St. Joseph's School - Pandacan
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| Motto | Go to St. Joseph to Serve God and Country |
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| Established | 1955 |
| Type | Run by the Archdiocese of Manila |
| Director | Rev. Fr. Nolan A. Que. Phd |
| Location | Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Telephone | +(63-2) 563-28-58/583-10-29 |
St. Joseph's School - Pandacan, Manila (SJS) located in the district of Pandacan in the City of Manila, Philippines was established by His Eminence Rufino Cardinal Santos, D.D. of the Archdiocese of Manila in 1955 to provide a school that would enable the children of Pandacan and its neighboring towns an opportunity to receive good Roman Catholic oriented education.
Cardinal Santos and with the help of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) who were also planning to build a school in Pandacan collaborated together and with the help of Msgr. Guillermo Mendoza, Parish Priest of the Sto. Niño Parish, St. Joseph's School's first building for an elementary school was built at the adjacent vacant lot ot the church.
Sister Marie Alice Dieltiens, ICM who served as the school's first principal saw the rapid growth in population of the school, built nearby in 1959 the high school building which accepted only female students at that time.
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[edit] History of St. Joseph's School
From 1955, St. Joseph's School's enrollment grew and some classes were being held at make shift classrooms in the Parish building office. With the help of the parents, the school obtained a loan to build a new building, an annex to the high school building which was blessed and pened on November 28, 1971 by H.E. Rufino Cardinal Santos with Bishop Bienvenido Lopez and Msgr. Victor Serrano, Parish Priest of Sto. Niño Parish.
The ICM Sisters managed the school until 1993, when the Sisters felt that their charism and mission was directed towards deploying their sisters abroad. The ICM Sisters informed His Emminence Jaime Cardinal Sin, D.D., Manila's Archbishop, of their intentions to give up administering St. Joseph's School and turned over its management directly to the Parish Priest of Sto. Niño Parish.
New facilities improvement were introduced in the school to help elevate the conditions and teaching facilities of the school. By school year 1994, the Sisters of the Missionary Apostles of Christ (MACE) were invited to help in administering the finance aspects of the school as well handling religious education. In the same year, enrollment for male students in the high school department was finally opened.
In the year 2002, the Parish Priest of Sto. Niño gave up the Directorship of the school and concentrated on parsih work. The Archbishop of Manila, Jaime Cardinal L. Sin, D.D. appointed Rev. Fr. Nolan G. Que, Ph.D. to the post of School Director. Long time St. Joseph teacher Ms. Emolyn G. Guamil was appointed Assistant Director while Mrs. Elizabeth D. Mendoza is the Institutional Principal since School Year 2004-2005.
In school year 2005-2006, the school opened its multi-purpose gymnasium at what used to be the elementary school chapel. The new gym serveS as the main facilities for various physical education related programs of the school.
The school will officially change its official uniform colors from the standard navy blue skirt and ties for the girls to a dark red plad skirt and tie in SY 2007-2008.
In school year 2005, Fr. Que was given the task to supervise other schools nearby including Paco Catholic School, St. Peter the Apostle School, Ermita Catholic School, Pius the X School and Malate Catholic School.
[edit] Educational Philosophy
Saint Joseph's School believes in the potential of every student to become a useful member of the Church and the society by providing him/her with opportunities to be evangelized and be an evangelizer. The school recognizes the individual differences of its students. Through the guidance of the school administration and teacers, SJS students are formed to value the importance of work in every activity and program the school offers as it prepares them to become good Christian citizens.
[edit] Vision Statement
St. Joseph's School, a member of the Manila Archdiocesan and Parochial Schools Association (MAPSA), is a a partner of the parish community of Sto. Niño in the evangelization and education of its members. It envisions itself as an instrument for the holistic formation of individuals through the delivery of quality basic education to the youth who will be servant-leaders of Church and Nation.
[edit] Mission Statement
Inspired by the love of the Sto, Nino for children, and guided by the virtues of Mary and Joseph, we, the members of the academic community of St. Joseph's School, commit ourselves:
- to live the core values espoused by the institution;
- To be Just
- To be Obedient
- To render humble Service
- To be Enthusiastic with everything
- To be Pious
- and Honest at all times.
[edit] Core Values
The school community will promote and live the following values:
- As individuals, to be disciplined, punctual, simple, obedient, honest, sincere, industrious, and diligent
- As persons of authority of the institution (admin faculty and staff), to observe respect, fairness ani to show patience, tolerance and understands dealing with students; and to be animators of love and concern;
- As students, to show respect for authority, to cleanliness and order, and to aim for excellence;
- As members of the community, to be committed t service; to be loyal to the institution; to be s dealing with one another; and to live as true di the Church and servant-leaders of the Nation — Thus creating a community that truly serves God and Country.
[edit] Goals and Objectives
St. Joseph's School aims to create an atmosphere permeate* spirit of the Gospel, as well as an environment that opportunities conducive to learning and to the formation of in order to realize its vision and to fulfill its mission. Specifically, St. Joseph's School aims:
- To integrate religion in all subject areas of ins the high school and elementary curricula;
- To maintain a high quality of instruction; and
- To preserve the harmonious and effective partnership of school. Church and community.
[edit] School Logo, Hymn and Newspaper
[edit] School Logo
The logo of Saint Joseph's School is derived from its Patron, Saint Joseph the Worker. Its symbols represent the following:
- The white lily symbolizes holiness and purity;
- The carpenter's saw signifies habitual diligence and hard work;
- The shield manifests protection and defense against evil.
The school aims to form the students according to the likeness of Saint Joseph. The three symbols in the logo aptly convey the saint's main character: pure, holy and just, hardworking and protector and defender against evil and harm.
[edit] School Hymn (Tagalog)
SAN JOSE
Ikaw ang aming paaralan ... San Jose tunay naming mahal ... Aming tagumpay sa iyo iaalay ... Kahit aming abang buhay ... San Jose mahal ka namin ... Kaya't sayo kami'y inihabilin ... Natamong karunungan sa iyo galing ... Na naging tanglaw namin sa dilim ... At kung kami'y. nasa tagumpay na ... Lagi ka naming maaalala ... Gintong aral na aming nakuha ... Mananatiling lantay at maganda ... San Jose... San Jose... Sadya ka ngang walang kapara ... Kahit diwa nami't dibdib ... Ang sigaw ... "Mabuhay Ka!"
Lyrics by: GILDA BONACRUZ & PROF. S. IMPERIO Music by: PROF. S. IMPERIO
[edit] School Newspaper (The Clarion: Official Publication of St. Joseph's School-Pandacan)
Through the idea and effort of the former adviser of Clarion, Miss Emolyn Guamil , who is the school's Assistant Directress, the school newspaper has revived. In the support and resistance of the other adviser- Mrs. Victoria Meniano, the school's Students' Affairs Coordinator by the year 2005-2006 (the school's Prefect of Discipline in 2006 - present) the staff has able to come up with the paper.
Miss Guamil appointed the two humble teachers, Miss Virginia Bautista and Miss Claire B. Parce to be the Filipino and the English consultants respectively. The four mentors have done and given their effort to accomplish it. They have supervised us- the staff.
It was a great fun working with each member. And so, we thank everybody for the assistance and for the facts given to us during the interviews. Thank you also for those who in one way or another gave criticisms positively or negatively. They made us determined; and most importantly, to our God for our talents and skills
-The Staff(2005-2006)-
The Original Staff (Batch 2005-2006)
- Ma. Crisilla Vernice N. Fabella (Editor-in-Chief)
- Mariko Robles (Managing Editor)
- Kysle Candizz M. Cruz (Associate Editor)
- Nadine Abuel (News Editor)
- Joan Jacques Ceriola (English Literary Editor)
- Krizzia Concepcion (Filipino Literary Editor)
- Arjon Ortega (English Sports Editor)
- Haydee Hunat (Feature Editor)
- Dinno B. Zaide (Lay-out Artist)
- Lovena Vienna Samain (Filipino Sports Editor)
- Toni-Rose Guiriba (Correspondent)
- John Andrew M. del Prado (Correspondent)
- Eden Juan (Correspondent)
- Mark Anthony Coquilla (Correspondent)
- Mary Elaine Gomez (Encoder)
- Bambie Monell "Chloe" A. Bauag (Lay-out Artist)
- Samantha Raine A. Bufete (Encoder)
- Sheryl Ann H. Ignacio (Encoder)
- Satsuki Kojima (Encoder)
- Alden S. Duque (Photographer)
- Mark Evander Marzan (Cartoonist)
- Bergel Concepcion (Cartoonist)
The Teachers and Staff of St. Joseph's School in Clarion
- Father Nolan A. Que, PhD (Over-all Consultant)
- Ms. Emolyn G. Guamil (Adviser)
- Mrs. Ma. Victoria A. Meniano (Adviser)
- Ms. Claire B. Parce (English Consultant)
- Ms. Virginia S. Bautista (Filipino Consultant)
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