TNHS scores high in NAT, ranks Top 2 among District II schools

TNHS teacher awarded 1st Place in Asian research conference

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School topped both in the dis-

trict and division levels. ®

By Aileen Mae Manili

With the second year students

who took the National Achieve-

ment Test (NAT) last school

year, TNHS garnered high

mean score that ranks the

school number two among the

schools belonging in the sec-

ond legislative district.

In the citywide ranking, TNHS

ranked top three.

“The review classes that we

conducted with the students

really paid off,” said Mrs. Psy-

che Cambo, a second year

level class adviser.

Miss Magdalena Cachero,

principal of TNHS added, “I am

very thankful that the entire

Tablon community is suppor-

tive to the school‟s undertak-

ing for the NAT.”

Miss Cachero received a cer-

tificate of recognition for the

said accomplishment from the

DepED Division Office last July

26 at Marco Hotel, this city.

Gusa Regional Science High

By Evann BJ Mendoza

Mr. Ray Butch Mahinay, a Phys-

ics teacher in TNHS, was

awarded first place (Diamond

Award) for oral research pres-

entation during the Asian Con-

ference for Academic Journals

and Higher Education Re-

search held at Pryce Plaza, this

city last August 17-20, 2011.

His study is about the nontradi-

tional science beliefs of 92

Cagayan de Oro City public

high school teachers as corre-

lates to their teaching prac-

tices. Also in the study are the

teaching constraints of the said

teachers.

The research confab was initi-

ated by the International Asso-

ciation for Multi-Disciplinary

Research (IAMURE) and Liceo

de Cagayan University.

“It was surprising experience

for me as a budding re-

searcher to get first place than

my co-presenters who are

university professors seasoned

already in this kind of activ-

ity ,” said Mr. Mahinay. ®

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November 2011 Newsletter Issue

Volume 7, Issue 1

FULFILLED. Mr. Ray Butch

Mahinay awarded with plaque

as best research presenter.

VISIONARY. Miss Magdalena

Cachero realizes school’s aims

to success like with the NAT.

ties and the checking of papers all in daily

basis are challenging. It might not be no-

ticeable but inadvertently, these efforts

sharpen our craft as teachers.

For these two changes the oddity is this: it

seems hard to combine UBD and DLP. Al-

though I am not saying it is impossible, but

imagine the bi-layer instructional structure

that teachers must keep in mind all the

time.

I am not sure of what I am trying to drive at.

Maybe possible options for simplification

of things? Or the teachers‟ academic free-

dom? Or plain reminder to regain focus

and drop extraneous things?

Nah, I remember the question: with the

circus of changes we are experiencing

now, are we moving forward? ®

With all the changes introduced to DepEd,

did we feel moving forward?

Let me cite two changes:

The first change is the shift of Basic Educa-

tion Curriculum (BEC) to Secondary Edu-

cation Curriculum (SEC). This is „standard‟

for they said the curriculum must be

changed every three school years.

The Understanding by Design learning

method by Wiggins and McTighe is the

main framework of SEC. In its two years of

gradual shift, I personally cannot see sig-

nificant changes in students‟ achievement

in NAT.

The UBD which is done in four stages is

good for it can enhance students‟ mastery

to the competencies. But given the 48 non-

negotiable days and the long set of compe-

tencies, we know we cannot be efficient.

The second change is the Dynamic Learn-

ing Program (DLP) which is a brave move

because it is only in DepEd Cagayan de

Oro City. It is a make or break attempt with

all the other divisions expectant of the re-

sults by the end of the school year.

DLP is a strategic learning design concep-

tualized by the Bernido couple, both physi-

cists and UP professors.

When I attended the three-day training

with the Bernidos, I said this is it. Every-

thing in DLP makes sense. The 80-20 para-

digm favoring student work to plain

teacher-centeredness is strategically ideal.

What is surprising for me, DLP entails

many works for teachers in the back-

ground. The preparation of student activi-

Opinion

The Mentor’s Mind By Ray Butch Mahinay

movement. Sensible that bulldoz-

ers can never be fast.

Even in psychology, one has to

clear up the heaviness of emo-

tions so he or she can have the

healed “self” and move on with

life.

So the idea is clear: ditch the ex-

cess baggage. To win, to reach

the top, to be fast, and to have

renewed image, one has to de-

cide. ®

It is the rule-of-thumb in travel-

ling that one must keep things

light so there is lesser hassle in

mobility and of course, in paying

excess fees.

An analogy can be applied to or-

ganizations or any physical entity

when aiming a destination.

For instance, a battle team must

be composed of best soldiers for

a sure win. Weaklings are placed

in queue because team captains

cannot compromise victory for a

lack of strength.

In simple situations like in an ele-

vator, when the people inside

reaches the maximum capacity,

one or two has to step out.

Science can firm up the point:

acceleration is always inversely

proportional to mass. So the

lighter the object, the faster the

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Editorial

Excess Baggage

Effective SY 2011-2012, TNHS offers agri-

culture classes to all year levels in line with

DepEd Memo 293, s.2007 that implements

the Gulayan sa Paaralan to public high

schools.

Starting last June, more than 60 students

sowed different plant varieties such as

pechay, okra, squash, eggplant, string

beans, kangkong, onion, among others.

The land area in-between first year and

fourth year buildings were utilized for

plantation.

Agriculture class coordinators are Mrs.

Concepcion Eduria, Mr. Richard Licayan

and Mrs. Nancy Cairel.

Feeding program of the school was re-

vived using the harvests as main food in-

gredients. ®

TNHS studes attend local, nat’l leadership seminars

“The entire Baguio experience is enriching

for me because the seminar taught me

many things,” said Manili. ®

Student Supreme Government (SSG) offi-

cers attended many local and national

leadership seminars for this school year.

TNHS leaders joined the Division Leader-

ship Training for Student Government Offi-

cers by DepEd‟s Center for Students Exra-

Curricular Activities (CSCA) through Di-

rector Joey Pelaez last September 9-11.

In another event last Sept 26, TNHS leaders

were invited to a leadership seminar at

Pilgrim Christian College auditorium spon-

sored by the host institution.

Most recent is the national leadership

training at Teachers‟ Camp, Baguio City

last Nov 4-8 where SSG President Aileen

Mae Manili and Evann BJ Mendonza at-

tended, together with Mr. Richard Licayan,

SSG adviser and Ms. Magdalena Cachero,

school principal.

TNHS adopts Dynamic Learning Program for students

Agri class offered as new TLE elective

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Teachers of TNHS with the other national

high schools of Cagayan de Oro City con-

vened for the orientation of Dynamic

Learning Program (DLP) at XU Gym, April

this year.

DepEd-Cagayan de Oro through the lead-

ership of Dr. Myrna Motoomull, the schools

division superintendent, will implement

the DLP across all subjects this school year.

It is the aim of the city division to raise the

national achievement test results as an

indicator of active learning inside the

classroom.

In the orientation, Dr. Christopher

Bernido and Dr. Marivic Bernido, couple

and proponents of DLP, shared about the

significant results of their learning

method at Central Visayas Institure

Foundation in Jagna, Bohol.

On the other hand, Mr. Ray Butch Mahi-

nay, underwent a three-day training-

seminar on Learning Physics as One

Nation (LPON) with the Bernidos also at

XU.

TNHS received an LPON package. ®

DYNAMIC. The faculty of TNHS during the

DLP Orientation at the XU Gymnasium last

April 2011.

CLEAN AND GREEN. Fourth year agricul-

ture students clearing weeds in their

pechay plots for maintenance.

(L-R) Aileen Mae Manili, Evann BJ Mendoza

By Jercel Arot

Luigi Orinay and Pinky Sabellita, sopho-

more students of TNHS, grabbed champ

titles in the dance sports event during the

East II District Meet Eliminations at Agusan

National High School, Cagayan de Oro City

last July 2011.

Three pairs joined the competition for the

said category dancing rhumba, tango,

swing and salsa but only Orinay and Sabel-

lita got the judges‟ decision.

It was almost a default win for TNHS be-

cause the other entries came in late. In the

aim to select the best pair to represent the

East district, they were allowed to per-

formed. Even the chance, Orinay and Sa-

bellita still emerged the winning pair.

TNHS represented the East schools in the

Second Legislative District Dance Sports

Contest held at Limketkai Atrium last Au-

gust 2011.

Orinay and Sabellita made it to Top 5

among nine pairs. ®

Seniors declared as Sports Fest 2011 champ

TNHS whips dance sports title in East district elims

By Vanessa Abellanosa

When a contender from TNHS performed a

gymnastics routine during the East II Dis-

trict Meet Eliminations at Agusan National

High School, everybody was awed.

Even the TNHS teachers and students

themselves were surprised for they do not

have the idea that Cynthia Lopoy is a win-

ner in the making already.

Cynthia is a first year student of TNHS, a

bright one. Nobody had an inkling of her

talent until her showdown that eventually

made her go to places.

Last October 2011, she represented the

East district at City Central School for the

DepEd gymnastics eliminations and won.

At Cagayan de Oro Athletics Association

(COSAA) Meet, she represented the public

schools at Liceo de Cagayan University

High School.

Cynthia idolized a Russian gymnast Elena

Zamolodchikova and hoped to be at par

with her when she grows up.

She started at Grade 3 when she is a silver

medalist in the Famous Milo Olympics. ®

By Mark Anthony Lariosa

The seniors came up with most wins among

the different sports so they were declared

as champions for the Sports Fest 2011 held

last October 21-22, 2011 at the school

grounds.

Four teams representing each year level

fought for ball games, track events, dance

sports, cheerdance and Miss Sports Fest.

In focus: Cynthia Lopoy, a promising gymnast

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GOT THE MOVES. Luigi Orinay and Pinky Sabellita performing a rhumba number at

Limketkai Atrium.

The juniors came in second, next the

sophomores as third, and the freshmen as

the fourth placers.

The theme for this school year‟s sports fest

is “Moving to the development of sports

skills while upholding the virtue of learn-

ing.”

Mrs. Rosie Tan, MAPEH expert teacher of

TNHS, acted as the overall chairman. ®

FLEXIBLE. This picture taken when she

was young, Cynthia Lopoy already proved

her skills in gymnastics.