PAREF Southridge School
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| Motto: Viriliter Agite Be a Man! |
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| Established | 1979 |
| Type | All Boys |
| President | Dr. Vaughn F. Montes |
| Principal | Luis Barrientos Primary School Ivan dela Fuente Intermediate School Nick Galvez High School |
| Chaplain | Fr. Cecilio Magsino |
| Executive Director | Dr. Jose Rene C. Gayo |
| Students | 1,099[1] |
| Grades | Prep, Grades 1-7, HS I-IV |
| Location | Hillsborough Subd. Bo. Cupang Muntinlupa City Muntinlupa, Metro Manila Philippines |
| District | Muntinlupa |
| Oversight | Opus Dei |
| Campus | Urban, ~3 hectares |
| Colors | Blue and Green |
| Mascot | Vinta- PAREF Logo Helm- School Logo |
| Yearbook | Viator |
| Newspaper | The Junior Ridge GS The Ridge (CMMA Hall of Famer for Best HS Paper) HS |
| School Hymn | Gaudeamus Igitur |
| Supervising Organization | PAREF (Parents for Education Foundation) |
| Page Last Updated: | Lance Katigbak- 11/9/06 |
| Website | [1] |
| GS—Prep & Grade School; HS—High School | |
PAREF Southridge School, also known simply as Southridge, is a private school for boys in Hillsborough, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. It was a set up by Parents for Education Foundation (PAREF), a group of parents who aims to provide an education geared towards the total development of children. Southridge school is composed of a primary, intermediate, and high school. Its executive director is Jose Rene C. Gayo. The spiritual formation of the families in Southridge is provided by priests of the prelature of Opus Dei.
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[edit] History
Southridge was established by the Parents for Education Foundation, Inc. (PAREF) on March 20, 1979. It is one of the several schools under the umbrella of Parents for Education Foundation, Inc. (PAREF). The school, which is patterned after Fomento schools in Spain and South America, was founded through the initiative of a group of parents who wanted a school that will emphasize not only academic excellence, but sound character formation as well. The founding parents envisioned a school that will ensure unity of parents between home and school through the tutorial system.
Ground breaking to mark the start of construction of the first building took place in March 1979. Classes started on July 15 of the same year with the school offering classes from Grades One to Seven. The first Management Committee was composed of Dr. Antonio N. Torralba, Director; Dr. Paul A. Dumol, Associate Director for Academic Formation; Mr. Conrad Ricafort , Associate Director for Personal Formation.
[edit] The Southridge Logo
The Southridge Logo consists of a Vinta and a Helm. The vinta, a sturdy Filipino boat, is the PAREF symbol. It stands for the educational philosophy shared by all the schools that belongs to the PAREF system.
The stars on top of the vinta represent the three (3) sectors that comprise the PAREF school community. For the PAREF philosophy to work, there must be a healthy interaction among the parents, teachers and students. For formation to be effective, the parents and teachers must be formed such that they can lead the students by word and deed.
The helm symbolizes the school's vision of breeding gentlemen and leaders. Quoting the school's vision, "We envision graduates who are MEN OF INTEGRITY, well-formed and principled individuals, who contribute to the common good of society."
[edit] Academics
[edit] Latin
Southridge is one of the few schools in the Philippines that requires its students to learn Latin. When the school was first built, the curriculum included 4 years of mandatory Latin during the high school years. This requirement has since been changed and Latin now only two years of Latin are required. In addition, an elective known as Latin Honors allows students who wish to continue learning the language to do so.
[edit] Electives
In 2004, Southridge began an elective system that allows high school juniors and seniors to choose two subjects of their interest. Currently the subjects that are available to students are Business Math 1, Business Math 2, Calculus, Biochem, Latin Honors, Rhetoric of War, Programming Language, Journalism, Creative Writing, and Metaphysics. This system allows four different subjects to be taken in a span of two years that will help the student decide on his college course or prepare the student for college if he has already decided on a particular major.
[edit] Organizations
[edit] Tugon
Tugon, which literally means "answer", is the first and only social studies club in Southridge. It is the only Southridge organization not religiously motivated but rather socially driven. It, similar to AKAP, goes to public schools to mentor and educate less fortunate children. However, unlike AKAP, Tugon teaches more practical subjects like math and science.
[edit] Alay Kamay Alay Panahon (AKAP)
AKAP’s main goal is to provide opportunities for Southridge students to serve the poor. It aims to put every Southridge high schooler in contact with the children of public schools primarily through regular tutoring and mentoring.
An AKAP volunteer plays big brother to two students from the public school. He meets each one twice a month. The half an hour chat per tutee can be spent doing academic tutorials, giving good grooming and etiquette tips, teaching an act of piety or even a sport.
It was created during the term of Eric Santillan as High School Council Chairman. Members of the council were the Lozano brothers.
[edit] The Ridge
The Ridge is the official student publication of Southridge. The paper and its writers consistently reap regional and national awards for campus journalism, more so in recent years. A good number of Ridge editors and writers have landed in the editorial board of their college papers. Editors of the paper stay in the Publications office during Composition time. The school paper adviser gives them their quarterly grade in Composition. A published work is credited as a composition. The Ridge is open to High School students. Recently The RIDGE has been elevated to the Hall of Fame by the prestigious Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) for winning the Best Campus Paper in the Country category four times and a fifth that gave PAREF Southridge the Hall of Fame status.
[edit] The Junior Ridge
The Junior Ridge is the official grade school student publication of Southridge. It was formed in 2004 with Lance Katigbak as Editor-in-Chief and GJ Agregado as Managing Editor. Currently in its third year, the staff has managed to produce four issues and Junior Convergence, a literary folio of the poems and stories of the grade school students. Currently the paper is competing in various literary contests. The current managing editor is Miggy Marasigan with other fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grade students as writers. The Junior Ridge admits students of the Intermediate School.
[edit] SOUL
The Student Organization Upholding Life (SOUL) is committed to pushing pro-life activities inside and outside of campus. Members are trained to organize activities and get involved in social issues especially those affecting the family. Its activities in its first year have been varied and many: Marian conference on the family, rosary drive, signature campaign, pro-life exhibits, provincial trips to promote pro-life activities. SOUL admits High School students.
[edit] Rhythm Section
The Southridge Rhythm Section is the high school choir of the Day School. It is made up of Grade 7 to 4th Year students who wish to express themselves through music. Its members sing gospel and Filipino music in a cappella.
The SRRS is under the conduction of Mr. Robert Cortes. He has been conducting the choir for over seven years. Their greatest achievement was to win second place in the Voices in Harmony competition two years ago.
The Rhythm Section was invited to participate in the Samu'taring Tinig 5: Concert of the Best High School Choirs, last February 4 2003. They particaped with other high school choirs and Kundirana in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Main Theater.
Last October 24-28, sixteen members attended the 2006 CCP Hands-on Chorale Workshop 2006. The participants were trained by the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers. The workshop ended with a concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The choir sang Chua-ay, an Igorot rice pounding song, and Ikaw ang Mahal Ko, a piece by the maestro of music, Mr. Ryan Cayabyab. Both songs were done in a cappella.
[edit] Photoclub
The Photoclub was established by members of the class of 2006 (Miko de los Reyes, Miguel Reyes, Benj De Leon and Luigi Meer) for Southridge students interested in photography. Seminars and workshops are also arranged for the club's future members.
[edit] Catalyst
Open to high school students, the club members visit Cupang Elementary School and Buli Elementary School weekly to teach Grades 3, 4 and 5 students basic catechism lessons. Members undergo training during Catechism seminars organized during the school year.
[edit] Southridge Servers Society (SSS)
The SSS are the altar servers of Southridge. It consists of students from Grade 5 until 4th Year High School. The SSS takes care of designating servers for the daily mass, First Friday Mass, First Communion, Confirmation, Corpus Christi, and other masses. The SSS also holds regular outreach programs for less-fortunate students as well as Christmas parties for the administrative staff which include janitors, security guards, and cafeteria personnel. They started out as a few students but have grown rapidly over the past few years. You can find their website at http://sssociety.multiply.com.
[edit] The Podium
Southridge's official debate team is considered one of the best debate teams in Southern Metro Manila. A member, co-founder, and stalwart of the Southern Metro Manila Schools Debate Consortium (SMMS), the Podium has consistently improved over the past years and has become a perennial contender for any debate championship in the South. The Podium has also been improving and has earned great respect in the more competitive IDEA Debate Organization of Northern Manila and in the National Debating picture of the Philippines.
[edit] Opus Dei affiliation
Southridge entrusts its religious instruction to the priests of Opus Dei. St. Josemaria Escriva is among its venerated saints, along with St. Joseph and St. Michael.
[edit] External links and Students
- PAREF Southridge School official website
- The Ridge
- David Racho, Southridge Batch 1995
- The Latin Honors 2006 Website
