History of the Ateneo de Manila
The Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino: "Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila") is a private research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1859 by the Society of Jesus, the Ateneo is the third-oldest university in the Philippines.
The founding of the Ateneo de Manila University has its roots in the history of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a teaching order. The first Spanish Jesuits in the Philippines, Alonzo Sánchez and Antonio Sedeño, arrived in 1581 as missionaries. They were custodians of the "ratio studiorum", the Jesuit system of education developed around 1559. Within a decade of their arrival, Sedeño and the Jesuits had founded the Colegio de Manila ("Colegio Seminario de San Ignacio") in the historic core of Manila, Intramuros, in 1590. The Colegio formally opened in 1595, the first school in the Philippines.
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The AJHS student body is governed by the "Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng Nakababatang Mataas na Paaralang Ateneo de Manila" (Sanggu-JHS). The Sanggu-JHS is led by a chairman, alongside three vice-chairs who supervises each branch of the Sanggu-JHS. These branches include the following: the "Assembly of Class Officers" or the ACO (which involves the governance of all class officers in each section and batch), the "Council of Student Organizations" or the CSO (which involves the governance of all officers in each org and 'groups of orgs' known as "villages"), and the Athletics Council or the AthC (which involves the governance of all varsity officers and 'groups of varsities' known as "blocs"). The chairman and the other three vice-chairs are aided by a Sanggu-JHS Secretary-General and a Finance Officer.