Being
the stalwart in maintaining greenery, HMV Collegiate Sr. Sec. School celebrated
World Environment Day with ecstatic spirits on the theme ‘Eco System
Restoration’ under the dynamic guidance of the Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay
Sareen. The online Inter-School competitions in collaboration with Punjab State Council for Science and
Technology were conducted in order to sensitize the students about environment
conservation and sustainability in which around 450 students from different
schools of Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Taran Taran and
Jamshedpur participated vigorously and showcased their artistic outlook by
following the tagline of the events – Reimagine, Recreate and Restore. In the competition Trash to
Treasure, Manayata of Swami Sant Dass Public School, Jalandhar secured the
first position, Sudipa of HMV Collegiate Sr. Sec. School and Jayanti Bansal of
DAV Public School, Pakhowal, Ludhiana secured the second and the third
positions respectively. In Slogan Writing competition, the first position was
bagged by Samridhi Garg of DAV
Public School, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana, Harsimar Singh Chaggar of DAV Public
School, Pakhowal Road secured the second position and the third position was won by Kritika of Swami Sant Dass Public
School, Jalandhar. In One Minute
Video Message competition, Arsheen Kaur of Swami Sant Dass Public School,
Jalandhar attained the first position, Tanvi of DAV Public School, Pakhowal
Road, Ludhiana secured the second position and the third position was attained
by Pragati of Swami Sant Dass Public School, Jalandhar and Adeeti of HMV
Collegiate Sr. Sec. School.In Poster Making competition, Shrishti Nautiyal of
B.S.F. Sr. Sec. School bagged the first position, Ayush Kumar Jha of DAV Public
School Bistupur, Jamshedpur won the second position, Manjot of Swami Sant Dass
Public School , Jalandhar attained the third position. The consolation was
awarded to Mehak Chopra of HMV Collegiate Sr. Sec. School and Musahida of Govt.
Girls Sr. Sec. School , Nehru Garden, Jalandhar.The meticulous work of
judgement was done by the worthy judges Mrs. Rama Sharma, Head of Mass
Communication Department, Mrs. Gurdeep, Asst. Prof. In Fine Arts, Mrs. Divya
Chadha, Lecturer in Home Science, Mrs. Anuradha Thakur, Lecturer in Hindi. Ms.
Richa, Lecturer in Commerce and Ms. Pahul, Lecturer in Biology duly discharged
their roles as incharge of the events. In the campus of HMV everyday is
rejuvenated as environment day which is evident with the dancing trees swaying
happily in the flowing breeze and adding more in them always brings peace to
the heart there. With this regard, the Principal Dr. Ajay Sarren and the school
coordinator Mrs. Meenakshi Sayal planted different medicinal and ornamental
plants in the campus to mark the special significance of Environment Day. The
Principal Dr. Ajay Sareen conveyed congratulations to all the position holders
as well as participants and added that we must preserve our environment and be
grateful to it. The school coordinator Mrs Meenakshi Sayal said that these
kinds of competitions make the students to realise the immense potential the
human mind can have to change the trash into treasure. The students become
vigilant about the fact that the earth doesn’t give us anything in waste then
why we are returning the mother earth in waste. This reflective attitude is the
key element to make the students grow and develop holistically.
