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History of
San Isidro College

Ms. Mariel B. Pajo

SIC

-Established in
Malaybalay in July 1949
-The school logo bears the motto
“Ora et Labora”, which means

Prayer and Work

90 First year students

Second year students

30
-Classes were held in a two-story residential house where now stands the
RVM Convent.
 Construction of the High
School Building in Impalambong
in the mid 1950’s
High School Building back view
in 1956-1957
-Fr. Reith, with the RVM Sisters,
ran the school.
 SIC
1951-1952
The Principal of San Isidro High School was
Sr. Ma. Gertrudis Lim, RVM, the Superior of
the RVM Sisters.

She was with Sr. Ma. Remedios Tagamolita,

RVM, Procuratrix and Sr. Ma. Estrella Lopez,
RVM, the Dormitory In-charge.

In April 1952, San Isidro High School

produced its first batch of twenty-three
secondary graduates.
The American Sisters of the Congregation of Saint Joseph of
Newark took over the administration in 1953.

Sr. Mary Redempta McConnell, CSJ

administered the school from 1953 to 1971. Her eighteen
years of administration was the longest in SIC’s history.

She sowed the traditions of

intellectual,
spiritual and social development of the learners
coupled with strict discipline for character
formation
1962- Offered one-year Collegiate
Secretarial Course

1964- Bachelor of Science in Commerce

1965- Liberal Arts

1965- Education

1969- Attained the full College Status

1970- Accomplished the acquisition of

the present site of the school
When the Sisters of St. Joseph of Newark went back to the United States of
America, San Isidro College was turned over to Bishop Francisco Claver, S.J.
D.D. in 1971.

He invited the Marist Brothers to manage the school. The Marist Brothers
administered the school from 1971 to 1985. They focused on the development of the
faculty, especially the lay administrators, constructed the Sta. Maria Building and
covered walks, improved the facilities of the gymnasium, library and laboratories.

It was during the administration of the Marist Brothers that the Five-Year Night
Secondary Course was granted Government Recognition effective June 3, 1974.
On February 5, 1980, Brother Fabian Casidsid, FMS, the Night High School

Principal, wrote a letter to the Regional Director asking for approval to reduce the 5-

year High School Program to four years.

The request was approved and the 4-year Night High Program had been

implemented since school year, 1980-1981.

After the Marist Brothers, the Missionary Benedictine Sisters
managed the school for eleven years from 1985 to 1996.

The Chair of the Board of Trustees was Bishop Gaudencio Rosales,

D.D. who then became the Archbishop of Manila.

After him, Bishop Honesto Ch. Pacana, S.J. D.D., the Bishop of
Malaybalay, became the Chair of the Board of Trustees.
The BENEDICTINES left the following LEGACIES:

 Construction of the Amrhein Building

 The St. Benedict Building
 Opening of the SIC Grade School in 1993
 Scholarship for students
 Establishment of Computer Laboratories and
 Standardization of processes in preparation for PAASCU
Accreditation
In school year, 2006-2007, the College
had one of its distinguished alumni, a
Certified Public Accountant and Diocesan
Priest, Fr. Virgilio H. Delfin, as the
President.
His early years of administration were marked with the following major
accomplishments among others:

Opening of the Institute of Technical and Health-related Training

Programs (ITHRTP)
Offering TESDA-recognized short courses
Establishment of the Fr. Joseph Reith, S.J. Memorial Scholarship
Foundation
Opening of the School of Nursing
Opening of the School of Midwifery
Kindergarten School and Pre-School
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Several years later,
the School of Information Technology and
School of Civil Engineering were opened.

For the infrastructure, Fr. Delfin initiated the design

of a comprehensive and long-range Campus
Development Plan.
The plan includes the building of a gymnasium, High School Building,
Cafeteria, Chapel, expansion of the College and the Grade School
Buildings, among others.

In 2015, a new gymnasium was built as the first structure that came
into reality of the campus development plan. It is named Sr. Redempta
McConnell Gymnasium in honor of Sr. Redempta who led and
managed SIC for 18 years.

For Faculty or Personnel Development, many were sent and finished their
Graduate Studies through the Personnel Study Assistance Program. The
Personnel Award & Recognition Program was also enhanced.
San Isidro College is the only Catholic Higher
Education Institution in the City of Malaybalay.

It continues to move on to serve and to respond to the needs

of the people and the society, particularly, the people of
Bukidnon and the neighboring provinces and cities.
Thank you!