IX E
III Hamsini, IX B , Manyata Suryan, IX C, Divjot Kambo, IX E

Different concepts like Tangent to a Circle, Circle and its Properties, 3D Model of Octants, Area and Volume of
Embankment, Factorisation of Quadratic Polynomial, etc were showcased by Class IX students through models. This
competition gave students new confidence and knowledge in the world of Mathematics, and the valuable feedback
from respected judges was a great source of encouragement. The winners were :

PRIZE NAME
I Pulkit Sukhija, IX C
II Manyata Suryan, IX C
III Akshara Murali Rao, IX D
Jasleen Kaur, IX A, Varnika Sondhi, IX B
SPECIAL

A Quiz on Pirates of Coding and Decoding was organised for the students of Class X, as a part of Maths Quest. The

Quiz made the students think and answer quickly and also helped in revising the mathematical facts. The results are as

follows:

PRIZE NAME

I Samarth Sharma, X E

Priyansh Sharma, X F

II Jaskirat Kaur, X E
Naman Mahawer, X D

III Tanmay Mehndiratta, X E
Himani Gupta, X C

The students of Class X showcased different concepts of PRIZE NAME
Maths like Application of Trigonometry, Application of I Juhi Aggarwal, X F
HCF, Pascal’s Triangle, Application of Arithmetic II Parth Guliani, X E
Progression, Maths of Nature, Maths in Art and III Vartika Singh, X E
Architecture, Set Theory, etc. The winners were : Ananya, X A ; Shreyas Sharma, X B
SPECIAL
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To reinvent the education system and give students a break from traditional classroom learning, a Quiz was organised
on Quizizz for students of Class XI. To revive the quiz culture in school, technology as a facilitator brought
innovation to quizzes and ensured active participation among students. It encouraged students to look beyond their
textual knowledge and think out of the box. The winners were :

PRIZE NAME

I Hardik Khanna, XI B; Harshit Gupta , XI E
II Daksh chawla, XI C ; Kumush Guglani; XI E
III Saksham Chabra, XI C ; Yagya Bhatia XI D

Cross Number Puzzle activity was organised for Class XII
students. This Mathematical puzzle make up an integral part of
recreational mathematics. The puzzle provided students with a new
effective method of consolidating Maths concepts that cover a
broad spectrum of the curriculum. These games not only give
understanding of a particular concept but also develop problem-
solving, logical thinking, mental fluency, perseverance skills in
them. Students actively participated and enjoyed solving the
puzzles.

PRIZE NAME

I Srijan XII D ; Suhani Khanna XII E
II Sarthak Aggarwal XII D; Sarthak Monga XII B
III Anant Aggarwal XIIC ; Dev Bahl XII D

Maths Relay, as a fun educational challenge, was organised for the students of Class XII to test their problem-

solving and teamwork skills. Four Teams viz., Aryabhatta, Chanakya, Einstein and Ramanujan consisting of four
students each, were tested for their Maths skills. Students were geared up to experience the thrill and ‘Spirit of sports
in Mathematics’. This enabled the students to comprehend the sequence of ‘on-screen and online activities’ while

allowing the students to meet, explore and practice new concepts independently. The event was conceptualized

keeping in view the latest CBSE guidelines and National Education Policy which also prepares the students for

further admission tests in their selected degree courses. The result of the activity is as follows :

PRIZE NAME
I
II Team Ramanujan
III Anant Aggarwal, Aryan Pahuja, Lakshit Tandon and Arnav Singh
Team Einstein
Gauri, Deepakshi, Vanshika and Khushi
Team Chanakya
Sarthak Aggarwal, Srijan, Aanya Babuta and Ekansh Verma

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INSPIRATIONAL RENDEZVOUS SERIES Loyalty, Truth & Honour

Journey of a Young Indian Army Officer Wildlife Conservation and Nature Preservation
An interesting session chronicling the journey of a
young Indian Army Officer, Capt. Shubham A highly inspiring session on Wildlife Conservation
Chaudhary was organized for students of Class IX on and Nature Preservation was held on 13 May 2021 for
6 May 2021. Capt. Shubham openly shared his stories the students of Class IX by Mr. Arsh Marwaha, a
of adventure and failures that preceded his success. He wildlife enthusiast and biodiversity expert. He’s also
inspired the students to undergo the journey of thrill been a Conservation Biologist with WWF-India. The
and amazement as life in the army is less ordinary but session concluded with Mr. Arsh declaring that he
brimful with pride. To conclude the event, our would consider his work and passion fruitful if he were
Principal, gave an endnote that motivated the students able to influence and inspire even one student out of the
to see the Defence Forces of our country as a career present lot to take up Environmental Sciences and go on
option and follow their passion without inhibitions. to become biodiversity experts, for that’s what the
world needs the most in these unforeseen times of
climate change and natural turbulence.

Veteran Actress
Ms. Anita Raj, yesteryear actress of Bollywood shared her
journey and experiences of the film world with the students of
Classes IX, XI and XII on 11 May 2021. She shared her fitness
mantra with the students and also gave them valuable tips as to
how they can keep their mind, body and soul in unison in these
trying times of the pandemic. The students thoroughly enjoyed
interacting with her and asked her a host of questions related to
her acting career - both in movies and television, her fitness
regime and how she has been able to retain her fame and success
over the course of almost four decades.

Traveller and Travel Blogger Baking as Passion and Profession

A workshop was organised by Ms. Avantika, a 22- As a part of the Inspirational Rendezvous Series, a highly
year-old Solo Traveller and Travel Blogger for the engaging and interesting session on ‘Baking as Passion
students of Class IX, on 13 May 2021. During the and Profession’ was held by a professional baker,
session, she shared her most memorable experience
with students about her stay in Nagaland and the Ms. Yukti Behl. The session was held over the course of
two months she had spent exploring the Uttara
Kannada district of Karnataka. three days from 05 to 07 May 2021 for students of Classes

VII, VIII and IX; wherein they learnt in detail about the

nuances of baking and how love for baking is an essential

ingredient in satisfying the taste buds of the clients.

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ह िंदी रसधारा २०२१ Loyalty, Truth & Honour

ह ंिदी रसधारा २०२१

स धिं ी सुगंिध,मीठी सी भाषा गर्व से क ह ंिदी ै मेरी भाषा
ह ंिदी भाषा साह त्य और संिस्कृ हि का अनुपम रूप ै और छात्रंि में ह िंदी भाषा के प्रहि प्रेम की भावना जागृि करने के उद्देश्य से मारे हवद्यालय
में १८ हसिंिबर २०२१ कर अंििर हवद्यालय प्रहियरहगिा 'ह ंिदी रसधारा' का ऑनलाइन आयरजन हकया गया। इस अवसर पर माननीय अध्यक्ष
म रदय श्री टी. पी. अग्रवाल, हनदे हिका जी श्रीमिी अिंजहल अग्रवाल, प्रधानाचायाा जी श्रीमिी इंिदरप्रीि कौर आ ्लूवाहलया, हिक्षा हनदेहिका जी
श्रीमिी ज्यरत्स्ना हवश्वकमाा, हनर्ाायकगर् श्री कृ ष्ण गरपाल जी, श्रीमिी आरिी कौहिक, श्रीमिी विंदना गरसाईंि , श्रीमिी अचाना कु मारी, प्रहिभागी
छात् व उनके अहभभावक पररक्ष रूप में उपस्थिि िे। कायाक्रम का आरंि भ दीप प्रज्जवलन के साि हकया गया। हपछले वषा आयरहजि हुई इस
प्रहियरहगिा 'ह ंिदी रसधारा' की एक झलक प्रस्तुि की गई। प्रधानाचायाा जी श्रीमिी इिंदरप्रीि कौर आ ्लूवाहलया ने सभी गर्मान्य अहिहियरिं का
अहभनंिदन हकया। हनदेहिका जी श्रीमिी अंिजहल अग्रवाल ने प्रहिभागी छात्रिं कर िुभकामनाएँ व आिीवााद प्रदान हकया। ह ंिदी रसधारा के
अिंिगाि कक्षा प्रिम, के छात्रंि के हलए 'एकिा ‘ , कक्षा हििीय के हलए ' ास्य रस काव्य पाठ प्रहियरहगिा ‘ कक्षा िृिीय के हलए 'िेनालीराम की
लघु किाएँ ' कक्षा चिुिा के हलए 'मैं हँ कहव ' व कक्षा पाँचवी के हलए ' चररत् नाट्य करर् ' प्रहियरहगिा का आयरजन हकया गया। इन
प्रहियरहगिाओिं मंे सेंट मार्क्ा स्कू ल की िीनरंि िाखाओंि के छात्रंि ने भाग हलया। सभी प्रहिभागी छात्रिं का उत्सा व प्रदिान सरा नीय िा।
कायाक्रम के अिंि में हिक्षा हनदेहिका जी श्रीमिी ज्यरत्स्ना हवश्वकमाा ने उपस्थििगर् कर कायाक्रम में भाग लेकर उसे सफल बनाने के हलए
धन्यवाद प्रस्ताव प्रस्तुि हकया।

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izFke dkO;k jktiwr izFke

r`rh; Lkksge <hxa jk f}rh;

r`rh; fcLeu dkSj prqFkhZ

izFke izkfxR; xqIrk ik¡poha

izkRs lkgu xkSjoh lpnsok ik¡poha

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RECITATION

What makes you a poet is a gift for language,
an ability to see into the heart of things and an
ability to deal with important unconscious
material. When all these things come together,
you’re a poet…

Inter-section English Poetry Recitation
Competition was organized for the students of
Classes III, IV & V on 31 August, 30 June and
29 June. Students participated whole heartedly
and delivered their best. Our educational
supervisor Ms Jyotsna Vishwakarma gave her
valuable inputs and appreciated their splendid
performances. The prize winners were :

First Prize Second Prize Third Prize Special Prize
Sayesha Singh, III D
Naaira Narang, III E Trisha, III B Mishika Taneja, III C
Bhuvika Bhandari, III E Pranshu Arora, III F
Jasmehar Kaur, III D

Vanya Sharma, IV D Arshnoor Kaur, IV B Angeleen Kaur , IV F Tanisha Trikha, IV A
Lakshika Khanna, IV B
Dhairya Deswal, IV E

Gouravi Sachdeva ,VA Kiara Manav, VB Agamjot Singh Ranhotra, V D Bhakti Sharma, VC
Priyanshi Razdan , VD
Aairah, VA

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SHOW AND TELL

Show and Tell Competition was organised virtually on 12 July 2021 for students of Class I. The little ones learned and
experienced public speaking skills, describing the importance of their chosen animal / transport with a lot of
confidence, facial expressions and voice modulation. Overall the show was a spectacular learning experience for the
kids. The Prize winners of the competition were :

PRIZE NAME

I Geetika Prabhul Nair, I B ; Tanishka Suryan, I A

II Avya, I D
III Harshita, I A
SPECIAL Bandana Dhingra, I A; Amaira Taneja, I B; Kavya Rajput, I D

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WEBINARS Loyalty, Truth & Honour

STUDENTS’ WEBINARS

Career Counselling Session
In order to facilitate students to explore career options, a Career Counselling Session was organised under the aegis
of NIRC of ICAI(The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) Career Counselling Committee to address our
students of Classes X to XII. CA Mr. Avinash Gupta Chairman of NIRC of ICAI, CA Ms. Shruti Gupta, CA Ms.
Swati Jain, CA Mr. Harish Nagpal, CA Ms. Anjali Chaturvedi and Career Counsellor Ms. Manisha were the
resource persons from ICAI and our school alumni CA Mr. Sakshar Arya and CA Ms. Mansi Bajaj were also
present, who discussed why CA as a career option should be adopted and why it is the most respected profession.
They also discussed the requirements to become a Chartered Accountant and how to pursue this course, it’s fee
structure and various roles of Chartered Accountants. The session was quite insightful and enriching.

Career Counselling Session
Choosing a career can be a critical and defining decision. There are numerous interesting career options that one can
choose. Management, which is one of them, is a very exciting and rewarding career. It offers the opportunity to
make the world a better place. Management jobs can involve managing people, projects , money or all these. To
understand more about this, a webinar was organised by Times of India - NIE on “Management as a Career Option”
for Classes IX-XII. Our guest speaker was Mr. Rahul Sharma (An alumnus of Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad) who enlightened the teachers and students with his knowledge in the field of Marketing and
Management, which was followed by Q/A round.

Effective Utilisation of time
A webinar was conducted by Pratham Institute on the topic ‘Effective utilisation of time’ for Class IX students. The
virtual session was hosted by Mr. Ritesh Jain, who emphasised on the importance of following a schedule in the
daily routine. He stressed upon various activities that can be taken up to use the time effectively such as looking for
online courses, job shadowing, participating in virtual competitions, search for internships for school students, etc.
Various options were suggested to the students to brainstorm and explore for building up their career. This was
followed by Q/A round.

Theatre Workshop
In order to offer new insights and understandings of Theatre, a “Theatre Workshop” was organised for the students
of Class VIII by Mr. Samdeesh Mahajan, Ms. Parul Kataria, Ms. Diksha Luthra – acclaimed theatre personalities
and alumni. The session started with the Character Analysis of 'Carol', the lead character in "So what are you,
anyway’' by Lawrence Hill. Later, the students also enacted her character, keeping in mind all the critical points of
her life in the story. The Second Day of the workshop was initiated with a couple of fun games like 'Guess the
Character', 'Sentence Relay' and 'Ask Questions' to acquaint the students with script analysis, character building and
scene construction. The last day of the workshop commenced with some neck and hand streching exercises,
followed by a 'Tongue Twister Challenge' and a dialogue enactment in the end.

Bully to Buddy
Prevalence of bullying has only been increasing multifold, especially amongst the students. Bullying involves any
act of intentional harm to another individual, in the form of verbal or physical harassment, including manipulation,
teasing, gossiping or even singling out a single person. With an aim to help our students not only to recognise but
also understand the adverse impacts of bullying on the social, emotional and interpersonal functioning, a workshop
was organised for the students of Grade VI on the topic ‘Bully to Buddy’. This workshop was conducted by our
guest speaker, Ms. Achintt Kaur. All the students participated with zeal and enthusiasm and learnt how they can
transform a Bully inside them into a Buddy and become a source of support for their peers.

Yoga
The school observed International Yoga Day for Classes I and II with great zeal and enthusiasm on the theme – Be
with Yoga, Be at Home. The students and their parents joined the live yoga session conducted by a renowned and
certified yoga practitioner- Mr. Himmat Singh. Various asanas were performed. He explained how yoga is the best
way to keep ourselves physically and psychologically strong, especially in the present challenging situation.

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Gardening
An online workshop on Gardening was conducted by Ms. Medha Khurana for Classes VII and VIII. The
students were guided about various indoor plants as well as were given tips on how to care for them. They
received a step-by-step guide on how to effectively manage their garden. Besides, certain tips were given
which made gardening simpler for students. The resource person as well as the students shared the indoor
plants they have at home. Our Principal, Ms Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia encouraged the students to grow
plants and beautify their home with indoor plants. It was a very interactive and interesting workshop.

Music
Music is a combination of tune, melody and rhythm. Musical training helps develop language and reasoning.
Students who have early musical training will develop the areas of the brain related to language and
reasoning. With this idea, a Three Day Music Workshop was organised for the students of Classes VI to VIII,
conducted by Ms. Aastha Jain and Mr. Samdeesh Mahajan - acclaimed musicians and alumni. The workshop
commenced with some breathing and voice resonating exercises. The resource person discussed the basics of
music with the students and equipped them with notes of 'Do Re Me Fa So La Ti Do'. They practiced to sing
the notes on metronome. The second and third day of the workshop were again initiated with the breathing
exercises and the resource person taught the song – “Something just like this” by Coldplay and The
Chainsmokers to the students and made them sing as well. Students also played instruments like guitar,
piano etc. and showed their skills.

Career Walk 2021
As the second wave of Covid has hit the board examinations, anxiety and confusion amongst students has been
increasing. Students of Class XII are apprehensive about their future and how to best utilise their time. Based on their
needs, a workshop Career Walk 2021 was organised for the students of Class XII. The workshop was taken by the
expert penalists including Ms. Roohi Dhingra (Experienced and Certified Career Coach), Ms. Vani Bhalla (UBS), Ms.
Sumathi (SRM University) and Prof. Laurent (Sushant University). The objective of this workshop was to educate the
students about what all they can do at this point of time and also how they can develop their profile for various career
options Post-Covid 19, alongwith what all courses are available, keeping in mind the Industry/Corporate Prospects in
coming years as to enable students choose their Career and College/University wisely.

Meditative Session on Stress Relief
In the stressful and testing times that we’re living in, where everyone is engulfed with uncertainty, stress is bound to
penetrate deep into our systems. Therefore, it is imperative for everyone to manage their stress and keep a positive
frame of mind. Keeping this in view, an enlightening and meditative session on Stress Relief was held by the Spiritual
and Life coach, Mr. Abhishek Paul, for the students of Classes X to XII. The session focused on providing students
with stress management techniques, meditation to release stress and yoga to keep mind, body and soul in unison. The
students also got to practice yogic breathing exercises that have proven useful in managing stress and relaxing the
mind.

Procrastination
Procrastination is the act of delaying or putting off tasks until the last minute or past their deadline. It’s a form of self-

regulation failure, characterised by the irrational delay of tasks despite potentially negative consequences. In order to
enlighten our students with the serious impacts procrastination can have on an individual’s mental health along with his

social, professional and financial well-being, a workshop was organised for the students of Grade IX by our School

Counsellor, Ms. Parul Shah. Various tasks and activities involved in this interactive and informative session helped

students learn how to fight procrastination and manage their time in the most effective manner possible.

Stress Management
A workshop on ‘Stress Management’ was conducted for Class IX by Ms. Anjali Singh from Ratna Sagar Pvt Ltd. She

interacted with the students and her key points were to live a stress-free healthy life; mentally, emotionally and

physically . Centre piece of the talk was to follow a daily routine and a healthy lifestyle. She emphasized on positive

thoughts, following an exercise routine to keep body healthy and hygienic. Apart from physical hygiene, she stressed

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TEACHERS’ WEBINARS

SAMVAD

Our teachers attended a webinar SAMVAD organized by Orient Blackswan. SAMVAD is an integrated resource for
child protection and mental health care, supported by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The first session
of this two-part series, conducted on 17 April 2021, emphasised on understanding the stress of teachers and teaching in
classrooms during the pandemic. The session aimed to enhance the capacity of school teachers to respond to their
individual stresses and psychosocial problems. Part-II of the webinar was held on 24 April 2021. The topic of the
webinar was ‘Addressing the Psychosocial Impact of Pandemic on Children’, in which many useful insights were
shared. The webinar began with an activity 'Me Time' to help the teachers find a space for themselves. Emphasis was
laid on Time Management by further explaining why dealing with anxiety is important for children. A video was also
shown pertaining to the current scenario of COVID-19 and how such circumstances can be explained to the children
through story telling techniques.

Early Childhood Care & Education

'The first five years have so much to do with how the next eighty turn out...’

To discuss this very important subject, a webinar on ‘Early Childhood Care & Education’, was organised on
11 June2021, with Mr. AP Sharma, National Awardee and Principal of Birla Public School, Doha, as the speaker. The
webinar began with an exercise to help teachers connect with the speaker. This important session gave valuable insight
to the teachers about various types of pre-schooling programmes, such as Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf etc. It
was indeed an informative and enriching webinar for Ms. M. Khanna, Ms. M. Kapoor, Ms. C.Sengupta, Ms. S. Rana,
Ms. D. Dwivedi and Ms. G. Kaur, who attended the webinar. All Class I teachers also attended the webinar ‘Early
Childhood Care & Education’ on 15 June. The speaker Dr. Swati Popat Vats, the President Early Childhood
Association. She stressed upon the ‘Digital Brain’ and ‘Analog Brain’ and how we could connect to Teaching-
Learning process. For learning to make sense to our young learners, she explained to teach from known to unknown,
simple to complex and concrete to abstract. This session gave valuable insight to the teachers about child’s holistic
development and learning; engaging parents, families and caregivers as partners and the right ways of inculcating good
habits and values in their students.

Handicrafts
Teachers Ms. R. Marwaha and Mr. G. Mondal attended a webinar – ‘Handicrafts’ organized by CBSE in collaboration
with Handicrafts and Carpet Sector Skill Council (HCSSC). The webinar showcased the artistic work of various
artisans. A brief demonstration was given on Paper Mache craft and also on making of Fashion Jewellery. The webinar
focused on introducing Handicrafts as a vocational subject in middle school - to create awareness among students to
value and recognise the importance of local craft resource, and value of craftsman in society.

Basic Counselling Skills
Our children are going through a very tough time during these days. COVID-19 has restricted their socialisation and in
a few cases, job loss of their parents or, loss of beloved ones within the family have added to their agony and anxiety.
The emotional support of the teachers can make a huge difference in the lives of these children. CEIR organized a
webinar on the topic Basic Counselling Skills wherein the resource person, Ms Akanksha Pandey, gave tips on how the
teachers can counsel and make the children comfortable in sharing their problems. The webinar, attended by
Ms R. Khurana and Ms. M. Singh, was indeed an interesting and effective one!

Virtual Yoga Session
To celebrate International Yoga Day, a Virtual Yoga Session was conducted for teachers by a renowned Yoga Guru,
Mr. Himmat Singh. He explained the importance of yoga in today’s scenario followed by some warm up exercises to
begin with. He then demonstrated various types of asanas and pranayams, which the staff members enthusiastically
performed. Along with answering the queries of the teachers, he also encouraged everyone to practice yoga regularly to
remain fit and healthy.

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EASTER :

Manal Goswami of Class VIE spoke about Good Friday and
Easter enlightening her fellow batchmates. A beautiful Easter
song by Sirjan Pratap Saini of Class VIII D set the mood
upbeat.

BAISAKHI

Amidst the rich harvest, across the lush greenery, Baisakhi comes, in all its majesty. Baisakhi festival was celebrated
with great enthusiasm by the students of Classes I to V. The students watched an animated video explaining the
importance of this festival. They were kept engaged in the following fun-filled activities. Class I : Kite Making,
Class 2 : Puppet Making, Class 3 : Making a Pinwheel , Class 4 : Greeting Card , Class 5 : Collage Making

GANESH CHATURTHI

People believe that ‘Ganapati’ bestows his presence on Earth during this festival and removes their obstacles. On the
auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the school organised various activities for students of Classes I – V.
Students of Class I made ‘Paper Cup Ganesha’ and spoke on significance of this festival. Students of Class II made
beautiful idols of Ganesha using ecofriendly material like flour dough and clay. Students of Class III made beautiful
Ganesha using different types of leaves. They also spoke on the life of Lord Ganesha and narrated the story behind
his birth. Students of Class IV made beautiful images of ‘Lord Ganesha’ covered with lentils and enthusiastically
shared his teachings with the entire class. An activity ‘Up-close with the Idol’ was organized through virtual mode
for Class V. The students made an outline of Lord Ganesha along with its symbols and explained its significance.
The sole purpose of this celebration was to let the students stay rooted with Indian culture and to enable them to
understand the significance of this festival. Let us wish that Lord Ganesha visits our homes with bags full of
happiness, prosperity, love and peace.

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CELEBRATIONS Loyalty, Truth & Honour

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Freedom from fear is the freedom, I claim for you, my motherland!
Freedom from the burden of ages, Bending your head, breaking your back,

Blinding your eyes to the beckoning, Call of the future.

Going with the tradition and with a feeling of great pride, our Chairman Mr T.P. Aggarwal, Director Ms.
Anjali Aggarwal, Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, Educational Supervisor Ms. Jyotsna
Vishwakarma and staff members hoisted the Tiranga in the school premises on the occasion of our 75th
Independence Day!
Setting the tone of patriotism through their various performances, students of Class V enthralled us from
the comfort of their homes in the virtual celebration 'Vande Bharat' held on 13 August 2021. Manager Mr
Rahul Aggarwal congratulated the students of Class V for delivering a wonderful virtual program and
wished everyone a very happy 75th Independence Day. Appealing to their nationalistic spirit, our Principal
Ms.Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia urged all the students to take pride in being an Indian. Students expressed
their love and concern for their motherland through these activities :
Class 1 - Drawing and colouring the national flag
Class 2 - Drawing and colouring the national symbol
Class 3 - Sharing their thoughts on the topic ‘Why I love my India’!
Class 4 - Dressing up as Freedom Fighters and explaining the important role each one of them played in
our freedom struggle!
Class 5 - Reciting beautiful poems on Freedom!

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TEACHERS DAY

The light of the world, the beacon in the dark and the hope that gives us strength to survive, is our teacher. She can
inspire hope, ignite imagination and instil love for learning. To honour their hard work and determination towards the
profession, our school, celebrated Teacher’s Day virtually on 4 September 2021 with great gusto and gaiety. The
program commenced with the auspicious lamp lighting ceremony, followed by a short video on Dr S. Radhakrishnan.
Teachers showcased their talents and dedicated beautiful dance performances, melodious songs, heart touching poems
and an interesting game for their own fraternity. As a token of love and appreciation, the teachers received warm
wishes from Chairman Sir Mr. T.P Aggarwal, Director Ma’am Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, Principal Ma’am Ms. Inderpreet
Kaur Ahluwalia and Educational Supervisor Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma. Students of Classes I to VIII expressed their
gratitude and utmost respect towards their teachers in the form of beautiful cards.

Sports

“Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours,
weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it."

Fit India Movement
Fit India Movement was launched in 2019 to popularize fitness and sports among citizens. As part of this movement,
the Sports Authority of India and the Fit India Mission launched Fit India Quiz for schools in the month of June 2021.
A total of 548 students of our school from Classes IX to XII participated in the school round of Fit India Quiz on
KAHOOT APP and the winners were : First - Lavanya Kapoor (IX F), Second - Gaurav Saluja (IX A), Third - Dhruv
Sharma (XII B).

Women Handball Championship

The three handball champs of XII F - Shruti Kandwal, 38
Ananya Gupta and Khushi Kandwal represented Delhi
State in the 43rd Junior Women Handball Championship
held in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. In a keenly fought
tournament between 20 states, Team Delhi secured the
Third Position. Our Chairman Mr.T. P. Aggarwal,
Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal and Principal Ms.
lnderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia congratulated Delhi Coach
Mr. Y. Kaushik and the students on this accomplishment!

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CHILDREN who have the confidence and courage to learn

and pursue things dear to their heart.“
- Alexandra Eidens

With this motive in mind, a virtual Orientation Programme
was organised for the parents of Class I on 7 April 2021. The
programme commenced with the lighting of the lamp. Our
Principal Ms. lnderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia welcomed the
parents to the St. Mark's fraternity. She gave a virtual tour of
the school, talking in detail about the various activities
conducted in the past as well as during online classes. She
spoke at length about effective communication between
parents and teachers, sharing a few tips on good parenting
and suggesting ways of nurturing a child with love and care.
She also introduced the academic staff of Class I for the
upcoming session.The parents were briefed about the rules
and regulations and curriculum of the school by our
Educational Supervisor Ms. Jyotsna. Vishwakarma.

TEAM CONNECTIONS

Strong alumni base is one of the formidable strengths for
any elite institute. Thereby, the core committee acts as a
platform to foster relations between the alumni and the
institute and also to strengthen the bond between alumni
and current students. With a view to reach out to more and
more students, creating a platform for them to connect, a
meeting of the core committee of Team Connections was
held in school, duly presided over by our Principal
Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia. The meeting was indeed a
fruitful one, as all the members gave valuable inputs and
promised to contribute to the school's vision of being
recognised as a centre of excellence.

WEBINAR BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

On account of Teacher’s Day, the Medical Fraternity of
our Alumni Association, Connections planned a
webinar for all the staff members and alumni of the
school on the topic ‘Covid 19: Awareness and
Preparedness’. The esteemed panelists were Dr.
Sandhya Makhija (Batch: 1988-89), Dr. Priti
Goyal(Batch: 1988-89) and Dr. Rajiv Sharma(Batch:
1991-92). The event was graced by the benign presence
of our Principal ma’am Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia
who commended the efforts of ‘Team Connections’ for
their whole hearted support at all times for every
endeavour and for remaining always connected.

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CLASS XII- CITATION CEREMONY

“There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in our heart.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

Bidding adieu the students made the occasion emotional as their long association with the school as regular students
was coming to its end.

Our school gave befitting Citations and bid Farewell to Class XII students of batch 2020-2021. It was an evening
filled with mixed emotions for everyone present in the virtual meeting to witness the official sending off at the
valedictory event. The ceremony began with the school song followed by motivational words of wisdom by our
Director, Ms. Anjali Aggarwal who inspired everyone by telling them secrets of achieving success in life and
importance of happiness and value of smile in our lives. All this filled the outgoing students with immense pride to be
St. Markians. Our School Manager, Mr. Rahul Aggarwal also wished good luck to them. Our Principal, Ms.
Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia congratulated each and every student for all that they had achieved and accomplished, and
wished them well for combating all odds, during this challenging academic session.
The Head Boy Shouryya Veer Monga and Head Girl Aayushi Jain expressed their heartfelt gratitude towards their
Alma Mater. They also shared their mixed feelings on leaving this great institution that has been a source of great
opportunities and has been instrumental in shaping their personalities. Class teachers awarded appropriate Citations to
the students and also wished them good luck . To further enliven and enhance the celebratory spirit of the event, the
recorded performance of the students like dancing on a medley of popular songs added life to the evening. The
ceremony culminated with a beautiful video that took students on a roller-coaster ride of their years spent together
with their friends and teachers in school. The boundary of the screen may have limited this year's event, but it did not
lack the emotions and the spirit that makes farewell what it has always been.

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DOING IS BELIEVING Loyalty, Truth & Honour

Experiential Learning activity conceived by the policy makers is an evolutionary step in educating our
next generation. Though the importance of 3R’s have not diminished, Experiential Learning Activity has

given to imparting education what 3D effect gave to 2D movies. Towards that end our school took the
intitiative as hands – on learning gives concepts better clarity and instant implementation.

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STUDENTS’ CORNER Loyalty, Truth & Honour

This ongoing pandemic has been quite intimidating. Lockdown curtailed our movements but a bad
weather doesn't stop a tree from branching or flowering. So in the same way, stuck inside home for
endless days, nothing could stifle the inquisitive mind that has wings. Many students explored the digital
arena to showcase their latent inborn talent and have started their own YouTube channel, blogs, podcasts
etc. We present forth the links of the same. HAPPY BROWSING!!!!!

https://blogbykanikak https://selfhelpblogsbyans
hurana.blogspot.com/ hikasharma.wordpress.co
2021/09/character-or- m/2021/09/30/satisfaction
warrior.html -a-key-for-being-happy/

Kanika Khurana (XI F) Anshika Sharma (XI B)

https://blogbykanikakhu https://youtube.com/chan
rana.blogspot.com/2021/ nel/UCL-
09/simply-mesmerizing-
dWpyZu1dq4oJcTlL9uZ
day.html g

Kanika Khurana (XI F) Praneet Kaur (VII C)

https://youtube.com/ch https://youtube.com/ch
annel/UC6EmERFtEq annel/UCAaUZk7jdqv

L8mUMZSiyysrw nGL93abcNrpA

Hridaan (III D) Yashwin Chawla (III D)

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ROAD TO HAPPINESS Loyalty, Truth & Honour

GOODNESS AND
HAPPINESS

Inclusion of Goodness and
Happiness in the curriculum
of our students in Primary

wing aims to humanise
education. While all other
aspects can be programmed
through Artificial Intelligence
like in a Robot, Goodness
and Happiness can only be

instilled in humans by
humans – A welcome change

in pedagogy !

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LEARNING THROUGH ACTIVITIES Loyalty, Truth & Honour

SUMMER WORKSHOPS

The severity of the second wave
of Covid pandemic forced the
Government to abruptly declare
Summer Vacation before time.
To keep our students mentally
and physically engaged during
these trying times, our school

conducted many educative
Summer Workshops which also

helped in improving their
awareness on topics beyond the

curriculum.

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