Annual Report 2024 – 25

Good evening to the August gathering present. It is a proud moment for all of us here today as we all gather to celebrate our Annual Sports day. I take this opportunity to welcome you all.

Our school journey had begun 36 years ago with a motto “Think beyond the slate”. Since then we have a million memories to cherish.

Today is a day of celebration to showcase our achievements and progress in various fields.

Before I present the Annual report of the year 2024-25 I cannot stop remembering our beloved Principal Mrs. Beulah Maduri whom we lost this year. She was a versatile Teacher, served the school for more than a decade and touched everyone’s life in one way or other. I dedicate this day in her fond memory.

It is my privilege and pleasure to present the annual report for the year. Subha Niketan is a Senior Secondary School affiliated to CBSE board, New Delhi.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS.

66 students appeared secondary level examination and 24 appeared senior secondary examination. We are proud to acknowledge that we had cent per cent result for both, class X and XII for the year 23-24.

Ch. Satwik, Swapnil Mahapatro and Pooja sriganeswari of class X scored 485,467 and 461 respectively.

Bandi Pavan Santoth Aditya, N. Sreeshanth and A. Brahmini reddy topped MEA, MPC and BEA groups respectively.

B.Harika Ramya, our BiPC student scored 681 in NEET and got selected for Andhra Medical College.

Our school is an example of what leadership with vision, commitment and discipline can achieve.

Our Management is very keen in developing and updating the infra structure as per the emerging needs.

This year we have upgraded our computer lab to accommodate 40 systems with a server to conduct CBTs. LAN and generator connectivity was provided for uninterrupted power supply. This enabled us to conduct CBSE SAFAL exams for classes VI and IX in the month of JULY. Another major change brought about in our school curriculum, which is an example of our visionary leadership, is introducing Artificial Intelligence, coding and digital literacy course from class VI onwards till class XII. This is helpful to the students to update their 21st century skills and meet the SDGs set for 2047.

Imparting responsible leadership quality among students is one of those skills and goals, our school has conducted the elections to elect the President, vice-president of the school, house captains, vice captains and class monitors with the help of electronic voting devices. Master Irfan baba of class XII was elected as the school president and Master Akhil sowrya as vice-president.

Not only Academics Subha Niketan is keen in sports activities. We have introduced Archery as a regular sports activity which a child can opt. We are also proud to announce that our niketians P.Aniketh, B.Tashu Bora of class XII won Gold, A.Dhruva Of Class VIII won Silver and M.Likithof class VIII, L.Anjaneya of class X won bronze medal at district level and participated in state level archery competitions conducted at Parvathipuram in the month of October.

We have sent 30 students to take part in various CBSE games (Kho-Kho, Badminton and Taekwondo) conducted at different places in India which is a very prestigious event. M.Abhirup and M.S.S.Vivek chowdary of class IX secured merit certificates in Badminton competition. L.Anjaneya of class X won bronze medal and secured merit certificate in Shotput.

D.Evangelin grace parimala of class IX, T.Sahitha and N.Chakri of class X won Bronze in various categories of Taekwondo.

Our students also Participated in various tournaments organized by AP state government. B.Athik of class VIII was selected for state level Football team. N.Chakri of class X stood first at district level and won state championship in taekwondo. P.Jaswanth of class X, D.Evangelin Parimala grace of class IX and Eshan ethan of class V stood in third position at state level competition. D.Evangelin Grace Parimala also won gold medal in 52 kgs category and selected for Khelo India held at Puducherry.

Our students participated enthusiastically in a novel sport activity conducted by the state namely THANG-TA and won 7 gold medals and 3silver medals at state level as well as a overall championship for the district.

Saketh kumar of class IV won gold medal in AP state karate championship. Y.Sushruth of class VIII is selected as AP Basket ball team captain for under-14 category. Hansith of class I is selected for Nationals in Roller skating. Let us wish him all the best as he is participating now in Delhi.

Not only sports our students Participated in intellectual competitions and had shown equal merit.

Jaikumar, B.Hemanth Subrahmanyam and N.Siva sai participated in Finals of Ideathon competition conducted on 2nd Feb 2024 at Vijayawada, by Times of India in collaboration with VIT, Tamilnadu. They have secured 5th position amongst 2500 participants. Mentor BVSSNSS Murthy was felicitated by TOI. Bhuvana chowdari and P.Tanmayee won 1st prize in a debate competition on Biodiversity conducted by JNTU.

It is a proud moment when our Class VII students S Geethika Pravallika, T. Shanmukhapriya and B.Sri sai Sahasra got selected to participate in 14th International Conference on sustainable waste management conducted at Gitam University, Visakhapatnam on 27th November 2024. This is one more feather in our cap as our students were one among the finalists out of 2000 entries across the country.

Besides these our children participated in many cultural and Literary competitions like drawing, colouring, dance, fancy dress quiz, Elocution, Bhagavad gita Sloka recitation etc., conducted by Iscon, Jyothinatya mandali and won many prizes.

Health is wealth. To promote this Idea among the students we have conducted Dental camp by an eminent dental pediatrician Dr.V.V.Rao. He also conducted a workshop for Teachers to help the children learn the brushing techniques. School has distributed de-worming medicines to students issued by MHO , Kakinada.

To promote the 21st century skills among the students, we have introduced various clubs at class level like Eco club for class VI, Literary club for class VII, Heritage club for class VIII, wellness club for classes IX ,X and personality development for classes XI and XII. Heritage club teachers Mrs.Soumya and Mrs.Durga Sailaja participated in a two days training workshop conducted by
INTACH, Delhi and learned how to organize Heritage club.

Our active eco club members organized a week long awareness camp in the school on Swatcha Pakwada mandated by CBSE board which includes activities like Sanitation, hygiene, Water management, Plantation, Management of plastic usage, slogans etc.

Literary club has conducted various activities for better understanding of language and its evolution. The activities ranged from storytelling to extempore speeches, translation of words into various languages and Introduction of Sanskrit language phase wise.

Heritage club studied the relation between monuments, script of Assam and Andhra Pradesh to understand the unity in diversity as Ek bharat sresta Bharat. They have also studied different rivers at risk. Students also learnt culinary skills to preserve their intangible heritage.

The main motto of Wellness club is to increase knowledge, inculcate positive attitude, and enhance life skills to promote a healthy behavior among the children. Activities to deal with gender based discrimination, debates on media and internet, role of values to evolve as a responsible citizen.

Personality development classes were conducted for classes XI and XII to improve their communication, self analysis and overcome stage fear. To promote these Activities like surveys, discussions on controlling emotions, over thinking were conducted.

Teaching methodology or pedagogy at Subha Niketan has to be mentioned especially here as It is activity oriented and art integrated. Faculty meetings were conducted regularly to enhance their skills to match the NEP 2020 guidelines. Self assessment tests were conducted in various subjects for teachers and in-house training programs are scheduled between 3.30 to 4.30pm regularly. Regular PTMs and students improvement classes are a part of Subha Niketan’s strategy from its inception.

During this Academic year students of classes 9,10 and 11 enjoyed an educational trip to Araku valley on 9th and 10th Oct., lead by our correspondent Mrs. Subhashini herself along with our teachers. During this trip students not only enjoyed but also learnt about the tribal culture, visited coffee museum, chocolate factory, enjoyed katiki waterfalls and on the top of it their hearts filled with patriotic feelings when they visited the Alluri seetarama raju memorial, the place where his mortal remains were buried. Even though the trip was very brief the learning experience was enormous.

At Subha Niketan we have four houses namely Kakatiya, chalukya, Satavahana, Gupta,and we have a culture that every house will observe two special days in a year. Chalukya house took the responsibility of celebrating childrens’ day and Annual sports day. On children’s day the house conducted fun and intellectual games for children and teachers of various houses entertained the students with a cultural and talent show.

Gupta house organized Teachers’ day. On that day Class X students took the role of teachers and taught their juniors. They have also conducted a quiz for Teachers.

Kakatiya house has observed Cancer awareness day on 7th November. The students of the house explained about the types, causes and preventive measures of cancer. They will organize Republic day activities.

Satavahana house celebrated Mango day and Independence Day. Mango day was celebrated on 22nd July. The group conducted various competitions for children from Nursery to class X. Class XI has organized an exhibition of Mango recipes.

ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF

Subha Niketan encourages faculty enrichment programmes. This year as mandated by CBSE our teachers completed 50hrs teacher training programmes conducted by CBSE COE as well as other organizations in both online and offline mode.

Our school is a venue and hosted two CBP training programmes titled happy classroom on 6/7/24 and educating the parents about education on 10/8/24. Teachers from other schools also participated in these training programs. Other than inhouse training programs we have also hosted a workshop on Artificial Intelligence conducted by the experts in the field. Our teachers also attended trainings on NEP 2020 and Learning outcomes & pedagogies, hosted by other
CBSE schools. Our staff Dr.K.Ramadevi and Mrs.PKS devi attended CBSE National Credit Framework (NCrF ) seminar at Samskrithi International School, Hyderabad on 20.3.24. A team of our staff Dr.K.Ramadevi, Mrs.P.Gowrisree, Mrs,P.K.S.devi, Ms. Akshaja Varnika, Mrs. B. Chaitanya devi and P.Udayabhanu were shortlisted for TOT and had completed successfully the 2 days Training of Trainers ( TOT ) certification course for CBSE resource persons , designed and
developed by ISTM on 22nd and 23rd November 24.

Our Teachers Mrs. G.Jyotsna, Mr. Kiran, Mr.Murthy, Mrs.Bhuvaneswari, Mr.Kalyan, Mrs.Neioti Panigrahi got an opportunity to participate in evaluation of answer scripts of class X board examination.

Before concluding my report I would like to mention the act of kindness in fact social responsibility displayed by our staff and students. They have donated an amount of one lakh rupees for the Vijayawada flood relief fund. The management has given a matching grant and a total of two lakh rupees cheque was handed over by the school President to the Honourable Deputy chief minister Sri Pavan Kalyan garu at Pitapuram towards AP CM relief fund on 4th Nov.

CONCLUSION

In order to conclude I have to mention that Subha Niketan is gradually aligning with 5+3+3+4 structure outlined by NEP 2020.

The CBSE board has taken a paradigm shift from learning objective based teaching to learning outcome based teaching methods.

For Niketians this is not new as we always focus on competency based teaching and learning methods. We prioritize the skills, attitude and behavior of students than mere knowledge which is the need of the hour.

Every activity in the school reflects it. Today our sports day also reflects this concept. Hope You all will enjoy.

Many milestones have been achieved and many still have to be reached. We at Subha Niketan will continue our untiring efforts to mould the young minds into well balanced personalities with confidence and zeal befitting the standards of this portal of education.