P S Senior Secondary School - 42nd Annual Day - 2018•In the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports National Girls Football Championship 2018 held at Reliance Ground, Mumbai from 28/12/2017

42nd Annual Day - 2018

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Vision & Mission

VISIONVISIONWe believe … Human Excellence is the aim of all Education

MISSIONTo offer quality education at affordable cost

To create an environment where students regard study as an opportunity to learn

To enable pupils to “Learn to Learn”

To motivate each student to compete with himself

To equip our students with winning skills and train them to be competent as well as original

P S Sr. Sec. School, Mylapore, Chennai2

Every academic year is a journey towards exploring newavenues for the growth of our esteemed institution, toequip our students with knowledge and skills, to providethem with structured opportunities to excel in academic,co-scholastic areas and sports.

I am happy to present the highlights of our achievementsin the year 2017-18.in the year 2017-18.


Class XII - ResultsTotal No. of Candidates Appeared: 154 Pass Percentage: 100%

School Toppers -Science GroupSchool Toppers -Science GroupNikhil Viswanath


490/500

Class XII - Results

Total No. of Candidates Appeared: 154 Pass Percentage: 100%

R Bharati

School Toppers - Commerce GroupR Soujanya

487/500


487/500

Class XII – Science Group

Details of School Toppers and Top Score are displayed

Name of the TopperToppers No of

SubjectName of the Topper

Toppers Mark

No of A1’s

English Elective CKarthik Srikanth 97 15/97

MathematicsAbishek SMadhav AggarwalNaren Sairam Iyer

100 41/97

Physics

Abishek SS. Nikhil ViswanathSumanth BalajiVrishin Vigneshwar

99 52/97

Chemistry Naren Sairam Iyer 99 39/97Ananya Ajit Joshi 98 12/24


BiologyAnanya Ajit JoshiA.P. AravintakshanS. Jayashree

98 12/24

Computer ScienceAbishek SAM A Ahmed Shamsudeen

98 19/38

Informatics Practices S. Nikhil ViswanathPranav Krishna Kumar

100 14/35

Physical Education Rishab Sridhar 98 2/7

Class XII – Commerce Group

Details of School Toppers and Top Score are displayed

Subject Name of the Topper Toppers Mark NofA1’S

English Elective C R. Bharati 98 10/57

Mathematics Prabhav Bala 99 18/43

Business Studies Abijith VenkateshAparajitha SPrabhav BalaRama Sesha Gopal R A

99 33/57


Rama Sesha Gopal R A

Accountancy Prabhav BalaR. Soujanyaa

99 24/57

Economics R. Soujanyaa 100 32/57

Marketing R. Bharati 100 9/14

Physical Education Abhishek Kathare 88 1/1

Class X - Results

Total No of candidates appeared – 175 Pass Percentage -100%

School Topper :

S Pradeep


486/500

Class X - ResultsTotal number of candidates appeared – 191

Subject Name of the Topper Toppers Mark Number of A1’S

English R. ShriyaaHarshitha SureshR. Srivatsan

96% 48/175

Mathematics Shriram Bala 100% 73/175

Hindi Course B Sabarika Mani 99% 3/41

Tamil Aaranya SC. Adhityaa

97% 10/80

Sanskrit Rama Bhadran 100% 25/54

Science S. Pradeep 99% 66/175

Social Science S. Pradeep 99% 73/175


Social Science S. PradeepNipun SureshR R B Aswath NarayananV VishalSrivenkatesan SShriram BalaHarshitha SureshS SwethaS VedhavalliR K Sai VarshaS R RammyasriS Sudharshan Anand

99% 73/175

Recognition and Awards

Staff

•Principal Retd Mrs Lakshmi Srinivasan, served as the mentor for the SCERT English text books for Class XI.

Dr Revathy Parameswaran contributed towards textbook content for Class XI Mathematics text book for SCERT

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Recognition and Awards

Staff

•Mrs Jayashree Arun PGT English, served as the mentor for the SCERT English text books for classes VI-VIII.

•Mrs. E Bagavathy,TGT,Tamil was awarded ‘ The Best Teacher Award’ by the Lions Club of Avadi and Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Avadi.


Achievements

Admission to Professional Courses

Several of our students have secured admission in reputed colleges ofEngineering, Medicine, Law and Commerce. Some have secured admission inreputed universities in U.S.A and Canada

•Abishek S of Class XIIA has secured All India Rank 520 in the JEE (Advanced) 2018 Examination. He has secured admission in IIT, Chennai


admission in IIT, Chennai

Achievements


•Ananya Ajit Joshi of Class XII has secured State Rank 470 with a score of 455 in the NEET 2018 Examination.

•A P Aravintakshan has secured All India Rank 38 in the IISER (Indian


India Rank 38 in the IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research) Aptitude test .He has got admission in Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Achievements


•R Bharati of Class XII C2 secured admission in an IIT Humanities Integrated Masters Programme in Developmental Studies.

•R Sneha of class XIIC2 has secured admission to do her undergraduate course in Economics in University of California ,Berkeley.

R Bharati


•Swaroopa N of class XIIB has secured admission for undergraduate program in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Outstanding Achievements

Debating Contest

International

Elakiya Ananthakrishnan of XI A participated in the Oldham Cup Debate Championship held in Singapore.

She debated as a part of Team India White.

The tournament drew participation from over 50 teams from Singapore, China, Nigeria and India. Elakiya ranked among the top 20 speakers.


India. Elakiya ranked among the top 20 speakers.

She was placed 18th out of about 220 participants and was awarded a medal.

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Outstanding AchievementsInternational

Model United Nations:

•K Medha of class VIB has been selected to •K Medha of class VIB has been selected to attend the Model United Nations camp to be held from 06/08/2018 t0 13/08/2018 in South Korea.

Pad Scholarship:

•Padagogischer Austauschdienst (PAD) is a prestigious scholarship offered by the Government of Germany to students who do exceedingly well in German Language and are in the age group of 15-17 years. Only 8


exceedingly well in German Language and are in the age group of 15-17 years. Only 8 students were selected from India .

S. R. Rammyasri of XIB was the only student selected from South India. She spent one month in Germany, visited German Schools and collaborated with international students.


Choir Music

International

•In the Singapore International Choral Festival competition held in Singapore in july 2018, 7 out of 23 students participated from our school. They won bronze medal in two categories and a special jury award for their performance.


Outstanding AchievementsNational Level

IGNITE Awards 2017 ,

•Aparna Chandrasekaran of Class IV was awarded Dr A P J Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2017,for the idea ‘Watch with button for pungent spray on bullies’. Her idea got patented.



•Two teams from our school emerged winner in the CBSE Regional Science

National Level

•Two teams from our school emerged winner in the CBSE Regional Science Exhibition 2017-18.

A.Karthik Raja and K S Sampathkumar of Class XI were selected for their exhibits under the Sub theme ‘Transport and Communication’.


Narayanan P P and Vishnuvardhan Iyengar of Class X were selected for their exhibits under the Sub theme ‘Digital Technologies.

Outstanding AchievementsNational Level

•Rishab Sridhar of Class XII emerged winner in the Statistics Olympiad conducted by C R Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and conducted by C R Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science.

•Our school team comprising of K.S.Abhishek, N.Dhanush and Guhan Kallapiran of Class XI won the II Prize in the Madras Quotient Quiz Competition conducted by Murugappa group on 9th September 2017.

•In the 49th National Mathematics Talent contest conducted by the Association of Mathematics Teacher of India ,Mrithula Appadurai of Class VIII C received a cash award.

•In Clash of Pi an online National Math contest conducted on 14th and 15th


•In Clash of Pi an online National Math contest conducted on 14th and 15th October 2017 our school team emerged the winners for the second consecutive year competing with top schools across the country.

Outstanding AchievementsState/City Level

•Our school team emerged overall winners in Prodigy 2017, an interschool technology event organized by Anna University on 7th October 2017technology event organized by Anna University on 7th October 2017

•In the Maths Talent Test conducted by Tamil Nadu Science & Technology Centre on 7th January, 2018 the following students received prizes

1. S.V. Anirudh (VI A) : Gold Medal and a cash award 2.Vishwanathan J (VI B) : Silver Medal and a cash award3.Pranav Karthik (VI B) : Bronze Medal and a cash award 4.Venkata Jaya Narayan (VII A) ; Bronze Medal and a cash award 5. R. Kavin Arvinth (VIII C) : Gold Medal and a cash award .


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• In the Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2018 Science Talent Search competition The following students were selected for the following students were selected for the national level competition.

Zonal LevelI Rank Mrithula Appadurai VIII C

II Rank B. Thiruvengadam VIII DNational Level

III Rank R. Charan VII B



•At the RV Interschool parliamentary debate tournament held in Bangalore on 23rd and 24 th June 2018, Elakiya Ananthakrishnan of Class XII was a part of the winning team.She was also awarded the Best Speaker of the tournament.

•In Galaxy Science And Technology Quiz organized by Rotary Club, out of the 450 teams which participated, our school secured the 5th place in the quiz. The teammates are Srivaths


place in the quiz. The teammates are Srivaths Mahadevan, K.S. Abishek and Guhan Kallapiran


•In the English Essay competition •In the English Essay competition conducted by Petroleum Conserve Research Association N. Nandhana of Class X E emerged a winner and received a Lenovo Tab as a prize.

•In the State level Thirukkural competition conducted by Ulaga Thirukkural PeraviB. Thiruvengadam of Class VIII won the III place.

• In the Thiruppavai Recitation competition


• In the Thiruppavai Recitation competition conducted by Tamil Mozhi Koodam on 21.01.18 the following students received prizes.1. V. Srinidhi VII I Prize 2. Srihariprasad VII II Prize.


Sports-Football

National /State Level

•In the CBSE National Football (Girls Under 19) Championship held at Central India Academy, Indore, Madhya Pradesh from 13th to 18th November 2017, our school’s team emerged the First Runner-up and won the Silver Medal for the third consecutive year.

•In the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports National Girls Football Championship 2018 held at Reliance Ground, Mumbai from 28/12/2017 to 06/01/2018 our school emerged the First Runner-


06/01/2018 our school emerged the First Runner-Up in the Nationals. This is the first time a team from South India entered the Finals.

•M Smrutimaye XE represented TamilNadu State in SubJunior Girls National FootBall Championship at Katak,Odisha from 01/07/2018 to 12/07/2018.


Sports-Yachting

National/State Level

•In the National sailing (Yachting) Championship 2017 Aryan Anand of Class VII won a Silver Medal. He also won a bronze MEDAL in the International level competition conducted at Krishnapattnam Port, Nellore in the green fleet category


the green fleet category

Sports

Swimming

Outstanding AchievementsNational/ State Level

In the CBSE South Zone Swimming Competition organized by Swami Awadheshanand Public School, Kamptee, NagpurDeepavarshini Sridhar of Class X won several prizes in the Under 17 Girls category

200 M Breast Stroke I Place,800 M Free Style II Place,200 M Free Style II Place,100 M Breast

Swimming


II Place,200 M Free Style II Place,100 M Breast Stroke II Place,400 M Free Style III Place and qualified for the Nationals.

Sports

Table Tennis


•In the CBSE Cluster VI Table Tennis Tournament organized by Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School from 25th to 27th September, 2017 our school team won the following prizes.

Under 14 Girls - Winners. Under 17 Boys - Bronze.

•Our school Under 14 Girls Team was

Table Tennis


•Our school Under 14 Girls Team was qualified for the nationals held at Dr. K.N. Modi Global School, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh from 5th to 9th November 2017.

Sports

Table Tennis


•In the 11 Sports Inter School Table Tennis Tamil Nadu State Championship 2017 organized by 11 Sports & Tamil Nadu Table Tennis Association from 6th to 7th October, 2017 S. Hrithika VII of our school won the Singles & Doubles and qualified for the Nationals

•In the YMCA Madras and Stag Table Tennis tournaments Vijayadharan of Class IV A emerged as

Table Tennis


•In the YMCA Madras and Stag Table Tennis tournaments Vijayadharan of Class IV A emerged as winner in the Mini Cadet Boys category. .Pranav Janakiraman of Class V A was the semi finalist in the Cadet Boys category.

Sports

Chess


•In the 9th Saveetha TN State Level Open Chess Tournament:-

M.M.Liban Reyhan of Class V E secured 3rd place in the U-10 Boys category Niveditha Loganathan of Class III E secured the 4th place in the U-18 Girls category Vallabhi G of Class II D secured the 5th place in theU-8 Girls category M. Abhinav Karthik of Class VIII A secured the 7th

place in the U-14 Boys category Samrutha M. of Class III A secured the 8th place

Chess


place in the U-14 Boys category Samrutha M. of Class III A secured the 8th place in the U-8 Girls category

•In the State level Chess tournament organised by Srivari Chess Academy from 30/06/2018 to 01/07/ 2018 R Vijayakrishnan of IID secured the I Place in under 7 boys category

Sports


Chess

Athletics

In the 22nd TN State open Rapid and 20th TN State Blitz Championship organised by TVS Polytechnic college on 02/06/2018 to 03/06/2018 M M Liban Rehan of class VA secured the II Place in under 11 category

Chess


In the Junior Athletic Championship 2018 organised by global Events Management on 23/06/2018 P Prithika of class VA secured the gold medal in all three events 50M ,100M and 200M. She also won the Individual Championship.

Achievements

Co-Scholastic

State/City Level

Our school participated in several Inter school cul tural events in the city.Our school participated in several Inter school cul tural events in the city.

Organizing School OverallPosition

Bala Vidya MandirSr. Sec. School

III Place

Sir Sivaswamy Runner Up


Sir SivaswamyKalalaya Sr. Sec.School

Runner Up

National PublicSchool

IV Place

CBSE Regional Science Exhibition 2017-18

CBSE Regional Science Exhibition 2017-18 was hosted by our school from 4th January 2018 to 6th January 2018. The 18 was hosted by our school from 4th January 2018 to 6th January 2018. The exhibition was inaugurated on 4th January 2018 at 9.30am.

The Chief guest for the function was Professor Rahul Siddharthan, an eminent computational biologist from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai.

106 Schools from Tamilnadu participated in the event displaying 190 exhibits


in the event displaying 190 exhibits

The valedictory function of CBSE Regional Level Science Exhibition was held at 3pm on 6th January 2018

School Programmes

Workshops conducted by our teachers

Seminars and Workshops

•Dr. Revathy Parameswaran, invited speaker, gave a presentation on the mathematical theme “Pi” as a method to motivate girls to pursue STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) at the American Center as a part of U.S. Consulate General, Chennai’s celebration of International π day on March 14 2018.


•Dr.Revathy Parameswaran and S.U.Gopalakrishnan, PGT maths, were resource persons for mathematics workshop organized by Tiruchy Sahodaya along with faculty from Azim Premji University at Vignesh Vidyalaya on 9th and 10th November 2017.

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School Programmes

In keeping with the school’s policy of continuous up gradation of knowledge and

Seminars and Workshops attended by our teachers


In keeping with the school’s policy of continuous up gradation of knowledge and skills, our teachers attended several workshops and seminars in the academic year 2016 – 2017. The details of a few important ones are given below.

•‘Teacher training workshop on Marketing and Salesmanship organized by Central Board of Secondary Education.

•Prospective Resource Person’s Training Programme in “Physics” organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education.

•Prospective Resource Person’s Training Programme in “Business Studies” organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education.


the Central Board of Secondary Education.

•Prospective Resource Person’s Training Programme in “Career Guidance” organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education

•Capacity Building Programme for Secondary School Mathematics organized by CBSE.

•‘Capacity building Programme on ‘Remodelled Structure of Assessment’ organized by CBSE.

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School Programmes



•‘Orientation programme for Sanskrit teachers organized by CBSE.

•‘Premier Skills Coaches Training’ conducted by SDAT in collaboration with the British Council Division of India

•“Progressive Acharya 2017” organized by Padma Seshadri Group of Schools.•Hindi Workshop organized and conducted by Full Marks Pvt. Ltd.

•“Teaching science for a sustainable Future” for science teachers handling Classes I to VIII conducted by Macmillan Education.


•Workshop on the topic “Council meeting for the Unit leaders on the development of scouting” conducted by Bharat Scouts & Guides

•Workshop on “Elements of Integrated Education” conducted by Vidya Bharati, Tamil Nadu.

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School Programmes



•Workshop on the topic ‘To help students to cope with learning difficulties’ organized by Pearson Academy

•Consensus Building under the umbrella of various circulars issued on Children safety by CBSE/CISCE by Project CACA (Children Against Child Abuse)

•Workshop on “How advanced was Historical India”

•“Bunnies Training Camp” by Ellen Sharma School, Sholinganallur.

•Workshop on the topic “Inclusion in Mahatma Gandhi’s basic education policy”


•Workshop on the topic “Inclusion in Mahatma Gandhi’s basic education policy” organized by Bala Mandir Kamaraj Trust in collaboration with Aseema Trust

•Teacher Facilitators for Awakened citizen Programme by Ramakrishna Mission

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School ProgrammesNew Initiatives

Connecting Classrooms

Regular classes are organised using the recently setup studio in the campus.

Teachers of P.S. Senior Secondary School teach the Students of P.S. Temple Green Vidyashram, under the Connecting Classrooms Programme.

Regular Classes were held in Maths,


Regular Classes were held in Maths, Social Studies, English and Science for students of Classes VIII, IX and X from the month of June 2017.

School Programmes

VidyaPravesh

Vidyapravesh is a unique programme for Class VI students initiating them into a significant phase of learning on completion of their education at the primary level.

On this occasion, the students took a pledge in front of their parents to lead a life of compassion, truth and respect for elders.


Chief guest of the event was Dr. P.Prakasam, Vice Chair, Central Institute of classical tamil language.

School Programmes

Great Lakes P.S. Senior Secondary School Management and Entrepreneurship Programme

Academics

Entrepreneurship Programme

A Management and Entrepreneurship CertificateProgramme, the first of its kind, was launched byGreat Lakes Institute of Management Chennai,one of India’s premier business schools and ourschool in August 2009.

The Great Lakes Management Programme –Batch IX was inaugurated on 20.09.2017. Mr.


Batch IX was inaugurated on 20.09.2017. Mr.M.S. Jagan, Independent Consultant, Ex. CEO,Ascendas India was the chief guest.

The Eighth Batch of students were awardedcertificates on 18th April 2018.

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School Programmes

BLPS - The Book Lovers Programme for Schools

Academics

BLPS conducted vocabulary enrichmentsessions for students through games andstory- telling. The programme also offersan add-on library facility to the students.

This has motivated students to read andimprove their comprehension andcommunication skills .


communication skills .

Ms.Aditi Krishnakumar, author of ‘TheMagicians of Madh’ interacted with ourClass 7 and 8 Students..

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School Programmes

Beyond Boundaries

Academics

This initiative was started with the objective of providing students opportunities to explore beyond their curriculum in both scholastic and co-scholastic areas. A series of programmes have been organized since July 2015.

The details of few programs organized in this academic year are as follows.

PhysicsProf.Balaji Sampath of Aha Guru conducted a


Prof.Balaji Sampath of Aha Guru conducted a lecture for class 11 students on laws of motion.

Faculty from Arjuna group comprising of IITians gave lectures in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry..

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Beyond BoundariesIn Informatics Practices and Computer ScienceDr. Madhavan Mukund, Dean of Studies, Chennai Mathematical

School Programmes

Dr. Madhavan Mukund, Dean of Studies, Chennai Mathematical Institute gave three lectures on problem solving skills and efficient algorithm development aimed at preparing students for International Informatics Olympiad .Students drawn from classes 9 to 12 attended the lectures

School Programmes

Chemistry

Beyond Boundaries

Academics

ChemistryProf. Balaji,, Department of Chemistry, Vivekananda college,Chennai gave a lecture to students of Class XII on the topic Thermo dynamics. on 07/07/2018..He also addressed the students of class XI on te topic ‘Atomic Structure’ on 23/06/2018.

CommerceA workshop on Demonetization and Overview of GST was organized by the school for students of Class XI of the Commerce stream on 24th March 2018. Shri. M.S. Sundararajan, Former CMD, Indian Bank inaugurated the programme. The resource persons were


programme. The resource persons were 1. Shri. P.S. Prabhakar, Chartered Accountant : Gave a lecture on the topic “Demonetization”2.Smt. Subashini Ganapathy, Chartered Accountant : Gave a lecture on the topic “Overview of GST

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School Programmes

BODY, MIND AND WORLD PROGRAM

‘• The objective of the Programme is to provide an enabling environment for teaching and learning of the academic, social and interpersonal skills. We have developed an age appropriate interesting, relevant programme for classes I –VIII providing a weekly slot in the time table. Invited lectures, Awareness campaigns, Screening of relevant videos/documentaries are organized periodically.

Gender equality, feminism and women empowerment .My Story as a (Wo)man is an organisation that aims to spread gender sensitivity and awareness, especially among students. Subha Nivedha an alumnae of P.S. Senior Secondary School s the founder and CEO of MSAAW. She


students. Subha Nivedha an alumnae of P.S. Senior Secondary School s the founder and CEO of MSAAW. She is currently pursuing LLM at Leiden University in Den Haag, Netherlands. The other members range from Charted Accountants to Engineers who have all come together to initiate a change in schools.

MSAAW conducted a 5 week workshop of one hour per week with the students of class 11 about various issues like gender inequality, cyber bullying, body positivity, legal rights and so on.

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School Programmes

•As part of the BMW programme Mrs. Chitra

BMW(Body, Mind and World )

•As part of the BMW programme Mrs. Chitra Madhavan a renowned historian was invited to speak to the students of Class VII on 22/06/2018. She spoke to the students on the topic “Architecture of Indian History”.


School ProgrammesBMW(Body, Mind and World )

•Mrs.Sumitra Srikanth, Mr K.L.Balasubramanian members of solid waste management forum of Mylalpore gave Lectures on waste management .

An organic garden is established in the school which is maintained by the eco-club students.

An Wall painting exercise was organized by the members of the forum along with


by the members of the forum along with the eco club students on themes relating to environment.

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School Programmes

•Choral Music Classes

Arts and Music and Others

•Choral Music ClassesTraining in choral music through a structured curriculumprogramme is offered to students of Classes I to V duringschool hours with the expertise and support of RhapsodyMusic Foundation managed by Mr. Anil Srinivasan, well-known composer and Mrs. Sudha Raja, Choral Musicexpert.Our choir group performed in the fifth year event ofRhapsody foundation in front of Shri A R Rahman. Theyalso performed in several events including the huge event


also performed in several events including the huge event‘Vande Matharam’ in Vani Mahal.

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School Programmes

•Awakened Citizen Programme

Arts and Music and Others

•Awakened Citizen ProgrammeAwakened Citizen Programme’ is agraded program designed byRamakrishna Mission to enable andinspire students towards becomingenlightened citizens

•Scholympics

A year long training programme in Quiz


A year long training programme in Quizfor students of classes 4 to 8 is offeredby trained faculty from Scholympics

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Student Initiatives

The Fourth Estate (TFE)Students of Class XII run the wall magazine ‘The Fourth Estate”.Each section of classes VIII to XII presents weekly features oncurrent affairs, updates of school activities and creative article bystudents


Student Initiatives

RenaissanceAn inter-class Cultural Competition coveringa wide range of interests was organized forstudents of VIII to XI.

The inter-class cultural competition isorganized by Fourth Estate team of ClassXII to help identify interests and talents instudents who later can represent the schoolin inter-school cultural competitions.


in inter-school cultural competitions.

The inter-class cultural meet was organizedas a two day event in July.

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Student Initiatives

Newsletter

Mystique, the school’s annualnewsletter first launched in 2002 ismanaged by students of Class XII andfeatures highlights of the school’sachievements, updates of schoolactivities.

Newsletter


The 17th issue of Mystique will bereleased at the School’s Annual Daycelebration.

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Mentoring Programme

Our school has been extending ongoing mentoring support to P S Temple Green.

Our school has been extending ongoing mentoring support to P S Temple Green

Vidyashram,a unit of P S Educational society since its inception.

Teachers from P S Senior visit PS Temple Green Vidyashram twice every week

offering academic support.

P S Temple Green Vidyashram teachers also plan periodic visits to P S Senior


P S Temple Green Vidyashram teachers also plan periodic visits to P S Senior

Secondary School to meet Head of the Departments for review.

They also attend professional development programmes organized by our

school.

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‘Outreach ’ Programme

•During Pongal and Diwali our teachers celebrated the festival sharing new.

•During Pongal and Diwali our teachers celebrated the festival sharing new

clothes, grocery, notebooks and stationery with Lotus Blind School, Nimmadhi

Foundation and Takkar Baba Vidyalaya


Annual School Programmes

Annual Day

The 41st Annual Day of the school wascelebrated on the 25th and 26th of August2017 at the Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai.


Dr.Rajeeva Karandikar (Director,ChennaiMathematical Institute) was the ChiefGuest on 25th August, 2017

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Annual Day

Shri N Rangachary (Former Chairman-CBDT, Former Chairman-IRDA) wasthe Chief Guest on 26th of August,2017.

Shri T.S.Krishnamurthy(President,P.S.Educational Society) presidedover the function.


over the function.

Shri S Saketharaman,renownedCarnatic Vocalist, President in adistinguished alumnus (Class of 2000)of the school was the Guest of Honour.

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Sports Day

The 40th Annual Sports Day wascelebrated on the 2nd September2017. Mr. Jayasankar Menon (ChiefManager, Indian Bank, Chennai andAsian All star Basketball Player &Former Team Captain) was theChief Guest.

The Primary Sports Day was


The Primary Sports Day wascelebrated on the 1st September2017. Mr B.Manoj (Indian Athleteand Current Olympian) was thechief guest.

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Primary DayThe school celebrated Primaryday on Saturday, the 24thFebruary 2018.

Mrs.Vidya Subramanian ,


Mrs.Vidya Subramanian ,Carnatic Vocalist, CharteredAccountant was the ChiefGuest.

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KG Day

The school celebrated KG day onFriday, the 23rd February 2018.

Dr. Suchitra Raghavachari was the


Dr. Suchitra Raghavachari was theChief Guest

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ScintillationsThe 31st Annual Cultural Fiesta of P. S.The 31st Annual Cultural Fiesta of P. S.Senior Secondary School, Mylapore,Chennai-4, “ Scintillations – 17” was heldon July 21-22, 2017.Renowned Carnatic vocalist Shri.Ramakrishnan Murthy inaugurated thefunction.

Smt. Nikhila Kesavan, actor and director,The Madras Players, presided over thevaledictory function.


The Madras Players, presided over thevaledictory function.

Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School,Mylapore were the winners.Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan SeniorSecondary School, Nungambakkam werethe runners-up.

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P.C.Sekhar Inter School Music Competition

In memory of Shri.P.C. Sekhar the firstHony.Secretary and Correspondent of ourschool, we host an annual interschoolmusic competition since the year 2013 (thebirth centenary year of Shri.P.C. Sekhar).

P C Sekhar Memorial Inter School Music


P C Sekhar Memorial Inter School Musiccompetition was conducted on 12.07.2017.The competition drew participation fromseveral city schools.

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P C Sekhar Memorial Cricket Tournament

. P.C. Sekhar Memorial Cricket Tournament(Under 14 Boys) organized by P.S. SeniorSecondary School was conducted from 24thJanuary 2018 to 6th February 2018

The tournament drew participation from 32city schools. This tournament was sponsoredby “PSSSS Alumni Association


”.Shri R.Venkatesh, General Manager,Cricket Operations, TNPL (Former RanjiTrophy Player) inaugurated the tournament

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P C Sekhar Memorial Cricket Tournament

The valedictory function of P.C. SekharMemorial Cricket Tournament was held on06.02.2018.

Shri. K.S. Viswanathan, CEO, ChennaiSuper Kings, presided over the valedictoryfunction and distributed the prizes

St Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher SecondarySchool emerged winners in the


School emerged winners in thetournament.

Nellai Nadar Matriculation HigherSecondary School was the runner up..

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Science Project Day

The Annual Science Project Day was held onThe Annual Science Project Day was held on16th & 17th February 2018 on the theme “Innovations for Sustainable development” andthe sub themes were Waste management andwater body conservation, Transport andCommunication, Digital and Technologicalsolutions .The objective of the project is tokindle the spirit of enquiry and experimentinScience and Technology with specific relevanceto the identified themes and suggest innovative


to the identified themes and suggest innovativesolutions. .Dr Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman,Consultant Urologist and Clinical lead anddirector for Robotic surgery , Apollo Group ofHospitals, India inaugurated the programme . Itwas an insightful learning experience for all thestudents of Classes VI to VIII.

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Ramanujam Cup 2018

The inter School MathematicsCompetition for Ramanujam Cup washeld on 16/02/2018 for Classes VI-VIII.Several city schools participated in theevent.Dr Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman,Consultant Urologist and Clinical leadand director for Robotic surgery,Apollo Group of Hospitals, India was


,Apollo Group of Hospitals, India wasthe chief guest

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National Days & Other Programmes

•Independence Day, Republic Day andGandhi Jayanthi were celebrated withreverence and enthusiasm.

•Road Safety WeekAs a part of the Road Safety week



As a part of the Road Safety weekprogramme activities were conductedin our school. Students of Primary andMiddle school participated actively invarious events.

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•World Music DayThe Students of Choir group -Rhapsodygave Music performance for students ofclasses VI-VIII on account of world MusicDay(21/06/2018).

•The International Yoga Day

The International Yoga day (21/06/2018) was


The International Yoga day (21/06/2018) wascelebrated by students of classes VI,VII andVII participating in a lecture cumdemonstration by Dr. Selvi. She has adoctorate in Yoga from Tamil Nadu SportsUniversity.

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Career Counseling Session

To keep the students abreast of the growing opportunities and avenues of employment, the school organizes lectures by eminent speakers from various fields and educational fairs by foreign universities.


universities.

Annual School ProgrammesP.S. Senior Model United Nations (PSMUN) 2017

The 5th Edition of P.S. Model United Nations was conducted at our School on the 23rd and 24th of October 2017. The event drew participation from over 200 delegates from city schools. There were six committees including the International Press Corps.

Mr. Satchidananda Valan Michael of the UNHCR inaugurated the event on 23rd October, 2017.

Mr. Madhusudan Ganapathy, IFS (Retd), Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs,


Mr. Madhusudan Ganapathy, IFS (Retd), Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India was the chief guest for the valedictory function. Vishal Vasanth, CEO, Warhorse also an alumnus of the school was the Secretary General of this conference. Chettinad Vidyashram won the Best School Award..


Comprehensive School Health Programme

The importance of health, personal hygiene, nutrition,

physical fitness, etc is reiterated through several

classroom activities throughout the year.

A comprehensive Medical inspection for all students

(Pre KG to Class XII) was organized by the School


from 25/06/2018 to 28/06/2018 . It was conducted by

Sarayu Medical Centre. The programme was

coordinated by Rotary Club of Meenambakkam

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Interact ClubInteract ClubThe Interact Club for the year 2017-18was inaugurated on 26/07/2017.

The Chief Guest for the occasion wasRotarian Shri. Ram Prasad. He delivereda lecture on values and responsibilities of


interactors in the society..

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Excursion And Field Trips

To gain firsthand knowledge andexperience and augment academiclearning, the school organizes tours andfield trips to various places.

Students of Class VIII were taken on afield trip to Farm Guru (An Organic farm)


Trips are being organized for otherclasses.

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Ongoing School Activities

Club Activities

To hone latent skills in co-scholastic areas, students of Classes VI – VIII are provided structured opportunities. One such opportunity is the various club activities conducted in the school premises. Experts and professionals are invited to interact with the students. The areas covered under club activities are as follows

● Creative writing & Journalism club. ● Drawing ● Debate Club

● Reader’s Club ● Quiz Club ● Health Club


● Reader’s Club ● Quiz Club ● Health Club

● Physical Science Club ● Craft ● Eco Club

● Community Service ● Web Designing ● Maths

● Needle Work ● Dramatics

Ongoing School Activities

Enrichment ClassesEnrichment Classes

Enrichment Classes in Maths and workshops and lectures in Physics, Chemistry& Maths are regularly organized for students of Classes IV – IX and Classes XI &XII respectively.

Remedial Programmes

Remedial Programmes are organized in all subjects for students of VI-X and inMaths, Science, Physics and Chemistry for students of Classes XI & XII.


Sports Coaching

Coaching classes are held for major games through the year in Basket Ball,FootBall, Table Tennis, Cricket, Athletics and Chess

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On Going School Activities

Yoga & First Aid ClassesStudents of Classes IX & X undergo training in YogaStudents of Classes IX & X undergo training in Yogaand First Aid.

Scouts and GuidesScouts and guides wing of the school participated inseveral activities in the year 207-18

Thirteen of our students have got the Rajyapuraskaraward for the year 207-18.K Thiruchelvan of class VIIIEwon the Best Scouter for the year 2017-18


Veda ClassesVedic chanting classes are organized on an optionalbasis every week after school hours.

Infrastructure Development

Inauguration of Sri. C.V.Narasimhan Memorial Block

The inauguration of P.S. Senior Secondary School’s “Shri. C.V. Narasimhan Memorial Block” was held on 22nd November, 2017.

The block which houses the school’s Digital Library has been dedicated to the memory of Shri. C.V. Narasimhan, the illustrious former Chairman of P.S. Educational Society.

Shri. E.S.L. Narasimhan, Governor of


Shri. E.S.L. Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana was the Chief Guest.

He also delivered the first C.V. Narasimhan Memorial Endowment Lecture instituted by the P.S. Educational Society under the title ‘Governance : Challenges Ahead’.

Infrastructure Development

•RO Plant InstallationNew RO Plant installed in school. It can cater to the additional needs of waterNew RO Plant installed in school. It can cater to the additional needs of watersupply for the entire school. It was inaugurated in 04/07/2018.


Student Welfare Schemes

Student Safety Insurance Scheme

Ongoing

This scheme covered by United India Insurance Company extends personalaccident benefits to students of the Institution and medical expenses for allaccidental injuries .It covers all students of the school

ScholarshipThe school awards merit-cum-means scholarship for students. This includesscholarships awarded by the school, the Alumni Association, PTA, the Sai Trustand several other patrons of the school. The number of students availing thisbenefit currently is nearly 100.


benefit currently is nearly 100.

P.S. Educational Society gives merit cum means scholarships from the society’sUniversity Education Fund to students pursuing their higher studies on completionof Class XII. 8 students have availed this benefit in the academic year 2017-18.

Parent Teacher’s Association

The School’s PTA plays a significant role in building effective co-operation andpartnership between home and school.partnership between home and school.

Periodic meetings are scheduled to facilitate effective interaction with parents inthe morning hours.

Members of the PTA continue to extend their invaluable support to the school bysparing their time and effort in regulating traffic at the school gate in the morninghours.


We appreciate their thoughtful gesture of organizing memorable Teacher’s DayCelebration and felicitating retiring teachers every year.

PTA has instituted Best Teacher Award and Commendable Service Award from2016 . PTA sponsors prizes for Class X toppers every year.

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Alumni Association

A School’s reputation is created and sustained by its students past and present.Alumni are key to an institution’s growth. When the Alumni come back to school, itAlumni are key to an institution’s growth. When the Alumni come back to school, itis much more than a reunion.

Alumni visits are great opportunities to provide our students an insightful globalexperience.

We have among our Alumni high ranking officers in the Defence forces, in CivilAdministration, as faculty in institutions of Higher education in India and abroad,Scientists, Researchers, Entrepreneurs, exponents in Music and Dance, senior


Scientists, Researchers, Entrepreneurs, exponents in Music and Dance, seniorexecutives in corporate and multinational firms in Finance, IT sector and in theindustry, media and the entertainment world.

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Alumni Association

The Alumni Association’ has contributed towards ‘Endowment for Prizes’. Theycontinue to contribute to the scholarship fund.

The Scope of ‘Sponsor a Teacher scheme’ which has been running since 2006has now been enlarged to cover teachers and staff who have completed 5years with the school (earlier 10 years).

They also sponsor ‘The Spark of the Year’ Award to be given to the BestOutgoing Student (Class XII) one each from the Science group and Commerce


Outgoing Student (Class XII) one each from the Science group and CommerceGroup respectively.

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On this joyous occasion of our 42nd Annual day celebration, w e assure youof our continued commitment to the cause of education . and invoke the

Summing Up …..

of our continued commitment to the cause of education . and invoke theblessings of the Almighty to enable us to continue the tradit ion of excellencein all our pursuits with dedication and focused effort.

We believe in the education dreamt by Abdul Kalam.“ Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and inc reases his orher self-respect. If only the real sense of education could b e realized by eachindividual and carried forward in every field of human activ ity, the world willbe so much a better place to live in . A. P. J. Abdul Kalam .”


be so much a better place to live in . A. P. J. Abdul Kalam .”

The annual report gives a glimpse into the tremendous amount of learning,growth and personality development taking place in manifol d directions. Letthe children spread their wings, soar high and realize their dreams.

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42 nd Annual Day - 2018

Thank you… One and All…

Documents

P S Senior Secondary School - 42nd Annual Day - 2018•In the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports National Girls Football Championship 2018 held at Reliance Ground, Mumbai from 28/12/2017