Dehradun: The 37 th Inter-School Staff Badminton Tournament for ladies and gents was organized once again by St. Thomas’ College with the finals being played on 14 th December, 2022. This tournament was started in the year 1986 when Mr. R. V. Gardner felt the need of getting the staff of various schools to interact with each other as they were busy in their own schools throughout the year and hardly interacted with each other. So, organizing a Badminton Tournament was what he thought of. Perhaps he himself wouldn’t have known at that point in time how popular this tournament would grow over the years and how many schools would look forward to participating in this tournament year after year.
St. Thomas’ is the only school in Dehradun that provides such an opportunity to the staff of various schools. The Chief Guests for the evening was Mrs. M. Saxena, Principal, Touchwood School, who graced the occasion by her presence. The finalists in the women’s category were Carman School, Dalanwala and The Tons Bridge School. The match was breathtaking but finally Carman School, Dalanwala proved its mettle and won the championship. In the men’s category, it was a clash between Touchwood School and St. Thomas’ College, where Touchwood School won the tournament. The Chief Guest Mrs. Saxena gave away the prizes and congratulated the staff and the players and commended Mr. Gardner for the excellent way this tournament conducted every year. Mr. R. V. Gardner proposed a vote of thanks. The evening concluded with a lavish Tea which was enjoyed by one and all present with promises of meeting again next year.
