De La Salle John Bosco College

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De La Salle John Bosco College
Kolehiyong De La Salle John Bosco (
St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
ColorsGreen and white
  
Websitewww.dlsjbc.edu.ph
De La Salle John Bosco College is located in Mindanao
De La Salle John Bosco College
Location in Mindanao
De La Salle John Bosco College is located in Philippines
De La Salle John Bosco College
Footnotes:
* As St. John Bosco Technical High School
** As De La Salle John Bosco College

The De La Salle John Bosco College (DLSJBC) is a

De La Salle Brothers
in 1977.

DLSJBC offers complete pre-school, basic education (grade school and junior high school), senior high school, college, and

TESDA-accredited TVET
courses.

Brief history

Entrance to De La Salle John Bosco College

DLSJBC's foundation could be traced back as the Bislig Bay Elementary School was initially founded in the mid-'50s, established exclusively for the dependents of the Bislig Bay Lumber Company Incorporated (BBLCI - the forerunners of the Paper Industries Corporation of the Philippines or PICOP which was one of the biggest paper mill companies in Asia that time). In 1961, the company turned over the management of the school to Fr. Alberto Grol, then-parish priest of Brgy. Mangagoy in Bislig, after the permission of Msgr. Charles Van den Ouewelant. Fr. Grol then converted the Bislig Bay Elementary School into a parochial school that allowed access of non-company dependents.

Later on in the years 1962–63, the parochial school was converted into an elementary school for girls under the name St. Margaret Mary School managed by the

Don Bosco School in Mandaluyong was supposedly planning for a pattern school in Davao City. Negotiations went fast and in 1963, the Salesian Fathers of Don Bosco
agreed to manage the school and the company committed to subsidize its operations with the focus on training young males who could answer the increasing demand for skilled workers at the company.

In 1964, a number of teachers from Don Bosco Mandaluyong assigned in Mangagoy became the pioneering staff of the St. John Bosco Technical High School. The school was located at the former parish convent in

co-educational
institution. After the merging was completed, it was renamed as the John Bosco School (JBS) and was permanently transferred to its present location in La Salle Drive, John Bosco District, Barangay Mangagoy. Sister Blaise Lupo then took over the directorship in 1970.

In 1974, the Jose Maria Soriano - Learning Center (JMS-LC), a La Salle-Supervised school in Brgy. Coleto, also in Bislig, was established by PICOP (then BBLI) for the benefit of the children of the company employees living in Forest Drive Village which is 13 kilometers away from the company. The school was then provided a Brother-Supervisor. Br. Thomas "Tom" Cannon, FSC was assigned as the first school director.

De La Salle John Bosco College, Junior High School Department

In 1977, as the Don Bosco Fathers were slowly departing, the last batch of the Maryknoll Sisters also left Bislig and the administration and supervision of John Bosco School was formally turned over to the De La Salle Brothers. Br. Tom Cannon also became the Brother-Supervisor both in JBS and JMS-LC. In 1982, by the supervision of Br. Mifrando Obach, FSC (who replaced Br. Cannon), John Bosco School and the Jose M. Soriano - Learning Center were merged thus making it a school with 2 campuses, the Main campus located in Mangagoy and the JMS-LC campus located in Coleto, still bearing the name John Bosco School.

In 1997, PICOP Resources, Inc. (PRI) withdrew its financial assistance to the school and the JMS-LC was later phased out and all of its operations were transferred to JBS Main campus. Also in that year, JBS

pre-school
department was completed with the addition of a nursery level. JMS-LC was then converted into the St. Br. Miguel Retreat and Training Center to serve as venue for recollections and trainings, and workshops not only for the school, but also for interested users in the local community.

In 1999, John Bosco School became John Bosco College (JBC) with the opening of its College Department. Starting from that year onwards, JBC was accredited by the La Salle Schools Supervision Office and in 2006, the school was officially accepted as a District School of De La Salle Philippines. With Mrs. Bro. Ophelia S. Fugoso, AFSC as the School President and Bro. Narciso "Jun" Erguiza, FSC as the LaSallian Brother consultant, the acceptance ceremony was done in February 2007 making it the 18th district school of the De La Salle Philippines at the time thus renaming it to its present name, De La Salle John Bosco College. The school's current president is Mrs. Aristarco "Restie" A. Ugmad, PhD, who succeeded Mr. Pablo "Jun" N. Jordan, Jr., PhD.

School seal (Old)

Seal of the John Bosco College
Seal of the John Bosco College
  • The
    Catholic
    institution.
  • The
    Rho
    in the upper corner of the crest is the sign of peace.
  • The
    Signum Fidei
    or Star of Faith.
  • Three broken
    St. John Baptist De La Salle
    , founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

References

  1. ^ a b DLSP September 2008 Statistics[permanent dead link]. delasalle.ph. Accessed May 26, 2009

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