Today I spent the day with more than 200 Alumni of St. Ignatius High School, Gumla, Ranchi Province; about 110 Kilometers off Ranchi.

This school attained its present shape in 1934, and the present HeadMaster is Rev. Fr. Manohar Kumar Khoya SJ. This school is known for their breeding of world class Hockey Players, our national sport. At any point of time, our National Hockey Team at all levels has members from this school. 

A full 2.5 hour motivation session was taken by me and Er. Shivendra Mohan Sharma, President, JAAI Central Zone. 

By the end of the interactive session, the House was fully charged to launch its ad-hoc inaugural Alumni Association Managing Committee, which was elected unanimously. 

On the occasion of the death anniversary of Dr A P J Kalam and as a mark of respect, APX ( Association of Past Xavierites) Ahmedabad , the alumni association of St Xavier’s High School Loyola Hall organised a blood donation drive on the school campus. This is also a JAAI initiative.

Some students also availed of this experience as part of the school EA activity program.

Nepalese Jesuit alumni were among those who summited Everest this season, reaching the peak at 8.27 AM, on May 22. Sameer Jung Thapa, Class of 1998, and Dawa Sherpa, Class of 2000, both studied at St Xavier’s School Jawalakhel.

Samir is a professional freelance photographer who has done extensive work for the World Wildlife Fund. Dawa is a professional mountaineer and director of a trekking agency who organizes much-needed clean-up expeditions at base camp, and on the trail to the summit. They unfurled the arms of Nepal’s Jesuit alumni association, the G.A.A., after reaching the summit.

St Xavier's Alumni Association, Patna in collaboration with Bhartiya yoga sansthan organised a yoga camp for the teachers and alumni at St Xavier's School, Patna on the occasion of 5th International Yoga Day!!!