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| Students of Stewart School in Bhubaneswar demonstrate their projects to visitor at their annual exhibition on December 17 and (right) the top 20 students of the Young Astronomer Talent Search Programme. Picture by Sanjib Mukherjee and Telegraph picture | |
Role play competition
A team of students from Udit Nagar High School, Rourkela, bagged the second position in the All-India Role Play Competition organised by National Council of Educational Research and Training in Delhi from December 11 to 13. The students enacted a play titled Bakri Ki Awaz (The voice of the goat) in the contest, which had attracted participation from 350 districts across all states of the country. The national runners'-up team comprised Rosy Sahoo, Priyanka Behura, Swarnalata Sahoo, Rajashree Rout and Swarnapriya Nayak, who were trained by their teacher Bhaskar Chandra Mohapatra, the director and writer of the play.
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| The group of students from Udit Nagar High School, Rourkela, who won the second prize in the national-level role play competition. Telegraph picture |
Sky is the limit
Twenty budding astronomers of the state have qualified for a trip to the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) in Bangalore in May 2014 where they will have an opportunity to interact with the who's who of the scientific fraternity. The students were selected through a six-month-long exercise under the aegis of the Young Astronomer Talent Search Programme organised by Tata Steel, in collaboration with Pathani Samanta Planetarium, Bhubaneswar.
After the zonal rounds, 120 students from across the state were selected for the final round that was held at the planetarium on December 12 and 13.
A panel of judges selected the best 20 participants, who were awarded at a glittering event that coincided with the 178th birth anniversary of Mahamahopadhyay Chandrasekhar Singhsamant Harichandan Mahapatra, popularly known as Pathani Samanta, a legendary astronomer of the state.
Little artists
Students of Delhi Public School, Kalinga, shone at the 4th Shilpi Divas, a children's art exhibition hosted by the Odisha Modern Art Gallery from December 8 to 10 at Jayadev Bhavan, Bhubaneswar. Fourteen students of the school won awards in all categories and the school was adjudged the best school with maximum entries for the fourth successive year.
The award-winning students are gold medallists Nysa Hemraj, Ruben Moses, Soumya Saswat Biswal, Alina Priyadarshini, Pritiman Mishra, Mohul Choudhary, silver medallists Tejas Sandhibigraha, J.M. Ritika Das, Satwika Mishra, Abhitanshu Thete, Debargaya Ghosal and bronze medal winners Sai Swastik Nayak and Muskan Motwani.
Art teacher of the school Rajiv Dey bagged the Best Art Teacher Award for the year while Class-XII student Sai Puru Chand received the Artist Memorial Award. Energy minister Arun Sahu and acclaimed sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik gave away the awards.
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| A student of DPS, Kalinga, receives her certificate during the 4th Shilpi Divas celebrations. Telegraph picture |
Child prodigy
Two students of ODM Public School have been selected as the best child scientists in the 20th National Children's Science Congress 2013. A project called Pedi-Power Shoes by Diksha Dash and Subhranshu Banerjee was selected as the best entry from Odisha during the event last fortnight. Diksha will display the project in Bhopal on December 27 and again at the National Science Congress to be held in Jammu from February 3.
On their feet
The 52nd annual athletic meet of Sainik School, Bhubaneswar, was held on December 14. The cadets presented a spectacular display of gymnastics, karate, mass drill and march past. Among the seniors, cadet Biraj Kumar Singh was adjudged best athlete while cadet Harish Chandra Lakra bagged top honours in the junior category. Gomati house was declared champion among seniors followed by Bramhaputra and Baitarani houses.
Among juniors, Godavari and Mahanadi houses became joint winners. Colonel Amir Singh, station commander of 120 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army), was the chief guest on the occasion. He distributed prizes and medals to the winners of various events.
Mother’s Public School, Bhubaneswar, conducted a weeklong sports meet that kicked off on December 4. Four houses of the school - Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire and Topaz - took part in various events such as march past, skipping, javelin throw, relay race and fun obstacle races. Topaz was adjudged champion in the junior and senior categories while Emerald bagged top honours in the middle school category. The event came to an end with the teachers running a 100-metre dash. The awards would be given away on Republic Day.
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rourkela, also hosted its 30th annual sports day celebrations on December 12 with a variety of events and activities.
My role model
Mom is the word
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Sacrifice, affection and responsibility are the words that best describe a mother's role. My idol is that beautiful person I saw when I opened my eyes for the first time - my mother.
From staying awake all night to nurse me when I am sick and giving up on her favourite television shows to ensure that I complete my homework to cooking all my favourite dishes and putting my needs before hers - that is what makes her my hero, my inspiration in life.
She is the best mother as she cooks the world's tastiest food. I love to go shopping with her. She buys me gifts and has never said no to whatever I have wanted. She is my best friend as she plays with me and takes me to the park every Sunday. She inspires me to success and when I win an award, she is the happiest person on earth.
She is very patient when it comes to teaching me and she makes sure that I am happy and safe always. She is the best gift God has given me.
She is full of grace, positive energy and warmth and has always taught me to never give up in life, no matter how adverse the circumstances are. My mother is my role model because she has taught me discipline, manners and a sense of duty towards others in the family and society.
Aditya Khanna,
Class IV,
Sai International School, Bhubaneswar
