Reflection

     Laughter, sadness, excitement, memories has filled this room. Days and months have passed and now we were going bid goodbyes. In the past months, we encountered many problems and gained lessons.

This 4th quarter, Photoshop is the centre of our classes. We already used Photoshop in Grade 8 and elementary when working for the school paper. However, I mostly just cropped things I made them black and white. This class has allowed me to explore this program a lot more and I’ve seen all the really cool things that it can do. I learned how to lay out a page- how to add photos, text, filters, blend colours, manipulate layers etc. Working with Photoshop was challenging yet fun. I will treasure and share the skills I’ve gained and lessons I’ve learned. 

I may now leave this classroom but all the memories and lesson I’ve gained will cherished forever.

Live your Dreams

       

     Dreams are necessary. Without dreams, there will be no ambition to chase. There will be no goal to reach. We will all be nothing without dreams. We must know what we want to do and follow that ambition.

Dreaming is essential for a human being. Without dreams, you will lose interest in life and finally hate to live life. Only with dreams, will you find a purpose to live your life.

But with dreams, comes great responsibility. It is just not enough to dream and forget about that dream. Dreams will not work without effort. It is essential to work hard for your dreams. Without this hard work, a dream will only remain a desire and will never be achieved.

Failures may come, but an attitude to keep moving on and trying to improve is thoroughly achieved by dreams.

So dreams are very important in life. They motivate, inspire, improve and help you in achieving any goal. Without dreams, we will be nowhere.

117th Foundation Day of ISNHS

          Schools celebrate their respective foundation days every year. This is the time to commemorate the birth of the school. A chance to remind the students about the humble beginnings of their educational institution. 

          This first and second day of March marks the 117th Foundation Day of Ilocos Sur National High School with a theme, Tradition of Excellence: Championing Filipino Values Amidst Cultural Diversity and Fast-paced Modernization. In February, we can already feel the preparation on the said event. Students cleaned up their rooms. Bulletin boards are updated and well-decorated. Long rehearsals are done to master the pieces to be presented.

          In the first day, the coronation ball was held. All the candidates look beautiful and dashing. They were given crowns, sash, trophy and bouquets as gratitude.

       The following day, parade of all students with their props and costumes was conducted. In the afternoon, Arrival of Honours, an Opening Remark from the school principal and an inspiring talk from the guest speaker-Atty. Allan V. Barcena, was also conducted. 

          The said event was highlighted with a Field Demonstration of students coached by their respective teachers. This year, the teachers also performed. Then, the activities are commended and winners are announced afterward. The day ended with the victory of Grade 8 Boys and Girls.

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Kannawidan Insight

          Our province Ilocos Sur has a rich heritage and unique cultures and traditions that we Ilocanos must preserve for the next generation. We must give importance and be proud of that. 

                One of these is the Kannawidan Ylocos Festival. Kannawidan is an Ilocano term which means "a feast of all heritages,  practices and products. " This year will be its 195th Anniversary.  Its main thrust is tourism promotion through the presentation of the talents,  native costumes,  traditions, cultures and products. This Kannawidan Ylocos Festival aims to create awareness on the preservation of the province' rich cultural heritage,  practices and traditions and a showcase  of the different agriculture and industry products. 

              Dance craze, Battle of the bands, Mr.  Kannawidan muscle showdown,  Search for Saniata,  Car and Motorcycle show,  Street dancing and showdown that show off the OTOP of the 34 towns and cities,  horse racing,  chef wars,  rodeo fiesta, game fowl and pigeon expo,  rhythm festival,  3rd Gov. Ryan Singson Motor cross Cup,  Kannawidan Mini Fwd Race,  karambola and drag race are the activities they offer. This is to show how part of the culture of the people of Ilocos Sur has modified through the years.


http://www.ilocossur.gov.ph/index.php/component/k2/item/261-bicentennial-kannawidan-ylocos-festival-opens

Change for the Better

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world. "       

Do you believe in it? I do believe it.  I believe that an individual will able to affect the world in a meaningful via their own changes. 

          Changing the world begins with improving who we are on the inside.  Each of us have a unique identity and our own distinct thoughts. These thoughts often push us to act.  So,  by centering our thoughts in a positive direction, we can improve our actions and our character.

          I can improve the world by consciously looking around and thinking,  at every opportunity. How can I help? I can help by doing simple things or tasks like showing an act of kindness. 

          It will encourage you to make another task and another and another. And by the end of the day,  that one task completed will turn in many tasks completed. The little things in life matters. If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right. 

          So if you wanna change the world,  change yourself.  Start each day with a task completed, find someone to help you through life,  respect everyone,  know that life is not fair that you will fail often, face down the bullies and never ever give up. 

          If you do these things,  the next generation and the generations that follow will live in the world far better that the one we have today.  And when we start now, we'll indeed change the world for the better. 

A Time to Improve

         

        Every year is a new blessing for us from God and we need to thank Him.  A new year is a blossom in our life for it is filled with great fun and enthusiasm.

          New Year is a special day because it is time for welcoming another year, enjoying with family and friends and taking resolutions for the upcoming year. 

       Some of us have the habit that they only make a resolution and changes to ourselves during new year. But

for me, we can make changes or improvement not only on new year but any time. 

      For me, I will change my bad attitudes and improve myself. I plan to try something that I haven't tried yet and to read more books to widen my knowledge.

          This year,  there won't be new me but I will improve to become a better version of myself. 

Reflection

          

         Third grading has been a short time for me because there where only few days in this quarter due to the presence of Christmas vacation.

         

We discussed HTML Images and HTML Links.  I also learned how to do web designs which is tiring because you have to type many words and tags in the notepad and yet it is fun because if you open it on google, you can see the beauty of your work.  It's like your misery in doing it was gone because of that. 

           I had a difficult time in finishing the requirements and task that was given to us because we need to pass it on time due to the lack of time. Because of this I learned to value time. That time is priceless and we should make the most time of it. We should stop making complains because if we make a lot excuse we cannot achieve success in life.