In the recently-concluded IIMUN Meet, Delhi Public School (DPS), Raipur, won the ‘Best Delegation Award,’ among other awards.
A contingent of 87 students of DPS Raipur represented the United Security Council, Disarmament and Security Council, lok Sabha, United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Commission on Security of Women, Board of Cricket Control of India and the International Press to discuss various issues like global nuclear disarmament, atrocities against Dalits, legal, social and economic rights of sex workers, eliminating all forms of violence against girls and women and ideas for the revival of international test cricket,a DPS press release informed on Thursday.
Among the 9 schools that participated, DPS Raipur’s Aneesh Agrawal, Kabeer Singh, Swastik Shukla, Anshi Pandey and Divyanshi Shukla clinched the ‘Best Delegates’ award while Aditya Agrawal, Riteesh Goyal and Vidushi Singh received the ‘High Commendation’ award.
Those who bagged the ‘Special Mention’ award are Arnav Mishra, Aditya Jaggi, Harsheen Kaur and Meet Agrawal. Finally, those who were awarded for ‘Verbal Mention’ are Shambhavi Upadhyay, Arpana Wadhwani, Ananya Singh, Pranjali Bundela, Siddharth Singh and T. Tanya.
Principal, Raghunath Mukherjee congratulated the students.
“To avail a better understanding of the proceedings of the United Nations Assembly, the school is sending a team of 32 students under the supervision of 3 teachers including the Vice Principal to the USA this year in August,” stated Pro Vice Chairman, Baldeo Singh Bhatia.
“Considering their enthusiasm, it is an honour that they can claim,” said Vijay Shah, Senior Member of the management committee. They acknowledged and congratulated the performance of the winning team that returned from Rungta International, the host school on April 23, 2017.