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BCNHSLA News Cap
Students of Baguio City National High School Loakan Annex (BCNHSLA) report on the latest events and issues in their school.
LA gears up for its separation
By Lisbet F. Sumcad
With mixed feelings of eagerness and anxiety, the administration, teachers, and students of Baguio City National High School-Loakan Annex (BCNHSLA) is preparing for its autonomy from its mother school, the Baguio City National High School –Main.
BCNHSLA Head Teacher-in-Charge Brenda M. Carino is ensuring that the school will be ready for the turnover which may take place sooner than expected.
By virtue of the Department of Education’s Order No. 71 s. 2003, the authority regarding approval of separation of annexes was delegated to the regional offices from the Office of the Secretary. In the case of Loakan Annex, all the required standards were reviewed and validated by the assigned Inspectorate Team (I-Team), a group created by the Regional Director and co-chaired by the Chief of the Elementary/Secondary Education Division. Two (2) education supervisors also hold member positions in the team. The I-Team conducted ocular inspection, interviewed local stakeholders, and pointed out the urgent needs of the school. Having met all the requirements, LA is indeed ready for separation.
Upon granting of autonomy, Loakan Annex will be renamed Mil-An National High School, in honor of Mil An, a philanthropist who donated the lot where LA is now erected.
Seminar on environmental awareness held
By Emily Ann S. Inso
The BCNHSLA Science Club recently conducted a seminar on environmental awareness entitled “I’m on Low Carbon Diet for a Healthy Environment.”
The said activity, which was participated in by 53 students composed of club officers and class mayors, aimed to enhance students’ awareness on issues concerning the environment.
Science Club adviser Walter Dugui-es was one of the speakers and lectured on global warming, climate change, and weather forecasting. Other resources speakers were Fred Fangonon, chief of Liwanag Barangay, who tackled proper waste disposal; and Jesusa Vizcaya, chief of Loakan Proper Barangay, who gave insights on how to protect the environment.
New HT assumes post
By Marlene Mata-ag
Brenda M. Carino, a principal passer and Head Teacher VI of the English Department of BCNHS, formally took office as Head Teacher-in-Charge of Loakan Annex after she was assigned by Dr. Elma D. Donaal, Secondary School Principal IV.
Carino is an alumnus of Saint Luis University where she earned her degree in Bachelor of Science in Biology. She earned her Masters degree in Language and Literature at UP Baguio.
Her first teaching stint was in Ilocos Sur Barangay High School in 1983, where she taught for seven years after which she rose through the ranks as a teacher and now soon-to-be principal of Mil-an National High School, the new name for Loakan Annex once it is granted its independence from mother school Baguio City National High School –Main.
To “have Loakan Annex produce academically performing students, build students character so that they will be productive citizens to the society,” is Carino’s vision for Loakan.
LA has 8 new teachers
By Jessa Collado
The BCNHS-Loakan Annex welcomes its new teachers:
Romana T. Laoyan and Agosto A. Longboan (TLE), Pacita E. Gawaen and Nazareno M. Gavina (AP), Judith A. Custodio (MAPEH), Julieta G. Mabiasen (Filipino), Melody Betuag (Math) and Keena K. Sanchez (Science).
With the addition of the new teachers, the total teaching force of LA is now 17.
Crackdown on gangs continues
By Daryll Kinichon
Baguio City National High School–LA’s crackdown on gangs is now on high gear as LA Head Teacher-in-Charge Brenda M. Carino intensifies the campaign to demolish existing student gangs.
In a meeting with teachers, Carino reiterated what school principal Dr. Elma D. Donaal emphasized during a caucus with her staff on the prevalence of illegal fraternities in school. The principal is urging all teachers to be vigilant and should caution students not to join gangs. She pointed that there are numerous student organizations that students can participate in. These clubs are established primarily to hone skills, develop talents and enhance leadership of students for them to become good citizens of the country.
With the help of the community members, the school hopes to further intensify efforts against gangs and prevent the occurrence of gang fights and other related offenses.
Loakan Annex faculty have begun gathering information about confirmed and suspected members of gangs and also had a conference with parents and barangay officials last September 12. “The school will not condone and will not tolerate any attempt to ruin peace and order in school,” said faculty president Nazareno Gavina. “We cannot allow these erring students to bully others and inflict harm to anyone otherwise anarchy will prevail in our school”, he added.
Suspension orders have already been issued to those proven to have membership in organizations not sanctioned by the school.
The school is alarmed at the incredibly fast growing rate of various notorious groups in the community. Some gang members even disclosed that they have recruited elementary pupils. “The fear is what we want to eradicate. The more that these young members bow to their superior’s wishes and the more that they allow themselves to be consumed by fright, the more the hardcore members impose on them and take advantage of their weakness,” commented Ben Boyoten, adviser of the Junior Police in Loakan Annex.
Panot, Nacilla awarded Best Speakers
By Jessica Allen Salvaleon
Hannah Mae Panot and Nica Jenine Nacilla, both editors of the LA Flyer are adjudged as second and fifth best speakers respectively in the Lam-ang Debate Cup held at the University of Baguio last August 23-25.
Panot and Nacilla are two of the best speakers chosen among 63 debaters from schools all over Baguio City.
Meanwhile, another LA debate team composed of Aljon Chiday, Martel John Milo and Rowelito Talawan also made it into the quarterfinals of the Dimasalang Debate Tournament with the theme “Unleash Aggression. Debate.” The tournament was sponsored by the University of the Philippines Baguio Debate Society (UPBDS) and was held at the Baguio City National High School Main last August 9.
The winning debaters are all members of the Loakan Debate Society under the mentorship of John Ducusin.
(Published 6 October 2008, Smart Communications, Inc.)
