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A 90-year-old heritage structure, the building was constructed in 1936 as a three-story reinforced concrete edifice that served as the “nucleus” of the growing San Nicolas School in Surigao. The construction itself was an ornament for Surigao, being the first building entirely made of reinforced concrete and the first to rise to have three floors.

The Little Flower Dormitory building, as we know it now, was a pivotal structure in the early development of San Nicolas School. It was built to be the center of the institution. It housed the first private-run high school program when it opened in 1938.

During World War II, the building was damaged by incendiary bombs, leaving only a "burned-out skeleton". Following the 1945 liberation, classes initially resumed in temporary Quonset huts and rehabilitated portions of the dormitory.

The building remained a significant part of the campus and underwent renovation as part of infrastructure improvements after the war and in the early 2000s. The building was used for different purposes over the years; it opened for several classrooms, offices, and the quarters of the St. Paul of Chartres Sisters, in addition to being used as a dormitory. Since its inception, it has continually served as the SPC sisters' congregation residence in Surigao up until the present.

The dormitory was damaged during the Super Typhoon Odette in December 2021, and the occupants were transferred to make way for its repairs and decided to transfer the dormitory permanently to another building. It survived a world war, several typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural agents of deterioration given by time. It no longer houses a dormitory, but it continues to provide a home to an institution created to form Christ-centered and competent individuals in service to the Church and society. As the historic "nucleus" of the campus, it remains a symbol of an institution dedicated to being a Catholic school and a school tuned to the evolving needs of the Surigao community.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1957 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦. 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘚𝘵. 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 “𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺” 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘵., 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵. 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘰 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺.

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𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 & 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬

Paulinians, the 2023 and 2024 Yearbooks are ready for pickup!

With the 2023 Yearbook having been released since 2024, copies for both the 2023 and 2024 editions can now be claimed by Basic Education, Higher Education, and Graduate School students at the following offices:

𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
📍 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞

𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥:
📍 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐁𝐌𝐎)

Thank you for your patience and continued support.

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Happy Birthday Sr. Maria Lirio Gavan! 🎂🎉🎉🎉

Today, the Paulinian community gathers in heartfelt gratitude to celebrate a leader whose life is as radiant and graceful as her name.

Sister Lirio, like the lily for which you are named, you grace our halls with a quiet strength and a purity of heart that inspires us all. In your vital role as our Vice President for Finance, you carry great responsibilities with an extraordinary lightness of spirit. We see how you manage the complexities of your office not only with professional excellence but with a profound sense of generosity that touches every life you encounter.

What we admire most is your selfless, "others-first" heart. You possess that rare and beautiful quality of prioritizing the welfare of everyone else, always seeking to serve without the need for recognition. Yours is a leadership of gentle stewardship—you ensure that everything runs seamlessly, always mindful of the comfort of those around you and never wanting to impose your own needs upon others. You lead by example, showing us that the truest form of service is rooted in humility. Your presence is a gift that makes our burdens lighter and our community brighter.

On this special day, we offer our prayers for you. May you be blessed with renewed strength and vibrant health as you continue your faithful journey, and may the peace you so selflessly give to others be returned to you a hundredfold. We pray that your heart remains filled with the abundant joy of knowing how deeply you are loved and appreciated. May the year ahead be a beautiful journey filled with cherished memories and God’s most tender mercies.

You are a blessing to us all, Sister Lirio. Happy, Happy Birthday!