Meeting after the Major Camp

The council for the current year met up at 1:00 today to discuss the council for the next academic year. We had to then give our results to the SMs who would go through the list of people who had been short listed to be the leaders for next year. Finally, the list of the next year's council is as follows:

Arwin - TL
Alister – PL
Ronit – PL
Andrez – PL
Rohit – PL
Andre – APL
Nazureth – APL
Sharan – APL
Navroze – APL

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The finalists for the presentation competition, were:

Sahil Jain
Hansmukh Asrani
Ishan Sadwelkar

Today we played Christopher Rounders. The matches were between
P1 & P2 and P3 & P4
P2 lost to P1
P4 lost to P4

The winners match was between
P1 & P3

The losers match was between
P4 & P2

The standings of the day were
P3 – 1^st

P1 – 2^nd

P4 – 3^rd

P2 – 4^th

The scores by the end of the day

P1 – 2115

P2 – 1888

P3 – 2134

P4 – 2217

Revision meeting 27/1/07

This meeting started as usual. Then we went to a class that was open (which was rather difficult to find that day) and sat down. This meeting was mainly for the revision of First Aid. Ajit gave a full session on the first Aid.

He first gave the Golden Rules of First Aid. Then he went on to explain the meaning of first aid and how it is useful and what the contents of a first aid box are.

He then explained ABC of first aid
A – Airway

B – Breathing

C – Circulation

Then he explained:
Haemlich’s Maneuver

Mouth to mouth resuscitation

CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation)

Then Khoj Explained
What map making is, its uses specific to those maps made during a treasure hunt.
In map making he told that to show the following things are very important:

North Direction

Landmarks

Path along which we went

Key for the map

We had no games during this meeting because we had to wrap up soon. Then we dispersed. The day ended with the council meeting

New year meeting 6/1/07

This was the first meeting in this New Year. This meeting we started as usual with the Prayer song. After that the trekkers who went to Rajmachi got a cake. Then we went to the class which was open & people were given their presentation topics. Khoj gave a brief talk on how we have to do our presentations. Then we out for a game. The game as usual was Captains rings.

The matches were between
P1 & p2 and p3 & p4

The winners match was between
P3 & p1

The losers match was between
P2 & p4

The standings of the day were
1^st P1
2^nd P3
3^rd P4
4^th P2

The scores by the end of the day were
P1 -- 115
P2 -- 15
P3 -- 70
P4 -- 205

Holiday meeting 23/12/06

Our holidays started on the 23rd of December and we had an optional games meeting.We started of with the meeting as usual at 2 pm with the prayer song. Today since it was an official school holiday, no points were cut for people being absent nor were the games scored. As we were told before about the optional trek to Rajmachi today we were told that whoever is interested to go for the trek would have to come to school sometime during the week to collect the forms for the overnight trek and some more important stuff pertaining to the camp. The day that they had to come to school would be told to them by their PLs.

Later the SMs & the council decided that we would play rings for the day. Then the SMs made two captains Hansmukh & Ishan and made two teams. We then started off with game of rings

By half time Ishan’s team was leading by 11 – 7

This was a very close match Hansmukh’s team gave Ishan’s team a tough fight but the winning team was Ishan’s team and then after the game the meeting got over and the troop was dispersed.

As usual there was a council meeting after that & since it was an optional meeting there were no scores at the end of the day.

Rajmachi Hike

Time & Place of Departure from Pune: 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, 30th December 2006 at Pune Railway Station
Campsite: Rajmachi village.

We reached lonavla by a local train from Pune at 6.30 and with a lot of excitement in the train we reached lonavala by 8.15.

On this trek the SMs accompanying us were Ajit, Khoj, Jaosh and Varun (ex SM). The people who came for the trek were Hansmukh, Aakil, Yezdi, Raunak, Ralph, Arvin, Navroze, Pavneet, Rohit.

We started walking towards Rajmachi on the way we split up that was Ajit and Khoj had some work so they took a different route to Rajmachi village. We were accompanied by two SMs, Jaosh & Varun.

We started of trekking at around 9.00. By around 11.30 we reached the Tungarli dam where we first had a wash, ate our breakfast and rested for around half an hour. Then we moved on from there at 12.15.

We went walking talking through the hills & vegetation and we took a couple of breaks in the middle. Finally, we took along break at a point which was called the valley view point by Varun.

While walking the SMs were always leading the road, the juniors behind them & at the end were the seniors.

Then we took a long break at a dried river which is very difficult to cross during the rainy season. Then a few guys went with Varun along the path of the river to see whether there are any trails of smaller streams down the river.

Then we moved on trekking for another hour then we reached Rajmachi village. On the way, what kept us alive were Varun’s stories. When we reached the village it was difficult for us to find the temple and Varun & Rohit who had already reached quite some time before us. So we sent a search party Aakil & Raunak .Then they found Varun & Rohit who were sitting outside the temple and talking. Then the rest of the group also moved towards the temple.

Then we rested for around an hour or so. During that time we made good relations with a family over there. It was the Eknath’s family & they were supposed to provide breakfast & tea for which we would pay them the next day when we were leaving.

During the camp, we made two patrols:
Water patrol
They had to fetch the water from the cave all the time whenever water used to get over.
It consisted of
Aakil, Yezdi, Ralph, Rohit

Fire patrol
They had the responsibility to cook food and clean the utensils.
It consisted of
Hansmukh, Raunak, Arvin, Navroze, Pavneet.

Then water patrol went with Varun to the cliff to see the views from atop the hills till the food was prepared. They spent sometime there and came back to have the lunch prepared by the fire patrol.

The Rajmachi village had two forts Manoranjan & Shrivardhan. After eating our lunch we decided to go and climb Shrivardhan. But Hansmukh remained back for some reason & till now Ajit and Khoj had not yet reached so Hansmukh sat in the temple waiting for them.

We started climbing up at 4.30 pm. The way upwards was very steep. Still we made it on top by 5.00. We had quite a lot of fun on top singing scouting songs, cracking jokes, etc.

From atop the fort we could appreciate how high we were & we could also see the famous Duke’s nose. A train moving through the hills at night looked like squares of white light moving around the hill.

We came down by 7.30 pm. When we reached Ajit & Khoj were resting in the temple.
Ajit had got cramps in his leg and both were tired. Their journey from the other side was like climbing 3 Visapurs and coming.

Then we had our dinner at around 8.30. After that, the two patrols were supposed to prepare a skit, a song & a patrol call on the spot.

Then we had an optional campfire for which we had only the seniors. During the campfire we were singing songs but Raunak drove us mad since he didn’t know which song to sing when.
For eg:
When we were singing desi pop, he would suddenly switch over to Ghazals.

Then we finished our campfire by 2.00 and then we went to sleep. At night there were a couple of mice in the temple that troubled everybody.

In the morning we had our breakfast provided by Eknath. Then Ajit, Khoj & Hansmukh left early since they were slow. Then we left around an hour after them. While going back Aakil & Yezdi went faster than rest of the group & caught up with Ajit & Khoj. Then we again rested at the dam & after half an hour or so we left for the station

We then caught the train and reached Pune at around 3.30 pm

At the end, all I would like to say is that all those who missed the camp, missed a great experience too...

(Aakil Lalwani)

The school camp!

Camp Status: compulsory
Time & Place: 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, 20th January 2007 in School; to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, 21st Jan!
Camp Fees: Rs. 75/-


Kit List:

1. Lunch for Saturday (All remaining meals will be provided)
2. Plate, Spoon & Cup
3. Sturdy pair of shoes
4. Bedding (preferably sleeping bags)
5. Winter Jacket or Sweater
6. Torch (buy new batteries)
7. Scout Rope
   
8. Toilet Kit
9. 1 notebook or diary & some stationary

Each Patrol must have:

1. Vessels for cooking
2. At least 5 patrol members must have cycles
3. At least 3 patrol members must have a swimming costume
4. 2 plane t-shirts
5. One iron
6. A pack of crayons
7. Small M-seal packet

Very Important:

• Please do not carry any other unnecessary stuff like mobile phones, Ipods, music players etc. These items may get lost on the camp. The school will not be responsible for this. You are advised not to bring such costly items!
  

• Personal medicines, if any, should be brought along with their prescription.

You can contact Khoj (9890568935), Jaosh(9890328934) or Ajit(9881035041) for any other details.

Khoj Badami (S.M.)

Rajmachi Photos!

Sorry! Ran out of creativity for today! Cant thing of any captions for the photos! Maybe you guys could put in something!

Khoj Badami (S.M.)

Hike to rajmachi

Camp Status: Optional
Time & Place of Departure from Pune: 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, 30th December 2006 at Pune Railway Station
Time & Place of Arrival back in Pune: 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, 31st December 2006 at Pune Railway Station
Camp Fees: Rs. 250/-
Campsite: Rajmachi village. We will reach lonavla by a local train from Pune and then head towards the Rajmachi village, which will be approximately a 6 hours walk through the woods.
Accommodation: Either a temple (which we use most of the times we go) or the village.


Kit List:

1. Moderately heavy breakfast for Saturday morning (All remaining meals will be provided)
2. 1.5 liters of water
   
3. Plate, Spoon & Cup
4. Sturdy pair of shoes
5. Bags should only be haversacks ***Please do not carry any other form of baggage
6. Bedding (preferably sleeping bags)
7. Winter Jacket or Sweater (try to get one which won't occupy too much volume)
8. 2 pairs of socks, undergarments & one pair of extra clothes for Sunday
9. Torch (buy new batteries)
10. Scout Rope
    
11. Toilet Kit
12. 1 notebook or diary & some stationary

Very Important:

• Please do not carry any other unnecessary stuff & make sure some space is left in your bag. This is because we will need to carry the raw material for cooking which will be distributed among everyone.

• Personal medicines, if any, should be brought along with their prescription

You can contact Khoj (9890568935), Jaosh(9890328934) or me(9881035041) for any other details.

We shall meet in school tomorrow (Friday) at 9:00 a.m. to give some instructions & for handing over the "no objection" letter to be signed by your parents. Also carry the camp fees so that we can purchase the supplies for the camp.

(Ajit Vaidya, SM)

16th December 2006 : Forts Tournament

Forts Tournament

This is one game which everyone loves - FORTS !!! So it was decided that this meeting would strictly be dedicated to a meeting long forts tournament.

Everyone assembled as usual at 2:00 pm and Apurva called a rally. Ajit and Khoj weren't present for this meeting and hence Terence was made in charge. We recited the prayer song and soon after began planning strategies. All of us moved behind the Gulati Hall to play what was going to be a tiring but enjoyable day of forts.

The ties were as follows :

P1 vs P2
P4 vs P3
P1 vs P4
P2 vs P3
P2 vs P4
P1 vsP3

In the first game, it was always on the cards that P1 would win because P2 had just 4 scouts attending the meeting. Nevertheless, Sahil played his very best and came close to scoring quite a few times but an acccurate shot by Taha towards the end of the first half sealed the game for P1.
RESULT : P1 - 1 bt P2 - 0

The second game was one of the best of the tournament, with two evenly contested teams pitted against each other. Throughout the game, both teams played equally well and it all came down to the final minute when Apurva scored a sensational goal 5 seconds before the final whistle was blown.
RESULT : P3 - 1 bt P4 - 0

Hansmukh's patrol were always going to be favourites against P1, but P1 showed great fight and defended well. They came close to scoring a couple of times and so did P4. But in the end, both teams remained equal and the match, a draw
RESULT : draw

It was now P2's chance to play against P3 and P4 on a trot. But Sahil got good support from his juniors and tried hard to win. In the match against P3, he played at his very best, but missed the fort too many times. P3 eventually scored once and won. but one must admit, that with a bit more of support, P2 could've stolen the show.RESULT : P3 - 1 bt P2 - 0

Already out of the top 2, P2 and P4 played a 3rd-4th place game which, I felt, was the best game of the tournament.
P2 started off brilliantly, with sahil scoring a fantastic goal, straightaway putting P4 under pressure. It seemed as if the underdogs would get their first victory, but a late equalizer from Arvind kept P4 in the match.

The match then went into penalties, and with each team having taken four shots each, and with one shot left, Sahil hit the fort and loosened it to such an extent that a faint touch would bring it down. Raizada then just slowly hit it, crashing the fort and P2's hopes.
RESULT : P2 - 1 drew with P4 - 1 at full time ::: P4 won 1-0 in penalties.

The final wasn't as one sided as the scoreline read at the end, as it was well faught out between P1 and P3. Both started off positively, taking shots and defending equally well, both having an answer to each other's strategies. But with 7 minutes left and the scoreline reading 0-0, Elston 2 goals in a minute, thus changing the face of the match completely. P3's shoulders began drooping and with 2 minutes left, Rohit scored a goal, thus giving victory to a sprirted performance by P1 !!!
RESULT : P1 - 3 bt P3 - 0

Standings for forts -
P1
P3
P4
P2

Scores after the meeting

P1 - 80
P2 - 60
P3 - 150
P4 - 200

Meeting Cancelled

The meeting this Saturday on 2nd December 2007 is cancelled because of the tense situations and outbreak of riots in the city.

(Ajit Vaidya, SM)