A special assembly was held at DPS, Bokaro on Saturday 15 November, 2014 to felicitate students with hundred per cent attendances. 352 students from Senior Wing and 447 from Primary Wing were rewarded for regularity.
Awards for full attendance were also given to 26 students of Deepansh, a Siksha Kendra run under the aegis of Delhi public School; in addition, sweaters were also distributed to 49 students.
Job Zachariah, Chief, UNICEF, Jharkhand State Office graced the occasion as the chief guest, and was elated with the warm hospitality he received.
In his mesmerising address, he said that the children are the ambassadors of change and also requested that everyone should raise their voice for the Rights of children and violence against them. He further provided a helpline phone number to all the students where information or complain about any act of cruelty against children can be provided and assured that help will be rendered. He delivered an oath to the students urging them to raise their voice against child abuse.
On the occasion the Director and Principal Dr Hemlata S Mohan said that, today is a special day for us as we carry forward the celebrations associated with the birth anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. She also said that school days provide a number of learning experiences and we must feel for the child in the street and the abused, exploited or orphaned ones who suffer.
We must care for them by simple acts like being a part of experiencing the joy of giving meaningfully, she said.
Among the remarkable achievers for the 100 % attendance, Sushanta Sinha of Class XII (I) received the award for 12th time; Shalini received for the 11th times; Spriha, Piyush Raj and Omkar Singh received it for the 10th time, Isha Jha and Anjali Priyadarshi got it for 9th time; Kumar Snehal got it for 6th time while Ayush Anand and Subhadra S Rajan got it for 5th time.