CAMPUS NEWS

The staff meeting was held on 15th March 2008 to discuss the result of the annual examinations, ended on 10th March 2008.

The students reported back after a short mid term break on 23rd March, 2008 and the new session started on 24th March with the issuance of books, note books and stationery to the boys and girls by the concerned class teachers.

The festival hockey match that was marked by usual gaiety and fervour was played on 25th March 2008 in the main fields. Both the teams displayed the patches of brilliance. The match ended in a draw with the score line 2-2 goals. The detailed report of the match is published somewhere else in this issue.

The ISC Examination ended on 1st April, 2008. The boys and girls of the outgoing class XIIth left the school premises with a heavy heart. They were found trying to control their emotions while meeting their teachers during the time of their departure. After all, PPS was home away from home for all of them. Earlier they were given a farewell lunch on 13th March 2008 where mementoes were presented to them by the Headmaster. Both the Head boy and Head girl summed up their feelings in their emotional speeches. The Headmaster, while addressing them urged them to focus on their future ventures and assured them of all possible help, if required, in the days to come.

We were privileged to have our old student Dr. Rajinder Gupta (Ex J-7) and his wife with us on April 1, 2008 who is an adjunct professor at Kellogg school of management, Chicago (U.S.A.) He joined the school in 1960 along with his three brothers (J-1, J-12 and J-25). Reminiscing his old school days he said that the school taught him what growing all by yourself meant. It built a man out of him and values were drilled into him, he added. While addressing the students in the morning assembly on 2nd April, 2008, he urged them not to blame anybody for what they do in life. Spelling out his mantra of success, he made it very clear that excuses have no place in life and focus, accountability and alignment are the keywords to succeed in life.

A Ph.D. from Duke University, he spent 25 years at senior management positions working for Fortune 50 global companies. At present he is executive director of a unique and highest level programme called the CEO Perspectives at the world's best management institute. His job involves developing leaders / out standing business strategies and improving sales.

For him visiting, his alma mater was a home coming. Earlier in the special assembly held on 2nd April 2008, the Headmaster welcomed Dr. Rajinder Gupta and his wife formally and presented them the school mementoes as a token of love and gratitude.

FESTIVAL HOCKEY MATCH

Festival hockey match, marked with usual gaiety and fervour, was held on 25th March between the staff and the students. Teachers outnumbering the boys were all set to scrape past the boys' team with hockey coach Mr. Jaiveer Singh Rai was in the staff team. The match started with the blowing of whistle by the umpires Mr. Jaipal Singh and Mr. R.K. Bhardwaj. In the beginning Mr. Jaiveer's scoops into the striking circles of the boys team put them under pressure and most of the time they played a defensive game. However soon they regrouped themselves and hence were able to make forays into the teachers' territory and made the best use of the gaps and shaky defence of the staff by sending the ball in through the stick of Manjinder Singh Dhillon thus gave a lead to the boys' team in the match. The teachers also showed some patches of brilliance and consequently Mr. Swaranjit Singh sounded the board when he deflected the ball he received from Mr. Jaiveer Singh. Both the teams locked at 1-1 by the half time. The match resumed after five minutes interval. The students with much vigour , stamina and skills pushed the teachers to the wall and once again the students' team took a lead when Ameet Singh Sidhu found the target amid thunderous applause by the spectators. The time was ticking away and the teachers were found desperate to equalize the match. The combine efforts of the staff team made it earned many penalty corners. Eventually teachers were able to level the score when Mr. Beant Singh deflected the ball he received once again from Mr. Jaiveer Singh. After that boys went all out to take a lead once again. Their efforts to win the match went awry when the umpires blew the whistle signalling the end of the match.

MY VISIT TO JAPAN

I owe a sense of gratitude to the school for giving me a chance to have a life time experience in JAPAN. I am glad enough that I was the only student of P.P.S. to go for this exchange programme. I felt so good to be in Japan with all the unknown people. By this exchange programme I came to the know about things that I have never seen in India such as technology.

As this was the first time I happened to go abroad. Frankly speaking, I never thought of going for such a good programme at this very young age. I was selected by the "Youth for Understanding India". We were ten Indians selected to go. On 23rd Jan, 08 was our flight to Tokyo in the evening at 8:00 by Jalways Airlines. Next morning on 24th Jan.,08 we were in Tokyo. We were escorted to the National Youth Centre (NYC) which was built in 1960 for Olympics but it was no less than a five start hotel. We had our Japanese lectures there and on 26th we went to see Tokyo museum and also the Emperial Palace both of which were very vast and good. On 27th Jan. I had my departure from Tokyo to Matsuyama at 11:15 a.m. from Haneda Airport by ANA Airlines. Matsuyama was my host place. I was there in Matsuyama from 27th Jan. to 17th Feb. 08. I was excited but a bit scary as I had to go alone from Tokyo to Matsuyama. At Matsuyama Airport I met my host mother named Mrs. Hiroko Figiwara, a retired school principal. She was staying alone in family. I went every where with her. I was also made go to a school everyday. The name of my school was MATSUYAMA HIGASHI HIGH SCHOOL. I was in grade two (2) of that school. I used to attend all the classes everyday. The timings of my school were from 7:20 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. but I used to be back by 7:00 p.m. as I joined the Basketball club and improving communication skills and debating club.

My host mother was very kind, caring and nice to me. In school I got a big circle of new good Japanese friends and they made my stay in their school very comfortable and also memorable. In Japan the learning in the class was also memorable. In Japan the teaching days are from Monday to Friday and good weekend as holidays on Saturday and Sunday. On one weekend I went to HIROSHIMA by water ship which took three hours for me to reach that place from Matsuyama. I saw peaceful Memorial Park and Museum- the main place of nuclear attack. I saw so many things in the museum which were about the nuclear attack of 6 Aug, 1945. The correct timing of this attack is 8:15 a.m. of 6th Aug., 1945. I also visited one of world's famous places called Miyajima. It was so great to be there. It is said that on Aug. 6, 1945 after that attack, it rained heavily but the colour of that rain water was black. All the sufferers of nuclear attack were dying of thirst but there was no water around so they dipped themselves in that black water. All were crying for help but died. I came back from Hiroshima and then again everyday I used to go to the school. I had so much of fun in school. Next weekend I went for sight seeing and after that I went to see the Matsuyama Zoo where I saw different animals which I had never seen before such as PUMA, POLAR BEAR, OSTRICH, PANGUN etc. On 18th Feb. 2008 I came back from Matsyama to Tokyo by ANA airlines and then on 19th Feb., 08 we went to Narita International airport and came back to India. This exchange programme is one of the biggest gifts I could ever get from my school and I am proud of it.

Inderpreet Kaur

Class XII A

H. No.B0543

SR. BEAS HOUSE

The new session started on 23rd March 2008. All the Beasians have produced good results. Some of the boys also got more than 85% marks which is a matter of happiness for us.

The board examination ended on 1st April 2008. The boys of outgoing 12th class were counting their days in the school. They seemed to be very unhappy. We are sure that the boys of the board classes of Beas House will produce good results and will not let us down.

There was a hockey match between Staff vs. students. The present 12th class represented the students' team. The boys of Beas House were Ameet Singh, Manjinder Singh, Navandeep Singh, Ajaypal Singh who represented the students team. The match was very interesting.

The regular routine is now followed. The boys of Beas House started studying right from the beginning of the term. All the students got adjusted in their classes with some of the new friends.

(B-0684) Vikram Singh Bhown

(B-0539) Ameet Singh Khuddian

From the Den of Yellow Tigers

The new session is already under way and the tigers are ready to roar again. The break after the final exams have invigorated our minds and spirits and we hope to achieve high levels of excellence and win laurels for our house.

Karanvir was the captain of students' hockey team in the festival hockey match between staff and students. In the annual exams, the Jumnaites came out with flying colours. Nikita Chaudhary and Gurkarandeep Singh got first position in their respective classes. Narinderpal Singh, Amandeep Timana Palaq and Rupinder were also in the top three positions.

The Jumnaites bade a tearful farewell to class XII and they promised to extend all possible help to the House in future.

Rupinder Singh

From the Garden of Red Roses

Sr. RAVI HOUSE

The boys returned on 23rd March for the new session. They looked refreshed due to the holidays after the annual examination. The board exams for 10th and 12th classes were over on 1st of April. The 12th class boys left the school with sad faces, leaving behind the sweet memories in the school.

The Ravians proved their mettle by scoring good marks in the annual exams. Milandeep Singh (R0487) ranked 1st in XIth class. Tanvir Singh (R0606) and Nawab Singh (R0729) also scored (90.4% and 86%) from IXth and VIIIth class respectively.

The festival hockey match between staff and students was played on 25th March, Jaskamalpreet Singh, Milandeep Singh, Jagtar Singh, Harjinder Singh of our house were part of the students' team. The match ended in a draw.

As it is the beginning of the new session, books were issued to the students. All of them joined their new classes with a beaming face.

Karan Singh Sandhu

R0441

Sr. Sutlej House

The Sutlujeans returned from home with their freshed minds after enjoying their holidays. The hard work put in by the boys of our house showed the good results in their annual examinations and now they are promoted to the next class.

The Sutlujeans are showing their interest in almost all the activities and besides this all of them have started studying from the very beginning of the session. Gurteg Singh Sekhon did exceeding well in his annual examination and showed a good academic performance.

Our boys are also producing good results in public speaking. Anmol Singh Virk and Shaminder Singh Dhillon showed their talent in the art of public speaking.

Three riders of sutlej house, Vikramjeet Singh Bhangu(Capt.), Vattandeep singh and Aneet Singh did very well at the Delhi Horse show and brought glory to the school as well as to the house. This time our Riding team won 35 medals at Delhi under the captaincy of Vikramjeet Singh Bhangu.

Now the sutlejeans have a new term, new class and new session stalking them and surely they will exhibit their talents and do pride to the school and the house.

Jaskaran Singh Pannu

Yoginder Singh Dhillon

MIDDLE BEAS - JUMNA

Our Blue wales and yellow tigers of class VIth have been promoted to class VIIIth and shifted to the middle houses. The session started on 23rd March'08 and the regular classes and routine began from 25th March'08. The students settled with their housemistress Mrs. Ravinder Kaur Sekhon. The students are fresh minded and preparing themselves for the various activities of the term. The public speaking has been started. Our house boys were seen keenly taking part in the public speaking. B0772 Vikramjeet Singh got the 3rd position in class VIIth and he is also in the school riding team. JO711 Gursimran Singh, Fatehjeet Singh, JO769 Akshiv Jindal, Gursimrant Singh, Karansher, Abhijit Sood are in the cricket team. J0842 Jyvtesh Singh, Harjot Singh, BO780 Jatin Goyal, JO635 Mandeep Kumar are in the Hockey team. And now we are having P.T. in the morning. We hope to do very well in all the coming activities.

J0773 Kaifi Dabra

MIDDLE RAVI SUTLEJ HOUSE

New session started and the junior boys from the Junior Wing are shifted to the middle houses. This time students performed very well in their annual exams. Harshdeep Singh, Pardeep Singh, Jaspreet Singh, East Pal Singh, Jaswinder Singh got merit positions. Our houses has got very good result. Everybody passed the examination with reasonabley good marks. Horse riding team of our school has also taken part in the Delhi horse show and From our house the participant were Naindeep Singh, Navdeep Singh, Karandeep Singh. Newly admitted boys will be joining us on 5th April, 2008. Strength of middle houses has been increased with 71 boys in total . The Middle House show practice has also started which will be held on 19th April 2008.

Prefects

S-812 Puneet

R-618 Hussan Sidhu

MY VISIT TO JAPAN

I owe a sense of gratitude to the school for giving me a chance to have a life time experience in JAPAN. I am glad enough that I was the only student of P.P.S. to go for this exchange programme. I felt so good to be in Japan with all the unknown people. By this exchange programme I came to the know about things that I have never seen in India such as technology.

As this was the first time I happened to go abroad. Frankly speaking, I never thought of going for such a good programme at this very young age. I was selected by the "Youth for Understanding India". We were ten Indians selected to go. On 23rd Jan, 08 was our flight to Tokyo in the evening at 8:00 by Jalways Airlines. Next morning on 24th Jan.,08 we were in Tokyo. We were escorted to the National Youth Centre (NYC) which was built in 1960 for Olympics but it was no less than a five start hotel. We had our Japanese lectures there and on 26th we went to see Tokyo museum and also the Emperial Palace both of which were very vast and good. On 27th Jan. I had my departure from Tokyo to Matsuyama at 11:15 a.m. from Haneda Airport by ANA Airlines. Matsuyama was my host place. I was there in Matsuyama from 27th Jan. to 17th Feb. 08. I was excited but a bit scary as I had to go alone from Tokyo to Matsuyama. At Matsuyama Airport I met my host mother named Mrs. Hiroko Figiwara, a retired school principal. She was staying alone in family. I went every where with her. I was also made go to a school everyday. The name of my school was MATSUYAMA HIGASHI HIGH SCHOOL. I was in grade two (2) of that school. I used to attend all the classes everyday. The timings of my school were from 7:20 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. but I used to be back by 7:00 p.m. as I joined the Basketball club and improving communication skills and debating club.

My host mother was very kind, caring and nice to me. In school I got a big circle of new good Japanese friends and they made my stay in their school very comfortable and also memorable. In Japan the learning in the class was also memorable. In Japan the teaching days are from Monday to Friday and good weekend as holidays on Saturday and Sunday. On one weekend I went to HIROSHIMA by water ship which took three hours for me to reach that place from Matsuyama. I saw peaceful Memorial Park and Museum- the main place of nuclear attack. I saw so many things in the museum which were about the nuclear attack of 6 Aug, 1945. The correct timing of this attack is 8:15 a.m. of 6th Aug., 1945. I also visited one of world's famous places called Miyajima. It was so great to be there. It is said that on Aug. 6, 1945 after that attack, it rained heavily but the colour of that rain water was black. All the sufferers of nuclear attack were dying of thirst but there was no water around so they dipped themselves in that black water. All were crying for help but died. I came back from Hiroshima and then again everyday I used to go to the school. I had so much of fun in school. Next weekend I went for sight seeing and after that I went to see the Matsuyama Zoo where I saw different animals which I had never seen before such as PUMA, POLAR BEAR, OSTRICH, PANGUN etc. On 18th Feb. 2008 I came back from Matsyama to Tokyo by ANA airlines and then on 19th Feb., 08 we went to Narita International airport and came back to India. This exchange programme is one of the biggest gifts I could ever get from my school and I am proud of it.

Inderpreet Kaur

Class XII A

H. No.B0543

SR. BEAS HOUSE

The new session started on 23rd March 2008. All the Beasians have produced good results. Some of the boys also got more than 85% marks which is a matter of happiness for us.

The board examination ended on 1st April 2008. The boys of outgoing 12th class were counting their days in the school. They seemed to be very unhappy. We are sure that the boys of the board classes of Beas House will produce good results and will not let us down.

There was a hockey match between Staff vs. students. The present 12th class represented the students' team. The boys of Beas House were Ameet Singh, Manjinder Singh, Navandeep Singh, Ajaypal Singh who represented the students team. The match was very interesting.

The regular routine is now followed. The boys of Beas House started studying right from the beginning of the term. All the students got adjusted in their classes with some of the new friends.

(B-0684) Vikram Singh Bhown

(B-0539) Ameet Singh Khuddian

From the Den of Yellow Tigers

The new session is already under way and the tigers are ready to roar again. The break after the final exams have invigorated our minds and spirits and we hope to achieve high levels of excellence and win laurels for our house.

Karanvir was the captain of students' hockey team in the festival hockey match between staff and students. In the annual exams, the Jumnaites came out with flying colours. Nikita Chaudhary and Gurkarandeep Singh got first position in their respective classes. Narinderpal Singh, Amandeep Timana Palaq and Rupinder were also in the top three positions.

The Jumnaites bade a tearful farewell to class XII and they promised to extend all possible help to the House in future.

Rupinder Singh

From the Garden of Red Roses

Sr. RAVI HOUSE

The boys returned on 23rd March for the new session. They looked refreshed due to the holidays after the annual examination. The board exams for 10th and 12th classes were over on 1st of April. The 12th class boys left the school with sad faces, leaving behind the sweet memories in the school.

The Ravians proved their mettle by scoring good marks in the annual exams. Milandeep Singh (R0487) ranked 1st in XIth class. Tanvir Singh (R0606) and Nawab Singh (R0729) also scored (90.4% and 86%) from IXth and VIIIth class respectively.

The festival hockey match between staff and students was played on 25th March, Jaskamalpreet Singh, Milandeep Singh, Jagtar Singh, Harjinder Singh of our house were part of the students' team. The match ended in a draw.

As it is the beginning of the new session, books were issued to the students. All of them joined their new classes with a beaming face.

Karan Singh Sandhu

R0441

Sr. Sutlej House

The Sutlujeans returned from home with their freshed minds after enjoying their holidays. The hard work put in by the boys of our house showed the good results in their annual examinations and now they are promoted to the next class.

The Sutlujeans are showing their interest in almost all the activities and besides this all of them have started studying from the very beginning of the session. Gurteg Singh Sekhon did exceeding well in his annual examination and showed a good academic performance.

Our boys are also producing good results in public speaking. Anmol Singh Virk and Shaminder Singh Dhillon showed their talent in the art of public speaking.

Three riders of sutlej house, Vikramjeet Singh Bhangu(Capt.), Vattandeep singh and Aneet Singh did very well at the Delhi Horse show and brought glory to the school as well as to the house. This time our Riding team won 35 medals at Delhi under the captaincy of Vikramjeet Singh Bhangu.

Now the sutlejeans have a new term, new class and new session stalking them and surely they will exhibit their talents and do pride to the school and the house.

Jaskaran Singh Pannu

Yoginder Singh Dhillon

MIDDLE BEAS - JUMNA

Our Blue wales and yellow tigers of class VIth have been promoted to class VIIIth and shifted to the middle houses. The session started on 23rd March'08 and the regular classes and routine began from 25th March'08. The students settled with their housemistress Mrs. Ravinder Kaur Sekhon. The students are fresh minded and preparing themselves for the various activities of the term. The public speaking has been started. Our house boys were seen keenly taking part in the public speaking. B0772 Vikramjeet Singh got the 3rd position in class VIIth and he is also in the school riding team. JO711 Gursimran Singh, Fatehjeet Singh, JO769 Akshiv Jindal, Gursimrant Singh, Karansher, Abhijit Sood are in the cricket team. J0842 Jyvtesh Singh, Harjot Singh, BO780 Jatin Goyal, JO635 Mandeep Kumar are in the Hockey team. And now we are having P.T. in the morning. We hope to do very well in all the coming activities.

J0773 Kaifi Dabra

MIDDLE RAVI SUTLEJ HOUSE

New session started and the junior boys from the Junior Wing are shifted to the middle houses. This time students performed very well in their annual exams. Harshdeep Singh, Pardeep Singh, Jaspreet Singh, East Pal Singh, Jaswinder Singh got merit positions. Our houses has got very good result. Everybody passed the examination with reasonabley good marks. Horse riding team of our school has also taken part in the Delhi horse show and From our house the participant were Naindeep Singh, Navdeep Singh, Karandeep Singh. Newly admitted boys will be joining us on 5th April, 2008. Strength of middle houses has been increased with 71 boys in total . The Middle House show practice has also started which will be held on 19th April 2008.

Prefects

S-812 Puneet

R-618 Hussan Sidhu

From the Garden of Red Roses

Sr. RAVI HOUSE

The boys returned on 23rd March for the new session. They looked refreshed due to the holidays after the annual examination. The board exams for 10th and 12th classes were over on 1st of April. The 12th class boys left the school with sad faces, leaving behind the sweet memories in the school.

The Ravians proved their mettle by scoring good marks in the annual exams. Milandeep Singh (R0487) ranked 1st in XIth class. Tanvir Singh (R0606) and Nawab Singh (R0729) also scored (90.4% and 86%) from IXth and VIIIth class respectively.

The festival hockey match between staff and students was played on 25th March, Jaskamalpreet Singh, Milandeep Singh, Jagtar Singh, Harjinder Singh of our house were part of the students' team. The match ended in a draw.

As it is the beginning of the new session, books were issued to the students. All of them joined their new classes with a beaming face.

Karan Singh Sandhu

R0441

Sr. Sutlej House

The Sutlujeans returned from home with their freshed minds after enjoying their holidays. The hard work put in by the boys of our house showed the good results in their annual examinations and now they are promoted to the next class.

The Sutlujeans are showing their interest in almost all the activities and besides this all of them have started studying from the very beginning of the session. Gurteg Singh Sekhon did exceeding well in his annual examination and showed a good academic performance.

Our boys are also producing good results in public speaking. Anmol Singh Virk and Shaminder Singh Dhillon showed their talent in the art of public speaking.

Three riders of sutlej house, Vikramjeet Singh Bhangu(Capt.), Vattandeep singh and Aneet Singh did very well at the Delhi Horse show and brought glory to the school as well as to the house. This time our Riding team won 35 medals at Delhi under the captaincy of Vikramjeet Singh Bhangu.

Now the sutlejeans have a new term, new class and new session stalking them and surely they will exhibit their talents and do pride to the school and the house.

Jaskaran Singh Pannu

Yoginder Singh Dhillon

MIDDLE BEAS - JUMNA

Our Blue wales and yellow tigers of class VIth have been promoted to class VIIIth and shifted to the middle houses. The session started on 23rd March'08 and the regular classes and routine began from 25th March'08. The students settled with their housemistress Mrs. Ravinder Kaur Sekhon. The students are fresh minded and preparing themselves for the various activities of the term. The public speaking has been started. Our house boys were seen keenly taking part in the public speaking. B0772 Vikramjeet Singh got the 3rd position in class VIIth and he is also in the school riding team. JO711 Gursimran Singh, Fatehjeet Singh, JO769 Akshiv Jindal, Gursimrant Singh, Karansher, Abhijit Sood are in the cricket team. J0842 Jyvtesh Singh, Harjot Singh, BO780 Jatin Goyal, JO635 Mandeep Kumar are in the Hockey team. And now we are having P.T. in the morning. We hope to do very well in all the coming activities.

J0773 Kaifi Dabra

MIDDLE RAVI SUTLEJ HOUSE

New session started and the junior boys from the Junior Wing are shifted to the middle houses. This time students performed very well in their annual exams. Harshdeep Singh, Pardeep Singh, Jaspreet Singh, East Pal Singh, Jaswinder Singh got merit positions. Our houses has got very good result. Everybody passed the examination with reasonabley good marks. Horse riding team of our school has also taken part in the Delhi horse show and From our house the participant were Naindeep Singh, Navdeep Singh, Karandeep Singh. Newly admitted boys will be joining us on 5th April, 2008. Strength of middle houses has been increased with 71 boys in total . The Middle House show practice has also started which will be held on 19th April 2008.

Prefects

S-812 Puneet

R-618 Hussan Sidhu

MIDDLE BEAS - JUMNA

Our Blue wales and yellow tigers of class VIth have been promoted to class VIIIth and shifted to the middle houses. The session s