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1. NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2016 Issue 9 NEWSLETTER SEP 16’ | Volume 8 | Issue 9 Teacher’s Day The copious of entertainment – “Teacher’s Day”! A day we all relished and celebrated together as one family. All the students came together and planned to do something really memorable for the teachers. The teacher’s day started off with a very graceful and energetic dance performance by the Junior and Senior students followed by some melodious songs sung by our very own In- House Nightingales. There was a wonderful video made by a student which marked the significance of each and every Warm Greetings! We welcome you yet again to another issue of the Newsletter. This month has been a fun-filled month where students have not only vested their interests in various workshops and projects in the field of Academics but excelled wonderfully in the field of Sports. Many of the students have brought back laurels and bagged positions which duly are in need of admiration and encouragement. Every day we at CVSL encounter a complete new enthusiasm and zeal in various facets of teaching as well as student life. I am sure each student here will gladly vouch for that. It’s a home away from home! The various activities and events held this month retributed a whole new workmanship and camaraderie among all. We at CVSL wish each and all of you a wonderful and peaceful Dussehra. teacher in school. There were even acts which consisted of figure skating, classroom dramas and a lot more. The effort put in by the students was really cherished by all the teachers and was a moment of pride for them to see how beautifully we showcased our love for them. The program took an interesting turn when the teachers were made to play a few games. In the first game, they had to dance on a newspaper which was a sight to watch. The second game was a ‘Hidden – hint’ game, where they had to get the list of things that were announced by the host. The final game was a dance ‘Face-off’

2. UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime): With Director Mugdha Nikam and Deputy Directors Dhruv Shah andTehseen Contractor, UNODC is filled with debates and discussions about drugs and their affect on the youth. NEWSLETTER JUN-AUG 2016 EDITION between two teachers and it was the highlight of the entire show. We got to see the fun side of every teacher and I’m very sure that every student picked up a step or two. It was pretty evident that this was one day that would remain in the memory of all the teachers forever as it was a very heartwarming experience for them to see their kids put up such a great show. 2 FIFA (Federation International de Football Association): With Director Abhinav Mitra and Deputy Directors Beomsik Park and Kashish Dewnani, FIFA was the Committee with the most number of Delegates. The Agenda for this Committee was money being invested in Football and Hooliganism. International Press: With Directors Ishita Bhardwaj and Ojasvini Dahiya and Deputy Directors Chessica George and Kiara Lakdawala, the press was told to write, shoot or even draw cartoons about something they saw or thought was intriguing. Like every year it was a hard task for them to remove the press issues but in the end they were successful, just like every other year. Everyone had a blast and had millions of memories to take along with them. We had two socials after the sessions were over, both with 2 different themes. The one held on the first night was “Bollywood Night”. Everyone came up to the floor and danced till their feet were hurting. Keeping the tradition of DISEC (Disarmament International Security Council): With Director Aryan Gupta and Deputy Directors Vardhan Gupta and Punya Sethi; this Committee had a good blend of first time MUNers and experienced MUNers. This Committee had caucuses upon caucuses about Drone regulation and Nuclear Weapon regulations. IGF (Inter-Galactic Federation): With Director Suraj Harjani and Deputy Director Angad Yadav, IGF being one of the smallest committee with only 10 people was also given the label of “The Most Successful Committee” in CIMUN 2016. The IGF is a Committee based in the future and is an exclusive Committee to the Cathedral Vidya School. The agendas for this Committee were combating the IGEA (Intergalactic Extremist Association) and the weaponry reform. -Harshita Shetty (Grade IB 2) Grade IB 2 CIMUN 2016 One of the most awaited events of the year by the students of Cathedral Vidya School, Lonavala is CIMUN and this year, like always, lived up to its hype. It is a Model United Nations held in the campus of our school. It was held on the 9th of September and went up till the 11th of September. This Year we had five committees:

3. astounding competition. Six students from our school participated in different categories. 4 students participated under-16 and 2 more girls participated in the category above 16. It was an open category for girls and boys aged above 16. They began their journey at 7:30 am on a frosty morning and headed straight to the stadium at Pune. It was bewildering to see so many participants already in the water practising in the 50 mts. pool. All of us got into water and took few laps so we could get used to the length. Finally the announcement desk declared the opening of the 26th State level Swimming Competition and lit the lamp. The events started from Under-8 breast stroke boys and as time went by it reached to under 14 100mts breaststroke which was Ayush Haate’s event of Grade 9 and he finished it by 2:18:29 seconds achieving 4th Position in his heat. Soon under 16 - 100mts breaststroke NEWSLETTER JUN-AUG 2016 EDITION the school, the second party was “the Delegate Dance” where everybody came wearing formals and brought along with them a partner to enjoy the night. 3 was Shridhar Mundra’s event and he achieved 3rd position in his heat. Followed by girls under 16, Priyanka Ganji and Kayya Megas came 2nd and 4th in their heat. Savannyah and Preeti Ganji secured 2nd and 4th position in their heats. Finallly in the backstroke, Savannyah was the only one to participate in the above 16 category securing 2nd position in her heat. After that, we all took rest until Freestyle was about to start, under 14, 200mts freestyle boys was Ayush Haate’s event and he secured 5th position in his heat with 4:30:13 sec and under 16 boys was Shridhar Mundra’s event in which he came 4th in his heat with 4:16:53 sec. Under 16 girls, Priyanka Ganji had secured 3rd position in her heat with 3:53 sec and in the girls open event Preeti Ganji and Savannyah participated achieving 4th and 2nd position in their Finally we had the closing ceremony, with the Chief Guest A.B Ravi, an Editor of CNBC TV 18, giving us an inspiring speech. This was followed by the most awaited moment of CIMUN- the Award Ceremony. Finally everybody left the hall and everything was back again to normal. Phew, what a long and tiring weekend! -Angad Yadav (Grade IX B) 26th St. Ann’s High School & Junior College, Nigadi Swimming – State Level Swimming Competition Six students from CVSL had been chosen to take part in the 26th St. Ann’s State Level Swimming Competition held at Shree Shiv Chatrapati Krida Sankul Swimming Pool in Pune. Regardless of extreme weather conditions the kids practised hard to compete with the fierce competitors at the competition. Competitors came from almost every club from nearby districts to participate in such an

4. Everyone eagerly awaited sitting in the shade for hours for their turn to play as the scorching hot sun was draining all the energy out of the players. The team played two matches in total, winning both the matches to qualify for divisions. Semi Finals: CVSL vs Ravi Krishnan 9-2 Finals: CVSL vs MIT Gurukul 15-1 After a fun and victorious encounter at the Districts Level, the CVSL team prepared for Divisions on 10th September with one day to spare. Participating in last year’s Divisions gave the team good exposure to the kind of competition to expect. The team played a total of 3 matches with each match being a knock out match. This increased the pressure of winning each match. Qualifier: CVSL vs Solapur Gramin- 23-1 Semi-Finals : CVSL vs PCMC ( Indira National School )- 20-17 Finals :CVSL vs Pune City- 50-24 The team put in their 200% in the finals but fell short to the Furgusson School from Pune to secure 2nd position in the Division Level. We are proud to say that the Basketball District and Division Level was a successful tournament for the NEWSLETTER JUN-AUG 2016 EDITION heats with a timing of 1:31:29 sec and 1:29:58 sec. The closing ceremony was done by the club authorities. They awarded medals and certificates to the winners. As the tournament came to an end everyone was overjoyed with such a triumphant end to a wonderful experience. -Sports Dept. 4 CVSL under 19 girls team. All thanks to the efforts of Mr.Bhushan and Ms.Rizwana, the coach. These matches were a wonderful platform for the players to showcase their talent and make their school proud. -Sports Dept. Basketball Districts On 7th September 2016 a team of 12 girls (under 17) played three basketball matches in Baramati, Pune. The first match was against Auxillium Convent School and the girls won by 17 points, leading us to the quarter finals. We had a match with Powar Public School and the score was14-4. Scholastic Book Fair On 13th September, the famous book retailer, Scholastic held a book fair to promote reading in our school between children of the Middle School. It ended up being a huge success and at the end of the day you could see a brown paper bag in every child’s hand with a book in it. It had many books of different Genres and for different reading levels that could be read by the children of the 1st Grade right up till the 12th. This made reading fun for everyone, thanks to Scholastic. -Angad Yadav (Grade IX B) The last match of the day was the Semi-Finals which was played with the Sanskriti Bhukump School in which CVSL won by 11 points. The next day awaited the final match. The match was a close call and Baramati won by three points from Cathedral. Three girls from the team were further selected for the state try outs. Hindi Divas Hindi Divas is celebrated every year on 14th of September throughout the country to pay tribute to the official language of India. Students of Grade 10th organized a special assembly under the guidance from one of our most experienced Senior Hindi faculty member. The assembly unfolded beginning with a prayer and explaining how important our National language is and why is it that it is now fading away. On the other hand the under-19 Girls basketball team was geared up for the districts held on the 8th of September. After winning the districts the previous year the team got by qualifying for Semi Finals.

5. NEWSLETTER JUN-AUG 2016 EDITION 5 The Final match was very intense; played against ‘Mahatma Gandhi Nira’. It was played under extreme weather conditions. Though the match was intense at the beginning CVSL School won by a score 3-1; Jaymala More scoring all of them. Udita Balsara was the goal keeper and saved some awesome goals. The CVSL team did a great job and their hard work turned out to be a great success as they bought glory to the school by winning the Districts Championship 2016. -Sports Dept. Hindi Debate The 8th Hindi Debate was held in the School Auditorium on 21st September, 2016. The Debate was held for the seniors and juniors. The Topic given to juniors was “Should Non Vegetarian be part of our meal” and for seniors the Topic was “Are Celebrities good Role Models.”For each topic 2 teams spoke - For the motion and against the motion. After every single speech, there was a minute allotted when the other participants had the chance to ask questions to the speaker. Children enjoyed, motivated and cheered their House Participants. Our honorable Principal, Dr. Aninda Chatterji was invited on the stage to address the gathering. He acknowledged the efforts, and courage of the participants for speaking confidently on the stage. Savage House, to everyone’s surprise, secured the first position on overall scores, followed by Wilson, Palmer and Thomas respectively. Finally, the great event of the day dawned. Students and Teachers headed out of the auditorium with great a smile and towards the hostel to continue with their daily routine. -Vikram Koti Muarya (Grade XA) Talent Show On the 24th of September, the Residential Staff of our school organized a Talent Show where the students show cased well-hidden skills. Everyone was filled with awe and wonder watching different students showcasing their individual talent. From singing to dancing, Hindi is our National language and we should respect and give honor to it. Together with the economic prosperity and technological development in the country, the language is losing its importance day by day. Everyone wants to learn and speak English in order to get success in almost all the fields as there is demand for the same. Language and culture of any country plays an important role in creating intercultural relations between countries. It reveals the history of India from Ancient times and is the key for our identity in the future. It also plays a key role in uniting the diversity in India. We should be proud of our National language and never be reluctant while speaking it. Students of Grade 10 put up a wonderful assembly, and were proud to celebrate the day committed to their National language. It was celebrated wholeheartedly by all the students. -Preeti Ganji (Grade 10 B) Handball Districts The Handball District Tournament was buzzing with excitement. The matches took place in Nira, near the outskirts of Pune. The Cathedral Vidya School played its first match against team the ‘R.N.Vidyalaya Bhor’ and won the match by 2 goals; score being 4-2. The First goal for the match was scored by Saloni Hariyani and Sharon Biju continuing it by scoring the next three goals.

6. Inter House Badminton Competition The First Inter House event of the year was also one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year- Inter House Badminton. It kick started in the evening of the 24th of September. There were 2 categories in girls and 3 categories in boys. A total of 4 players were representing each House in each category. A singles match, a doubles match and if a last singles match was to be played if the series was in a stalemate. The participation from all the houses was tremendous and the matches started off to a lot of cheering from all the Houses. Some of the matches were intense and very close, while some were one sided. At the end of two exhilarating days the results were as follows-: Over all the winner was the Palmer House. Category Junior Girls Senior Girls NEWSLETTER JUN-AUG 2016 EDITION joking to rapping, entertainment really never got over that night. It started off with the juniors dancing on various songs, which got all of us swaying on our feet to their melodious tunes. But Shamita Sood’s sensational performance in Gymnastics shocked and astonished one and all. The seniors were no less. Ikshu’s amazing voice filled every one with contentment and peace. The highlight of the night was Imran Kapadia and Anay Sethi’s performance on beat boxing. The night came to a fantastic end by a dance performed by the IB-2 girls. And all the participants were then given a chocolate and sweets as a gesture of appreciation by the teachers. -Kavya Khanna (Grade 10 B) 6 Sub-Junior Boys Wilson House Junior Boys Wilson House Senior Boys Palmer House -Sports Dept. Guest Lecture by Ashish Chawan On Saturday, 24th of September, we had the wonderful opportunity of attending a Guest lecture by Criminal lawyer Ashish Chawan who came to our campus to talk about being a lawyer and careers related to law. It started off with the High-School students gathering in the AV Room awaiting the guest lecturer eagerly. After Mr Chawan arrived we were given a presentation about how to become a lawyer right from getting into law school, to the types of lawyers we can become after Graduating. There was also information about what subjects we should take in school that will help us. Good law schools, different types of lawyers and time it takes to graduate law school. Winner Palmer House Palmer House

7. NEWSLETTER JUN-AUG 2016 EDITION Finally we had a Question-Answer session which had many kinds of different and intriguing questions like “How does it feel like to interrogate criminals?” and “Minimum time it takes to become a lawyer?” Following the Question-Answer session, there was the morning tea break and then the students were sent off to their respective clubs. This complete session was an eye opener for many. A quote that comes to mind “The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” – John Locke -Angad Yadav (Grade IX B) A new school that teaches you how to belong to the old school 7 An affiliate of The Cathedral & John Connon School Mumbai Off Mumbai – Pune Highway (NH4), Village: Shilatne, Post Office:Karla, Taluka: Maval, Dist: Pune Telephone: 02114 - 282693, 282113, 282666, 282628 Mobile No: +91 8698127321, 9923756950 Website: www.cathedral- lonavala.org Facebook:www.facebook.com Twitter: www.twitter.com WE CARE