The Outstanding Students Awards (more popularly known as THOS Awards) is considered as the most prestigious student excellence search in the province of Negros Occidental.
Spearheaded by JCI Senator Architect Ramiro “Chick” Garcia Jr. in the 1970s, the THOS Awards became the Flagship Program of the Junior Chamber International Philippines-Bacolod, Inc. (JCI Bacolod, Inc.).
For more than 50 years, it continues to inspire more young people as it recognizes hundreds of outstanding Junior High and College graduating students who excel in personal integrity, academic competence, leadership skills and community service.
THOS Activities include, but not limited to, the following:
- Submission of Requirements
- Final Screening/Finalists’ Forum
- Grand Awarding Ceremonies
ABOUT THE JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL (JCI)
JCI (Junior Chamber International) is a worldwide federation of young leaders and entrepreneurs. We are 200,000 active JCI members and millions of JCI alumni participating in projects, meetings, learning programs and events. JCI thrives in more than 6,000 communities located in more than 100 countries throughout the world.
JCI members are 18- to 40-year-old professionals and entrepreneurs who have joined a local JCI chapter. We meet, learn and grow. We create positive change. We train to become better leaders. We organize projects in the areas of Business, Individual, Community, and International Development.
Building local, national and international networks, we draw on the experience of JCI alumni who have succeeded in various facets of life and who provide assistance when required. Representing countless occupations and skills, we are creative, bold leaders who are developing new skills, laying new foundations, and establishing new friendships and networks.
We believe in the advancement of the global community and the creation of positive change by improving ourselves and the world around us. We meet at local, national, and international events to exchange ideas and share best practices. We also learn from dynamic speakers and trainers at interesting and interactive seminars and presentations. We are growing personally and professionally because we are learning by doing, actively organizing projects and activities that benefit our communities and ourselves.
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JCI Mission Vision and Values
The JCI Mission
To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.
The JCI Vision
To be the leading global network of young active citizens.
The JCI Values
That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life
That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations
That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise
That government should be of laws rather than of men
That earth’s great treasure lies in human personality
And that service to humanity is the best work of life.
THOS Awards 