“If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it…..”  beseeching the same was the common spirit among the students and teachers of Atmiya Vidya Mandir on this Saturday evening(3rd July 2010) as they were enjoying the first ever solo singing contest: Star Voice Of AVM.   

After the audition and elimination round amongst 500 students, 12 best singers from all four houses were selected to perform with their inherent talent in singing.  Mantavya Patel of Class XI and Tarak Trivedi of Class II played genial hosts for the evening, keeping the audience entertained with their witty comments and quick repartees.

The programme began with lighting of the auspicious lamp and pujan of Thakorji. The budding singers went on to enthrall the audience with their well-tuned performances.

The prayer hall resonated with claps and cheers as this most exciting and first inter-house competition for 2010-11 began in Atmiya Vidya Mandir. The first performance was an enchanting folk  song by Utsav of I Std from Satyam House, it was followed by yet another amazing song by little master Megh from 3rd Std of Shivam House. Next was a captivating song sung by Nirav from IV Std of Sundaram House. Nishkam from  I Std who represented Suhradam House was next on the stage who captivated the audience with his touching song.

Then the excitement among the audience shifted to a different mood as the senior group took over the stage. Raj from Class 8 of Satyam House allured the audience with his melodious song “Aakhon mein teri”. The teachers,  judges, hostel staff and other fans of great singer Mukesh were gratified by the lovely song of Mukesh “Kahin dur jab din dhal jaye..” sung by Yogin of Std7. Atmiya Vidya Mandir is graced with some rare talent. Parag of 6th Std is one of them. He thrilled the entire Atmiya pariwar who was present there with his mesmerizing bhajan “Prasad ma aape Hari” Akshay of 7th Std from Shivam House carried away the audience to a patriotic feeling with his enthralling song “Aisa desh hai mera”.

The audience’s joy knew no bounds when they found Viraj from 9th Std of Satyam House singing a famous song of Shaan “Tanha Dil ,Tanha safar…”. The charm of the music was increasing as the contest was approaching towards its end. The next was enrapturing folk song “Rangilo Maro Dholna…” sung by Dimple of XI Std (Science Stream). There were lots of hooting .cheering on his song but Meherzan of Std 8 from Sundaram House unplugged  the thrill of the audience  and solemnity descended as he sung a sentimental song “Meri Maa”.

Last but not the least was an amazing song “Har ghadi badal rahi hai …….”by Ashish  of  XI(Science)from Suharadam House. Before the judges announced the result the audience had enjoyed melodious  performance by Atmiya Vidya Mandir’s talented singer Samyak Varia of Class X. He crooned some latest numbers and delighted everybody.

The distinguished judges were the eminent personalities from music world. Mr Jay Nayak and Miss Nayak , both of them are excellent singers and have records of  working with  renowned personalities of music field. They were very keen to notice the intricacies of singing attempted by each contestant and they also gave valuable suggestion to each one of them. The audience was so captivated with the prevailing performances that they cheered all the singers no matter whichever house they belonged to!

When the judges came to announce the result, they added zing with their rocking melodies. The shimmering colorful décor of the stage set the right mood of gaiety and joy.  Sundaram House stood first with 30.5 points and the others were at a close finish. Though the programme ended but the mellifluous impact of music remains long-lasting among Atmiya Parivar.

Written by: Seema Madam

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

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

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