‘Kofi Annan’ said it beautifully, “Knowledge is power, Information is liberating, Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” With this thought in mind, we started the new academic year 2018- 19 with lots of vigor and enthusiasm. Classes for the session 2018 – 19 commenced from 3rd April 2018. Summer holidays for students were from 1st May to 17th June and school re- opened on 18th June 2018.
Total strength of students from Nursery to Class XII is 3566 (Primary section – 2003 + H.S.S -1563 = 3566 students ). Staff Strength, Total Teachers – 117, Office Staff – 14 and Supporting staff 23.( Staff - Grand Total = 154)
Important Events ( June & July 2018)
1. Teachers Workshop
The true purpose of education as we understand is to prepare children for a life ahead and if educators took that responsibility seriously our job is to ideally equip children with skills that will help them solve future problems. In order to equip our teachers with necessary skills we arranged a teachers workshop in our school on 7th and 8th June, 2018 in which 21 teachers of our school participated. The programme was conducted by Dr. Priyanka Mehta –Principal Amity School, New Delhi. The topic covered was Academic Leadership & Administration. The second day was animated by Mrs. B. Singh Principal, Navayuga Radiance Senior Secondary School, Lucknow, on the topic “Leadership mentoring and guidance.”
A one day workshop for all the Primary and Pre- Primary teachers was organized on 8th June 2018 in the school in which 61 teachers participated. Mr.Tarun Sharma a renowned motivational speaker from Faridabad spoke on the role of a teacher as a leader. Another seminar for 26 teachers of High school was held on 9th June where Mr.Tarun Sharma enlightened the staff on the topic “The Role and Responsibility of a Teacher in 21st Century”.
Technology and education are great combination if used with the right reason and vision. Hence to imbibe technology to aid education, a Seminar for English teachers was conducted by Ms.Shilpi Bhattachary, Head of Oxford Publications, on 11th June in which 33 teachers from various Catholic schools benefited from the programme.
1. Results -2017-18
Colin Powell said it beautifully, "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence”. The school obtained 99% overall result in Class XII board examination. Total boys appeared for the examination were 168.
Akshat Vijayvargiya with 95.2 % - in Science Group topped the school and Ayush Toshniwal with 94.2 % - topped the Commerce Group. Altogether 9 students topped the merit list of 90% and above.
In Class X, 235 students appeared in the Board examination and the school came out with cent percent overall result. Rishi Jain with 96.8% topped the school. There were 24 students in the merit list of 90% and above
2. Students Excel Awards
In order to recognize the hard work put in by our X and XII students the Toppers of Class XII and X Board Examination were felicitated with Memento and Cash Prizes on 7th July 2018. Rev.Bishop Chacko Thotumaricakal the Chairman of the school was the Chief Guest.
Selection for Medicine and IIT:
• Prabadh Kothari ( XII – 2017-18) got admission for MBBS in AFMC, PUNE
• Auro Kumar Soni(XII- 2017-18) got admission in IIT Mumbai
• Akshat Vijayvargiya (XII- 2017-18) got admission in IIT Bhuwaneshwar
3. Students council
There is a popular saying, “When you delegate tasks, you create followers. When you delegate authority, you create leaders.”Installation (Investiture) ceremony of the Students’ Council for the session 2018-19 was held in the school hall on 23rd June 2018. Master Ashwin Samuel of Class XII was selected as the Head Boy of the School. The House Chief Captains are Kartik Tiwari (Blue House), Prabhav Baheti (Green House), Piyush Chandak (Red House) and Shubham Kamal (Yellow House). Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries were also selected for Literary, Sports and Cultural activities. It was a great day for the schools as a troop of 29 students were selected to lead and guide various activities of the school for this academic year.
4. Parent teachers association
Roosevelt has said it correctly, “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done.
The General Body meeting of Parents Teachers Association of St. Paul Hr. Sec. School was held on 30th June 2018, at school hall. Office Bearers for the academic session 2018 – 19 were elected. Mr.Praveen Dey was elected as the President of the association. The newly elected members took the oath to discharge their duties with sincerity and dedication in keeping with the PTA Constitution.
Important events of 2017- 18
1. AFS Programme
We are pleased to announce that St. Paul Hr. Sec. School has been actively participating in AFS intercultural programme for the past one year and has won 3 scholarships. Two of our students have won the BP Golbal Stem scholarships. Master Piyush Chandak went to Brazil and another student Master Chahat Nagar went to US. They both stayed in these countries for 30 days and had intercultural exposure from the students of various other countries of the world. Master Dushyant Saraf a student of class XI B[Commerce} has now gone to Russia for the next 10 months under Kennedy Lungar Scholarship.
2. Seminar for Parents
“Change is the end result of all true learning”. In order to initiate a change in the parents approach to their children, on 14th October a Seminar on ‘Journey towards Effective Parenting’ was organized for the Parents of classes 6th to 8th. The resource person was Mr.Sachin Bhatnagar , a renowned counselor of the city.
On 15th October an Orientation program for the parents of class 9th and 10th was organized on ‘Parent child relationship’ where the resource person was Ms.Dolly D’suza , a renowned counselor. The same programme was organized for the parents of class 11 and 12th students as well, on 29th October 2018.
3. Plantation
School along with students arranged for a program of Plantation of saplings in front of the school campus as part of ‘Green Indore, Clean Indore’ campaign. Mr. Mahendra Hardia, MLA, Shri. Jitendra Choudhary,the Corporater, Fr. Simon Raj Director of St. Paul Institute of Professional Studies, Executive members of PTA, representatives of the Alumni Association and NCC cadets were involved in this noble venture.
4. Teachers Orientation programme
A self-awareness program was conducted for the teachers on the topic “Socialigence”, {Developing Social Intelligence’} by Mr. Ashish Gabba and Ms. Bhavana Moolchandani. The program was related to the skill of observing non-verbal behavior to understand emotions for greater self-management and interpersonal effectiveness.
Tata class Edge felicitated the teachers who participated in the ‘Class Edge Classroom Championship’ for 2016-17. 118 schools participated for the competition. Our teachers made the school proud by excelling in their contribution. The teachers are Mrs. Shweta Gupta, Sr. Leo and Mrs. Tija Negilal.
Science Seminar was conducted by S. Chand and Company Ltd. Ms. Lali John, the
Publishing Head, was the resource person for the day. She focused on the vision of the
National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 as how to become a Curriculum Developer
and how to make the maximum use of the Text Book, ‘Inquisitive Science.’
5. Fire safety display
Live Fire safety demonstration was displayed for the staff by the Fire Brigade Department Headed by Inspector Santosh Kumar Dubey and his team. The whole display was extremely educative and informative.
6. Counselling and Aptitude Test
A Psychometric Test and ‘Career Counseling’ was organized for class 10th students. The
resource person was Mr. Sachin Bhatnagar. The Counseling was directed towards
Carrier Options; Time Management, tips on Positive Attitude and Leadership skills.
Later on a one to one counseling was carried out for class X students with their parents.
On 7th October, a programme on different courses available after Class XII in various
streams and details of the most important and leading collages in the country was given
to class XII students by Mr. Sachin Bhatnagar.
A well-organized session for class 11th was led by SIMPLEed, an institution which counsels and guides students who wish to peruse education abroad. The two representatives, Mrs. Michelle Cheeseman and Mr. Michael Cummins from Wright State University and Truman University respectively, were invited, who briefed the students about their own respective universities and also helped the students to resolve the common myths about students studying abroad.
7. ASSISI Cultural Fest
A cultural fest was organized by the school on 28th October under the aegis of
Education Commission, Diocese of Indore. 447students and teachers from 13 schools of
the Diocese, participated and showcased their talents. Fr. Cajeten D’Mello presided over
the function as the Chief Guest and inaugurated the event.
8. Senior Balvigyan
On 11th November, our school hosted the Inter School Senior Balvigyan – Chemistry.
18 schools participated in the event and presented their projects. The Competition was
Concluded with Prize distribution ceremony. The winner teams were felicitated by the
Principal.
Our School students also participated in Sahodaya Balvigyan – 2017 – 18(Senior Category).They represented the school in seven different categories, out of which six teams came back with certificates and trophies. The different subject winners were:-
For MATHEMATICS the students got the BEST CONTENT & KNOWLEDGE AWARD,
For BIOLOGY the students got the OVERALL BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
For PHYSICS the school got the award for the OVERALL BEST PERFORMANCE
For CHEMISTRY the students bagged the OVERALL BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
For COMPUTER the students got the award for BEST PRESENTATION
For SOCIAL STUDIES the students came back with THE BEST AUDIENCE QUESTION AWARD.
Sahodaya Junior Balvigyan was organized on 20th January, 2018 at Emerald Heights.
Our junior team bagged the award for the ‘BEST PROJECT.
9. Christmas Carole
The school organized an Inter School Christmas Carol Singing Competition under the aegis of Education Commission, Catholic Diocese of Indore. 19 leading schools
participated for the competition. Rajeshwar Vidyalaya, Mhow bagged the first prize.
10.Hindi Diwas
The school organized an ‘Inter School Extempore Competition’ on the occasion of Hindi Diwas. 16 schools from the city participated for the competition.. Sanmathi School bagged the 1st position.
11. Annual Day celebration
A spectacular cultural bonanza marked the 54th Annual Day Celebration for St. Paul H.S. School. The event began with the lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest Shri. Rakesh Kumar, the Post Master General, Indore. Bishop Chacko Thottumarikal presided over the function.
The glimpses of rich heritage and culture of Madhya Pradesh was depicted through the thematic presentation “‘Heart of Incredible India.”
12. Recollection for Catholic teachers
The school organized one day Recollection for all the catholic teachers of Catholic Schools in Indore. The resource person for the talk was Fr. Joemon James (SVD. 170 teachers participated in the programme.
13. Quiz competitions
Leo Club of Indore conducted a written quiz competition for students of class 9th to 12th to enhance their competitive and awareness skills.
On 25th October, Bhopal School of Social Science conducted a National Level Quiz Competition “Quizdom – 2017”. 53 teams from all over India participated. Our school won the competition along with the Campion School, Bhopal. The winners received a certificate, a trophy each and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/-.
On 27th October. Sahodaya Inter School Junior Quiz Competition (Cluster 111) was held at St. Paul High School. Total 12 schools participated in the competition. The 3 best positions were obtained by The Millennium School, Choithram School, Manik Bagh, and SICA Nipania. The programme ended with prize distribution
14. NSS Camp
A seven days NSS camp from 28th October to 3rd November was organized in Pivday Village. 42 students from class XI and XII attended the camp. During their stay in the
village they learnt different activities which included tree plantation, awareness on
vaccination, cleanliness and hygiene. The camp was organized and conducted under the
guidance of Ms. Poonam Sharma.
15. Debate competition
The school organized an inter School English Debate Competition for class 9th and 10th students to Commemorate the memory of “Gaurav Jain an Alumni of our school. The topic for the competition was “The Social Networking sights - Do Have a Positive Impact On the Society.” The participants for the competition were from 11 schools from Indore.
The Running Trophy was bagged by Emerald Heights International School with the 1st position.
16. Annual Sports day
The Annual Sports Day was held on 16th of December in the school campus.
There were various displays by School Band, Scout and NCC followed by March past.
The prestigious lighting of ‘Olympic Flame’ was carried by different National Level
Players of the school. The ‘Tug of War’ between Yellow House and Red House was one of
the stunning events of the day in which Red House emerged as the winner.
17. Felicitation of Golden Jubilee Batch
On 20th January the school felicitated the 1965 batch pass out during the morning
assembly on the occasion of their golden Jubilee.The 10 Alumina members looked happy
and felt humble with their memories still fresh and alive of their good old school days.
Few of them shared their best moments in the school campus. Dr. Akshat Pandey a
student of 2007 batch, made the atmosphere musical and vibrant with the numbers he
played on saxophone was awesome.
18. Olympiad:
Olympiads are additional to academics and would prove to be excellent additions to the students career. As the competition at the post school career is getting tougher, it becomes necessary for the students to be prepared emotionally and mentally to tackle the challenges coming their way. During this session, the school organized Olympiads on English, Science, Computer, Astronomy and Mathematics.546 students participated in these exams and 19 students were selected for the second level.
Our Primary section students ; 1) Medhansh Pandit won Gold Medal in Science and 2) Arnav Sakargayan Silver Medal in General Knowledge National Olympiad and got qualified for International level competition.
19. NTSE
For the National talent search examination 168 students from our school participated. Master Nimish Sharma,Prasanna Samadhiya and Rakshit Singhal{ all belong to Class X} cleared the first round and waiting for the results of second round.
20. NCC & SCOUT
NCC stands for the National Cadet Corps which is the Indian military cadet corps. The school has 100 registered Cadets and a trained NCC officer from the school, trains
the students on every Friday and Saturday.
The mission of Scout is to instill values in young people and, to prepare them to make
ethical choices during their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The Scout activity
in our school is opened to students of class VI to VIII. The school has 65 registered
students and an Officer from Bharat Scout. Mr.Tejkuma Silawata comes to the school
on every Saturday and gives guidance to the students.
19. MUN
Model United Nation also known as MUN is basically an educational simulation of the United Nations for the students at school and college level. Through such conferences students learn about diplomacy, international relations, and details about functioning of the United Nations. MUN involves and develops participant's speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities.
In the academic year 2017-18,four students of our schooltook part in the Indore MUN, the oldest in Central India, in which Kartik Tiwari was awarded High Commendation and Ashwin Samuel, Special Mention. They were awarded in the committee UNESCO out of 80 students. The conference took place in Prestige Institute of Management and Research, and was attended by over 500 delegates.
This conference was followed by Shri Vaishnav Vishwa vidhyalay International MUN in the month of October. The School delegation consisted of 30 delegates from classes 9th to 12th. The conference had around 8 committees. The students brought glory to the school by winning various individual awards and as a cherry on top also won the BEST DELEGATION award for the school. The Delegation was led by Ashwin Samuel as Campus ambassador and Kartik Tiwari as an Executive Board Member.
20. Achievements in Sports and Games :
Pranav Singh Chouhan of class II participated in State Level Karate Championship-Jan.2018 and secured Second Position in the Below Black Belt category.
Rachit Jain of Class IV earned the title of ‘Best Upcoming Player’ in Siddharth Soni Memorial Inter School Table Tennis Tournament-Jan.2018.
Yash Dubey of class V won 3rd Position in the M P State Level Table Tennis championship held in January 2018 . He also received the ‘Best Sportsman Award’ of the year 2017-18 (Primary Section).
Vanshaj Yadav of Class IX represented India for Indo Bhutan Open Taekwondo Championship 2017-18 and won Gold Medal. He also received ‘Best Sportsman Award’ of the year 2017-18(Higher Secondary School).
Divraj Singh (Class IX) took part in II National Games and Sports 2017-18 , won Silver Medal.Jay Dubey- (Class XI) secured Gold Medal in 63rd National School Table Tennis.
Tanmay Jain (Class X ) won Gold Medal , Yash Jain (Class VII) secured Silver Medal and Shaurya Sisodiya Bronze Medal in National Karate Championship.
Shaurya Pratap Sisodiya participated in 3rd ISKO Natioal Karate Championship and won Bronze Medal.
Yash Jain participated in the 6th National Karate Championsip held at Darjeeling and won the silver Medal.
School Football Team secured 3rd position in Inter School Sahodaya Football Championship.
Education commission organized Bishop George Anathil Athletic Meet at St. Norbert Hr. Sec. School, Indore on 11th Nov. 2017.. Our school bagged the overall championship for boys category.
The battle of getting better is never ending. Therefore we resolve to do better in the coming days and we invoke God’s blessing on our endeavors.
Regards,
