The Papillon

Front-liners describe their hectic life during this pandemic. Even though they miss their family, it is the passion to serve and protect people from this pandemic. Thank you, FRONT-LINERS!

     The cases of CoVid-19 has gotten worse ever since its first cases here, in the Philippines. A lot of our countrymen has lost their jobs, families and a lot more. But there are also things that stayed within us, its our ' bayanihan'  or simply helping each other out in time of need. Our resiliency that somehow doesn't budge.      In the month of January, every single one of us has been informed that there was an outbreak that happened in Wuhan, China. In fact, there was one confirmed case already but we didn't really act fast enough. I am not blaming anyone I just think that we could've done better or more. The CoVid cases spread faster than you could imagine. March rolls around and almost every country was in lockdown. Everyone has stopped going to their schools and jobs (except of course our front liners). Everyone was asked to wear a mask, wear a face shield, sanitize, and to minimize gatherings. Everyone was obedient at first but it became more...

        Time comes by so fast it feels like I was just in 7th grade yesterday and now I'm in 10th grade. I am now moving up to senior high school. I don't know if I'm ready yet. I am not ready to say goodbye to my friends yet. We may still study in the same school but we will have less time to hangout not like junior high. I'm part excited and part scared. I don't know what will happen next. I will also definitely miss my classmates and teachers. They will always have a special place in my heart and I will never forget about them because they became a part of me.           To my classmates and friends, this goodbye is bitter-sweet. Thank you for the laugh and times. I hope that we all become what we want in the future. Always remember your high school friends. They say that high school friends are the best! Without you guys I will not enjoy junior high school. We always had each others back.            To...

            Ever since I was a child, I always liked things related to science (explains why I'm in the science class). I dreamed of becoming a nurse just like my aunt and grandmother. My father also took up this course, sadly, he died before he can even work as a nurse. So, I've always wanted to become a nurse. They are my inspirations on pursuing my dream, especially my dad. I told myself that I will pursue it for him.              When I was a child, I always liked helping people. Just like my aunt (I call her mama because she took care of me) whenever there are people in our community that will ask for her help as a nurse I will always be there a her assistant. And now that I'm all grown up whenever my grandmother needs help on getting her BP and Sugar Level I always help her(we have equipments at home).              Now, that I'm in 10th grade my decision is final I will b...

          In this year we celebrate the 118th Foundation Day of Ilocos Sur National High School. We always celebrate it every 1st and 2nd of March. In 1902, this school was established and the first name of this was actually Ilocano Normal School. And, YES this school witnessed the World War II, cool isn't?           The celebration is for 2 days. The first day will be the coronation of the winner for the search of Mr. and Ms. Education 2020. The second day will be the parade of students from different grade levels, Grade 7 to 12. They will also perform the field demo they will have a competition of what grade level has the best field demo.

           Ilocos Sur have been well known because of the different incredible things that you can only find here. It has been visited by tourists from the different parts of the world and sometimes they come back because they miss it. The good food you can try and the hospitality of Ilocanos. Now that we all know that Ilocos Sur has a lot of beauty and uniqueness, have you ever wondered how Ilocanos celebrate these?            We celebrate it for about two(2) weeks. This year, the different activities started on January 28 and lasted until the 9th of February. However, we always formally open it on February 2 as a way of remembering the Royal Decree that separated Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. This celebration is called the Kannawidan Festival. Kannawidan was derived from the word " tawid " which, in English, Literally means inheritance. Ilocos Norte also has a celebration that is like this but they call it the Pamulinaw...

          Vigan City Fiesta is held every 25th of January. They say that it is celebrated during the feast day of St. Paul the Apostle's conversion. St. Paul is Vigan City's patron saint. The main church of Vigan, Metropolitan Churh is dedicated to the patron saint.             This Fiesta is usually celebrated for a couple days  because there are a lot of activities. the people that lives in Vigan, called Bigueños participates at the events or activities. There are also a lot of people from the neighbouring places that comes just to see the beauty of this fiesta and also have fun. I have also seen some foreigners coming , I assume their gonna watch the fiesta. I also want to say that they have food fairs, arts and crafts.              Longganisa Festival is also celebrated within this fiesta. If you don't know what longganisa is, it is a grinded pork  that is shaped into...

            This quarter there were really not enough time to study . Students and teachers were busy and we will have a long christmas break and it is almost a month of vacation so the time is not enough. In this case, almost all of our teachers told us to have a self-study so that when they discuss topics we already have a background to the topic that makes it easier for us to understand the topic. After the Christmas break, we will continue our classes and we only have 3 days 'til our exams.             In our ICT class, we have learned about web page and its parts. We also made our own web page! But we have ups and downs in life, because I struggled with making it. I didn't quite understand how to save it properly so I needed the help of my seatmate and I did it. So that was a relief because I literally had a breakdown about it. Challenges are part of learning so, next time I have to be cool with it and not have a breakdo...

              In the Philippines,when September comes you can already feel the spirit of Christmas. You can already see Christmas lights around you, you can already hear Jose Marie Chan Christmas songs that are played at almost every establishments. Also, some people may have already put up their Christmas trees.       Fast forward to December, you will see kids caroling from houses to houses. We also have this thing called Misa de Gallo, in this you have to sacrifice taking a bath in a cold water at dawn and go to church and listen to God's words. You can also see vendors selling kakanin like puto bumbong and bibingka or in our province,Abra,we eat miki. The food will be a perfect match to the cold breeze of December.       On the Christmas Eve, we will have family gatherings and you will eat Noche Buena together, play games, and give gifts.       Let's also not forget that Christmas is the birs...

          In this world that we live in women are most likely the victimes of physical,mental,verbal,or sexual abuse. It is because sometimes women can't fight back and are considered to be weak. Most of the times women experience violence from their partners. According to World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violemce or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Based on the preliminary findings of the 2017 National Demographic Health Survey(NDHS), 1 in every 4 ever-married women aged 15-49 has ever experienced physical,sexual,or emotional abuse/violence by their husband or partner.           Luckily,we already have a law that protects women. It is the RA 9262 known as The Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004. It means it does not only protect women but also children. This law is protecting women and children's right. Howe...

           Environmental Awareness Month is November because of the Republic Act No. 9512. The law talks about the role of natural resources in economic growth and the importance of environmental conservation and it shall be done through environmental education. Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) also promoted that November will also be the "Clean Air Month". DENR lined up activities for both of the said celebration. The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Ramon J.P. Paje said that the activities for the nationwide celebration will "ensure that the seed of environmentalism will be planted and nurtured and become a way of life for the most,if not all, Filipinos."            Everyone is aware that our environment is dying day by day. We are now experiencing climate change, drought, melting of the glaciers, and a lot more. There is no one to blame here but us, humans, God gave us this beautiful pl...

          The 27th celebration of Children's Month was held during the month of November. The main reason that DepEd took part in celbrating this is to also acknowledge the rights of children and also because of the students, to celebrate the success and protect children. It also intensify out public awareness and the society to know that a child can become well developed. It is also in connection to R.A. No. 10661.             All children have rights. We just to somehow let society acknowledge our rights because sometimes they forget that we are also like them. I think this celebration will let people know that we are also human like them because society sometimes think that we are just some robots that will follow what they want us to do. Until sometime when you become successful they will praise you but in the process they were insulting and pressuring you. They have to remember that they were once a child too. ...

          Every year we celebrate Values Month and the Values Month Celebration usually starts on November. This year's theme is "Pamilyang Pilipino Patatagin Susi sa Paghubog ng Kabataang Makadiyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan, at Makabansa." It means that we should always strengthen our family because it is the key to become godly, humane, nature loving and patriotic. It says that family is the foundation for us to become better. The makaDiyos, makatao, makakalikasan, and makabansa is the four core values of our country, it also the last four words in our "Oath of Allegiance " of the Philippines or the "Panunumpa sa Watawat ng Pilipinas".It is important to have all these values because it is what makes us to be a Filipino. That's why the Values Month Celebration strengthens not only our core values but also our family because family is where everything starts. It always starts at home.  Of course, it is not a celebration when there are no activit...

          United Nations was formed after the World War II so that countries will have to settle international problems with UN and not with war. It was originally formed by 51 countries and now it have 193 countries which is almost all the countries in the world.UN is made to maintain peace and security throughout the whole world and developeing the relations of every nation. UN is also made to celebrate diversity and brotherhood of the different countries.           The theme for this year is "Indigenous Language Matter for Sustainable Development, Peace Building and Reconciliation". I noticed that almost all the celebration it feature the importance of indigenous languages. It is because this year of 2019 it is the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL). Some languages are disappearing so United Nations made an action in order to raise awareness. Indigenous language is important because it makes our world's cult...

           We again pass a step towards our dream. In the 1st I said that it was hard to adjust to new teacher and classmates and of course to the new lessons. But this quarter I feel a bit more comfortable to our teacher and classmates. It was a bit easy to adjust to the new lesson because of them.               In this quarter I have gained a lot. In ICT I have learned how HTML works, I have never  thought that I will learn stuffs like this. But I'm thankful that I did because if I didn't........ well I don't know. The HTML Tags was easy and I had a lot of fun doing the activities.            I don't do well in quizzes. Me and my friends have a group study and we review together, it helps, I guess. But I can say that I did well in this quarter.            Moving on, I will still continue to do good in my studies. I hope that I will excel more in ...

          We annually celebrate Teacher's Day. This years theme in the Philippines is " Gurong Pilipino: Handa sa Makabagong Pagbabago." The world teacher day theme is  “Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession,”. We celebrate it during the month of October and the Worlds Teacher's Day is October 5.          In every students success is a teacher. Teacher will always have a part in our lives. They are one of the people who lead us to where we are now. Even though sometimes, some students are naughty they will still understand us and love us unconditionally because teaching is a passion.I will always and forever thank and cherish my teachers since the day my mind is still young. They taught us a lot so we should celebrate their day. We should spend this day thanking them for becoming a part of our success. Even those teachers will remember their students, they may not remember our names anymore but their heart will always k...

          There are a lot of sporty students. In our school, a lot of students has joined the Intramurals. Intramurals is an event where students can join to show their ability.          In this event, there are various sports you can join in. Just like volleyball, basketball, badminton, etc. In this event you can see the determination of the athletes to win. There will also be students who lose but I hope they never lose hope. There will always be a time for everything, maybe not now, maybe in the near future. I'm not the type of student that is inclined to sports because of my health and my tardiness. But I know how to play chess and other board games it's just that I don't have anyone to play with at home. I hope that someday I will join any sport so that I can be more sporty just like the other students in my school.           There were also booths from the different clubs. Which showed their creati...

          The theme for Science Month in this year is "METABOLIZE: Nourishing the Filipino Youth Towards National Well-Being". The celebration of Science Month starts every September 2.            There are many activities that is happening in ISNHS. Just like the search for Bb. and G. Kalikasan. One of my classmate has joined and she proudly stands up in front of many people. There is also a candidate from Marconi which is a Science Class Section just like ours. There is also Sci-Trix which you will show any tricks that are related to any branch of Science. Like, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and more. Next to it is an exhibit of Science related models. There is also a Science Quiz. And also, Himig Kalikasan which will happen on Monday.           Conducting this activity every year is helpful for students too. Just like what the theme says. So, I hope at the end of this Science Month all of ISNHS stude...

          Happy Schools Movement was  launched by the DepEd Region I. According to them, it was implemented to boost the efficiency of K-12 Program in the provinces in Region I.            Happy Schools Movement have the theme: "Paaralang Masayang Maglingkod, Tagumpay ng Bata'y Itaguyod.". Happy Schools Movement have 15 advocacy themes.             The advocacy themes are: "Start Right, Grow Smart." in Kindergarten; "Our Roots, Our Strength." in Mother Tongue;  'Talas Filipino : Umusbong sa Wika at Panitikan” in Filipino; “Reading is Power” in English; “Solve for Life” in Mathematics; “Sa ALS Matututo Ka, Tara Na!” in Alternative Learning System; “Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility” in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management; “The Joy of Exploration and Innovation” in Science; “Kwento Mo, Kwento Ko sa Matatag na Bansa Tutungo” in Araling Panlipunan; “Ako, Ikaw, Siya Tungo sa Makabuluhan...

            Solidarity Day in Vigan is celebrated in a week-long celebration. There are also different activities that  helps us to  strengthen our history and culture. Vigan actually have 630  structures that was built  from around 18th and 19th century that is still standing strong up until today and we keep preserving for the future generation. The activities for solidarity festival officially started on August 31 which is the opening of food and trade fair. It is a small  space or tent where they sell foods and foods that can only be found in Vigan and other cultural stuff and souvenirs that are made by Biguenos.           Before the actual solidarity day celebration which is, September 8, the activity  is historia oral, historia oral is where old Biguenos are given the chance to tell their stories of how their life was back then. It is a wonderful opportunity for listeners and history enthusia...