DECEMBER THE LAST MONTH OF 2006, WELCOME STANITES

Stanite Bloggers

Our friends in the upper latitudes and northern hemisphere get their boilers running, the sweaters are out, the quilts doing brisk business, more and more people logging on, here is our start of anticipation for Christmas and New Year and lets start our next innings...
The chill sets in, more folks are confined indoors, more hits on the blog and do we hear of a double century here this month?? Are our silent admirers going to show up??

Our teachers though visitors on the Blog are yet our silent admirers Do we hear from you??

Come one and all, lets get on the roll and do we hear that rolling stones do not gather moss!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR DECEMBER HERE.

FOR POSTING PICTURES AND STORIES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THE RESPECTIVE LINKS BELOW.
Pictures are available for viewing at

http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com ,
Catch up with stories and memoirs on

http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com ,

that site is waiting for your attention too!!
Please USE THE REGISTRATION FORM AND PAY THE NOMINAL CHARGE AND BECOME A LIFE MEMBER OF STANES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AT THE FOLLOWING LINK

http://stanescoonooralumniregistration.blogspot.com ,

Official website of our School is

http://www.stanescoonoor.com/stanes.htm

ITS NOVEMBER, DO WE SAY COMMENTS OR SCORES?? Stanites!!!!

Stanite Bloggers

Our friends in the Western and Southern Hemisphere have set their clocks behind by an hour, here goes our clocking for the next innings...
The chill sets in, more folks are confined indoors, more hits on the blog and do we hear of a double century here this month?? Are our silent admirers going to show up??

Do we get our teachers also on board??

How we would love them onboard and hear them out

Come one and all, lets get on the roll and do we hear that rolling stones do not gather moss!!!!!!!!!

Hey Folks, let us also talk about our teachers, those whose peculiar traits have helped us shape our lives and make us what we are today. Let us pay a tribute to them and remember all of them, especially their positive points.

PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR NOVEMBER HERE.

FOR POSTING PICTURES AND STORIES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THE RESPECTIVE LINKS.
Pictures are available for viewing at

http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com ,
Catch up with stories and memoirs on

http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com ,

that site is waiting for your attention too!!
Please update your addresses and contact details on http://stanescoonooraluminiaddresses.blogspot.com/

Official website of our School is

http://www.stanescoonoor.com/stanes.htm

OCTOBER IS HERE, DO WE HEAR THE RUSSIANS SAY OKTOBER REVOLUTION

Alumini Bloggers
our friends in the Western and Southern Hemisphere are about to set their clocks behind by an hour, here goes our clocking for the next innings...
Winter is just going to show her cold fingers around, skies and sledges and the snow clearing equipment get waxed and oiled, we wait for hidden stories and Yarns of yester years

Hi,PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR OCTOBER FROM HERE. FOR POSTING PICTURES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THIS LINK. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE MONTHLY COMMENT ON TOP OF THE PAGE. PHOTOS ETC ARE ON http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com , more stories can be posted on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com , that site is waiting for your attention too!! Log on to http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com for posting or viewing pictures and catch up with unforgettable stories on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com
Please update your addresses and contact details on http://stanescoonooraluminiaddresses.blogspot.com/

SWEET SEPTEMBER COMMENTS

Alumini Bloggers
The Last month before our friends in the Western and Southern Hemisphere set their clocks behind by an hour, here goes our clocking for the next innings...
Let us look forward to postings and pictures of the Alumini Meet and stories and Yarns of yester years

Hi,PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR September FROM HERE. FOR POSTING PICTURES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THIS LINK. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE MONTHLY COMMENT ON TOP OF THE PAGE. PHOTOS ETC ARE ON http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com , more stories can be posted on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com , that site is waiting for your attention too!! Log on to http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com for posting or viewing pictures and catch up with unforgettable stories on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com
Please update your addresses and contact details on http://stanescoonooraluminiaddresses.blogspot.com/

Dusky August is Around!!!!!

The Indian Independence Day Month is around, Autumn sets her brown eyes on the world, lets start August Comments Here

Hi,PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR AUGUST FROM HERE. FOR POSTING PICTURES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THIS LINK. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE MONTHLY COMMENT ON TOP OF THE PAGE. PHOTOS ETC ARE ON http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/, more stories can be posted on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com, that site is waiting for your attention too!! Log on to http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/ for posting or viewing pictures and catch up with unforgettable stories on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com

Home for July Comments

The second half of the year, lets start July Comments Here

Hi,PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR JULY FROM HERE. FOR POSTING PICTURES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THIS LINK. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE MONTHLY COMMENT ON TOP OF THE PAGEPHOTOS ETC ARE ON http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/, more stories can be posted on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com, that site is waiting for your attention too!! Log on to http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/ for posting or viewing pictures

The monsoons are here, lets start June Comments Here

Hi,PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR JUNE FROM HERE. FOR POSTING PICTURES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THIS LINK. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE MONTHLY COMMENT ON TOP OF THE PAGEPHOTOS ETC ARE ON http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/, more stories can be posted on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com, that site is waiting for your attention too!! Log on to http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/ for posting or viewing pictures

WE BEGIN OUR POSTS FOR MAY 2006 HERE

Hi,
PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR MAY FROM HERE. FOR POSTING PICTURES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THIS LINK. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE MONTHLY COMMENT ON TOP OF THE PAGE
PHOTOS ETC ARE ON http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/, more stories can be posted on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com, that site is waiting for your attention too, DO WE HAVE THE BLUES ALSO CONTRIBUTING STORIES, we are sure you have more interesting tales that you can reveal now!!
Log on to http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/ for posting or viewing pictures

Coonoor Landmarks

COMMENTS FOR APRIL GO FROM HERE

Hi,
PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR APRIL FROM HERE. FOR POSTING PICTURES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THIS LINK. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE MONTHLY COMMENT ON TOP OF THE PAGE
PHOTOS ETC ARE ON http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/, more stories can be posted on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com, that site is waiting for your attention too, DO WE HAVE THE BLUES ALSO CONTRIBUTING STORIES, we are sure you have more interesting tales that you can reveal now!!
TO KEEP THIS BLOG ON TOP I HAVE CARRIED OUT SOME HOUSE KEEPING, THE PICTURES HAVE BEEN MOVED WITH THEIR COMMENTS TO http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/

My Sponsor

Hi every one PLEASE HELP ME FIND MR DENNIS WINDERS
When I was in Class 9, my dad was undergoing a very bad phase in life, that is when some of our teachers like Mrs Rajan, Mrs Abraham, Mrs Harshavardhana amongst others (Gideon played a big role also)guided my father and helped initiate my application for a sponsor. This resulted in a sponsor being found for me through CCF,
A kindly person called Mr Dennis Winders came forward and sponsored me for class 9-11, I am posting his picture taken on his wedding with Ms Lori at Seattle in 78.
During 1976-78 he worked for Pizza Hut in Seattle. As per people search there is a Mr Dennis Winders in Seattle however I have not been able to get his email or tele id
Hope some of our school mates in the US especially WA would be able to get in touch with this great person and forward his email id to me at shivats@gmail.com
Shiva

StanesSaunter

StanesSaunter
Hi every one who visits our blog, we the Stanites would love to know our visitors especially our peers and juniors owing allegence to our Alma Mater, hence for those not that net savvy, heres how you join us. When you visit our blog,register yourself on www.blogspot.com, then click on comments, read comments,scroll up go to where it says post your comments, type in your comments and register yourself as a blogger by signing in by filling a few minor details and once you become a member of blogspot.com go ahead and join the extended family called Stanes Coonoor, HAPPY BLOGGING

Blogging on our beloved StanescoonoorBlog

Hi every one who visits our blog, we the Stanites would love to know our visitors especially our peers and juniors owing allegence to our Alma Mater, hence for those not that net savvy, heres how you join us. When you visit our blog, on the left side you will find Archives and the current month, click on the current month, you will find the blog expanding, scroll down and you will find a blog posting stating it is the blog of the month, you will find the link for comments, please click on it, you will come on the comments page, please read the current discussions, stories ribbing, cribs complaints etc then when you feel engrossed in the blog, scroll up go to where it says post your comments, type in your comments and register yourself as a blogger by signing in by filling a few minor details and once you become a member of blogspot.com go ahead and join the extended family called Stanes Coonoor, HAPPY BLOGGING

Dinner 125th yr. celeb
Just for Laughs

Union Church - Stanes 125 yr.celeb.
Just for Laughs

Trout Fishing at upper Bhavani
Just for Laughs

Vikie gracefully doing the jig.
Just for Laughs

A View of Coonoor in 2006

 
linda 

View Of Coonoor in the 60's

View of Coonoor from the Railway Station.

Peter Greene 1967

NCC Boys Expedition I led in May 2004

Hi This is the NCC Boys Mountaineering Expedition I led in 2004 to Bhagitathi II Peak in Uttaranchal Pradesh off Gangotri
After my Siachen Tenure where I was at 22309 Ft this is the next highest I have been( I didnot go beyond Summit Camp 6455 m)
Shivats

Peter here is one for you

Thats a Kamov

The NCC Girls Expedition Sep 2004

Hi This is the NCC Girls Mountaineering Expedition I led in 2004 to Manali and ShitidharPeak in Himachal Pradesh. The first successful Women's Expedition to Scale Manali Peak in Mountaineering History
I went upto Shitidhar Peak( Ps the Basic Mountaineering Course at MAS Manali Climbs to this peak as part of training- Altitude Gain)
Shivats

Well for those missing me

Thats me with DFO Chittoor Mr Kukreti a NCC cadet himself, sorry folks bombarding u with my collection, if i start uploading some pictures from the mountains we will be running a riot with the beautiful virgin mountains!!!!!!
Shivats

One of those colour school pictures- Class 7 of 1987-88

Well folks sorry one more new generation picture, many of you would recognise the teacher yes it Evelyn Samuel many of you would remember her including Siva and she is still in School helping Llewellyn Xavier run the school (sorry for all the spelling errors) The girl first from left is my sis Jaya, building is Stanes Block!!!! Jaya just saw the blog and corrected me, Pauline Daniel is also in the school and shes the vice principal of the School sorry for the wrong name in the initial post
Shivats

Age of Colour Class 8 in 1988-89

Class in 1988-89,I am sure u folks must be wondering where my pictures are well.... jaya has placed my album so safe that the search is on............
Jaya is sitting 3rd from right Class teacher is Mrs Thomas presently Mr & Mrs Thomas are settled down in Vellore running a beautiful church, Mr Thomas used to be the librarian at Staff college and helped me out a lot during my staff college entrance exam preparation period with many books loaned to me
Shivats

Stanes KG Class of 1980-81

This is the KG Class of 1980-81 Jaya my sis is the little girl with the head band in the second row standing
Shiva

Stanes Class 2 of 1982-83

The girl next to Mrs Thankaraj is Jaya my sis
Shivats

Stanes Coonoor Class 7 of 1973

Class 7 of 1973, Standing II Row: 1- Manohar Josam  2- Antony Rajan 3- T.Sivakumar 4- Santosh Gopalan 5- John Eapen Varghese 6- Arun Kapoor 7- Philip David 8- Prakash 9 - M D Solomon 10- Ganesh 11- V R Shashi 12- Partha Chakraborty 13- Mohan 14- Udayan

Standing I Row: 1- Umashankar 2- Darryl Lambert 3- Sundar 4- Punthing 5- Shibu Varghese 6- Patrick Lambert 7- Andrew 8- Alan Lamb  9 - Mukherjee 10- P G Thomas 11- Thiayagarajan

Sitting: 1- Mallika 2- Beula 3- Suguna 4- Victoria Moses 5- Deepa Pavitran now Muthaiyan (Dean Foundation) 6- Mr G Benjamin 7- Margaret Amrithraj 8- Shakila 9- Radha 10- Freda Daniel 11- Latha Nambisan

 Sitting - Ground: 1- Darryl Cunningham 2- Premkumar Jones  3- N Jeyakumar 4- B Naresh 5- Prasad  6- B Shankar 7- A Ramalingam 

Class 2 of 1969 Mrs Thankaraj the class teacher

hi this is class 2 of 1969 my sis saraswathi is the girl half cut
Shivats

COONOOR 1930

 
This is the view of mount road coonoor.
linda 

Stanes Class 1 of 1981-82 Mrs Miranda

Hi
This is Mrs Miranda's Class 1 of 1981-82, my sis Jaya is third from right sitting on floor Premila please show to Mrs Miranda
Shivats

I.N.S. TALWAR

This is a picture of I.N.S. TALWAR, an Indian Navy Frigate. Just wanted to share one of my memories of Navy life.

Peter Greene

All saint's church grave yard

 
Peter this is just for you......from the dear departed
....sent in by linda 

The new block

 
If you are someone who is going to school after a long long time ,you will be shocked as to the addition of new buildings 

Those gates ..............

 
I had been wanting to post this picture for a long time but somehow it kept skipping and now I have sent it to u.Why dont someone of u write a poem on it...... 

Sleeping beauty of the Nilgiris

 
Did this sleeping beauty exist when u guys were around...I am sure it did ......But did u know that this range was called sleeping beauty becoz it looked like a lady lying down.....if u did good.It can be viewed from the ketty valley and even from barlows road......linda 

Stanes - Std. 6, 1965

Teacher - Mr. Oomen Samuels

A part of the gymkana ground

 
.........he leadth me through green pastures 

StanesSaunter

StanesSaunter
HI FOLKS
LET US START AND CONTINUE YARNS OF SCHOOL FOR THIS MONTH FROM HERE, it would help us to keep the scrolling shorter, by the way we could always refer back to the archieves of February to catch up with the great memories revealed during Feb.
PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS ENTERED HERE WILL BE THE BLOG . COMMENTS CAN ALSO BE MADE SEPARATELY FOR EVERY PHOTO THAT IS IMPORTED. DO NOT BE CONFUSED IF YOU SEE SOME MATTER THAT CAME TO YOU BY EMAIL A FEW DAYS BACK.

StanesSaunter

StanesSaunter
BATH DAYS AT PETERSBURG
It was a ritual or rather a type of a race that included teamwork. You selected the strongest to run and your trusted team mate to carry your books back. The prize is to have the first dips to one of the three buckets that are available for the bath.
Till to date, when I tell of this story to friends and family, they cannot picture the event! You have to experience it to appreciate it... Will "Petersburg Boys" please comment

Siva 1970

StanesSaunter

StanesSaunter

Hi! this is a sketch made by an artist when I visited one of the many Malls in B'lore.
Just for Laughs

Thavittu palams for all especially for jaya

Memories of the Soviet Union - 1

Soviet red-cross girls doing the ,"goose step" on Revolution Day, Nov. 07, 1976, in Izmail,Republic of Ukraine, Soviet Union.

Peter Greene

Hey! guys no pts. for guessing. "IF" by Rrudyard Kipling
Bangalore meet

Pic of Stanes as in the official web-site

Premila's making an appearance finally!

Teddy, Philip, George, Nathan, Sunu, Lambert, Hema, Linda, Jaya and all those who remember me..here's my mug shot at last. this was taken at New Years. Will send you more of the family later. Love to all of you from the Mirandas in Canada. My Mum, Danny, Reuben and Helen are here as well. Pete, didn't include you as you have the pleasure of seeing the real thing.