The Quill 3rd Edition22-23

THE QUILLEDITION 03DECEMBER '22 - MARCH '23 \"Between the pages of booksis the lovely place to be in.\"

THARSHINI ,XII SCIENCEChief Editor,Editorial BoardSAMIKSHA G, X ADesignerHARSHITHA V,X AEditorSHASHWANDTH T, X AEditorT H E E D I T O R S

CONTENTN E W S L E T T E R S '4522263342EDITOR'S NOTEEVENTS UPDATEEDUCATIONAL VISITTRIUMPHSSTUDENTS' COLUMNARTISTS' CORNER

We, the editorial teammembers share ourgratitude to everyone whohad been of great help inthis year's journey of theQuill.We thank you all for understanding the effortin the making of thephysical Newsletters.From the Editor's Desk... That being said, the teamwishes to stay with thenew trend ofmaking \"E-Newsletters\" as'Sustainability' being thekey reason: to helpconserve paper, electricityand water. Do read through the E-Newsletters that areavailable to read anytime,on the school website.Thank you.

EVENT UPDATESDECember - MARCH2022 - '23

SCIENCEPROJECT DAY2022Creative and Collaborative worksare mostly evident in Project BasedLearning. Well, this was witnessedin the science projects kept ondisplay on 'The Science Projectday-2022'. The Student Mentors of Grade 11,Department of Science organizedthe event by guiding and mentoringtheir juniors. A month longpreparation was finally culminatedby the Student judges from Grade10 & 11 on December 3rd,2022.The chief guest Dr. MeeraRaman,Dean,Department of Basic& Biosciences from Dr. NGP Arts &Science College inaugurated theScience Project Day. Students from the Primary and theMiddle school exhibited theirinnovative projects on variedtopics on Perception of Science &Mechanics of the world.\"Everything istheorotically impossibleuntil it is done!\"

SCIENCEPROJECTDAY 2022

\"A fit healthy body\"-that is the best fashionstatement.\"The 26th Edition of theKovai Marathon was heldon December 4th, 2022. The DSP of Coimbatoreand our most respectedChairman, Dr Nalla GPalaniswami Sir flagged offthe Marathon. Students from different agegroups enthusiasticallycompleted the 5 km run andwere awarded with medalsand cash prize.KOVAIMARATHON

Glimpses of the Run !

\"Live even afteryour life . ”The NGP School, inassociation with the KMCH,organized an organ donationawareness session for the highschool students on 9th Dec2022.The objective of this campaignwas to create awareness andspread the message of beingmore compassionate andgenerous of donating oneselfafter death. The event’s chief guest andspeaker of the day Dr. ArulrajRamakrishnan, ConsultantHepatologist and Endoscopistfrom KMCH, shared a lot ofinspirational messages andvaluable information on OrganDonation.ORGANDONATION

Glimpses of the camp

“The secret of gettingahead is in gettingstarted”The NGP Kindergartenhosted a project day &showcased the learning oftheir tiny tots on the 10th ofDecember, 2022. Mrs. Hemalatha Jawahar,Correspondent, NMSCreche, (Adithya PlaySchool) inaugurated theevent. The Tiny Tots took pride inpresenting their works.THE NGPKINDERGARTENPROJECT DAY

Glimpses of the Project Day

SThe Department ofMathematics and thestudents of Grade 9 organized the celebration of RamanujanDay on 22nd December 2022. Week long activities of Mathgames and puzzles were themost sought after activitiesfrom grade 1 to 9.Students skillfully solved thepuzzles and enjoyed the skiton the life of Ramanujanperformed by the students ofGrade 9.RAMANUJANDAYMaths is not always -\"understand and do ,\"its sometimes do and\"understand!! \"



\"Giving is thegreatest act ofgrace.\"\"Carnival 2022\" : the mostawaited event of the year wasconducted on the 17th ofDecember 2022, by the youngorganisers from the Departmentof Commerce. Huge crowd visited the stallswhich displayed a wide rangeof apparels, accessories andfood items. The proceeds from the carnivalwere donated to 'SwargaFoundation', -A Charitable Trust for thephysically challenged atPuliakulam and also to 50tribal families atGandhavayal,Sirumugai.through 'The Enrichers Trust',Chinnampalayam.NGP'sCARNIVAL



\"Every moment is theright moment tobegin .\"The Annual Day titled 'Sustainability, aninevitability, now!' was heldon 13th Jan 2023.The chief guest, Dr.VikramRamakrishnan, Founder &Director of CS AcademySchools, in his address,highlighted the importance ofpunctuality and the need tocreate skillful students with awillingness to learn. Students who excelled inacademics, sports and otherco-curricular activities wereawarded.The annual day was a grandsuccess highlighting theUnited Nations' sustainabledevelopment goals.Annual Day2022-23



\"A Mentor empowers aperson to see a possiblefuture and make believethat it can be obtained .\"Clubs'ValedictoryDayThe Clubs' Valedictory Functionturned out to be another grandsuccess with livedemonstrations, singing songs,dance & music.Students from all the clubsshowcased their talents andreported on their year longlearnings.Most of the club activities werementored by students of grade8 & 9. The mentors wereempowered and guided by theIn charge Teachers and otherExternal Resource people. The Eco club students presentedhand made gift articles to thePrincipal Ms A Preetha Prakash.Best Performers were recognisedwith certificates. This was anamazing learning experienceand a great opportunity for thestudents.



EDUCATIONALVISITs

A visit to the AirFest 2022On 20th of January this year the students of Grade8 visited the Air Force Station at Sulur to witnessthe different models of aircrafts displayed at theAir Fest. The students were also a part of the ‘Know yourArmed Forces’ event. The most enthralling visualtreat was that of the Fighter jets showcasing theTangil Airdrop, Aerial maneuvering by thehelicopters, Air Assault landing and Paratrooping.

VISIT TO THE REGIONALSCIENCE CENTREA visit to the Regional Science centre by theAstronomy club students took place on the 9th ofFebruary,2023. As a part of the Club's curriculum, the studentsvisited the Regional Science center to gather moreinsights about the working of the scientific devices. The visit enhanced the astronomical knowledgeand gave newer vision of space at the 3D Theatre.

out reach program An outreach program was conducted at The GRD Collegeof Science on Nuclear Technology for Societal Benefits onthe 17th of February,2023. The students of grade 12, Department of Science,participated to gather insights from the field expertsMr.R.K.Singh,Former Head, Media Relations & PublicAwareness Section,BARC, Mumbai and Former Secretary,Indian Nuclear Society & Mr.S.Balasundar, Former ScientificOfficer,Indira Gandhi Centre For Atomic Research (IGCAR),Kalpakkam.The capacity to learn is a gift, the ability to learnis a skill, the willingness to learn is a choice !

triumphs

COIMBATORE ROBOTICSLEAGUE 2023TRIUMPHs @ Interschool events The Junior Robotics Team seured the 1st Place and the SeniorRobotics Team secured the 3rd place at the Coimbatore RoboticsLeague 2023 held on 18th February,2023, held at K'Sirs. JuniorLego Team Winners: MasterMinds - LAKSHIKA.V of Grade 4,SAHAANA.V of Grade 5, ABISHEK M & THARUN R of Grade 6.Senior Lego Team Winners : Challengers – TEJAS N, SARVESH P & SRI VISHNU of Grade 7 and MITHUN S of Grade 8.Karthikasri VS of Grade 1 and Siddharth G ofGrade 4 won 1st place in the Interschool Drawing& Colouring competition conducted by AdwaithThought Academy, Coimbatore on 4th March,2023.ART COMPETITIONNATIONAL SCIENCE DAYTejas N of Grade 7 won 1st place in Tamil Elocution.Shruthika S of Grade 7 won 2nd place in Tamil Poem writing.Deekshita R of Grade 8 won 2nd place in English Essay writing.Amoha S of Grade 8 won 1st plcae in Tamil Essay writingShashwandh T of Grade 9 won 1st place in Tamil Essay writingat the National Science day competitions organised & conductedat Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in the month ofFebruary,2023.

Lakshitha of Grade 6 glorified the teamwith the Best Player title. SPORTS - DISTRICT LEVEL GIRLS BASKET BALL SPORTS - DISTRICT LEVELBASKET BALL -'BEST PLAYER'triumphs @ District level eventsMarvelous victory of the SHARK'S TROPHY bythe Junior Girls team at The Coimbatore districtlevel Basketball tournament. The event washeld on 23rd and 29th of January, 2023, atCoimbatore. Sriee Samrutha NS & Charuthakshan S ofgrade 6 won Gold & Silver respectively in allthe 5 swimming events held at the CoimbatoreJunior & Sub Junior Short Course SwimmingMeet 2023, held at KPR sports Club on 19thFebruary,2023.DISTRICT LEVEL SWIMMINGCHAMPIONS

Sriee Samrutha NS of Grade 6 proudly grabbedher Championship Trophy at the 16th ShortCourse Swimming Championship 2022 conductedby TamilNadu State Aquatic Association, Maduraion 25th & 26th of February,2023. STATE LEVEL SWIMMINGCHAMPIONtriumphs @ state level events STATE LEVEL -SCIENCE QUIZVIDYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHAN 2022-23Our students Aditya S and Hiral D of Grade 11 andHarshitha V of Grade 9 were selected for the StateLevel Camp held at Mepco Engineering College,Sivakasi on the 28th & 29th of January 2023. AdityaS had secured the 1st place and is now selected forthe National Level.Charuthakshan S of Grade 6 secured theSilver in all 3 swimming events at the 16thShort Course Swimming Championship 2022conducted by TamilNadu State Aquatic Ass STATE LEVEL SWIMMINGCHAMPION

triumphs @ international leveltriumphs @ national level eventsART COMPETITIONHarshidh R of grade 4 won the 3rdRunner- up at the National LevelKreative Star - 2022 Championshipconducted by Global Art, Chennai.SPORTS- NATIONAL LEVELSWIMMINGSwimming Coach, Mr ArunKumar NR had wonthe 2nd position at the 26th All India ForestSports Meet, Panchkula, Haryana. Thecompetition was held from March 10th to14th,2023Theertha Babu of Grade 5 won the'Young World Record Achiever' in reversewalking by swinging Silambam. Theevent was organised by American Bookof World Records in 2022.REVERSE WALKING SILAMBAM





STUDENTS'COLUMN

“EVERYTHING BEGINSWITH AN IDEA!”Imagine how it would be if you got accessto a chip that could connect your brain toa computer, allowing you to control thecomputer with your thoughts and communicate telepathically withpeople around you! Sounds interesting, isn’t it?Such a mind blowing invention is whatinspired me the most!It was developed by a highly knowledgeable and experienced team ofseven scientists and engineers. To make it simpler, this chip is just likehaving a personal assistant in your head – you can access informationquickly and easily! Perhaps, it's high time to invite Neuralink now! Before we dive into the topic, what actually is Neuralink? Neuralink is abrain-computer interface (BCI) technology developed by Elon Musk’sventure, Neuralink Corporation, and has been a major breakthrough inthe field of neuroscience. Neuralink has the potential to revolutionize the way humans interact withcomputers and technology. It has numerous potential benefits. One ofthe most exciting potential uses of .An Invention that InspiredMe The Most!Deekshita R VIII B

Neuralink’s Brain Chiptechnology can also beused to improve thequality of life for thosesuffering from disabilitiesand illnesses. Additionally, it could beused to restore vision tothe blind or enableparalyzed individuals tomove their limbs with robotic arms!!The crazy thing is that this isn’t a joke. Right now the company isalready worth over half a billion dollars and is focusing ondesigning a wireless implant “brain-computer” which will act as aninterface with the human brain. The technology is still in its infancy, but the possibilities it presentsare immense and could potentially reshape the way humansinteract with technology in the future. As Neuralink continues todevelop, it will be exciting to see how the technology will be usedand what new possibilities it will open up. On a lighter note, \"Neuralink is a truly revolutionary technology – it'slike having a tiny robot in your brain telling you jokes all day! So,according to me, Neuralink is the only invention of the modern erathat has inspired me the most!

REPORT: Vist to the SulurAir Force stationI was just scrolling throughmy phone, when I gotexcited on reading a notification from myschool that we were goingon a trip to the Air forcestation, Sulur, on the 20thof January 2023. We started off for the visitin the morning.We boardedour ever-exciting schoolbus at 9 am, filled withenthusiasm andanticipation for the dayahead!We were proud be part of the ‘Know yourArmed Forces’ event organized at the AirFest.This station at Sulur is the secondlargest airbase after the Hindon AFS inIndia. As soon as we arrived at theairbase, an army personnel escorted uson a tour. The AN-32 Planes & MK-35 Planes werethe biggest airplanes. We were given anin-depth understanding about thevarious operational aircrafts on display,including the LCA Tejas Fighter Aircraft,which is an indigenous fighter aircraftthat has gained international attention. The guide also highlighted that the Tejasfighter jet was developed in Sulur and is asource of pride for India.Sulur, Air Fest 2022Report by:Deekshita R-VIII B, Amoha S-VIII A & Havish S-VIII C

We were filled with astonishmentwhen we were given the real guns(unloaded Pistol gun) to shootwhich was a priceless experienceand cannot be expressed in words.An army personnel taught us to usethe pistol.The visit to the Sulur Air ForceStation was an educational andthrilling experience for all of us. The opportunity to see theoperational aircrafts and witnessan air show at such a closeproximity was truly mesmerizingand provided an once-in-a-lifetime experience. The thrilling aerial maneuver left us mesmerized! We left the venue filled with wonder and admiration for theIndian Air Force. We reached school by 1pm in the afternoon. Wewelcome such visits in the future. This ‘unexpected trip’ was more fun than we expected it to be.We are so grateful to our school for giving us this wonderfulopportunity.

Clean Water For aHealthy Life!THEJA SGrade 6



Reading books can keep oneengaged all the time, introducehim or her to a lot of new wordsand phrases and mostimportantly build up his or hercreativity.From the day we began tospeak, we were asked to read alot of books. Ofcourse, thosebooks with a lot of pictures, socalled ‘kids books’, were themost interesting ones. But as wegrew up, the books only gotcomplicated but never boring. Reading A Part Of Life- In this modern era, it doesn’t matter if wehave books or not but I bet we all have ourdigital friend - “ mobile phone ”. Rather thanbeing useful, it has been a distraction andaddiction for everyone, especially students. This affects the mental health of students sobadly. Reading everyday should thus be apart of every student’s life. Reading can helpstudents in many ways directly orindirectlyInstead of spending time in front ofthose bright monitors, one can grab a bookand read stories, novels, comics, magazinesand what not?!! . AMOHA SGrade VIII AIt's preferable that you read real paper booksinstead of e-books to get the real timeexperience. One can’t disagree that movingyour fingers through the pages of the bookwhen you are reading gives you greatpleasure. ‘A writer only begins a book but it’sthe reader who finishes it.’ So go grab a bookand start your adventure without a passport!!

Examinations are always fearful. They are a great cause of fear,anxiety, tension and worry. The night before the examination is reallypainful. We don't sleep all through the night and just lie on the bedwith feelings of apprehension.We just fly through each and every wordof our given portions. We are eager to note down the importantquestions. We would spend the whole night in tension.Exam stress affects mostof us in varying ways. Here I would suggest that it is more important tomanage this stress and find little ways to tackle it. For some students,exams can be a breeze.Revision is second nature to them and theycould ace an exam with their eyes closed. But for others, sweatypalms and heart palpitations are just a part of the territory, and itseems that nothing is more impossible than sitting down and revising. During Exams....Harshitha BGrade 6-EHere are some handy tips that can help to dissipate stress and make sureyou can get through the exam season.1.The earlier you start, the more prepared you will be. Starting early gives youample time to read through the material and understand it.2.As the old saying goes: \"Comparison is the thief of joy\". While it is helpful todiscuss topics with fellow students and also to revise together, try not tocompare your peer's revision to your own!3.Prioritise your subjects & make a revision timetable.4.Proper sleep and rest refreshes the brain and helps to be more focused.I do follow these during my exam. Hope you would also do the same. Above all, there is also no scientific proof that failure lowers our standards.Instead, it can help us develop new skills and break down barriers thatprevent us from succeeding in the future.

I think I am just a normal teenager, who is often misunderstood. I aman introvert around new people but a crazy extrovert around peoplewho I am close with. I like keeping to myself and I don't share mysecrets to a lot of people. I tend to put myself before everyone elseand I believe that self love is very important. In addition to everything, I am a bookworm. I am the type of girl whohas her nose buried in a book 24/7 so, my “addiction to books”- asmany of my cousins put it- has a lot to do with my future plans. I am...Nakshatra V SGrade X BTo be honest, I don't have a fixed plan for my future. I am debatingabout my career choices but I have one fixed goal in my life, “get richand be happy.”I know that money can't buy happiness but in this world where we areliving in, we need \"money\", even for your basic necessities. So, moneyfor sure affects the happiness of a person.I am Nakshatra and I am just another humanbeing. When I began writing this article, Ibegan thinking about who I was ?“Everyone has their own opinions about me,but who am I deep down?”, I questionedmyself. So, I am going to write about myopinions about myself and who I want to bein the future.

I think, hard earned money is waste if not spent wisely.So now, I am debating about a few career choices. I want to be anauthor but at the same time, I want to work for an NGO/these are twomain career choices because books and nature are the two things Ilove the most. But an idea just striked me as I am writing this. Why can't I do both atthe same time? I can definitely imagine myself having more thanone job. That is my current plan for my future !I Don't know if I am a good person but I hope to be one. I don't wish todo anything that will go down in history but I want to do just onesmall thing that will change lives for the better !!Thankyou.When I was younger, I wanted to become a doctor. I thought all I hadto do was consult a few patients everyday and I could earn a hugeamount. As I grew up, I realized being a doctor wasn't as easy as Ithought it would be, because doctors had to see cases of gruesomesufferings and the distress of dying patients almost everyday. I alsorealized that a doctor must be on call 24*7 and thus, had no rest orfamily time. It pushed the choice way out of my preference.

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