UNESCO in Action: Spearheads a Campus Media Workshop

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held a two-day Campus Media workshop last May 27 and 28 held at Department Foreign Affairs (DFA) summit lounge, Pasay City. Eighty secondary school paper advisers nationwide were the participants of the program. The workshop tends to promote relevance of campus media coverage of UNESCO programs and activities in education, Science and Technology, Social and Human Sciences, Culture and communication, and of course attaining the Millennium Development Goals.

The conference also gave an emphasis to the campus media’s role and contribution to quality Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Value, respect and preserving the achievements of the past; Building a better place to live in and being a good exemplar citizen locally, nationally and globally is what ESD is all about.

Campus press, as an influential organization in school, may help in informing the studes and school members about the related programs and advocacies of UNESCO with the help of Associated School Projects (ASP) as their working arms in the Philippines.

Ms. Ma. Victoria F. Punay, project assistant for culture Unesco NatCom of the Philippines, cites a cultural sector presentation discussing the world heritage sites in the Philippines. The primary objective of this is to extend the awareness of conserving our world heritage and to inform its sites in the Philippines. Ms. Punay also tackled the two classifications of heritage; the Cultural which involves monuments, groups of buildings and sites such as works of men or the combined works of nature and man and the National Heritage which embodies the physical, Biological, Geological and Physiographical formations. But these two are fragile and have been threatened to disappear forever by various reasons and factors like World War I and II, Urbanization, Climate Change and Natural disasters.

With the acronym UNESCO having three branches, specifically Science, the Science and Technology sector was tackled in the fourth session of the program by Dr. Roly P. Encarnation the NCMS consultant. “Global Warming/Climate Change: The Philippine Scenario” was the theme presented by the latter. With a very detailed Microsoft PowerPoint presentation similar to what Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth like , he profoundly explained every nook and cranny regarding this one “disturbing, but real” subject from questions spanning the meaning of global warming to ways on how to solve it.

These are some questions regarding the four subjects, preceded and answered in the session; all extensively explained and received:

1. What is Global Warming?

1. The Greenhouse Effect
2. The three gas contributors to Global Warming

1. What are the effects of Global Warming?

1. What is the assessed sea level rise due to the increase in the global mean temperature?
2. What causes global sea level rise?
3. Are there projections for further warming?
4. What are the expected impacts?
5. How can individuals help to mitigate the adverse impacts of global warming?

1. Global Change Slideshow (Melting of the glaciers, glacial retreats, etc.)

1. Sea level rises and possible impacts

1. What to expect in the 21^st century?

1. What are the manifestations/signals of global warming in the local scale?

1. Philippines vulnerabilities to global warming/climate change. (READ: Highly susceptible to typhoons)

1. Highly susceptible to ground movements
2. Highly susceptible to flooding and mundations
3. Threat in food security

1. What can we all do to mitigate global warming and climate change?

1. Activities we can do to help
2. Promoting public awareness

Our Earth, our future, our choice. Easier said than done? Maybe, but in the end, it falls up to you whether to shut up or move out.

Brigada Eskwela 2010 (final day)

May 28, 2010 were the last day of the brigade, still the volunteers exert their full effort in cleaning the guidance office, practice house and front of Guidance office building with special participation of Values Education club officers, TLE club officers and all club advisers.

The week long brigade ended with a short closing program with the participation of all Supreme Student Government officers ’10 and their adviser Mrs. Leonora Lustre.

Brigada Eskwela 2010 (4th day)

Its May 27, 2010- the fourth day of Brigada Eskwela, guided by the English club officers and Math club officers united with all fourth year level teachers with the plan of polishing first to fourth floors of Villar building.

Brigada Eskwela 2010 (3rd day)

The 3rd day of the school brigade (May 26, 2010) was lead by Yes-O club officers and all third year level teachers with cooperation with Supreme Student Government officers ’10, parents and student volunteers.

The activities held that day were cleaning of Science Building (1st and 2nd floors) and Science laboratory, cleaning the school garden beside Science building, bulletin board decoration by second year teachers and co-advisers in their respective rooms and continuation of fixing and potting plants in the garden around the school vicinity.

Brigada Eskwela 2010 (2nd day)

The second day of Brigada Eskwela (may 25, 2010) was headed by the Interact club officers including all second year level teachers in cooperation with the Supreme Student Government officers ’10, parents and student volunteers.

They started cleaning the Aguilar building which is composed of three floors. The bulletin board decoration was assigned to all second year advisers and co-advisers in their respective rooms. Many helped fixing the garden and potting of plants around the school vicinity.

Brigada Eskwela 2010 (Opening day)

Brigada Eskwela was officially launched last May 24, 2010. It was headed by MAPEH club officers, Social club officers and all first year teachers with the cooperation of all Supreme Student Government officers ’10, parents and student volunteers.

The brigade was initiated with a parade and short program by school administrators, teachers and SSG officers.

The activities included that day were: Cleaning of the front gate (school gate) and school grounds, cleaning of main and Pimentel building (1^st and 2^nd floors), and bulletin board decoration headed by all 1^st year advisers and co-advisers in their respective room.

Summer 2010 Graduation set on June 4, 2010

The gradution of Summer class 2010 students was set on June 4, 2010 t the covered court, Verdant Acres, Pamplona III, Las Pinas City which will be attended by students from Talon National High School Annex and Las Pinas East National High School.

Enrolment at LPENHS announced

Dr Amalia Lacsamana, head of the guidance services, announced yesterday May 31, 2010 in the closing summer class 2010 meeting the enrolment process for the old students of the said school .

She said that old students who decide to enrol in the said school are officially enroled. Guidance office will post enrolment lists of students this week at the entrance area for everybody’s information.

Students need to present 137 to the adviser for them to be included in the student’s register sy 2010. She added.

On the other hand, she also announced the graduation of summer class 2010 on June 4, 2010 at the covered court in Pamplona III, Las Pinas City.

LPENHS History

            Las Pinas East National High School – an institution that for years served as a nourishing abode for all kinds of students. This school, together with the people who makes it function, continuously supports and trains young students to grow up and be able to face the challenges of the real world. It started brightening lives since that fateful year of 1986 when the principal of CAA Elementary School, Mr. Zoro Zapanta, decided to widen the scope of his school by welcoming high school students. He started with a humble beginning of two first year sections and a second year section – all of which held classes after the dismissal of the elementary students.

            “If you can dream it, you can become it. If you can believe it, you can have it.” This proved true for our host campus. After the school started enrollment continued increasing until Las Pinas East National High School could no longer accommodate the incoming students. This pushed a decision to make a change. Mrs. Purificacion Aranda, principal of Las Pinas National High School and Mrs. Ma. Luisa Santos, head of the Guidance Services of the same school referred to then municipal mayor, Hon. Rosalino Riguera for an adequate school site. Together, the three of them showed dedication and commitment to their goal of negotiating a school site at Verdant Acres Subd. In Pamplona III. All sacrifices paid off when the Resolution No. 116.89 series of 1989 was adopted by the municipal officials. 4,000 square meters open space located in Verdant Acres Subdivision was renovated to perfectly fit as the site of a new public high school. A 10-classroom, 2-storey building immediately followed marking the beginning of Las Pinas East National High School birth and journey.

            Indeed, making a school function justly and molding it to be able to serve students efficiently are tasks never too easy. After the construction of Las Pinas East National High School pioneer building, facilities and systems deemed necessary were built. The mayor of Las Pinas sanctioned the appropriation of 100,000.00 for the comfort room constructions and another 56,000.00 for the electrical system installations. Then, after the laborious efforts, the fruits of all hard work started showing. Las Pinas East National High School finally opened its doors for all qualified high school students, S.Y. 1990-1991.

            During the direction of Dr. Isabelita  Z. Montesa, which lasted from the year 1990 up to the 4^th day of November 1991, the DPWH Building came to existence. It is a 2-storey bldg. with 6 rooms – 1 industrial room and 5 academic classrooms which amounted to 5,131,960.00 from the National funds. Improvements continued as new decision makers moulded Las Pinas East National High School. From the year 1991 – 1993, Ms. Maria Lucia R. Santos succeeded in acquiring the school’s independence funded by the Local gov’t. Moreover, S.Y. 1992-1993 presented the school with 2615 enrollees, 2435 promotion candidates, and 334 graduates. And, in the course of the year 1992, Pimentel Bldg. was added to the school’s growing beauty. The newly built building was 2-storey with 4 rooms – 2 canteens, 1 academic classroom and 1 MAPEH faculty. The cost was 3,462,840.00 funded by the National Fund.

            Another leader who steered Las Pinas East National High School to further success in fulfilling its role to the community came in 1993 and supervised the school up to School Year 1998 – 1999. She is Ms. Andrelina J. Villanueva. This woman of essence made things even go smoother. During the S.Y. 1993-1994, there were already 3133 enrollees, 3090 for promotion, and 586 graduates. The numbers increased as years passed. S.Y. 1995-1996 with 4746 enrollees; S.Y. 1997-1998 with 4964 enrollees, 3959 promotion candidates, and 943 graduate students.

            Infrastructures were also made during Ms. Villanueva’s supervision. Such were the completion of SEDP 1 Bldg. and SEDP 2 Bldg. in 1993. SEDP 2 is a 2-storey bldg. with 5 rooms – 1 Science faculty room, 1 laboratory, and 3 acad. Rooms. Meanwhile, SEDP 1 is also a 2-storey bldg. but with only 4 rooms – 1 guidance office, 1 H.E. room, 1 Filipino faculty room, and 1 library. During the year 1996, Aguilar bldg. was born. It is an impressive 3-storey bldg. with 15 rooms – 1 Principal office, ½ for the Accounting and the other half for the clinic. 1 computer room and 12 academic classrooms. The total costs of  infrastructures in 1993 was 8,177,800.00 while in 1996 it reached 113, 801, 150.00 – the former funded by the National Funds while the latter by the Local fund. In 1997, after bravely tackling all hurdles, the Department of Education recognized the school’s accomplishments and was given the National status.

            Another woman yet again held the role of being the ship’s captain so to say. Dr. Maria Luisa Santos determinedly faced the challenge of leaving a bequest in her wake. She handled the school from S.Y. 1999- 2000 to S.Y. 2001 – 2002. The number of enrollees in her first year of supervision reached 4904, 4058 for promotion and 853 graduates. In the course of the S.Y. 2000-2001, there were already 5470 enrollees, 4283 for promotion, and 968 graduation studes. In the year 2001-2002, there were 6470 enrollees, 4302 promotion candidates and 889 graduates.

            Following Dr. Santos was Mrs. Eugenia V. Guerra who managed the school for 6 School years, from S.Y. 2002-2003 up to S.Y. 2007 – 2008. The number of enrollees in her first year of supervision reached 6165, 4936 for promotion and 924 graduates. In the course of the S.Y. 2003-2004, there were already 5628 enrollees, 4811 for promotion, and 1042 graduation studes. In the year 2004-2005, there were 5401 enrollees, 5213 promotion candidates and 1088 graduates. The number of enrollees during S.Y. 2005-2006 reached 4320, 4303 for promotion and 1088 graduates; S.Y. 2006 – 2007 had 4205 enrollees, 3590 promotion candidates and 892 graduates; S.Y. 2007 – 2008 had 4361 enrollees, 3742 promotion candidates and 742 graduates; and during her last year, the number of enrollees reached 4843, 3955 for promotion, and 833 graduates. In terms of infrastructures Mrs. Guerra also handled everything effectively. In 2006, in fact, the New Bldg. was built. It is a 2-storey bldg. with 2 rooms – ½ T.L.E Faculty, ½ Social Studies faculty, and 1 academic classroom. Moreover in 2007, the Principal Led was constructed. This infrastructure is described as a 3-storey bldg. with 2 rooms – 1 faculty (Values, English, and Mathematics) and 1 Demonstration Room.

            And now, Las Pinas East National High School has tackled all endeavors and brought all the lessons with its every trod. Presently, Las Pinas East National High School is managed by Ms. Phondora S. Capistrano and is continually growing under her guidance. As of the S.Y. 2009 – 2010 there were already 4830 enrollees. Las Pinas East National High School is really guided by its vision in accomplishing its mission. Up to now, it remains faithful to its calling – providing quality education and the best student training to produce globally competent students that our society will be proud of. 

  

LPEHNS commerates Independence Day

Students, teachers as well as school administrator held 111^th day Independence Day on Commemoration on Independence Day on June 12, 2009 at the school campus.

 Social department assigned students to prepare different numbers:  dialogs, short drama, comedy, cultural dances, and talks to bring out the meaning of this celebration.

 The central theme in this event was in line with DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapuz’s statement, “Strengthening human resources especially on part of the teachers is timely and meaningful to celebrate Independence. Having challenging rule especially in teaching young people must be given recognition by the country in nurturing our children” during the 111^th celebration at DedEd Pasig.

 The program was spearheaded by Ms. Leonora Reyes (Social Studies Head), Ms. Phondora S. Capistrano (Principal I), Teachers, and School Student Officers. Ms. Phondara challenged students to demonstrate guts not in brawl but in diligence to do tasks.