Campion's Own Hero

Fr George Cortes

22/03/1924 - 01/11/1962

On November 11, 1962 the Khatau Mansion (the New India Assurance building) caught fire. Fr Cortes saved several elderly residents and finally went back for a Cocker Spaniel. When his body was found he was still clutching the dog to his chest.

What Started When

School Emblem

The new school badge (as we know it) was launched on August 29, 1954

Houses System

The House System in it's present form was started from June 1961

The School Magazine

The Campion Magazine was launched in 1953

OCA

The Old Campionites Association was started in 1960 by Fr More

Photography Club

The Campion Photography Club was started in 1963

PTA

The PTA was started in 1965 by Fr More

School Council

First School Council Meeting was held on January 19, 1966

Inter-House Aquatics

First Inter-House Aquatic Meet was held on February 19, 1966

Inter-House Debates

First Inter-House Debates were held on June 27, 1966

Judo

Judo was introduced under Sensei Pervez Mistry on August 4, 1966

Interesting Trivia

The Panther (1952)

The Panther on the first floor next to the Principal's office was shot in Matheran on November 02, 1952. Refer the photograph in 'Classic Photographs'

Ceylon Trip (1954)

The scouts spent 5 weeks in Ceylon during May 1954

Taxidermy Collection

The collection of stuffed animals and birds were gifted to the school by Bro Navarro (an Ornithologist as well as a Taxidermist) of St Xavier's School in 1956.

The Porpoise (1955) - It's not a whale under the fish tank

The porpoise (below the fish tank) was caught by the scouts during their annual camp at Madh Island in 1955. Refer the photograph in 'Classic Photographs'

Alladin (1958)

Mr Dennis Roche created the sound of thunder by rolling a Shot-Put ball across the stage

A Dozen Rifles (1962)

12 Rifles were purchased for Rs 3,000 for target practice

OCA Billiards (1963)

The OCA purchased a billiards table

Inter-School Dramatics (1965)

Campion won the Inter-School Dramatics - Ordeal By Battle

Inter-School Elocution (1966)

J Pande, Maxim Mazumdar, & Jimmy Lalkaka won their respective sections

Radio Gaga (1966)

On March 25, 1966 Campion School had a full radio programme on AIR consisting of music, poetry and song

Jiving With The Governor (1970)

In 1970 the PTA Social was held at Raj Bhavan - the Governor's residence

Don Quoixote (1970)

Leeta Fonseca (a girl) played the role of Dulcenia Del Toboso

Flag Day

Campion won the Darah Mulla Trophy for the Highest Collection for two consecutive years - 1975 & 1976

Essay Competition (1976)

Jalaj Malhotra received a Silver Medal from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for his entry in the Children's Competition that received lakhs of entries from 135 countries

Bourvita Quiz Contest (1977)

Andrew Braganza, Jalaj Malhotra & Ramesh Shivdasani beat Cenral School 12-1 in the finals

This Record Is Going To Stand For Awhile

Inter School March-Past

Campion has shattered all records by winning the Trophy 25 times which includes a period of 15 consecutive years

The Glory Boys

They Marched At The Republic Day Parade - New Delhi

NCC Air Wing

Year

NN Naval Wing

Pushkar Goswamy

1967

Christopher Gomes

Conrad Rebello

1968

1969

Peter Jhanjee

Awarded 'Best Cadet In India and Led The Parade

1970

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1971

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1972

Adrian Karnik & Ian Karnik

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1973

Pradeep Singh

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1974

Stanislaus Gonsalves

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1975

Andre Coelho & Kamal Mehta

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1976

Rajesh Jalan

Kiran Narkar

1977

David D'Lima & Glen Saldanha

Uday More

1978

Ashutosh Manjeshwar

Atul Kasbekar, Roland Borges & Nimesh Makaria

1979

Shamik Daru & Dean Cunha Gomes

1980

Rajat Kumar

1981

Subhransu Mukherje

1982

Khalid choudhary

1983

Anil Vargese

1984

Ranganathan

1985

Firdaus Bhatena

1986

Neil Rub

They Had Angels Over Their Shoulders

Inter-School Athletics

1972

Sub-Juniors & Midgets retained the Ahmed Sailor Shield

Somesh Kapai set a new meet record with a jump of 4.74 mts

Hirjee Nagarwalla shattered the migets 50mts record with a timing of 7.3 secs

1976

Campion won three trophies :

Intermediates Group Trophy

March Past Trophy

Tug-of-War

Inter-School Aquatics

1965

First Inter-School Aquatic Meet

Campion made a clean sweep winning both the Team as well as the individual championships

John Vasica won the Individual Championship by winning every event in his section

1968

Campion produced two stars:

Rajiv Parikh won the Sub-Juniors Championship

Vivek Jairazbhoy won the Midgets Championship

1969

Campion missed the Championship by a whisker but picked up 23 certificates

The stars : F Kamdin, R Parikh, and Costa The Greek

Esben Morgensen won every event in the Midgets

1970

Campion won the Inter-School Aquatic Championship by an overwhelming 19 points

Pheroze Bulsara though still an Intermediate won the Seniors Championship and the Man Of The Meet

Esben Morgensen won the Sub-Juniors Championship

1978

Cherag Bulsara won every event in the Boys Under 9 : Back, Breast, Butterfly and Free Style

Inter-School Badminton

Campion won the Championship for 5 consecutive years.

The key players were : Sunil Mehra, Rajan Midha, Sameer Hutheesing, Munaf Lakhani, Rajeev Goenka

Inter-School Handball

Campion won the Championships (Seniors & Juniors) for 5 consecutive years.

Christopher Liang was the star of the Seniors

Tushad Talati & William Liu were the stars of the Juniors

Inter-School Lawn Tennis

1979 - 1984

Campion won both the Championship as well as the 'Best Player' trophy

for 4 consecutive years

Shiv Kumar & Rajiv Singh were the star performers