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St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun

St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun (SJA) 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 Society of the Brothers of St. Patrick (Ireland). It is located in the heart of the city of Dehradun on the main thoroughfare Rajpur Road.

St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun
Arms of the St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun
Location
Rajpur Road
Dehradun

India
Information
MottoLaborare Est Orare
(Work is Worship)
Religious affiliation(s)Patrician Brothers
Established1934 (1934)
PrincipalRev. Bro. Jeyaseelan S.
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment3500
Houses4
PublicationThe Academician (Annual)
The SJA Epistle (tri-annual)
AffiliationCISCE
Websitestjosephacademy.in

St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun celebrated the bicentenary of the Patrician Society and the school's 75th anniversary in 2009.

History edit

St. Joseph's Academy was formally opened and blessed on 2 March 1934 by Rev. Fr. Antanasius. Rev. Bro. A.M. Keogh was the first principal of SJA. When it opened, the roll-call was 21; in 1959, over a thousand students were attending the school. At present, the school has a student strength of 3400 and 120 teachers.

St. Joseph's Academy has an auditorium, built in 1984 and inaugurated by Mother Teresa. The auditorium has a seating capacity of nearly 1300 people.

In 2004 St. Joseph's completed 70 years, to commemorate the occasion, the play ‘Peter Pan’ was staged. The musical 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' was staged in 2006 and on the 80th anniversary the musical 'Anandsagar' was staged.

Motto edit

The school motto (Latin) is "Laborare Est Orare", which means "Work is Worship".

Academics edit

The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. The school conducts the standard 10th ICSE and the standard 12th ISC examinations.

SJA offers education from Kindergarten to Class 12th, with five to six sections in each class. Students have a choice to study Science or Commerce after Class 10th.

House system edit

The student body is divided into four houses. This is done to cultivate in the students a sense of competitiveness, dedication and teamwork. Events such as Cultural Week (Confluence), the Sports-Day and the House Cup are held each year.

The four houses, named after the former Principals of the school, are:

  • Bergin (Blue)
  • Donovan (Yellow)
  • Dooley (Green)
  • Duffy (Red)

Cultural week edit

Cultural Week was at first a non-competitive show wherein students performed in music, dramatics, dance, and G.K. Quizzes. It was changed to a 3–4 days, Inter-House competitive event in 1996. Discontinued for a few years, a Cultural Week was organized on the 75th anniversary of the school, in 2009.

Sports edit

It has teams for cricket, football, basketball, hockey, lawn tennis, table tennis, badminton, volleyball and chess. Students compete in inter-house events as well as inter-school events.

Sports Day edit

The Annual Athletics Meet events are short races (100m, 200m, 400m), long races (800m, 1500m), javelin, short-put, long-jump, high jump and relay races. Students participate in the categories of Sub-juniors, Juniors, and Seniors. The final event of the day is the cycle race. The school awards trophies for individual performance followed by the inter-house shield; awarded to the house with maximum points on the day.

Student Council edit

The Student Council comprises 38 members. Council members are chosen by the faculty and Principal. Members lead their houses in inter-house and inter-school events throughout the year. The breakdown is as follows:

  • 2 House Captains (1 male, 1 female). Appointed in class 12, on basis of academic achievements.
  • 2 Sports Captains (1 male, 1 female). Appointed in class 12, on basis of athletic performance in the Sports Day, or any other sports-related achievements such as being a national- or international-level player.
  • 1 Cultural prefect (Male or Female). Appointed in class 12, on basis of cultural contributions to the house, such as representing the school in inter-school events, or the Cultural Week
  • 2 Vice prefects (1 male, 1 female). Appointed in class 11, if he has shown to have potential to be a prefect or head boy/girl in the future. Usually on basis of academic achievement.
  • 2 Special Prefects (Both Males or Females or 1 male and 1 female)

In addition to these, there is a Head Boy and Head Girl.

Notable alumni edit

The school has an official alumni association that has its own website.

References edit

  1. ^ "Anirudh Thapa captain of the Indian National Football Team (Under-19)". Indian Gorkhas. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ Rohit Manucha Forbes Human Resources Council Member|https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitmanucha

External links edit

  • School website
  • Alumni website

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tri annual AffiliationCISCEWebsitestjosephacademy wbr inSt Joseph s Academy Dehradun celebrated the bicentenary of the Patrician Society and the school s 75th anniversary in 2009 Contents 1 History 2 Motto 3 Academics 4 House system 5 Cultural week 6 Sports 6 1 Sports Day 7 Student Council 8 Notable alumni 9 References 10 External linksHistory editSt Joseph s Academy was formally opened and blessed on 2 March 1934 by Rev Fr Antanasius Rev Bro A M Keogh was the first principal of SJA When it opened the roll call was 21 in 1959 over a thousand students were attending the school At present the school has a student strength of 3400 and 120 teachers St Joseph s Academy has an auditorium built in 1984 and inaugurated by Mother Teresa The auditorium has a seating capacity of nearly 1300 people In 2004 St Joseph s completed 70 years to commemorate the occasion the play Peter Pan was staged The musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was staged in 2006 and on the 80th anniversary the musical Anandsagar was staged Motto editThe school motto Latin is Laborare Est Orare which means Work is Worship Academics editThe school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations The school conducts the standard 10th ICSE and the standard 12th ISC examinations SJA offers education from Kindergarten to Class 12th with five to six sections in each class Students have a choice to study Science or Commerce after Class 10th House system editThe student body is divided into four houses This is done to cultivate in the students a sense of competitiveness dedication and teamwork Events such as Cultural Week Confluence the Sports Day and the House Cup are held each year The four houses named after the former Principals of the school are Bergin Blue Donovan Yellow Dooley Green Duffy Red Cultural week editCultural Week was at first a non competitive show wherein students performed in music dramatics dance and G K Quizzes It was changed to a 3 4 days Inter House competitive event in 1996 Discontinued for a few years a Cultural Week was organized on the 75th anniversary of the school in 2009 Sports editIt has teams for cricket football basketball hockey lawn tennis table tennis badminton volleyball and chess Students compete in inter house events as well as inter school events Sports Day edit The Annual Athletics Meet events are short races 100m 200m 400m long races 800m 1500m javelin short put long jump high jump and relay races Students participate in the categories of Sub juniors Juniors and Seniors The final event of the day is the cycle race The school awards trophies for individual performance followed by the inter house shield awarded to the house with maximum points on the day Student Council editThe Student Council comprises 38 members Council members are chosen by the faculty and Principal Members lead their houses in inter house and inter school events throughout the year The breakdown is as follows 2 House Captains 1 male 1 female Appointed in class 12 on basis of academic achievements 2 Sports Captains 1 male 1 female Appointed in class 12 on basis of athletic performance in the Sports Day or any other sports related achievements such as being a national or international level player 1 Cultural prefect Male or Female Appointed in class 12 on basis of cultural contributions to the house such as representing the school in inter school events or the Cultural Week 2 Vice prefects 1 male 1 female Appointed in class 11 if he has shown to have potential to be a prefect or head boy girl in the future Usually on basis of academic achievement 2 Special Prefects Both Males or Females or 1 male and 1 female In addition to these there is a Head Boy and Head Girl Notable alumni editThe school has an official alumni association that has its own website Abhimanyu Easwaran first class cricketer Anirudh Thapa Indian professional footballer 1 Arvind Krishna CEO of IBM Jubin Nautiyal Indian playback singer Kaydor Aukatsang Tibetan politician Navtej Sarna author columnist former Ambassador to United States High Commissioner to UK and Ambassador to Israel Nitin Sahrawat actor environmentalist Prahlad Kakkar founder and key director for Genesis Film Productions an Indian production house Pranati Rai Prakash winner of India s next top model Prem Rawat author and Global Peace Ambassador Rrahul Sudhir actor Rohit Manucha CHRO Visiting Faculty Executive Coach Global HR Thought Leader 2 Vijai Singh Shekhawat Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian NavyReferences edit Anirudh Thapa captain of the Indian National Football Team Under 19 Indian Gorkhas 1 June 2016 Retrieved 1 December 2016 Rohit Manucha Forbes Human Resources Council Member https www linkedin com in rohitmanuchaExternal links editSchool website Alumni website 30 19 47 N 78 02 54 E 30 3297173 N 78 0483449 E 30 3297173 78 0483449 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Joseph 27s Academy Dehradun amp oldid 1170004279, wikipedia, wiki, 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