‘HAPPINESS QUOTIENT’ – LET THE CREATIVITY FLOW’

“The best part of competition is that through it we discover what we are capable of and how much more we can actually do than we ever believed.”

Delhi Public School R.K Puram organised ‘Happiness Quotient- Let The Creativity Flow’, a week long fiesta of intersection virtual competitions for Grades VI- VIII from 31st May to 4rth June 2021.  The students’ enthusiastic participation was warmly welcomed and ensured a fruitful experience for both the students and the teachers.  It gave an opportunity for the creative outpour necessary for the overall growth of an individual.

English- Grade VI organised ‘House of Dreamers – the Intersection Virtual Competition’ on 31st May 2021. The activity involved enactment of any one fictional character from the given list within the stipulated time: Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz), Hermione (Harry Potter Series), Harry Potter (Harry Potter Series), Swaminathan (Swami and Friends), Scarecrow (The Wizard of Oz), Tin Woodman (The Wizard of Oz), Lion (The Wizard of Oz), Alice (Alice in Wonderland). There were sixty-eight participants, who were judged by Ms. Ruma Madan, Ms. Ritu Kumar, Ms. Komal Chaudhary and Ms. Shruti Vijan. 

Grade VII conducted ‘Curtain Call’, an intersection monologue presentation competition on 3rd June 2021. Participants were required to present a short monologue from the perspective of any one famous literary character that they had selected from the given list: Alice from ‘Alice in Wonderland’, The Giant from ‘The Selfish Giant’, Dorothy from ‘The Wizard of Oz’, Swami from ‘Swami and Friends’, Harry Potter, Matilda, Gulliver and Sherlock Holmes. Thirty-two students participated in the competition and it was judged by Ms Livano Banerjee, Ms Jaya Bharti, Ms Ekta Arora and Ms Divya Kapoor. 

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Quizzards of Oz’, a language based online quiz on 2nd June 2021. The objective behind conducting this quiz was to judge the students on the basis of their conceptual clarity, understanding, timeliness, accuracy and application of knowledge. The questions were based on grammar, vocabulary, spellings, figures of speech, authors, poets and books. There were two rounds in total for this event.

Thirty- eight students took part in the quiz. As part of Round I, participants were asked to attempt a Google Form based quiz involving thirty questions. After which, the shortlisted participants moved onto Round II or the Final Round on a multi media online quiz platform, Kahoot involving twenty questions. Out of thirty- eight students, nineteen were shortlisted for Round II.  The event was judged by Ms. Ruma Madan, Ms. Divya Kapoor and Ms. Mansa Thomas.  The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI- HOUSE OF DREAMERS
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	RIANNA SACHDEV	VI	I
SECOND	NANYA GUPTA	VI	I
THIRD	MAAYRRA	VI	I
FIRST	NATHAN VANLALRUATA SHERPA	VI	J
SECOND	ANUSHA DHAWAN	VI	J
SECOND	NIKUNJ	VI	I
THIRD	SHIVEN SINGH	VI	F

CLASS VII- CURTAIN CALL
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	KABIR SAHNI	VII	J
SECOND	DIVYANSH JAI PUROHIT	VII	J
THIRD	ANIRUDDH DUA	VII	J
FIRST	SHIVAM CHAUDHARY	VII	H
SECOND	AARNA DHINGRA	VII	K
THIRD	TISYA VERMA	VII	J

CLASS VIII- QUIZZARDS OF OZ
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	ANANYA SINGH	VIII	G
SECOND	SHRREYA LOOMBA	VIII	D
THIRD	AANYA KHANNA	VIII	E
FIRST	SHIVIN SAREEN	VIII	D
SECOND	AARUSH GULATI	VIII	E
THIRD	SHAYONA DE	VIII	A

Math– Grade VI conducted a musical euphony, ‘Symphonies Of Mathematics’ on 1^st June 2021. The topic for the event was, “All About Geometry”. Each participant was supposed to sing either a mathematical song/a jingle/ recite a poem based on the given topics. They could use any musical instrument available at home. The aim of the competition was to help the students to understand the concept of mathematics and develop vocabulary. Fifty- five participants were marked on their performance. It was judged by Ms. Anita Sachdeva, Ms. Priyanshi, Ms. Neelu Oberoi and Ms. Isha Jain on the basis of clarity of concept displayed by the song, overall presentation and time limit. The judges enjoyed the compositions and praised the students for their innovations. 

Grade VII organised ‘Quadrilaterals Robot’ on 2nd June 2021. The participants had to design a 2D Robot on an A4/A3 sheet using different quadrilaterals either by cutting, pasting, painting or sketching within the stipulated time. There were fifty- six participants. The judges were Ms. Divya Tyagi, Ms. Jatinder Kaur and Ms. Neelu Oberoi. The judgement was based on creativity, originality, neatness and application of usage of quadrilaterals in overall presentation. 

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Code Breaker’ on 31st May 2021. The participants were assigned a set of linear equations. They had to match the solutions to the letters in the decoding grid to produce anagrams of secret messages. Cracking codes and unravelling the true meaning of secret messages were an interesting activity, which they enjoyed thoroughly. The code chosen was “MATH IS FUN”. There were forty- nine participants in total. The judges were Ms.Tandeep Kaur and Ms. Ritu Nayar. The judgement was done on the basis of submitting the solutions with correct code. The time taken by students to reach the code was also considered while deciding the winners.  The winners are as follows:

CLASS VI- SYMPHONIES OF MATHEMATICS
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	SAISHA JOLLY	VI	E
SECOND	AAVYA SRIVASTAVA	VI	I
THIRD	AALIYA AKBAR	VI	B
THIRD	AARAV GOEL	VI	C
FIRST	ANUSHA DHAWAN	VI	J
SECOND	GARIMA KUCHHAL	VI	J
THIRD	SHAYLAH SHANKAR	VI	A
THIRD	SANSHRAY JAIN	VI	B

CLASS VII- QUADRILATERALS ROBOTS
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	ADVIKA AGGARWAL	VII	B
SECOND	TANMAY GUPTA	VII	C
THIRD	HRIDYANSHI SINGH	VII	C
FIRST	KINJAL GUPTA	VII	A
SECOND	ANASUYA WADHWA	VII	B
THIRD	ANAISHA ARORA	VII	I
CONSOLATION	KAVIN CHAUDHARY	VII	I

CLASS VIII- CODE BREAKER
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	SHIVIN SAREEN	VIII	D
SECOND	SHIVESH SAVI	VIII	F
THIRD	ANANYA SINGH	VIII	G
FIRST	ARAV GUPTA	VIII	I
SECOND	AARUSH GULATI	VIII	E
THIRD	MANYA LALANI	VIII	K

Hindi– Grade VI conducted ‘Kaho Kahani’ competition on 31st May 2021. The aim of the event was to instill confidence in students about the language. Ten students participated in the event.  It was judged by Mr. Manish Jain and Mr. Sushil Prasad. 

Grade VII and Hindi Department’s Samvad Club organised ‘Doha Gayan Pratiyogita’ on 3rd June 2021. The objective of the event was to cultivate the love for language and Hindi literature among students. Famous compositions of Kabir, Surdas, Rahim, Redas and Mirabai were recited by the participants. It was judged by Ms. Sangita Bajpai and Ms. Priyamvada.

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Vaad Vivad Pratiyogita’ on 2nd June 2021. The aim of the event was to instill confidence in students about the language. Ten students participated in the event.  It was judged by Ms. Seema Mehta and Ms. Vibha Sidhu. The winners are as follows:    

CLASS VI -KAHO KAHANI
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	ANUSHRI KABI	VI	A
SECOND	AAVYA SHRIVASTAVA	VI	I

CLASS VII – DOHA GAYAN PRATIYOGITA
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	DEVASHISH BINDAL	VII	D
SECOND	HRIDYANSHI SINGH	VII	C
THIRD	RITWIK GUPTA	VII	G
THIRD	DIYA BHAUMIK	VII	A
CONSOLATION	TANISHQ ARORA	VII	K
CONSOLATION	HRIDAY PODDAR	VII	D
CONSOLATION	HARGUN KAUR	VII	E

CLASS VIII – VAAD VIVAD PRATIYOGITA
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	NIKITA BHARDWAJ	VIII	B
SECOND	ALVINA SIDDIQUI	VIII	E

Science– Grade VI organised a greeting card making competition on the theme- ‘From Trash to Treasure’ on 2nd June 2021. The students were required to prepare an attractive greeting card by reusing or recycling waste materials like dried leaves, flowers, beads, buttons, ribbons, etc. The aim of the competition was to sensitise the students towards the importance of 3R’s- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The competition witnessed an enthusiastic participation of forty seven students. The judges of the event were Mr. Shiven Tanwar, Ms. Deepika Malhotra, Ms. Jatinder Kaur and Ms. Sushma Sardana.  It was judged on the basis of creativity, originality, neatness, application of ideas to develop art and overall presentation.

Grade VII conducted ‘Awareness Pamphlet Making Competition’ on 1^st June 2021 with the intent of honing the skills of critical thinking, reflection, analysis and synthesis in the students.  The participants were instructed to make an A-4 sized handmade pamphlet, on any one of the topics: ‘Indoor Pollution’, ‘Safety Measures for Natural Disasters’ and ‘Climate Change’. Each participant was given a minute to showcase their pamphlets and explain the science concept behind it. There were a total of nineteen participants. The judging panel involved Mr. Amit Rajput, Ms. Ritu Kumar and Mr. Himanshu Bedi.

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Preservation Is The Key’ on 3rd June 2021. The participants were asked to make an infographic with illustrations on ‘Role of Science in Food Preservation’. Apart from facilitating growth mindset and increasing intrinsic motivation of the child, the objective of the competition was to make the students understand the reasons for preserving food and to be aware of the consequences of not preserving food. The judges for the competition were Ms. Niva Chhonkar, Mr. Subodh Kumar and Ms. Alinda Holla. A total of nine students participated in the competition. The winners are as follows: 

CLASS VI – FROM TRASH TO TREASURE
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	BHAVIK KASHYAP	VI	B
SECOND	NANYA GUPTA	VI	I
THIRD	AAIRA TALIKOTI	VI	E
FIRST	ANUSHA DHAWAN	VI	J
SECOND	ADVITA NARULA	VI	C
THIRD	AANYA AGGARWAL	VI	H

CLASS VII – AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	KABIR SAHNI	VII	J
SECOND	HARGUN KAUR	VII	E
THIRD	AAIRAH SULTAN	VII	A

CLASS VIII –
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	AANYA KHANNA	VIII	E
SECOND	KRITA MOZUMDER	VIII	E

Social Science– Grade VI organised Story Telling Competition, ‘Stories From The Panchatantra And The Jatakas’ on 2nd June 2021.  The aim of this competition was to interconnect various disciplines and establish the fact that moral values are ageless and timeless. By picking tales from Jatakas and Panchatantra, the aim was to connect the values of equality, fraternity, friendship, excellence to the present day political and social scenario.  There were eighteen participants in total.  The event was judged by Mr. Anang Saxena,  Ms. Sangita Bajpai, Ms. Shruti Talwar and Ms. Richa Basrao.

Grade VII conducted a Collage/Poster Making Competition on 1st June 2021. The objective of the competition was to ignite the fire of imagination and creativity in the students. The idea was also to make the students use their knowledge, understanding and awareness in creating their visuals (posters) to raise other student’s awareness about the rich cultural heritage of India, the importance of maintaining a healthy body and preservation of our environment.  The themes were ‘Monuments of India’, ‘A Healthy Mind Lives In A Healthy Body’ and ‘Forests Are The Lungs Of Our Land’. There were forty four participants in total. The judges were Ms. Shruti Mishra, Ms. Taruna Didi and Ms. Archna Anthwal.

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Just A Minute Competition’ on 3rd June 2021. The topics were: ‘Freedom to me is _____’, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” – By Mahatma Gandhi, ‘World’s energy lies in sun and the wind’, ‘Migration: Is it a boon or a bane?’, ‘Rights and Duties are the two sides of the same coin’ and ‘Constitutional Values- what do they mean to me?’ The aim of the competition was to give students an opportunity to arrange their thoughts on the chosen topic and speak coherently for a minute. It also aimed at boosting confidence and developing public speaking skills. There were fourteen participants in total. The judges were Ms. Vandana Chandhoke, Ms. Atika Dayal, Ms. Sabreena Bansal and Ms. Rupa Das. The winners are as follows:

CLASS VI – STORY TELLING COMPETITION
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	ANUSHRI KABI	VI	A
SECOND	MEHVEER SINGH GROVER	VI	I
THIRD	SAISHA JOLLY	VI	E
FIRST	GARIIMA KUCHHAL	VI	J
SECOND	NIKUNJ	VI	I
THIRD	ANANYASHREE PRASAD	VI	C

CLASS VII – COLLAGE/ POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	REYANSH WADHWA	VII	J
SECOND	ANAISHA ARORA	VII	I
SECOND	KSHIRJA RASTOGI	VII	D
THIRD	ARU BATRA	VII	C

CLASS VIII – JUST A MINUTE
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	ANIKA GOEL	VIII	C
SECOND	ANANYA SINGH	VIII	G
THIRD	SONAKSHI SEGAL	VIII	E
FIRST	SHIVIN SAREEN	VIII	D
SECOND	AVISH AGGARWAL	VIII	H
THIRD	SHAYONA DE	VIII	A
THIRD	RIDHI GOEL	VIII	E

French– The French Department organised ‘Find The Orator in You’ an  online competition for Classes VI-VIII on 4th June 2021. In this competition, participants had to prepare any one out of the six topics (‘L’amitié’, ‘Les sports’, ‘Les vacances d’été’, ‘Le voyage’, ‘Ma famille ou Mon école’) already provided to them and then present it in 60-80 words. The aim of the competition was to improve the French speaking and presentation skills of the students. On the day of the event, thirty- four students participated with full vigour and enthusiasm. This event was judged by the experienced and highly qualified judges: Dr Shubhra Gupta and Dr Anuj Sharma. Their judgement criteria was based on the participant’s fluency and pronunciation, voice modulation, content delivery, creativity and originality and overall presentation.  The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI – FIND THE ORATOR IN YOU
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	OMYRA LAKHANPAL	VI	E
SECOND	AARAV GOEL	VI	C
THIRD	KASHVI RASTOGI	VI	D
CONSOLATION	AISHANI KAYAL	VI	C
CONSOLATION	SANSHRAY JAIN	VI	D
CONSOLATION	RAYIRTH JAISWAL	VI	D

CLASS VII – FIND THE ORATOR IN YOU
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	HARGUN KAUR	VII	E
SECOND	MD. ARMAAN FIRDOUSI	VII	F
CONSOLATION	DEVASHISH BINDAL	VII	D
CONSOLATION	PIA MITTAL	VII	F
CONSOLATION	KAVYA BALAJI	VII	D

CLASS VIII – FIND THE ORATOR IN YOU
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	AANYA KHANNA	VIII	E
SECOND	ALVINA SIDDIQUI	VIII	E
CONSOLATION	AARUSH GULATI	VIII	E
CONSOLATION	ANANYA SINGH	VIII	G
CONSOLATION	KRITA MOZUMDER	VIII	E

German– On 4th June 2021, a  Poster Making Competition for Classes VI- VIII was conducted by the German Department.The purpose of this event was to create and maintain the interest of the students in the language and develop their language and competitive skills.  Participants had to make a poster on any one of the given topics which were: ‘gesund leben’,  ‘Covid -19’, ‘Im Park oder am Computer spielen’, ‘mein Tagesablauf heutzutage’, ‘Online Stunden’.  The poster had to be handmade. The participants had to present their posters and speak on it for not more than 30 seconds in German. The event was judged by Ms Reema Chauhan and Ms Dilma Prahladan. The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI – POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	AANYA YADAV	VI	G
SECOND	AARSHEYA	VI	G
CONSOLATION	SAANVI SALUJA	VI	F

CLASS VII – POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	AMVIKA BANGAR	VII	H
SECOND	PAKHI BISHT	VII	C

CLASS VIII – POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	VEDA DUA	VIII	I

Spanish– The Spanish Department conducted AD-ZAP competition, an advertising strategy contest for the students of Classes VI-VIII on 4th June 2021. The objective of the competition was to test the students’ creativity and out-of-the-box thinking skills at the same time testing their diction and command over the Spanish language. The participants had to present a small advertisement in Spanish on one of the following topics which were given in advance: ‘Hand Sanitizer’, ‘Immunity Boosters’, ‘Board Games’. The competition was judged by Dr. Lovey Srivastava and Ms. Ishita Wadhwa. 

The participants were judged on the basis of their diction and dialogue delivery, creativity and originality, adherence to time and voice modulation. The competition saw an enthusiastic participation of a total of thirty- eight students. The participants were brilliant as they used witty one-liners and taglines, poems and role-play to present their respective products. The competition was fierce and the judges had a tough time judging the winners. The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI – AD- ZAP
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	GARIIMA KUCHHAL	VI	J
SECOND	NIKUNJ	VI	I
THIRD	VIHAANA DOGRA	VI	I
THIRD	ANUSHA DHAWAN	VI	J

CLASS VII – AD- ZAP
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	KABIR SAHNI	VII	J
SECOND	TISYA VERMA	VII	J
THIRD	DIVYANSH JAI PUROHIT	VII	J

CLASS VIII – AD- ZAP
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	AANYA AHUJA	VIII	K

Sanskrit– The Sanskrit Department organised ‘Srimadbhagvad Geeta Shlok Ucharan’ competition on 4th June 2021 for Classes VI- VIII.  The aim of the competition was to build the confidence and instill love for Indian culture and its holy book.  There were twenty- nine participants in total. The participants gave melodious performances. The event was judged by Ms. Puja Mishra and Ms. Richa. The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI – SRIMADBHAGVAD GEETA SHLOK UCHARAN
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	ANUSHRI KABI	VI	A
SECOND	PURAB AGARWAL	VI	B
CONSOLATION	SRISHTI DATAR	VI	A

CLASS VII – SRIMADBHAGVAD GEETA SHLOK UCHARAN
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	RITWIK GUPTA	VII	G
SECOND	HRIDYANSHI SINGH	VII	C
CONSOLATION	TEJASWI RAJ	VII	B

CLASS VIII – SRIMADBHAGVAD GEETA SHLOK UCHARAN
POSITION	NAME	CLASS	SECTION
FIRST	ANIKA GOEL	VIII	C
SECOND	GAUR KRISNA	VIII	B
SECOND	SHIVIN SAREEN	VIII	D