Manuel A. Roxas High School

Manuel A. Roxas High School
Location
Pres. Quirino Avenue, Paco City of Manila,
Information
School district	Five
Authority	Department of Education (Philippines), Dep-Ed NCR, Division of City Schools-Manila
Staff	185
Number of students	approx. 4,125
Medium of language	English, Filipino
Campus type	Urban
Slogan	Roxas Forever, Excellence Together
Song	Martsa Roxas
Nickname	MARHS
Newspaper	The Wheel, Ang Gulong'

Manuel A. Roxas High School is a secondary (high) school located in Paco, Manila.[1] It is one of the six schools in Manila to provide the Special Science course for selected students.

The first building of Roxas High School was situated in Quezon Boulevard near Feati University. It was established in 1948 and is the first high school to be named after a former president, Manuel Acuna Roxas. [2]

Special Science

The establishment of the Special Science curriculum was spearheaded by the Department of Science and Technology- Science Education Institute in the 1980s. [3] For the moment, support form DOST has been withdrawn and Special Science classes are maintained by the Division of City Schools in the implementing schools namely Manuel A. Roxas High School, Ramon Magsaysay High School, Victorino Mapa High School, Arellano High School and Araullo High School, with the exception of Manila Science High School which is a recognized science high school.

To be eligible for the Special Science sections, applicants must have final elementary grades no lower than 85 in Science, Math and English and 83 in other subjects. They are subjected to examination which includes knowledge of Sciences and use of Abstract Reasoning.

They are provided with elective subjects to fulfill the aim of the program; that is to give the students good grounding in Science, as well as in other subject areas.

There are two Special Science sections in Roxas per year level.

Curriculum

.	Year I	Year II	Year III	Year IV
Science	General Science, Earth & Environmental Science*	Biology	Chemistry, Advanced Biology (Biotechnology)*, Basic Physics*, Research I*	Physics, Advanced Chemistry*, Research II*
Mathematics	Elementary Algebra	Intermediate Algebra, Statistics*, Basic Geometry*	Geometry, Introductory Trigonometry*	Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus*
English	Language and Communication Skills I, Developmental Reading*	Language and Communication Skills II, Creative Writing*	Language and Communication Skills III	Language and Communication Skills IV
Filipino	Wika, Panitikan at Ibong Adarna	Wika, Panitikan at Florante At Laura	Teoryang Pampanitikan at Noli Me Tagere	Wika, Panitikan at El Filibusterismo
Social Studies	Philippine History and Government	Asian History	World History	Economics
MAPEH	Music (Theory), Arts (Theory), Physical Education & Health I	Music (Philippine), Arts (Philippine), Physical Education & Health II	Music (Asian), Arts (Asian), Physical Education & Health III	Music (World), Arts, Physical Education & Health IV - Community Advancement Training
Technology and Home Economics/Livelihood Education	TLE/THE I, Journalism**	TLE/THE II, Journalism**	TLE/THE III, Journalism**	TLE/THE IV, Journalism**
Values Education	Values Education I	Values Education II	Values Education III	Values Education IV

''*Denotes Special Science electives. **Denotes substitute for TLE/THE

Student Government

The student body is headed by the Supreme Student Government with officers elected yearly.

President	Stevan Hugh Alvarado
Vice President	Sheena Marie Enecuela
Secretary	Josef Hermes Estillore
Treasurer	Edward Tyrel Tan
Auditor	Franklin Rosal Jr.
Business Manager	Maria Victoria Alberto
P.I.O	Sheila Marrie Guinto
Peace Officer	Francis Louie Napa
Year Level Chairperson	Quacelin Chin Galang
4th Year Representative	Paulo De Jesus
3rd Year Representative	Marc Anthony Basahan
2nd Year Representative	Rebecca Cristine Razon-Togle

Facilities

The School has seven buildings - the Main (L-Shaped), Vocational, Maceda, Hizon, Home Economics, SEDP and Administration buildings and three makeshift structures, two of which are temporary.

The Main, Vocational, Maceda and Hizon buildings house the academic subject classes. The H.E. building is now used by the Science and Technology Department. The SEDP building is where H.E. classes are held. One of the two Guidance offices, the Museum, and EMIS office occupy the Administration, Marcos-type, building.

As of June 2006, the Main building, which is the most used, was declared "condemned" and unfit for use. [4] This was explained by the impact of the 1990 earthquake that hit Manila. After the declaration, the school was forced to squeeze schedules and rooms. This called for 13 makeshift rooms.

On February 22, 2008 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led the groundbreaking for the PHP 220 million 4-storey building to replace the old structure. Also present in the event were Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim, Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante and 5th District Rep. Amado Bagatsing and Education Secretary Jesli Lapus. [5]

The completed first phase of the Main Building is now in use.

Notes

• Department Of Education School Information- http://www.deped.gov.ph/public/public.asp?sec=&action=edit&iID=458&type=Public
• Office of the Presidential Assistant for Education- http://www.opae.gov.ph/news28.html
• Science Education Institute- http://www.sei.dost.gov.ph/simula.html
• Sinfuego, Roy: Manila Bulletin- http://www.mb.com.ph/node/86214
• PGMA breaks ground for construction of P220-M Roxas High School building in Paco: Gov. Ph News- http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?i=20176