Anushka, Gurneet, Yashasvi awarded gold medals

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, December 9

Anushka Pundir, Gurneet Saini and Yashasvi Sharma were awarded gold medals for their academic excellence at the Scholar Badge Ceremony 2016-17 of Delhi Public School (DPS)organised on the school premises here today.

The event commenced with the lighting of the lamp followed by a prayer song sung by a school choir. Divakar Dev, vice-chairman of the managing committee, who was the chief guest, was welcomed by the DPS family.

Principal BK Singh felicitated the chief guest, welcomed the gathering and praised all the achievers who lived up to the expectations of their teachers and parents and made the school proud.

He reiterated the need to carry forth the school motto ‘Service Before Self’ by serving selflessly, not just society but also the country. He encouraged the students to not only pursue their own goals, but also make a difference in the lives of those with whom they were associated. This was followed by the distribution of proficiency certificate and a mesmerising dance performance which enthralled the audience.

The award ceremony for the first-time scholar badge holders began with the chief guest and the principal giving away awards to deserving students.

The felicitation of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th time scholar badge holders added a feather in the DPS cap. Mugdha Banthawan, Advika Mathur, Jaanvi Tiwari, Sambhavi Mamgain, Nandini Bisht, Arnav Adarsh, Lokesh Panjiar, Dhruv Kukreti, Srijan Ghosh, Harshit Garg, Prakhar Khanduri and Anjali Jagwan felt pride on receiving the blue badges for the fifth time.

The school choir gave a superb presentation, which was followed by the felicitation of the 6th time scholar badge holders—Saumil Nagpal, Sanskar Shrivastava, Bhavya Gupta and Ramya Singh. Many more students were awarded for showing excellence in academics.

The ceremony concluded with the felicitation of the gold medallists, followed by the chief guest’s speech. Senior teacher Arpana proposed a vote of thanks.