Kannawidan

        Before the Spaniards came to the Philippines, Ylocos’ culture was very rich. During the old times, people of Ylocos started making hand-made products such as pots called “burnay”, abel , furnitures, weapons and many more. Ylocos also have its own literature. There are many Yloco poems called “daniw” and epics such as the Biag ni Lam-ang that were written before. Ylocanos were also known for their good attitudes especially the hospitality and being “kuripot” or good in keeping money.

        Every last week of January to first week of February, the province of Ilocos Sur celebrates the Kannawidan Festival. This occasion aims to showcase the different products of every town of Ilocos Sur. It also shows the old beliefs and traditions of Ilocanos. During this Kannawidan, lots of activities were made. This includes different competitions about the culture of Ilocos Sur such as quiz bee, writing daniw, tribal dance and many more.

        This occasion is very fun and enjoyable. It shows that Ilocos Sur is very rich in history and culture. It is also one proof that Ilocos Sur is a very nice place to live in.

New Year, New me

New Year, New me

       The year 2013 ended and there comes again 2014. I remember all the things I’ve done last year; the good and bad that happens to me. I also remember the troubles I’ve made and the problems I had encountered which develop my personality.

       New Year is just like a new day. When you wake up in the morning, first thing to do is to wash your face. Remove all negatives in you and replace it with positives. These New Year, I planned to change all my bad attitudes and I’ll try to replace them with better one.

       New Year is a new start for us. Whatever things we didn’t accomplished last year, we can start to finish it this year. Whatever broken relationships last year, it’s a chance to start a new this new year. 

TIME RUNS FAST

            TIME RUNS FAST

                
                The end of our last school year at Ilocos Sur National High School is coming closer. The third grading period again ended and felt sad because one more grading period left and we will bid goodbye to our dear alma mater, the ISNHS.

                During these days of the third grading period, I learned a lot of things. I learned academic lessons as well as morals. At the end of each day of our classes, I learned to enjoy; enjoy each hours, minutes and seconds of the time. In our ICT class, Mrs. Vera Cruz, our teacher, deepens our knowledge in creating Web Page Design with the use of notepad and Microsoft FrontPage.

            This grading period, I can say that I have done my best. I have done better than last grading period. And hopefully, I will do again better next time.

BE HAPPY!

        “Joy to the world, the Lord has come;” children joyfully sing house to house. Bright lanterns, tall Christmas trees and twinkling lights in the streets. People walk to churches as the cold wind gracefully dances with the leaves of trees. And, thundering loud sound of firecrackers.

          Days run so fast and its December again. The season of Christmas has again arrived. It is the time of giving and sharing, it is the time were our friends and love ones are at our side and it is a perfect time to forgive someone.

          Christmas seems to be the happiest time of the year for every one of us because Christmas is the celebration of the birth of our saviour Jesus Christ. During this time of the year, we must put God in our mind and heart so that we will be able to free ourselves. Because, the true essence of Christmas happiness.

  

THE EARTH IS IN OUR HANDS

THE EARTH IS IN OUR HANDS

          The world is now in the era of advanced technology. New gadgets, machines and inventions are now arising. Industrialization and advancement of lifestyle are very rapid these days. These make the life of human better and more comfortable.

          However, these advancements have also disadvantages. One of these is pollution; air pollution due to large amount of gas emitted by vehicles and machines; water pollution from factories and garbage thrown in rivers and seas; and land pollution due to large amount of plastics, Styrofoam and other non-biodegradable inventions of man. These cause many problems in our ecosystem. Some animals from the ecosystem might extinct because of pollution. And the worst thing that may happen is the abnormal rising of the temperature of the earth called the Global Warming.

          But all of us are responsible for taking care of our environment. God created us to be stewards of nature. We must minimize the use of plastics, Styrofoam and other harmful chemicals that may harm our environment. We must also take care of our plants and trees which purifies the air we breathe. We can fight Global Warming; the Earth is in our hands.

COME AND JOIN

COME AND JOIN

            October is the English Month. The aim of this program is to encourage students to learn and use the English language. It will also greatly help in widening the knowledge of students about grammars and literature through some activities.

          Ilocos Sur National High School is also one of the schools to introduce the month October in launching the English Month Celebration. The English Club of the school prepares activities and competitions for the students like Quiz Bee, Extemporaneous Speaking, Speech Choir, Spelling Bee and many more.

          Joining these activities is lot of fun. It will enhance and develop the knowledge of students about the English Language that will uplift the performance level and make students English proficient in the future.

          

BORN TO BE EQUAL

BORN TO BE EQUAL

All of us were born to be equal. God created man to have equal chances, equal rights and equal opportunities. God created man to be equal whether you are rich or poor. We are all equal whether weak or strong.

          In the eyes of God, boys and girls are also equal. Equal in rights and equal in obligations and responsibilities. And it was called Gender Equality. Which means, what man can do, woman can do. Nowadays, some women took the job of men like welding, constructions and many more.

          Back in older times, women were underestimated by man. Women before were only working at homes and some were only slaves. And that wasn't God’s order. God created man and woman to help each other.

          The equality of people in a country makes it peaceful and orderly. And make people unite to achieve the freedom.