Statefields School

Statefields School Inc.
Location
National Road, Molino III,
Bacoor, Cavite,  Philippines
Information
Type Private, Non-sectarian,
Motto Transforming Society Through Collaborative Educational Excellence
Established 2000
President Mr. Felix Hofileña
Faculty Over 100
Number of students Over 2520
Campus Urban
Color(s) Blue, Red, Cream, and Green.
Nickname Statefields, SSI
Hymn Statefields School March
Website

Statefields School, lengthened to Statefields School Inc. (SSI) and shortened to simply, Statefields, a school located along the National Rd. in Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite.[1]

Contents

Creation

It was created by Felix Hofileña by having a piece of land which was about to be an extension for a subdivision (Wood Estate Subdivision). But, instead it became a school.

Mascot

Their official mascot is named Stacey, which is a female pre-school student, due to her uniform. She has also appeared in particular events.

Buildings

Rizal Building

It is the first main building that was built. It contains many classrooms, the Multi-Media Center, the library, the lobby and other facilities.

Aguinaldo Building

The second main building that was built. It contains classrooms, the canteen and other facilities.

Bonifacio Building

The third main building that was built. It contains classrooms, the Multi-Media Center 2, the Multi-Purpose Halls 2 and 3, science labs and other facilities

Gymnasium

It is used for assemblies, gatherings and sports. It has two groups of bleachers, each one having a mezzanine on top. It has a stage. It is next to the bookstore and the sanctuary.

Management

Name Position
Felix Hofileña President
Ma. Lourdes Hofileňa Vice President
Pearl Zotomayor, M.Ed., Ed.D. Principal
Ma. Teresita Guadarrama Grade School Vice Principal
Daniel O. Castillo, M.Ed. High School Vice Principal
Enrique A. Manalo PDSA (Prefect of Discipline and Student Affairs)
Cheryll Lyn P. Ambrocio Personnel Head
Ruby Ruth G. Tan Guidance Head

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The School's Events

Mufti Days

The students are entitled not to wear their uniforms except that they should follow the theme that will be given by the Student Government.

Philippine Independence Day Celebration

This school celebrates their country, the Philippines' Independence Day with MuSSIco (their band), Sforzando (their choir) and the S'ACTO (their theater group).

First Friday Mass

The CL students, or the Christian Living students are to attend a mass during every first Friday of the month inside of the gymnasium.

VE Convocation

The VE, or Values Education counterpart of the First Friday Mass is the VE Convocation in which VE Students will come together and play games, watch movies, and other forms of recreation.

Christmas Party

They also celebrate Christmas with a S'ACTO Presentation and some games. On one time on December 2009, they celebrated with 10 Carols, in which the Grades 4, 5 and 6 including the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Year High School, the MuSSIco, the Sforzando, the SanHimig (their teacher choir) sing 10 Carols.

Intramurals

They also have Intramurals, simply shortened to Intrams, which is a contest of sports and cheer dances. Sometimes, some fastfood chains like Jolibee come to this school to sell food to the students. .....

Founder's Week

They also celebrate the day of their school's birth.

This is the week wherein students collaborate to have a successful Founder's Week. Students from the fourth year level will have their practicum for H.E. and Economics. They will have their entrepreneurship for 3 days.
The MuSSIco and Sforzando will have their two-day performance in the gymnasium for Grade School and High School Students. The S'ACTO varsity will also have their play in the Multi-media center. Sometimes, these three groups will collaborate to come-up with a play and musical at the Gymnasium. Recently, a play entitled "Our Better World" was performed by these three groups, and they will perform a remake of this again on February 2011.

Recollection

This activity is headed by the CL/VE department by the school. This one-day event gives students of Grade 6 - 3rd Year to know more about God, Friends, Family and Self. This also includes a mass after the activities done.

Retreat/Youth Encounter

This 3-day event is entitled for the Fourth Year students only. Consequently, students will go to La Verna House of Prayer in Tagaytay City, Cavite. In the retreat, students are given a chance to know more about their whole self. The statement "Come and See" is very famous for students who are from the retreat. They say this to their batchmates who asks what it is to be like in the retreat.

Teambuilding

This 2-day event is the culmination of the learning and knowledge of Fourth Year students in their C.A.T. This event is usually held in Bluroze Parks and Wildlife, Lipa City, Batangas or sometimes in Camp Capinpin. This event is very enjoyable because you can see the students' camaraderie in their flights. It is an event wherein a battle between 8 flights in two companies namely Alpha and Bravo.

Graduation

This is an event for Grade 6 and HS IV students. Graduation in SSI is distinct from other schools. Students get to sing composed songs specially for HS IV students. They will first sing the song "We are One" and it will transit to the selected song from all music groups of HS IV students. Last March 2011, the song is entitled "This is the Time" composed by Pattie Mendoza and her groupmates.

The School's Services

SPA

SPA stands for Summer Pleasures/Activities or Saturday Pleasures/Activities. It offers students an extra line of learning like Chess, the martial art Taekwondo, the dance Ballet and many more.

MTAP

MTAP is a national event every Saturday morning that enhances the students' skills in Math. It has two seasons. The first season concentrates on a review of past lessons and happens in the duration of 6 Saturday morning. The second season focuses on the advanced lessons in Math and roughly composed of 7 Saturday mornings. The teachers will hold an elimination bout between the top students and the three students will compete in the MTAP Elimination Round, which eliminates the lowest score from the three. The two, which is to be in a Top 10 or some sort will have to compete in an MTAP Division Round, to the Regional Round, and finally to the National Round.

Varsity

Varsity is training for something important like competitions or performances. If you pass the tryout test, you may join a varsity.

The Varsities are categorized into four:
  1. Performing Arts - This varsity includes MuSSIco, Sforzando, SACTO and the likes. They are the varsities chosen for the performances in the founder's week.
  2. Sports - This includes Basketball, Badminton, Football, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Chess and Taekwondo. They are the ones who compete with other schools especially in the Bacoor Meet and NCSU.
  3. Academics - This includes Robotics. Their Robotics team have participated in competitions and won several awards.
  4. Institutional Organizations - The Student Government and its different committees are included here, as well as Peer Counseling and the SSI Linkage (student publication).

See also

References

  1. ^ http://wikimapia.org/648554/Statefields-School-Inc
  2. ^ Statefields School Inc. Student Handbook for Grades 3, 4, 5, 6 Revised Edition SY 2010-2011

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