Legacy for Me

June 16, 2009. That’s the day I first saw Legacy College of Compostela full with students. Hugs there, kisses here. Hi’s there, hello’s here. I was new to the school as I was new to the province of Compostela. I came with my parents (yes, like kindergarten). I was looking for my classroom. I was looking for room 119. Second floor, third floor, second floor, ground floor. At the back of the school, back to the front of the school. Second floor, ground floor. I just couldn’t find room 119! I gave up. I asked a person (who appeared to me as a clerk but was the administrator herself, as I found out later) where room 119 was located. She led me to a room made of straw, without a wall, and beside a construction area. My mind was full of question marks. Is this my room? Maybe this was where one of the Pearl Harbour bombs landed. Or maybe this is a remnant of World War II. I can’t help criticizing my soon-to-be eight-hours-a-day sanctuary. And being a city girl, I could really “notice” a lot. What do this school have to offer? How come population in this institution outnumbered the other schools? Well, I should find out.

October 7, 2009. Three months and 21 days passed since that realization and questions came to me. Semestral break is just two weeks away now. And I also found the answers to the questions above. (And by the way, my room had really improved.) This school has a lot to offer! Most of its students, if not all, are one to be proud of. Around the month of July, I got elected as one of the officers of the Student Supreme Government of the school. My co-officers impressed me. I was silently rebuked of my criticisms. These students have potentials. They have capabilities that could be honed with more help from the school’s administration. My instructors aren’t as bad as I thought. They were fantastic! (And they are still.) Just as every school has its imperfections, so does this institution. The school needs to improve its facilities, hire more competent teachers, and adapt a curriculum that would somehow meet the standards of more advanced universities. Of why our population outnumbered other schools despite its flaws, here’s a simple answer: We define “friendship.”