TOPIC: “TOGETHER WE RISE- CELEBRATING INCLUSIVITY AT DPS”
Breaking Barriers, Building Bonds – Together We Rise- “Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.” – Jesse Jackson.
There are days when school transcends the pages of a timetable and becomes something altogether more profound — a space for shared reflection, for honest expression, for art that breathes.
The day’s theme — Breaking Barriers, Building Bonds: Together We Rise — was not a slogan, but a sentiment that threaded its way through every performance, every word, every silent pause. The assembly opened with a quiet reverence: a morning prayer that stilled the room, followed by a tranquil shloka by Shayona and Purvi, grounding the gathering in something older, wiser, and deeply rooted.
Kanav and Agrini, our comperes for the morning, carried the audience through each segment with poise and ease, not as announcers, but as thoughtful curators of a story being told in fragments of music, theatre, poetry, and truth. From the first note of the choir’s hymn to compassion, to the last echo of the national anthem, the assembly was nothing short of a tapestry — rich, vulnerable, courageous. Thoughts for the day were not platitudes. They were honest reckonings with what it means to include, to listen, to make room. The student speakers did not perform — they confessed. With clarity and courage, they challenged us to imagine a world where kindness wasn’t random, but a rule. A world where labels dissolved, and humanity remained.
The classical dance, introduced by Vansh and Satya, unfurled like a poem in motion — a breathtaking metaphor for shared cultural memory. And then came the poems — self-penned by Agrini and Kavya — that felt less like recitations and more like revelations. Their voices, soft yet unsparing, carved out silences that said more than applause ever could. A theatrical tribute to mothers stood at the emotional centre of the assembly — heart-wrenching in its simplicity, dignified in its humour, and achingly real. It reminded everyone that some sacrifices are so quiet, they go unheard — unless we choose to listen. The music ensemble, introduced by Anuvrat and Shivesh, struck notes not just of melody but meaning. Instruments became voices; silence, a canvas. Then came the western dance — bold, joyous, defiant. Abhinav and Purvi led with unapologetic energy, a living metaphor for expression that refuses to be boxed in.
As the assembly drew to a close, the compères offered closing reflections that stitched the morning’s disparate pieces into one resonant message: that true progress isn’t in perfection, but in participation — when every voice, every story, every soul is given space to be heard. Shivesh and Purvi’s Vote of Thanks was heartfelt and dignified, acknowledging every invisible hand that shaped the morning’s success — the faculty, the mentors, the school’s leadership. Principal Mr. Anil Kumar, in his address, praised the students’ intellectual grace and emotional authenticity, calling the assembly a “portrait of empathy in motion.” The ceremony ended with the school anthem and the national anthem, not as a formality, but as a shared ritual of unity — a moment of collective breath. This wasn’t just an assembly. It was a mirror, a song, a revolution wrapped in student voices. It reminded us that when we choose to rise, together, we rise as humans.
16 MAY 2025, FRIDAY
CLASSES XII G AND XII H
CLASS TEACHERS – MS VANDANA SETH AND MS ANJANA VIRMANI
VICE PRINCIPALS: MR. NARESH MIGLANI, MR. ANIL KATHURIA, MR. MUKESH KUMAR
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES: MS. LALITHA SRINIVASAN, MS. SARIKA KAUSHAL, MS. RICHA AGGARWAL
ACTIVITY IN CHARGE – MS. KAVERI DHAR