ASSISI NEWS CAST JULY 2023

PRINCIPAL'S DESK

Dear Parents and Students,

These days youngsters and adults alike face burnout or physical, mental or emotional exhaustion. This is the byproduct of bad habits like procrastination, which is putting off things until the last minute, and poor eating and sleeping habits. When you become a couch potato, spending too much time on the couch, watching TV, and engaging in other sedentary activities for prolonged periods, you are training your body and brain to become inactive, which can lead to decreased physical and mental health.
We can keep burnout at bay by focusing on one thing to be done. One should avoid multitasking and concentrate on monotasking. Also should eat healthily, exercise properly, have a restoration activity and set a definite bedtime. Incorporating these positive behavioural patterns into your daily routine can reduce stress and improve your overall well-being.

As you flip through the pages of this Newscast, the kaleidoscope of activities in July will be unravelled before you. The activities range from outreach programmes to days of observation and honing research skills through IRCC and MUN. The Commerce and Humanities Fest, Metanoia was conducted on the offline platform for the first time. Our teachers belonging to the Archdiocese have won the Best Teacher Awards. Our students too prove their mettle in the Cultural and Sports Arena.

Hearty Congrats dear ones!

Best Regards,
Suma Paul

AT A GLANCE

PROMISING PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE

TUG OF WORDS

TRANSFORMING YOUTH SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE

LET'S MEET THEM

UNSUNG HEROES OF KARGIL WAR

VOW TO CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES

HEALERS HONOURED

A MILLION LITTLE THINGS CALLED FRIENDSHIP

PEOPLE WHO MOVE THE WORLD

SPREAD HAPPINESS AROUND

GLOBAL YOUNG RESEARCHERS ACADEMY

IRCC 2023

METANOIA 2023

POWWOW

PTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

IMPROVE PERFORMANCE WITH ART

AWARDS WON

ACCOLADES WON

ART GALLERY

ASSISI NEWS DESK

PROMISING PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE!

The inauguration of the co-curricular activities for the academic year 2023-24 was inaugurated by Principal, Ms. Suma Paul on Monday, 3 July 2023, in the Basketball court. The Principal hoped that promising players would be identified from the inter-house matches. She emphasised the need for regular practice by the school teams to perform to their best ability in the inter-school matches. Sports Vice Captain Master. Haaziq welcomed the gathering. Soon after the inauguration, the Inter-house basketball competition kickstarted.

TUG OF WORDS

“Free Speech and Debate are essential in our search for the truth."
The English Department of our School conducted the Rev. Dr. Francis Kannikal Memorial Inter-house Debate Competition on 21 July 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. The topic for the debate was - "The current trend of ‘Study Abroad’ is detrimental to the future of our country”. Nawrah Zuhaf Kulsoom and Samantha Bobby from Green House along with Juvana D’costa and Samarth James were on the affirmative side. Mihit Krishnakumar and Feba Rachel Simon from Red House Anna Shibu and Theresa George from Blue House were on the opposition. Arwin Augutine K W, the School Captain, Gia Jobin, the School Vice-captain and Nevin Varghese Biju, the Sports captain, played the roles of moderator, Emcee and timekeeper respectively. The 3-judge panel consisted of Toastmaster Mr. C Prathap Nair as the Chief Judge, Ms. Suja Varghese and Ms. Ancy Anand. The atmosphere was electric with fiery arguments from both parties. Mr. C Pratap Nair, the chief judge, appreciated all participants for their hardwork, stance and skills. Nawarh Zuhaf Kulsoom from the affirmative team won the award for the best debater and Feba Rachel Simon from the opposition team was declared as the best speaker. The opposition team of Blue and Red became the winners. The School Director, Very Rev. Fr. Jacob Baiju Ben handed over the prizes to the winners.

TRANSFORMING YOUTH SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE

“A person is not judged by his or her looks but is judged by the skills he or she has.”
The United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills and to highlight the importance of investing in youth skills development. This year, the theme for World Youth Skills Day is 'Transforming Youth Skills for the Future'. The students of class VIII E through a skit conveyed the message to keep learning new skills in life for one's development as well as our Nation's.

LET'S MEET THEM!

The Game of Chess has taught us about integrity, unity and most importantly, that failure is simply a lesson to power up and move on. The students of V D depicted the various moves of the pieces in the game of chess. The chess pieces are what you move on a chessboard when playing a game of chess. There are six different types of chess pieces. Each side starts with 16 pieces: eight pawns, two bishops, two knights, two rooks, one queen and one king.