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“What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere” – Bill Russell
In the past months, the SFHS basketball teams, coached by Mr. Ajay Thakur, have proven that hard work and determination can lead to success.
October began with the teams playing the 7th Bhagwant Singh Memorial Basketball Trophy. The tournament was organized by Vivek High School from 14 October till 19 October 2019.
The U-14 Girls team, Mandira Datta, Hazel Garg, Ameera Boparai, Ananya Jain, Gurnoor Bedi, Rishaaya Kakkar, Rajni, Heeya Bedi, Meher Duggal, Nanaki Bains, Mannat Dhir and Aarshi Goyal played matches against the teams from various schools of the Tri-city and were declared the Runners Up of the Tournament.
The U-16 Girls team, Anam Bhangoo, Tanya Gupta, Deveshi Verma, Kismattdeep Kaur Dosanjh, Vidhita Jain, Anika Vinayak,SameeraYadav,Parisha Goyal,Tanisha Singh,Sehar Gupta and Ishitta Groverr played and won matches against the teams from Sacred Heart School, Manav Mangal School and GNPS-36, thus, winning the 1st position in the tournament. The team was awarded with Rs.10000/- which the children donated to the GurAasra Trust.
The U-16 Boys team Aaryan Singh Roojam, Dyaus Ghangas,Hardik Sharma, Namandeep Singh Mehra, Rahuul Singh, Raj Uday Pehal, Rajveer Singh Dhillon, Vaibhav, Vinayak Jhingan, Viraj Partap Singh Aulakh and Sashiv Bhatia played and won matches against the teams from Doon International School, Learning Path School, Vivek High School and GNPS-36 thus, winning the 1st position in the tournament. The team was awarded with Rs.10000/- which the children donated to the Prasanchetas Foundation.
The next tournament was the St. Xavier’s Basketball Trophy 2019 for U-18 Boys. This tournament was organized by St. Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44-C, Chandigarh from 21 October to 23 October 2019.
The U-18 boys team included Vaibhav (9D), Namandeep Singh Mehra (9D), Viraj Partap Singh Aulakh (9A), Aaryan Singh Roojam (10A), Vinayak Jhingan (10C), Hardik Sharma (9C), Rajveer Singh Dhillon (10C), Dyaus Ghangas (10D), Akhil Bakshi (11A), Rudransh Gaur (11A), Arav Verma (11C) and Mauraya Mahajan (11C).
On the 1st day of the tournament, the team played and won with a score of 31-14 against the team from DC Montessori School.
On the 2nd day, the team played 2 matches, the first match of the day was played against the team from St. Xavier’s Sr. Sec. School and the 2nd match was played against the team from St. John’s Public School. Both these matches were intense matches but the team was victorious, the score being 49-48 and 51-50 respectively.
The team played the final match against the team from St. Peter’s School. The enthralling match ended in a win for our team. The recorded score was 46-23. The team was awarded the winners’ trophy.
The next tournament was the St. Kabir Basketball Trophy 2019 for U-12Girls. This tournament was organized by St. Kabir Public School, Sector 26, Chandigarh from 2 to 6 November 2019.
The team, Kanisha Yadav (5B), Shanaya Garg (5D), Sara Ahuja (3B), Bhuvi Goyal (5B), Shabad Singh Uppal (4D), Mehroop Kaur Sawhney (4D), Gunnsheen Kaur (5C), Samaira (3C), Avishi Jindal (4E), Amaira Khanna (4E), Reya Gupta (4E) and Anika Uppal (5E) played 4 matches in the tournament.
The 1st match was played on 2 December 2019 against the team from Sacred Heart which our girls won 25-4.
The 2nd match, played on 4 December 2019,was a smashing victory against the team from DAV-8, Chandigarh.
The 3rd match was played on 5 December against the team from Vivek High School,Chandigarh. The win was a hat trick win for the girls with a score of 8-1
The 4th and final match was played against the host team which our team lost, thus, winning the 2nd position in the tournament. The score of the final match was 12-28.
The girls were praised for their skill and were declared Runners Up of the Tournament.
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“A child who learns about traffic rules and road discipline will grow up to be a law-abiding citizen. The habit of obeying traffic rules teaches a person a sense of responsibility, empathy for others and respecting the other person’s rights,” – The Hindu
Keeping the above objective in mind, The Social welfare department of SFHS spear headed by Rehmat Swani of Grade 11 (Social welfare captain), Saanya Chhabra and Armaan Khanna of Grade 10 (Social Welfare Prefects) conducted a workshop on Traffic Rules for classes 3 and 4 on the 16th and 17th December 2019.
The workshop started with an interactive quiz about their basic knowledge about Safety Rules. This was followed by a power point presentation along with videos emphasizing the importance of following rules for pedestrians and cyclists. Reading and interpreting road signs and basic traffic rules were also shown to enhance their knowledge. Another quiz was conducted towards the end based on what they had learnt through session. The workshop came to an end with an animated poem recitation about safety rules.
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The Strawberry Fields High School Basketball teams participated in the ICSE Inter School Basketball Tournaments held in the month of November 2019.
The Girls tournament was held in Strawberry Fields High School, Chandigarh on 21 and 22 November 2019. The Boys Tournament was held in Tender Heart School, Chandigarh on 30 November and 2 December 2019.
The U-16 Girls team, Tanya Gupta, Anika Vinayak, Kismattdeep Kaur Dosanjh, Mandira Datta, Ameera Boparai, Parisha Goyal, Deveshi Verma, Sehar Gupta, Sameera Yadav, Vidhita Jain, Anam Bhangooand Ishitta Groverr played brilliantly and were appreciated by all the other participating teams.
The 1st match was played against the team from Holy Family Convent School, Nabha Road, Zirakpur which the girls won 32-3.
The final match was played against the team from Saupin’s School, Panchkula which our team won 41-25, thus, securing the Winners’ position and retaining the ICSE Interschool Basketball Running Trophy.The team was awarded gold medals for their win.
Way to go Girls!
The U-16 Boys team, Vaibhav, Namandeep Singh Mehra, Viraj Partap Singh Aulakh, Hardik Sharma, Vinayak Jhingan, Rajveer Singh Dhillon, Sashiv Bhatia, Rahul, Daanish Chauhan, Uday Batra, Dyaus Ghangas and Amiteshwar Singh Gill played 2 matches on 2 December 2019.
In the 1st match, the team played against the team from St. Stephen’s School, Chandigarh. After an enthralling match the team secured its first victory by a score of 53-50
The second match of the day was played against the team from the host school, Tender Heart School. After a nail biting match the team from SFHS won the winning title by a score difference of 1 point. The final recorded score was 49-48.
The boys brought home the ICSE Interschool Basketball Running Trophy.
Way to go Boys!
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The Strawberry Fields High School Basketball Girls team participated in the 15th Shanta H Singh Memorial Basketball Tournament 2019 held at New Public School, Sector 18, Chandigarh from 7 to 9 December 2019.
The U-18 Girls team, Mahira Sood, Nikhita Krishan, Ameera Boparai, Kismattdeep Kaur Dosanjh, Deveshi Verma, Tanya Gupta, Mandira Datta, Ananya Jain, Gurnoor Bedi, Ananya Kapoor, Anam Bhangoo and Hazel Garg played brilliantly and were appreciated by all the other participating teams.
The tournament began on 7 December 2019. The 1st match of the day was played against the team from Chakwal, Kurali which the girls won 38-33.
The 2nd match was played against the team from Creane Memorial High School, Gaya. Our team won by a score of 38-14.
The next day, 8 December 2019, saw another 2 matches which were played against the teams from Carmel Convent, Chandigarh and Learning Path School. The SFHS team won both matches and the recorded score was 58-40 and 52-36 respectively.
The final match was played on 9 December 2019 against the team from Vivek High School, Chandigarh. The final recorded score was 31-20. The team from SFHS were declared the winners of the tournament and they brought home the Running Trophy as well as a cash prize of Rs.15100/-
Great going Girls!
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The Innovator’s Challenge, the Annual Science competition took place on Saturday,the 14th of December 2019. In our endeavour to practise an integrated approach to Science, one that offers hands on and relevant learning experiences, the event proved to be a huge success. The crisp winter morning saw the campus abuzz with 39 teams across the High School and the IB cross several levels of competency solving puzzles and crosswords involving Chemistry, to a treasure Hunt with clues from Biology and a Mathematics task to test their skills of approximation and measurement, finally ending with a Physics task where the competitors innovated a working model of a tech toy. It was a great way to encourage scientific and technological creativity and talent among the students.
Winners
Kaira Mahajan 9-C
Udish Arora 9-C
Aahan Jain 9-A
Runners Up
Manraj Walia Class 11
Angadbir Khurana IB
Aviraj Jhakjar Class 11
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Against the backdrop of thunder, lightning and pouring rain, students of Hindustani classical music held their own, as their melodious voices rose to a subliminal crescendo!
They sang an impressive and wide repertoire which began with a thumri in Raag Yaman and included a beautiful and soulful rendition of dohas of the saint, Kabir ji. A solo performance, the evergreen bandish, "Aaj jaane ki zidd na karo", stirred nostalgia, as did Salil Chaudhary's "Kahin dur jab din dhal jaaye".
A new and hugely successful fusion of sufi and classical Indian music, was presented with the use of western and traditional Indian musical instruments. All in all the musical evening struck a uniquely melodic chord with the audience.
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Strawberry Fields High School was abuzz with cheer and the joie de vivre that accompanies camaraderie was evident for all to see. The High School celebrated its annual Athletic Meet on the campus today in the warm sunlit morning.
The students displayed true sportsmanship - competing honestly, winning honourably, losing gracefully and respecting authority.
The event commenced with the traditional March Past. The School Captain, Arsheya Kang and the Sports Captains, Divij Singh and Nikhita Krishan, followed by the Sports Prefect, Jaskirat Kaur led the School Marching contingent. Agni House contingent was led and commanded by Captains, Beeya Jagat and Maurya Mahajan. Terra House Captains, Ibaadat Bains and Divij Pahwa lead and gave the commands for their contingent. Aether House was led by Sanjana Bhan and Aarav Verma. The fourth contingent, that of El Maa House, was led by Ria Juneja with Manan Kansil giving the command.
The Chandigarh Police Brass Band, led by Head Constable Yashpal Sharma was in attendance.
Shoulders square, chins up and feet raised in unison, saw the contingents march by the Chief Guest, Sardar Singh Ji, former Captain of the Indian Hockey team, who took the salute.
A display of synchronized activity through various Drills was put up by the Houses. The enthralled audience, cheered the youngsters as they appreciated the effort involved during Martial Arts, Physical Fitness, Yoga and the energetic Zumba performances.
Sprints, Hurdles, Relay races and the evergreen rallier, the Tug of War brought on a roar of cheer from the student supporters.
SFHS alumni relived their wonder years as they participated in field and track events with undiminished vigour.
The trophy for the Best Marching House was awarded to Aether House. The Overall Sports Trophy was also bagged by Aether House.
The day came to a befitting end with the singing of the National Anthem.
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