Vol. XIV No. 1 January-May 2023 The Official Publication of Doña Rosario High School, Quezon City, NCR
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"Free to Express, Nothing to Suppress"
Back in action:
The Pursuit of Education
'LEAPS FORWARD'
MOST-AWAITED COMEBACK. Lheona Mae Natividad and Ayessa Marie Bueno carefully follow health protocols before entering Doña Rosario High School in Quezon City for the face-to-face classes implementation after having online and modular classes for the past two years, last August 18, 2022. Photo by: Fernando Alcantara Jr. Caption by: Ayah Dibangkitun
Rosarians return for F2F classes
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o provide a more flexible and efficient learning modality, students in the Philippines from elementary to secondary schools get back on track after losing the ability to learn physically for two years due to the pandemic with the help of faceto-face implementation in accordance with the Department of Education's requirement on August 22, 2023. Doña Rosario High School implemented alternative days such as MWF (Monday, Tuesday, Friday) and TTH (Tuesday and Thursday) for two grade levels every week to control the number of students and minimize the risk of COVID-19 due to the shortage of classrooms and equipment. According to DepEd's data, over 28.03 million students have enrolled for the academic year 20222023. At the same time, Doña Rosario High School, along with 24,000 other schools, or 46 percent, of which were private and public,
implemented face-to-face classes for five days. In addition, 29,721 schools held blended learning from August up until last October, while all public and private schools are required to offer full inperson classes by November. The spread of COVID-19, or the Coronavirus disease discovered in Wuhan, China, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that eventually spread in the Philippines last January 2020, caused a pandemic, which is the main reason for schools to shut down the implementation of face-toface classes in the school years 2020-2021 and 20212022, later utilizing apps such as Google Classroom and Google Meet for online classes. Online classes played an important role in students' school lives as well as the lives of the teaching personnel. This helped to be open with regards to technology, which eventually helped with staying connected and learning with each other; however, it
also gave way for numerous problems to show up in a student's life at home, including their worsened mental health, domestic violence, and cyberbullying. "I've experienced a lot of problems during the online course, especially in terms of my mental health. For me, it's draining and exhausting to sit in front of a screen for hours on end without any physical interaction or change of environment. I've struggled due to the feeling of being disconnected and isolated from my classmates and teachers, which then affected my motivation to learn." Juan Miguel Razon, a 10th grade student of Magbanua said after an interview conducted by TBL about his experience in distance learning. Meanwhile, as COVID-19 began to subside as the years went by, DepEd then decided to instruct and prepare schools for the awaited return of in-person learning. Moreover, statistics show that 24 scribes, or 66 percent of the Big Leap
team, had mixed emotions, while 4 scribes, or 11 percent, experienced excitement and joy, and lastly, only 1 had a nervous emotion when asked how they felt the day the face-to-face class implementation was announced. "I felt mixed emotions because first, I can communicate and make friends again in school, but I'm nervous at the same time because I'm still scared of having COVID-19 since we're still not sure that COVID-19 is around the corner and we might still get infected by it." Krizzylle Domingo of Grade 9 Diamond said in a conducted interview. Furthermore, as per grade-level interviews, rosarians favor face-toface classes over online classes. "I prefer face-to-face classes because there are fewer technical difficulties and problems. During the jeepney strike, I wasn't able to pass two activities on time because our connection became unstable." Grade 10 Abad Santos' Brent Nash Buan added. Cristine Magharing
PUBLIC SERVICE
SSDD Caravan undertakes welfare assistance in DRHS
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uezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte's QC Social Services Development Department (SSDD) Program Caravan visits Doña Rosario High School with the purpose of assisting citizens near Barangay Novaliches Proper concerning their difficulties regarding medical, educational, and other issues on February 24, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The caravan was facilitated by health care workers from Barangay Novaliches Proper as well as employees and councilors from the Office of the Mayor, including some assistants of Councilor Joseph Visaya and Councilor PM Vargas himself, who then started a live video on social media to persuade more people to come.
Moreover, the programs and services the caravan provided are Educational Assistance for grades 4–10 and college, Medical Assistance, Small Income Generating Assistance (SIGA), Burial Assistance, Operation BirthRight for ages 0–17, Correction of Entry (Birth, marriage, & death certificate), Legitimation, Programang Pabahay, Job Fair, Joy of Urban Farming, Medical Consultation, Oral Examination, Covid Vaccination/Booster, Available applications for some applications for Health, Building, Electrical permits, QC ID assistance, especially for senior citizens and PWD, and solo parent applications Furthermore, some of these applications are
attainable due to cooperation between programs such as the Social Services Development Department (SSDD), Quezon City Youth Development Office (QCYDO), City Civil Registry Department (CCRD), Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs (OSCA), QC Department of Health, and a lot more. Meanwhile, as stated by one of the health care workers of Brgy. Novaliches Proper, Venus Olivan, the caravan started to visit schools for the students' parents, who are struggling to seek jobs or medical assistance, and the students themselves for QC IDs and educational assistance. However, the caravan didn't accommodate a lot of people because they still needed to meet some requirements for
service completion. "Even though some didn't obtain the assistance they wanted because of the lack of requirements, we really hope that they can prepare the necessities whenever they visit the Mayor's Caravan, It really is a big help for the citizens of Quezon City because of the multiple services it provides, from medicines prescribed to the job fairs it can offer." Zenaida Costanida, a healthcare worker, stated this in an interview conducted by TBL. On top of that, the caravan didn't forget to observe proper health protocols, with vaccinations and booster shots available, while doctors and medical workers are also onsite for unexpected incidents that may occur during the fair.
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