Month: December 2024

HMUN or Harvard Model United Nations, was a 3-day conference conducted from 12-15th August in Hyderabad. It was chaired by students of Harvard University and was an enriching experience for the students of IB-1. The conference consisted of 1600+ delegates and 100+ schools. The students of MHSI took part in the United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Environment Program,  United  Nations Commission on Population Development, Syrian National Congress, and United Nations Development Program.

They actively participated in their committees and engaged in the various speaker events and the talent show. HMUN was a great learning opportunity due to exposure to different cultures and competition. It was enriching due to the diverse individuals the delegates could interact with as well as the events such as speaker sessions by United Nations-affiliated officials. The committee sessions themselves were also beneficial as each committee explored a new and unique agenda, which was extremely interesting. The schedule was exhausting due to the multitude of events and activities; however, it was worth it. Pakhi Chamaria also won an honorable mention for her remarkable performance in the United Nations Commission on Population Development. To perform better as MUN-ners for both future and current students, it is important to be well-prepared with adequate research on the agenda and your foreign policy. It is also essential to go outside our comfort zone and interact with delegates in your committee for lobbying purposes. Overall, HMUN India 2022 is an experience that the students will not forget easily.

SCIS MUN took place from the 16th to the 18th of August in an offline mode on the South City International School campus itself. There were 4 committees and MHSI students took part in all of them. As a student representative, it was an enriching experience. From coordinating with the organising committee at South City to simply making sure everything ran smoothly, it was indeed an exciting experience. MHSI students Vanshika Rastogi and Yamuna Seth both won a verbal mention in their committees, the Crisis Committee and AIPPM, respectively.

Lakshmipat Singhania Academy held the 11th edition of its annual technology fest, exe.BIT, on August 12th and 13th.

The following are the events we placed in:

1. Doodle (art): Jury’s Choice Award – Tia Sarda, Tara Bapat, and Arraaina Ramnani

2. Click (photography): Creative Genius Award – Reeth Dhall

3. Aeronautic (tinkering): Budding Innovator Award – Advika Thirani

4. FAQ (quiz): Finalists—Aparajita Ghose, Nishka Ghuwalewala, Aarshi Roy Bishnu, and Aratrika Misra.

JACOMUN was held on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of August, and I would like to inform you of the results.

Special Mention: Mohona Sengupta and Radhika Mitra – Peace and Security Council of the African Union

Verbal Mention: Anvita Jaipuria – Lok Sabha

Verbal Mention: Sumiran Hora – UNGA Legal

Modern High School for Girls participated in the CISCE Badminton Competition 2022-23, held at South City International School from 3rd-6th August 2022. Students participated under 3 categories: U-14 (Girls), U-17 (Girls), and U-19 (Girls).

In the U-14 category, 13 schools participated, and Modern High School participants Mirin Banerjee, Aanavi Agarwal, and Asaawaari Sahai of Class 8 bagged the bronze medal.

The U-19 category had 12 participating schools, and Modern High School participants Anannya Pincha and Suhani Shah from Class 12 won the silver medal.

MHS stood first in the U14 CISCE Basketball Competition.

Congratulations!

All India Marwari Mahila Samity felicitated the toppers of ICSE and ISC 2022 on 7th August 2022.  There were a total of 62 toppers who were felicitated, out of which 14 were from MHS.

Congratulations!

Vidisha Kothari, Krishika Daga, Devanshee Kedia, Raima Chatterjee Ray, Kashish Mohta, Ishani Ghosh, Varnima Agarwal, Vaishnavee Tiwari, Ishani Bhowmick, Srijita Roychoudhury, Abheri Banerjee, Zenia Bhattacharya, Ahana Ray and Kshemaahna Nagi.

Shabd (1st, 2nd, and 3rd August), the Mahadevi Birla World Academy’s literary fest, was quite an experience for the Modern High School International students. The events were over three days and each day was filled with utmost excitement and met with enthusiasm. The events were slam poetry, quiz, debate, and a theatre workshop, which the students actively participated in. Selecting people was not easy due to all students possessing a plethora of talents. However, we were successful in choosing the correct participants, as IB 1 student Akshita Poddar went on to win the best speaker award for the turncoat debate and everyone else performed wonders as well. It was a great learning experience for all the students who participated.

On 6th August 2022, students of MHSI participated in an inter-school educational fest, ‘Logique’,  and an International-Relation Conference organized by Delhi Public School, Ruby Park.

In Logique we took part in the events MindwareBytes and DroidWars. MindwareBytes was a brain-exercising quiz testing our knowledge on the themes of Tech & Math. Whereas DroidWars was a robotic project,  based on the theme of RoadSafety.

The IR Conference aimed at analyzing ‘The New Nuclear Age and the Threats to the Contemporary World.’ Participants were expected to spread awareness and explore perspectives in different forms. The events we took part in were

i) Paper Presentation, ii) Skit, iii) Art, iv) Panel Discussion.

Our paper was titled ‘Nuclear Energy: casualties, the environment and our ethics’ and in our presentation, we focused on discussing the impact of nuclear energy and our understanding of the ethics regarding nuclear technology and the moral code that all nations and individuals are to abide by.

We put up a satirical play for the skit that enacted the USA’s role in nuclear production. We proudly grabbed the first runners-up prize in the skit.

Our art piece was a poster in a comic script appearance illustrating the positive uses of nuclear energy.

All in all, the events were engaging and a good learning experience.

We were proud to grab the first runners-up prize in the skit. Audrija Dutta, Ishana Kandhari, Vaibhavi Gupta, Priyal Binani, and Vani Saraf.

Achieved third place in panel discussion – Yamuna Seth

Confluence took place on the 5th and 6th of August, 2022, in a hybrid mode with numerous online and offline events that were held at the CIS campus itself. As student representatives, it was an extremely enriching experience, with seemingly endless hours of deliberation, pre-planning, tending to logistics for every event, and, more than anything, ensuring that there were no unwanted interruptions that compromised the ability of the school to perform at the top of its ability. However, at the end of the day, it was all worth it with MHSI winning awards in 8 out of the 15 events we took part in, spanning online and offline events, from Shark Tank to stand-up comedy. The list goes as follows:

Stand up (Offline) – Jiah Karmakar (1st position )

Shark Tank + Joint Venture (Online) – Siddhant Jain, Ananya Butani (1st Position )

Debate (Online) – Akshita Poddar, Suhani Kothari ( 2nd Position)

Short Film (Online)  – Vashita Rungta, Adya Nathany, Akshita Poddar (2nd Position)

Photography (Online) – Dhwani Bachhawat, Sanjana Mitra ( 2nd Position )

Poetry (Online) – Suhani Kothari ( 2nd Position)

Digital Art (Online) – Priyal Binani, Sanvee Sharda ( 3rd Position )

Wall Painting (Offline) – Meher Paul Mehmi, Aahana Srimani, Karishma Chotrani (3rd Position)