Take it easy

After eating dinner Mr. Gumuthe started washing the basin in a hotel
Manager : Why are you washing the basin?
Mr. Gumuthe : Can’t you see what is written on the board. “Wash Basin”.

- Venkat Abhiram. K. VI A

JNV SELECTION TEST POSTPONED

Jawahar Navodaya Vdiayalaya Selection Test [JNVST]- 2011 which was scheduled to be conducted on February 6 2011 has been postponed indefinitely for the reasons yet to be known. There had been questions over the conduct of the test for entry into the Navodaya Vidyalayas across the country and why these schools should go ahead with the said test when the Right To Education Act clearly says that no school in the country will screen students or parents for admission.

However, a newspaper report with a title “Navodaya Vidyalayas to be left out of ‘no screening’ rule”, published on December 14, 2010 said “Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas will be kept out of the contentious ‘no screening’ for school admission mechanism that the Right to Education (RTE) Act has brought into effect. With the Law Ministry, in its response to the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry’s queries on the issue, saying that Navodaya schools are “a class apart” and a class sui generis, the stage is set to keep the Navodaya schools out of the ambit of the critical RTE clause.”
Meanwhile, necessary arrangements were made in all JNVs during last few months for the conduct of the test. However, the JNVs were later on informed through an email that the said test would not be conducted as per the schedule and is postponed indefinitely. With that effect media was informed to publish the news for the information of the public.

Alumni Meet - 2010

The 9th Alumni Meet of this Vidyalaya was held on December, 12, 2010 in which as many as 120 alumni students pursuing higher education and career, paid visit to cherish their memories associated with their school. Much before the Alumni Meet, two competitions viz, ‘Creative Writing’ and ‘My Photo My Memories’ were conducted on line, in which very few students took part. A guidance and counseling session was conducted by a few alumni students in the evening of 11th December.

On 12th, a programme was held in which alumni students shared their experiences and association with this Vidyalaya. Mr. Narender, Secretary of the Alumni Association, presented a brief report on the activities conducted by the Association during 2009-10. A new body of office bearers and the members was elected for the next term. Mr. Naveen, the President of the Association presented the activities to be taken up during the next academic year. Ms. Geethanjali convened the programme.

- C.G. Krupakar, PGT Chemistry.

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND CONSUMER AWARENESS DAY

Human Rights Day and National Consumer Rights Day were organized on 10th and 24th December respectively, in which students of class 10th presented various programmes like skits, songs in order to make people aware of their rights as a human being and as a consumer. They were ably guided by Sri. A. Chandra Babu, PGT Geography and the Incharge for Pace Setting Activities. The entire JNV MBNR fraternity lauded the efforts made by the students in extending their service for the betterment of the society.

-Parashuram.P & Karthik.K. IX-B

BEAUTY

Beauty is in colours
Beauty is in flowers
Beauty is in sunset
Beauty is in rivulet
Beauty is in streams
Beauty is in dreams
Beauty is in your soul
Enjoy beauty because
Beauty is there everywhere.

Sai Deepika. VII – A Section.

NILGIRI HOUSE WINS INDEPENDENCE DAY CUP

With the all-round performance of S. Ramesh Kumar and M. Lokesh in the final match against Aravali House, Nilgiri House won by 21 runs to lift the Inter-House Independence Day Cricket tournament held in the Vidyalaya playground. S. Ramesh Kumar was adjudged the best batsman and the Man of the Series while M. Lokesh was declared the best bowler of the tournament.

Sri. Khaiser Pasha, the PET of the Vidyalaya organized the tournament in a befitting manner. The contribution of Shivashankar [XII] and Pradeep [X-A] in conducting the matches is praiseworthy. All the students took active pat in this tournament to make it a grand success.

[Reported by – G. Laxmikanth & M. Mahesh. IX – B]

ENGLISH POETRY RECITATION COMPETITION

The CCA Club organizes various Inter-House competitions besides looking after the celebrations of festivals and conducting cultural programmes of the Vidyalaya. Headed by Sri. K. Koundinya Tilak, TGT Telugu, the club had conducted various competitions till date. Of the two competitions conducted in the month of July the result of Essay Writing Competition is still awaited while the following students bagged prizes in the English Poetry Recitation Competition and brought laurels to their respective houses.

JUNIORS

FIRST - S. Gayathri - VII B - Shivalik – B
SECOND - Pranuthi - VIII A - Aravali – B
THIRD - Ajay Rathnam - VIII A - Udaigiri – B

SENIORS

FIRST - M.K. Surya - X B - Aravali – A
SECOND - E. Prashanthi - IX A - Shivalik – A
THIRD - M. Sushma - X A - Nilgiri – A : P. Madhuri - X A - Aravali - A

Congratulations prize winners.

[Reported by – Jhansi. P. & Shaini V. IX – B]

Fashion at its best..

Costume Designer : Anonymous student of JNV Mahabub Nagar

Model : Blacky, the stray dog.

Show on : JNV Fashion week.

Location : Dining Hall, JNV Mahabub Nagar.

Photographer : Sridhar Chikine, JNV Mahabub Nagar.

Settings : Students, JNV Mahabubnagar.

To sirs ..... with love.

The months of June and July are often considered the months of change. Its true, since the Vidyalaya get to witness the arrival of new bunches of students into class VI, IX and XI. With the arrival of the Monsoons comes the new fragrance of change.

These two months are also important as many teachers get transferred and new teachers takeover their places. Last academic year saw two highly reputed teachers getting promoted to the post of Vice-Principals and transferred to serve in different regions. This year it was Sri. G. Surendra Reddy P.E.T. who is transferred on request to JNV Chittoor.

The worth of Sri. G. Surendra Reddy can easily be recognized in the quality of service he had rendered to this Vidyalaya in terms of strengthening the sports and games infrastructure and in shaping the future sportspersons of the country. He was a synonym for work and work he did to the best of his abilities. Time stands witness to the sweat he shed in transforming the rugged, sloppy grounds into superior playfields. Being immaculate in his field of work, he trained children to soar higher and higher. 14 students trained by him took part in the sports meets organized in the last 9 years by the School Games Federation of India and as many as 35 students participated in the NVS National Sports and Games Meets.

Sri. Khaiser Basha, who had been working in JNV Raichur, Karnataka State, fills the void created by the transfer of Sri. G. Surender Reddy. A maestro in Taekwondo, Sri. Basha promises to offer his invaluable service in the best interest of the students and [of] the Vidyalaya.

JNV Mahaboob Nagar keeps the services of Sri. G. Surender Reddy in high esteem and wishes him a flourishing career ahead. It also wishes Sri. Khaiser Basha an eventful stay on the campus.

Two students join IIT

The secret of the dictum ‘success follows success’ is the combination of knowledge and effort. Ideas rule the world and knowledge is power. To achieve results even the most brilliant ideas should be translated in to action by systematic, sustained and dedicated effort. Without effort, our ideas will gather dust, get rusted and go to waste. Success is not merely a question of luck or genius. It mostly depends on hard work and the ability to persist, despite odds, temporary setbacks and adverse circumstances. The kites fly against the wind and not with the wind. The success stories of M. Srinivas and P. Kumar who bagged seats in IIT Madras illustrate that they used intelligence and industry in equal measure to achieve their coveted goals.

M. Srinivas and P. Kumar have done this Vidyalaya proud by getting selected to Indian Institute of Technology [IIT] Madras [in the picture below], a pioneer institute in the country. While M. Srinivas is a 2003-04 batch alumnus, P. Kumar joined this Vidyalaya in class 9 under lateral entry selections. M. Srinivas, for that matter, comes from a humble background and hails from Lattupalli, a tribal hamlet in Mahabub Nagar Dist where his parents struggle as agricultural labours to meet the daily needs. Being academically poor in the lower classes, Srinivas started to realize his strength and his responsibility towards his family. He passed out class 10 with 83.6% of marks to join Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Ameenpur where he secured 444 and 442 out of 470 marks in the first year and second year Intermediate respectively. As a result, he secured 66th Rank under S.T. category in the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination [IIT-JEE] – 2010 and ensures his seat in Electrical Engineering in IIT Madras.

P. Kumar joined class 9th of this Vidyalaya during 2006-07 on lateral entry basis. Branded an average student, Kumar never revealed what was in store for all of us to rejoice. With 73% of marks he joined Narayana Junior College, Bod Uppal for his Intermediate studies and came out with flying colours. At IIT-JEE he secured 272th rank under S.T. category and he would be pursuing Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras.

JNV Mahaboob Nagar extends a standing ovation to these two prodigies and wish many more students get inspired by them on their paths to glory.

Migration of Students

Migration scheme is a unique scheme introduced by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti in order to weave the vivid cultures across the country. The scheme has in it a mesmerizing strength to break walls that separate people on the basis of caste, religion, language, culture and traditions. The policy is in force since 1988 when the first batch of Navodaya students was migrated from Hindi-speaking areas to non-Hindi speaking areas and vise versa.

With a view to strengthen this noble scheme, 22 students (14 boys & 6 girls) of class IX of this Vidyalaya were migrated to JNV Sriganga Nagar Dist, Rajasthan State and similarly, 20 students (14 boys & 6 girls) were migrated to this Vidyalaya from the counterpart Vidyalaya for a period of 1 academic year.

After the arrival of the students from JNV Sriganga Nagar, they were distributed among 4 houses and 2 sections. The students expressed their joy as the climate, study environment and the facilities available here are conducive.

The JNV Mahabub Nagar fraternity wishes these students a happy stay here.

- Reported by: Ranjitha.K. & Shruthi. P. IX - B

C.C.A. Competitions

The C.C.A. Club of the Vidyalaya looks after the celebrations of festivals; conducts programmes and holds competitions to bring out the innate talents of children. Headed by Sri. K. K. Tilak, TGT Telugu, the Club had organized competitions like, Telugu Poetry Recitation, Solo Song [Devotional] and English Poetry Recitation during the month of June. The students took active part in these competitions and brought laurels to the Houses they represent. The winners of these competitions are:

Telugu Poetry Recitation [Juniors]

First D. Bharath (VIII-A)
Second Deekshith. N. (VIII A)
Third A. Swathi (VIII B).

Telugu Poetry Recitation [Seniors]

First Jagan Mohan (X A)
Second Prashanth Goud (X A)
Third Lokesh (X B).


Solo Song [Juniors]

First R. Sowmya (VIII B)
Second Pradeepthi (VIII A)
Satyanarayana (VII A)
Third Jasmine (VIII A)

Solo Song [Seniors]

First G. Naveen (X A)
Second Vijay Kumar. P. (X B)
Third Shiny. V. (IX B)

Reported by: Shravya & Pranathi. A.

Mathemagic

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888

Collected by: Sreedhar Reddy.N. IX - A

Mathemagic

11110000 – 1008990 = 10101010
22221111 – 1008990 = 21212121
33332222 – 1008990 = 32323232
44443333 – 1008990 = 43434343
55554444 – 1008990 = 54545454
66665555 – 1008990 = 65656565
77776666 – 1008990 = 76767676
88887777 – 1008990 = 87878787
99998888 – 1008990 = 98989898

Collected by: K. Keerthi Bhavani X - A

Why do we say shaanti thrice?

Shaanti, meaning "peace", is a natural state of being. Disturbances are created either by others or us. For example, peace already exists in a place until someone makes noise.
Therefore, peace underlies all our agitations. When agitations end, peace is naturally experienced since it was already there. Where there is peace, there is happiness. Therefore, every one without exception desires peace in his/her life.
However, peace within or without seems very hard to attain because it is covered by our own agitations. A rare few manage to remain peaceful within even in the midst of external agitation and troubles. To invoke peace, we chant prayers. By chanting prayers, troubles end and peace is experienced internally, irrespective of the external disturbances. All such prayers end by chanting shaanti thrice.

It is believed that trivaram satyam - that which is said thrice comes true. For emphasizing a point we repeat a thing thrice. In the court of law also, one who takes the witness stands says, "I shall speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth".
We chant shaanti thrice to emphasize our intense desire for peace. All obstacles, problems and sorrows originate from three sources.

Aadhidaivika : The unseen divine forces over which we have little or no control like earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions etc.

Aadhibhautika: The known factors around us like accidents, human contacts, pollution, crime etc.

Aadhyaatmika : We sincerely pray to the Lord that at least while we undertake special tasks or even in our daily lives, there are no problems or that, problems are minimised from the three sources written about above.

May peace alone prevail. Hence shaanti is chanted thrice.

It is chanted aloud the first time, addressing the unseen forces. It is chanted softer the second time, directed to our immediate surroundings and those around, and softest the last time as it is addressed to oneself.

Interesting Facts

Ø Bees have five eyes, three small ones on top of their heads and two large ones in front.

Ø Butterflies cannot hear, but can feel vibrations.

Ø Butterflies can see three colours [Red, Green and yellow]

Ø An average adult has around 2 kgs of dead skin.

Ø 25% of world population is without safe drinking water.

Ø India has 172 species of animals or 2.9% of world’s total species.

Ø India has half of world’s tigers.


Collected by: K. Kartheek. IX – B

Science Vs Religion

Science can give you bread and butter
Religion can give you love and peace;
Science can give you money and power
Religion can give you strength and wisdom
Science can give you comforts and happiness
Religion can give you freedom and bliss
Science stimulates lust and greed
Religion satisfies minimum needs
Science converts man into machine
Religion makes man divine.

- Akshitha. N. VII – A Section.

Take it easy...

Teacher: What is the formula of water?
Student: H2 MgCl NaCl HNO3O Hcl etc.
Teacher: What is this?
Student: Sir, this is Ganga water!

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NASA decided to send Mr. Gumuthe to the moon. Half the way, Mr. Gumuthe jumped to the earth and shouted – “How dare you cheat me!? Today is AMAVASYA [New Moon Day]. There will be no MOON.

Collected by: M. Kishore & Nagendra Babu. IX - B

Life is Cricket

Life is like cricket
Don’t miss your wicket
If you miss your wicket
You will get your ticket
Hit the ball to boundary
Make life successful century.

Life is mixture of joys and tears
Treat them equally without fears
We need not relish only joys
We need not fear for any tears.

Life is like ice-cream
Enjoy it before it melts
Then comes success in life.

A pin point has one end
A line has two ends
A triangle has three ends
A square has four ends
But memories of life have no ends.

- Vijay Kumar. I. M. 12th Science. JNV Koppal, Karnataka State.

MatheMagic

0 x 9 + 1 = 1
01 x 9 + 2 = 11
012 x 9 + 3 = 111
0123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
01234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
012345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
0123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
01234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
012345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
0123456789 x 9 + 10 = 1111111111.

-Collected By: K.Sindhuja, VII A