Ritanjali Hastir, Associate Editor, 9th August, 2016, Shimla
As the celebrations continue yet another thrilling and entertaining day was seen at Auckland House School for girls where everyone learned an important lesson, — a nation that destroys its soils, destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. The day started with an environment workshop based on the topic “Biological Diversity and Sustainability for the Future of Mankind”. The resource person for the workshop was Dr. Vaneet Jishtu, a scientist at the Himalayan Forest Research Institute who made students aware about the environmental issues and what measures can be taken to save the planet and various species before it is too late.
It was followed by power point presentations in which five schools participated and students shared their insight to save the resources before it is late and gave a message to go green for all and be responsible citizens.
Other than that a model-making and a fresh / dry flower arrangement and foliage arrangement competition was also organized where students displayed their creative talent. Theme for the competitions was related to environment and use of green energy.
The results of the competitions were as follow —
In the Power Point presentation, Category A, the first, second and third positions were secured by Auckland House Girls School, DAV Lakkar Bazar and Auckland House School for Boys respectively. Consolation prize was won by Dayanand Public School.
In Category B, the first, second and third places went to DAV Lakkar Bazar, Dayanand Public School and Auckland House Girls School respectively. Consolation prize was bagged by Auckland House School for Boys.
In the Model-Making competition, the first, second and third positions were won by Auckland House Girls, DAV Lakkar Bazar and St. Thomas School respectively. Consolation prize was bagged by Auckland House School for Boys.
In the Fresh cum Dry Flower Arrangement competition, the first, second and third positions were won by Auckland House Girls, St. Thomas’ and Auckland House School for Boys respectively. Consolation prize was won by DAV School Lakkar Bazar.
In the Foliage arrangement competition, the first, second and third positions were bagged by Auckland House Girls, Auckland House for Boys and St. Thomas School respectively. Consolation prize went to DAV Lakkar Bazar.
The judges for the competition were Dr. Aprajita Sharma, Prof. Home Science Dept, RKMV, Shimla; Raj Vats, Chief Manager, Tenzin Hospital and Aarti Gupta, President, World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Shimla branch.
Everyone appreciated the efforts put in by the students. The day turned out to be a great success and ended on a happy note.
