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a lot and a two –story residential house owned by Mr. Martin
Gonzales in San Roque. The house became the Sisters’ convent and the adjacent lot became the site of the High School Building. A two-story High School Building was constructed in 1960 and named Sacred Heart Building. The administrative offices were housed on the first floor and the chapel was on the second floor. Upon completion of the building, an imposing statue of the Sacred Heart was constructed in front of the building through the generosity of the alumnae. Other improvements followed: the construction of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes by the members of the Sodality of Our Lady (1962-1963); the construction of the campus gate, the improvement of the garden and the installation of the bust of Doña Carmen Macam Lim in front of the Sisters’ residence. all these were made possible through the generosity of the High School alumnae of 1966-1968.
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Assumption Building. It had (20) classrooms, science labs, H.E. room, AVR, faculty, canteen, and comfort rooms and satellite offices.
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