Your school celebrated 'World Environment Day' by organizing a 'Tree Plantation Drive' (Van Mahotsav). As the Head Boy/Head Girl of your school, draft a complete report for your school magazine. In addition, discuss the crucial points to keep in mind regarding tone, tense, and passive voice in report writing.

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Crucial Points to Keep in Mind for Report Writing: Use of Past Tense: Since a report details events that have already occurred, it must be written in the Simple Past Tense or Past Perfect Tense (e.g., was inaugurated, were planted, delivered a speech). Passive Voice: Reports focus on the action rather than the actor. Hence, using passive voice makes the report formal, objective, and professional (e.g., Saplings were planted by the chief guest). Tone and Perspective: The tone must be neutral, formal, factual, and third-person (he, she, they, the organization). Avoid personal pronouns like 'I' or 'We'. --- Report for School Magazine: Tree Plantation Drive Organized on World Environment Day By Priya Verma, Head Girl Gwalior, June 6, 2023: 
To mark World Environment Day and promote environmental conservation, Government Excellence Higher Secondary School, Gwalior, organized a magnificent 'Tree Plantation Drive' (Van Mahotsav) on June 5, 2023, within the school premises and adjacent community areas. 
The event commenced at 8:30 AM with a welcome speech delivered by the Principal, highlighting the grave threat of deforestation, global warming, and climate change. The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Mr. Vikram Singh, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. In his address, he motivated students to adopt trees and nurture them as personal responsibility. 
The drive was formally initiated when the Chief Guest, along with the Principal, planted a neem sapling in the school botanical garden. Following this, over 200 saplings of medicinal, fruit-bearing, and shade-providing trees such as Neem, Peepal, Ashoka, Mango, and Gulmohar were planted across the campus grounds by enthusiastic students and teachers. 
In addition to the plantation activity, an inter-house poster-making and slogan-writing competition was organized on the topic "Save Nature, Save Future". Students displayed creative art pieces emphasizing environmental protection. Prizes were distributed to the winners by the Chief Guest. 
The program concluded with a solemn pledge taken by all participants to protect plants and reduce plastic usage in daily life. The Head Boy delivered the vote of thanks, expressing gratitude to the forest department for donating saplings. The initiative proved to be an inspiring step towards a greener environment.