á ' s ▁history , ▁where ▁many ▁gradu ates ▁have ▁become ▁influ ential ▁figures ▁both ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁recently ▁obtained ▁an ▁international ▁cert ification ▁by ▁the ▁Bureau ▁Ver itas ▁for ▁ad her ing ▁to ▁international ▁teaching ▁standards . ▁▁▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁are ▁a ▁march ing ▁band , ▁a ▁Boy ▁Sc out ▁tro op , ▁a ▁student - run ▁radio ▁station , ▁and ▁a ▁media ▁room ▁broadcast ing ▁school ▁events ▁in ▁closed - circ uit ▁television , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁prominent ▁intr am ural ▁and ▁extr am ural ▁sports ▁teams . ▁▁▁ ▁Two ▁traditional ▁year ly ▁events ▁include ▁the ▁" C op a ▁Trad ición " ▁and ▁the ▁" B at uta ▁de ▁Pl ata ", ▁the ▁former ▁a ▁s occer ▁match ▁with ▁the ▁arch - rival ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁G im nas io ▁Modern o , ▁the ▁latter ▁a ▁march ing ▁band ▁competition ▁with ▁prominent ▁local ▁school ▁bands . ▁▁ ▁The ▁G im nas io ▁Camp estre ▁and ▁the ▁G im nas io ▁Modern o ▁have ▁enjoyed ▁for ▁dec ades ▁a ▁health y ▁competition ▁in ▁sports ▁and ▁other ▁events , ▁and ▁both ▁schools ▁continue ▁to ▁share ▁a ▁tradition ▁of ▁high ▁eth ical ▁standards ▁and ▁scholar ly ▁com r ades hip . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁successful ▁re forms ▁in ▁which ▁Mr . ▁Lond o ño ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Bern al ▁committed , ▁Juan ▁Antonio ▁Cas as ▁P ardo , ▁son ▁of ▁Alfonso ▁Cas as , ▁was