Martin Villanueva: “What a man can be, must be!”

Literary. Creativity. Serendipity. All Martin knew was that he loved to write. He just needed a push. And all it took was Reedley. It was here that Ms. Meg Leyesa, a former Life Coach, exerted all efforts to help him find his niche. They would always talk seriously about possible college degrees that would enable him to unleash his potentials. It was at Reedley that meaningful bonding with Joe Moragas led to very beautiful friendships with the rest of the class. And it was also at Reedley that the generous and warm accommodation of Mrs. Nelly Ong melted everyone’s...

Ifore Yu, a Person to look up to

One of the pioneer students of Reedley, Ifore Yu admitted that he was not an excellent student during his high school days. But his stint with the school was very worthwhile as he experienced a different environment with students coming from diverse cultures. Whereas during his grade school days, he was used to his fellow Chinese classmates, at Reedley he learned to mingle with students from foreign soil which taught him the value of being collaborative. He also realized when he was put in disciplinary detention due to some mischievous behavior the value of being responsible for all your...

SEVE ROMAN: Risk it, Reap It

During his days at Reedley, Seve Roman had a very colorful stint. He was part of the school’s basketball varsity team called “Silverbacks.” For the RTV audition, he performed the comical dance performance of “Austin Powers” much to the delight of the audition panel. He also excelled in the video chorale recitation and hosted the batch “US Reedley Night”. But he also experienced a snag along the way like being punished by the Life Skills Office for cheating which made him miss a very important event, the basketball championship game. It taught him a lot as he realized that life...

MICHAEL ONG: “Carpe diem!”

Imprudent. A constant headache. Reedley’s worst nightmare. That WAS Michael Ong during his early days at Reedley. He made a lot of mistakes and disruptions that he was a constant “guest” of the Life Skills Office. But home like it is, Reedley taught him a lot about life’s values. Guided by Ms. Thea Sordan, “Mike” was inspired to stand up and learn. He learned the importance of family and togetherness intrinsic in Reedley’s core values. He realized the meaning of friendship and camaraderie from his classmates through the years. He grasped what self-discipline and...

Mavi Legaspi enters Top12 in Poster-making contest

Here’s something to make your day. MAVERICK PETER LEGASPI of LS4 Aspen made it to the 12 finalists of the Category A of the ABKD (Apoy, Bagyo, Kalamidad: Dibuhong Pambata) Poster Making Contest 2010 of Citizen’s Disaster Response Center (CDRC), a non-government organization promoting community-based disaster management in the Philippines. Mavi’s poster entitled, “About Fire” captured the hearts of the judges as it explicitly and creatively articulated his views and concerns on disaster-related issues. Our hats off to you, Mavi, for such an impressive feat! The skill of arts indeed...