DPS organizes Vigilance Awareness Week

Students posing alongwith the chief guest during Vigilance Awareness Programme at DPS Jammu.
Students posing alongwith the chief guest during Vigilance Awareness Programme at DPS Jammu.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 5: SSP, Jammu Dr. Sunil Gupta (IPS) delivered a keynote address on the occasion of the Vigilance  Awareness Week  and also joined in the panel discussion on Crime, Corruption and Control organized  by DPS Jammu in its premises here today.
The programme started with welcoming of the chief guest with a bouquet by the Principal  Ruchi Chabra, followed by Saraswati Vandana sung by the school choir, beseeching the goddess to replace darkness with light.
The school Head Boy Jaskirat Singh Gujral along with Tanisha Puri and Pranav Sahani showcased a very lively PPT presentation on the topic CRIME, CORRUPTION AND CONTROL which was followed by a power packed  Panel Discussion conducted and moderated by Manpreet Kour and Neha Mahajan from English Deptt of the school.
There were in all, 10 participants from five houses who raised their concerns, discussed several relevant  issues pertaining to the topic and put forth their perspectives very strongly in the three panel rounds- Presentation, Discussion and Question/ Answer. While the first two rounds were held   between the panelists and the teacher moderators, the Question/Answer round saw an active interaction of  the panelists  with the Chief Guest, Judges and the students representing All India Radio, Print and Electronic Media.
The event was judged by Dy. Headmaster-  Ravi Kotroo and Chief Coordinator Umesh  Sharma, who declared Yamuna House, Tawi House & Chenab House in first, second and third positions respectively.
In his Keynote Address, Dr. Sunil Gupta, SSP Jammu dwelt in detail on the three words Crime, Corruption and Control.
Addressing the gathering Principal, Ruchi Chabra called upon the students to play a vital role in controlling CRIME, CORRUPTION. She was of the opinion that it  is always right to “Catch children while they are  still young “and to inspire in them moral values and ethics right in their formative years, while they are still at an impressionable age. She said that students were the future of the country and it is for them to ensure value based society in the coming future.
The vote of thanks was presented by the Headmistress Meenu  Gupta who summed up the session very effectively.