Under the visionary leadership of 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐲 , Excellia School students explored scientific social responsibility at Ambedkar University’s Immunology Department. Guided by 𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 , they delved into SARS-CoV-2 miRNAs’ roles in immune regulation, gaining insights from 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐮 𝐆𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐚 on the virus’s workings. Discussions with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐕. 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧 highlighted bat-mediated virus spread, while𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐧𝐚 provided practical knowledge on gene expression. A laboratory visit showcased biotechnological tools, inspiring a commitment to combat global health challenges. This transformative experience empowered students 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐩, 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐡 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚, 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐥, 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐯𝐢, 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚, 𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢, 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐭, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 & 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐯as agents of positive change, ready to contribute to infectious disease mitigation and public health initiatives.
“Manifestation is the bridge between imagination and reality”
Excellia School truly believe that right manifestations yield right results and the true results of the same could be seen when Badminton Academy in Excellia School was conferred with the title of Best Sports Academy for the Differently Abled. The certificate of Appreciation was awarded to Mr. Gaurav Khanna, Head National Coach of Para badminton players. The Academy has seen many prominent players like Mr Suhas L.Y who is presently serving as the sports and youth welfare secretary. MrSuhasL.Y has bagged Gold Medal in Asian Games & Silver medal in the Olympics. Other players like Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manoj Sarkar, Chirag Baretha, Parul Parmar, Rajkumar, Palak Kohli, Mandeep Kaur, Tarun Dhillon, Nitesh has bagged medals in their respective categories. The students from Excellia Nithya Sre bagged 3 Bronze and Vaishnavi Puneyani bagged bronze in Asian Para Games, China respectively. Capturing all these achievements and the initiative by the Director Mr Asheesh Pathak, the academy was awarded the best sports academy, an initiative of Radiant Sports Management and inspired by Shirdi Sai Baba Foundation. The Director Mr Asheesh Pathak and Mr Praveen Pandey, Head of Excellia Sports Academy congratulated the head National Coach Mr Gaurav Khanna and ensured that they would keep working for the welfare of the society so that the ones especially the para players have concrete ground and place to work on themselves and for the nation.
It is a moment of immense proud that the students of Excellia Kabaddi Academy of Excellia School participated in the 7th National Games organized by S.G.A.F in Haridwar from 10th to 12th January 2024 respectively wherein the Girls (under 19) bagged first position and Boys bagged Bronze Medal bringing laurels to the school. Shrishti, Abhay , Ansh, Anubhav, Atharv , Satyam Yadav played exceptionally well helping their team members bagging honorary titles for the school.The Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey congratulated the winners and wished them well for the future endeavors.
India’s para badminton team has won 21 medals in the Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou, China, out of which 4 gold, 4 silver and 13 medals are included. The special thing is that most of the players have their connection with the City of Nawabs, i.e. Lucknow known for its language and cuisine. The players have honed their skills at the Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy located in Excellia School. Before leaving for China, in the ‘Hangzhou ki Udaan’ program organized at Excellia School, Indian para badminton National Coach Mr. Gaurav Khanna had talked about winning 15 medals. Not only did the players accept it, but out of the total 111 medals won by India, 21 medals came from para badminton. Players who have improved their game by staying in Lucknow include Suhas LY,who won men’s singles gold medal in SL-4 category, Pramod Bhagat of SL-3 category, Tarun Bhagat of SL-4 category respectively. All three of them won gold medals in Hangzhou. Suhas and Pramod won the title in men’s singles while Tarun and Nitesh bagged their titles in doubles category.
In the men’s doubles of SU-5 category, the silver medal winning pair was Chirag Baretha and Raj Kumar who have been sharpening their skills in Lucknow for a long time. Krishna Nagar won silver medal in men’s singles in SH-6 category. Apart from this, other players who have registered bronze medals in various categories in their account include Mandeep Kaur (SL-3), Sukant Kadam (SL-4), Nithya Sre (SH-6), Rachna Patel (SH-6), Vaishnavi Puneyani (SL-4). These are the players who had honed their skills to reach to a level they are today. Other players who have marked their presence are the ones who bagged medals in Tokyo Paralympics namely Manoj Sarkar, Laxman Awardee Abu Hubeida, Prem Kumar Ale, Shashank Kumar, Amu Mohan, Palak kohli, Santhiya vishwanathan, Gokul Das and Akash Madhavan.
Lucknow’s Nithya Scored a hat trick of bronze medals
Nithya Sre, student of Grade XII at Excellia School , has won three bronze medals in the Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou , China from 22nd to 28th October respectively. In various parabadminton events, Nithya won a trio of medals in SH-6 category in women’s singles,doubles and mixed doubles. In doubles with Rachna Patel, Nithya reached semi-finals without any pressure, however, after this her hopes could not be fulfilled. Vaishnavi Puneyani, who passed grade XII last year from Excellia School, won the bronze medal in women’s singles of SL-4 category. Vaishnavi’s performance was excellent till she reached semi-finals.
“The roar of kabaddi crowd is like music to the player’s ears, pushing them to give their best.”
Kabaddi is one of the oldest games of Indian origin. It is a combative sport which is not meant for weak hearts. Excellia School’s student’s proved their mettle by bagging gold medal at Sports Carnival Kabaddi tournament Mohammadi held in Shahjahapur, UP on 14th and 15th October 2023, respectively. The team’s coach Mr Akash Singh and the players were felicitated by the Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey and encouraged them to give their best in future tournaments.
Excellia School organized a send off program for the para badminton players wishing them all the luck for representing India in Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China. The team consisting of Prem Kumar Ale, Shashank Kumar, Abu Hubeida,Manoj Sarkar, Mandeep Kaur, Palak kohli,Chirag Baretha,Raj Kumar, Shanthiya Viswanathan, Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan, Rachna Shailesh kumar Patel, Sivarajan Solaimalai, Gokul Das, Akash Madhavan led by their national coach Mr. Gaurav Khanna marked their presence wherein they were welcomed by the School’s Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak, Mrs Shalini Pathak, Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey, General Manager Mr Shekhar Varshney, Head of Sports Academy Mr Praveen Pandey and Inspection Head Mrs. Roli Pandey. Mr. Khanna shared his team’s journey, their unwavering spirit to pave way into the Asian Games. The students listened intently to Mr .Gaurav Khanna and his team members. The students were keen to know about their journey and how they kept themselves motivated through every thick and thin. The players answered all the questions with full zeal to keep up the spirits of the students high and motivated. The Director Mr .Asheesh Pathak and the Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey presented their good wishes to the players.
Dennis Muilenburg famously quoted that,” Aerospace services represent one of our biggest growth opportunities for the future.”
Pressing belief on the above mentioned quote, an interactive session was organized in Excellia School on October 11, 2023 wherein 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫, 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫, 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 graced the event with his benign presence, educating the students about how India finally marked its presence on the moon’s surface. Dr Kumar began his presentation with Chandrayan-1 and finally concluded with the how chandrayan-3 finally crossed moon’s orbit and successfully landed on moon’s surface. The students intently listened to Dr. Kumar. The Director of school integrated program EMCC Mrs Shalini Pathak welcomed Dr Kumar and Organizing Secretary of Vibha Awadh Mr Ashutosh Singh with a welcome bouquet. The Principal presented the memento of thanks to both the dignitaries and thanked them for taking their time out and enlightened the student’s with the wonderful words of wisdom.
Excellia School felt proud and humbled when the student’s Vaishnavi Puneyani and Sachin Shukla were felicitated at Lucknow Public Collegiate under CBSE Sahodaya Schools’ Complex. The students were awarded for being the Toppers of X and XII Board Exam 2022-23. The Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey attended the felicitation ceremony wherein the award was presented by RO Prayagraj Mr Lalit Kumar Kapil while Mr Manoj Singh received the award on behalf of the student’s.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better do better”.
Maya Angelou.
To keep up the spirit of the students soaring high and ensuring that they perform better academically it is imperative to motivate the students on timely basis. Therefore, the students of school integrated program EMCC were felicitated for their good performance in Mathematics and Science. Under the able guidance of Director EMCC Mrs. Shalini Pathak, students performed wonderfully well in their subjects. School Principal Mrs. Priyanka Dubey presented the badge of honour to the students for their wonderful performance. The facilitators Mr. Manoj Singh, Mr. Anoop Singh and Mr. Abhishek Pandey were also congratulated to instill high zeal in the students to perform better academically.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, lean more, do more and become more, then you are a leader.
This momentous day of 2nd August 2023 dawned to Confer responsibilities on the students of Excellia School to direct their School from the front with their Commitment, Confidence and Competence. The school held the ceremony with great zeal and enthusiasm. Gracing the occasion as Chief Guest was Rtd.Flying Lieutenant Youdhisthir Singh. The event began with a welcome song followed by march past by the newly elected office council members -school Captain, Vice Captain and House Prefects.
The Chief guest, Principal Mrs.Priyanka Dubey and School Advisor Mr.Praveen Pandey pinned the badges to the prefects. Then the Principal administered the oath to newly elected ‘ Prefectorial Body’ post which the School Captain Ojasv Singh, House Captains Snigdha Khare,Shreya Bisht,Prisha Singh & Vishvesh Mishra delivered a pertinent speech.
The members of newly elected Student Council are as follows:-
1-School Captain-Ojasv Singh
2-Vice Captain –Ishan pratap Singh
3-House Captains-Vishvesh Mishra,Snigdha khare,Shreya Bisht,Prisha Singh
4-Linguistic Incharge-English-Sanskriti Mishra Hindi-Divyansh Agnihotri
5-Sports Incharge-Girls-Shrishti Rawat Boys-Harsh Singh
6- Discipline Incharge-Aditya Tiwari,Shrishti Mishra
The Chief guest and the Principal congratulated the newly appointed School Cabinet Members for their preparedness to take up responsibilities entrusted to them. The Principal motivated them to do as they say and say what they do.
Student’s of Excellia Medhansh Saxena and Divyansh Pandey have been selected to participate in Lucknow District Senior Open Chess Championship 2023-24 . Along with them Mr. Ajay Chaudhary and Mr K.K . Khare have also been nominated to be a part of this Championship.
All the four participants made their way into the Championship by showcasing their commendable skills during Lucknow District Open Chess Championship that was organised by Avijai Academy under the aegis of Lucknow District Chess Sports Association that was held from 16th to 18th June. The six rounds match amongst 50 plus participants saw Medhansh Saxena emerging at first position, Ajay Chaudhary at second, K.K.Khare at third and Divyansh Pandey at fourth position respectively .
Applauding at their wonderful performance Excellia School Director Mr .Asheesh Pathak and Principal Mrs .Priyanka Dubey extended their wishes and wished them well for their upcoming tournament.
The student of Excellia School Nithya Sre bagged 2 silver and 1 bronze medal in International Para Badminton Championship held in Thailand making the heads of Lucknowites held high with proud and honour.
The championship was held in Pataya from 9 to 14 May in which Indian Para Badminton team bagged 16 medals out of which 4 were gold, 4 silver and 8 bronze respectively.
All the three medals which Nithya won were in SH-6 category. In women singles she scored 21-11,18-21,16-21 against China’s Lin Shuangbao whereas in doubles she paired with Rachna Patel to grab silver medal . She had wonderful last 4 matches paired with India’s Shivrajan wherein they were defeated in semifinals by China’s Lin Naili and Lin Faingmi with 12-21, 21-15, 17-21.
Prior to this championship Nithya had also won gold and silver medals at Victoria Gusteez in Spain that was held between 20th to 26th February2023 respectively in which Nithya under SH -6 category in women double finals paired with Peru’s Rubi Milagras Fernandes defeated Poland’s Dariya Bujnika and Olivia Smigal with 21-6, 21-3. In singles finals Nithya faced defeat from Indonesia’s Rina Marlins from 8-21,15-21.
Nithya is presently grade XII student at Excellia School and is trained under Dronacharya awardee Mr Gaurav Khanna in Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy. Her coach Mr Gaurav Khanna is optimistic for her performance in Bahrain. Excellia School’s Director Mr Asheesh Pathak ,Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey expressed their wishes on her commendable performance and wished her well for future endeavours.
Excellia School added another feather to its excellence award by bagging Shiksha-padam award 2023.
Dr. Atul Srivastava, President of Association of Private Schools Uttar Pradesh felicitated the school’s Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak with the award for showcasing exemplary contribution in Education.
Mr. Pathak extended his award to all the members of the Excellia fraternity for helping in achieving the award.
Thomas Edison rightly quoted that “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety -nine percent perspiration”, and to acknowledge the hard work and perseverance of students who put in their sweat and blood during Board examination, Excellia School felicitated school topper Sachin Shukla of class XI who scored 96% in Class X, 2022-23.
The Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak, Principal Mrs. Priyanka Dubey, Director EMCC Mrs. Shalini Pathak and Advisor Mr. Praveen Pandey presented a scholarship cheque of Rs. 75000 to Sachin. His father Mr. Krishna Kumar Shukla was overwhelmed and thanked the facilitators for their unending support.
We wish all the very best for all the future endeavors to our school achievers.
“Only Passions, Great Passions, can elevate the soul to Great Things.”
Excellia School hosted the one day of CBSE Sahodaya Mini Olympiad on 17th November’2022. The inaugural ceremony commenced with an oath taking ceremony. The event saw numerous schools participating in the meet. Lucknow C.B.S.E Coordinator Dr. Javed Alam also marked his gracious presence.
In the midst of small and young sports stars, their mentors and invites, the officials and other dignitaries from Delhi Public School, Eldeco and Jankipuram, M.R. Jaipuria, A.R.Jaipuria, G.D.Goenka, S.K.D Academy to name a few marched into the venue escorted by School’s physical instructors Ms. Shivani Singh and Mr. Akash Singh. They ensured that the event sails through smoothly.
The participants from different schools took part in the ‘Smash to Win 2022’. The Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak and Mrs Shalini Pathak were delighted to see the participant’s enthusiasm. The Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey presented her enriching words of wisdom to motivate the participants in giving their best. The Head of Excellia Sports Academy Mr. Praveen Pandey motivated the participants with his inspiring speech while General Manager Mr. Shekhar Varshney praised the sportsman spirit exhibited by the participants. All the participating teams praised the welcoming spirit and support extended by Excellia School.
16th Lucknow District Chess Tournament at Excellia School
“Life is a game of chess and chess is a game of brain…….. not heart”
Excellia School organised 1day 16th Lucknow District under 09 & under 13 Open and Girls Chess Championship on 29th November 2022 respectively under the aegis of Lucknow District Chess sports Association and was conducted by Precision Chess Academy. The Championship witnessed throng of participants from all across the district to participate in the tournament.
As beautifully quoted by Albert Einstein that “Life is a game of Chess, To win you have to make a move”, so were the players who kept challenging their own limits so as to pave their way into UP State Under 09 and Under 13 Chess Championship where only top 2 players can only get through.
In Under-13 Boys category the last round on the first board had a tie between Divyansh Pandey and Pranav Rastogi while Anirudh Dwivedi defeated Atharv Rastogi on the second board whilst Atharv Thapliyal defeated Shubh Srivastava and gained an entire point.
The last round was a tie break between Divyansh Pandey and Anirudhh Dwivedi wherein Divyansh was declared the winner due to tie breaker score while Anirudh Dwivedi had to satisfy himself with second position.
In Under 13 Girls Category Sanvi Agarwal grabbed all the 5 points and was declared the winner whereas Purnika Gupta was declared the runner up with 3.5 points. In Under-9 Boys Category Pranav Rastogi was declared the winner while Aja Thapliyal was the winner in Under-9 Girls Category.
Divyansh Pandey and Anirudh Dwivedi will participate in in Under 13 UP State Chess Championship in Under-13 Boys Category and Sanvi Agarwal and Purnika Gupta in Girls Category that will be held on 2nd December in Agra.
Excellia School honoured parabadminton players and its students Vaishnavi Puneyani and Nithya Sre for making the school proud with their achievements. Nithya Sre , Grade XI student of the school represented India and won gold in singles parabadminton championship held in Peru. She was nominated as female para badminton athelete of the year by Badminton World Federation. Vaishnavi Puneyani, Grade XII student won gold in doubles category, silver in singles and bronze in in women doubles in badminton championship held in Uganda.
The Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey congratulated the players and felicitated them while motivating the students to represent the school at various levels in multiple fields so as hone their skills.
Excellia School felicitated the students and facilitators who have showed their perseverance to achieve scholarly results of Class X and XII. Anshika Pathak from Class XII secured 87% while Aditya Raj secured 81%. From Class X Swastika secured 96%, Aarav 90.4%, Snigdha 90%, Ojasv 89 4% and Shaili 82.8% respectively. The school acknowledged their efforts. The Director Mr Asheesh Pathak, Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey, Director of E=MCC Mrs Shalini Pathak appreciated the students and wished them well for their future endeavors. Parents / guardians were elated to see their children bagging certificates and cash prize awards. General Manager Mr Shekhar Varshney, Advisor Mr Praveen Pandey were also present at the function along with other staff members of Excellia School.
Excellia school felicitated Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar and Manoj Sarkar To honour the achievements in making India proud by bagging 2gold and 1bronze medal in Tokyo Paralympics , Excellia School felicitated Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar and Manoj Sarkar on Friday . The players spoke about all the challenges they faced during the course of time. Badminton was included for the first time in Tokyo Paralympics which the players grabbed to their full potential and bagged two gold. One silver and one bronze respectively. The players are hopeful and optimistic to make the nation proud in 2024 France Paralympic Games.
Manoj Sarkar wishes to see the colour of his medal changed and has stared his practice with double the efforts. Meanwhile Krishna Nagar and Pramod Bhagat have the challenge to retain gold in future as well .
The players expressed their gratitude to the Director of Excellia School Mr Asheesh Pathak for providing India’s first badminton academy for para players namely Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy . Their coach Me Gaurav Khanna was also present on the occasion.
The Head of Excellia Sports Academy Mr Praveen Pandey and the school’s General Manager Mr Shekhar Varshney spoke high praises for these players who despite COVID challenges managed their practice sessions with utmost sincerity and perseverance.They spoke about how Mr Asheesh Pathak and Mr Gaurav Khanna kept the foundation of the academy which serves the firm ground for national and international players to undergo their practice sessions. The principal Mrs Sonia Vardhan along with teachers was also present at the felicitation ceremony.
If you want to be truly successful invest in yourself to get the knowledge you need to find your unique factor. When you find it and focus on it and preserve your success will blossom.
-Sydney Madwed
Awards and recognitions have always been the moral enhancers for everyone as we all need motivation at some point of time in our lives. Everyone feels great for what they are doing and remain focussed towards their aim and strive hard to excel.
Excellia School also had the privilege when the Director Mr Asheesh Pathak, received the appreciation award by The Times of India Group, for the school’s significant contribution in the field of education.
The Education Warrior award was presented by Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Dr Dinesh Sharma on September 3rd.2021.
The recognition was given considering a few parameters which was surveyed by the Times Group to those who changed the face of education during the pandemic so as to inculcate students’ friendly approach and take teaching learning process to the higher realms. The survey consisted of the norms such as digitalised teaching learning process so that the education of the children was not hampered along with skill based approach. The school had always taken extra steps to ensure all round development of the students and enhance their skill sets and thus for that matter homes different academies for different sports like Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy where the Paralympic players have managed their practice sessions even during the peak of pandemic when the school managed a bio-secure bubble for them. For cricket enthusiasts, the school has opened Abhijit Sinha Cricket Academy, along with Athletics ground, Lawn Tennis, Football, Table-Tennis to name a few.
Academics have always been the prima facie for the school’s aim and approach as the students are the reflections of what they learn at home away from home. Even during pandemic education did not take a back seat and the blended approach of teaching was adapted with new ways and means with which the teachers who have been the true warriors during the difficult times, managed to make teaching fun based learning for the school. The Director Mr Asheesh Pathak owed this to the true Education warrior’s i.e. the teachers and the Principal Mrs Sonia Vardhan who successfully managed the school’s performance during these testing times.
Excellia School hold itself proud to have Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy as an integral part of the school infrastructure as the academy provides a platform to a host of para badminton players to represent India at the international platform including Tokyo Paralympics. Women’s pair of Parul Parmar and Palak Kohli became the first Indian para shuttlers to qualify for Tokyo Paralympics with Palak being the youngest in the world to qualify at the age of 18. They have been inherent part of the academy with dedicated practices and showcasing extreme perseverance . Excellia School Director Mr Asheesh Pathak congratulated Mr Gaurav Khanna for being a devoted coach to all the players practising and willing to represent the nation on the international platform
It is an Honour to share that Mr. Abu Hubaida, who is currently at the 18th rank in the world and at the 16th position in the Tokyo paralympic has added one more feather in his cap by receiving the “Lakshman Award” by our honorable chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Aditya Nath.
His remarkable achievement was celebrated at Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy (GKEBA) in Excellia School where all the players congratulated him and that became an inspiration for everyone, that no factor can affect the zeal of person towards any interest if you have firm determination in you for it.
It is highly appreciable that Mr. Abu Hubaida has changed his challenge into strengthening his conviction. The parabatminton tournament held in brazil made him come out in flying colours by winning the silver medal in mixed double 2020. Also, he received the silver medal in the para-badminton championship held in Thailand, 2019, and the para-badminton championship held in Dubai, 2018. There is many more achievement which are there which has added on to the glory of his hard work.
He has proved well that inclusion is within everyone’s ability. It is very inspiring to see his high spirits and his devotion to his interest. As overcoming or escaping from any fear is to trample it beneath your feet.
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