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7• The Student Council 2009-10 was instated at an Investiture Ceremonyon 31 March, in a solemn function presided over by PrincipalMs Meera Rao. The newly appointed Council Members were swornin by Ms Githa Shankar, Chairperson, Brigade Foundation.• The third edition of our school magazine, The Soaring Seagull, wasreleased on 31 March by Ms Githa Shankar.• In celebration of Environment Day on 5 June, students of Std 9presented a play on the ill-effects of pollution.• The opening ceremony for the Annual Intra-Mural Sports was heldon 12 June, after which the inaugural Intra-Mural match was played.Ms Githa Shankar declared the 3-month sport season open.1Welcome back! The academic year 2009-2010 began on1 June, with eager, cheerful students streaming into school. Thevibrance and vitality were palpable!Co-curricular activities100% first class results—again !The young ‘Brigadiers’ have done it again! They brought homesplendid results from the Std 10 and 12 exams, with both classesbagging 100% First Class results.Std 12 No. of students appeared: 7School topper: • Distinction: 1Arunabh Bhattacharjee (93%) • First class: 6Std 10 No. of students appeared: 43School toppers: • 90% and above: 14Deepashree G. (96%) • Between 80 and 90%: 18R. Arjun Raj: (94%) • Between 70 and 80%: 8Shilpa Shenoy: (93.8%) • Between 60 and 70%: 3Our congratulations to all our students!AchievementsInter-schoolShreyas Acharya K.R. (Std 4B) wongold medals for the 50m and 200mraces in the Under-9 category in theSunfeast World Athletic Meet held inMay.Nikitha A.J. (Std 2B) won thefirst prize in the Junior Colour Belt inthe Below-20kg category in the AllIndia Invitational and Shitoryo KarateChampionship held in Mysore, in June.Intra-schoolDeepak D. (Std 10): Best Student inAcademics, 2008-09.2 31) Investiture Ceremony – students’ council for the academic year 2009–10. 2) Inaugural Intra-MuralBasket Ball match. 3) Environment Day – Special assembly programme.A Special AssemblyThe Brigade School @Millennium held a veryspecial assembly on 14August, the eve of our62nd Independence Day.Celebrating the spirit ofsacrifice and patriotism,Vayyasi Kavya (Std 12)said, “Yesterday meantgiving one’s life forthe country and todaymeans realising thevalue of the freedom weVayyasi Kavya of Std 12 speaks.enjoy, with responsibility”.Ms Manorama Prasad (Team Leader, Upper Primary) spoke on the Spiritof Freedom—in our national language. “Freedom does not mean doingas one pleases. It means working towards the unity, sanctity and honourof one’s nation. The need of the hour is to be open-minded and toleranttowards our fellow human beings”, she said.The school’s very first annual intra-mural cultural competitions—forStds 9 to 12—were inaugurated on the same day, with the SeniorCultural Club’s Group Music Competition. Students of the four housesenthusiastically vied with each other on the theme of patriotism. Thejudges were Mr Ramesh B.N. (Team Leader—Primary, also a percussionist)and Mr Shreedhar A.R. (a senior teacher and singer in an orchestra).The Prize Distribution ceremony of the Annual Athletic Meet (held on3 July for students of Stds 1 to 3) was also conducted at the assembly.Ms Githa Shankar distributed prizes and medals to the very excited andexuberant winners.Excited and enthusiasticstudents—representing 12schools and several colleges—participated in Flash @ Brigade,the inter-school fest conductedat The Brigade School @Millennium on 31 July. The taskof organising the fest—fromdesigning the brochures torunning the show—was done by the students themselves. DesignerMr Michael Foley was the Chief Guest. He gave an impressive talkon ideas that could make an impact, citing temporary shelter andlighting systems for rural areas as examples.The theme of the fest was ‘virtualworld’. “In the virtual world, one cando what they want… That’s how weselected this theme”, said the schoolcaptain Venkatesh Prathik. The ‘virtualworld’ theme was the subject of thecontemporary dance competition, withstudents imaginatively interpreting theconcept on the dance floor.Flash @ Brigade comprised about 16 events, all held on theCooking without fire.school campus. While events like Cerebral Combat and Brain Drainexercised the brain cells, Zapataedo and Octave seemed to lift theaudience into a rhythmic trance. Cooking without fire tapped theculinary talents of students and resulted in a variety of delicaciesmade with ingredients like Lays potato chips, Nutella, dates, breadand more. Masked cheerleaders, colourfully dressed, added evenmore zest to the fest.2010—three Brigade schools to select from!THREEBY2010!Christ Junior College performing in “Octave”.• The Brigade School @ Millennium, J.P. Nagar• The Brigade International Schoolnear Metropolis, Whitefield Road• The Brigade School @ Gateway,Malleswaram-RajajinagarFor more info, visit: brigadeschools.org