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May 24, 2019 CISCE Zonal Chess Competition 2019 The Strawberry Fields High School U-14 and U-17 Chess teams, Girls and Boys, brought laurels to the school by outplaying the schools of the Chandigarh Zone in the CISCE Zonal Chess Competition held in Kaintal School (Sr.), Sanaur Road, Patiala on 16 and 17 May 2019. All teams won 1st position in their respective categories bringing home 4 Winner Trophies and Gold medals. The teams will further play the CISCE Regional Competitions. We congratulate our promising champs! Read More

May 19, 2019 Cadence – 2019 – Inter House English Poetry Recitation Competition The audience was regaled with the Middle School Inter House English Poetry Recitation Competition, Cadence - 2019. The somber transition from one genre to the other transformed everyone into a surreal world of poetry, through the sound of emotion and dramatization. Each poem had its own sense of oneself, whether it was accessibility, idealism or realism, thereby carving a niche in the world of lyrical literature. From Animals and Humour to Romanticism and War, it was an amalgamation of age appropriate themes that enabled the children to surpass their existing capabilities, increasing their confidence level by providing them learning opportunities throughout. Prizes were won but what was truly priceless was the journey up to the event and immense exposure and learning for the participants. Read More

May 15, 2019 Student Council 2019-20 – Investiture Ceremony

The 7th Student Council took its oath of office today, and pledged to fulfill its duties towards the school, with utmost sincerity and enthusiasm. Led by the School Captain, Arsheya Kang, the newly elected Council, solemnly promised to lead by example and play their part in promoting a sense of compassion, service and justice towards fellow students, teachers and family.

Speaking on the occasion, Atul Khanna, Director of the School, congratulated the Council and appreciated the impressive demonstration of the high school students’ understanding of democratic principles, in the election of the Student Council.

Expressing deep appreciation for the school’s stellar performance in the recently declared ISC and ICSE board examinations, Mr. Khanna, placed on record, the importance of not restricting the definition of success to just examination scores. He asked students and faculty to pursue excellence and meritoriousness on the basis of other talents, abilities and individual qualities, since not all students in a class could possibly be ace scorer’s. Moreso since perfect marks did not guarantee a perfect career or a perfect life. He felt that while scoring excellent grades must be a priority, equal emphasis must be given to developing life skills and values too.

Drawing parallels between the rigorous processes followed in the election of the school council and the ongoing general elections in the country, he urged students to feel blessed living in an independent country with rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution. He asked students to discuss with friends and family the value of the hard-earned freedom, so as to put to good use, the legacy of freedom fighters, including his grandfather, Shri Durga Das Khanna, and the urgent need to safeguard its continuity for future generations.

It was also a day for appreciating the members of staff who work quietly and tirelessly, behind the scenes, to ensure that Strawberry Fields High School functions smoothly and efficiently, day after day. The Director did a very unusual thing by requesting each of the support staff members like the managers, office assistants and others to step forward and receive acclaim from the audience. These unsung heroes of the school need to be seen, recognised and appreciated, for it is thanks to their efforts that everything works so well in the school. The gesture was very well appreciated and was a fitting conclusion to a very special day.

May 14, 2019 ISC – Roll of Honour The long weeks of anticipation and restlessness have ended in jubilation for the batch of 2018-19 as the results for the ISC examinations were declared by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations at 3 PM on Tuesday, May 6, 2019. The stellar performance of Class 12 in the ISC examinations has been outstanding indeed and also hugely encouraging for all stakeholders of the School. Chaitanya Gupta of the Humanities Stream has attained the All India Rank 3 and is the Tri-city topper with a stunning 99.5%. The Humanities top ranker in the 2nd position is Megha Verma with 95%, while the 3rd position is shared by Rhea Kapoor and Navya Chawla, with 93.75% each. Akshit Chhabra of the Medical Stream is the Tri-city Topper, having achieved a superlative 96.25%. In 2nd position is Simran Saggi with 92.25%. School top rankers in the Non Medical Stream are Soumya Nayyar with 95.75%, followed by three students sharing the 2nd position, Ansh Gupta, Devansh Gupta and Gulneet Kaur Gulati with a score of 94.50% each. Aryamaan Singh Pasricha, with 90% is in the 3rd position. The top rankers in the Commerce Stream of the School are Grisha Garg with 96%, Pranav Walia and Mannat Jain have secured the 2nd and 3rd position with 94.25% and 93.50%, respectively. Undoubtedly, with 50% of the total number of students achieving an aggregate of over 90%, the results have been excellent. The class average of 88% in all the three streams is an exemplary achievement by our young scholars. Congratulations! Read More

May 12, 2019 IC3 Regional Conference

The IC3 Regional Conference in Chandigarh, was hosted for the second consecutive year by Strawberry Fields High School. The IC3 Regional Forums feature insightful sessions that focus on professional development for career counsellors and high school leaders. The forums are platform to network, learn more about best practices and, stay up-to-date with the latest trends in career and college counselling.

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Ganesh Kohli, Founding President, IC3 Movement and Chair, 2019 IC3 Conference, stressed upon the role of school leaders and counsellors in helping students prepare for as seamless a transition as possible, when stepping out from the cloistered existence within their schools into the often-daunting world of tertiary education.

Illustrious speakers included Mr. Rahul Gill, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Candi Solar, Dr. Ananya Dasgupta, Associate Professor Literature and Director of Writing Centre, Krea University, Prof. Saikat Majumdar, Professor of English and Creative Writing, Ashoka University and Dr. Akshay Anand, Professor, PGIMER, Chandigarh, amongst others.

Prof. Saikat Majumdar also conducted a thoroughly engaging workshop on creative writing for students of the high school, on the side lines of the conference.

May 11, 2019 College Fair at SFHS and interactive session with Dr. Siddharth Shekhar Singh

The school career counselling department organised a mini college fair for students from the high school in the Newton Hall. Representatives of leading universities from India, USA, and the UK met students and their parents for an extremely productive and well appreciated interaction. The college fairs are a regular feature at school that both parents and students look forward to, in great anticipation.

As an added value to the event, Dr. Siddharth Shekhar Singhan Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Marketing at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad and Mohali, India met parents for a discussion about helping students prepare for tertiary education. Sharing interesting anecdotes from his own rich and varied experiences in choosing and changing careers, he answered queries from a parent’s perspective as well, since his son, upon completion of his schooling at SFHS, is now on the threshold of choosing courses for further study.

May 8, 2019 From the Director’s desk…

We can feel the sense of trepidation each child and his/her parent feels when results are due. For us, every child remains a winner having gone through the stress and pressure of our examination system. Results are also inevitably a time for us to be humbled as we see students outdo themselves. I for one, could never have got the kind of scores these students unfailingly get. Congratulations to the toppers and front runners and all those who worked hard and survived the pressure. Our good wishes to them as they step into the world that awaits them.

Atul Khanna

May 7, 2019 ICSE – Roll of Honour

The outstanding result of Class 10 in the ICSE Board Examination 2019 has once again made us proud of our brilliant scholars. Their resounding success, based on steadfast perseverance and commitment to hard work, is also a huge tribute to their tireless educators. With a never before remarkable 48% number of students achieving more than 90% aggregate, the results are indeed gratifying.

Pavit Singh has received the top rank with 98.4%, followed by Thwisha Gupta and Siddharth Chawla sharing the second rank in our school with 96.8%. The third rank is shared by Arhaan Aggarwal, Nehchal Kaur and Siya Ahuja with 96.6%.

The class average of 93% by the cohort is a stupendous achievement of the students.

May 6, 2019 SFHS elects its School Captain

The Newton Hall at SFHS, witnessed today, the most awaited and thrilling event of the year — the final speeches of the contenders for the keenly contested School Captainship for 2019-20. Asav Kumar and Arsheya Kang, students of IBDP Year 2 and the ISC Class 12, and well matched candidates, transfixed their fellow students from Grades 9-12 with their words and manifestos for candidacy.

While, Arsheya, who prefers to be known for her work more than anything else, is a well-grounded individual who has demonstrated tenacity and consistent dedication to her goals, Asav has tasted success both academically and in the sports field, being an ace sportsman and a student of great caliber.

In the truest form of democratic elections, their inspiring oration was followed by a secret ballot voting by all students of the High School, for their candidate of choice. And finally, Strawberry Fields made its choice, in favour of Arsheya Kang as School Captain!

We wish Arsheya a successful tenure and hope she is able to take her dreams and that of the school forward. We also look forward to Asav’s support within the school fraternity and commend him for the tough competition that he provided in the final round of challenge.

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