La Salle Green Hills
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La Salle Green Hills is a private Catholic
school exclusively for boys
located on Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City
, Metro Manila
, Philippines. It is run by the Roman Catholic Brothers of the Christian Schools-
Philippine District. It was established in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers led by the late Brother H. Gabriel Connon FSC of then De La Salle College Manila primarily to provide more grade school slots to the then very popular De La Salle Grade School (1911–1984) in Taft Avenue, Manila.
La Salle Green Hills offers elementary education, and secondary education.
La Salle Green Hills is the fifth oldest campus of De La Salle Philippines
, the association of all Lasallian institutions in the Philippines, after De La Salle University
in Manila (1911), De La Salle Araneta University in Malabon City
(1946), University of St. La Salle
in Bacolod
(1952), and the La Salle Academy
in Iligan (1958).
La Salle Green Hills was given a clean seven-year accreditation by the PAASCU
in 1991 and 1998, thus making it the first high school institution in the Philippines with this distinction. Both Grade School and High School departments of La Salle Green Hills were awarded Level III accreditation—the highest possible level—by the PAASCU and FAAP.
to relocate the De La Salle Novitiate from Baguio and to accommodate increasing requests for admission to the then De La Salle Grade School
on Taft Avenue, Manila
.
In July 1959 La Salle Green Hills (then spelled La Salle – Green Hills) opened its door to two preschool-level sections and one section each for elementary school units one and two. Its first Brother-Director was Brother Alphonsus Bloemen FSC who first came to teach in De La Salle College in Manila in 1940. On August 24, 1960, La Salle Green Hills, Inc. was registered as non-stock, non-profit corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission
. In August 1964, the high school was established. In 1968, when the De La Salle High School – Manila was made defunct, graduates of the De La Salle Grade School were transferred to the La Salle Green Hills High School, making La Salle Green Hills the high school of De La Salle University – Manila, until the establishment of the co-educational De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School
in 1978. The De La Salle Grade School – Manila was made defunct in 1983, after which male students were given an option to study either at LSGH (for northern and central Metro Manila residents) or at DLSZ (for southern Metro Manila residents).
La Salle Green Hills was first accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
or PAASCU
in 1971 and was given a three-year accrediting grant. La Salle Green Hills received three-year accreditations again in 1974 and 1977. After which, La Salle Green Hills was given a better five-year grant in 1982 and 1987 after two accrediting visits. Accrediting visits in 1991 and 1998 were given seven-year accreditations making it the first and only high school in the Philippines
to be granted two seven-year accreditations. After the seven-year accrediting grant that was given to La Salle Green Hills in 1998, the school was surveyed on September 2005 and was granted a five-year accreditation. In June 2008, the La Salle Green Hills Grade School was granted a Level III accreditation by PAASCU, making it the first and only school in the Philippines certified as such. And in late 2008, the High School was granted Level III accreditation from the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines, the highest accreditation given to any basic education institution in the Philippines.
On June 8, 2009, La Salle Green Hills celebrated its golden jubilee
, and in 2011 will celebrate together with the rest of the De La Salle schools in the Philippines the centennial celebration of the De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines
.
The curriculum for the LSGH-GS focuses on basic elementary education, in which Language(English), Filipino, Christian Living, Science, Art, Music, Computer, and Arithmetic are introduced in Kindergarten 1 and 2. Language Arts, Science, Filipino, Music, Christian Living, Reading, Mathematics, Sibika (Grades 1–3) and Hekasi (Grades 4–7) or otherwise called Social Science. (taught in English in Grade 7 and Physical Education are taught in Grades 1–7. Students from Grades 5–7 get to pick their Friday Club from a list of hundreds of clubs.
for males. Its entire department is located within the St. Brother Mutien Marie FSC building aside from the Arts and Technology classrooms which are located at the St. Benilde Gym's mezzanine, and the top floors of the St. Joseph the Worker building and Central House. Its principal is Mrs. Amy Galang.
The curriculum of the LSGH-HS focuses mainly on college preparatory education in which English (Grammar, Literature, Rhetoric and Reading), Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Christian Living, and Filipino make up the academic subjects while Arts and Technology (includes Electronics, Basic Accounting, Music, Drafting, Integrated Arts, Culinary Arts and Automotive), Computer, and Physical Education and Health make up the co-curricular subjects which are all taught through 1st to 4th Year High School. The majority of graduates from the LSGH-HS move on to study college at De La Salle University
, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
, University of the Philippines
, University of Santo Tomas
, and Ateneo de Manila University
.
houses most of the Computer and Arts & Technology, Drafting and Cooking classrooms of the La Salle Green Hills High School.
Houses the Learning Community Three (Grades 5–7) some classrooms of Grades 5 and 6 and all the Grade 7 classrooms, some computer labs and many special classrooms, the grades 1 and 2, 5 and 6 and 7 art and music rooms, the annex library, the accounting office, the Presidents' Office and the other canteen (Zaide).
The 3rd floor of the St. La Salle Building houses one of the four campuses of the De La Salle University Manila Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Graduate School of Business, of which LSGH is designated as the "Ortigas campus".
Houses all of the Grade 3 and 4 classrooms. It also houses the Quadrangle, which is the school's garden. It has a library, chapel, clinic, the LC1 and LC2 guidance counselor's offices, some computer labs, the Grade 3 and 4 art and music rooms, the LC1's and LC2's prefect offices and a staircase to the Father Martinez Activity Center, or FMAC.
The building is located behind the St. La Salle Main Building, and houses the Grades 1,2 and most of the grade 5 and 6 classrooms and the Grade School Principal's office. It houses two music rooms, two activity rooms, a rehearsal room, and the LC3 Prefects' offices. The basement floor of the building accommodates the SPDO, SCO, The Archives, the conference room, GS Registrar and the Table Tennis courts.In the middle of it is called the Quadrangle 2
The Saint Mutien Marie Building, or the High School Building, houses the entire High School Department of LSGH, from classrooms to the administration offices. The classrooms are organized with each year level occupying one level starting with the 1st year on the second floor. The ground floor comprises the HS library, offices and the HS chapel.
The St. Joseph the Worker Building houses the students and faculty of the Kindergarten department, and is divided into the Kinder 1 building and the Kinder 2 building. The Kindergarten playground is also situated here.
This was the first building in 1959. It was here that the first classes of LSGH were held. Today, it is the residence of the FSC Brothers of LSGH, this is more commonly known to the students as the "Brothers' House." It is usually off-limits to all students except for the HS Science Laboratories on the fourth floor.
The Brother Rafael S. Donato FSC Center for the Performing Arts (Br. Donato Center) is the home of both the grade school and high school theater arts departments of La Salle Green Hills. The former St. Joseph's Auditorium (SJA) underwent a complete renovation in 2004 and was renamed as the St. Joseph's Theater (SJT to the students). It was then dedicated on March 2007 to Brother Rafael Donato FSC
, who died in Bagac, Bataan
, on November 2, 2006, 2 weeks after his 50th anniversary as a De La Salle Brother. It has orchestra and balcony sections which can accommodate 628 persons and its newly installed lighting and sound systems make it the best-equipped medium-sized performing arts venue within the San Juan and Mandaluyong-Ortigas area.
This has also been the venue of productions by the Grade School's Junior Actors' Guild and the High School's Cue Drama Club. Cue Drama stages productions every year.
The St. Benilde Gymnasium, although called a gym, does not house an actual gym (unlike the one in the Father Martinez Activity Center, or FMAC), but houses basketball games and practices.
The other gym is the Father Martinez Activity Center (FMAC). It is named after LSGH's rector in the late 1990s. It has 4 basketball courts, one full court made of Taraflex and the other three are convertible to volleyball/ badminton /table tennis courts, the Weights room, and a wall climbing facility.
La Salle Green Hills also has a full-sized football field, named after Brother Gilbert Cotter, FSC, an American De La Salle Brother who used to handle LSGH and was closely tied to football. This is where football matches are held (mostly by the school's varsity team) as well as field demonstrations in school festivities.
Other facilities include the Track Oval, Baseball diamond, Beach Volleyball court, Lawn Tennis Court, Swimming pool, Wall climbing facility, and Table tennis room.
The Main Library of LSGH is located in the quadrangle area located at the Br. Arnold Reche Building. It has the Filipiniana section, Easy Reading, Cyberquest, Reference and Fictional and Non-Fictional sections. Its facilities include internet and printing.
The Annex Library is located in the St. La Salle Building Annex and is used mainly by Grades 5–7 and is off-limits to the lower grades(Grades1-4). It has most of the services of the Main Library but no longer includes the Easy Reading Section.
The High School library is located on the ground floor of the High School Building and is used only by the High School. It has the same services as the Annex Library but also includes the Leisure Reading area where comics and digests can be found. It is the biggest library in the campus. The GHArchives (Green Hills Archives) and the HS Audio – Visual Center, and ANHS collection are also housed in this library.
La Salle Green Hills has two chapels, the St. La Salle Chapel, and the High School Chapel, and one shrine, the National Shrine of the Divine Child.
The National Shrine of the Divine Child, or the NSDC is where wakes are held (for deceased faculty, alumni, brothers, etc.). The shrine also serves Sunday masses. This is also where the Grade 2 classes have their First Holy Communion every December–February. The NSDC is the place where ZTE scandal witness Jun Lozada held a press conference concerning the scandal.
Large community gatherings such as the community mass are held at the gym.
The La Salle Green Hills varsity team is named the La Salle Greenies. The name is also used when representing the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
Blazers
in the NCAA as their junior counterpart, contrary to popular perception that they are Junior Blazers. They were also the juniors representative of the De La Salle Green Archers
in the NCAA from 1968 to 1981. La Salle Green Hills' former varsity name were the La Salle Green Hills Rangers. There are several claims as to where the moniker was taken from.
In the NCAA, the Greenies have won 12 Juniors General Championships, eight with DLSU and four with DLS-CSB.
La Salle Green Hills due to its ties with the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in the NCAA, uses the cheers of Benilde in the NCAA, but since LSGH being a La Salle school altogether, uses the cheers of De La Salle University outside the NCAA.
La Salle Green Hills has clubs for those who want to partake in plays, the Junior Actor's Guild (JAG) in the Grade School and the Cue Drama Club in High School. These clubs hold about 3 plays per year and are held in the Bro. Donato Center. The school also has a singing group, Kundirana
, which is composed of about 8–12 high school students. Kundirana has performed several concerts since its establishment in the 1970s. The Kundirana has also the distinction of being the most famous high school singing group in the Philippines.
Among the performing arts clubs of LSGH, possibly one of the most popular is the LSGH Airforce, the school's representatives for the field of Streetdance. Separated from the LSGH Dance Club (grade school) (which is more for in-school dance lovers), Airforce has been in existence for four years. Existing on de facto recognition, Airforce has risen in prominence in numerous dance competitions. They consist of hand-picked students from the LSGH High School, selected through tryouts.
They reached and placed first in the finals of the Skechers Streetdance Battle Year 6, possibly the most famous dance competition in the Philippines.
After 2004, the school felt a need to merge both organizations. This was because the members were at a decline and they both had the same objectives and purpose. So they established Club Rhetorique. At the same time they created the Rhetoric elective for sophomore students. Feeling the need for a more competitive debate institution, LSGH-HS's English Department and students from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
established the La Salle Debate Team (LSDT) in the SY 2005–2006. The team has autonomy from rules of normal clubs and societies in LSGH and is officially under the Principal's Office, rather than under the Student Activities Coordinator.
The LSDT trained under members of the DLS-CSB debate society from 2005 to 2007 and then under members of the De La Salle University
debate society from 2008 to today. The LSDT has gone on to be Quarter-finalists at the 2008 National Asians High School Debate Championship
won the Ana Alano Cup at the 2008 Philippine Schools Debate Championship
and semi finalist of the Philippine Schools Debate Championship of 2009.
The shield is quartered by the form of a cross. On the upper left, the three broken chevrons are as in the coat of arms of the La Salle family representing the name of the school La Salle. The upper right contains the five-point star with rays, the sign of faith, from the seal of the Brothers of the Christian Schools who conduct the school. The lower left portion contains a section of the Philippine flag signifying loyalty to the country. The lower right, with its hill represented in green is for Green Hills, and the monument to signify Rizal Province, localizes the location of the school.
The shield is topped with the helmet and breastplate. The salvation of souls is the uppermost aim of the school, hence the "helmet of salvation" and the "breastplate of integrity" signify the primary objective.
The motto "To God, through faith, virtue and culture" further emphasizes that the school offers all to the greater honor and glory of God. In green and white in classical design, the name and place of the school surround the shield.
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
school exclusively for boys
Single-sex education
Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education, is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. The practice was predominant before the mid-twentieth century, particularly in secondary education and...
located on Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City
Mandaluyong City
The City of Mandaluyong is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the west by the country's capital, Manila, to the north by San Juan City, to the east by Quezon City and Pasig City, and by Makati City to the south...
, Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
, Philippines. It is run by the Roman Catholic Brothers of the Christian Schools-
Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded in France by Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle and now based in Rome...
Philippine District. It was established in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers led by the late Brother H. Gabriel Connon FSC of then De La Salle College Manila primarily to provide more grade school slots to the then very popular De La Salle Grade School (1911–1984) in Taft Avenue, Manila.
La Salle Green Hills offers elementary education, and secondary education.
La Salle Green Hills is the fifth oldest campus of De La Salle Philippines
De La Salle Philippines
De La Salle Philippines is a network of Seventeen Lasallian Institutions in the Philippines. It was established in 2006 for the unified implementation of the Lasallian Mission, generate creative synergy, and promote the spirit of "One La Salle" among member institutions...
, the association of all Lasallian institutions in the Philippines, after De La Salle University
De La Salle University
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
in Manila (1911), De La Salle Araneta University in Malabon City
Malabon City
The City of Malabon is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. Located just north of Manila, the city has a population of 363,681 as of 2007. It is primarily a residential and industrial town and is one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolis...
(1946), University of St. La Salle
University of St. La Salle
The University of St. La Salle , located in La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City, Philippines, is a Catholic private university run by the De La Salle Brothers. Established in 1952 as La Salle College-Bacolod, it is the second oldest campus originally founded by the congregation in the country...
in Bacolod
Bacolod City
The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in...
(1952), and the La Salle Academy
La Salle Academy
La Salle Academy is a private, all boys high school in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York....
in Iligan (1958).
La Salle Green Hills was given a clean seven-year accreditation by the PAASCU
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities is a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation which was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines on December 2, 1957...
in 1991 and 1998, thus making it the first high school institution in the Philippines with this distinction. Both Grade School and High School departments of La Salle Green Hills were awarded Level III accreditation—the highest possible level—by the PAASCU and FAAP.
History
Early 1950s the Brothers of De La Salle College-Manila led by Brother H. Gabriel Connon FSC, acquired a six hectare lot on Ortigas Avenue in Mandaluyong CityMandaluyong City
The City of Mandaluyong is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the west by the country's capital, Manila, to the north by San Juan City, to the east by Quezon City and Pasig City, and by Makati City to the south...
to relocate the De La Salle Novitiate from Baguio and to accommodate increasing requests for admission to the then De La Salle Grade School
De La Salle University
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
on Taft Avenue, Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
.
In July 1959 La Salle Green Hills (then spelled La Salle – Green Hills) opened its door to two preschool-level sections and one section each for elementary school units one and two. Its first Brother-Director was Brother Alphonsus Bloemen FSC who first came to teach in De La Salle College in Manila in 1940. On August 24, 1960, La Salle Green Hills, Inc. was registered as non-stock, non-profit corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines)
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission is a Philippine state commission responsible for securities laws and regulating the securities industry. The SEC is an agency within the Philippine Department of Finance....
. In August 1964, the high school was established. In 1968, when the De La Salle High School – Manila was made defunct, graduates of the De La Salle Grade School were transferred to the La Salle Green Hills High School, making La Salle Green Hills the high school of De La Salle University – Manila, until the establishment of the co-educational De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School
De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School
The De La Salle–Santiago Zobel School is a Catholic institution for boys and girls located in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, the Philippines...
in 1978. The De La Salle Grade School – Manila was made defunct in 1983, after which male students were given an option to study either at LSGH (for northern and central Metro Manila residents) or at DLSZ (for southern Metro Manila residents).
La Salle Green Hills was first accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities is a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation which was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines on December 2, 1957...
or PAASCU
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities is a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation which was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines on December 2, 1957...
in 1971 and was given a three-year accrediting grant. La Salle Green Hills received three-year accreditations again in 1974 and 1977. After which, La Salle Green Hills was given a better five-year grant in 1982 and 1987 after two accrediting visits. Accrediting visits in 1991 and 1998 were given seven-year accreditations making it the first and only high school in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
to be granted two seven-year accreditations. After the seven-year accrediting grant that was given to La Salle Green Hills in 1998, the school was surveyed on September 2005 and was granted a five-year accreditation. In June 2008, the La Salle Green Hills Grade School was granted a Level III accreditation by PAASCU, making it the first and only school in the Philippines certified as such. And in late 2008, the High School was granted Level III accreditation from the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines, the highest accreditation given to any basic education institution in the Philippines.
On June 8, 2009, La Salle Green Hills celebrated its golden jubilee
Golden Jubilee
A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.- In Thailand :King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996.- In the Commonwealth Realms :...
, and in 2011 will celebrate together with the rest of the De La Salle schools in the Philippines the centennial celebration of the De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines
De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines
The De La Salle Brothers - Philippine District is part of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the largest congregation of Roman Catholic religious Brothers who are exclusively dedicated to education...
.
Grade School
The La Salle Green Hills Grade School (LSGH-GS) is a Catholic elementary school for boys. It offers education for students from the kindergarten level to the seventh grade. Its facilities and classrooms are located within the St. Joseph the Worker Building (Kindergarten), St. Brother Miguel Febres Cordero FSC building, Brother Arnold Reche FSC building, and the St. La Salle building (Grades 1–7). The Grade School shares the athletic facilities with the High School. Its principal is Mr. Jose Ramelle Javier. The Grade School has the distinction of being the first grade school in the country to receive a Level III accreditation from the PAASCU.The curriculum for the LSGH-GS focuses on basic elementary education, in which Language(English), Filipino, Christian Living, Science, Art, Music, Computer, and Arithmetic are introduced in Kindergarten 1 and 2. Language Arts, Science, Filipino, Music, Christian Living, Reading, Mathematics, Sibika (Grades 1–3) and Hekasi (Grades 4–7) or otherwise called Social Science. (taught in English in Grade 7 and Physical Education are taught in Grades 1–7. Students from Grades 5–7 get to pick their Friday Club from a list of hundreds of clubs.
High School
The La Salle Green Hills High School (LSGH-HS) is a Catholic secondary schoolUniversity-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
for males. Its entire department is located within the St. Brother Mutien Marie FSC building aside from the Arts and Technology classrooms which are located at the St. Benilde Gym's mezzanine, and the top floors of the St. Joseph the Worker building and Central House. Its principal is Mrs. Amy Galang.
The curriculum of the LSGH-HS focuses mainly on college preparatory education in which English (Grammar, Literature, Rhetoric and Reading), Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Christian Living, and Filipino make up the academic subjects while Arts and Technology (includes Electronics, Basic Accounting, Music, Drafting, Integrated Arts, Culinary Arts and Automotive), Computer, and Physical Education and Health make up the co-curricular subjects which are all taught through 1st to 4th Year High School. The majority of graduates from the LSGH-HS move on to study college at De La Salle University
De La Salle University
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue...
, University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
, University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
, and Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
.
Campus
The school is situated on a six-hectare campus fronting Ortigas Avenue, across from Wack-Wack Village and golf course.St. Benilde Gym/cafeteria
Probably the most well-known building on the school grounds, construction of the dome-shaped structure began in 1967. It houses the main basketball courts on the second floor and the cafeteria on the ground floor. It is used every six years for presidential election ballot counting by NAMFREL. The mezzanineMezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
houses most of the Computer and Arts & Technology, Drafting and Cooking classrooms of the La Salle Green Hills High School.
Classroom buildings
- Saint La Salle Building
Houses the Learning Community Three (Grades 5–7) some classrooms of Grades 5 and 6 and all the Grade 7 classrooms, some computer labs and many special classrooms, the grades 1 and 2, 5 and 6 and 7 art and music rooms, the annex library, the accounting office, the Presidents' Office and the other canteen (Zaide).
The 3rd floor of the St. La Salle Building houses one of the four campuses of the De La Salle University Manila Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Graduate School of Business, of which LSGH is designated as the "Ortigas campus".
- Brother Arnold Reche FSC Building
Houses all of the Grade 3 and 4 classrooms. It also houses the Quadrangle, which is the school's garden. It has a library, chapel, clinic, the LC1 and LC2 guidance counselor's offices, some computer labs, the Grade 3 and 4 art and music rooms, the LC1's and LC2's prefect offices and a staircase to the Father Martinez Activity Center, or FMAC.
- Saint Brother Miguel Febres Cordero FSC Building
The building is located behind the St. La Salle Main Building, and houses the Grades 1,2 and most of the grade 5 and 6 classrooms and the Grade School Principal's office. It houses two music rooms, two activity rooms, a rehearsal room, and the LC3 Prefects' offices. The basement floor of the building accommodates the SPDO, SCO, The Archives, the conference room, GS Registrar and the Table Tennis courts.In the middle of it is called the Quadrangle 2
- Saint Brother Mutien Marie FSC Building
The Saint Mutien Marie Building, or the High School Building, houses the entire High School Department of LSGH, from classrooms to the administration offices. The classrooms are organized with each year level occupying one level starting with the 1st year on the second floor. The ground floor comprises the HS library, offices and the HS chapel.
- St. Joseph the Worker Building
The St. Joseph the Worker Building houses the students and faculty of the Kindergarten department, and is divided into the Kinder 1 building and the Kinder 2 building. The Kindergarten playground is also situated here.
Other buildings
- Central House
This was the first building in 1959. It was here that the first classes of LSGH were held. Today, it is the residence of the FSC Brothers of LSGH, this is more commonly known to the students as the "Brothers' House." It is usually off-limits to all students except for the HS Science Laboratories on the fourth floor.
- Brother Rafael S. Donato FSC Center for the Performing Arts
The Brother Rafael S. Donato FSC Center for the Performing Arts (Br. Donato Center) is the home of both the grade school and high school theater arts departments of La Salle Green Hills. The former St. Joseph's Auditorium (SJA) underwent a complete renovation in 2004 and was renamed as the St. Joseph's Theater (SJT to the students). It was then dedicated on March 2007 to Brother Rafael Donato FSC
Rafael Donato
Brother Rafael S. Donato FSC, Ed.D. was a Filipino De La Salle Brother and was the past President of De La Salle University Manila, University of St...
, who died in Bagac, Bataan
Bataan
Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north...
, on November 2, 2006, 2 weeks after his 50th anniversary as a De La Salle Brother. It has orchestra and balcony sections which can accommodate 628 persons and its newly installed lighting and sound systems make it the best-equipped medium-sized performing arts venue within the San Juan and Mandaluyong-Ortigas area.
This has also been the venue of productions by the Grade School's Junior Actors' Guild and the High School's Cue Drama Club. Cue Drama stages productions every year.
Sporting areas
The other gym is the Father Martinez Activity Center (FMAC). It is named after LSGH's rector in the late 1990s. It has 4 basketball courts, one full court made of Taraflex and the other three are convertible to volleyball/ badminton /table tennis courts, the Weights room, and a wall climbing facility.
La Salle Green Hills also has a full-sized football field, named after Brother Gilbert Cotter, FSC, an American De La Salle Brother who used to handle LSGH and was closely tied to football. This is where football matches are held (mostly by the school's varsity team) as well as field demonstrations in school festivities.
Other facilities include the Track Oval, Baseball diamond, Beach Volleyball court, Lawn Tennis Court, Swimming pool, Wall climbing facility, and Table tennis room.
Libraries
- Main Library
The Main Library of LSGH is located in the quadrangle area located at the Br. Arnold Reche Building. It has the Filipiniana section, Easy Reading, Cyberquest, Reference and Fictional and Non-Fictional sections. Its facilities include internet and printing.
- Annex Library
The Annex Library is located in the St. La Salle Building Annex and is used mainly by Grades 5–7 and is off-limits to the lower grades(Grades1-4). It has most of the services of the Main Library but no longer includes the Easy Reading Section.
- High School Library
The High School library is located on the ground floor of the High School Building and is used only by the High School. It has the same services as the Annex Library but also includes the Leisure Reading area where comics and digests can be found. It is the biggest library in the campus. The GHArchives (Green Hills Archives) and the HS Audio – Visual Center, and ANHS collection are also housed in this library.
Spiritual activities and development facilities
Since La Salle Green Hills is a school dedicated to the formation of Christian gentlemen, the school has provided facilities for the spiritual activities and development of its students.La Salle Green Hills has two chapels, the St. La Salle Chapel, and the High School Chapel, and one shrine, the National Shrine of the Divine Child.
The National Shrine of the Divine Child, or the NSDC is where wakes are held (for deceased faculty, alumni, brothers, etc.). The shrine also serves Sunday masses. This is also where the Grade 2 classes have their First Holy Communion every December–February. The NSDC is the place where ZTE scandal witness Jun Lozada held a press conference concerning the scandal.
Large community gatherings such as the community mass are held at the gym.
Retreat House complex
The Retreat House is situated behind the Kinder One building. It can house two simultaneous class recollections. The two-story building has identical facilities on both floors: Conference room which can be converted to a chapel, dining hall, kitchen, dormitory, showers, and lavatories. The dormitories are furnished with bunk beds which can accommodate a class of about 55 (full) and is air-conditioned.Athletics
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue...
Blazers
St. Benilde Blazers
The Saint Benilde Blazers are the NCAA basketball team of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.The Blazers were formerly a member National Capital Region Athletic Association before they applied and were admitted to the NCAA in 1998...
in the NCAA as their junior counterpart, contrary to popular perception that they are Junior Blazers. They were also the juniors representative of the De La Salle Green Archers
De La Salle Green Archers
The De La Salle Green Archers are the men's varsity teams representing De La Salle University. The women's varsity teams are referred to as the De La Salle Lady Archers. The school's athletic program participates in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, among others...
in the NCAA from 1968 to 1981. La Salle Green Hills' former varsity name were the La Salle Green Hills Rangers. There are several claims as to where the moniker was taken from.
In the NCAA, the Greenies have won 12 Juniors General Championships, eight with DLSU and four with DLS-CSB.
| Years | League | General Championships | Senior team |
| 1968–1981 | NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an athletics association of nine colleges and universities in the Philippines. Established in 1924, the NCAA is the oldest athletic association in the Philippines... |
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| 1998–present | NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an athletics association of nine colleges and universities in the Philippines. Established in 1924, the NCAA is the oldest athletic association in the Philippines... |
4 |  Saint Benilde De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue... Blazers |
La Salle Green Hills due to its ties with the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in the NCAA, uses the cheers of Benilde in the NCAA, but since LSGH being a La Salle school altogether, uses the cheers of De La Salle University outside the NCAA.
Performing arts
LSGH holds plays, concerts and activity days in each grade level (where students recite short stories and poems, and give speeches in English and Filipino). Most of these events are held at the now Bro. Rafael Donato Center for the Performing Arts, or in the old St. Joseph's Auditorium (the name of the Bro. Donato Center before renovation).La Salle Green Hills has clubs for those who want to partake in plays, the Junior Actor's Guild (JAG) in the Grade School and the Cue Drama Club in High School. These clubs hold about 3 plays per year and are held in the Bro. Donato Center. The school also has a singing group, Kundirana
Kundirana
Kundirana is a high-school glee club based in La Salle Green Hills. Aside from just being a simple singing group, Kundirana also has the distinction of being the most famous high school singing group in the Philippines.-Composition:...
, which is composed of about 8–12 high school students. Kundirana has performed several concerts since its establishment in the 1970s. The Kundirana has also the distinction of being the most famous high school singing group in the Philippines.
Among the performing arts clubs of LSGH, possibly one of the most popular is the LSGH Airforce, the school's representatives for the field of Streetdance. Separated from the LSGH Dance Club (grade school) (which is more for in-school dance lovers), Airforce has been in existence for four years. Existing on de facto recognition, Airforce has risen in prominence in numerous dance competitions. They consist of hand-picked students from the LSGH High School, selected through tryouts.
They reached and placed first in the finals of the Skechers Streetdance Battle Year 6, possibly the most famous dance competition in the Philippines.
Debate
In the 1980s, the LSGH-HS dissolved its Debate and Argumentation elective. Hence, there came increasing demand for students interested in the field. Therefore, the school established the Debate Club and the Forensics Guild. The two organizations were independent from each other and used different rooms for training. The Forensics Guild used the then Saint Joseph's Auditorium while the Debate Club used the High School's Maria Pilapil Hall. Both competed in various competitions in Metro Manila, sometimes meeting each other. Most prominent during this period was the Volvo Voice of Democracy. (This was the stage where LSGH alumnus, Hilarion "Ronnie" Henares III, won the prestigious competition in 1967 and where another alumnus, Christian Earl Castañeda, was second runner-up in 2009) However since SY 2008–2009, LSGH's Student Affairs Central Body took over participation in this contest.After 2004, the school felt a need to merge both organizations. This was because the members were at a decline and they both had the same objectives and purpose. So they established Club Rhetorique. At the same time they created the Rhetoric elective for sophomore students. Feeling the need for a more competitive debate institution, LSGH-HS's English Department and students from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue...
established the La Salle Debate Team (LSDT) in the SY 2005–2006. The team has autonomy from rules of normal clubs and societies in LSGH and is officially under the Principal's Office, rather than under the Student Activities Coordinator.
The LSDT trained under members of the DLS-CSB debate society from 2005 to 2007 and then under members of the De La Salle University
De La Salle University
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
debate society from 2008 to today. The LSDT has gone on to be Quarter-finalists at the 2008 National Asians High School Debate Championship
National Asians High School Debate Championship
The National Asians High School Debate Championship, more popularly known as NAsHDC, is a debate tournament in the Philippines sponsored by the De La Salle University-Manila...
won the Ana Alano Cup at the 2008 Philippine Schools Debate Championship
Philippine Schools Debate Championship
The Philippine Schools Debate Championship is an annual English-language debate tournament for high school-level teams from the Philippines. It is hosted by Ateneo de Manila University's Ateneo Debate Society and its debates are conducted in the British Parliamentary Style...
and semi finalist of the Philippine Schools Debate Championship of 2009.
Adult Night High School
The Adult Night High School (ANHS) was established to educate the marginalized, not only financially, but also the physically challenged through its Program for Deaf Learners. It teaches them vocational courses that they could use to earn a living. It usually teaches from post-teen years students to those who are already advanced in years. These classes are held at the High School Building, from 5:00 to 9:00 in the evening after the regular students have their classes.School emblem
The shield is topped with the helmet and breastplate. The salvation of souls is the uppermost aim of the school, hence the "helmet of salvation" and the "breastplate of integrity" signify the primary objective.
The motto "To God, through faith, virtue and culture" further emphasizes that the school offers all to the greater honor and glory of God. In green and white in classical design, the name and place of the school surround the shield.
Notable alumni
- Brother Armin Luistro FSC—DepEd Secretary from 2010 – present
- Gerardo Ablaza Jr.(DLSC-GS 1967, LSGH-HS 1971, DLSU 1974)—entrepreneur, CEO of Globe TelecomGlobe TelecomGlobe Telecom , commonly known as Globe, is a telecommunications company in the Philippines. Globe provides mobile, fixed line, and broadband Internet services.- History :In 1928, Congress passed Act No...
- Ogie AlcasidOgie AlcasidHerminio Jhay Alcasid, Jr., more popularly known as Ogie "Eric Ordoñez" Alcasid , is a Filipino singer, songwriter, composer, television presenter, comedian, parodist, actor, and entrepreneur.-Recording career:...
(LSGH-GS 81, LSGH-HS 85)—Singer/Actor/Song Writer - Robert Ace Barbers—Politician
- Mike Bilbao (DLS-GS)—Presidential Adviser
- Justin Marc S.B. Chipeco (LSGH-HS 1992)—CongressmanHouse of Representatives of the PhilippinesThe House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
, 2nd District of Laguna - Thomas "Butch" Dumpit, Jr. (HS 1979,PMA Class 1984)—Congressman
- Mike Enriquez (DLS-GS 1964, LSGH-HS 1968, DLSU 1973)—newscaster/VP-GMA Channel 7
- Stephen Fernandez (LSGH-GS 1981, LSGH-HS 1985)—Tae Kwon Do BRONZE medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics
- Rannie Raymundo (LSGH-GS 1981, LSGH-HS 1985)—Singer and Songwriter
- Dingdong Avanzado (LSGH-GS 1981, LSGH-HS 1985)—Singer and Songwriter
- Gov. Luis Villafuerte Jr. (DLS-GS 1981, LSGH-HS 1985)—Noted entrepreneur, Governor of Camarines Sur
- Rico Hizon, BBC World News Business Anchor and Reporter (LSGH-GS 1980, LSGH-HS 1984)
- James Gabrillo—columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer & magazine editor, Rogue
- Jose Antonio Clemente-Social Psychologist/UP Department of Psychology Instructor
- Gian MagdangalGian MagdangalGiancarlo "Gian" Alzate Magdangal , is a Filipino singer, performer, and theater actor currently signed to GMA Network. A former boy band member of 17:28, he rose to prominence as one of the runners-up of Philippine Idol in 2006...
—Singer - Edu ManzanoEdu Manzano-Television:*Unang Hirit *Family Feud: The Showdown Edition *Asar Talo Lahat Panalo! *Pilipinas Game Ka na Ba? *1 Vs...
—actor - Rico YanRico YanRicardo Carlos Castro Yan was a Filipino matinee idol, model and actor. He was under an exclusive contract in the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network. Rico Yan was a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. He graduated from De La Salle University-Manila. Yan finish a degree in...
-Actor, Model - Ferdinand Marcos Jr.Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. , also known as Bongbong Marcos is a Filipino politician and a senator to the 15th Congress. He is the only son of Ferdinand E. Marcos, the former president of the Philippines , and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos...
—Politician - Paeng Nepomuceno—world champion bowler
- Br. Bernard Oca FSC (DLS-GS 1967, LSGH-HS 1971, DLSU 1974)—De La Salle Christian Brother
- Robert Ortega (LSGH-HS 1992)—actor, Manila councilor
- Francis Pangilinan—politician/senator
- Ralph RectoRalph RectoRalph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto run for reelection and lost because, as many analysts...
—Cabinet Secretary/former Senator - Randy SantiagoRandy SantiagoRandy Gerard Legaspi Santiago more commonly known as simply Randy Santiago, is a Filipino actor, television host, singer, songwriter, producer, director and entrepreneur. He is the big brother of Raymart Santiago, Rowell Santiago and Reily Pablo L. Santiago Jr....
—Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Television Presenter - EJ Mariano (LSGH-GS 1998, LSGH-HS 2010)—radio DJ, TV host—Solar Sports & Studio23
- Saripada Lucman Pacasum Jr—(LSGH-GS 1991,LSGH-HS 1995, DLSU-CSB 2000)—ARMM Assistant Cabinet Secretary
- Robert John L. Sobrepena (GS'68, HS'72)—CEO of Fil-Estate
- Gary ValencianoGary ValencianoEdgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano , better known as Gary Valenciano or Gary V., is a Filipino musician. He is also dubbed as Mr. Pure Energy. He has released 26 albums, and won the Awit Awards for "Best Male Performer" 11 times. In 1998, he became UNICEF Philippines first national Ambassador...
—singer - Victor V. Villavicencio—CEO of Triple V Corporation, Kamayan, Saisaki and Dad's Chain of Restaurants
- Vice Gov. Mark Leviste (LSGH-HS 1995)—Vice Governor of Batangas
- Vice Gov. Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim, Jr. (LSGH-HS 1987, DLSU 1990), incumbent Vice Governor of Pangasinan, former 3 term Mayor of Mapandan, Pangasinan
- Guio Martinez (LSGH GS'07, HS'11) - Hactor (Ang Pangarap Kong Jackpot, Episode: 150) Lead Role ABC 5
- Marc Josef Elizalde – (LSGH-HS 2009)-Former PBBPinoy Big BrotherPinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...
housemate, actor - AJ PerezAJ PerezAntonello Joseph "AJ" Sarte Perez was a Filipino actor. He was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic in Batch 13. He portrayed one of the lead characters in the 2009 miniseries Your Song Presents: Underage. In 2010, he played his first main role on primetime in the television series, Sabel...
– (LSGH-HS 2011)-Actor - Albie CasiñoAlbie CasiñoAlan Benedict "Albie" Lee Casiño is a Filipino actor who became popular after playing a role of “Christian” in ABS-CBN's Mara Clara remake.-Filmography:-Films:-Controversy with Andi Eigenmann:...
– (LSGH-HS 2011)-Actor