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Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School (DARSSTHS), located along Don A. Roces Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines, is the only science-technology high school in the Quezon City (NCR) with the Strengthened Technical-Vocational Education Program (STVEP) curriculum. Founded in 1951, the school has always enjoyed a strong participation in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the MTAP Math Challenge, the District, Division, Regional, and National Schools Press Conference and, most notably, the Student Technologists and Entrepreneurs of the Philippines (STEP) Skills Competition. ==History== Situated on a lot donated by the family of the late Don Alejandro Roces Sr. (former councilor and newspaper publisher) along Roces Avenue in Obrero, Quezon City, the Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School had modest beginnings in the early 1950s as an annex of another high school, which catered exclusively to first- and second-year students. In 1964, Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Annex found its footing and became a complete high school at the end of the school year and graduated 34 students from the original batch. Following the next two years of development, the school operated on a two-track curriculum: the College Preparatory and Vocational system. During these years, some outstanding male teachers were granted scholarships by the Colombo Plan and were trained consequently in New Zealand. In 1969, the first batch of students who successfully completed the requirements of the four-year secondary vocational curriculum graduated. This year also marked the graduation of the last batch of students under the college preparatory curriculum. During the school year 1970–1971, DARSSTHS only offered the vocational curriculum: Courses or shopwork were allotted three hours daily while the academic subjects were allotted credit units based on the New Secondary Trade & Trade Technical Education Curriculum as prescribed in Circular #16, s. 1958 as amended by Circular #37, s. 1960. After two years, the Revised Secondary Education Program replaced the above-cited curriculum for Trade and Industrial Education Schools in accordance with BE Circular No. 8, s. 1973. Emphasis centered on broad exploration of occupational areas with the aim of providing students with a wide range of sampling of clusters of occupations. Academic subjects taught were the same as those in the general high schools. An additional subject was Trade Drawing and Blueprint Reading starting in the second year level. For Shopwork, vocational offerings were exploratory in the first year level. Starting in their second year, the students were given further training in their chosen field of specialization. On September 15, 1981, the Hon. Onofre D. Corpuz, then Minister of Education & Culture, approved the change in name of the school to Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Vocational High School in response to the felt need of the time: The government’s thrust on total manpower development and in response to the clamor of the city government to have a vocational high school in Quezon City. This move made the school special on account of its curricular offerings. A new phase in the development of the school took place when the former principal, Cresencio M. Viernes, spearheaded the conversion to a Science-Technology High School. On August 8, 2000, Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Vocational High School was officially converted to Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School through Ordinance No. SP-929, s. 2000. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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