University of the Philippines Rural High School

Last updated

University of the Philippines Rural High School
Mataas na Paaralang Rural ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (Filipino)
Uprhs.jpg
UPRHS logo
Location
University of the Philippines Rural High School
Brgy. Paciano Rizal, Bay
,
Laguna

Philippines
Coordinates 14°09′02″N121°16′17″E / 14.15052°N 121.27147°E / 14.15052; 121.27147
Information
TypeUP Administered
State school
EstablishedDecember 3, 1927
PrincipalDr. Greogorio Y. Ardales, Jr.
Grades7 to 12
Website uplb.edu.ph/high-school/

The University of the Philippines Rural High School was established as a subsidiary of the Department of Agricultural Education (DAE, now Department of Agricultural Education and Rural Studies or DAERS) of the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture, pursuant to Sec.4 of Act 3377 of the Philippine Legislature which was approved on December 3, 1927. The school, with a vocational curriculum, served as a practice school for the training of teachers, provided secondary education in agriculture for those preparing for college, and trained intermediate school graduates in agriculture.

Contents

Subsequently, it has evolved into its current status as a full, state university high school with a science-oriented curriculum aligned with that of UP Los Baños. It also has continued to serve as a teaching laboratory for UPLB students whose degree programs allow teaching options.

History

Classes in the UPRHS were first held in the present rooms of the Department of Agricultural Economics. A concrete one-story building with a multi-purpose hall, two classrooms, a kitchen and a sewing room was constructed in 1931. At present the building now houses the Southern Tagalog Agricultural Resources, Research and Development Consortium Office.

With the institution of Home Economics in 1939, the school had two curricula—the Boys' and the Girls' Curricula—which were basically the same except that the latter had home economics.

During the Japanese regime, the school continued functioning with the major curricular changes in the replacement of English and U.S. History with Japanese, Filipino, Language, Reading, and Character Education.

Until the latter part of the 1950s, the UP Rural High School served as a practice school for majors in Agricultural Education. With the abolition of the certificate program for Junior-Agriculture teachers, the adoption of the eight-week off-campus practice teaching, and the diminution of the twenty-hours-a-week field work, the school gradually gave up its original function.

In 1960, the vocational curriculum was changed to College Preparatory by adding more academic courses (English, Mathematics, Science, History) and shortening the periods in Agriculture and Home Economics to only four hours and twenty minutes a week. The Boys and Girls Curricula were combined into one in 1969.

In December 1970, the UPRHS moved to the newly renovated Women's Dorm located in front of the St. Therese of Child Jesus Parish. The building provided a bigger library, chemistry laboratory, a kitchen, a sewing room, eight classrooms and faculty offices.

The School has implemented the 1960 curriculum up to 1999 with the replacement of the traditional history courses with Social Studies I (The Community), Social Studies II (The Nation), Social Studies III (Economic Development & Program), and Social Studies IV (The World: A Cultural Perspective), as well as the inclusion of the Youth Development Program (YDT) which covers Scouting, Physical Education, Music, and Citizen Army Training (later replaced by the Preparatory Military Training or PMT) as required by the Department of Education and Culture in 1972.

Since 1998, students, as prescribed by the present Department of Education, Culture & Sports, are now taking up Economics in their fourth year. World History, on the other hand, is now being offered to the juniors.

In 1979, Agriculture and Home Economics periods were further reduced to four hours a week. A change in the Mathematics curriculum was also implemented with the replacement of the traditional Mathematics courses with Math I (Modern Math), Math II (First Course in Algebra), Math III (Geometry), Math IV-A (Second Course in Algebra, part I), Math IV-B (Second Course in Algebra, part II), Math V (Introduction to Trigonometry), Math VI (Advanced Algebra), and Math VII (Introduction to Statistics). Advanced Mathematics classes have been offered starting school year 1980–81 to students who rate high in the math test of the entrance exam and later qualify in a test given to them.

In the school year 1999–2000, the Mathematics department proposed an amendment to the Math curriculum of UPRHS. To be implemented starting school year 2000-2001 are the courses Math 3-A (Advanced Algebra, formerly Math IV-A and IV-B) and Math 3-B (Geometry, formerly Math III). On the other hand, 4th year Math courses such as Math 4-A (Trigonometry with Introductory Calculus, formerly Math V & VI) and Math 4-B (Introduction to Statistics, formerly Math VII) will be offered starting school year 2001–2002.

The Science Curriculum has also been revised with a corresponding increase in number of credit units and number of class hours per week from three hours and thirty minutes per week with one unit credit to six hours per week with two units credit.

On June 21, 1999, UPRHS moved to its new home at Brgy. Paciano Rizal, Bay, Laguna. Since 2005, the school has been under the jurisdiction of the UPLB College of Arts and Sciences and is still recognized "as a state university high school of high academic achievement and of strong commitment to its continuing task in molding the youth". [1] [2]

On May 1, 2003, with the institution of the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Science Teaching Program, the administration of UP Rural High School was turned over to the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), UPLB. Under the headship of CAS, UPRHS has strengthened its place in the university as BS MST students majoring in biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics undertake their field studies and teaching internship at UPRHS under the monitoring of the UPRHS faculty.

In 2013, UPRHS took the challenge of improving its curriculum in preparation for the implementation of the Enhanced Basic Education Program, otherwise known as the K-12 program. [3]

UPRHS started the implementation of the Senior High School program in 2016. The said SHS program offers two strands of academic track curriculum: STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Mathematics), and GAS (General Academics) with sub-strands on Business Studies and Humanities / Social Science. The school calendar shift was also approved by the Board of Regents the same year, thus making the school year open in August and end in May of the following year.

Academics and Admissions

Admissions process

The UP Rural High School (UPRHS) Entrance Examination is a 3-hour and 20- minute competitive examination on the following areas: Language Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and Science.

Examinees who rank among the top 125 in the UP Rural High School Entrance Examination are the Qualifiers for admission. In the event that some of them choose not to enroll, the slots they will vacate will be given to those in the Waiting List in the order of their ranking until all the 125 slots are filled up. [4]

Curriculum

Students undergo through a College Preparatory Curriculum with strong emphasis in the sciences and mathematics. This ensures that the students are all ready to take all the challenges when they graduate and enter the premier universities and colleges in and even outside the country.

Section History

Starting in the SY 2021-2022, UPRHS added one more section per batch. The following names are the newly added sections.

Prior to the SY 2021-2022, UPRHS had around 41 or 42 students in each section, with 3 sections per batch, in a total of about 125 students in each year level. The names of the sections are trees.

Prior to the transfer to the present site in Brgy Paciano Rizal Bay, Laguna in 1999, UPRHS has 4 sections each for a total of 160 students per year level. The following are the defunct sections of UPRHS.

Notable alumni

*Featured in the 80th founding anniversary (UPRHS Mighty @ 80!):

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of the Philippines</span> National university system of the Philippines

The University of the Philippines is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500, giving it institutional autonomy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Los Baños, Laguna</span> Municipality in Laguna, Philippines

Los Baños, officially the Municipality of Los Baños, colloquialy 'elbi' or simply LB, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 115,353 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of the Philippines Los Baños</span> Public university in Laguna, Philippines

The University of the Philippines Los Baños, also referred to as UP Los Baños or colloquially as Elbi, is a public research university primarily located in the towns of Los Baños and Bay in the province of Laguna, some 65 kilometers southeast of Manila. It traces its roots to the UP College of Agriculture (UPCA), which was founded in 1909 by the American colonial government to promote agricultural education and research in the Philippines. American botanist Edwin Copeland served as its first dean. UPLB was formally established in 1972 following the union of UPCA with four other Los Baños and Diliman-based University of the Philippines (UP) units.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philippine Science High School System</span> Specialized public high school system in the Philippines

The Philippine Science High School System is a research-oriented and specialized public high school system in the Philippines that operates as an attached agency of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology. PSHS is considered as the top science high school in the Philippines and is viewed to be among the best in the ASEAN region by 2016.

The Regional Science High School Union (RSHS-Union) is a specialized system of public secondary schools in the Philippines, established during the academic year 1994-1995. It is operated and supervised by the Department of Education, with a curriculum heavily focused on math and science. It remains within the ambit of the Department of Education, unlike the specialized science high school system of national scope, the Philippine Science High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Forestry and Natural Resources</span> Forestry school of the University of the Philippines Los Baños

The University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Forestry and Natural Resources is one of the 11 degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). It started as the Forest School under the UP College of Agriculture in 1910, making it the oldest forestry school in the Philippines. It is one of the five founding units of UPLB upon its establishment in 1972.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Development Communication</span>

The College of Development Communication (CDC) is the ninth college established under the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). It is recognized worldwide as a pioneer of development communication as an academic field. It offered the Philippines' first communication course in 1960, as a major under the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture curriculum. In 1974, it became the first to offer academic degree programs in development communication. To date, it is the only academic institution in the world offering degree programs in development communication at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree levels. In 1999, the College was named as one of two national centers of excellence in communication by the Philippines' Commission on Higher Education CHED. The College was awarded a KBP Golden Dove Award for best AM station in 1994 and a Catholic Mass Media Award for Best Educational Radio Program in 2010. In December 2012, the College of Development Communication once again became a Center of Excellence for Development Communication.

Nora Cruz Quebral was a pioneer in the discipline of development communication in Asia and is often referred to as the "mother of development communication", giving birth to an academic discipline and training many scholars in that field. Among her students were internationally known devcom educators and practitioners such as Felix Librero, Pedro Bueno, Antonio Moran, Alexander Flor, Rex Navaro and Maria Celeste Cadiz. Her landmark 1971 paper entitled Development Communication in the Agricultural Context and her leadership of what was then the UP College of Agriculture's Department of Agricultural Communication, paved the way for academic programs in development communication at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). That institution later became the UPLB College of Development Communication (CDC), where Quebral served as Professor Emeritus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Campus of University of the Philippines Los Baños</span> University Campus in Laguna, Philippines

The main campus of University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is located in the towns of Los Baños and Bay in the province of Laguna, 64 km (40 mi) southeast of Manila. The complex covers 5,445 ha of land encompassing the entire Makiling Forest Reserve (MFR) and surrounding areas. Its land grants in the provinces of Laguna, Negros Occidental, and Quezon have a combined area of 9,760 ha. The Total Campus Area (Rural) 15,205 hectares.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Agriculture and Food Science</span> Agricultural school in Los Baños, Philippines

The University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Agriculture and Food Science, formerly named University of the Philippines College of Agriculture or UPLB CA, is one of the 11 degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Founded in 1909 as the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture, it is the oldest constituent of UPLB, and is one of the four founding units of the university upon its establishment in 1972.

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. It is the largest college in University of the Philippines System which offers most of the general education subjects required of UPLB students, as well as the highest number of degree programs in the University. The Philippines' Commission on Higher Education has recognized CAS as a Center of Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, Information Technology and Mathematics, as well as a Center of Development in Physics and Statistics.

The College of Economics and Management (CEM) is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. It is the first in Asia to offer degree programs in Agricultural Economics and has trained agricultural, resource and environmental economists from all over the continent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology</span>

The College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. It began as the Department of Agricultural Engineering under the College of Agriculture in 1912. It was then elevated into the Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Technology in 1976 and eventually became a full-fledged college in 1983.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Eastern Philippines</span> Public university in Northern Samar, Philippines

The University of Eastern Philippines is the first state university in the Visayas. It offers the largest number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs and short-term courses and certificates among the higher education institutions in the Eastern Visayas region. Its flagship campus is in Catarman, Northern Samar.

Caraga Regional Science High School is a public school in San Juan, Surigao City, Philippines. It is the leading school in the Division of Surigao City with high MPS during the annual National Achievement Tests (NAT), and has been consistent in making its name in Division, Regional, National and International level contests.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of the Philippines Los Baños Limnological Research Station</span>

The UPLB Limnological Research Station traces its root from the Department of Entomology, of the then UP College of Agriculture. Since its conception, the station contributed immensely to the understanding of the bounties of Laguna de Bay and helped establish the duck farming industry on Los Baňos foreshores and pioneered in aquarium fish production in the country. It serves as the base for studies on limnology and biology of aquatic organisms aimed at developing strategies for the optimum utilization and sustained production of aquatic resources; developing, adapting or improving conventional technologies used to increase fish production; and promoting environment friendly approaches for effective water management.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Notre Dame of Dadiangas University – Integrated Basic Education Department</span> Roman Catholic preparatory school in General Santos, Philippines

Notre Dame of Dadiangas University - Integrated Basic Education Department is a Catholic private University preparatory school for High School, Elementary and Pre-school students, run by the Marist Brothers of the Schools or FMS. It has two campuses: Barangay Lagao and Barangay Espina, General Santos. The programs below are mandated by the Department of Education in High School Students.

Stonyhurst Southville International School is a learning institution in the province of Batangas, Philippines, and one of the Southville Global Education Network (SGEN) schools.

The UPLB Graduate School is a professional graduate school and is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Located in Los Baños, Laguna, the school also integrates and administers graduate programs of the university in agriculture, forestry, the basic sciences, mathematics and statistics, development economics and management, agrarian studies and human ecology. It is responsible for the implementation of the policies, rules, and regulations of the graduate faculty in the university.

Leticia "Letty" E. Afuang is a Filipina biologist and wildlife conservationist currently working as a professor under the Animal Biology Division of the Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), located in the Philippine province of Laguna. She is also one of the main curators for the Zoological and Wildlife Collection at the UPLB Museum of Natural History. While known as the "Snake Lady," her research as a herpetologist also focuses on other reptiles, amphibians and a wide array of herpetofauna across the Philippine islands. As an advocate for environmental sustainability, she has founded multiple organizations such as the Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Foundation and the Biodiversity Conservation Society of the Philippines.

References

  1. ↑ , the UP Rural High School Class of 2001 website
  2. ↑ UPRHS Class 1982. A Path to Gold.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ The UPRHS Student Handbook. August 2017.
  4. ↑ , UPRHS Official Website
  5. ↑ , Lemuel Cuento]
  6. ↑ , Jerrold Tarog official website
  7. ↑ , Lily Rosqueta-Rosales
  8. ↑ "LIST: 71st Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards winners". ABS-CBN News. November 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Gawad Jacinto-LIRA at Premyong LIRA sa ika-36 anibersaryo ng LIRA sa Disyembre 15". GMA News Online.
  10. ↑ "Premyong LIRA".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.