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Rhoderick John S. Abellanosa HRMO Director How does one become a teacher?  Frankly speaking, many graduates of Education never ended up teaching, and some of our great teachers did not originally plan to be one.  There must be a secret variable in the equation, and I would dare guess that it must be this: somewhere […]

The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu celebrates Ignatian Heroes’ Appreciation Day (IHEAD) on Friday, October 2. “This is our gesture of thanking our teachers and all those involved in the ministry of forming young minds become men and women for others,” HR Director Rhoderick John Abellanosa said. The school community will convene online for a

† In Memoriam Rosita Shih 1948-2020 Distance, time, sand, and space, Separate us from place to place. A long look, a waving hand, Looking back to where I stand. Years and years of knowing each other, but to a few, only months together. Regrets, joy laughter and tears, will come back rushing through the years.

“It was in the Philippine General Hospital, I was still working back then and I got invited to join one of their meals and I heard the laughter of the Jesuits and it just felt so real and alive, everyone was so alive, everyone was so happy, everyone was so at peace with themselves, and at

Kate Marie D. Gonzaga Science Teacher If there are traits one can identify Filipinos and Ateneo Hearters with, these would be our great love for food and a massive deal of positivity. These highlight the Ignatian core values of character and culture. As our country takes stronger protective measures to address the situation caused by

Teaching from Home in the New Normal Rhoderick John S. Abellanosa HRMO Director Though classes have become virtual, teachers have practically remained the same: persons in authority, energetic, and . . . very much eager to give exams! But what are behind the scenes? How did they prepare for all these performances? Since May, teachers

Fr. Weng Bava, SJ, the former chaplain of SHS-Ateneo de Cebu, was installed as parish priest of Our Lady of Mediatrix in Zamboangita, Upper Pulangi, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Bishop Joe Cabantan presided over the formal installation on August 22, Feast of the Queenship of Our Lady.. Our prayers go to Fr Weng Bava in his

Be the light, by being yourselves, for others. This was the challenge thrown by Fr. Joel Liwanag, SJ, to the faculty and staff of the school at the missioning mass celebrated on August 12. Comparing the current times to one of darkness, Fr. Joel called on all to accept this and find ways to be

(from ateneo.edu) Fr. Roberto Chan Yap SJ, the class valedictorian of Sacred Heart School for Boys batch 1975, assumes office as President of Ateneo de Manila University on August 1, 2020. Yap now becomes the institution’s 31st president. Fr Bobby, as he is known, was most recently president of Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier

Times of crisis are opportunities to serve. And true to the “bayanihan” spirit, the school, working with alumni and other partners, converted the Sacred Heart School Mango campus gym to a quarantine facility, the “Bayanihan Cebu Field Center-SHS.” The field center was set up to “house COVID-19 patients exhibiting mild to moderate symptoms” and “to help