Teachers day is celebrated every year throughout the country to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. This year 2020, due to pandemic it was decided to celebrate Teacher's day through virtual platform. The program started with live  prayers and messages by our Rev. Sister principal Sr. Leena and Sisters. Students had prepared a beautiful cultural program for Sisters and Teachers. The theme of the program was HOPE - A  RAY OF LIGHT. The program included Prayer Service followed by prayer dance, songs, enactment, poems by students to express their love and affection towards teachers. The efforts taken by our dear  students were worth appreciating.

Due to Covid-19 we had very small gathering and a brief celebration in which the program commenced with the hoisting of the flag by the Principal Rev. Sr. Leena and was followed by meaningful prayer service in which we prayed especially to God Almighty to heal the world from he pandemic Covid-19. The program with a patriotic song and a speech by Rev. Sr. Elsie.

The Green House teachers of secondary section planned the Advent prayer service on 30th Nov. 2019 in order to mark the beginning of the Christmas celebration. Advent is the season of Love, Hope and promise. In this season we worship and prepare for the birth of a baby in a humble stable in Bethlehem and remind ourselves that this child will become the savior of the world. Later on the teachers were asked to choose a card with the name of a staff member which was to be kept secret remembering the member in his or her prayers till the day of Christmas.

CONSTITUTION DAY

(SPECIAL ASSEMBLY)

The Constitution is not merely a statement of values and philosophy, it is a constitution mainly about embodying these values into institutional arrangements. A special assembly was conducted by the students of class XI – C on the Constitution Day i.e 26th November 2019. A prayer service was organized highlighting the fact how the Indian Constitution was made, What its foundation values are and how it provided good framework for the conduct of citizens life and that of the government. The assembly also paid homage to the Father of the Constitution Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the chairman of the Drafting Committee. He as a social revolutionary thinker and agitator against caste division and caste based inequalities played a key role in making of the Constitution.

During the assembly the Preamble of the Constitution was also read out as it is the soul of the Indian Constitution.

Later an Ex-Sophian Khushali Kaura, a graduate from Dehradun Law University who is a lawyer was invited for enlightening talk. Her views broadened the knowledge of Constitution and all the students listened patiently about the laws, duties and rights provided to women in India. Finaly the students of Secondary and Senior Secondary Section felt that the Constitution has been crafted beautifully in accordance with people’s aspirations and changes in society.

WWF Wild Wisdom Online Quiz was organized for the students of class VI – VIII to raise awareness regarding the wild life of our country. It was an opportunity for the students to delve deeper into the amazing mysteries of the wild.

TERI Green Olympiad Quiz was organized in Sophia Senior Secondary School, Bikaner as the institute TERI, The Energy And Resource Institute specializes in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable environment. Students of classes IX – XII participated in the quiz. The objective behind was to test students environment awareness and their analytical skills. Questions on a range of issues related to water, waste energy, air, agriculture, urban landscape, bio diversity, climate change and sustainable development were included in the Quiz that was conducted house wise.

An Inter School Quiz Competition was organized with the objective to inform growing generation of students about the interlink between their culture and heritage. Sophia Senior Secondary School, Bikaner participated whole heartedly. In order to build greater awareness  about rich cultural heritage of our country and to promote its preservation the India Quiz was conducted in Seth Tolaram Bafna Academy, Bikaner.

The quiz included two rounds the 1st was a written round with twenty questions that were to be answered in 1 hour. For the second round the students were divided in 4 teams selected from a lot of 152 students from different schools. The theme that was adopted was India’s Heritage.

Sophian team comprising Riya Saigal of class X –C, Nandini Singh of class IX – B, Prabshine Kaur of class IX- C and Neetu Prajapat of class X – B ended up by getting the 2nd position. Overall this quiz was quest of knowledge based on our wonderful Heritage. The quiz sensitized the students with the rich cultural diversity that is inherently Indian.

Clean India Mission Rally was organized in our school on 5th October 2019. Students of class VII C started the campaign from the school campus, along with their class teacher and launched a cleanliness drive giving the message to ban plastic. They walked to Bikaner Boys School raising slogans with placards and banners in hands, spreading the message of reducing the use of plastic. The girls started with a short prayer service which was followed by a play depicting the harmful effect of poly bags. They also performed a dance on the song ‘Soch Sayani’ which gives the message what to use instead of plastic.

Everyone praised the initiative taken by the Principal Sr. Leena in order to promote health care and cleanliness of the environment. The students felt a sense of satisfaction after doing a little towards making their country a little cleaner.

Various District and State Level Tournaments were held in  Bikaner District. It is a proud privilege that the students of Sophia Sr. Sec. School, Bikaner participated with great zeal and zest in the tournaments. The students worked very hard and came out with flying colours. They participated in Basketball, Handball, Softball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Lawn Tennis and Athletics. The tournaments were held under 14, under 17 and under 19 categories. 20 Students even participated in CBSE Cluster West Zone Tournaments for Rifle Shooting, Taekwondo, Table Tennis and skating. The school also organized various State Level Coaching camps for Lawn Tennis, Soft Ball, Table Tennis and Basketball. The students actually participated in the camps. These camps proved a boon and helped them in achieving success.

The results of the various tournaments are listed below :

200 students (girls) participated from the school

The School also organized U17 and U19 Lawn Tennis District Level Tournaments for both boys and girls in which many students were selected for various sports. The lists is given below :

Inter House Tournaments were also organized for Senior Students.

Arrangements made by the school and the hard work of both the students and the coaches not only encouraged the students to participate actively and enthusiastically but also paved the way for their success and hence bought glory to all.

The school observed the National Unity Day the birth anniversary of the Iron man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. A special prayer service was organized by the students of class IX B. Readings from the various Holy Scriptures were taken up highlighting the fact that God is one. The students also came to know about Sadar Patel life, works and contribution to the country. It was then followed by a debate which then followed by a debate which threw light on relevance of Sardar Patel’s teachings in modern India. The assembly concluded with an oath taken to preserve the unity, integrity and security of the nation.

Later, an essay writing competition was also conducted for the students of class VII C. Thus the activities of the day promoted a feeling of patriotism and integration among the students and paying homage to the true leader who worked tirelessly for the unity and integrity of our motherland.