The Leonides S. Virata Memorial School (LSVMS), also known as Virata La Salle, is a Filipino

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

 private school

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

, founded in 1986 and is run under the supervision of the University of St. La Salle

University of St. La Salle

The University of St. La Salle , located in La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City, Philippines, is a Catholic private university run by the De La Salle Brothers. Established in 1952 as La Salle College-Bacolod, it is the second oldest campus originally founded by the congregation in the country...

. The school is situated inside RTNMC Townsite.

History

1977: RTNMC opened.

1978 - 1979 It made an agreement with the DECS (now DepEd) who provided buildings and equipment for the operation of the Elementary School

LSVMES was born within the management of DECS.

1985 - 1986 The school was privatized.

1986 - 1987 LSVMS became a private school under the RTN Foundation.

1989 A Government Recognition permit was granted to the Kindergarten, Elementary and Secondary level

1993 LSVMS became a La Salle supervised school.

School Administration

A. Board of Trustees

B. USLS Supervisor
The incumbent USLS Supervisor of LSVMS is Dr. Mario Loredo.

C. School Principal
The school opened in 1978. These were the heads of LSVMS/LSVMES then.

• Anastacio Villapa (LSVMES)
• Edilberto Cabataña
• Ester Valle (Acting Principal)
• Gloria A. Gancia (Incumbent)

D. Assistant Principals.
They assist the school principal with his/her duties. The incumbent Elementary Assistant Principal is Mrs. Merlita C. Edica
and the incumbent High School Assistant is Mrs. Remedios G. Salanga.

Mission and Vision

Mission
The Leonides S. Virata Memorial School, under the supervision of St. La Salle, offers students from Kindergarten, Elementary up to High School educational programs designed to develop the total personality of an individual. This Education Program is based on the Christian Principle that the human has three dimensions: His body, his mind and his spirit.
Thus,
LSVMS is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in Mind, Body and Spirit.
Vision
LSVMS envisions a globally competitive community that is founded on genuine La Salle virtue on the service of others

Admission Requirement

A. For Kinder 1

• Must be 4 years old by July of the current school year.
• Original Birth Certificate must be submitted.
• Dependent of regular RTNMC/CBNC employees is given priority.
• Must pass the screening test.

B. For Kinder 2

• Must be 5 years old by July of the current school year
• Must have attended one year preparatory school
• Must submit Birth Certificate (for transferees).
• A dependent of regular RTNMC/CBNC employees is given priority.
• Must pass the screening entrance test of the school (for transferee)

C. For Grade One

• Must be 6 years old by July of the current school year
• Must present a report card showing a one year preparatory schooling.
• Must pass the entrance exams (for transferees)
• Open only to dependents of regular company employees

D. Transferees from other schools

• Submission of Form 138 (report card)
• Must have a passing final grade
• Very good deportment grade
• Must pass the entrance exams
• Satisfactory personal interview of the student applicant and parents by respective Academic Coordinator/Principal/Discipline Officer
• Approval of entrance application

Discipline Officer

The post of the Discipline officer was temporarily terminated. The previous holder was Mrs. Eva D. Orpilla was taking up doctoral degree. In order not to paralyze the daily routine, the Assistant Principals was loaded up with another function. The titles of two was renamed to Level Assistant Principals. The disciplinary function that was held by Mrs. Orpilla was now divided into the two LAP's.