Oak Grove School, Mussoorie Explained

Oak Grove School
Motto:तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
Motto Translation:From Darkness to Enlightenment
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Type:Residential public school
Principal:Naresh Kumar (IRPS)[1]
Principal1:Mr Vinay Kumar
Principal Label1:Headmaster of Senior Boys School
Principal2:Mrs. Kusum Kamboj
Principal Label2:Headmistress of Senior Girls School
Principal3:Mrs. Archana Sankar
Principal Label3:Headmistress of Junior School
Teaching Staff:45[2]
Grades:3-12
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Lower Age:7
Upper Age:17
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Students:550
Ratio:15:1
Medium Of Language:English
Campuses:
  • Oak Grove Estate
  • Jharipani
  • Mussoorie Hills
Houses:
  • Patel
  • Ashoka
  • Tagore
  • Shivaji
Colors:Maroon and White
Song:Oakgrovians
Nickname:Oakgrovians
Rivals:Wynberg Allen School
Newspaper:Acorn (monthly)
Yearbook:The Oakgrovian
Alumni:The Oak Grovian Association
Picture Caption:The Oak Grove Flag

Oak Grove School, Jharipani, Mussoorie is a residential public school, owned and run by the Indian Railways. It is situated on hill tops covering 256acres in Jharipani, Mussoorie, India.The school was started by the British Raj on 1 June 1888.[3] The students predominantly consist of the children of Indian Railways employees; 25% of seats are reserved for outsiders. At present there are more than 610 students. The school consists of three semi-independent parts — Oak Grove Sr. Boys' School (commenced 1888), Oak Grove Sr. Girls' School (1890s) and Oak Grove Junior School (1912). The buildings were designed by the chief engineer of EIR Mr. Richard Roskell Bayne and are built in Gothic style of architecture. LBSNAA (Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of Administration) conducted its sports day several times in the valley of Oak Grove School.

Administration

The overall functioning of the school is under the control of a Board of Governors, which frames and reviews policies to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the institution during its annual meetings. The BOG consists of:

Chairman - General Manager, Northern Railway

Executive Governor - The Chief Personnel Officer, Northern Railway

Member - The Chief Engineer, Northern Railway

Member - The F.A. & C.A.O., Northern Railway

Member - The C.M.D., Northern Railway

Member - The S.D.G.M., Northern Railway

Member - The D.R.M., Northern Railway, Moradabad

Secretary - Principal, Oak Grove School

Principals' Timeline

Lt. Col. A.C. Chapman1888 – 1912 24 years
Mr. H.P. Watts 1918 – 194628 years
Mr. G.F. Chunn 1946 – 19461 year
Mr. O.G. Sullivan1947 – 1948 2 years
Mr. K.F. McGowan 1948 – 19502 years
Mr. B.L.J. Love 1950 – 19566 years
Mr. A K. Bhaduri1956 – 19583 years
Mr. B.R. Pasricha1958 – 197013 years
Mr. L.C. Mathur1970 – 19723 years
Mr. Ratan Kumar Kichlu1972 – 199425 years
Mr. Sunil Mishra (Principal designate)1990 – 1991 2 years
Mrs. Gita Mishra1995 – 19973 years
Mr. Rajiv Kishore1997 – 20014 years
Mr. Deepak Peter Gabriel2001 – 20044 years
Mr. Surinder Kumar2005 – 20084 years
Mr. Anurag Tripathi2008 – 20125 years
Mr. Sandip Trivedi2012 – 2015 3 years
Mr. J.P. Pandey2015-20195 years
Mr. Abhishek Kesrwani2019-20224 years
Mr.Naresh Kumar2022-

Oakgrovians at the Olympic games

Several Oak Grove students represented pre-independence India (under the British Raj) in field hockey at the Olympics between 1928 Amsterdam to 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning Gold medal each time. These [4] were:

Amsterdam Olympics – 1928

Los Angeles Olympics – 1932

Berlin Olympics – 1936

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Heads. Oak Grove School. 8 February 2018. en.
  2. Web site: Teaching Staff. Oak Grove School. 8 February 2018. en.
  3. Web site: History. oakgrove.jharipani.com. 4 September 2012.
  4. Web site: Gold medallist Olympians .