SMP Negeri 5 Bandung
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SMP Negeri 5 Bandung, or Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 5 Bandung or Bandung Junior High School 5 is one of many junior high schools that located in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Distinguished, and prestigious, the school has always been the number one target for elementary school students, who wanted to continue their studies to an advanced level, in every new educational year because of its prestige, and a challenging passing grades to qualify to become a student in the school. The school is located in Jalan Sumatera No. 40, Bandung, West Java, 40113.
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[edit] History
History of SMP Negeri 5 Bandung stretches back to the year 1920, when Indonesia was still under control of the Dutch.
[edit] Pre-Independence
SMP Negeri 5 Bandung has been exist since the age of the colonization of the Dutch, in the early years 20th century. It was built in around 1920, in the name of MULO, which means "widen-low school", the same degree as "junior high school". The Dutch colonist built the school. Most of the pupils are Dutch, but there are also some other ethnics, such as Arabic, Chinese, Indian, and other ethnics, but the Indonesians themselves couldn't join the classes, because the Dutch made a regulation that the school isn't for the Indonesians. The study took 5 years, from Year 1 to Year 5.
But when the Japanese took over the colonization in around 1940's, they changed it's name and function from MULO to Kompetai, which the function was a torture chamber.
[edit] Post-Independence
After Indonesia gained independence, and the Indonesian government took the control over, the function of Kompetai was switched back to an educational building with the same name, MULO. But not long after that, around the year 1950, the name was changed to SMP Negeri 5 Bandung, which is still used at the present. The first principal of SMP Negeri 5 was Mr. Fernandus, who was a Dutch. The teachers and the pupils were also from a diversity of ethnics.
[edit] Headmasters
Mr. Fernandus' position as the principal was taken over by Mr. Samsudin Tang. Not long after that, his position was also taken over by Mr. Poedijo, then by Mr. Rd. Hamzah, and finally Mr. Drs. R. P. Hartoyo became the fifth principal of the school. In his reign, SMP Negeri 5 Bandung had many great and impressive achievements, that's when the school became the most wanted school by elementary school students all over Indonesia.
The principal was always changing over time. Mr. Drs. R. P. Hartoyo's position was substituted by Mr. Drs. E. Kostram, and his position was also substituted by Mr. Rombang Kushardi W., BA. in the early 1990s. In his time, the school's bi-monthly magazine "Info-5" released its first issue. School's mosque, Riyadlul Jannah was also constructed in his reign.
Mr. Ateng Tisna Suwandi took over Mr. Drs. R. P. Hartoyo's position as the principal. He only reigned for 3 years, but he made significant changes to the school, which is the construction of Teacher's Lounge and Student's Lavatory. Another principal took over the position. Mr. Edi Parmadi. He also made physical changes to the buildings, and reconstruct the frontyard.
In around the year 2000, Mr. Edi's position was substituted by Mr. Drs. H. Nandi Supriadi, S. Pd., MBA. And in 2005, Mr. Drs. H. Dradjat Sudradjat, M. M. Pd. became the principal of the school, and is the school's principal at the present.
[edit] School of National Standards
In the years when Mr. Nandi Supriadi (whom now is a principal of SMP Negeri 7 Bandung) became the principal, some significant changes was made to the school. For example, the construction of a garden in front of the Science Laboratory. He also improved the beautifulness and cleanliness of the school, and had successfully persuaded the pupils to keep their consciousness of cleanliness high. In the years of his reign, and until now, the title of "Sekolah Standar Nasional" or School of National Standards is being held by SMP Negeri 5 Bandung, with Surat Keterangan Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (Department of Education and Culture) number Dir. PLD Dirjen Dikdasmen Depdiknas No. 1147A/C3/SK/2004.
The current principal of the school is Mr. Dradjat Sudradjat, MM. Pd. He also made building extensions, such as the construction of the new Music Classroom on the second floor.
SMP Negeri 5 Bandung also has a plan to become a School of International Standards. Additional classrooms and buildings especially for the beta phase of the plan is currently planned, and said to be open for registration in around 2010.
[edit] Curriculum
Because the curriculum in Indonesia is revised by the Ministry of Education over time, SMP Negeri 5 Bandung also make changes of it's own curriculum, assimilating with the Ministry of Education's standard curriculum. The KTSP curriculum is the curriculum that the school uses in the current educational year, and will be used accordingly until the Ministry of Education revises the curriculum again. Previous curriculum that was used in SMP Negeri 5 Bandung is KBK or Kurikulum Berbasis Kompetensi (Competency-Based Curriculum), which only used for a couple of years, from the educational year 2004 - 2005 through 2005 - 2006.
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
Different kinds of extracurricular activities are available at SMP Negeri 5 Bandung for the pupils to join. Some of the extracurricular activities that are available are, such as:
[edit] SMPN 5 Scout
An extracurricular activity that is for one who enjoys scout activities
[edit] Rohani
A religious extracurricular activity, which focuses on the understanding of Islam.
[edit] KIR
An extracurricular activity that is for one who is fond of science.
Pewarta Lima (PEMA)
An extracurricular activity that is for one who is fond of journalism.
[edit] Sports
There are many kinds of sport clubs in SMP Negeri 5 Bandung. Futsal, basketball, baseball, softball, and martial arts are some of the sport clubs.
There are more extracurricular activities in SMP Negeri 5 Bandung. The school made a rule that all pupils of SMP Negeri 5 Bandung must join at least one of the extracurricular activities. But that rule doesn't seem to be strict because some students don't even have any extracurricular activities.
[edit] SISWA
JUMLAH ROMBONGAN BELAJAR:
Kelas Reguler : 31 Rombongan Belajar� Kelas SBI : 1 Rombongan Belajar Kelas Akselerasi: 2 Rombongan Belajar� Jumlah : 33 Rombongan Belajar� Jumlah Siswa 1316 Orang
Kelas 7 : 381 Orang Kelas 8 : 410 Orang Kelas 9 : 484 Orang Aksel 1 : 19 Orang Aksel 2 : 22 Orang SBI : 30 Orang
[edit] Foods
The school canteen in SMP Negeri 5 Bandung is different from canteens or cafeterias in other countries. The canteen doesn't give out foods, but the students must pay for the food. The school canteen has several small shops for students to buy foods. The canteens are named with the names of the flowers, like Mawar and Melati. The shops sells foods, snacks, and drinks. But there are also food stalls that sell foods too, but they are outside the school, and students are permitted to buy their foods there, instead of the school canteen. There is an infamous small restaurant outside the school, which the students of SMP Negeri 5 Bandung love, Soto Lamongan. It sells not only soto (Traditional chicken soup, originated from Lamongan, East Java), but also traditional fried chickens, fishes, and ducks.Sule, the owner of the soto restaurant always busy everyday because many students order chickens and sotos inside their school and he and his employees must deliver them. Students cannot have their meals outside the school in school hours, so they order their meals to be delivered to the school.
[edit] Bazaar
SMP Negeri 5 Bandung* holds many events every year. The most famous and distinguished event is the annual Bazaar, that is held by OSIS (School Council, under direct control of the Class President). Every year, the theme of the bazaar always changes. This year, for example, OSIS held the bazaar with the theme Java Straat Festival. It was held in Saturday and Sunday in the 2nd and 3rd of June. Various artists such as, Dygta, The Changcuters, and other indie bands performed at the bazaar. Andi from the band /rif also came in day one and made the event merrier.
