kilalanin si may ubaldo

may ubaldo was one of our first students in sibol-hesus school some 12 years ago. she was going to quirino high school back then and would come to the small school in cubao for supplemental english and math lessons. she too was one of the best students back then. the biggest proof of this is that she had passed the ateneo entrance test. with the financial help of the sibol foundation, she pursued studies at the ateneo. and now works at BPI. below is a brief writeup of what sibol-hesus school had done for her in her own words. in true sibol/magis fashion, she even writes in both filipino and english. read on.

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Isang simula. Para sa akin, 'yan ang kahulugan ng Sibol Hesus. Sino ba namang mag-aakalang makakapasok ako sa Ateneo? Ang Sibol Hesus ang naging daan ko sa isang mapangahas na pangarap na 'yan. Sa Sibol Hesus nagsimula ang lahat. Kung ano man ang narating ko ngayon, sa Sibol Hesus nagsimula. Kung walang Sibol Hesus, wala ring "ako" ngayon. Ang simula ng bawat munti at simpleng pangarap na sa kalaunan naging isang malaking ambisyon. Tama ba namang pangaraping makapag-aral sa Ateneo? Wala mang sariling yaman na maipagmamalaki pero sa tulong ng Sibol Hesus nagawa ko. Ngayon maituturing ko ang sarili kong isang Atenista!
Ang Sibol Hesus magiging bahagi hindi lang ng aking nakaraan at ngayon ngunit maging sa hinaharap!

I was just a simple public high school student with a simple dream. The thought of being an Atenean never came to me. For me to finish a college degree regardless of school is enough to fulfill my simple dream. But fate may have a way of playing tricks on me when I was introduced to Sibol Hesus School. I would not call it luck but rather a blessing. For me, I define Sibol Hesus as the START. It was where my hunger and thirst for more was ignited. I wanted to be an Atenean. That was 12 years ago.
After 12 years, being a part of Sibol Hesus School was still the biggest break that I got. I would not be where I am today if not with it. It taught me not just to befriend Math and English. Deeper than that, it taught me everything about not just fulfilling dreams, but realizing it in much greater avenues. And to do that, you just have to be quick to see the opportunity and be able to grab and hold on to it or it may just slip away from you.