Before there was a second DOST YES Award, there was a first. We look back at a proud Eastbridge moment: the day Zac Andre De Lara, then a Grade 5 student, received the Department of Science and Technology's Youth Excellence in Science (YES) Award 2023.
Before there was a second DOST YES Award, there was a first. We look back at a proud Eastbridge moment: the day Zac Andre De Lara, then a Grade 5 student, received the Department of Science and Technology's Youth Excellence in Science (YES) Award 2023.
Accompanied by his mother and by Pastor Gerry Limoso, Zac Andre stood among the country's young achievers as DOST honored Filipino students for remarkable achievements in international science and mathematics competitions.
Even then, Zac Andre had been steadily building a record in international math olympiads while studying at Eastbridge — the same quiet discipline and love of problem-solving that would carry him much further.
Where is he now? Zac Andre graduated from Eastbridge in SY 2024–2025 and earned a place at the Philippine Science High School, the country's premier science high school. In 2026, DOST named him a YES Awardee for the second time — read the full story here.
Moments like this remind us why we do what we do. A child's gifts, noticed early and nurtured patiently — in a school where every child is known by name — can grow into achievements that reach far beyond our campus in Montalban.
To God be the glory — and to Zac Andre and his family, our continued congratulations and prayers as his journey continues.
