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[StMarySchool]
Stapleton Hall Renovation |
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Date: |
8/12/2005 11:55:38 PM
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From: |
dennis@sinkey.us |
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Dear
folks:
Stapleton Hall is ready to be fixed up to adequately house a dorm
master and students from the neighboring barangays. We have
received feedback that Antado, Tetepan, Kilong, Bangaan, and a few
from Bontoc and Tabuk would come to St. Mary’s next school year if
housing was available. The building is still solid, in spite of the
vandalism that was committed in years past. It will not be plush,
but fixed enough so that it is safe and secure, clean, and conducive
to learning. The P200,000 forecasted will include new electrical
wiring, two toilets, fixing of ceilings and windows, and bunk beds
plus mattresses.
The 4th
phase of the strategic plan focuses on the renovation of the girls
and boys dorm. Robert Kwan of St. Luke’s Hospital has agreed to be
a major partner in this project as the dorms will have apartments
for visiting medical teams and guests of the parish, the hospital
and the school. The renovation will be scheduled in conjunction
with the renovation of St. Theodore’s hospital, to which P20 million
has been pledged by SLMC. We are just awaiting the filing and
approval of the Incorporation papers with the SEC so that the new
Board of Trustees of STH can proceed with their plans. I personally
do not think that the renovation of the dorms will start until
2007.
In
January, the faculty and I will be going to the surrounding
elementary schools, including Bontoc, to “sell” St. Mary’s in
January. We hope to have three sections of 1st year
students. We are optimistic, because of the major improvements in
facilities and changes in curriculum, that we will attract the best
and the brightest, while maintaining a mainstream program that will
service the children of our own community in Sagada.
Again, my thanks to your continued support and trust in us here at
home. After quarter, I am very pleased with the progress of the
school towards our goal of being the best in the Cordilleras. As
ex-mayor Tom Killip and Ben Longid remarked upon visiting the school
last week, “Why only the Cordilleras? It looks like it’s going to
be the best in Northern Luzon!!!”
Anyway, if we aim for the sky, we might reach the top of Mt.
Everest!
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P.S.: For those who do not know
the sender of the above email , he is Dr. Dennis Faustino, Principal of St. Mary's School, Sagada.
LBS
