ENDEAVOUR. Education World School Ranking Survey-2015

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1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: ENDEAVOUR KPS Headlines 1-10 S E P T E M B E R A N D O C T O B E R, Workshops 11&12 KPS Assemblages 13 Education World School Ranking Survey-2015 Creative Outpour Reading Galore 18 Science Experiment 19 Tasty Bites 20 Birthday Bash! 21 Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad has been ranked 5th in the C-fore Education World School Ranking Survey-2015 for Ghaziabad. A year back we were not in the first 10. This jump in the ranks has been possible only with the consistent feedback and support of the parents. Counselor's Desk 22 Editor s Desk 23 It is a matter of pride and glory that Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad has been ranked No. 6 among the Top 10 Schools in Ghaziabad in Times School Survey 2015.

2 P A G E 2 Disha T. T. Academy organized the 3rd Satyendra Pandey Memorial T. T. Tournament on 16th August, 2015 at Penguin Kids School, Sushant Lok-1, Gurgaon. Tarushi Bansal won the 1st Position and Tavishi Bansal bagged the 2nd Position in Under-18 Category. Ghaziabad District T.T. Inter-School Tournament-2015 was held at St. Teresa School. It was organized by the District Table Tennis Association, Ghaziabad. Tarushi Bansal & Tavishi Bansal (X) won the 1st Position in Jr. Girls Category. The National Psycho Olympiad was held on 7th October, 2015 at Pragati Maidan. Robin Moral (XI) and Tanuj Bansal (XI) won the 5th Position in the Poster Exhibition category. They received a trophy from the renowned Psychiatrist Dr. Jitender Nagpal. Inter-School Swimming Competition was held at Pathways School, Noida. Shreya Subhash (VIII) bagged 2 silver medals in Free Style and Back Stroke. E N D E A V O U R

3 P A G E 3 Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad International organized an Inter-School on the Spot Painting Competition: Different Strokes Puru Mehra (X) won the 1st position in Canvas Painting category and Gurpreet Singh Nijjer (VIII) won the 1st position in Water Colour Painting category. District Open Roller Skating Championship-2015 was held at Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad. Ayush Mittal (IX), Gaurang Mundhra (V), Mahi Kala (IV) and Yashika Bhatt (III) bagged a Gold medal each. Darsh Choudhary (V), Sanskriti Vij (IV), Arnav Choudhary (III), Krish Mehta (III) and Mehak Mehra (II) bagged a Silver medal each while Arman Tyagi (III) bagged a Bronze medal in 300 mts. KPS, Sahibabad bagged the 2nd Position in the District. SVS International Shooting Academy, Mawana organized 1st Pental Group Challenger Cup Shooting Championship from 2nd to 6th October, Shivansh Rajolia (XII) won a Silver medal and Kashish Sharma (XI) bagged a Bronze medal in Sub-Junior Air Rifle (Individual). Kashish Sharma (XI), Shivansh Rajolia (XII) and Aditya Naresh (V) won a Gold medal each in Sub -Junior Air Pistol team. Kashish Sharma (XI), Shivansh Rajolia (XII) and Vansh Sawhney (V) won a Silver medal each in Sub-Junior Air Rifle team.

4 P A G E 4 EXPERIENCE JAPAN organized a National Level Painting Competition for the students. The entry of Puru Mehra (X) got selected in the top 10 entries in the Painting Competition. Puru Mehra (X) won the 1st position in Tattoo Making Competition and Baldeva Vootla (VIII) bagged the 1st position in English Creative Writing Competition conducted by Horlicks Inter School Fiesta held at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi. Sparsh Kasana (X) was declared as the Top Scorer in The Quizzat Genius held at DPS, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad. Shreya Subhash (VIII) bagged a Silver medal in 50m Free Style Girls (U-14) in East Zone CBSE Swimming Competition held at DPS, Kanpur. E N D E A V O U R

5 P A G E 5 Shubhankar Agarwal (XII) won two prizes The Best in Nature Category and Still Life Table Top Category in an initiative organized by Paridrishya Photography Club of DPSGV on 9th October, The participants were judged on the basis of their photography skills, art of lighting and compositions. Amateur photographs were encouraged to participate for the same in this endeavour. Table Tennis CBSE Cluster-III was held at DPS, Noida from 9th to 11th October, Tarushi Bansal (X) and Tavishi Bansal (X) won 1st Position in Individual & Team Event (U-16) Girls Category. Kudos to them! Gaurang Mundhra (VI), Udai Manan (VI), Ashmit Rathi (VI) and Ansh Sawhney (V) represented Uttar Pradesh Team and won the National Roller Skating Shoot Ball Championship-2015 which was held at Indore in Madhya Pradesh from 15th to 18th August, 2015.

6 P A G E 6 Standing Tall and Strong event was orgainsed by KDB Public School, Ghaziabad. Peehu Shrivastava (V) bagged the 3 rd Position in Razzle Dazzle An initiative was taken by Rotary Club, Noida and Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad to plant 50 trees at the Sport Complex on 19th September, Class V students enjoyed this endeavor of planting Various saplings namely- Jamun, Ashoka, Gulmohar, Neem, etc. Prabhat Praveen (Class II) won a Gold Medal in Junior category of 11th Independence Cup, Invitational Sports Jeet Kune Do Championship, Delhi The event was organised by Jeet Kune Do Sports and Child Development Association affiliated to Indian Olympic Committee on 18th August,2015 at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. E N D E A V O U R

7 P A G E 7 300mtrs: (In-line) (Under-19) Harsh Mundra (XI): Bronze Medal Road Race 1000mtrs. (Quad) (Under-6) Umaan Huzer (Prep.): Gold Medal North India Roller Skating Championship-2015 was held at Golden Harrier School, Sonipat, Haryana from 9th to 11th October, Winners were: Boys Event: 300mtrs: (Quad) (Under-8) Krish Mehta (III): Gold Medal. 300mtrs: (Quad) (Under-12) Ashmit Rathi (V): Silver Medal 300mtrs: (In-line) (Under-8) Arman Tyagi (III): Bronze Medal 300mtrs: (In-line) (Under-10) Ujjwal Sharma (IV): Silver Medal 300mtrs: (In-line) (Under-16) Ayush Mittal (IX): Bronze Medal Road Race 2000mtrs. (In-line) (Under-10) Darsh Chaudhary (IV): Bronze Medal Girls Event: 300mtrs: (Quad) (Under-8) Yashika Bhatt (III): Silver Medal. Road Race 1500mtrs. (Quad) (Under-8) Yashika Bhatt (III): Gold Medal Team Event- Shoot ball Gourang Mundra V (Captain), Udai Manan V (Vice-captain), Adarsh Jha III, Ansh Sawhney V, Vartul Kaushik III, Arnav Goyal III, Darsh Chaudhary IV bagged a Silver medal. E N D E A V O U R

8 P A G E 8 Hindi Diwas Celebrations Class V participated in the Inter- House Hindi Skit Competition with great zest. It was organized to commemorate Hindi Diwas. The result is as follows: 1st Position: Jagriti House Tarun Malik (V E), Yuvraj Singh (V E), Priyanshi Puniya (V E), Karishma Gupta (V E), Pratyaksh Arya (V E), Divyansh Khattar (V C), Aayush Singh (V A), Vanshika Singh (V A), Gauri Taliyan (V F), Anshika Kasana (V F), Priyal Mittal (V F), S. Monisha (V E), Vibhanshu Dubey (V B), Sejal Chaudhary (V E), Yash Vardhan (V B), Wimika Rawal (V B), Shruti Singh (V A), Vidushi Raj (V A), Ishika Bhardwaj (V C), Drishti (V C), Aeryn Isha (V D) 2nd Position : Sumati House Vanshika Gupta (V A), Jiya Jain (V A), Rishika Sahay (V A), Uttkarsh Joshi (V A), Uddhav Bandhni (V E), Shivesh Tuli (V F), Saurav Tuli (V F), Jai Sharma (V B), Nandini Bhuyan (V C), Sanskriti Sharma (V C), Ayesha Ahmed (V C) 3rd Position: Sanskriti House Peehu Srivastava (V E), Arushi Saxena (V E), Sanchita (V E), Aradhya Tyagi (V F), Prakhar Verma (V E), Aryan (V D), Shlok Srivastav (V E), Abhya Sharma (V B), Archit Sapro (V F), Arv Bali (V D), Vivek Kukreti (V B), Ankit Bhargav (V B), Aditya (V B), Md. Bilal (V B), Ananya Vig (V C), Arjun Rajpt (V F)

9 P A G E 9 Hindi Diwas Celebrations To commemorate Hindi Diwas, a Hindi Poem Recitation Competition was organized for the students of Class IV. Students enthusiastically participated in the competition. The result is as follows: Class IV A 1st Position: Varchasvi Gansela 2nd Position: Chetna Walia 3rd Position: K. Anirudh Class IV B 1st Position: Tanmay Malhotra 2nd Position: Vaibhavii 3rd Position: Vidhio Rohtagi Class IV C 1st Position: Dijjaj Dhir 2nd Position: Sanvi Aggarwal 3rd Position: Reet Parashar Class IV D 1st Position: Lavish Beniwal 2nd Position: Tanishk Tiwari 3rd Position: Harshwardhan Dagar Class IV E 1st Position: Aayushi Mavi 2nd Position: Ashutosh Kumar 3rd Position: Magin Verma Class IV F 1st Position: Arya Shukla 2nd Position: Ankita Bose 3rd Position: Arnav Saxena E N D E A V O U R

10 P A G E 10 KPS, Sahibabad proudly felicitated its students in the grand ceremony of Recognition Day on 28th August, The school takes time each year to appreciate its staff, teachers and above all, to celebrate and appreciate its students! Pupils, Parents, Staff and School Management celebrated the wide range of academic and personal achievements of the students throughout the year in the session The ceremonial event commenced with General Welcome and Lamp Lighting Ceremony. Mr. Jitin Chawla, Eminent Educationist and Career Counsellor graced the occasion as the Chief Guest while Mr. Anirudh Khaitan, Vice-Chairman, Khaitan Education Center, Ms. Geeta Varshneya, Education Director, KPS Sahibabad were also present in the function. A melodious rendition of the Musical Choir and extremely informative Power Point Presentation about school s new initiatives and accolades was beautifully explained by the Education Director. The students were felicitated in the Award Ceremony in front of the whole school and staff which was a matter of great pride for their parents. Awards were given in two categories- Scholastic and Non- Scholastic. Students of KPS gave a wonderful Dance Performance named Sankalan based on the Sri Lankan Dance. The Chief Guest presented a speech towards the end and shared with students and parents that a plethora of career options are available which has further simplified their search. The ceremonial function culminated with the Vote of Thanks proposed by the Senior Wing HM Ms. Sabita Seth who congratulated and lauded the efforts of the students.

11 P A G E 11 Workshops The students of Classes VI-VIII attended a workshop "An Interactive Session On Astronomy" by Mr. Biman Basu, a retired Scientist of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the winner of the 1994 NCSTC National Award for Science Popularization on 5th October, The guest speaker made the students explore the wondrous World of Stars, Constellations and far away worlds. The workshop was followed by question and answer session. The students thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and learned about astronomy from a learned mind. Mr. Virender Gupta, Assistant Director at UPES, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies conducted a workshop for the students of Class XII on 7th October, 2015 enlightening the students about various Under Graduate Programs namely- Engineering, Information Technology, Law, Design, Planning & Architecture, Management, Public Policy and many more. He also shared information with the students on the various Industry Linkages, Global Alliances, Specialized programs, Placements and the forty two acre sprawling campus. The students were shown a short clipping about the facilities that the University offers. It was an enriching and interactive session. Jitin Chawla's Centre for Career Development held a Career Counselling, interactive session for parents and students on 3rd October, The CCD personnel counseled the parents and guided them towards the right career choice for their wards. They focused on various courses available, which included Short Duration Program, Summer Schools Programmes, Indian & Abroad, Courses along with graduation namely- Entrepreneurship, Writing, Social Work and Online MOOC (Massive Online open courses). They also guided the parents on internship opportunities, new colleges and Universities. They stressed upon self-assessment too which is the first step to Career Planning Process. It was an enriching and knowledgeable session for all.

12 Workshops P A G E 12 KPS, Sahibabad was the proud host of an extremely informative workshop on The Art of Teaching organized by Encyclopaedia Britannica on 12th September, Ms. Anita Bahadur- a Freelance Knowledge Management Consultant was the Resource person. A total of 80 teachers from various schools of Delhi/NCR participated in the workshop. It basically emphasized on- Effective English Teaching, Out of the Box Thinking, Activity Based Learning, Phonetics and Phonology, the 4 Skills- Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and the importance of Correct Pronuciation. Ms. Bahadur stressed on Active Teaching, Activity based learning and the reasons- Why do generally people miscommunicate? She also imparted some extremely useful Trainer Tips on Verbal and Non Verbal Behaviour, Body Language, Posture, Attitude etc. The Education Director Ms. Geeta Varshneya graced the occasion with her benign presence. The workshop culminated with the Vote of Thanks proposed by Senior Wing Coordinator Ms. Shivani Shesh. The students of Aesthetics Club (IV-VIII) attended a fun -filled and Creative Workshop on Kite Making conducted by DESH Foundation. The resource person Mr. Umar Daraz explained the process of making kites to the students. The students were provided with materials required to make kites. At the end of the workshop all the students proudly displayed their creations. An Entrepreneurship Workshop was conducted by Mr. Kapil Khanna, working as a Senior Career Counsellor with CCD (Career Counselling Development Cell). He shared many professional ideas with the students of Class XI. Students thoroughly enjoyed the session. It was a very informative workshop.

13 P A G E 13 An inspiring and motivating assembly was conducted by Class IX C on the topic "Youth Power". The students presented an interesting skit and delivered an informative speech. The Education Director Ms. Geeta Varshneya informed about the campaign- The Seven Habits. She emphasised on being pro-active and be ready to face the challenges of life. Class V E presented a heart touching assembly on the theme Each One Teach One. Students performed a skit on Education and Colours of Life in which they gave a beautiful message that how each one of us can contribute in spreading education and integrate differently abled learners in classroom and life. Students also spoke about how we can follow the motto of Each One Teach One and after this they presented a melodious Western Choir. Class V B presented an assembly on the theme 'Politics and Religion'. They prepared a humorous skit showcasing the reality of the subject which is prevalent in our society. Following it, there was a presentation of Nukkad Natak spreading the message that politics and religion are two entirely different fields and they shouldn't be considered as one. Students of Class V F have presented an assembly based on the theme Eid-ul-Zuha. First, students described the significance of Eid-ul-Zuha. They mentioned the importance of Muslim Pilgrims going to Mecca during the festival. A skit was performed presenting the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim. Girls of class V F presented a melodious song based on Eid. E N D E A V O U R

14 P A G E 14 ROAD TO SUCCESS The road to success is not as easy as it seems to be, there are a whole lot of difficulties one has to face to achieve success. The road to success is not straight, there is a curve in between that is failure and a loop called Confusion. But, if one is willing to do hard work no one can stop him to achieve success. In order to achieve success, one must set his/her goals first then develop himself in a positive way, then explore his/her abilities, then organize his/her time and most important is Self Management and Trust in Oneself, as success is only achieved by developing our strengths and not by eliminating our weaknesses.the definition of success varies from person to person, but to me one of the most essential definition of a person s success is the impact they left on other people after achieving success. Most of us these days hold a pre-conceived notion of different socio-economic factors while most of the people are truly impacted by these factors, others overcome these kind of factors and then reach the road to success. Many people throughout history have conquered these obstacles such as poverty, poor education, and poor parental guidance. According to me, it is better to be failure at something you like as it would give you self-satisfaction and experience than to be succeeded at a thing you don't like. In life, as one can surely end up with money, big cars, etc. which equals a decent lifestyle,which may be a kind of potential happiness but dedicating your life to a task that is of little interest, in the long run, will surely ruin your life and I am sure that one will regret living that kind of life. So one should be really very focused about what he wants to do in life, as doing what you love will surely give you personal satisfaction as well as hope to do well in future. So, the road to success comes through Hard Work, Determination, Persistence and Sacrifice. By : RAUNAK KHURANA (XI A)

15 P A G E 15 The Global Goals Our world is constantly changing. The one thing that hasn t changed throughout the ages is human suffering. With all the strides we make, with all our progress, we haven t been able to alleviate human suffering. Even today more than 3 billion people all over the world live in poverty. Around 785 million people are illiterate. About twothirds of this illiterate population is women. We have been able to reach beyond our planet and walk the surface of Moon and yet we haven t been successful in providing education to people. What does that say about our progress? Progress isn t that which benefits a few people. Progress is that which improves the lives of the masses and makes the world a better place to live in. In order to realize this dream, the United Nations has launched The Global Goals. On September 25 th 2015, 193 world leaders committed to 17 Global Goals that are to be achieved in the next fifteen years. These goals mainly target 3 major objectivesending extreme poverty, fighting inequality and injustice and fixing climate change. These 17 goals are:- No poverty Zero hunger Good health and well-being Quality education Gender equality Clean water and sanitation Clean and affordable energy Decent work and economic growth Industry, innovation and infrastructure Reduced inequalities Sustainable cities and communities Responsible consumption and production Climate action Life below water Life on land Peace and justice strong institutions Partnerships for the goals These 17 goals aim to improve the quality of human life all over the world. In today s era, we are not only the citizens of our respective nations but also Global Citizens. As Global Citizens, it is our duty to ensure that the world is a clean, safe and healthy place for us and for our future generations. As global citizens, our aim is to now make these 17 goals popular so that the leaders of various nations are compelled to act upon them and ensure their success. So, take a step today. Spread awareness and do your part in improving the life of millions of people. You have the power. Seize it and make a difference. If every citizen does his/her part, then no challenge is too big. By : Nikita Gupta (XI B) E N D E A V O U R

16 P A G E 16 A walk in the park For the first time ever, he managed to stick to his morning walks for almost three months. He was in his 2nd round and someone sitting on one of the stone benches caught his eye. Rain or shine, she would sit at the same place and do exactly same thing, day in and day out. While conversing over the phone, she would also write on a piece of paper. He thought to himself that she must be making some sort of sales calls. Her presence painted the same picture every day so much so that his brain must have classified her as one of the fixtures, like a tree or a bush that were a part of the park s landscape. May be the old but bright yellow saree that she was wearing today drew his attention towards her. He deliberately slowed down to pay more attention. She was drawing. What kind of sales calls demanded diagrams? He wondered. He also noticed that she must be in her 50s. Her slippers, her dress and her bag showed that she was not doing financially well. Either that or she had no sense of fashion or may be she was one of those eccentric artists who never cared about their looks. But another Caption thought describing made his heart race. What if she was mentally unstable? An incident when he was 13. One evening, on his way from his tuition, he was forced to take shelter under a sun shade by a sudden downpour. picture or graphic. He was shortly joined by a shabbily dressed woman. Before he could realize what was happening, she slapped him hard across his face and said, Why are you here alone? Shocked with the suddenness of what happened, he ran towards his house. Suddenly, he tripped over something and fell face first on the road and fractured his legs. The pain was excruciating and he had to drag himself for the rest of the way. The severe To catch the reader's attention, place an pain that ensued and the much anticipated school trip that he had to miss had etched a permanent mark on his interesting sentence or quote from the story mind. Since that day, here. he would avoid being around people who were homeless, mentally unstable or even begging. He even hated being around animals, because in his mind all these things were unpredictable and hence dangerous to be around. His friends spared no opportunity to ridicule him and he was constantly humiliated. Now in his early 30s, he found his phobia absurd. This woman was calm and had never disturbed anyone. Though her clothes were old, she was dressed neatly. Even if she was mentally challenged, it s high time that he faced his fear. He cautiously sat at the stone bench and asked her, Do you come here every day? She looked up and stared at him. That stare scared the living daylights out of him. He was thrown aback as he realized that he was not facing his fear but was facing the exact same person that had caused it. Her well combed hair, neatly draped sari and her age had all fooled him. He swallowed any other questions he had, got up and jogged his way out. His mind started playing ugly games. By day it would replay all the nasty memories related to the incident and by night the same would be adapted to create nightmares. After this went on for days, he finally decided that he had to seek a closure. He looked for organizations that work with the mentally challenged and zeroed in an NGO. He stood at a distance when the woman was rescued from the park. She did not acknowledge their presence or words and kept muttering something to herself. Twenty years back, her illness was more physically pronounced from the way she dressed and behaved. But now, unless spoken to, one would not be able to recognize that she was mentally challenged. During her rehabilitation, he would often visit the NGO to track her progress. Without realizing it, he was facing his fears regularly and was also drastically changing the way he saw mental illness. He started seeing that mental illness is managed and not cured. The sufferer cannot be a passive pill swallower but an active effort maker. He patiently waited with a question that Caption only person can answer. Almost a year passed by and finally the day he had been waiting for arrived. He nervously describing sat beside. So do you remember me? Do you remember slapping me, I mean long back? He went on picture to narrate or that fateful incident and midway through his ramblings, he realized that she was staring at him again. graphic. But this stare was not empty or soulless. It was filled with confusion. He sighed and muttered to himself, Right! Am sorry! Who was I kidding? There is no way that you can remember? Just as he clenched his hands on the armrest of the chair to push himself up, she gently touched his hands causing him to sit back instead. As his face was working up a puzzled expression, she said, I do not who you are. But I do know what you did. She paused to overcome the emotion that was trying to choke her words and continued. But, I am so glad that I slapped you that day. Thank you. At that moment he realized that sometimes, we are the answer that we seek. He was looking for answers without realizing that he was the answer to someone else s question. E N D E A V O U R By : Apoorv Rastogi (XI A)

17 P A G E 17 य मत कह ख द स... यह मत कह ख द स म र म श ककल बड़ ह, यह म श ककल स कह द म र ख द बड़ ह 2 आत ह आ ध य य त कर उनक ख र मकदम, त फ न स ह त लड़न ख द न त झ जड़ ह यह मत कह ख द स म र म श ककल बड़ ह, यह म श ककल स कह द म र ख द बड़ ह 2 अश नन म तप कर स न ह और भ ननखरत, द र गम क प र करक हहम लय पर क ई चढ़ ह ल एर र र म हनत आखखर त म ह र एक हदन, ह र व श ल तर र ज, ब ज ज पड़ ह यह मत कह ख द स म र म श ककल बड़ ह, यह म श ककल स कह द म र ख द बड़ ह 2 स कललत : ख श श क ल (कक ष ७ अ) र ष ट रपत कल म चल र य म सक र त च हर, ज जन म थ य ओ म ज श भरन क ललए, श जसन ककय अपन ज न क समवपगत, व ज ञ न और नई तकन क क ललए, र ष ट रपनत कह, एक ज ञ ननक कह, एक ल खक कह, एक क त, द शभश क त क ज त ज र त लमस ल थ, आ ख म उम म द और सपन क अ ब र थ, बचपन प र रण स भर थ, त ज न ख द उस ज न लसख त रह, और मरत -मरत भ आखखर स स तक, क म करन क स ख द र य स कललत : ह हदगक शम ग (कक ष ६ अ) E N D E A V O U R

18 P A G E 18 Julie of the Wolves In 1971, Jean Craighead George and her son, Luke went on a trip to Barrow, Alaska to do research on wolves for an article for Reader's Digest. As they flew into the Barrow airport, she and her son spotted a young Eskimo girl on the tundra, whom her son said "looked awfully little to be out there by herself." At the Barrow Arctic Research Lab, George observed scientists who were studying wolves and attempting to break their communication code. She allegedly witnessed a man bite the wolf on the top of its nose and communicate with it in soft whimpers, and "the incident stayed with George". George herself successfully communicated with a female wolf, and upon remembering the Eskimo girl walking by herself on the tundra that she and her son Luke saw on their way to Barrow, she decided to write a book about a young girl surviving on her own in the tundra by communicating with wolves. The character of Miyax / Julie is based on an Eskimo woman named Julia Sebevan, who taught George "about the old ways of the Eskimos." In the process of writing the novel, George went through three drafts, and the title had been changed numerous times; the first versions of the titles included "The Voice of the Wolf," "Wolf! Wolf?," "Wolf Girl," "The Cry of the Wolf," and "Wolf Song." Readers and students communicated to George their desire to read more about Julie "several years ago", but George felt that she "did not know enough about the Eskimo culture." It was only after her son, Craig, moved to Alaska that George "felt ready" to write the sequel titled Julie. Julie's Wolf Pack was written only after George had learned more about the relationships of wolves in a pack. By : Palak Jassal (VII B)

19 Lava Lamp Materials: A clean plastic bottle, try to use one with smooth sides : Water Vegetable Oil Common Salt Food Colouring P A G E 19 Instructions: Fill the bottle up about 1/4th (1 quarter) with water. Pour the vegetable oil in the bottle until is almost full. You may want to use a measuring cup with a spout or a funnel. You may have to wait a couple of minutes for the oil and water to separate. Add a few drops of your favourite food colouring. Watch as the colour sinks through the oil. Take a spoon full of salt and add part by part of it into the bottle. Get ready here come the bubbly blobs! How it Works: The oil floats on top of the water because it is less dense or lighter than water. The food colouring has the same density as the water so it sink through the oil and mixes with the water. When you add the tablet it sinks to the bottom then starts to dissolve. As it dissolves it makes gas, carbon dioxide. Gas or air, is lighter than water so it floats to the top. The air bubbles bring some coloured water with them to the top. When the air comes out of the coloured water blob, the water gets heavy again and sinks. It does this over and over again until the tablet is completely dissolved. By : Anuja Haldar (XII Sci)

20 P A G E 20 Tasty Bites How to make grilled Cheese Sandwich: 1. Heat 1 tablespoon salted butter in a cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. 2. Press the sandwich slightly and place it in the skillet. Cook until golden on the bottom, 3 to 5 minutes. 3. Flip, adding more butter to the pan if needed, and cook until the other side is golden and the cheese melts, 3 to 5 more minutes. By : Ashmit Rathi (VI C) ज न ज न क कई दशक, य ह ननकल र ए ज न कह? मन व यधथत ह आ, ह य! य अम ल य स ल म न ख ए कह? स ल-दर-स ल मन भटकत रह य ह, पर समझ म न आय क छ भ कह आज कफर मन न य आ ज द कक लसफग ख न ह नह ह श दर, ख र कर ज त र स थ ह, उन ह क ख र-खबर म ननस र कर य श दर अर र ज न म क छ ख य ह, त क छ प य भ ह त न, कफर क य र म क य द कर, क़ त क र य त न ख लशय क हहस ब रखकर ज न क न म ह श दर, रन र न म ह त, खत म कर द र य अनम ल श दर ज न क कई दशक य ह ननक ल र ए ज न कह, ज न क कई दशक य ह ननक ल र ए ज न कह... रचन प खररय ल : ट -ज -ट ह न द E N D E A V O U R

21 P A G E 21 Class III & IV Ritika Tiwari, Divyansh Garg, Ishani Sinha, Ayush Krishna, Kushagra Joshi, Rachit Dhama, Gayatri Upreti, Kunal Pal, Kushagra Sain, Madhav Sharma, Nishant Sharma, Krishna Bisht, Lavanya Srivastava, Athar Javed, Kabir Sharma, Mradul Singh, Samriddhi Jain, Vanshika Rawat, Reet Parashar, Sambhava Ghosh, Yuvraj Singh, Vibhor Vinayak Rathi, Tanishka Kaushik, Supriya Sharma, Vansh Dhaka, Shiv Dagar, Shantanu Grover, Lavanya Singh, Anirudh, Meghna Tomar, Shakhi Sharma, Divyastra Tiwari, Aryan Sharma, Yash Ahuja, Devansh Sanghi, Vaibhavi Singh, Chetanya Walia, Anant Mavi, Divyansh Singhal, Devanshi Verma, Ankit Singh, Sanskriti Mallik, Venu Gopal Kejriwal, Tanush Mishra, Roshni Chauhan, Rithwik Bhat, Rishit Bhatnagar, Rishita Kothiyal, Rannvijay Mavi, Samarth Tyagi, Harshita Dhanik, Isheeta Banerjee, Ayushi Nanda, Anmol Kumar, Rudraksh Singh, Kunishka Sharma, Hetal Lamba, Ishpreet Singh, Avani, Anushka Rajput, Arnav Singh, Afia Javed, Dhairya Khandelwal, Aditya Salonia, Aryan Chaudhary, Arpit Choudhary, Aadit Ahuja, Avi Jaiswal, Anish Singha, Aishwary Tiwari, Ankita Bose, Vidhi Lohani, Meghna Tomar, Anirudh, Lavanya Singh, Shantanu Grover, Shiv Dagar, Vansh Dhaka, Supriya Sharma, Tanishka Kaushik, Vibhor Vinayak Rathi & Yuvraj Singh. Classes V & VI Anshika Jain, Ishita Bhardwaj, Aayush Singh, Tanishk Yadav, Yashvardhan Singh Jadaun, Yatin Singh, Vansh Sawhney, Vibhuti Pugla, Pratyaksh Arya, Priyanshi Puniya, Priyal Mittal, Ansh Upadhyay, Lakshay Chaudhary, Samanvya Rajput, Yash Radhey Rathi, Anjali Chandra, Aryan, Raman Deep Singh Chhabara, Satvik Gupta, Ishaan Chaudhary, Garv Soni, Keshav Goel, Shivesh Tuli, Samiksha Sharma, Sambhav Kaushik, Ranveer Trar, Rakshit Moza, Manya Tiwari, Ritika Pandey, Manasvi Sharma, Mahima Saxena, Khushi Sinha, Ishika Pandita, Rhythm Chakraborty, Khushal Jhingan, Siya Mehra, Sanchita, Prakhar Verma, Harshita Upadhyaya, Arushi Saxena, Chirag Dua, Aeryn Isha, Arnav Sharma, Mohd. Bilal Malik, Ansh Sawhney, Ankit Bhargav, Aditya Yadav, Rudra Nautiyal, Varesh Kapoor, Radhe Krishna Tyagi, Kunal Singhal, Kartik Sharma, Devansh Ranjha, Elloyna Chauhan & Bhavya Tyagi. Classes VII & VIII Nishita Gupta, Yamini Jha, Kashish Srivastava, Palak Srivastava, Shaurya Rai, Anurag Sharma, Manan Gupta, Riya Ahuja, Mehul Rastogi, Manan Khatri, Shriyanshu Singh Rawat, Hitesh Gupta, Khushi Jain, Akash Mani Shrivastava, Deepanshu Bhasin, Hardik Bhardwaj, Harsh Vardhan Kajriwal, Saransh Yadav, Nitin Tyagi, Niyashi Kaushik, Dhruv Rawat, Ashutosh Sharma, Sumit Singh, Akhil Tomar, Sayontan Mitra, Samiksha Kaul, Sushant Garg, Siddhant Tiwari, Devansh Srivastava, Harsh Mathpal, Baljeet Singh, Arpita Sharma, Ayush Tomar, Mohnish Singh, Harshit Vimal, Mahika Rohatgi, Lakshay Pratap Singh, Shubham Sharma, Vanshita Bhardwaj, Sahil Jangra, Abhishek Aryan, Aditi Dhaka, Khushi 1 Jain, Shourya Kumar Jain, Shaurya Srivastava, Piyush Chandra, Nishtha Kaul, Gaurangi Verma, Bhvya Gupta, Shivam Singh, Kabir Garg, Avni Nagar & Rashi Singh. Classes IX & X Kashish Wadhwa, Parth Sabharwal, Keshav Suryavanshi, Aditi Gupta, Ashish, Khushi Sharma, Vaishnavi Pandey, Kashish Choudhary, Nitika Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Muskan Chauhan, Lakshya Rawat, Ujjwal Sachdeva, Ayush Pandita, Aditi Baluni, Garima Bansal, Nishant Raghav, Prakhar Jain, Nipun, Mukul Gupta, Shubham Agarwal, Hemkesh Raina, Yash Sharma, Palak Srivastava, Mansi Jain, Gauranga Vootla, Udit, Rudraksh Deveshwar, Shreya Goel, Dhiren Kumar Jain, Yajush Sharma, Avinash Pal Kohli, Rashi Kher, Pratham Sharma, Subhoshree Bose, Dhruv Gupta, Sneha Chaudhary, Shubham Sharma, Anushka Gulati, Anant Tayal & Divyansh Bisht. Classes XI & XII Gagan Saini, Pranjal Kulshresth, V. Karthik Satyanarayna Sarma, Vikrant Singh, Prajjwal Sharma, Raunak Khurana, Riya Singh, Shivanya Chhabra, Shreya Chauhan, Tanishq Singh, Dhanvi Chaudhary, Kapish Garg, Pragati Aggarwal, Abhishek Kumar, Abhishek Sharma, Himanshu Pandey, Vaishnavi Mishra, Kriti Mehta, Nidhi Bhadauriya, Rashi Jain, Rashi Jainanubhav Singh Chauhan, Anuja Halder, Aprajita Sharma, Deepshikha, Mayank Deshawal, Megha Joshi, Shubham Kumar, Sonu Pal, Harshnidhi Kargwal, Harsh Raj, Anant Bhardwaj, Tushar Motla, Himanshu Garg, Akshita Saxenayogesh Kumar, Varnit Sharma, Srashti Bansal, Anchal Thakur, Sidharth Awasthi, Monika Sisodia, Alankrit Agrawal, Srishti Sirohi, Utkarsh Jain & Jatin Swami. Staff Mr. Vir Singh, Dr. Rekha Singh, Mr. Anirudh Khaitan, Mr. Hitesh Miyan, Mrs Sapna Bedi, Ms. Jaishree Pathak, Ms Deepika Chopra, Ms Manisha Sharma, Mrs Vijay Laxmi Kaushik, Mrs Shalini Singh, Ms Niti Agarwal, Ms. Utkarsha Tomar, Mr. Gaurav Gupta, mrs Dipti Joshi, Mrs. Rinky Sharma, Ms. Smriti Arora Narula, Ms. Diksha Bharti, Mr. Arindam Chakraborty, Ms. Kanchan Puri, Ms. Kusum Rawat, Ms. Payal Mehrotra, Ms. Shivani Shesh, Ms. Archna Mahajan, Ms. Omesh Singh, Ms. Nalini Rathnakaran, Ms. Ekta Khanna & Ms. Charu Sakhuja

22 P A G E 22 Parenting in Digital age Our environment is shaped by the people living in it. Technology has entered as unstoppable and irresistible force and believe it or not it s here to stay and grow. We see ourselves getting dependent and addicted to it. To raise a kid in technology driven society, where he has access to all the questions he will ever have, then why will he need you in coming future? Often parents complain that their children spend most of the time in playing on gadgets or surfing on social networking sites. So the question arises in my mind that Is this generation less emotionally connected with the parents? Or are the parents less open and accepting about their children s choices? It s a thought to think about. We always whine about that this generation will never understand our mindset, I will say that take a trip down memory lane and try to recollect that our parents also used to say the same about us. Parenting in fast paced, changing environment is challenging. If we act as mentor & not pose as a strict parent, then there are ways we could be connected with them like : Being acceptable and adaptable to technology Making the curriculum interesting by using latest technology Playing online games with them Teaching Time Management Skills Sharing the adverse effects of technology if not used appropriately These are some ways mentioned above, if you take the first step towards them you will find plenty of ways to be in their circle of love forever. So parents make a wise choice which is a winwin scenario for all. By : Manika Pal (Counselor) E N D E A V O U R

23 Khaitan Public School Sector V Rajendra Nagar Sahibabad, Ghaziabad (U.P.) THE EDITORIAL BOARD Chief Editor: Ms. Geeta Varshneya Editor: Ms. Sabita Seth Teacher s Editorial Board: Ms. Shivani Shesh (Head), Ms. Sangeeta Parmar, Ms. Chanda Banerjee, Ms. Rachna Pokhriyal, Ms. Jyoti Sharma and Ms. Swati Kapoor. Student s Editorial Board: Ayushi Chowdhary (XI) Student Reporters: Anuja Haldar (XII), Nikita Gupta (XI), Harsh Shandilya (XI), Riya Singh (XI), Kavyanjali Jha (XI). Website : Facebook Page : Think Right and Feel Great, No Matter What The reason why there is so little happiness in the world is Dependency. Happiness is not dependent on 'anything' or 'anyone' or found 'anywhere'. We keep delaying our happiness until things are just right in our lives. We think we will be happy in the future and then wonder why we are not happy now? We should always remember the fact that- We are the ruler of our lives; we are the master of our own thoughts, words and actions, and everything that happens to us. Happiness is only possible when we are able to accept everyone as they are, at every moment, in every situation. That means an end to judging or resisting others, an end to complaining and blaming, an end to criticizing and controlling and an end to competing with anyone. Happiness means the awakening and acceptance of Self Responsibility. It is only when we choose thoughts and feelings that are aligned with our true nature of Purity, Peace and Love that we can shift from asking to sharing; from holding on to letting go; from expectations to acceptance; from the past and the future to being in the now. We can create a life of joy, contentment and bliss, because we have the Choice and the Power. Happiness is a Decision. So, I would like to conclude with the quote- The happiest people don t have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything. By: Sangeeta Parmar (PGT English)