St Joseph's Senior Secondary School, Rihand Nagar
| St. Joseph's Sr. Sec. School, Rihand | |
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Rihand Nagar, Sonebhadra Distt., Uttar Pradesh India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private Senior Secondary School |
| Motto | To Spread the Light of Truth and Justice |
| Established | 1984 |
| Principal | Fr. Sunil Noronha |
| Vice Principal | Sister Bridjit CJ |
| Number of students | 750 |
| Houses | Gandhi (Green), Nehru (Red), Shastri (Yellow), Tagore (Blue) |
| Sports | Cricket, Football, Basketball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Athletics |
| Website | http://www.sjsrihand.com/ |
St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School (SJS), in Rihand nagar, was opened in July 1984. It was established and is managed by Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad Pvt. Ltd., of which the Bishop of Allahabad is the Director-General who is the president of the Education Society which runs a number of schools in urban and rural areas catering to various sections of people. This branch of St. Joseph's School provides enormous help to the siblings of the NTPC, Rihand employees.
This school is run for the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) at Rihand Nagar (RhSTPP), Sonebhadra Distt. - Uttar Pradesh. The School is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. Its staff includes the sisters of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBMV), now known as Congregation of Jesus (CJ) as its core group.
Motto
The motto of this school is ""To spread the light of truth and justice"", which signifies that the school is a lamp, giving out light i.e the values of truth, honesty, charity and justice continuously. Thus making it a very big and vast goal.
Information
| Year of establishment of School | 1984 |
| Affiliated to | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi |
| Status of Affiliation | Provisional |
| Affiliation Number | 2130104 |
| Affiliation with the Board Since | 1 April 1989 |
| Area of School Campus | 4.38 Acres |
| Other Facilities | Gymnasium, Music Class, Indoor/Outdoor Games, Science and Computer Labs, Special Electronics Course for 9th and 10th Grade students, Health and Medical Checkup, School Library |
Office Bearers
Each year St Joseph's Senior Secondary School, Rihand Nagar selects the students from classes 11 and 12, for head posts of the school. This year the following students were selected.
Highest Ranks -
Head Boy: Master Saksham Bhagat
Head Girl: Miss Diya Merin Sunny
Sports Captain Boys': Master Vishesh Kumar Singh
Sports Captain Girls': Miss Tanya Tripathi
Cultural Head: Miss Kalpana
House Wise -
Gandhi House Boys' Captain: Master Praveen Kumar Singh
Gandhi House Girls' Captain: Miss Archana Panda
Gandhi House Boys' Vice-Captain: Master Pankaj Chaubey
Gandhi House Girls' Vice-Captain: Miss Ayushi Tripathi
Shastri House Boys' Captain: Master Shree Hari Mittal
Shastri House Girls' Captain: Miss Neha
Shastri House Boys' Vice- Captain: Master Pratyush Kumar
Shastri House Girls' Vice-Captain: Miss Lovleen Amar
Nehru House Boys' Captain: Master Sebin Babu
Nehru House Girls' Captain: Miss Smrita Singh
Nehru House Boys' Vice-Captain: Master Ritesh Kumar Singh
Nehru House Girls' Vice-Captain: Miss Dhairya Srivastava
Tagore House Boys' Captain: Master Gaurav Jha
Tagore House Girls' Captain: Miss Anamika Chandra
Tagore House Boys' Vice-Captain: Master Aditya Harshavardhan
Tagore House Girls' Vice-Captain: Miss Somoshree Nandi