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SCHOOL IS COOL
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022
It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the
classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!
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O
ne day, my English sir
was teaching us idioms. He
asked us what is the mean-
ing of idiom "break a leg"? we
answered, ‘we want to break our
leg’. The English sir cackled loudly.
And he told us ‘break a leg’ means
"best of luck". That’s how we
learnt the meaning of ‘break a leg’.
After that, the English hour went
joyfully.
Let me tell you about another
incident. My friend asked me,
‘what is the meaning of
‘pardon’?’ I told her the meaning,
"repeat again". She again said
that word, then again, I told her
again the meaning. After the sec-
ond time, I realised that she mis-
understood me. I laughed at her.
She asked “why are you
laughing?” I told her, “I did-
n't ask to repeat the word, I
was telling you the
meaning of the word.” Then she
understood. Then she also laughed
with me about her misunderstand-
ing. We kept remembering this inci-
dent and laughed throughout the
day in the classroom.
Sharing gives happiness. So,
I have shared this incident with
you all, readers.
S. MONIKA, X,
The New John
Dewey Matric
School, Panruti
SHARING GIVES HAPPINESS
SHARING GIVES HAPPINESS
IF I WERE
A PRIME MINISTER
I
f I were Prime Minister of India, I
would impose a slew of regula-
tions. First, I will halt automobile
production, and I will prefer cycling
to electric bikes since it is better for
our health. Furthermore, vehicles
emit more carbon dioxide, which is
harmful to our ecosystem and the
Earth. Second, I will recommend that
trees be planted on both sides of
the road to offset the carbon diox-
ide emissions produced by vehicles.
People will also benefit from fresh
air and shade. Third, stop using and
producing plastics since when we
place them outside, they do not dis-
integrate and do not enable water to
enter the soil. When it is burned, it
also emits a hazardous gas as a
result of the hole in the ozone layer.
Fourth, I will continue to survey that
if any house has an air conditioner
(A/C), that house should have at
least 5-7 trees to balance the car-
bon dioxide emitted by the A/C. If
they don't have any trees, they need
to pay a fee to the person who came
to their house to check, as well as a
wage to the person who checks
their residence. Fifth, we should not
cut down trees; anyone who does so
will be punished by having to plant
100 saplings throughout the land.
Sixth, in sports, we should select
athletes based on their talent rather
than their family background or
financial resources.
YADHUNANDHAN. M, Class VIII,
SBIOA Public Sr. Sec. School,
Coimbatore
N
ational Moon Day is wide-
ly observed and celebrat-
ed in schools on July 20th
every year, explaining the tangi-
ble success of humans in the
space race and
honouring the
anniversary of
man’s first land-
ing. Sri Gopal
Naidu Children’s
School also cele-
brated National
Moon Day as the
main topic of dis-
cussion about the
historical event
of the moon land-
ing. Sujatha, fac-
ulty of the school
shared her views
about the day
that it doesn’t just
celebrate the
landmark mis-
sion, it also celebrates future mis-
sions. She also quoted the word-
ings of Neil Armstrong “One
small step for mankind” and ex-
plained how it has been inspired
by many youths and sparked
their innovations too. A Power-
Point presentation was shown to
the kids about the history of land-
ing on the moon with pictures of
the Apollo 11 mission moon
watching its glorious lumines-
cence at night. A documentary
was also played showing the sin-
gle achievement of all time.
O
vercoming the his-
toric disruption by
the COVID-19 pan-
demic with re-
silience, the school is all set to
resume its routine. The In-
vestiture Ceremony
, the swear-
ing-in ceremony of the student
office bearers, was conducted
by Yuvabharathi Public School
on the 6th of July 2022.
Gnanasekaran, Inspector of
Police, Thudiyalur graced the
occasion as the Chief Guest
and delivered the presidential
address. Anand, the Corre-
spondent, presided over the
function and honoured the
Chief Guest with a memento.
The Chief Guest in his address
to the gathering, appreciated
the Captains and Student
Council members for taking
up these roles to lead from the
front. He oriented the audience
about the increase in cyber-
crimes and ways to stay safe.
He inspired the students to
dream big and take up prom-
ising positions in the field of
Defence and encouraged the
students to support the newly
inducted student council mem-
bers. He shared about the
Coimbatore rural police
launch ‘Project Pallikoodam’
for the safety of school stu-
dents and thereby urged our
school to join the initiative. The
Chief Guest, and Geetha Jay-
achandran, Principal, adorned
the Prefects, Captains, Vice
Captains and the Student
Council leaders with badges
and sashes, followed by the
oath-taking ceremony. This
solemn ceremony aims to im-
part lessons in leadership
skills, accountability and serv-
ice. This system ensures all-
around development in all the
students by providing the plat-
form to learn to, lead and fol-
low.
T
he investiture ceremony is an important oc-
casion where a school entrusts its upcoming
leaders with certain roles and responsibili-
ties. Delegation of responsibility and giving
authority to children is important as it teaches them
lifelong skills of being powerful and caring at the
same time. Lisieux Matric. Hr. Sec. School with this
motto celebrated the Investiture Ceremony to create
leaders of tomorrow on 20th July 2022 headed by the
Principal Rev.Fr.Dr. Paul Thekkiniyath. The portfo-
lio was formed after genuine voting which gave them
a feel of the functioning of an administrative body.
Rev. Fr. Thaddeus Paul Raj, Parish Priest, John De
Britto Church, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore, the Chief
Guest of the day said that the Investiture Ceremony
is not just about providing titles, but about conferring
responsibilities to the students, taking charge of the
school and take it to the height they desire with their
leadership and decision making skills, communica-
tion and teamwork. He also added the words of St.
Paul that leaders are chosen to serve not to be served.
Wilson P Thomas, Managing Director, JMJ Housing
Lmt, Coimbatore also joined in gracing the occasion.
The elected portfolio members received a sash bear-
ing their post and a bouquet. The leaders of tomor-
row proudly took their oath stating that they would
be true and sincere to their duties. The forums of var-
ious disciplines were inaugurated on the same day.
The school toppers of Class X & XII of the year, 2022-
23 were awarded a cash prize sponsored by the Chief
Guest. The day ended with great expectations and
hope for the coming days. As John C. Maxwell says,
"The leader is the one who knows the way, goes the
way and shows the way
.", the chosen people too prom-
ised to lead the name and fame of Lisieux to greater
heights.
INVESTITURE CEREMONY HELD
P
laying chess improves memo-
ry and increases concentration.
A fun brain exercise and a won-
derful hobby
, playing chess can make
children smarter as well as more cre-
ative. The classic board game is loved
all over the world by people of all
ages. While for children, chess is
known to raise their IQ levels as well
as their creativity as per some stud-
ies, for the elderly it can reduce the
risk of Alzheimer's disease. July 20th
marks International Chess Day, rec-
ognizing the anniversary of the In-
ternational Chess Federation being
founded on this day in 1924. To cele-
brate the occasion, Bharatiya Vidya
Bhavan Public School, Ajjanur or-
ganized an Inter-house Chess Tour-
nament. Students from class II en-
thusiastically participated in the
event. Different rounds were there to
check the ability of the players, for
the past week. The final rounds were
held on International Chess Day
. Play-
ers from Valluvar House bagged the
1st prize and the team from
Bharathiar House was the runner-
up. The school Principal Jayalatha
congratulated the winners and ap-
preciated the active participation of
all the players.
INTERNATIONAL CHESS DAY
CELEBRATION HELD
SGNCS celebrated
National Moon Day
S
tanes Anglo Indian
Higher Secondary
School conducted a Sci-
ence fair on the 15th of July,
2022 in a very grand manner.
The theme of the fair was 'In-
spiring Young Scientists'.
The students of Class VI to
XII participated with enthu-
siasm and vigour. Students
of classes VI to VIII partici-
pated in Category 1, where-
as students of classes IX and
X participated in Category
2. Students of category 2 won
the winners and runners-up
while the students of Cate-
gory 1 bagged fourth place.
They presented different
working models to demon-
strate various working sci-
entific principles. The stu-
dents excelled and bagged
prizes in different categories.
This special year being The
Post Centennial Diamond Ju-
bilee year of Stanes AI, this
was a feather in the crown.
The models were exhibited
in the Stanes Anglo Indian
Higher Secondary building.
The school Correspondent,
Philip R. J. Fowler inaugu-
rated the fair. Treasurer, Dr.
Sucheeta Ramachandran
distributed the cups and cer-
tificates and felicitated and
encouraged the students.
The programme was a grand
success, with the participa-
tion of all the students, co-
ordination by the teachers,
support of the Principal,
Vice Principal and AHMs
and the infrastructure sup-
port provided by the Board
of Directors. It was a day
well spent, as everyone in-
volved got to learn some-
thing new.
YUVA BHARATHI PUBLIC SCHOOL
LISIEUX SCHOOL
Students come up with
innovative ideas at Science Fair
C
limate change is leaving its stamp
on every nook and corner of the
world. The Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) First
Working Group Report 2021 unequivo-
cally states that humans are responsi-
ble for this climate emergency we find
ourselves in. The sixth mass extinction
is already underway
. People are facing
multiple climate-related impacts such
as heat waves, severe droughts, flooding,
and water scarcity rendering the vul-
nerable population, especially the chil-
dren, exposed to malnutrition and
diseases. Children born today
are seven times more likely to
face extreme climatic conditions
than their grandparents. A
survey across 10 coun-
tries led by Bath Uni-
versity where responses
from 10,000 people aged
between 16 and 25 were taken, found that
60% of the respondents felt worried, sad,
helpless, angry, powerless and guilty
about climate change. What's more, four
out of ten young adults are afraid to have
kids of their own because they are con-
cerned about the kind of future these
kids might have, tainted by the cata-
strophic effects of climate change. The
report further finds that these young
adults who are still in the process of de-
veloping psychologically, socially and
physically are more affected by eco-anx-
iety which is defined as “a chronic fear
of environmental doom”. Moreover, ac-
cording to the United Nations Popula-
tion Fund (UNFPA), India will have the
highest youth population in the world
over the next decade. They will be left to
face the devastating brunt of climate
change. The only logical step moving for-
ward from here on is to convert their cli-
mate anxiety into climate empowerment.
Therefore it becomes imperative that
these youth be empowered with relevant
and accurate information on cli-
mate change issues so that
they can brace and
equip themselves to re-
spond to the crisis. Cer-
tain educa-
tional
boards in India do
make cursory men-
tion of climate change in
their curriculum, within-subjects like
the Social Sciences and Environmental
Studies wherein the awareness required
on such a grave issue is not imparted.
There is no learning continuum or pro-
gressive gradation of relevant climate
change-specific content across school ed-
ucation. There is also a lack of stand-
alone structured and graded courses in
this regard. This calls for an innovative
curriculum with specific activities tai-
lored to the age of the students so that
they gradually develop the knowledge,
skills, values and attitudes that will en-
able them to make informed decisions
and take individual and collective action
on the climate emergency. The Indian
Government needs to introduce climate
change education in schools as a top pri-
ority
. It should allocate considerable time
and resources for the development and
implementation of relevant policies and
strategies on climate
change and integrate
these into education
plans and budgets.
Ideally, climate
change education
should be incorpo-
rated as a graded
subject at all levels
of school education.
It could initially be
included in the cur-
riculum as an ex-
tracurricular subject,
and later on, with prop-
er impact assessment and
feedback, could gradually
be introduced as a stand-alone
subject. Eventually, it should be
mandated by the government along the
same lines as any other mainstream sub-
ject such as Maths or Science. This is
more likely to result in actual learning,
and hopefully, meaningful change in
lifestyles.
J.FAZILA
PARVEEN, Class X-
A, St.Mary's Girls
Higher Secondary
School, Coimbatore
Climate change in the classroom
D
o it yourself because no one is going to
stick by you to the end. You are your best
companion and buddy
. Don't be afraid to
take a risk, even if you believe the product will
fail. Even if you fail, take a pause, replenish
yourself, and try again, but never give up. "The
scars of your anguish form the brightest stars
in your constellation," remember. -BTS. Don't
undervalue yourself since you are much more
than you think. "You can do it," these four words
may appear simple, yet they are powerful. Say
these words to yourself all the time. It enhances
your self-esteem and allows you to operate freely
.
Your regular customer will be your success. Nev-
er lose sight of your ambition; pursue it! You
have got this! Make every effort to smile.
S. VISHRUTHA, Class VIII, SBIOA Public Sr.
Secondary School
YOU ARE YOUR
BEST BUDDY
THE VOLKSWAGEN FACTS YOU
PROBABLY DON'T KNOW!
V
olkswagen was started
back in 1937 by the gov-
ernment itself ! It is
aim is to mass produce peo-
ple’s car that is affordable ve-
hicles. Back in 2015, it was the
top manufacturer in sales.
And, the best part about Volk-
swagen, it owns all our dream
car companies like
Lamborghini, Bent-
ley
, Audi and Bugat-
ti! Volkswagen is
like a parent com-
pany to all these.
Their iconic car is either a
Beetle or the &Golf GTI. The
word Volk translates as peo-
ple and Wagen as Car. So, it
turns out to be a people’s car.
From 1939-1944, Volkswagen
produced war vehicles for the
army! That symbolises their
quality. Volkswagen tries to
implement all the features
that a luxury brand can think
of, in a less expensive car.
There are more people and
companies like
Volkswagen that
only concentrate on
customer satisfac-
tion and happiness.
AATISH DANIEL.G, Class X,
Trinity Matriculation Hr. Sec.
School
STUDENT CORNER

2. Q1:Which was the 1st non Test
playing country to beat India
in an international match?
a) Canada
b) Sri Lanka
c) Zimbabwe
d) East Africa
Q2:Who was the first Indian to
win the World Amateur
Billiards title?
a) Geet Sethi
b) Wilson Jones
c) Michael Ferreira
d) Manoj Kothari
Q3:Who was the 1st ODI
captain for India?
a) Ajit Wadekar
b) Bishen Singh Bedi
c) Nawab Pataudi
d) Vinoo Mankad
Q4:India reached the final of
the Davis Cup for the
first time in _________
a) 1964 b) 1966 c) 1970 d) 1974
Q5:The Asian Games were
held in Delhi for the first
time in _________
a) 1951 b) 1963 c) 1971 d) 1982
Q6:Indian shuttler Mithun
Manjunath lost to _________
in the summit clash of Super 100
Orleans Masters recently.
a) H S Prannoy
b) Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus
c) Toma Junior Popov
d) B Sai Praneeth
Q7:The word Gambit is
related to which of the
following sports?
a) Chess
b) Table Tennis
c) Polo
d) Carrom
Q8:In the 1971 Olympics, Nadia
Comaneci was the first
gymnast to score a perfect score.
which country was she representing?
a) Poland
b) Romania
c) Italy
d) Slovakia
Q9:Charles Leclerc crashed a
historic 1974 Ferrari in
Monaco in May this year. Who
piloted the car before him?
a) Max Verstappen
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Niki Lauda
d) Sergio Perez
QUIZ TIME!
ANSWERS:
1. b. Sri Lanka 2. b. Wilson Jones
3. a. Ajit Wadekar 4. b. 1966
5. a. 1951 6. c. Toma Junior Popov
7. a. Chess 8. b. Romania
9. c Niki Lauda
Photo: TOI
Mithun
Manjunath
S
tar shuttlers, including P V
Sindhu, will chase individual
gold medals but doubles would
also be under the spotlight as
India would aim to retain the
mixed team title and continue
their consistent run at the
Commonwealth Games.
YELLOW METAL ON TARGET
In the last edition at Gold Coast, In-
dian players were on fire, claim-
ing an unprecedented six
medals, including two gold. In
the individual event, the cov-
eted yellow metal will again
be a target not only for double
Olympic medallist Sindhu but
also for world championships
silver and bronze medallists Ki-
dambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen
respectively. Chirag Shetty and
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy too will be
keen to change the colour of the silver they
won on their CWG debut in 2018. However,
more than individual medals, the focus this
time will be on India’s performance in the
mixed team event. At Gold Coast, a young
Indian team had managed to pull the rug
from under the feet of the mighty
Malaysians to emerge as champions for the
first time. Overall, India still ranks third
in the list of medallists with England (8-
times winner) and Malaysia (5-time cham-
pions) taking the top two spots with 109 and
64 medals so far.
LONG WAY TO GO
India thus has a long way to go to emerge
as a dominant force, but they would like to
prove that 2018 was not a fluke as they open
their campaign in Group 1, composed of
minnows Australia, Sri Lanka, and Pak-
istan. While entry into the knockout stage
will be a formality, the real test will only
start from the quarterfinals. With the for-
mat comprising two singles and three dou-
bles, Sindhu, Sen and Srikanth are expected
to get India two points, but it will come
down to doubles players, especially the
world number 8 men’s pairing of Chirag
and Satwik to deliver. While Chirag-
Satwik pair is coming into the tour-
nament after playing a pivotal role
in India’s epic Thomas Cup win,
the women’s and mixed pairings
are new combinations and
haven’t had a lot of game time.
Gayatri Gopichand and Tressa
Jolly will once again try their
way during the almost two-week-
long tournament. PTI
A
nother seeded
player withdrew
from the Paler-
mo Ladies Open
on Wednesday
when Zhang Shuai pulled out
with an unspecified “physi-
cal problem.”
The third-seeded Zhang
wasscheduledtoplayJasmine
PaoliniandtheItalianwasgiv-
en a walkover into the quar-
terfinals where she will face
either eighth-seeded Nuria
Parrizas Diaz or Julia Grab-
her. Top-seeded Martina Tre-
visan withdrew on Tuesday
because of a back injury
.
In one of the matches that
did go ahead Wednesday,
fourth-seeded Sara Sorribes
Tormo advanced to the quar-
terfinals with a 6-0, 6-2 victo-
ry over Leolia Jeanjean. The
Spanish player will play sev-
enth-seeded Anna Bondar,
who beat fellow Hungarian
Panna Udvardy 6-2, 6-4.
Sixth-seeded Irina-Came-
lia Begu of Romania also ad-
vanced,recoveringfromanear-
ly scare to beat Océane Dodin
1-6, 6-2, 6-4. Begu will face ei-
ther second-seeded Yulia
Putintseva or Diane Parry
. AP
Shuai Zhang
ZHANG OUT WITH INJURY,
SORRIBES TORMO
ADVANCES IN PALERMO
In the men’s singles, Lakshya and
Srikanth, who had fashioned India’s
epic Thomas Cup win, will turn into
foes as they chase the title. The two
are coming into the event after
recovering from some minor niggles.
While Sen had a small shoulder
issue in Indonesia, Srikanth
was bothered by a pain
in his heels.
Ashwini Ponnappa, who
will be featuring in her
fourth CWG, was
one of the rea-
sons why India
won the mixed team
gold as she along
with Satwik had
pulled off a crucial
point in the final.
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GETTY
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Sorribes Tormo
Photo:
AP
The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t win’ is you
and you don’t have to listen.
Jessica Ennis-Hill, British athlete
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022
W
est Indies and India
commence a three-
match One-Day Inter-
national series at
Queen’s Park Oval in
Trinidad on Friday
with the visitors, even
without their most
prominent players,
favoured to get the better of a struggling home side.
ROHIT ON REST
Fresh from a 2-1 series triumph in England, the In-
dians have opted to rest regular captain Rohit Shar-
ma, key batsman Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper Rishabh
Pant, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and pace spear-
head Jasprit Bumrah. That presents an opportuni-
ty for talented and eager fringe players to make the
most of the stars’ absences at the expense of a team
that was swept 3-0 by Bangladesh in Guyana the pre-
vious week. West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran
complained about both the quality of pitches against
the Bangladeshis at Providence and the early start
time which he felt conspired to favour the team bowl-
ing first too heavily
. That speculation overlooks the
reality that the two-time former World Cup winners
have been consistently poor in the 50 overs-per-side
format for several years. Given the unsettled weath-
er leading up to the series-opener, it is quite possi-
ble that the playing surface will not be dissimilar to
the bowler-friendly conditions in Guyana.
SIRAJ, CHAHAL TO LEAD
Pacer Mohammed Siraj and wrist-spinner Yuzven-
dra Chahal are expected to lead the effort to keep
pressure on their opponents, many of whom were
found wanting technically and temperamentally
against Bangladesh’s spin-dominated attack. For the
home team, the one bit of encouraging news in the
days since the end of the Bangladesh series is the re-
turn of Jason Holder. Having been rested for series
in the Netherlands, Pakistan and the visit by
Bangladesh, the all-rounder and former captain will
be looked to for inspiration with bat and ball. Pres-
sure is very much on current skipper Pooran though
to lift his team out of the doldrums into which they
have appeared to sink so rapidly following comfort-
able 2-0 series wins in Tests and T20 Internationals
against Bangladesh. His top-score of 73 last Satur-
day at the Guyana National Stadium ended a suc-
cession of mediocre contributions in ODIs.
NEED ALL DECKS ON HAND
However, the West Indies will need to have an all
hands-on deck, especially opening batsman Shai
Hope, if they are to get anywhere close to posting
the sort of totals which could seriously challenge
their opponents. With so many big names absent for
India, the likes of batsmen Ishan Kishan, Shubman
Gill and Suryakumar Yadav, together with all-round-
er Deepak Hooda are expected to come to the fore.
With another T20 World Cup campaign mere months
away in Australia followed by India’s hosting of the
next 50-over World Cup in 2023, incentives to deliv-
er are plentiful. All three ODIs will be played at
Queen’s Park Oval after which the teams switch for-
mat but stay in Trinidad for the first T20 Interna-
tional at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba. From
there it’s on to St Kitts for two games before the five-
match series concludes in the United States with
two fixtures at Lauderhill in Florida. AFP
INDIAPOISEDTOPILE
MOREMISERYONWI
Mohammed Siraj
BRACEWELL’S HAT-TRICK
CRUSHES IRELAND
D
ane Cleaver hit his maiden T20I
fifty, an unbeaten 78 off 55
deliveries, while Michael
Bracewell took a hat-trick and
Ish Sodhi ran through the mid-
dle-order to give New Zealand
a series-sealing victory over
Ireland by 88 runs.
New Zealand put up a challenging
179/4 in their 20 overs. Dane Cleaver’s
unbeaten 78 off 55 balls powered the bat-
ting effort of Kiwis, with Finn Allen (35)
making another notable contribution.
Medium pacer Josh Little was the pick of
the bowlers for Ireland, taking 2/31.
Openers Martin Guptill and Finn Allen put
on an aggressive stand of 44 runs, with
the latter being an aggressor.
EYEING VICTORY EVEN WITHOUT THEIR MOST PROMINENT PLAYERS
Ish
Sodhi
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GETTY
IMAGES
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GETTY
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Yuzvendra Chahal
DOUBLES KEY TO INDIA RETAINING MIXED TEAM GOLD
PV Sindhu
File Photo: ANI
FOCUS ON SINDHU AT CWG
Lakshya
Sen
Photo:
AP
Ashwini
Ponnappa
Photo:
REUTERS