San Jose School La Trinidad

San Jose School La Trinidad is a Catholic school at La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

In 1960, Rev. Fr. John Wageners, CICM was appointed the parish priest of La Trinidad mission. At that time, there was no catholic school yet in the parish. to help in the evangelization of the people, Fr. John thought of putting up one. He contacted Brother Peter Verhaeg CICM who immediately did the plan and the construction of the building which started on March 21, 1964.

After four months, the eastern side of the building was completed. While construction was going on, on August 3, 1964, San Jose High School was formally opened with 101 students, 60 freshmen, and 41 sophomores.

In 1967, 42 students marked the history of San Jose High School as first group to graduate.

School year 1989-1990 was the twenty-fifth year of the institution. During the Silver Jubilee of San Jose High School, 1,037 was the total number of enrollees. This school year was the opening of the San Jose Preparatory School.

July 16, 1990 was a tragic point in the history of San Jose High School when the killer earthquake damaged the main school building beyond repair. The building had to be demolished, but not its committed zeal for service in Christian Education. Thus, temporary classrooms were constructed on the playground and in the open gymnasium to keep up with regular classes. The construction of the new building started in 1991.

This year 2008 is the 44nd anniversary of the foundation of San Jose High School. Now, there are 32 sections, 8 each year level w/ an average of 47 students in each section. These students are handled by 54 faculty members,two guidance councilors, a librarian and a nurse aside from the rector and school chaplain, the school principal and the Baguio Diocesan School Administration headed by Spt. Rev Fr. Juan Percy Bacani. Every year, efforts are made in the improvement and development of the school facility, personnel and curriculum.

Mission
*Making religion as core subject f the school curriculum.
*Establishing an envt where one can live in freedom, peace...so that real happiness will be achieved.
*Providing equal educational opportunities for all.
*Promoting the integration of faith, life and culture within the climate of working, worshipping, and witnessing
*Providing an opportunity for awareness
*academic excellence

affiliations

CEAP (Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines) [http://www.ceap.org.ph/who_we_are/structure_and_roles/member_schools/s.php]

References

San Jose High School Student Handbook