Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School

Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School
Motto	Knowledge, Virtue, Productivity
Established	June 7, 1993
Type	Public High School, Coeducational
Principal	Nympha Balili
Faculty	65
Students	1,768 Students (S.Y. 2007–2008)
Location	Macopa Street, Basak Pardo, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Oversight	Cebu City Division
Campus	Urban
Colors	Green and White
Nickname	DVRMNHS
Newspaper	Pen Reflections (English Version) and Bidlisiw (Filipino Version)
Year Levels	1st to 4th High School
School Hours	7:20 am to 3:40 pm
Average Class Size	41
Website	under construction

The first national high school in the south of Cebu City was opened on June 7, 1993 and acquired its name as Cebu City Don Carlos A. Gothong Memorial National High School – Basak Extension through DECS Order No. 5, series of 1989. This was made possible through the joint effort of the then Department of Education, Culture and Sports now Dep-Ed, Division of Cebu City headed by Dr. Dolores P. Abellanosa and Cebu City Government with Hon. Alvin B. Garcia as Mayor. The first principal was Dr. Matilde R. Mayonila.

The school started with 300 first year students with 50 students per section. There were eleven pioneer teachers namely Mrs. Lilibeth Tujan, Mrs. Ruby Enriquez, Mrs. Agnes Alfajardo, the late Mrs. Agustita Gabrera, Mrs. Fermencita Pacaña, Mrs. Josefina Bacalso, Miss Teresa Baril, Mr. Ricardo Diola, the late Mr. Mario Gabuya, Mr. Severino Panton and Mrs. Evelyn Hinon.

The school became independent with national funding last October 9, 1993. The following year, in 1994, the school acquired its new name, the Basak National High School. Through Sangguniang Panlungsod resolution in 2004, Basak National High School was converted into Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School.

This school's namesake was the representative of Cebu's 3rd district instrumental as the author and sponsor of the bill of creating the City of Cebu and was enacted into a law as Commonwealth Act No. 58 by the Philippine Congress on October 20, 1936. He is also known as the "Father of the Cebu City Charter".

The school mainly serves the entire portion of Basak-San Nicolas and Basak-Pardo. It also serves the nearer barangays around it like Mambaling, Punta Princesa, Tisa, Kinasang-an Pardo, and Quiot.

Area demographics

Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School is situated in two barangays of Cebu City:

Barangay Basak San Nicolas, headed by Barangay Captain Hon. George Rama together with his eight councilmen, Barangay Secretary and Barangay Treasurer; has its boundaries:

• North: Barangay Mambaling...^_^
• South: Barangay Basak Pardo...^_^
• East: East Coast facing the Bohol Islands
• West: Barangays Tisa and Punta Princesa

The other barangay is Barangay Basak Pardo, headed by Barangay Captain Hon. Roberto Cabarrubias together with his eight councilmen, Barangay Secretary and Barangay Treasurer; has its boundaries:

• North: Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elementary School
• South: Cebu International Lumber
• East: Shoreline
• West: Southwestern University (Basak Campus)

History

Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School Garden

The Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School (formerly known as the Basak National High School) was established in 1987 under the name of Cebu City Don Carlos A. Gothong Memorial National High School-Basak Extension. Then, it was renamed into Basak National High School on July 1993.

In 2003, the school was renamed into Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School in honor of the former Cebu City Mayor and resident, the late Senator Vicente Rama.

At the present, the school is being administrated by Principal Nympha P. Balili.

The school is a fast-growing community of students and one of the biggest public schools in the south of Cebu City. The facilities of the school are adequate and its curriculum is inline with the Department of Education's curriculum.

It has an active Supreme Student Government which monitors and mediates school activities. The latter also assists the school official in all events within the school.