Visakha Valley School
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The Visakha Valley School (Hindi - विशाखा वेली विद्यालय; Telugu
- విశాఖ వెలి విద్యాలయం), also known as VVS, is a school located in Visakhapatnam
, Andhra Pradesh
, India
. Located in a valley between two hills, the school makes education a pleasant experience. Kids just love the long bus ride along the beach road, the wide open spaces, and the two big playgrounds are just an added bonus. With a fully equipped games room, a basket ball court, a cricket pitch, Visakha Valley School encourages extra-curricular activities. The school has a campus of 33 acres.It contains separate set of blocks for students of 1st to 5th and 6th to 12th. The school has a football , basketball and Netball ground for seniors.It also has a play park with swings , slides , seesaws.etc for juniors. There is also an empty ground which is left for development. The school also offers two computer labs and a library. The school offers buses as a transportation service to students. The buses cover almost all the residential area in Visakhapatnam. It runs under the CBSE system of education with teaching from LKG to XII in English
medium. It is one of oldest schools in the city of Visakhapatnam. The principal of the school is Dr.(Smt.)Sarada Reddy. The chairman of the school is the District Collector, Sri J Syamala Rao, IAS. The principal of the school is Smt. Sharada Reddy, and Vice Principal is Mrs Anuprasanna. The school is located in a valley overlooking the Bay of Bengal
, with a sprawling campus of 33 acres (133,546.4 m²). Close to the school is the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) College. The Kuchipudi Kalaksetra is also close to Visakha Valley.
It also gives students an opportunity to take part in competitive exams like IMO, NCo and other Olympiads conducted by Science Olympiad foundation. The school celebrates important days like Children's day, Telugu day, Sanskrit day, Hindi day and Air Force day. The school publishes a magazine every five years, named Madalasa. It has a programme called S.Y.A
(short for school year abroad) where foreigners interact with Indian students and learn their tradition and culture. The school students host them for a period of three months. In recent history, the school has introduced IIT and IIT foundation classes to assure better ranks in competitive examinations. The school also has NCC
for both boys and girls. The boys are sent into the Navy and the girls to the army
in New Delhi
under the 10+2 pattern, and has a total of 14 levels of education from LKG-UKG, grades 1 to 10, 11 and 12. The tenth grade, known as Standard X (Std. X) in the school, is very important. After the completion of class 10, the student is required to sit for national board exams
wherein question papers are prepared and answer sheets are checked by a central institution to which the school is affiliated. The percentage scored in Class X decides what a student can opt for in Class XI (Science/ Commerce/ Arts). The Grade gains even more importance as in many parts of India the number of seats for Class XI is generally lower than the number of students who pass out Standard X. Upon completion of class 12, students are then required to sit for the entrance examinations for their chosen course of study and university or to the universities through the AIIMS, IIT-JEE, AIEEE, etc. In a controversial move, the Union Government abolished the Std X examinations from 2011 onwards. The CBSE board also introduced a new system of evaluation called CCE or Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation.
, Isaac Newton
, C. V. Raman and Homi J. Bhabha
. Rolling trophies are given to students of houses basing on their talents in sports and other co - curricular activities. For the past few years, the Newton house was at the lead until in 2010, when the Raman house won. Admissions are given on the basis of an entrance examination which is conducted on the last Sunday of every March. The school dreuniform is silver gray shirt and navy blue trousers/skirt and flaps of respective houses. On Fridays, the school uniform is a white shirt and white trousers/skirt with a striped tie and the respective house colored overcoat.
. During the third week, all the participants are supposed to deliver speeches to the voters. Then the voters will intelligently choose their leader and vote in on the Friday of the third week. Often the slogan for these election
s is said to be rock the vote, though it isnt official. Students are elected as captains of the four different Houses, and the entire School. Once elected, the prefects are presented with starred flaps and special black jackets which they are supposed to wear on Fridays. In case a prefect is found to be irresponsible or bullying, the Head captin is questioned. Soon or later, the defaulter is suspended from the student council. Teja Deenamsetty was the school captain in the year 2010-2011. He is a successful sportsman and is an all rounder involving himself in all activities. He is very popular among the students with his tag line "have no fear when Teja is here!". Pratika Yashaswi, a student in the commerce stream has been elected as the school captain for the year 2011-2012. Pratika is an avid book reader with wide knowledge.
(generally referred to as MUN in the VVS) is an academic simulation of the United Nations
that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda. In an MUN conference, participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems. During a conference, participants must employ a variety of communication and critical thinking skills in order to represent the policies of their country. These skills include public speaking, group communication, research, policy analysis, active listening, negotiating, conflict resolution, note taking, and technical writing. During the 2011, the first MUN was established in India. The Delhi University Model United Nations saw some of the best MUNers across India participating in 3 UN COuncils- General Assembly, ECOSOC and Security Council, to make it a grand success. Soon after the establishment of DUMUN, some students of the VVS were enrolled into CHEMUN or Chennai - Model United Nations conferences as diplomats representing their Nation or NGO in a simulated session of an organ (committee) of the United Nations, such as the Security Council or the General Assembly.
originating in the Visakha Valley School. It is a five-piece Rock band with Sudeep Kandregula as the Lead Guitarist, Pradhyumna Sharma as the Rhythm guitarist, Shirish Ranjan as a bassist, Manan Lunia as a Drummer and Anurag Chitta as a lead vocalist. The band had another vocalist named Kaveesh Sharma, who broke up with the band during April 2011 as he had to leave for Bangalore
. The band has so far published one album, named Lonely Love from which one song, Oceanic Abyss is released as a single. During August 2011, the band gained a considerable lot of fame after their crowd pulling performances at the Visakhapatnam
's RK Beach. When asked to start using autotune to slightly correct the song tune, Sudeep Kandregula rejected the advice saying that some people think that auto tune is not real music and no rock or alternative bands use it.
s in which people take part in competitive sporting activities
, often with the aim of winning trophies
or prizes. They are usually held in the warmer seasons, either at the beginning or towards the end of the academic year. Generally, in the Visakha Valley School, a school which uses a house system
, a traditional feature of British
school
s, and schools in the Commonwealth
, the competition is between the houses, which is especially brought out during sporting events such as an inter-house sports day. Games that are played on sports days can be wide and varied. There are straight forward sprints and longer races for all age groups as well as egg and spoon races. Three legged races are run as well as sack races and parent and child races. Sports days in the Visakha Valley School are usually held with the District Collector
as the chief guest and Sailaja Rao as the guest of honour. During these programmes, the principal of the school reads the school annual report.
is celebrated as Teachers' Day
. It is considered a "celebration" day, where teachers and students report to school as usual but the usual activities and classes are replaced by activities of celebration, thanks and remembrance. At some schools on this day, the responsibility of teaching is taken up by the senior students to show appreciation for their teachers. Students come dressed in colorful sarees and welcome the teachers with flowers and garlands. Generally, competitive sporting activities are conducted between the teachers and the students. The early morning assembly which is usually done by the students of the school is done by the teachers on this day. For the rest of the day, most teachers act as students. The entire day is celebrated and usually no classes are held.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
- విశాఖ వెలి విద్యాలయం), also known as VVS, is a school located in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Located in a valley between two hills, the school makes education a pleasant experience. Kids just love the long bus ride along the beach road, the wide open spaces, and the two big playgrounds are just an added bonus. With a fully equipped games room, a basket ball court, a cricket pitch, Visakha Valley School encourages extra-curricular activities. The school has a campus of 33 acres.It contains separate set of blocks for students of 1st to 5th and 6th to 12th. The school has a football , basketball and Netball ground for seniors.It also has a play park with swings , slides , seesaws.etc for juniors. There is also an empty ground which is left for development. The school also offers two computer labs and a library. The school offers buses as a transportation service to students. The buses cover almost all the residential area in Visakhapatnam. It runs under the CBSE system of education with teaching from LKG to XII in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
medium. It is one of oldest schools in the city of Visakhapatnam. The principal of the school is Dr.(Smt.)Sarada Reddy. The chairman of the school is the District Collector, Sri J Syamala Rao, IAS. The principal of the school is Smt. Sharada Reddy, and Vice Principal is Mrs Anuprasanna. The school is located in a valley overlooking the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
, with a sprawling campus of 33 acres (133,546.4 m²). Close to the school is the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) College. The Kuchipudi Kalaksetra is also close to Visakha Valley.
History
Cdr. Almaida, with the support of the District Collector, started a school on the outskirts of the city and called it the Visakha Valley School. When he retired, Cdr. P.A.Moses was selected for the Principal's post. He took over in January 1971 and continued till April 1977. By then, it became a full-fledged school offering CBSE syllabus. The foundation of the school was laid in 1968, by the district collector of Visakhapatnam Shri Abid Hussain. It was started by The Visakha Educational Society under Societies Registration Act. The schools also offers students to take part in competitions from all over India such as Limca quiz , Horlicks Wizkids.It also gives students an opportunity to take part in competitive exams like IMO, NCo and other Olympiads conducted by Science Olympiad foundation. The school celebrates important days like Children's day, Telugu day, Sanskrit day, Hindi day and Air Force day. The school publishes a magazine every five years, named Madalasa. It has a programme called S.Y.A
School Year Abroad
School Year Abroad is an academic program which places American high school juniors, seniors, and post-graduates in 5 countries including China, Italy, France, Spain or Vietnam for a year. Students intensively learn the respective language of their country and live with a host family...
(short for school year abroad) where foreigners interact with Indian students and learn their tradition and culture. The school students host them for a period of three months. In recent history, the school has introduced IIT and IIT foundation classes to assure better ranks in competitive examinations. The school also has NCC
National Cadet Corps (India)
The National Cadet Corps is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is open to school and college students on voluntary basis....
for both boys and girls. The boys are sent into the Navy and the girls to the army
Pattern of Education
The Visakha Valley School (VVS) is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary EducationCentral Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education is a Board of Education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.-History:...
in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
under the 10+2 pattern, and has a total of 14 levels of education from LKG-UKG, grades 1 to 10, 11 and 12. The tenth grade, known as Standard X (Std. X) in the school, is very important. After the completion of class 10, the student is required to sit for national board exams
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
wherein question papers are prepared and answer sheets are checked by a central institution to which the school is affiliated. The percentage scored in Class X decides what a student can opt for in Class XI (Science/ Commerce/ Arts). The Grade gains even more importance as in many parts of India the number of seats for Class XI is generally lower than the number of students who pass out Standard X. Upon completion of class 12, students are then required to sit for the entrance examinations for their chosen course of study and university or to the universities through the AIIMS, IIT-JEE, AIEEE, etc. In a controversial move, the Union Government abolished the Std X examinations from 2011 onwards. The CBSE board also introduced a new system of evaluation called CCE or Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation.
Students
The students of the school are equally divided into a total for four houses, namely Edison (Blue), Newton (Yellow), Raman (Red) and Bhabha (Green) to include a feel of competition between students. The houses have been named after the greats scientists Thomas EdisonThomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
, Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...
, C. V. Raman and Homi J. Bhabha
Homi J. Bhabha
Homi Jehangir Bhabha, FRS was an Indian nuclear physicist and the chief architect of the Indian atomic energy program...
. Rolling trophies are given to students of houses basing on their talents in sports and other co - curricular activities. For the past few years, the Newton house was at the lead until in 2010, when the Raman house won. Admissions are given on the basis of an entrance examination which is conducted on the last Sunday of every March. The school dreuniform is silver gray shirt and navy blue trousers/skirt and flaps of respective houses. On Fridays, the school uniform is a white shirt and white trousers/skirt with a striped tie and the respective house colored overcoat.
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Student Council
The students of classes 9th onward have the right to vote for students of 10th, 11th and 12th who take part in a three week long democratic election programme to become prefects, or members of the student councilStudent council
Student council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
. During the third week, all the participants are supposed to deliver speeches to the voters. Then the voters will intelligently choose their leader and vote in on the Friday of the third week. Often the slogan for these election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
s is said to be rock the vote, though it isnt official. Students are elected as captains of the four different Houses, and the entire School. Once elected, the prefects are presented with starred flaps and special black jackets which they are supposed to wear on Fridays. In case a prefect is found to be irresponsible or bullying, the Head captin is questioned. Soon or later, the defaulter is suspended from the student council. Teja Deenamsetty was the school captain in the year 2010-2011. He is a successful sportsman and is an all rounder involving himself in all activities. He is very popular among the students with his tag line "have no fear when Teja is here!". Pratika Yashaswi, a student in the commerce stream has been elected as the school captain for the year 2011-2012. Pratika is an avid book reader with wide knowledge.
Model United Nations
The Model United NationsModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
(generally referred to as MUN in the VVS) is an academic simulation of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda. In an MUN conference, participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems. During a conference, participants must employ a variety of communication and critical thinking skills in order to represent the policies of their country. These skills include public speaking, group communication, research, policy analysis, active listening, negotiating, conflict resolution, note taking, and technical writing. During the 2011, the first MUN was established in India. The Delhi University Model United Nations saw some of the best MUNers across India participating in 3 UN COuncils- General Assembly, ECOSOC and Security Council, to make it a grand success. Soon after the establishment of DUMUN, some students of the VVS were enrolled into CHEMUN or Chennai - Model United Nations conferences as diplomats representing their Nation or NGO in a simulated session of an organ (committee) of the United Nations, such as the Security Council or the General Assembly.
River of Sins
The River of Sins is a Musical ensembleMusical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
originating in the Visakha Valley School. It is a five-piece Rock band with Sudeep Kandregula as the Lead Guitarist, Pradhyumna Sharma as the Rhythm guitarist, Shirish Ranjan as a bassist, Manan Lunia as a Drummer and Anurag Chitta as a lead vocalist. The band had another vocalist named Kaveesh Sharma, who broke up with the band during April 2011 as he had to leave for Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. The band has so far published one album, named Lonely Love from which one song, Oceanic Abyss is released as a single. During August 2011, the band gained a considerable lot of fame after their crowd pulling performances at the Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
's RK Beach. When asked to start using autotune to slightly correct the song tune, Sudeep Kandregula rejected the advice saying that some people think that auto tune is not real music and no rock or alternative bands use it.
Sports day
The Visakha Valley School celebrates sports day once in every two years. Sports day is a combination of various events staged by many schools and officeOffice
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
s in which people take part in competitive sporting activities
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
, often with the aim of winning trophies
Trophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
or prizes. They are usually held in the warmer seasons, either at the beginning or towards the end of the academic year. Generally, in the Visakha Valley School, a school which uses a house system
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
, a traditional feature of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s, and schools in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
, the competition is between the houses, which is especially brought out during sporting events such as an inter-house sports day. Games that are played on sports days can be wide and varied. There are straight forward sprints and longer races for all age groups as well as egg and spoon races. Three legged races are run as well as sack races and parent and child races. Sports days in the Visakha Valley School are usually held with the District Collector
District collector
The District Collector is the district head of administration of the bureaucracy in a state of India. Though he/she is appointed and is under general supervision of the state government, he/she has to be a member of the elite IAS recruited by the Central Government...
as the chief guest and Sailaja Rao as the guest of honour. During these programmes, the principal of the school reads the school annual report.
Teachers' Day
In the Visakha Valley School, September 5, the birthday of the second President of India, academic philosopher Dr. Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....
is celebrated as Teachers' Day
Teachers' Day
In many countries, Teachers' Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of teachers; World Teachers' Day is celebrated across the world on October 5. Ever since the importance of teachers has been recognized by UNESCO, by adopting the “Recommendation concerning the status of...
. It is considered a "celebration" day, where teachers and students report to school as usual but the usual activities and classes are replaced by activities of celebration, thanks and remembrance. At some schools on this day, the responsibility of teaching is taken up by the senior students to show appreciation for their teachers. Students come dressed in colorful sarees and welcome the teachers with flowers and garlands. Generally, competitive sporting activities are conducted between the teachers and the students. The early morning assembly which is usually done by the students of the school is done by the teachers on this day. For the rest of the day, most teachers act as students. The entire day is celebrated and usually no classes are held.
See also
- Sri Sathya Sai Vidya ViharSri Sathya Sai Vidya ViharSri Sathya Sai Vidhya Vihar is a school in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The school began functioning in 1984. It was opened by the district collector Sri Ajey Kallam...
- Delhi Public School