Agoncillo Senior High School- Youth for Environment in Schools Organization

28/07/2026

𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜! 🌸💐🍃

Did you know flowers are natural air cleaners?🌸

Beyond making our spaces pretty, flowers and other plants actively trap dust, smoke, and other airborne particles on their leaves and petals. When it rains, those pollutants get washed into the soil instead of staying in the air we breathe. It’s like having a tiny filter outside your window, working 24/7.

They also help balance the air. Through photosynthesis, flowers absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. At the same time, the water they release through their leaves cools the area around them. That cooling effect matters because hot air helps form smog, so more greenery means cleaner, fresher air in cities and neighborhoods.

And the benefits keep growing. 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬. More plants mean stronger soil, less runoff, and better water filtration too. So planting even a small patch of flowers is a simple way to fight pollution while making the world a little brighter! ✨🌸

💡 Cristine Mae Miña, Treasurer
🎨 Eliah Estanislao, P.I.O.

15/07/2026

𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙩! 🌱🐼

Did you know? Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants, with some species growing up to 91 cm (35 inches) in a single day.

According to 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨, 𝘉𝘈𝘔𝘉𝘖𝘖 holds the official title for the 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵-𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩. Certain species can shoot up at a rate of 0.00003 km/h, which translates to about 1.45 inches an hour.

This incredible pace is made possible by an extensive 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 (𝗿𝗵𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀) that stores carbohydrates for years. When optimal conditions hit, bamboo doesn't waste time creating new cells; it primarily grows through cell elongation, absorbing water to stretch existing cells rapidly.

So if you want to plant something that grows rapidly and fast, come take a moment and plant a 𝗕𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗼! 🍃🌟

💡 Jhera Mae Elefane, Secretary
🎨 Eliah Estanislao, P.I.O.

09/07/2026

🌧️ 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙎𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙣? 🌿

That refreshing, earthy scent has a name—petrichor.

Petrichor is the pleasant scent produced when rain falls on dry ground. During dry weather, certain plants release natural oils, while soil-dwelling bacteria produce a compound called geosmin. As raindrops strike the ground, tiny air bubbles help carry these compounds into the air, creating the familiar smell many of us enjoy after a rainfall.

More than just a pleasant aroma, petrichor is a reminder that nature is full of fascinating processes happening right beneath our feet. Even an ordinary rainy day can reveal the remarkable science behind the world around us.

So the next time rain begins to fall, pause for a moment and take a deep breath—you might just be experiencing one of nature’s most beautiful signatures. 🌧️💚

💡 Kim Nicole Alday, Vice President
🎨 Eliah Estanislao, P.I.O.

30/06/2026

𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣!!! 🦀♋

Did you know? Aside from being one of the symbols in the zodiac, 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.

Commonly found in coastal and mangrove ecosystems, crabs are burrowing 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜 that help remove decaying organisms. By digging tunnels deeper into the ground and feeding on dead organic matter, it allows both 𝚊𝚒𝚛 and 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 to enter the soil. In return, this recycles the nutrients and allow the soil to 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎.

As they keep the sands and soil healthy, it supports the growth of coastal plants and mangroves, letting ecosystems thrive and serve as a habitat for many other species.

Just like our cancer besties, 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦! Others might judge them for their 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘰𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘴 and 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩, but they're just as 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦.

💡Eauan Kobe Catena, President
🎨 Eliah Estanislao, P.I.O.

19/06/2026

𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞! 💚

As the School Year 2026-2027 starts, the 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 searches for passionate students who are ready to make a difference and deliver a much 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, and 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲.

The officers gathered to discuss upcoming projects, environmental activities, and exciting plans for the school year. Ideas were 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙, plans were 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚, and exciting activities are 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮.

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭. 🌱✨

🖋️ Jhera Mae Elefane, Secretary
📷 Joana Marie Orlanes, P.I.O.
🎨 Eliah Estanislao, P.I.O.

07/06/2026

𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥, 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥! 🌿🍃

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐄𝐬𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐝!

𝗔𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗘𝘀𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵, 𝗻𝗲𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝘼𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙤 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡! 🎒📚

✨ 𝙊𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝘀-𝗢 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. 🌱🏫

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗦𝗲𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗻! 📷🟢

🖋️𝐉𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐞, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲
🎨𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐨, 𝐏.𝐈.𝐎.

31/03/2026

31/03/2026

To our YES-O Officers Graduates, 🎓💚

There are no words enough to fully express how grateful we are for everything you’ve given to this organization. Your time, your dedication, your sleepless nights, and your unwavering passion for service and the environment—none of it went unnoticed.

You were not just officers, you were leaders who inspired, voices who stood for change, and hearts that chose to serve beyond what was required. Through every challenge, you remained committed. Through every moment, you left a mark that will never fade.

Today, we celebrate not only your graduation, but the legacy you leave behind—a legacy of leadership, purpose, and love for the environment. 🌱

We are beyond proud of you. Wherever life takes you, carry with you the same passion and courage that made you who you are today.

Congratulations, YES-O Officers Graduates. You will always have a home here. 💚🎓✨

14/03/2026

Trivia: How does one LED save so much energy?

🧐The magic lies in how light is produced. Traditional incandescent bulbs work by heating a tiny wire filament until it glows white-hot. This process is very inefficient, as a staggering 90% of the energy consumed is wasted as heat, with only 10% actually being converted into light. LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes), on the other hand, use a semi-conductor to create light. When electricity flows through it, the semi-conductor emits photons (light particles) in a process called electroluminescence. 🌱🍃

This is far more efficient, meaning LEDs use considerably less energy to produce the same amount of brightness (measured in lumens). In fact, quality LEDs can use up to 80% less energy and last 25 times longer than incandescent lighting. This efficiency means less electricity demand, which translates to fewer emissions from power plants and a significant reduction in your electricity bills!🤩🤩

14/03/2026

ITS TRIVIA AND TIPS💡

From scraps to sprouts! 🌱

Don’t toss those vegetable roots—regrow them instead! With just a little care, green onions, lettuce, celery, and more can grow again right in your kitchen. This simple step not only reduces food waste but also inspires sustainable habits and a healthier planet. Let’s all do our part to keep our environment clean, green, and thriving for the future. 💚