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Colegio de Santo Tomas – Recoletos

January 24, 2023

The Colegio de Santo Tomas – Recoletos (colloquially known as Santo Tomas, or CST-R) is the first formal Recollect school in the Philippines. It used to be known as the Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Institute. Colegio de Sto. Tomas - Recoletos is a private college. It also provides Secondary education for young men and women. As of August 2022, the institution now provides tertiary education, offering courses in Criminology and Entrepreneurship.

Colegio de Sto. Tomas – Recoletos
Unity in diversity
Former names
Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Institute (1941-1953)
MottoCaritas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English
Charity and Knowledge
TypePrivate, Roman Catholic Coeducational Secondary & Tertiary education institution
EstablishedJune 20, 1941
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
(Augustinian Recollects)
Academic affiliations
PAASCU
PresidentRev. Fr. Cristopher C. Maspara, OAR
PrincipalMarinell T. Ocampo, LPT
Prefect of Discipline for BoysIsaias O. Dela Paz
Students~1,000 (2022)
Location
Azcona Street, San Carlos City
,
Negros Occidental
,
Philippines
CampusUrban, 13,565 m2 (146,010 sq ft)
ColorsGold and white
NicknameGolden eagles
MascotGolden Eagle
Websitewww.cstr.edu.ph

History

 
The Colegio de Santo Tomas – Recoletos facade

On April 19, 1940, during the Provincial Chapter in the old Convent in Intramuros (Manila), the idea of establishing a Center of Learning of the Augustinian Recollect was put forward. The school was to be founded in San Carlos. On September 28, 1940, the Father Provincial sent a circular letter to Recollect Fathers working in the Diocese of Bacolod (covering the whole Negros Island), asking them to help in the construction of the school building.

Fr. Tirso Ruana, OAR was tasked to spearhead the construction of the school building. He requested Mr. Eusebio Calderon, the parish organist, to look for a lot where the building would be erected. On October 12, 1940, with the execution of an Absolute Deed of Sale, the Augustinian Recollect Fathers acquired a 13,565 square meter lot for Php 4,400 from Don Emilio Broce along Azcona St.

Fr. Provincial of the Province of San Nicolas de Tolentino and Fr. Pedro Garcia, OAR, laid the cornerstone on December 19, 1940. The school was intended as a school for boys only offering secondary education with its counterpart, Colegio de Sta. Rita, a school for girls, run by the Augustinian Recollect Sisters.

After a year of construction, on June 20, 1941, the Solemn Blessing was officiated by the Most Rev. Casimiro Lladoc, D.D., Bishop of Bacolod, and was attended by civil and ecclesiastical dignitaries. Three days after, the school was opened with the enrolment of 153 boys. Fr. Pedro Zunzarren, OAR was appointed as the first Rector.

When World War II broke out on December 8, 1941, the school was closed two days after. The school was converted into a hospital and later on, was used by the United States Armed Forces in the Far East as a training camp for Filipino recruits who were later sent to the battlefront. With the arrival of the Japanese Imperial Army in San Carlos City, it took over the school, and made it their headquarters and jail.

In 1945 the school resumed classes with the enrolment of 137 boys. Fr. Gregorio Espiga assumed the Directorship of the school.

On March 4, 1947, the Department of Instruction under the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines granted Government Recognition No. 24, Series of 1947 to Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Institute offering a complete general secondary course (day) with the authority to issue its graduates the secondary school diplomas.

During 1950 to 1952 Santo Tomas de Villanueva Institute began to accept Grade V and Grade VI pupils because there were not enough classrooms in the public elementary school. Only 27 graduated from the grade school. It was closed after operating for two school years.

In June 1971, under the directorship of Fr. Anesio Villanueva, CST-R broke its tradition as a High School for Boys when it accepted of girls. Manuelita Caballero and Perla Detomal were the first two female Thomasian graduates.

In August 1993, the college gained an Accredited Status from the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) based on the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) performance as one of the top 250 schools in the country.

By virtue of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or the Republic Act 10533, CST-R opened the Senior High School Department in June 2016 and offered the Academic Track covering Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), Accountancy & Business Management (ABM), and the General Academic Strand (GAS). The pilot SHS Batch was divided into five sections and had 220 students. During the next school year, GAS was phased out and the school's Academic Track was enhanced by offering the Humanities and Social Sciences Strand (HUMSS).

March 25, 2018, 208 Thomasians became the historic batch of CST-R's first Senior High School Department graduates. On their graduation day, they were the first to wear the iconic gold and red toga especially designed for Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos graduates.

During the onset of the pandemic that closed down Philippine schools, CST-R stayed true to its 80th Foundation Anniversary Theme: "Timeless. Treasured. Transformative." when it migrated to the Thomasian Learning Management System (TLMS) to offer distance learning education. CST-R transformed delivery modes into Online Learning and Modular Classes to continue education even when students are barred from campuses due to COVID-19.

In the coming School Year 2021-2022 under the leadership of Rev. Fr. Joel Alve, OAR, school director & principal, CST-R aims to finally open its College Department and to transition into the new TLMS with Blended Learning Set-Up as an added class option.

On February 8, 2022, authorized through Government Permit No. 3, series of 2022 from the Commission on Higher Education Region VI Office, CST-R opened up the College of Business, offering the Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship. Later that year on May 17, 2022, through Government Permit No. 14, series of 2022 from CHED R6O, the College of Criminal Justice Education was opened, offering the Bachelor of Science in Criminology.

On August 22, 2022, Academic Year 2022-2023 began in CST-R with the return to face-to-face classes for all year levels.

List of School Directors (1941-2022)

List of Basic Education Directors (2022-present)

  • Rev. Fr. Cristopher C. Maspara, OAR (2022-present)

List of School Presidents (2022-present)

  • Rev. Fr. Cristopher C. Maspara, OAR (2022-present)

School Organizations and Clubs

Sports Clubs

  • Golden Eagles Football Club
  • Golden Eagles Beach Volleyball Club

Service Groups

Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) sister schools

Sister schools[1]

Seminary and formation houses

References

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2009-08-07.

External links

  • School website

January 24, 2023
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Colegio de Santo Tomas Recoletos news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2020 The Colegio de Santo Tomas Recoletos colloquially known as Santo Tomas or CST R is the first formal Recollect school in the Philippines It used to be known as the Sto Tomas de Villanueva Institute Colegio de Sto Tomas Recoletos is a private college It also provides Secondary education for young men and women As of August 2022 the institution now provides tertiary education offering courses in Criminology and Entrepreneurship Colegio de Sto Tomas RecoletosUnity in diversityFormer namesSto Tomas de Villanueva Institute 1941 1953 MottoCaritas et Scientia Latin Motto in EnglishCharity and KnowledgeTypePrivate Roman Catholic Coeducational Secondary amp Tertiary education institutionEstablishedJune 20 1941Religious affiliationRoman Catholic Augustinian Recollects Academic affiliationsPAASCUPresidentRev Fr Cristopher C Maspara OARPrincipalMarinell T Ocampo LPTPrefect of Discipline for BoysIsaias O Dela PazStudents 1 000 2022 LocationAzcona Street San Carlos City Negros Occidental PhilippinesCampusUrban 13 565 m2 146 010 sq ft ColorsGold and whiteNicknameGolden eaglesMascotGolden EagleWebsitewww wbr cstr wbr edu wbr ph Contents 1 History 1 1 List of School Directors 1941 2022 1 2 List of Basic Education Directors 2022 present 1 3 List of School Presidents 2022 present 2 School Organizations and Clubs 2 1 Sports Clubs 2 2 Service Groups 3 Order of Augustinian Recollects OAR sister schools 3 1 Sister schools 1 3 2 Seminary and formation houses 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit The Colegio de Santo Tomas Recoletos facade On April 19 1940 during the Provincial Chapter in the old Convent in Intramuros Manila the idea of establishing a Center of Learning of the Augustinian Recollect was put forward The school was to be founded in San Carlos On September 28 1940 the Father Provincial sent a circular letter to Recollect Fathers working in the Diocese of Bacolod covering the whole Negros Island asking them to help in the construction of the school building Fr Tirso Ruana OAR was tasked to spearhead the construction of the school building He requested Mr Eusebio Calderon the parish organist to look for a lot where the building would be erected On October 12 1940 with the execution of an Absolute Deed of Sale the Augustinian Recollect Fathers acquired a 13 565 square meter lot for Php 4 400 from Don Emilio Broce along Azcona St Fr Provincial of the Province of San Nicolas de Tolentino and Fr Pedro Garcia OAR laid the cornerstone on December 19 1940 The school was intended as a school for boys only offering secondary education with its counterpart Colegio de Sta Rita a school for girls run by the Augustinian Recollect Sisters After a year of construction on June 20 1941 the Solemn Blessing was officiated by the Most Rev Casimiro Lladoc D D Bishop of Bacolod and was attended by civil and ecclesiastical dignitaries Three days after the school was opened with the enrolment of 153 boys Fr Pedro Zunzarren OAR was appointed as the first Rector When World War II broke out on December 8 1941 the school was closed two days after The school was converted into a hospital and later on was used by the United States Armed Forces in the Far East as a training camp for Filipino recruits who were later sent to the battlefront With the arrival of the Japanese Imperial Army in San Carlos City it took over the school and made it their headquarters and jail In 1945 the school resumed classes with the enrolment of 137 boys Fr Gregorio Espiga assumed the Directorship of the school On March 4 1947 the Department of Instruction under the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines granted Government Recognition No 24 Series of 1947 to Sto Tomas de Villanueva Institute offering a complete general secondary course day with the authority to issue its graduates the secondary school diplomas During 1950 to 1952 Santo Tomas de Villanueva Institute began to accept Grade V and Grade VI pupils because there were not enough classrooms in the public elementary school Only 27 graduated from the grade school It was closed after operating for two school years In June 1971 under the directorship of Fr Anesio Villanueva CST R broke its tradition as a High School for Boys when it accepted of girls Manuelita Caballero and Perla Detomal were the first two female Thomasian graduates In August 1993 the college gained an Accredited Status from the Department of Education Culture and Sports DECS based on the National College Entrance Examination NCEE performance as one of the top 250 schools in the country By virtue of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or the Republic Act 10533 CST R opened the Senior High School Department in June 2016 and offered the Academic Track covering Science Technology Engineering amp Mathematics STEM Accountancy amp Business Management ABM and the General Academic Strand GAS The pilot SHS Batch was divided into five sections and had 220 students During the next school year GAS was phased out and the school s Academic Track was enhanced by offering the Humanities and Social Sciences Strand HUMSS March 25 2018 208 Thomasians became the historic batch of CST R s first Senior High School Department graduates On their graduation day they were the first to wear the iconic gold and red toga especially designed for Colegio de Sto Tomas Recoletos graduates During the onset of the pandemic that closed down Philippine schools CST R stayed true to its 80th Foundation Anniversary Theme Timeless Treasured Transformative when it migrated to the Thomasian Learning Management System TLMS to offer distance learning education CST R transformed delivery modes into Online Learning and Modular Classes to continue education even when students are barred from campuses due to COVID 19 In the coming School Year 2021 2022 under the leadership of Rev Fr Joel Alve OAR school director amp principal CST R aims to finally open its College Department and to transition into the new TLMS with Blended Learning Set Up as an added class option On February 8 2022 authorized through Government Permit No 3 series of 2022 from the Commission on Higher Education Region VI Office CST R opened up the College of Business offering the Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship Later that year on May 17 2022 through Government Permit No 14 series of 2022 from CHED R6O the College of Criminal Justice Education was opened offering the Bachelor of Science in Criminology On August 22 2022 Academic Year 2022 2023 began in CST R with the return to face to face classes for all year levels List of School Directors 1941 2022 Edit Rev Fr Pedro Zunzarren OAR 1941 1945 Rev Fr Gregorio Espiga OAR 1946 1952 Rev Fr Bernardino Fabregat OAR 1952 1955 Rev Fr Federico Terradillos OAR 1955 1958 Rev Fr Martin Legarra OAR 1958 1961 Rev Fr Antonio Ausejo OAR 1961 1964 Rev Fr Jesus Solabre OAR 1964 1967 Rev Fr Jesus Martinez OAR 1967 1968 Rev Fr Melquiades Modequillo OAR 1968 1970 Rev Fr Anesio Villanueva OAR 1970 1973 Rev Fr Jose Ma Juango OAR 1973 1976 Rev Fr Huberto Decena OAR 1976 Rev Fr Delfin Castillo OAR 1976 1977 Rev Fr Rafael Cabarles OAR 1977 1979 Rev Fr Jose Ma Juango OAR 1979 1982 Rev Fr Antonio Palacios OAR 1982 1985 Rev Fr Jose Ma Juango OAR 1985 1988 Rev Fr Rafael Cabarles OAR 1988 1994 Rev Fr Lino Agunod OAR 1994 1997 Rev Fr Constantino Real OAR 1997 2000 Rev Fr Enrico Silab OAR 2000 2003 Rev Fr Pedro A Escanillas OAR 2003 2009 Rev Fr Vicente L Ramon Jr OAR 2009 2012 Rev Fr Paulino H Dacanay OAR 2012 2015 Rev Fr Joel A Alve OAR 2015 2022 List of Basic Education Directors 2022 present Edit Rev Fr Cristopher C Maspara OAR 2022 present List of School Presidents 2022 present Edit Rev Fr Cristopher C Maspara OAR 2022 present School Organizations and Clubs EditSports Clubs Edit Golden Eagles Football Club Golden Eagles Beach Volleyball ClubService Groups Edit CST R Supreme Student Council SSC Recollect Augustinian Youth RAY Tomasian Emergency Assistance Management TEAM CST R Boy Scouts of the Philippines Corps Rover Scout Circle 241 Senior Scout Unit 242 CST R Girl Scouts of the Philippines Corps CST R Citizenship Advancement Training Corps CAT CST R Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps AFROTC Order of Augustinian Recollects OAR sister schools EditSister schools 1 Edit University of Negros Occidental Recoletos Bacolod University of San Jose Recoletos Cebu City San Sebastian College Recoletos Manila San Sebastian College Recoletos de Manila Canlubang satellite campus Calamba Laguna San Sebastian College Recoletos de Cavite Colegio de San Pedro Recoletos Poblacion Valencia Negros Oriental San Pedro Academy Recoletos Caidiocan Valencia Negros Oriental Colegio San Nicolas de Tolentino Recoletos formerly UNO R High School Talisay Branch Talisay City Negros Occidental Seminary and formation houses Edit Santo Tomas de Villanueva Recoletos Formation House High School San Carlos City Negros Occidental Casiciaco Recoleos Seminary formerly Seminario Mayor Recoletos de Baguio Philosophy Baguio Recoletos Formation Center Theology Mira Nila Homes Quezon City References Edit Recoletos Communications Inc Archived from the original on 2008 09 14 Retrieved 2009 08 07 External links EditSchool website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colegio de Santo Tomas Recoletos amp oldid 1123163967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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