STI 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Grand Winners of the Mr. STI 2013 Competition

Mr. STI 2013 :  MARK ANTHONY D. HERRERA, STI COLLEGE FAIRVIEW

1st Runner -UP:  GLENN MARC SERRANO, STI COLLEGE TARLAC

2nd Runner -UP :  BERNARD M. SAMBAJON, STI COLLEGE CALOOCAN

3rd Runner -UP :  TURKY BRAVO A. HUSSEN, STI COLLEGE DASMARIÑAS

 4th Runner -UP :  ZACHARY BRIAR E. PENERA, STI COLLEGE BAGUIO

Amidst all the rains and flood, the STI College network of schools celebrated its 30^th Anniversary during the week of August 21, 2013.  That anniversary week signaled the start of the STI Talent Search that culminated with a grand celebration at the Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna on September 27, 2013.  Although this is the first time that the STI network held it’s Grand anniversary celebration in September, there were still around 22,000 STIers that went to the newly refurbished theme park.  This number was bigger compared to the delegation in 2012.

Grand Winners of the Ms. STI 2013 Competition

Ms. STI 2013 :  ALYNNA  P. DE GUZMAN, STI COLLEGE SAN FERNANDO

1st Runner -UP :  MARY RUTH V. DELA PEÑA, STI COLLEGE GLOBAL CITY

2nd Runner -UP : ANGELYNNE M. CABRERA, STI COLLEGE TARLAC

   3rd Runner -UP :  AUDREY A. MACALADLAD, STI COLLEGE LUCENA

 4th Runner -UP :  REGINA ROSE ORIENDA, STI COLLEGE STA. ROSA

Two sets of ride all you can tickets were sold to STIers in this one day celebration with the first batch from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm while the second batch from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm.  Majority of the STI students enjoyed their visit to the world class theme park as they were able to take pictures and post it in their own Social Media account through their mobile phones without any hitches. This was made possible by Globe Telecoms, one of the major sponsors of the event, that provided Free WIFI access through the whole park. While others enjoyed the rides and other park attractions, the other STI students supported their respective bets in the National finals of the STI Talent Search 2013.

The Balaraw Dance group of STI College Balagtas

repeated as National champions

In 2012, Enchanted Kingdom introduced the Enchanting Events place, a covered tent which is part of EK’s three phase expansion.  This venue can accommodate a crowd of around two thousand people. It was in this venue where all the major competitions took place - the  Battle of the Bands, the STI Idol Solo singing competition, the Hataw Sayaw Grand National Finals and the Search for Mr. & Ms. STI 2013.

STI's newest singing sensation

Cathrine Jane Loayan of STI College Southwoods

This year’s Talent Search was full of fun and notably one of a kind competition as the BARESWITCH Band of STI College Las Piñas came out the winner in the Battle of the Bands competition while STI College San Fernando and last year’s champion STI College Novaliches came in 2^nd and 3^rd respectively.  STI College Balagtas’ BALARAW dance group on the other hand came out the best dance team nationwide for the second straight year followed by STI College Southwoods and STI College Las Piñas. Cathrine Jane M. Loayon of STI College Southwoods came out as the newest STI singing sensation  while Bai Aniraton Sumalampong of STI College Cotabato and Dan Daryl Carating of STI College Meycauayan came in second and third in this year’s STI Idol Singing competition.

STI Battle of the Bands National Champion

Bareswitch of STI College Las Piñas

The highlight of the competitions went to Mark Anthony D. Herrera of STI College Fairview and Alynna Alexandria de Guzman of STI College San Fernando who were adjudged Mr. and Ms. STI 2013 by a panel of very distinguished judges that included an Artist recruiter from GMA 7, Mr. Bing Manalo, Binibining Pilipinas World 2008 Ms. Janina San Miguel together with Ms. Bikini Philippines 2013 and runner up to Ms. World Megan Young in the Ms. Philippines-World 2013 competition, Ms. Janicel Lubina.  Guests stars included Ms. Coleen Garcia of ABS-CBN and Derrick Monasterio of GMA 7 who serenaded the contestants.   

As the Search for Mr. and Ms. STI came to a close, the event itself reached the climax with a fireworks display that made enchanted kingdom truly an enchanting place to be.  Happy 30^th Anniversary STI.

The STI Anniversary website can be accessed through this link: http://www.anniversary.sti.edu/

STI College Ortigas-Cainta inauguration

Building Marker

Strong winds, heavy rains and waist high floods suspended the original date set to inaugurate STI College’s newest milestone last August 20, 2013 which coincides with the 30th Anniversary of the number one IT school in the country.  Heavy rains may have fallen but it did not dampen the spirit of the STIers who worked hard once again to finally push through with the inauguration of STI’s newest building which is located along Ortigas Avenue Extension last September 25, 2013. STI College Ortigas-Cainta is located in a four hectare property that has two buidlings – a three storey edifice that is now the STI head office and a seven storey building  which is the house of STI’ers in the province of Rizal.

STI Chairman Mr. Eusebio Tanco with distinguished guests

unveiling the building marker

This new STI building known as STI College Ortigas-Cainta has LED monitors installed in every classroom with hot and cold kitchen laboratories, fully equipped computer laboratories and more importantly a great landscape which boasts of a campus like life for STI students. This facility can accommodate close to 8,000 STI students.

STI ESG President Monico V. Jacob 

delivers a message

STI has since upgraded its courses as this branch will cater to students who will take up Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. There are also two-year courses on Tourism and Events Management, Computer and Consumer Electronics, Information Technology, and Hospitality and Restaurant Services.

A view of "the Plaza"

STI Education Services Group President Monico V. Jacob said that STI aims to continually improve its facilityes and upgrade its quality of educaiton which is STI’s commitment to the future of Filipino Youth! As a matter of fact, STI College Caloocan is next on the list of upgrades as it will be inaugurated in the next few months and its building will be bigger and can accommodate 10,000 students. In the 2014-2015  school year STI College Cubao, Las Pinas, Calamba and Lucena will be in full swing with new buildings as part of the nationwide expansion of STI. As everyone  else in our organization says – the best is yet to come.  Congratulations to STI College Ortigas-Cainta and to the STI Education Services group for giving Filipino students a venue to pursue their dreams.

The STI Girls handling the registration

30 Years of Quality Real life Education

The first STI branch in 1983 

“First we’ll teach you then we’ll hire you!” This was the unique value proposition that our forefathers thought which until now is still what Systems Technology Institute or STI is all about. August 23, 1983 was the day when Augusto C. Lagman, Herman T. Gamboa, Benjamin A. Santos and Edgar H. Sarte came together to set up a training center that delivers basic programming education to professionals and students who want to learn this new skill.

STI College Sta. Rosa when i entered STI in 2001

The first two schools that were inaugurated were in Buendia, Makati and España in Manila which offered basic computer programming courses.  Since computer literacy was on a rise on that time the franchise added three more franchises in Binondo, Cubao and Taft.  The trend would continue with STI gaining more than 100 branches before the school celebrated its 18th year in 2001. That year saw the changing of the guard as STI dropped the Systems Technology Institute name and rebranded as STI College and Mr. Eusebio H. Tanco took over as Chairman of the STI Education Services Group.

STI College Naga from humble beginnings

to a promise of a good future for Nagauenos

Mr. Tanco brought in a more professional approach to the school as he got former Petron head honcho Monico V. Jacob to “reformat” STI.  Their partnership together with the new breed of STI Executives clicked as the network experienced growth year in and year out. The new management created better benchmarks and set out once in for all that STI is in the business of Education and not a business masquerading as a school.

STI Head Office at Ortigas, Cainta

Once known as a computer learning center, a technical vocational school, STI eventually offered 4-year Computer Science courses, Computer Engineering Courses and lately computer enhanced courses which includes Nursing, Business Managment, Hotel and Restaurant Management and eventually other courses that will be in demand in the future.  The network currently serves close to 70,000 students nationwide and will hopefully grow in the next few years. The STI Campuses in Southwoods, Sta. Rosa, Dasmarinas, Cagayan de Oro City, Fairview, Novaliches, Tacurong, Malolos and Ortigas-Cainta will be joined by other schools that are now upgrading the facilities in their respective schools namely our branches in  Caloocan, Cubao, Las Pinas, Calamba, Cebu, and Vigan.

A view of the future

From “First we’ll teach you then we’ll hire you” to “Enrollment to Employment” STI has gone a long way in providing quality computer enhanced education. I am so happy, lucky and proud to be part of an institution like STI. Here’s to the next thirty more years.

STI College Caloocan will open by SY 2014 - 2015