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Competitions 27/12/2018

Mitrabha Guha won the individual championship and South Point won the Best School Trophy in the Telegraph Inter-school Chess Championship held on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Alekhine Chess Club, Kolkata. The participants were:-

Athletic Meet 2018 22/12/2018

Athletic Meet 2018 was held on December 22, 2018 at the Gitanjali Stadium. About nine hundred children from Nursery I to Class V participated in this glorious biennial event. The mega event began with the school choir singing the Opening Song, followed by the School Song. The Principal, Ms D. K. Chadda delivered the Welcome Address. After the lighting of the Ceremonial Torch by the Chief Guest, Mr Jag Mohan, IPS, Director General, Department of Fire & Emergency Services, Government of West Bengal, the Head Girl and the Captain of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar House encircled the ground holding the flaming torch aloft while the school choir sang the Sports Song. The Flag Hoisting was followed by a March Past in which the pupils participating in various athletic events were led by the Standard Bearer. The Bulbuls & Cubs and the children of Sandipan also participated in the March Past. The Chief Guest declared the Athletic Meet open after delivering his address. The Oath-taking Ceremony followed and all participants took a vow to participate in the true spirit of sportsmanship.

The two Drill Displays seemed to have brought a riot of colours on the field. The participants of the Junior Drill Display belonged to Nursery II, Transition and Class I, while the Senior Drill Display comprised pupils of Classes III – V. The children of Class II put up a beautiful Yoga Display. The young Karate exponents showed their skills in the Karate Display.

An array of exciting track events, innovatively conceptualised to suit different age groups, followed. Apart from the Flat Races, there were interesting races like ‘Noah’s Ark’, ‘Little Mermaids’, ‘Cowboys’, ‘It’s my Choice’, ‘India hits Gold’, ‘Order Online’, ‘Mumbai Dabbawalas’, ‘Off to the Beach’, ‘Save Water’, ‘Crossing all Hurdles’, ‘Mickey’s Birthday’, ‘Abracadabra’, etc.

The races for the Pointers ended with the Inter-House Relay. Thereafter, there were races for the Sandipan children, for members of staff and for the guardians. The Championship Trophy was jointly lifted by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar House and Rabindranath Tagore House while the Runner-Up Trophy was lifted by Sister Nivedita House. The day ended with the lowering of the School Flag and the National Anthem.

Christmas parties for Nursery I to Class I 17/12/2018

On December 17 & 18, 2018 Christmas parties were held in the school auditorium for the little ones of Nursery I to Class I. There were four shows each day, two in the Morning and two in the Afternoon. A few children enacted the Nativity Scene. The choir sang carols and little dancers enthralled the audience with lovely movements. The programme was put up by the young Pointers of Nursery I to Class I. The children of these classes were given colourful caps and a box of goodies.

Athletic Meet 23/12/2018

The Biennial Athletic Meet of the School was held on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Gitanjali Stadium. Smt. R. Sanyal Bhattacharjee, Principal of the School delivered the welcome address. The day took off with the opening song and the school song, presented by the pupils of the School. It was followed by the lighting of the ceremonial torch and the hoisting of the school flag by the Chief Guest Ms. Anjana Sinha, IPS, Director, National Industrial Security Academy, Hyderabad. The opening ceremony also comprised the March Past and oath taking ceremony. Ms. Sinha in her speech encouraged pupils to live in the world of reality, through sports rather than in the virtual world. Her speech was followed by a Yoga display by pupils of Classes VI – VIII of the Morning Session. A presentation based on aerobics, by the pupils of Classes VI – VIII of the Afternoon Session, was one of the highlights of this segment. Athletes representing six houses participated in 29 track and field events. Some other events like Throwing the Cricket Ball, 50 Mtr. Spoon and Marble Race, 75 Mtr. Skipping Race, Long Jump and Passing the Ball had been held earlier. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar House lifted the Championship trophy while Ashutosh Mukherjee House was adjudged the runner-up. Individual Champions in their respective groups were:-

There were races run by members of staff and parents which had the pupils cheering in delight. The closing ceremony began with lowering of the School flag by the Principal, followed by the singing of the National Anthem.

Social Activity 19/12/2018

09 Cartons, each containing biscuits, clipboards, chips, cakes, tiffin boxes, water bottles, food items, chocolates and other miscellaneous items, donated by the pupils of the School, were handed over to the Mahila Seva Samity, for the different orphanages run by them, on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.

Participation 17/12/2018

About 200 pupils of Class IX attended an hour-long interactive session conducted by PACE (IIT & Medical) on Monday, December 17, 2018 in the School auditorium. Mr. Sangeet Chowdhury, Business Development Manager, and three faculty members from the different fields of Science, conducted the session.

Achievement 17/12/2018

Based on their outstanding performance in the All India Senior School Certificate Examination 2018 twelve (12) students of South Point were awarded certificates of merit by the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education). The performance of these students was among the top 0.1% of all successful candidates in the examination.

Based on their outstanding performance in the All India Secondary School Examination 2018 forty (40) students of South Point were awarded certificates of merit by the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education). The performance of these students was among the top 0.1% of all successful candidates in the examination.

Based on the performance of South Point pupils in the Junior Talent Search 2018, JBNSTS (Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search) selected South Point High School for a Special Award. A memento and a cheque of Rs.5000/- was given on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the Derozio Hall, Presidency University, Kolkata. Nine pupils of Class XI got the Scholarship Award and three pupils received the Encouragement Award.

Olympiad 13/12/2018

The International Mathematics Olympiad Examination was held in the School premises on Thursday, December 13, 2018 for the pupils of Classes VI to VIII. A total number of 608 pupils took the test.

Workshop 13/12/2018

A lecture-cum-interactive session on “Anti-addiction” was conducted by Mr. Bobby Chakraborty, a well-known actor and activist, on Thursday, December 13, 2018 in the School Auditorium, for sections E, F, G & H (Morning & Afternoon) of Class VIII. The pupils of the Morning Session attended the session from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the pupils of the Afternoon Session attended the session from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Social Activity 11/12/2018

Pupils of Class VI (M) participated in the classroom cleaning activity in the zero period on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.

Pupils of Class VIII (M) participated in the classroom cleaning activity in the zero period on Wednesday, December 12, 2018.

Pupils of Class IX (M) participated in the classroom cleaning activity in the zero period on Thursday, December 13, 2018.

Pupils of Class VII (M) participated in the classroom cleaning activity in the zero period on Friday, December 14, 2018.

18 Sacks / Cartons each containing food items, toiletries, biscuits and juices, donated by the pupils of the School, were handed over to the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Missionaries of Charity, on Saturday, December 15, 2018.