GAD seeds a planting project

Gender and Development (GAD) pledges commitment to Child-Friendly School System (CFSS)!

(Pema viridis) Shells as Biosorbent for Oil Spill Response in Water” of Jasmine S. Arances, Nayomi L. Polo, Ayaka Taniguchi, and Jae Venice A. Reyes, Grade 10- G. Zara; won fourth place.

For the individual category, Michelle Louise Sandagan of Grade 10- F. Quisumbing bagged fifth place with her “Gallstones Dissolving Capacity of Turmeric Root (Curcuma longa) in Vitro”.

Their coach was Ms. Jeanne Marie Tenchavez.

Meanwhile when Dr. Angelito B. Arce, OIC of the Science Department, was asked how they prepared for the competition, he simply stated that the research proposal was part of their research subject and the students had already made their proposals, which were screened by their research adviser although, they had to do multi-tasking as they also worked on learning tasks in other subjects.

Incidentally, NSTF 2022 aimed to empower the youth and cultivate innovation, and creativity amid the changing world, and to showcase the competence of the learners in addressing community problems for sustainable development and maximize their potential of being inquisitive and creative in dealing with real-life problems.

GAD arm will launch a seed-giving program called Sustainable Stewardship of Resources in School and Community, in collaboration with the Brigada Eskwela 2022 committee spearheaded by Rocelyn Calinawan, MAPEH Teacher III.

75 packages of seeds will be distributed to the students to be planted around the school.

The head of GAD, Mrs. Gloria Bien said, “Sustainability is something we need to look forward to and it has something to do with our resources, the environment.”

She added, “Ang ating environment ay may malaking factor sa ating gender and development. I am supporting the advocacy of equality with sustainability.”

The focus of this project will be the incoming Grade 7 students who shall be asked to track their seed growth and progress.

GAD will award the most outstanding Grade 7 students for embracing the advocacy and the spirit of volunteerism on March 2023.

Meanwhile, other GAD activities and concerns for SY 2022-2023 such as orientations and seminars to be participated in by parents and students will mostly focus on Sexual Orient -ation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE), gender inequality, and sex education to promote gender sensitivity in the campus will be conducted virtually.

Batch '69 holds webinar cervical awareness and prevention

To spread awareness about cervical cancer to Ramonians, despite the challenges of online modality, was the main goal of the webinar conducted via Zoom on May 31.

Batch ’69 Alumni Association entitled the webinar as Cervical Cancer Awareness and Prevention Project.

The webinar which was attended by 70 participants was focused on two major topics: cervical cancer as an illness and its risk factors, signs and symptoms and ways of screening cancer symptoms and education about sex and proper ways of taking care of the woman’s body.

According to the first resource speaker, Dr. Rachel DiomampoWico, M.D., a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist and Ob Gyn Ultrasound sub specialist Medical Officer IV at Batangas Medical Center, cervical cancer was the fourth most common cancer in women and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) was responsible for nearly 50% of high grade cervical cancer.

Dr. Diomampo-Wico emphasized that cervical cancer could be detected early by taking some screening methods like Cytology, HPV DNA testing, or Visual Inspection and taking HPV vaccines was highly recommended.

Second resource speaker, Dr. Devina Lupe Lazaro, talked about the importance of sex education and shared information about free vaccinations and screening of HPV and cervical cancer.

Students, teachers and parents who attended the webinar were given the chance to be part of the open forum where they were given time to ask questions.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Maricor Wall hosted the virtual event and introduced the program outline and objectives.

Mrs. Ma. Gina A. Anama, English Department Head, gave the opening remarks.

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Meanwhile, Brgy. Capt. Dab expressed her gratitude to the school for the accommodation and use of the covered court.

“I would like to thank Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School headed by our very good principal, Ma’am Ruby U. De Jesus. She allowed us to conduct the medical mission in the covered court yesterday. Ang laking tulong ng Ramon Magsaysay sa Barangay Pinagkaisahan,” she said.