Rain, rain when you come out
You only want make me shout
Your little droplets so serene
And oh, your beauty is so pristine
I come out just to play
‘Coz you make me nothing but gay
Your droplets bring nothing but joy
And it makes me think, I don’t need no toy!
People say you’re a harm
But I don’t hear any alarm
So please come play with me
And bring me more glee
Oh, being with you is so fun
‘Coz you’re a playful one
This is a peom I've created with a classmate during our English class in school. I would just like to share it because I kind of find it somehow interesting. I just, or should I say, we just love the Rain so much!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Red Cross First Aid Training for Students and Teachers
The First aid training for students and teachers was held last September 12 to 13, 2009 in the Amphitheater of the Agusan National High School focusing on the topic of School Disaster Management. The training was introduced after the program at 8AM on September 12. It was leaded by Miss Mariel Angelica Therese Baladad as the Master of Ceremonies and it started with the invocation by Mr. Armando Magdura – Ground Maintenance Team Leader and then followed by singing of the National Anthem with Miss Princess Juneire Peligro conducting.
The teachers and the students had separate seminars and demonstration from the Philippine National Red Cross personnel of the Butuan City Chapter before doing any actual first aid activity after the program. The lecture happened from 10AM to 12PM with different speakers and then the delegates had their free lunch in the canteen. The lecture again resumed at 1PM – 6PM, where these lecture comprised with the teachings about the different kinds of bandage and cravat you can do with a Triangle Bandage. The delegates were also taught about the proper positions, the proper pulls in handling the patient so as not to cause further damage. After the lectures, the Red Cross Youth Delegates from the Agusan National High School Council and the delegates from the Father Saturnino Urios University College Council united and lighted their candles while forming the word “FIRST AID DAY” in the MAPEH Hall celebrating the world’s first aid day. After that, day 1 has ended.
On the second day, at 8AM - 9AM, a written test was conducted by the Philippine National Red Cross personnel to be taken by the delegates. This test was about all the lectures which mostly comprised of situational questions. After the test, the lectures and demonstrations continued in preparation for the demonstration test in the afternoon about the different cravat and slings and also about the different pulls and position by the delegates. At 12PM, lunch break was held in the canteen once more then the demonstration test began at 1PM. The delegates were also given the chance to have an actual first aid activity which their performance was then judged by the Red Cross personnel. It all ended at 5 in the afternoon where sadly there was also a brownout at that time. But as they say, “The show must go on”, so the school principal, Mr. Peter G. Esterioso gave his last words which signaled the end of the whole training.
A Symposium on November 20, 2009
On November 20, 2009 a symposium on the natural environment and ecological balance was held in the AVR or Audio Visual Room in the Agusan National High School at 8:30 in the morning. Speakers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources or DENR came just to specially share their knowledge about the said topic.
Everyone was all ears and was very enthusiastic when the symposium started. It was first warmed up with a little prayer which was solemnly said and also by the singing of the National Anthem – Lupang Hinirang.
The students that attended the event was mostly the classroom officers for their science subject but the event was also open for everyone who wants to learn and listen for new information. It was attended by the students from the freshmen years to the students of the senior years from any of the curriculums – STOHS or Science and Technology Oriented High School, RBEC and Regulars. The AVR was fully crowded with nearly no more free seats to accommodate those students that were keep on coming. The first topic was about the ecological wastes found on the seas, rivers and estuaries and their effects to the living organisms found in the said places and also the solid wastes from the kitchens of homes and restaurants, human wastes and as well as animals’ which contribute as one of the ecological wastes. The students were also educated about the Solid Waste Management. They were told about the old system about it and where the solid wastes go which may either be a benefit for the people or a loss. The bodies of water were also one of the significant topics involve. Seas which may be in an urban place or not are already polluted and as well as rivers because as of the year 2006, 16 of the big rivers found in the Philippines, officially 5 in Metro Manila are declared biologically dead. The sun, a big hot ball of fire, the ozone layer, the protective layer which is found in the stratosphere that protects the earth from the sun’s harmful Ultraviolet Rays and the ozone hole which was made by substances like refrigerants and CFC’s were also discussed.
The program ended at almost 12 in the afternoon. The students were glad for all the lessons and knowledge they gained and as well as the teachers and speakers that the program was a big success. This big event was made possible with the cooperation of the Science Department with its head, Mrs. Julita N. Garcia, the school principal, Mr. Peter G. Esterioso and also of the Youth for Environment Students Organization or YES-O with its theme: 1-2-Tree-4-Life.
Everyone was all ears and was very enthusiastic when the symposium started. It was first warmed up with a little prayer which was solemnly said and also by the singing of the National Anthem – Lupang Hinirang.
The students that attended the event was mostly the classroom officers for their science subject but the event was also open for everyone who wants to learn and listen for new information. It was attended by the students from the freshmen years to the students of the senior years from any of the curriculums – STOHS or Science and Technology Oriented High School, RBEC and Regulars. The AVR was fully crowded with nearly no more free seats to accommodate those students that were keep on coming. The first topic was about the ecological wastes found on the seas, rivers and estuaries and their effects to the living organisms found in the said places and also the solid wastes from the kitchens of homes and restaurants, human wastes and as well as animals’ which contribute as one of the ecological wastes. The students were also educated about the Solid Waste Management. They were told about the old system about it and where the solid wastes go which may either be a benefit for the people or a loss. The bodies of water were also one of the significant topics involve. Seas which may be in an urban place or not are already polluted and as well as rivers because as of the year 2006, 16 of the big rivers found in the Philippines, officially 5 in Metro Manila are declared biologically dead. The sun, a big hot ball of fire, the ozone layer, the protective layer which is found in the stratosphere that protects the earth from the sun’s harmful Ultraviolet Rays and the ozone hole which was made by substances like refrigerants and CFC’s were also discussed.
The program ended at almost 12 in the afternoon. The students were glad for all the lessons and knowledge they gained and as well as the teachers and speakers that the program was a big success. This big event was made possible with the cooperation of the Science Department with its head, Mrs. Julita N. Garcia, the school principal, Mr. Peter G. Esterioso and also of the Youth for Environment Students Organization or YES-O with its theme: 1-2-Tree-4-Life.
ANHS Hosts 4th Annual Science Clubs Summit
Last September 5 to 6, 2009 the Agusan National High School hosted the 4th National Science Clubs Summit with its theme: “Structural Engineering” in according to the celebration of the National Science Clubs Month or NSCM. Many different delegates from different places of the Caraga Region gave their time in attending this two-day activity, each of them hoping to learn something new and to experience new things. This summit was founded by the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs with its theme: “Science Clubbers: The Catalysts for Global Change”.
Chapter one started with the NSCM and Summit Opening Program also together with the lecture in the Amphitheater. There was a speaker from Camp Rodriguez and from the PSYSC. The speaker from the Camp Rodriguez told the delegates about how important it is to have people like her and that to never stop a child’s dream if ever he wants to be a public servant especially with a job of a police. The speaker from the PSYSC shared the delegates about his knowledge in Structural Engineering like about columns, beams, arches, poles and many other more. When program the ended, the Subcamp Congregation started. All in all, there were 21 subcamps and each was assigned to prepare a jingle to present in the evening for the contest in the socials night. Lunch break was from 11:30 to 1PM, and then the Team-Building Workshop began with all the games galore where each subcamp has to make a great structure out of Popsicle sticks. The popsicles challenge ended at 3PM because after that time, two new other games were introduced. They were the “GO-CHOKI-PA!” and “My Body” game. All the games ended at 5PM for the preparation of the pledge and socials night at 7PM and also for the dinner. Everything went well and the night was full of games like the Limbo Rock and after that, chapter one has ended and everyone slept soundly in bed.
Chapter two started with a “Pulot Kalat” drive which is another contest by each of the subcamps. The next game was for those individuals who have talents in structural engineering which was about building a spaghetti bridge and giant slippers from egg shells. After these games, lunch pushed itself through and then at 1PM, the Awarding and Closing Ceremonies was situated in the Amphitheater which was also finished at 3PM.
This summit was also made possible in cooperation of the Science Department Head, Mrs. Julita N. Garcia and the School Principal, Mr. Peter G. Esterioso.
Chapter one started with the NSCM and Summit Opening Program also together with the lecture in the Amphitheater. There was a speaker from Camp Rodriguez and from the PSYSC. The speaker from the Camp Rodriguez told the delegates about how important it is to have people like her and that to never stop a child’s dream if ever he wants to be a public servant especially with a job of a police. The speaker from the PSYSC shared the delegates about his knowledge in Structural Engineering like about columns, beams, arches, poles and many other more. When program the ended, the Subcamp Congregation started. All in all, there were 21 subcamps and each was assigned to prepare a jingle to present in the evening for the contest in the socials night. Lunch break was from 11:30 to 1PM, and then the Team-Building Workshop began with all the games galore where each subcamp has to make a great structure out of Popsicle sticks. The popsicles challenge ended at 3PM because after that time, two new other games were introduced. They were the “GO-CHOKI-PA!” and “My Body” game. All the games ended at 5PM for the preparation of the pledge and socials night at 7PM and also for the dinner. Everything went well and the night was full of games like the Limbo Rock and after that, chapter one has ended and everyone slept soundly in bed.
Chapter two started with a “Pulot Kalat” drive which is another contest by each of the subcamps. The next game was for those individuals who have talents in structural engineering which was about building a spaghetti bridge and giant slippers from egg shells. After these games, lunch pushed itself through and then at 1PM, the Awarding and Closing Ceremonies was situated in the Amphitheater which was also finished at 3PM.
This summit was also made possible in cooperation of the Science Department Head, Mrs. Julita N. Garcia and the School Principal, Mr. Peter G. Esterioso.
The First Day of my Sophomore Year
June 2, 2009 and classes has just begun. This is my sophomore year now, done with all those feelings of not belonging in the crowd and the feeling of being uncomfortable with the new people and new surroundings. But of course, the memories of the past year of my study in Agusan National High School still linger around.
First day of classes, was the day of meeting new classmates again due the changes of sections of the students which solely depend on their average performance and grades during the classes in their previous years, this is also the day of meeting new friends and the deepening of the relationship with in peers.
The academic class of the section Darwin, the first section for the STOHS or Science and Technology Oriented High School curriculum in the sophomore year, which I belong in, was arranged to be early in the morning starting at 7AM at the room A-28 in the STOHS building which they also share with the freshmen students of this year who are occupying the room in the afternoon at 12:00. Some changes happened to the school like the addition of a new two-storey building with classrooms in it which replaced the wrecked and old “Titanic Building", and also the unfinished project of having a covered court in the main campus. The section Darwin was composed of only 37 students which originated as 40 students during the freshmen years in section Archimedes with 11 students which were moved into other sections and 10 new students which replaced those who transferred.
I bet the first day of classes for the freshmen students is still an adjusting moment because this would be their first day in the school they will be spending their other four years of high school with, this would be the day of meeting other and new personalities to blend into and to add up, there are now only three sections in the STOHS curriculum for the first years which was formerly four sections with section Galileo being the one that was diminished.
Perhaps, the first day of the seniors will be a day of excitement because this will be their last year in their beloved school until they graduate, receive their diplomas and become an official college student. So, therefore they have to spend time with their friends wisely and also concentrate to their studies to gain more opportunities in their upcoming tertiary years.
Indeed, all first days of classes are a mixed of emotions like excitement, joy, the feeling of being unsure, sadness and many other more. But let us just hope that all the bad first days of classes will turn out to be good in the succeeding days because as they say, “first impressions don’t last”.