The TITAN’S EYE

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/SPORTS EDITOR:

Rafael Luis Mariano

MANAGING EDITOR:Antonio Miguel Mariano

NEWS EDITOR:Ryan Rivera

FEATURES EDITOR:Aldrien Gonzales

ART/LAYOUT EDITOR:Jule Ervin de Guzman

CONTRIBUTORS:Christian Anthony Santos

Dominique LapidMyron Anarcon

Kristian MendozaJohn Paul Cayabyab

“When you start, there’s no knowing when you’ll stop.”

Health Area Stresses Significance of Drug Abuse Familiarity

LSQC Commemorates Employees’ Day

LSQC Rejoices in Dual Catholic Celebration

Lourdes High School finishes new roofing for S.Y. 2016 - 2017

LSQC to Senior High School: We’re Ready!

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The student body of LSQC once again offered its gratitude to its dearest employees through the Employees’ Day celebration held last January 27.

Employees’ Recognition

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To begin the festivities, each faculty member was given a certificate of appreciation in a method which was similar to the students’ annual recognition program

On December 8, 2015, Lourdes School Quezon City remained steadfast in celebrating the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, as well as the launching of the Jubilee Year, with the theme “Merciful Like The Father.”

During the Homily, Fr. Poblete expressed the importance of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in our lives. He also implied the value of love to a Catholic Christian

After all the projects made by Lourdes School of Quezon City (LSQC), it appears that the estimated P3.5 million roof will be completed by the June 30.

The sub- contract private company, Supervisor Adel Tena and the rector, Rev. Fr. Alberto S. Poblete, OFM Cap. said that the purpose of the roof is to prevent rain from entering the campus.

Donors have already donated money to cover part of the funds while the rest were taken from the 60th Anniversary Events that happened two years ago.

The rest of the administrators have already approved in completing the project as how the roof in the grade school was made. The construction of the High School Roof started a month ago.

Last June 2015, LSQC just considered about including the K-12 law implemented senior high school curriculum in the school.

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An Institutional Mass was held in the GS Covered Court presided by Rev. Fr. Alberto S. Poblete, OFM Cap, Rector, and Rev. Fr. Dominic B. Abella, OFM Cap, Campus Minister.

“We look at [The Blessed Virgin] Mary as a model of the Chuch.” stated Father Poblete as he was about to conclude his homily.

The Department of Education (DepEd) permitted the institution to offer the General Academics (GA) and Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) strands for Senior High School.

The implementation of Senior High is not only news to the school, but also an honor, for LSQC is now a school that teaches the Senior High curriculum in the country.

Grade 10 students of Batch 2016 underwent the moving up ceremony instead of the usual commencement exercises.

Such preparations for this curriculum have been done: classrooms were renovated for Grade 11, and the school has already made its own uniform for the senior high students.

A symposium emphasizing the importance of drug abuse and prevention awareness was held last November 24, 2015 at the high school auditorium by the health department for Grade 7 freshmen and selected students from Grades 8 to 10.

Before the seminar began, several introductor y r ites were held. Fol lowing this, Mr. Jesus Romeo Verayo Jr, health services head, introduced the keynote speaker, Dr. Bernard M. Regalado, M.D, head of Asia Pacif ic Medical and Diagnostics (APMD) Drug Testing Laborator y.

Dr. Regalado defined various terms related to drug abuse, such as physical and physiological dependence, tolerance, and addiction. He mentioned how all the addicted started curious.

“Ang lahat ay nagsisimula sa patikim-tikim,” he once quoted during his speech.

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He then explained the types of drugs, ranging from the renowned hallucinogens such as marijuana to less harmful drugs such as caffeine from soft drinks and coffee.

“Magmahalan tayo nang lubusan. The greatest of all virtues is love. When we get to heaven, do we stop loving? No, it gets all the more perfected.”

Finally, he taught signs and symptoms of drug addiction, methods to avoid mistakenly consuming them, and ways to prevent getting addicted. He motivated the students to count their blessings to remove any desire of being associated with illegal drugs.

An open forum was headed by Ms. Maolen Lagonoy, guidance counselor for grades 8 and 9, followed by a short synthesis by Mr. Verayo, and the closing prayer afterwards.

May this seminar and Dr. Regalado’s reminders be the inspiration of not just the Grade 7 students, but the entire community to keep away from illegal drugs.

Afterwards, Dr. Regalado expounded on how alcoholism and an addiction to smoking harms the liver and lungs, respectively. He encouraged the students to spread the word to family members that they may add more days to their calendars.

The long-awaited journey is now almost at its fruition.

A few months back, the Lourdesian body elected the new batch of SAB members for school year 2016-2017, officially ending the term for those who were previously elected. Now, as the winners of the SAB elections stand proud at the pinnacle of their victory, one could only wonder about the new and exciting activities that the SAB has to offer.

1. Why did you run for president?

“When I first ran for councilor back when I was in 8th Grade, I already knew at that moment that the SAB was my calling. My first year in the SAB was an eye-opener, I knew exactly what I wanted to do at that point. I fell in love with the SAB and everything about it. I didn’t hesitate or think twice to run for President after my 2nd year in the SAB.“

“I don’t really have anything in mind at the moment. My term hasn’t even started yet, hehe. Although, what I can say is that, after my year as President of the SAB, we won’t be forgotten. Wenk wenk.”

The projects and plans of the SAB may not have been revealed yet to us, but one thing’s for sure: this year’s batch of SAB members mean business. With them at the lead, we surely won’t fail in being able to challenge the status quo.

“I cannot reveal the projects we have in-store for the year at the moment because we will be presenting them at the Grade Level Orientation.

“Personally, passion and love for leadership is my strongest asset that will help me through my endeavors as President. I love the SAB and I love what I do. The responsibilities and works don’t really bother me at all because of this. It feels like a walk in the park; I don’t find it hard because I enjoy

“We chose the theme “Challenging the Status Quo” for a reason. We were tired of just sticking with the clichés and mediocrity that surrounds our school. We just couldn’t settle for that. Fulfilling this theme of ours is a challenge we’d be willing to take. To challenge the status quo, we would start

2. How will you be able to fulfill your tagline: “Challenging the status quo“?

Elio Giancarlo San Diego, the newly elected SAB President, has been part of the SAB family ever since his Gr. 8 life. Having won the elections, Mr. San Diego can barely hide his enthusiasm and excitement. To know our new SAB President better, we asked him a few questions that could also hopefully shed light on his plans for the incoming school year.

Starting A Year AnewBy: Aldrien Gonzales

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3. What do you think is your strongest asset in your endeavors as a president?

4. Elected as the new SAB President, what are your plans for this school year?

5. How would you like to be remembered by the Lourdesian body?

with ourselves, the SAB. We will show our fellow students that if we can be better than before, then they too can.“

However, what I can say is that we have prepared a lot of unique and new projects for this school year along with the old ones that have become a tradition. Stay tuned.”

In addition to this, our Rector conveyed the significance of the Jubilee Year to our lives as members of the Church, as well as the events that will take place on this occasion.

May our Rector’s insights inspire Lourdesians to live obediently as Mother Mary during this festive year for the Church.NIKE. JUST DO IT.

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It’s a Friday afternoon. You’re excited for the weekend, then all of a sudden, that excitement goes away when the teacher asks for you to pull out a piece of yellow paper. You make excuses in your head, but that won’t stop you from taking the test, anyway. “They didn’t tell us about the test!” “I didn’t study!” Teacher, tomorrow instead, please?” You start acting as if you’re the slave here. But…

This has been talked about a lot, but still, take some time to think. First, if anything, don’t complain about your test, projects, or whatever you think you don’t deserve to do. You are in school. School. Did you think there won’t be tests? Even if you don’t know about the tests, there’s this thing called a “reminder.” We even had a reminder notebook back then.

Tests are hard, that’s no lie, but at least you have something to answer. The teachers? They have to work all day checking your tests then spend the whole night making more, and if there’s no tests that are needed to be done or checked, there’s still the lessons. They have to plan out the listens. You just sit in a chair all day. Is waking up early and listening too much to ask for?

Are you really the one suffering?

As they say, you’ve never known a man ‘til you’ve walked a mile in their shoes, as cliché as that sounds.

Behind The Scenes: TeachersBy: Antonio Miguel Mariano

View yourself in the future. A good job, a family, kids, a house, and everything else that you need to call the whole thing a life. Then, you put to your mindset that the teachers that you had in the old days only tried to bring you down. Seriously? You couldn’t even bring yourself to wrap your ignorant lips around 8 letters. Thank you. You had 8 hours of sleep a day and all you were asked to do is read and write. They have to set all that up. They worked. And now that you’re grown up, you should understand that, or at least find some time to look back on it.

Take my 8th grade social studies teacher, for example. I could see the effort she put in to all the lectures and projects (Well, maybe some of the projects were recycled from the previous years, but that’s not the point.) Then one day, we get a letter from her, asking us for an interview for a project that she had for college. Take note, some of these teachers are still in college. They’re learning in one world, and teaching in the other. Anyway, she has this whole “who are you” type of test, a personality evaluation, maybe, and after that interview, it struck me. Why is she putting all this extra effort despite having to teach multiple classes, take charge of an organization, and all?

I even saw this quote, “Why do we need to study multiple subjects even if we have one teacher per subject,” implying that the teacher put less effort for the fact that he/she only facilitates one subject. Thing is, we don’t have to facilitate any subject. At all. All they ask from us is to put up with their hard work. We only answer tests, not make them. We listen to their lectures, not think about what to teach and how to teach it. Kids these days just don’t get it. Soon enough, you’ll grow up. Well, grow up. Don’t look at a teacher by what they do only during your subject. Look at the big picture. Learn to understand others before making judgement calls. Hey, that’s why they’re called teachers. They teach. But it’s more to that.

SportsThe Summer Basketball Clinic: Beating the Heat!

Intrams: VII-Humility ‘15-16 in Review

By: Rafael Luis Mariano

By: Antonio Miguel Mariano

Have you ever thought of taking up a sport during the summer? I mean sure, there’s soccer, volleyball, badminton, and the like. They’re perfect activities for you to enhance your physical characteristics. Plus, it’s a great way to kill time, if necessary.

Every year, Lourdes School of Quezon City (LSQC) hosts the summer basketball clinic as a summer enrichment program course aimed for those willing to sharpen their skills on the court. It’s perfect for those who are dedicated to the sport, or those who just want to learn.

“We start off by performing stretching exercises every day before each session. Then we perform various drills to work on our speed, agility, flexibility and the like.” explained Jayson Astor, an incoming Grade 10 student and a participant of the event.

In spite of all the fun the players were having during the event, they were aware that they had to train in the summer heat. It was exhausting, doing warmups,

“Even when it was so hot out, I still wanted to push myself, to improve and to have fun. I didn’t mind the summer heat, because all I thought about was to learn more and be better,” remarked Jeram Nicolas, another incoming Grade 10 student who also participated in the juncture.

And then there’s basketball. It’s more than just a sport; it’s a religion, the summer basketball clinic being the yearly ceremonial rite for both newcomers and veterans of the sport.

Add some emphasis on “assumption”, because I’m here to dwell on that.

Class 8-Humility of SY ’15-16 was just another ordinary cream class entering the Intramurals. Well, that’s what people thought at least, until the games began. Despite not being viewed as much

“I guess our strength was our defense, but the other teams played better than us. It’s okay if we didn’t win a basketball game, because the players had fun,” stated the sharp-shooting hotshot.

“Most people naman talagang judge a team based on their score, pero I think a team is really supposed to be judged based on their performance talaga. Like, for example, one team gets a point just

The Intramural Games held last year were really a blast for the sophomores. Students, especially the sporty ones, were hyped to face off against former teammates from 7th grade to compete and see who were really top-notch. Also, with the cream class being introduced to us for the first time in High School, things got more interesting, because a lot of people assumed that the brainy kids were never really athletic.

Their basketball squad wasn’t exactly the cream of the crop, but the team was full of energetic and optimistic players that did their best to deliver on the court. They may have lost each game by fairly large margins, but they had defense to show their strength and they finished each and every game with acceptance. One of the star players, Arnold Cudia, had some words to extend on that.

They didn’t get swept with every sport, though. Whatever form of strength the class lacked in basketball, they made up for it through volleyball, not losing a single game, technically. The combination of three varsity players, the whole team’s passion for the sport, and many minor yet important factors led to the class’s 3-0 sweep, defeating each and every section. According to one of the best players in the eyes of the class, Katrina Somo, mentioned something that added the value of the class to how they performed.

The class really was something in terms of sports. They might not go down as legends, but I can guarantee they’ll be pretty close to that. If faced by loss, they’d just keep their heads high and accept the defeat. When emerging victorious, they don’t just brag about the win, but also respect the performance of the opponent. I mean, the class isn’t called “Humility” for nothing, right? Anyway, SY ’16-17 is about to kick off, and now we can just wait and see how the next batch will live up to the legacy that the section left behind. It’s only a matter of time now.

So what occurs during the clinic? It’s not just basketball. Before getting into the game, students are prepped, trained, tested to warm up before heading onto the court.

One month of heat, one month of hype. The summer basketball clinic is truly an unforgettable experience aspiring ballers must try! What’s next for the clinic? What’s next for the players? That, we shall see

very soon.

Mr. Juni Verayo and Mr. Juan Carlo Alnajes were assigned to be this year’s facilitators of the basketball clinic. Both coaches aimed to tap into each and every participant’s maximum potential as a great individual and team player.

drills, and even games whilst constantly being hit by the intense heat. Despite this troubling endeavor the players faced, they eventually coped with it, because it’s all about focus.

competition, the section extracted the will to go on from their intelligence, competing in the games with everything they had.

because of the errors of the other team, so it could be that in reality, both of the teams didn’t perform well,” articulated the volleyball fan favorite for the section.

SportsWarriors cause blowout in Oracle Arena, claim series’ second victory

Honorable Mention: Most Sporty Teacher

By: Antonio Miguel Mariano

By: Rafael Luis Mariano

The Golden State Warriors showed how they earned the 73-9 record last night, as they fought through the Cleveland Cavaliers, swiping the second game for the 2016 NBA Finals.

The charge was led by Draymond Green, who scored 28 points, along with a series of trifectas, out shining even the stars of each team, LeBron James and Stephen Curry.

The Warriors’ offense, unlike last year’s finals, was calmer, as they moved around with finesse, creating good shot opportunities.

Even the defense was superb, especially

If there’s one thing that LSQC teachers are not known for, it’s being athletic.

Almost no teacher would dare to go out on the court and shoot a few hoops or practice their reception, but with Juan Carlo Alnajes, it’s a totally different story. Mr. Juan Carlo Alnajes is currently a science and technology teacher for the grade 8 level, but outside the classroom, he runs with the LSQC Basketball Varsity team, training them for upcoming interschool official games.

According to most LSQC employees, Mr. Alnajes is renowned as the most athletic player in the high school department.

But how did this all start? It’s not like he gained this talent in his first year of teaching, but rather his skill

Eventually Mr. Alnajes joined his high school’s basketball team in University of Santo Tomas (UST). Because his coaches noticed his stellar play on the floor, he was included in the roster of the UST Tiger Cubs for the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) championship, which he is proud of.

“When I got accepted into the team, I was exultant. I worked so hard for this, and thankfully, my hardwork paid off greatly. This will forever be one of the highlights of my basketball life.” regarded the skilled SciTech teacher.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to live out his dream in becoming a professional basketball player, for instead, he became a Science teacher. Although, after he was accepted in LSQC, something really unexpected came out of the blue.

The LSQC staff asked Mr. Alnajes to become the head coach of the LSQC basketball varsity team because of what they saw from him in the community employee games. At first he

“Magaling siyang maglaro ng basketball. Lagi nakikita ko siya sa gym kasama ng mga varsity, na parang nagshu-shoot niya ng bola, nagpapasa, at nagdri-drive,” said Rafael Julian, an LSQC filipino teacher.

that of last year’s Finals MVP Andre Iguodala, who played airtight defense, not

letting anyone pass him.

of the second half due to dizziness, possibly implying that he won’t play for another few games.

The game was also another good show from the Warriors’ bench, for the Brazilian player Leandro Barbossa went 5 for 7 in shooting, following a perfect 5 for 5 first game.

The Cavaliers are taking the Finals to Oakland for the next game, so this may be their shot at redemption.

The first quarter ended with the Cavaliers narrowly leading 21 to 19, but things went downhill for them the rest of the game, where the Warriors' lead was constantly increasing, ending with a 30 point deficit, which devastated the Cavs after the end of the match.

Play after play, the Warriors executed, leaving Cleveland in a state of confusion. The Warriors would just hit them with things the Cavs wouldn’t expect.

Play after play, the Warriors executed, leaving Cleveland in a state of confusion. The Warriors would just hit them with things the Cavs wouldn’t expect.

Things are looking even grimmer for Cleveland’s starting power forward, Kevin Love, who sustained an elbow to the face sometime in the first half. He then sat out most

“Defensively, we’ve looked good at times, and other times, we just looked OK, stated Cleveland’s hero, LeBron James. ”We’re a step slow. We messed up the coverage. We don’t get back or we’re just one step behind where we should be.”

With Game 3 still waiting to be in the history books, the Cavs have a lot of things to improve upon to maybe land a win in this series.

Our team can do this. Even if we’re 2-0 down, my team won’t give up. For game three, I’ll tell my guys to work on both their offense and defens, because both need improvent if ever we want a chance of beating Golden State.” stated Tyronn Lue, head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

in playing the sport dates all the way back to his childhood.

Mr. Alnajes, as a kid, was playing basketball with his friends on the court during his spare time. According to him, his neighborhood was filled with basketball courts. As such, his parents would always encourage him to play, in which he would gleefully accept.

hesitated, because it was just too sudden. Eventually he accepted because through this, he could continue his passion for the sport he loves.

There’s a very sexist stereotype circulating the sports world today: “Girls don’t like sports.”

Girls don’t like sports? Tell that to the girls’ volleyball varsity team of Lourdes School of Quezon City. These gals don’t just play; they rock the sport.

The girls’ volleyball varsity team, coached by Mr. Celso Rosanes, started their annual training sessions last April. Not only have they learnt the sport, but they also trained hard to get better at it. To do such, they followed a schedule, dictating what exercises and drills they should do per week.

Unfortunately, since they trained in the summer time, they had to endure the scorching heat while training. Overtime, the players adapted.

“The training part was hard to get used to. At first, it was hard to train because of the heat. But once I got used to it, I realized that the heat’s not a problem and so I didn’t complain anymore. Plus, we had water breaks to hydrate ourselves in between drills,” Julianne Lin, another player of the girls’ volleyball team, stated.

Playing the role as captain and vice-captain for the team was no easy task. Together, they would dictate what the other players on the court should do, what plays they should execute, what tempo the team would play in, and the like.

Mr. Rosanes trusts that discipline, cooperation and teamwork will win games for his team. He said that these core values would keep them calm, as well as help them come up with winning strategies.

“Nothing’s keeping our team from doing their best. They give it their all during every game they play. The discipline, active participation and will to win they exhibited during practices keeps them in shape. These girls never let me down, and I don’t think they will.” He explained.

“We started from the fundamentals; then we went to advanced skills; we took it to the next level; and then we exceeded benchmarks. I can say that this method is extremely effective during games, because the players get to apply the skills derived from their training.” He stated.

“You need to be patient and calm every time. These two values are important, because first, if you’re patient, your mind and body would be focusing on what you are doing at the moment. Second, you should control your temper because if you’re mad while training or playing, your mind wouldn’t be clear and you would lose concentration. As the team’s co-captain, I needed these two values to guide and teach my other teammates to work on their skills,” explained Vice-captain Kristine Ocampo.

Mr. Rosanes used different tactics to coach the girls’ volleyball team, but in the end, he found an effective training strategy which he uses up to the present. This procedure is known as the “stepladder.“

“We started off the sessions by doing physical exercises, like running, jogging and jumping. Then, our coach tasked us to do drills, such as setting and spiking to enhance our skills. After that, we applied what we’ve learned from the drills by performing a scrimmage. Finally, we ended our sessions with stretching exercises to cool down,” said Katrina Somo, a player for the girls’ volleyball team.

Throughout the training, concerns arose amongst the players. Most were about being selfish playing the sport.

“Because volleyball can be a difficult sport to play, the main concern was that players might not cooperate with one another. If cooperation wasn’t evident, I’d just explain to my teammates that without cooperation, it would be hard for us to win games, and if ever my teammates tried to take matters into their own hands, I’d tell them that they shouldn’t take it personally because we are a team, and that if we work together, we can win.” Jamela Cruz, a new recruit to the team fixed.

And this summer, they continued to rock at it.

Girls’ Volleyball Varsity Summer Training: A Peek at PracticeBy: Rafael Luis Mariano

Sports The non-teaching personnel (NTP) were given Honesto, Exemplary, and Inspirational awards. The teachers, on the other hand, were given Subject Excellence awards.

Several bands and dance troupes performed during the intervals of the program. These include the Millennium band, the Broquet dance troupe, and the Kreutzers dance troupe.

After the program, all Lourdesians proceeded to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes (NSOLL) for the celebration of the Holy Mass.

The Mass was presided by Rev. Fr. Alberto S. Poblete, OFM Cap, Rector; and Rev. Fr. Dominic B. Abella, OFM Cap, Campus Minister.

During the Homily, Fr. Poblete stressed the importance of sowing the word of the Lord, so that it may grow and spread.

“Holiness makes us excellent, which makes our service pleasing to the Lord,” he declared.

Before the Final Blessing, Fr. Abella blessed the employees of both the grade school (GS) and high school (HS) departments.

After the Eucharistic celebration and a short recess break, all students prepared small devotion programs for their advisers and selected subject teachers to end Employees’ Day.

Students’ Devotion Program

“We take care of the seeds, and God will take care of the harvest,” he said.

Eucharistic Celebration

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EDITORIAL

Benefit or Burden?By: Ryan Rivera

The topic of K to 12 has somewhat become a controversial in the Philippines. After all, it’s a big change that requires lots of adjustment and patience. However, what if someone told you the truth, that the Philippines is the last nation in Asia, and one of three countries worldwide, along with Djibouti and Angola, which are both located in Africa, with a 10-year pre-university education system. Doesn’t that strike you as odd? How did we get left out?

Many Filipinos are skeptical of the Senior High School law that was signed by former President Aquino all the way back in 2013. The Filipino has done well. It formed its heroes and idols who have done amazing things, all without the help of the new curriculum. So why waste the time, you may ask? Why exert the effort? You don’t fix what’s not broken.

However, when looked at from a different angle, you’d see that this isn’t a question of reparation. This is about reaching our fullest potential! Two years of education is a big deal, especially when it’s right before university! That’s more time to develop an understanding of difficult topics, more time to develop back-up knowledge on your chosen college course, and most importantly, more time to develop yourself as a person before undergoing one of the biggest challenges of your life.

There are numerous benefits to reap from this program. It is for the students, either to have a background on their chosen college course, or to help them choose their future program. On a national scale, the addition of two years gives more time to make something happen, to do something amazing.

It allows us to reach our full potential as a pre-university student and as a person. On a global scale, it allows the Filipino to catch up with all the other countries which have been using the 12 year curriculum all this time now, in terms of academics and maturity.

“This is about reaching

our fullest potential!”

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , however, the reasons why most people consider this law a burden aren’t baseless and empty. Of course, more money would have to be spent to accommodate the extra school years. The government today can’t fully support ten years of public education, so how can we say it could support twelve? The Department of Education must first solve the shortage of classrooms, furniture and equipment, qualified teachers, and correct textbooks.

Given ample time and precise planning, the Philippines can and should execute this program properly. If not, then nothing would have changed from before, and everything this country is doing to prepare would be wasted. What do you think? Is the Senior High School program a great benefit, or a crippling burden?

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OPINION

Haircut Policy: Trim Down or Grow Out?

The Flaws of High School Relationships

By: Antonio Miguel Mariano

By: Rafael Luis Mariano

Love is always in the air, most especially in high school. You hear the typical crush story here and there. That is the inevitable truth.

There will always be students who will constantly search for their sweetheart. However, it gets in the way of what they should actually be doing: studying.

So, is this endeavor worth paying forward your grades? Is the one you “fell for” worth the academic difficulties? I think not.

It’s true that having a partner is a necessity to most people, but there’s no need to rush things. I mean, you could wait till college, or after getting a stable job. It’s not immediate, keep that in mind.

The moral of the story? It’s too early for students to be together. To be honest, it really depends on the person, because if he or she is really dedicated to do such, then so be it.

One reason why students shouldn’t have relationships because well, it would be harder to focus on your studies. Instead of thinking about what’s the answer to question number 8 on the math test, one would probably sit still and daydream about their partner, forgetting what the question was even about. A distraction indeed.

F u r t h e r m o r e , communication would be difficult to maintain, because of the barrage of other stuff you prioritize, an example being family reunions. What if you two are in different classes? There’s only the hope of recess and lunch for meet ups, so every moment with him/her has to count.

Another thing: Let’s say you ARE in a relationship already. You and your significant other are having fun, whilst keeping your grades up together. It’s a perfect relationship...so far. Once you leave high school, you will go to college, where there are lots of fish to catch. What if you find someone you’re much more comfortable compared to your current sweetheart? That would be really awkward, because it’d mean that you’d have to let go of him/her.

Oh, hair. Probably one of the only parts of the body we can actually live without, but one of the parts of the body we care about a lot. Don't even worry if you can't find a haircut or style that fits you the best, for the styles of hair in this world are abundant, whether male or female. Variations go from smooth to rough, flat to spiky, long to short, and the list just goes on.

Speaking of short, for us millennials, short hair is all we’re really allowed to have at school. Even in this school, we are expected to keep our hair short by having haircuts about once a month. The teachers that implemented this probably did it for the better of us, but a lot of students disagree with this policy.

I mean, think about it. As ignorant as it might sound, it’s just hair. It doesn’t grow on your brain, so I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t affect how you think. One of the worst things about this is that a few violations merits a blue form. If my parents avoid the monthly barber bills because it would waste money, it’s hard to change their mind. That’s probably the biggest thing that enrages the students.

All in all, I’d say that the haircut inspection is not very useful, and the fact that they check once a month is even worse, adding extra payments to the monthly bills. Sure, the policy cuts down the amount of “cool kid” haircuts I see everywhere, but maybe I’m just lazy. If they really see it as necessary though, then go ahead and use the policy. As long as they see it as right, there’s still hope that it could be beneficial to the school in ways we wouldn’t expect.

The only thing that’s good about the haircut policy is that it keeps us clean. Actually, I’m not even sure if long hair instantly means you’re unhygienic. Does it really mean you’re dirty if your hair isn’t short? Well, if we’re talking about

To be honest, I’m on their side on this one.

body hair, it would be, but for head hair, I’m not so sure. I also see sense in the fact that you’d give blue forms to those with 3 violations or so. Ignorance is starting to turn into a habit for us, and it’s not exactly helpful.