August 2019 We Celebrate 160 Years of Stanes in the Nilgiri Hills

It s August 2019 and we await to Celebrate 160 Years of Stanes in the Nilgiri Hills.The Monsoon clouds are around, Fairly heavy rains in Mumbai and the city has been treated to some heavy showers and floods the last few days

Countdown begins for celebration of our School's 160th Year and Alumni Reunion- "Celebrating 160 Years of Stanes in the Hills"

Stanes Then

The Registrations, Programs schedule etc can be accessed at Stanes 160th Year Celebration and Alumni Reunion 2019
Registrations are open Click here to access the registration Forms
The event has been launched on face book.  Stanes Reunion on facebook
Please free to comment and details, interesting nuggets etc.. However all registration and official communication will happen through Stanes school website.
A Large Number of Alumni have signed up for the event. Looking forward to the event

A Snapshot of the program is reproduced below

(Disclaimer: The Official  Stanes School website. is the final authority on authenticity of the schedule)

A walk down memory lane

PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR August 2019 HERE.
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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/

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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/
We, Stanes Coonoor Alumni have created a google group, 

stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com   

  those of you wishing to join this group may send a mail on stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com giving your name, year of entry into Stanes, year of leaving, class upto which studied and email id,we shall add you to the group. http://stanescoonoorblog.blogspot.in/p/blog-page.html
also the School's Official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/StanesSchoolCoonoor?ref=br_tf

The web site of our school is available at http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/

Our new alumni website in beta version is available on http://www.stanescoonooralumni.in/  please do visit the page and give us your suggestions on improving it.

July 2019 Blogs -One month to go for 160th Year Celebration

July is around.The Monsoon clouds are around, Fairly heavy rains in Mumbai and the city has been treated to some heavy showers and floods the last few days

Countdown begins for celebration of our School's 160th Year and Alumni Reunion- "Celebrating 160 Years of Stanes in the Hills"

Stanes Then

The Registrations, Programs schedule etc can be accessed at Stanes 160th Year Celebration and Alumni Reunion 2019
Registrations are open Click here to access the registration Forms
The event has been launched on face book.  Stanes Reunion on facebook
Please free to comment and details, interesting nuggets etc.. However all registration and official communication will happen through Stanes school website.

A Snapshot of the program is reproduced below

(Disclaimer: The Official  Stanes School website. is the final authority on authenticity of the schedule)

A walk down memory lane

PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR July 2019 HERE.
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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/

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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/
We, Stanes Coonoor Alumni have created a google group, 

stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com   

  those of you wishing to join this group may send a mail on stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com giving your name, year of entry into Stanes, year of leaving, class upto which studied and email id,we shall add you to the group. http://stanescoonoorblog.blogspot.in/p/blog-page.html
also the School's Official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/StanesSchoolCoonoor?ref=br_tf

The web site of our school is available at http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/

Our new alumni website in beta version is available on http://www.stanescoonooralumni.in/  please do visit the page and give us your suggestions on improving it.

April 2019 Blogs- Announcing opening of registration for Stanes Reunion 2019-Celebrating 160 years of Stanes in the Blue Hills

April is another cruel month in India because of the rising temperature, water shortage, and year ending financial operations. Coonoor has been reeling under severe drought and water crisis, Reilly Dam is dry. All of our bloggers have abandoned visiting the site, Preparations  for The Parliamentary Elections are on with Elections starting from 11 April to middle of May 2019.

A lot of progress has been made by the Principal and Alumni Core Committee celebration of our School's 160th Year and Alumni Reunion- "Celebrating 160 Years of Stanes in the Hills"

Stanes Then

The Registrations, Programs schedule etc can be accessed at Stanes 160th Year Celebration and Alumni Reunion 2019
Registrations are open Click here to access the registration Forms
The event has been launched on face book.  Stanes Reunion on facebook
Please free to comment and details, interesting nuggets etc.. However all registration and official communication will happen through Stanes school website.

A Snapshot of the program is reproduced below

(Disclaimer: The Official  Stanes School website. is the final authority on authenticity of the schedule)

PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR APRIL 2019 HERE.
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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/

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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/
We, Stanes Coonoor Alumni have created a google group, 

stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com   

  those of you wishing to join this group may send a mail on stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com giving your name, year of entry into Stanes, year of leaving, class upto which studied and email id,we shall add you to the group. http://stanescoonoorblog.blogspot.in/p/blog-page.html
also the School's Official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/StanesSchoolCoonoor?ref=br_tf

The web site of our school is available at http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/

Our new alumni website in beta version is available on http://www.stanescoonooralumni.in/  please do visit the page and give us your suggestions on improving it.

March 2019 Blogs Announcing Stanes Reunion 2019-Celebrating 160 years of Stanes in the Blue Hills.

Feb 2006 was when we started. Feb 2019 We still are blogging.  March is a cruel month in India because of the rising temperature, water shortage, and year ending financial operations. Many of our bloggers have abandoned visiting the site, we have had only 3 comments in February and faithful Peter marking his attendance every month. The Parliamentary Elections have been announced and preparations are on to welcome a new Legislature by the end of May

The Principal and Alumni Core Committee have been burning the midnight oil to put together a setup for celebration of our School's 160th Year and Alumni Reunion

Stanes Then

The Registrations, Programs schedule etc can be accessed at Stanes 160th Year Celebration and Alumni Reunion 2019
The event has been launched on face book.  Stanes Reunion on facebook
Please free to comment and details, interesting nuggets etc.. However all registration and official communication will happen through Stanes school website.

A Snapshot of the program is reproduced below

(Disclaimer: The Official  Stanes School website. is the final authority on authenticity of the schedule)

PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR March 2019 HERE.
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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/

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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/
We, Stanes Coonoor Alumni have created a google group, 

stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com   

  those of you wishing to join this group may send a mail on stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com giving your name, year of entry into Stanes, year of leaving, class upto which studied and email id,we shall add you to the group. http://stanescoonoorblog.blogspot.in/p/blog-page.html
also the School's Official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/StanesSchoolCoonoor?ref=br_tf

The web site of our school is available at http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/

Our new alumni website in beta version is available on http://www.stanescoonooralumni.in/  please do visit the page and give us your suggestions on improving it.

February, another new month, a time to celebrate the  Birthday of Our John, look forward to our bloggers wooing their Valentines, month for some of our silent visitors to come out of the closet and mark their attendance.... With January 2019 reporting only die hard Blogger Peter visiting the ... lets look forward to more stories ....

" Wishing you lots of Happiness, Success, Love n Good health"

Tentative Program for August 2019 to Celebrate 160 Years of Stanes and an Alumni Reunion
14 August 2019
(a) 14th arrival and registration. tea will be hosted by the school.
(b) Meet of arrived alumni in School Hall for do's and don'ts.
(c) Dinner at respective places of stay under own arrangements
15 August 2019
(d) 15th morning parade and alumni march as a contingent.
(e) Lunch to be hosted by Alumni for staff present and past along with alumni.  Approx 106 staff (past and present).
(f) Post lunch visit the school / classrooms,  take photos also the school will arrange a photo booth. Sale of memorabilia .
(g) 15th evening bonfire and dinner at Vivek along  with Ivan & Eric for the music and sing along.
16 August 2019
(h) 16th half day the past vrs. Present matches. Refreshments served by School
(j) Lunch under own arrangements
(k) Post lunch visit to haunts on own arrangements
(l) Dinner and dance with DJ at Vivek.

17 August 2019

Dispersal from Coonoor under own arrangements

Since the entire event would be on a self finance mode, we look at our alumni participating both in physical as well as monetary terms.

Once the finalised program is ready, the same would be on the school official website along with links for registration.

PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2019 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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/
We, Stanes Coonoor Alumni have created a google group, 

stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com   

  those of you wishing to join this group may send a mail on stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com giving your name, year of entry into Stanes, year of leaving, class upto which studied and email id,we shall add you to the group. http://stanescoonoorblog.blogspot.in/p/blog-page.html
also the School's Official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/StanesSchoolCoonoor?ref=br_tf

The web site of our school is available at http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/

For those wanting to remit contributions to the school Alumni Fund, here are some details

 Send in contributions to the Alumni Corpus as under

By Cheque to:

 President/Treasurer, Stanes Alumni Association,
Stanes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School,COONOOR 643 101 Nilgiris, Tamilnadu
On line transfer:
Stanes Alumni Association, Coonoor A/c No.10490100005508
Name of Bank: Bank of Baroda, Coonoor Branch.
IFSC CODE : BARB0COONOO {(BARB0(Zero)COONOO (OH)}
SWIFT CODE: BARBINBBCOI (BANK OF BARODA, COONOOR) 

MICR Code: 643012002 

Our new alumni website in beta version is available on http://www.stanescoonooralumni.in/  please do visit the page and give us your suggestions on improving it.

January 2019 Blogs

January 2019

December 2018 was an uneventful month with the blog getting 7 posts. 
The brainstorming meeting of some select volunteers of Coonoor based alumni and a couple of out station alumni took place at Coonoor on 10 November 2018 followed by a meeting with the Principal on 07 December 2018. This is for the 160th Anniversary of the School and Alumni Reunion. The proposal for holding the meet has got the blessings of the Principal. A nucleus and an adhc Committee have been identified. The Nucleus interacts with the School and the Adhoc Committee supports the Nucleus in arranging for the celebration.
Tentative Program for August 2019
14 August 2019
(a) 14th arrival and registration. tea will be hosted by the school.
(b) Meet of arrived alumni in School Hall for do's and don'ts.
(c) Dinner at respective places of stay under own arrangements
15 August 2019
(d) 15th morning parade and alumni march as a contingent.
(e) Lunch to be hosted by Alumni for staff present and past along with alumni.  Approx 106 staff (past and present).
(f) Post lunch visit the school / classrooms,  take photos also the school will arrange a photo booth. Sale of memorabilia .
(g) 15th evening bonfire and dinner at Vivek along  with Ivan & Eric for the music and sing along.
16 August 2019
(h) 16th half day the past vrs. Present matches. Refreshments served by School
(j) Lunch under own arrangements
(k) Post lunch visit to haunts on own arrangements
(l) Dinner and dance with DJ back to Vivek.

17 August 2019

Dispersal from Coonoor under own arrangements

Since the entire event would be on a self finance mode, we look at our alumni participating both in physical as well as monetary terms.

Once the finalised program is ready, the same would be on the school official website along with links for registration.

What would be our scores this month? Do we see our missing bloggers coming back from Facebook, WhatsApp etc?

The New Gate

A View from the old Principal's Office

PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR January 2019 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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/
We, Stanes Coonoor Alumni have created a google group, 

stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com   

  those of you wishing to join this group may send a mail on stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com giving your name, year of entry into Stanes, year of leaving, class upto which studied and email id,we shall add you to the group. http://stanescoonoorblog.blogspot.in/p/blog-page.html
also the School's Official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/StanesSchoolCoonoor?ref=br_tf

The web site of our school is available at http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/

For those wanting to remit contributions to the school Alumni Fund, here are some details

 Send in contributions to the Alumni Corpus as under

By Cheque to:

 President/Treasurer, Stanes Alumni Association,
Stanes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School,COONOOR 643 101 Nilgiris, Tamilnadu
On line transfer:
Stanes Alumni Association, Coonoor A/c No.10490100005508
Name of Bank: Bank of Baroda, Coonoor Branch.
IFSC CODE : BARB0COONOO {(BARB0(Zero)COONOO (OH)}
SWIFT CODE: BARBINBBCOI (BANK OF BARODA, COONOOR) 

MICR Code: 643012002 

Our new alumni website in beta version is available on http://www.stanescoonooralumni.in/  please do visit the page and give us your suggestions on improving it.

Dec 2018 Blogs

December
Another month with the blog getting 4 hits. With Christmas around the corner, we do have many waiting for the long vacations and trips into warmer pastures or colder hills are planned. The 160th Year of our School and Alumni Reunion is tentatively planned for 15 August 2019. A core team has been nominated and is working tirelessly to make the event a success. Looking forward to alumni coming forward to be a part of this celebration

What would be our scores this month?

PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR DECEMBER.

FOR POSTING PICTURES AND STORIES PLEASE CLICK ONTO THE RESPECTIVE LINKS.

We, Stanes Coonoor Alumni have created a google group, 

stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com   

  those of you wishing to join this group may send a mail on stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com giving your name, year of entry into Stanes, year of leaving, class upto which studied and email id,we shall add you to the group. 

The New Gate

A View from the old Principal's Office

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!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/
We, Stanes Coonoor Alumni have created a google group, 

stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com   

  those of you wishing to join this group may send a mail on stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com giving your name, year of entry into Stanes, year of leaving, class upto which studied and email id,we shall add you to the group. http://stanescoonoorblog.blogspot.in/p/blog-page.html
also the School's Official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/StanesSchoolCoonoor?ref=br_tf

The web site of our school is available at http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/

For those wanting to remit contributions to the school Alumni Fund, here are some details

 Send in contributions to the Alumni Corpus as under

By Cheque to:

 President/Treasurer, Stanes Alumni Association,
Stanes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School,COONOOR 643 101 Nilgiris, Tamilnadu
On line transfer:
Stanes Alumni Association, Coonoor A/c No.10490100005508
Name of Bank: Bank of Baroda, Coonoor Branch.
IFSC CODE : BARB0COONOO {(BARB0(Zero)COONOO (OH)}
SWIFT CODE: BARBINBBCOI (BANK OF BARODA, COONOOR) 

MICR Code: 643012002 

Check out our alumni website http://stanescoonooralumni.in
Registrations have started, looking forward to alumni registering for the event, this would help us plan.