My high school would have turned ten today.
It was September 19, 1999 when the Second Philippine International School got a permit from the Saudi education ministry to teach Filipino kids in Riyadh. Then, six Philippine schools operated there.
More schools have opened a decade since. But SPIS has dropped from that list. And it’s not celebrating any 10th anniversary.
Instead, on its old locale in Suleimania District now sits SIS, or the Sovereign International School.
There the same buildings remain, the colors maybe a bit different–before green, white and gold, now I don’t know. Many of the same students still attend, a number of the long-time teachers too.
But they’re no longer called SPISians. Continue reading