This & That
1950 : The Campion Magazine
was launched
1950 : On November 2nd The Panther
in the taxidermy collection was shot in Matheran during a scout camp
1950 : The Original School Emblem
was designed by a Jesuit
1954 : The New School Emblem
was launched on August 29
1955 : The Porpoise under the fish tank was caught by the scouts during their annual camp at Madh Island
a short while after this picture was taken
1956 : Brother Navarro sj a Jesuit Ornithologist and Taxidermist gifted theTaxidermy Collection
Campion
1960 : The the Old Boys Association
was started by Fr Emmanuel More sj
1960 : 12 Rifles
were purchased for a sum of Rs 3,000 for target practice
1961 : The House System was introduced
1963 : swimming was introduced at the Golwalla Baths on July 1st
1967 : The Campion School Photography Club
was introduced on July 31st
1965 : The PTA was launched
by Fr Ribot sj
1966 : On January 19 the School Council was officially launched
1966 : The first Inter-House Aquatic Meet
was held on February 19th at the Naval Pool
1966 : The first Inter-House Debates
were held on June 27th
1966 : Judo
was introduced in Campion on August 4th. The instructor was Sensei Pervez Mistry (Class of 1960)
1966 : On May 25 Campion School performed a full radio programme on All India Radio consisting of music, poetry and song
1970 : Leeta Fonseca - a girl from Fort Convent School
played the role of Dulcenia Del Toboso in the play Don Quoixote
1975 & 1976 : Campion won the Darah Mulla Trophy for highest national collection for Flag Day for two consecutive years
Inter-School March Past
Campion has shattered all records by Winning the Trophy 25 times which included 15 consecutive wins
Inter-School Aquatics
1965 : Campion made a clean sweep of the First Inter-School Aquatic Meet inning both The Team as well as the Individual championships
John Vasica won the Individual Championship by winning every event in his section
1968 : Campion won the Sub-Juniors as well as the Midgets Championships thanks to the efforts of Farookh Kamdin, Rajiv Parikh, & Costa The Greek
1969 : Campion missed the Championship by a whisker but picked up 23 certificates thanks to the efforts of Rajiv Parikh & Vivek Jairazbhoy
Esben Morgensen won the Sub-Juniors Championship
1970 : Campion won the Inter-School Aquatic Championship by 19 points
Pheroze Bulsara won the Seniors Championship and the Man Of The Meet
Esben Morgensen won every event in the Midgets
1978 : Cherag Bulsara won every event in the Boys Under 9 : Back, Breast, Butterfly and Free Style
Inter-School Badminton
1973 - 1977 : 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
1979 - 1983 : Campion won the Championship of both the Seniors and Juniors for 5 consecutive years
The key players were Christopher Liang (Seniors) and Tushad Talati & William Liu (Juniors)
Inter-School Tennis
1981 - 1983 : Campion won both the Championship as well as the 'Best Player' trophy for 4 consecutive years
The key players were Shiv Kumar & Rajiv Singh
Inter-School Athletics
1970s : During the 1970s Campion under the coaching of Mr Bala Govid produced several athletic champions some who even triumphed at the Nationals
The most prominent athletes were Somesh (The Flying Campionite) Kapai, Sunil Gambers (middle distance), Hirji Nagarwalla (sprinter), Vinod Goenka (sprinter)