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Marist School (Marikina)

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Type
  
Private School

President
  
Br. Niño Pizarro, FMS

Phone
  
+63 2 942 0526

Founded
  
3 August 1964

Color
  
Blue and Gold

Established
  
August 3, 1964

Gender
  
Male

Founder
  
Marist Brothers

Mascot
  
Golden Bears

Marist School (Marikina)

Principal
  
Mr. John Benjamin C. Balatbat (IBEd Principal)

Grades
  
Kinder to Grade 6 (Primary Education) Grade 7 to Grade 10 High School (Secondary Education)

Address
  
50 Champagnat Street Marikina Heights, Marikina, Philippines

Motto
  
Ad Jesum per Mariam (Latin); All to Jesus through Mary

Profiles

Marist School (Tagalog: Paaralang Marist) is a Catholic school for boys located in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines established by the Marist Brothers in 1964. The school currently holds a level III accreditation from PAASCU and is considered to be the largest educational institution to date in Marikina City. This was the second school founded by the Marist Brothers in the Philippines; the first one was the Notre Dame of Cotabato in Cotabato City in 1948.

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History

In 1964, the Marist Brothers of the Schools, or Institutum Fratrum Maristarum a Scholis (FMS), established the Marist School.

The school adopted the Integrated Basic Education (IBED) system in 1998-1999, headed by a school principal and five (5) cluster assistant principals.

PAASCU Accreditation

Marist School is accredited by PAASCU every five years. Currently Marist has a level III accreditation from PAASCU. The highest possible accreditation for basic education.

Marist School Athletic League

The Marist School Athletic League has been running from its inception in the early 1990s up to the present. The Marist School Athletic League or MSAL is an annual and year-round sport competition. All classes of the same level compete in events such as Volleyball, Basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, Water Polo, Chess, Table Tennis, and Badminton. Classes or sections order their own uniforms bearing their class name. Awards are given out at the August opening ceremony for different categories such as best uniform, best muse, and best banner for each year level.

Sports Facilities

Marist School is the first school in Marikina City to have a swimming pool. It is the only school also in Marikina to have two tennis courts, a track and field oval, a football pitch, a baseball field and seven basketball/volleyball courts—three courts in the High School gym, another court in the Grade School gym and one in the new gymnasium near the field

Notable alumni

  • Cesar V. Purisima - Secretary, Department of Finance
  • Gen. Emmanuel Bautista - Former Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines
  • Lt. Gen. Oscar Lopez - Former Superintendent, Philippine Military Academy, AFP
  • Jose Rafael E. Diaz - San Mateo, Rizal Mayor (Since 2007)
  • Miro Quimbo - Marikina City Representative (2nd District) (Since 2010)
  • Marion Andres - Former Marikina Vice Mayor (2001-2010)
  • Casimiro “Jun” Ynares III - Antipolo City Mayor, Former Rizal Province Governor
  • Jonas Cruz - Rodriguez, Rizal Vice Mayor
  • Alexio "EAT" Tabafunda - Corny na miyembro ng Comedy Manila
  • References

    Marist School (Marikina) Wikipedia