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The Official Community School Paper of Alabel National High School | Schools Division of Sarang | Region XII | Oplan Balik Eskwela and Brigada Eskwela 2025 Edition | May-June 2025
Trains Grade 3 Teachers 02 DepEd as Quiet Reforms to Take Root
What a School Remembers, and
Reconsidering the Age
06 Restriction in Brigada Eskwela
09 What it Prepares for
New Beginnings. Amid the Brigada Eskwela preparations at Alabel National High School, a grade 7 transferee student actively joins in cleaning and setting up the classroom, eager to embrace her new environment. While clearing out overgrown grass, she quietly shares that her transfer was due to a family breakup. For personal reasons, she prefers to keep her identity undisclosed.
by Hyacinth Moralidad
SHIFTING SCHOOLS, SEEKING SOLACE Transfer Students Seek Refuge in Alabel National High School as Family Struggles Disrupt Education When parents separate, sometimes their children must too from their friends, their schools, and the only normal they’ve ever known. At Alabel National High School (ANHS), a wave of new students arrived not just with school bags but with stories of separation, financial struggle, and emotional displacement.
While the numbers reflect a strong turnout, school administrators noted an emerging pattern: around 3 out of every 10 transferees from each grade level cited family issues as the main reason for leaving their former schools.
“Throughout the Brigada Eskwela, we have interviewed each enrollee. Majority of those students are experiencing the same problem — not having complete parents,” said Raquel Regidor, Assistant Principal of the Junior High School Department. “That’s why they are pushed to transfer here for reasons like financial problems or difficulty accessing schools in their original areas.
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As of June 13, during the early enrollment period coinciding with Brigada Eskwela 2025, ANHS recorded approximately 700 Grade 7 and 600 Grade 11 enrollees.
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Transferees from each grade level cited family issues as the main reason for leaving their former schools.
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Pledges with Purpose Fuel Brigada Eskwela Success at ANHS by Precious Barraca With ₱111,640 in accounted donations and over 3,000 volunteers, Alabel National High School’s 2025 Brigada Eskwela wasn’t just a clean-up drive, it was a masterclass in transparency and trust. From named classrooms to public donation boards, ANHS shows how sincerity in service builds a culture of giving. (See full story on Page 03)
Opening week Marred by Wheather Woes, But hopes remain high
Assessment Upon Enrollment: Bridge or Burden? With Sarangani ranking lowest in regional literacy, Alabel National High School introduced enrollment-time assessments in reading and math during Brigada Eskwela 2025. Some called it a hassle; but could this be the bridge to real academic recovery? Jayden Arnaiz weighs in. (See full column on Page 03)
Rain greeted the school year instead of the usual excitement, as back-toback class suspensions disrupted what should have been a lively opening
week at Alabel National High School. From eager students turned away at the gate to teachers adjusting plans on the fly, the story unfolds on how
ARNAIZ ANGLES
ANHS braved the storm— literally, and why hope still shines through. (See full story on Page 03)