| Castleson High | |
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Thinkers and Leaders of Tomorrow
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| City Heights Subd. Bacolod City, Philippines |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1995 |
| President | Cecilia del Castillo-Lopez |
| Number of students | 100 |
| Campus | Urban, 2 hectares combine all branches: City Heights & Victorias Campuses |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Affiliation | NOPSSCEA, Department of Education (Philippines) |
| Website | www.jjscastleson.org |
Castleson High is a high school institution established in 1995. Informally referred to by its acronym "CH", it is a private, non-sectarian, educational institution located in City Heights, 5 kilometers south of Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental province in the Philippines, and Victorias City, 34 kilometers north of Bacolod City. High school enrollment at both of these locations is close to 100 students. Its major feeder elementary schools come from Jack and Jill School branches and other local schools. At the City Heights location, the Sidera Special Child Center mainstreams its high school students to selected classes at Castleson High.
It is one of the few institutions in the country where Karate is part of the school curriculum; Karate is included in physical education class all year round.
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Cecilia del Castillo-Lopez chose the name “Castleson” in honor of her father and the del Castillo name (i.e., del Castillo and sons).
Jack & Jill School was founded by Cecilia del Castillo-Lopez as a preschool in 1963. She converted her living room into a classroom and started teaching to 23 boys and girls from the small neighborhood of Homesite. “Little Angels” in City Heights was opened in 1971 and managed by her very capable assistant. It was later renamed to Jack & Jill Kinder School, City Heights branch. In 1979, Jack & Jill Kinder School in Homesite expanded to include an elementary school. A few years later, another elementary branch in Victorias was opened in 1981. The year 1995 resulted into the simultaneous establishment of Castleson High in Homesite, Castleson High in City Heights, and Sidera Special Child Center in City Heights. In the next year, Castleson High Schools in Homesite and City Heights were merged to become one school located in City Heights' new high school facility. By 2001, Castleson High in Victorias was established. A recent addition in City Heights was the Speech and Language Clinic which opened in 2008. Throughout Jack & Jill School's history, other branches in Airport, La Granja, Paglaum, and La Carlota were also opened and later closed.
In 1980, JJS/Castleson Schools Inc was established to incorporate and organize several schools under one administration. Today, Jack & Jill School, Sidera Special Child Center, and Castleson High which are operated in Bacolod City and Victorias City fall under the purview of one administration.
Cecilia del Castillo-Lopez is President of JJS/Castleson Schools Inc and continues to oversee the schools' academic and financial affairs. Her daughter serves as Vice-President of Academic Affairs while her grandson serves as Vice-President of Finance and Administration. Operations and coordination across schools are the responsibility of the Director of Finance and Administration while academic affairs within each school are the responsibility of each principal or officer-in-charge. School year 2010-11 marks the transitional year when Mrs. Lopez relinquished the decision-making tasks to the vice-presidents and the current director.
JJS/Castleson Schools Inc has refocused its vision and mission to prepare its students to become "thinkers and leaders of tomorrow". An assessment plan has been created and implemented to realign the curriculum with the vision and mission of the school and to monitor progress. Teachers have been undergoing rigorous professional development to align their skills with current trends in education and the school's mission.
The core values are[4]:
Academic Excellence
To create a strong academic foundation so that students are best prepared for their future education.
Creativity
To provide students with interesting, fun, and varied learning experiences so that their creative thinking is enhanced.
Ethical Responsibility
To instill a strong sense of right and wrong, discipline for self-respect, and respect for humanity and the environment.
Local and Global Involvement
To cultivate love of one’s country, respect for those of different backgrounds with the aim of producing a well-informed, competent, and responsible citizen of the world.
Persistence
To inspire love of work, dignity of labor, and perseverance in face of challenge.
Cecilia del Castillo-Lopez was known to train students from other schools in declamation competitions. As a result, the curriculum includes an emphasis in reading, writing, and speaking the English language.
In 1986, chess playing became the popular school activity. Students would show up to school on weekends to practice. It was often observed that young students would play against adult chess players in local tournaments. Subsequent years brought in awards and trophies.
| Type | Student publication |
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| Format | Magazine, Newsletter |
| Owner | Gazette Editorial Staff |
| Staff writers | from 20-25 (excluding contributors) |
| Founded | School Year 1995 |
| Language | English and Filipino |
| Headquarters | Journalism Office, Castleson High, Bacolod City |
| Circulation | School-wide |
| Official website | www.jjscastleson.org |
The official school publication is called Castleson Gazette established in 1995. Like its elementary school affiliate Up The Hill, it is published twice a year. Issues one to five were in tabloid format while in 2000, the format changed to Newsletter following the standard set by Department of Education (Philippines). The editors are member of Department of Education DepED Editors Guild of the Philippines.
Department of Education (Philippines) DepED achievers in Division, Regional, National Schools Press Conferences, Golden Pen Awards & Panay News Writing Competition.
Victory at NSPC by Sofia Isabelle Ortiz Grade 6-Batch 2008
| Team JJS/Castleson Karate Dojo | |
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Karate Dojo, Bacolod City, Philippines |
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| Also known as | Super Karate Kids of Bacolod City (空手道) |
| Date founded | S.Y. 1995 |
| Country of origin | from Japan to Philippines |
| Founder | Randy Mengullo, sensei |
| Current head | Elan Delfin, sensei |
| Arts taught | Karatedo - WKF rules |
| Practitioners | (Regional & National Players) Richmond Regalado, Carlos Hilado, Joebert Jabelosa, Ryan Gino-o, Joemar Villagracia, Nick Michael Sy, Richard Maravilla, Celestino Araneta, Janlee Casquejo and Kimberly Fanega |
| Official Site | http://jjskaratedojo.tripod.com |
Team Castleson/JJS Karate Dojo[5] is the home of Super Karate Kids in the country was initiated by sensei Randy Mengullo and sensei Elan Delfin,[6]Sandan and Nidan Blackbelts in karate-do who garnered medals in many karatedo championships and athletic meet of different schools and karate organizations in the Philippines.[7][8] Karate is part of its curriculum[9] wherein pupils from Grades 1-6 are required to join the training as part of their Physical Education (P.E.) activity for the whole year round at the JJS Karate Dojo[10] located on JJS/Castleson campus. The Karate program was established in 1978 and in the school year of 1995 it officially recognized as part of school curriculum, graded and included in P.E. classes. Jjskarate adapts Shotokan and Wado-ryu styles, member of Philippine Karatedo Federation the governing body of sport karate in the country. Official training center of Milo Sports Clinic.[11][12][13][14]
Castleson High is a member of Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association (NOPSSCEA), where it fields team in many events. It was also a founding member of Negros Occidental Karatedo Federation (NOKAF)[15] in the 1990s. Aside from NOPSSCEA, the JJS/Castleson Karatedo Team participates in the Philippine Karatedo Federation[16] National Championship, Mayor Evelio Leonardia Cup[17], the Batang Pinoy, Philippine National Youth Games, Philippine Olympic Festival[18], UMA-ONEBA Presidential Cup[19], Philippine Sports Commission Tournaments and athletic meet of different schools in the Philippines.[20][21]