Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 27: To mark the significance of schooling in the lives of toddlers, Jodhamal Public School acknowledged each one in the form of Graduation Day, a gracious passing out ceremony of Class UKG students of Jodhamal Juniors. The chief guest for the function was Prasanna Ramaswamy G, IAS, Secretary to Government Tribal Affairs Department, Govt of Jammu & Kashmir. The Special Guest on this occasion was Sargun Shukla, IPS, DIG - Jammu and Kashmir Police Little toddlers were very excited to receive their passing out from Pre-Primary to Grade-1 certificates, in their black gowns and smart caps. More than 100 Prizes were distributed to the winners in Inter School Competitions and to those who performed exemplary at National Level in various co-curricular activities. Special prizes were given to children who created records for various prestigious National and International Record Books. Children who were felicitated were: Aadya Malhotra, Veeransh Gupta, Reyom Dawar, Advaay Sharma, Ruhaan Gupta, Kiara Mahajan, Aarnika Singh, Aarvi Thakur, Maahin Gupta, Aadit Chopra, Aveer Mallick, Maadhav Gupta, Gobind Singh, Jiaansh Sharma, Avyan Abrol, Yessenia Kapoor, Kaashvi Gupta, Sanmay Sanchit Batta, Yuvean Talwar, Reyona Mahajan, Guntas Kour, Ranaviraj Singh, Yashina Hans and Vadanya Gupta. A cultural bonanza was presented by students to mesmerize the audience starting with Flamenco - Kathak which was followed by captivating dance performances. The Dance on Skates by the Kindergarteners and the English Play with a message of dignity of labour and dream professions were the highlights of the show. Each item was a notch better than the previous one. The entire administration of the school appreciated the efforts of Neetu Johri (Headmistress), Deepali Puri (CCA In-charge), the entire Pre-primary teachers (Dolly Chandoke, Amita Charak, Anjali Gupta, Priyanka Verma, Gagandeep Kour, Priyanka Salgotra, Kritima Sharma, Gurjeet Kour, Ashi Gupta and Kiran Singh), Dance Department (Shruti Bakshi, Shivali Rai, Arti Mahajan and Aarushika) and Art&Craft Department (Shweta Manga, Hemu Jaggi, Amanpreet Kour and Sonika Chalotra). In his address, the Chief Guest Prasanna Ramaswamy G motivated all students and appreciated the roles that the School and the parents play together in ensuring a holistic education of their children. He also emphasized that such exposures are required to ensure that our children acquired confidence and skills that cannot be taught in the Classroom. The graduation ceremony was culmination of the three years' kindergarten enrichment program consisting of Nursery, LKG and UKG. All the students of UKG were granted Certificates on this occasion. Vote of thanks was presented by Vice Principal, Amita Arora, who appreciated the efforts of all teachers for their tireless execution of such a fabulous show. |