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.

Sophia Sr. Sec. School celebrated Diwali festival in the school campus. The stage was decorated beautifully with earthen lamps. Students wore colourful dresses like Rajasthan Lengha, Kurtis with Churidaar, Salwar Suit and Gujrati Dresses. The Chief guest was Father Alwin the vice principal of BBS School.

The program began with a prayer service followed by a beautiful cultural program. All the presentations carried are on the other message and were performed whole heartedly. The principal Sr. Leena gave an empowering Diwali message to the students. She sensitized the students about the ill-effects of crackers. Certainly it was the unique Diwali we had ever celebrated.

Welcoming the festival of lights the students of Secondary Section unfolded their creative abilities in a string of activities. Various competitions were organized for the students of classes VI – XI. The students of class VI engaged in Diya Decoration Competition. They displayed their creativity by decorating the earthen diya beautifully. Pooja Thali Decoration Competition was held for class VII and Curtain Hanging Competition for class VIII. Students of class IX had Lamp Making while class XI showed their creative talents in making Torans and Bandanwars.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.   – St. Francis of Assisi

This Diwali we encouraged the students of classes IX – XII to think about support to charities that take care of people in need.

Students of class XI & XII visited Apna Garh Ashram I & II on 14th &15th Oct. 2019 along with their class teachers and distributed the items that they had collected and interacted with the members. Class X had taken up the initiative to visit the Old Age Home ‘Shanti Niwas’ on 16th Oct. 2019 and learnt the lesson that its not enough to be just compassionate but we  need to act. They distributed rice and sugar packets to the members helping the elderly. On 17th Oct. 2019 students of class IX  A also took initiative by collecting grocery items and visited Shri Harikrishan Welfare Society a charitable trust that runs a 24 hr. kitchen in order to help the patients of PBM Hospital. This Pre-Diwali social visits with caring and sharing moments instead of using crackers was the to help the students of Sophia Sr. Sec. School, Bikaner in building a strong bond of brotherhood in the society.

Hindi Poetry Recitation Competition was organized for the classes VI – IX. The children prepared themselves with different poem on topics like Women Empowerment, Water Conservation, Patriotism, Value Based and so forth giving a tough competition to each other. It not only inspired everyone but also promoted the importance of group effort and oneness.