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Torres High School

• Location & Contact Information
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    • Tondo, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
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  • Official Website: [1]
• History & Memorable Moments^[1]
  • Torres High School, founded by Mr. James T. Burns, began as an old, dilapidated building along Legarda Street in 1925. It was formerly named as Legarda High School. Its first enrollees were a group of students who were refused admission in the other 3 existing public high schools during that period. A year later, the school was transferred to the Syquia Building at the foot of the Pritil bridge along Juan Luna Street was renamed Manila West High School. In March 1928, the School gave birth to its first batch of graduates. In the same year, various organizations and clubs were established.
  • In 1930, many changes took place among high schools in the City of Manila. The names of the schools were named after the first four Filipino jurists of the Philippine Supreme Court by virtue of the resolution of the Municipal Board. From Manila West, it came to be known as Torres High School, after Florentino Torres, one of the foremost Filipino justices. The first Filipino principal was appointed in the person of Mr. Marcelino Bautista.
  • It was in January 1937, under Mr. Ricardo Castro's administration, when the school formally occupied the Constabulary Barracks in Gagalangin where it is presently located. The school was closed in 1941, when World War II raged. Schools were converted into garrisons, and records were all destroyed.
  • It was not until July 16, 1945, that the school was re-opened with Mr. Pablo Reyes as principal. The first post-Liberation graduates, 30 in all, received their diplomas on November 24, 1945. After the World War II, seven other commencement exercises were held in the same year.
  • For the first time since it was established, Torres High School celebrated the Torres Foundation Day on October 16, 1953, under principal Cesario Bandong.
  • In the next few decades, the school's enrollment grew tremendously. In March 2004, an alumbi website was created.

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Prospective Students

• Admissions
  • Principals of Torres High School
    • James Burns, 1925 - 1929
    • Harry Hanzelmayer, 1929
    • George Lyman, 1929 - 1930
    • Marcelina Bautista, 1930 - 1935
    • Fortunato de Veyra, 1935
    • Pedro Guiang, 1935 - 1936
    • Ricardo Castro, 1936 - 1939
    • Delfin Reynaldo, 1939 - 1940
    • Maximo Jimenez, 1940 - 1941
    • Pablo Reyes, 1945 - 1953
    • Cesario Bandong, 1953 - 1966
    • Emiliano Rafael, 1966 - 1974
    • Alfonso Asuncion, 1974 - 1975
    • Rufino de la Cruz, 1976 - 1977
    • Dominador Wingsing, 1977 - 1978
    • Severa H. Saldana, 1978 - 1984
    • Dr. Consolacion C. Domingo, 1984 - 1985
    • Dr. Florie M. Balanag, 1986 - 1990
    • Adoracion Acuna, 1991 - 1995
    • Dr. Norma Ecobar, 1995 - December 1997
    • Pilar G. Pizzaro, Feb. 12, 1998 - December 2000
    • Dr. Romeo B. Santos, April 2001 - May 2006
    • Rosita C. Herson, July 2006 - Present

New & Current Students

• Campus Events
  • During Mrs. Rosita C. Herson's administration, the Special Science Class Program was revived. The Special Science Class is a science-oriented class that focuses on Science and Technology, English and Mathematics.
  • In May 2007, the entrance examination was administered on 105 applicants from nearby elementary schools and 65 were chosen to attend the Special Science Class. The implementation of the Special Science Class was started on the First Year level, and is presently composed of two pilot sections, the ISSC-Aristotle under Ms.Bella Abarientos of the THS-Department of Science and Technology and ISSC-Graham Bell under Mrs.Digna Alejandro of the THS-Department of Mathematics.

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• Groups & Organizations
  • Refer to this link [2]
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Alumni

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• Mailing List Directory
• Chapters
• Teachers (Where are they now?)
  • Cortez-De Ocampo, Divina Balete (June 1977 - April 1981)
  • Cruz-Jawad, Gemma (March 2004 - December 2004)
  • Osea-Quella, Rose T (August 1977 - September 1992)
  • Pacio, Delfin Florendo (September 2001 - May 2002)
  • Zuni-Ducepec, Prescilla Lin (June 1974 - September 1982)
• Alumni Directory
• Alumni Events
  • Refer to this link [3]

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