72nd annual academic day marked at YPS, Patiala
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
Yadavindra Public School, Patiala celebrated its 72nd Annual Academic Day with immense pride and gratification on Saturday, August 28. The majorly virtual event had a limited gathering which included the outgoing 12th class prize winners, the School Award winners and their parents. The entire YPS team witnessed the ceremony at the newly constructed Captain Amarinder Singh Auditorium.
The event had a blissful start with a live music presentation. The present Head Boy Gurtej Singh, Head Girl Reyaan Athwal, Deputy Head Boy Kanwar Sidhu and Deputy Head Girl Divnoor Samra presented the Annual Academic Report of the school. The Junior school report was presented by Aashana Sharma and Kyna Gupta. The report showcased the hard work of students as well as the teachers during the challenging pandemic times and also how efficiently the online and offline classes are being conducted simultaneously after reopening of the school.
It was followed by the prize distribution ceremony during which YPS Director, Maj Gen Sanjiv Varma, VSM (Retd.) gave away medals and trophies to the deserving students. He lauded the efforts put in by the staff, parents and the students for helping in smooth conduct of online classes for academics as well as extra-curricular activities regardless of all the challenges.
The students were felicitated with the awards of Platinum category in academics, medals for best performers subject wise and cultural activities. Aryan Duggal bagged 7 awards, amongst which was the most illustrious award, Yadavindra Gold Medal and Dr. Karansher Sidhu Trophy and Scholarship of Rs.15,000. and other prestigious awards like Aitchison Yadavindra Old Boys Medal for Standing First (Humanities) and Gurnam Singh Memorial Medal for Best Result in ISC.
Another prestigious award, Goldstein Memorial Prize for the Best Effort was shared by Anisha Bajaj and Kunwar Rutajit.
Trishleen Kaur was felicitated with 3 awards including Aitchison Yadavindra Old Boys Medal for standing first (ICSE) and Dr. Karansher Sidhu Scholarship of Rs.11,000.
The event concluded with a visual vibrant delight, a dance number on Jerusalema, a composition of unity and strength followed by a vote of thanks by Deputy Headmaster of YPS, Anil Bajaj.
August 29,2021
