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When it comes to
blessings in the form of scholarships, Loon's students get them pouring in bucketfuls.
A
total of 67 high school freshmen students, who had just graduated from different
elementary schools in the previous school year, are the lucky recipients of scholarship
grants from the Ruby Genre '63 Foundation, Inc. beginning this SY 2008-2009.
These
are not ordinary students, however, but are the current top graduates to come
out of the public elementary schools of Loon's two DepEd districts.
The
Ruby Genre '63 Foundation is an organization composed of the alumni of Class 1963
of the Loon Central Elementary School (now Loon South Central Elementary School).
The foundation's current president is DBM Undersecretary Mario L. Relampagos,
who hails from barangay Moto Sur, Loon.
While
most scholarship programs stipulate that scholarship-grantees come only from indigent
families, that of Ruby Genre '63 is unique in the sense that it does not discriminate
on a student's parents' financial status, but picks out instead the best and the
brightest, in this case, the top five of the current school year's batch of elementary
school graduates.
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young Ruby Genre Foundation scholar enjoys a whole year free tuition, school supplies,
P300.00 monthly allowance, and freedom of choice to study in any of the three
private schools in Loon.
The
scholar's only restriction is that in order to continue to enjoy the scholarship
he must not fail in any subject and maintain a general average grade of 85%.
Basac
Elementary School head, Mrs. Stella C. Orcullo, who serves as Ruby Genre '63 secretary,
said that the association started offering the scholarship program only last school
year to fresh elementary school graduates. | That
year the foundation accommodated only ten scholars who passed through a rigid
screening and examination.
This
school year, owing to fund availability, 67 of the top graduates of public elementary
schools belonging to the Loon South and Loon North Districts who were able to
apply on time, especially the valedictorians and salutatorians, are included in
the program without having to undergo the screening and examination.
Thanks
to the efforts of USec. Relampagos a foundation based in Manila, the SABER Foundation,
has been instrumental in the granting of the scholarship to the 67 high school
freshmen scholars.
In
early part of May last month a SABER Foundation board director, Atty. Cris Dionido,
arrived in Loon to hand over an initial check of P225,000.00. More scholarship
funds from the said foundation will be made available in the future.
The
granting of scholarships is just one of the many programs of the Ruby Genre '63
Foundation. Aside from the many development projects it has accomplished for its
alma mater, the Loon South Central Elementary School, the foundation has established
a computer learning center in the LSCES that gives out regular TESDA-accredited
computer literacy trainings to students and professionals.
Recently,
on June 7, 2008, the foundation conducted the second closing exercises of its
Computer Literacy Program at the Paseo de Loon.
Certificates
of Completion were distributed to 70 computer graduates composed of high school
and college students, retired professionals, government workers and private company
employees.
TESDA
Center Chief, Dr. Floro T. Ringca gave the confirmation of the graduates which
was witnessed by Vice Mayor Edwin R. Ladeza, Ruby Genre officers and members led
by their vice-president Godofredo Orcullo, LSCES principal Alberto Mangaron and
computer literacy trainer Jerome C. Orcullo.
With
its thrusts into educational aid and development, the Ruby Genre '63 Foundation
has joined the local government unit headed by Mayor Lloyd Peter M. Lopez, M.D.
and Vice Mayor Edwin R. Ladeza in giving appropriate attention to Loon's top and
highly intelligent students in both the secondary and tertiary levels.
This
school year, the municipal government is financing the education of eight pioneering
municipal college scholars who are currently enrolled taking up the courses of
their choice in different CVSCAFT campuses.
Along
with the free tuition fee, each scholar receives a monthly allowance of P1,000.00. | 
