At home in school for 13 record years

Divya Sharma

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Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 10

Full attendance at school for 13 years and eight months has earned Avneet Kaur (17) a place in the India Book of Records.

Avneet was a student of the local Ajit Vidialay Senior Secondary School from nursery till Class XII. She secured 85 per cent marks in the PSEB Class XII exams earlier this year.

“The school management honoured me when I completed five years without leave. This motivated me to go the distance,” she says.

Mother Manbir Kaur, a housewife, and father Narinderpal Singh, a vendor at the Golden Temple, are proud of her. Manbir credits the record to Avneet’s willpower. “She was determined to attend school every day. Her elder brother, Pawandeep Singh, also had a huge role to play.”

“Pawandeep ensured that she remained on course,” adds Manbir. The school authorities honoured Avneet, who wants to become an engineer, with a cash reward of Rs 11,000. Rama Mahajan, school Principal, says, “She has been a meritorious student all the way. We wish her all the best.”