Sanchez Mira School of Arts and Trades - SDO Cagayan

19/12/2025

13/09/2025

The Sanchez Mira School of Arts and Trades (SMSAT) community proudly acknowledges the success of our Drum and Glockenspiel Corps in the recent Showdown of Secondary Schools during the 131st Founding Anniversary of Sanchez Mira.

Their superb performance filled every Tradean heart with pride. This triumph reflects not only their talent and hard work, but also the unity and support of the entire SMSAT family.

Our heartfelt thanks to:

Our ever-supportive principal, Mr. Alejandro A. Bangay, for reviving the SMSAT SIKAT mantra and turning it into action.

Our dependable head teachers, Sir Alvaro Padua and Dr. Walter U. Veracion, and our SHS Coordinator, Dr. Ligaya Tabliago, for their steady guidance.

The SPTA officials, headed by Sir Henry Estabillo, for their generous financial assistance.

The teachers in charge: Mr. Johnzon M. Obispo, Mr. Mark Windel Gubatan, and Ms. Arlene Alcantara, for their dedication.

The committed trainers: Glenmar Ramirez Baltero, Marco Bion, Carlo Manuel, and Roijin Pascual, for sharing your time and expertise.

Ma’am Divina De Leon and her team, for their creative work in preparing the flaglets.

Our colleagues—both teaching and non-teaching staff—for their support and encouragement.

The Local Government Unit of Sanchez Mira, for giving our students this opportunity to showcase their skills.

The parents, for your sacrifices and trust, recognizing that true learning extends beyond the four corners of the classroom.

And most of all, our student-members of the Corps, whose discipline, commitment, and passion brought honor to SMSAT.

This success is a shared victory—a celebration of teamwork, dedication, and excellence. Indeed, Basta SMSAT, SIKAT!



📷 Naomi Vialeigne Domingo

29/08/2025

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 | 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋. 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈

Cheers to numbers well balanced and years well served!

We honor Mrs. Josephine L. Labucay, our dedicated Accountant I, for her 34 years in government service marked by commitment, resilience, and excellence.

Through her precision and hard work, SMSAT has earned recognition for its outstanding accounting report submissions.

Thank you, Ma’am Josephine, for proving that in service—just like in accounting—every detail counts!

23/08/2025

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒
𝐑𝐞𝐩. 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐬-𝐀𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐌𝐒𝐀𝐓:
𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬

The Sanchez Mira School of Arts and Trades (SMSAT) must continue empowering students with skills while honoring its legacy, Congresswoman Baby Aline Vargas Alfonso said in her message for the school’s 62nd founding anniversary, delivered Tuesday by Mr. Alejandro A. Bangay.

Rep. Vargas-Alfonso was unable to attend the celebration due to budget hearings in Congress, but her written message highlighted the school’s enduring role in shaping the lives of young people and communities across the province.

“For sixty-two years, SMSAT has been a strong foundation of education in Sanchez Mira. From its humble beginnings, this institution has equipped generations of young people with technical skills, discipline, and values that prepare them for the challenges of life. Indeed, SMSAT is more than just a school—it is a builder of dreams and futures, ” she said.

She also pointed to this year’s theme, “Empowering Skills, Building Future: Honoring Our Roots, Advancing through Revised K to 12 Curriculum,” as a reminder of the school’s continuing mission to balance tradition with innovation.

“Empowering skills means giving our youth the knowledge and confidence to thrive, not only here in the Philippines but also in the global arena. Building the future requires hard work, perseverance, and dedication, while honoring our roots means remembering the founders, teachers, and alumni who laid the foundation of SMSAT, ” she explained.

The congresswoman also praised the coronation of Mr. and Miss SMSAT 2025 not only as a cultural highlight but also as a fundraising effort for school improvements.

“That is a noble cause—because it shows that even students, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders are very willing to do their part to uplift their school. Your principal has been tireless in lobbying projects for SMSAT, and with your unity, more improvements will surely come,” she said.

This year’s coronation crowned Charlotte A. Mallabo and Vienne Zandro P. Corpuz as Mr. and Ms. SMSAT 2025.

They were joined by 1st Prince Brian Kyle Salvador, 1st Princess Kathleya Celine Q. Orteza, 2nd Prince Barry L. Vera Cruz, and 2nd Princess Leinielle Mitz Rojo.

Proceeds from the event raised ₱107,000, which the school has used to purchase a new sound and light system.

Other guests included Mayor Abraham Bagasin, represented by SB Member Napoleon Malto, Vice Mayor Dr. Connie O. Sacramed, and SB Member Carlo O. Cachapero, who echoed messages of pride in SMSAT’s history and encouragement for its future.

Established in 1963 with only 14 male learners under pioneer principal Juan O. Azurin and teacher Macario C. Blanco, SMSAT produced its first graduates in 1969.

Six decades later, it continues to be one of Cagayan’s leading institutions for technical and vocational education.

19/08/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟔𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐒𝐌𝐒𝐀𝐓!

𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐞’𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬.

𝐖𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢, 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐌𝐒𝐀𝐓 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰!

𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐒𝐌𝐒𝐀𝐓 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.

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