Jack & Jill School is composed of

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and

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institutions located in Homesite and City Heights in

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, the capital of

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province of the

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. Informally referred to by its

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"JJS", it is a private,

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institution with an enrollment of more than 600 pupils. Out of town branch is located in Magsaysay St. in

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. It is one of the few institutions in the country where

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is part of the school curriculum; Karate is included in

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class all year round.

History

Jack & Jill School was founded by Cecilia del Castillo-Lopez as a

in 1963. She converted her living room into a classroom and started teaching to 23 boys and girls from the small neighborhood of Homesite. In 1979, Jack & Jill Kinder School in Homesite expanded to include an

elementary school A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...

. A few years later, another

branch in Victorias was opened in 1981. The year 1995 resulted in the simultaneous establishment of

Castleson High Castleson High is a Secondary education, high school institution established in 1995. Informally referred to by its acronym "CH", it is a private, non-sectarian, educational institution located in City Heights, 5 kilometers south of Bacolod, the ...

in Homesite,

in City Heights, and Sidera Special Child Center in City Heights. In the next year,

Schools in Homesite and City Heights were merged to become one school located in City Heights Subdivision. Throughout Jack & Jill School's history, other branches in Airport, La Granja, Paglaum, and La Carlota were also opened and later closed. School year 2013 will celebrates Golden Jubillee Year in Jack and Jill School-Homesite in Bacolod City.

Administration

Cecilia del Castillo-Lopez continues to oversee the schools' financial affairs. Her daughter serves as President while her grandson serves as Vice-President of Finance and Administration. The Director of Academic Affairs oversees all schools and provides support in terms of curriculum and resources. The school year 2010-11 marks the transitional year when Mrs. Lopez relinquished the decision-making tasks to the president and the current director.

''Up the Hill''

''Up the Hill'' is a student run newspaper that provides opportunities for student writers and was a creative medium for students to showcase their poems, essays, writings, and drawings in English and Tagalog languages. Today, the school publication continues to flourish and has won many journalism awards around the country. *

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DepED Editors Guild of the

* Regional English Circle –

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DepED achievers in Division, Regional,

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s and

Golden Pen Awards The Golden Pen Awards is the highest competition for budding writers (journalism) in both private and public schools in the Western Visayas, Philippines pursuant to the ''Sec. 1 Rule IX of'' Republic Act 7079 also known as Campus Journalism Act o ...

. * Victory at NSPC by Sofia Isabelle Ortiz Grade 6-Batch 2008 The ''Up the Hill'' Staff has produced a number of winners and outstanding writers from

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up to

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al level competitions under Rhazel E. Mengullo as school paper adviser. Captured two national awards in

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by Aljenica Marie Apostol and

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by Sofia Isabelle Ortiz during the 2000 and 2008

(NSPC), the highest competition of writing in the country recognized by the

. Six first placers during Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) in different events likewise recipients of five

, four outstanding writers and outstanding journalism mentor awards in

. It has been awarded three times as DSPC Overall Champion and two times as overall champion in Regional Cluster writeshop and

. Grand prize winner of 2nd Regional writing and public speaking tilt.

Karate

- do is part of its curriculum wherein pupils from Grades 1-6 are required to join the training as part of their

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(P.E.) activity for the whole year round at JJS Campuses. Team JJS Karatedo is the home of Super Karate Kids in the Negros Province was initiated by sensei Randy Mengullo, a Sandan Blackbelt in

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

- do attended the 13th KOI Karate World Cup and Training Camp participated by 25 nations. JJS Karate Team KFS garnered medals in many karatedo championships and athletic meet of different schools and karate organizations in the Philippines.''JJS Karatedo rules NOPSSCEA events''
Viasayan Daily Star
, 2008''POF-Visayas,
Visayas Champion
, 2nd POF 2007 ''JJSKarate'' adapt

Shotokan is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" throu ...

style, affiliated to national association of Philippine Karatedo Traditional & Sports (PKTS) and member of

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the governing body of

sport karate (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian ...

in the country. Official training center of Milo Sports Clinic. JJS Homesite and City Heights are members of Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association (

NOPSSCEA The Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) is a voluntary association of private institutions in Negros Occidental, Philippines that organizes athletic, cultural, and educational programs of many pr ...

) and one of the founding schools that organized the Karatedo event since school year 2005 as part of the NOPSSCEA regular sports annually. It was also a founding member of Negros Occidental Karatedo Federation (NOKAF) in the 2000s (decade). Aside from NOPSSCEA, the Karatedo Team participates in the PKF Regional and National Championships, Mayor's Cup of Hon. Evelio Leonardia and Monico Cup Regional Championship, the PSC grass roots program Ang Batang Pinoy, Philippine National Youth Games, Philippine Olympic Festival, UMA-ONEBA Presidential Cup, Philippine Sports Commission-Philippine Olympic Committee Tournaments and athletic meet of different schools in the Philippines.''JJS karatedo team overall champ,
Viasayan Daily Star
October 4, 2005

Gallery

File:Up The Hill Staff of JJS.jpg, Golden Pen Awards Overall champ File:NSPC Trophy.jpg, DepEd NSPC National Winner File:PKF Winners.jpg, PKF National Winners File:POF National Championship.jpg, POF National Winners File:Razhel Gee.jpg, National Gold Medalist File:JJS Dojo.jpg, Team KFS-JJS Karate

References

External links

Sunday Inquirer Magazine: "Life Lessons from Karate" By: Sensei Randy Mengullo

TEAM JJS Championship Fight Video. Player: John Blisse Del Castillo (aka/red belt)
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