History in Making

History in Making

History in Making

  • Land for the school was bought on 28th August 1993
  • Date of Registration of the school: 3rd September 1993
  • Building plans were passed by the MDDA on 24th November 1993
  • The school accounts were opened with Punjab & Sind Bank, Majra, Dehradun on 26th November 1993
  • Digging of the Foundation was on 1st December 1993

The First Digging for the Foundation by Mr. R. V. Gardner, President.

Mr. M. Lawrence, Member of the Board, Giving a helping hand while Mr. Zinda Hassan, Contractor, loos on.

First Registration of students was on 10the December 1993. The following students were first registered for different classes:

SN Name Class
1 Akshay Chandna Nursery
2 Ankita Gupta KG
3 Ankit Chandra I
4 Charu Chandra II

Construction of walls started on 13th December 1993

Work on the boundary wall starts.
Prayers being read on Blessings Ceremony.
Well-wishers of the school during the ceremony.
  • The Blessing Ceremony of the school was held on 23rd February 1994 (Birthday of the Principal Mrs. V.R. Gardner)
  • First Entrance Test for new admission: 25th February 1994
  • Construction of the building completed on 4th April 1994
Children taking their first Entrance test conducted by
St. Judes's
Teachers busy in correcting the Entrance test papers.

The first Staff Meeting was held on 4th April 1994. The first set of teachers, office staff and class IV staff were as under:

SN Teaching Staff Class IV Staff Office Staff
1 Mrs. C. Balman(Co-ordinator) Raja Singh Mr. B.S. Chauhan
2 Mrs. Jaspit Kaur Lilly Mr. B.S. Chauhan
3 Ms. Archana Mukhia Poonam Mr. G.S. Bisht
4 Mrs. Anita Chowdhary Meena Kumar
5 Mrs. S. Martin Phoolwati
6 Mrs. Rita Massey Vishali
7 Mrs. M. Ganslandt Ram Milan
8 Mrs. Geeta Kohli Bhagwati Prasad
9 Mrs. Ajinder Sawhney Maya
10 Mrs. D.J. Massey
11 Mrs. Minu Arya
12 Mrs. M. Nautiyal
13 Mrs. S. Rana
Mr. R.V. Gardner with the first child who was interviewed, along with his proud parents.

First Day of the School: 11th April 1994

The number of students that were admitted by 11th April 1994:

SN Class No. of Students
1 Nursery 69
2 KG 101
3 I 79
4 II 122
5 Total 371

Initially, the boys and girls who passed from Class II got direct admission to St. Thomas' College, Dehra Dun in Class III.

The First Staff of St. Jude's School.
The First Assembly on 11th April 1994.
The First child to enter the school on the first day.
The First visitors to the school- Mr. & Mrs. G.I.G Mann and Mr. M. Lawrence.

First visitors to the school (on the opening day) i.e 11th April 1994
Mr. & Mrs. G.I.G. Mann
Mr. Maurice Lawrence
Mrs. H. Amanullah

Mrs. H. Amanullah also visited the school on the first day.