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THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF CASTILLEJOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

CASTILLEJOS, ZAMBALES

Malcolm S. Garma, CESO V Schools Division Superintendent, endorsed a letter request of Ms. Regina Lopez of ABS-CBN Founda-tion regarding the signature campaign “No to Mining in Palawan” of Save Palawan Movement to Public School Supervisors and Secondary School Principals from Sta. Cruz to Subic, July 2012. Garma permitted the group of Save Palawan Move-ment to distribute signature forms to schools, students, and staffs to support the advocacy on the Ten Million Signature Campaign for the banning of mining operations in the Prov-ince of Palawan. He stated, however, that regular classes shall not be disrupted and participation on the said activity was purely vol-untary.

Lopez stated on her letter that the granting of mining permit and new applications are increasing, even in identi-fied for protection zones, old-growth forest are being cut down, water sources polluted,

ancestral lands taken over, and communities’ wishes ignored in many areas of Palawan.

She also explained that Philippines is among the top 7 mega diverse countries in the world and our country is blessed with 228 key biodiver-sity area that 17 of which are in Palawan that has 70% of the country’s mangrove areas, 30% coral reefs, two UNESCO heri-tage sites and eight DENR de-signed protected areas. Lopez asked the Philip-pine government to say no to mining in Palawan, key biodi-versity areas, island ecosys-tem, agricultural lands, and wa-ter shed areas. “To make this happen we are enjoining 10 million Fili-pinos from all walks of life to sign their name and get counted.” Lopez said. 480 s tu den ts o f Castillejos National High School also participated on the said campaign when they signed their names on the sig-nature forms distributed by the SSG officers in all classrooms in September. cont. on page 2

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Hon. Mayor Angelo

Dominguez, Dr. Felita C. Pulido,

Dr. Jacelina Pascua and the

CNHS teachers received the tro-

phy of Castillejos National High

School for winning the 2nd run-

ner up in the “2012 Regional

Search for the Best Implementor

of Brigada Eskwela”, October

24, Pampanga National High

School.

9:00am when the group

started to travel going to the venue

of the awarding ceremony that

took them three hours before the

trophy was finally handed to them.

Ms. Rachel Esteban, Sci-

ence Head Teacher I, said that they

were very excited to receive the

award.

She added that it was the

time when she felt the cloud-nine

experience, she continued, that she

was very proud to the leadership of

Ma’am Felita C. Pulido because it

was the first time of the school to

receive such award.

CNHS education stake-

holders contributed time, effort,

and resources in ensuring that

school facilities were set in time

for the forthcoming school open-

ing.

Teachers, students, and

volunteers improved the toilets and

wash facilities as part of DepEd’s

effort to strengthen awareness on

the importance of hygiene and

sanitation among students.

Classroom advisers to-

gether with some of their family

members took part in the beautifi-

cation of classrooms and repair of

chairs, bulletin boards, divans,

cabinets and tables.

Even we did not person-

ally receive the award, we are also

proud because we know that we

shared our time and effort in the

Brigada Eskwela 2012 said Ma’am

Hipolito.

By Karen Ivy Arroyo BRIGADA PRIDE. With the CNHS teachers, Dr. Jacelina Pascua stand-

ing between Dr. Felita C. Pulido holding the certificate of recognition

and Hon. Mayor Angelo Dominguez holding the trophy

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THE NATURAL AND CAPTIVATING BEAUTY OF PALAWAN UNDERGROUND RIVER.

Malcolm S. Garma, CESO V Schools Division Superintendent (inset), allowed the “No Mining in

Palawan Signature Campaign” .

SANGUINE FACES. A picture of innocent children that depicts hope and ambition and resembles to see what matters most in the journey through life parallels to the ability to positively interpret

the surrounding environment by processing, providing, acquiring and sharing information.

News THE VISION JUNE - NOVEMBER 2012

Castillejos Police Station conducted a sympo-sium at Castillejos National High School with the participation of the fourth year students, regarding drug awareness, RA 7610 and RA 9262, last July 20, 2012 at school gymnasium.

SPO1 Josie Antolin explained to the seniors their right and freedoms in the school, in the community, and even in their own houses.

Antolin said that the rights and freedoms include-- right to enjoy responsible freedom of speech and expression, right to avail of all the services offered by the Supreme Student Government (SSG), right to conduct and participate in all school activities, right to information on all the issues and matters concerning them, right to vote, to be nominated and be elected into office, right to be represented in the different meetings and assemblies of the school on issues affecting the welfare of the studentry, right to due process, right to have well state of living, right to have good parents and right to protect their own from any-body that abused them and violated their rights and free-doms.

Dianne Claire Aquino, fourth year student said, “Natutuwa ako dahil nagka-roon ng symposium dito sa am-ing paaralan na tumalakay sa aming mga karapatan at kalayaan dahil dito nalaman na naming at naging bukas kam-ing lahat sa aming mga kara-patan at kalayaan na may ka-akibat din naman panangutan

CF call of the muscle of England home and sa lahat ng oras.”

Followed by the Chief of Police, Javier Geoffrey Pas-casio who discussed the impor-tance of drug awareness.

He informed the seniors the effects of using drugs specifically using drugs in an inappropriate manner or the misuse of the drugs such as drug abuse or the taking of a substance not for its intended purpose.

He discussed the effects of drug abuse such as malnutrition, skin infections and rashes, infectious diseases like tuberculosis, bronchitis and asthma.

He added “Drugs can-not give anything good to stu-dents instead it can just de-stroy the lives and eventually can cause illness and even death.”

Levi Charle Sumacbay, fourth year student said,” ang dami kong nalaman. Dahil dito mas namulat ang aking mata sa bagay na ito at tama siya na wala itong magandang maidudulot sa aming sarili kundi kapahamakan.”

The symposium ended

when the speakers emphasized

to the seniors the benefits of

knowing their rights and free-

doms, the benefits of being

aware on drugs and to cour-

aged them to fight drug prob-

lem by cooperating and partici-

pating campaigns and pro-

grams spearheaded by con-

cerned groups to curb the

problem of drug addiction.

* * *

By Cherrie Anne Suarez

CNHS complied to

the directive of former Edu-

cation Secretary Jesli

Lapus on the implemen-

tion of “Gulayan sa Paara-

lan” project in support of the

government’s hunger miti-

gation and poverty alle-

viation efforts. TLE teachers spear-

headed by Ma’am Felita C.

Pulido, School Principal IV,

started to cultivate the 30

square –meter planting area

beside the school oval during

Brigada Eskwela.

“This project is good.

This could help to feed our

poor students. Besides, this is

also one way to encourage our

students to eat green and leafy

vegetables. We instruct them to

plant vegetables in our TLE

subject or if they have vacant

time”, Sir Eugene Aguillon

said, TLE Master Teacher.

Students also took part

in the realization of the project

when they planted varieties of

vegetables: Squash, Alugbati,

Malunggay, Sitaw, Talong,

Okra, Talbos ng Kamote,

Kankong, Calamansi, Siling

Labuyo, and Ampalaya.

“At first, I don’t like to

plant, but because we were

forced by our TLE teacher that

it will be a part of our grade, I

decided to plant. And when I

see the seeds sprouted and

growing, it motivates me to

plant more”, Charles Ramos

said, III-D student.

According to the report

of Cherry Morada, this

initiative sought to raise public

consciousness on the health and

nutritional dimension as well as

economic benefits of

establishing school, household

and community gardens, she

added that the school gardens

shall serve as food basket or

main source of commodities to

sustain supplementary feeding.

In a department memo-

randum issued, the former edu-

cation chief said that hunger

and malnutrition are two prob-

lems that affect 19 percent or

3,268,000 families out of the

17,400,000 households in the

country.

Former Secretary said

that children of poor parents

fail to complete their education

because hunger and malnutri-

tion force them to drop out

from school to help their par-

ents earn a living.

“We hope that every-

body will take part for the bet-

terment of this project”, Ma,am

Elena Reguindin, TLE Head

Teacher.

Honorable Governor

Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr.

delivered the status of the

province in the “Ulat sa Ba-

yan 2012” on August 22, Peo-

ple’s Park, Iba, Zambales.

Ebdane’s report fo-

cused on the development in

different areas such as govern-

ance, tax collections, peace,

rightful and judicious imple-

mentation of laws.

The key points of his

“Ulat sa Bayan” contained ur-

gent action by the affected

communities brought by

“Habagat”, 78.5 increase in

Real Property Tax Collection

from January to June this year

compared to the last 6 months

last year, excellent work of

Zambales in the state of Local

Governance Performance, elec-

tronic report conducted by

DILG, improvement of Zam-

bales Sport Complex, new and

modern equipments for health,

and different sports develop-

ment and sports tourism pro-

gram.

4.000 estimated atten-

dees from different towns and

barangays witnessed the event

according to the planning and

development office.

By Marjorie Flores

PRACTICING TRANSPARENCY. Hon. Governor Hermogenes E.

Ebdane Jr. standing before the audience of Zambales

League for Innovative and Friendly to the Environ-ment (LIFE) conducted a s y m p o s i u m e n t i t l e d “Environmental Aware-ness and Ecological Waste Management” held at the s c h o o l ’ s c o m p u t e r laboratory, November 29. The pro jec t was realized through the initiative of the LIFE Adviser, Mr. Bernard Cambe, LIFE officers led by

Photo and information from Zambalenews

DepED support.. from page 1 The signing activity took eight hours to finish. “Based from the large number of signatures we gath-ered, it’s very obvious that even students are also aware on the value and importance of our environment. I am also surprised that even some teachers signed their names to support Palawan”, said Ma’am Mailahnie A. Feria, HTI of Values Education.

The total number of students who supported the campaign was dominated by the juniors and seniors.

Valentin R. Rabara, III-

A student said, “I want to sup-

port Palawan, I encourage

every student to support Pala-

wan. Sabi nga diba ang yaman

ng Palawan ay yaman ng

Pilipinas.”

By Valentin Rabara

cials regarding the proper seg-regation of waste, and about the Republic Act No. 9003 (RA No. 93). By Valentin Rabara

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND ECOLOGICAL WASTE

MANAGEMENT. Mr. Melvin D. Fantone explaining the importance of

waste management

Dianne Claire Aquino, LIFE President, and participation of Mr. Melvin D. Fantone, resource speaker, and Ms. Rachael Esteban, Science Department Head. Mr. Fantone explained the importance of having proper waste management, and the projects of Castillejos about the topic. H e f u r t h e r m o r e discussed the duties of the offi-

GREEN AND LEAFY VEGETABLES. Various vegetables planted in

the Gulayan sa Paaralan promoting the importance of healthy food

By Soleil Raguini

News THE VISION JUNE - NOVEMBER 2012

To enhance the skills

and talents of the students in

the field of sports, Dr. Felita

C. Pulido, Principal IV,

instructed Mr. Ariel Fastidio,

MAPEH Head Teacher I, to

introduce and open SPS

(Special Program in Sports)

in June 2012.

In line with the

efforts of the Department of

Education (DepED), SPS is an

institutionalized program that

would identify and discover

students with potential talent in

sports and hone the skills for

higher levels of athletic

competitions.

46 first year students

are currently enrolled in the

SPS curriculum under Mr.

Mark Aragones, adviser.

“Kailangan pang

mapaunlad at mahasa ang

kakayahan ng bawat

estudyante sa larangan ng

palakasan, ngunit paano

mangyayari ito kung hindi

naging handa ang ating

paaralan sa pagpapatupad ng

programang ito. Kulang din

ang pasilidad upang makapag-

ensayo ang mga estudyante”,

Sir Aragones, said.

The Special Program in

Sports aims to identify talented

athletes who shall be trained to

compete in national and

international sports

competition; enhance skills of

students in sports; and produce

athletes imbued with healthy

attitude who can contribute to

the promotion of sports in

the country.

Each student who

enrolled in the program chose a

specialization under the teacher

specialists.

Chess headed by

Ronald Perez, Sepak

Takraw, headed by Ariel

Fastidio, Volleyball headed by

Rogelio Besarra, and

Basketball headed by Eugene

Aguillon.

Sir Fastidio, SPS Co-

ordinator, said that one purpose

of the curriculum is to develop

the skills of the students with-

out sacrificing their academic

performance, and most of all, to

gain self-confidence and self-

discipline.

By Cyrus Rieta

To help promote envi-

ronmental awareness, CNHS

League for Innovative and

Friendly to the Environment

(LIFE), together with the Su-

preme Student Government

(SSG) conducted joint pro-

jects, tree planting and clean-

up drive activity, October 27,

at Looc Mountain, Brgy.

Looc.

22 students, composing

of LIFE and SSG officers, in-

terested students, and 7 teach-

ers participated in the said ac-

tivity to help inform the com-

munity in promoting environ-

mental awareness, and to help

the planet Earth.

The project was real-

ized through the efforts of LIFE

Adviser, Mr. Bernard Cambe,

and LIFE officers led by LIFE

Vice President, Valentin Ra-

bara, Science Department

Head, Ms. Rachael Esteban,

SSG Adviser, Ms. Madeline

Agustin, and SSG officers led

by Levi Charle Sumacbay, SSG

President, and the coordination

of Science teachers, Mrs.

Ailyne Renojo, Mr. Richard De

Leon, Mrs. Brendalie Bagasina,

and Mrs. Sheila Mendoza.

Valentine Rabara said

that he was very happy because

there were still teenagers who

cared for the environment, he

added, although it was hard for

them to climb, it was worth it

because he knew that the seed-

lings that they planted would

surely help Mother Earth.

“Nakakapagod ang

pag-akyat sa bundok, pero

n a n g mat ap o s kami n g

magtanim, ang sarap sa

pakiramdam kasi alam kong

nakatulong ako for our envi-

ronment”, Agan, SSG 3rd Year

Representative, said.

The group climbed the

mountain and spotted empty

areas where they planted 38

seedlings such as mahogany,

talisay, and eucalyptus.

After the activity, the

grouped had lain to take a rest

and had a picture-taking while

watching the beauty of the

environment.

By Karen Ivy Arroyo

PLANT TREES. Science teachers turn environmentalist when they initi-

ated the tree planting activity.

Rem ie Grace R. Cusipag, SPA-III, declared champion in the On-The-Spot Jingle Composition in Botolan National High School through the effort of her coach, Mrs. Myrna Balbaligo and support of Social Studies Head Teacher II, Mr. Rogelio Besarra, October 2.

* * * SPA students qualified to Regional Competition when they championed the Sindi Film through the effort of their coach, Mr. Randy L. Dela Cruz, a n d s u p p o r t o f S P A Coordinator, Mr. Rogelio I. Be-sarra, held at Botolan National High School, October 2.

* * * N i c k J o h n s o n

Fernandez, IV-Amethyst stu-

dent, won 3rd

place in the Math

Challenge through the effort of

his coach, Mrs. Lea Febrero,

and support of Math Head

Teacher V, Mr. Emmanuel

Adolfo, held at Bani National

High School Main, October 2.

* * * Julie Anne Pido and Gian Carlo Efa won 3

rd place in

the Hair Styling with Facial Make-up Competition through the effort of their coach, Mrs. Naida G. Abad MT-III, and support of T.L.E. Head Teacher I, held at Zambales National High School, October 2.

* * * Va l e n t i n R a b a r a , III-Rizal student, declared 5th placer in the Copyreading and Headlining Competition in Div is ion Schools Press Conference (DSPC) held at Cabangan Sports Complex, through the effort of his coach, Mr. Emier H. Corpuz Jr., and support of English Head Teacher II, Mrs. Katherine Gar-cia, October 3.

* * * League for Innovative and Friendly to the Environ-ment (LIFE). MAPEH, and STEP clubs organized a tree planting activity, held at the school grounds, to help fight global warming, and planted 100 seedlings, July 26.

* * * Students from first to fourth year with their advisers experienced companionship, friendship, and fellowship, during the Acquaintance Party organized by the SSG officers.

* * * T .L.E Depar tment conducted Nutrition Month with a theme “Pagkain ng Gulay, Ugaliin …...Araw – Araw Itong Ihain”.

* * * Third year students of Castillejos National High School took the National Career Assessment Examina-tion (NCAE) with 535 items, August 29.

* * * Araling Panlipunan (AP) Department, led by AP Department President, Beulah Doreen Tomarong, and AP Department Adviser, Mr. Christopher Padilla, put up a project, the monument of Presi-dent Ramon F. Magsay-say and Dr. Jose Rizal in front of the school in September 2012.

BUSY CLASS. Mrs. Virgie Dela Cruz, one of the instructional man-

agers, conducting a two-hour session of discussing lessons for stu-

dents enrolled in BP-OSA

A NEW CURRICULUM. SPS students showing and executing various

skills in their specialization supervised by the teacher specialists

260 students are cur-

rently enrolled in BP-OSA

( Balik-Paaralan Para sa Out-

of-School Adults Program ),

school base delivery mode of

ALS A&E program, deliv-

ered by the Instructional

Managers: Jean Besarra,

Ronald Perez, Mary Jane

Negosa, Virgie Dela Cruz,

and Allan Negosa.

IMs instructional man-

ager started the mapping in

May 2012 to identify the out-

school children, youth, and

adults who have not completed

basic education.

Each instructional man-

ager has a learning group made

up of not less than 50 learners

who were clustered and started

their session in June.

Students enable to gain

reading, writing and numeracy

skill to meet their learning

goals as they define them and

strengthen the acquisition of

employable and trainable skills

in entrepreneurship and liveli-

hood skills

Sir Negosa said, “We

still accept qualified learners to

enrol in BP-OSA because the

entry of learners in the pro-

gram at any time is allowed.”

Dr. Felita C. Pulido,

Principal IV, supervises the

ongoing learning sessions every

Friday from 4 to 6pm.

* * *

By Rizza Canonizado

instead of June, but is it time we must move the starting of classes to September?

At present, the school year starts between June and July, which includes the begin-ning of the rainy season, and ends March and April, which is the start of summer.

Almost five months since classes started in June, less than 20 school days have

Over the past few months, we experienced heavy rains and floods delivered by the strong typhoons. Because of this, frequent class suspen-sions were announced; hence, extra class sessions were given to make up for the sus-pended school days. How-ever, this situation opens up a new idea, an idea to move the school opening to September,

failed even if he went to

school daily. That is not the

only part of the grading sys-

tem. It is true that his student

attends to his class daily, but

if in every quiz, he only gets 2

out of 20 items, or 6 out of 20

items, what would you expect,

high grades? The teacher

would rather explain the

grading system and show his

class records to the parents,

or tell them to find a school

where attendance is the only

basis of the grading system.

How about if the stu-

dent would request to submit

a special project? Would the

teacher accept it? An excel-

lent teacher would not be-

cause he knows to be fair for

the other students who got

the same fate. It might also be

happened again and again, or

abused, making student to

become confident enough,

even if he gets failing grades.

A make-up activity will do, he

must strive harder to get high

grades.

The main concern

about this is that students are

shy enough to ask their

teacher if they couldn’t un-

derstand the topic. If you

cannot understand the topic,

think of a way on how you

Opinion THE VISION JUNE - NOVEMBER 2012

In order to get high

grades, a student attends to

his classes daily, takes his

quizzes and seatworks, does

his homework, passes his pro-

jects on or before the date of

submission, and recites at

least once in every subject.

On the other hand, if the stu-

dent is likely to get failing

grade, who is responsible for

this? Is it the teacher or the

student?

Most of the time, stu-

dents are responsible for

their failure. They get failing

grades, instead of high ones,

because of their performance.

These include quizzes, seat-

works, homeworks, projects,

exams, and class participa-

tion, besides, students are the

ones who make their grades,

not the teachers. It is true be-

cause 60-70% of their per-

formances, including quiz,

seatwork, homework, project,

and exam, were being made

by the student, thus the stu-

dent’s final grade will greatly

depend on his grade that he

made rather than the grade

his teacher gave.

If this happens, the

student’s guardian would

preferably go to the teacher

and complain why their son

EDITORIAL BOARD S.Y 2012-2013

Editor-in-Chief

Valentin R. Rabara

Associate Editor-in-Chief

Cyrus Rieta

Contributors:

John Alec Santos Shara Meriel A. Fernandez

Zairo Gabriel Batara Mark Christian Alterado

Aubrey Soleil Raguini Marjorie Flores

Rizza Canonizado Jasmin Jane Clavaton

_________________________________________________

Researcher: John Alec Sales

Cartoonist: Princess Trisha Perez

Photojournalist: Rovi Jane Guevarra

Lay-out Artist: Karen Ivy Arroyo

Emier H. Corpuz Jr.

Adviser

Florissa Cabaltica

Co-adviser

can understand it. You can

study it alone, ask for your

classmate’s help, or better if

you ask your teacher’s help,

but then, the student will har-

ness the results at the end.

The teacher, on the

other hand, is responsible for

the failure of the students.

Students cannot learn or can-

not focus on the topic for

some instances. A teacher’s

way of teaching is somewhat

boring, which makes the stu-

dent sleepy, unable students

to concentrate, thus less

learning for the student.

One of the other in-

stances includes a bookish

teacher. This kind of teacher

always reads only the content

of the book or tells the stu-

dents to write the lecture as

exactly what is written in the

book, but does not explain

totally the topic, making the

students to learn less or none

at all.

Another one is that

the teachers are the ones who

formulate the questions in

quizzes, seatwork, and home-

work, which are given to the

students. It is true that the

student is the one who an-

swers his quiz; thereby he

determines his own score,

but... Cont. on page 5

been lost of the disturbances in weather. Moreover, there were times that announcement of suspension of classes were late, thus making the students out in the street wet. So it can be concluded that more class disruption and typhoons may occur during these months.

In addition, if this continues, students will have less time to learn, and quality of education will be at risk.

Since cancellation of classes were caused by weather disturbances, Senator Franklin M. Drilon introduced the idea of moving the school opening to September, or the Senate Bill No. 2407. Drilon explained that, in this bill, the first three months of the school year-June, July, and Au-gust, were the period where there is more frequent occur-rence of typhoon in the country, thus making it unwise to com-mence the school year during the typhoon season as stu-dents, parents, and school au-thorities must have to deal with floods, landslides, lack of trans-portation due to flood, spread of diseases, and damaged school building and facilities. Moreover, traffic became worse with the start of the rainy sea-son due to floods and bad road conditions. Also, if the school buildings are not being utilized as classrooms during rainy season, these can be used as evacuation cites, which can be properly equipped for emer-gency.

This bill can help in minimizing the risk of getting the school children to be ex-posed to heavy rains, when-ever there are late announce-

ment of class suspension, by cutting short the months of the rainy season. This proposal also seeks to reduce three months the time students spend in school during the sea-son.

In addition, this pro-posal seeks not only the revi-sion of the calendar, but also lessens to the work of the res-cuers or authorities in charge of rescue efforts whenever there are typhoons.

However, there are also people or government agencies who agree with the tradition school calendar- start-ing from June and ends in March or April for some in-stances. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) does not agree to change the school calendar and reset the starting of then school year from June to September. Ac-cording to the news conducted by The Philippine Star, CHED chair person Patricia Licuanan said the change would not in any way spare students from heavy rains and floods since September, October, and No-vember are also months when the country experience heavy rains, and suffer the conse-quent floods. Meanwhile, Sena-tor Francis Pangilinan advised the Department of education (DepEd) to study the proposal very carefully before actually making any decision to imple-ment this. Also, moving the open-ing of classes to September has its own problems. The stu-dents might have problems re-garding the unbearable hot weather during the months of

January to May. How can they manage to harness the lesson if they are suffering from the steaming, scorching heat of summer in non-conditioned classroom? Moreover, students will not able to focus on study-ing their lessons; instead, they will focus more on finding something that will ease their suffering from the unbearable heat. Traditional school cal-endar is our usual calendar, with the opening of classes start in June and end in May. This is also the starting of rainy season, causing some school days to be suspended because of the heavy rains, floods, landslides, and mudslides de-liver to us by several destruc-tive typhoons. Moving the opening of classes to Septem-ber, on the other hand, may have shorter months of rainy season, which is from Septem-ber to December, but these months are months where we experienced much stronger typhoon compared to months June to August. Moreover, in this school calendar, we will also experience the unbear-able heat of the summer from March to May. The authorities must, have to know all the answers and circumstances before mak-ing any move to transfer the opening of classes to Septem-ber, otherwise the students will suffer the most. If you were to ask what

school calendar you want, what

would you prefer? Is it the tradi-

tional school calendar or the

planning new school calendar?

* * *

VALENTIN R. RABARA

Katherine Marie C. Garcia

Head Teacher II, English

Dr. Felita C. Pulido

Principal IV

Opinion

ccording to Wikipedia,

a free, multilingual

internet encyclopedia,

Same Sex Marriage

or Gay Marriage is between

two persons of the same bio-

logical sex or gender identity.

Same-sex marriages can be per-

formed in a secular civil cere-

mony, or in a religious setting,

and are endorsed and practiced

by various religious groups

around the world.

It is the union in

matrimony or in a civil

ceremony of a man to another

man, or a woman to another

woman. Those people who

belong to the LGBT or Lesbian

Gay Bisexual Transgender

society or community most

likely would want to commit

this marriage. Many countries

nowadays had become liberated

and outspoken enough about

same-sex relationships by

allowing or even officiating

marriages for them. Even

Philippines, do not want to be

left behind in the limelight of

LGBT’s. To be exact, a

religious sect located in Baguio

helps LGBT’s to be recognized

as couples giving them the

opportunity to declare their

partnership and love before

God and the people around

them.

But the problem is,

when God created Adam, He

also created Eve—not Another

Adam.

As I have studied,

researched and asked about the

same-sex, I have learned that

marriage which also called

matrimony is an intimate

personal union to which two

individuals – a man and woman

consent consummated and

perfected in a life-long

partnership of mutual love and

commitment. It is the social

union or legal contract between

people who agreed and com-

mitted their lives to be lifetime

partners fulfilling the needs and

performing the tasks of being

the better half of each other.

As what my father, a

Theological seminary graduate

and a church pastor explained

to me, “marriage is also done

for both men and women to be

limited in committing sexual

immorality and adultery. It is to

refrain them from sinning,

which is unholy and

unacceptable for the eyes of

God. It is also for the

fulfillment of God’s reason for

the creation of Eve – a partner

for Adam.

If same-sex marriage

will be legalized and accepted

all of the reasons of God for it

will be forfeited.

My view for the

LGBTs? They’ve been

bewitched by the things they

believed they are. Delusional

by the truth, they act like

they’re man or woman, they

dress like one and they think

like one. That should not be.

Blinded by the Lilliputian

affection and pleasure by

having an intimate relationship

with the same-sex, they’re

putting themselves in a deep

slumber rejecting every truth

that will awaken them to face

the reality.

How can God favor

and bless the relationship if in

the first place it already

corrupted the design of God for

man and woman He loves

dearly?

To give an illustration,

try cutting an orange in half,

take away the other one and

replace it for another orange’s

half. Try to put it together. No

matter how the new orange

may seem legit in the outside, it

will stay fragmented and

inadequate.

* * *

Denying what you have done wrong does not save you from it. It just makes you a lying thief.

S a r a h P o p e , a complainant blogger, was indeed surprised of the plagiarism of the highly respected senator, Sotto III, of her blog and used it in his speech “turno en contra” against the Senate Bill 2865 or RH Bill.

Sotto’s act is almost parallel to campus journalism. Student journalists make it a “copy-paste” habit when making their articles for the school paper. They simply imitate it, change the author and the headline, and there you go, a new and “original” piece of work.

Being a journalist, you should always keep in mind that your own work expresses who you are, and shall therefore came from you, no one else. If you copy the words

which are written by other people’s hands, then you are like facing the world with a mask which hides your true self.

We all have minds of our own. We have the ability to make our own output, that’s what makes us unique. Do not be ashamed of what weapons you are holding for every bolt still needs a drop of oil to make it work with perfect harmony and melody.

Though plagiarism is not as grave as murder and homicide, still it has no difference from theft for you are stealing the intellectual property from other people’s minds. If you like a part of their work, you may just recognize the author or writer.

Journalists do not imitate the act of stealing. Be responsible enough. You are not a thief. Plagiarism? No thank you.

***

One of the diseases that

our government is still facing

and struggling about is the

continuous deterioration of the

quality of education. The

disease has gone too far

causing a higher rate of

poverty, unemployment and

worst is crime. Several

programs had passed but the

malady remains uncured.

Two years ago SEC

2010 also known as UBD

curriculum was implemented

and effectuated in the

secondary level both public and

private schools, particularly in

the first and second year level.

As the days went on, criticism

from different sectors of society

began to pour out and fill the

“comments and suggestions”

website intended for the

program. Once again, the flaws

of the program exposed the

inability of our government to

combat illiteracy amongst the

young generation of the

Filipinos.

Now, while 2010 SEC

hasn’ t proved ye t i t s

effectiveness, the K to 12

curriculum has discharged

believing that this will increase

the performances level of

student, improve the quality of

education and prepare young

people for a better life. Asked

the teachers’ opinion (Grade 7

teachers, in particular), they

find it helpful, effective and

appropriate to the needs of the

students of this generation.

Less burden also for the

teachers, the modules have

already been provided and most

of all students centered. And

yet, the same dilemma

continues to exist. The needed

materials for better execution of

the lessons aren’t available, if it

is, insufficient.

It’s too obvious that

what is more vital in teaching

and learning process is being

taken for granted. Some of

those are lock of classrooms,

still many students are taking

lessons under the tree, if there

are classrooms, and most are

crowded, new technologies to

enhance learning, not to

mention the students who go to

school with an empty stomach.

The author must have forgotten

to include the necessary details

to achieve the ultimate goal of

the program.

Well, it’s not fair to

judge something which is still

on the process of proving its

worth. Our government must

have spent millions to carry out

what we hope to cure for our

country’s disease. Let’s just

hope for the best.

By Shara Meriel Fernandez

send repeated false or obscene messages on the phone or internet/social network sites.

Being bullied can seriously affect a child’s physical and mental health. This may include: feeling sad and lonely, lacking confidence and feel ing bad about t h e m s e l v e s , b e c o m i n g depressed, complaining of various physical symptoms e.g. headaches, stomach aches, worrying and trying to avoid going to school.

B a s e d f r o m m y experience and from what I observe, all that are mentioned are true.

Parents can help a lot if their children are bullied. How? They shall:

Be open to the possibility that your child might be being bullied. Some parents may not think of bullying as a possible reason for their child distress.

Listen one of the most important things you can do is to listen to your child if they say they are being bullied. It can be very difficult for them to talk to anyone about it.

T ak e yo u r c h i ld seriously Many children suffer in silence for a long time before they tell anyone. They may be ashamed, embarrassed, and may believe that they deserve it. Many children are frightened

of telling because they fear the bullies will find out and hurt them even more. It can take great courage to tell an adult.

Do not blame the child being bullied is not their fault (although they may think it is).

Reassure them that they were right to tell you.

Do not promise to keep the bul lying a secret . Something must be done about it. Reassure your child that you, and the teachers, will make sure that things do not get worse because they have told you, Tell the schools so they can stop it. Teachers don’t al-ways know that a child is being bullied. Fine out if there is an anti bullying programme in the school.

Talk with your child and work out ways of solving the problem. Include your child in decisions about how to tackle the problem. For example, work out some practical ways for them to stop the bullying. You might discuss what they should say back if they are called names, or where it’s safe to go at play-time.

Bu l l y i n g c an be stopped only if parents and teachers will work hand-and-hand and if they have proper knowledge and education.

* * *

Bullying is common in all schools. It is hurtful and deliberate. This happens when a child is picked on by another child or group of children. Victims become the center of fun and find it difficult to defend themselves. This may happen again and again, and can go on for a long time unless something is done about it. In our guidance office, 7 out of 10 problems are about bullying. This is very alarming. School officials should make it clear that they won’t allow bu l l ying an aggress ive behaviour. I, an ordinary student, also suffered from the excruciating pain of bullying. I noticed that my aggressive classmates are the bullies and the shy, quiet, alone, disabled, and obese are being bullied. This makes me decide t o r e s e a r c h o n www.Prevnet.com-bulliying and www.worldhealth.com. According to m y source, children who bully may punch another child, kick them or trip them up, take or spoil their things, call them names, tease them, give them nasty looks, threaten them, make racist remark about them, spread nasty rumours about them, not let them join in play or games, not talk to them,

THE VISION JUNE - NOVEMBER 2012

FAILING GRADE…

FROM PAGE 4

what if the quiz or seatwork

is really not easy. There are

some times when the teacher

gives the student same

questions that is really not

well-explained.

Both the student and

the teacher could contribute

to the development of the

student’s learning. The stu-

dent are the ones who are

responsible for their grades

while the teachers are the

ones who teach the students

the lesson for them to under-

stand.

It is important for us

that teachers and students

must be at one purpose, it is

to enhance the student’s

knowledge and to mold the

mind of the next generation.

* * *

By John Alec Sales

By Cyrus Rieta

http://www.Prevnet.com-bulliying

http://www.worldhealth.com

PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES — the western coast of Central Luzon of the Republic of the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by Pangasinan, on the west by the South China Sea, on the east by Tarlac and Pampanga, and on the south by Bataan. Instituted in the 16th century under the Spanish rule, Zambales is blessed with little lowland which lies along the narrow coast where the town centers are situated, one of which is Olongapo, now a highly urbanized city and once the site of the biggest US naval base in Asia. It has become an industrial and tourism zone under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Author-ity (SBMA) since it was turned over to the Philippine government when the Americans left in 1992. With docking facilities, international airport, tourist attractions such as world-class resorts along Subic Bay, national parks, , a deep natural harbor protected by mountains on three sides, convention centers, and modern hotels aside from those that used to be Ameri-can servicemen’s quarters, Olongapo remains to be one of the most visited cities in the country and potential investment centers for both local and foreign companies. One important aspect of the history of Zambales province is the story of fast, challenging and demanding development that became a significant factor not only to the people of Zambales but also to its neighboring provinces. City of peace and noblety, in the Pearl of the Orient, citizens are the heroes — Olongapo! Fuelled by the spirit of volunteerism, Olongapo, became known as one of the most child—friendly cities, cleanest city in the Philippines, and a city where laziness is prohibited. Still, it defends its long known title as the “City of Modern Flambeaus” or the locally known as “Philippine’s City of Lights”. As we can remember, the city once suffered under the destructive eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. The people, mourned for numerous lost of life/ love ones, sources of living, and properties. 1991 then became as one of the dark eras of the city. But, the people and the whole city never give up, they stand still in battling against the frightful times, surviving the last bitter hours which slays down its strong faith, determination, and unity. Through the magnificent spirit of volunteerism, Olongapeños and Olongapo survived the merciless destruction brought about by the eruption. Right after the last steps of the day, came, the live night life and entertainment industries of the city. The bars, KTV’s, discos, restaurants, eateries, resorts and hotels, and entertainment/business industries sprouted during the reign of military bases of Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) to accommodate the rapid growing of tourist needs. Navies, trainees, corps, tourists, and mariners considered Olongapo as their second home from where they found entertainment, leisure, and deluxe. Both small and large industries like grills, food stands, motels, parlors, therapy services, and spas in Olongapo earned twice as their regular income everytime there were submarines, aircrafts/airplanes, and ships from SBFZ, especially naval ships, and American aircrafts. But life is like a wheel, sometimes there are ups and downs. In 1992, the live night life and entertainment industries fell down when Subic Bay freed from the naval bases. Also, together with the lost of military bases, job opportunities were reduced like the naval magazine, SRF, and shipyards. And it is considered as another downfall for the Olongapo’s economic stability. However, the battle never ends there, through the help of wise and lawful leaders, Olongapo once again survived from its downfall. Both local and foreign investors and businessmen were encouraged to invest in Olongapo for it has very good, accessible, and resourceful sites that will surely attract customers, buyers, tourists and other investors. The population of people in Olongapo is enough for the construction of much bigger establishments and commercial businesses from big companies. Henry Sy – the richest man in the Philippines is one of the investors which laid its trust to the progress of Olongapo that has signed by the board of government officials. The following year 2011 the construction of the mall started. And at last, the first ever SM Mall in the crustal surface of Zambales was built. SM City Olongapo offered variety of job opportu-nities such as construction works, salesmen/clerk, attendants, janitors/ utilities, food servers, security guards and personnel, and many more. Ayala Mall and Group of Company – another successful business group in the Philippines opened new business proposal and was successfully signed by the board of officials. Fortunately, the project was built at SBFZ which signifies more job opportunities and tourist attraction for the continuous, operation of the industries inside and outside Olongapo. Now, Olongapo City seems to be risen up from its dreadful nightmare, ready to face another difficult circumstance, and equipped in progress making. Yet, still, behind its increasing industries, Olongapo will surely continuously “Fighting for Excellence”.

FEATURE “

How often are you

stressed because of that tiring

business works and daily rou-

tines? Well, give yourself a

break. Now, it’s possible to

bring yourself into a total

escape from those stressful

acts, as if you were wandering

in the world’s only paradise.

Just do the “Gangnam Style”!

“Teach me How to

Dougie is the dance craze for

this year 2011 only, while the

Gangnam Style is for the

2012.”, Jessica Soho uttered

during her primetime talk-show

program “Kapuso mo, Jessica

Soho” over GMA Channel 7

dated September 15, 2012.

“Oppa gangnam style”

There the song goes. In Korean

language, “oppa” is synonyms

to “brother” while “gangnam”

means an exclusive and

wealthy town in upper Korea.

artists such as U-Kiss, Super

Juniors, Lollipop and F4.

Being the latest dance

craze for the year 2012, the

‘Gangnam Style” official high

definition music video now

garnered over 1 million views

on the prestigious web of

Youtube. As a matter of fact,

or even the students of

other schools whether

elementary, secondary, or

tertiary all over the country

know how to the “Gangnam

Style”. The proof speaks for

its popularity. Everyone goes

“gaga” with it.

So, can’t bear to be left

behind? Then, do the

“Gangnam Style”! a scenario

that will surely take that stress

away!

* * *

is a comedian in Korea

show business,

he is a

chubby

man and has a

funny looks through

which he made a very

significant difference from

those well-known Korean

hair-

style

and “lupet” get-ups. In contrast,

Zhy, the artist of the song, is

really different. The fact that he

Doing the steps of the dance

craze is like a horse-back riding

while whirling a “lazzo”, a

rope used by a cow-

boy in catching

his target

cattles and

wild

horses.

Then,

shake

your

hips

simul-

taneously

with the

rhythm and the

beat, although it is

quite vague to

understand the whole of the

song.

Korean artists have

been known their looking’s

because of their “hanep”

Young, Wild and Free By: Shara Meriel A. Fernandez

Do you remember those times you sang in front of an electric fan because your sounded as if you were singing underwater? How about time in summer when you forced your body to fit in your refrigerator? Ah yes, good times.

It feels so good to be young, not only being strong and wrinkle-free, but also having the heart of an innocent child in a daring adventure. But why are some people rushing themselves to grow up?

Maybe one reason is when we’re children; there were always rules, rules, and more rules. Admit it, that you

think of tomorrow, because we are enjoying every minute of our life. So what if there are rules? At least you won’t be troubled by the need to earn money to live. And you know, plenty of grown-ups wish to be children again.

The best part of is you

get to eat “Milo” while watching

Ben 10 to “grow-up”. So why

wish rush things? There’s no

need to be in a hurry. Let’s

enjoy. As Wiz Khalifa once

said. “That’s how it’s supposed

to be, living young, wild and

free”.

hated naptime in the afternoon. You also feel bad every time your parents asked you to go home from a very afternoon with your playmates. You were thirsty for enjoyment.

People think it’s fun to be old. Well not really the old type that is 35 years old and over. I’m pertaining to teenage life. Why? Is it because we get to drive our own cars? We get to party every night? And free to do whatever we wish to?

As we grow up, our lives get boring. Our responsibilities grow denser. Our lives get complicated. But as children, we never have to

“No other success can

compensate to a failure of

home.” As Pres. David O.

McKay once said of LDS

Church.

As I understand,

family means father and

mother I love you…..God gave

us families to show our love

with each other. As parents, we

are to give our care to our

children. As a father, you are

to preside, provide and protect.

As a mother, you are to be a

procreator, care and nurture

your children.

In this life, we are

given families. We were sent

here to enjoy God’s creation

together. Parents must and

should give their children

everything they need. They

must set good examples that

their children will emulate.

They must have TIME to be

with each other, no matter,

how busy they are in their jobs

or works. There must be a

Family Home Evening to-

gether even once a week will

do, they can talk with each

other things they need to im-

prove and have fun together.

Nowadays, Satan has

been working hard to ruin

families with different

temptations. Parents must then

devote their time to look after

their children’s welfare. They

must take hold forever of their

children. The husband and

wife should have also TIME to

nurture their love for each

other. They must also take

hold of each other for families

are forever.

* * *

comfort souls, and can even

offer solutions.

Amazing, isn’t it?

My respect

and

regard for

teachers

in

immense.

That is

why,

when-

ever I hear news about

teachers who are charged with

this and that, I’m kind of disap-

pointed. My expectations seem

to die down.

The, one days, one of

Teachers Are Not Super Humans…..

F. C.

As everyone believes

“Teaching is the noblest

profession”. A nation is built

because of the teachers who

sacrificially import their

knowledge to raise,

educate and train

the whole being of

the dwellers of

this world. It is

so unworthy to

just forget what

teachers do to a

person. Their sacrifices

might be measurable but

their influence is not.

No profession can be

compared to teaching.

Engineers build buildings and

bridges, good. Doctors heal the

sick, better. Teachers cure

ignorance, best. Teachers

possess a parcel of ability of

every profession.

Teacher’s ability is

proven in many ways. Teachers

can recognize talent, discover

potentials, read minds, perceive

emotions, discover problems,

my favorite teachers sent me a

message. It says, “Teachers are

not superheroes……The

message struck me. I came to

realize that teachers are not

made of steel. They are also

ordinary human beings that

need to be understood, to be

taken care of, to be treated like

one of us who has a weak side.

They may look strong,

happy and contented but behind

those appearances is a person

burdened afflicted or maybe

suffering like others do.

I don’t know how each

of us viewed a teacher.

Teachers have different char-

acteristics, qualities, points of

view and the like. They may do

either unpleasant or pleasant

things or misbehave, one thing

is for sure, honor and respect

will always be given to

teachers.

Happy Teacher’s

Day!!!!!!!

* * *

“The mediocre teacher

tells, the good teacher ex-

plains, the superior teacher

demonstrates, the great teacher

inspires.” A well known line

from William A. Ward. Teach-

ers can explain, demonstrate

and of course inspire students.

Doing the three can not

only be done in school but

through social networking

sites. Most of the students and

teachers are now using My

Space by Tom Anderson,

Friendster by Jonathan Abrams

and Facebook by Mark

Zuckenberg. In just a simple

click, we can chat with our

friends, families, relatives or

even someone so special and

we can converse with them in

a video call. We can do the rest

and that is to inspire with a

wall post, a photo with caption

even like your friend’s post

and like their comments which

are lovely or praiseworthy.

It’s great to have these

technologies but of course we

have to be aware of its harmful

effect, we can read posts that

are not good, foul words or

even photos that are degrading,

videos that are immoral.

Students can see these things

that can harm them yet teach-

ers can correct them and be of

help. Teachers can be friend

with students though social

networking sites if their pur-

pose is to inspire each other

but if it is the other way

around, think!

So is it acceptable for

teachers and students to be

friends in social networking

sites? Think again.

* * *

“Families Are Forever”

Blessed


Keg_07

By S.Y.

I thought…. I made my

mistakes with…. I don’t even

know what’s right and

wrong…..

In these days there are

many questions in my mind.

But the answers are in the air.

This is more than the typical

kind of thing; I do not know

where does it come from? I do

not know? I remember my

mistakes started when I met

him.

My story starts when

an endless night came. I was a

high school student then, my

knowledge about world and

reality was not that deep. I was

only on the shallow part of my

life. Since then school was my

home. For me it was just a

dream came true to have a per-

fect family that is already bro-

ken because of mistakes and

sins until every relationship on

that home has been destroyed.

I can talk to my mom

once a month. Well I’m very

lucky if I could join her for

dinner and there to listen for

me. My dad does not really

care for me he only cares for

his business. My brother and

sister are just like my dad they

do not care for me. It is really

hard, no one can listen for my

problems no one can guide me.

Then I found out it is just me

walking alone for my problems,

solving them alone. But thank

God there are true friends who

comfort me when I am lone-

some and broken. It is just like

a little heaven for me. But still

it’s not complete I can’t find

love. But what is love? One day

John came, he was a blessing

for me. He became my father,

brother and good friend in my

life. I thought he is the cure for

my broken heart but I’m

actually wrong, really wrong!

One night we went out and go

to the sea shores to talk. He sit

beside me and hold my hands

on that moment I felt so much

joy then he starts kissing me,

his lips it is so soft and sweet.

When he hugs me I can feel the

heat of his body. He holds my

hands really tight it seems that I

already reached my cloud nine.

But it is just the beginning of

my Calvary on that point my

eyes are already open from the

world of reality and mistakes.

It is already morning,

when I woke up. I realized that

life is not fair. My eyes are

bold from the bitterness of life

and reality that anything can be

destroyed with just one snap.

On that time he is not there

even he’s shadows. I can’t see

him anymore. There are two

questions on my mind on that

time. Where is he? What am I

going to do?

Days past and nights

are gone I can’t hear any words

from him anymore even a

whisper in my ears. It is only

just a dream of yesterday

mistakes. And that is the image

formed on my mind.

When I was a child I

was holding a doll but know on

my arms I was holding a baby

boy that reminds me of John,

and a bottle of milk.

Even hundreds or

thousands of tears came out

from my eyes still….. my

closed eyes will never come

back and even ME as Nene.

* * *

Zairo Gabriel batara

FEATURE THE VISION

I didn’t know if I would

laugh or simply cry when Father’s

Day is celebrated during those

days. Everybody seemed to

welcome much the event when

you see some establishments or

even media posting greetings to

fathers. They express much praises

to fathers portraying a perfect man,

bearing all the good qualities that a

father could posses. If it wasn’t the

worst or commercial I had even

seen or heard.

I came from a family that

no one would ever wish to live if

he/she was there. It was such a

nightmare that someone would

wish he’d be dead instantly.

My father worked as a

welder in one of the known

shipping yards here in

Zambales. He was receiving a

salary that could hardly raise a

family with six children. He was

a reflection of a person struggling

for survival, for his own survival.

Ever since, I was born (or

perhaps even when I was just still

in my mother’s womb), I could

already hear their constant

arguments. My father would roar

at my mother and when intense

rage eat him up, my mother would

then taste the extreme blow of his

fist straight to her arms and legs.

That scene had become an ordi-

nary scenario to us. Most of the

time, they would fight over

money. My father was naturally

generous, yes to his friends. Those

he frequently treated with drinks. I

couldn’t remember a time when

my father shared even a centavo to

my mother for even a single meal.

My mother depended only on her

own money, working as a house-

maid. Almost every day when she

gets home she would prepare and

feed us leftover food from her em-

ployer. My two sisters were able to

finish high school not because of

my father’s effort but because of

or her deep intentions, and when

we judge, it’s harder to accept the

others. Make sure that you already

know yourself before judging the

life of others.

The last but most

important reason is that we love to

imitate others, we want to copy

them, to do the same things, and to

act and think like them. The big

problem with this is that we never

know who we really are and what

we really want, and then we will

never grow spiritually. Always

remember that when you are

content to be simply yourself and

when you don’t compare or com-

pete, everyone will respect you.

It takes courage to grow

up and become who really you are.

We all have unique characteristics

that we should be proud of. Don’t

be shy to show the gifts that God

had given us. Just be yourself and

don’t imitate because everyone

else is already taken.

* * *

One day, while at school,

shocking news, struck me. My

father fell from one of the ship he

was constructing. I didn’t know if

I would be happy or sad. He was

hospitalized for a few days, but

eventually died. But before that, he

was able to ask forgiveness to us.

We told him, we forgave him to

make him go in peace.

After that, our lives

gradually changed. I thought I’ve

already forgave him, but I haven’t.

I was still mad, bitter, and pain

hasn’t left yet. In school, I was

always quiet, keeping myself

secluded as I could. I seemed

trapped in this dark phase of my

life.

Until one day, until one

of my classmate came to me and

talked. She invited me to their

church and introduced their

faith. That moment, I felt a

dark cloud swept away

from me. I cried and cried

until my handkerchief

soaked with tears. I began

to feel lightness and hope

sprung like sprout.

I’ve found a father in the

person of God. He may not be with

me physically, but there’s an

assurance that he will never

abandon me. My relationship with

Him grew up each day. I learn to

entrust Him each day of my life,

believing that He will sustain me

in whatever burden I may carry.

I’ve already forgiven my

father. “Father’s Day” I no longer

question that. What I had gone

through with my earthly father

served as an experience to make

me a better person.

A father will always be a

father, whether good or evil. In my

case, my father seemed condemna-

ble, but who am I to judge? Every

human could be forgiven and that

includes my father. Everything has

reason.

Let us not lose hope, for

one day. We will know.

* * *

my mother’s constant begging of

advance payment. These were

times when father would come

home drunk, throwing everything

that he would bump into, even if

that “thing” was his own child. I

had experienced being beaten up

severed times because of my sim-

ple tantrum as a child. I got used to

a situation wherein my mother

would give birth without father on

her side, where was he? …He was

with his friends, having fun with

their drinking habit.

And

the worst of all was, when my

youngest sibling died because of

his negligence. My mother asked

to watch over my brother, who

was then two years old, so she

could go to her employer if she

could get an advance payment for

our schooling. He left my brother

onto his crib. My brother found a

rubber ball and put it into his

mouth, as expected, the ball stuck

on his throat and eventually killed

him. My father noticed the silence,

went to check on my brother, and

there he was, cold and blue. I

wanted to curse him to his face,

crush him into pieces but I was

able to control myself. My mother

was dumbfounded for months. She

wanted to leave my father, but he

didn’t allow her. He begged her to

stay, so she did. But their

relationship could be compared to

a cold war.

A father will

always be a father,

whether good or evil.

Happy Father’s Day

Blessed

“You should be like your

mother or father”, “You should get

high grades”, “You should be

famous”, “You must be the best of

your class” etc. These are some

advices you can hear from people

around you and it is not always the

best of thinking. There are many

reasons to change this way of

thinking and begin to compare

ourselves only with ourselves. As

Leo Buscalgia said, “The easier

thing to be in this world is you.

The most difficult thing to be is

what other people want you to be.

Don’t let them put you in that

position.”

The first reason to avoid

comparing yourself with others is

that you cannot change the fact

that there will always be someone

better than you. It doesn’t matter

in which field or aspect, but it is

always true. You only have to do

is just to accept that you are not

always on top, you are not always

be the beautiful or handsome

in your campus, you are not al-

ways be the most intelligent stu-

dent in your class and you are not

always be the best of what you

think.

The second reason to

escape this kind of comparison is

that you will always find someone

worse than you, but as a contrast to

the first reason, this can make you

feel better than others, and this

feeling can turn into a horrible

pride. For example, you are the

second best student of your class,

and one day the very best student

leaves the school, you will be then

the best one although you are still

only as good as you were before. I

suggest you to believe in the

saying came from Judy Garland,

“Always be a first rate version of

yourself and not a second rate

version of others.”

The third reason is that

the one who compares him/herself

with others is judging, and it

doesn’t help us to develop as hu-

man beings. Nobody knows the

internal reality of others. You may

not know his or her story and his

“Compare

Yourself Only

With

Yourself” R. G. G. A

I once observed around

the box, persons with different

attitudes are with me. Honestly,

I’m annoyed because varying

personalities revolve around my

world.

I have noticed that

everyone plays different roles.

Check yourself if you’re one of

these.

As if

nerds, they

pretend to be

g e n u i n e l y

moral and true.

They never

miss any class

or homework

and do more

than what is

expected.

S o m e

are socialites

o r b e a u t y

queens who

long popularity

thinking that beauty has won the

hearts of many. They can’t even

leave their classroom without

make-ups and starring at the

mirror.

The flirt they always jerk

around boys as if life is full of

play. They do chit chat every boy

they meet and have lot of

relationships.

Those sportsmen who are

always busy minding the games.

He spends his life with their sport

hobbies.

The teacher’s pet who

thought of impressing their

classmates that they are the most

kind and industrious, they pretend

to be the “substitute” if sir/ma’am

is not around.

Are you gossip monger

who ruins every street in life and

who does make one’s life a head-

line for the day.

T h e

hippies they

a r e t h e

c o o l e s t

a m o n g

everyone and

they show

that they

dress up

t h e m s e l v e s

uniquely.

P e r -

f e c t i o n i s t

who hates

making mis-

takes, their

s y s t e m

revolves around perfection.

Or are you an

addict, who does mind having a

good time. And all they know is

to get high, to smoke or drink all

night.

It is true that your actions

speak for you but put in mind that

the world responds to you by the

way you conduct yourself.

You, what role do you

play? Are you one of them? Or

you possess the other personality?

* * *

Cyrus Rieta

Always be a first

rate version of yourself

and not a second rate

version of others.

JUNE - NOVEMBER 2012

Teachers

They who Teach us not just a lesson in a book and how the trees grow but

how to face life…

They who Exude spontaneity in attending to the needs of students espe-

cially those who experience learning difficulties…

They who Attach our shoe lace and wipe our tears when situations are be-

yond our power…

They who Cheer us up when circumstances become disappointed…

They who Help us to decide from what is wrong and what is right…

They who Empathize with us when we feel empty and discouraged…

They who Reprimand us to direct the right path…

They who Serve as our parents, friends, and companion when we want to

open ourselves…,

Literary One Last Thing

-khalil_21

I was lying in the hospital I can feel the presence of death in me.

Death is beside me…I knew it!...yes I knew it, Waiting for my time, giving me a countdown of seconds.

My last hour!!!

The pain keeps on pounding, ache squirt all over my vein. Burden is my heart! Boggled is my brain!

Hopelessness overcomes me!!!

I was conscious… yes I am. But, I can not move and feel my body,

I can only move my eyes, And all I can see is the white and bright light in the ceiling.

I have talked to death! Yes I did,

“Death!... before you finally separate my body from my soul, I wanted to do last 3 things that will surely change the world!”

But…but death didn’t reply back. And he is just sitting beside me and listening to my words.

I have continued…

First, I wanted to plant billions of trees. Trees for shelter, for food, and trees that will bring back the balance

of nature… Death laughs and continued in ticking the glass hour.

Second, I wanted to leave a child… my own child,

A child that will rule the world in future With faith, leadership, and honesty.

Then suddenly, I felt a hot rolling liquid from my eyes, Am I crying? ...yes I am…. I am crying!

Then there comes the third thing….

I wanted to make a song!!!! A song that will inspire the world to settle for peace.

Then death finally ask me, “instead of wishing for those things, Why not wish for extension of your life?”

That was then that I laughed and said, “only GOD can do it”

Death vanished with an echoing voice saying, “I will show you one thing that is better than your last three wishes”

And as I turn my eyes in my surroundings, I can see the doctors, nurses, and attendants in panic.

They are all hurrying and doing their best to save my life. I have remembered my last minutes…. Then I cried!

I saw my mama and papa

Crying outside the glass window of the operating room, I felt burdened!!!

I wanted to shout but I can’t I tried to speak but I can’t

I wanted to say how much I love them But…..

But…. I cannot!!!

And before I gave up my last breathe, I have realized one last thing that I wanted to do….

I shouted, “Death!.. I wanted to make a mini towel!” Death shows up with a meaningful smile.

Why? He asked…

I replied with my last breathe, with tears in my eyes, “Because I wanted to wipe their tears!!!”

My love one’s tears! Tears!

“I have NOTHING but

I’m rich” By Oyu

Men invest too much for education. Parents work like super heroes toiling day and night to suffice the educational needs of their children. A father or a mother working in a foreign land that offers better salary would sacrifice for many years to provide the school requirements like tuition, book, project, daily allowance, etc. Rich and poor value education believing on a concept that “Education is the best wealth

that can never be bought by money or power.” Work hard for education, invest for education, and sacrifice for education. SACRIFICE means giving up of something important or valuable.

Parents working abroad feel scorching pain for not seeing their children and having no time in taking care of them. When you touch a newly-born pet, a mother dog would bark at you and is angry for she thought that you hurt her baby. Mother dog guards and stays with her pet to give assurance for safeguard. Chicks would terribly cry for sadness if they are away from their mother chicken. If animals have such feeling, what more

to children whose parents are miles away and are separated by thousands of mountains and huge bodies of water. This situation results to misguided children and worst broken family members.

My parents have no education. They don’t have money for my education. I have no education but I’m rich.

After one has graduated, he looks for a job. He may start from the lowest position but soon he aims to be in a higher rank. He wants to be promoted because the higher his position the better his salary. He needs to double his time and if possible double his effort. He will be working

hard again to meet the requirements and deadlines. Study for Master’s degree, er-ratic schedule, sleepless nights…Limited time or no time at all for a close emotional bonding with family members. He is busy. He is fully occupied with mountains of work. He is not free. He has no time.

I have no work. I’m not busy but I’m rich.

If one has established a good work position, it follows that he has good income. He now has the money. He wants to establish business, to travel abroad, and to buy house and lot, car, gadget, and many more. This may result into two situations. One has experienced all the

pleasure in this world until he unconsciously wants more and discovers nothing is left in his money and he decides to borrow more until it becomes an UNpayable debt. The other one becomes successful. His properties grow and his personal savings increase. He saves a lot of money for his future and for the future of his family. But when he dies, what he left becomes the cause envy and greed.

I have no good in-come. I have no money but I’m rich.

If I put my heart on being happy, I will have to learn not to want anything.

I have nothing but I’m rich.

My Friend Jasmin Jane A. Clavaton

There was a time when I felt sad

And told myself that I am bad

Because that time I never had

A friend who will make me so glad

And the time came when I met you

And on that time my dream came

true

To have a friend who is like you

One who I love and love me too

My friend, I just want to thank you

For every good thing you do

And I will never forget you

Because you are so good and true

You’re always there to make me

strong

And forgives me when I do wrong

I hope your life will be so long

And have melody like a song.


Smile By Valentin Rabara

Even before I had already this feeling

Now I can’t believe all of these were happening

Smiling with me and attention you’re giving

That’s all that matter for my life now has meaning.

They thought I’m crazy when I smile with no

reason

But the truth is, I bring back something I hold on

Memories of you is like light in the darkness

Sweet memories that lasts and leads to happiness.

How beautiful your smile is when you look at me

And your smile is sweet, so sweet just like honey

I’m the happiest man the world could ever see

If someday you and I were really meant to be.

I’m hoping that you and I will be together

For our love and smiles stay forever

Because when we were together smiles were made

But when you leave, all of those sweet smiles will

fade.

Sports THE VISION JUNE - NOVEMBER 2012

Through the ef-

forts of 38 cheer dancers and their

coach Mrs. Ailyne Renojo, Red

Griffins grabbed the title for the

cheering competition, last Septem-

ber 7.

After being declared as

the best cheering squad, Red Grif-

fin Team championed over the

other curriculums.

Red Team defeated four

rival teams; Green Hawk, Yellow

Warbler, Blue Eagles and the Or-

ange Phoenix.

As the word Griffin im-

plies “king of all creatures”, the

team shone in the competition.

They electrified the

audience as they cheered with full

energy and enthusiasm.

Felicity Asuncion, the

choreographer gained overflowing

success after dominating the com-

petition.

Inspired by the support of

the whole Red Team, the cheering

squad stood out during their per-

formance.

“Sobrang nakakaproud at

siyempre na inspire kami na galin-

gan sa mga laro”, said Elegance

Estrada, athlete from Red Griffins.

By Cyrus Rieta

Sport as a form of

leisure and exercise has been

given much attention

nowadays. It is viewed as a

perfect avenue to develop

fitness and wellness. Fitness,

since it develops one’s

physique, and wellness, as it

makes an individual mentally

and physically sound. Since

sports offer many benefits to

students i.e. it helps an

individual grow physically,

mentally, emotionally and

socially, an individual does

not only enjoy once he

engages into a play but de-

velop his total well being as

well. For the past various

sports competitions, teach-

ers and students alike were

given chances to trigger shots

which painted barricades and

divisions. It appears to be an

intense rival between curricu-

lums, a battle for supremacy,

where teachers at some point

gave much pressure to players

to win. A combat which

they believed would put an

end to a trivial idea of who is

better, of who should have the

bragging rights.

What a shame! The

very institution that should

teach the very purpose of

sports is also the culprit for a

misguided notion! Instead of

instilling sportsmanship, we

cultivate animosity. The

recognition we achieved out

of winning is nothing, because

we play out of track. And as

far as the rule of the game is

for total wellness and devel-

opment, an irreversible occa-

sion which bids countless op-

portunities for excellence and

that would foster camaraderie,

cooperation and teamwork.

What a wonderful package

that is! But apparently, It was

such a big a lost! Chances had

just passed by, because we

had been clouded by some

irrelevant matters which gave

us the wrong view of the real

purpose of sports. We got the

wrong vision of what sports

should serve.

Firstly, the Intramural

Meet, a school activity which

is supposed to unite students

and teachers to a common

goal through sports, turned

out to be a parade of colors

concerned, that is a foul!

Secondly, we under-

stand that as an institution, we

badly need to take some risk

for our name’s sake. We com-

pete to other schools just like

in the district and zone tilt to

qualify for the Provincial

Meet. And when we say com-

pete, we mean, we really and

seriously compete. Since stu-

dents represent the school, we

wanted them to be the best!

For one, school’s

prestige! Second, we are

afraid of losing, and we think

that we became the laughing

staff. As such, we carry out all

means to gather the best of the

best we have, even this mean

would be demeaning. We do

some inevitable adjustments,

along with justifications that,

“It’s not just we, who do it!”

What a sound mind! Right?

Lastly, rigorous prac-

tice is part of the training;

there is nothing wrong with

that. In fact we enjoy it!

Teachers out of the class

because they are busy training

their players? That’s great!

Should it be taught as a ne-

glect of the profession? Was it

compromising learning? Well,

they are teachers, they should

know better than us.

In the end, we all run

in a common race, we all opt

for a common goal.

Excellence! But we could

only attain that if the real pur-

pose is SERVED!

***

There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 different color combinations pos-

sible on a Rubik’s Cube.

There are 2,598, 960 five-card hands possible in a 52 - card deck of

cards.

Boxing became legal sport in 1901.

Pittsburgh is the only city where all major ports teams have the same

colors: Black and gold.

“Diddle for the middle” is a slang expression used for the start of a darts

game.

Kresimir Cosic is only non-American player in NBA Hall of Fame.

Football (Soccer) is the most attended or watched sport in the world.

In the four major US professional, (Baseball, Basketball, Football, and

Hockey), there are only seven teams whose nicknames do not end with

an “S”:

Basketball: The Miami Heat, The Utah Jazz, The Orlando Magic.

Baseball: The Boston Red Sox, The Chicago White Sox.

Hockey: The Colorado Valanche, The Tampa Bay Lightning

Football: None

In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, “They’ll put a man on

the moon before I hit a home run.” On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil

Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only,

home run.

Fishing is the biggest participant sports in the world.

I G D O G H U N G G O H O O K S H O T S

S N A N B O W L I N G S O F T B A L L S

A I R P O O N A U N G G O T A R Z A N S

D T T S A K A O T D A R T I N C R U D C

R O S O U S N N W N O T N I M D A B U R

I O O F U N G G O Y N E M S E N I L S A

B H F T S E P A K T A K R A W I N H T B

B S T B V R H C A O I G O B X P S E R B

L T B A T O H S I Y N O D I R U H R L L

I R A L C A L E T I O R I B A N I I I E

N A L K M R R L K D E I E E Y A N C N M

G D E P E I L C E F L L E F S S E N E E

A Y I C P I O E E Y E L O E M E X O M T

T O C M G L P R I T B S E E R O R S O R

N O U A B S C B N K T A N R A E E Z N O

S O S E P A K T A K R A L E E H F X Y A

L L A B T O O F L O Y M A L C S H E T I

E T A M K C E H C R S E P A K T A K R A

T A E M O U R N I G D A R T S H O O T I

P U T A K A N B I R D Y C H E S S A I D

Badminton

Bird

Blocking

Bowling

Champion

Checkmate

Chess

Dart Shooting

Dribbling

Football

Hockey

Hook Shot

Poona

Referee

Scrabble

Sepak Takraw

Soccer

Softball

Volleyball

Umpire

THE VISI N

VOL. 1 No. X JUNE - NOVEMBER 2012

“The more you sweat in practice, the less you in battle” — Unknown

CHNS players who have undergone intensive trainings shocked their chal-lengers last Zonal Meet, Octo-ber 5, and boost off the Provin-cial Meet 2012.

CHNS team bagged over-all title in Zonal Meet held at Castillejos National High School.

Volleyball men trained by Mr. Rogelio Besarra assem-bled trickly placing and fired sizzling spikes that tear Subic and San Marcelino.

Mr. Mark Aragones who rigidly trained the bad-minton players destroyed their

rivals during the Zonals. Applying the strategic

potential of the chess players and fuelled by the series of trainings of their coach, Mr. Ronald Perez, they were able to beat their challengers.

Sepak Takraw players under the supervision of Mr. Edgar Asuncion, destroyed their rival teams, Subic and San Marcelino.

Players for athletics, coached by Mr. Randy Dela Cruz and Mr. Frederick Dabay buried their opponents in dis-cuss throw, shot put, javelin throw, and track and field.

By Cyrus Rieta

Governed by the Inter-

national Olympics Committee

(IOC), the 2012 Summer

Olympics took place in Lon-

don, United Kingdom with

10,500 athletes from 204 par-

ticipating National Olympic

Committees, July 27 to August

12.

Danny Boyle directed

the ceremony and officially

opened by Queen Elizabeth II,

accompanied by Prince Philip,

Duke of Edinburgh, James

Bond, and Rowan Atkinson.

Three athletes from the

Netherlands Antilles Olympic

Committee, which had its

membership withdrawn by the

IOC Executive Committee at

the IOC Session of June 2011,

and one athlete recognized

NOC, participated independ-

ently under the Olympic flag.

90% of the material

inside the 200-hectare Olympic

park can be reused and recy-

cled, including the 17km of

Beauty contests are com-

petitions which provide entertain-

ment to its viewers. Nowadays, it

is used in promoting environ-

mental concerns. But aside from

that is a form of leisure which fo-

cuses with the physical beauty,

talent and of course the personality

of the contestants. Somewhat, it is

a venue wherein individuals de-

velop physically, mentally, emo-

tionally and of course socially. It

builds one’s confidence and self-

esteem.

There is an unending is-

sue regarding with these beauty

pageants, if we would allow gays

to join this contests. Until now,

every one of us has different

stands about this certain issue.

Some would say that

beauty contests are intended only

for REAL WOMEN. That’s why

the winners are called “beauty

queens” and the essence of the

competition is being a woman. It

does not mean that they are al-

ready acceptable in our society, we

would also allow them to join

beauty contest referred as Gay

Contest. It would be unfair for

women if gays are allowed to com-

pete against them. In addition, God

created only Adam and Eve.

On the other side, gays

also want to join pageants. As the

name implies being a gay is being

true to one’s self and expressing

own feelings. It means being care-

free and happy. Aside from win-

ning the titles and having their

crowns all they want is to gain

equality and to be treated fairly.

Because no price could be greater

than the joy they receive every

time they join those competitions.

Why not give them the chance.

The big question is will

we gain unity if we provide

EQUALITY?

CATEGORY WINNING DISTRICT COACH

BASKETBALL SUBIC DISTRICT

VOLLEYBALL (BOYS) CASTILLEJOS DISTRICT MR. ROGELIO BESARRA

VOLLEYBALL (GIRLS) SUBIC DISTRICT

BADMINTON (BOYS) CASTILLEJOS DISTRICT MR. MARK ARAGONES

BADMINTON (GIRLS) CASTILLEJOS DISTRICT MR. MARK ARAGONES

TABLE TENNIS (BOYS) SAN MARCELINO DISTRICT

TABLE TENNIS (GIRLS) SUBIC DISTRICT

CHESS (BOYS) CASTILLEJOS DISTRICT MR. RONALD PEREZ

CHESS (GIRLS) CASTILLEJOS DISTRICT MR. RONALD PEREZ

SEPAK TAKRAW CASTILLEJOS DISTRICT MR.EDGAR ASUNCION

ATHLETICS (BOYS) CASTILLEJOS DISTRICT MR. RANDY DELA CRUZ

ATHLETICS (GIRLS) CASTILLEJOS DISTRICT MR. RANDY DELA CRUZ

street wires used for the velo-

dromes cable roof, which is

two times the height of Mount

Everest.

800,000 people used

public transport to travel to the

games that used 26,400 tennis

balls, 65,000 towels and, 2,700

footballs.

At the end of the game,

USA finished first in the medal

table, with the total of 104

medals, followed Great Britain

with 88 medals and, Russia

with 65 medals.

The closing ceremony

of the London Summer Olym-

pics was held on August 12 and

also included a handover of the

Olympic flag by Boris Johnson,

Mayor of London to Eduardo

Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janiero,

and the host city of the 2016

Summer Olympics.

By Mark Christian Alterado

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