SIDDARTH SRINIVASAN, Class 9

WHAT would be in store this year we wondered, as Children's Day approached on Nov 14. After all, last year the teachers had dressed up in school uniforms and it was quite amusing.

We were not disappointed as the Children's Day Cultural Programme was perfectly planned.

Students went wild watching the teachers putting their best foot forward.

The entire school was in a party mood.

The programme began with a Diya Dance by some of the teachers.

It was quite spectacular as they held two diyas in their hands and balanced them while moving gracefully.

Next, we had a comic DPS Idol show, in which the main competitor was our dance teacher Mr Bilicia Dhiran who appeared in three different outfits with three of our teachers acting as judges.

Mr A.V. Lakshmikanth, our computer teacher, was superb as the show host with his flashy glasses and dark suit.

There were two solo dance performances too.

One was by Mrs Seema Kapoor, our maths teacher, who had everyone cheering for her.

Another was by Mr R. Manoharan, our school counsellor.

Many of us did not know that he could dance and so well too.

Moving like Michael Jackson, he was break dancing much to the delight of us students who were cheering him on for more.

We also had a Punjabi dance by a few teachers which bordered on perfection.

One of the highlights was our music teachers' performance.

Mr Anand Dhamelia sang and played the guitar while Mr Amit Dhamelia sang and played the keyboard with passion.

The party continued in class with lots of music and food and though we were exhausted, we were touched by the affection the teachers had showered on us.

It was a truly memorable Children's Day.