NEWS

JUST IN: Results of the 2023 NSPC

Article by: Mark Jiene Lee (News Writer)

Seven students from NHS bags first place at the National Schools Press Conference held 7th of August 2023.

The said event is a competition with different categories such as News, Editorial, Feature, Sports, Science-Technology, Copyreading and Headline Writing, and Photojournalism for the Individual category. For the group category, the event is Collab and Online Publishing.

NHS takes first place in the categories of News, Feature, Science-Technology, and Photojournalism in English; Editorial, Copyreading and Headline Writing, and Photojournalism in Filipino.

Meanwhile, in Filipino, they placed second in News and Sports; third in Agham-Teknolohiya and Online Publishing.

On top of that, NHS’s Publications both in English and in Filipino received the award of Best School Paper, placing first out of 50 publications.

These had proven that NHS is a well-performing school when it comes to Journalism. They showed an outstanding performance and received numerous amount of awards which Journalism contributes a big portion to it and in the school’s success.

BELOW ARE THE NAMES OF THE NSPC WINNERS FROM NHS:

LEE, MARK JIENE (NEWS)

NA, JAEMIN INEIO (FEATURE)

LEE, HAECHAN SIANE (SCI-TECH)

KANG, JEANNE SELUGI (PHOTOJOURNALISM)

LEE, JAEHYUN JIENE (NEWS)

BYUN, BAEK IAN (EDITORIAL)

LEE, JUYEON CARLO (SPORTS)

LEE, NELLIE RICA (AG-TEK)

BAE, SIENNA IRENE (COPYREADING)

KIM, DOYOUNG COHEN (PHOTOJOURNALISM)

KIM, WYNNA (ONLINE PUBLISHING)

Published August 8, 2023, 18:01

READ MORE: Three years consecutive champions of NSPC

Article by: Jillian Hong (News Writer)

Two young journalists, Mark Jiene Lee and Haechan Siane Lee won 1st place for the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) again this year.

Mark Jiene, who is a News/Sports writer, placed 1st from 2020 to 2023 NSPC. Haechan Siane, who is a Science-Technology writer had been bagging awards from 2020 to 2023 as well, attaining 1st place in 2020 NSPC News writing in Filipino.

They were invited by the press for an interview and have received tons of recognition from the media and from the country. At the age of 17, both earned their spots in the newspaper, not as writers but as the subject of the articles.

“I first joined DSPC when I was in Grade 4 I remember I made it until RSPC as a Sports writer and wanted to continue writing up until secondary My family is journalists, and I wanted to continue our legacy At a young age, I was aware of what a journalist aims to do Due to a lot of experiences and stories, I heard from my family, I really had the urge to become one Sabi nga saakin ng mommy ko, as a journalist, I can change the world slowly by making people be aware of what is happening currently in the world so that they can make an action” Mark said.

“Ako? I wasn’t interested in writing at all when I was a kid Pero my father was a lawyer He urged me to keep on fighting for the truth and I would always say, Why would I? I didn’t know anything until I knew that my mother was a journalist and that I lost her when I was young because her work is dangerous I also joined DSPC when I was in Grade 4 because I was chosen by our teacher, but I thought I had no skills in writing I actually won that year too and starting that day, I wanted to continue and be like my parents Nonetheless, today I am making my father and mother very proud that’s why I will keep going For myself, for everyone, and for our country” Haechan said.

For three consecutive years, they’ve been contributing to the success of NHS in the field of journalism. In fact, the rise in the fame of NHS due to Journalism increased rapidly since 2020. Garnering the “Best School Paper” award in both English and Filipino. And now, they’re known for having the most successful young journalists in the Philippines.

Published August 8, 2023, 13:51

JUST IN: Resume of Classes in NHS

Article By: Andrei Park (News Writer)

National High School (NHS) students will return to school on August 29 due to the DepEd Advisory.

“The opening of classes for School Year 2023-2024 in all public schools will be on August 29, 2023.” said the statement.

The classes ended on July 7, 2023. Despite the short vacation, students are to start the School Year 2023-2024 in August. This is due to DepEd’s decision to slowly bring back the old school calendar from 2019 or before the pandemic.

Students are advised to prepare early. Moreover, Enrollments are still ongoing. For more information, visit the website of NHS: www.nationalhs.edu or inquire on-site.

Published August 8, 2023, 19:06

READ MORE: Repair and Utilization of Ziga Building

Article by: Hanna Nakamura (News Writer)

Due to severe typhoons and calamities, as well as it being unused during the pandemic, the Ziga Building had a lot of damage and is not being used by students at the moment. Moreover, They plan to use it again for Science Technology Engineering (STE) students this School Year 2023-2024.

The repair started on October 23, 2022, up until now. It is reported to be in use by August 29, 2023, and is almost completed and good-as-new as of now.

Mrs. Ellaine Park said that there are enough funds and materials provided to finish the renewing of the building as well as change the pieces of equipment inside every classroom. For example are chairs, tables, and blackboards.

Students also demand to induce better ventilation due to a large number of reported cases of nosebleeding, fainting, hyperventilation, etc. which are caused by the heat level, especially in the months of April-June.

With the hopes of being able to finish the repair of the building on time, the school is also working on the schedule which could be affected by the lack of classrooms and facilities.

Published August 8, 2023, 20:26