- Colegio Marista Guaynabo
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Colegio Marista Guaynabo 
Motto Formar buenos cristianos
y virtuosos ciudadanos
"Form good Christians
and virtuous citizens"Established 1963 Type Private coeducational Affiliations Catholic, Hermanos Maristas Principal Hno. Salvador García Students 1,500 Grades Day Care, PK-12 Location Guaynabo, P.R., Puerto Rico, USA Website www.maristasguaynabo.org Colegio Marista Guaynabo is a Roman Catholic coeducational school in Puerto Rico.
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History
In 1963, a group of families interested in having a catholic education for their boys, expressed their interest to the Archbishop of San Juan, Monsignor Jaime Davila for the creation of the school.
On September 2 1963 Hno. David Mediavilla and Hno. Silvio Salicrup, delegates for the Order’s Superiors, arrived to evaluate the possibilities of making these families’ desires a reality.
On November 11 1963, the news of approval for the foundation of the school arrives. The school had its first settling in the residence of the Architect Jorge Ramirez de Arellano, in Calle J, Garden Hills.
In August 1964, Colegio Marista started its educational history as only school, with 188 students for the first six grades. School population grew rapidly, accounting for 400 students in 1968. This growth seeded the construction of its new and actual facilities in Alturas de Torrimar, Guaynabo.
Today, Colegio Marista has excellent facilities that, along with its religious leaders, faculty and staff, provide education for 1500 boy and girl students. Their education is based on a constructivist and humanist curriculum, updated to meet the needs of current times. The Marist Brothers have a long rich tradition of excellent education around the world; locally, each year graduating students are accepted into the most prestigious colleges and universities in Puerto Rico and in the United States.
Being part of Colegio Marista is more than receiving an excellent education, it is being part of an intellectual and spiritual experience that will challenge the student and, by doing that, it will make him a better person in all the aspects of life. Maristas, name given to individuals that graduate from Colegio Marista, do not only go to achieve the highest levels of success in their professional field but they, also, are supporters and contribute to their communities.
School Mission
The mission of “El Colegio Marista” is to promote in its students a comprehensive education, founded on the Christian view of the individual. Every single student must be a believer, harmonious and integrated, leading to an academic education, responsible, critical and creative protagonist of its life.
School Publications
- El Nido de Halcones (English: Seahawks Chronicle)(High School Publication)
- Il Giornalino (Middle School Publication)
- La Palestra (High School Publication)
- Miniaturas (Elementary School Publication)
Student Organizations, Clubs and Activities
- Club de Teatro
- Club de Tierra Verde
- Club Conciencia Verde
- Club de Matematicas
- Juventud Marista
- Movimiento Infantil Amigos en Marcha
- Movimiento Infantil Maristas en Marcha
- Movimiento Juvenil Ciudad Nueva
- Movimiento Remar
- Sociedad de Honor / Honor Society
- Spelling Bee
Notable alumni
- Víctor J. Montilla, President, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PR
- Luis Fortuño, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in Washington, DC. and Governor of Puerto Rico
- Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia, Former Secretary of Justice in PR and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in Washington, DC.
- Jorge Silva Puras, Secretary of the Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila
- Ricardo Alvarez-Diaz, Founder and Managing Partner - A-D+Group,PSC
- Carlos Quintana, religious leader in the Catholic Church
- Angel Perez, professional volleyball player
External links
- Colegio Marista Guaynabo. The school's main web site.
- Asociación Puertorriqueña de Ex-Alumnos Maristas. Alumni web site.
- The Marist Brothers. Marist Brothers web site.
Categories:- Marist Brothers schools
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