FEBRUARY: l Teachers' Orienta�on

l Madhyamik/ HS Examina�ons

l Observed Interna�onal Mother

Tongue Day

MARCH: l HS Examina�on con�nued

l Inves�ture Ceremony of Captains

APRIL: l Observed Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayan�

l Inter House English Essay

Compe��on

l Marked the Closing ceremony of

Shiva Kumar Rai Birth Centenary by

conduc�ng the inter House Nepali

Essay Compe��on

MAY: l Farewell - Sir Sisir Mani Pradhan and

Sir Raju Roka

l Inter House Football Tournament

JUNE: l World Environment Day celebra�on

l Interna�onal Day of Yoga observed

l SRS Students a�ended NE Students

Summer Meet at Bose Ins�tute.

l Re�red teacher Sir Sisir Mani

Pradhan passed awaythJULY: l 205 Bhanu Jayan� Celebra�on

l Students par�cipated in Van

Mahotsav at the Zoo

l Condolence prayer mee�ng on the

demise of Nepali Literateur

Haimandas Rai

l Ten senior boys a�ended the

'THINKONOMICS' lecture at

St. Paul's School

l A two day Science and Social Science

Exhibi�on in the School Hall

l A seven member team of badminton

players par�cipated at the Inter

School Badminton Tournament at

St. Augus�ne's School, Kalimpong.

l Inter-House Football Tournament

AUGUST: l Independence Day - The NCC and the

School Con�ngent marched at

Lebong

l The Mar�al Art con�ngent put up a

Karate display

l Inter House Nepali Debate

Compe��on

l St. Robert Challenge Trophy begins

SEPTEMBER: l Sera Vidyalaya Award conferred by

the State Government

l Teachers' Day celebra�on

l Lt. Abhishek Barua Memorial

Inter-School Football Tournament –

Par�cipated

l Suden Memorial Junior Inter-School

Football Tournament – Runner Up

l Inter-School Football Tournament

Org. By Darjeeling Fresh, Lamaha�a -

Par�cipated

l Inter House Spellbee and Extempore

Compe��on

l Inter School Nepali Debate

Compe��on (Org. By Co-opera�ve

Society at Kalimpong) – Won by

Michael Ghalay, XII Arts – Selected for

State level Compe��on in December

l School Day celebra�on

l St. Robert Challenge Trophy

concludes

l Inter School Nepali Poetry Recita�on

Compe��on (Org. By Kala Sangam

Manch) – Won by Bimarsh Gurung,

XII Arts

l The School Staff team wins the Late

Rambha Thapa Memorial Teachers'

Football Tournament

l Abhishek Pradhan wins the

Instrumental Music Category at Kala

Utsav

OCTOBER: l Inter House Quiz Compe��on

l Silver Jubilee Celebra�on of Six

teachers

l Inter-School Football Tournament

Org. By PYC, Pedong - Par�cipated

l Students par�cipated in the Inter

School Chess Tournament

NOVEMBER: l 44 students par�cipated at the

Darjeeling Hill Marathon

l Children's Day Celebra�on and

Farewell to Class XII

l Staff Ou�ng to Dudhia

The Robertian PostISSUE : 1 Vol. 1 ANNUAL NEWS LETTER Year : 2019

At a gli�ering ceremony organised by the Department of Educa�on, Government of West Bengal at the Rabindra Sarovar thIndoor Stadium in Kolkata on 5 September, St. Robert's School was conferred with the pres�gious Sera Vidyalay Award,

2019 by the Chief Minister, Miss Mamta Banerjee. The Headmaster, Rev. Fr. Michael Singh along with Coordinator, Sir

Rajesh Thapa and Managing Commi�ee member, Sir Anil Sunam travelled to Kolkata to receive the award which consisted

of a Trophy and a Cita�on. St. Robert's was one of the three (03) Schools from North Bengal chosen to receive this award

which was given to a total of fourteen (14) Schools in West Bengal. The award is the culmina�on of several decades of

uns�nted hard work put in by the Headmasters and the Teachers, past and present. It is also a reflec�on of the effort that

Rober�an students make to excel in academics and co-curricular ac�vi�es. The Headmaster summed up the award in the

following manner, “Receiving the Sera Award is a

ma�er of pride not only for St. Robert's but for

Darjeeling as a whole. It is a fi�ng tribute to the

high academic standards that we have always tried

to maintain. The award brings great responsibility

and, rather than bask in its glory, we have to work

harder to keep up the pres�ge that the award has

bestowed upon us.”

TIMELINE: ACTIVITIES/ ACHIEVEMENTS ST. ROBERT'S RECEIVES THE PRESTIGIOUS SERA VIDYALAY AWARD, 2019

SRS WINS INTER SCHOOL SUB-JUNIOR FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2019

Teachers Farewell - 2019 Silver Jubilee (1994 -2019)

Sri Raju Rokareceiving the memento from the Bishop

Daughter of Sri S. M. PradhanMiss. Smri� Pradhan

receiving the memento from the Bishop

Six Silver Jubilarian TeachersSri Gautam Tamang, Sri Puran Kalden, Sri Anil Sunam,

Sri Sarat Rai, Sri Rajesh Thapa & Sri Daniel Lepcha with their family members .

St. Robert's Yellow emerged victorious for the second consecu�ve year in the St. Robert Challenge Trophy Inter-School Sub-Junior Football Tournament. In the Final match of the

thTournament played on 20 September, the host team defeated Siksha Sangh H.S. School, Lebong by a solitary goal scored by Pemba Tamang. The Tournament which commenced on

th19 August was played on a League-cum-Knock Out basis among the 16 par�cipa�ng teams. The highlights of the Tournament were RKSP Boys' School team that mesmerised everyone with their one touch passing and ball control skills, and Miss Anju Tamang, Women's Na�onal Football Team striker who graced the Final as the Chief Guest.

The Tournament at a glance:

· Total Teams: 16

· Winner: St. Robert's Yellow

· Runner Up: Siksha Sangh H.S. School

· Team of the Tournament: RKSP Boys' H.S. School

· Player of the Tournament: Thupden Tamang, St. Robert's Yellow

· Highest Scorer: Ayub Sanyasi, Lamaha�a H.S. School

· Best Goalkeeper: Chogyel Tamang, Siksha Sangh H.S. School

· Best Defender: Aniket Shankar, Siksha Sangh H.S. School

· Emerging Player: Poorav Rai, St. Robert's Yellow

· Man of the Match (Final): Pemba Tamang, St. Robert's Yellow

· Fair Play Award: Shan� Rani High School, Sonada

· Exhibi�on Match for Girls: Sonada High School Vs Badamtam High School

· Chief Guest (Final): Miss Anju Tamang, Women's Na�onal Football Team

· Mar�al Art Display (Final): St. Robert's School

· Dance Presenta�ons: Opening Ceremong = Sunrise School, Lebong

Closing Ceremony = St. Michael's School, Singamari

Gyalbo Tshering TamangMadhyamik Pariksha Topper - 2019 (79%)

Sawan RaiHigher Secondary Topper - 2019 (86%)

BOARD EXAM 2019 TOPPERS RINCHEN TAMANG, 9C, FOOTBALLER

Michael Ghalay, Class 12 A emerged as the Winner in the Inter-

School Nepali Debate Compe��on held by the Darjeeling District thCo-opera�ve Bank on 15 September in Kalimpong. He beat the

field of 10 compe�tors from the other schools of Darjeeling and

Kalimpong. Michael will travel to Kolkata in December for the

State Level Debate Compe��on. Last year too he had reached the

State Level Finals in which he stood Fourth.

Abhishek Pradhan, XI Arts mesmerised everyone by playing the saxophone at the Kala Utsav, 2019 organised by the GTA at the RKSP Boys'

thSchool premises on 28 September. In the Inter-School Compe��on that featured 16 Schools, Abhishek emerged as the winner in the compe��on to win the Instrumental Music Category, and won himself a �cket to represent Darjeeling District in the State Level Compe��on to be held at Kolkata. In the photo he is seen performing at the State Level Compe��on in Kolkata.

Rinchen Tamang, Class IX C has made St. Robert's proud by excelling in football. Moulded by Sir Amit Thapa and Sir Sunil Rai from the Sub-Junior levels, Rinchen is maturing into an excellent mid-fielder. He was selected for the Darjeeling U-15 Team that played the Regional Round in Jalpaiguri where he was adjudged the Man of the Match in the Semi-Finals. His performance at Jalpaiguri won him a place in the West Bengal State Team that went on to play in the All India Na�onal School Games in Delhi. His talent was no�ced by professional spo�ers and, while in Delhi, he received offers to join the Minerva Punjab and the Mumbai FC Academies. However, he returned to con�nue his educa�on at St. Robert's only to be picked up by the Sports Authority of India to play in the U-15 I-League. At present, he is in Kolkata training with the SAI I-League Team. We wish him and his team the very best of luck.

Although the School Staff Team par�cipates in various football tournaments whenever we receive an invita�on and, more importantly, when the tournament schedule does not clash with the working hours, we have been unable to li� any Trophy for the past 25 year. That is un�l we li�ed the Rambha Thapa Memorial Inter-School Teachers'

ndFootball Tournament on 22 September by defea�ng RKSP Boys' School Staff in the Final held at Darjeeling Government Boys' High School Ground by virtue of a �e-breaker. The Tournament which featured 12 Schools was organised by the Gyanoday Niketan Alumni Associa�on. Reflec�ng upon the past, Sir Binod Thapa, who was the Manager of the Staff team says, “The last �me our Staff team won a football tournament was in 1995 when I scored the winning goal in the Final match. This is a wonderful achievement for the teachers who are no less talented than our students.”

In the Chess Tournament organised by the thDarjeeling Gorkha Hill Chess Associa�on on 19

thand 20 , October, Jay Singh, 9A won the Under 17 Category by bea�ng a field of 70 par�cipants. The St. Robert's team mentored by Sir Rajeev Gurung had fielded 6 players in various age categories. The budding Chess Club is making progress and we hope that it can produce more success stories in the near future.

Joseph Karthak, BAService in St. Robert's (1965-1993)

Born : 19th January 1926Died : 16th January 2019

INTER SCHOOL CHESS TOURNAMENT

Norsang Tamang, Class XI A won Gold in the 41-45 kg category at the State Level Karate Championship held at Kolkata. He has been groomed from the junior levels by Sir Mark Mani Mukhia. At the local level too he has won in every category that he has competed in. In recent �mes, due to lack of compe��on in his category locally, Norsang officiates the games rather than compete with others. Priyanshu Gurung, of Class IX D won the Gold Medal at the Bengal Amateur Taekwondo Compe��on held at Neatji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata on 30th September 2019. His achievement placed Darjeeling District in the 3rd Place in Bengal

RAMBHA THAPA MEMORIAL TEACHERS' FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

THE KARATE KIDS SRS Gymnastics Team in Action Inter House Quiz

Obituary

NEPALI DEBATE CHAMPION

Late Sisir Mani Pradhan, B Com, BEdService in St. Robert's (1986-2019)

Born : 23rd March 1959Died : 14th June 2019

St. Robert's School Makes Headlines

Under the leadership of the incumbent Headmaster, Rev. Fr. Michael Singh and the dedica�on of the Exhibi�on Co-ordinators,Sir Anil Sunam and Sir Rabin thChhetri, we could successfully hold the first Science and Social Science Exhibi�on in the recent history of St. Robert's. The Exhibi�on, which was held on 25

thand 26 July in the School Hall, had a total of 31 exhibits in Science and 68 exhibits in Social Science in the three compe��ve categories viz. Junior,

Intermediate and Senior. The Winners in each category were awarded cer�ficates and prizes. Among the many highly commendable exhibits were History of

the Gorkha Regiment (Social Science), DNA Isola�on (Science), Phone�cs (Social Science), and Bio Gas (Science).

Social Science Exhibit : History of the Gorkha Regiment Exhibi�on Judges : Fr. Swid Singh & Fr. Stanley Verghese SJ

Keeping up the tradi�on of quizzing at which St. Robert's has competed well, excelled and won several accolades in the past, this year too our students have performed reasonably well in the various Inter-School Quiz Compe��ons to which they have been invited. The following is a brief report of the Quiz Kids under Sir Subash Chhetri in 2019;

· Br. Eric Rudum SJ Memorial Quiz – Par�cipantth· 10 Bill German Memorial Quiz – Par�cipant

· St. Alphonsus Alumni Annual Quiz Compe��on – Runner Up

nd· 2 GTA Level

Inter-School Quiz Compe��on – Par�cipant

We hope that the Quiz Club will revive the past glory of the St. Robert's Quiz Team in the near future. Our good wishes and prayers are with them.

The Quiz Kids

Children's Day CelebrationSir Binod Thapa's Final Teachers' Day Celebration

The Headmaster & Staff with Sir Raju Roka

Under the Mid Day Meal Scheme, Government of West Bengal, St.

Robert's School serves freshly cooked, warm and delicious meal to

approximately 750 students on each working day. The Menu

comprises of wholesome protein diet of rice, dal, local vegetables,

chana, matar, and the students' favourite, 'Allu Dum'. Occasionally, for

a change of taste, 'Khichdi' is served. Once each week, chicken and

eggs are served alternately for the non-vegetarian students and

'paneer' for the vegetarian students.

There are ten cooks-cum-helpers who happily and diligently cook the

meals. The School, in order to appreciate their service for the

students, gives them a Puja bonus, and a Token of Apprecia�on on

Teachers' Day apart from the honorarium that they receive from the

Government. The Mid Day Meal is supervised by Sir AK Subba with his

deputy, Sir Pawan Gurung.

Science and Social Science Exhibition, 2019

Mid Day Meal

Enjoying a hot & nutritious meal

School Day Celebrationth

Date: 17 September

Chief Guest: Rev. Fr. Swid Singh, Secretary, Managing Commi�ee

Special Guests: Rev. Fr. Dr. Samuel Lepcha, Vicar General, Bishop's House

Rev. Crispin Tamang, Deacon, Bishop's House

Ex-Teachers and Ex-Students

Highlights: Prayer Ceremony

Annual Awards for Academic Excellence

Felicita�on of Madhyamik and H.S. Toppers

Special Feature: Launch of the Official School Website (www.srsdarjeeling.org) designed by

Ex-Students, Lekhraj Balmiki, Head and Asst. Professor, Dept. of Pol. Sc., Calcu�a

Women's College and Diwakar Gupta, So�ware Engineer.

th12 September: Sonam Krishna Memorial Pain�ng Compe��on Org. By GDNS

st 1 Prize = KALPIT GURUNG, 9BSeptember: Pain�ng Compe��on on 'Water for Life' (Org. By Informa�on and Cultural Dept.,

st Govt. of WB) 1 Prize = KALPIT GURUNG, 9Bnd th2 October: Pain�ng, Essay-Wri�ng and Slogan Wri�ng Compe��on to commemorate 150

Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Org. By Na�onal Research Centre for Orchids)

stPain�ng 1 = JASON LEPCHA, XI A

nd 2 = GAURAV GURUNG, XI A

rd 3 = KALPIT GURUNG, 9B

ndEssay Wri�ng 2 = PREYUV CHHETRI, 9Drd 3 = ANKIT GURUNG, 9D

th19 October: Interna�onal Peace Poster Contest (Org. By Lions Club of Darjeeling)st

1 = KALPIT GURUNG, 9B

th18 July: Van Mahotsav Celebra�on (Org. By PNHZ Park) 10 students par�cipated in Tree planta�on and learned about Rain-Water Harves�ng and Compost making.

th19 September: Interna�onal Red Panda Day (Org. By PNHZ Park) 10 students par�cipated in Poster making, Mask making, and Essay Wri�ng on Red Panda and its Conserva�on

October: Annual Trek to Singalila Na�onal Park 12 students including Class XII EVS students were taken to Sandakphu for a 4 day trek. They learned about Bio- Diversity of the Region.

Rhododendron = 664 ptsOrchid = 485 ptsMagnolia = 426 ptsMarigold = 415 pts

Inter Class Cleanliness Drive, 20198 D = 130 pts6 C = 125 pts8 C = 120 pts

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Champion House = Rhododendron International Yoga Day

THINKONOMICS LECTURE AT ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL

Cleanliness Drive by SRS NSS Wing

Badminton Team at St. Augus�ne's, Kalimpong Suden Memorial Jr. Football Runner-up

Independence Day- 2019

Darjeeling Hill Marathon - 10th Nov.

St. Michael's & Sunrise School

Dance Performance in Football

13th NE Summer Training on Basic Sciences

Staff Ou�ng at Dudhia

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