Welcome party and election results

Fun and frolic cast a spell on the sprightly students of Atmiya Vidya Mandir as this weekend brought them two reasons to celebrate, first the welcome party for the newcomers and second, the results of student council elections. The welcome party was organized to lift the spirit of new students and to give them a chance to get along with everybody. The results of the student council elections which were generated by electronic voting system were to be declared in the same evening.

The party started with lighting the lamp and invoking God’s blessing. The 11th Std students kicked off the programme with a dazzling show of skill and fun. It was an awe-inspiring scene on the stage (the basketball ground) as the boys performed daredevil stunts on bikes. After this, Singers and vocalists took over to delight every one with their mesmerizing symphony. The students thrilled to bits as 10th Std boys presented a comedy show with a flair and verve which was infectious.

The excitement of the evening continued as the results of the elections of student council were declared. Amidst lots of cheer and applaud, the Principal Swayam Madam announced the results which are as follows: Out of three competitive nominees from 11th Std for the post of Head boy, students voted for Sarthak Jariwala who is the best in academics as well as in extracurricular activities. Amongst three other nominees for the post of Vice Head Boy, Yash Pacchigar proved to be most popular as he received maximum votes. For the yet another significant post of student council, that is Sports Captain, Vikas Patel bagged the support of more students as he was elected Sports Captain. The Cultural in-charge and Co-ordinator Rupashree Asthana explained some guidelines for the newly elected leaders of student council.

At the end, the thrill among the students knew no bounds when students of Std 8th and 9th delighted everybody with their power packed performance on some dance numbers which were very well choreographed. As the background score reached a crescendo, audience joined the dancers on the stage and everybody danced with rapture. By this time, old and new mingled very well and the students were so much charmed that one can hardly identify newcomers in the dancing crowd.

Written by: Seema Madam

Vivacity, Vote and Victory at AVM

Atmiya Vidya Mandir is once again warm without the mercury rising! The reason is election fever. It is all about student Council which is intended to provide an opportunity to the students to be a part of activities motivated by sense of social responsibilities. The excitement wave engulfed the entire AVM campus as soon as the elections for the post of Head boy, Vice head boy, Sports Captain, House captains for all four houses as well as class wise prefects were announced.

During the very first week of its new session, the school became a beehive of activities. The nominated candidates for various posts of student council started campaigning, appealing the students with their impressive speech to vote for them. Finally the E-day approached and admin building basement became a replica of typical Indian election polling centre which was well arranged with four voting booth with e-ballad paper, electronic voting system, the voters list, finger marking and much more adding to the decorum. Wearing irrepressible zeal and excitement, students, teachers and other members of AVM family thronged the ADM basement to participate in the elections for student council.

This election will definitely provide an ideal platform to many students to exhibit their leadership qualities.

Written by: Seema Madam

Teacher’s induction programme

The lull has been broken and the AVM campus is buzzed with hum of activities. Riding on the back of multifold training sessions, the academic 2010-11 has begun. The induction programme was planned and organized for AVM teachers to be more effective, more innovative and more creative.

The training programme started with a hand on experience of Atmiya Vidya Mandir’s Information Management System (AIMS) catering to the need of technically equipped working environment. Through this session, the teachers were trained to effectively utilize this networking system and stay connected and also remain globally fashioned. The next phase of training was all about implementing the sensational CCE(comprehensive and continuous evaluation) scheme which is a remarkable step by CBSE to redefine and ensure overall development of a child in school; nevertheless ,it relatively render the existing teaching approach of Atmiya Vidya Mandir. The next session of the training was all about a detailed discussion and interaction on lesson delivery plan.

Finally, the training ended with a demonstration of preparing and using teaching material and teaching aids which seems to be to be pivotal.

Written by: Seema Madam

On Failure

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will
When the road you’re trudging seems uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t quit,
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow—-
You may succeed with another blow
Success is failure turned inside out—-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit—
It’s when things seem worse that you must not quit.

—Anonymous

Felicitation programme

In this edgy competitive scenario where perform or perish is the punch line, students of Atmiya Vidya Mandir and Sarvanaman Vidya Mandir are on the crest of the wave with their stupendous performance in the board exams. To celebrate the success, the inauguration ceremony was followed by felicitation programme held by Yogi Divine Society for the students who secured outstanding grades in board exams for class X. Though all the students of this very first batch passed the board exam with flying colors but among them Sarthak Jariwala was awarded a trophy for his glittering success of getting 10.0 CGPA, moreover Mantavya Patel held the next trophy for scoring 9.8 CGPA, adding to this Kishan Viradia and Sahaj Patel were also awarded for scoring 9.6 CGPA. Thus the programme was concluded with an encouraging speech by respected Fuaji.

Written by: Seema Madam

Inauguration of Dining Hall

The imposing array of buildings of AVM campus has recently been added with a new wing of dining hall. Bearing the subsurface of the projected temple, it offers all required facilities and seating arrangement reminiscent to that of a restaurant. The inauguration ceremony of this newly constructed Dining Hall took place in presence of saints, Fuaji -Shree Vitthaldas Patel (Secretary of Yogi Divine Society), students, parents, teachers, house masters, didis and other members of AVM family. Mahapuja was performed amidst chanting of mantras to invoke God and seeking His blessing.

Written by: Seema Madam