y ▁building ▁was ▁being ▁constructed . ▁ ▁After ▁some ▁inter ru ptions , ▁a ▁two - store y ▁semi - con crete ▁structure ▁was ▁finally ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁Ele ven ▁( 1 1 ) ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁kind erg arten ▁course ▁was ▁recognized . ▁ ▁School ▁Year ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 3 ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁as ▁she ▁received ▁an ▁award ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁Spanish ▁diction aries ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁Spanish ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Man ila ▁for ▁having ▁to pped ▁all ▁other ▁schools ▁in ▁Spanish ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Government ▁Ex amin ations ▁admin ister ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁One ▁dictionary ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Rog el io ▁Dec ilio , ▁the ▁student ▁who ▁scored ▁ 9 6 % ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁exam ination . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁school ▁population ▁increased , ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁physical ▁expansion ▁arose . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁Mr . ▁& ▁Mrs . ▁Vic ente ▁Fl oro ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁lot ▁on ▁which ▁St . ▁Mary ’ s ▁College ▁of ▁Mey c au ay an ▁ ▁now ▁stands . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁rooms ▁began ▁in ▁May ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁A ▁six - room ▁an nex ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁came ▁ ▁to ▁use ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁A ▁four - store y ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in