Achievements

Abeer Lall of Class X has proved his mettle and grit by bagging the runners up trophy in the Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy organised by Coca-Cola for the East Zone from 27th December 2010 to 1st Jan 2011.The East Zone  comprised of teams from West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. The Chhattisgarh team reached the finals of the tournament and lost  to Bihar by 2-1. In the engrossing match, Abeer Lall, the centre forward has earned wide acclaim and plaudits in profusion.

Shibani Sengupta and her team of class VIII  has once again proved their distinction in the field of Science and Technology in the 18th National Children’s Science Congress held from 27-31st December, 2010 in VELS University, Chennai. The topic of research presentation was: “Land Resources: Use for prosperity, Save for posterity”. The lofty and innovative notions paved the path for astounding success. The project excellently reflected its relevance to the focal theme and fulfilled the objectives of National Children’s Science Congress. The young talents of DPS Raipur have added another feather in the over brimming cap of Credible Chhattisgarh.

Another milestone is reached when Ms.Rashi Lalit Shri Shri Mal, Ms. Shriya Chandrakar & Ma.Sambhav Kothari of Class X got selection for the prestigious Singapore National University Computing camp to be held from Dec 13 to Dec 17, 2010. at NUS Campus Singapore.These students entered into the priority list of SOF & NUS through their excellent & exemplary performance in academics as well as their outstanding achievements in the Olympiads. It is a prestigious matter that DPS Raipur is the only school all over central zone from where three students are selected for the illustrious camp. It adds another feather to the brimming cap of DPS Raipur.    

Yash Rajpal Of Class X took part in the State level Jhankaar Competition  held by Disha College and  he competed with around 157 participants and emerged first in the Solo Dance Rock Category on the 27^th and 28^th of November 2010 He was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 5000 apart from a certificate.

In the 4^th Jitendra Jain Memorial Debate Competition held at Kanger Valley Academy  on the 20^th of November, on the topic, “ I affirm we are civilized” our duo of Piyushi Sao( of class XIth) and Ayushman Shrivastav(of class XII) battled out their  opinions with 18 other teams from Bhopal, Nagpur, Bhilai, Durg , Raipur etc. Piyushi`s opinions against the motion was well received and Ayushman vehemently argued for the motion. Piyushi Sao bagged the second position and was awarded a cash prize of 3000 Rs apart from a trophy.  The school fondly appreciates the efforts of a veteran in this field Ms. Yashoda Mukherjee for her contribution in training up the children and being with them during the competition.

DPS students have secured 6 Medals in swimming Competition conducted by Chhattisgarh Govt.at Union Club, Raipur in the “Chhatisgarh Khel Mahotsav” on 18^th Nov, 2010 Ayushi Shukla of class IX won  2 Gold Medals and a cash prize Rs.2200/-, Saundarya Khatri of class VII won 1 silver , 1 bronze Medals and  Cash prize of Rs.800/- and Shruti Manik of class V won 1 silver, 1 bronze medals and a cash prize of Rs.800/-.

Dhananjay Panwar, student of class IV, D.P.S. Raipur has won the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement for the Year 2010 for excellence in the field of “Paintings”. The prestigious award was presented by the Hon’ble President of India at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on 14^th November, 2010. It carries a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- a silver medal and a citation certificate. The epochal achievement will be ever etched in the annals of DPS Raipur.

In the State level Open Group Dance competition organized by Dance Dynamics, Raipur the students bagged the second position after competing with 32 groups during the audition round on 13^th of October 2010, till the finals on 25^th of October ’10. We congratulate Ms. Nehal Mandhan, Ashwathi Verma, Disha Thakur, Shruthi Dahlan, Ruchika Jain (all from std VIth) and Mr. Vaibhav Raj, Abhinav Jain, Ritik Agrawal, Dishant Jain, Naman Agrawal and Mangalam (all from Std VII) for winning us this honour.

The first National Science Congress  was convened at DPS, VIjayawada on the 12^th  and 13^th of November   and our team of Rashi ShriShrimal, Shilpa Bhawnani, Gurkirat Arora, Twinkle Nathani , Swarnalatha Guru,  D.Gautam, Shweta Mittal, Naina Chhablani ( from class 9^th and 10^th ) embarked on their journey to win the competition from the start. They took part in Exhibition(2nd), Paper presentation(2nd), Project (1^st), Poster Competition , and art and Clay Modelling 2nd) . The school heartily appreciates the efforts of Ms. Sowmya and Ms. Anita Verma  for their support throughout.

Music Department’s obsession to remain at the top is becoming legendary. In the National Inter DPS Semi Classical Group Vocal Music Competition held at DPS Greater Noida on 12^th November 2010, seventeen schools from across the country participated with gusto and gaiety. Amidst stiff and dauntless competition, DPS Raipur emerged victorious by scooping the First Position. The audience enjoyed the blend of rhythm, harmony and synchronization in the melodious rendition of young talents. Mrinalini Kalla (IX), Amruta Shingwekar (IX), Shriya Chandrakar (X), Swati Bhatt (X), Reshita Minocha (X), Udeesha Tiwari (XI), Pooja Jha (XI) and Anusha Guha (XII) crooned their symphony to the delight of the judges and the audience. Evidently it has cast an enthralling spell on them.  Shri Ashoka Chandra, Chairman, DPS Society, Padmashri Prof. Ritu Ganguly, Mrs. Renu Chaturvedi, Principal, DPS Greater Noida gave away the prizes.

In the Inter School Art Competition held at Jain Public School Deopuri, on the 12^th of October 2010 the students received the following awards under the guidance of art teacher Ms. Manisha Gautam. Priyamwada Paul (IX) for Best out of waste and  Ritika Parekh(IX) for Mehndi Competition.

In the Rota fest Competition( a state level  arts and literary competition)  organized by Rotary club of  Raipur greater on the 2^nd and 3^rd of October 2010,  our students created  history once again by winning in various competitions. We stood first in the band Competition, First in the solo Song Competition (Junior group), second in the Senior Group and First in the Group Dance Competition   under the guidance of Mr. Gautam Biswas and Mr. Lucky Mohanty.  The students who showcased their skills during the event are: R.Robin, Nishit Bojwani,Vaibhav RAj, Parasray Khare, Swati Bhatt, Devyani Agrawal, Anusha  Guha, Surbhi Jain, Shreya Amnik, Shriya Chandrakar &Vaishali Chaturvedi.

Anusha Deshkar of Std XII-D   took part in sketch competition titled “Know your Bapu” at Magneto Mall on the 2^nd  of  October 2010. She bagged the third position.

Under the tutelage of Mr. Trilochan Sona, our team of artists stood third in the Dramatics Competition titled “ Snappy Snippets” at DPS, Vijayawada, (Andhra Pradesh)on the 29^th and 30^th of September 2010 The students who brought home the trophy are: Aarti Varllyani,hsriya Tiwari,Pratyush Sharma, Parth Dubey, Rishabh  Kashyap, Guneeta Kaur.

District level National children science congress under the aegis of Science and Technology department, Govt of India was conducted in Mayaramsurjan Govt. girls higher secondary school, Choubey colony, Raipur. There were 15 projects under the Theme: Land Resources: Use for prosperity, Save for posterity. DPS, Raipur won the district level title in the junior category with efforts of Shibani SenGupta, Sakshi Binjhal, Varun Diwan, Prajnay Patra and Vrinda Agrawal. The State level NCSC will be held in Bilaspur.

Parth Dixit of Class VII stunned all by his spectacular performance in the All India Talent Series of Lawn Tennis Tournament held from 20th Sept’2010 to 24th Sept’2010. Brisk foot movements, lightning speed and eyes trained firmly on the ball-have earned superlatives on his play.  He was awarded the BEST PLAYER & Runner up trophy by the Haryana Hurricane, Kapil Dev who was the chief Guest on the closing ceremony.

The CBSE Result of Class X has added another feather to its brimming cap with astounding results. Thirty six students have scored 9 and above point scale (CCE) with the highest being 10 scored by Stuti Tiwari. Thirty eight students have scored 8 and above point scale (CCE). DPS Raipur has measured up to its endeavour in laying the foundation of excellence by this brilliant performance.

Yet another scintillating victory charts its way into the roll of honours when Aayushman Shrivastava of Class XII made an epochal triumph when he was adjudged as the ‘Best Brain’ of Chhattisgarh in a Quiz Contest held on 12th September at Magneto Mall under the auspices of Travel and Tourism department, Chhattisgarh, NIIT Raipur and Pro-C Education, Raipur.  He has contested against 200 competitiors comprising of school and college students from across the state to win the coveted award that carries a laptop, a trophy, cash prize of Rs. 501/-and 3days and 2 nights stay in a Chhattisgarh tourism hotel.  A rare feat achieved with erudition and élan!

DPS Raipur has set a paradigm of itself yet again by sweeping away the significant positions in the Inter School Chhattisgarh State Swimming Competition organized by C.G.Government at Sanjay Taran Pushkar Bilaspur from 9th Sept to 12 Sept’2010. The school has been awarded with   6 Gold, 10 Silver & 2 Bronze medals in the gripping competition. The road to glory was trodden with unstinted effort and enthusiasm. Ayushi Shukla (IX) has to her credit 4 Gold Medals & Arihant Jain (VII) has won 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal. Parth Kotak (IX) has bagged 5 Silver Medals and Saundrya Khatri (VII) has won 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal. Shruti Manik (V) has won 3 Silver Medals. The annals of DPS Raipur have been glorified for posterity. We salute the assiduous display of talent and caliber.

Abeer Lal, an ace & promising football player of class X has been adjudged as the Player of the Tournament in the State Level Sub-Junior Football Tournament 2010. He has been nominated as the best player of  Chhattisgarh.

It is a privilege to salute the trailblazers who have gone beyond the horizon with their innovative brilliance and sheer determination to create new avenues in their chosen fields. To such genre belong, Trisha Kanji and Rashi Shrishrimal of Class X who have successfully scooped the First Position at the National Level Technothlon 2010 (Annual Techno-Management festival) held at IIT Guwahati from 2nd to 5th September. The model ‘Smart Home’ envisaged the essence of sagacious vision of energy conservation. This milestone is yet another testament to our determination to remain at the zenith.

Akanksha Maheshwari of Class XII epitomized success by bagging the First position  through her striking and eloquent oratorical skills in the Eco Speak Competition held at Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg on 20th August 2010.

Amol Karkare has notched the  First Rank and Siddharth Pratap Singh has bagged the  Third Rank  in the Inter School State level Badminton Competition held at Ambikapur, Chattisgarh.in the Under-14 Boys team held from 26th August, 2010 to 30th August, 2010. They have been selected for the National level Badminton championship to be held at Chandigarh in the month of October. The young aspirants were trained by the ace Badminton Coach Shakti Shri Mishra. Kudos to the young crop of talents essentially worthy of emulation!

DPS Raipur dance team positioned at the pinnacle in the inter school dance competition held at Sahid Smarak Bhawan on 28th August, 2010 under the aegis of Rhythm N Grace Students from the junior category participated in the classical odyssey Group dance and bagged the coveted 1st Position. There was a tough and stiff competition amidst twelve schools where DPS Raipur won accolades profusely. Kinjal Parate of class 5th secured 1st position in contemporary. Yash Rajpal of class 10th secured second position in the contemporary dance. Judges gave a standing ovation at their mesmerizing and enchanting performance. Prizes were given to children amidst wide cheer and acclaim.

Cream of the Crop

Rashi Lalit Shrishrimal and Sambhav kothari were accorded the rare privilege of attending the Academic camp (17th May-22nd May) organized by DPS Society at DPS Dwarka for their scintillating performance in the DPS Maths & Science Talent Search examination 

Ms. Sowmya Raghubir, (PGT Biology) participated in a Group Study Exchange Programme organized by Rotary International at Sao Paolo, Rio-De-Jeeneeiro(Brazil) in the month of April 2010. 

Under the aegis of the Social Service club 'Prayas', students collected old cloths and donated the same to C.G. government for the orphan children of the martyrs. 

Eight Students received the covetous Scholarship award of Rs.   2,500, for securing the highest marks in Sanskrit. 

D.Gautam won the First prize in the “On the Spot Painting Competition” held at DPS Bangalore.

Varun Diwan (VIII), Abhinava .G (VII), Pallavi Parashar (VI) and Sandali Khare (V) won the First prize at the Bournvita Confident India Inter-school quiz competition. 

In the Inter School  Limca Book of records Quiz held at Holy Cross Senior  Secondary School, Kapa  Raipur, Ayushman Dubey (9)and Aditya vandhye of class 11th stood fourth .

The Music team has achieved First Position and brought pristine glory to the institution in the Patriotic Group Song Competition (Zara Yaad Karo Qurbani)  held at Lions Club, Raipur on 15th August 2010. It is noteworthy to mention that our Music team is winning this prestigious position consecutively for the last three years. A hat trick achievement indeed! 

Our school bagged the second position in the overall performance (Group Song-1st Position & Solo Song- 3rd Position) in the Inter DPS Semi Classical Vocal Music competition held at the zonal level at DPS Bhilai for South and Central Zone on Friday, 13th August 2010. The school choir group under the tutelage of Mr. Gautam Biswas, H.O.D (Music), has won accolades and acclaim at the State and National level competitions of repute. The music team includes Mrinalini Kalla, Trisha Kanji, Swati Bhatt, Shreya Chandrakar, Reshita Minocha, Udeesha Tiwari, Devyani Agrawal, Anusha Guha and they will be participating in the Inter DPS Semi Classical Vocal Music National Level competition in the month of October at DPS Greater Noida (U.P). Kudos to the Music Department.

The connoisseurs of art have adjudged Yashvi Vasundhara Bhagwanani (VIII A) at the Third Position in the State Level Poster Making competition organized on 12th August 2010 by Aamir International Group at Shaheed Smarak Bhawan, Raipur. 

The choir group under the tutelage of Mr. Gautam Biswas (H.O.D.Music) won the first position in the Inter School Group Song Competition organized by Jain Public School, Raipur. The electronic media (Zee 24 & Sahara News) has accorded a rave review of the achievement. 

Trisha Kanji of class X has successfully completed “Sangeet Visharad” in classical music (vocal) with Distinction in Theory and Practical from “Indira Kala Sangeet Viswa Vidyalaya”, Khairagarh. The school places on record the appreciation for the child prodigy. 

Swati Bhatt of class X-A won the 1st prize in the self composed song category and second prize in the already composed song category in the Inter institutional Band Competition held at Bilaspur, on the 22nd of  August 2010 . She was the lead singer of the group. There was a total of 24 bands from the Central  and Southern India.