Student Life At The Ateneo de Manila High School

The story of adolescence is that of new things -- changes in one's self, one's experiences, and ultimately, one's outlook towards life. These years are often described as exciting years of growth and learning, of change and exploration. These years capture the things that are most memorable in an adolescent's lifetime -- the beginning of new relationships, the cementing of friendships, the finding of one's self. These experiences are reflected in a student's life at the Ateneo.

From the beginning of one's stay at the Ateneo, one will find himself at the center of a whole new world whose doors are flung wide open. The Atenean's experiences are a myriad of novelty and wonder, life experiences that he will always find in his heart.

He will find himself nurtured by a culture that is unique unto itself, something uniquely Atenean -- a spirit of camaraderie that gives him an encouraging pat on the back as he begins to step outside himself and extend his person towards other, as he absorbs the academics, as he takes his first attempts at original eloquence, as he participates in the various activities, as he finds his friends, and as he ultimately finds himself.

He will find himself surrounded by an atmosphere of intellectual prowess and immersed in an ocean of creativity, in the place of debate, the place of speech, the place of scientific analysis, in the arts, and in the appreciation of the intellectual heritage he inherits.

He will find himself living in a time that he knows he will hold dearest to his heart -- a time spent at the Ateneo, among friends, in a spirit of intelligence and wit, when he finally found his place, and where he found God's place in his existence.

This is the student's life at the Ateneo de Manila High School. These are the best years of one's life.