June -July 2021
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Editor: Saira Raza Design: Irshad ul Islam
“The summer looks out from her brazen tower, through the flashing bars of July." - FRANCIS THOMPSON
Delhi Public School Srinagar
Campus Roundup
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he months of June and July were filled with mixed emotions. The passing out batch was in suspense waiting for their board results. The Eid Celebrations were subdued with bad news of Covid deaths. Many families lost their loved ones, suddenly and unexpectedly. May they all rest in peace. The government's decision to create results on the basis of the class X , XI and XII marks came as a shocker. It is not a hidden fact that students have always waited and procrastinated till the final year to give their best efforts. Now, the things were different. The students who worked consistently hard were the winners. The declaration of the results relieved the anxiety of all our students and the teaching faculty. It was indeed a day for celebrations. The highest score reached a 99%. Brilliant performance of the batch as a whole. The Almighty has been benevolent once again. Months of struggle with zoom classes paid off! The staff were quick at creating appropriate recommendation letters for the students who were waiting to get admission in various prestigious institutions all over, nationally and internationally. May each child move closer to his dreams. The school achieved another landmark feat, henceforth the entire school was to be paperless. The answer scripts of the conducted exams would now be checked online and uploaded for future reference. A totally new concept and seemingly difficult one but we have always maintained, when the going gets tough, the tough get going! Admitted, there were initial hiccups but the staff mastered the new technique and felt triumphant in achieving the same. The teaching faculty was kept alert with frequent workshops and webinars. Mental lethary and stagnation has never had a place in the DPS work culture. The CBSE's decision to change the entire examination pattern and making it more child centric was welcomed by one and all. The new Semester system would give children adequate time to focus on half the syllabus at a time. Sometimes I feel that there are positives of being in a winter zone. Once again we are much ahead of many states in our syllabus completion. We pray and hope that we are able to see the students in the campus before we bid adieu to the year! “I dri ed into a summer-nap under the hot shade of July, Serenaded by a cicada lullaby, to drowsy warm dreams of distant thunder.” Terri Guillemets Saira Raza Abdulla
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"I only deepen the wound of the world when I neglect to give thanks for the heavy perfume of wild roses in early July and the song of crickets on summer humid nights and the rivers that run and the stars that rise and the rain that falls and all the good things that a good God gives." ― Ann Voskamp
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Happiness “Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that makes you, you.” Everyone seeks happiness. Actually, almost every action, activity and goal are motivated by the desire to find happiness. We buy beautiful things, we go to restaurants and love to travel. We seek love and we seek possessions, all for the purpose of enjoying more happiness. Sometimes these pursuits make us happy, and sometimes they don’t, since true happiness comes from within, and is not dependent on external sources. Happiness and joy are within your reach. You need to allow then to fill your awareness, and you need to strive to avoid thoughts that you do not deserve happiness. Happiness is here and now, not at some future time. Tips for Happiness in Life: It is your attitude that makes you feel happy or unhappy. It is your habitual thinking that determines whether you are happy or unhappy. It depends on how much you let events affect how you feel. It depends on how much you allow people’s words and actions affect you. It depends on how you much inner peace you can produce. We meet all kinds situations every day, and some of them may not contribute to happiness. However, we can choose to keep thinking about the unhappy events, and we can choose to refuse to think about them, and instead, think about and relish the happy moments. All of us go through difficult or unpleasant situations and circumstances, but we do not have to let them influence our reactions and feelings. If we let external events influence our moods, we become their slaves. We lose our freedom. We let our happiness be determined by outer forces. On the other hand, we can free ourselves from external influences. We can choose to be happy, and we can add a lot of happiness to our lives. Happiness comes in waves, it will find you again. So, BE HAPPY and KEEP SMILING..... Sabreen Khursheed
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Be Positive Charming face with a cute smile! Ma'am will wait for you that you will come in a while...... When I will search online for you, How can I believe Allah has taken you! For me, you will remain alive, My shining star, Mir Adda from UKG I! Shazia Rashid
Moment I saw tear in my dear Me trembling with fear Shigu gear up ur tear To kill your fear Moment I felt near to death dear Me and my sins everywhere dear Shook me with fear Don't want to go dear Folded my hands To clear my sins dear All I can hear Stay positive dear Shigu a Rashid
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Jr. College Teachers Painting Competition Winners
Khursheed Ali
Rehana Tabassum
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Stay
Love Songs
Stay here in my arms,
I know when we met, you thought you understood me, but you’ve shown me that you have no idea who I am.
In my heart,
Your first mistake was assuming I was like all the rest- I’ll never blend in, conform or follow the crowd.
In my life,
I’m not one in a million, I’m once in a lifetime, so pay attention: Stop judging, assuming and taking me lightly if you want to win my heart. I’ll never be that woman that accepts being just an option, I expect to be the only option. I deserve to be a priority in someone’s life and if you can’t accept that, then let’s part ways amicably. Everyone tries to tell me that I’m stuck up, hard to please and difficult..but that’s just because they don’t really understand me.
In my love. Don’t ever leave, for I am not meant to do this life without you,
I’m a strong woman with standards that don’t bend, settle or
We are meant never to be apart, Having found you from worlds apart And challenges overcome. I was always born to be by your side, To love you fiercely, To hold you tightly, To cherish you endlessly. Until the stars fall from the sky And the sands of time cease to fall, Do anything you must do,
compromise..I’m not for everyone, and that’s okay.
But love me passionately like you do,
I've spent my life fighting for what I wanted, battling for respect and overcoming obstacles that tried to take me down.
Love me like we devotedly do,
Truthfully, I’m not just tough or strong, I’m unstoppable.
And most of all,
I know what I want and I’ll never quit until I catch my dreams and become the person I’m meant to be.
Just stay with me forever.
It may take me a while and I’ll feel some bumps along the way, but I got this..I always have.
It’s where you will always belong, Til our last breaths do us part.. And even then, I’ll find you in the next life. Nazma Bhat
I may not have all the answers, but I don’t have to.I may be a gorgeous mess some days, but I always find a way through it all. Every day may not be beautiful, but there’s something beautiful in each day..And most of the time, it’s me. I’m strong, I’m beautiful, and most of all, I love who I am becoming..So, no, I don’t have an attitude. Nazma Bhat
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Poems by Ms Mushkeen
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हमारा D.P.S हमारी शान ; हमारा D.P.S हमारा अ भमान हमारा D.P.S हमारी शान ; हमारा D.P.S हमारा अ भमान कर रहे ह वष 2019 को सफलता क ओर ले जाने क तयैारी ॥ छा ो ं क उ न त और ग त ही हमारा उददे् य है । ............ 2019 क अलग ही बन गई बात , िदखानी पड़ी D.P.S SRINAGAR को एक और करामात । हटाया गया ARTICLE 370, पढ़ाई होने लगी छू मं तर । चारो ं िदशाएँ हो गई बं द, D.P.S कहाँ करता ये सहन । आ D.P.S म एक सभा का आयोजन , जसम कहा गया सफ पढ़ाना है योजन । चाहे कु छ भी हो श क गण को आना है ू ल, ब ो ं को इन हालातो ं म भी देना है ान; नही तो कै से आएँ गे अ े प रणाम। था एक न कै से आएँ गे हम? CAR PULLING का उठाया गया कदम। ASSIGMNMENTS AND WORKSHEETS बनने लगे ; आ शु पढ़ाई का दौर । PARENTS ने मचाया बड़ा शोर , ं ु समझ गए इसम है ब ो ं का फायदा। िकत िकया उ ोनें भी साथ देने का वादा , हो जाओगे हरैान जाते थे जहाँ ; पाते थे अपने बनाए ASSIGMNMENTS , WORKSHEETS क COPY वहा,ँ देखते थे क मीर क घाटी म जो भी BUS STOP. D.P.S के TEACHERS दे रहे होते LIFT के लए हाथ । चहरे पर हँ सी िदल म लए आस , चलते रहे हम अपने ब ो ं के साथ । नही ं है D.P.S के TEACHERS को िकसी को िदखाना; STUDENTS के भ व के लए हम है कु छ भी कर िदखाना । छा ो ं क उ न त है हमारा ल ; बने हमारे STUDENTS का जीवन BEST . रोशन हो हमारे D.P.S का नाम ; मले STUDENTS के PARENTS आदर और मान । हमेशा करते है और करते रहगे प र म तािक कर पाएँ छा ो ं और D.P.S ( ान के मिदर) के मा म से उ वल भ व के दशन
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