PBHS dethroned as brigada eskwela best implementing school

By Michaela M. Atencia

THE small high school category has a new champion after Lucresia R. Kasilag Senior High School defeated Ponciano Bernardo High School (PBHS) in the 2022 Search for Brigada Eskwela Best Implementing Schools to claim their first-ever win in the contest.

It can be recalled that Ponciano Bernardo High School was hailed as the best implementer of Brigada Eskwela 2021 for the small high school category. Despite the hardship of losing, the PBHS community played their hearts out to put Brigada Eskwela 2022 into action.

Brigada Eskwela Coordinator Armida Anota said, “Sadya naman pong ganoon po ang competition. Minsan winner, minsan loser. Ang mahalaga po ay ang patuloy na pagtanggap ng hamong bayanihan sa ating mga stakeholders.”

Last August 8, PBHS kicked-off the 2022 Brigada Eskwela in preparation for the school

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Glimpse of opening. The activity carried the theme: “Brigada Eskwela: Tugon sa Hamon ng Ligtas na Balik-Aral.”

This year’s national Brigada Eskwela was notable for the concerted efforts being made to get schools ready for the 100% return to face-to-face instruction.

However, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that it would stop recognizing the best implementers of the public school maintenance program for school year 2022-2023 by way of DepEd’s Memorandum No. 20, s.2023.

“There will be no certificates of recognition given to school heads and teachers, which have corresponding points for outstanding accomplishment for promotion and office/individual performance,” read the DepEd memo.

Instead, all public schools that adopted the Brigada Eskwela, according to the DepEd memo, will be given certificates of appreciation for their adherence to the campaign and for their efforts to collaborate with partners to prepare for the opening of classes.

Teachers undergo scout training; lead joint school-based indoor camp

By Nathan Ezekiel Garote

SEVEN teachers of Ponciano Bernardo High School (PBHS) attended the 3-Day Basic Training Course for Outfit Advisors on October 28 to 30 at Novaliches High School.

The teacher-participants were Jeffrey Presto (Araling Panlipunan), Mark Joseph Jambalos (Filipino); Cristhy May Fojas (Filipino), Antonette Alvaro (TLE); Christian Ondoy (Science); Mayren Billalba (Mathematics); Flor Abel Vilog (English).

The purpose of the basic training course for outfit advisors was to equip the participants with the fundamental knowledge and abilities necessary for adminis- tering the scouting program within a scout unit, assist the youth in reaching their full potential, and foster the development of their academic abilities, self-confidence, ethical standards, leadership abilities, and civic responsibility that will have an impact on their adult lives.

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The three-day course focused on the fundamentals of scouting. These included course organization and routine, smartness and good order, history of scouting, fundamentals, and ideals of scouting, WOSM and the BSP Structure, introduction to the life cycle of adults in scouting, youth program and the BSP Scouting Family, understanding the young people, and the senior scouting program.

Following the 3-day basic training course, the seven new outfit advisors of PBHS led the conduct of the joint school-based indoor camp last November 25, 2022.

Hundreds of scouts from Ponciano Bernardo High School and Pedro Tuazon Senior High School stormed the PBHS covered court for the joint school-based indoor camp.

The camp aimed to revive the Boy Scout Movement after two years due to the pandemic.

New outfit advisor Jeffrey Presto led the scouters as they competed against one another in various games and obstacle challenges.

A grand campfire was held to cap off the event. The activity ended with the awarding of certificates and a clean-up drive activity.