School notes from North India
India's first International Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, The Ultimate Delhight was played recently at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon. Players from 12 national and international teams' along with enthusiasts and fans of this exciting, non contact, self refereed team sport witnessed their favourite game. The final match was between Spinergy, the team from Auroville and HCUK— The Ultimate Connection, which had players from all across India. HCUK- The Ultimate Connection won the tournament Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Francois Ganneau, Tournament Director, Delhi Ultimate, said “This is the first time that Ultimate Frisbee has gone International in India. We are amazed to witness a rise in Indian players, proving Ultimate Frisbee to be one of the fastest growing sports in India as well.
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Arjun Vajpai, an alumnus from Ryan International School, Noida, has made another world record by becoming the youngest person in the world to Summit Mt. Manaslu (8,163 metres) Mt. Manaslu is the 4th most challenging peak in the world. He hoisted the Indian Tri-colour on this peak and returned to camp three. He accomplished this difficult feat in a record time. After this success, he has become the youngest mountaineer in the world to have climbed three mountain peaks above 8000 metres.
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Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi, Vasant Valley School, New Delhi, Sri Aurobindo International School, Hyderabad, Sai International School, Bhubaneshwar and Choithram School, Indore, made it to the top five in Green I and made presentations before a panel of jury. The Green- I Contest for school children is a joint national level initiative of Carrier India and the Confederation of Indian Industry's Young Indians (Yi). The contest aims to create awareness and encourage students to think about environmental sustainability.
Amity International School - News
A workshop was held for Std XI Commerce students on chartered accountancy at Amity International School, Pushp Vihar. Experts from ICAI shared information about the profession of chartered accountancy. They explained the procedure of admission and
In the girls U-17 matches Tagore International School beat Amity International School 1-0. Delhi U-16 player Rajesh Sharma slammed a ton (116) and his knock alongside good bowling by Shivank Vashisht (3/32) and Aditya Manchanda (3/36) helped West Delhi
The girls' under-17 team from Afghanistan drew goalless with Amity International School, Noida. In contrast, Cambridge School, Noida, recorded a thumping 8-0 victory over Air Force Bal Bharati School, Lodhi Road. Under-14 boys: Om Roy Memorial High
That's why it was surprising but rather pleasant for this girls' under-17 team when their country's boys' teams (under-14 and under-17) cheered for them at the top of their voices throughout their goalless match against Amity International School,
A total number of 11 teams from various schools such as - Ryan International School,Mayur Vihar and Rohini, St. Marks Girls SSS, Meera Bagh, Modern School, Carmel Convent School, Tagore International School, Cambridge School, Mayur Public School, Amity