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Oak Grove School, Jharipani, Mussoorie is a residential public school, owned and run by the Indian Railways. It is situated on hill tops covering in Jharipani, Mussoorie, India.
The school was started by the British Raj on 1 June 1888. 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.
The school was started by the British Raj on 1 June 1888. 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 SchoolPrincipals' Timeline
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 were: Amsterdam Olympics – 1928 *Richard James Allen
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* Leslie Charles Hammond
* Broome Eric Pinniger
Los Angeles Olympics – 1932
* Richard James Allen
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* Leslie Charles Hammond
* Broome Eric Pinniger
* Richard Carr
Berlin Olympics – 1936
* Richard James Allen
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References
External links
* Alumni Corner, http://www.oakgrovian.info/ * Oakgrovians Young & Old, http://www.oakgrovians.com {{coord missing, Uttarakhand Railway schools in India Schools in Colonial India High schools and secondary schools in Uttarakhand Boarding schools in Uttarakhand Education in Dehradun district Mussoorie Educational institutions established in 1888 1888 establishments in India