Vth Annual Sports Day 2005 - 2006

Vth Annual Sports day 2005-2006 for children of Classes III to V was held at the Kridangan, Delhi Public School, Ahmedabad on 10th December, 2005. Mr. Lionel Rodricks, Sports Editor, Times of India was the Chief Guest at the function.

The children and their parents enthusiastically participated in the Sports Day function. The atmosphere was charged with children in colorful sports wear and indulgent parents. There were about 600 people in the Kridangan on a cold but sunny winter morning.

The Chief Guest initiated the races in which children participated with vigor and speed. The races consisted of the Sack, Ball, Ring, Stick, Cone and the Flat race, the Baton relay while the younger students also participated in the Throw Ball competition. Students gave a demonstration of different yogasanas and karate moves.

Mr. Lionel Rodricks gave away the prizes to the winners.

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Marchers - SD

Marchers - A March Past Competition was held in the Police Stadium on 17th December, 2005. 350 children from 7 schools participated in the competition. The participating schools were Army School, Ankur, R.H.Kapadia, Tulip International, Delhi Public School, Ahmedabad, Maharashtra Shiksha Mandal and Hillwood School, Gandhinagar. There were 10 contingents with 35 children in each contingent. Parents and siblings watched eagerly as smartly dressed students marched to the tunes and rhythms of the Police band.

The chief guest of function Smt Jagjit Pavadia I.R.S Comissioner, Central Excise, Ahmedabad took the salute from the parade leader . The members of the Jury were Mr. K.K.Singh I.R.S, Asst. Commissioner, Central Excise, Mr. JayPrakash Shivhare I.A.S and Mr. Dave, Deputy Commissioner, Police Control Board.

'Marchers' has been hosted by DPS Ahmedabad since 1997. Students from Class VII to XII can participate in this competition. The aim is to build a sense of team spirit, discipline, co-ordination and patriotism in the children. Along with the Runners Up, the winners will participate in the District Level Republic Day Parade on 26th January, 2006.

The Army School was declared the winner while the Tulip International School was declared the Runners up. The Special Rolling Trophy went to R.H.Kapadia Gujarati Medium School which participated in this competition for the first time.

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Parents Day

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Annual Day

The 10th Annual Day Celebrations of Calorx Delhi Public School were held on Saturday, 24th December, 2005. The Kridangan was filled with parents and invited guests. The cold winter air did not dampen the enthusiasm of the 300 odd participants who danced and sang and performed to the tunes of classical, folk and fusion music.

The students did themselves and the school proud. The entire show, from the conceptualization to sound recording and lighting was handled by the students and teachers of the school. The murals and panels for the stage were created by the Art Department of the school. Mr. Saumil Dave was the coordinator for the program.

The program started out with Mrs. Manjula Pooja Shroff addressing the parents. She stressed on the importance of technology in the school environment. Mr. Sunil Trivedi gave the annual report of the School to the audience. Mr. Amit Shah, Mayor Ahmedabad was the Chief Guest for the evening.

The theme for the evening was a dance drama Oorukalli - A Journey of Life. The program was an interesting mix of different dance and music forms, each blending in effortlessly with the other. A narrator - Sutradhar - kept the reins of the program in his hands, leading the audience through the life of Vishnu, the protagonist, from his birth to his death. The program ended with a vote of thanks to the students and teachers and volunteers for making the evening a success.

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