SHS teachers haul int’l awards

by: Avigaelle D. Magday

Victory!

Eight of the Salinas High School (SHS) teachers bagged international awards as they have qualified and
passed the screening of the criteria set by two known Non-Governmental Organizations.

The recipients of the Outstanding Educators of the Year award for the Second Instabright International
Awards for Educators are Ferdinand T. Castillo, Teacher III; Jakelyn O. Toon, Teacher III; Mark Daniel M.
Atabay, Teacher III; Arklou P. Tamayo, Teacher II; Lovely May J. Julian, Teacher II; Lea D. de Guzman,
Teacher II; Aileen B. Punzalan, Teacher II; and Mark Bryan A. Eñeja, Teacher I. Atabay is also a recipient
of Outstanding Researcher of the Year award.

Organized by Instabright International Guild of Researchers and Educators, the said event recognizes the
efforts, dedication and passion of the educators and school leaders around the world who work hard to
serve the country and its people.

On the other hand, the Lumina Foundation for Integral Human Development will also conduct its Second
Luminary Excellence in Education and Research (LEERA) which recognizes educators and researchers
who excel in their own areas and disciplines to promote excellence in education and research.

Among the nominees who passed the evaluation of the said event are: Ferdinand T. Castillo will be
hailed as Outstanding Educator in Sports and Physical Education; Mark Bryan A. Eñeja will be reaping
Outstanding Educator in Community Engagement, Outstanding Educator in Technical-Vocational
Livelihood, and Outstanding Educator in Technology and Livelihood Education awards; Lovely May J.
Julian will be a recipient of Outstanding Educator in Literature and Outstanding Educator in Community
Engagement awards; Lea D. De Guzman will be awarded as Outstanding Researcher and Outstanding
Educator in Science; Arklou P. Tamayo will be hailed as Outstanding Educator in Mathematics; Jakelyn O.
Toon will be grabbing Outstanding Educator in Technology and Livelihood Education Award ; and Aileen
B. Punzalan, will be awarded as Outstanding Educator in Science.

“All I can say is, incredible! Those prestigious awards are something to be proud of. I am very proud to
these teachers for they deserve to be recipients of such awards. They have proven that they have made
outstanding contribution to their profession,” said Dr. Medy Bianzon, the school principal.

The awarding ceremonies for Instabright happened May 7 at Taal Vista Hotel while LEERA is set to
happen on May 28 at Tagaytay Highlands, Tagaytay, Cavite.

“Congratulations to these teachers for bringing honor to the school. Kudos to their milestone,” Maylani
S. Velasco, Master Teacher 1 and Subject Group head, said.

The awardees received their trophies, certificates of recognition, Instabright Medallion, and Magazine of
Outstanding Educators for the first event.
Meanwhile for the second event (LEERA), the recipients will be awarded with glass medals and
certificates. On the day of awarding, the Highest Awardee (Luminary) for each category will be awarded
with a glass plaque.

10 student-participants bag 18 awards for School-Based Project EJOURN

by: Reygie C. Abines

Ten out of 45 student-participants won 18 awards during the conduct of Project EJOURN (Empowering
Journalism: Opportunities and Undertakings in the Resilient New Normal), a school- based Campus
Journalism Webinar-Workshop held last March 10-11, 2022.

Among the winners are: Francis O. Toon, Grade 7, bagged 1 st place in Online Publishing, 2 nd place in
Photojournalism, and 4th place in News Writing; Raquel P. Ponso, Grade 11, bagged 2 nd place in Feature
Writing, 2nd place in News Writing, and 3 rd place in Photojournalism; Jasmine Jayne P. Fragata, Grade 12,
won 1st place in Feature Writing and 5 th place in Editorial Cartooning; Chrislyn P. Ponso, Grade 8, won 4 th
place in Photojournalism and 5 th place in News Writing; Zainen Diona B. Abinas, Grade 10, bagged 1 st
place in Science and Technology Writing and 3 rd place in Editorial Cartooning; Reygie C. Abines, Grade 8,
grabbed 1st place in News Writing and 2 nd place in Editorial Cartooning; Michelle C. Wales, Grade 12,
landed top 3 in News Writing; Vanessa Jane C. Balicat, Grade 12, grabbed 1 st place in Editorial
Cartooning; Rhoden A. Epie won 1 st place in Photojournalism; and Josh O. Dotado won 4 th place in
Editorial Cartooning.

With the aim of promoting responsible journalism and introducing some of the new National School
Press Conference (NSPC) events, the conduct of the event served as an avenue to discover new breed of
writers for the school’s publication.

“I am glad that the program was a huge success. The participants actively join the workshop and based
from the results, we discovered writers with potentials to write for the publication as well as to join
upcoming press conferences,” the Project Proponent, Lovely May J. Julian, said.

The conduct of the webinar-workshop is in pursuant to RA 7079 otherwise known as Campus Journalism
Act of 1991 that aims to uphold and protect the freedom of the press even at the campus level and
promote the development and growth of campus journalism as a means of strengthening ethical values,
encouraging creative and critical thinking, and developing moral character and personal discipline of the
Filipino youth.

NVSU-Bambang partners SHS for Brigada Pagbasa Implementation (BANNER News)

by: Jasmine Jayne P. Fragata

Commitment. Partnership. Cooperation.

The binding contract was presented during the conduct of the Pilot Implementation of Brigada Pagbasa
Mobile Library Project at the school’s multi-purpose hall, March 31.

The contract entails that NVSU, as one of the stakeholders, will provide their assistance as SHS launches
its’ Mobile Library Project – a project under Brigada Pagbasa.

“We give our commitment not only to the students of the university, but also to our stakeholders, to the
community – including schools like Salinas High School,” said Dr. Carlo F. Vadil, University’s Campus
Administrator, during his message on the said program.

The Schools Division Office (SDO) of Nueva Vizcaya, other stakeholders, faculty and staff, parents and
students witnessed the presentation of the MOA by NVSU-Bambang.

“It’s a great opportunity because they care – they care for the welfare of our students. It’s a great honor
to be working with them,” said Dr. Medy M. Bianzon, the school principal, during the interview.

The said Pilot Implementation program, in partnership with SDO-Nueva Vizcaya, is in realization of the
theme “Bawat Batang Novo Vizcayano, Masayang Bumabasa” in support to the learners who are in the
frustration level of reading skills.

“The external partnership service has committed to make every learner a reader by engaging partners
and stakeholders to promote the culture of reading. Brigada Pagbasa is a nationwide reading movement
for the Filipino children and will serve as a platform to synergize efforts and resources to address
education-related challenges especially on literacy and numeracy,” Maria Licel Balico, Education
Program Supervisor-II SMAN, announced as she provides the overview of the Brigada Pagbasa.

The identified learners during the program were provided with Brigada Pagbasa Kit which includes sling
canvas bag, worksheets, ballpen, markers, and hygiene kits. The kits were donated by the Brigada
Pagbasa partners.

After the program, the school shall be launching the implementation per se of the Brigada Pagbasa
Mobile Library Project in the neighborhoods of Barangay Salinas on a rotating schedule with NVSU-
Bambang as its partner.

The Brigada Pagbasa is a form of Brigada Eskwela to strengthen partnerships and to promote literacy
and numeracy through the help of DepEd partners and volunteers.

SHS conducts tilts for Nat’l Reading Month program

The said contests were: Reading Comprehension Quiz Bee – English and Filipino for Grades 7
and 8, Word Challenge- English and Filipino for Grades 9 and 10, and Group Choral Reading for
Senior High students.
The Reading Comprehension Quiz Bee and Word Challenge were held virtually via Google
Meet in which the links for each round were sent. Both categories were composed of three
rounds: easy, average, and difficult round.
After gathering all the scores, the top 3 winners for each category were announced via Facebook
Live through Streamyard on Salinas HS Facebook Page. The winners were the following: (1)
Reading Comprehension Quiz Bee English category - 1st placer is Vincent John C. Balicat, 2nd
place, Francis O. Toon; and 3rd place, Christinelie Marquez;(2) Reading Comprehension Quiz
Bee Filipino category - 1st place, Norielyn D. Pintiano; 2nd place, Aleera Shane S. Lafuente; 3rd
place, Edryl Leane D. Bautista; (3) Word Challenge English category - 1st place, April Letty
Pintiano; 2nd place, Avigaille I. Magday; 3rd place, Shielo Maye M. Orden; and (4) Word
Challenge Filipino category - 1st place, Shielo Maye M. Orden; 2nd place Lei Ane Sinacay; and
3rd place, Khariza Orpiano.
Meanwhile, the entries for Group Choral Reading were showed during the virtual program as
well as winners were announced, November 24, 2021. The hailed winners were: Sandara
Roque, Shena Mae Saludares, and Lhyka Faye Tabarejo, who grabbed first place; Jasmine
Fragata, Rhoden Epie, Vanessa Jane Balicat, and Shaina Epie landed top 2; and Khimberly
Bonde, Roselyn Campoy, and Klyde Waclin, grabbed 3rd place.
Dr. Medy M. Bianzon, the school principal, stressed during her delivery of opening remarks that
reading is a vital skill that learners should possess and that Salinas High School, specifically the
language team, just recently conducted Phil IRI to the identified students. “The conduct of this
program is also a realization of highlighting reading skills to the students,” she added.
Alano D. Mendoza, the district supervisor, reiterated how important reading is to the lives of
learners. “I also commend Salinas High School for they conducted two programs on the same
day – the National Reading Month and Filipino Values Month,” he added.
The said event is in observance of November as the National Reading Month. It is also in
recognition of reading’s significance in developing the communication and language skills of
learners, as well as cultivating their critical thinking skills vital to be empowered citizens of the
21st century.
8 printers, 1 Acer laptop donated by PLGU and LGU

by: Zainen Diona B. Abines

Sulong Edukalidad!

Thus said by Dr. Medy M. Bianzon, the school principal, as she receives the eight units of printers and
one unit of Acer laptop donated by the Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) and Local Government
Unit (LGU) of Bambang, March 2022.

The PLGU donated six units of Epson L121 printers amounting to Php 40,000.00. LGU, on the other hand,
provided two units of Epson L3210 printers and school supplies amounting to Php 26,000.00.

“The materials would be a big help to us! Thank you so much to the PLGU and LGU. We are also grateful
to the Faculty and Employees Association (FEA), Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and Barangay Local
Government Unit (BLGU) for they collaborated in order to procure these eight units of printer, laptop,
and school supplies,” Dr. Bianzon said.

The printers will be used for module printing and various tasks related to education.