20/07/2026
✒️LNHS Torch Update
🗓️July 20, 2026 | Monday
STUDENT WELLNESS: Health, guidance teams deploy 'CARS' to spot at-risk youth
LLORENTE, Eastern Samar — To strengthen early intervention for students’ emotional, behavioral, and developmental health, Llorente National High School (LNHS) conducted a comprehensive orientation for all class advisers on the utilization of Children’s and Adolescent Screening Tools today July 20 at the Manu J FBS Hostel.
The joint initiative was spearheaded by the school’s health and guidance teams, composed of Rowena L. Rivera, Nurse II and Ma. Grace G. Guial, Nurse II, alongside the Guidance Office, represented by Master Teacher II, Ma'am Gina C. Silla and SHS Teacher II, Ma'am Joeylyn A. Banog.
The training focused primarily on the Children and Adolescents Risk Screener (CARS), a standardized questionnaire designed to identify at-risk students before psychological or behavioral challenges escalate.
JHS Coordinator and Head Teacher III, Sir Tito C. Somooc, along with School Officer-in-Charge and Master Teacher II, Ma'am Marella G. Guial, attended the seminar to affirm administrative support for the program.
According to Ma'am Guial, the implementation of CARS serves as a foundational component of the school’s broader mental health framework, which is built on a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). This system allows educators to provide data-driven, targeted interventions ranging from school-wide wellness programs to individualized counseling.
By equipping frontline class advisers with these screening capabilities, the health and guidance offices aim to establish a more proactive and responsive support network for the student body.
🖋️LNHS Torch Staff Writer
📸Ma'am R. Rivera