TALAKAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
3
Fortich National Road
Talakag, Bukidnon
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Vol. 1 Issue 1 S.Y. 2023 - 2024
Talakag Journos Gear Up for Congressional
By Joy Grace P. Montes
Talakag - Journalists from
Talakag, Bukidnon are now train-
ing for the upcoming Congressional
School Press Conference on January
12 to 20 that will be held in Mano-
lo Fortich, Bukidon, with the theme
“Epowering Resilient Communities
through Campus Journalism.”
“I feel proud of myself
for being able to join the upcoming
CSPC depsite my shortcomings. I
promise to train harder,” secondary
level columnist writer Charles Asher
Dimakuta said in an interview.
Last January 10, Talakag
held its District Schools Press Con-
ference in Talakag Central School
with eight different schools as con-
tenders, namely: Talakag National
High School, Dagumbaan Integrated
School, Cosina Integrated School,
Santo Nino Elementary School, San
YES, SSLG Nanguna sa Tree-planting ng DepEd
By Ashley Dagohoy
Nilahukan ng mga
organisasyon mula TNHS
ang proyekto ng DepEd, al-
insunod sa Memorandum
No. 69 s. 2023 (Guidelines
on the Implementation of the
project ‘DepEd’s 236,000
Trees A Christmas Gift for
the Children’) kung saan na-
kapagtanim sila ng labin-li-
mang puno sa likurang baha-
gi ng Talakag National High
School (TNHS) nitong Disy-
embre 6, 2023.
“This is an initiative
that aims to promote envi-
ronmental preservation and
instill environmental respon-
sibility among Filipino Chil-
dren.”
Nakasaad ito sa
Memo No. 69, seksyon 1 na
ang DepEd’s 236,00 Trees ay
naglalayong maitaguyod ang
environmental preservation
at matuunan ang tungkulin
sa kapaligiran kasama ang
kabataang Pilipino.
“The project will si-
Isidro Elementary School, Sagaran El-
ementary School, Cacaon Elementary
School, and the host, Talakag Central
School.
There were two categories;
Elementary and Secondary. Each
school had competitors for English
and Filipino writing.
“I feel very proud, honored,
and inspired to help them train bet-
ter for the upcoming Congressional
SPC,” Mrs. Grace Factura, one of the
coaches from San Isidro Elementary
School, answered afterbeing asked
how she felt about having her students
win the District-level SPC.
All 36 students hailed as the
winners of District SPC are automat-
ically contenders for Congressional
SPC. Everyone is excited, thrilled,
and nervous, but they are very happy
and honored to represent Talakag Dis-
trict I in the congression.
multaneously plant over
236,000 Trees in different
parts of the country with
the participation of DeoEd’s
47,678 public school’s”.
Nakasaad rin sa
Memo na sabay-sabayng ga-
ganapin ang pagtatanim ng
236,000 Trees sa iba’t-ibang
Youth for Environment in Shools Organization Officers (YES-O) ng TNHS nanguna sa paglungsad ng “DepEd’s 236,000
Trees - Christmas Gift for the Children” kasama ang kagawaran ng Science, Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG)
officers at Barkada Kontra Droga (BKD) officers na sinuportahan ni Vergilia O. Pancho, PhD Secondary School Principal II
Six elementary teachers transfer to TNHS
By Joy Grace Montes
Six elementary teachers
were pulled out of each of their
schools and transferred to Talak-
ag National High School because
of the lack of a teaching force.
“As for me, which is
very different from them, I feel
happy and content. Me, along
with the other two teachers, ap-
plied and transferred here in our
own accord, unlike the other
four who were involuntarily re-
assigned,” said Mr. Avelino M.
Sechico Jr., one of the elementa-
ry teachers who was transferred
to TNHS in December 2022.
Mr. Sechico from Ma-
simag Elementary School, along
with Mr. Fracquiles from Da-
gumbaan Integrated School and
Ms. Emmilyn M. Quilla from
New Nebo Elementary School,
were happy and fine with being
transferred because it was ac-
tually their wish to teach high
school students. Meanwhile, Ms.
Leizel A. Perez from San Isidro
Elementary School, Ms. Love-
ly Jane B. Dimakuta from Santo
Niño Elementary School, and
Mr. Rey S. Mapano Jr. From
San Antonio Elementary School
were displeased at first, saying
bahagi ng Pilipinas, sa tu-
long ng 47,678 na pampub-
likong paaralan kabilang na
ang TNHS.
Nanguna ang opisyal
ng Youth foe Environment
in Schools Organization
(YES-O) kasama ang Sci-
ence Department Chair Jon-
Balita
they had a hard time adjusting.
“I had no choice; I don’t
know how to decline; that’s why
I accepted the offer. I feel hap-
py and sad at the same time, but
we’re looking on the brighter side;
at least we experienced something
new,” Teacher 1 Lovely Jane B.
Dimakuta said in an interview.
The sole reason they
were pulled out of their schools
was because their previous
schools were overstaffed while
TNHS was lacking teachers.
athan Celestino, YES-O ad-
viser Angelica Jipos, mga
guro ng Agham at Prinsipal
ng paaralan na si Dr. Vergilia
Pancho, bagaman namataang
huli nang nakarating ang op-
siyales ng Barkada Kontra
Droga (BKD) at Supreme
Secondary Learners Govern-
According to the pre-
vious TNHS principal, Sam-
uel B. Quijardo, TNHS was
short of nearly 60 teachers.
If asked if there are differ-
ences between teaching elementa-
ry and high school, they said there
were a lot, such as the student’s
attitude and class management.
“It was challenging and
frustrating at first, but now that
we had already coped, I could tell
that everyone was already hap-
py,” Mrs. Lizzel Mapano stated.
ment (SSLG).
“Agree ko, kay para
raman pus nis kaayohan sa
next generations.”
Pahayag ni YES-O
Treasurer Shauna G. Para-
guya, isang Grade 8 na mag-
aaral mula TNHS.
“Oo kay bisag ga-
mayng butang makatabang
ko sa future sa sunod stu-
dents.”
Dagdag pa niya, ma-
saya umano siya sa kanyang
pagboluntaryo dahil kahit sa
maliit na paraan, makatutu-
long raw siya sa mga susu-
nod na mag-aaral ng TNHS.”
“Oo kay matabangan
ang future generations nga
malandungan.”
Samantala, ibinaha-
gi din ni Shauna Paraguya
(YES-O Treasurer) na ma-
gandang pagkakataon uma-
no ang paglahok sa proyek-
to ng DepEd dahil ang mga
puno raw ang magsisilbing
proteksyon ng mga mag-
aaral laban sa ulan.