Oak Grove School, Mussoorie

Oak Grove School, Jharipani, Mussoorie is a residential public school, owned and run by the Indian Railways. It is situated on hill tops covering 256 acre in Jharipani, Mussoorie, India. The school was started by the British Raj on 1 June 1888. The students predominantly consist of the children of Indian Railways employees; 25% of seats are reserved for outsiders. At present there are more than 610 students. The school consists of three semi-independent parts — Oak Grove Sr. Boys' School (commenced 1888), Oak Grove Sr. Girls' School (1890s) and Oak Grove Junior School (1912). The buildings were designed by the chief engineer of EIR Mr. Richard Roskell Bayne and are built in Gothic style of architecture. LBSNAA ( Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of Administration) conducted its sports day several times in the valley of Oak Grove School.

Administration
The overall functioning of the school is under the control of a Board of Governors, which frames and reviews policies to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the institution during its annual meetings. The BOG consists of:

Chairman - General Manager, Northern Railway

Executive Governor - The Chief Personnel Officer, Northern Railway

Member - The Chief Engineer, Northern Railway

Member - The F.A. & C.A.O., Northern Railway

Member - The C.M.D., Northern Railway

Member - The S.D.G.M., Northern Railway

Member - The D.R.M., Northern Railway, Moradabad

Secretary - Principal, Oak Grove School

Oakgrovians at the Olympic games
Several Oak Grove students represented pre-independence India (under the British Raj) in field hockey at the Olympics between 1928 Amsterdam to 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning Gold medal each time. These were:

Amsterdam Olympics – 1928


 * Richard James Allen + - # Goalkeeper
 * Leslie Charles Hammond
 * Broome Eric Pinniger

Los Angeles Olympics – 1932


 * Richard James Allen + - # Goalkeeper
 * Leslie Charles Hammond
 * Broome Eric Pinniger
 * Richard Carr

Berlin Olympics – 1936


 * Richard James Allen + - # Goalkeeper