{"id":30740,"date":"2018-09-04T13:25:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T13:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=30740"},"modified":"2018-09-04T13:28:56","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T13:28:56","slug":"a-hundred-years-in-service-to-their-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=30740","title":{"rendered":"A hundred years in service to their school"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The alumni association of St. Joseph\u2019s Boys\u2019 High School will organise a centenary year programme from August 31 to September 2. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If this school has a rich history spanning 160 years to boast about, so does its alumni association. From reconnecting old students to helping the current ones, the association does its bit to strengthen the school and it has been at it for a hundred years.<\/p>\n

To celebrate this milestone, the Old Boys Association (OBA) of St. Joseph\u2019s Boys\u2019 High School is organising a centenary year programme from August 31 to September 2 on the school premises on Museum Road. The idea of forming an association of alumni of the St. Joseph\u2019s Boys High School, which was established in 1858, was initiated in 1901.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, it took shape only in 1918 after the first World War. The first general body meeting of the association was held in 1919. From just a handful of former students who started the association, the OBA today has over 7,000 members,\u201d said Jyotinath Ganguly, member of the managing committee of OBA and a student of the 1975 batch.<\/p>\n

Apart from offering academic scholarships to students, the association has also been giving scholarship for sports. \u201cIt provides midday meals to underprivileged students and provides health and accident insurance to the teaching and non-teaching staff,\u201d said Mr. Ganguly.<\/p>\n

The OBA also made a significant contribution for the reconstruction of the school and got a modern sports complex built.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that we alumni have been able to maintain strong ties with the school for this long is very unique. Many eminent personalities have been part of the association, including former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid, former acting President of Singapore J.Y. Pillay, NetApp Ceo George Kurian, Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia, Olympic gold medal winners in hockey Walter D\u2019Souza and Jansen Patrick among others. They have helped drive our initiatives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As part of the centenary celebrations, the OBA plans to release a coffee table book describing the journey of the association along with a special postal cover and a centenary souvenir.<\/p>\n

The book will be released by Rahul Dravid. Gala events for the former students has also been planned.<\/p>\n

source: http:\/\/www.thehindu.com \/ The Hindu \/ Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru \/ by Staff Reporter \/ Bengaluru – August 29th, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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