INTRODUCTION

Nine decades of existence. a legacy of excellence continued trust of her clientele and a good number of dedicated and committed teachers characterize Paco Catholic School.  In her 94th year now, PCS has done so much for the community and for her students in terms of their education and formation.  She has produced thousands of students and most of them have proven themselves worthy in their respective fields of endeavor.  She has become a symbol of excellence and a provider of Christian formation in this part of the country.

However. PCS is not likely to rest on her laurels.  She wants to do more, this time, for the less privileged sector of the community, especially of San Fernando de Dilao Parish, who cannot avail of her regular offering.  She wants to offer them the opportunity to receive Catholic Christian formation which otherwise they will not be able to acquire.

Armed with this fervent desire to be of service to these less fortunate, the PCS Evening Class Program was conceived and realized in school year 2003-2004.

OBJECTIVES

• To extend to Paco out-of-school youth as well as those of nearby communities an opportunity to finish high school and receive Christian formation;
• To provide avenue for a more wholistic PCS Outreach Program;
• To build better relationship among the Church, the school and the rest of the community;
• To develop among PCS employees the spirit of concern for the less privileged members of the community; and
• To provide the school with an opportunity to truly become an evangelizing arm of the school.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM

The evening high school offering is a five-year formal education program  following the regular high school curriculum. Its aim is to enable its graduates to acquire at least a high school diploma and open for them the opportunity to proceed to higher education and finish a course.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• The applicant must at least be 18 years old upon enrolment and a graduate of the elementary course.
• S/He must be an out-of-school youth or working
• S/He must come from indigent family.
• S/He must have the recommendation of his parish priest or the area leader of the parish to which s/he belongs.
• S/He must submit the following enrolment: Certification, Form 138/Form 137 showing completion of the elementary course or a level.
• Birth certificate
• Picture
• P300 registration fee
  

FACULTY/STIPEND

• Teachers of the Evening Class are volunteers from the high school faculty.  Other volunteers may be accepted provided they have expressed this desire in writing and have submitted such to the Office of the High School Principal.
• The volunteers will receive an allowance monthly intended for dinner and transportation.

SUCCESS INDICATORS

• Juvenile delinquency problems are lessened.
• After a year. we expect to graduate some enrollees in the fourth year.
• A more wholistic outreach program for the school.
• More service-oriented employees.
• Formation of more evangelizers (A case of the evangelized becoming evangelizers themselves).
• More supportive and cooperative members of the church school and community.

STATUS OF THE PROGRAM

After its inception in school year 2003-2004, the program has already gone a long way.  Some of its accomplishments at the moment are the following:

• It got a GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION for the COMPLETE SECONDARY COURSE (NIGHT) in October 2, 2003.
• Its enrolment has continuously increased as follows:
  
  2003-2004 -52 students
  2004-2005 -106 students
  2005-2006 -153 students
  2006-2007 -172 students
  2007-2008 -180 students
  2008-2009 -177 students
  
• We had our first graduates of five (5 students) last March 2006.
• Around 50% of our teachers have--volunteered for the program.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  (By Ms. Olivia A. Demingoy from the PCS InfoLink June-October 2006
  with updates by Ms. Dina B. Abariso PCS Infolink June 2008-March 2009))

Updated: 27 July 2009