Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011
Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011
Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011
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14 - Quadrangle<br />
Ajay Mark ‘71<br />
…….I feel <strong>Woodstock</strong> has always been<br />
my home. I started working here in<br />
July 1981. I love working here and<br />
feel proud to have had this opportunity<br />
in my life to serve here for the<br />
past 31 years as part of the PE department.<br />
Both my daughters Ayesha ’02<br />
and Serena ’05 went through <strong>Woodstock</strong><br />
from Pre <strong>School</strong> to Grade 12. My parents both worked for<br />
30 years each. My nephew Amit Mark worked here for 6<br />
years and my Mother-in-law (Mrs. Indu Salve) worked<br />
here for 3 years. My wife Sanjaya is also working here<br />
for the past 29 years. At present she is the Head of Junior<br />
<strong>School</strong>. As a family we have served <strong>Woodstock</strong> for 129<br />
years in total so far. <strong>Woodstock</strong> has given me and my<br />
family much more than we can ever give back.<br />
Haydn Wilkins ‘ 05<br />
….. it feels fantastic to be back in<br />
Mussoorie, there really is nowhere<br />
else in the world such as Mussoorie.<br />
I returned as I wanted to live once<br />
again in India, as well to experience<br />
<strong>Woodstock</strong> from a new perspective<br />
having been a day scholar, a boarder<br />
and now a dorm parent. I am excited about working<br />
with the boys in Ridgewood, and making sure that they<br />
get the most of their <strong>Woodstock</strong> experience - as I did as<br />
a student - as their time in dorms and the friendships<br />
they form will be with them for life.<br />
Judy Crider ‘69<br />
For me coming back was<br />
not the feeling that I wanted<br />
to give back to the school,<br />
but that I was coming home.<br />
Three weeks after we arrived in<br />
September 1979 our daughter, Bonnie Beth, was<br />
born. We worked at Clifton Hostel for 9 years<br />
till 1988 with our fourth child being born in<br />
1984; went to the US for 1988-1989; returned in<br />
1989 and moved to Suncliff where Dana taught<br />
Math and I worked in the Quad Office. In 1994<br />
we went back to the US for one year while Dana<br />
worked on his BA degree. In 1995 I returned to<br />
WS with three children while Dana continued in<br />
the US to finish his BA degree with teaching certification.<br />
In 1996 I went to the Principal’s office<br />
to cover because the then secretary to the Principal<br />
did not return from vacation and then continued<br />
working there till 2010. In 2010 I moved into the<br />
HR department. Dana continued to teach Math<br />
and so much more. This has been our life. This<br />
has been the perfect place to raise four children.<br />
We have built many wonderful relationships with<br />
staff and students and hillside friends. We have<br />
influenced many students hopefully for the better.<br />
We have tried to instill the love of Jesus Christ<br />
in others by being role models and always having<br />
an open home. We have offered continuity and<br />
security.<br />
Work at <strong>Woodstock</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Would you like to experience <strong>Woodstock</strong> again, this time from<br />
a different perspective? Each year we recruit teachers, dorm<br />
parents and support staff into various roles at the school.<br />
Check the website at www.woodstockschool.in/employment<br />
to see what jobs are available now.<br />
It’s a great way of reconnecting with your roots, and passing on<br />
your experience to a new generation!