To fully orient and provide an up-to-date understanding of the SorSU VMGO, policies and guidelines, as well as student rights and relevant services, Sorsogon State University – Laboratory High School (SorSU-LHS) held an orientation, participated by students in all grade levels in JHS and SHS, on August 17, 2023, at the SorSU Audio-visual Hall, Sorsogon City Campus.
Dr. Telesforo D. Escoto (Campus Director, Sorsogon City Campus) commenced the orientation with his welcome remarks before the LHS student-attendees, faculty members, and SorSU officials/personnel. It proceeded with an inspirational message from SUC President III, Dr. Geraldine F. De Jesus, in which she nostalgically shared her journey as an alumna of SorSU-LHS (then Sorsogon College of Arts and Trades) and proudly narrated how the institution transformed into the only full-fledged University in the Province of Sorsogon.
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴… 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘗𝘶𝘴𝘰. 𝘐 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
Subsequently, Prof. Edna Marie L. Mijares (Area Chair, Laboratory High School) introduced the Dean of the College of Teacher Education and Midwifery (CoTEdM), Dr. Alfonso L. Garcia, Jr., and the LHS faculty members to the new students.
Meanwhile, Prof. Maria Crisanta M. Jarque (Director, Office of the Student Development and Services) discussed the relevant policies on student affairs and services and provided an overview of the offices and respective unit heads under OSDS. Afterward, talk sessions of the following units/offices ensued: Health Services Unit (HSU) represented by Ms. Maynelle D. Gredoña (Nurse I); Safety and Security Services represented by Mr. Francis O. Antonio (Head, Safety and Security); Office of the Library represented by Ms. Laura P. Brioso (Librarian I); Guidance and Counseling Services Unit represented by Ms. Mary Ann J. Jintalan (Guidance Counselor I); and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office represented by Prof. Saturnino C. Carranza (Director, DRRMO). Questions from LHS students were also addressed during the orientation. (SorSU PIO)
