the auditorium of the school. The first edition was in 2016. It was the first hackathon in Bengaluru where the participants were school students. Teams from other schools are invited to program for 8 hours. At the end of the day, the students with the best projects win prizes. Zenith It is a biannual single day fest that includes cultural and technical events. Various schools are invited to participate in the multitude of events including, but not limited to singing, dancing, programming, engineering and quizzes. Iris It is a science and literary competition that was first conducted in 2018. Events span from treasure hunts and escape rooms to moot court and poetry events. Founder's Cup This is a basketball tournament, held annually since 2016. The tournament allows students from grade 10 to grade 12 to participate. Initially it was only for the NPS group of schools, it was later changed to include other schools. The Tournament takes place over the course of 3 days, with a boys category and a girls category. Referees from the Karnataka Basketball Assication preside over the game. Extracurricular activities Students participate in various activities such as quizzing, MUNs, spelling bees, dancing (classical and western) and singing. The school has 2 basketball courts, one cemented. It also features a volleyball / throw ball court and an empty ground. The students have 2 physical education periods a week, each lasting 35 minutes. They are encouraged to play any of the aforementioned sports. Students also attend various sports tournaments representing the school. Initiatives TAGE Towards A Green Education is a programme started by Aniruddha Voruganti and Nishant Panicker in 2016 that aims to provide stationery and books to the underprivileged. It hosts various drives to collect excess books and stationery from the students. It also hosts paper collection drives and notebook making competitions. The notebooks are made from unused pages of older partially used notebooks. These notebooks are then sent to the underprivileged students. Why Waste? This initiative, created by Garvita Gulhati and Pooja Tanwade, aims to curb food and water waste in restaurants by increasing awareness and introducing a few basic common sense measures. Nearly 130 restaurants in Bengaluru were contacted. As of 2016, over 30 restaurants were cooperating to reduce water wastage in Bengaluru. References High schools and secondary schools in Bangalore