PAREF Southridge School

PAREF Southridge School, or simply Southridge, is a private school for boys located in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was established by the Parents for Education Foundation (PAREF). Southridge is composed of grade school, junior high school, senior high school, and afternoon school. Its executive director is Fernando A. Cruz. The spiritual formation of the families in Southridge is provided by members of Opus Dei.

Logo 

The Southridge Logo consists of a Vinta and a Helm

The Vinta, a sturdy Filipino boat, is the symbol of PAREF. It stands for the educational philosophy shared by all the schools that belong to the PAREF system. The stars on top of the Vinta represent the three (3) sectors that comprise the PAREF school community: the parents, teachers, and students. For the PAREF philosophy to work, there must be a healthy interaction these three sectors. For formation to be effective, the parents and the teachers themselves must be formed first, such that they can lead the students, both by word and by deed.

The Helm symbolizes the school's vision of breeding gentlemen and leaders. Quoting the school's vision: "We envision graduates who are MEN OF INTEGRITY, well-formed and principled individuals, who contribute to the common good of society."

Organizations and programs

Vocal Ensemble
The Southridge Vocal Ensemble (SVE) was the former official high school choir which consists of the Day School students. SVE was managed and conducted by Adrian Bagayaua during 2010–2016. It was currently replaced with Southridge VOX 2016–present.

Southridge competed again the next year and placed 19th out of 24 schools in Voices in Harmony and 6th place out of 10 schools in Musikapella.

Admirals Media Society (AMS)

AMS (formally called "Photoclub") was established by members of the class of 2006 (Miko de los Reyes, Miguel Reyes, Benj De Leon and Luigi Meer) for Southridge students interested in photography and video. Seminars and workshops are also arranged for the club's future members.

It was headed by Wilbert Dela Cruz, Anton Pizarro, and Raphael Gutierrez.

Plautus

Named after the renowned Latin playwright, Plautus is a theatrical program and competition between sophomore, junior, and senior classes in High School. During Plautus Season, each class is required to come up with an original play with a running time of an hour. The plays are usually modeled after a theme or themes that the Plautus Commission assigns (a virtue, a hero, etc.). At the end of the Plautus Season, Plautus Night is held as the plays are awarded according to their performances ala the Oscars with awards such as "Best Play", "Best Director", "Best Actor", "Best Screenplay", "Best Supporting Actor", "Best Set Design", "Best Lights and Sounds", "Best Musical Score" and "Best Poster".

Kaabay

"Kaabay" is a club that teaches catechism and other subjects. Open to high school students, the club members visit Cupang Elementary School and Buli Elementary School weekly to teach Grades 3, 4 and 5 students basic catechism lessons. Members undergo training during Catechism seminars organized during the school year. Jaime Santos is the current head of Kaabay with Mr. Martin Quesada as Moderator.

The Podium

The Podium is Southridge's official debate team, and considered one of the best debate teams in the Philippines. A member, co-founder, and stalwart of the now defunct Southern Metro Manila Schools Debate Consortium (SMMS), the Podium has consistently improved over the past years and has become a perennial contender for any debate championship in the Philippines and the world. The Podium was also the first organization in Southridge to have won an international competition for the school. The Podium has also been improving and has earned great respect in the more competitive Interscholastic Debaters' Association (IDeA) Philippines and in the national debating scene. Some of its members have even gone on to earn accolades in the international debate scene.

Currently, The Podium's current captain is Luis Garcia.

Accolades

Worlds Schools Debate Championship
 
*WSDC 2017 was the highest rank for any Philippine Team in WSDC history breaking third with 7 points and 21 ballots.

Affiliation

Southridge entrusts its religious instruction to the personal prelature of Opus Dei.

Alumni

Southridge has produced several successful alumni. Some have become prominent in different fields such as the government, business, the academe, music, and the arts, among others. Several Southridge alumni have moved on to take graduate studies outside the Philippines. Some have returned to their alma mater to teach.

Alumni who hold government office include:
 Jayjay Suarez, Governor of Quezon
 Roman Romulo, Congressman of Pasig
 Paolo Javier, Congressman of Antique

Alumni in the entertainment field include:
 Gabe Mercado (comedian - SPIT)
 Jay Ignacio (director and executive producer - The Bladed Hand)
 Jake Cuenca (actor / commercial model)
 Paul Yap (UpDharmaDown)
 Carlos Tanada (UpDharmaDown)
 Chino David (Silent Sanctuary)
 Tutti Caringal (6CycleMind/Protein Shake)
 Miguel Escueta (singer)

See also
 PAREF - Parents for Education Foundation
 PAREF Woodrose School

References

External links
Southridge official website
The Latin Honors 2006 Website
Southridge Creative Writing Center
PAREF - Parents for Education Foundation

Southridge
Category:Elementary schools in Metro Manila
Category:High schools in Metro Manila
Category:Boys' schools in the Philippines
Category:Educational institutions established in 1979
Category:1979 establishments in the Philippines
Category:Schools in Muntinlupa