St. George's HSS Kothamangalam
ST. GEORGE’S HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL (Estd: 1936) a prestigious institution, that has carved a new niche in the history of sports in India, lies in the foothills of High Ranges. The School has brought the tiny township of Kothamangalam into the Athletics Map of the Country. St. George’s Higher Secondary School is an aided school under the management of The Corporate Educational Agency, the Diocese of Kothamangalam. The School provides quality education to its students and aims their integral development at intellectual, physical and moral levels. Sports and Games Contribute to the foremost aim of education - to inculcate a healthy mind in a healthy body. The school provides its students with a robust, vibrant and holistic training to achieve this aim. The great saga of the success the school has achieved is the result of hard work, dedication, Prayer and the will to fulfill the dreams of millions of Indians spots lovers.
His heart is a suspended lute; As soon as one touches it, it resounds.” -Pierre Jean de Beranger
St. George’s Dhronacharya
Mr. Raju Paul The School’s Physical Education Teacher and State Government’s Best Teacher Awardee (2005–2006) puts his heart and soul to the task of training the athletes who have responded with luminous performances in various Athletics Meets at the State, National and International levels.
After his first success with the Olympian and Khel Ratna winner K. M Beenamol, he has produced outstanding athletes in Sini Jose, Binish B V, Jigimol Jacob and Jalan P. S.
His dream to send his athletes from St. George’s to Olympics, behind the Tri colour, is not far away, as two of his athletes – Binish B .V and Sini Jose - are selected to the Indian Camp for Beijing Olympics. With this sole objective in his mind he works tirelessly, round the clock, helping his pupils study, and train effectively.
Relevance of
St. George’s Higher Secondary School
It has been roses, roses all the way ever since Mr. Raju Paul took over the reign of St. George’s.
Kothamangalam has turned out to be the sports capital of the State and the Nation thanks to the success story of St. George’s Athletics Team. With the minimal training facilities like a 200 meter track and nearly a hundred on its roll St. George’s Athletics team secured hat trick State School Athletics Championship held at Palakkadu with a record tally of 219 points.
The School has contributed 61 points - the highest number of points by any individual school
- to Kerala’s successful title defense at the National School Games held at Mumbai.
It was also the School’s hat trick National Championship.
OBJETIVES OF ST. GEORGE’S ATHLETICS ACADEMY
“Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and numbers and time fully to accomplish his design; and posterity seems to follow his steps as a train of clients.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The idea of a sports and Athletics academy is the result of the School’s unparalleled performance over the past few years in the sphere of Sports and Athletics. The School has emerged victorious in every competition in which it has participated without any close challenge. During the month of April every year, the Academy begins its coaching camp. During the course of the camp we identify promising talents and give them quality training as well as the mental strength to conquer great heights. There are over a hundred athletes in the school’s Sports Hostels. Most of these young talents belong to economically backward families. The athletes are given free training, education and food and accommodation. Two of its former athletes are selected in the Indian Athletic Team for Beijing Olympics and is training presently in South Africa. The School aims at sending more of its athletes to the Indian Team for the 2012 Olympics. We have been tracing and training talented athletes solely with the above objective. There is the need to provide training to the athletes even after the completion of their education in this institution. The present Sports hostel with its minimal facilities cannot accommodate very many. The school aims at constructing two Sports Hostels for it athletes and for those who wish to be trained by the academy.
It is Mission Olympics 2012.
Our Golden stars
1. JALAN P.S: Represented India in the Common Wealth Games and finished 5th in 20 km walking
2. Sini Jose
Represented India in S A F Games held at Colombo and won Gold in 4 x 400 Mts.
Won Bronze Medal in the World Junior Athletic Championship in 4 x 400 Mts.
Represented India in Asian Junior Athletic Championship in China.
Selected to the Indian Camp for Beijing Olympics and is currently training in S. A
3. Binish B. V Represented India in S A F Games Participated in the Asian Junior Athletics Meet
Participated in the world Junior Athletic Meet
Now Employed in the Indian Railways This promising athlete is selected to the Indian Camp for Beijing Olympics and is training in South Africa
4. Jigimol Jacob
Inter university Champion in 1500, 3000 and 5000 Mts.
Performance of Promising Little Stars in 2006-07
Sub Junior Section 1. Swanther Raj T Events: 80 meter -huddles, 400 meter, and 600 meter, 4 x 100 relay Individual Champion - National School Athletics Meet Mumbai, December 2006 Individual Champion – State School Athletics Meet, Palakkadu Best performance: He holds the State Record in 600 mts. 2. Binish K Shaji Events: 100 mts, High Jump, Long Jump, 4 x 100 Relay Individual Champion – National School Athletics Meet, Mumbai, December 2006 Individual Champion – State School Athletics Meet, Palakkadu, December 2006 Best performance: 1.76 High Jump (He had eclipsed 20 year old State record in High Jump at the Palakkadu State Meet.)
3. Amal George Events: 100, 200, Long Jump. Bronze in 100 meters in the National School Athletics Meet, Mumbai Gold in 4 x 100 meter Relay in the same Meet
4. Shivan C Events: Discus Throw, Shot Put Won Gold in Shot Put in the State Meet, Palakkadu Won Silver in Discus Throw in the same Meet Participation in National School Athletics Meet, Mumbai, 2006 Best Performance: Shot put : 11.84 mts.
5. Chippy T S
Events: 100meter, 200 meter, 4 x 100 Relay Won Gold in 4 x 100 meter Relay in The National School Meet, December 2006 Best Performance:
Junior Section
1. E .M. Indulekha
Events: 100 meter. 200 meter and 400 meter Individual Champion - National School Athletics Meet in Mumbai in the 2006–07
Individual Champion - State School Athletics Meet, Palakkadu, December 2006
Won Gold in 200, 400 meters both at the State and National Meets Won Silver in 100 meters both at the State and National Meets
7. Princy Mary
She won the Gold Medal in junior girls Long Jump in the National School Games, 2006. Best performance: 5.72 Mts
8. GIREESH P .B
Events: 100, 200, 400 meters Individual Champion in State School Athletics Meet, Palakkadu, 2006 Won Gold Medal in 100, 200 meters and Silver in 400 meters). Won Silver in 100mts and bronze in 200 Mts at the National School Athletic Meet in Mumbai, December, 2006 Best performance: 1.100: 10.8 sec
9. Jessin J Varghese Event: High Jump Gold in State School Meet, Palakkadu 2006, Participation in National School Meet 2006 Best performance: 1.91 meter
10. Dona K Augustine Event: Pole Vault Gold in National School Meet, Pune, 2005. (National Record) Silver in State School Meet, Palakkadu 2006.
11. Desty Sunny Events: 800, 1500. 3000 meters Silver in 1500 in the State School Meet 2006. Participation in the National School Meet 2006
12. Binu .R Events: 100-meter Huddle, Long Jump, Javelin Throw Gold in Javelin throw, and Long Jump in the State Meet, Palakkadu, 2006. Silver in 100 meter Huddles in the same meet. Individual Champion – State school Athletics Meet, Palakkadu 2006 Participation in National School Athletic Meet, Mumbai, 2006.
13. Vikas Chandran
Events: 100 huddles, 200 and 400 meters Silver in 200 mts at the State Meet 2006 Gold in 400 mts at the State Meet 2006 Participation in 400 in National School Athletic Meet, Mumbai, 2006
Senior Section
14. Manu Kumar N .N Events: 100 Mts, 200mts, 400 Mts, 4x 100 and 4 x400 relay Individual Champion in State School Athletics Meet, Palakkadu 2006 He won five Gold Medals in the State School Athletic Meet at Palakkadu And two Gold Medals in National School Athletic Meet in Mumbai.
16. Neethu Rajan: Events: 100 mts. 4 x 100 Relays Won Gold in 4 x 100 relay in the National School Meet Mumbai, 2006 Won Gold in 100 meter in the state School Athletics Meet, Palakkadu, 2006 Fastest women athlete in the National School Games, Mumbai Best performance: 1. 100 meter: 11.8 sec.
17. Saiju Saimon:
Events: Triple Jump, High Jump Won Gold in T. J and H.J at the State Meet at Palakkadu 2006 Won Silver Medal in National School Meet, Mumbai, 2006 Best Performance: 1. Triple Jump: 14. 68 meter (National Meet)
2. High Jump: 1.91 Meter (State Meet)
18. Rintamol George: Events: Hammer Throw, Discus Throw
Won gold in both events at the State School Athletics Meet, Palakkadu, 2006
The infrastructure we aim to create:
1. Land and Sports Hostels: We require at least 20 acres of land conveniently located near Kothamangalam for the construction of two separate sports hostels - for boys and girls. We aim to give accommodation and training to 200 athletes with in the span of five years.
2. 400-meter track: The School has at present only a 200-meter track. There is no scope for widening it due to lack of space. We require an eight-lane 400-meter grass track and as our future plan an eight-lane 400-meter synthetic track for standard training.
3. Fitness Centre and Sports Equipments: Our Fitness centre is inadequate to give training even to our present athletes. For standard training a well-furnished fitness centre is a pre -requirement. The School has also got very few sports equipments at its disposal. We require sports equipments of quality and technical excellence to provide training to the athletes.
4. Computer and Website: To establish communication with our well-wishers and benefactors as well as to have access to information and advanced technology
2. T V and audio - visual aids: To train the athletes with the help of recorded materials and to familiarize them to advanced training methods.
OUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN (2007–2012)
The amounts are given in lakhs
SL NO INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES NEEDED 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 20011-12 TOTAL 1 LAND (20 ACRES) 350 - - - - 350 2 WALL, ROAD, POWER. WATER – EARTH WORK 20 20 20 - - 60 3 HOSTEL CONSTRUCTION (2) 90 90 10 - - 190 4 8 LANE MUD TRACK 15 5 - - - 20 5 LANDSCAPING AND FORESTRY - 15 15 - - 30 6 SPORTS EQUIPMENTS 10 10 10 10 10 50 7 FITNESS CENTRE 20 15 5 5 45 8 STAFF ACCOMMODATION 20 15 5 5 45 9 ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE - 25 10 - 35 10 FURNITURE 15 15 10 10 5 55 11 8 LANE SYNTHETIC TRACK - - 150 150 200 500 12 RECREATION HALL - 20 20 10 - 50 13 SWIMMING POOL - - - 50 - 50
TOTAL 500 250 265 240 225 1480
Yearly Expenditure
SL.NO ITEM NO AMOUNT PER ATHLETE IN REPEES TOTAL 1 TRACK SUITS, JERSEY, TEA SHIRT (1+2+1) 1500 150000 2 SPIKES 3 1800 180000 3 SPORTS SHOES 2 1200 120000 4 FOOD AND LODGING 45 PER DAY 16200 1620000 5 PARTICIPATION IN MEETS 16 MEETS 3000 300000 6 STUDY RELATED BOOKS, TEXTS, FEE 1500 150000 7 SCHOOL UNIFORM 2 800 80000 8 MEDICAL 400 40000 9 TRAVEL & UNFORESEEN T A FOR GOING HOME 500 50000 10 NUTRITIOUS FOOD 1500 150000 11 PHYSIO’S REMUNERATION MONTHLY 2500 30000 12 TRAINERS’ REMUNERATION MONTHLY 20000 240000 13 MAINTENANCE OF TRACK, PITS & GYM 25000 14 SPORTS EQUIPMENTS 350000
GRAND TOTAL: 3485000
- THIS ESTIMATE IS FOR THE PRESENT TEAM OF 100 ATHLETES WE HAVE IN OUR SPORTS HOSTEL FOR THE YEAR 2007–08.
CHARITABLE TRUST
The glories that St. George’s Higher Secondary School has achieved are the result of the generous backing it receives from the School management, Old Students association, Local Benefactors, Parents and Teachers Association and Our Beloved Students.
A Charitable Trust -“St.George’s Foundation for Sports and Games” (Reg. No. IV-124/04) -- has been established to promote the sports activities of the school.
The prize money of one lakh rupees we receive from the State government does not even meet ten percent of our annual expenses. We do not receive any other Government aid for Sports related activities. Our success thus goes to the credit of common people around us.
We have chosen the path less traveled by and the path which wants much wear. The task is up hill. But we are confident of our success. There is no going back from our chosen path and we are confident to stride forward to glory. You have been with us and so long as you are with us the financial burden would not be too much to carry. The Trust’s Account No. is 4020 of Catholic Syrian Bank, Kothamangalam. Eranakulam District. Kerala State.
E- mail us at sghssklm @ Gmail.com
Contact Numbers: 9447207554
The promise Is to meet with pride Where olive crowns are worn Where the tri colour flutter in Unison with the wind Where power and grace are adored Where honour and fame conquer hearts Where eternity, like the morning son Rises to shine in a million souls Glory to India And glory to its wizards.