Prabhat plays Piano for Diwali celebrations

Happy Diwali - The celebrations this year are done remotely due to Covid. Enjoy Prabhat's Piano melody.

My experience talking to voters in US Presidential election 2020 - Pragathi

Today I made calls for Joe Biden’s Campaign for President. We had done this previously for Bernie Sanders during the 2016 primaries. We talked to voters in Pennsylvania, a battleground state. We spoke with people with multiple different political views - some had already voted democrats (blue) down the ballot, while others voted republican (red). We spoke to a mother who is from Wuhan, China. Her extended family was quarantined in Wuhan and she was worried that the US could become like China in terms of state-repression. While her children were voting blue, she chose to vote red. We spoke to another voter who was sick in the hospital, she wanted to vote democrats but was not able to due to her current situation. We encouraged her to vote via mail. We also spoke to a mother who was a registered democrat. She said that she and her family were “disgusted” by the Democratic Party today. Due to technical difficulties we could not discuss more with her to find out the issues that upset her, but she planned to vote Republican. We also asked the registered voters how they planned to vote. Some chose to vote by mail or vote early, but the majority planned to vote on Election Day November 3^rd in-person. There were also some undecided voters for whom we presented the case for Joe Biden. There were voters who did not plan on voting as well, we urged them to vote due to the importance of this election. We were also met with a lot of hang-ups. Some because we mentioned the Democratic Party.

From the calls we conducted, it is fair to say that Pennsylvania is truly a battleground state. There was no clear majority of red or blue voters from our limited non-representative sample set. I believe that the Democratic Party has an opportunity to make a better case on why their policies would benefit the American People. 

               Pragathi, 7th Grade, 28th October 2020

Pragathi, Thank you for sharing those interesting examples of the many calls you have made in support of Joe Biden"s Campaign for President. Pennsylvania is a very important state in this election. I assume you may be calling this evening because your phone number was busy when I called. I'm sure you have encouraged many people to vote and make the difference we need. I need to do more of this type of outreach and to not be frustrated when so many people either hang up or refuse to answer their phones.  Thank you for all your great work now and know 2016!

 Jeanne Large

Somayya and Pragathi,

Somayya, tell Pragathi that it is a very important thing that she is doing.

It's good to get young people involved in politics.

Great summary of her calls.

Bob Price

How exciting, middle school. I remember when she was born. How time flies. Kinnera is a junior in college now.

John Inman

Timberline Middle School - Always Believe in Yourself

Some Good Habits for Students to Practice Every Day

1. Write down the three to five most important tasks to accomplish for the day.
2. Update your calendar with key dates and events.
3. Work on your most challenging task during your most productive time of day.
4. Read your favorite inspirational quote.
5. Get five minutes of sun.
6. Spend time with like-minded people whom you want to learn from.
7. Exercise for at least 15 minutes.
8. Get at least eight hours of sleep every night.
9. Follow a bedtime routine. 
10. Read a few pages of your favorite book
11. Journal for a few minutes
12. Create a study plan for any upcoming tests or exams.
13. Be at least five minutes early for every appointment.
14. Review your homework list.
15. Focus on one task at a time; don’t multitask.
16. Before you get down to work, remove all distractions.
17. Break down a big task into several smaller ones.
18. Check through your homework after you’ve completed it.
19. Organize your notes and assignments.
20. Clear your study table at the end of each day.
21. Learn something outside the syllabus.
22. Spend at least 15 minutes talking to your family.

Vinod's Boomilever Science Olympiad - Virtual Event during Covid times (2020)

 

Vinod created the Boomilever that weighs 10gm and can carry the weight of 12.4kg sand.

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