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Grade 9-12Be the ChangeThe evening hours of Thursday, 24th March
saw the Dubai Festival City Square echoing the messages set forth
by Street Plays. Our School presented a captivating play Be the
Change.
Parent OrientationOur students are characterized by a variety of
unique and distinctive positive attributes that bear further
considerations. The School, hence, detects and responds to even the
most subtle expectations the students place on themselves. Parents
and teachers, thus, took part in an innovative meeting which was a
facilitation to the beginning of good tidings for 2011-2012.
Leading the orientation day, our Principal Dr. Aninda Chatterji
took charge of the exemplary process, where parents can have an
open communication with the school. Hand outs on How to maximize
performance, Pick up your study skills Way to improve
concentration, Top six anti-distraction tips, A helping hand which
parents can do and Time management were given to the students.
Parents left the venue, much convinced after having met the
teachers and the mentors of their wards.
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ELECTIONThe students of Grades VIII to XII were exposed to real
election atmosphere where the school carried out its election for
Vice-captains of the the various houses. It was a real fair deal.
The students were briefed on on the ballot system and each house
had a ballot box . Prior to the election day, the candidates were
given opportunities to run their campaign by promoting themselves
with posters and badges. The elected leaders were:Mars - Vigneswari
MNeptune Sreyoshi GuhaSaturn Ashvriya ThapaJupiter Abhinaya
Ravichandran
Investiture CeremonyOOEHS Students perceive themselves as
leaders. They look forward to increased levels of responsibility
and to employ their leadership skills towards making a difference
in this world. During the Oath taking ceremony, the elected leaders
took a formed pledge to carry out the duties assigned to them with
sincerity and efficiently. The Oath was administered by the
Principal and that was followed by the presentation of the badges.
Our leaders are the Head girl-Nisha Mariam Johnson, President
Student Council-Swati Murali. Sports Captain-Jewel Boniface, Asst.
Head girl-Prateeksha Prakash Kamath, student Council Secretary
-Amata Boban and Vice-Captain Sports-Navneet Kaur. We also have
Captains and Vice- captains for the 4 houses and they received
their badges from the respective house mistresses. The members of
the Student Council received their badges from the Advisor. In his
inspiring speech, Dr Farooq Wasil- the Executive Principal and
Director of Asian Schools Gems urged the leaders to lead by
examples and to preserve the discipline and decorum of the School,
thereby respecting the values of the institution.
Sheikha Fathima AwardThe quest for Scholastic success dictates
nearly everything for Nisha Mariam Johnson who is the winner of
Sheikha Fathima Award 2011. She received a trophy and a scholarship
entitling her for free education during the current academic
year.
UAE NATIONAL BRAIN O BEE 2011 (5 June 2011)Kunchay Gayathri of
12 B secured the second position in the Brain O Bee quiz on
neuroscience for high school students held at DPS Sharjah . Inter
School Symposium On The World Environment Day, The Indian Excellent
Private School had organized an Inter-school Symposium on
Deforestation and Climate Change Mitigation. Our girls , Vrunda
Atul Shah Snd Shradha shetty bagged the first position in the
junior category . Vrunda was also declared The Best Speaker.
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Grade 9-12Eco-Code CompetitionSteffy Anna Annian of Grade 10 E
is the proud recipient of the 2nd prize in the Eco Code Competition
for her wonderful sketch on the theme Climatic Change held at
Knowledge Village where ninteen other schools participated.
OUR OWN RECORDS CENT PERCENT RESULTSOUR own girls are by and
large top achievers academically. The experience at school and
their productivity have made them goal-oriented people. Meet our
super students.
ANNUAL PRIZE DAY (27 and 28 June)The immense stature with which
the annual prize day exceeded all expectations proved a milestone
move . A highly coordinated Eco-dance (Grade V and VI), a Design
Show , Orchestra and Exhibition proved grandiosity at its height .
The first surprise was the annual report which was presented in the
form of a documentary film . It was a proud moment for OUR OWN to
premier its first orchestra which had eighty-two musicians. The
renditions where Green Sleeves, Country Garden and No Matter What.
Our last number was from The Pirates of the Carribean a
breathtaking and a soul stirring composition. The academic and
endowment awards were given to the highest scorers in the Board
Exams and thirteen teachers were honoured for their outstanding
work and commitment to the course of education.
Table TennisAnn Mary Shibu & Suman Sanjay ,Nandana &
Aishwarya made the school proud by securing the 2nd position in the
Inter-school Table Tennis Tournament , which was part of the sports
festival conducted by The Indian Hugh School Dubai.
Pulse Activities
Body LanguageDress to impress
BasketballOur Basket Ball team played against Winchester School
beating them by 19 points (36-17). In the match played against
OOEHS Dubai , we defeated them by 19 points (39-20) and secured the
3rd position Our Players are Aiman Khan , Ashna Gupta , Malavika
Menon, Simran Mehra , Athira Vishwanath , Megan Edward ,Sanjana
Ganesh , Danielle Pareira ,Kimberly OConner , Leanne Pimenta and
Aleefia Arun.
Table Tennis Nationals 2011On 3rd October 2011 the Our Own
Sharjah Table Tennis team under 19 was qualified for the CBSE
Nationals 2011. About a hundred schools had participated. Our girls
managed to reach the quarter finals and grabbed the 12th position
in their group. It was good learning experience for the entire
team.