Five students of Gayatri Vidyapeeth have been given President Award. Three scouts and two guides from the school have been selected for the Award for overall best performance for the year 2013. Chairman of Shantikunj, Shail Bala Pandya and chancellor of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya Paranav Pandya bestowed the awards on the students. The certificates were provided to them by the dignitaries.
Parth Singh and Avinash Singh, scouts and Saumitra Mishra, Diksha and Namya Mishra, guides, have received the awards. Pranav Pandya said the training is meant to foster feeling of service and team spirit since childhood in the students. This also develops physical strength and mental faculties. Once inculcated, these qualities would stand them in good stead throughout their lives, he added.
Vice-principal of Vidyapeeth Bashkar Sinha and Scout teacher Sitaram Sinha informed that for the year 2014, five scouts and five guides have been selected for the President Award which will be bestowed on them in a programme in New Delhi.