Interschool Achievers

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success 

The school achieved notable success at the Shri Ram Global School's Inter-School Theatre Competition, winning three prestigious awards. Vedanshi Mittal from Grade 1 stood out in the ‘Show and Tell’ event with her engaging presentation on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the ‘Story Dramatization’ category, Grade II students Karuna, Harzaan, Zannat, Ahaan, and Alisha effectively highlighted sustainability themes. Additionally, Grade IV and V students Aranav, Sonit, Navya, Asyansh, Prabudh, Sanchit, and Agamveer delivered impactful performances in the ‘Nukkad Natak’(Street Play), addressing significant social issues.

The school students Excelled at National AI Student Challenge (AISC) Gurjot Singh and Baljinder Singh brought honours  by taking first place in the highly competitive AI Student Challenge (AISC), which was organised by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in partnership with Intel. The challenge, themed ‘CV Connoisseur’, tested participants' abilities to develop AI solutions, with a special focus on computer vision applications. Gurjot Singh won first place with his creative project, ‘Skin Guard’, which is an advanced version of LLava using the Transformers library. The model detects skin diseases through image analysis, bridging healthcare gaps by providing early, accessible, and accurate detection, especially in underprivileged communities. Baljinder Singh took third place with his outstanding project, ‘Plant-Lens’. With the use of artificial intelligence, this tool combines computer vision and natural language processing to make plant identification and analysis easier. It provides researchers and educators with an intuitive, cloud-based interface on Google Colab that allows them to do personalised botanical queries and excursions.

The School students  have once again proven their mettle by achieving remarkable success in various competitions held recently.

In the Zonal Chess Competition, Under-19 boys and girls teams displayed exceptional skills and strategy, both securing the 2nd position. The boys’ team comprised Yuvraj, Tanish, and Aakash from class IX Lily along with Dhruv Kumar from class X Tulip. The girls’ team included Samridhi and Pranjal from class IX Rose, Saanvi from class IX Daisy, and Gurtej from class X Rose.

The school also showcased its prowess in the Inter BCM Chess Competition, where the Under-17 Boys’ Team clinched the 1st position. The team included Jasdeep Singh from XI Science B, Divyansh from X M/G, Agam Maini from X Daisy, Sudhanshu and Dhruv from X Tulip.

In Table Tennis, the Under-17 Boys' team secured the 1st position. Three students have been selected for the district-level competition: Shivansh from Class VIII Aster (Under-17), Harnoor from Class X Tulip (Under-17) and Manroop from Class VIII Aster (Under-14).

Adding another feather to the school's cap, Piyush Sharma emerged victorious by securing the 1st position in the Under-17 Boys’ Karate Competition, earning a spot at the District Level. In the Under-19 Boys’ Karate Tournament, Samrveer claimed 1st Position and was selected for the District Level. Hunardeep and Ujjwal both secured 2nd positions while Mann Saluja achieved 3rd position, highlighting the school's dominance in the event.

Additionally, in the Under-14 Boys' Karate Competition, the school team won 3rd position with students Rhythm (Class VII Rose), Samarth (Class VIII Marigold), and Sachleen (Class VII Daisy) all securing third place in their respective categories.

Bcmites soar to newer heights as Shivansh Kapoor of Class VII added another feather to our cap by getting selected for 67th National Table Tennis Championship.

Sucess is never final,failure is never fatal,It's courage that counts...

It is a matter of pride that Sukhman Singh and his team’s design representing the Lunasat along with the country and its culture has been featured in the GLEE Newsletter. Their design got selected through Monthly Media Hunt organised by GLEE Team.

School Principal, Dr. Vandna Shahi extolled the team members for their achievement and wished them good luck for their future endeavours.

The Student Exchange Programme in collaboration with YFU proved enriching for Parneet Kaur Sodhi (XI Humanities)of BCM School, Dugri. The expedition gave her intercultural understanding, life-long learning, global competencies, mutual respect, and social responsibility. She not only got a chance to stay with the Japanese family but also had a glimpse into their schooling, cuisines, language and religious ethics too. It was not just an academic experience for her but wholesome learning about a new country, its way of living and its people. She expressed her heartfelt gratitude towards the School Management and the Principal for providing her the opportunity of self development which would further lead to enhanced self confidence and self esteem.

With an objective to provide students a common platform to compete and showcase their talent in Abacus and Mental Arithmetic calculations, GËNIUS ACADÉMIÉ, Ludhiana organized an Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Competition on Jan.29, 2023. Twenty students of BCM School, Dugri, out of 77 students of various schools have brought laurels to city and school by winning the competition in their respective module and category. All the participants were awarded Medals and Certificates.

Everyone has the fire, but the champions know when to ignite the spark.

Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.

Augmenting another pearl in the bounty of attainments and bringing in recognition to the school, Sukhman Singh of XII Science bagged first prize in an open Innovation Challenge organised by IM Punjab and PCTE on May 11, 2022. It was an open challenge for school, college, university students and for all working professionals in Punjab, wherein anybody can participate by presenting their ideas. Around 25 schools and colleges throughout Punjab participated in the competition. The main aim of the competition was to find the next big entrepreneur from Punjab through an Ideathon targeting youngpreneurs. 

Sukhman Singh made a mark by  presenting his idea on Sign Language Translator, which was appreciated by the jury. His idea was adjudged as the most innovative idea of the month. He also got a monetary reward of rupees 10000/- along with the certificate. Dr. Vandna Shahi, the school Principal commending the achievement, encouraged other students to idealise the achiever and aim big. She motivated her students saying that nothing is impossible and hardwork always pays.

The young innovators participated in Global Lunar Exploration for Everyone (GLEE), a workshop event, inspired by NASA's Apollo mission. Thousands of schools across the world took part in the workshop. BCMites made their mark by securing their place among the 212 selected teams. They were chosen after being evaluated on the basis of their innovative ideas, knowledge, life skills, community cooperation and experience. The Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone is an international student mission which intends to send hundreds of miniature spacecraft called Luna-Sats to surface of the Moon to conduct scientific and technological experiments through hands-on participation by students from every member country of the United Nations by 2023. Its mission is to bring STEM education opportunities to anyone interested in learning.

The selected team of four students of the school, Sukhman Singh, Anurav Saini, Manleen Singh of XII Science and Ankit Pandey of Class X, will be mentored by GLEE program staff. The participants will be provided guidance through out the process of designing, building, testing, launching and data gathering. They will receive a LunaSat kit and have access to the modules containing base version of the LunaSat. It will have an area for them to add more sensors from an approved list provided by the GLEE Science Team. They will also be able to add code to the LunaSats for these sensors allowing them to carry out their own lunar science mission.  

Considering it a great achievement at International Level, the School Principal, Dr. Vandna Shahi applauded their accomplishment wholeheartedly and congratulated team mentor Ms. Neena Tiwari and her group for adding one more feather in BCM Dugri's cap. She also wished them all the success for their future endeavours. Ms. Neena Tiwari, HOD Science, quoted that Our team firmly believes that determination and commitment bring accomplishment and success.

• Divyanshi of III M/G participated in One Day Dance Competition organised by High End Dance & Fitness Studio,  bagged 2nd position. She was appreciated with a Trophy and Certificate for her exceptional performance. 
• Jhalak Jalan of class X Lily  participated in a National Level Scientific Creativity Competition "Jigyasa Vigyan Mahotsav 2022" and won third prize. She submitted an Infographic on Topic 'Health ' and received a cash prize of Rs 10,000 from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under Ministry of Science & Technology.
• Savleen kaur (XII- COM A) and Gurleen kaur panjeta(XII-COM-C) bagged III position in GNE'S APEX-2022 in the event- YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS. 
• We always believes in inculcating cutting edge skills in the students and let them explore the new horizons. Giving wings to his imagination, Arshpreet Singh of class VII Rose made a stupendous poster of Professor Philip Plowden, Vice Chancellor Birmingham City University, who was invited to the school for inauguration of ‘Innovation and Tinkering Lab’. He was impressed by the exuberant prodigy and appreciated his inherent artistic skills. The School Principal, along with the School Coordinators, awarded the budding artist with a cash prize of Rs 500/ - as a token of appreciation and wished him stellar success for all his future endeavours.
• Kiratpreet Kaur bagged I position in the event - Online Ted4me . It was a dance competition.
   

• Mohit Bhardwaj of X Daisy brought laurels to our school by winning the  Consolation Prize in Codeavour 2021 International Competition. More than 65 countries like USA,Egypt, UAE etc participated in this event to create innovative projects based on Artificial intelligence.
• Nimrat Kaur of X Daisy has got merit award in “Online Open Book Essay Competition” organised by The Passport Office,Ghaziabad under the aegis of the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with Nehru World School, Ghaziabad.

                                                                                                     Heartiest Congratulations to the Young Dazzlers !

• Bhavik Garg (V Rose) clinched Gold Trophy in 7th International Brainobrain fest Abacus Competition.
• Kiratpreet Kaur (II ROSE) participated in Dance competition organized by Ishmeet Music Institute under 5-8 category and bagged 1st position.
• Lovepreet Singh of class XI Arts B got first position in photography contest organised by Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, Khanna.
• The School participated in International level- SASYA- 2022 hosted by Harvest international school, Bengaluru. Almost 60 schools participated and our students bagged the following positions

• Komal Kakkar and Harleen Kaur of X Daisy secured second runner up position in LSSC Power Point competition organised by BCM School Basant City, Ludhiana.
• Sahibpreet Kaur of XI Science bagged 2^nd position in paper reading competition at Inter School cultural fiesta- Matrix 2022, organized by GGN Institute of Management and Technology.
• Kiratpreet kaur of  II ROSE  participated in Dance competition organised by Ishmeet Music Institute under 5-8 category bagged Ist position among 30 students.
• Jaskaran Singh of XI Arts bagged Runner Up Trophy in (Under-18 category) in All India Ranking Tennis Tournament organised at Unique Tennis Academy, Ludhiana from Jan 24 to Jan 28.
• Armaan Sharma of XI Arts bagged First Position in virtual Folk Song Competition organised by Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana.
• Gunnet Kaur of V-Tulip got I position in International Live Dream Booster Advance Drawing Competition organised by child Cream Boostrr Hub. 
• Bhavik Garg of V Rose had clinched Gold Trophy in 7th International Brainobrainfest Abacus Competition.

It is a glorious moment for the school as four of its talented artists got their art exhibits displayed during the virtual 27th National Annual Conference of Sahodaya School Complexes hosted by Gwalior Sahodaya Smiti. Dirgha Gupta(XII Science), Hargunjeet Kaur (XII Humanities), Preetkamal Kaur (XII Commerce), Ridhi Dawar (XII Humanities) beautifully portrayed their idea on theme 'What India means to them' on canvas. Their artwork marked their winning presence in the prestigious NAV KALA - VITHIKA an e-Exhibition during the conference. The School Principal, Dr. Vandna Shahi enunciated upon the fact how medium of art allows the young minds to explore their own thoughts and imagination and extended her best wishes to the budding artists.

"The will to win ,the desire to succeed,the urge to reach your full potential are some of the keys that unlock the door to personal excellence."

• Aagastya Kaushik of class II daisy made all the Bcmiets proud through his achievement in 6th ISKU National Karate Championship 2021.He bagged 3rd position in (8 years) Individual boys Kumite which was held on 25 and 26 December 2021 in Meerut.He is selected for self defence training camp which will be held on 20-26 April 2022 in Ontario, Canada.

• AKSHIT AGGARWAL of class II ROSE  participated in chess competition under 9boys and bagged 3rd position at district level.
• Pearl (XII Science) bagged 3^rd prize in Ludhiana District Chess Championship (open girls category) organised by Ludhiana District Chess Association.

• Yashika Thakur( X  M/G)bagged Gold Medal in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Kyorugi & Poomsae Open Taekwondo Championship held at Chandigarh University, Kharar.

• Jaskaran Singh(XI Arts A)   got 2^nd Position in Individual Singles and 3^rd Position in Individual Doubles in 6th Junior State Soft Tennis Championship organized by Soft Tennis Association of Punjab.

• Komal Kakkar , (X Daisy) bagged 3^rd  Position in Essay writing competition at Interschool Maths Meet - Ramanujan Carnival, organised by KPR College Of Arts , Science & Research, Coimbatore, TamilNadu.

• Shaurya Bhagat ( IV Rose )won Second Prize in Role Play at 4 th Ramanujan Maths Fest organised by DAV Public School BRS Nagar, Ludhiana.

• Jasdeep Singh ( VIII Daisy) won Third Prize in Cube competition 3x3x3 at Ramanujan Maths Fest  organised by  DAV Public School BRS Nagar, Ludhiana.

• Narois Sohi of class 6th Daisy secured Second place (Silver Medal) in Open District Athletic Championship organised by District Athletic Association at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana.

• Ikjot Singh (VIII Daisy) showcased his sharp Gatka skills and bagged Gold Medal at 5th National Open Gatka Championship held at National College of Physical Education, Patiala. He also won Gold Medal in 6^th Punjab State Gatka Championship held at Mansa.
• Dilnawazpreet Singh (9th Daisy) showcased his sharp Gatka Skills and won Gold medal in 6th Punjab State Gatka Championship held at Mansa.
• An Interschool Dance Competition was held at Sacred Soul Convent School Dugri. Harshita Dhamu (X M/G) got 1^st Position in Classical Dance Category and Meharpreet Kaur (VII Aster) got 2^nd Position in Folk Dance Category.   
• Tarnampreet Kaur (Class IX Aster) exhibited her tremendous brilliance by winning The Ultimate Talent Show organised by Entab at National level.
• Garima Sharma (III Jasmine) got 2^nd Position in a virtual Storytelling Competition organized by LSSC which was held at SGPHS School.
• Sai Aadhya (Class I) got 2^nd Position in an Inter school competition Technophilia 2.0, category Gear Up (AI Around Us), organised by Mamta Modern Sr. Sec. School New Delhi.
• Niranjan Kaur (XI Arts) got 3^rd position in LSSC Hindi Declamation held at Atam Public School.
• Ikjot Singh (VIII Daisy) got Consolation prize of Rs.1100/- in an Inter school Shabad Gayan Competition held at GNIPS.
• A virtual Quiz was organized by a team of Questt for students of classes I-XII on Oct 24. BCMites participated enthusiastically. The winners are Saanvi Rana, Mitansh, Ishaan,Hursukh Singh, Ranvir Singh, Rattan Singh, Madhav Singla, Aarush, Vihan Khanna, Harshit Gandhi, Parneet Kaur, Divanshi  and Aditya. 

International Space Olympiad motivates students to endeavour for better and a deeper understanding of space science. Our young achiever Amritjyot Singh of  XII Science  participated in this Olympiad and brought laurels by clearing final round of International Space Olympiad. He bagged 4th Rank in State and Rank 33 in India.

• Jaskaran Singh (XI Arts- A) bagged Bronze Medal in 18^th Senior National Soft Tennis Championship(Men & women) organised by Amateur Soft Tennis Association on Madhya Pradesh from 26^th Sep 2021 to 30^th Sep, 2021.
• Namsvi (class VI) bagged III Position in District Level 2nd Inter Range Shooting Championship held at Rakh Bagh Ludhiana.
• Meharpreet Kaur (Class VII) bagged 1st Position in Slogan Writing Competition organised by Sri Guru Harkrishan Adarsh Senior Secondary School, Dhandra, Ludhiana.

BRIDGE INTELIA virtual science fair was conducted for the students of classes 1-12. It is a moment of pride for us that our students brought laurels to the school by bagging consolation prizes in different categories. The event was based on the theme of Technology, Science and Sports. Students were bestowed with e-certificates under the category Science and Technology.

Stories always give wings to our imagination and take us to place beyond the boundaries of physical world. Keeping this in mind, Teenager Talent Virtual Program: Hindi Storytelling Competition was conducted at National Level for grades II-X by “Everyone Star Organization” on digital portal YouTube. The objective of the competition was to provide an opportunity for students to develop an appreciation for the beauty of Hindi language. It also aimed to hone students’ skills in imagining and visualizing stories and enhance their presentation and communication skills by sharing their stories with others. The participants made Story Telling videos which were uploaded on YouTube. They were adjudged on the basis of content, voice modulation, confidence and creativity. The stories were liked and appreciated by the viewers and judges. BCMites bagged different positions at District, State and National level. Certificates were provided to the winners along with all participating students.