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SK Tandang Sora Trains Soranians in Flower Arrangement Workshop

In celebration of Women’s Month, the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Barangay Tandang Sora launched “Mission KITA: Kabataan in Action,” a flower arrangement training session held on March 16, 2026, at the Tandang Sora National High School (TSNHS) library.

The activity centered on economic empowerment, a key theme of Women’s Month that honors the legacy of Melchora “Tandang Sora” Aquino by fostering self-reliance. By providing floral design training, the SK equipped young women and learners with the skills to build their own small businesses, turning a creative craft into a source of financial independence. This initiative transformed the symbolic beauty of flowers into a practical means of livelihood, celebrating the modern woman’s role as both a creator and an entrepreneur.

Selected learners from Grade 9 Einstein and Grade 8 Diamond, led by Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG) President, Kyle Canceran, participated in the workshop.

The initiative was facilitated by SK Chairperson, Julles Apo, together with SK Kagawads, Sette Laud, Rocky Reyes, Renzo Ramos, Ley Dacara, Jay Torres, Adrian Codog, and Zaira Montecalbo, with Mrs. Jane Cueto as the guest speaker.

Mrs. Cueto, a floral expert, guided the students through the technical aspects of the craft. She shared that her main goal was for young people to learn. She also emphasized that the program was not only about earning income but also about equipping learners with practical skills to become self-reliant in the future.

The session ended with a photo opportunity, where students showcased their handmade bouquets, marking another successful effort by the SK to support the school community during Women’s Month.

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Written by: Chen Paz
Photos by: James Sonaba
Layout by: Angelina Denise Doria
Proofread by: Jeleanne Kylie Eneres

𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 '𝙀𝙢 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙩! 💪

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐬, 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ➗️, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 📝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨 , 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 📖 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬🙏 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭👩‍🎓 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 🏫, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝! 👥️

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 🫡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 🧠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭 😁, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞💯 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧—𝐆𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭💪

𝔾𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕝𝕦𝕔𝕜🤞 𝕊𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕤! 𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕨𝕚𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕒𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟✏️
𝔹𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕦𝕔𝕜 𝕠𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝟜𝕥𝕙 ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕋𝕖𝕤𝕥! 📝

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Captioned by: Tanya Doria
Cartoon by: Edison De Guia

Happy Birthday, Lourie!🎊

Today, March 18, 2026 we celebrate the birthday of our Associate Manager, Lourie Jane J. Panes!🎉 Your passion and dedication in journalism continues to inspire and mark the hearts of every Soranian.

The Plethora hopes that your birthday is full of joy and this year rewards you with happiness and success!✨

16 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮! 🎉🎂

Today, March 6, 2026, we celebrate 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙎𝙇𝙂 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡, Kyle Canceran! 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

May you continue to lead with courage, wisdom and kindness. Wishing you good health, endless success and happiness in everything you pursue. 𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆! 🎉✨

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒂🥳🎊

𝙂𝘼𝘿 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞𝘽𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧

The Gender and Development (GAD) Club of Tandang Sora National High School (TSNHS) successfully conducted an Anti-Bullying Seminar with the theme "Stand Up, Speak Out: Empowering Students Against Bullying" at the school library on February 24, 2026.

The event gathered students, EsP (Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao) faculty members, department heads, and school administrators to foster a safer and more inclusive campus environment.

Mr. Lorenzo C. Buenaventura, EsP Head Teacher III, welcomed everyone, while our beloved principal, Dr. Lorna Mendoza, inspired Soranians to break the silence and speak up against bullying:
"If you do not stand up and if you do not speak up, bullies will just continue to roam around."

The resouce speaker, Ms. Carmel Portia Cruz, provided a comprehensive breakdown of the issue, categorizing bullying into four primary types: direct, indirect, cyberbullying, and covert. She likewise shared the traits of both victims and bullies, emphasizing how bullying can deeply affect individuals and the entire school community.

To build empathy students joined the interactive "Balloon Burst" activity, responding to scenario-based questions that encouraged understanding and compassion.

The event concluded with the awarding of a certificate to the resource speaker, followed by a heartfelt closing ceremony led by Mrs. Maggie B. Armas, the GAD coordinator.

This initiative represents a significant step in the school’s ongoing effort to ensure that every Soranian feels safe, secure, and valued within the school grounds.

| Written by: Lance Condrillon
| Photos by: Elija Rivera
| Layout by: Aleris Broñola

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 🫂

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 "𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣" 𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 "𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩." 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧, 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝; 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚.

ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ'ꜱ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ​​ᴀʀᴏuɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ! 🩷🌺

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Captioned by: Lance Condrillon
Pubmat by: Shane Suing

‎🎊🌟 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫-𝐢𝐧-𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟! 🌟🎊
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‎𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙖𝙮, we celebrate 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮's birthday, whose dedication and passion continue to inspire us all. 🎂🎉
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‎𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 commitment to 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗍𝗁, creativity, and 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 shows how much you care — not only about journalism, but about the people you lead.
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‎May this year reward you with the same 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 you generously share.
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‎𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 your birthday is filled with joy, appreciation, and the recognition you truly deserve. ✨🤍

Gong Xi Fa Cai 🧧✨️

ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 — ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪɴᴇꜱᴇ ᴄᴀʟᴇɴᴅᴀʀ ꜰʟɪᴘꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ! ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙙𝙤𝙢🙏 ᴀɴᴅ 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝🤝 ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙣𝙖𝙠𝙚🐍, ᴛʜᴇ 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚🐴 ʙʀɪɴɢꜱ ᴜꜱ ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴜꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜʀᴅʟᴇꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʏᴇᴀʀ.

The Plethora wishes everyone happiness and prosperity to start the new year!🎉🎆

𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! 🌈

𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙁𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 14 – 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚’𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮! 🎉 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙: 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 🌹 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 ❤️ 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 🎁, 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 🍫 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 🌺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀.

Maybe you’re preparing your love letter 📝 to your crush, or planning simple gifts 🎁 with your family and friends 👫. That’s what Valentine’s really about, the love ❤️ we share with the people we see every day in our community! 👥️

ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕍𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕖'𝕤 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕒 𝕥𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦! 💗

𝐓𝐒𝐍𝐇𝐒 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

To foster emotional resilience and awareness, the Gender and Development (GAD) Club of Tandang Sora National High School (TSNHS) hosted a targeted mental health seminar for Grades 8 and 9 students at the school library on Friday, Feb. 6.

The program opened with a prayer and a nationalistic song, followed by the opening remarks from Grade 9 Guidance Teacher, Mrs. Anne Fe Benito.

The seminar featured guest speaker and former TSNHS educator, Ms. Kimberly Rose E. Mahinay, who emphasized that emotional support often transcends grand gestures.

"If you have a friend going through a rough time, simply being beside them is enough," Mahinay noted, highlighting the power of presence.

Addressing the pressures of student life, Mahinay encouraged the youth to reject the "culture of competition" in favor of personal growth. "Focus on what you can complete," she advised. "Doing things step-by-step is more important than rushing to the finish line."

Ms. Mahinay outlined key pillars for a healthy mindset, emphasizing physical wellness through a balanced diet, emotional honesty, and the importance of seeking professional therapy. She further urged students to practice empathy by treating others with kindness to avoid escalating their distress.

The seminar concluded with GAD Coordinator Mrs. Maggie B. Armas presenting a certificate of appreciation to the speaker. In her closing remarks, Armas reminded the students that their internal struggles do not define their worth.

"You are not alone; your feelings matter," Mrs. Armas said. "Be kind to yourself and others. Taking care of your mental health is taking care of your future."

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𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓱 𝓓𝓮𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓗𝓸𝓷𝓸𝓻𝓼 𝓢𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓔𝔁𝓬𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓱 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓱 𝓒𝓾𝓵𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷

Celebrating student excellence and championing the theme “Mathematics is hope,” the Mathematics Department capped its month-long celebration with a Culminating Program on February 6, highlighting the subject’s role in everyday life and unleashing students’ creativity, talent, and enthusiasm for mathematics.

The program featured a variety performances, competitions, and recognition activities participated in by students from Grades 7 to 10, designed to promote mathematics as both meaningful and enjoyable.

Mr. Phillip J. Cabildo, Mathematics Department Head Teacher VI, delivered the opening remarks, emphasizing the vital role of mathematics in developing students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Meanwhile, Dr. Maria Teresa Salcedo-Grant, TLE Department Head Teacher VI, gave an inspirational message encouraging students to view mathematics not merely as a challenging subject but as an enjoyable learning experience.

“Palakpakan ninyo ang inyong sarili dahil natutunan ninyo ngayon na sa mathematics, lagi tayong nakakahanap ng solusyon,” Dr. Salcedo-Grant said.

The highlight of the event was the Awarding Ceremony, led by the head teachers from different subject areas. Winners of various Math Month competitions were recognized, including Damath, Rubik’s Cube Challenge, Quiz Bee, Mathula, Math Wall, Matheme’, and Mathiniktok.

Adding energy to the event, the school dance troupe performed an intermission number featuring “Dungka” by SB19 and “Pantropiko” by BINI, drawing enthusiastic applause from the audience.

In an interview Miar Magbanua, Math Club President, encouraged fellow students not to lose hope when facing difficulties in mathematics.

“Ang mai-aadvice ko sa mga estudyante ay huwag silang mawalan ng pag-asa kapag nahihirapan sila sa math. Nandiyan lang ang Math Club at ang mga math teachers para tulungan sila, kaya huwag silang mahiyang magsabi,” Magbanua said.

The program concluded with closing remarks from Ms. Aubrey Rose A. Tayag, Mathematics Master Teacher, who expressed her gratitude to the teachers, students, and organizers for their support and active participation.

The Math Month Culminating Program ended on a high note, inspiring students to appreciate mathematics not only as an academic subject but as an essential and enjoyable part of daily life.

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Soranians Join WRAD 2026; Conduct School-Wide Reading Activity

In a unified effort to foster a love for reading and community spirit, Tandang Sora National High School (TSNHS) joined the global celebration of World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) on Tuesday, February 4.

The school-wide activity, held in compliance with Division Memorandum No. 094, s. 2026, titled “2026 World Read Aloud Day” engaged learners from Grades 7 to 10, along with teachers, non-teaching personnel and SPTA to celebrate the power of stories to connect people.

The synchronized event was conducted in two sessions to accommodate the learners. Grades 7 and 10 participated in the morning session at 10:05 AM, while Grades 8 and 9 joined the afternoon session at 2:00 PM. Two designated sections held the activity at the TSNHS court, while the rest conducted the activity simultaneously in their classrooms under the supervision of subject teachers.

Mr. Jefferson Ferrer, the Reading Coordinator, facilitated the morning session, while Mrs. Glenda Pinto, the ARAL Reading Focal Person, managed the afternoon program that included a 10-minute reading of an assigned story, followed by a sharing of insights that allowed learners to reflect on the material.

Following the DepEd guidelines, Mr. Ferrer and Mrs. Pinto employed interactive reading techniques such as asking predictive questions and encouraging listeners to place themselves in the characters' shoes.

“As a reading coordinator, this activity (WRAD) is vital for our school because it models fluency. Students read aloud with expression, emotion and proper pacing. This improves their reading abilities especially in vocabulary and comprehension,” Mr. Ferrer said.

Dr. Mercy L. Pan, the English Department Head, who supervised the successful conduct of the event, emphasized the necessity of passion in learning.

“You have to love reading,” Dr. Pan stated, reminding the learners that reading isn't only a hobby, but a way to understand, explore and widen their knowledge.

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