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WWW.YPSPATIALA.INCelebrating the Birth Centenary Year of School Founder,Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra SinghjiBorn in 1913, Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra Singhji was a manof burgeoning achievements, and added another feather to hiscap when he founded the Yadavindra Public School in Patiala,which started functioning on 2nd February, 1948. His famousbrave and wise words delivered on the first Foundation Day ofthe School still resound in our ears-“We live in difficult times but difficulties perhaps cometo test one’s mettle. All of you who are studying areour future hopes. We want to look up to you with pridebecause you have to shoulder the future responsibilitiesof our country. I am a great believer in the futuregreatness of India and I wish you all to share thisgreatness happily.”1

YPS Year Book 2012OUR PATRONHis Highness Maharaja Amarinder Singh2

OUR CHAIRPERSONRajmata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala3

YPS Year Book 2012SCHOOL BOARD OF GOVERNORS1. His Highness Maharaja Amarinder Singh –Patron2. Rajmata Mohinder Kaur - Chairperson3. Mr. Rajan Kashyap, IAS, (Retd)4. Mr. P K Kathpalia ,IAS (Retd)5. Dr. RP Bambah6. Mr.Anil Nehru7. Lt.Gen. SS Mehta(Retd)8. S. Harpal Singh9. Raja Malvinder Singh10. Mr. K B S Sidhu, IAS11. Lt.Gen TS Shergill (Retd)12. Maj Gen G S Randhawa (Retd)13. Mr. Manmohan Lal Sarin14. Mr.Dinkar Gupta15. Yuvraj Raninder Singh16. Maj Gen D R Soni ,GOC, 1 Armd Div17. Mr. R P Devgan, Principal, YPS, Mohali18. Mr. S V Kumar, Principal,YPS, Patiala4

CONTENTSThe 64th Annual School Academic Day ......................... 12The Making and the Staging of the School Play ............. 19The Winners Take it all .................................................... 20The 65th Annual School Foundation Day........................ 24The 64th Annual School Sports’ Day .............................. 28Attending MUN Conference at Aitchison College,Pakistan........................................................................... 32School hosts the Young Round Square Conference....... 36School hosts the IPSC Cricket Tournament ..................... 40The 12th Annual Dhruve Pandove Memorial T-20 CricketTournament...................................................................... 42School hosts the IPSC Hockey( Boys) Tournament......... 44Friendly Fields................................................................. 46The 23rd Annual Col Frank Von GoldsteinEnglish Debate................................................................. 48The Annual Food Festival................................................ 50The Junior School Entertainment Programme ............... 54The Junior School Christmas Celebrations ..................... 56The Prep School Section ................................................. 61The House Reports.......................................................... 68The House Nights............................................................ 72Co-Curricular and Cultural Activities’ section ................. 82Attending the Khushwant Singh Lit Fest ......................... 82The Prefects’ Investiture Ceremony ............................... 90The Teachers’ day and theChildren’s Day Celebrations .....................................99-100The Inter-House mime Competition .............................. 102Games and Sports’ Reports .......................................... 104The 2nd Asian Shotgun Championship and the MaharajaYadavindra Singh Memorial Indian Open ShotgunChampionship ............................................................... 138Travel Section ............................................................... 141The IAYP and SUPW Programmes .............................. 156Workshops and Seminars in the School ....................... 164The class XII ( ISC:2013) Section .................................. 169The Punjabi and the Hindi Section ................................ 174Class X and XII Group and Class XIIIndividual Photographs ................................................. 186WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN5

YPS Year Book 2012R. B. Dhani Ram Kapila1947 - 1950Lt Col F. Von Goldstein1950 - 1968Mr. H. N. Kashyap1969 - 1986Dr. H. S. Dhillon1987 - 1995Mr. Pramod Sharma1996 - 1996Brig (Dr. ) M. P. Singh1996 - 1998Mr. A. S. Jawanda1998 - 2001Mr. R. P. Devgan2001- 20076Former Headmasters and Principals

YPS Year Book 2012A School magazine is not just text, print, ink andpaper put together but days, weeks, months anda year compiled within the folds of one illustriousBook. At the release of this new edition of the SchoolYear Book, ’The Yadavindrian’, we consider it ourforemost duty to express our heartfelt gratitude tothe Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar, withoutwhose valuable guidance and ennobling inspiration,this issue would not have been possible. We alsoextend our special thanks to the Vice Principal,Mrs. Nishi Bhatnagar, and the School Dean,Mr. Diljit Singh, whose constant and unstintingsupport made the exercise of compiling this magazineeven more enjoyable and worthwhile.THE EDITORIAL BOARD-Finally, a special word of thanks for our printers,M/S Javin Printkraft, Mohali, Mr. Jacob andhis staff, who have always been co-operative andunderstanding to make some last minute changesand modifications, as and when deemed andrequired, and with whom this is the seventh SchoolYear Book we are releasing in succession .Hope you enjoy the contents of this magazine!-EDITORSSitting- Ms. Rema Vijayan, Mrs. Urmila Jain, Mr. Onkar Singh, Mr. Navin Verma and Mr. JK SainiStanding- Gursukhan Singh, Inayat Walia, Manpreet Chadha, Sanil Garg and Anirudh Gupta8

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE SENIOR SCHOOL STAFFRowI- Mrs. Dhanesh, Mr. KL Dhiman, Mr. Anil Bajaj, Mrs. Neelam Verma, Mrs. Amita Kumar, Mr. Diljit Singh ( Dean), Col KD Datta( Bursar),Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar (Principal), Mrs. Mimi Rani Bajpai (Vice Principal), Mr. VK Arora, Mrs. Urmila Jain, Mr. KK Saxena. Mr. BB Duggal, Mr. Ashwini Goel,Mrs. Neena BhardwajRow II –Mrs. Sarita, Mrs. Deepa Thapliyal, Mrs. Sarita Saini, Mrs. Ranjeet Kaur, Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur, Mrs. Babita John, Mrs. Monica Singh, Mrs. Kanwaldeep Kaur,Mrs. Arshdeep Mangat, Mrs. Anju Duggal, Ms. Rema Vijayan, Mrs. Ashu Saini, Mrs. Simrat Malhotra, Mrs. Naina Dhillon, Ms. Vidushi DattaRow III- Mrs. Harsimrat,Mrs. Daneera Sharma, Mrs. Parveen Taneja, Mrs. Meenakshi, Ms. Sunita Kumari, Mrs. Maninder Kaur, Mrs. Ritu Sharma,Ms. Rashmeet , Mrs. Avneet Tiwana, Mrs. Riplinder Kaur, Mr. Parveen, Mr. Kapil DevRow IV- Mr. Sanjay Taneja, Mr. Santosh Sharma, Mr. Rajesh John, Mr. Dinesh Thapliyal, Mr. Dharam Rattan, Mr. Onkar Singh, Mr. Navin Verma,Mr. Sukhpal Sigh, Mr. JK Saini, Mr. Pardeep Ghuman, Mr. Jaswant, Mr. Amit Matta, Mr. Parminderjeet Singh9

YPS Year Book 2012THE JUNIOR SCHOOL STAFFRow I - Mrs. Sukhjinder Sandhu, Mrs. Reena Nagpal, Mrs. Alka Arora, Mrs. Surinder Chabbra, Mrs. Amrit Rawel( Head of the Junior School),Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar ( Principal), Mr. Jaswant Dyal, Ms. Surjit Sahni, Mr. CS Sharma, Mr. Gurdesh Dhiman, Mrs. Sangita MalikRow II- Mrs. Aman Pannu, Ms. Sushma Saxena, Mrs. Jaspal Dullat, Ms. Ratan Mala, Mrs. Preeti Sidhu, Mrs. Ravneet, Mrs. Rishma Sandhu ,Ms. Neha Kapil ,Mrs. Anita Garg, Mrs. Intu Ghuman, Mrs.Gurinderjit Kaur, Mrs Anjali Singh, Ms. Katherine, Mrs. Manju SharmaRow III- Mr. PS Dardi, Mr. Nirmal Singh, Mrs.Avneet Dhaliwal ,Ms. Raminder Kaur , Mrs. Naveen Sidhu, Mrs. Paramjit Kaur, Mrs. Madhu Gupta, Mrs. Mamta,Mrs. Charanjit Kaur,Ms. Manisha Pathak ,Ms. Khushboo ,Ms. Mannat Oberoi, Mrs. Sangeet Sandhu, Mr. Kenneth Fernandez10

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE PREP SCHOOL STAFFRowI- Mrs. Neelam Batra, Mrs. Amrit Rawel (Head of the Junior School) Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar (Principal), Mrs. SK Gill (Head of the Prep School ),Mrs. Jaspreet ThindRow II- Mrs. Sarabjit Kaur, Mrs. Divya Narula, Mrs. Anju Pande, Mrs. Tarinder Kaur,Mrs. Gurpreet Bedi11

YPS Year Book 2012The School celebrated its 64th Annual School Academic Day on Friday, 22ndFebruary, and Saturday,23rd February.DAY-1 – FRIDAY, 22ND FEBRUARY -THE ARTS AND CRAFTS’ EXHIBITION - ‘TALENT UNLEASHED’ –The Arts and crafts’ exhibition ,this year titled,“Talent Unleashed” , was held in the Prep wing ofthe School on Friday,22nd February. The ChiefGuest for the occasion was Mr. Ajeet Singh Pannu, IAS,Commissioner, Patiala Division, and an OldYadavindrian of the 1972 batch. Mr. Rajan Kashyap,Member, School, Board of Governors, and Mr. JaiSingh Gill, former Chief Secretary, Governmentof Punjab, and , presently, Member ,Board OfGovernors, Lawrence School, Sanawar, also gracedthe occasion and attended the event.The exhibition which mainly comprised of exhibits,charts and models prepared by the students, becamea most befitting occasion to showcase their skill,talent and flair in preparing and presenting art andartifacts on their own. The Chief Guest went aroundthe exhibition, inter-acting with the students andcomplimenting them on the excellent done by them.The exhibition remained open on Tuesday,26thFebruary ,too.The following prizes were given for the Arts andcrafts’ exhibition-• BEST DISPLAY- was won by the Historyexhibition which, this year , was based on thehistory of Patiala and even more so revolvedaround the iconic persona of MaharajadhirajYadavindra Singhji, School Founder, whosebirth centenary is being celebrated this year.The Chief Guest, Maharani PreneetKaur, arrives at the venue, escorted by the Principal and other dignitaries• BEST PRESENTATION- was won by thePunjabi exhibition. The exhibition, effectively,portrayed the influence of West on the Punjabiculture.12

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE SCHOOL PLAY,’THE TEMPEST’This year a delectable stage presentation of the play ‘The Tempest’, by William Shakespeare, was put up byschool students as the School play at the Harpal Tiwana Centre for Performing Arts, Patiala.The play is one of the last plays written by William Shakespeare, and is the story of Prospero ,a duke , whois banished from his dukedom by his treacherous brother, Antonio, along with his little daughter, Miranda.The rest of the story takes place on an isolated island where Prospero dwells, raising and bringing up hisdaughter , who later falls in love with a young prince, Ferdinand. The play is replete with supernaturalelement with the presence of witches, spirits and monsters –some evil and some angelic.The play was performed with absolute poise and perfection by the school students, with the aid and guidanceof school staff and a special professional technical theatre team invited from New Delhi, and was witnessedby the Chief Guest, Mr. Ajeet Singh Pannu, along with a host of esteemed guests, parents and dignitariesChief Guest, Mr. Ajeet Singh Pannu, inaugurates the exhibition• THE MOST INNOVATIVE CONCEPTwasawarded to the Computer and Robotics’exhibition which was , in fact, a tribute toSteve Job for his contribution to emergingtechnologies of personal computer networking.The Chief Guest viewing the exhibitionsA spectacular still from the English play ,’The Tempest’13

YPS Year Book 2012DAY-2- SATURDAY , 23RD FEBRUARYTHE PRIZE-GIVING FUNCTIONThe main Prize –giving function was held onSaturday, 23rd February, at the Harpal Tiwana Centrefor Performing Arts. The venue had to be changedat the last moment from the school to the HarpalTiwana Centre for Performing Arts due to inclementweather. The Chief Guest for the occasion was HerHighness Maharani Preneet Kaur, Minister of Statefor External affairs, Government of India.The programme began at 11:00 am with the lightingof the lamp by the Chief Guest and the Schoolchoir rendering the invocation song. Thereafter,the Principal, Mr. SV Kumar, delivered his speechfollowed by school students presenting theSenior and the Junior School Annual reports. ThePrincipal in his well- crafted speech highlightedthe role of the staff , the students and the parentscommunity, all working in tandem for the smoothrunning of the school . He also enlisted somemajor achievements of the school during the year.The Principal also paid a poignant tribute to staffmember, Mr. Rakhal Mohan Sharma, who passedaway early this year.This was followed by the much-awaited prizedistributionceremony and the Chief Guest’sThe Junior School play, ’Mirror, Mirror !’ performed with craftaddress to the audience. Her Highness MaharaniPreneet Kaur, in her inspiring speech, congratulatedthe prize winners and exhorted all students to do evenbetter and touch greater heights in life. She askedthem to prepare themselves for playing an influentialand effective role in shaping up and improving thelot of our society and inculcating positive moralvalues. She also stressed upon the importance ofa clean and healthy environment and spoke onthe challenges which some sections of our society,especially women ,are facing in present times.A delightful English play, ‘Mirror Mirror’ was putup by Junior school children as a part of the Varietyentertainment show.A formal introduction with the School Academic staffThe programme rounded off with the singing of theSchool song and the National Anthem.14

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE PRINCIPAL’S SPEECH (EXCERPTS)“Your Excellency Honorable Maharani Preneet Kaurji, distinguished parents, guests, Old Yadavindrians,and my dear staff and students. On this, our 64thAnnual Academic Day Celebrations , we aredeeply honored and grateful to Maharani Sahiba, Honorable Minister of State for External Affairs,Government of India, for having taken timeout fromher busy schedule, especially when the BudgetSession is on, to grace the occasion. I am sure theprize winners would be especially delighted, and willalways cherish the memory of receiving their awardfrom your esteemed self……Her Excellency has been a great source of strengthto the School and has always been forthcoming intimes of its need, especially because of our increasedinteraction and global movement of our students.I begin my annual report with a report on staff matters.The School welcomed the new Vice Principal, MrsNishi Bhatnagar, who took over at the beginningof this session. Mrs. Mimi Bajpai ,our former Viceprincipal, was given a warm send- off as she retiredafter a pleasant and successful four year stint as theVice Principal of the School .We wish her the verybest in her retirement years…… The Year 2013 began on anextremely sad note with the suddenand untimely demise of one ofour dear colleagues andEconomicsteacher,Mr. Rakhal Mohan Sharma. An able teacher ,warm,friendly and affectionate by nature, loved andendeared to by peers and respected by students, Mr.Rakhal’s loss is irreparable for the YPS Communityand a void which will be difficult to fill.The school is on the anvil of embarking on majorinfrastructural revamp in the coming years TheBoard of Governors have generously sanctioned aRupees 10 crore project for the construction of anew Phulkian Boarding House building, with twonew dormitories, dining Hall and a state- of- the -artkitchen. The school hopes to have 50 % of the SeniorSchool students as boarders from the year 2014onwards. The wish list also includes a cricket pavilionwith a fitness gymnasium by the old students, a multipurposehall, new staff quarters, expanded schoolinfirmary, a new laundry, bakery, six –a-side astroturf hockey ground, a 10 meter shooting range etc.All these projects are imperative for YPS to retain itsposition as a premier institution in north India.I have had the privilege of being the Principal of thisesteemed institution, for the past five years sinceAugust, 2007… In 2007 one realized the need tobuild a positive culture, enthusiasm and creativityamongst the staff, students and parents and connectto our glorious past and traditions. An essentialfirst step was democratization and impartiality of itsadministration… identifying weak links, introducingconcepts, and practices, technology for learning, formath’s classes, English language laboratory, trainingteachers……At this juncture to the question where we are,wecan proudly claim that the school has an openenvironment, ‘Where the Mind is without Fear’,where technology is used by one and all, whereinteraction is abundant and the team spirit abounds…To this, I am grateful to the dedication and efforts ofmy academic staff …To the question where we wish to go…the aim isto transform the old education and to revert intoa more holistic approach of learning to treat eachchild as a unique individual with his own inherentnatural abilities and to develop it to the fullest usingall the available resources… The need of the hour,with increased violence against the weaker sex ,isto create and establish good moral values, gendersensitization, refinement in behavior, courtesyin language, pride in our culture and respect forelders. …We have the will and the momentum,and together, along with our children, we hope toachieve our goals and vision.In the end I am grateful to our entire team andcredit of all our achievements in all spheres goesto my dedicated academic staff and to the Bursarand his team and also to my dear children who arethe hub around which the entire school rotates. Iacknowledge with deep gratitude, constant supportof dear parents who have been always supportiveof every action the school has initiated. My specialthanks to Old Yadavindrians and AYOSA who havealways been very positive and supportive to theschool… In the end, nothing is achievable withoutthe unstinting support of the honorable membersof the Board of Governors and our Patron HisHighness Maharaja Amarinder Singh, to whom weare eternally grateful and without whose vision anddirections, the school would not have attained suchglory Thank you to one and all !”15

YPS Year Book 2012THE CHIEF GUEST’S SPEECH (EXCERPTS)“To begin with, I would like to say that it gives megreatest pleasure to be among the students ofYPS . The School is an integral part of Patiala,it issomething I feel very close to…my children werehere for their formative years and my grandchildren,and all the children of people of Patiala who are herewhom I consider as my children and grandchildren.Many things have been said .The little ones of theJunior School gave a delightful speech as was thevery good speech given by the Head Boy and theHead Girl……We were not very aware when we were yourage . You are much more empowered because thefacilities you have are much more than we had. Idon’t know whether it is good or bad because wehad a lot to look forward to. You have everything at avery young age , so you strive for excellence …And in this quest of gaining knowledge, a questioningmind and dialogue are very important. All our greatsaints, the people who founded our religions, thepeople who gave best to the world –they all hadquestions and then had dialogue and then came to aconclusion…so to build your temple of learning youalso must question and engage in dialogue and forthis I think there are four important pillars that youneed to have –first is learning to know, then learningto do, learning to live together …and that is what youare doing in YPS today-learning to live together, andshare technology…and the fourth pillar is that youhave to translate the values you have learnt – familyvalues, man and woman values , social values – andthe environmental values, which is a very importantvalue in this day and age because our survivaldepends on the environment… And one of the mostimportant things in this value is the awareness ofsocial cleanliness. We have a duty when we live insociety -to make sure that we are good in our civilways and it is on you, children ,to change the futurebecause you are young , you understand …andyou are empowered with the knowledge you getin school ……Even when life began , before any religion cameinto being , all our forefathers lived and worshippeddifferent natural phenomena …because their liveswere dependent on them ..on fire, rain and othernatural elements..We should treat them in the samemanner and look after this precious gift ……Do you know that you are very lucky that it is ourgeneration that has, actually, seen a photograph ofthe Earth from the Space ,given to us by NASA? Thisis the kind of progress we have made and this is whatwe have to preserve…The human mind is much more complex than thecomputers we use everyday. You have to developthis mind and put it to good use… It is learning thatempowers us ;it is the knowledge that is the greatestempowerment and this is what is going to makeus live with dignity , ambition for the future and ourhope…I would like to briefly touch on the many things thathave been happening around with women and thegreat youth outpouring in the support of women’srights…One of the students had mentioned in thespeech that you had gone to UN . I just want to tellyou that it was great privilege for me when I wentto the UN two years ago. I spoke on women there,and there was a Vote for making a new wing-the UNWomen. And you will be pleased to know that theIndian mission there made the greatest contributionto be able to pass the formation of this new wing…I spoke on it and the President of the GeneralAssembly asked me to come up on to the podiumand chair the Assembly to pass the bill. And I cantell you I had never done that before…But it gave megreat pleasure when I ,actually, banged the hammerdown and the bill was passed. ..With these words, I would like to thank everyoneand many congratulations and I look forward to seemany of you doing better and better in life..May Godbless you with happiness, health and long lives …16

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE SENIOR SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT (EXCERPTS)-Presented by the Head Boy,Akshit Saini, and the Head Girl, Vireet Randhawa• The board results-both for the ICSE and the ISCexaminations -were a creditable hundred percentpass results ,last year. In the ISC examination.Shubham Mittal from the Commerce streamstood first with 95 percent marks. In ICSE, thefirst position was secured by Chetan Goyal with97 percent marks, An overwhelming numberof 30 students secured more than 90 percentmarks from the 112 candidates who appearedfor the ICSE examination.• In sports, the school hosted and emergedrunners-up in the 11th edition of the DhruvePandove Memorial T-20 Cricket tournament.Equally worthy was the win in the IPSC Crickettournament for boys . The School cricketteam also participated in the 10th MadhavRao Scindia Memorial Cricket Tournamentwhere they secured the runners –up position.The IPSC Hockey Tournament for boys was hostedby the school in the month of August which theschool team jointly won along with MNSS Rai.Achalpratap Singh , one of our aceshooters, qualified for the JuniorIndian Shooting Squad andin cycling JashanjitKaur was selectedas a part ofthe IndianCyclingteam that will take part in the Asian Championship.This year, a total of 12 students in hockey, 8students in cricket,5 in athletics, 4 in swimmingand 1student in basketball played for the covetedSGFI National Games .• A group comprising two staff members and thirtyfive students and headed by the Principal, alongwith the Bursar , visited USA for a fifteen day tour.During the summer vacation, a team offive students escorted by one staff member,participated in the prestigious YouthDevelopment Summit hosted by the MalayCollege, Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia. Schoolstudents put up a diligently prepared presentationon the prescribed theme of ‘World PeaceBegins in School’ which was highly appreciated.The regular treks and adventure camps were takenup besides two exotic tours to the state of Kashmir,after a hiatus of twenty seven years, one to Kerala,and students also visited the Ranthambore andthe Jim Corbett Wild life National reserves .A group of ten students and two staff memberswent on to scale the formidable Shatidhar Peak ,standing at a height of 17300 feet in the Manaliregion, with three students and one staff memberreaching the summit.• The school hosted the 23rd edition of the AnnualCol Frank Von Goldstein English Debate withtwelve reputed public schools participating. Theschool team comprising Sahejbir Uppal, VireetRandhawa, the present Head Girl, and RiyaSingla performed well and stood second in thedebate.• The school in this academic session hostedthe Young Round Square Regional Conference.based on the theme of ‘Lead to Win’.• A major highlight of the show( Annual SportsDay) was the presence of a delegation of thirtyeminent old students from Aitichison College,Lahore, Pakistan, who specially came to attendthe programme. The School Foundation day,held on 2nd February, was a colourful mix ofa mini-fete, the Pagal Gymkhana games anda cricket match between present and oldYadavindrians on the occasion. The highlight ofthe evening was the visit of Mr. Pawan KumarBansal, Union Minister of Railways, Governmentof India, and an old Yadavindrian of the 1964batch as the Chief guest for the AYOSA dinnerheld at School…• A school team comprising Aditya Singh andRavneet Singh won the JK Kate Memorial Inter-Public School quiz hosted by Punjab PublicSchool, Nabha, and Jashanjit Kaur stood firstin an Inter-school Creative writing competitionhosted by Springdales School, New Delhi .17

YPS Year Book 2012THE JUNIOR SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT (EXCERPTS)–Presented by Shaurya Singh and Dishita Bhalla, V• The year 2012 began with a tremendousamount of brouhaha on 2nd February tocommemorate the birth of our prestigiousschool.• English reading, recitations, poetry-writing,spell bee, English quiz, just- a- minuteand creative writing competitions kept thelanguage teachers active throughout theyear.• On the Annual Sports Day a contingentof over 150 children from the JuniorSchool participated in a display of various‘asanas’ that left the audience speechless.• The Junior School sports were held in the SchoolStadium where many records were broken.• In April a total of 250 students of classes IV andV visited the nearby hills of Shimlaand Mussoorie for annualtreks.• The Annual Entertainment Programme washeld in October. A programme of six itemswas put up by more than 500 children.TheclassV English play stole the show and closeon heels were the two classical dancesperformed to rhythmic movements.• The end of the year brings the happyoccasion of Christmas for whichwe earned praises from the Chiefguest for the occasion.18

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE MAKING AND THE STAGING OF THESCHOOL PLAY, ‘THE TEMPEST’Reading about the making of a play when you havealready seen it is, well boring. So, I would try tomake my narrative as interesting as possible! Thistime, the preparation of the Annual Play began abouta month before the real thing, when our directors,from the Theater Artiste of India, were first called.After all, the Annual Play is the lifeline of our school,a means of telling, or rather, asserting our standardsto the world outside, and rightly so, because usuallythey are extraordinary!Well, firstly we began working on a play called‘Formula One ’, a story about an ordinary man wholoves Formula one, and who can predict the raceresults, and who is then kidnapped by three bookiesfor this ability. The series of comical situations thatfollow made up the play. Now, why did we abandonit? Well, firstly because in spite of asking the cast notto reveal the plot, they did, and soon half the schoolknew the plot way before the final day; and secondly,because most of the punches were in Hindi or Punjabi,and lost all their charm on translation into English. So,about 15-20 days before the play, when the actorshad learnt most of their parts, we were introduced tothe script of ‘The Tempest’.Many of us, honestly, felt, ‘All hard work had gonewaste.’ But soon we accepted the reality, and workedhard to make the play a success. During the course ofthe practice, little things were taken care of, even thebirthday of one of our directors, who was treated toa surprise party.The most commendable thing was that most of thepractice was done in school-time, and none afterfour o’ clock, and wrapped up in just about threeweeks! Imagine the seriousness of those working onit (me included). Soon, it was time for our first showon the 22nd of February before the Junior School.On asking a boy from class V, his reply was,’ I likedmuch of the play, especially the scene in which theweird guy (Caliban) was thrashed’. The performancebefore classes VI, VII and VIII was great, and theperformance next day before the senior section,Chief Guest and other dignitaries was even betterand was ,generously, applauded by all. After all, allour toil and hard work hadn’t gone in vain!Boring? But I know the play wasn’t so!-SANIL GARG, XPFerdinand and Miranda ponder over their new-found love inthe play, ’The Tempest’Kudos to the Cast-The Chief guest with the cast of the play19

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INDhruve Pandove Trophy for the Best BatsmanRhency Trophy for the Best Debater( Senior School)• Best Debater in the Middle Section-AashnaDuggal and Sakshi John• Dhaliwal Silver medal for the Best Essay inEnglish-Jashanjit Kaur Turka• Carriapa Art Shield- Karandeeep Singh• Meetinder Singh Art Shield- Palak Mittal andPulak Goyal• Prize for the Best Actor in School Play – ChahatSharma and Atal Dev Singh(Senior School) andRaywa Singh(Junior School)• Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur Trophy for the Best Actor-Rehmat Pal Singh• Sardar Harpal Singh Trophy for MaximumParticipation in School Games and Principal’sCash award for rupees 10000(Cycling)-JashanjitKaur Turka• 1st Armed Div. Trophy for the Best Sportsmanand Principal’s Cash Award for rupees10000(Shooting0-Achal Pratap Singh Grewal• Nalagarh Cricket Trophy-Karan Kaila and HarkiratDhillon• Dhruve Pandove Trophy for the Best Batsman-Viren Rehal and Sanvir Singh• Principal’s Cash Awards-Sartaj Singh ( Fencing)Divraj Singh (Cycling) - Rupees 10000Ekambir Singh Mandi( Shooting) - Rupees 7500Manpreet Malhi( Shooting) - Rupees 5000Yuvraj Sekhon (Archery) - Rupees 5000The Carriappa Art ShieldThe Best Academic Result in the Senior SchoolThe Yadavindra Medal for the Best All Round Student of the YearThe Best All Round Students of the Junior School21

YPS Year Book 2012Gurjot Brar( Shooting)-Rupees 3000Chavi Kohli( Fencing)-Rupees 3000Ekam Brar (Basketball)-Rupees 2000• Special Sports Prizes and Cash Award of rupees1500 each to class XII students-Arjan Singh (Soccer), Hockey( Harshdeep Singh), ShehzadSingh ( Athletics), Rajdeep Singh ( Basketball )and Uttamjit Singh (Mountaineering )• Inter-House Debating Trophy(Middle Section)-PH• Inter-House Debating Trophy( Senior School)-MH• Inter-House Dramatics’ Trophy-PH• Inter-House Trophy for Cultural Activities –PH• The Study Cup-DRH• Inter-House Games and Sports ‘ Trophy-PH• Champion House Cup for the Best All RoundHouse- PHThe Debating Trophy (Middle Section)The Inter-House Cultural TrophyThe Karishma Sandhu Memorial TrophyThe Meetinder Singh Art ShieldThe Debating Trophy( Senior School)The Inter-House Dramatics’ CupThe Nalagarh Cricket Trophy22

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INCelebrating the Birth Centenary Year of School Founder,Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra SinghjiMaharajadhiraj Yadavindra Singhji at the age of sixteen. HisHighness grew up to be a tall, strapping and a good lookingyoung man of a height of 6 feet 5 inches. It was owing to hisimpressive physical ability , mental agility and , of course,dedication to his country, that he went on to hold importantpositions in the Police force ,including that of Superintendentof Police and Inspector General, and later was a member ofthe Sikh unit of the audacious Indian Army. MaharajadhirajYadavindra Singhji’s humanitarian work for the victims ofthe terrible Quetta earthquake , during his military service, iswell-known,23

YPS Year Book 2012THE 65TH ANNUAL SCHOOLFOUNDATION DAYThe School celebrated its 65th Annual FoundationDay on 2nd February. The programme was amedley mix of the exciting Pagal Gymkhana games,a rapturous fete and the traditional cricket matchbetween present and Old Yadavindrians.The programme began at 9am with the customaryPagal Gymkhana games which included the ObstacleRace for the Junior school children, Skipping race forthe Middle School girls and the Slow cycle Race forSenior boys. The Chief Guest was Dr.(Mrs. ) SumanSoni, wife of GOC 1 Armed Div and Chairperson ofthe Black Elephant Army Wives’ Welfare AssociationThe prizes were, thereafter, distributed to the winnersof various games by the Chief Guest.A mini- fete was organized on the occasion. TheFete was inaugurated by Dr.(Mrs.) Suman Soni Thestaff and students had put up various games , food,tattoo-making and the much-in -demand Requeststall. The fete drew large crowds of old and presentYadavindrians and parents who came to be a part ofthe carnival. Some exciting amusement rides werealso arranged to make it a more wholesome andexciting affair..A cricket match ,which has traditionally been playedbetween the present and the old Yadavindrians everyyear was also played on the main school cricketground with the usual zest and vigour . The ChiefGuest for the cricket match was Mr. Dinkar Gupta,Additional Director General of Police (Security,Law and Order), Punjab, an old Yadavindrian andmember, School Board of Governors, Mr. DinkarGupta, attended a lunch hosted for the members ofthe cricket teams and other guests and visitors.The result of the cricket match was –Colours of a Carnival-The Chief Guest , the Principal, staff and students join in the revelry at the feteThe OYs team , batting first scored 168 runs in 25overs. Sanvir form YPS XI, took 4 wickets andKaran Kaila and Harkirat Singh took 2 wickets each.The YPS XI team achieved the target in 16.2 oversscoring 171 runs for no loss of wickets. Viren Singhscored 91 runs and Karan Kaila scored 52 runs andboth remained not out.24

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INYPS XI won the match by 10 wickets.The following titles were won –• Best Batsman-Viren Singh• Man of the Match-Karan Kaila• Best All Rounder- Harkirat Singh• Best Fielder- Perry Goel( OY)• Best Bowler-Sanvir SinghLater during the day, the School hosted the old Yadavindrians’ dinner for whichMr Pawan Bansal, Union Minister of Railways, Government of India , and an oldstudent of the school of the 1964 batch, was the Chief guest. The grand dinnerwas a lavish affair with esteemed old Yadavindrians turning up in large numberto be back to their alma mater.The old students’ cricket team at the school cricket field25

YPS Year Book 2012IT’S A MAD, MADMAD WORLD!!!The Pagal Gymkhana games form an important partof the Annual School Foundation Day. The eccentricityand the madness of the games can only be felt, notimagined ! Glimpses of some of the games that wereplayed this eventful day-26

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INCelebrating the Birth Centenary Year of School Founder,Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra SinghjiMaharajadhiraj Yadavindra Singhji ascendedthe throne in the year 1938 , now rulingover a kingdom of 5,932 square miles witha population of nearly two million people.The year 1938 was also the year when hegot married to Rajmata Mohinder Kaurji, thepresent Chairperson of the School Board ofGovernors.27

YPS Year Book 2012The Chief Guest takes the salute from the marching contingentsTHE 64TH SCHOOL ANNUAL SPORTS’ DAYThe School celebrated its 64th School Annual Sports’Day on Saturday, 3rd November. The Chief Guestfor the occasion was Air Marshal GS Joneja, VM,an old Yadavindrian of the 1967 batch. Air MarshalGS Joneja is, presently, serving as the Director andCommandant at AFMC, Pune.The programme is among the most keenly –awaitedevents of the year in the school as the day marksthe celebrating of major sporting successes of theyear and complimenting them appropriately. Longsessions of hard work and practice had gone intomaking it a magnificent function , that it, finally,turned out to be.One major highlight of the programme this year wasthe august attendance of a high-profile delegationof 30 prominent old students from the AitchisonCollege, Lahore, Pakistan, who had specially cometo attend the programme. The delegation was led28

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INby Majid Jehangir Khan, a former member of thePakistan test cricket, and comprised of other wellknownpersons such as Javed Zaman Khan, thesecretary of the Lahore Gymkhana Cricket team anda celebrated name in Pakistani cricket.The programme began at 4 pm with an impressiveMarch Past by the three Houses of the School. TheChief Guest, thereafter, declared the Meet openwhich was followed by the track and field events andother physical exercises such as aerobics, put up by180 girls of the middle school and gymnastics andyogic exercises executed by 170 students . A rich andcolorful cultural show, which was a splendid blend ofseveral North Indian folk dances, was also put up by170 boys and girls of the Junior school. The SchoolEquestrian team, as usual, performed show-jumpingexercises and school students displayed dare-devilryin the form of fencing and Tae-kwon-do feats.Continuing the solemn practice started four years ago,the School hosted an old students’ re-union to whichGolden and Silver jubilee batches of old students of1962 and 1987, respectively, were invited, this year.A large number of old students turned up to be a partof the programme and partake in their alma mater’ssuccess and glory, once again. The old students alsomarched as a special contingent with the rest of theSchool for the March Past, besides participating in anold students’ race and chatty-breaking.Towards the end of the programme, the Chief Guest,in his speech, recalled his days spent in the School asa student. He gave away the prizes and congratulatedthe winners and the school for putting up a wonderfulshow. The programme rounded off with the Principal, Mr. SV Kumar, proposing the Vote of Thanks and adazzling PT display put up by 200 middle school boysholding red, green and blue torch- lights . The lightsglowed brightly against the backdrop of the schoolstadium, thus, lending a sheen and sparkle to thewhole place.Fire-Fighters- School students pass through the ring of firePerfection and Poise- Middle school girls perform aerobics…Stealing a March- The Phulkian House marching contingentJunior school students perform Yoga and putting across the message to stayhale and heartyChampions and the Cup- Mohindra House team with the winners’ cup29

YPS Year Book 2012THE OLD STDUENTS’ RE-UNIONSchool alumni of the Golden and the Silver jubilee batch of 1962 and 1987, respectively, returned to the School for the 64th Annual School Sports’ Day as a part of theold students’ re-union .Glimpses of the re-union-…In the Running- The old students’ raceRaja Malvinder Singhji, member, School Board of Governors, felicitatesthe old Yadavindrans’ cricket team membersPot-Shot-: Chatty –Breaking was back on popular demand , this timeThe Principal, Mr. Stanley VinodKumar, felicitates old Yadavindrians atthe old students’ dinner…For Old Times’ Sake- Old Yadavindrians come together for a groupphotographThe old Yadavindrians march as a special contingent30

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INA delegation of 30 eminent old students of Aitchison College, Lahore, Pakistan, specially coming to attend the Annual School Sports’ Day, remained a major highlightof the 64th Annual School Sports ‘Day. The delegation was led by Majid Jehangir Khan, a former member of the Pakistan test cricket, and included luminaries suchas Javed Zaman Khan, the Secretary of the Lahore Gymkhana Cricket team and a celebrated name in Pakistani cricket. Some glimpses-The Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar, receives the esteemed delegationThe Aitchisonians’ contingent marchingThe Chief guest felicitates old AitchisoniansThe old Aitchisonians‘ played a specially- arranged cricket match…All Eyes- Aitchisonians watching the Sports’ Day programme31

YPS Year Book 2012ATTENDING THE MODEL UNITED NATIONS(MUN) CONFERENCE AT AITCHISON COLLEGE, LAHORE, PAKISTANThe Model United Nations Conferences or MUNs are an academic simulation of the UN that aims to educate participants about current events, topics ininternational relations , diplomacy and the UN agenda.A school delegation of seven students, Arsh Bansal, Joy Sidhu, Harpinder Singh , Jashanjit Kaur and Ankush Goyal, and ourselves, Riya Singla and ChahatSharma, escorted by two staff members, Mr. JK Saini and Mrs. Simrat Malhotra, visited Aitchison College, Pakistan , to attend a MUN from 6th to 9thSeptember.Reaching the Wagah border and crossing it was a feeling of awe and excitement as we put one foot in India and the other in Pakistan. Here, we felt that Pakistanwas just like another home for us as not much difference exists between the two countries, the culture, heritage, hospitality and warmth being the same.32

As we crossed to the other side, we were received bythe school officials of the Aitchison College. We wereescorted to the college venue where we came to knowthat this MUN was going to be a big affair with over45 schools and colleges participating, with three schoolsbeing from India, itself.The Opening ceremony on the first day was followed bya quick information session. A total of nine committeeswere formed which discussed a wide range of topics,spawning from the question of state sovereignty tohad been, specially, set up where all the schools weresupposed to put up a presentation of the country theywere representing. We , through models, charts andartifacts , projected the culture , traditions and eventhe economic condition of Germany.A social evening was also arranged where ourschool participated , with Arsh Bansal rendering asoulful song and Ankush performing the ‘Bhangra’.Despite our busy schedule, we took outtime to visit a few landmarkplaces of LahoreWWW.YPSPATIALA.INincluding the Lahore fort and the famous Anarkalibazaar. At the end of the conference we realizedthat the whole concept of MUN was to make theyouth aware and deliberate on various world issuesand form an objective, fair and unbiased opinion ontheir own. The ACMUN helped us gain confidencemedical tourism to Middle East oil crisis and nuclearsecurity and issue of nuclear terrorism. Our schoolrepresented Germany in all the committees. Thenext three days were filled with rigorous debates onissues of international importance followed by thepassing of resolution on the last day. A global villagein airing these views, uninhibitedly, on these issues. It wasa wonderful feeling to realize that we, too, at this youngage, could understand and contribute towards resolvingthe problems faced by the world.- Riya Singla and Chahat Sharma,XII 33

YPS Year Book 2012...OTHER MUN CONFERENCES ATTENDED DURING THE YEAR-• MUN AT BHAVAN VIDAYALAYA SCHOOL, CHANDIGARH-Three students- Akshit Siani, Akshit Puri and Nikhil Kohli-along with six observers, escorted by one staff member, attended MUN conference hosted by the BhavanVidayala, Chandigarh, from 9th September to 11th September.The theme ‘Zeal to Heal’ was aptly chosen, that rightly reflected the present world scenario, where the nations of the world are focused to deliberate and contributeto mitigate the sufferings of people, in general, and a few nations in particular, like Syria. In the simulated sessions of various committees of the United Nations ,the young minds consolidated their thoughts to ,successfully, pass resolutions at the end of the conference• MUN AT BHAVAN VIDAYALAYA, PANCHKULAA team of six students ,Manpreet Chaddha, Akshita Singla, Anna Roopraj, Jasleen Sandhu, Sanil Garg and Anirudh Gupta- escorted by one staff member,participated in MUN conference hosted by Bhavan Vidalaya, Panchkula, from 17th October to 19th October.The theme for the conference ‘Vision for Future’ was aptly chosen for it gave the delegates just the right opportunity to reflect on the present world scenario.The countries represented by the school delegates were- Denmark, Iran, Turkey and IsraelThe team put up a commendable performance and bagged two awards-• Manpreet Chaddha won the prize for the Best Position paper• Anirudh Gupta was declared the Best Recommendation delegateSchool students mulling during the MUN conferenceSchool team at one of the venues34

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe School MUN team that visited Aitchison College, Lahore, Pakistan, took some interesting shots ofthe bustling bazaars of the archaic city of Pakistan.35

YPS Year Book 2012SCHOOL HOSTS THE YOUNG ROUND SQUARE36

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INCONFERENCE (19 TH - 21 ST DECEMBER)The School hosted the Young Round SquareConference from 19th December to 21st December.The conference had students of classes V and VIparticipating and was based on the theme of - ,’Lead to Win’.Nine schools, with a total number of 75 delegates,participated in the conference . The participatingschools were-• Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar• Welham Boys’ School, Dehradun• Vivek High School, Chandigarh• Punjab Public School, Nabha• Bangalore International School,Bangalore• The Daly College, Indore• Motilal Nehru School of Sports’Rai• Genesis Global School, Noida• Yadavindra Public School, PatialaThe conference began with the ice-breaking sessionwhich comprised of a quick introduction followed bythe delegates putting up impromptu performancessuch as skits, dances and songs. The Openingceremony was held the next morning where MajGen BS Grewal, VSM (Retd) , an old student ofthe school, was the Chief Guest .The ceremonycommenced with the customary lighting of thelamp, the rendering of the Saraswati Vandana anda sprightly classical dance performance put up bythe junior school students. Subsequently, the formalConference group photograph was taken.Maj Gen BS Grewal, who was also the keynotespeaker for the conference , delivered twoaddresses to the delegates based on the theme ofthe conference. In his speeches, he focused on thevirtues needed to be a good leader, among whichhe counted credibility, humanity , compassion andcourage . The keynote speaker also highlighted theimportance of winning , and winning fairly, in life.The Baraza sessions form an important part of aRound Square conference. For the baraza sessions,the participants were divided into baraza groupsbased on the concepts of vision , mission ,passion,compassion, and integrity with one personalityrepresenting each of the concept. The delegatesindulged in fruitful and healthy discussion during thesession.Breaking the Ice- The Ice- Breaking Session The Keynote Speaker, Maj Gen BS Grewal, addresses the delegates The Community service project at the village, Durgapur37

YPS Year Book 2012The service project work for the conference was taken up in a village, Durgapur, where the delegatesvisited the village primary school .The delegates distributed stationery items to the students and twogreen boards to the school to upgrade it from the traditional form of black boards. Later in the eveninga variety entertainment programme was staged where the participants put up groups songs, danceperformance, skits and mime projecting the theme of the conference.The concluding session was planned at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Training Institute, Mohali.En route, the delegates stopped at Chappar Chiri, a place of historical relevance. At AFTI, a shortmovie on NDA training was shown to create awareness and interest of young minds towards army .Thereafter, the delegates were divided into four groups for outdoor activities which included, hurdlescrossing, shooting range and tank andaircraft view.At the concluding ceremony, Mr. Janajit Ray,Principal, Yadavindra Public School , Mohali,was invited to address the delegates andgive away the mementos and certificates.Back to YPS, in the evening a Jam Sessionwas held. Raja Malvinder Singh, member,School Board of Governors, specially cameto meet the young boys and girls and sharewith them experiences of their stay at YPS.The programme ended with a special dinnerwith the Principal who congratulated theparticipants and thanked them for comingand being a part of the conference.Mr. Janajit Ray, Principal, Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, poses with the delegates38

WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN…OTHER ROUND SQUARE CONFERENCES ATTENDED-THE SENIOR ROUND SQUARECONFERENCE -24TH TO 28TH APRIL-This Round Square Regional Conference, 2012 ,was held at Lawrence School, Sanawar, which wasattended by six students from our school –ArshBansal, Parampal, Nanakdeep, Hashneen ,RiyaSingla and Dayanit Kaur. Over 16 schools from theSouth Asia region attended the conference and thetheme of the conference was ‘Serve and Find’.This conference was a five day affair. The Key notespeaker was Mrs. PK Singh, Headmaster , VivekHigh School, Chandigarh. A theme -based culturalperformance was showcased where our schoolpresented a skit on how college students raisefunds to help victims of a flood. The performancewas appreciated by one and all. The service projectincluded visit to an orphanage and to learn how touse waste products and make eco-friendly things.School team with eminent educationist, Dr. HS DhillonVisits to IGMC, Shimla, where we planted saplingsoutside the hospital and then inter-acted with cancerpatients there which also included small children,and Kasauli were also undertaken.The Closing ceremony had Dr.HS Dhillon ,a wellknowneducationist and former Principal, YPS,Patiala, and YPS, Mohali, as the Chief guest. TheChief Guest inter-acted with the delegates and gaveaway the prizes.THE SENIOR ROUND SQAURECONFERENCE AT ASSAM VALLEYSCHOOL, ASSAM (10TH -15THDECEMBER)A group of six students –Akshita, Manpreet, Rabani,Manleen, Akshit and Nakul- attended the SeniorRound Square Conference at Assam Valley School,Assam, from 10th December to 15th December.The theme of the conference was –Bridges, notBoundaries’The activities , during the conference, included theCommunity Service project taken up in the formof health camp, renovation and whitewashingof a school building and Sports’ gala for underprivilegedchildren. Besides remaining engaged inthese activities, the group also got the opportunity tovisit famous places such as the Kaziranga NationalPark, Pygmy Hog Centre and Paboi Greens ,wherethey witnessed useful and interesting activitieslike organic farming , plantation and fishing takingplace.THE JUNIOR ROUND SQUARECONFERENCE AT MAHARANI GAYATRIDEVI SCHOOL , JAIPURA group of six students from the Middle school,Arjun, Rana, Veerpartap, Chhavi, Sachkiran andMannat , visited Maharani Gayatri Devi School,Jaipur, to attend the Junior Round Conference inJanuary , this year.The conference was an engaging and fruitfulaffair with the delegates taking part in barazasessions, where some healthy and constructivediscussion was done, a walk to Samriti Van foryoga ‘asanas’ quizzes and exciting Treasure hunts.A cultural evening was also organized during thestay Our school delegates being from Punjab,naturally, chose to perform ‘Bhangra’ ,which wasappreciated by all. A visit to the famous JantarMantar of Jaipur was also taken up.It proved to be an interesting and wholesome trip.39

YPS Year Book 2012THE IPSC CRICKET (UNDER-16) TOURNAMENTThe School Cricket team won the IPSC Cricket(Boys U-16) tournament hosted by the Schoolfrom 29th September to 2nd October. This wasthe first time that Cricket tournament in the agecategory of under-16 was being hosted by anypublic school.A total of ten teams from across the countryparticipated in the tournament. They were-• Daly College , Indore• Vallabh Ashram,Gujarat• Scindia School,Gwalior• Modern School, New Delhi• Mayo College, Ajmer• MNSS , Rai• Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi• Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi• Yadavindra Public School, Mohali• Yadavindra Public School, PatialaThe Opening ceremony of the tournament was heldon Saturday, 29th September. Mr. Pankaj Dhirmani,a cricketer of international repute and, presently, theChairman of the selection team of the Punjab Cricketteam (Juniors) , graced the occasion as the Chiefguest. The Chief guest, in an impressive March Pastceremony took salute from the participating teamsand declared the Meet open.The participating teams were divided into two poolswith YPS, Patiala, competing in the pool B alongwith teams of Mayo College, Ajmer, MNSS, Rai,Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi , andDelhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi.School team remained the winners in their pool andplayed the semi-final match against Yadavindra40

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe School Cricket team celebrate their victory with the Principal and staffPublic School, Mohali, defeating the rival team by31 runs to reach the finals.The final match was played on 2nd October,between Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, andModern School, New Delhi.The result of the final match was-YPS batted first and scored 170 runs in 30 overs atthe loss of 8 wickets. Ikjot scored 68 runs and Parthand Jatin scored 24 and 17 runs, respectively. Inreply, Modern School were all out for 105 runs in 25overs . For YPS, Yuvraj, Akul, Jaisaljit and Ganeevtook 2 wickets each and Abhay took 1 wicket.YPS, Patiala, won the match by 65 runs.The members of the School team were- Ikjot Thind (Captain), Prince Balwant Rai, Akul Pandove, GaneevGogia, Jatin Thaman, Jaisaljeet Singh, Parth, SachinKatoch, Yuvraj Singh, Abhay Tipnis, Aman Jain,Jashanjot Singh, Chaitanya Mehta, Manav Zakhmi,Fatehbir Singh, Abhinandan Singhi and ArmaanSandhuYPS players won the following titles-• Man of the Tournament-Ikjot Thind• Man of the Match ( Final)-Ikjot Thind• Best Bowler-Akul PandoveThe final positions remained-Winners- Yadavindra Public School, PatialaFirst Runners-up-Modern School ,New DelhiSecond Runners-up-Delhi Public School, RKPuram, New DelhiThe March Past Trophy was won by ScindiaSchool, Gwalior41

YPS Year Book 2012THE 12TH DHRUVE PANDOVE MEMORIAL T-20 CRICKETTOURNAMENT (15TH TO 18TH APRIL)42

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe School, in accordance with a practice ofcommemorating the memory of Dhruve Pandove, oneof our most illustrious cricketers who passed away in acar accident in January, 1992, hosted the 12th edition ofthe Dhruve Pandove T-20 Cricket tournament from 15thApril to 18th April, with the School team emergingwinners in the tournament.A total of 11 teams from various reputed public schoolsacross the country participated in the prestigioustournament. The teams were-• Aitchison College, Lahore, Pakistan• Modern School, Barakhamba Road, N. Delhi• MNSS, Rai• Punjab Public School, Nabha• Vasant Valley School, New Delhi• Lawrence School, Sanawar• Pinegrove School, Subathu• Woodstock School, Mussoorie• Assam Valley School ,Assam• Yadavindra Public School, Mohali• Yadavindra Public School, PatialaThe Chief Guest for the Opening Ceremony Maj GenDR Soni, GOC, I Armd Div . The Chief Guest wasintroduced to the participating teams and he wishedall the best to all teams and a great play ahead.The matches were played with great zest and vigourin morning and afternoon sessions , even as thetournament witnessed some remarkable moments.Five students, including Ikjot Singh and Jaisaljit Singhfrom Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, secured ahat trick of wickets by taking three wickets in a row.Angad Bir Singh from Lawrence School, Sanawar,pulled off a feat as he scored a double century,raising a score of 217 runs.The over-all performance of YPS, Patiala, is asfollows-• YPS , Patiala, played the league matches againstPinegrove School ( won by 64 runs),YadavindraPublic School, Mohali,( won by 9 wickets),LawrenceSchool 9 won by 45 runs) , Woodstock School ( wonby 9 wickets) and Assam Valley School• YPS, Patiala, played the semi-final againstMNSS , Rai, and won by 8 wickets• YPS, Patiala, reached the finals to playagainst Modern School. YPS, Patiala, batting firstscored 145 runs in the allotted 20 overs at the lossof 7 wickets. Modern School raised a score of 136runs for the loss of 9 wickets. YPS, Patiala, wonthe match by 9 runs and emerged the winners.Sanvir Singh and Jagteshwar Singh from YPS,Patiala, were declared the Best Batsman and theBest Fielder, respectively.The members of the winning team were-Sanvir Singh ( Captain), JagteshwarJotSingh ( Vice Captain) Manish Bansal,Abhinandan, Bishmeet Singh, ManavZakhmi, Yuvraj Singh, Fatehbeer Singh,Sehajbir Nakai, Aman Jain , ChaitanyaMehta , Uday Markande and Akul PandoveThe Principal ,Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar, bowls, while the Chief Guest,Maj Gen DR Soni, batsSchool team exults after victoryMatches in progress43

YPS Year Book 2012THE IPSC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT FOR BOYS (UNDER-19)44

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INChief Guest, Mr. Gagan Ajit Singh, getting introduced to the teamsJobanjit Singh, Captain of the school Hockey team, receives award from the PrincipalThe School hosted the Under -19 IPSC HockeyTournament for Boys from 10th August to 12thAugust.A total of eight schools participated in thetournament .They were-• Mayo College, Ajmer• Modern School, New Delhi• Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai• Sri Dashmesh Academy,Anandpur Sahib• The Punjab Public School, Nabha• The Scindia School, Gwalior• Yadavindra Public School, Mohali• Yadavindra Public School, PatialaThe Chief Guest for the Opening ceremony wasveteran hockey player, Mr. Gagan Ajit Singh. AnArjuna awardee , Mr Gagan Ajit Singh is a formerOlympian having represented the country at theSydney Olympics in 2004 and the Athens Olympicsin 2008.The Chief Guest, in an impressive March past , tooksalute from the participating teams, addressed thegathering and declared the Meet open. He also metthe players of the participating teams and wishedthem all the success for the tournament.Mr.Taranjeet Bakshi , an alumnus of Bishop CottonSchool, Simla ,was the Guest of Honour, for theOpening ceremony.The matches were played in two sessions -morningand evening- with the participating teams dividedinto two pools-A and B and each side consisting offour teams .The league matches were followed by thesemi-final matches .In the semi-final matches , MNSS, Rai , defeated Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, andYadavindra Public School, Patiala, defeated PunjabPublic School, Nabha. But, rains played spoilsportand the final match could not be played becauseof rain. Thus, the two teams to reach the finals-MNSS, Rai, and Yadavindra Public School, Patiala,were declared the joint winners.The tournament concluded with the prizedistribution and the Closing ceremony.The over-all results were-Winners-MNSS, Rai, and YadavindraPublic School, PatialaThe Best Goalkeeper- Atal Dev (YPS,Patiala)The Highest Scorer-Ankit Malik (MNSS,Rai)The Player of the Tournament-JaideepSingh (MNSS ,Rai)The March Past Trophy- Scindia School,Gwalior45

YPS Year Book 2012The matter, for once, was not of winning or losing, but of the pleasure and privilege of playing withpals from the other side of the border. The dayswere eventful as two teams from Aitchison College,Lahore, Pakistan, came to visit the School from 26thMarch to 29th March. The purpose was to play abrace of- basketball and soccer- matches but theoccasion was also an opportunity to strengthen thealready existing ties between the two institutions.The contingent from Pakistan was headed bysenior staff member ,Mr. Muhammad Arshad , andincluded senior faculty members – Mr. Ghulam AliChaudhary, Sports’ Officer of the Prep School, Mr.Javed John, basketball coach and Mr. Yasin Khan,soccer coach.The first match played was the Basketball match on27th March. The match after concluding on a tie wasextended to end at a score of 30-35, with the teamfrom Aitchison College winning.The second was the soccer match played the nextmorning in the school stadium. The match was wonby Aitchison College. The score was 1-2.46A dinner was also hosted in honour of the visitingteams during their stay.

WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN…United we Stand- The two Basketball teams at the school Basketball courtPlaying with Pals - The matches in progressThe Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar, honours anesteemed member of the visiting delegation

YPS Year Book 2012THE 23RD COL FRANK VON GOLDSTEIN MEMORIALENGLISH DEBATEThe School hosted the 23rd Col Frank Von Goldstein Memorial English Debate on 11th October and 12th October. The debate is conducted every year inthe memory of former Principal, Col Frank Von Goldstein.This year a total of twelve public schools ( including the hostschool fielding two teams) participated in the debate. Theywere-• Aitchison College, Lahore• The Lawrence School, Sanawar• Vivek High School, Chandigarh• Bhavan Vidyalya, Chandigarh• St . John’s , Chandigrah• Yadavindra Public School, Mohali• The British Co-Ed High School, Patiala• The Punjab Public School, Nabha• Maharani Gayatri Devi School, Jaipur• The Pinegrove School, Subathu• The Modern School,Barahkhamba Road, New Delhi• Yadavindra Public School, Patiala( Gold)• Yadavindra Public School, Patiala ( Maroon)The topics debated were-• Fair is Foul; Foul is Fair• Faith can Move Mountains• It’s all about Me• Arab Spring is Here to Stay• Perfection is a Myth!• Indian Secularism –A Distant Dream• In Politics, Youth Scores over Age• Media Better Report, Not Dictate• Autobiographies Serve Only Self• What Shatters Dream is Compromise• America…and its Imperious Ways• True Greatness does not Come toThose who Strive for Worldly Fame• Myths are to be taken with a Pinch of Salt48…Airing Views- Jashanjit Kaur of YPS, Patiala, puts forth her views >>

WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN• Women Emancipation in the World is Complete• Presidents in India are a PoliticalExtravaganza• India has , finally, come of Age in Sports• Global Warming is not Caused by Man’sMisdemeanors• Modern Gadgets Blur the Difference betweenReality and Illusion• Collapse of ‘Euro’ would shatter the WorldEconomy• A Modern Student is fast becoming theTeacher’s GuruThe Yadavindra Public School, Patiala,was represented by Sehajbir Uppal,Vireet Randhawa and Riya Singla in theGold team and Ankush Goyal, HashneenChauhan and Jashanjit Kaur in the Maroonteam.The Inauguration ceremony was held on 11thOctober where Ms. Rosa Kucherskyj ,Principal, theBritish Co-Ed High School, Patiala, was the ChiefGuest and Mr. Vivek Bhasin, a former Sea Captainin the Indian Merchant navy and a widely-travelledperson, was the Guest of Honour. The inaugurationceremony was followed by the preliminary, thequarter-final and the semi-final rounds . All thedebates were judged by a panel of eminent judgesranging from prominent educationists, formerPrincipals of reputed schools and lecturers ofleading colleges of the cityThe finals were held in the evening of 12th October.The Chief guest for the occasion was Mr. RameshVenkateshwaran , a notable IIT Graduate, formerHeadmaster ,Lawrence School, Lovedale , and ,presently, Director, Patni Computer System Limited.The final round was preceded by the HardlinersDebate to decide the third and the fourth position.The two teams competing were Modern School andYadavindra Public School, Mohali and the topic forthe debate was, ’ Arab Spring is Here to Stay’.The two teams to reach the final round were AitchisonCollege and Yadavindra Public School, Patiala (Gold).The topic for the debate was, ‘It’s All AboutMe.’ The debate was judged by Maj Gen(retd) BSGrewal, Capt Vivek Bhasin, Mr. Janajit Ray, Principal,Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, Mr. JagpreetSingh, Headmaster, Punjab Public School, Nabha,and Mrs. Narinder Dhundhia, Principal , Kanital PublicSchool, Patiala.The final positions were-I-Aitchison College, LahoreThe winners, Aitchison College, receive their trophyII- Yadavindra Public School, Patiala(Gold)III-Modern School, New DelhiIV-Yadavindra Public School, MohaliPranay Lekhi from Modern School wasdeclared the Best SpeakerThree Principal’s special prizes weregiven to speakers who could notmake it to final round but performedoutstandingly throughout the debates.The three speakers to receive this prizewere- Mannat Tipnis from LawrenceSchool, Sanawar, Himmat Singh fromYadavindra Public School, Mohali , andJashanjit Kaur from Yadavindra PublicSchool,Patiala.A Variety Entertainment programme was alsopresented by school students during the courseof the debates.…Taking Stock-Eminent judges watching the final round of the exciting debate49

YPS Year Book 2012THE ANNUAL FOOD FESTIVALThe Chief Guest, Mrs. Helen Kumar, inaugurates the FestivalTaste and Test- The judges going around the food stallsThe Annual Food Festival for classes VIII and IXwas held on Thursday, 28th February , on theschool grounds.The festival was a colourful display of not onlyflavours and meals ,but also of costumes anddresses, as one could find students dressed richlyfor the occasion. The competition being fierce, the cuisines displayed were not only national ,but international ,too.The Chief Guest for the occasion was Mrs. HelenKumar, who inaugurated the festival. The judgesfor the competition were Mr. Hardaman Singh andMr. Parminder Singh Dhillon , faculty members ,,Food and Beverage and Tourism and ManagementDepartment ,Punjabi University, Patiala.The Festival is, always, both an inter-class and aninter - house competition. The participating classeswere given a theme. Class VIII students presentedtheir cuisines on the theme of ‘From The PlatterCooking’ which included salads and mock tails,rice and noodles, varieties of breads and bakery,while Class IX made a presentation on the themeof International Cuisine which included Chinese,Continental, Mexican and Italian cuisines.The event , among others, was attended by the50

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INPrincipal, the Vice Principal, the staff and somestudents. The event ,besides being enjoyable andmeticulously held proved to be a real test of theculinary skills of the students.The results of the Festival are as follows-CLASS VIIII-Group number 9 (VIIIE) headed by MehrMangatII-Group number 6 ( VIIIP) for Rice andNoodles headed by Mannat Sidhu andGroup number 10 (VIIIN) for Bakeryheaded by Mannat BattuIII-Group number 3 (VIIIO) for Salads andMock tails headed by Ayeshpreet DullatCLASS IXI-Group number 20 (IXE) for Italian Foodheaded by Palak MittalII-Group number 17(IXP) for ContinentalFood headed by Shreya GuptaIII-Group number 22( IXN ) for MexicanFood headed by Aishwarya Bansal51

YPS Year Book 2012THE COMMUNITY LUNCHThe School, as the regular custom is, hosted the Community Lunch on theoccasion of the Republic Day on 26th January.The lunch is an annual feature of the school curriculum and is very assiduouslyand religiously followed. The activity is a sincere attempt by the School tobring together all the sections of the School under one roof not just to sharea meal , but to share a thought and a feeling. The purpose of the egalitarianexercise purposes to further strengthen the bond that already exists amongstthe various strata of people working in the School.52

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INAN EVENING WITH SPICMACAYNoted violin maestro Ms. Anupriya Deotale, a recipient of the prestigious Ustad SalamatAli and Nazakat Ali Khan award at Lahore, Pakistan, and of a senior fellowship bythe Ministry of Culture ,Government of India, performed a violin recital in the Schoolamphitheatre on Tuesday,31st July. The performance was held under the aegis ofSPICMACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Culture and Music among Youth), a societywith which the School has held a strong affiliation for long. During the evening, Ms.Anupriya performed Raag Rageshwari to the accompaniment of tabla and tanpura.The Principal , Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar, felicitates the esteemed performers53

YPS Year Book 2012The Junior school celebrated their AnnualEntertainment programme on 20th October .The Chief Guest for the evening was Ms RameshKumari, Additional District and Session Judge andPresiding Officer Industrial Tribunal.The spell-binding show commenced with a prayersong. Next were the tiny tots of the Prep schoolputting up a spectacular performance titled ‘The EarthSong’ sending across the message of EnvironmentConservation. The Innocent Jack, the wicked giant,golden eggs and the beautiful dancers-well, all isso familiar to us- and we got to know them more asstudents of class I weaved magic with the enactmentof the story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. In ‘Fark ZamaneDa’, a Punjabi skit , class IV students portrayed thesea of difference that exists between the olden andcurrent times .Class II children danced to the movingstory of a little girl who kept her faith in the goodnessof the world and overcame her disability, to danceonce again. ‘Fly to your Heart’ encouraged all toFlashes of the festive occasion54

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INfollow their dreams and be positive always.Students of Class IV and V displayed their foreignlanguage skills as they sang a Spanish songwhich translated meant ‘Let the Children Sing’-an eloquent message beautifully conveyed.No show ,perhaps, can be complete without afairytale. Class V took all members of the audienceinto the fantasy world of Snow white in ‘MirrorMirror’- once again proving the dictum of victory ofgood over evil.The Chief Guest, Ms Ramesh Kumari, released theJunior School magazine ‘Fledglings’, also on theoccasion.This was followed by a Vote of Thanks by the Head,Junior school, Ms Amrit Rawel,.And the show concluded with a medley of folk dancesfrom different regions ,with a total of 150 studentsparticipating.The Chief Guest releases the Junior School magazine ,’The Fledglings’55

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WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS INTHE JUNIOR SCHOOLChristmas is , as we all know, a day of great religious significance , a day of caringand sharing and fun, cheer and gaiety. And it is with the same sentiment that, everyyear, the day is celebrated in the Junior school. This year, too, the preparations forthe festival began almost a month before .We ,eagerly looked forward to the day andwhen it was time for celebrations, the Junior school students , eagerly, made their wayto the Junior school amphi-theatre with faces and minds brimming with excitement.The programme began with the arrival of the Chief Guest, Mrs. S. Hooda , a wellknownsocial activist .This was followed by the prayer song and Mrs. Amrit Rawel,Head of the Junior school giving a short speech to formally welcome all the parentsand the guests.Oh, my Deer!English plays based on the life of Jesus Christ form an important part of the celebrationsevery year. This year two plays ‘ The Birth of Christ’ and ’Santa’s Day Off’ werechosen to be staged. The first play, ’The Birth of Christ’ was a delightful play withchildren playing the parts of Joseph, Mary , the three Wise Men and animal shepherds–to perfection. The second play ’Santa’s Day Off’, too, was a runaway success. Thestory revolved around Santa who wanted to take a day off but could not do so becauseof some problems faced by the people. The carols that accompanied the plays ,too,were most appropriate and had the entire audience swaying with delight.The Chief Guest, towards the end of the programme, gave a short speech on theimportance and significance of Christmas and the spirit with which the festival oughtto be celebrated. And, finally, this beautiful day came to an end with snow spraysand party boomers and, most importantly, Santa Claus distributing gifts and presentsamong the children.-Arjun Singh Guram, VOThe Chief Guest ,Ms. S. Hooda. being gifted a souvenir57

YPS Year Book 2012• BAISAKHI CELEBRATIONS‘Baisakhi’ is an important festival of North Indiawhich is celebrated on 13th April , every year. It iscelebrated as the harvesting of the golden brownwheat crop begins on this day amidst joy and fun. It was on this very day that the tenth Guru, GuruGobind Singhji, founded the Khalsa Panth, too.The Junior school celebrated this festival , belatedly,on 17th April, due to the annual treks. The SchoolChoir sung the traditional celebration song-‘GiddhaMalvayian Da…’. Sehaj Anand of class II playedthe ‘dhol’ and had everyone swaying and tappingtheir feet to the beat. The students of class IIperformed the ‘Bhangra’ and Waris of class III andthe rest of the dancers enthralled us through theirrhythmic movements. A few students spoke on theimportance of this harvest festival, too. The showwas greatly appreciated by the Principal, the staffand the students• INDEPENDENCE DAYCELEBRATIONSJunior school celebrated Independence Day on16th August 16. The programme was conducted byTwinkle Arora of class V. To begin with, Rana Sanjogand Yashneet Kaur of class V told everybody thehistory of Indian freedom struggle. All the singingstars sang the patriotic number ,’Kar Chale Hum FidaJaano Tan Saathio’ and ‘Oh beautiful for spaciousskies’. The Junior School guitarists showcased theirtalent playing ‘Sare jahaan se achacha’The programme ended with the whole of JuniorSchool singing the National Anthem.Kabir Arora, Class IV O• REPUBLIC DAYCELEBRATIONS -The Junior School celebrated the 64th RepublicDay on January 24. The programme, conductedby Ananya of Class V, was full of patriotic fervour.Abhinandan and Anahat of Class V began theprogramme, informing the students of significanceof the Republic Day. They talked about the freedomstruggle and the realization of the dream of allfreedom fighters - Independence in 1947 -and,subsequently, India attaining the status of a Republicin 1950.This introduction was followed by a patriotic poemrecited by students of Class V. The singing stars ofthe Junior School sang Lata Mangeshkar’s mostfamous patriotic song ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’- asong which never fails to move and remind us of thecountless sacrifices made by our freedom fightersand our brave soldiers.The programme concluded with the rendering of theNational Anthem.Ms.Avneet Brar Dhaliwal58

• VISIT TO A VILLAGE-Our class to was taken to a nearby village for aneducational trip. We started our exciting trip at around9 o’clock in the morning and the first thing we sawon reaching the village there was the gigantic birdEmu and its eggs. The eggs, we were surprised tosee, were of blue colour and each egg weighed halfa kilogram. Next we saw two polyhouses, in onethere were red roses and in the other some rosesof several colours. During this visit, we also got anopportunity to see some very routine day-to-daythings, but, this time, from very close quarters- suchas a tractor, a bullock cart, cows and buffaloes.The place, interestingly, was very calm and quietwith no traffic and noise of the city. As we werereturning, we were taken to a room where rosewater was made. We also got to see some sightswhich one can see only in a village-such as womenmaking dung cakes and a village government schoolwhere small children were sitting on the floor andstudying.We thanked our classmate’s parents who hadorganized this visit and returned to the school.Yuvnoor, Sachish and Chaitanya ,IIIO• JUNIOR SCHOOL’S VISIT TOA NATURE PARK-It was our dance class going on in the Danceroom, when we heard that we would be visitinga nature park. Soon, ma’am came and told us that wewere setting out .We stood in a queue and boardedthe School bus. Soon, we reached our destination-The Albert Ekka Nature Park.We went inside and saw various animals like guineapigs, hamsters, ducks and rabbits.We saw a tree house, too and went over bridges andto a lake.Finally, the time came for us to leave. We went tolook for the bus but, incidentally, it was not there. So,we sat in a circle and played a game. Soon, the buscame and we sat in it and came back to the school. Itwas a lovely trip!Angad ,II NWWW.YPSPATIALA.IN• VISIT TO A CHURCH AND AMOSQUESuch blessed opportunities do not come everyday!We, the students of class II, were taken to visita church and a mosque on 11th August by ourteachers.First, we visited a church situated in the famousBaradari gardens of the city The church had abeautiful building, calm and quiet from inside. Mostof us had never seen a church from inside beforethis. We saw the holy book of Christians, the Bible,too,Later, we visited a mosque, nearby. The mosque, aswe all know is a place of worship for the Muslims.This mosque, like every other mosque, was brightgreen in colour. There were oil lamps burning atvarious points. The atmosphere was very peaceful.We said our prayers and came back feeling evencloser to God!Miran, IIP59

YPS Year Book 2012• SPELL BEEA Spell-bee competition for classes I to V was held with each class fielding eight participants. The childrenwere to compete against their classmates and the child who managed to spell the words, consistently, correctly,remained in the game.The class wise winners of the competition were-Class I- Tanishq AggarwalClass III-Chitra GoelClass II- Hinam WaliaClass IV- Tanisha GargClass V- Rana Sunjog• QUIZ COMPETITIONS -Two inter-section quiz contests for classesIV and V were also held in the month ofAugust. The results were-The Junior School IPSC Yoga team poseswith the Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar,before leaving for the tournamentClass IV- Winners were class IVN teamcomprising of Tanisha Garg, Jannat Teja andGurnoorClass V- Winners were class VN teamcomprising of Abhey Ranwa, Abhey Bediand Sehajnoor Singh60

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE PREP SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT-2012“The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives” -Robert MaynardWe all know that every child has a spark and thePrep school considers it their duty to enkindle thatspark through love ,care and encouragement.The academic year -2012 was an eventful one.To imbibe and carry forward our cultural values,festivals play an important role. This year, wehad two class presentations of Prep II on Holi andBaisaskhi. The festival of Holi depicted the comingof spring and the class presentation on Baisakhi alsoincluded various festivities like Bihu and Chittari .April brought with it , the Annual Fruit Carnival ,which is an innovative way to talk to the childrenabout the importance of fruits. Our swimming sessionwith Prep II also started in April. The children weretaken to the pool during the school hours. For mostof them it was their first exposure to the sport butthey adapted to it well.We believe that a child whose curiosity is ignited inearly years , and who develops an excitement aboutlearning gets a positive head start in life. Our plethoraof activities which include craft work, dough playing,dance , music , art, all contribute towards giving thechildren this head start.The Teachers’ day celebrations gave some ofour wonderful dancers of Prep I an opportunityto showcase their talent by performing on aPunjabi number. The applause they received wasoverwhelming.‘The Earth Song ‘, our performance for the AnnualJunior School Entertainment programme by all the82 children of Prep II ,was a runaway success. Themessage ‘Save Our Earth’ was clearly conveyedby the little ones through their act. The importanceof conserving water, growing trees and using thegarbage was depicted in an engaging manner.Our Sports’ week in October and our games periodfor all the classes help in forming the basis ofsportsmanship in our children.Awareness of our surroundings and environment is animportant part of our curriculum. The Children duringthe year, were also taken to a farmhouse where theywere shown the farm life and farm animals.The much-awaited GK quiz was held on 11thDecember, which was another platform whichprepares our children for the forthcoming competitiveyears.We ended our academic year with an enjoyablepicnic for both Prep I and Prep II children in abeautiful farmhouse on 12th December.Among other things, our AV room and the timechildren spend in it, our music period and the rhymessung, our circle time, our story time and our classlibraries all help the children acquire the necessarycommunication skills to express their needs andfeelings.Our aim has always been to make the holisticdevelopment of the child complete. We nurture achild from the beginning to learn to think and to thinkand to learn.God bless our little ones!Mrs. Sukhbirinder Gill(Head, Prep School )61

YPS Year Book 2012• THE ANNUAL FRUIT FESTIVAL-“Fruits make you healthyThey give you energyAn apple or a guavaAn orange or a papayaEat a fruit everydayBut don’t throw the seed away…”30th April was a day of visual delight in the PrepSchool . Colourful , juicy fruits in baskets , in packetsand in boxes could be seen everywhere. Well, it wasour Annual Fruit carnival day-which we found was aninnovative and creative way to encourage children toeat fruits. Moreover, it also was strong learning aidsince we were making use of their visual, tactile andsense of taste together.The teachers started from the basics- telling thechildren that almost all fruits have to be washed beforethey are eaten so as to remove dirt and pesticides.It was also time to strengthen their primary concepts.Pineapple and water –melon were shown as examplesof heavy fruits and coconut and orange as examplesof hard and soft. Their taste buds were tickled with thejuices of lemon , oranges and ‘mosambi’ and piecesof mangoes, melon and cherries to experience thesour and the sweet taste.Some uncommon fruits like mulberry and shardawere also shown to the children. They were shownthe red edible seeds of pomegranate and were madeto taste dates.The Fruit carnival ended in a grand Fruit ‘chaat’ partyfor the whole Prep school-Mrs. Tarinder KaurA’fruit’ful exercise62

WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN• DANCING TO THE TUNE OF FESTIVALSOn the 9th of April, Prep IIN presented a dance showdepicting different Indian festivals that fall towardsthe fag end of spring.Our show commenced with the chimes of churchbells and a prayer meeting. Easter , which brings aray of hope and signifies new life and resurrectionof Christ was observed in a dance form with kidssharing the jelly beans, Easter eggs, Easter giftsbaskets and the hot Cross buns.Dressed in various Indian attires, our tiny totscelebrated the New Year and harvest festival ofsome Indian states. Amidst the colorful ‘rangoli’ ,marigold flowers ,coconut ,beetle leaves and ’divas’,the festival of Chittrai of Madurai was a treat to theeye.Clad in the traditional Bengali dresses –dhoti-kurtaand saree, our boys and girls thanked and praisedGod for the harvest and wished each other ‘PoilaBoishakh’ (Happy New Year) as they performed aBengali dance. This was followed by the slow stepsof the famous Bihu dance performed by our farmersfrom the North –East after the harvest.Last, but not the least, was the harvest festival ofPunjab which also marks the anniversary of the KhalsaPanth –the Baisakhi. The fast steps of ‘Bhangra’ andthe heady beats of the ‘Dholaks’ filled the air withjubilation.-Mrs. Anju Pande• A PERFECT PICNICWell, there cannot be a better way to end anacademic session than to take the little children outfor a picnic.Towards the end of December, the students ofthe Prep school were taken to a farm situated inthe midst of green fields. The farm house wasbeautiful with lush green grass and bloomingchrysanthemums all around.A journey, short or long, always makes childrenfeel hungry and soon they were settled andmunching away their goodies. The food sessionbeing over, they were taken around to see thefields, the barn and the pool –which was barricadedfor safety reasons .In the peaceful surroundings ,all one could hear, see and feel was the happinessof the children. Soon it was time to leave. With aquick round of ‘thank you’ for the host, we left theplace.Mrs. SK Gill63

YPS Year Book 2012• VISIT TO A RAILWAY STATIONThese days, children don’t get many opportunitiesto travel by train .Therefore, to give them anexperience and make them familiar with a railwaystation, the children of Prep II were taken to thecity railway station.As soon as we reached there, the children got aglimpse of a passing Goods’ train. The childrenwere excited to see coolies in their red uniformswearing their badges , and soon they wereexplained the role of a coolie.The children were taken around and shownvendors, the public announcement system andthe big digital clock. The children were told of theimportance of keeping the railway station clean andwere also made familiar with the Police Assistancebooth, the electronic time table, the enquiry window,ticket window , book stall and the retiring room.The visit was short but enjoyable and educative.• INTRA CLASS QUIZ--Mrs. Neelam BatraAt the end of every academic session,a quiz isorganized in the Prep school. This year ,too, the quizwas held in December. One interesting thing therewas that the tiny tots didn’t face it as a quiz , but moreas a game.There were three teams, with each team comprisingtwo students from Prep II. There were ten roundsof questions, the last round being a visual round.The topics covered were music instruments, games,birds, insects, water animals, domestic and wildanimals, seasons, festivals and national leaders.At the end of the quiz there was an audience round,too.The Chief guests , Mrs. Helen Kumar and Mrs Nishi.Bhatnagar, were elated to see the kids answer thequestions which perhaps many an adult would finddifficult to answer. The Chief guests congratulated theparticipants and gave each one of them a chocolateas a token of encouragement.Mrs. Anju PandeOn the right ‘track’ –at the Railway station‘I Can tell You Why’ -Quiz in progress64

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YPS Year Book 2012The year 2012 emerged as a milestone for the Phulkians, as theywent about their activities with great fervor and determination. Allthe hard work paid off with the Phulkian House being declared theChampion House.The following appointments were made during the year-House Captains-Sukhpal Singh and Sumeet RathoreHouse Prefects- Parampal Sidhu and Arshdeep SidhuThe Head boy, Arsh Bansal was also from the Phulkian House.Here is brief synopsis of our achievements-Both the Sports and the Cultural Trophy were won by PhulkianHouse.Swimming- The house stood second in the Inter-house Swimmingcompetition. Ayushi Saluja made us proud by participating in theNationals.Shooting- Shivankat Singh Hanjra represented the School in theSGFI National Games.Athletics-The House missed the Athletics’ Trophy by a narrow marginand stood second. There were brilliant individual performances.Harkirat Dhillon won the Best Athlete (Senior boys) , Khushbeen wasadjudged as the Best Athlete ( Junior girls),Arsh Bansal, Rehmat Pal,Jaskaran and Khushbeen participated in the Nationals.Cricket-The House did exceptionally well in cricket. Viren wasawarded the Best Batsman trophy and Harkirat Dhillon won theNalagarh Cricket Trophy. PH won the Senior Inter-House Cricket Cupas well . Viren and Harkirat participated in the Nationals as well.Hockey- Phulkian House has a strong hold on hockey. Besideswinning the Inter-House Hockey Competition, we can boast ofa number of State and National level players. Karan Khinda,Sukhpal Singh, Jaskaran, Jaiveer and Gursewak participated in theNationals.Roller Skating-Akshit Saini participated in the Nationals in rollerskatingBasketball-The House won the Inter-House Basketball competitionsin the Junior girls’ and Junior boys’ categories.Fencing-Sartaj Singh participated in the Nationals for fencing .Boxing- Karan Khinda won a Bronze medal at the IPSC Boxingtournament.Archery-Yuvraj Singh made us proud by participating in theNationals in archery.Cross Country-Khushbeen and Jaskaran won positions in theInter-House Cross Country races.Mountaineering- Uttamjeet Singh, Harpreet, Gursewak andJaskirat were part of the Mountaineering expedition . Uttamjeetwas awarded a special prize for mountaineering.House Night- Phulikan House dominated in cultural activitiesas well. We won the first position in the English play, ’Bhangra’and classical dance. This helped us grab the first position in theHouse Nights. Rehmat Pal was adjudged the Best Actor for hissplendid performance in the English play.Debates and Declamations- Phulkian House won theDramatics Trophy. The house stood first in the Debatingcompetition for the Middle School .A number of Phulkians were awarded special prizes-Academics-Amica Nehal Memorial Award-Arsh BansalSpecial prize for Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Computers-Harpinder SinghBest Result in English and Maths- Gautam Jain and HarshdevGoyalTopper in the ICSE Examination-Chetan GoyalA number of Phulkians were awarded the Platinum andDiamond awards for excellence in academics.Art Shields – Karandeep Singh (Seniors) and Khushbeen(Juniors)Best Actor in the School Play-Chahat SharmaThe year 2012 showed us what we are capable of. It is onlynatural that we will try and get even better in the coming year.- House Captains68

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YPS Year Book 2012One more year gone ,and ritually, as I sit to write a report on activitiesof the House, the sequence of events flash in my memory, remindinghow the journey started, expectations, preparations, planning, hoursof hard work, excitement, as we sailed through. It is a feeling ofgratification at the end of the journey, to sit and count the fruits ofour achievements!The success of a House is often judged by the number of competitionswon over the year. Well, based on those criteria, we have had fairlysatisfactory achievements .Without using superlatives, I am proud tomention that we won the followings trophies-:• Inter-House Soccer Trophy• The Inter-House Athletics’ Trophy• The Inter-House Basketball Trophy• The Inter-House Badminton (boys) TrophyWhile on the co-curricular activities, our major success was quiz anddebates, the over-all Quiz trophy for the seniors being won by us.With all things in life, there are ups and downs. It is not always thewinning that counts, but rather taking part, and I have felt that takingpart and competing is important and if we win along the way, that’sa bonus.We had a major draw in English plays. The performance of the castleft an impact on the audience. No regrets, for the house got the thirdposition. The Hindi play too was a unique performance put up by thehouse and we got the second position.girl, Riya Singla, and Games and Sports’ prefect, Harnoor Kaur,were from our House.The House prefect ,Jobanjeet Singh, is an outstanding hockeyplayer. He was selected for the Nationals three times and playedfor the school team in IPSC tournaments.. His contributionduring all Inter-house events was significant.The House Captain, Dyanit Kaur, is a hard-working girl and hasalso played for the school team in IPSC. Her contribution duringall Inter-house events was significant.The list is endless, but I have constraints of space. It shall notbe fair if I miss out the names of Kamaljit Singh for cricket,AkshayDhand for directing the Punjabi skit for the House, andmany more. The boys and girls played their part to the best oftheir ability.A big thank you to the outstanding Prefect body who kept theHouse together over the past year, to the staff for their supportin various activities. I am also grateful to the Assistant HouseMaster- Mr. Jaswant Singh, the matron-,Mrs. A.K. Brar ,and allthe attendants for their co-operation and assistance.Mr. Rajesh John (House Master)We got the second position in the annual House nights. Our Housesecured the first position in the Punjabi skit and the the secondposition in ‘Bhangra ‘which was an all girls’ performance.The year was successful for the Mohindra House because the Head70

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YPS Year Book 2012The academic year -2012 was a fruitful year for Dhani Ram House,with the Dhanians proving their mettle in all fields.The flag of DhaniRam House kept flying high up as the house excelled in the followingevents:-SPORTS• AthleticsThe House won the Inter-house Cross-country race(Boys). KaranKaila was first and Lovepreet Bhuller stood secondShehzad Sidhu, the House Captain, bagged gold in shot put anddiscus throw at ICSE/ISC Zonal and North Athletic Meet. He alsowon gold medal in shot-put, discus throw and hammer throw atthe 49th All India IPSC Athletic Meet held at Punjab Public School,Nabha, and was adjudged the Best Athlete of the Meet.• SwimmingThe House won the following events-Principal’s cup and the Inter house swimming competitions. A newschool record was made by DRH relay team which completed8X25m free-style relay in 2.18.13 seconds.At the IPSC Swimming Meet, Rushil Kapoor secured the 1st positionin 100m and 200m free-style events. Karan Brar was declared 3rdin 100m free-style.. Vibhuti Sayal secured the 1st position in 50m,100m, 200m back stroke; 200m butterfly, 200 and 400m IndividualMedley, 4X100m and 4X200m freestyle and 4X100 Medley Relay.Saleena Dhaliwal bagged the 1st position in 4X100m and 4X200mfreestyle relay and in 100m freestyle. She was declared 2nd in 200 mand 400 m free style and 3rd in 800m and 1500m freestyle races.• ShootingManpreet Malhi participated in the rifle shooting category in the 57thSchool Nationals held at Pune. He won a silver medal in the U-14category in the Open Sight Air-rifle event.• CricketThe House teams stood first in the inter-house Sub Junior, Juniorand Medium cricket matches.Karan Kaila, the Deputy Head Boy of the school, was adjudged theMan of the Tournament at the 11th Dhruv Pandove Memorial T-20Cricket Tournament.• HockeyHouse teams stood first in the inter-house U-17 and second in theU - 19 Hockey matches.• BadmintonHouse teams secured the second position in the inter-house U -14 Badminton (girls) and O - 14 Badminton (boys) matches.• BasketballHouse teams stood first in the inter-house U - 14 Basketball(girls) and second in the U - 19 Basketball (boys) matches.• TennisHouse teams secured the second position in the inter-houseU – 14 Tennis and O – 14 Tennis (boys) matches• SoccerHouse team stood second in the inter-house U – 17 Soccermatches.The following students were awarded school colours in thefollowing sports-Pritam Pal Brar, Saleena Dhaliwal and Vibhuti Sayal –SwimmingKaran Kaila – CricketAchal Pratap (U – 19) and Manpreet Malhi (U – 19) –ShootingGurjeet Randhawa - AthleticsExtra Curricular ActivitiesThe House secured the following positions in the followingevents-Inter-house Sports’ Quiz – FirstInter-house Science Quiz – SecondInter-house General Knowledge Quiz – FirstInter-house Punjabi Debate – FirstIn the House Nights, House secured the following awards-English Play – SecondFolk Dance – SecondChoreography - Second- Mehramat Sidhu, XII Accounts72

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YPS Year Book 2012The year 2012 was a fruitful one for the Girls’Boarding House.The year started with Simran Dhaliwal andMukhnaam Chatha being appointed as the HouseCaptain and Prefect, respectively. The girls put up aspirited performance during all the Inter-house andthe Inter-school activities and the results were inaccordance with the efforts put in.Throughout the session, the girls participated invarious sports activities and made their House aswell as school proud. Janavi, Guneev, Reetinder,Inayat, Anahat, Ravneek and Ekam were part ofthe school U-19 Basketball team. The team stoodfirst in the Zonal matches. Janavi,Reetinder,Guneevand Ravneek were further selected for the districts,whereas Janavi was also selected for the state level.Rashan ,Manvinder, Komal, Ashmeet,Avneet werepart of the U-14 school basketball team. Guneevwon a gold medal in hammer throw at the 49th IPSCAthletic Meet held at Punjab Public School, Nabha.The girls showed a lot of enthusiasm and skill inthe various cultural programmes, too-in Housenights, dramatics and debating. Guneev took partin the All India IPSC IT Fest held at Welham Boys’School, Dehradun.Along with all the sports and cultural activities,the girls worked hard in academics, too and manyof them achieved Platinum, Diamond and Goldcategories in their Annual exam results-Ms. Simrat Malhotra (House mistress)74

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe old Phulkian House has been demolished to pave way for a new state-of-the –art building for the House. The Phulkian House, as a matter of fact. holds thedistinction of being the oldest house in the school and traces its name to the famous Phulkian dynasty of the Patiala royal family. The House was earlier known asthe Headmaster’s house.75

YPS Year Book 2012Row I- Saihejmer, Jashan, Mr. Kenneth Fernandez( Assistant House master) ,Ms. Vidushi Datta( House Mistress), Ms. Anju Rana( Matron), Randeep, RajdeepRow II- Abhay Bedi, Sumer Raj, Tarshpreet, Parvaz, Gurinder, Mehtab, Ompreet, Harabhay, Gursanjam, ManakshThe session started with just a few students of classV , as all the class V students were promoted toclass VI and shifted to the Senior Boarding house.But ,soon, with new admissions , the Housestrength grew as well as the process of dealingwith the emotional issues of the children. Someof them would cry for their parents and home.But then a lot of coaxing, care , love and affectionof the House staff helped them to settle down andstart enjoying their boarding school life.The students of the Holding house remained involvedin almost all the school activities –sports and culturalduringthe year. They were members of U-12 teamsin IPSC, inter-school and inter-house tournaments ingames like hockey, soccer and cricket.The students also participated in the Junior SchoolEntertainment programme and other activities of theJunior school such as the Christmas celebrations andthe athletics tournament. Tarshpreet was adjudgedthe Best Athlete in the sub-junior category at the AnnualSchool Sports’ Day.The students, of course, did well in academics , too, andone name that needs a special mention is that of AbhayBedi.I wish them all the very best and hope that they inculcategood habits and do very well in the coming session too.-Ms. Vidushi Datta(House Mistress)76

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YPS Year Book 2012THE HOUSE NIGHTSThe Annual House Nights for Dhaniram House, Phulkian House and Mohindra House were celebrated on18th August, 1st September and 15th September, respectively.The judges for the three House nights were Mrs. Geetanjli Ghuman, an old Yadavindrian of 1976 batch and, presently, running a well-known kindergarten‘Stepping Stones’, Mrs Harpreet Grewal , an old Yadavindrian of 1981 batch and the winner of the prestigious Yadavindra medal during her stay in the School,and Dr.Anjleen Kaur, an old Yadavindrian of the 1984 batch and , presently, a well-known and successful medical practitioner.THE DHANIRAM HOUSE NIGHT-The Chief Guest for the evening was Dhaniram House night was Dr Sukhdeep SinghBoparai, an old student of the School of the 1973 batch and a former Dhanian. Dr.Boparai is ,a reputed eye surgeon , a member of the American Society for Cataract andRefractive Surgery and also a music enthusiast.The show commenced with the vibrant House song, ‘The Best, the Best, is DRH’ andwas followed by an English adaptation of the famous play, ‘Toba Tek Singh’ by theplaywright Sadat Hasan Manto. The play dealt with the travails andrigours of partition and the effect the great event had on the life of thecommon man. A humorous Punjabi skit regaled the audience thoroughlywith its comic timing and punches. Other performances included a foottappingcontemporary dance performance and a Haryanavi folk dance byHouse boys and girls. The show concluded with the boisterous ‘Bhangra’.The fillers during the evening were rendered by Urvashi, Sparsh and theHouse bandTurbulent Times-A still from the heart-rending play, ’TobaTek Singh’Gyrating with Grace78

THE PHULKIAN HOUSE NIGHT-WWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe Chief Guest for the Phulkian House Night wasMajor Amardeep Singh, an old Yadavindrian of the1982 batch and a former Phulkian. Major Amardeepis a reputed and decorated soldier with awards likethe Sena Medal and the Chief’s Commendation Cardto his credit.Divine Dance- A performance depicting the life and times of Lord KrishnaThe evening ,once again, began with the sprightlyHouse song ‘Phulkians are Here for You’, whichwas followed by ‘ Sacrifice’ ,an English play adaptedfrom a short story by Rabindranath Tagore. The playwas a telling comment on the old practice of offeringsacrifices in temples and the resistance it receivedfrom certain sections of the society. This was followedby an enthralling Brij dance by junior girls , a dancesequence titled ‘Search for Life’ on the scourges thatail our young generation and an entertaining Hindiskit. The fillers were English songs by Eekshita andSurleen, Punjabi songs by Sukhpal Singh and ArshBansal and a Hindi song by Akshit Saini.THE MOHINDRA HOUSE NIGHT-Last, but, certainly, not the least to be celebratedwas the Mohindra House Night, for which Mr.Anurag Joshi, an old Yadavindrian of the 1965 batchand a former Mohindrian, was the Chief Guest. Mr.Anurag Joshi has a vast experience of teaching inreputed public schools, including Yadavindra PublicSchool, Patiala, and has been associated with someprestigious banks .He is, presently, successfullyrunning his own business.Custom(e) Made- English play’Sacrifice’ questioned the relevance of some old customs and traditionsThe programme began on a perfect note with theHouse song, ’This House is the Best’. Students put up79

YPS Year Book 2012an English adaptation of a Kannadaplay, ‘FamiliarStranger’, revolvingaround the theme ofdiminishing social valuesand a consequent need forchange. A short Punjabiskit on the evil ofcorruption in our present-day society,both entertained and enlightened the audience.Other performances included a contemporarydance, a folk dance from the scenic Kashmir anda well-choreographed presentation with patrioticovertones. The fillers, which included two Englishand one Punjabi song, were rendered by SakshiJohn, Mukhnaam Kaur and Rajneesh.All three House nights were followed by grand,sumptuous dinners on the respective House lawns.The final results of the House nights were-• ENGLISH PLAY-I - PH(Sacrifice)II - DRH(Toba Tek Singh)III - MH(Familiar Strangers)• INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS IN THEENGLISH PLAYI - Rehmat pal Singh (Phulkian House)II - Harsimrat Singh (Dhaniram House)III - Yadavindra Sharma (DhaniramHouse)• SKIT-I - MHII - PHIII - DRH• FOLK DANCE-I - PH(Brij Raas)II - DRH (Haryanvi)III - MH (Kashmiri)• CHOREOGRAPHY/CONTEMPORARY-I - MH( ‘Saare Jahan se Achcha)II - DRH(Street Jazz)III - PH( Search for Life)• ‘BHANGRA’ -I - PHII - MHIII - DRH• THE OVER - ALL HOUSE POSITIONS-I - PHII - MHIII - DRHAcolourful presentation on the love for the country and patriotism‘Honesty is the Best Policy” –this Punjabi skit proved the old-age adage right80

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE CHAMPION HOUSE –PHULKIAN HOUSEThe Cock House was re-christened theChampion House, a few years ago. Thisyear, amidst some tough competitionthe coveted title was , finally, won bythe Phulkian House. The scoring takesinto account performance in the fields ofacademics, sports and cultural activities.The House –wise points are as follows-The Phulkian House team receiving the Champion Cup Trophy from the Chief Guest,Maharani Preneet KaurPosition House PointsI PHULKIAN 30II MOHINDRA 26III DHANIRAM 2281

YPS Year Book 2012SCORE SHEET OF INTER- HOUSE CULTURALACTIVITIES -2012Sl. INTER- HOUSE ACTIVITY MH DRH PH1 Mime Competition 2 1 32 Hindi Play 4 2 63 English Play 2 4 64 Sports’ Quiz 1 3 25 Environmental Quiz 3 1 26 House Nights 4 2 6MIDDLE SECTION7 English Debate 3 2 18 Hindi Debate 2 1 39 Punjabi Debate 1 2 310 Poster- Making Competition 3 2 111 General Knowledge Quiz 3 2 112 Science Quiz 1 2 313 English Creative -Writing 5 1 -14 Hindi Creative- Writing 3 1 215 Punjabi Creative -Writing 2 3 1SENIOR SECTION16 English Debate 3 1 217 Hindi Debate 3 2 118 Punjabi Debate 1 3 219 Imaginative Competition 2 1 320 General Knowledge Quiz 1 3 221 Science Quiz 3 1 222 English Creative -Writing 1 ½ 1 ½ 323 Hindi Creative- Writing 1 3 224 Punjabi Creative- Writing 2 3 1TOTAL SCORE 56 ½ 47 ½ 5882

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INCREATIVE WRITING AND ART AND PAINTING COMPETITIONSAn English Creative Writing and an Art and Painting competiiton were conducted by the School for all classes from I toXII on 24th August, and 25th August, respectively. The competitions were held under the patronage of Schoolsindia, anEducational Portal company, based in Chennai, working for the cause of education.The topics for the competitions were-ARTCREATIVE WRITING• Sub-Junior classes ( I,II and III) - Flag My Parents• Junior classes (IV,V and VI) Circus My Favourite Holiday• Sub-Senior classes (VII, VIII and IX) A Celebration Scene Modern day Role Model• Senior classes (X,XI and XII) Wild Life A Day before the ExaminationRESULTS -School students won the following prizes in the following categories-• Avreet Kaur,XP- 2nd prize in Essay writing ( awarded a gold medal and rupees 500)• Simranpreet Kaur,VIIIE-3rd prize in Art competition ( awarded a gold medal and rupees 200)• Jobanjeet Singh,XII Arts-Silver medal in Art competition• Sakshi John,VIIIO-Silver medal in Essay writing• Sukriti ,VIIP-Silver medal in Essay writing• Harnoor Chahal,XII Arts- Bronze medal in Essay writing• Jasleen Sandhu,XI Arts- Bronze medal in Essay writing• Manpreet Kaur, XI Commerce- Bronze medal in Essay writing83

YPS Year Book 2012INTER-PUBLIC SCHOOL QUIZZES-• WINNING THE JK KATE MEMORIAL INTER-PUBLIC SCHOOL QUIZ AT PUNJAB PUBLICSCHOOL , NABHA- Aditya Singh , XII Science,and Ravneet Singh, XII Science , participated in,and won, the 1st Padamshree JK Kate MemorialInter School Quiz hosted by the Punjab PublicSchool, Nabha, on 7th September.A written General Knowledge test wasconducted prior to the main quiz, from whichsix schools were selected for the final round.Aditya and Ravneet won the final round of thequiz with a total of 159 points, gaining a lead of40 points over their closest competitor. Theywere presented with an impressive trophy bythe Chief Guest• FREE THINKER’S QUIZ- A team of fourschool students –Hitesh Bansal, HarpinderSingh, Kamalpreet Singh and Arshdeep Rekhiparticipatedin the Free Thinker’s Quiz held atChandigarh Group of Colleges, Mohali. The quizwas organized by the All India ManagementAssociation (AIMA).The team, after competingin the preliminary round, was selected in thetop 12 schools from a total of 45 schools,forthe semi-final round . Subsequently, the schoolteam won the semi-final round and weredeclared the 2nd runners-up. They wereawarded with a cash prize of rupees 2000,certificates and a trophy.• SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT AND CURRENTAFFAIRS QUIZ- Anirudh Gupta and Sanil Garg,IX, participated in the Inter-school Science,Environment and Current Affairs quiz conductedby Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls’ Public School,Jodhpur, from 9th to 13th August. The studentsreached the final round of the quiz and securedthe second position. They were awardedprizes along with a cash prize of rupees fivehundred.…In the Know-How- Winners with the trophy84

MAKING A MARK IN MIMEWWW.YPSPATIALA.INMAKING A MARK IN MIMEMAKING A MARK IN MIMEMAKING MAKING A MARK MARK IN IN MIME MIMEMAKING A MARK IN MIMEMAKING A MARK IN MIMEA team of six school students participated in the AllIndia IPSC Cultural Festival held at L.K.SinghaniaEducation Centre, Gotan, from 30th September to2nd October. A total of twelve schools participatedin the festival.School students performing mimeSchool team comprising Riya Singla, Dyanit Kaur,Nanakdeep Singh and Hashneen Kaur stood secondin the Mime competition. They performed on thetopic of ‘Tragedy of a Trickster’. .Arsh Bansal participated in the Western Solosinging and Akshita Singla in the elocutioncategory.School team with renowned actor, Mr. Boman Irani, and other dignitaries at the Fest venue85

YPS Year Book 2012• STANDING FIRST IN CREATIVE-WRITING COMPETITION HOSTED BYSPRINGDALES SCHOOL, NEW DELHI-Jashanjit Kaur , XI Science, bagged the first prize inan Inter-public school Creative Writing Competition.A total of seventeen reputed schools, includingschools from Delhi, participated in the contest.Jashanjit wrote eloquently on the topic , “ GenderDiversity”• THE FRANK ANTHONY MEMORIALINTER-SCHOOL DEBATEInayat Walia and Raghav Mittal ,X, participated inthe prestigious Frank Anthony Memorial Inter-PublicSchool English Debate and qualified for the secondround. The event was held at Punjab Public School,Nabha. The team were declared the Best Teamand Inayat Walia was adjudged the First Runner-upSpeaker.At the same time, YPS, Patiala, hosted the Round I ofthe same debate on 16th April. The following schoolsparticipated –• Holy Heart Presidency School, Amritsar• Punjab Public School, Nabha• Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana• Sacred Heart Higher Secondary ConventSchool, Ludhiana• The British Co-Ed High School, Patiala• Yadavindra Public School, Mohali• Yadavindra Public School, PatialaSchool students also participated in a number of otherInter-public school debates and declamations overthe year. Some of them were hosted by RashtriyaIndian Military College, Dehradun, Mayo College(Girls) School, Ajmer, Mayo College(Boys), Ajmer,Pinegrove School ,Subathu, and Lawrence School,SanawarJasleen Sandhu, XI Arts, Ragini Singla and PuneetRathore, VIIIN, also participated in the selfcomposedpoetry and recitation competitions onthe same occasion . They composed poems onthe topic, ’The Magic of Forest’The Frank Anthony Debate in progressAashna Duggal,VIII, was declared the Mindspark Champ of the Week inAugust. She receives the coveted award from the Principal ,Mr. StanleyVinod Kumar

Celebrating the Birth Centenary Year of School Founder,Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra SinghjiWWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe School, Yadavindra Public School,Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra Singhji founded wasa true public school in real sense as it laid equalemphasis on academics and sports , as well as onother co-curricular activities, Maharajadhiraj beinga great patron and promoter of sports himself. Inthe picture below, His Highness ( in the centre)is seen with the School Hockey team along withformer Principal, Col Frank Von Goldstein, andschool staff, in the School Stadium.87

YPS Year Book 2012According to the ritual ,the prefects of the academic year-2012-were hosted to a dinner at the Principal’s residenceas a thanks –giving gesture for the all the duties and responsibilities they have rendered through the year withabsolute sincerity ,dedication and devotion88

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INRow I- Sanna Singh, Sumeet Rathore, Chahat Sharma ( Deputy Head Girl), Joy Sidhu, Simrandeep Kaur, Mukhnaam ChathaRow II- Nanakdeep Singh, Harnoor Chahal, Seerat Puri, Riya Singla( Head Girl), Arshdeep Sidhu, Dyanit Kaur, Arsh Bansal ( Head Boy)Row III- Nikhil Kohli, Sahejbir Uppal, Karan Kaila ( Deputy Head Boy), Sukhpal Singh, Harkirat Dhillon, Mukhtiar Dhaliwal, Shehzad SidhuRow IV- Navi Joshi, Aditya Singh, Hitesh Bansal, Jobanjit Singh, Parampal Sidhu, Arjan Singh89

YPS Year Book 2012THE PREFECTS’ INVESTITURE CEREMONYThe Investiture ceremony, an event of great pride and joy, was held on 18th February for the appointment of prefects for the new academic session. The ritualisticceremony took place in the school amphi- theatre, beginning at 9 am.The ceremony , among others , was attended by parents who could be seen beaming with pride to see their wards taking up the new responsibility. The programmebegan with the new appointments and the outgoing prefects walking, impressively, into the well of theatre. The outgoing prefects, thereafter, handed over theschool flags and the House flags to their worthy successors. The new appointments were presented with badges, school neck ties and a scroll enlisting the dutiesand responsibilities to be rendered by a prefect , by the Principal, the Vice Principal, the Housemasters , the Assistant Housemasters and other senior teachers,to the administration of oath. The ceremony concluded with the Principal congratulating the new prefects and exhorting them to perform and discharge their newduties with all sincerity and dedication.90

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe Vice Principal , Ms. Nishi Bhatnagar, administers the oath of allegiance to prefectsThe Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar, awards the badge to the Head Boy, Akshit SainiTHE NEW PREFECTS APPOINTED FOR THE YEAR ARE:-• The Head Boy: Akshit Saini• The Head Girls:- Vireet Randhawa and Jashanjit Kaur• The Deputy Head Boy: Rushil Kapoor• The Deputy Head Girl: Akshita Singla• Sports’ Captains:- Ashish John, Reetinder Kaur• Dhaniram House Captains:- Harkunwar Singh,Tanveen Lamba• Dhaniram House Prefects:- Vishesh Mittal, Simran Bains• Mohindra House Captains:- Sikandar Singh, Guneev Sidhu• Mohindra House Prefects:- Arvind Chauhan, Manleen Grewal• Phulkian House Captains:- Karanbir Khinda, Nehmat Sekhon• Phulkian House Prefects:- Amanjot Ahuja,Sukhmani Khangura• Girls’ Boarding House Captain:- Jaskirat Kaur• Girls’ Boarding House Prefect:- Viralpat• Extra Curricular Activities’ Captain:- Manpreet Kaur Chadha• Extra Curricular Activities’ Prefect:- Manpreet Kaur Cheema• Literary Society Captain:- Meharamat Sidhu• Literary Society Prefect:- Jasleen Sandhu• Out Reach Captain:- Rabani Attri• Out Reach Prefect:- Amrita Kang• Out Bound Activities’ Prefect:- Snehjot Cheema91

YPS Year Book 2012ATTENDING THE KHUSHWANTSINGH LITERARY FESTIVALA team of six school students and one staff member attended the Khushwant Singh Lit Fest-2012 held at Kasauli from 12th to 14th October.The Kasauli club positively ‘lit’ up with the sparklingpersonalities present for the three day austereevent.The event had been initiated and conducted byRahul Singh, Khushwant Singh’s illustrious son.We ,Yadavindrians ,attended the second day at theFest and the amazing celebrities present almostoverwhelmed us- but we persevered in our pursuit ofautographs and pictures with the august company.The club was filled to the brim ,with still more coming.It started off with a session on Amrita Shergilwhose paintings left a remarkable-if somberimpacton our impressionable minds. The questionsession that followed was stimulating and theanswers even more so. It also highlighted the lackThe Principal and staff with prolific writer, Ms. Shobha De92

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INof interest we Indians take in her art as no onehas come forward to preserve Amrita’s works.The lecture was delivered by Yashodhara Dalmia, a well-known art historian and independentcurator.On account of the huge crowd present, thenext session was shifted outdoors. This wasthe session on Sanawar and Kasauli, deliveredby Dr. Harish Dhillon. His anecdotes on hisdays at The Lawrence School, as both studentand Headmaster, left us in fits of laughter andendeared him irrevocably to the hearts of allpresent there.Raaja Bhasin, who is very particular about thatdouble ‘a’, talked about environment in andaround Kasauli. Being a Cottonian himself, he puthis children in The Lawrence School, and nowhis school buddies ask, ‘OMG, what have youDONE????’The next session was titled ‘ A Train to Pakistan’- which the moderator assured us was not themovie. It was a session on India - Pakistanrelations and their gradual improvement. ManiShankar Aiyer, former Union minister andCongressman, highlighted the pitfalls in theIndia- Pakistan relationship and stressed the factthat the people across the border are the same.In light of our recent visit to Lahore, we heartilyagreed. Prem Shankar Jha, a veteran journalist,began his speech agreeing with Mr. Aiyer and thenadded a cheeky-‘They started it.’ He told us that it isthe duty of the new generation to remain untouchedby the horrors of partition to build relations and bondsstronger than borders.Rahul Singh, who revels in calling and introducinghimself as Khushwant Singh’s son, gave his ownsolution for the Kashmir crisis, encouraging acrossthe-border trade relations.Shobhaa De launched ‘Bonsai Kitten’ which promisesto be a revolutionary 1st book. She regaled theaudience with events from her previous book launchesand how important marketing is for her.The next session was the much- awaited session onFaiz Ahmed Faiz,the legendary Pakistani poet,and itwas held by his daughter ,Salima Hashmi. She readbeautiful and heart- wrenching letters and poemsthe celebrated poet wrote to his wife. The audiencewas full of sniffling noses and misty eyes, and thegentleman standing next to us couldn’t stop the flowof ‘Wah! Wah!’ from his lips. We, good sir, fullyunderstand your sentiments!Later, we caught up with the ever- witty BachiKarkaria for an interview- which she graciously gaveat length. She complained that people don’t read herarticle anymore and just skip to the quote by AlecSmart.While Shobhaa De signed books in the library , wepiled into our Innova and made haste. The hillsof Kasauli were green and good, but the plains ofPatiala were calling- and rather urgently.-Jashanjit Kaur, XI ScienceMr. Pardeep Ghuman, staff member, before a sketch of theirrepressible Khushwant Singh93

YPS Year Book 2012WE HAD A WORD WITH…• BACHI KARKARIA, ONE OFCOUNTRY’S LEADING COLUMNISTAND WRITERS-Q. What inspires you to write, ma’am?A. Life! When you have a column, it’s like thereis something you see and you want to writeabout it. Or there is an incident or a personwho appeals to you ,and yes, he doesn’t haveto be anyone famous. When you’re writinga column especially a column like mine (reference made to ‘Erratica’, the weeklycolumn in The Times of India) which is basedon current affairs, you’re always on thelookout for a topical subject and thankfully,our Indian politicians are very obliging.Q. How do you manage to put so much wit intoyour columns?A. I don’t know. It is all natural, none of it is labored.I suppose it comes from reading a lot of jokebooks as a kid, you develop a sort of universalsense of humor and timing.You know where totake a dig and where to laugh it off. Then, I reada lot of Wodehouse, and a lot of funny stories.Q. Can you tell us about your favorite author andfavorite book?A. This request has been following me around, andI can’t seem to put them down. As an authorI would recommend Amitav Ghosh, ArundatiRoy, Vikram Seth and Khushwant Singh duringhis earlier years.Q. How do you think this festival will promote thecause of books?A. You know, these days literary fests are poppingup like’ dhaba’ stalls. I feel, a fest should centrearound an idea associated with book reading,and then the whole thing should come about.When a literary fest is centered around apersonality whom everyone can relate to asa person first, and then as a writer, a sort ofripple effect starts-and from that a love ofliterature starts.Q. What do you have to say about the decline inreading habits in today’s world?A. I don’t think it’s reading that is declining- it’sthe way people read that is changing andwhat people are reading is declining .Here Iwould like to say that I think it’s for people likeus who are old fashioned to be very acceptingthat electronic media is taking over books. Idon’t think we should impose or encouragea particular method of reading, as long aspeople read. I’ll digress a little here, and tellSchool team with renowned columnist and author, Ms. Bachi KarkariaSchool team with cine artiste, Ms. Deepti Naval94

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INyou what I tell all young reporters that youshouldn’t be snobbish about what is news. If itinterests people ,it is news. When KhushwantSingh started the Illustrated Weekly, he madeus write not about what we thought wasimpressive, but what people thought wasinteresting. And that’s what made all thedifference.• DR. HARISH DHILLON, EMINENTWRiTER AND EDUCATIONIST -Q. What inspires you to write , sir?A. I was appointed in a shipping company. ThereI was asked to graduate before I started myjob and, thus, I came to Srinagar. During thecourse of my education, I was asked to teachin a missionary school where, incidentally,there was no English teacher at that point oftime.Q. Sir, how do you think this festival will promotethe cause of books?A. I think it will create an awareness . At suchfestivals, people get a first-hand interaction withthe writers and authors, which ,in turn, motivatesthem to buy their books.Q. Which is your favourite book?A. ‘The Kite Runner ‘,’The Sun also Sets’, ‘The OldMan and the Sea’ and ‘My Family and otherAnimals’Q. Sir, which is your favourite Khushwant Singhbook?A. ‘The History of the Sikhs ‘ in two volumes.Q. And, finally, sir, how would you describeKhushwant Singh in three words?A. Honest, Brutal and Brilliant !Mani Shankar Aiyer, renowned politician signs autographsfor the Head girlEminent educationist, Dr. Harish Dhillon, conducts his sessionThe Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar, with Mr. Rahul Singh, organizer of the Fest95

YPS Year Book 2012A MEETING WITH RUSKIN BONDWell, I didn’t know that my simple visit to Mussoorieduring the summer vacation would turn out to be sucha memorable one –for I never expected I would getto meet one of the great writers of our times, RuskinBond. Once we were in Mussoorie , I came to knowthat Ruskin Bond visits the famous Cambridge BookStore every Saturday ,between 4 o’clock and 6 o’clockin the evenings and inter-acts with visitors.I reached the Cambridge Book Store at the appointedhour and was pleased to see this short, fair but anamiable looking man sitting there with a smile on hisface. I went up to him and introduced myself as beinga student of Yadavindra Public School, Patiala. To mypleasant surprise, he was already well familiar with thename of my school (later I remembered that we hadinterviewed him for our school magazine a few yearsago).He was very polite and courteous. I told him of allhis wonderful books I had read and how much I hadliked them. He was pleased to know this. I availedthe opportunity to take some photographs with him,too, and as I left, I thanked him for giving me thisopportunity .I was happy about not only having met such a greatwriter but also such an unassuming and down-to-earthperson .96- Mehrnoor Singh, IX

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INAs many as nine old Yadavindrian girls are ,at present, servingon the school staff , Girls! Women! Whatever you will! -Ms. Intu Ghuman (ISC:1976),Ms. Amita Nirmal (ISC:1983),Ms. Anjali Kumar (ISC:1986), Ms. Amanpreet Kaur (ISC:1991)Ms. Avneet Tiwana (ISC: 1996),Ms. Ravneet Walia (ISC:1997),Ms. Riplinder Dhillon(ISC:2001), Ms. Sangeet Sandhu(ISC:2007) and Ms. Vidushi Sukham ( ISC:2007)97

YPS Year Book 2012The Teachers’ Day was celebrated in the School on 4th September, a day earlier than it is traditionally observed.The programme began with an invocation song by the School choir followed by a short speech by the the Head girl, Riya Singla, on the life and times ofS. Radhakrishnan, former President of India,whose memory is the source and inspiration forthe Teachers’ day.Some other performances included foot -tappingdances by Prep school and Junior schoolstudents, who thoroughly regaled the audiencewith their graceful moves, and senior schoolgirls putting up a rapturous ‘Giddha’. Class XIIboys and girls entertained the audience with ahilarious skit parodying the fun and amusementof a classroom. Two poems, based on the roleof a teacher, and specially composed for theoccasion, were eloquently recited by middleschool students.Prep School children performingThe programme concluded with the School Headboy, Arsh Bansal, proposing a Vote of Thanksand the rendition of the National Anthem.Staff and students exchange pleasantries, gifts and loveLater in the day, the class XII students treatedthe staff to sumptuous snacks in the staff room,during the tea break, and presented them with aframed picture of staff group photographs. ThePrincipal, Mr. SV Kumar, on behalf of the staff,thanked all the students for putting up a splendidshow and, once again, proving their love andregard for their teachers.98

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe Children’s day is observed on 14thNovember to mark the birthday of the first PrimeMinister , Jawahar Lal Nehru, who emphasizedthe importance of love and affection to children,whom he saw as the bright future of India.On the occasion, the school staff staged a specialshow for the students in the school amphi-theatre.The show began with the song –‘Lab pe AatiHai Dua….’ , followed by a foot- tapping dancenumber performed by the Prep School teachers.Next was Mr. Chander Shekhar playing the roleof a radio Jockey and a few teachers who sangsongs on request.This was followed by a fashion show. The entirestage was converted into a ramp as the JuniorSchool teachers came in groups of two and threein various different outfits….lehgans, sarees,suits and fancy dresses….all looking beautiful.Then, Mrs. Mamta, and her group, dancedto a latest Bollywood number, which madethe entire gathering clap their hands.Mrs. Helen and Mrs. Gordon sang amelodious classic English song before Mr.KLDhiman and his troupe of teachers put up ahilarious skit to regale the audience.No school function can be complete withoutthe Punjab folk dance ,‘Bhangra’. Mr.Sukhpal ,and his group, were energetic androcked the stage. Mr. Taneja ,too, showedhis dance prowess as he did a perfectbreak dance. In the end, the Principal,Mr.SV Kumar, too, joined the teachers onthe stage as he danced to rhythmic beatswith them.This brought the programme to the end…‘Pretty ‘ Good!- Fashion show by school staffSoulful Singing- Ms. Helen Kumar and Ms. Gordon render an English song99

YPS Year Book 2012• School students participated in a Stamp makingDesign Contest held at the General Post office,Patiala, on 19th November and secured thefollowing positions -- Palak Mittal, VIIIO-II- Kamakshi, VIIIE -III- Gurmehar Singh, IV-II- Noorveen, Prep IIE-IIThe students winning the second position wereawarded a cash prize of rupees 400 eachand the ones winning the third position wereawarded a cash prize of rupees 300 each.PICTURE THIS: Some paintings by schoolstudents• Five school students participated in Art Festival,hosted by Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar, from6th to 8th August. The students competed invarious activities like poster-making, glasspainting,pen and ink drawing, tattoo making andclay-modelling , among others, and performedwell.• Results of the Inter-house Art competitions forthe Senior school and Middle school-Senior School-I - Sutida, XII CommerceII - Harnoor Chahal,XII ArtsIII - Simran Kaur, XI Arts, & Prabhleen Gurunay, X OMiddle SchoolI - Rana Sanjog, VI NII - Mehr Mangat,VIII EIII - Arjun,VI OConsolation prize - Yashik, VIII PSimran Kaur, XI Arts, Karandeep Singh, XII Arts Gursukhan Singh, XI Science100

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INKaran Nagrath,XII ArtsKaran Nagrath, XII ArtsRiya Singla, XII AccountsHarnoor Chahal, XII ArtsKarandeep Singh, XII ArtsKarandeep Singh, XII ArtsAnushka, IXP Simran,XI Arts Kamakshi, VIIIP101

YPS Year Book 2012THE INTER-HOUSE MIME COMPETITIONMime, by its very nature and presentation , is an unusual skillfor it relies only on actions, gestures and movements and noton words as most of the other competitions do.The Inter-House Mime competition was held on 13thFebruary . The programme began at 6:30 pm with DhaniramHouse putting up their performance first. The DhaniramHouse mime centered on the old time –tested theme of‘Honesty is the Best Policy’. The mime, through an interestingstoryline, eloquently presented and highlighted the need ofinculcating this rare virtue among all of us and in all fieldsand professions. The performance was, successfully, able toimpress upon the audience the importance of honesty.Phulkian House were the next to present their mime which,interestingly, was based on the theme of seasons and theirmetaphorical association with life. The students, gracefullyand in a poetic fashion, portrayed the four dominant seasonstheyouthful spring, the warm summer, the desolate autumnand the cold winter.And, last but not the least, were Mohindra House withtheir presentation which dealt with the very contemporaryproblem of pollution. The mime focused on the role ofindustries, which ,sometimes, regardless of environmentethics, largely contribute to the environment degradation.The mime, purposefully, conveyed the need of a clean andgreen Earth for the survival of life.The result of the competition was –I- MHII- PHIII- DRHWhere Words have no Say-The three houses performing mime…Weighing the Worth- The judges viewing the acts102

Celebrating the Birth Centenary Year of School Founder,Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra SinghjiWWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe Yadavindra Sports’ Stadium forms an important partof the School’ ethos. In the below picture, MaharajadhirajYadavindra Singhji is seen in the august company of HisHighness Maharaja Jam Shri Digvijay Singhji of Nawanagaron the occasion of the inauguration of the School Stadiumon March 22, 1941. His Highness himself was a keen cricketplayer, having represented the country in test cricket againstEngland in 1934, and excelled in other games,too, such astennis, hockey and, of course , Polo . He also remained thePresident of the Indian Olympic Association for a good long22 years, from 1938 till 1960.103

ATHLETICSAthletics was a sport where some major wins were registered duringthe year. Some major tournaments attended and medals won are asfollows-• THE ICSE /ISC ZONAL ATHLETIC MEET-2012Seven athletes from the School participated in the ICSE Zonal AthleticMeet hosted by St. Xavier’s School, Chandigarh, and held at the Sports’Complex, Sector-46, Chandigarh, on 1st September. They won eightgold medals in various events. The results are as follows-• Arsh Bansal ,XII- Gold medal in the 400m race in the Senior boys’categoryRow I- Jashanjit Kaur, Mrs. Kanwaldeep Kaur ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer),Mr. Dinesh Thapliyal ( Incharge), Mr. Kuldeep Singh ( Coach)Row II- Khushbeen , Inayat, Vireet , Guneev, Navreet, Snehjot• Shehzad Sidhu, XII- Gold medal in Shot Put and Discus Throw in theSenior boys’ category• Harkirat Singh,XII- Gold medal in the 200m race in the Senior boys’category• Gurpreet Singh, XI-Gold medal in the 800 m race in the Senior boys’category• Rehmatpal Singh, IX- Gold medal in Discus Throw in the Junior boys’category• Khushbeen Waraich, VII- Gold medal each in the 100m and the200m race in the Senior girls’ category• All the winners were selected for the Northern Region Athletic Meetheld on 14th and 15th September at St. Francis School, Amritsar.Row I- Shehzad, Mr. Dinesh Thapliyal ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal (Sports’ Officer), Mr. Kudeep Singh (Coach),Arsh BansalRow II- Ishwar, Lovepreet, Rehmat, Ashish, Gupreet, Arjan, Manjot, Jaskaran, Shaurya, Honeypal, Navraj104

WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN• THE ICSE/ISC NORTHERN ATHLETIC MEET –• Five students from the School participated in the ICSE/ISC Northern Region Athletic Meet held at St. FrancisSchool, Amritsar , on 14th and 15th September , andwon the following medals-• Shehzad Sidhu-Gold medal each in Shot Put and inDiscus Throw• Arsh Bansal- Gold medal in 400 metres race• Harkirat Singh-Gold medal in 200 metres race• Gurpreet Singh-Gold medal in 800 metres raceFour of the athletes were selected for the 16thNational Athletic Meet held at Jamshedpur from 6thto 8th November,2012.• THE IPSC ATHLETIC TOURNAMENT-School students participated in the 19th IPSC AthleticTournament held at Punjab Public School, Nabha,from 19th October to 21st October. The schoolathletes performed exceedingly well and won medalsin the following events-• Shehzad Sidhu,XII- won gold medals in shot put,discus throw and hammer throw• Jashanjit Kaur,XI –secured gold medals in 800mand 3000m races and silver medal in the 1500mraceShehzad and Jashanjit were declared the BestAthletes of the tournament in the boys’ andthe girls’category, respectively.• Harkirat Singh,XII-a gold medal in 200m raceand a silver medal in the 100 m race• Arsh Bansal,XII- A gold medal in triple jump• Khushbeen Waraich,VII, A gold medal in longjump and a silver medal in 100m and 200mrace each• Guneev Sidhu,XI- A gold medal in hammerthrow• Rehmatpal Singh,IX- A gold medal in discusthrow and a silver medal in shot put• Inayat Walia,IX- A gold medal in 200m raceand a silver medal in the 100 m race• Aftab Mansahia- a silver medal in the 400mraceJashanjit Kaur was declared the Best Athlete among girls at the IPSC Athletic TournamentArsh Bansal receives the gold medal for 400 m race from the Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar105

* Rehamat pal Singh-1st in Shot Put* Nihal Singh-3rd in 100m race* Kushbeen Waraich- 1st in 100m race and in long jumpAll the first and second position holders were selected for the PunjabOpen State Athletic Meet held at Moga from 11th to 14th October* Khushbeen Waraich also participated in the 88th Open PunjabJunior State Athletic Championship held at Ferozepur from 11th Octoberto 14th October. She won a gold medal in long jump and a bronze medalin the 100m race. She was adjudged the Best Athlete in the under-14category.Shehzad Sidhu receives the Best Athlete award among boys at IPSC Athletic Tournament from thePrincipal at school assembly• Navraj Brar,VII-a silver medal in the 80m hurdles• Sahiljit Singh-a silver medal in the 200m race• Honeypal Singh-a bronze medal in the 400m raceSeven athletes were selected for the SGFI National games held at Ettawa(Uttar Pradesh).• OPEN DISTRICT ATHLETIC MEETFollowing students participated in and won the following positions in their respectiveage groups in the Open District Meet held at Buddha Dal Sports’ Complex, Patiala, on29th and 30th September-• SCHOOL ZONAL TOURNAMENT-Was held at Buddha Dal Sports’Complex and the following studentsparticipated and secured the following positions-- Shehzad Sidhu- Ist in Discus Throw and IInd in Shot Put- Rehmat Pal- Ist in Shot Put and IInd in Discus Throw- Jaskaran Singh-Ist in Shot Put and Discus Throw• SCHOOL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT-- Shehzad Sidhu - II in Shot Put- Rehmat Pal – Ist in Shot Put and III in Discus Throw- Jaskaran Singh - Ist in Discus Throw and III in Shot Put* Shehzaad Sidhu- 3rd in Shot Put* Vireet Randhawa- 1st in Discus Throw106

WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN…SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDIAN SQUADS• ACHALPRATAP SINGH GREWAL, XIIACCOUNTSAchalpratap Singh, XII Accounts, this year, was selected as amember of the prestigious Junior Indian Shooting Squad. Hewas one among the six shooters selected from all across thecountry for the team.• EKAMBIR SINGH MANDI, XII ACCOUNTSEkambir Singh Mandi, XII Accounts, another ace shooter ofthe School, was also selected to represent the country in theprestigious ISSF World Cup held at Fortbenning in USA from4th to 13th May and also in the ISSF World Cup held at Munich,Germany, from 23rd to 30th May.Achalpratap Singh, deftly, shoots the gun• JASHANJIT KAUR TURKA, XI SCIENCEJashanjit Kaur Turka, XI Science, another significant sportspersonof the School, as a member of the Indian Cycling Squad ,participated in the 20th Junior Asian Cycling Championshipheld at Indira Gandhi Complex, New Delhi, from 7th March to17th March. She performed exceedingly well and missed thebronze medal only by a fraction of 1.04 seconds, losing thethird place to competitor from Kazakhstan. She finished herrace in 2.41.024 while her closest competitor clocked a time of2.40.395. Her performance was hugely applauded.Ekambir Singh takes an infallible aimJashanjit Kaur on a roll with her cycling achievements107

BASKETBALLThe school basketball teams participated in the following tournaments during the year-• The School boys’ team participatedin the Zonal tournament in the U-14,U-17 and U-19 categories and stoodfirst in the former two categoriesand second in u-19 category.Amritpal, Birinder, Miteshwar andEkam Brar were selected for thedistrict tournament and Ekam forthe state championship . He went onto participate in the SGFI Nationalsin Basketball for boys in the U-17category held at Chattisgarh from29th November to 3rd December .The Punjab team stood third in thetournament.Sikander Dhaliwal, Gurjeet Singh,Rajdeep Singh and Kanwarpal in theu-19 category were selected for thedistrict tournament and Sikander andGurjeet for the State championshipwhich was held at Ludhiana andPatiala. Patiala team were declaredthe runners-up.• The School Girls ‘ Basketball teamparticipated in the zonal tournamentand stood first . Janavi, Reetinder,Guneev, Ravneep, Guraziz, Tanveenand Bhavika were selected for thedistricts.Janavi was further selectedfor the state level tournament ,too.• The School U-19 Basketball team participated inthe Win Mumby tournament held at WoodstockSchool, Mussoorie in the month of April. Theteam won two matches against SherwoodSchool, Nainital, and Wynborg Allen Schoolwith a score of 39-19 and 38-14, respectively.• The School Basketball team participated inthe IPSC Basketball tournament held atThe Scindia School, Gwalior, from 26thOctober to 28th October.In the league matches, the school teamwon against Mayo College, Ajmer, andBhavan Sawan School, New Delhi, butlost to Lawrence School, Lovedale.The team reached the finals but lost toModern School, New Delhi.• The School also participated in the All IndiaGolden Jubilee Basketball tournament andreached the quarter-finals after defeatingVasant Valley , New Delhi , and Asian School,with a score of 37-25 and 40-33, respectively.In the quarter-finals , it played against MNSS,Rai, but lost.• The School under-14 boys’ and girls’ basketballteams participated in the Major Jagpal SinghMemorial Tournament held at PinegroveSchool, Subathu.108

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INRow I- Tor, Mr. KL Dhiman ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer),Mr. Ramneek ( Coach), MiteshwarRow II- Anurag, Harrai, Mansehaj, Mehtab, Udaiveer, Jaskaran, Taranpreet,Harnoor, Jaiveer, Karansher, ManavRow I – Miteshwar, Mr. KL Dhiman ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer) ,Mr. Ramneek ( Coach), AtalRow II- Harrai, Ramneek, Mansehaj, Udayveer, Tawan, TorRow I- Mukhtiar, Mr. KL Dhiman ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer),Mr. Ramneek ( Coach), RajdeepRow II- Miteshwar, Ankush, Udayveer, Atal, Gavel, Sikander, Gurjit, Mansehaj, TawanRow I- Reetinder, Riya Singla, Ms. Simrat Malhotra(Incharge),Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer),Dyanit Kaur, JhanaviRow II- Anahat, Arunali, Bhavika, Ravneet, Guneev Sidhu, Inayat, Ravneek, Tanveen, Ekam109

YPS Year Book 2012BADMINTONIn Badminton, Varun Tandon, XE, played as a part of the School State team where hereached the quarter-finals and in the Open District Tournament where he reached thesemi-finals. He also participated in the IPSC Tournament and won a couple of matchesamidst some tough competition.Vanishka Tandon, VI, also did well in badminton and played in the Open State Tournamentand reached the semi-finals.Row I- Chavvi Kohli, Varun Tandon, Mr. Kapil Dev ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer) ,Akshit Puri110

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YPS Year Book 2012Row I- Yuvraj, Aryan, Mr. Anil Bajaj( Incharge),Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer),Mr. Amit Matta( Coach ), BhavjotRow II- Pratham, Divraj, Suchit, Abhinandan, Sehajvir, Sehajvir , Mohammed, Rachan, AadilRow I- Jatin, Ganeev, Mr. Anil Bajaj( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer),Mr. Amit Matta ( Coach), AkulRow II- Jashan, Abhay, Divyam, Jaisaljit,Sachin, Aman, Ikjot, Yuvraj, Parth, Chaitanya, Prince, FatehRow I- Fatehbir, Ansh , Mr. Jaswant ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal(Sports’ Officer), Mr. Amit Matta ( Coach), AdityaRow II- Dipanshu, Hritik, Yash, Hridesh, Ronit, Sahib, Mehrbaan, Siddharth, Gursher, Yuvraj,Bhavjot, Bakul, GurashishBesides winning the IPSC Cricket Tournament for U-16 boys and the 12th DhruvPandove Memorial T-20 Cricket tournament hosted by the school and the T-20Inter-School Tournament hosted by Doon School, Dehradun in March this year,(detailed reports separately given), the school cricket teams had the followingachievements to their credit-• THE 10TH MADHAV RAO SCINDIA CRICKET TOURNAMENT,GWALIORThe School cricket team participated in the 10th Madhav Rao Scindia CricketTournament hosted by Scindia School, Gwalior, from 29th March to 2nd April,and performed commendably well.The team made their way to the finals after defeating teams of Doon School,Dehradun,MNSS, Rai, and Scindia School in the Ist, IInd and IIIrd match. Theteam played against Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, in the semi-final matchand won the match by 9 wickets.The final match was played against Modern School ,New Delhi. Modern School112

…TRIUMPHANT IN T-20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT AT DOON SCHOOL,DEHRADUNWWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe School U-14 Cricket team participated in , and won,Inter-school T-20 Cricket tournament hosted by DoonSchool, Dehradun, from 1st March to 5th March.The details of the matches are as follows-• The 1st match was played against Punjab Public School,Nabha. The school team won by a commendable leadof 85 runs• The 2nd match was played against the host, DoonSchool, which the school team again by a significantlead of 82 runs• The 3rd match against Lawrence school, Sanawar,was won by an even greater margin of 104 runs.• The school team reached the semi-finals, afterwinning the above-cited three matches ,to playagainst the team from Scindia School, Gwalior.The school team emerged winners defeatingthe Scindia school team by 83 runs.• The final match was played against PunjabPublic School, Nabha. The PPS team won thetoss and elected to bat first raising a score of133 runs in the allotted 20 overs. YPS teamachieved the target in 14-4 overs at the loss of1wicket, thus winning the match by 9 wickets,and the tournament.Prince Balwant Rai, the Captain of the team, madea total score of 276 runs in the 5 matches he playedand was declared the Man of the Tournament andwas awarded with a cash prize of rupees 5000. TheChief guest for the tournament also presented theschool team with a cash prize of rupees 10000.The members of the school team were-PrinceBalwant Rai( Captain), Jashanjot Singh ( ViceCaptain),Sartaj Singh, Abhay Tipnis, Gurfateh Singh,Fatehveer Singh,, Aditya Goyal, Aditya Sachdeva,Josh Dhillon, Amiteshwar Sidhu, Nitin Garg, AkshayRattan, Ansh Garg and Ishmeet Singhbatted first and scored 234 runs in 30 overs at the loss of 7 wickets but YPS, Patiala, were all out for 185runs in 28.4 overs.YPS, Patiala, emerged as the runners-up of the tournament.Karan Kaila was declared the Man of the Tournament.• Among some significant individual achievements, Karan Kaila played as a member of the NorthZone Cricket team, Sanvir Singh captained the Punjab U-16 Cricket team and Ikjot Singh and PrinceBalwant Rai captained the IPSC U-16 and U-14 teams, respectively. Sanvir Singh also played theU-14 District tournament and U-19 Inter-Zone , where the team bagged the 2nd position and the IPSCtournament where the team bagged the 3rd position.• IPSC CRICKET FOR BOYS UNDER -19The School cricket team participated in the IPSC Cricket Under-19 Tournament for Boys held at MNSS,Rai , from 12th November to 18th November and were placed third in the tournament.Harkirat Dhillon, XII, was adjudged the Highest Scorer and the Highest Wicket- Taker of the tournament.Harkirat also remained the Man of the Match of the three of the five matches played while JagteshwarSingh ,XI was declared the Man of the Match of the first match.Thetriumphantschool teamreceives thetrophy andcelebrates113

BOXINGThe School Boxing team participated in the IPSC Boxing Tournament held at Rashtriya Military School, Dholpur,from 3rd September to 6th September and won the following medals-• Mandeep ,XN, won a silver in the 57-60 kg category in the U-17 age group• Gurfateh, XI Arts, won a silver in the 63-67 kg category in the U-19 age group• Arundeep, IXE, won a silver in the 66-70 kg category in the U-17 age group• Harmanjeet, VIIN, won a bronze in the 30-32 kg category in the U-14 age group• Arpan, VIIIP, won a bronze in the 48-50 kg category in the U-14 age group• Karan Khinda, XI Commerce, won a bronze in the 60-64 kg category in the U-19 age groupRow I- Ramadhar Singh, Mr. Chajju Singh (Incharge), Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar(Principal), Mr. Gopal (Coach), Karanbir KhindaRow II- Rajanveer, Harman, Saman, Arpan, GurpreetRow III- Kulmer Singh, Gursewak Singh, Shivankant, Arunveer, Mandeep114

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE GYMNASTICS TEAMSRow I- Karansher, Ishwar, Mr. Harbhajan Singh ( Incharge/Coach), Jashan, AlamRow II- Harjodh, Jaiveer, Miteshwar, Atal, Sartaj, HarnoorGYMNASTICSANDTAE-KWON-DOSchool Gymnastics and Taekwondo teams have been doing well , bothon the individual and the team level. Both the games require a certaindegree of agility ,flexibility and spryness of body and alertness ofmind , which the students amply display in their remarkably- executedfeats on important school occasions, especially on the Annual SchoolSports’ Day . the teams have been winning both appreciation andrewards for their performances.THE TAE-KWON-DO TEAMRow I- Mehakdeep, Anmolpreet, Manthan, Mr. Chajju Singh (Incharge), Mohit, HarmanRow II-Saman, Yadvir, Gurpreet, Ajaydeep, Taranpreet, ManavRow I- Aniket, Mr. R. Saluja ( Incharge), Mr. Satwinder Singh ( Coach), AbhishekRow II- Guntas, Agman, Uday115

YPS Year Book 2012HOCKEYBesides winning the IPSC Hockey Tournament hosted by the school in the month ofAugust( detailed report given separately), the school hockey team participated in the 5thS. Kandhari Memorial Hockey Tournament held at Welham’s School, Dehradun, from29th April to 2nd May.After defeating Welham Boys’ School (4-1), Wynberg Allayn School (4-0) and a matchagainst RIMC, Dehradun, which ended in a draw, the School reached the semi-final. In thesemi-final, they played against Welham Boys’ team but lost .Harshdeep Singh was declared the Best Scorer and the Best Forward of the tournament.The following students played in the SGFI National games in hockey during theyear-Under-19-Karanbir Khinda, Sukhraj Singh, Harshdeep Singh, Sukhpal Singh,Gursewak Singh and Jobanjeet SinghUnder-17-Atal Dev Singh, Jaskirat Nehal, Lovepreet Singh and Jaspreet SinghUnder-14- Harmanjeet Bhangu, Jaiveer Jandu and JaskaranA match being played against Lawrence School, Sanawar116

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INRow I- Rajdeep, Tarsh, Mr. Onkar Singh ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer),Mr. JasmanpreetSingh (Coach), Sukhmanjot, MinakshRow II- Harman, Adarsh, Amneet, Mehakdeep, Yuvraj, Karan, Gurinder, Karandeep ,Jashan, Abhay,Gursanjam, Tanvir, SumerRow I- Harnoor, Harmanjot, Mr. Onkar Singh ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer), Mr.Jasmanpreet Singh(Coach),Riyasat, ArpanRow II-Manthan , Harsh, Karandeep , Sukhman, Yadveer, Rajanvir, Ajaydeep, Miteshwar, Arvinder,Akashdeep , MohitRow I- Lovepreet , Jaskirat, Mr. Onkar Singh ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer), Mr.Jasmanpreet Singh(Coach), Jaspreet, AtaldevRow II- Arpan, Yadveer, Rajanveer, Jaiveer, Harnoor, Ramneek,Manjot, Parminder, Harmanjot,Riyasat, Miteshwar, Jaskaran, Ajaydeep, ArvinderRow I- Jobanjit Singh, Harshdeep, Mr. Onkar Singh ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer), Mr.Jasmanpreet Singh(Coach),Sukhpal Singh, Arjan SinghRow II- Atal Dev, Lovepreet , Parminder, Jaskirat, Gursewak, Karanbir, Jaspreet, Harmanjot,Harnoor, Riyasat, Rehmatpal117

YPS Year Book 2012HORSE RIDINGThe School Equestrian team entertainedthe audience with their enthrallingshow jumping exercises and leadingthe Marching contingents at the 64thAnnual School Sports’ Day , besidestaking part in various other activities andevents. Some of the school riders didexceptionally well during the year as theSchool Horse riding ground remaineda bustling place with more and morestudents taking up the sport.Row I- Madhav, Sandeep, Mr. Onkar Singh (Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer) , Mr. Lajja Ram ( Trainer), Puneet Dhaliwal, MadhavRow II- Shivansh, Param Angad, Ravinder SinghMounted on Horses- Mukhtiar Singh Dhaliwal, Sidak118

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INSOCCERA number of inter-school matches kept the School Soccer team engaged during the year.Arjan Singh, XII Accounts, was chosen for the National Camp in the under-19 category held at New DelhiBesides this, the School teams participated in the IPSC Soccer Tournament held at Birla Public School, Palani. The team played three matches , two of which endedin a draw and one was lost.The team also participated in the All India, Bhupindra Memorial Football Tournament held at Lawrence School, Sanawar, and did well.A number of other matches with local football clubs and schools were also played during the year.Row I- Jashan, Tarshpreet, Mr. Rajesh John ( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal (Sports’ Officer),Mr. Nirmal Singh ( Incharge/Coach), Mr. Navinder ( Coach ), RajRow II- Harabhay ,Gurbir , Manthan, Jasjit, Anmol, Parvaz, Mohit, Ompreet, Vishavdeep, Mehtab,Row I- Arjan, Mr. Nirmal Singh ( Incharge/Coach), Mr. BB Duggal ( Sports’ Officer), Mr. Rajesh John (Incharge), Mr. Navinder ( Coach ), PuruRow II- Ishwar, Rohit, Kashish, Jasjit, Ashish, Harjas, HarjodhRow III- Jagsher, Karmal, Harris, Mahipal, Manish, HarkunwarRow IV- Amarjeet, Arvind, Manjot, Manbir119

SWIMMINGSwimming boasted of an impressive medal tally during the year.Following were the tournaments attended andmedals wonand2nd in 50m and 100m Back • IPSC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPstrokeSchool swimmers participated in the IPSCSwimming Championship-2012 held at DelhiPublic School, RK Puram, New Delhi, from 29thSeptember to 1st October. The results were-• Rushil Kapoor- 1st in 400m and 1500m Freestyle and 3rd in 200m Free style• Rajneesh Dhindsa- 1st in 200m Back stroke• Gurleen Kaur- 1st in 4x100m Free style relay• Jasmine Sohi- 1st in 100m and 200m Free styleand in 4x100 Free style relay and 2nd in 400mFree style• Saleena Dhaliwal- 1st in 4x100m Free style relay,2nd in 800m Free style and 3rd in 400m Freestyle• Vibhuti Sayal- 1st in 4x100m Free style ,2nd in100m and 200m Back stroke and 3rd in 50mBack stroke• Aakansha Bajaj- 3rd in 200m Butterfly• Aayushi Saluja- 1st in 100m Free style ,2nd in200m Free style and 3rd in 100m Back stroke• Yashik Goyal-3rd in 400m Free style• Arbaaz Khan- 3rd in 50m ,100m and 200m BackstrokeThe school team, over all, won 10 goldmedals, 7 silver and 9 bronze medalsand two new Meet records were made.Jasmine Sohi created a new Meet recordin 100m Free style and Jasmine Sohi, alongwith Vibhuti Sayal, Saleena Dhaliwal andGurleen Kaur created a new Meet recordin 4x100m Free style relay in the uner-17girls’ age category.• SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPSchool swimmers participated in the School StateSwimming championship held at Jalandhar from10th October to 13th October. The results were asfollows-• Vibhuti Sayal (U-17)- 1st in 200m and 400mIndividual medley, 2nd in 200m Back stroke andin 4x100m Free style relay and 3rd in 4x100mMedley relay• Saleena Dhaliwal (U-17)- 1st in 200m and 400mFree style, 2nd in 100m Free style and in 4x100mFree style relay and 3rd in 4x100m Medleyrelay120

WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN• Aayushi Saluja(U-14)- 1ST IN 50m Back stroke and4x100m Medley relay and 2nd in 50m and 100m Freestyle• Rushil Kapoor(U-19)- 2nd in 1500m Free style and 3rdin 400m Free style• Rajneesh Dhindsa (U-19)- 2nd in 100m Back strokeand 3rd in 200m Back stroke• Sohinoor Jeji (U-14)- 4X100m 1st in 4x100 m Medleyrelay• Akansha Bajaj (U-17)- 2nd in 4x 100m Free style relayand 3rd in 200m Breast stroke• Anisha Bajaj- 2nd in 50m Breast stroke and 3rd in 50mButterfly• Paramraj Singh- 3rd in 4x 50m Free style relay• Ratinder Singh Joshi- 3rd in 4x50m Free style relay• Himanshu- 3rd in 4x40m Free style relay• SUB-JUNIOR PATIALA DISTRICTCHAMPIONSHIPSSchool swimmers participated in the 38th Senior, 37thJunior and 28th Sub-junior Patiala district SwimmingChampionship held at Mohindra College swimming pool,Patiala, on 3rd June. They won the following positions inthe following events-• Rushil Kapoor -1st in 100m and 200m Free style• Shahzad Jeji- 2nd in 100m Free style and 5rd in 50mFree style and in 100m Breast stroke and 200m Backstroke• Karan Brar- 3rd in 100m Back Stroke• Gurleen Kaur-3rd in 100m Free style• Saleena Dhaliwal- 1st in 100m Free style• Vibhuti Syal- 1st in 200m Individual medley• Jasmine Sohi- 1st in 100m Free style• Aakansha Bajaj-3rd in 100m Butterfly• Yashik Goyal-2nd in 100m and 200m Free styleand 3rd in 50m Free style• Sohinoor Jeji- 2nd in 50m Free style and 50mBreast stroke• Aayushi Saluja- 1st in 50m Free style and 50mBack stroke and 2nd in 50m Breast stroke• Arbaaz Khan- 1st in 50m Back stroke and 3rd in100m Free style• Ridhi Singla- 3rd in 50m Back stroke and 50mBreast stroke• Ananya Goyal-1st in 50m Breast stroke and 50mButterfly, 2nd in 50m Back stroke and 100m Freestyle and 3rd in 50m Free style• Gul Bansal- 2nd in 50m Butterfly• Paramraj Singh- 3rd in 50m Back and Breaststroke• Anisha Bajaj- 2nd in 50m Breast stroke• Chaitanya-2nd in 50m Free style• Ishleen -3rd in 50m Free style• Himanshu Goyal-2nd in 100m Free style• SUB-JUNIOR PUNJAB STATECHAMPIONSHIPSchool swimmers also participated in the 27th SubjuniorPunjab State Swimming Championship heldat Sangrur on 17th June . The results were asfollows-• Aayushi Saluja - 1st in 100m and 200mFree style, 100m Back stroke,4x50m Freestyle relay and in 4x50m Medlay relay and2nd in 200m Individual Medley• Yashik Goyal-3rd in 200m Free style• Ananya Goyal- 1st in 200m Individualmedley, 2nd in 50m Butterfly and 3rd in50m Back and Breast stroke• Gul Bansal- 3rd in 50 m Butterfly• Himanshu Goyal- 3rd in 100m Free styleSchool swimmers participated in the PunjabState Swimming championship held at MohindraCollege Swimming pool , Patiala, on 23rd and24th June. The results were as follows-• Vibhuti Syal- 1st in 50m, 100m and 200mBack stroke and 1st in 200m Butterfly, 400mIndividual medaly,4x100m and 4x200m Freestyle relay and in 4x100m Medley relay• Saleena Dhaliwal- 1st in 4x100m and4x200m Free style relay ,2nd in 200mand 400m Free style and 3rd in 800m and1500m Free style• Jasmine Sohi- 1st in 100m , 200m, 400m,800m and 1500m Free style and 1st in4x100m ,4x200m Free style relay, 1st in4x100m Medlay relay and 3rd in 400mIndividual medley and in 4x200m Free stylerelay121

YPS Year Book 2012The Patiala Girls’ team (group II) were the winners of the State championshipand the Patiala team were the over-all champions of the 37th Junior PunjabState Swimming championship.Row I-Shehzad Jeji, Karan Brar, Rajneesh Dhindsa, Mr. R. Saluja( Incharge), Rushil Kapoor,Simranjit Singh, Karan GargRow II- Paramraj, Sukhman Chahal, Yashik Goyal, Tanish, Arbaaz Khan, Himanshu Goyal, RatinderRow I- Roopneet Kaleka, Saleena Dhaliwal, Akansha Bajaj, Ms. Nirmaljit Kaur ( Coach),Mr. R.Saluja ( Incharge), Jasmine Sohi, Vibhuti Sayal, GurleenRow II- Anhad Grewal, Sukoon, Sohinoor, Riya, Aayushi Saluja, Ananya Goyal, Anisha BajajVibhuti Syal ,IX and Shahzad Jeji, XI, also participated in the JuniorNational Swimming championship held at Chennai from 11th Julyto 16th July and performed well.• SCHOOL DISTRICT SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSchool swimmers participated in School District Swimming Championshipheld at MLKM Swimming, Patiala, on 7th September. The results were asfollows-• Shahzad Jeji- 1st in 100m Free style and 2nd in 50m Free style• Karan Brar-1st in 100m Free style and 2nd in 50m Free style and 50mBack stroke• Karan Garg- 3rd in 50m Back stroke• Sohinoor Jeji- 3rd in 100m Breast stroke• Anish- 3rd in 50m Back stroke• Yashik Goyal-1st in 100m Free style• Aayushi Saluja- 1st in 50m and 100m free style and 50m Back stroke• Riya -3rd in 100m Free style• Arbaaz Khan- 2nd in 50m Back stroke• Anhad- 3rd in 50m Back stroke and 50m Free style• Sukhman- 2nd in 50m Butterfly• Gurfateh- 3rd in 50m Butterfly• Ananya Goyal- 1st in 50m Back stroke and 50m Breast stroke• Anisha Bajaj- 2nd in 50m Breast stroke and 3rd in 50m Free style• Gul Bansal-2nd in 50m Back stroke• Sakoon- 3rd in 50 m Breast stroke• Ratinder-1st in 50m Back stroke and 50m Butterfly and 2nd in 50m Freestyle• Chaitanya- 2nd in 50m Back stroke• Param raj Singh- 3rd in 50m Breast stroke and 50m Free style122

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTENNISThe following achievements were registered in the game of Tennis-The following students played in the Punjab State Lawn Tennis Championship-• In the Under-19 category Yuvtesh Dhaliwal secured a bronze medal• In the Under-17 category, Ankush Mishra, Naunidh Singh and Sidakveer Dang secured the bronze medals• Naman Singla, Amitesh Juneja and Fatehdeep Singh participated in the Under-14 categoryRow I- Nikhil Kohli, Yuvtesh Dhaliwal, Mr. BB Duggal (Sports’ Officer),Mr. Sonu Suniar( Coach), Naunidh SinghRow II- Parth, Sidak Dang, Ankush, Shreya, Puneesha, Jessica,Naman Singla, Fateh, Amitesh123

YPS Year Book 2012FENCING• Sartaj Singh, XP, participated in the IX CadetNational Fencing Championship held at Gwaliorfrom 10th August to 14th August. He won a bronzemedal in the Epee team event.• Chavi Kohli also has the following achievements toher credit –- participated in the 3rd Fencing Mini NationalTournament held at Nasik , Maharashtra , from12th December to 14th December and won a silvermedal in the team event.- a gold medal in epee in the individual categoryand in the team event in the Open State Fencingchampionship held at Muktsar from 20th to 22ndJuly.- participated in the School District FencingChampionship held from 21st to 23rd September inPatiala and won the following medals-Epee( Individual)-GoldSaber (Individual )-GoldRow I- Ishtkeerat Singh, Maanbir Singh, Mr. Ashwini Goel ( Incharge), Sartaj SinghFollowing were the achievements in the game of fencing during the year-• Sartaj Singh won gold medal and a bronze medal in the SGFI National Games. Chhavi Kohli, VIO, ayoung budding fencer of class VI , also won a silver medal in the SGFI National Games.• Sartaj Singh and Ishtkeerat Singh participated in the Open State Fencing championship held at Muktsarfrom 20th to 22nd July. Both of them won gold medals. Sartaj won a gold each in epee in individualand team events in the U-17 category and Ishtkeerat won a gold each in foil in the individual and teamevent in the U-14 category.She was selected for the School State Games heldin November at Amritsar.- participated in the School State FencingChampionship held at Amritsar from 21st Novemberto 25th November and won the following medals-- a gold medal In Epee (team) and a silver medal inEpee (individual)- a bronze medal in Saber(individual) category124

SHOOTINGRow I- Mr. Jashan( Coach), Mr. Rahul Marya( Incharge), Mr. BB Duggal (Sports’ Officer), Mr. Chajju Singh (Incharge),Achal Pratap SinghRowII- Navdisha, Mehramat, Gurjot Singh, Ekambir Mandi, Abhay Sandhu, Manpreet Malhi, Shivankant, UdaiThe School Shooting RangeShooting was a game that registered some major achievements during the year.• ACHALPRATAP SINGH GREWAL,XII, WAS SELECTED TO BE APART OF THE JUNIOR INDIANSHOOTING SQUAD.His other achievements were-National Shooting Championship-Gold- Individualin Youth category, silver in Junior Civilian categoryand bronze in Junior National ChampionshipAchal also won a gold medal each in the Statedistrict , School State ,State and DistrictChampionships and in IPSC tournament ,and abronze medal in the North Zone Championship• Ekambir Singh Mandi,XII, anotherace shooter of the school, wasselected as a junior shooter for theWorld Cup Tournaments to be held inUSA ( Fortbenning) and in Germany (Munich).He also secured a gold medal in the 56th Open NationalShooting Championship each in the Youth team andJunior team , a silver medal in Youth category and abronze medal in the Junior Civilian categoryHe won a silver medal in the individual category inthe National School Games• Manpreet Malhi,XN, won two gold medalsin district , one gold and one silver medal in Stateand one silver and one bronze medal in National leveltournaments among school events and one gold andone bronze medal in state level tournament inopen events• Gurjot Brar,XN, won one gold andone bronze medal in district, one gold and onesilver medal in state , one silver in Nationallevel tournaments and one silver medal in theIPSC tournament among school events. He alsosecured two gold medals in the state and onesilver medal in district in open events.• Navdisha Singh, XP, won a gold medaland one bronze medal in the Patiala Districttournament and one bronze medal in the PunjabSchool State tournament125

ROLLER SKATINGSifatjot Singh, IX E, participated in the RollerSkating Championship held on 11th and 12thAugust. He won a gold medal in Rink Race I and asilver medal in the Junior Hockey.Akshit Saini, XII Commerce, participated in theNational Roller Skating Championship held atKurukshetra from 17th August to 19th AugustAkshit Saini and Sifatjot Singh, IXE, participated inthe School District Roller Skating Championship heldfrom 7th September to 9th September. Both of themwon a gold medal each.Ekamjot Sandhu,VIIIN, participated in the 22nd DistrictRow I- Sifatjot Singh, Akshit Saini, Mr. JK Saini( Incharge), Parampal SidhuRoller Skating Championship held at the Rink Hall,Patiala, from 12th October to 14th October. He won2 gold medals and 1 silver medalAkshit Saini also won silver medal in School statechampionship held at Ludhiana in December126

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INARCHERYYuvraj Singh,VIIIN won a gold medal in the 58th Punjab State School Gamesheld at Abohar He also participated in the All India Inter SAI Regional ArcheryTournament held at Dhar (MP) from 5th October to 7th October and won a bronzemedal.127

YPS Year Book 2012Staff and students participated in two major Marathon races during the year. The details are as follows-• Four school students ,Ashish John, KaranbirKhinda, Gurpreet Singh and Kulmer Singh, andone staff member, Mr. Parminderjeet Singh ,participated in the Half Marathon organizedby the Ambuja Group and 92.7 BIG FM inChandigarh in February. The race was run as apart of the IAYP programme . The participantscovered a distance of 21 kilometers in acommendable span of time.• Seven students , along with two staff members,participated in the Patiala Half Marathon heldat Thapar University, Patiala, on 24th Marchorganized by Running and Living . Followingare the names of the participants along with thedistance they covered and the time taken-- Ashish John,XII Commerce-21 km in 1.51minutes. He secured the fourth position inthe marathon.- Rajneesh Dhindsa,XII Accounts-21 km in 2.08minutes- Gurpreet Singh-21 km in 2.12 minutes- Kulmer Singh,XII Commerce- 21 km in 2.38minutes- Amrjeet Singh,XII Commerce- 5 km- Harjas,X-5km- Fatehbir Singh,VIII-5kmThe two staff members who ran themarathon were-Mr. Parminderjeet Singh- 21 km in 2.09minutesMr. Harbhajan Singh- 5 kmStaff and students holding the IAYP banner, programme under which the races were run128

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INBATTING BESIDEBOLLYWOOD-A Cricket match played against a team from Mumbai, Ocean XI,on 16th MarchThe stalwarts from Mumbai with the school Cricket teamA team from Mumbai, Ocean XI, comprising well-known people from the worldof business, corporate and industry and from the Mumbai Film Industry visitedthe School on 16th March to play a cricket match against the School Seniorcricket team. The team was captained by Mr. Nitish Pandey, Senior Director withMcDonald’s India, and had renowned people such as Mr. Ravi Rai, producer anddirector of many successful television serials, Mr. Dilip Aggarwal and Mr. Sunny,both associated with cine actors, Sohail Khan and Salman Khan’s Cricket team,’Mumbai Heroes’, Mr. Rajesh Narvekar, a senior executive with India’s largestAdvertising company, Ogilvy and Mather , and many other successful businessmenand cricket enthusiasts. The match started in the morning and was played on theschool main cricket ground.The result of the match was as follows-Batting first, YPS XI scored 117 runs ( all out) . Sanvir scored 65 runs and Chaitanyascored 23 runs for the YPS team.In reply, Ocean XI were all out for 100 runs in 18.4 overs. For YPS XI, Aman Jaintook 3 wickets and Munish and Akul took 2 wickets each.YPS XI won the match by 17 runs.129

YPS Year Book 2012THE CROSS COUNTRY RACESThe annual Principal’s and the Inter-House CrossCountry races were run on 18th November and24th November, respectively. The Principal’s cuprace revolved around the theme of CommunalHarmony, an initiative of the Government of India.The message was, effectively, spread with thestudents carrying banners at the start of the race,bearing the slogan and the official insignia of theCommunal Harmony programme .The results of the races were as follows-• THE PRINCIPAL’S CUP CROSSCOUNTRY-I and II-DRH and MHIII-PH• THE INTER-HOUSE CROSSCOUNTRY-I-MHII-DRHIII-PHIndividual Positions-Girls-I-Jashanjit TurkaII- KhushveenJunior Boys-I-SamandeepII-JoshIII-TarashpreetSenior Boys-I-Karan KailaII-Lovepreet SinghIII-Ashish JohnIII- Sakshi JohnReady to Race- Phulkian House participants at the start of the race130

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YPS Year Book 2012THE PRINCIPAL’S CUP AND INTER-HOUSESWIMMING COMPETITIONSThe annual Principal’s cup and the Inter-house Swimming competition were held from the 3rd of Septemberto the 11th of September. The students, most enthusiastically, took part in the competitions to take theirHouse’s tally a notch higher and contribute to their House’ score.The results were as follows-PRINCIPAL’S CUP-I- DRH-105 pointsII-III-PH-76 pointsMH-68 pointsINTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONI- DRH-458 pointsII-III-PH-278 pointsMH-203 pointsBEST SWIMMERS IN VARIOUS AGEGROUPS• Sub-junior girls- Anhad Kaur• Junior girls-Aayushi Saluja• Senior girls- Jasmine Sohi• Sub-junior boys-Arbaaz Khan• Junior boys- Yashik Goyal• Medium boys-Karan Brar•132Senior boys-Rajneesh DhindsaNEW SCHOOL RECORDS MADE DURING THEMEET WERE• Yashik Goyal- 50m Back stroke(47.78sec)• Arbaaz Khan-50m Free style (36.35 sec) ,100M Freestyle( 1.22.66 sec) and 50m Back stroke(44.75 sec)• Jasmine Sohi -50m Free style (32.30 sec) , 100m Freestyle( 1.12.81 sec) and 50m Breast stroke( 43.88 sec)• Vibhuti Sayal -50m Back stroke(41.13 sec)• Aayushi Saluja- 100m Free style( 1.17.59 sec) and 50mBack stroke( 43.78 sec)• A new School record was made by the DRH relay teamwhich completed 8x25 m Free style relay race in 2.18.13secondsRushil Kapoor was declared the over-all Best Swimmerof the Year for the session 2012.… Holding Water- Dhaniram House team members receive thetrophy from the Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe Dhaniram House Swimming team celebrate their victory in the Inter-houseswimming competitions by jumping into the pool and Having a ‘Splash’ !133

YPS Year Book 2012The annual Inter-House Athletics competition ,once again, was an eventful affair held over a period of one week in the month of October.134

WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN• The over-all House positions in thecompetition remained-I-MHII-PHIII-DRHThe following were adjudged the BestAthletes in their respective categories-• Senior Boys- Harkirat Singh Dhillon• Senior Girls- Harnoor Chahal• Medium Boys- Lovepreet Bhullar• Junior Boys- Jaskaran Singh Pandher• Junior Girls- Khushbeen• Sub-Junior Boys- Meharwan• Sub-Junior Girls- Afrin Dhaliwal• From the Junior school, Anayat Ranwa wasadjudged the Best Athlete among the girls andTarshpreet Singh was adjudged the Best Athleteamong the boys.The following new school records were madeduring the meet-• Harnoor Chahal ,an ace athlete of the school, seta new record in Hammer Throw with a distanceof 19.47 meters.• Khushbeen Waraich completed the 200mrace in a record 29.78 seconds• Khushbeen also secured a new distance of4.55 meters in Long jump• Sakshi John set a new record in the 50mSkipping race completing it in 9.50 seconds• Jaskaran Singh set a new record in DiscusThrow with a distance of 26.22 meters• Mandeep completed the 100m Hurdles inan unprecedented 18.11 seconds135

YPS Year Book 2012• STAFF VS STUDENTS MATCHES-The school staff played the following matches against school students during theyear-BASKETBALL -A basketball match between the staff and class XII students was played on 9thMay.The match was won by class XII students. The score was close 53-51. From thestudents’ side, Robin scored 45 points and Riya and Dyanit scored 2 points each.CRICKET -School staff and class XII students played a cricket match on 25th November.Batting first, the staff scored 148 runs in the allotted 20 overs at the loss of 9 wickets.Mr. Dinesh Thapliyal scored 53 runs, Mr. Onkar Singh 23 runs and Mr. ParminderjeetSingh scored 19 runs. From the students’ side, Viren , Mukhtiar and Karan took twowickets each.The class XII team achieved the target in 16 overs at the loss of 2 wickets. Viren Singhscored a mammoth 101 runs while Rajdeep Singh contributed 28 runs to his team’stally.Class XII won the match by 8 wickets.SOCCER -A soccer match was played between the School staff and class XII students on 29thNovember. For the staff, Mr. Parminderjeet Singh and Mr. Narinder Singh scored onegoal each, while from the students’ team, Harkirat Singh scored the only goal. Thestaff won the match by 2-1.• YPS STAFF VS PPS STAFFYPS staff played a friendly cricket match against the team of the staff of Punjab PublicSchool, Nabha, on Sunday,17th March, on their ground.Batting first, PPS staff scored 119 runs at the loss of 8wickets in the allotted 20 overs.For YPS staff Mr. Sanjay Taneja took 3 wickets and Mr. Amit took 2 wicketsIn reply, the YPS staff were able to achieve the target in 17.2 overs at the loss of 6wickets. Mr. Dinesh Thapliyal scored 49 runs and Mr. Rajiv scored 35 runs.YPS staff won the match by 4 wickets.136

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INSchool sports colours were awarded to the following school students for theacademic year 2011-12-• ATHLETICS- Under 19-Sikenderjeet Singh, Seerat Brar and Arsh BansalUnder-17-Jashanjit Kaur, Khushveen Sidhu, Vireet Randhawa, GurjeetRandhawa and Ashish JohnUnder-14- Khushbeen Waraich• SWIMMING- Under-19-Rajabhan Singh and Pritampal BrarUnder-17- SaleenaUnder-14- Vibhuti Sayal• CRICKET- Under-19- Harkirat Dhillon, Viren Singh,Rajeshwar Brar and Karan KailaUnder-16- Guneev Gogia and Ekjot ThindUnder- 14-Prince Balwant Rai and Akul Pandove• FENCING- Under-19- Jasseerat KaurUnder- 17-Sartaj SinghUnder -14- Tanishveer and Ishtkeerat Singh• SHOOTING- Under -19-Vishal Gaur, Achalpratap Singhand Ekambir MandiUnder -14-Manpreet Malhi• HOCKEY- Under-19- Harkanwal Nehal• ROLLER HOCKEY- Under-19-Parampal Singh Sidhu• ARCHERY- Under-14- Yuvraj SekhonThe Inter-house Physical Training Efficiency Test was conducted in theschool on 27th October. The test was held in three categories-Physical Training , Aerobics and March Past.The results were as follows-• DRH stood first in the Physical training test• MH stood first in the aerobics category• PH stood first in the March Past• The over –all House positions were -I –DRHII-PHIII-MH137

THE 2ND ASIAN SHOTGUN CHAMPIONSHIP &THE MAHARAJA YADAVINDRA SINGH MEMORIALINDIAN OPEN SHOTGUN CHAMPIONSHIP-2012-School students ably assisted as volunteers at the prestigious championship held in the month ofNovember-DecemberThe prestigious 2nd Asian Shotgun Championship and the MaharajaYadavindra Singh Memorial Indian Open Shotgun Championship-2012 was held at a village ,Main, near Patiala from 28th Novemberto 9th December.Besides the tournament being a shooting tournament of repute ,the Championship held even more significance for the School as itwas being held in the fond memory of Maharajadhiraj YadavindraSinghji, the School Founder. Keeping the significance of the occasionin mind , a group of 34 school students, escorted by staff members ,was sent to act as volunteers for all days of the tournament.The group of school students attended the Inauguration ceremonyof the tournament which was held on Thursday,29th November.The Chief guest for the ceremony was Captain Amarinder Singh , former Chief Minister ofPunjab and School Patron .During the Opening Ceremony, the Chief Guest, in his speech, addressed the participants ofall the 14 countries who had come to participate in the tournament , extending them a warmwelcome. The Chief Guest’s speech was followed by some inspirational tunes played by Armyorchestra and a vibrant ‘Bhangra’ dance performance. The icing on the cake was an invitationto all the volunteers , delegates and the participants for dinner at the Moti Bagh Palace . Theexperience proved to be an enriching one as school students got an opportunity to interactwith the participants ,eminent people from other countries and, of course, with the membersof the Patiala royal family.SOME INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED DURING THETOURNAMENT…WITH COL RAJYAVARDHAN SINGH RATHORE, SILVER MEDALLIST INSHOOTING AT OLYMPICS, 2004Q. When did you take up shooting?A. I started shooting quite late ,when I was 28. As a kid, I loved guns and later it turned into apassion .Q. What drew you into this game, Sir ?A. Honestly speaking, I was always a good sportsman. Though, I was in the army, still there Imissed the excitement and adventure of a sportsman’s life. So, I decided to live for my passion–shooting, rather than pursuing my military career further.Q. Sir, our school, too, can boast of a few shooters who have done well in international events.Ms. Heena Sidhu, for one, won a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Whatdo you have to say about students taking up shooting as a career?School volunteers with ace shooters and Olympics Gold and Silver medalists ,Mr. Abhinav Bindra and Col Rajya Vardhan Rathore

A. Well, shooting can be a great career as well as afun sport to pursue. There is no difference betweena man or a woman taking up the sport as the gamehas a long shelf for any sportsperson. The shootersshould continue doing some physical exercise alongwith this game to keep themselves fit.Q. What are the qualities required ,Sir, for a goodshooter?A. Indians, I believe , have tremendous talent. Theyhave good skills and concentration, which are twoqualities very essential for being a good shooter.Q. What do you have to say, sir, of YPS studentsacting as volunteers for this tournament?A. Usually, I come across a number of volunteers atthe Olympics, Commonwealth Games and at othersporting events. The role of a volunteer adds life to agame. I compliment your school authorities and theorganizers of the Asian Cup to have let you childrenhave a foresight of the game. I appreciate your brightattitude towards the game and your wearing a smilealways on your face while doing your respectivejobs.…WITH MS. SHAGUN CHAUDHARY, THEFIRST INDIAN WOMAN OLYMPIANQ. When did you start shooting?A. It was in the year 2003 that I first started shootingQ. Who inspired you to take up shooting as a sport?A. My father used to shoot with the maharaja ofBikaner. He is the one who pushed me into thissport.Q. What qualities, do you think, are required to be agood shooter?A. Discipline, agility, and to maintain a high level ofconcentration and focus are some qualities that shouldbe a good shooter. Besides this, physical strength anda good hand-eye co-ordination is a must.Q. Where do you see the game of shooting goingfrom where it is now?A. Well, the good thing is that shooting is one gamewhich holds a lot of promise for our country. Thenumber of girls taking up this game is going up.We have about 15-20 good women shooters now,at present. The over-all medal tally in the game inOlympics has been , consistently, improving. Westarted with one medal in 2004 and have been goingfrom strength to strength since. We hope to double ourcurrent medal tally in shooting in the next Olympics.Youth Development Programme in Pakistan , whichtrains students above the age of fifteen in shooting.The Government of Pakistan provides funds for theprogramme.Q. What do you have to say about this tournament,the 2nd Asian Shotgun Shooting Championship beingheld in Patiala?A. I am looking forward to this grand event ( thisinterview was conducted before the OpeningCeremony). I think it is a great platform for all theshooters. But, I feel, the number of ranges should have been more, maybe five, Otherwise, everything is perfect to provide asuitable atmosphere to t he shooters.Q. Sir, YPS students are regularly attending thistournament , acting as volunteers? What do youhave to say about them?A. I feel YPS students are most attractive andnoticeable here as they are young and many innumber. It is , in any case, good to see studentsgetting involved as many of them will feel inspired todo well and take up sports as careerVolunteers with renowned shooter, Mr. Manavjit Singh…WITH MR. RAZI AHMED KHAN, JURYMEMBER FROM PAKISTANQ. What is your view about India, Sir?A. I have travelled widely across India. I think thepeople in Indian and in Pakistan are quite similar inmany ways. Indians are very warm and welcomingand the local food, I must say , is very delicious!Q. Shooting is an expensive game . How can a normalman take it up as a sport?A. I have started a programme called the StudentThe Principal and staff with Mr. Ronjan Sodhi, a well-known shooter

YPS Year Book 2012The MIG-21 Fighter plane gifted by Air Marshall KD Singh , on behalf ofthe Indian Air Force , to the School in 2008 , on the occasion of the 60thSchool Annual Sports’ Day, now stands mounted in the school frontlawns , looking even more imposing , impressive and inspiring.140

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INThe Principal, Mr. SV Kumar, visited Canada in month of September-October to attend a high-profilePrincipals’ Familiarization Summit. He shares his experiences of the tour-At the behest of the Canadian consulate and the Canadian universities,seven Principals and one counsellor were invited to visit Canada toparticipate in the Principals’ Familiarization tour this Fall. The schoolsinvited were Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, the Cambridge School,Kolkata, the Lawerence School ,Lovedale ,Ooty , Springdales School ,NewDelhi, Delhi Public School, RK Puram, the Ahmedabad International School,Ahmedabad,Singhania School ,Thane, and The Doon School, Dehradun.While in Canada, we had the opportunity of visiting some of the bestuniversities and colleges in the states of Toronto, Guelph, Waterloo,Kingston, Montreal, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge,Kelowna and Vancouver We were able to meet the Presidents of someof the universities and see and experience the excellent facilities offeredabroad ,as well.. All the universities had invited some Indian students ,aswell, to interact and share with us some of their experiences, which wasboth enlightening and informative at the same time. I also availed theopportunity to meet a few of our old students pursuing various coursesat the universities of Toronto and Ottawa . The visit was also well usedto explore possibilities of students and teachers coming and doing twomonth internship courses at YPS at all levels- beginning from kindergartento junior, middle and senior school levels. Hopefully, the visit would alsobe of great help to our students studying abroad as we have been havinga continuous stream of students who seek admission abroad every year .Iwas fortunate enough to meet a few old boys and girls, too who made it apoint to meet me ,and considering their achievements and the respect andregard they have for their former teachers and school , made one’s heartswell with pride in the presence of other colleagues.The Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar, with other delegates at the famous Humber College, Toronto141

YPS Year Book 2012Einstein once said, “Reality is merely an illusion,albeit a very persistent one.”The quote is, probably, most accurate when wedescribe our feelings of the tour to the USA . Thetour had been organized by the School, secondtime in succession, to expose students to a varietyof rich experiences which would, further, enhancetheir knowledge and widen their perspective of theworld.We were a group of 35 students, accompanied bythe Principal, Mr. SV Kumar, the Bursar, Col KDDatta , and two staff members, Ms. Vidushi Dattaand Ms. Deepa Thapliyal. The duration of the tourwas fifteen days- from 5th July to 20th July.On our arrival at Newark, New Jersey, our firstdestination was the New York City, and before weknew, we found ourselves visiting places like thebustling Times Square ,the American Museumof Natural History. a museum that captivated usby sheer grandeur and the Empire State building,once known to be the tallest building in the USA.The Ellis Island was another noteworthy place wevisited here. The island is famous for old artifactsand presentations on early migrants to the US. Among other things, we alsogot to see some old immigration offices on the island .It was, no doubt, anenriching experience!Later, we went to, what is perhaps , one of the most visited spots in the wholeof the New York city-Liberty Island! We had a full-guided tour of the islandand witnessed the most breath -taking view of the whole New York City. Oneof the most spectacular things we saw was the imposing Statue of Liberty there.Next, the same day, came an exciting visit to the famous Niagara Falls-a placewe had so often heard of and read about in our books. Once at Niagara Falls,we were thrilled to see the magnificence of the cascade falling . We also availedthe opportunity to ride on the ‘Maid of the Mist’ (the ferry at Niagara Falls) andstood right under the falls , wearing special thin coats we had been provided andwith the refreshing water drops falling over us which proved to be an amazingexperience.After a sumptuous lunch, we went to one of the more historically important placeson our tour itinerary, Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, besides going to visit landmarkplaces like the Independence Hall, which is a significant landmark in Americanhistory, we also visited the Wharton School, which is one of the best Businessschools of the country ! Here, we were privileged to attend a presentation madeby the staff of the Wharton School. It was also a proud moment for us as weentered an auditorium in the School, which had been donated by one of theleading industrial houses of India, the Ambanis. The same day , in the evening ,we departed for the capital city of Washington D.C!142

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INAfter a good night’s rest, we woke up for a guided tour of the city. We had thegood fortune of visiting world famous landmarks like the World War II Memorial,Jefferson Memorial, Capitol Hill, Space Museum, White House and ,finally, theLincoln Memorial. After the guided tour, we went to visit the Madame Tussaud’sMuseum .It was unbelievable to see that how accurately the wax sculptures of allthe Presidents and other well-known personalities of the world , had been made !Interestingly, for dinner, that evening, we went to a restaurant called Ben’s ChilliBowl, where President Obama had dined once!Next, we were boarding the bus and making our way to Newark to catch a flightfor the sunny state of Florida. We stayed at Orlando which was a welcome changefrom the concrete jungle of New York City and bustling town sides of WashingtonD.C. and the like. We visited Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom. We availed a specialopportunity to see how the rides operate under the Youth Education Series ,whichwas honestly amazing! We also visited the Hollywood studios and the Sea Worldwhere we were thrilled to see a wide variety of marine life - like the Killer Whaleshow and the Dolphin show.Next morning was slated for another ‘behind the scenes’ guided tour to the MagicKingdom and, later, to the Disney theme park called EPCOT. Here we, amongother things, witnessed a dazzling firework display ,too!The next morning we woke up bright and early and headed for the NASA KennedySpace Centre, which was a much-awaited part of our extensive tour. This visitproved to be a treat for our eyes and fodder for our minds as we got to see launchpads for space shuttles and odysseys and even a replica of the Apollo 11 moonSchool students attended a special presentation session at Wharton School, one of the best Businessschools of the USAmission. We had crisp lunch at the space centre and then drove to Cocoa Beach,which was a half- hour drive away from the centre.Finally, the day came when we had to return .We flew back to Newark and fromthere we took a flight to New Delhi. The trip will, forever, remain etched in ourmemory.-Parampal S. Sidhu, XII ScienceSpace Odyssey- Schooldelegation at the famousNASA Space Centre143

YPS Year Book 2012A group of five school students ,Riya Singla, ArshBansal, Hashneen Chauhan, Sanna Singh and AdityaSingh, escorted by one staff member , Mrs. ReenaNagpal, attended the Youth Development Summithosted by the Malay College, Kuala Kangsar,(MCKK ) Malaysia, from 17th June to 25th June. Theparticipation came in response to a special invitationextended by the host school to YPS, thus, makingYPS , besides Modern School , New Delhi, andAitchison College, Lahore, to be the only school tobe invited for the summit from the region.The theme of the summit was ‘World Peace beginsin School’ and it was attended by a total of seventyfive delegates from ten international and twelve Malaysian schools .The summit commenced with a welcome dinner which was followedby the Opening Ceremony next morning. The programme proceededwith presentations and dialogue and question-answer sessions . ThePresentation ceremony formed an important part of the summitwhere YPS students made their presentation on the theme prescribed.The presentation centered around India as a land of peace , besideshighlighting the role of Mahatma Gandhi as an Apostle of Peace andfocussing on other aspects such as the multi-linguiality, multi-religiosityand universal brotherhood that prospers in the country. School activitiessuch as community lunch and exchange programmes promoting peaceand brotherhood were also, duly, projected . The presentation which144

School students with other delegates at the summitwas made in audio-visual format was very well received by the audience. ArshBansal, the Head Boy, was declared the Delegate of the Day.An exhibition was put up showcasing the rich culture of the country. ArshBansal ‘s soulful rendering of the popular Punjabi sufi song, ‘ Bulla ki JanaaMain Kaun’ received rave reviews from everyone.The delegates were, later, taken to a village to work on a community serviceproject. A Royal Banquet at Iskandariah Palace was also held which wasattended by 650 students and where His Highness ,the Sultan of Malaysia, DrNazarin Shah and his wife inter-acted with the delegates .A special Heritage tour was organised for the delegates ,during which, thevisitors were taken to six different heritage sites of Kuala Kangsar.A Farewell dinner and a cultural programme marked the closing of the summit.The school contingent presented gifts and mementos to the Principal and thesummit co-ordinator of MCKK. The Principal expressed his delight at YPS beinga part of the programme and remarked that our school had added ‘colour’and a degree of intellectual gravitas to the programme and hoped to seeYPS participating in future programmes , too. The summit proved to be anenlightening and enriching experience for all and inculcated in us the spirit ofpeace consciousness and the ability to resolve conflicts peacefully.We look forward to more such programmes in the future.-Group membersSchool students making their much-lauded presentation145School students and staff with dignitaries

YPS Year Book 2012TOURS TO THE VALE OF PARADSIE,KASHMIR-The School undertook tours to the lush Kashmirvalley in April and September after a hiatus of 27long years. The visits were warmly received by theresidents there and created quite a buzz as the newsof the visit made headlines across many majornewspapers of the regions.Mrs. Tarinder Kaur , one of the teacher-escorts,writes about the experiences of the April trip-On Saturday,7th April, at 3 o’ clock in the morning, one could feel the nip in the air as well as a lot ofexcitement. Forty four boys of class VIII, along withthree teachers, Mr.Rajesh John, Mrs. Babita Johnand myself, boarded the bus for Srinagar.After a long journey of about 22 hours ,we reachedour hotel situated near the famous Lal Chowk. After asound sleep, the next morning with the divine soundof Azaan echoing all over the city.As it was Easter, after breakfast, we went to thelocal church. Next visit was to the famous Dal Lake.The sight of the seamlessly stretching waters , thecolorful Shikaras and the magnificent House boatsleft us spell- bound.The next day, we boarded the bus for Gulmarg, aplace famous for skiing resorts. We took an excitingGondola ride( supposed to be the highest in Asia) toreach the top. We were welcomed by snow, snowand… more snow! Amongst the laughter, shouting,yelling, skiing, sleighing , playing with snow- youcould feel the happiness of the kids. Then we camedown to take a walk to the base of Gulmarg andvisited a famous Shiv temple.Next day, we took a bonus trip to Chasmeshala , theNihal Bagh, the Tulip Gardens ,Hazratbal Mosqueand to a famous Gurduwara of the sixth Guru. Eachplace was beautiful but the Tulip Gardens were theicing on the cake. Thousands of different coloured ,fully-blossomed tulips adorned the garden in rows.The last two days passed in visiting the local marketsand the BISCOE school.We boarded the bus on the last day, not willing toleave the beautiful Kashmir which –again-I would,rightfully, call- The Paradise on Earth!School students at the famous and picturesque Tulip Gardens in Srinagar146

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INA TRIP TO KERALA- GOD’S OWNCOUNTRYA group of twenty excited girls of Class XI and ClassXII , escorted by two teachers, flew off to Cochin on29th September from the Indira Gandhi InternationalAirport., New Delhi. Different shades of green andblue greeted the group throughout the tour of Kerala.The blue hills of Munnar were covered with lushgreen forests and the valleys were punctuated withtea gardens, springs and waterfalls. Thekkady wasjust out of this world with the exotic smell of spicesall over. The boat ride on river Periyar , to spot wildlife ,was an experience in itself. It is over here thatthe group witnessed the rich culture of Kerala at theKalakshetra in the form of ‘Kalari Paitu’(traditionalmartial art) and ‘Kathakali’ (traditional Opera). TheChinese fishing nets at Cochin and the beaches atCherai and Aleppy can never be forgotten. The icingon the cake was the stay in a house boat at Aleppy.It seemed as if it was too short a trip as bags werebeing loaded on to the bus for the airport. We areextremely grateful to the Principal for allowing us togo on this trip where we could enjoy the grandeur ofthe hills, and experience the mesmerising effect ofthe beaches and the backwaters in one go.Group membersSchool students becoming one with the culture and traditions of Kerala147

YPS Year Book 2012ADVENTURE CAMP AT MANALIIt was dark when we,class VII boys,reached Manali. The acclimatizationwalk and the hiking on the first daywere quite refreshing. The groupwas taken around the town, visitingplaces like the Hadimba Temple.The more exciting part was whenwe were taken for rock-climbing andrappelling. Climbing was, however,easy , but rappelling scared many ofus. Yet, all the students and even theteachers participated letting off theirfear of height.The students were given lectures oncamp life, trekking, pitching tents,mountain hazards and environmentby the instructors at the camp.The weather played truant in the lasttwo days, but still it did not dampenour spirits. The visit to Solang valley,Vashisht hot sulphur springs and thento the market for shopping was thelast part of our trip.The hard life in the camp taught usmany things like caring and sharing.This trip will always be cherished.- Shahbaaz Singh Sidhu,VIIP148

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INADVENTURE CAMP ATCLOUD-END (MUSSOORIE)-We, a group of 45 girls, escorted by four teachers,after a long journey reached a place called KalaAmb, where arrangements for refreshments hadbeen made. We halted there for some time andthen proceeded to our actual destination –our campat Panjhal in Nahan.Soon after lunch, we startedwith activities like rappelling and rock-climbing andat night went for a trek under moonlight and amidstcool breeze blowing.The next few days were spent in exciting activitieslike river-crossing, Burma-bridge, obstacle raceand tyrolene traverse. Girls were instructed on theuse of map and bearing to find the location andangle of a particular place.Finally, one day was spent at Mussoorie where wereached after paying obeisance at the GurduwaraPaonta Sahib. In Mussoorie we visited places like thefamous Kempty Falls and shopped in the markets.On 12th April, we returned to Patiala. It was, indeed, a wonderful and memorable experience.-Group members149

YPS Year Book 2012THE DHARAMSALA-PALAM TREKThis year, a group of twenty five girls, twoteachers and a guide took off from schoolpremises on 7th April for their first destination-BhagsonaDuring the trip, the girls were taken to witness thescenic beauty of McleodGanj, where they visitedthe Buddhist temple and (of course) the market.After returning to Bhagsonag, they visited theBhagsonag waterfall. One day was marked fora visit to Palampur, whose tea garden got thecameras clicking. We also visited, the famousartist, Sobha Singh’s ,Art gallery. The AndrettaPottery House was described (quite aptly) as acute little house heaped with mud. The girls triedtheir hands at pottery, but none of their pieceswere worth taking home.The next day demanded an early morningrise, and the destination was HPCA CricketStadium, and later ‘the Church of St. John in thewilderness. The graveyard was spooky, but theghosts were more scared of the girls, becausethey didn’t make an appearance. The day’s endwas marked by, predictably enough, anothervisit to the market.The trip was memorable, and the girls wouldremember it with fond memories and longing,for school awaited the teachers and theirentourage back in Patiala.-Jashanjit Kaur, XI ScienceTHE NARKANDA ADVENTURE CAMP-We were excited to know that we were going tothe Agyat Vaas Adventure camp which is one ofthe highest altitude camps all across India.After a twelve hour journey, we reached Narkandaand then we had to trek six meters up to reachour camp.The next morning a 6 kilometre trek and wevisited places like the Hatu Temple, which is at aheight of 11,152 feet .Then, we did activities like rolling, sequenceclimbingand valley-crossing. We also got theopportunity to play in snow as it was snowingthere.Soon, we reached Simla and had a great timeshopping. The next day we visited a place known asLaal Dibba , where we had a great time collectingcones and learning their importance.That night, we made a bonfire at the end of whichspecial prizes were given to the children who hadexcelled during the camp days.The next day, we returned to Patiala.- Swarleen Virk,VIIIO150

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE JUNIOR SCHOOL TRIP TO BRENTWOOD,MUSSOORIEWe, class V boys, started from the Schoolearly in the morning, all through the waywaiting for the mountains, it was only onreaching Dehradun that we got a glimpse ofthe mountains .Reaching Mussoorie was reaching the Queenof the Hills. Close to Mussoorie was theBrentwood Adventure Camp Sanctuary where we weresupposed to stay. We were divided into groups. Nextmorning, we started our activities like the Freefall andthe Triple Bridge. We also went on a short trek.Next morning, we climbed a hill. After reaching the top ,we had a competition called ‘Maggi Making. We collectedwood for fire and did all the cooking ourselves. We had agood mouthful of the noodles and served it to ourteachers as well. Next day, we shifted to a hoteland went around the markets shopping.Next day, we were, finally, back . We hugged ourparents in delight. It was a memorable trip!-Rana Sanjog,VN151

YPS Year Book 2012Early in the morning , we set off in Canters( a kind of vehicle) to go around thevast area of the forest reserve. We feasted our eyes on rare animals and birds.One group was lucky enough to spot the tiger in the midst of hunting for its prey.We saw the animal stalking behind, pouncing and catching a deer. Then , thebeast held the half-dead and helpless deer in its jaws and disappeared in thebushes. Sure, it was a very rare sight to see! Other animals we got to see werecrocodile, white-cap monkeys( typical of the region), wild boar and birds rangingfrom the small humming bird , partridges and peacocks in full splendor with theirwings spread out.VISIT TO JAIPUR/RANTHAMBORENATIONAL RESERVEIn April, a group of 69 senior girls ,accompanied by four teachers, leftfor the Pink City, Jaipur, to visit the Ranthambore National Reserve.After a one night stay at Jaipur ,the next halt was at the much-awaitedNational reserve.Some other landmark places we visited during our stay included the HawaMahal ,the Ranthambore Fort , the Amber Fort, the City Palace ,Albert Museumand the Jantar Mantar.After all this excitement and thrill, how could we come back without shopping.The last day was spent in exploring the markets and buying gifts for friends andfamily members.We came back with pleasant memories.-Inayat Walia, IXE152

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INVISIT TO NAINITAL/ JIM CORBETT PARKJohn Keats begins his famous poem , ‘Endymion’, with the line-“ A thing of beauty is a joy forever”. A thing of beauty touches human heart as nothing elsedoes. It elevates the human soul, just like our tour to the Jim Corbett National Park did.After a long journey ,we reached our destination in the evening and were put up in a four star luxury resort in the buffer zone of the Jim Corbett National Part.Early next morning , we went for a safari in the Park in open jeeps. We watched with joy the beautiful scenes of wildlife and nature and saw animals and birdslike deer and peacocks. We were not able to spot a tiger but did see its pugmarks. The same evening, we were taken around the Jim Corbett Museum and afamous temple situated along the river Kosi.The next day we were taken to our camp . On the way, we also got to see Jim Corbett’s house. During our stay in the camp, we did various activities likevalley-crossing, Burma-bridge and the most exciting Flying fox. We had jungles walks and campfires, too. The last day, we visited the famous Naini lake andtemple and strolled around the mall.The next day, we headed back to Patiala with many pleasant memories in our hearts.-Dharminder Kaleka, IXN153

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MR. THAN SINGH HAS BEEN SERVING AS THE SCHOOL MESS INCHARGE FOR TWENTYYEARS NOW. ‘CATERING ‘ TO THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND OUTSIDEVISITORS AND GUESTS WITH ABSOLUTELY SUMPTUOUS FOOD, HE APTLY DESCRIBESWHAT ONE MIGHT CALL ,“SURVIVAL OF THE FEAST-EST’ . A SHORT INTERVIEW WITH HIM-Q. For how long have you been serving in the School, Sir?A. I have been here for the past twenty years.Q. What kind of change have you observed in the eating habitsof the students over the years?A. Well, I feel the diet of the children has become stronger and theyeat more, which is, definitely, a good sign!Q. You cook food for a large number of students and staffmembers. How long does it, generally, take for you toprepare a meal?A. It takes at least 6 hours to prepare a single meal. For lunch, we startpreparing at 8.00 am and for dinner at 2:30 pm. As for the earlymorning breakfast, we, usually, begin preparing at as early as 5.00am.Q. Food is a precious commodity! Do you take any steps todiscourage children from wasting food?A. Well, generally, it doesn’t happen. Students take only as much foodas they need. Even then, if ever we find it happening in a straycase, we exhort them to eat.Q. Which is the food the students love the most?A. ‘Aloo Parantha and, of course, the legendary ‘Rajmah –Chaawal’of YPS!155

YPS Year Book 2012THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD FORYOUNG PEOPLE CAMPSummer camps involve excitement, promoting thespirit of friendship and learning various other things,perhaps, not possible during our everyday hectic,chock-a- block routines.Just as the summer vacation began, an IAYP campwas conducted by the School from 2nd to 5th JuneThe first two days of the camp were spent in theboarding, a unique experience for many of us, whohad never felt the fun of staying together with friendsin the boarding house. We, a group of 22 students andfour staff members, Mr. JK Saini, Mr. ParminderjeetSingh, Mrs. Renu Kaura and Mrs Sangeet, reportedat 5.00 p.m. on 2nd June.During this stint, we were divided into three groupsfor effective group activity with one person from eachgroup being chosen as the group leader. The staffhelped us know each other better through fun gamesand we also performed some variety entertainmentactivities.Next day was the day to do some social service,which is one of the most important parts of theIAYP programme. The day began with the cyclingexpedition till the village Sukhjanpur. Besides beinga physical activity, we explored the whole areacovered with paddy crops and other vegetation,watching industrial progress along the route. Thebest part was that we could meet many people, whowere most welcoming and willing to talk. We weretouched with the simplicity and warmth of thesepeople. We visited a few families and identified onehouse, where 12 members were staying thoughthe condition of the house was quite deplorable.Trekking amidst the winding terrains around the city of SimlaSpending quality time with village folks along the way156

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INWe decided to collect funds for the renovation ofthis house and get the work started during our nextexpedition. We resolved to make it an ongoingproject and undertake constructive work under ourIAYP programme and adopt this village for serviceproject for the next two years. We came back quitesatisfied with our resolution. Our next move was avisit to an old age home near Punjabi University,Patiala. We shared refreshments with the inmatesand exchanged lively conversation with them. Wecarry, in our hearts, a deep sense of realization ofour responsibility towards all those who need ourcare and attention.In the evening, a visit to the Dhillon Fun Park wasone of the most exciting parts of the camp. The watergames, rides and rain dance made us feel cool,relaxed and blissful.How could a camp be successful without someexciting adventure activity? The following two dayswere reserved to experience the camping life in themountains. We visited Waknaghat, near Shimla. Asudden shower made the evening quite cold, and wealmost forgot the heat of June in the plains. We spentthe night at the camp. Next morning, we all went for amorning walk in the cool and refreshing surroundingsof the hills. After breakfast, we trekked to a nearby hilltop and walked for about 15 kilometers. It remainedan enjoyable experience.The camp was a short, but one of most excitingexperiences, of our participation in IAYP programmes,which the School so assiduously carries out. Welook forward to participate in more such serviceprojects.-Group MembersWe Care…At an old age home157

YPS Year Book 2012THE IAYP TREE PLANTATION DRIVEAn IAYP tree-plantation drive wascarried out in the school campus in themonth of September. The students,with aid and help of school staff andschool gardeners, not only plantedsaplings but also studied the trees thatstand infested with termites and othertree and plant diseases. The staff andstudents identified such trees thatneeded to be tended to. Subsequently,a programme was devised to nurseand restore such trees back to healthwith the use of anti-termite and othermedicinal sprays.Such environmental programmesare a regular feature of the schoolcurriculum and are carried outregularly. The School, to make itscontribution towards the cause ofenvironment, has also been observingEnvironment Weeks with Greenmarches being taken out by schoolstudents.158

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INA VISIT TO THE SOS VILLAGE, RAJPURAOn 2nd April, the children of classes of VP and VNwent to visit the SOS Village near Rajpura. We werelooking forward to our inter-action with the childrenthere. On the way, we stopped to buy bananas andbiscuits for the children of the Village.The SOS, Village, as a matter of fact, is a nongovernmentalsocial organization which is run oncharity. The motive of the institution is to help childrenin need. The children who are orphaned, abandonedor those whose families are unable to take care ofthem are adopted by the SOS Village.Here they have a unique way of building relationships.A group of 10-14 children lives together in a houseunder the care of a mother who is often a widow ora deserted woman. The children living together in afamily consider themselves brothers and sisters. Thelady who looks after the family gets proper training tolook after the children.The children study in normal schools. Every househas a drawing room , dining room , kitchen and abedroom to give them the feel of a home.This trip is made, every year, to encourage thestudents of our school to learn to love, care and sharewith those not as privileged as us.-Rana Sanjog, VNGENERATING DONATIONS FORTHE CANCER AID SOCIETY-School students responded, vehemently, to anappeal made by the Cancer Aid Society, NewDelhi, a society working for the welfare of cancerpatients, and contributed, generously, to the noblecause. The students who had made the highestcontributions were felicitated at the school assemblyby the Principal, Mr. SV Kumar, with participationcertificates, badges, medals and cups sent by theCancer Aid Society.Names of students who made a contribution of morethan five hundred rupees are-Sehaj Sarao,Krshirja Bedi, Sirtaj, Sahilinder, Hirdesh,Mannat, Sifatjot, Gurnoor, Anupreet, Japneet,Sashveen, Sukhman , Sejal, Bhavika and ManpreetChadha.The highest contributing class remained IXE and itsclass teacher, Mr. Rahul Marya, was awarded witha special shield.VISITING ‘ROSHNI’-HOME FORTHE HANDICAPPEDOn the eve of Diwali, sixteen schools studentsvisited ‘Roshni’ a home for the handicapped basedin Rajpura.The group was received by FatherThomas who gave them a guided tour across theplace. The group met the residents there and foundthat most of them were afflicted with Polio whereas some of them had genetic deformities.....but,despite the handicaps the residents hadn’t lost thewill and zest to live and there were many successstories ,too. Two members who were afflicted withpolio had got married and were living a healthylife with a five year daughter. The students schoolstudents distributed gifts ,snacks and cold drinksamongst the residents and came back enlightenedon the life of the lesser privileged relationships.159

YPS Year Book 2012A number of cycle rallies taken out as a part of the IAYPprogramme kept the students healthily engaged and occupied.160

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YPS Year Book 2012EXPEDITION TO THE SHATIDHAR PEAKA team of 10 students , accompanied bytwo staff members, Mr. Dinesh Thapliyal andMr. Chajju Singh, successfully, scaled theformidable Shatidhar peak, standing at a heightof 17300 feet, near Manali. This was the secondtime the peak was ,successfully, scaled by schoolstudents and staff.The ten students who formed a part of the teamwere- Manveer Singh, GursewakSingh,Harpreet Singh,PratiyushSharma, ManjotSingh,Manmehak Singh,AshishJohn, UttamjeetSingh, Mandeep Singh and Birinder SinghThe team, after collecting the necessary technicalequipment and manpower in terms of guides,undertook a 6 kilometer trek to a place calledDhundhi which also marks the end of the roadhead.After camping at Dhundhi for a night , theteam reached the Base camp ,Lady Leg, at a heightof 13000 feet. After the necessary acclimatizationprogramme ,the next destination was camp-1 whichstands at a height of 16000 feet. On the morningof 5th October, the team membersscaled the Shatidhar peak . Fourmembers –Mr. Dinesh Thapliyal,Pratiyush Sharma, Ashish John andUttamjeet Singh -were able to reach the summit in a commendablethree hours. The trek to the summit wasundertaken amidst rough terrain covered withsnow, rock and ice.The expedition was an amazing experiencewhich also taught one the lesson that challengesand difficulties are surmounted , not essentiallyby technical resources and manpower, but moresoby determination, willpowerandphysical and mental strengthandresilience.162

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INCelebrating the Birth Centenary Year of School Founder,Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra SinghjiFew know that the first Home Minister of independent India,Sardar Vallabhai Patel, was so pleased with MaharajadhirajYadavindra Singhji’s patriotism (as Mahrajadhiraj foiled anattempt by some elements to harm the interests of India) thaton an official visit to the erstwhile princely state of Patiala, heis known to have remarked, ”If in my next birth, I am ordainedto take birth in a princely state, I WILL CHOOSE THE STATEOF PATIALA.”In the picture below, His Highness is seen counselling with hisministers and subordinates in his palace.163

YPS Year Book 2012WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS HELD DURING THE YEARTHE CAREER COUNSELLINGWORKSHOPS-In order to help students of classes X and XIImake the right career choices , Career counselingworkshops were conducted , periodically, throughthe year. Some of them held were in September andDecember.The programme in September was conducted by OneStep Up Education Services. The organization is runby two IIM graduates and they work with over 100schools across 18 states in India. The students wereexposed to various careers through the use of shortfilms showcasing professionals from their respectivefields. The film was followed by a short presentationwhich covered subjects each stream has to offer inclasses XI and XII.Information on colleges, the costof various courses, career prospects and salarypackages was also provided to the studentsA special session for the parents was also held whichproved to be very interesting, informative and interactive.A Career counseling Guidance programme was latelyconducted by the school for class XII in December.The Resource person was Mr. Naval Pant, a seniorcareer counselor.The focus of the programme was onindividual counseling for each participating studentbased on his/her aptitude, interest and aspirations.EDUCATION IN CANADA-A delegation from the province of Manitoba, Canada,visited the School on April 20 to conduct sessionwith the students on career oppurtunites abroad,especially, in Canada.The visit included a session with the students of thesenior classes giving them a presentation on the‘Education in Canada’.They shared information about future options164

in Engineering, Business ,Hospitality, Tourism,Animation, Social sciences and Humanities, IT andComputer science.Manitoba province offers these programmes at avery reasonable cost and a share of it is funded bythe Government.Information on colleges, the cost of various courses,career prospects and salary packages was alsoprovided to the students.WORKSHOP ON CHALLENGES INCLASSROOM-A workshop on ‘Challenges in Classroom’ wasconducted for the school staff as the new termcommenced in July.The Resource person was Dr.Ruchi Seth, Principal, DPS, Sushant Lok, Gurgaon..Dr. Ruchi Seth is the founder Principal of theDelhi Police Public Schools and ex-chairperson ,International Award for Young People . She holdsa doctorate degree in Psychology and holds a vastexperience as a teacher-educator.The Resource person discussed and brought forththe various challenges faced by a teacher in thepresent scenario. She discussed the role of RTE(Right to Education Act) and its various facets withthe staff. She threw light on the heterogeneous natureof a class and how the challenges to deal with a moreheterogeneous group of students are increasing bythe day.She emphasized the need for a teacher to know everystudent‘s profile well and how it is important for ateacher to be a friend to the student and win him withpositive and affable behavior.WORKSHOP ON CAREER IN LAW-A workshop on careers in Law was held on 29thNovember for class XII.Mr. Sukhminder Singh, trainer at Career Launcher (CL), spoke on different fields in Law, the Law schools andthe preparation for the Common Law Admission Test(CLAL) . He emphasized the importance of readingand how the knowledge gained can help in improvingcommunication skills.WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LABORATORYWORKSHOP-A two-day workshop based on the Words Worthsoftware programme ,currently, being used in theSchool English Laboratory , was held for the Englishfaculty on 29th November, and 30th November. Theaim of the workshop was to upgrade the existingknowledge of the staff on the software and toapprise them of the changes and improvements thatare being introduced in the programme for a betterand more effective classroom teaching.ERUDITE –SMART CLASS WORKSHOPS-Workshops for the Senior and the Junior school staffon Edurite (Smart class) were regularly conductedduring the year, The purpose of the workshopswas to revise the existing content on the softwareand familiarize the staff on some new upgradationsbeing made in the programme.165

YPS Year Book 2012THE AD-MAD COMPETITIONMethod in Madness- Students presenting quirky, but imaginative, adsThe morning of 9th May witnessed a splendidlycreative effort by the middle school students in anequally natural ambience. The Ad-Mad competitionwas organized on the school lawns, in which allthe classes from the middle section participated.Ad-Mad, as the name suggests, was all aboutcrazy products and even crazier ads. The studentshad to first think of a very innovative product andthen prepare an advertisement to promote it. Theywere extremely excited about the competition andcame up with some wonderfully unique conceptsand great performances.Class VIO were declared the winners for theirinteresting product ‘Gabbar Singh Pens’. Pens forpen-fighting and not for writing. The second positionwent to class VIN for their invention ‘The EverlastingSoap –Sopajike’. The third position was bagged byclass VIIP for their too- good- to- be- true product‘The Wishing Spray-that could change you intoanything you wish to be, in a matter of seconds, be ita rockstar or even a ghost.There were many more fascinating products likeSingham Chewing Gum-to increase height in justseven days, Nathu Pants- stretchable, dustresistant,water –resistant pants and memory pillsto help you during exams , just to name a few.On the whole, it was a very exhilarating andenjoyable show with a lot of ‘out-of-box ‘thinkingby the students of the middle section.166

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INTHE DE-DINNER--FUL DIWALI STAFFThe school staff gathered in the school Nalagarh park on the evening of10th November, three days prior to the festival of Diwali, for a sumptuous,grand Diwali dinner. The festival was solemnly observed with all thereligious zeal and fervor as the staff lighted earthen lamps, ‘Diyas’,burst crackers and , finally, let their hair loose for a sprightly dancetowards the end of the programme.The evening proved to be a happy and cheerful one.167

YPS Year Book 2012A FAREWELL TO MA’AMThe School bid a warm farewell to Mrs. Mimi Rani Bajpai, who retired after a four year stint as the Vice Principal of the School.The Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar, presents a token of love and affection, memento to Mrs. Mimi Rani BajpaiMrs. Mimi Rani Bajpai poses one last time with school staff168

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YPS Year Book 2012THE CLASS XII FAREWELL PARTY-Farewells are a bitter-sweet affair-a time when joys and sorrows, smiles and tears jostle with each other .There is the despair of leaving the past behind , butthe thrill of looking forward to an even more promising future, Such were the feelings as class XII, ISC: 2013 batch, were accorded farewell on 8th February. Theevening began with a lavish lunch in the Central Dining hall which was followed by the much-awaited Presentation ceremony. During the ceremony, the studentsof the outgoing batch were presented with souvenirs which comprised of an old students’ neck tie bearing the school old students’ association, AYOSA’s , logoand insignia , and a framed group photograph of the entire batch .The students were also judged by a panel of three judges for the coveted titles to be won thatday on the basis of their general deportment, dress and communicative abilities. The evening concluded with a robust jam session .170

WWW.YPSPATIALA.IN‘Suited’ for the Occasion - Arsh Bansal and Harnoor Chahal receive the Best Dressed Boy and the Best Dressed Girl award , respectively, from the Principal, Mr. Stanley Vinod KumarThe following titles were awarded to the following students –Mr. YPS-Sehajbir Singh UppalMiss YPS-Riya SinglaMr. Popular- Nanakdeep SinghMiss Popular- Arshdeep SidhuThe Best Dressed Boy-Arsh BansalThe Best Dressed Girl-Harnoor ChahalMr. Congenial-Arjan SinghMiss Congeniality- Dyanit Kaur171

YPS Year Book 2012One farewell article bySehajbir Singh Uppal, XII ScienceThe grim reality seems to have dawned on me now! It is finallytime for the fledglings to spread their wings and take flight. Everytime I look back at all the time that I spent, in blissful camaraderie,shared mischief, even the feared reprimands of the teachers, Iam overcome by a wave of nostalgia. I am eager, like everyone,to step out and experience the world for real… But then, I amalso bidding adieu to the institution where the memories of mychildhood still haunt its corridors, and paths, and classrooms…I remember quite vividly, the day when I walked into YPS for thefirst time. I was timid, and shy. I had crawled my way to the class,feeling out of place. But that was the last time I felt that way here.The teachers here, and the students, treated me like they knewme my complete life… That is one value I learnt, and shall valueforever- to be caring, and to treat people with care and respect.I think I would never be able to quite overcome the fierce affectionand loyalty, that I guess every student has for the school. It isan exhilarating feeling… to be able to declare with pride, “I ama Yadavindrian”. It so happened that my cousin asked me, “Yourefer to yourselves as Yadavindrians. How would you define aYadavindrian?” I was at a loss of words. I can never explain itto anyone, I think. A Yadavindrian… Who is he?? Is he the boysitting on the front bench, sulking for having scored “relatively”low in math (by that I mean 96), or is he the boy doing the victorydance on his bench in the last, as he just grazed the border? Is hethe boy racing past me to get to the tea stall first? Is he the oneplaying in the sprawling grounds, or is he the one practicing forthe172play? A Yadavindrian is a representative of the legacy thatpeople know as the Yadavindra Public School…When we don the red blazers, with the schoolcrest embossed near our hearts, we know thatwe are shouldering the responsibility to upholdthe honour of our great school.YPS has taught me an invaluable lesson inteamwork, and doing your bit. The die-hardpassion that we have for our houses, and forthe school at large, will get morphed, but thefountainhead of this emotion, shall be YPSalone.And now, the time comes, when anotherbatch bids farewell to YPS. I am in a torrent ofemotions at this moment. A terrible emptinessthat gnaws at me and an eagerness to go outand do something for this institution that gaveselflessly. I know that long after school is overwith finality, for us, I shall still be waking up in themornings to get ready for school. I shall miss thefrantic rushes to the tea counter and queuing upfor snacks (now those were meals well earned,after an endless session of “Push, Heave!!”) I shallcherish forever, those missed lectures, under thepretence of “official work”!! If only we had a fewmore classes in school…Though I take leave of the institution in body, thecorridors, grounds and classrooms of YPS shallbe etched in the fondest of my memories forever.I might not wear the crested blazer again, but thespirit of being a Yadavindrian shall NOT die withinme…

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INCelebrating the Birth Centenary Year of School Founder,Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra SinghjiMaharajadhiraj Yadavindra Singhji passed away on June 17,1974, leaving behind a rich legacy of high ideals, morals ,values and principles and an institution where ,as they aptlysay, ‘Mind is without fear…head is held high… knowledgeis free… and words come out from the depths of truth’ ,and where young minds grow into responsible citizensand compassionate and understanding human beings !THANK YOU, SIR!!!173

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YPS Year Book 2012Bµ/ B/ y'ybk ehsk ªgzikp«bZrh B°o gzikp B¨ fJjdh B°o T[sko';kV e/ fwouK e"VhnK, fJjd/ f;o s'A tko'..B°o bZr rJ/ J/ gzikp B¨. fijVAnK skesK d/ ;jko/ n;hAgzikphnK B/ d[BhnK ftu vzek tikfJnk, T[j skesK nZifes/ d{o ;kv/ s'A ubhnK rJhnK jB. fe;kBh s/ itkBhd'B'\ fe;kBh e?wheb :[es ykdK s/ gqd{µD B/ fBrbbJh s/ itkBh Bµhb/ gdkoEK B/ o'Ad fdZsh. n;hA nkg/ jhnkgDh skes y' fdZsh. ;kv/ itkB rZGo{nK dh ew°'oh pDfrnk j? BµkF;w?e, uo;, G[Zeh, rKik s/ j'o BµhbhnKdtkJhnK. BfµnK dh bZs ftu e'Jh y[d spkj j' fojkj?, e'Jh nDikD b'eK B¨ s/ e'Jh nkgD/ ;e/F;pzXhnK B¨popkd eo fojk j?. foµs/ fpyo oj/ jB, gfotko N[ZNoj/ jB. ftµtk; dh BhAj Bµ/ ftu y'ybh j' rJh j?.Bµ/ eoB tkfbnK d/ gfotko B¨ s/ ;wki B¨ th fJ; dkf;ZNk G[rsDk g? fojk j?. wK-pkg nkgDh ;zskB B¨ xo s/°whBFikfJdkd s'A p/d¥b eoB bJh wip{o jB. GftZyjB/o/ ftu j? s/ Bµ/ dh ug/N ftu nk e/ ;kv/ B"itkBK B/gVQkJh SZv fdZsh j?. fJe ;ot/ nB[;ko gqKs ftu fJj'jkbks jB fe ;Zso Âh;dh B"itkB Bµ/ dh ug/N ftu jB.;e{b s'A b? e/ ekbi sZe dh gVQkJh d/ d"okB jh B"itkBtor fe;/ Bk fe;/ Bµ/ dk fµeko j' u[Zek j?. ;ot/ nB[;koekbi ftu gVQdk jo shik w[zvk fe;/ Bk fe;/ Bµ/ dkfµeko j?. w[fNnkoK iK e[VhnK th fJ; wkwb/ ftu fgZS/BjhA jB. jo ;ZsthA e[Vh th Bµ/ dh frÍÂs ftu j?. fJZE'AsZe fe ;e{bh pZu/ fijV/ ni/ sZe f°zdrh dk gfjbk gVknth BjhA gko eo ;e/ jB, voZr iK fe;/ j'o gqeko d/BfµnK dk fJ;s/wkb eod/ jB. tZv/ sK tZv/, pZu/ th fJ;spkjh d/ ;kwkB dk ;/tB eo oj/ jB.fe;/ B/ ;jh fejk j?, ÀBµ/ eoB tkfbnK B¨ f;o Bµ/ Bkbfgnko, pkeh ;ko/ foµs/ p/eko.Á Bµ/ dh bZs fJzBh rzdhj? fe id'A fJ; dh sbp T[Zmdh j? sK nkgDk-gokfJnk e[MBjhA t/ydh. Bµ/ dh sbp ftu ftnesh ;G e[M G[Zb iKdkj?. Bµ/ dh sbp B¨ fwNkT[D bJh nkgfDnK dk th ¥{Btjk fdzdk j?. Bµ/ ftu pzdk nkgfDnK B¨ BjhA p¥µdk sKd{finK dh eh wµkb j?. Bµ/ dh sbp B¨ g{oh eoB bJhg?;k ukjhdk j?. Bµ/ eoB tkb/ fJ; bJh °[ow dk ;jkokb? oj/ jB. Bµ/ eoB dk rqk tZX fojk j?. u'oh, b[ZNwko,jZfsnktK nkfd ;G Bµ/ dk nkdh j'D eoe/ j' oj/jB. e'Jh Bµ/ dh sbp B¨ g{ok eoB bJh u'oh s/ b[ZN dhwdd b?Adk j?, e'Jh Bµ/ dh g{osh bJh nkgfDnK dk ¥{Btjk fdzd/ jB. e[M wkwb/ sK Bµ/ bJh ª;[go febo« pDBd/ th ;kjwD/ nkJ/ jB. Bµk f;o ¥{B jh BjhA tjkT[Adk,pbfe ;wkfie foµs/ th s'Vdk j?. gzikp ftu nB/eKwkwb/ fJ; rZb d/ rtkj jB fe nB/eK n"osK B/ nkgD/xotkfbnK Bkb Bksk e/tb fJ; bJh s'V fdZsk feT[AfeT[BQK d/ xotkb/ Bµ/ d/ nkdh ;B.Bµ/ dk Xzdk eo'VK dk j?. eJh tZvhnK wSbhnK th fJ;;w[zdo ftu jB, fijBK B¨ T[jBK dh gj[zu ekoB ikb ftuc;kT[Dk n;kB BjhA j?. go ;kB¨ m'; edw u[ZeD/ g?Dr/,i/ n;hA c/o d[BhnK ftu gzikp dk vzek tikT[Dk ukj[zd/ jK.wBgqhs uhwkpkoQthA nkoN;wB[Zyh eq'Xr[Z;/ iK eq'X dh GktBk dh T[gi dk wB'ftfrnkBe ekoB;kv/ ;t?wkB «s/ bZrh j'Jh u'N j[zdh j?. fJ; Bkb ;kvhªw?A« noEks jzeko dh GktBk fsbfwbkT[D bZr iKdh j?s/ fJ; d/ gqsheow ftu wB[Zy r[Z;/ d/ pkD SZvdk j?. T[;d/ µKs ;[Zs/ wB d/ ;w[zdo ftu id'A e'Jh fBokdo d/ ezeo;[ZNdk j? sK T[;dh ;t?wkB dh GktBk ngwkfBs wfj;{;eoB bZr iKdh j?. T[;dk oes gqtkj fJedw tZX iKdkj?, fujok bkb j' iKdk j?, wZE/ T[Zs/ fsT[VhnK g? iKdhnKjB, nZyK c?b iKdhnK jB, j'Am ns/ B;K cVeD bZriKdhnK jB s/ ;oho ezpD bZrdk j?. ftfrnkBe B[es/ s'AT[; d/ ;oho d/ ;ko/ gZm/ sD iKd/ jB s/ T[s/fis nt;Ekftu T[j nkgDk wB dk ;ktKgD r[nk b?Adk j?.fJ; dk gq:'r ;wki, gfotko dh dµk B¨ T[ZBs eoB bJhth ehsk ik ;edk j? ns/ fJ; ekoro ;[feqnk bJh fJjth °o{oh j? fe r[Z;k ftneshrs ;tkoE s'A gq/fos Bk j't/.i/ fJ; dk gq:'r, B?fse, ;wkfie T[ZBsh bJh ehsk ikt/sK eq'X eqKshekoh gfotosB dk okj d;/ok pD ;edk j?.r[Z;/ d/ eJh ozr ns/ fe;wK jB. ;kXkoB s"o «s/ ;wkfieihtB ftu nkgfDnK «s/ jh eq'X T[gidk ns/ nkgfDnKdk fttjko jh eq'X dk ekoB pDdk j?. fJe w?Apo dk eq'Xfe;/ Bk fe;/ ;hwk sZe gfotko d/ j'o w?ApoK B¨ th gqGkftseodk j?, xo dk u?B spkj eodk j?. eq'X nkgfDnK ftunDFfJZSs fttjko dh T[gi j?, noEks T[; B¨ ;ko/ jhd{o eo ;ed/ jB. eq'Xh ftnesh B¨ phwko wkBf;esk dk;wM e/ T[; dh wdd sK eo ;ed/ jK.skohek tkbhnkIX-O176

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YPS Year Book 2012Class : XORow1 (L to R) - Harveen Kaur, Akshita Garg, Sunnia Dardi, Zameenal Jeet Kaur, Armanjot Kaur, Mr. Ashwani Goyal (Class Teacher), Jaya Kaushik, Nikita Jindal, Roopneet Kaleka, Parmeet Kaur Dhaliwal,Prabhleen Gurunay.Row II ( L and R) - Lovepreet Singh, Gurkaran Singh Gill, Chanpreet Singh, Tushar, Suraj Chhatwal, Guruparvesh Singh Sidhu, Dhananjay Shukla, Hashmeet Singh Ganda, Harsimran Singh Mann,Gagan SethiRow III (L and R) - Karan Singh, Roopkirat Singh, Aftab S. Mansahia, Hiteshwar Singh Tiwana, Doulat Ghuman, Manraj Singh Ghuman, Amrinder Singh, Hanspal Singh Gill, Manmahakdeep Singh, GuriqbalSingh Gill, Simranjot Singh Dhaliwal.186

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INClass : XPClass : XPRow1 (L to R) - Beronika Singh, Parul Jain, Shivangi Jain, Arpita, Arunali Sharma, Mr. Santosh Kumar ( Class Teacher), Avreet Dhot, Noorpreet Kaur, Lavanya Singh, Anmol Dhiman, Ravneet KaurRow II(L to R) - Jatin Thaman, Jaisaljit Singh, Gurpreet Kaur, Rubbelvir Kaur, Bhavika Bansal, Ravneek Kaur, Manjit Kaur, Uday Partap Singh, Divyam Sharma.Row III(L to R) - Mridul Nirola, Parth Dalwani, Adish Jain, Shiraz Vir Singh, Sartaj Singh, Atal Dev Singh, Saurabh Bansal, Khushraj Singh, Arnav Goel, Ganeev Gogia.187

YPS Year Book 2012Class : XERow1 (L to R) – Radhika Gupta, Puneesha Singla, Gurpriya Dhillon, Jasmine Sekhon, Jasleen Kaur, Mr.Kapil Dev ( Class Teacher), Jessica Singh, Jesprit, Navneet Kaur,Rasanvir Kaur, Rampreet KaurRow II (L to R)- Maanbir Singh, Anmol. S. Rana, Varun Tandon, Gurashish Singh Grewal, Gursanjam Kaur, Antarjot Kaur Rekhi, Lajpreet Kaur, Pankaj Garg, Naunidh Singh, IshtdeepSingh Khalsa,Arshdeep SinghRow III(L to R) - Gursimran Walia, Simranjit Singh, Pratiyush Sharma, Abhay Singh, Jaspreet Singh, Angatpal Singh, Hargurleen Singh, Kanwar Partap Singh, Maheshinder Singh, Gurumehar Walia,Harshveer Singh188

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INClass : XNRow I(L to R) - Baneet Kaur, Gurleen Sidhu , Gurleen Chahal, Bhavisha Jain, Shreya, Mr. Jaswant Singh ( Class Teacher), Kamaljot Ahuja, Raman, Tanushree Pande, Yasmine Billing, Shubhangi, Moksha JainRow II( L to R) - Sachin ,Aviraj Singh, Narsher Singh, Gursimran Singh, Amit Goel, Kunal Gulati, Amitoj Singh, Uttkarsh Mittal, Kashish, Mudit, Jashandeep, ManpreetRow III (L to R) - Akshay Batish, Jashanjot Singh, Armaan Sandhu, Harris Dasam, Birinderdeep Singh, Jaskirat Singh, Gursewak Singh, Parminder Singh, Harpreet Singh, Manveer Singh, Mandeep Singh189

YPS Year Book 2012CLASS : XII COMMERCERow I( L to R) - Mannat Nirula, Krinoor Jhinger, Anushi Singla, Ms Rema Vijayan ( Class Teacher), Seerat Puri, Jagriti Dosi, Sutida Sae-lowRow II(L to R) - Akshit Puri, Zia Ul Haq, Gavel Garg, Bhavneet Kaur, Talwinder Singh, Maniderpal Singh, Chetan GuptaRow III( L to R) - Uttamjeet Singh, Nakul Garg, Gurpreet Singh, Asvin Malhotra, Navjot Singh, Rajdeep Sandhu, Nitin Jain190

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INCLASS : XII ACCOUNTSRow I( L to R) - Jhanvi, Nanakdeep Singh, Mukhtiar Singh, Mr. Navin Verma (Class Teacher), Riya Singla, Damanpreet Kaur, Anmol Kaur, Palakdeep KaurRow II( L to R) - Akshay Dhand, Preetinder Singh, Nikhil Kohli, Kanwar Pratap Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Manasdeep Singh,Row III ( L to R) - Achalpratap Singh, Arjan Singh, Rhythm Kashyap, Arminder Singh, Manpreet Singh191

YPS Year Book 2012CLASS : XII Arts - 1Row I( L to R) - Nimratpal Kaur, Damini Devinder Singh, Harnoor Chahal, Mrs. Harsimrat Dhindsa (Class Teacher), Sumeet Rathore, Joy Sidhu, Sanna SinghRow II( L to R) - Prabsimran Singh, Sukhseerat Kaur, Hashneen Preet Kaur, Gurveen Kaur Mahi, Dhanu Batish, Manak GoyalRow III ( L to R) - Bikramjeet Singh, Jobanjeet Singh, Kamaljit Singh, Harkrishan Singh, Simranpreet Singh, Jasjit Bhullar192

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INCLASS XII Arts - 2Row I( L to R) - Mukhnaam Kaur, Arshdeep Sidhu, Dyanit Kaur, Mr. Parminderjeet Singh (Class Teacher), Chahat Sharma, Simrandeep Kaur, Gurjas TiwanaRow II(L to R) - Karan Nagarath, Kanwarjot Singh, Urvashi Jain, Shivani Sharma, Karmanjot Kaur, Mohd. Shehbaz, Karandeep Singh, Sukhbans SinghRow III( L to R) - Zorawar Singh, Sukhpal Singh, Harkirat Singh, Harshdeep Singh, Viren Rahul, Tanvir Singh , Prem Singh193

YPS Year Book 2012CLASS : XII SCIENCERow1 (L to R) – Navi Joshi, Sehajbir Singh Uppal, Arsh Bansal, Mrs. Kanwaldeep Kaur (Class Teacher), Shehzad Singh Sidhu, Parampal Singh, Hitesh Bansal, Aditya Singh.Row II (L to R)- Amiteshwar Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Pushpinder Kaur, Kudrat Kang, Pallavi Kansal, Garima Sharda, Harnoor Singh, Ankur Narwal.Row III(L to R) - Harsimrat Singh, Abhishek Chauhan, Vishal Gaur, Kamalpreet Singh, Shubham Aggarwal, Harpinder Singh, Gurkirat Singh, Ravneet Singh, Yuvtesh Singh, Angad Singh, Samarpal Singh.194

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INRow I- Mr. Harbhajan Singh, Mr. Than Singh, Mr. OP Kalra, Col KD Datta( Bursar), Mr. Stanley Vinod Kumar ( Principal), Mr. PV Soman, Mr. Sohan Singh, Mr. Gamdoor Cheema,Mr. Narendra JamwalRow II- Mr. Roopchand, Ms. Jaswinder Kaur,Ms. Jaspreet Kaur, Ms. Anju Rana, Ms. Renu Kaura, Ms. Yogeshwari, Mr. Subhash Gupta, Mr. Balwinder Singh, Mr. Lovekesh JindalRow III- Mr. Randeep, Mr. Buddhi Sagar, Mr. AM Joshi, Mr. Dara Singh, Mr. Raj Satinder195

YPS Year Book 2012XII ARTS-Arshdeep Sidhu-PH prefect. A girlfull of life and a good artistBikramjeet Dhillon- A quiet andwell-behaved boy. Popularlyknown as ‘Bohr’Chahat- The Deputy HeadGirl. A good actor and a part ofexchange programme to JapanDamini Singh-A cheerful and friendly girlDhanu Batish- Had a goodnumber of friends and alwayswore a smile on his faceDyanit Kaur- MH Captain. Hardworking and sincereGurjas Tiwana- A quiet and hardworking girlGurveen Mahi- Always smilingand an affable girlHarkirat Singh- Sports’ Captainand a remarkable sportsmanHarkrishan Singh- A friendly andwell behaved boy196

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INHarnoor Chahal- Sports’ prefectand a prominent athleteof the schoolHarshdeep Singh- Captain of theschool hockey team . Popularlyknown as ‘Phus’Hashneenpreet Kaur- Activelyparticipated in all schoolactivities and was a part of thedelegation to Malaysia for theYouth Development summitJasjit Bhullar- Quiet , obedientand sincereJobanjeet Singh- MH prefect .a good artist and a remarkablehockey playerJoy Sidhu- DRH Captain. A sweetand friendly girlKamaljit Singh-A good cricketerand popular among boardersKanwarjot Singh-Respectful andpopular among friendsKaran Kaila- The Deputy HeadBoy and a remarkable cricketerKaran Nagrath- A quiet andfriendly boy197

YPS Year Book 2012Karandeep Singh- A remarkableartist and always ready to helpKarman- The ‘Snow White’ ofthe batchManak Goyal- A well manneredand sweet boyMohammad Shehbaz-Friendlyand always ready to help. Popularfor his one-linersMukhnaam Chattha- MH prefectand the ‘Nightingale’ of the classNimratpal Kaur- A kind-heartedand a sweet boarder girlPrem Singh Gill-Has always beenstrength of his friend ,SukhbansSanna Singh- School Out-reachprefect and attended exchangeprogramme to JapanSehajvir Sidhu- A boy whobelieved living life to the fullestShivani Sharma-Sweet andfamous among boarder girls198

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INSimrandeep Kaur-GBH Captain.Fun loving and popularSimranpreet Singh- A calm andquiet boySukhbans Singh- A fun loving boyand a thorough entertainerSukhbir Harika- A well manneredboy and a good shooterSukhpal Singh- PH Captain. Agood actor, bhangra dancer andhockey playerSukhseerat Kaur- A sweet, simpleand obedient girlSumeet Rathore- PH Captain. Asensitive and sincere girlTanvir Singh-A quiet and wellmannered boyUrvashi Jain- A boarder girlpopularly known as ‘Machi’Zorawar Sekhon- A fun-lovingand cheerful boyViren Rehal- A quiet boy andexcellent cricketer199

YPS Year Book 2012XII-ACCOUNTSAchalpratap Singh- A goodshooter and a well behaved boyAkshay Dhand-An activemember of the schoolphotography clubAnmol Bedi-A quiet andacademically inclined girlArjan Singh- An intelligent boywho was , particularly, good atsoccerArminder Singh-A fun loving boywho liked being with his friendsDamanpreet Kaur- A friendly andcheerful girlEkambir Mandi-A quiet boy.Particularly good at shootingJanavi Gagneja- Joined the schoolin class XI and adjusted wellKanwarpratap Malhotra- A verywell mannered and studious boyManasdeep Makkar- A cheerfuland happy-go-lucky boy200

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INManpreet Singh- Quiet and wellmanneredMukhtiar Dhaliwal- MH Captainand a remarkable horse riderNanakdeep Singh- Always wearsa smile on his faceNikhil Kohli- ECA Captain and awell mannered boyPalakdeep Kaur-A boarder girlwho had her own group of friendsPreetinder Singh- A wellmannered boy , Particular abouthis studiesRhythm Kashyap- A friendly andcheerful boyRiya Singla- School Head Girl.Actively participated in all schoolactivitiesYuvraj Singh- A pleasant boyalways seen with his group offriends201

YPS Year Book 2012XII COMMERCEAkshit Puri- A well-behaved anddecent boy. Part of the SchoolBadminton teamAnushi Singla- A well-manneredand studious girlAswin Malhotra- A quiet boywhose priority was always hisstudiesBhavneet Kaur- A decent andpolite girl. A good fencerChetan Gupta- Joined the schoolin class XI. Friendly, diligent andcheerfulGavel Garg- A boy with apleasant and friendly natureGurpreet Singh-Joined the schoolin class XI as a boarder . Made anumber of friends.Jagriti Dosi- A cheerful girl whoalways wore a smile on her face.Passionate about poetryKiran Noor Jhinger- A friendlyand cheerful girlManinderpal Singh- A pleasantnatured and well, mannered boy.202

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INMannat Nirula- A quiet girl whopreferred to spend time with herown set of friendsNakul Garga-A fun-loving boywho liked to spend time with hisfriendsNavjot Singh Sidhu- A quiet andwell-behaved boarderNitin Jain-A loveable boy whowas , particularly, good at actingRajdeep Singh Sandhu- A boarderwho joined the school in class XIand made a number of friends.Part of the School BasketballteamSirat Puri- An extremely wellbehavedand pleasant girl .Aschool prefectSutida Sae-Low- A girl who camefrom Thailand and made a placefor herself with her pleasantmanners and her talent incomposing poemsTalwinder Singh- A friendly andcheerful boyUttamjeet Singh- A remarkablemountaineer and an avid readerZia-Ul-Haq- A quiet and decentboy203

YPS Year Book 2012XII SCIENCEAbhishek Chauhan- a boy whowas known for his ‘cat-eyes’ andhis punctualityAditya Singh- School prefect anda promising cadet in the makingAmiteshwar Singh- Known forhis adorable nature and pleasantsmileAngad Singh- Humble andapproachable and a very goodcricketerAnkur Narwal- A boarder whois pleasant in his manners andfriendly .Popularly known as ‘MrCool’Arsh Bansal-School Head Boy .A good singer and athlete. BestDressed boy at the class XIIFarewellArshdeep Rekhi-A well-behavedand sincere boy.Garima Sharda- ‘Brave’ girl, ofcourse , to have taken Biology andMaths both. A good swimmer.Gurkirat Ranwa- Active andenthusiastic and always smilingHarnoor Singh- A very patientboy with a winning smile204

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INHarpinder Singh-Dedicated , veryhard working and sincereHarsimrat Brar- ‘Tractor’ amonghis friends. A well-behavedboarderHitesh Bansal- Literary SocietyPrefect. Avid reader and quizparticipant and vernaculardebaterKamalpreet Singh- Humble andwell-behaved. Had the virtueof being popular both amongteachers and friends.Kudrat Kang- A well-behaved girland a good athleteNavi Joshi- School Out-reachPrefect. A studious boyPallavi Kansal- A quiet girl .Mostly seen with her friend,PushpinderParampal Sidhu- Phulkian HousePrefect. A national gold winner inRoller hockeyPushpinder Kaur- Always seen inthe company of Pallavi.Quiet and studiousRavneet Singh- A quiet andsincere boy. Won Inter-Schoolquiz at Punjab Public School,Nabha205

YPS Year Book 2012Samar Pal Singh- A cheerful boywith a healthy sense of humourSehajir Singh Uppal- LiterarySociety Captain. A good debater,member of the School Editorialboard and Mr. YPS at the classFarewellShehzad Singh- Best Athlete atthe IPSC Tournament . DhaniramHouse captain and popularamong friends.Shubham Aggarwal- An amazing’Bhangra’ dancer. Very helpful ,charming and good looking boyVishal Gaur- National goldmedallist in Shooting. A cheerfulboy.Yuvtesh Dhaliwal- A good tennisplayer . Very well-behaved andstudious206

WWW.YPSPATIALA.INOBITUARYDEATH, BE NOT PROUDMr. Rakhal Mohan Sharma, School Economics teacher since 1997, passed away on January 15, thisyear, after a prolonged illness, leaving the School in deep mourning. We pray to Almighty for eternalpeace and pacific repose of his departed soul. He will be thoroughly missed!207