Students of Sai International School, Bhubaneswar create a huge 2012 London Olympic logo on their campus. Telegraph picture

Scholastic genius

Anshuman Swain, an outgoing Class XII student of DAV Public School (Chandrasekharpur), Bhubaneswar, achieved a unique feat by scoring 100 per cent marks in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) conducted by College Board, USA. He had opted for physics, chemistry and mathematics as his subjects and was among 55 students, including 17 Indians, who made it to the final round. More than 20 lakh students across the world had appeared for the test in May. Anshuman is now eligible for admissions in top-notch universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard and Stanford along with a Fulbright scholarship. In 2010, the budding scientist’s innovation “Devatron: God’s own machine” found a place in the best-20 scientific projects of the world.

High-fliers

Four students from two Rourkela schools bagged top positions in the IIMT-Oxford Brookes Innovation Challenge and earned a trip to the Oxford Brookes University, UK. A three-member group from the Deepika English Medium School, that included Mohammad Zeeshan Siddiqui, Subhangi Rout and Projyoti Adyasha Das of Class XII, was selected for its outstanding project on ‘Managing terrorism in India’. They were accompanied by their school teacher and mentor, Rita Singh. Aniket Kumar, a Class XI student of Delhi Public School, made it to the winner’s list for his unique project on ‘Role of society and government for conserving environment’ and was guided by his teacher B.B. Mathur. The awards included cash prizes and a free trip to the UK. The Institute for International Management and Technology (IIMT) along with Oxford Brookes University, UK organise this competition to create a platform for youngsters to express innovative ideas to end various problems concerning society.

From dad’s kitchen

Fathers put their culinary skills to test and whipped up a range of lip-smacking treats at a cookery contest organised last week by the Sai International School, Bhubaneswar, to celebrate the spirit of fatherhood. The school had invited over 50 dads of students from Kindergarten to Class III. Wearing aprons and a chef’s cap, the participants came up with different varieties of sandwiches and dips. The fathers of Saranya Patnaik, Kairav Khimji, Aryaman Dalmia were adjudged first, second and third, respectively. The “best-dressed sandwich” award went to the father of Arihaan Kar. “A day dedicated to fathers gives children an opportunity to thank them for being there every time,” said school trustee Silpi Sahoo.

UN project

Frederika Meijer, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) country representative to India, met students of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (Kiss), Bhubaneswar, during her two-day visit to the state this week. She exuded confidence that life skills education being imparted to the 12,000-odd tribal students of the institute, with the support of UNFPA, would have “far reaching effect on the health and well being of future generations of Odisha”. The life skills education covers more than 3,000 adolescent girls and boys in the residential set up in which training is imparted through curricular and co-curricular methodology and backed by counselling and health services. Besides, creative communication activities, exposure visits and research on issues of adolescents in the state provide an insight into the needs of young girls and boys. Meijer also met government and non-government agencies to discuss UNFPA’s partnership for population and development programmes in the state.