St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun
Encyclopedia
St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun is a co-educational Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
school in Dehradun
, the capital of the state of Uttarakhand
in India
. Founded in 1934, the school is governed by the members of the Patrician Brothers
' Institute. It celebrated the bicentenary of the Patrician Society and the school's 75th anniversary in the year 2009. The school is regarded as one of the best schools in India
and is also one which has been showing consistent results in both the 10th and 12th examinationsICSE
.
1959 was a landmark in the history of the Academy, when in March, the school celebrated its 25th anniversary. When SJA first opened its doors in 1934 the roll-call was just twenty one; in 1959, over a thousand students were attending it. A new building- the South Block – was also built. The grain of mustard had indeed grown into a great tree.
By the 80’s, St. Joseph’s was a well-established institution. The decade was to remember those great people who helped shape SJA, to rejoice for its accomplishments and renew old and forgotten ties.
Over the past decade or so, SJA has progressed from strength to strength. The school now has a strength of about a hundred times the number of students there were at the end of 1934.
In 2004, St. Josephs completed 70 glorious years. To commemorate this occasion the well-known play ‘Peter Pan’ was staged.
The school is located in the heart of the city of Dehra Dun on the main thoroughfare Rajpur Road.
The Cultural Week was organized on the 75th anniversary (Year 2009) of the School which was a great success,since then the cultural week is annually organized & this time (Year 2011) it will be held 10th august onwards.
Bro.A.J. George re-started this tradition (of the cultural week) to further encourage and nurture the talents of the students. A special Talent Hunt is organized for students to expose their individual talents
The school has an extremely active sports and debating culture as well, having won many laurels in both. The Debating Society (DEBSOC) regularly participates in all local and national-level debates, listing among their notable achievements - The Cicero's Challenge, All-India Frank Anthony Debate, The Chuckerbutty Debate etc.
The various sports teams of the school have also regularly won Council tournaments, hosted by the Board as well as inter-school and district tournaments with many players of the school going on to play at the national and state level.
. The school conducts both the standard 10th ICSE
and the standard 12th ISC
examinations.
The Alumni include Air-Chief Marshal Satish Sareen(1995–1998)
Former SBI chairperson O P Bhatt
The school has an Official Alumni Association that has its own Website
FORCES
MAHAVIR CHAKRA
Capt. Dara Dinshaw Mistry
VIR CHAKRA
2nd Lt. Harish Chandra Gujral
SWORD OF HONOUR
J.E. Plomer – 1947
Himmat Singh
Vinod Badhwar
GOLD MEDAL IN ORDER OF MERIT
Vinod Badhwar
Urinder Singh Sawhney – 1955
Pl S. S. Anand K.
Cadet Capt. Vijay Pal Singh (JSW)
Avinder Kumar Arora (IMA) – 1972
P/O S.S. Brar
Chief of Air Force Medal – 1965
SILVER MEDAL IN ORDER OF MERIT
Wg. Cdr Venchurkar Medal
Cmde S.K. Dass
(In All India Merit List for Entry into IMA in July 1956)
Maj. H.P.S. Ahuwalia – SJA (1947-52)
(Scaled Mt. Everest in 1965, Arjuna Award)
D.D. Mistry – Killed in Action
Maj. Vaish – Killed in Action
K. S. Iyer
(Break Through in Cardiacal Skill- 1990)
Pradeep Dixit – Shaurya Chakra – 1990
Air Chief Marshall S.K. Sareen (PVSM, AVSM, VC, ADC)
(Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force – 1953)
ADM. V. S. Shekhawat (PVSM, AVSM, VC, ADC)
(Chief of Naval Staff, 16.1.46-6.5.49)
FILM AND TELEVISION
Prahlad Kakkar (Ad Guru)
GOVERNMENT
Dr. Prem Harihar Lal
Navtej Sarna
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
school in Dehradun
Dehradun
- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...
, the capital of the state of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Founded in 1934, the school is governed by the members of the Patrician Brothers
Patrician Brothers
The Patrician Brothers, or Brothers of Saint Patrick, are a Roman Catholic congregation for the religious and literary education of youth and the instruction of the faithful in Christian piety.-History:This Brotherhood was founded by the Right Rev. Dr...
' Institute. It celebrated the bicentenary of the Patrician Society and the school's 75th anniversary in the year 2009. The school is regarded as one of the best schools in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and is also one which has been showing consistent results in both the 10th and 12th examinationsICSE
ICSE
ICSE might be an acronym or abbreviation for:* International Conference on Software Engineering* International Contract Services Expo* International Center for Sustainale Excellence* Indian Certificate of Secondary Education...
.
Overview
St. Joseph’s Academy was was formally opened and blessed on March 1, 1934 by Rev. Fr. Antanasius, in the presence of a large number of people from Dehradun and Mussoorie. Rev Bro. A.M. Keogh was the first principal of SJA.1959 was a landmark in the history of the Academy, when in March, the school celebrated its 25th anniversary. When SJA first opened its doors in 1934 the roll-call was just twenty one; in 1959, over a thousand students were attending it. A new building- the South Block – was also built. The grain of mustard had indeed grown into a great tree.
By the 80’s, St. Joseph’s was a well-established institution. The decade was to remember those great people who helped shape SJA, to rejoice for its accomplishments and renew old and forgotten ties.
Over the past decade or so, SJA has progressed from strength to strength. The school now has a strength of about a hundred times the number of students there were at the end of 1934.
In 2004, St. Josephs completed 70 glorious years. To commemorate this occasion the well-known play ‘Peter Pan’ was staged.
The school is located in the heart of the city of Dehra Dun on the main thoroughfare Rajpur Road.
The Cultural Week was organized on the 75th anniversary (Year 2009) of the School which was a great success,since then the cultural week is annually organized & this time (Year 2011) it will be held 10th august onwards.
Bro.A.J. George re-started this tradition (of the cultural week) to further encourage and nurture the talents of the students. A special Talent Hunt is organized for students to expose their individual talents
Student Culture
The student body has four houses - Bergin (blue), Donovan (yellow), Duffy (red), Dooley (green) named after the former principals of the school. The school also has an extremely active Student Council consisting of 28 members, presently. The 2011-11 Student Council of is as follows -- Head Boy - Siddharth Sharma
- Head Girl - Anusha Rahinwal
- Duffy House (Captains) - Raghav Dobhal and Sumati Joshi
- Duffy House (Vice-Captains) - Priyasha Suri and Anshuman Dandriyal
- Duffy House (Special Prefects) - Sanjana Aggarwal
- Duffy House (Sports Prefects) - Abhishek Jaunsari
- Bergin House (Captains) - Siddharth Mehra and Ratika Garg
- Bergin House (Vice-Captains) - Bhuvanyaa Vijay and Kevin Lu
- Bergin House (Special Prefects) - Akshay Jain and Pranay Bhatt
- Bergin House (Sports Prefects) - Shreyash Pundir
- Dooley House (Captains) - Kanishk Singh and Saumya Agarwal
- Dooley House (Vice-Captains) - Vasundhara Sharma and Shubhankar Gaur
- Dooley House (Special Prefect)- Aman Anand, Shubham Kothiyal and Arnav Chakraborty
- Dooley House (Sports Prefects) - Ayush Rawat
- Donovan House (Captains) - Kartikeya Misra and Niharika Singhal
- Donovan House (Vice-Captains) - Archie Mamgain and Sanchar Saran
- Donovan House (Sports Prefects) - Yash Nath Jha
The school has an extremely active sports and debating culture as well, having won many laurels in both. The Debating Society (DEBSOC) regularly participates in all local and national-level debates, listing among their notable achievements - The Cicero's Challenge, All-India Frank Anthony Debate, The Chuckerbutty Debate etc.
The various sports teams of the school have also regularly won Council tournaments, hosted by the Board as well as inter-school and district tournaments with many players of the school going on to play at the national and state level.
Affiliation
The School is affiliated to Council for the Indian School Certificate ExaminationsCouncil for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations is a private, non-governmental board of school education in India. It conducts two examinations in India: the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education and the Indian School Certificate...
. The school conducts both the standard 10th ICSE
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
and the standard 12th ISC
Indian School Certificate
The Indian School Certificate is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for Grade 11, i.e., year 11, until 1976....
examinations.
Alumni
Phahlad Kakkar (Ad. Guru) Prahlad Kakar (born 24 March 1950 in Mumbai) is a leading Indian ad film director, best known for his work on the famous Pepsi TV commercial with Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar. He is the founder and main director for Genesis Film Productions, one of India’s leading production houses, established in 1977.The Alumni include Air-Chief Marshal Satish Sareen(1995–1998)
Former SBI chairperson O P Bhatt
The school has an Official Alumni Association that has its own Website
FORCES
MAHAVIR CHAKRA
Capt. Dara Dinshaw Mistry
VIR CHAKRA
2nd Lt. Harish Chandra Gujral
SWORD OF HONOUR
J.E. Plomer – 1947
Himmat Singh
Vinod Badhwar
GOLD MEDAL IN ORDER OF MERIT
Vinod Badhwar
Urinder Singh Sawhney – 1955
Pl S. S. Anand K.
Cadet Capt. Vijay Pal Singh (JSW)
Avinder Kumar Arora (IMA) – 1972
P/O S.S. Brar
Chief of Air Force Medal – 1965
SILVER MEDAL IN ORDER OF MERIT
Wg. Cdr Venchurkar Medal
Cmde S.K. Dass
(In All India Merit List for Entry into IMA in July 1956)
Maj. H.P.S. Ahuwalia – SJA (1947-52)
(Scaled Mt. Everest in 1965, Arjuna Award)
D.D. Mistry – Killed in Action
Maj. Vaish – Killed in Action
K. S. Iyer
(Break Through in Cardiacal Skill- 1990)
Pradeep Dixit – Shaurya Chakra – 1990
Air Chief Marshall S.K. Sareen (PVSM, AVSM, VC, ADC)
(Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force – 1953)
ADM. V. S. Shekhawat (PVSM, AVSM, VC, ADC)
(Chief of Naval Staff, 16.1.46-6.5.49)
FILM AND TELEVISION
Prahlad Kakkar (Ad Guru)
GOVERNMENT
Dr. Prem Harihar Lal
Navtej Sarna