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The School

The desire to contribute to the Christian formation of the youth brought the CICM Missionaries to Sudlon, Maguikay, Mandaue City in March 1969. In response to the request of Julio Cardinal Rosales, they established a Catholic high school under the guidance of founder Fr. Wilfried Daels, CICM.

Fr. Daels supervised the construction of the school building and headed a team of less than 20 personnel that took charge of the first batch of 38 boys, who had initially enrolled at the St. Joseph's Academy. Although it was only partially finished, the school building was blessed by Cardinal Rosales on August 22, 1970. By then, there were 151 students in the high school: 103 in first year and 48 in second year.

The following school year, 1971-1972, the Bureau of Private Schools officially recognized Saint Louis School of Mandaue as a separate entity from the boys' department of St. Joseph's Academy. Its status was no longer limited to an all-male student population so from then on, SLSM, as it became popularly known, started accepting female students. On the same year, a scholarship foundation was established to help needy students finish their secondary education, and a lay person started serving as school principal. Since then, the Principal of SLSM has always been a lay person.

The next few years saw the construction of several structures in response to the needs of a growing school population and the demands of providing quality education to the youth. On September 1977, the construction of the gymnasium started. It was finished the following year, but it was only in 1986 that the concrete bleachers were added. The Administration Building was finished in June 1980, the Home Economics Building in May 1987, and the male teachers' dormitory in 1988. The north side building, which was annexed and named after Fr. Wilfried Daels, was blessed by Ricardo Cardinal Vidal on October 1, 1992.

Like a deeply rooted plant, Saint Louis School made it through every rain and storm. It has now fully blossomed into a huge tree whose branches continue to spread in every direction. In the beginning of school year 2003, under the supervision of Fr. Arturo Arnaiz, CICM, the school underwent a major transformation. The offices, laboratories, and library were simultaneously renovated. Towards the end of the school year, the long-held dream of having an elementary department became a reality.The construction of the two-storey canteen and the ground floor of the elementary building began and in June 2004, both edifices were blessed.

The pre-elementary department officially started in the school year 2004-2005 with 267 nursery and kindergarten pupils. The construction of the second and third floors of the elementary building continued until its blessing in March 2005. In the school year 2005-2006, grades one to six were opened and started to serve over 900 students. In the school year 2007-2008, as the CICM commemorated the centenary of its missionary presence in the Philippines, a new school chapel named the SLSM-CICM Centennial Chapel was constructed and blessed on August 8, 2007.

Today, Saint Louis School of Mandaue has become a huge community. In less than 40 years, the population has increased to more than 2,700 students coming from Mandaue, Cebu, and neighboring towns. The student population is growing every year, served by a dedicated staff of over a hundred teaching and non-teaching personnel.

Thanks to the CICM Missionaries' presence, the Saint Louis School of Mandaue has been recognized as an outstanding academic institution in the city. Its teachers and students have also obtained awards for outstanding leadership, while several alumni have ranked within the top 10 of professional licensure examinations in the country. During the last local elections in May 2007, an alumnus from Class ‘82, Jonas Cortes, was elected Mayor of Mandaue City. Saint Louis School has come a long way, indeed.

The construction of the College Building started in 2010 and this was finished and blessed in 2011. The school started operating as a College in School Year 2011-2012 with Fr. Pedro M. Peñaranda, CICM as its first President, followed by Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, CICM as its second President in 2012-2013, and starting this school year 2013-2014, Fr. Fernold G. Denna, CICM the newly installed President, will be serving hopefully for several years in the educational apostolate of the CICM here in SLC-C.

With the guidance of the Lord, and the inspiration of the Blessed Mother and our school’s patron, Saint Aloysius de Gonzaga, Saint Louis College-Cebu continues to journey towards excellence through a vibrant, transformative, Catholic education for all with the able support of its administration, faculty, office and service personnel, students, parents and alumni. God bless Saint Louis College-Cebu.

Prepared by: John Benedict B. de Leon & Joseph De Rueda   

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Script Makers

The Members

Have you ever wondered who owned the minds behind this blog? Well, Wonder no more for you are about to know more about the Members of the blog with descriptions you've never read before!

Jeremy is a guy who likes to gym and be a model.

Jeremy is the latest addition to the Louisian family. Transferring to SLC-C because of his father's will, Jeremy faces the challenges every new student faces, new environment. However, he seems to be adapting well so there seems to be no problem!

Alyssa, a friendly girl that loves to sing.

Alyssa has always been your quiet girl in class, but get to know her and you'll be dealing with her jokes in every conversation you'll have! Also known as your average friendly girl, she may not be the first girl you'll notice in class but having her as a friend is a must!
Alyssa seems to be fine with this though so we are happy for her!

JB, the lover of animals and biology.

JB is our team mascot.

Serioulsy, he's cute and cuddly. (Trust us on this!) Despite his soft voice, he is not afraid to speak up when he finds something wrong, as expected from a boyscout! Yes, our cute mascot is also our first defender from harm. Now, how cool is that?

Joseph, a religious guitar-playing guy.
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Are you telling me you saw Joseph there? No! He was here the whole time! You might get confused since Joseph and his brother Joshua are the definition of Identical Twins! You might know he's Joseph since Joseph is the one who brings the guitar singing religious songs.

Rubi the simple yet joyful guy who's full of dreams

Rubi may seem like your average class clown but there's more to him than that. Rubi is actually very opinionated and he LOVES deep coversations about values. (Who would have known?)

Rubi is also full of dreams that it might fill up a whole manila paper. Seriously.

Rhea, the smiling "Jill-of-all-trades" 

 Rhea is the friend you want. She knows how to listen and speak. She is also very calm. (like ridiculously calm) She can also basically do anything you want from her. Dance? She can. Sing? She can. Draw? She can. Although she's just your average "dancer" "singer" and "artist" she doesn't mind. And that's the way to life!

Note: We choose not to disclose any more private information since we're aware that anyone call see and view this and therefore, we are giving you facts we don't mind the whole world knowing.

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DREAM HIGH

I sometimes imagine what it would be like if I could fly. Maybe I could stand on high rooftops and never be afraid of falling. Maybe I could fly high or fly low, but I could always escape. I just want to fly away and forget all the problems, and negative memories.

There are times that I feel my days are a little bit too much. I get the urge to drop everything and all responsibilities to just go do something or anything else. Icarus is having so much fun flying that he forgets the warning and flies too close to the sun. When we are free, we have mixed feeling of excitement, joy and fear. We are like Icarus, we are curious and courageous. We never knew if we fly too high it could be dangerous. We could make wrong decisions. We can hurt the people who love us.

We are still young and there are still many things we can do. We should not give up and we should prepare ourselves to face the problems that would come in the future. We just need to find our dream and teach it how to fly. Just think on happy things and your heart will fly on wings. Dream High Louisians. 

By: Alferez, Alyssa

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"FLY"

When our English teacher, Ms. Lingcaro, told us we need to fly, we got confused and literally thought of flying. 

Rubi thinking of possible "FLY" shots.

However, how could we take a picture that defies not only the school rules but also the rules of gravity? 

Jeremy adds some of his ideas, too.

Should we take a jump shot? Should we show the beauty of the skies? Should we take "stolen" pictures?  It was so confusing we decided to drop all complicated thoughts and just enjoy ourselves! Turns out it works just fine! Who knew?

By: Alao, Rhea Mae

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English Drives the World

English is a language commonly used in almost all parts of the world, making it a lingua franca. St. Louis College- Cebu plays a big role in developing its’ students’ English Communication skills with the help of the English Drive.

Because of the English Drive, English is used as a medium of oral and written communication upon entering the campus up until 5:30 in the afternoon.

However, English Drive is not observed on some occasions and instances like “Buwan ng Wika” celebration, club meetings, practices, rehearsals and the like.

English Drive is done with the help of the chip circulation, which is monitored by the monitor and English teacher, and the report system. The chip is given to students who: speak vernacular; speak highly ungrammatical English; use Cebuano expressions. The chip is passed around and the last holder per period is given a demerit, which is deducted to his/her given points for English Drive.

The Report System is done by submitting a written report, to the English teachers, of another student speaking in vernacular. The reporter writes the date, time, place, name of violator, words uttered and reporter’s name grade and section in a 1/8 sheet of paper.

English Drive may sound strict to some but it is very helpful to the students especially in the future. In this world with modern communications, English is the way to knowing and understanding everybody.

By: Alao, Rhea Mae S.

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