Co-Curricular Achievements

The 7th International Adolescent Summit 2019 was held on 12 and 13 December, 2019 at National Science Centre Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Shri Anurag Tripathy (Secretary CBSE) and Shri Vineet Joshi (Director General National Testing agency) along with Dr. Rushi Joshi HOD RML Hospital, Sh. Malay Mukherji, Dr. JL Pandey Prof from NCERT were also present for the inaugural ceremony of the event. Our students participated in various events such as – Yuva Sansad (Youth Parliament), Rhetorics-Young orator’s championship, Utopia-On the spot painting, SurTaal-Indian classical solo dance and The Myriad-Global school health exhibition.

The student peer educators won the consolation prize for their efforts in putting up the exhibition. There Stall was specially appreciated by the judges and they were interviewed by Mr. Tripathy and Mr. Joshi who were impressed by their skills and knowledge on life skills and sensitivity to bring awareness on many social evils prevalent in our society today.

The following students participated:

YUVA SANSAD– Arjun Kumar (XI B) & Khushi Aneja (XI D) SURTAAL (INDIAN CLASSICAL SOLO DANCE) – Karshima (XI M) YOUNG ORATOR’S CHAMPIONSHIP – Vanshika Tuteja GLOBAL HEALTH EXHIBITION – Baheen Qadri, Molly Dhawan, Parampara Sharma, Zainab Bie, Tanya Agarwal ON THE SPOT PAINTING – Khyati Sethi PATHSHALA NUKKAD NATAK – Aditya Saha, Aryan Ballani, Kushagra Shukla, Aishnna Talwar, Ananya Lal

4 students also took part in the Inaugural Ceremony and Sang Guru Vandana –

• Ashmita Singh

• Devika Pandey

• Durba

• Avni

Five students also took part in the Inaugural Nukkad Natak –

• Ananya Lal

• Aditya Saha

• Kushagra Shukla

• Aishnna Talwar

• Aryan Ballani

Our students achieved 1st Prize in On the Spot Nukkadh Naatak Competition. They performed on the Topic “Save Girl Child, “Save Society”. Judges specially appreciated them for adding humor in bringing awareness on such a sensitive topic.

All students were guided and trained by our school counselors: Mrs. Sangeeta Narang, Ms. Astha Mahajan and Ms. Manvi Bakshi for this 2 day event organised by Expressions India.

The summit aimed at sensitizing schools and students on wide range of issues such as Gender Equality, Health and Nutrition, Child Rights, Child Safety, Life Skills etc. Overall it was an enriching experience for our students and gave them a platform to showcase their talents.

दिल्ली पब्लिक स्कूल मथुरा रोड के छात्रों ने दिनांक 7 अगस्त 2019 को दिल्ली पब्लिक स्कूल ग्रेटर नोएडा में भाषा कार्यक्रम ‘आनंदोत्सव’ में भाग लिया और ‘संस्कृत सूक्ति पोस्टर निर्माण’ प्रतियोगिता में प्रथम पुरस्कार प्राप्त किया | इन प्रतिभाशाली छात्रों के नाम इस प्रकार से हैं –

• शौर्य गुप्ता 6 –एच

• अर्जुन 6 –एच

• परनिका दुग्गल 6-जी

• रूपल गौतम – 6 –ई

Students of our school participated in Annual Inter-DPS National Information Technology Festival 2019, IT@CuttingEdge 2019 organized by DPS Society at Delhi Public School, Noida on 29th August 2019. The Festival comprised of two events. Category I was an online event – Competitive Coding in C++/Python and Category II was onsite event having competitive events and Non-competitive Interactive Training Session. More than 100 DPSs participated in the same. The following are the details of events and participants.

• Category I-Coding in Python was conducted in Computer Lab 3 on 2nd August 2019 in which 8 students participated and 7 were awarded with CodeEx Top Rank Certificate for being in first 50 Ranks.

• Ansh Goyal (XI C)-Rank 16

• Suchir Bajaj (XI I)-Rank 17

• Shivam Shukla (XI I)-Rank 18

• Ishaan Mittal (XI A)-Rank 19

• Aadessh Sharma (XI C)-Rank 20

• Kavin Aggarwal (XI A)-Rank 28

• Vidit (XI B)-Rank 29.

• Shubh Sharma (IX B) and Md. Shayan(XI D) particiapted in IT QUIZ.

• Aditya Saha (XI A) and Snakalp Narula(XI A) participated in MUSIXMATCH.

• Ananya Khaneja (XI D) and Antara Shukla (XI D) participated in LAUNCHPAD.

• Rohit Talukdar (XI K) participated in GAMING

• Affan (XI D) attended a training session on “Artificial Intelligence”

Ms. Monika Sethi attended a training session on “Artifical Intelligence”.

Our school participated in XINO 2019, Annual Inter-school Technology Symposium organized by Delhi Public School, Rohini on 20th July 2019. We won first position in Group Discussion. Following are the details of events and participants.

1. Sauhard Jain (XI-B) won First Position in Group Discussion.

2. Ramish Abdali (X-D) qualified for the Final Round of the Tech Quiz.

3. Yashas Jindal (X-C) and Jatin Dadwani (X-C) qualified for the Finals of the Surprise Event.

4. Ramish Abdali (X-D) participated in the Crossword.

Our school participated in AFBBS Inter School Fest Rendezvous, an inter-school Computer Symposium organized by Air Force Bal Bharti School on 18th July 2019. Aditya Saha (XI-A) & Devesh Maheshwari (XI D) won first position in Power Point Presentation (CARE & INONOVATE) 

CELEBRATION OF MATRABASHA DIVAS 2019

International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21st February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and promote multilingualism. In 1999, UNESCO announced to celebrate it and this is an appreciable step of ministry of Human Resource Development that we all celebrate it in our school. The Hindi Department of our school organised various activities to inculcate the feeling of proud and respect towards our native languages. Here is the brief list of activities:-

1. Poem Recitation (Urdu, Bangla, Odiya)

2. Poster Making (Bangla, Hindi)

3. Shloka Vaachan  (Sanskrit)

4. Short Speech (Hindi, Odiya, Bangla)

5. Self-Introduction (Marathi, Malyalam, Urdu)

It was done by students of class VI, VII and VIII. They showed great efforts and enthusiasm to perform it and finally they understood the importance of their mother tongue and realized that the key to success is to respect our culture –

निज भाषा उन्नति अहै , सब उन्नति को मूल ।
बिनु निज भाषा ज्ञान कै , मिटे न हिय को सूल॥

Our school participated in the CBSE National Level Science Exhibition held at Mayoor School, Sector 126 NOIDA on 8th and 9th February 2019. A team of following two students took part in the exhibition -

Plastically Amazing was made by Jaskaran Singh (IX H) and Saksham Gupta (IX H)

The Delhi Sanskrit Academy held its State Level Competitions in Sanskrit on 4th and 6th February 2019. Over thirty schools from all over Delhi/NCR participated in the event. Only the teams that stood first and second in the zonals in the month of November, 2018 were selected for the state level.

The teams from DPS Mathura Road qualified the zonals and bagged the first position in State Level in Sanskrit Shlokochharan and Shlok Sangeet. The students received certificates and cash prize of Rs. 5400 each in each of the two categories. The Shlokochharan team comprised of Krish Anne (Class VI), Veydant Suri (Class VIII), Kanav Sachdeva (Class IX), Hamza Ahmed (Class IX), Harrison (Class IX) and Tarib Abidi (Class X). The team for Shlok Sangeet comprised of Ananya Iyer (Class IX), Vanshika Yadav (Class IX), Avni Narula (Class X), Aashmita Singh (Class X), Devika Pandey (Class X) and Souromi Dhar (Class XI).

It is indeed a proud moment for the students as well as the school for this victory shows the student’s interest in Sanskrit and the school’s efforts in propagating a love for the language that is Sanskrit

Our school participated in a Bhajan Competition organised by the Directorate of Education at Rajghat on 31st January 2019. 300 students and 115 schools had participated in the same. There were 2 categories-Junior and Senior. Our school bagged the first and second position in both the categories, respectively.

The list of students is as follows:

Senior Category

• Souromi Dhar -11th-L (2nd position)
• Pradeek Krishna -11th-E (2nd position)

Junior Category

• Shivanshi Singh-7th-C (1st position)
• Akshat Bansal -8th-E (1st position)

Our school participated in the CBSE Regional Level Science Exhibition held at ASN Senior Secondary School, Mayur Vihar on 24th and 25th January 2019. A Team of two students participated in the competition.

• Plastically Amazing made by Jaskaran Singh IX H and Saksham Gupta (IX H)
• Smart city made by Ahmer Parvez (IX B) and Vardaan Lal (IX B)

The project Plastically Amazing has been selected for National Level Science Exhibition which will be held on 8th and 9th February at Mayoor School Sector 126, NOIDA.

Recognizing the vital role of the schools in spreading awareness about Swachhata Mission and its implementation across the country, the CBSE advised the schools to observe Swachhata Pakhwada from 1st to 15th September, 2018. Under this directive, the English Debating Society of Delhi Public School, Mathura Road organized an English Debate for classes IX and X on September 6, 2018. The topic of the debate was ‘Clean India- another step to a cloud-cuckoo-land.’ The event saw the enthusiastic participation of around 20 students. The following students were adjudged as winners:

1st Position

• Shourya Baijal - IX A

• VanshikaTuteja - X I

2nd Position

• Zainab Bie - X I

• Hamza Ahmad - IX D

3rd Position

• Harrison Thingbaijam - IX H

Motivational Prizes

• Rushaal Chugh - IX H

• Divya Bandaru - IX F

• Noor Fatima - IX A

The participants showcased a deep understanding of the topic. The judges lauded their efforts and further encouraged them to perform in such events.

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DPS Vasant Kunj organised the Economics and Commerce Interschool Fest- 'Arthashastra Confest'18' on the 25th of August 2018. Several schools from Delhi NCR participated in the fest.It was an insightful event testing the awareness of participants on current economics and business related issues. Our school won several awards and accolades in the programme including 1st prize in poster making, 2nd prize in jingle making and 3rd prize in extempore. Not only this, our school also won the rolling trophy in the event.

Following were the winners from our school in the ArthashastraConfest:

Overall, it was a great learning experience for all the participants.

The English Debating Society of Delhi Public School, Mathura Road organized an Inter Section English Debate for class XI on 21 August, 2018. 22 Debaters came forward for the competition and presented their views on the following topics –

• Unlimited power corrupts the mind of those who possess it.

• Reservation spells doom for the nation.

The following were adjudged as winners –

Ist Position

• Sabhya Sharma XI E

• Rishabh Mendiratta XI A

2nd Position

• Shambhavi Verma XI F

• Kopal Dubey XI M

3rd Position

• Prisha Arora XI H

• Rushan SalimSuri XI

Motivational Prizes

• OnkarAmrit XI L

• Nikhil Kriplani XI G

• Sri Padmavati XI E

• Ayush Malhotra XI G

The event was an overall success. The young debaters exhibited great oratorical skills while expressing their views and opinions. The judges lauded the efforts of the students for their brilliant performance.

16 students, along with the School Special Educator, Mr.EhsanulHaque and the Counsellor, Ms.ManviJaggi, participated in INDRANUSH, a competition for Children with Special Needs held at Sanskriti School, ChanakyaPuri on 21st August, 2018.

Our students participated in the following events:

• Jewellery Making

• Flower Decoration

• Cooking without Fire

• Baking

• Skit on ‘Cherishing Nature’

Each students’ performance was appreciated even though they did not get any position since the criteria was the level of disability/ challenge faced by the child with Special needs.

All the students received a Certificate of Participation in the event.

It was an enriching and a great learning experience for all the students.

Directorate of Education (Government of NCT of Delhi) had organized various Science activities like National Science Seminar, Science Drama, Science Debate, Science Poster Slogan Science Toon and Science Model / Exhibition at the zonal level in the month of August 2018. Students of D P S Mathura Road participated enthusiastically in all events.

• Yashas Jindal of IX C participated in the Zonal level of Science Seminar on the topic “Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0: Are we prepared?” Held on 18/08/18 at GGSS School No 1, East of Kailash.

• A large number of entries were sent for Zonal level Poster making on the topic Chemicals , Use and Misuse, Slogan on the topic Water Crisis and Science Toon on the topic Cyber Crime and Society to SKV No 2 East of Kailas hob 18/08/18.

• Aditya Saha (X B) ,AnirudhKalia (X C) , Riya Jain (X E), AnanyaLal (X F), Aryan Nigam (X H) , Aryan Gupta (IX I), MehakKhurana ( IX B) and Maulik Gupta ( IX F) participated in Zonal level of Science Drama on the topic “Science and Society”, sub topic – Cleanliness , health and hygiene held on 23/08/18 at GGSS School SriniwasPuri. They secured first position amongst twenty six participating teams and are selected for the Centre Level. Each student was awarded a certificate and a medal.

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• Arpita Arora (IX A) and Hamza Ahmad (IX D) participated in Zonal level of Science Debate on the topic “Power of Electric Technology , the Boon for Humanity ? “ held on 29/08/18 at SarvodayaVidyalaya , Masjid Moth South Ex part II.

• Following teams participated in the Zonal level of Science Model/ Exhibition on the topic “Scientific solutions to challenges in life” held on 30/08/18 and 31/08/18 at KGSBV Chirag Enclave – (a) Riya Jain (IX E) & Vanshika Yadav (IX E) - Sub Topic - Transport and Communication (b) Samarth Katyal (XI C) & Bhavya Dua (XI A) – Sub Topic – Safety Measures

Our team got selected for the Centre Level competitions and each student was awarded a certificate and a medal.

Our school attended the 46th edition of the Columban Open Quiz which was held in August. Out of the three teams representing our school, the team of JayantBakshi, Aditya Lakshminarayan, Shivansh Sharma and Raghav Ahuja of Class XII stood qualified for the finals after the preliminary and semi-final stages. The team stood tenth across all of India, establishing the team from DPS Mathura Road amongst the quizzing elite of the country. This has never been done before in the history of the school. The team was felicitated with certificates and a cheque of 1000 rupees.

Inter School Ecomomics and Commerce Event 2018: Matrix

Mount St. Mary’s School, Delhi Cantt hosted the annual inter school Economics and Commerce event, MATRIX 2018 in which more than 50 schools participated. The event comprised five competitions:

• Symposium

• Quiz

• B-plan

• Ad making

• Surprise event

Team DPS Mathura road comprised the following students:

• Abhishi Agarwal (12 H)

• Dhruvi Agarwal (11 L)

• Arsh Arora (11 A)

• Nikhil Kriplani (11 G)

• Aabir Humam (11 E)

• Rabia Fatima (11 E)

• Gehna Bansal (11c)

• Ananya Agarwal (11 A)

• Aayush Yadav (11 A)

• Janvi Lamba (11 G)

• Meghna Jain (11 E)

Abhishi Agarwal won Best Speaker and Arsh Arora won the Best Visual AID Provider in the SYMPOSIUM

The topic was: “GENDER WAGE GAP: WORK HAS NO GENDER.”

It was a learning experience for the students where they got to know about various topics related to the business and economics world like crypto currency, AI etc. as well as enjoyed the innovative and gripping performances .the students competed with the best students from all over Delhi. The event ended on a positive note, our team returned spirited and determined to perform better in the next event.

DPS R.K Puram hosted its 17th Annual DhruvRajgarhia Memorial Inter School Debate on 10 August, 2018. Our School participated and qualified for the quarter finals. The students who qualified for finals were:

• Abhishi Agarwal- 12-H

• Sambhavi Jain- 11- F

• Srijan Sharma- 12-L

This year the event had multiple formats of Debate which included the extempore round, Turncoat and Classical form of debate with a blend of Asian Parliamentary Debate in the later part of the competition which included the finals round. The event saw active participation of 15 schools from all over Delhi, NCR. The Rajgarhia family and Ms JonakiSarma, the teacher in-charge for the event, along with her team of teachers, graced the occasion with their presence.

DPS Mathura Road participated in Dhananjay Mohan Inter-school symposium on 3 August, 2018 after being selected in the preliminary round.

18 schools participated in the event. The events were as follows-

• E-Paper Presentation- DPS Mathura Road was selected in the preliminary round for this event. The topic chosen by DPS Mathura Road was ‘Robotic Surgeries’.

  Participants- RishabhMediratta (XI-A),Arsh Arora (XI-A)

• Model Display- The topic chosen by DPS Mathura Road was ‘Resource Management’.

  Participants- ShriyanGarg (XI-B),Ikjot Singh (XI-B)

Delhi Public School, R.K Puram hosted its Annual Inter-School Science Festival, ‘Scientia est Potentia’, on 28 April 2018 in which a total of 24 schools across Delhi NCR participated. Students of DPS Mathura Road actively participated in OFF-SITE events and following ON –SITE events:

• Classical Debate

• Model Making

• Science Quiz

• Chem Canvas

• Ad-act-Actinium (DPS Mathura Road won the third position in this event)

• Outdoor Lab

• Let’s Innovate

Participation certificates were given to all the participants. An individual trophy and a merit certificates was awarded to the winners of Ad-Act Actinium.

The winners of Ad-act-Actinium were:

Our school participated in the Adyopant Legal Inter-School Legal Awareness Street Play Competition 2018 - National Level.Our school bagged the 1st Prize amongst the 8 schools that participated in the competition. The students who participated there are-

The event took place at Palika Bazar, CP.

• Nishit Mathur (XII-I)

• Shreeya Gupta (XII-I)

• Neha Kapoor (XII-M)

• Anmol Malhotra (XII-K)

• Annanya Gaba (XI-K)

• Pratishtha Ditya (XI-J)

• Karanjeet Singh (XI-L)

• Sanya Gangotia (XI-L)

• Aditya Saha (X-B)

• Aishnna Talwar (X-D)

• Anirudh Kalia (X-C)

• Ananya Lal (X-F)

The following students of Delhi Public School, Mathura Road participated in HASH 6.0, an Inter school Computer competition organized by Darbari Lal DAV Model School, Shalimar Bagh on 27th April 2018.

• Madhav Walia and Abhik Sarkar Basu of 11th A bagged the 2nd prize in the Senior Quiz competition (QUIZ-WHIZ).

• Sheikh Aman of class 11th F qualified for the second final in the photography competition (PHOTOCALL) and ranked 4th out of 28 schools.

• Sauhard Jain of class 10th B and Areeb Mansoor of class 10th C, participated in the surprise event (FLABBERGAST).

Sauhard Jain of class 10th B and Arsh Arora of class 11th A participated in Digital Imaging (GRAPHICS TRICKS) and reached the prelims.

Our school participated in Inter-School Multimedia competition organized by Sprindales School, Pusa Road on 26th April 2018 under its Africa week celebrations which is held in their school each year. 20 Schools participated in the Multi-media power point presentation competition and the topics provided were related to the current scenario in Africa. The presentation was to be followed by a live speech by the participants. Mridul Poojary and Sarthak Grover of class 12 D participated in the same from our school.

Our school bagged the third position in the competition. Our students were awarded with a certificate of merit, cash voucher worth Rs 600 and participation certificates.

The competition ended with a speech by the secretary of the South African embassy, who was the chief guest for the day.

Reading through books is not the only medium of learning but fun filled activities and Competition enhances the learning process. Keeping this in mind a Hindi Poem Recitation Competition was organized for class VII in the MPH on 25/04/2018 during 5th to 7th period. Topics- Deshprem, Pyari Dadi, Pradushan, Jal Hi Jeevan Hai.

Result:

Our school participated in Inter-DPS Environment National Fest 2018 (Panchtatva) held at R.K Puram.

There were various offsite and onsite events in the fest. Our school participated in 3 onsite events namely Waste-Wise Collage Making, Model Making and Mime- Let The Silent Earth Speak. Each event aimed at making students more aware about the significance of environment and ways to protect it.

Waste – Wise Collage Making : In this competition the participants were provided with a packet full of various kinds of waste materials such as newspapers, candles, rocks, straws, torn fabric, paper plates, ice-cream sticks etc. The students depicted the topic ‘everyday is earth day’ through their collage by using their creativity and the waste materials provided.

Model making: the students used eco friendly materials to make the model of a self sustainable green city. In their model they used the concept of using solar energy and wind energy to replace the conventional sources of energy. They also showed the mechanism of waste segregation through their model.

Mime-Let The Silent Earth Speaks: Here the students performed an act depicting the problems faced by earth quietly without speaking; just through their actions and expressions. This was indeed challenging. The students of our school performed in a team of 5 and won 2nd position making our school proud. The event was a good effort towards spreading awareness about environmental protection.

Keeping this in mind, a Role Play Competition based on the theme of ‘different character’s of Ramayana’ like Ravan, Kekai, Bharat, Hanuman etc. was organised on 19th April,2018 for the Students of class VI in the MPH. The objective of this competition was not only to blend learning with fun but also to develop confidence in the little ones. Enthusiastic participants from all sections adorned the stage with their colourful dresses and mesmerizing monologues.

Result:

• Nitya (VI-F) - 1st Position

• Trishaan Chowdhry (VI-E) - 2nd Position

• Khanak (VI-B) – 3rd Position

• Aureya Saraf (VI-A) – Consolation

• Amlan (VI-H) – Consolation

Judges – Dr. (Mrs.) Ashish Vashisth, Ms. Mamta Sharma

The English Debating Society of Delhi Public School, Mathura Road organized the Inter Section English Debate for class XII on Wednesday, 18thApril 2018. Seventeen debaters came forward for the competition and presented their views on the topics:

• Humanity Has The Power To Be Its Own Saviour.

• Internet – Gorgeous Yet Deceitful.

• Directionless Youth Has No Role Models.

• Social Media Is A Web With No Escape.

The esteemed judges for the debate, Ms.Kunjan Kacker, Head of English Department and Ms. Fauzia Umar, Incharge Publications, adjudged the following as winners:

• Ananya Rath XII B - 1st Position

• Shreya Singh XII C - 2nd Position

• Jayant Bakshi XII L and Rishika Vats XII G - 3rd Position

• Sarthak Grover XII D, Shoumyadeep Dhani XII C and Muskan Sehgal XII G - Motivational Prizes

• Mohd. Faizan Haider XII A and Vibhuti Roach XII D - Best Interjectors

The event was an overall success. It was good to see the young debaters expressing their views, opinions and interjecting amongst each other. It was indeed a healthy competition and words of wisdom were impacted by the judges as well as our Vice Principal, Ms. Asha Tuli which increased the self esteem and the confidence of the participants.

Model UN Quiz Society participated in the annual MUN Conference hosted by the Ryan International School, Mayur Vihar, from 10th-11th April, 2018. The following students were meritorious:

• Abhik S Basu received the Best Delegate award in UN Office of High Commissioner of Refugees (Historic).

• Sauhard Jain received the Best Delegate award in Review Conference of VCLT.

• Akshat Goel received a High Commendation award in UN General Assembly.

• Nikhil Kriplani and Madhav Walia received a High Commendation award in Multilateral   Investment Agency.

• Ashmit Gupta received a Special Mention award in UN General Assembly.

• Areeb Mansoor received a Special Mention award in UN Security Council.

• Tejas Karnani participated in International Atomic Energy Agency.

• Aryan Dua held the post of Vice Chairperson in Review Conference of VCLT.

• Ridhima Gupta held the post of Goodwill Ambassador in UN Office of High Commissioner of Refugees (Historic)

Aanya Gupta of class VI E has participated in the Art Competition held as part of the Y. Kumar Memorial Week Celebrations for Peace and Understanding 2018. The competition was held at Springdale’s School, Pusa Road on 23rd January. More than 400 students participated in the event which was divided into 3 categories according to their age. Aanya's drawing bagged the "Special Mention" award in her category 9-11 years. She was felicitated by Mrs. Rajni Kumar, Chairperson, Springdales Education Society and Prof. Mahesh Rangarajan, Dean of Academic Affairs, Ashoka University who were the Chief Guest at the 41st Y. Kumar Memorial Lecture Assembly on 9th February at Springdale’s School, Pusa Road. She was awarded a trophy and a certificate.

The English Debating Society of Delhi Public School, Mathura Road organized the Inter Section English Debate for class VI on Friday, 2 February 2018. 25 debaters came forward for the competition and presented their views on the topics:

• The Best Things in Life Are Free.

• Parental Aspirations Curb Children’s Talent.

The following were adjudged the winners:

• Avni VI E, Akshita Sehgal VI E and Abhishek Mandal VI A - 1st Position

• Tejasvini VI F and Ashish Sain VI A - 2nd Position

• Siddhant Singhania VI C and Ambika Harishankar VI - 3rdPosition

• Spreeha Maurya VI A and Pranav Neil Srivastava VI D - Motivational Prizes

• Aqdas VI E - Best Interjector

• Vihaan Panth VI H - Motivational Interjector

The event was an overall success. The topics prompted students to critically think about issues and enabled them to contribute effectively throughout the debate. Subsequently, our Vice Principal, Ms. Asha Tuli awarded the winners and applauded them on their remarkable public speaking skills. The words of wisdom were given by the judges which increased the confidence of the participants.

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The Expressions India – National, Life Skills and School wellbeing Program in collaboration with Apeejay Stya & Svran Group organized “NATIONAL TALENT OLYMPIAD” (Sports & Games, Performing &Fine Arts and Literary Activities)” for Students with Special Needs on 15th February 2018 at Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi. More than 20 renowned Schools of Delhi NCR participated in this event. It was a great initiative to celebrate the abilities of students with Special Needs through Sports & Games, Performing &Fine Arts and Literary Activities.

Our school DPS Mathura Road participated in the event.12 Students with Special Needs along with the Special Educator Mr.Ehsanul Haque attended the event.

Students from classes VI- IX made the School proud by displaying exemplary performances in Sports & Games, Performing &Fine Arts and Literary Activities and won Seven Prizes & Medals in different categories-

• Siddharth Barua (IX) First Prize (80 mtrs Race),

• Yuvraj Singh (VII) Third Prize (80 mtrs Race),

• Sunil Aherwa (VII) 5th Prize (80 mtrs Race),

• Sharik Sheikh (VII) 5th Prize (Obstacle Race),

• Hiba Noor (IX) First Prize (Canvas Painting),

• Aftab Ahmad (IX) Second Prize (Calligraphy),

• Arnav Raj (VI) Third Prize (Elocution).

It was a fun-filled day, allowing the students to participate in new and exciting sports & other activities. The activities helped to motivate the students and increase their self confidence and self esteem. It provided them an opportunity to showcase their talents and abilities and to foster greater encouragement and a sense of well being. All the participants received their certificates, Prizes and Medals for their brilliant efforts throughout the day.