By Kat Arriola
When school year 2011-2012 has started, fresh meat came to bay. I mean, fresh faces come to school! As a new school year started so did new subjects, lessons, new shoes, new ball pens and the most exciting of them all are new relationships; new friendships between students of the same year level, of higher or lower years, maybe same courses or between different ones. It may as well be between teachers and students. Friendship is important. Just imagine going through the whole school year without friends? Even if you planned not to have any, I bet you’ll always meet one along the Velez grounds. So as to help with these budding relationships, the Supreme Student Council (SSC) and the Velez College Administration had a general assembly for the freshmen on June 17-18, 2011 at the Epiphania Mendoza Velez Memorial (EMVM) hall.
The first year students were assembled according to their respective courses to foster acquaintance together with the different faculty members, guidance councilors, the different school organizations, and to the rules and regulations of Velez College.
During the assembly, the faculty members of their respective departments were presented. The students were oriented to the proper protocols of the administration, such as enrollment and the like. They were also told about the rules and regulations observed within the institution. An example would be wearing of the complete and proper uniform, the proper haircut and accessories allowed, and other things that are written in the students’ manual which they were given on the event. Matters concerning extra fees during the enrollment intended for the different organizations in school were explained.
The assembly was geared to familiarize the students with the school policies, to guide them in this new collegiate journey and also a chance to get to know each other by playing games and having fun, which could help them establish the camaraderie that makes this adventure more worthwhile.
At the end of the day, the students gained a lot of “new” things. New information, new mentors, new friends which heralds them to this new world that is college.