(Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some greatness is thrust upon).

In the months of April and May our guys remained busy in the various activities including debates, declamation, calligraphy, inter house hockey and basketball matches and some other inter school fixtures.

Our school cricket team had been to Bishop Cotton, Shimla to give tough fight in the tournament. We have many good players in the team. Ameet Singh Khuddian (B-0539) is the captain of the team, Sahibjeet Singh (B-0866), Manjinder Singh (B-0505), Harjiwandeep Singh (B-0522) and Sajan Maan (B-0622) are the other members of the team. They fared well in the tournament

There was the 20th Horse show at Delhi. Our school riders put up a very good show. Some of our guys did very well. Chanpreet Singh (B-0563) won a cash prize of rupees six thousand and one gold medal in preliminary jumping Fault and Out. Vikramjeet Singh (B-0772) and Sukhman (B-0650) also won gold and silver medals respectively. This adds another feather in the blue Hawks cap.

(Hard work is the key to success)

Last time in the final examination, our Besians did very well. So now this time there were many Besians who were awarded scholar batches. Kudos ! In public speaking Navandeep Singh
(B-0559) stood third and in English Debate Harmanpreet Singh Sandhu (B-0486) spoke very well. The job done by our boys is appreciable.

The unit test are around the corner and our Besians have started to burn midnight oil. We hope that they will do well in the unit test.

Another good news to share with our readers is that our house master Mr. Rajesh Rai is blessed with a son. We convey our heartiest congratulation to Mr. & Mrs. Rai.

Once again we have come back to our round of duties. As the holidays are over and every body's mind is refreshed. It was exciting for all to get their new books and enter their new classes. The new term has been a great success so far. All the boys are working hard whether it is academics or other co-curricular activities.

There has been numerous activities in which our boys have taken part. Let us start with open public speaking in which our speakers have done a marvellous job. Some of our players of cricket had been to B.C.S. Shimla where they proved their mettle and they included Rupinder Singh (J-0546), Gurinder Singh (J-0681), Guntaj Singh (J-0591), Harinderjeet Singh (J-0577) and Karanbir Singh. The basketball inter house matches for this year were over in which our house stood 2nd. Gaganpreet Singh (J-0480) Captain and Rupinder Singh (J-0546) Vice-captain were great leaders. There were inter-house debates that we also got to witness and participated as well. In the Punjabi debate Jagsir Singh (J-0582) and Harinderjeet Singh (J-0577) took part and in the English debate Gurmehtab Singh (J-0741) took part. There were also SAI trials for hockey which were held recently in which Amandeep Singh (J-0566), Harwinder Singh (J-0567) and Gurpartap Singh (J-0614) participated. Narinder Pal Singh (J-0618) was found also working very hard to prepare for the Inter. House G.K. Quiz which took place on 16th may.

In addition to the various activities the boys were found busy in preparing themselves for the unit test and we hope to keep the yellow flag flying high.

Takecare and enjoy your holidays.

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons because to them, you are crunchy and taste good.

If a man wants his dreams to come true he must wake up ! - Anonymous.

So Ravi house guys are up again and back to their studies in this new term. The students who have done well in the final examination got scholar batches. Maximum boys were from Ravi house who got scholar batches.

The school riding team went to Delhi horse show this year under the captaincy of Harjinder Singh Khosa, who got one gold medal in Tent pegging. Jatinder Singh and Jaspreet Singh brought seven and one medals respectively for the school.

This time Ravi house could not put in their best in the basketball matches. The Ravians lost their first two matches. We actually did not lose but ran short of time. We won the last match from Beas house by 47 to 19 points. But the Ravians believe in the saying of Robert F. Kennedy that only those who, dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

The school cricket team was also found bracing itself . Jaskamal, Milandeep and Khushwinder from our house are in school team and they visited BCS Shimla for the tournament.

Jagtar Singh from Ravi house went for the Round Square Conference held at Lawrance school Sanawar to represent our school held from 23rd to 27th April.

The unit test are around the corner so the boys have again started to burn midnight oil to do well in the unit tests.

May God be with us in our work as well as play.

The sutlejeans by not leaving any stone unturned are showing excellent results in every field. It may be academics, sports or other co-curricular activities. Right from the beginning of this new term the boys of Sutlej house are showing seriousness towards studies.

Our school riding team put up a good show at the Delhi horse show and won overall 35 medals in which our house boys Vikramjeet Singh Bhangu, Aneet Singh, Vatandeep Singh, Naindeep Singh and Karandeep Singh contributed a lot and also done the house proud. Not only in riding, the sutlujeans also lifted the inter house basketball trophy. Germanjeet Singh became the best scorer in the inter house matches.

Gulshandeep Singh Dhillon and Tejinder Singh participated in the cricket tournament at B.C.S. Shimla.

Our house boys Harmander Singh, Varinder Singh and Harmandeep Singh represented U-14 Basketball team at Pinegrove School Sabatu.

Now the unit tests are also around the corner and Sutlujeans are studying hard to produce good results in the coming examinations.

This month was full of activities and our house boys took part in them. They did very well. The boys who did very well in academics got scholar batches. Our following boys went for cricket tournament. Fatehjeet Singh, Gursimran Singh and Karan Sher Singh. They played very well. Our school riding team won medals at the Delhi Horse Show, and they were Vikramjeet Singh, Sukhmanpreet Singh and Loveljeet Singh from our house.

Our house boys also participated in middle house show. They were Ajay Kumar, Taranjot Singh, Ajaypal Singh, Navkaran Singh, Kulvir Singh and Kaifi Dabra. It was the first show organized by our house-mistress Ms. Ravinder Kaur. Everybody was all praise for the items put up. We also had Inter house hockey matches. The captain of Beas house was Jatinderpal Singh and from jumna house Mandeep Kumar. The best scorer were Charanpreet Singh with 4 goals and Mukhrajeet Singh also with 4 goals. Our house boys played very well and lifted the trophy. We hope to do very well in the unit test.

Our green parrots and red roses took part in many activities. Both the houses performed extremely well. Our house students took part in cricket tournament at Pinegrove school. Our boys Karamveer Singh (S-0776), Harjeet Singh (S-0686), Harinder Singh (R-0708), Lakhwinder Singh (S-0807) did very well. The boys who took part in Delhi Riding show, from our house were Karandeep, Naindeep, Navdeep and won many medals. The middle house show which was put up on 19th April 2008 was successful. Every item was good. The boys who participated from our house were Kshitiz, Puneet Garg, Anant, Pushpinder, Yuvraj, Piyush Rai, Sukhsahib and Geetinder who performed very well in the show. The students who got good results in academics got scholar batches. Inter house hockey matches were played. For the sutlej house captain was (S-06735) Gursimranjeet Singh, Vice Captain was (S-0776) Karamveer (S-0689) Maninder Singh played very well. For Ravi house the captain was (R-0589) Gurdeep Singh, Vice Captain (R-0761) Jaspreet Singh Buttar and Bhavdeep Singh and all of them played well. These days students are preparing themselves for the unit tests which are starting on 19th May. We congratulate Mr. Swaranjeet Singh on being our Asstt. Housemaster.

Prefects

The 27th of April was the first Open Sunday for the new boys and every child was eager to meet his parents. The parents met the teachers to know about the performance of their children. The mixed response of the teachers made the students realise that the competition is tough and they all need to work really hard throughout the year if they really desire to excel in academics. Moreover, the unit tests are commencing from 19th May and every one has started getting serious. All are found busy learning their lessons and the revision tests are on too. The new boys look quite relaxed since they've all met their parents on the Open Sunday. Like the old fellows they too have the urge to excel in academics and the urge to do well in sports and other co-curricular activities. They desire to learn more and to know more. So they are actually the trendsetters for the upcoming future boys.

April was filled with a number of activities like the calligraphy competition and the Poetry Recitation Competition. The Beas House students did exceptionally well and hope they would show the same enthusiasm and confidence in other competitions which are to take place. The winners of the scholars batches for session 2007-08 from the Beas House are Gurjot Brar, Ekamjot Singh, Mandeep Singh and Ramanjit Singh.. Recently the Junior Wing has started its Spoken English Lab which is the envy of the whole town. The boys just adore having their Spoken English classes in the new lab. The stress for spoken English is the first priority of our institution. A few days back the junior boys were addressed by the senior girls who explained that without English we stand nowhere in today's world. After food, clothing and shelter, English has become the basic need of man.

The Inter-house hockey matches started from 2nd May. Our boys did well to win the trophy for our House. All the best guys ! Last month the boys were given the tetanus vaccinations. Some took it happily while others looked scared and unhappy. They knew that had their parents been there, they would have never let their darling sons go through the painful trauma and the fearful sight of those horrible vaccinations.

The unit tests are ending on 24th May and then comes the much awaited summer vacation. The boys are eagerly looking forward to it and they have already started planning their vacation.

Happy summer holidays.

Prefects :

With the arrival of new students, the junior section is fraught with so many cute faces and because of the cooperation of the old boys every new boy was able to adjust himself in the PPS atmosphere. The first competition of this session was English calligraphy followed by Hindi and Punjabi calligraphy. J0888 Rajnish Dabas stood first in class VIth and has been awarded 1st position overall. On 2nd of May we had our first inter house hockey match with Ravi house which ended in a draw . Now as our unit test will be commencing. We are preparing hard for it along with English and Punjabi Poetry recitation and the story telling competition.

The greater the incentive; The stronger the motivation, the better the performance; the sweeter the victory.

The students of the Jr. Ravi House are trying their best for the upliftment and glory of the Punjab Public School. (R-0695) Sukhpreet Singh won two bronze and two silver medals at the Delhi Horse show held at the Army Equestrian Centre, New Delhi. Overall the students of our school won 35 medals. Congratulations ! To celebrate their victory 1st May was announced as a holiday in our school.

Baisakhi was celebrated on 14th April. A special assembly was held in the senior school auditorium. The students enjoyed watching Hindi movie. A special dinner was served to us. (702) Arashdeep, (703) Gurjotinder Singh, (759) Amrit Auyla, (765) Balkaran Singh, (776) Sahil, (770) Jasahndeep Sidhu, (807) Gursimer Singh were selected for the hockey electrons.

English, Hindi and Punjabi Calligraphy competitions were held in the Jr. School (0810) Adarshweer bagged the 1st position in English calligraphy and (0772) Karanbir Singh Rattol got the 3rd position in Hindi Calligraphy competitions. The earth day was celebrated on 22nd April and Mrs. Mankoo, the teacher incharge showed the effects of global warming and encouraged the students to plant more and more trees. Hindi poetry recitation competition took place on 29th April. The students of our house (701) Beant Singh, (759) Amrit, (776) Sahil, (812) Sukhpreet, (813) Tejvir and (838) Snehil participated enthusiastically in the competition.

Open Sunday was observed on April 27th and all the parents met the subject teachers to ask about the performance of their children.

Out unit tests are commencing from 19th May. The boys with their hard work are definitely going to show the best performance. Like somebody remarked.

Success is failure turned inside out-The silver tent of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far; so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit."

So, always keep on trying to achieve the best and never give up in your life. All the best !

It's nice to see our new friends settled happily and comfortably amongst us. They have adjusted themselves very well and have become an inseparable part of the sutlej family. They don't miss their parents now which became evident on the open sunday with every newcomer reporting back in the evening with a smiling face.

A host of activities were conducted this month. There were calligraphy competitions in English, Hindi and Punjabi. The whole junior school participated in these competitions. The sutlejians participated with great fervour in the Inter House Hindi poetry recitation. It was quite heartening to see the budding talent of the newcomers participating with great zeal and zest in the poetry recitation. The green parrots bagged the third position in the competition. We hope to do exceedingly well in the English and Punjabi poetry recitations and story-telling competition to be conducted in the month of May.

We're indeed privileged to have one of the best language labs of the country in our school. It is equipped with the latest advanced techniques of teaching English to the students with the help of audio-visual modes and the projector. We go to the language lab regularly where we learn the correct pronunciation of words, add to our vocabulary and enter into discussions with our English teachers after watching slides of stories and information and knowledge based concepts on the projector. This is a healthy exercise which promotes understanding and interaction between the teacher and students and helps us to gain confidence and fluency in spoken English. The language lab has thus opened new vistas of knowledge and has made the teaching learning process very creative and enjoyable. We express our heart-felt gratitude to our worthy Headmaster and the Head junior wing for having provided us the wonderful facility of the language lab.

The green parrots are now all set to display their very best in the inter house hockey matches. Even the sweltering heat of May cannot dampen our spirits and keep us away from victory. We wish every body good luck for the unit tests commencing on 19th May. May your painstaking efforts bear fruit ! We also wish everybody a memorable and enjoyable vacation at home with family and friends.

From the nest of Green Parrots

As the Baisakhi got over, the hot summer weather engulfed the surroundings. The term was quite eventful as many co-curricular activities like middle house show, debates and declamations have taken place in the school. Girls participated in all these activities whole-heartedly.

It is a matter of pride that the middle house put up a good show in the house evening held on 19th April 08. The middle house girls thrilled the school atmosphere by their active participation in the house show. As far as the debating skill is concerned, among the senior girls B0543 Inderpreet Kaur and S0526 Harsangeet Kaur bagged first and third position respectively in the Senior English debate. In Senior Punjabi Debate R0578 Harmanjeet Kaur and R0608 Amandeep Kaur stood first and second respectively so it is a matter of pride for all of us.

Recently, Harmanjeet Kaur and Jasraj Kaur from XIIth class returned with their wonderful experience from the senior Regional Round Square Conference, 2008 held at The Lawrence School Sanawar. Keeping in mind the importance of the participation, I would also like to mention that inderpreet Kaur had participated in the All India High Catchpole Inter School English debate held at RIMC, Dehradun, so her participation needs immense appreciation.

In the field of games, girls are not lagging behind. As the Basketball girls took part in the V-14 Basketball Tournament at Pinegrove School Subhatu, we hope for good results from them as they left no stone unturned during their practice sessions.

Last but not the least, for the unit tests the Boarder girls have started working hard to produce good results. In the end, on behalf of the entire boarder girls. I would like to convey best wishes to all the students for their unit tests.

Five students from PPS Nabha attended the Senior Regional Remd Square Conference held at the Lawrence school Sanawar from 24th April - 26th April. They were Jasraj Kaur, Srijan Shukla, Harmanpreet Kaur, Harinder Singh and Jagtar Singh. The theme of the conference was Heritage - Inheritance of Legacy. After the orientation, students from 14th participant schools were allotted baraza groups. There were six baraza groups with one student or teacher from each school. Mr. Malhans the pioneer figure of Kalka-Shimla railway formally declared the conference open. The remainder of the first day was spent on service activities such as visit to a lepers' hospital, tree plantation etc. The port lunch session was slated for the architectural survey of the building of Lawrence school Sanawar. We noted the finer points of architecture and various baraza groups put up a multi-media presentation to highlight their findings and suggestions.

On second day we went to Shimla for the heritage walk. A trained guide enlightened us on the rich architectural heritage of the Viceregal Lodge - which is now an institute for advanced post - doctoral research. After a visit to the ridge we reached Sanawar by the dinner time. On the third and last day, the participant schools put up their street plays that had been prepared on the theme of the conference. It was followed by a fiery and passionate debate on the topic "preserving heritage is a wastage of time and money". After lunch, Mr. S.R. Das the former principal of many prestigious schools gave an interesting lecture on the origin of Round Square and its founder Kurt Hahn. After the conference was officially declared closed, the delegates went to Headmaster's residence for a tea party. The bonhomie and excitement was writ large on every body's face. The last evening was reserved for a dinner and dance party.

On 27th April, we bade farewell to our new friends and brought with us cherished memories from the Lawrence School Sanawar that we would treasure for the rest of our lives.

Every year we have Delhi horse show in the month of March-April. This years also the 20th Delhi Horse Show was held in Delhi in April in which our school riding team bagged 35 medals of which 10 are the gold medals, 8 silver medals, 3 bronze and 13 copper medals. Our team consisted of 17 boys. Every one has got prizes at this horse show. The horse show started on 28th of March. Our school had a nice start by bagging gold medal in the first event of the Delhi horse show by Vikramjit Singh. Bharat Vattandeep Singh Bhullar won gold, Jatinder and Harmandeep won three gold medals each. Chanpreet and Harjinder Khosa won one gold medal each and many other boys bagged gold medals in junior events.

In every event there were more than 150 riders & every year competition is becoming tough. This year total number of 7000 horses came for participation in the horse show. Most of them were national & international level riders, only 3 school that participated in the horse show were PPS Nabha, MNSS Rai, K.S. Academy. Rahon. Many more clubs from India & abroad participated and all others were Army units, President's body guard, A.S.C.Bangaore, Gujarat Police, Punjab-Haryana-Rajasthan-Delhi Police, 61st Cavalry also participated. Winning 35 medals in all speaks volumes of the standard our riders have had. No doubt, our riders , won accolades from one and all including the dignitaries present there. The list of the medals bagged by our riders is published in this issue.

The Middle house show was put up by the students of middle houses on 19th April 2008. The colourful evening began with the arrival of the Deputy Headmaster. Our first item was a soul stirring group song by the girls which was followed by the English play, 'Going home to Mama'. The participants were Kaifi Dabra, Tanisha, Sharon, Samiksha, Abishek etc. All of them did justice to their respective roles. Then was a Hindi song by samiksha Panda. Every body enjoyed it. The fourth item was the Medley of dances by girls. Jazz belt and hip. hope to name a few. The next item was Hindi play - 'The Reharsal'. A small boy was successful in confusing many people. The participants were Geetinder, Puneet, Kshitiz etc. The sixth item was a parody by Anant Singh Sidhu which was enjoyed by every one followed by a western dance by Sharon Maria Gardon. The second last item was a solo song by Sehdeep Kaur. The last item was the Bhangra.

The house show was successfully put up because of the efforts of all the middle house students and our House Master Mr. Shahid Ahmed and Housemistress Mrs. Ravinder Kaur. The show became more glorious with the wonderful compering by Anant, Sheranya and Tanisha. It was a wonderful and enjoyable evening which was relished by one and all.