Dreidel palooza - Most Dreidels Spun Guinness World Record

A pair of Yeshiva University students are hoping their school is tops - for at least one night.

The duo devised "Dreidelpalooza," their bid to break the world record for most people simultaneously spinning the four-sided Chanukah tops - while raising much-needed scholarship money for fellow students.

"People are really excited. They think it's cool," said Jason Katz, whose group Students Helping Students will benefit from the dizzying display.

"It's something everybody who's involved can tell their kids, tell their grandkids - I was part of a world record."

Katz and fellow junior Fiona Guedalia need 540 dreidel devotees to join them tomorrow night at the school's Max Stern Athletic Center at 184th St. and Amsterdam Ave. to topple the current mark of 541, set five years ago at Temple Emanuel in Cherry Hill, N.J.

Once set in motion, the whole topsy-turvy thing is expected to last just 10 seconds - and then hopefully endure in the Guinness Book of World Records.

"It's open to the public," said Katz. "And we'll be offering tutorials for dreidel amateurs."

Youngest Student to Pass High school Examination set Record

Sushma Verma, a student of St Meera's Inter College at Kanpur Road, has made it to the Limca Book of Records for being the youngeststudent to pass high school examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board.

Sushma has been recognised as the youngest candidate to have passed the high school examination at the age of seven years, three months and 28 days, college authorities said.
On the basis of her nomination sent by the college authorities, the Limca Book of Records has issued a certificate recognising Sushma's achievement, which reached the college authorities on Friday.

The little girl has broken the record of child prodigy Tathagat Tulsi from Bihar, who passed his high school examination at the age of nine and is a Guiness Book record holder.

The girl, who completed her early education at home, enrolled at St Meera's Inter College as a class ninth student two years back and appeared in the high school examination with special permission from the education department.

Sushma's achievement has already been recognised by Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation which has included her in its list of child prodigies.

"It is only due to my teachers and the college that I have been able to enter the Limca book of records," Sushma said when asked to comment on her feat.