News Letter October-December 2020 - NPS - Koramangala

National Public School, KoramangalaNews Letter October-December 2020How strange it is! That December and this December. Then and Now.At both points, we have only looked forward to a glorious new year, asif the nightmare we lived through was just a bad dream.Last year at this time we were jubilant- in oblivion of the invisibleuniversal terminator and this year we are hopeful- of slaying theslaughterer with vaccine. Of course, a lot of water has gone under thebridge- that December and this December.The year gone by has taught us many different lessons. We have mademany new discoveries about ourselves- we are not what we were- weare a lot more resilient, adaptable and enlightened.To know how different, it was for our school and students, please readon .1

AchievementsCLASS OF 2020 UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS- Update (As on date)1.NameAbhay K IyengarUniversityPES University, Banashankari Main Campus(CS)2.Abhiram Nitin3.Advaith SureshNational Law School of India University(NLSIU), BangaloreIIT Bombay4.Ananya VarshneySt John’s Medical College, Bangalore (SJMC)5.Ann KurianPES University6.Anushka P NairBITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus7.Aryaman LathBITS Pilani, Pilani Campus8.Akshath VadapalliShiv Nadar University9.Dhruv GopalBITS Hyderabad10. Hansel P ShahKLE - USM11. Hita JunejaSRM University, Chennai12. Ishita BharadwajRV College of Engineering13. Ishaan GhoshAzim Premji University14. Janhavi Oke15. Prachi GoyalBowring Lady Curzon Medical College andResearch InstituteLady Shriram College16. Raunak PrasantIIT, Madras17. Ridhi MehraUniversity of Washington- Seattle18. Rohit PaulBITS Hyderabad19. Shreya ChauhanKrishna Institute of Medical Sciences20. Snehal DeepVIT - Vellore21. Sanjana BansalPES University22. Sankalp KunduIIT Madras, Programming and Data Science23. Shadan HussainBITS Pilani, Computer Science24. Vaishali SNIT Karnataka25. Vidushi BhartariIIT, Madras2

Inter SchoolCompettitionsNPS-INRNPS-INR organized amath centric fest, Mathtrixfrom17thto20thNovember 2020 virtuallyon Zoom. Some of theevents conducted were:(i) SEG-FAULT: A gameof logic, skills and uniquethinking. It was anopportunity for coders toinnovaterealworldsolutions in a COVID-eraHackathon.Pranjal Srivastava ofGrade 11A, PradyunGoel of 11B and AnshGrover of 11B stoodsecond in the event.(ii)ABSTRACTION:This event highlightedout- of -the -box ideas andartistic skill to solvepuzzles by applying theircreativity.Jayant of 12B have doneus proud by winning thefirst prize in this event.NPS-HSRNPS-HSRconductedOdyssey-an inter schoolvirtual fest on 13thNovember 2020 virtually,using Microsoft Teams.Odyssey offered a chanceto showcase varied skillsin a plethora of eventsranging from acapella andart to music and fashion.Our children won3rd prizein Mythos (literary event)and Terpsichore (danceevent).WinnerswereSaraThomas of 10 A andIshaan Kale of 11 A.Major EventsTeachers’ DayLove finds its way and sodoes gratitude. ThisTeachers’ Day was unlikeprevious years.Aathira Sunil of 12A andSanat Kuruganti of 12Asecured third place inthis event.(iii)DESOLATEPLANET: This eventchallenged the decision making, biological andmathematicalskills,strategizing the creation ofa new biosphere. It was aquiz round of biology ara Krishna of12BandShashankThe sweet roses, thebeautiful handmade cards,the shine of eyes filledwith love, the thunderouschantingof“HappyTeachers” Day and theeagerly awaitedliveperformancesintheauditorium just couldn’tbe. But Love finds its wayand so does gratitude.Students of Grade 123went live on YouTubewith a heart-warmingpotpourri of all that theyknew their teachers loveand look forward to,whether it was oldBollywood melodies anddances, Shiamak Davarinspired energetic dancesequences, soft liltinginstrumental music, selfcomposed poetry, orlovely messages.Whatmadeitsoemotionallyrewardingwas that the childrentranscended all obstaclesput down by the lockdownand found their way tobring cheer and smile totheir beloved teachers’faces.

Children’s DayLike every other event nunprecendented manner.Though the studentscouldn’t bring the roofdown cheeringtheteachers’ performances,the teachers surely letdown their hair anddelivered an outstandingshow.It began with a speech bythe Principal, whosewords urged us to findwhere our core beliefs andmorals lie and what wewant to be as people.refuses to ebb for a longtime.The amount of effort theteachers had put in to giveusaphenomenalChildren’s Day by gettingout of their comfort zonesand taking out time fromtheir busy schedules tolearn steps and lyrics andedit the videos toperfectionistrulysomething every student,especially the students ofGrade 12 will cherishforever. Children’s Daytruly puts into perspectivehowtalentedandaccomplished our teachersare beyond academics.-Nidhi Pramod, 12 BThis was followed by anaction packed ensemble ofdance and music executedin superlative finesse.From a graceful classicaldance to a foot tappingbollywood number, amellifluous medley ofsongsinvariousvernacular languages to asoothing rendition of apopular song.Eachandeveryperformance made us wishwe were in the auditoriumin school to experience theadrenalinerushandthunderous applause that4

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Senior SchoolInterhouse Events2020 quoted as ‘the worstyear ever’ has brought inwithitmanyunprecedented events, butthis couldn’t stop thestudents of NPS KRMfrom conducting andcompetingintheinterhouse events of theacademic year 2020-21.NPS Koramangala seniorwing vied for top positionsin assorted events whichwere conducted in the pastmonth.Despite the huge physicalto virtual shift, the StudentCouncil proceeded withthe events flawlessly andthe students showed fullparticipation, not lettingthecurrentscenariobecome a hindrance tothem.TheDramaClubconducted the ntsportrayed their theatricalskills.This year, the Eco Clubcameupwithaninnovativeideaofconnecting ionskills.Each team was given anendangered species for atopic, and they had todesignaleafletsurrounding the animal, aSpotify playlist supportingthe topic, along with a 6-7minute podcast to d species. Allparticipants excelled in theevent and showcased thetrue podcasters withinthem!In the event ‘A ClassicTwist’, the participantshad to recreate a moviescene if it took place in theongoingpandemic.‘Ataraxis’ event by ArtCluballowedtheparticipants to unleashtheir creative side bypreparing an abstract artpiece representing whatthey feel about inner peaceor music.The Literary Quiz eventtested the partipants’knowledge of authors,tongue twisters, riddlesand more while the RapBattleallowedparticipants from eachhouse to compose andperform a rap based on acartoon character (HomerSimpson, Sponge Bob,Peppa Pig, Garfield).TheCyberClubconducted the ‘Coding’and ‘Gaming’ event wherethe teams battled it outRound Robin style onKrunker.The Online Quiz eventwasaveryclosecompetition with marginalpoint differences.The Science and MathClubs worked together to6organize the InterhouseMurder Mystery event.Teams of four from everyhouse had an hour and ahalf to solve clues andpuzzles based on logic,math and science todiscover the murderers ofan eminent scientist, andsafeguard his research.For the Dance event, eachhouse was given a famouspersonality that the worldlost in 2020.Teams were required todepict their life andachievements through ashort dance video. Theexemplarydanceperformances mesmerizedthe audience.TheMusicClubconducted the IndianClassical Music event,where the participantswere judged on their pitchand technique.This year, in addition to allthe other events we had aninterhouse boveandbeyondeveryone’s expectationswithspectacularphotographs.STAND-UP COMEDY:1. Pioneers2. Explorers3. Voyagers

IMPERSONATIONS:1. PioneersLITERARY QUIZ:First Place - Explorers2. ExplorersSecond Place - Voyagers3. VoyagersThird Place – PioneersCAMPAIGN (Eco club)CODING EVENT:First Place - ExplorersFirst Place -VoyagersSecond Place - VoyagersSecond Place - ExplorersThird Place – ChallengersThird Place – PioneersCLASSIC TWIST (Artclub)First Place - VoyagersGAMING EVENT(Cyber club):Third Place –PioneersDANCE EVENT:First Place - PioneersSecond Place ChallengersThird Place – ExplorersINDIAN CLASSICALMUSIC EVENTFirst Place -VoyagersSecond Place – PioneersSecond Place -ExplorersPHOTOGRAPHYEVENT (Editorialclub)-Third Place –VoyagersFirst Place - ExplorersSecond Place - VoyagersSecond Place - PioneersQUIZ EVENT (Quizclub):First Place - PioneersThird Place – ChallengersSecond Place -ExplorersRAP BATTLE:First Place - VoyagersThird Place – VoyagersSecond Place - PioneersThird Place – ChallengersATARAXIS (Art Club):First Place – ExplorersSecond Place ChallengersThird Place – ExplorersFirst Place - ChallengersMURDER MYSTERY:First Place - VoyagersSecond Place Challengers7Third Place – Challengers

Art event - ATARAXISTopic- How Music Makes Me FeelThe prize-winning creations are here.First Prize- Explorers Maitreyi Verma-9ASecond Prize- Pioneers- Arya Dilip 11 AThird Prize- Challengers- Tanushi Lath 12B8

Interhouse MUN:The Interhouse MUN wasconducted on 31st October2020 and had threecommittees – the Cabinetof Magical Affairs, theWorldHealthOrganisation and SecurityCouncil.Delegates had to take upthe mantles of theirrespectiveNations/Fictionalcharacters and representthem with as much dignityandauthenticityaspossible - presentingarguments on their behalf,promoting their interestsand ultimately reachingpeaceful resolutions. te arguments andinnovative solutions.The delegates’ composureduring press sessions,their ability to think ontheir feet and theirresponse to global crisesdecided the ultimatewinners.First Place - PioneersSecondPlaceChallengers-players faced off in a timecontrolled game of 10minutes and no increment.In the sports quiz, eachparticipant had to answer aset of questions with thehelp of their generalknowledge of varioussports. The e sports eventconsisted of the popularmobilegame‘CodMobile’, where each teamplayed in a knock outtournament. Besides thesethere were competitionslike Skipping, Push-ups,Basketball and Football.SKIPPING-GIRLSFirst Place - ExplorersSecond Place - ExplorersThird Place – ChallengersPUSH-UP-BOYSFirst Place - VoyagersSecond Place - VoyagersThird Place – ChallengersPUSH-UP-GIRLSSPORTS QUIZ:First Place - PioneersFirst Place - ExplorersSecond Place - ExplorersSecond Place ChallengersThird Place – ChallengersThird Place – ExplorersCHESS BOYS:First Place - VoyagersBASKETBALL-BOYSFirst Place - ChallengersSecond Place ChallengersSecond Place - VoyagersThird Place – ExplorersCHESS GIRLS:First Place - ChallengersBASKETBALL-GIRLSSecond Place – ExplorersFirst Place - ExplorersCOD MOBILE:SecondPlaceChallengersFirst Place - PioneersThird Place –VoyagersSecond Place – VoyagersInterhouse SportsSKIPPING-BOYSCovid 19 just couldn’tdownplay the spirit ofNPS KRM sportspersons.Our teams came up withinteresting sports events,In the online chess event,First Place - VoyagersSecondPlaceChallengersThird Place –VoyagersFOOTBALL BOYSFirst Place - Voyagers-Third Place – Challengers9-SecondPlaceChallengersThird Place –Voyagers-