As the seniors of this school. as the most experienced students around. we decided to impart some of our wisdom, which was accumulated over years of extreme hard work and sincere dedication (oh ho ho!!), to our beloved juniors. So we thought... (yeah I know what you're thinking. but we really can think!!)
We wanted to make a list of things that as PSBBians you ought to know (wink wink) . but then considering all the effort we have put in to remain in school for the past 12 years. we didn't want to risk it now!!
And then someone came up with the idea of writing about the 'Top 10 Ways to Become a Teacher's Pet' (and, trust us, it works even after catastrophic events) . but due to obvious reasons, that's going to be a secret, which is going to remain with us forever!!
So we even drafted an article about the best excuses we've heard for coming late to school. However, we realized that you guys know it already!!
The next idea was to describe the best ways to sleep in class without getting caught by our teachers. but we can't publish that!! So if you still wanna know, contact us in secret!
We finally wanted to write about what students sitting in the back bench do ..hmmm.and we mean . hmmm. but that would be very very dangerous.and we're just too young to die!!!
And after we broke our heads, pulled our hair out and got the rope all ready to hang ourselves. just as we got ready to burn the paper where we'd written our failed ideas, a thought struck us. a brilliantly wonderful thought!! And now you know how our editorial was born!
PS: Please do not hunt us down and kill us! We are on the run already!
PPS: PSBB Times would like to thank Niranjana Narayanan, 12G2 (who knows why!!)
1. We congratulate Ghanshyam of 10E for having been selected as a member of the prestigious Mensa Club. The Mensa Club is a high IQ society and the entrance to this is gained by an extremely selective exam.
2. As a part of the ISA, Prashanth Mudumby and John V. John of Std.11 accompanied by Mrs. Ramah Vijayaraghavan to Beauchamp Leicester College UK, for the International Student Leadership Conference. They interacted with their counterparts from the UK, South Africa and Germany. It was an enriching experience for both of them.
3. PSBB celebrated its Golden Jubilee Anniversary in grand style. The three day event was a spectacle of dance, music and drama. Our talented students impressed the chief guest, Mr. David Kip Francis. Immense hard work went in to putting up this show and the results were for all to see.
4. Reverberations 2008 was a grand success with the intensely competitive participation of more than 25 schools from the city. A medley of extremely talented and famous celebrities such as Harris Jayaraj, Crazy Mohan, Chinmayi, Karthik Kumar, VJ Craig, Benny, Ujjainee, Bosskey, Uma Riaz Khan (phew.the list is endless!!) graced the occasion. DJ Ashok blew the roof off with his amazing music and raised the tempo sky high. The message board added spice and pizzazz to the entire event. The overall shield was won by BVM. Reverbs 2008 was definitely something which will stay in our memories forever.
5. Local whiz kids R.Sai Krishnan and Swarun Krishna bagged the first place in the TCS IT Wiz 2008. The usually glib quiz master was stunned by their immense knowledge. Both of them won state-of-the-art laptops along with trophies and other goodies. Three cheers for Sai and Swarun from the editorial board!!
6. Three of our students, Harini.H, Vipassana.V of 12E1 and Niranjana.N of 12G2 attended the Global Young Leaders' Conference June-July 2008, in Washington DC and New York. The Conference aimed at promoting internationalism and was attended by over 400 students from 46 countries across the world. The cultural exchange facilitated a better understanding of world events.
7. Vasudha Mishra along with Vishruth, Keerthana Kumar and Priyadarshini.J, organized an Out Reach programme at the MGR Nagar Corporation School. Through meaningful dialogue, they helped create awareness on topics such as freedom, responsibility and child labour. Congratulations!!
8. Geeth Prajwal Reddy of 12F1 was a part of the delegation of 54 Indian students, and six teachers, who went to Japan for a scientific and cultural exchange. They learnt a lot about the Japanese people, education, technology and environment. The trip was an enriching and entertaining experience.
9. Mrs. Malathi Sampathkumar, faculty of PSBB KKN, won the first prize in a debate on "Teachers or Parents are more Responsible for Moulding a Child" organized by Guru Shree Shanthi Vijay Jain Vidyalaya, Vepery. Her speech stressed on the fact that a child's home and school, play a complementary role. She was also the author of the prize winning entry on parent- child bonding in the Deccan Chronicle dated 13th November '08. We congratulate you ma'am!!
Discreetly pootling through the sky,
With a clear watch out for weather variations,
Is the prerogative of these winged wonders.
Avis-is how they are known as.
Many a time I sew together my 'trying' to
Break free desire; of shimmering through
The air, and sink it inside
My heart - a place tailor made ample enough
To lock all my emotional desires
That are fatuous to my country men
For whom, my scintillating ideas
Are always enveloped inside their bins.
Knowing my limitation as a 'human'
I now add my desire of ruling the sky to
My heart where it shall lay, always
Ready for a breakout.
---V.R.Vijayaraj - X K
Its been a long journey of accomplishment with a lot of learning experience. I feel like I'm growing younger simply by looking back. And I'm eager to gain momentum to forge ahead.
For me the very delight of being associated with PSBB for 40 years has given meaning to my life. As a teacher, the dedication to light the candle of knowledge has given me a lot of motivation. I whole heartedly thank PSBB and my lofty profession.
Everybody has a 'special thing' in life.it may be a material possession, or a place, or a hobby or even a memory...but its something close to their heart...something that makes them feel nice...something that helps them get through their worst of times...I've always wondered what my special thing is...but i could never place my finger on it.
It was a pleasantly cool October evening when I discovered my special thing. I was lying back on my lazy chair, stretched across my terrace, a book in my hand. The birds cooed and chirped and the breeze blew in discontinuous puffs, its varying rhythm departing a feel of tranquility...
Then there was a smooth, subtle change in the winds which I couldn't place...it threw a sense of excitement to the air...My fingers turned a page in the novel I was reading but my eyes skimmed over the words...There was now something distinctly different about the air and I could sense something was rousing...
The wind had turned a shade cooler and its speed had picked up just slightly...I could see the clothes clutching onto their lines as the wind tried to tug it away...The pages of my novel had gotten mixed up and I had completely given up trying to read. The wind was throwing itself at my face, carving the tiniest smiles on it...
My eyes scanned the sky at large without lifting my head, and saw the dark impending clouds...One might describe its color as depressing, but I found it pleasing...The air around felt magically sharp and then I noticed the chirping of birds had stopped.
The clouds had closed in and the wind had ceased...it was as if a big, grey blanket had blocked its path...There settled a strange sort of stillness around me. The faint smell of wet mud carried by the gentle breeze reached me, stimulating my senses.
The feeling of excitement grew more and more as the sky darkened and the smell of wet mud intensified. And then there was a sound...a hollow, roaring sound that put an end to all speculations of what was going to happen...a sound that made my heart beat faster in anticipation...the sound followed by a flash of light...
My head turned skywards and it came...thrilling my mind and body alike with its cool touch, as it fell on my cheek, bringing a true smile from my heart...the first drop of rain!!!
---Vaishnavi.S. - XII E3
I think and think and think and think
I feel I am at my patience's brink
"A good topic to write on"! I moan
But oh my God! I have no idea of my own,
I am torn. How should my poem be?
As fresh as the grassy lawn
As delicate as the blossoms of spring
As vast as an albatross' wing
As lovely as the dew at dawn
As expressive as the eyes of a fawn
As lively as the morning town
As regal as an emperors crown
Aha! I've got it! O my! I am so thrilled!
An idea at last! Fresh off the grill.
What it is about, you might want to know..
The dilemma of a young poetess of course!!
---CHETHANA.V - IX H
He lifted his arms
"Mate soon!" he said
As he locked his fingers
Behind his head
He thought of the move
He was soon to make
That would end the struggle
The victory he'd take
A mischievous smile
Stretched across his face,
As his eyes grew wide
In a pleased grimace
"My rook goes up
and kills your queen.
And off gallops my knight
To where your bishop has been."
I glared at the square
He had his moves clear
His analysis precise.
His calculation checked
I now racked my brain
To make a sensible move
'Bling! Bling!" the clock chimed
I seemed to have run outta time
And then he said
"She was all too dazed
I won today, since there was
No confidence left in her face!"
---Keerthana Kumar - X F
This is a survey carried out by the PSBB Times about what the present twelfth is gonna miss the most when they leave school. Man! Great responses guys!!!!!!!! We also regret that we were not able to publish certain responses due to obvious reasons (wink wink!). Really sorry people!!!!!!!!
Vaishnavi, Niyathi, Aparna and Aishwarya say that its gonna be E3 that they will miss most.
(Well what can we say??!!)
A source who did not wish to be named proclaimed that she would miss eating under the table in math class.
(Teachers. you should know that none in the editorial board do that!!)
Saranya B swears by the physics lab chat sessions as THE most fun thing in school.
(Hmmm.. We prefer the chemistry lab though!)
'Someone' says that he will miss studying Physics in Chemistry classes.
(Sorry man!!! We know you're sleeping in both classes!! Don't try fooling the readers)
The entire Student Council declares, with no second thoughts, that organizing the Reverbs was indeed the most fun part of the year.
(We second your opinion! Actually. we are missing it already!)
Tej says that he is definitely gonna miss all his teachers, their guidance and the education imparted by them, considering how this has helped shape him into a better individual, who can face all the challenges that life throws at him.*phew*
(Admirable sentiments!! Although we had no idea Tej could say such a long sentence in one go!!)
Dharini says that she would miss each and every brick in the school.
(Ok that's a lot of bricks there!!)
Rohan Sriram says that it is not what he misses that matters. but WHO misses him which matters the most!!!
(Ahem. that was wishful thinking man!!)
Communication- pulse of the globe was the topic chosen for the ISA project, which highlighted the history and evolution of different systems of communication as prevalent in Germany U.K, U.S.A, France, Japan, China, and India.
Information was collected through e-mails from friends and relatives in these Countries , partner schools, questionare sent to them, internet, field trips to Vodafone and Anna University, interview with senior manager of Nokia and military personnel.
Cutting edge technologies of U.S, U.K, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, Japan, China and France with special reference to cell phones, the hexagonal pattern of tower signaling, coding and decoding using matrices, the propagation of error in cancerous cells and its analogy to that of transmission of signals in towers and benchmarking inventions in cellular communication were the highlights of this project.
Hertz, Charles Babbage to name a few and their contributions were brought through the project
ISA project, 'The Strategic strokes in Indian premiere league and English Premiere league' was a joint venture of both the commerce and sports department. A comparative analysis of both the premiere leagues was brought out through charts, models and power point presentations. It emphasized on the business prospects, structure, rules & regulations, sponsors and franchisees.
First hand information regarding IPL was collected through interviews with celebrities like V.B.Chandrasekar and Krish Shrikanth while details on EPL were got through the internet and email to partner school. More discussions were held through debate and quiz.
A 20-20 cricket match was held after a mock auction to bring out the spirit of EPL and IPL.
BOUNTIES OF FOREST & WILDLIFE IN AFRICA, UK, AND AUSTRALIA & INDIA WERE EXPLORED & AN ANALYSIS OF CONSERVATION RESERVES WAS DONE AS PART OF THE ISA PROJECT IN THE FORM OF MUSIC & DANCE & POWER POINT PRESENTATION.
SIGNIFICANCE OF FORESTS IN TODAYS CONTEXT, STATISTICS AVAILABLE ON CONSERVATION MEASURES IN DIFF COUNTRIES WAS DEALT WITH THROUGH CHARTS, MODELS, SLOGAN WRITING COMPETITIONS & e-MAIL TO PARTNER SCHOOL IN UK.
A SKIT DEPICTING THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE MASAI'S IN AFRICA DUE TO FOREST POLICIES WAS STAGED PLANTING OF SAPPLINGS IN THE SCHOOL PREMISES WAS PART OF THIS PROJECT.
STUDENTS VISITED THE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY IN ORDER TO KNOW ABOUT THE RARE SPECIES GOT FROM AFRICA, AUSTRALIA & UK.
Methods of organic farming in Australia, India and European unions were highlighted in this ISA project.
Collating information about these countries from the Internet, newspaper reports, emails from friends and relatives in those countries, preparing organic manure, creating awareness through slogan writing competitions, talking to landscapists and horticulturists and debating whether the use of chemical fertilizers have led to land degradation in developed counties against the developing countries were some of the activities of the project.
Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.
Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
Q: Why do you rarely find mathematicians spending time at the beach?
A: Because they have sine and cosine to get a tan and don't need the sun
Theorem. A cat has nine tails.
Proof. No cat has eight tails. Since one cat has one more tail than no cat, it must have nine tails.
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