AHLIS Strengthens Collaboration at Annual Member Meeting 2024 The April 2024 gathering of AHLIS at Summit Barsana was nothing short of inspiring! From the warm reception of esteemed guests to the exciting launch of our new website, the energy was palpable. We celebrated the signing of a pivotal MOU with ADAMAS University, setting the stage for even greater collaboration. With heartfelt prayers and thoughtful discussions, we delved into the heart of our organization’s mission, reviewing past achievements and charting an ambitious course for the future. As we bid farewell, buoyed by a renewed sense of purpose and camaraderie, it’s clear that AHLIS is poised for an exciting chapter of growth and innovation. AHLIS Minutes of the Meeting Held at Summit Barsana on 11 April 2024 The meeting was divided into two parts:- 1. INFORMAL The informal part of the meeting started with the introduction and the felicitation of the esteemed guests who were as follows. A. Mr. Amand Bora – the Director of Admissions, ADAMAS UNIVERSITY the new corporate sponsor. B. Mr. Nygel Choudhury – the General Manager of Summit Barsana Hotel, Kalimpong the Hospitality partner. C. Mr. Arvind Kumar – the Regional Sales Manager, Global Rise Publications our Publication partner. D. Mr. Taliv Ansari – the AHLIS Web designer. E. Mr. Shauraj Zimba & Mrs. Dolkar Bhutia – from Temple of Wisdom School, Mirik F. Mr. Thupten Tsephel Bhutia – from Bokar Vajradhara Memorial School, Mirik (b) The Memorandum of Association (MOU) between ADAMAS, represented by Mr. Anand Bora, the Director of Admissions and AHLIS, represented by the President Mr. Lawan Pradhan. (c) The new AHLIS Website was also launched and explained in detail by the web designer Mr. Taliv Ansari. (d) And finally the two new member schools namely – Temple of Wisdom and Bokar Vajradhara Memorial School – both from Mirik were welcomed formally into the association. Unveiling the AHLIS Summit: A Synopsis of the April 2024 Meeting. 2. FOLLOWING ARE THE POINTS DISCUSSED IN THE SECOND PART OF THE MEETING. (i) The second part of the meeting started by the meeting being called to order by the Secretary and a welcome address by the President Mr. Lawan Pradhan. (ii) It was followed by a prayer by Mrs. Sarmistha Thapa, the Principal of Assembly of God Church School, Darjeeling. (iii) The list of schools which attended the meeting are as per list attached and apologies were received from the following members schools- (a) Mr. Sudhir Subba – of Brindavan Boarding School, Mirik (b) Mr. Eno Panlook – of Grace English School, Pedong (c) Mr. Dogyal Tshering Lepcha – of Springdale Academy, Kalimpong (d) Mrs. N. Sarkar – of Daisies School, Kurseong (e) Mr. T. T. Sherpa – of Greenhill English School, Sonada (iv) The Secretary then read the minutes of the AGM held at Montana Vista on 29th November 2023. The minutes was proposed by Mr. Anil Gupta, Director Sacred Heart School, Siliguri and seconded by Dr. P. S. Rai, Director, Bhadra Sheela Memorial Institution, Darjeeling. (v) The Calendar of Events 2024 was once again read and discussed. The following changes were made – (a) Saptashri Gyanpeeth decided to host the Boys Table Tennis Tournament on 7th September 2024. (b) As St. Augustine’s School, Kurseong expressed their inability to host the Under 17 Football vide an email to the Secretary, the offer was once again thrown to the House. Finally, Sunrise School, Lebong decided to host it and informed the House that the date would be intimated later. (vi) The revised date for the Powerpoint Competition to be hosted by Paramount School, Kalimpong is 21st September 2024. (vii)Many members felt that topics for the Inter School Debate should be given in advance. After much deliberations, it was finally decided that simple topics would be given by the judges and schools need not submit topics like it earlier used to be. It was also reminded by the Secretary to the hosts of Debate, Elocution and Powerpoint Competition that there has to be representative from each zone at the time of computation of final scores. (viii)The minutes of the PTI’s meeting held on 29th November 2023 at Saptashri Gyanpeeth was also read and the following deliberations took place – (a) It was decided that students who had given the Board could take part in Under 19 competitions. Students who were not on the rolls of the school should not be included. If any complaint was received, then the executive body would form a discipline committee to investigate into the matter. If the allegations were found to be true, the school would be banned for a minimum of one year from that particular event. (b) It was informed that zonal competition is only for Football given that normally only one ground is available to conduct the entire tournament within two days. In view of the above discussion, Mirik zone requested for more berths. Finally, with the consent of House the Secretary decided to allocate 4 berths each for every zone plus one automatic qualification berth for the host school. (c) In Elocution, as was discussed and decided in PTI’s Meeting, there would be minimum usage of body parts. However, some Heads felt that this point needed to be communicated to the judges to award negative marking. (d) In the PTI’s meeting, it was discussed that schools should be charged for the entire team irrespective of the players brought by the school. All the Heads unanimously agreed that teams would be charged only for the number of players fielded in the tournament. The registration fee for Volleyball is Rs.500/- per head and Football Rs.600/- per head. (e) Saptashri Gyanpeeth would be hosting Chess as an Invitational Event as Rockvale Academy for Yoga. (f) Bangla Siksha Registration Number would not be mandatory as Darjeeling Schools are having problems registration inspite of best efforts. The Secretary was requested to discuss this matter with Executive Body of ASISC, West Bengal. (g) Lewis English School and Orange Lake School were also requested...
