Kiltepan Sunrise, Sagada,
Brief History of SMSS
Dr.
William
Henry
Scott,
the
famous
Philippine
Historian
narrates
the
Staunton
years,
the
missionaries
that
followed,
the
first
graduates
of
St.
Mary’s
School,
the
difficulties
and
successes
of
the
school
as
well
as
developments
that
negatively
impacted
the
school
to
the
brink
of
closure.
These
included
the
gaining
of
independence
of
the
Philippine
Episcopal
Church
(PEC)
from
the
Episcopal
Church
of
the
United
States
(ECUSA)
and
the
proliferation
of
public
schools
in
Sagada
and
support
coummnities
of
St.
Mary’s
School of Sagada.
See his article entitled:
Brief History of St. Mary’s
School of Sagada
1904-2000
St. Mary’s School of Sagada Alumni and Friends Foundation, Inc.
(SMSSAFF, Inc.)