NIA Tamarind Confessions

18/08/2026

17/08/2026

𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐉𝐫. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐫. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐬. 𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐀𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 👑🏆

SANTO TOMAS, ISABELA — August 17, 2026.

What a proud and unforgettable day for Northern Isabela Academy, Inc. (NIA)! 💙

Our very own Rizaldy G. Cadiente Jr. and Jaxine Kreeshly G. Velasco were crowned Mr. and Ms. STDAA 2026 during the pageant held today at Santo Tomas National High School.

With confidence, grace, and determination, Rizaldy and Jaxine proudly represented NIA and showed everyone that being a student-athlete is not only about talent in sports. It is also about having the courage to step forward, believing in yourself, carrying yourself with confidence, and inspiring others.

Their victory is more than just a crown. It is a reflection of their hard work, preparation, and the support of the people who believed in them every step of the way. More importantly, they carried the NIA name with pride.

We also want to recognize Mark Deanelle A. Acera and Danica Mae A. Baja, who represented NIA with confidence and determination. Thank you for giving your best and proudly carrying our school’s name. You are both winners in your own way! 💙

To Rizaldy and Jaxine, enjoy this moment—you truly deserve it! Your NIA family celebrates this achievement with you.

Congratulations, Mr. and Ms. STDAA 2026! 👑

NIA is proud of you! Keep shining, keep inspiring, and keep making us proud! 💙🏆

14/08/2026

14/08/2026

𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐈𝐀🏓

A big and heartfelt thank you to our dear Northern Isabela Academy alumni who generously came together to donate one table tennis table for our students and athletes:

𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐜𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥, 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐳, 𝐄𝐥𝐛𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚, 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐥, 𝐀𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐭, 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐟𝐚𝐠𝐚, 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭, 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐉𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚, 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐧

Our sincere thanks as well to Sir 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐬 for generously donating another table tennis table.

These may simply be two table tennis tables, but for our students and athletes, they mean so much more. They give them a place to practice, improve, compete, build friendships, and discover what they can achieve.

What makes this even more special is knowing that our alumni still remember where they came from and are willing to give back to the school that became part of their journey.

To all of you, thank you for your kindness, generosity, and love for Northern Isabela Academy. Your support is truly appreciated, and we hope you know how much it means to our students, athletes, coaches, and the entire NIA family.

From the entire Northern Isabela Academy family, thank you very much!

07/08/2026

𝐍𝐈𝐀 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲

Northern Isabela Academy, Inc. (NIA) proudly secured Overall 3rd Place in the 2026 District Science and Technology Fair held on August 7, 2026, at Santo Tomas National High School, with the theme "𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧."

Among the school's outstanding achievers, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐭 emerged as 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍 in the 𝐓𝐇𝐈 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐰hile 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐃 in the 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡. 𝐀𝐫-𝐣𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐳 competed in the 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠 represented the school in the 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲.

The delegation was trained and mentored by 𝐌𝐚'𝐚𝐦 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬, 𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐀𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐧, whose guidance greatly contributed to the students' success.

NIA now sets its sights on another challenge as a new batch of student representatives prepares to compete in the 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 (𝐒𝐈𝐏) next week.

Congratulations to our students, coaches, and the entire NIA community for this remarkable achievement!

07/08/2026

𝐍𝐈𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒, 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇, 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

Northern Isabela Academy, Inc. (NIA) marked another productive Friday as student leaders and faculty representatives actively participated in various activities aimed at strengthening leadership, sports development, and academic excellence.

NIA student leaders, together with Ma’am Jean D. Robles, attended a meeting at the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Santo Tomas in preparation for the upcoming Linggo ng Kabataan activities. The meeting was conducted under the leadership of SK Federation President Hon. Caryl Talaue, highlighting the importance of youth participation and involvement in community programs.

Meanwhile, NIA Sports Coordinator Mr. Joseph Ryan T. Lopez, together with Sir Ryan James Combate, joined the meeting for the upcoming Sports District Meet. The discussion focused on preparations and coordination to ensure the readiness of participating schools and student-athletes for the competition.

Adding to NIA’s achievements, Ma’am Jessa Mae L. Ramos and Sir Joemarie Erese, together with four NIA participants, represented the school in the Science Fair Sci Dama Competition. The team showcased their knowledge, skills, and dedication in the field of science as they competed among other participants.

Through these engagements, NIA continues to promote holistic student development by providing opportunities for leadership, sportsmanship, and academic excellence. The school remains committed to empowering learners to become active contributors and future leaders in their communities.

01/08/2026

A truly memorable and meaningful day as Northern Isabela Academy successfully conducted its Medical Mission!

We sincerely express our heartfelt appreciation to Dra. Nympha R. Sagabaen, General Dentist, Dra. Vivien Irene Pagayatan, and the dedicated Charles W. Selby Memorial Hospital Medical Team of Aparri, Cagayan.

Your generosity, compassion, and unwavering commitment to promoting the health and well-being of every NIAN made this initiative a great success.
Thank you for sharing your time, expertise, and genuine care with our school community. Your kindness and selfless service have left a lasting impact, and we are truly grateful for your support.