HISTORY OF MARÍA AUXILIADORA COLLEGE (IQUIRA-HUILA)

HISTORY OF MARIA AUXILIADORA COLLEGE 
(IQUIRA-HUILA)

Given the urgent need to promote the education of youth Iquireña was founded in February 1967 by the school priest José Vicente Pérez prestante and other elements of the municipality, for primary and high school, led by the parish. Carry on behalf of Mary Help as the patron of the school.

The school started work on 20 February this year with grades 5 primary and 1 secondary, only female staff, under the direction of Father Perez (Joseph Vincent) and two teachers named in commission by the Department of Huila Maria Elena and Ana Silvia Pérez Zúñiga.

In October last year (1996) had been the pro-school board, consisting of the aforementioned priest and Mr. Miguel Cedeño, Arcesius Andrade, floresmiro Pérez, Ignacio Cadena, Leonardo Cordaba, Carlos Julio Salazar and Jaime Perdomo.

In 1968 he became co-educational school. In 1972 full cycle of basic education (1st to 4th high school as it is called at the time) and launches its current location.

In 1981 the community delivered its first class academic graduates (12 graduates).

In 1962 the school celebrates its "Silver Jubilee" in 2001 (a school that started with 29 children and 3 teachers) gives the community an approximate number of 50 graduates at its twenty-promotion; has 383 students enrolled and 22 teachers payroll.

Its enrollment has fluctuated between 29 in its founding year, and 417 in 2000.

In its 34 year history has been 3 generations of Iquireños approximately 3000 students and 50 teachers.

In 2003 in college Mary Help is fused into a single institution with centers Daniel Castro, Camilo Torres, preschool divine love day weekend, rural school Chaparro, the Hocha, Juancho and Villa Maria institutions now headquarters were called the school is now the administrative headquarters Mary Help was called and all together are called educational institution Mary Help. We will work with one PEI and one governing body this institution starts with the rectory of Alba Luz Yustres Tovar and coordinating Polo Gilberto Perez.

In 2003 before the resignation of Alba Luz Yustres Tovar assume quality manager Polo Perez and Gilberto who were directors of the institution Camilo Torres and Daniel Castro assumes the coordination of the new school, Nancy Trujillo of the first will be the coordinator and secondary Elizabeth Rojas Sanchez elementary. To start 2004 as rector arrives specialist Alirio Guevara Sánchez.

 Prepared by: Mabel Alejandra Yustres Velasco

                        María Alejandra Hurtado
                        Luisa Fernanda Rivas Ramírez