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SC and SAO to
re-launch "St. Scho, School ko 'to"
by Rhodora Angela F.
Ferrer, Dean of Student Affairs

With the centennial
celebration soon to kick off on December 3, 2005, the College
Student Council (SC) and the Student
Affairs Office (SAO) will re-launch “St.
Scho, School ko 'to” with the following line up of exciting
activities and projects:
Organization Shirt Festival (August 17 – 19, 2005)
The re-launch will
be held during the opening ceremony of the Organization Shirt
Festival, an annual activity of all student organizations which
highlights the school theme through the different organization shirts.
For this year, the proposed theme is a revival of the 60’s. A concert
by Parokya ni Edgar and other bands will culminate this
three-day event.
See also
Organization
Shirt Festival
2004
Revisiting the
School Thrust: A Lecture Series (September 2005)
Revisiting the
School Thrust: A Lecture Series will be featuring three important
societal issues, namely: Ecological Crisis (September 9),
Gender Inequality (September 21) and
Economic Injustice (September 29). Speakers for the three topics shall
be Scholasticans who have lived out their Benedictine formation as
strong advocates on these issues.
Scholasticans as change agents: St. Scho, School Ko 'to! Lecture
Series I
The
Scholastican as a Change Agent - Part II
College Intrams
(September 1-2, 2005)
The annual College
Intramurals, to be jointly sponsored by the
PE Department, Sports Organization and the SC,
shall be a two-day event that will feature
such events as an aero marathon, basketball, volleyball, cheering,
etc. Fun games and other “gimmicks” shall spice up this two-day event.
CORE
Leadership Formation Program and Team Building Workshop
(September 3-4,
2005)
The annual CORE
Team-Building and Leadership Training of all class representatives
shall be facilitated by former SC officers of the College
unit. Keynote speakers (to be invited) shall
talk about the national situationer and Benedictine Leadership.
A
renewed fervor for
servant leadership
Koolasahan (September 30, 2005)
The “Koolasahan”
is an annual Years I and III Integration Activity that seeks to build
bonds of friendship among the juniors and the freshmen. For this year,
a stand-up comedy show/cocktails event is proposed.
Koolasahan: 1st and 3rd Year Integration
Leadership for All (September 17-18, 2005)
The first-ever
Leadership for All is a leadership formation program open to all
interested first year to third year students who are not elective
officers. The rationale behind Leadership for All is the belief that
leadership CAN be developed and that everyone is called to be a LEADER
especially in the tasks of societal change
and nation-building.
S-Leadership for
Scholastican Leaders (October 17-18, 2005)
To be facilitated by an
alumna, Selene Yu, S-Leadership is a unique leadership formation
program as it focuses on the Headship of God in all organizations.
S-Leadership has been successfully given to the CWC schools and many
other institutions and organizations.
Scholastican Leaders’ Training (SLT)
2nd
Scholastican Leaders’ Assembly (December 9, 2005)
A gathering of all
student leaders from all the units in the College, the SLA is an
opportunity for the leaders to come together to discuss common
programs and issues. The theme of the SLA is “Defining the
Scholastican Leader”.
Defining the Scholastican Leader
ABS Student
Leaders’ Congress (February 3-5, 2006)
To be patterned after
the International Benedictine Youth Congress, the ABS-SLC
shall be facilitated by former IBYC
participants. The congress shall include a
visit to SSC Wholeness and Wellness Farm at Mendez,
Cavite; a visit to SSC House of Spirituality and the Centennial
Admissions and Job Fair at the Glorietta. Target
participants are 2nd and 3rd year high school
student leaders from the ABS schools.
“Cente-Mo” A
Centennial Concert (February 24, 2006)
A joint concert with the
High School
Student Council, this fund-raising concert for the centennial hopes
to bring together some of our most popular artists.
Other projects slated
for School Year
2005-2006 are:
Joint Danz-Edge and
Sining Tanghalan Concert
Billed as a centennial
production, the joint concert shall have as
its consultant Mrs.
Florina "Lala" F. Castillo and
shall be staged on February 15, 2006.
Workshops will be conducted by Mrs.
Castillo for the participants. Three
shows on the said day are being targeted and ticket-selling to High
School and Grade School students will be proposed.
Students’ Video
Festival
Co-sponsored by SAO and
the Mass Communication Department, this
festival shall be a three-day event from
February 22-24, 2006 at the Battig Hall and Barrion Hall.
Mass Communication
students from consortium schools and other affiliations
shall be invited to participate.
Women’s Fair
Co-sponsored by SAO and
the Women’s Studies Department and in commemoration of International
Women’s Day, the fair shall be on March 3-4,
2006. Student organizations such as Gabriela Youth, Polis, CCD, JSEF,
J-FINEX shall be invited to co-sponsor the event. The fair shall have
NGO exhibits, products for sale from women’s groups, lecturettes,
acoustic performances, poetry reading, etc.
Again, students from other colleges and universities will be invited.
Related Article:
St.
Scho, School ko 'to!:
The Legacy of 1906, the
Challenges beyond 2006
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