Term 2

NPS HSR LIT UP

NPS HSR's most awaited literary fest, NPS HSR LIT UP, was held on 16 December 2022 for students of Middle School. Thirty-three enthusiastic NAFLERS participated in a slew of events that tested their literary quotient in English, French and Hindi. Several of them won prizes and accolades!

Enthusia

Enthusia, 1st Prize, Aditya Rajiv Ratnam, Grade 8

Treasure Hunt Winners

Left to right:
Arav Vinod Kumar (Grade 6), Rohan Neer Gupta (Grade 8), Shakshara Krithika Pradeep (Grade 8) and Gauri Ural (Grade 7)

Wordelect, Second Prize Winners

Left to right:
Arvaan Doshi (Grade 7), Deivva Gadiya (Grade 8)

Quizpicable, Winners

Left to right:
Vivaan Keshav (Grade 7), Aditi Avadhani (Grade 8), Isha Shetty (Grade 8)

Le Souvenir, Second Prize Winners

Left to right:
Avni Prasad (Grade 8), Briti Kothamasu (Grade 7)

Model United Nations (MUN)

Model United Nations events are red-letter days for NAFLERS. TISB organised their MUN on 10 and 11 December 2022. Thirty-one NAFLERS took part in the event, crossing words on diplomacy, international politics, and relations.

MANAK Inspire Award

Drisana Patranabish, Grade 8, (left) and Suloch Vijayraj Grade 7 (right) were selected for the MANAK Inspire Award of ₹10000/- each! They will participate in the District Level Exhibition and Project Competition (DLEPCs) to be organised by the District Education Authority. Drisana worked on a solar-powered scare crow cum pest light to aid farmers. Suloch's novel idea of using a radio system to slow down cars at road intersections won him a prize!

International Math, Science & English Olympiads

World GK Olympiad

TERI’s National Photography Competition

TERI’s National Photography Competition as part of their Youth Climate Conclave (YCC) 4th Edition on the theme, ’SMART CHOICES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE’, was opened to students of 10 to 25 years. They received more than 700 photographs from across the country, reflecting an increasing interest in ecological concerns and sustainability among young people in India. Nimisha Gururaj, Grade 6, found her submissions being shortlisted to the TOP TWELVE entries. The selected photos were then thrown open for vote. Nimisha, who even attended the Conclave at New Delhi, won Second Place for her photograph! Wonderful feat! Heartiest congratulations, Nimisha!

International Mathematics Championship

Camp Yellow in association with members of the European Mathematical Society, conducted an International Mathematics Championship online from November 2022 to January 2023 for grades 1 to 12. Akshara A Yelundur, Grade 7, has secured the 55th Global Rank and a Silver Medal. Wonderful work, Akshara!

Science WISE 2022-2023

VITM organised Science WISE 2022-2023, a Bengaluru District Level Annual Science Quiz, that broke away from traditional learning methods. The quiz was conducted in 4 levels – Preliminary, Quarterfinal, Semi-final, and Final rounds. Aditya Rajiv Ratnam, Grade 8, bagged the Second Place in the semi-finals.

The Trojans' Cup

The Trojans' Cup, Grade 6 & Below Category, Table Tennis Tournament was held at TISB on 14 February 2023. Prateek Kannan, Grade 6, bagged the Runners-up Trophy! Prateek also won First Place at the SaPa in Schools, Talent Hunt 2022-23 Online Inter-School Music Competition! Great work!

Talent Hunt 2022-23 Online Inter-School Music Competition

Aditi Avadhani, Grade 8, won the First Place, Western Vocals – Solo (Senior) at the SaPa in Schools, Talent Hunt 2022-23 Online Inter-School Music Competition.

Yachting Association of India’s Level 1 Sailing Course

Madhavi Arjun, Grade 6, set sail on her yacht, steering her way through the backwaters of KRS in Mysore as part of the Yachting Association of India’s Level 1 Sailing Course. Her sailing prowess won her the Best Candidate Trophy!

Junior National Equestrian Championship

Vivaan Tholasi, Grade 8, won a Gold Medal in the 80/100 cms category at the Junior National Equestrian Championship in Baroda on December 15 & 16, 2022. The event saw over 40 riders from 10 riding schools participating in the championship. Great work, Vivaan!

Karnataka State Archery Championship

At the Karnataka State Archery Championship, Bhuvas Sharma, Grade 6, made us proud by bagging the Silver and Bronze Medals in the 20 mts and 30 mts categories! He also won a Bronze Medal in the 30 metre Archery Competition at the State Level Karnataka Mini-Olympics, in Term 1. Way to go, Bhuvas!

Term 1

Creative Writing event

Jiya Shetty, Grade 8, won the First Place in the Sub-Junior Category of the Creative Writing event organised by CISCE. She represented NAFL in the National Finals at Lucknow in September 2022. She also took part in the ‘Father George Hess Memorial National Literary Events’ conducted by ASSIC and hosted by City Montessori School, Lucknow.

In the summer of 2022, Scholastic Writers Academy published Jiya’s story, ‘Ascent to the Stars’, in their book, ‘A Spectrum Of Creative Hues’. Well done, Jiya!

2022, I am Texas Book

Arjun Doss, Grade 8, had his poem chosen as one of the 1,000 poems published in ‘2022, I am Texas Book’. This was an attempt to publish the largest book in the world with work by children, earning a Guinness World Records™ title!

State Championship (under 13 age group)

Gauri Ural, Grade 7, won Third Place in the State Championship (under 13 age group) that took place in April, representing the Appaiah Basketball Club.

Mini Champs Tournament

Kavin Vohra, Grade 6 won a Gold Medal in the Mini Champs Tournament organised by CSE-PBI, Summer Camp at Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence.

Olympiad exams - Science Stream

Aarav Arjun, Grade 7, was awarded a Gold Medal and scholarship of 5000/- in the Science Stream of the Olympiad exams conducted by Cambridge University Press. Way to go!

NAFL North Junior MUN 2022

The Model United Nations event hosted by NAFL North for Middle School on 17 and 18 August 2022 was once again a huge hit with our students! Students of Grades 5-8 participated in 6 Committees - IPC, UNSC, UNEP, SOCHUM, DISEC & MARVEL. Seventy-five students from NAFL enthusiastically participated and bagged many prizes!

International Silver Zone Olympiads- 2022-23

Vishnupriya S Babu, Grade 6. Social Studies Olympiad, Special Achievement Certificate+ Gold Medal+ Class Topper

Smart Kid G. K. Olympiad

Bhatia Shield Debate Competition

Sristi Sridhara (12 ISC) and Nihal Pinto (AL) participated in the Bhatia Shield Debate competition held at Rashtriya Military School on September 3, 2022, on the topic 'You cannot have development without cutting down trees.' Over 15 schools participated in the event. Sristi won a Consolation Prize and both Sristi and Nihal won cash awards. Congratulations, keep it up!

CADENCE-Interschool Music Fest

Abhay Sethi (AS) participated at Cadence, the inter-school music fest hosted by St. Joseph’s School on August 11, 2022. Against stiff competition from over 33 schools, he won Third Place for his rendition of Rolling in the Deep by Adele! Well done, Abhay!

The International Mathematics Championship'22

Samarth Srihari Rao, Satdeep Satheesh Nair and Purvi Jain (11 ISC) won Certificates of Excellence, Silver Medal category at The International Mathematics Championship'22 in association with the European Mathematical Society in which more than 800 students from 20+ countries participated. Congratulations, students!

IRIS’22

From displaying creative thinking, problem solving to business acumen, strategic moves and fashion sense, our NAFLERS won laurels at several events during IRIS’22, an inter-school cultural fest hosted by NPS Koramangala on 28 October 2022. Great work, students!

IRIS - CRUX

Advay V, Ananya Moolamane & Nidhi Gowda (11 ISC) won First Prize at Crux

IRIS - DeScience

Diya Choudhary (10 IG), Tiaa Shah (AL), Niharaika Krishnan (12 ISC B), Tamanna Goel (AS), Esha S (AS) won Second Prize at DeScience, The Fashion Event.

IRIS - Candora’s Box

Suveena Suresh & Hargun Kaur Ghai (AL) won First Prize at Candora’s Box-Medley of Stand-up Comedy & Poetry.

IRIS - Mario Kart

In addition, Ayush KC & Sidhanth Anil (11 ISC), Pratha Sharaff (AS) won Second Prize at Mario Kart, (Best Overtake - Pratha Sharaff). Sanchya Pratish (AL) and Shravya Shetty (12 B) won a Special Mention at Actus Reus. Vishwa V (10 ICSE), Aditya Mehta (AS) & Rishabh S Rao 10(IG) won Second Prize at Chess (Best Individual Champion - Vishwa V).

Sanjhu Samruthaa Babu (10 IG) and Bhoomika Bhai (10 IG) & Adhya Kaddi(10 ICSE) won Second Prize at Delphic! Let the drums roll! Congratulations, students!

KISA UTSAV – 2022

Christ Academy hosted the State Level Finals of KISA (Karnataka ICSE Schools Association) UTSAV-2022 on August 1, 2022. More than 120 schools participated in a range of competitions such as Creative Writing, Debate, Declamation, Painting and Quiz. Jiya Shetty (Grade 8) won the First Place in the Sub-Junior Category of Creative Writing and represented NAFL in the National Finals at Lucknow in September 2022. Shravya Shetty (12 ISC Comm) won the Third Place in Painting. Vishwa V (10 ICSE) qualified to the final round of Declamation.

NAFL’S Multi-talented Achievers!

Ananya Moolamane (11 ISC Comm) won the Intuit Scholarship Program 2022 with financial aid for up to 4 years of school/college education, with an annual award of $5150! We are proud of you!

Sandeep Sravankumar (AL), successfully completed the Pre-collegiate Math course offered by Stanford University with 3 credits! Fantastic, Sandeep!

Shreya Shiju (AL) is a student of many parts. Her diverse interests never fail to surprise us! Here are a list of some of her achievements! Keep shining, Shreya!

• Completed DELF B1 French Examination with a score of 87.5%. Très bien!
• Ranked 3rd in India and 26th in the world at the Waterloo Avogadro Chemistry Competition.
• Published an article titled 'Neuroplasticity: Reorganising structure, function and connections in the brain', in BrainSightAI

https://www.blog.brainsightai.com/post/neuroplasticity-reorganising-structure-function-and-connections.

Odyssey

Winners – ODYSSEY, Interschool Fest by NPS HSR
On 22nd July, NPS-HSR hosted their interschool fest, Odyssey, a multi-disciplinary fest to showcase creativity and talent. Sandeep Saravankumar and Shreya Shiju (AL) won First Place at D’Zephyr, a treasure hunt competition that requires students to apply their logical and reasoning skills. Arnav Mayur, Aditya Vashisht, Shashank Danda (12 ISC Comm) won the First Prize at Champions League, NPS-HSR’s FIFA event that kept students on the edge of their seats! Kriti Kanabar (12 ISC Comm), Manya Kumbashi and Adhya Shigehalli (AS) and Aadhya Satnur (11 ISC Sci) won the Second Prize in the dance event.

THE NAFL Choir Team of Shravya Shetty, Anushka V, Niharika Krishnan, Chetna Choudhary, Sanchya Pratish (AL), Abhay Sethi and Ishthara Kiran (AS) won Third Prize in the music event!

Congratulations, Team!

Olympiads

Sanchya Pratish (AL) and Ananya Moolamane (11 ISC), qualified to the Regional Round World GK Olympiad! Great effort!

Phenomenon

Winners – PHENOMENON, inter-school fest hosted by St. Joseph’s Boys High School

Students of grade 11 ISC participated in ‘Phenomenon 2022’, a cultural fest hosted by St. Joseph’s Boys High School on 18 and 19 November 2022. Vibha S Vivek, Krishaa Daga, Aadhya Satnur, Nidhi Gowda & Ritu Bharamaraddi of 11 ISC) won First Place at ‘3-A–Side Football’! Samarth Srihari Rao/strong> won Third Place at Air Crash’! Well done, students!