Event Gallery

• The first batch of JSS Students who appeared for the IGCSE examination IGCSE affiliated to Cambridge University ( U.K) have emerged with flying colours.

• The School Council congratulates both students and teachers on the 100 % performance.

• Admissions are now open to the IGCSE curriculum for the academic year commencing June 2009.

JSS Public School Ooty secured 100% passes in the recently concluded AISSE (Std X) examination, results for which were announced on 26^th May’09. Gautam D Shah with a total of 484/500 (96.8%) topped the school and the District. Arvind D with a total of 458/500 (91.6%) was placed second. A total of 57 students appeared for the examination in March 2009. 21 students secured 400 marks and above out of 500, there were 29 distinctions and 20 first classes. The Principal Mr. Rennie J Mendonce congradulated the staff for their hardwork.

What some of our prospective parents have to say about the school

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            Hello Sir /Madam,

I have seen your web site and very much impressed with all the facilities provided by your oganisation with boarding facility provided . Hence …………………………………………………………….

 Thank you,

Ahan M.R

email : jayashree.makanur@yahoo.com 

email : ahan_makanur@yahoo.co.in

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To : Principal , J.S.S Public School,Ooty.
 
Dear Principal,
 
    My name is Ramya Suresh.We are currently living in USA and my daughter, Tharini Suresh is studying in 4th grade.  ……………………………… . When we enquired about some good schools in Ooty, we have been told by our friends that J.S.S. Public school in Ooty is one of the best.   ………………………………………………….
 
Please reply either by email or to the following address.
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To : Principal , J.S.S Public School,Ooty.
 
Dear Principal,
 
    My name is Ramya Suresh.We are currently living in USA and my daughter, Tharini Suresh is studying in 4th grade.  ……………………………… . When we enquired about some good schools in Ooty, we have been told by our friends that J.S.S. Public school in Ooty is one of the best.   ………………………………………………….
 
Please reply either by email or to the following address.
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JSS PUBLIC SCHOOL, OOTY REACHES

SEMIFINALS – UNDER-19 INTER SCHOOL TABLE TENNIS:

                  Our under-19 students reached the Semifinals of the Inter school Table Tennis organized by the Association of Heads of English speaking schools in the Nilgiris at St. Joseph’s Boys Higher secondary School, Coonoor. We lost out to the eventual winners in the Semifinal.

 JSS PUBLIC SCHOOL, OOTY REACHES FINAL- UNDER-19 DISTRICT LEVEL INVITATIONAL BASKET BALL TOURNAMENT:

                    Under-19 students from our school participated and reached the final of an invitational District level Basket ball Tournament. In a hard fought final our students went down to Govt. Art College, Ooty.

JSS PUBLIC SCHOOL, OOTY WINS DISTRICT LEVEL UNDER-19 FOOT BALL TOURNEY:

                The under-19 Foot ball team won the District level under 19 Foot ball tourney at the HADP Breeks Open Air Stadium beating Good Shepherd School, Ooty Via the tie breaker after both teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation time. 12 teams where in the fray.

JSS PUBLIC SCHOOL, OOTY STANDS 3^rd IN THE E.V.S. QUIZ:

                   JSS Public School represented by Rochelle of Std XI and Ambika Std XI were placed Third in an E.V.S. Quiz organized by the Association of Heads of English speaking schools in the Nilgiris at the Laidlaw Memorial School and Junior College, Ketti.

JSS PUBLIC SCHOOL, OOTY WINS THE INTER SCHOOL DEBATE ORGANISED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF OOTACAMUND:

                           Our school represented by Rochelle of Std XI and Surya also of Std XI participated and won the cup for the best school organized by the Rotary Club of Ootacamund. The topic for the debate: Young leaders & Elder Statesmen.

INTER HOUSE ENGLISH ELOCUTION – DATE: 27.06.2009

The Inter School English Elocution was held on 27.06.2009 with Ms. Ruby, Mrs. Thanya and Mr. Williams as judges.

The following were the winners in the various divisions

 Juniors     

  Name                   

  Yash.R. Jain          Prithvi                          I

  Meghna                 Vayu                            II

  Fateh                   Prithvi                           III                                                                                                                                                 Inters  

Name                    

Ishojit                     Vayu                         I

Sanjan                   Vayu                         II
Natasha                 Jala                          III

Seniors

Name                       

Prahalad                   Vayu                   I

Afreen                       Prithvi                II

Rochelle                   Prithvi                III

INTER HOUSE ENGLISH DEBATE :11.07.2009

Topic – Capital Punishment should be abolished

The Inter House Senior English Debate was held on 11^th August’09 with Dr. Senthilnathan Siva, Prof . Krishnaraj and Mr. S.K.Netaji as the Judges. The winners were

1^st _ Rochelle Wilson         – Prithvi House

2^nd – Mohammed Basheer – Agni  House

3^rd – Surya  Prakash           - Jala House

INTER HOUSE TAMIL ELOCUTION – 07.08.2009

The Inter House Tamil Elocution Competition was held on 7^th August’09 with

Mr. Christopher Rajkumar( St. Joseph’s Boys Higher Secondary School,

Ooty), Mr. Moorthy (Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Ooty) and Sis.

Roseline (Teresa’s High School, Ooty ) as the Judges.

The following were the winners

Juniors

Name                  

Pooja                   Vayu                              I

Vishal                  Agni                               II

Prahalad             Prithvi                            III 

Inters                                                                      

Name                   

Meghna                 Vayu                               I

Jaishree                 Prithvi                            II

V. Gautam             Agni                               III   

Seniors

 Name                 

Sanjana                Vayu                               I

Guru Koushik       Agni                                II

Aswini                   Jala                               III

INTER HOUSE FOOT BALL BOYS:

Inter House Football was held on 27^th & 28^th July’09.

The following are the results:

1. Winners       –  Jala House

2. Runner up   – Vayu House

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A ceremony to install Prefects for the year 2009-2010 was held on the 4th July'09 in the school Auditorium. Mr. B.K. Alridge, Headmaster Riverside Public school who was the Chief Guest presented badges and Flags to the Captains and Prefects.

The following were appointed Prefects for the year 2009-2010.

1. School Captain                    Thabres Ali
2. School Vice Captain            Nikita Mendonce
3. School Sports Captain         Nithin Kumar
4. Hostel Captain                     Navneeth Rahul
5. Agni House Captain             Mohd. Sherif
6. Agni House Vice Captain     Ranjith
7. Agni House Prefect              Chennappa
8. Jala House Captain              Deepak
9. Jala House Vice Captain      Sriram
10. Jala House Prefect               Sohail
11. Prithvi House Captain          Nazreen
12. Prithvi House ViceCaptain   Jay Modi
13. Prithvi House Prefect           Lingeswaran
14. Vayu House Captain           Elavarasan
15. Vayu House Vice Captain   Raghavi
16. Vayu House Prefect            Bhumesh Patel

The Inter House English Elocution was held on 27.06.2009 with Ms. Ruby, Mrs.Thanaya and Mr. Williams as Judges.

The following were the winners in the various divisions.

Juniors 

 

Name	House	Place
Yash.R.Jain	Prithvi	I
Meghana	Vayu	II
Fateh	Prithvi	III

 

Name	House	Place
Yash.R.Jain	Prithvi	I
Meghana	Vayu	II
Fateh	Prithvi	III

Inters

Name	House	Place
Ishojit	Vayu	I
Sanjana	Vayu	II
Natasha	Jala	III

Seniors

Name	House	Place
Prahalad	Vayu	I
Afreen	Prithvi	II
Rochelle	Prithvi	III

FOUNDER'S DAY 2009

                Founder's Day 2009 was celebrated with traditional gaiety and grandeur on 'Teachers Day', the 5^th September'09.

                The Day began with the Inauguration of the Art and Science exhibition by Dr. Elango, Principal JSS College of Pharmacy Ooty, after a very enlightening speech by him. The highlight of the exhibition were the paintings done by the students, very ably assisted by Mr. Rajkumar, Art teacher. Some of the Science Projects on display were also mind boggling.

                  The next program for the day was an Inter School Singing Competition, "A tribute to Michael Jackson". Although only 3 schools took part, the quality of the competition was of a very high standard with the organizers filling in whenever necessary to make the program a success.

                Following a sumptuous lunch, students from Std's VI, VII and VIII enthralled the audience with their dancing capabilities in a 'Solo dance' competition. The highlight of this competition was a dance performed by Harshita of Std VII on Skates.

Inter House Athletics -2009 ( Sports Day)

18^th September’09

            The Inter house athletic meet – Sports Day was held on the 18^th September’09 with Mr. P. Jagadeeswaran, Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Photo Films, Ootacamund as the Chief Guest.

            The programme began with the welcome of the Chief Guest with a bugle call by students of the school band. TheOlympic torch was then relayed along the track by  Pavya, Abineeth, Vinitha and Nithin Kumar – all athletes as who had brought lawels to the school in the past. This was followed by the hoisting of the school flag and the house flags by the respective captains. Under the command of the school captain the school then Marched Past the Chief Guest and audience present. Following the athletes oath taken by the school captain, the meet was declared open by the Chief Guest by releasing a bunch of Multi coloured baloons and the bursting of crackers.

              The Athletic events followed beginning with events for the Junior classes I to IV, 100 mts for all divisions, 400 mts and the 4x100 mts relay. A grand tea was served between the end of the 400 mts and the start of the relays.

               The meet was brought to a close with a small speech by the Chief Guest, Prize Distribution and a vote of thanks proposed by the Principal.

Inter School Sports – 2009

             Students from our school, as in the  past, took part in the Inter School Sports organized by the Association of Heads of English Speaking Schools in the Nilgiris at the M.R.C Stadium, Wellington. Our Boys were placed 5^th overall from amongst 24 schools. Noteworthy performers were Bhumesh Patel who won the individual championship in the Inter Division and Abineeth Kumar who was placed 1^st in the 100mts & 200 mts – Inter Division.

             The Chief Guest on the final day was the commandant of the Madras Regimental Centre ( M.R. C),Brig. Jadhav.

Esistenza 2009 – competition, at Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore

JSS sweeps the stakes at Esistenza’09 organized by the Nehru Arts & Science College Coimbatore:

Students of our school participated in a cultural show ‘ Esistenza’ organized by the Nehru Arts & Science College Coimbatore and won Laurels.

List of winners as found below. The school was place 2^nd overall from amongst 31 participating schools.

Unprecedented rains ,landslips and adverse climatic conditions lead to damage to roads, power supply disruption, and inconvenience to public at large with all basic amenities gone haywire.

Restoration work is under way but will take some time for normalcy to return. Meanwhile at JSS the forced holiday declared by the District Collector has come to an end. On18th Nov’09 the school resumed. However all campus residence, school building and the playground are safe and all are enjoying life at the school.

·         The dignitaries interfaced with the Thai students in the school library over tea.

·          The school council briefed the honoured guests on the admission process     

                   followed by the school. Admission packs were presented to the delegation.

                         The school hosted a dinner at the Ooty club in their honour. The following

                  morning the delegation  visited the school dormitories including the dining hall

                  where they had breakfast.

J.S.S International School congratulates students, parents  and the Thai Community in Ooty on the occasion  of Thai National Day.

To all old students of JSS Public School, Ooty.

Alumni Meet January 25^th & 26^th 2010

         You are cordially invited to an Alumni Meet scheduled for Monday the 25^th January and Tuesday the 26^th January 2010 in the school campus.

        A sum of Rs. 500/- towards life membership fee will need to be paid by you. Payment may be made at the time of Registration for the meet in the school auditorium at 11.00 A.M on the 25^th January 2010. Please make your own arrangements for accommodation.

       A lot of fun, games and action packed activity has been planned for the meet.

  Looking forward to receiving you at the school on the 25^th January 2010.

  For any clarifications please contact:

1. Maria Daisy  – Receptionist. J.S.S. Public School, Ooty

                          – Mobile No. 9787299026

2. Kumar Vivek – President, Alumni Association of J.S.S. Public School, Ooty,

                          – Mobile No. 09923718061

Warm regards,

  PRINCIPAL

• JSS International School, Ooty is a recognized Cambridge international examination Center. It offers to its students the IGCSE Curriculum equivalent to 'O' levels and 'As & A' levals. For the academic year commencing June 2010 the school wishes to recruit teachers trained and experienced in the IGCSE Curriculum for the following subjects

Interviews are planned towards the 3^rd week of April at the school campus in Ooty.

• Interested candidates with at least 5 years of experience with the subject / Curriculum need apply to Principal at the following address jobs@jsspublicschoolooty.org  for  any  enquiries  call  the  school  office  at 91 423 2445250, and speak to S R Murali.

• In campus accommodation, with a competitive compensation package will be provided to the right candidates.

2nd Re-union of past students – Jan 25^th & 26^th 2010

The second Re-union of past students of the school was held on the 25^th & 26^th January 2010. Although the turn out was below expectations, the ones who were present were treated to two days of fun, games and food.

The past students initially assembled in the school auditorium on the 25^th by 11.00.A.M. where they were registered as life members and given instructions on the programme for the meet.

 Post lunch the meet was formally launched with an exhibition football match between the past students and the present under 19 football team. The present students were run away winners, winning 5-2, simultaneously the past girls engaged in a Throwball battle with the present girls. Throwball was also won by the present girls. Following football and Throwball were athletic events where the past students participated in 100 mts, 200 mts, shotput and an exhibition 4x100 Relay between the past boys & present boys and another relay between the past girls & the present girls. While the present boys won the boys relay, the past girls won the girls relay.

Athletics was followed by Basketball and Volleyball featuring the present and past boys respectively.

An evening of entertainment followed, with a masala of dances and songs put up by the present students and the past students. The day came to an end with a sumptuous dinner hosted by the school for the past students.

January 26^th being Republic Day began with the formal hoisting of the National flag by the Principal followed by speeches in Hindi, Tamil & English by the students and a speech by the Principal to commemorate the 60^th Republic Day. Sweets were distributed to the students at the end of the programme.

The staff and the past students then engaged themselves in a Cricket battle which was won narrowly by the staff.

The past students after lunch engaged themselves in discussing the formalities for registering the Alumni Association of J.S.S. International School, Ooty. Time was also spent in interviewing prospective students who had qualified for the scholarship which covered one years tuition fees sponsored by the past students. Rahul Solanki of Std IX came out the clear winner from amongst 7 other contestants and the school was presented a cheque for Rs.16,000/- by the past students towards his tuition fee for the next academic year.

The Alumni meet 2010 came to an end with the past students and staff meeting for dinner at Hotel Preethi Classic Towers, Ooty, thus  the curtain down on the 2^nd reunion of old students.  

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INTER SCHOOL JUNIOR DEBATE  ORGANISED BY J.S.S. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, OOTY

The Inter School Junior Debate organized by J.S.S. International School, Ooty was held on Saturday the 13^th February 2010 beginning at 10.00.A.M. The topic for the debate was “Increased use of Technology promotes laziness”.

6 schools participated namely

1. The Laidlaw Memorial & Junior College

2. St. Joseph’s Boys Hr. Sec. School, Coonoor.

3. Riverside Public School, Kotagiri.

4. The Lawrence School, Lovedale.

5. Army School, Wellington.

6. Stanes Hr. Sec. School, Coonoor.

             Thiru Vikram of Lawrence School was adjudged the best speaker and S. Hemanth Rishi of St. Joseph’s Boys Hr. Sec. School, Coonoor the 2^nd best speaker. St. Joseph’s Boys Hr. Sec. School won the overall Trophy.

Warm regards,

 PRINCIPAL

Inter House P.T. & Pyramids 2010

The showpiece event of the extra-curricular calendar, Inter house P.T, & Pyramids was held on Friday the 26^th February 2010, beginning at 3.30.P.M. Mr. Milton from Good Shepherd International School, Mr. Shankara Pandian from The Laidlaw Memorial School and Mr. Arul from Breeks School graced the occasion as external judges. Parents gathered in large numbers to witness this colourful spectacle.

The programme began with the four houses performing Marching drills in formations. A Mango, a ladies Hand bag, an Umbrella were amongst some of the formations seen on the field. Agni house was adjudged the best house in the Marching drills. Following the Marching drills we had the four houses building pyramids in turn. Balance, endurance and co-ordination were tested as a number of tiny tots did the balancing act. Agni house was once again adjudged the best Pyramid Presenter.

The junior students of Std I to IV than enchanted the audience with a colourful Balloon drill, they were indeed a treat to watch!

Tea brought a temporary halt to proceedings and following a sumptuous tea a grand spectacle of colours in the form of the P.T. drills enfolded. Vayu house performed an Umbrella drill, followed by Prithvi house with their Lotus Drill. Agni house then put up a spectacular show with their hoops enthralling the audience with wave and dragon formations. Jala house followed with their drill with dance like steps. Agni house was once again adjudged the best house. The P.T. & Pyramids cakes and shield went to Agni house who swept the show. The programme ended with a vote of thanks proposed by the Principal and the judges distributing Prizes to the winners.

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Annual Prize Day – 27^th March 2010

Bringing down the curtain on activities for the academic year 2009-2010 was the Annual Prize Day held on 27^th March 2010. Lion M. Bhojarajan B.A., B.L., DFSc who was the Chief Guest for the occasion exhorted the students to use ‘position’ as an opportunity to serve people and not misuse position for power. He asked the students to choose role models like Gandhiji and Vivekananda and follow in their foot steps to make India ‘greater.’ Preceeding the Chief Guest’s speech was the Annual Report presented by the Principal Mr. Rennie J. Mendonce, which highlighted the school’s achievements over the academic year 2009-2010. This was followed by a Report on Co-curricular and Extra curricular activities of the school presented by the Co-ordinator Mr. K.S.Ravi. A number of Prizes were distributed on the occasion to the student achievers. Tea brought a halt to the first part of the function.

Post Tea was a variety entertainment extravaganza presented by the students. There was a generous mix of song and dance interspersed with an English skit, - a modern version of Shakespeare’s  Merchant of Venice. There were dances performed by students of I to IV, V & VI, VII & VIII, XI and a graceful dance presented by the IGCSE students. There were solo song performances by Yash- accompanied by Tryash, and Aishwarya Gurung with a serenade of medleys by the students of the Middle school, a group song by the IGCSE students and a group song by students of Std XI. Following a brilliant Vote of Thanks presented by Surya of Std XI the curtain came down on yet another successful Annual Prize Day.

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BOARDERS UNDERGO ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK

All boarders underwent the Annual Health Check which was organized by the school Doctor Suresh Babu. Doctor Suresh Babu emphasized the need for such checks and its importance in diagnosing and treating ailments that may go undetected if it were not for such Health checks. Reports of these check will be sent to the parents through the boarders at the end of the academic year, school is scheduled to close on the 17^th April 2010 after 2.00.P.M.

PRINCIPAL

1. Sumant Bakshi, Management Advisor, J.S.S. International School, Ooty was in Bhutan.

2. Amongst other things he met up with his Excellency the Education Minister of Bhutan and the Secretary Ministry of Education to examine the possibility of training Bhutanese teachers. The meetings were productive, cordial and a decision on the subject is likely to be taken shortly.

3. In coordination with the schools Franchisee Consultant M/s. Dechen Choden a seminar was held with prospective parents and students to update them on the schools admission process, fee structure, and JSS Mahavidyapeetha the schools parent body head - quarted in Mysore.

4. Sumant Bakshi was also invited to address the faculty at the college of education located at Paro, Bhutan.

5. He also had the opportunity to visit two Bhutanese schools – a Government school and the other a Private school.