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to buy more materials she can use
as she explores new ways in
sketching/portraying.
“When I was still starting, I
was paid P500.00 regardless of the
size, but now, the price depends
on the size and how detailed the
image is.”
“I am very lucky to have a sister who is
very good at everything.”
Francis Tyrone is a Grade 9
student who started drawing be-
cause of his sister, Akiza Mae.
Young as he was, he used
to just look her sister while drawing
and sketching. It was not his hobby
nor ambition and he thought of it
as a waste of time; not until his sis-
ter told him that this kind of hobby
will make him earn money in the
future. Realistic, isn’t he?
Her sister, then, started
teaching him and shared her tech-
continuation from page 6…
was relieved. Once again, I
started to believe; I started to be-
lieve that if this is a test that God
made us do, I think we have a
chance at succeeding.
A year of uncertainties, new
variants and combat against
COVID19 flew and vaccine roll-out
has been widely done in the entire
country. Not only the senior citizens
and legal-aged people are vac-
cinated but also the adolescents
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niques. Well, the talent may have
been innate because he learned
fast and soon after, his family wit-
nessed him doing great in his craft.
Just like Akiza and Jha-
nelle, Tyrone had more time ex-
ploring and learning drawing tech-
niques when the stay-at-home set-
up started due to the pandemic. It
became his and her sister’s bond-
ing activities. In fact, they love join-
ing online art contests where they
usually win prizes.
Right now, he is glad that
he can already buy his own art
materials from the money he earns
from his sketches. He sells his work
for P500.00 per piece and he real-
izes that his sister has always been
right - that there’s money in it.
When asked about how he
feels about what he’s doing right
now, he proudly says, he’s grateful
and blessed.
As I held my reflection in
the mirror, my pounding heart
started to intensify. The coat em-
braced my cold body. This is it! I
eagerly walked out, mustering all
the courage inside me as I went
inside my car, feeling the sweat
crawling down my neck. The en-
gine then started to cough. Too
many ‘ifs’ were running inside my
head. I was eager to savor the
knowledge I was about to encoun-
ter. I swore to myself that I’d work
hard. That I’d be somebody. I
could even imagine myself win-
aged 12 to 17 years old. The new
normal is slowly uprising. As it ap-
pears, people are thinking of ways to
combine the old and new together.
Now, school and work have turned
into the internet to function, protec-
tion is always kept intact and daily
news is always ready and all-ears for
updates. I knew that although it
would be hard to adapt to, I’m sure
sooner or later, we will.
Cities that were once desolate
are now back and thriving like the
ning a debate. I was willing to
smell the pressure like gasoline be-
cause I was raised to be strong; I
was raised to be an achiever. It
was quite disappointing to be a
woman for I always had to work
twice as hard. But really, what
could I do to prove them how
wrong they were? There was no
room for failure. I also had high
standards of myself and it infuriat-
ed me whenever I failed to meet
them. I knew I could do more and
so I would, for life wouldn’t hand
me things that I want, I better grab
them with my hands. I seriously
couldn’t wait for the day when I
could say I finally made it, and for
the day I wouldn't need anyone
else’s approval.
But for now, all of those The Department of Edu- COVID-19.
were but a dream, I still need to cation, in cooperation with the “We are glad that our par-
study. After all, the only thing that Rural Health Unit of Sarrat, is ents optimistically brought their
matters is how badly I want it. I was pushing for the inoculation children to our school during the
back to reality when I heard a car against the coronavirus disease mass vaccination. We look for-
beeped loudly pulling me back
2019 (COVID-19) of all students ward to 100% vaccination rate
from wherever my mind wan-
of Sta. Rosa National High among our students to minimize
dered. After minutes of ride, I finally
reached my destination. The sun
School in line with the vaccina- risks and to safeguard them from
penetrated my body after emerg- tion for citizens aged 12-17 years the threat of the virus once on-
ing from the vehicle I was in. Surely, old in preparation for a possible site classes will be approved,”
my journey is still long and chal- limited face-to-face learning. says Mrs. Loida S. Corpuz,
lenges are inevitable. At this point, A mass vaccination for school principal I.
the pandemic and our current situ- the students was rolled out by the “As parents, we want our
ation bring shivers but I manage to Sarrat RHU at the SRNHS gym- children to be protected and we
stand firmly and hold on to my vi- nasium where majority of the are grateful that our school was
sions.
total enrollees received their first one of the first schools in the di-
There are times when I feel
dose of Pfizer vaccine on No- vision to have this mass vaccina-
like couldn't handle how over-
whelming the situations are. But
vember 25, 2021 and second tion. This distance learning is
then, I sip for air and let out a deep dose on December 17. indeed challenging, but we have
sigh. No matter what, I would Mrs. Karence M. Bueno, high hopes that this pandemic
someday slay law school, or die school coordinator for Oplan Ka- will conclude, soon,” PTA Presi-
trying. lusugan sa DepEd, said a total of dent Marivic Doroni said.
892 students are now fully vac- The class advisers contin-
olden days, but now, it’s safer. Alt-
cinated and many of the students ue to exert efforts to encourage
hough we have not completely
eradicated the virus, the vaccine is who were not able to join the and guide studxents to get their
kicking in and starts to eradicate as mass vaccination are now regis- jabs done.
much as it possibly can. As humanity
learned to control, adapt, and learn
tered and scheduled to be im- Meanwhile, boosters have
from this event that will go down in munized. Furthermore, she an- been given to some employees
history, I realized that without looking nounced that all the members of
at the difference, the past history of
who have comorbidities.
each other, and beliefs, we can the administration, faculty and
conquer through anything if we staff have already completed
come as one in order to defeat a
their immunization shots against
common foe.
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Alumni batch______donates internet connection
Sta. Rosa National
High School installed internet
connectivity with the following
phases: Phase I: 12 Rooms in
Senior High School (SHS) Build-
ing Phase II: Nine Rooms in the
Administration Building and
Phase III: Four Rooms in the
SSC Building, Mini-Gymnasium
and School Stage through the
financial assistance of
_________________________
with the leadership of the admin-
istration headed by School Prin-
cipal I, Mrs. Loida S. Corpuz.
This is to provide
easy access to more information;
bridge communication gaps; and
deliver efficient online synchro-
nous teaching learning and quali-
ty education to all the learners of
SRNHS for both Junior and Sen-
ior High School in this covid 19
pandemic.
Likewise, this is in
pursuant to Department of Edu-
cation (DepEd) Order No. 50, s.
2009 titled, “Launching the De-
pEd Internet Connectivity Project
and Directing All Public High
Schools to Subscribe to Internet
Connectivity Services,” and as a
part of its commitment to contin-
uously improve the teaching and
learning processes for the benefit
of the Filipino learners, DepEd
shared its plans to provide every
school in the country with inter-
net connectivity.
Furthermore, this is
in conjunction with the DepEd
Computerization Program
(DCP) which aims to raise the
information and communications
technology (ICT) literacy of
learners, teachers, and school
PICTURE OF SSG INITIATIVES/PROJECTS
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heads by integrating ICT in the
school system and providing in-
formation technology (IT) equip-
ment to schools nationwide.
Hence, the Sta. Rosa
National High School, in cooper-
ation with the stakeholders, con-
sisting of civic-spirited citizens,
alumni residing locally and
abroad, facilitated the installation
of internet connection with its
commitment on improving the
state of education and providing
accessible and comprehensive
education for students, wherever
they may be in the country.
JANUARY 2022
An escape from stress during pandemic...
A lot have been shown,
written and told about the nega-
tive things brought about by
COVID-19 pandemic and all of
them may be incredibly true.
We’re experiencing them on
hand, and we’re playing a part
of history yet to be written. Sur-
prisingly, we also have our own
escape from reality, and that’s
what keeps us going!
In this article, you’re go-
ing to meet three superb young
artists, who are going to inspire
you to discover your innate tal-
ents.
“This pandemic is challenging and I also
had a hard time adjusting but drawing is
my escape when everything seems tir-
ing..”
Akiza Mae a Grade 11-
Darwin (Stem) student who
topped her class last school year,
with high honors.
Evident in her works, she’s
not just an intellectual lass but also
a skilled one. Who wouldn’t be
amazed to see her realistic sketch-
es? Seriously, when I first saw them,
I thought they were from an edit-
ing mobile app, but I was terribly
wrong.
She started drawing when
she was five years old. It felt so nat-
ural and nobody taught her to.
She started with drawing cartoons
and images of her family until she
found pleasure in sketching. It was
then when she began drawing on
a sketch pad and the people
close to her got amazed with her
works.
When the pandemic start-
ed and distance learning came to
practice, she found more tome to
pursue her interests. She had more
time to explore and upgrade her
works. She became enthralled with
coloring her sketches, which
brought more amazement from
people. She also had time to show
and teach her brother how to do
it, and voila! They’re now on the
same ship.
Her talent is definitely tak-
ing her far. She has joined and
contests within and outside school
before pandemic and now, she’s
nailing some online competitions
she’s joining in. Not only that, she’s
also earning money from it! Yes,
she is! She sells drawing for P500.00
per head and her friends and rela-
tives are in queue for their turn to
be on her sketch pad.
“It’s my passion and it has become my
habit. Everyone has a unique talent from
God, let’s go forth and seek what is in
stored for us.”
Shenika Jhanelle a grade
11 student, consistent with honors
since junior high school, and a lady
who’s into sketching, portraying,
house planning (yes!) and interior
designing (wow!).
At her age, she is showing
a lot of potentials and she’s very
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enthusiastic to share how her jour-
ney started.
She was on the 6th grade
when her interest in drawing was
ignited. Beautiful sceneries like is-
lands were her first subject inter-
ests. As time went by, she became
fascinated with sketching houses,
and portraying. Like a river con-
stantly flowing, her passion kept on
and that’s when she started pur-
chasing art materials with his dad’s
full-support.
As she grew older, her im-
agination became wider and wil-
der. Thanks to online videos, she
was able to learn different tech-
niques. She started to make house
designs with interior designs and
she began integrating the combi-
nation of art materials she discov-
ered online in her portrait sketches.
According to Jhanelle, the
pandemic gave her more time to
explore what she can do. She had
time to step-up from charcoal
drawing to other art materials like
markers, watercolor, colored pen-
cils, acrylic paints and oil pastels.
She says she was once a shy-type
person but now, she’s meeting a
lot of people and she learned and
began to accept commissioned
artworks. Yes! She’s already earn-
ing money from it which she uses
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Whoosh…
The sound of a fickle breeze
running around playfully through
the withered leaves of once vi-
brant and luscious trees, but now
lifelessly laying down in the con-
crete sidewalks. Oh how I wish I
had a miracle to unravel that this
place would be back to its origi-
nal state, to how these sidewalks
used to be filled with endless peo-
ple with bright smiles and positive
auras. In the end, we humans, did
this ourselves; we gave our-
selves the punishment that
we neglected for dec-
ades. When did this never
-ending nightmare start,
and when will it end?
I still remember the days
when we would freely roam
around the school campus with
nothing holding us back, except
for our projects and reports that
are due in less than five minutes.
Although the world already start-
ed to warn other countries, the
Philippines never listened. We,
hard-headed people, did what
we want with no shackles of anxi-
ety or pressure attached. I was
also one of those. I just brushed
the problem off, thinking that the
virus would go away easily due to
the fact that the showing symp-
toms were not that severe. I
planted it in my head that this
matter will be solved in no time.
Few weeks passed by, some peo-
ple became sceptical about the
virus being no big deal and start-
ed to feel weary all of a sudden.
We barely finished our last semes-
ter before sending us home be-
cause of safety measures. Person-
ally, I didn’t care at that time. All I
knew in my mind was, NO
SCHOOL! Finally, some time to
myself and my family, no more of
the anxiety of wondering if we
have a surprise quiz tomorrow or
regretting some of your answers
on your quiz. I was so relieved.
As time passed while we
were still home quarantined, I was
living the cycle of waking up, eat,
go to social media, then sleep.
My sleeping habits also changed.
Before, I would struggle and force
myself to finish all my homework
even if it was three in the morn-
ing, only for me t o
wake up at five, having only two
hours of sleep. Now, I slept like a
log starting at eight o’clock and
waking up at like eleven in the
afternoon.
But I knew, those days would
become less enjoyable as time
comes.
Weeks flew like a snap of a
finger and my happy cycle
turned into a never-ending tor-
ture. I was over it! I couldn’t take
more of this! My boredom led me
to rebellion, I going out without
wearing a mask, not doing my
chores, and doing stupid stuff all
day long. But later did I regret
when I was almost caught walk-
ing around wearing no mask by
cops on our neighbourhood. I al-
most made a decision that would
make my guardians suffer. I
learned my lesson that day, but I
was still angry about the whole
quarantine thing. Oh how I wish
my mindset wasn’t like that when
that day happened.
One day while I was watch-
ing the news about the Global
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Pandemic, my whole body froze.
My aunt was shivering in pure hor-
ror, and my ninang started to
break in cold sweat. I never be-
lieved that this day would come,
that someone in our country
would be a tested positive in
COVID-19. Later that day, we hur-
ried to the nearest grocery store
which had all the stuff we need. PICTURE
But we were too late. Lines were
as long as the golden gate
bridge, aisles were bustling of
rowdy people who were fighting
over canned goods. The
worst part, the hygiene
aisle was completely
empty. We were devas-
tated and came home with
only a few stuff. That night, I cried.
I let out all my emotions pour
down with my tears. The sobbing
became worse when my mind
drifted away and thought of sce-
narios that I thought were impossi-
ble. What if the groceries run out,
where are we going to get more?
Is this the end of the human spe-
cies? Are we going to DIE?! Due
to all those thoughts, my body
mind couldn’t handle all the pres-
sure, so as self-defence, I passed
out.
In the morning, I woke up
with my mind being cleared of
the horrid thoughts, and I could
finally help my guardians think of
a solution. Lucky for our town, the
ones who govern this town al- PICTURE OF LAWN IMPROVEMENT
ready thought of a solution to our
problem. They decided to hand
out relief good to everybody that
way, they can contribute in help-
ing the victims of this pandemic.
With this plan of theirs, my scepti-
cal sides started to fade away. I
saw the effect of their plan and I
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By Mrs. Roxanne Constantino
PICTURE OF SSG INITIA-
TIVES/PROJECTS
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Projects continue despite covid 19 pandemic
Pictures of donations from stakeholders
of the school’s commitment to continu-
The Sta. Rosa National High Department of Education (DepEd) Or- ously improve the teaching and learning
School ETV Room and Teacher’s der No. 293, s. 2004 pertaining to the process for the benefit of the Filipino
Lounge are now utilized by the teach- implementation and monitoring of the learners.
ers, students and employees of the use of Educational Television (ETV) Likewise, a Teacher’s lounge was
school. Although the school faces chal- programs by public schools provided set up for teachers to take a break and
lenges brought by covid 19 pandemic, it with ETV infrastructure to supplement regain strength from physical and men-
continues to improve and upgrade its the regular teaching of English, Sci- tal stress after an arduous and laborious
facilities to ensure the delivery of quali- ence, Math and Makabayan and to im- day. Moreover, the teacher’s lounge is
ty education in this trying times. prove and keep pace with the teaching where teachers can blow off steam, de-
The Department of Edu- in the New Normal where Distance
As a fact, at SRNHS an ETV stress, share insights and observations,
cation, in cooperation with the Learning is the most appropriate and conduct small and large group discus-
Room was structured and installed with
Rural Health Unit of Sarrat, is dominantly used modality and as a part sions, lend support, collaborate, brain-
needed materials in compliance with
pushing for the inoculation storm, share curriculum ideas and voice
their opinions about school and educa-
against the coronavirus disease tional issues. Functioning as a place of
2019 (COVID-19) of all students professional development or as an oasis
of Sta. Rosa National High from students and the classroom, the
teachers’ room is arguably one of the
School in line with the vaccina- most important rooms for educators in
tion for citizens aged 12-17 years school settings.
old in preparation for a possible Hence, the Sta. Rosa National
limited face-to-face learning. High School, in cooperation with the
stakeholders, consisting of civic-spirited
A mass vaccination for citizens, alumni residing locally and
the students was rolled out by the abroad, supports the improvement of
Sarrat RHU at the SRNHS gym- the ETV Room and Teacher’s Lounge
with its commitment on improving the
nasium where majority of the state of education and providing acces-
total enrollees received their first sible and comprehensive education for
dose of Pfizer vaccine on No- students, as well as providing an avenue
for teachers to maintain good health and
vember 25, 2021 and second composure in this New Normal with
dose on December 17. the leadership of the administration
Mrs. Karence M. Bueno, headed by School Principal I, Mrs.
Loida S. Corpuz.
school coordinator for Oplan Ka-
lusugan sa DepEd, said a total of
892 students are now fully vac-
cinated and many of the students
who were not able to join the
mass vaccination are now regis-
tered and scheduled to be im-
munized. Furthermore, she an-
nounced that all the members of
the administration, faculty and
staff have already completed
their immunization shots against