Pasay City West High School
Pasay City West High School (PCWHS) | |
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Pasay City Philippines | |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1949 - Present |
Principal | Dr. Myrna B. Gaza |
Grades | 7 to 12 |
Number of students | over 5,000 |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | PCWHS, Pasay West, Pasay City West |
Pasay City West High School is a public school in Pasay City, Philippines. The current principal is Dr. Lourdes G. Garrido It is located at Pasadeña street F.B. Harrison Pasay City. PCWHS is considered as one of the largest schools in Pasay City and has won major awards in different international competitions. The school was built in early 1949 and it has been renovated several times.Base on some reports Pasay City West High School will have Senior High School in the near future.
Buildings
- The T.L.B. Building (Building C)
The T.L.B. stands for Technology Livelihood Building and is one of the largest buildings in Pasay City West High School. The year level who occupies this building are the Juniors and the senior students of the latter school. First, the latter building was the largest building in the Pasay City West High School, but not until the TLB building had been separated into two: The SEF building and the TLB building. The Values Department can now be found at T.L.B. building.
- The T.B. (Building D)
The T.B. Building stands for Trinidad Building, this building is dedicated to the former mayor of Pasay City Atty. Pewee Trinidad. This Building has the size of 45 ft. in Pasay City West High School. Since 1949, this building has been use by various students. It was built in late 90's. Since now, This Building is occupied by the DOST-ESEP(Engineering and Science Educational Program ) students and top sections of the Regular Class. The Principal's Office, Records Center, Guidance Center & Science Faculty are located in the first floor of this building. At the building's second level, the 7- Edison, 7- Newton, Foreign language, Computer Lab rooms can be found. The third level serves as the dwelling place for the several grades 8, 9 & 10 rooms. This includes 9- Dalton, 8-Aristotle, 10- Galilei & 8- Mendel. In the fourth floor, the 7-Archimedes could be found beside 10- Einstein's room. While the Chemistry Laboratory is located beside 9- Lavoisier's room. DOST-ESEP students must maintain a grade of 85 and above for all academic subjects, otherwise they will be transferred to another school.
- Inside the T.B.
This building were full of plants decorated by the H.E. Department in Pasay City west High School. This Building is occupied by the most departmental rooms such as the M.A.P.E.H Department.& HE (Home Economics) Department, but at the year 2008, The M.A.P.E.H. Department has moved at the BLB building. In 2015, as the MB was demolished, the English Department and the Social Studies Department was moved in T.B. Building (Building D)
- The S.E.F. (Building C)
The S.E.F. Building is like a dedication to the Science department because it is named after it. This building doesn’t occupy any departmental rooms. It is only occupied by 4th year and 3rd year students. At the first floor of this building is the canteen. This Building is the newest building that has made in P.C.W.H.S. this building is on P.C.W.H.S since 1949 but in the year 2004, it has been demolished because of its walls. The Pasay City West High School has started to renovate this building in the year 2005 and has been finished in the year 2007 but started to be occupied by students at the year 2008. The Filipino and Mathematics Department are now both located at building C.
- The M.B.
This is the most important building of all. This building has occupied many departmental rooms such as the science department. You can also find the Library in this building and also the Principal's office. The Cashier office, the Record Center, Information Communication Technology Laboratory, E-Learning Center and the A.V.R. ( Audio Visual Room) can be found in this building
- the B.L.B. (Building B)
The B.L.B Building is still yet renovated but the name is not yet told.
- The Gymnasium
The Pasay City West High School's Gymnasium is placed at the P.C.W.H.S center. The size of this building is 155 ft. (length) and 96 ft. (width) making it the widest occupied space in the school. It is where the Intramurals, Dance competition and some important events such as Mass are being held. This also where the dance competition such as the modern dance and folk dance held. But only the graduation is held in this place because the Pasay City West High School graduation is always held at the Cuneta Astrodome.
External links
- The directory to the Pasay City West High School Reunions " a website that contains some Pasay City West High School Students that plans for their reunion"
- The website of Pasay City West High School "Right Now, this website is under a renovation due to the plans of the principal of the named school"
- - official site of Pasay West Alumni Association