Shemford Futuristic School, Pinjore organized Janmashtami function to mark the birthday of Lord Krishna on August 31, 2018 for the Pre –Primary wing. The students came dressed up as Radha and Krishna. The celebration comprised of performances by the tiny tots including dances, enactments, bhajan recitation etc. Story on the life of Lord Krishna and his teachings to mankind marked the informative phase of the celebration. The most pleasing moments were the enactment by the students showing the various incidents related to the birth of Lord Krishna. They also went for a visit to a nearby temple where they prayed to the Almighty and sweets were distributed among the students. Principal Mrs. Amita Dhaka told the students that –Always trust in God and do the right and you will be a successful person.

Students celebrated Raksha Bandhan with great zeal and enthusiasm at Shemford Furturistic School, Pinjore.  A special assembly was conducted wherein the serenity and importance of Raksha Bandhan was shared with all. Principal, Ms. Amita Dhaka added that Rakhi is a sacred thread of affectionate bond woven with love and care. Several activities were organized for the students to exhibit their love and affection for their siblings. The students of the Pre-Primary and Primary wing were involved in decorating and colouring rakhi, thali decoration and making of rakhis for their brothers. It was indeed a treat to the eyes to see little hands at work for their dear brothers. With the preparation of thali for the festival, the roots of the rich heritage and culture of our country are strengthened in the youth of today. The students of the middle school and senior school participated in various activities like Hindi declamation, English declamation and class discussion on the importance of siblings in our lives. The keen approach to step forward and participate in such activities reflects the pious souls of our children.

A two day eye camp was organised at Shemford Futuristic School, Pinjore. It has always been the priority of the school to take such initiatives in the interest of the students. The eyesight of all the students and the staff associated with the school was examined and corrective measures were recommended as per the requirements. Experts from ‘Optical Nest’ in collaboration with ‘Simply Health Plus’ completed the checkup skilfully.

School plays an important role in the personality development of students. Shemford Futuristic School, Pinjore celebrates ‘Wow Wednesday’ for the students of Kindergarten for the holistic development and survival in this competitive world. As part of the Stage Smart Activity of Personality Enhancement, the students came dressed up as Chotta Bheem, Chuttki & their friends. Some came dressed up as their favourite poem or story character and spoke few lines on their respective character, coinciding with the theme of the month “My Expression”. These fun activities enhanced their speaking and listening skills and boosted their confidence. To add more fun to it, a birthday party to celebrate the birthdays of this month was also organised.

An Interhouse General Knowledge quiz was held for the students of classes 3 to 5 and Grammar Quiz for the students of classes 1 & 2. It was indeed an enthusiastic activity for the keen Shemstars whose competitive house spirit enthralled the equally enthused audience. It was a novel experience for the students of classes 1 & 2 who put their best foot forward to make their house win.

In the G.K. quiz Shemcourage took the lead, Shemvalour and Shemglory stood second and the third position was bagged by Shempride. The students of Shemglory stood first in the Grammar Quiz while the second and third positions were bagged by Shemvalour and Shempride respectively.

At Shemford Pinjore, co-curricular activities are closely knit with the scholastic curriculum. The importance of sports has been strongly emphasized upon ever since, and, to develop and nurture qualities like team work, sportsmanship and leadership, Inter House sports competitions are held every month.  In the month of July the girls participated in basket ball while the boys got an opportunity to exhibit their competence in football. Principal, Ms. Amita Dhaka, strongly believes ‘real equality is equality of opportunities, not equality of outcomes’. Thus, before the final matches, it is ensured that each and every Shemstar participates in the trials, exhibits his mettle and the best ones represent their houses in the finals.

Along these lines, competition for both the games were held in accordance with the varied age group, the primary wing, the middle school and the senior wing. In the Primary Wing the girls of Shemvalour took the lead in Basketball while the boys of Shempride were the winners in the Football match.

The boys of Shemglory and the girls of Shemvalour were the winners in the matches played by the students of the middle school, while amongst the seniors, the winners of the football match were the students of Shempride.

At Shemford Pinjore, the Investiture Ceremony is the most coveted occasion. This is the occasion where the members of the ‘School Council’ and the ‘School Cabinet‘ are sworn in office and decorated with badges  bearing the responsibility of righteousness, discipline, uprightness and  virtue. The chosen few are the ones who undergo rigorous rounds of interviews to prove themselves as deserving candidates.  ‘Leadership is all about taking responsibilities without making any excuses’, says Principal, Ms. Amita Dhaka, under  whose  able guidance the exercise of selecting the members of the School Council, and electing the members of the School Cabinet took place.

The ceremony was graced by Dr. D. R. Arora, Chairman, Shemrock and Shemford Group of Schools, and Dr. Mrs. Bimla Arora, Founder Director of Shemrock Group of School.  The members of the School Council and School Cabinet were decorated by the chief guests with badges and sashes which made the group stand apart from the rest.  The swearing in ceremony swelled their parents with pride, who were invited to witness this grand ceremony. Applause resounded in the school hall that echoed for long.

Shaswot Upreti is the Schhol Head Boy, Harshita Narwal is the School Head Girl, Kuber Valecha, the Vice Head Boy, Avantika Sharma, the Vice Head Girl, Sports Captain, Rohit Deb, Sports Vice Captain, Shaina Rishi, Discipline Captain, Sahil Sharma, Vice Discipline Captain, Anshul Verma,Cultural Captain, Nidhi Patil, Vice Cultural captain, Yukti Joshi. Aditi Kumari , Mahima Choudahary, Amrita Panigrahi and Nishtha Goyal the captains of the four houses Shempride, Shamglory, Shemvalour and Shemcourage respectively while Saksham Aggarwal, Lovish Bansal, Muskan Mor and Srishti Shrivastav are their Vice Captains.

In the School Cabinet, Bhawani Sharma has been elected as the Prime Minister for the current academic session, Anshita Bhalla the Health Minister, Mansi Joshi the Discipline Minister, Piyush Choudhary the Sports Minister and Maninder Kaur is the Cultural Minister.

Dr. Mrs. Bimla Arora in her address to the office bearers said that Leadership and responsibility go hand in hand. A leader is the one who knows the way, shows the way and goes the way.

On this prestigious day, the students who excelled in academics in the session 2017-2018 were also felicitated. They brought laurels to the school by producing meritorious results in their class 10 and class 12 board examinations. They were given mementos as Awards for Excellence in Academics, gold and silver medals and certificates of merit.

At Shemford, Pinjore, hands on learning is the key motive for every age group. It was observed and deduced that to raise responsible and wise citizens for the nation, it was imperative to sensitize them about the importance of choosing and voting for the deserving candidate for the parliament. Keeping this in mind, the school organized and conducted the Annual School Cabinet Elections, 2018-2019, today.

This year also after the selection of candidates from all the four houses for the posts of School Prime Minister, School Discipline Minister, School Cultural Minister, School Health Minister and School Sports Minister a period of one week was given, wherein they convinced their peers as to why each one of them would be the best choice. Principal, Ms. Amita Dhaka, made the students aware that each and every vote would help the favourite candidate win or lose, thus as a responsible Shemstar each student would cast a vote.

After a weeklong campaigning, today polling booths were set up under the guidance of the Chief Election Commissioner of the school, Ms. Punam Rajput, to ensure fair voting.  The first vote was cast by the Principal, Ms. Amita Dhaka. It was indeed a spectacle to see the young Shemstars growing into responsible citizens for the nation.