Graduation Speech: Corpus Christi School

To the home in which I was part of for twelve (12) years from Nursery to 4th Year High School, Corpus Christi School stands as one of the most outstanding schools in Mindanao for 45 years already. To be part of this Christ-centered co-educational and non-sectarian institution has been one of the most remarkable milestones in my whole life. According to my dearest alma mater’s school handbook, this institution has evolved its dogma within these principles:
A Corpus Christian upon graduation is
1. Motivated by Christian values and ideals
2. Imbued with love for country
3. Has a well-integrated character
4. Constantly works towards excellence
5. And is committed to leading, serving and working well with others.
All these principles are the
The faculty is having quite some time discussing and revising lesson plans and modules in order to keep up with the pacing going on in my school. There was a need to compress the content by adding more subjects. For instance, the Math subject has already two subjects, Math A and Math B. Math A will deal with Intermediate Math while Math B serves as a refresher course for the previous Math A of the previous year and at the same time a preparatory course for geometry and trigonometry. For Science, Science has been divided to Science A and Science B. For 9th grade students, Science A is Chemistry while Science B is Physics. For English, there is English I and English II. English I deals with Oral Communication and Writing while English II is mainly about Reading. All these subjects have been congested in one school year for these Grade 9 and Grade 10 students. Thus, it is indeed a challenge for the teachers to make the academic year for these students substantial or else, the students would lose the essence for learning because of the pressure brought to them by the K-12
Since our institution does not have a college level, most students who graduated from the Honors Class in Grade 10 plan on transferring to the school’s rival school, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan. This is because the students believe the said rival school is more equipped compared to their present alma mater when it comes to the Senior High School Level. Of course, since Corpus Christi School would not give up on aspiring for excellence and would not give up on its students, the school prepared scholarships for the recently “moved up” students to give them more opportunities and to further widen their options.
All these things aforementioned are by far the challenges our school faces today. At this point, the following are the developments covered by our school:
1. Another campus, Corpus Christi School-Pueblo de Oro Campus has been established in uptown Cagayan de Oro so that Corpus Christi School can further extend its prestigious education to more students and to further accommodate the facilities needed by the school for Senior High School students.
2. The school ranked as one of the Top 10 Schools in Mindanao during the PAASCU (Private Association of Accredited Schools, Colleges & Universities) Accreditation visit recently in 2015. (Mindanao Gold Star Daily,