posted Jun 16, 2010 7:13 PM by Systems Administrator
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Dehradun, June 16: Host St Joseph’s Cricket Academy scored a 21-run victory over the Future Cricket Academy during the under-16 cricket tournament here today.
While batting first after winning the toss, the host team set a target of 168 in 25 overs. Priyanshu (35) and Pranjal (32) were the principal scorers of the team. Vaibhav (25) and Prabhanshu (20) also chipped in for the batting side.
For the bowling side, Tushar Thapa and Ashish Tokas got two wickets each while Anirudh and Avinash took one each.
A batsman takes stance to hit the ball in a match of the Under-16 Cricket Tournament held by St Joseph’s Academy in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Batting second, Future Academy put up a good fight, but lacked behind by 21 runs. Ajay Soodan (51), who scored the lone half-century in the match, couldn’t even save the side from the defeat.
Himanshu Rawat (29) and Sandeep (23) played well, but couldn’t keep up the momentum and lost their respective wickets, which left the team in a lurch. No other batsman could score even respectable number.
Pranjal Singh and Prabhanshu bowled economical spells and scalped two wickets each. Pranjal was the other successful bowler getting a batsman out.
In another match, St Joseph’s Academy also drubbed Dewan Cricket Academy by nine wickets.
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posted May 4, 2010 5:03 AM by S.J.A. Alumni
On the occasion of the International Earth Day, the campaign of “One Lakh Cloth Bags” to make the city polythene free was held at Ambedkar Stadium, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), here today. The campaign was organised by the joint collaboration of the ONGC and The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) as part of the soldiers of the earth programme.
The paper bag-making and poster competitions were held on the occasion.
More than 400 students from 22 schools of Dehradun and Mussoorie participated in the event. The main attraction of the programme was “Kabad se jugad”, an interesting and innovative way of deriving useful out of wastes. The participants were provided with wasteful materials out of which they crafted beautiful items such as paper flowers, vases, decorative pieces and many other things.
The event was organised with the aim of reducing the use of plastic bags from the city. The organisers headed towards creating awareness among children and on stopping the usage of plastic bags to make the environment healthy. Students from all branches of Kendriya Vidhyalaya, St Joseph’s Academy, Woodstock School, Hilton School, Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi Public School, DAV Public School and many more participated in the event.
Trivendra Singh Rawat was the chief guest who inaugurated the event and encouraged the students for such a noble cause.
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posted May 3, 2010 6:09 AM by S.J.A. Alumni
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updated May 3, 2010 6:16 AM
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Tribune News Service
Dehradun, May 1
St Joseph’s Academy celebrated the International Labour Day, St Joseph’s Day and investiture ceremony with great fervour and enthusiasm here today. The ceremony was conducted at the school auditorium amidst an elite gathering of eminent people. Dr Gaurav Luthra, eminent eye surgeon, Director of the Drishti Eye Care and alumnus of the school, was the chief guest on the occasion, while Kanwaljeet Singh, advocate, was the guest of honour.
The event initiated with the lighting of the lamp by the chief guests. The cultural programme comprised prayer dance, folk dance, English skit and a Hindi song performed by students.
The working helpers of the school were honoured and given gifts for their work and dedication. Also, Brother George, Principal of the school, gave the new office-bearers the badges.
The meritorious students were awarded with cash prizes and certificates for their excellent performances in academics, sports and extra curricular activities. Karan Vohra was declared “Josephite of the year 2009-2010”, while Parv Verma was awarded as the “sportsperson of the year”.
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posted May 2, 2010 9:00 AM by S.J.A. Alumni
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updated May 2, 2010 9:04 AM
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Tribune News Service
Dehradun, April 19
The fifth All-India Hugh Catchpole Memorial Inter School English debates started at Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) here today. Debates are organised in the loving memory of former Principal Hugh Catchpole, who was the Principal of RIMC from October 1948 to May 1953.
A total of 16 teams are participating in the debates. The debates are divided into four phases: knock-out rounds, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Schools from all over the country are participating.
The winners of the knock-out rounds are St Joseph’s Academy, Welham Boys’ School, Welham Girls’ School, Mayo College Girls’ School, St George’s College, Bishop Cotton School, The Doon School and the RIMC. These teams have entered the quarterfinals and will debate to secure their positions in the semifinals.
Col H Dharmarajan, SM, Commandant, RIMC, presented tokens of appreciation to the esteemed judges and thanked them for sparing their valuable time for the event.
Other dignitaries present were Lt Col R Nathawat, KS Ahlawat, CS Vishwakarma, DN Thapliyal and escorts from various schools. Co-ordinators of the event were Rakhi Chamola and Rachna Malhotra.
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posted Mar 14, 2010 5:48 PM by Rohan Mittal
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updated Mar 16, 2010 4:28 PM by S.J.A. Alumni
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Tribune News Service
Dehradun, February 17: To motivate students and develop a creative bent of mind, St Joseph Academy School organised a painting exhibition here today. Students of classes VII, IX and XII showcased a panorama of beautiful paintings.
Natasha Lamba, art teacher, informed, “The idea behind organising this exhibition is to encourage our students as well provide them a platform by means of which they can exhibit best of their paintings”.
Starting from scenic beauty captured on the canvas with oil colours, there were unique batik cloth, clay, modern, Egyptian, Chinese, screen and water colour paintings. However, grabbing the attention was a glass painting with detailed and intricate designs. Greens, yellows, blues and other captivating colours in perfect concoction spoke volumes about the student’s creativity and promising interest in the stream of fine arts.
“It took me more than two weeks to complete my scenic oil painting,” said elated Dhruv, a class XI student.
Furthermore, to attract art lovers across the city, out of the lot, only selected paintings were displayed. “We have displayed the best of the paintings. Each painting has been created in the classroom and not at home,” added Lamba.
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posted Mar 14, 2010 5:44 PM by Rohan Mittal
By Dr Nitin Pandey
Dehradun, 28 Jan: The 33yr old Major Kunwar Anuj Singh, a Doonite, was on Republic Day awarded the Shaurya Chakra by the President for his exemplary courage. Major Anuj Singh was commissioned in the Indian Army in 2000 and is presently serving in J&K with the 59 Rashtriya Rifles. This medal was in recognition of his bravery during an operation in Pir Panjal Range in the second week of September when he shot dead 4 Pakistani trained militants. Details of the operation are not known, at present, as the officer, himself, is in the field in J&K.
Son of the late Major Raja Ravinder Singh of ‘Riyasat Doonga’, Anuj Singh was born and brought up in Dehradun. His initial schooling was in St Joseph’s Academy and he graduated from SRCC, Delhi. He was selected in 1999 for the 108th course at the Indian Military Academy and after completion of the course was posted with 16 Guards in Kupwara Sector.
Celebrations broke out in Doonga House, here, as soon as news of the award came through. An emotional Savita Singh, Anuj Singh’s mother and one of the oldest residents of Dehradun, said that she was glad that her son lived up to the family tradition of valour in the battle field. This feat by her youngest son reminded her of the time her husband, the Late Major Raja Ravinder Singh, had reached up to the Lahore Police Station in 1971.
Distributing sweets to a crowd of well-wishers who descended on Doonga House on hearing the news, Thakur Arjun Singh, the elder brother of the Major, said that Rajputs were known world over for their courage and bravery. He said that it was a proud moment for the family and he wished his father was alive to see the day.
Laksha Mehta, Anuj’s elder sister, remembered the day he was born and said that a trait that stood out since childhood was that Anuj did everything to the best of his ability. On a reminiscent note, she added that she did not remember a single day when her younger brother got a scolding, either in school or at home.
Vani Singh, wife of Major Anuj Singh, said that she always knew that her husband was a brave soldier and today she was proud of being his wife.
Among those who were present on the occasion were Chitrani, his year old daughter, his eldest sister Anjali Singh and her husband Thakur Padmandra Singh and Dr Archana Singh, Anuj’s sister in law.
The Investiture Ceremony for the awards is likely to take place in April 2010 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
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posted Mar 14, 2010 2:36 PM by Rohan Mittal
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Support needed for skill development in hills: Chamoli By Aastha
Dehradun, 19 Feb: Mayor Vinod Chamoli declared open the ‘Uttarakhand Conclave and Destination’, an education and career fair, here, today. It is being held at St Joseph’s Academy.
Chamoli also visited the education fair stalls set up by 20 leading education institutes from all over India and abroad. Speaking on the occasion, he said, “Those living in remote and difficult areas, especially in the hills, need the services for Skill Development so that livelihoods of households can increase.”
The aim of the conclave is to create an environment where the underprivileged Indian can think in unison. The conclave has been held through the joint efforts of ‘Bharat Shodh’ and the ‘Livelihood and Skills Development Alliance’.
Mohan Singh ‘Gaonwansi’, the keynote speaker, while addressing the gathering stressed on need for collective consultation. He asked everyone to evolve strategies and programmes that would help youth in developing their skills for a better livelihood.
Vijendra Paul, Principal Secretary, Planning, was pleased to see the enthusiasm of the students’ and government departments’ participation in the Uttarakhand Conclave. He is due to lecture on 20 February. The Conclave was also well attended by NGOs. They participated in the panel discussion and agreed to the need for collaboration to reach out to the whole of Uttarakhand in an effective manner.
Several leading luminaries like Harish Chotani, Kishan Khanna, Raj Sharma, Promod Chawla, Colonel Shivendra Roy spoke on the occasion. CEO, Bharat Shodh, RK Atri anchored the programme. He offered to train 100,000 youth through Bharat Shodh and lift 100,000 families above the poverty-line over a short period of time.
On 20 February, the Conclave will open with a speech by Sanjay Jadhav, an IIT Mumbai & IIT Kanpur alumnus.
The Bharat Shodh outlet attracted a lot of attention at the fair. Bharat Shodh aims at discussing and debating national issues and then formulating a plan to counter them. It has its centre at the Asiad Village in Delhi. Post 2004, Bharat Shodh has been organising leadership camps for the youth. Lately, it has started digitising their concepts and aim to promote Indian heritage, unity, upgradation of skills, dignity of labour as well as try to instill compassion for women. Bharat Shodh is presently targeting Uttarakhand.
Watch, a citizen’s movement for transformation of India was another show stealer at the conclave today. It is headed by Krishan Khanna. iWatch is a non political, non religious, non sectoral effort with the sole mission of bringing about awakening of people through skill development. It deals with various segments like governance, education and human resource development, economy and enterprise, and employment generation. ‘i’ stands for India, while watch means whatever is happening in the country is being reported to the citizens.
Its aim is to develop skills to increase the employment rate, enhance self employment, and upgrade organisations and to enhance quality.
The fair offers interesting segments like expert talks, multimedia shows, psychological testing and individual counseling.
The fair had several stalls like those of Ashok Insead, University of Kentucky, Shikhar food products, Himadri, Kinetic potential exporters, TIME Dehradun, DSK group of Pune, Oberai Centre of Learning and Development, Informatic Edu, Seven Seas Education and Pearl Academy.
The Destination fair has been conceptualised by Sandeep Khanna.
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posted Dec 9, 2009 12:32 PM by Rohan Mittal
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updated Dec 9, 2009 5:42 PM by Rohan Mittal
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Dehradun, December 8
Another main reason which inspired me to implement this plan was that in spite of a very strict punishment some notorious students were still breaking the rules. So, I thought let’s switch over to such a plan where students and teachers on a consensus basis work as team and earnestly follow the principles of honesty, dignity and accountability. — Principal Brother AJ George
With the aim of instilling confidence, sense of responsibility and honesty towards oneself and others among students and society in general, the St Joseph Academy school is conducting an examination, without supervision of any invigilators.
The proposal was introduced by Principal Brother AJ George, who strongly believes that until unless one is not true to oneself, nothing fruitful can be achieved in life. With an undertaking to never cheat in exams, on a voluntary basis, 100 students are taking the exams of the standard VI level from December 2 to 12.
Brother George always had plans to conduct exams in this fashion, though initially students and staff thought that he’s not serious. “In October this year, when I suggested this plan, everybody thought that I am not serious and so the response was pretty not satisfactory. But, I was very serious about this issue and told students to be fair and willingly participate only. Gradually some accepted my faith in this idea,” added Brother George.
Another factor, which led to the implementation of this idea, was that in spite of strict punishment for cheating, some adamant students were continuously indulging in cheating and taking pleasure in breaking norms of the school.
“Another main reason which inspired me to implement this plan was that in spite of a very strict punishment some notorious students were still breaking the rules. So, I thought let’s switch over to such a plan where students and teachers on a consensus basis work as team and earnestly follow the principles of honesty, dignity and accountability,” said Brother George.
The hard work and faith of Brother George turned out to be positive. While the students who are undertaking these exams are now getting more responsible, matured and trustworthy, teachers are equally supporting this cause.
“We feel this is a very noble idea as students by this medium will realise the importance of honesty and trust in life. We as teachers are very happy and glad that our Principal has introduced something so different and innovative and are hopeful that for the next examinations more students will take examinations under the existing plan,” said Renu Sareen, English teacher.
In the near future, to work on the mission of each one teach one, St Joseph Academy, from the next session, are going to teach children and adults who are keen on taking up studies, but can’t do so due to financial and social constraints.
“As an educator, I feel we owe a great responsibility of doing good for society. We are very positive about this plan and are going to assist those who are wiling to study, irrespective of their age, colour, creed and sex,” said Brother George.
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