The Stentor

08/09/2026

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐆𝐀) 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕!

The program officially opened with a warm welcome from our esteemed School Head, Dr. Ma. Celina F. Cezar (Principal IV), followed by an inspiring message on education and capacity building from SK Kagawad Irish Balana, represented by SK Secretary Ian Guillen.

The main highlight of the event was delivered by our dedicated SSLG President, Persephonie Mae Bedia, who presented the State of the Learner Government Address outlining the core programs, projects, and initiatives designed to empower our student body this school year. To wrap up the ceremony, SSLG PIO Quincezs Marlian U. Repato delivered insightful closing remarks emphasizing unity, service, and active support.

Special thanks to our program hosts, SSLG Secretary Mary Louise R. Ledesma and Secretariat Committee Member Yamer Ingua, as well as SSLG Vice President Orchid Joy Jacquias for conducting the anthem and Grade 8 Representative Nathalie Pugyao for leading the invocation. Together, let’s turn these plans into meaningful actions for an active, united, and student-centered school community!

𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘯̃𝘰
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘰𝘦 𝘔𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰

06/09/2026

𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

The Stentor proudly celebrates all our campus journalists who participated in the Division Schools Press Conference 2026 at San Isidro National High School!

Irish Ysha Fernandez - RRSPC Cliniquing Qualifier, 🥇1st Place News Writing
Ayisha Claire Quero - 🏅6th Place Feature Writing

DSPC Qualifiers:
Briana Ambis
Cydie Amacna
Alliyah Caderao
Sharmaine Del Rosario
Karll Borja
Mary Andi N**i
Theodore Dueñas
Vince Eidriz Ranas
Sean Mirtle Gutierrez
John Recca Ygot
Anne Louise Soroño
Kurt Pepito
Timi Diwa
Samantha Baron
Dafhnie Bernardo
Elaiza Magtangob
Mary Grace Rebato

School Paper Category:
🏅5th Place News Section
🏅5th Place Layout and Page Design

We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our school principal, Dr. Ma. Celina F. Cezar, for her unwavering support, love, and care for our student-writers.

To all our DSPC qualifiers, we are EQUALLY PROUD OF YOU! Beyond the awards and recognition, your dedication and contributions to our school publication matter the most💛

Again, congratulations CJs!

With love,
StenFAM

29/08/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | Mambugan NHS holds Orientation for National Simultaneous Active Shooter Attack Drill

Mambugan National High School held a School-Based Orientation on the National Simultaneous Active Shooter Attack Drill, together with Grade Level Presidents and Teachers, led by Ma'am Ma. Cynthia R. Saguirre and the School Principal, Dr. Celina F. Cezar on Friday, August 28.

Dr. Cezar introduced the Project Team heads, Project leaders, and Project members for different sectors, which aim to address student performance in literacy, dropout rates, clubs, safety, and classroom participation.

Science Teacher, Myleen D. Balingit, presented the number of Learners at Risk of Dropping Out (LARDOs) for each grade level, making Grade 8 students first on the list and Grade 10 on second.

Mathematics Teacher, Romeo D. Ballon, also displayed the class record differences from last school year (2025–2026) to the present.

Head Teacher of the English Department, Julian G. Lasam, showed how to protect our students by implementing a drill to be ready when an attack occurs inside the school walls.

SPTA President, Mrs. Jenina Baro, closed the orientation by acknowledging the responsibility of every parent and teacher for student safety, ending with a Bible verse:

“𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉. 𝑨 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆. “
— 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 46:1

𝐴𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦: 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑜
𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑦: 𝐶𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎

24/08/2026

19/08/2026

#𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗡𝗔𝗔𝗞𝗗𝗔

𝗔 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝘆
by 𝑫𝒂𝒇𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐

“Oh, what a sight.”

To overcome my laziness is a dream. To be able to glance upward at the sky, with mutters under my breath while waiting for my dream, aviation, to pass by and cross my rainbow of hope instead of my room's ceiling with mold on the side and dimming lights waiting to be replaced.

It’s a sight I have always tried to ignore, to avoid. Yet no matter how many times I try to brush it off aside—it has always found its way back to me, as if it was the umbrella I lost due to negligence. And every single time too, I am met with a newly found situation to ignore—disappointment.

How ironic, isn’t it? To hate this life bestowed by the gods just because it’s drenched in a lifestyle I could never learn to adore. But how come that I—the very root of this problem—get a free pass in changing things?

Is it because this life was something I didn’t even wish for yet was given to me because of two teenagers who chose to set aside the better future to experience the “puppy love”?

But no, no one gets a free pass. It was my lack of belief that even a child like me holds the power to actually turn the tables around.

If I believed in myself a little more, maybe I could really switch things up. To change the dim lights into bright, star-like bulbs that can actually light up my sky. To buy myself a fan with no borrowed parts, only using hard-earned money.

If only my hope could tear this cruel and rigged sky open, people might start to burn. It would awaken a fire inside them. And instead of a campfire, it would be a forest fire. Bright. Hot. And full of light.

I will chase after the sky—I will let the sun’s scorching heat burn the cold life I have inside of me. And instead of burning me to ashes, I will be dripping from a river of new dreams and a profound hope.

I will trace my mistakes—step-by-step. Only then maybe I can finally see my mother’s eyes full of love, surrounded by a sense of tranquility instead of a river of held-back tears.

Maybe I can finally see my father’s face without doubts and worries. Maybe he can finally eat in peace—without debts pulling him to melancholy.

Maybe I’ll take a glance at the sky and will finally choose to stare at it longer rather than disregarding it because I am finally starting to not only see my rotten ceiling but also a chance to hold and embrace my dreams.

Instead of muttered promises beneath my breath, I will tell myself, “Kaya ko ‘to, ako pa,” loud enough to be heard by the voices in my head that are weighing me down. I will never wait for chances to come again—I will chase things that ignite a fire in me.

“I see my future. Oh, it’s bright.”

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥:
𝐃𝐀𝐅𝐇𝐍𝐈𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐎, a 9th-grade student, is the current editor-in-chief of The Stentors, the official English publication of Mambugan NHS. As a campus journalist, she was a qualifier for last year's Reconfigured Regional Schools Press Conference in Feature Writing.

17/08/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | The official english publication of Mambugan NHS, The Stentor, together with its advisor, Maam Mae Golondrina, led the Flag Raising Ceremony this morning, August 17.

Ma'am Mae, emphasized once again the Mambugenyos' motto: "Ako ay Mambugenyo, May Disiplina at Mabuting Tao," reminding students of the values of discipline and good character.

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢'𝘢𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢

08/08/2026

07/08/2026

𝗛𝗘𝗧𝗢 𝗡𝗔 𝗣𝗢 𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗬 𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗧😊

Para sa mga nagtatanong kung tuloy po ba bukas, August 08, 2026, ang Mambugan NHS School-based Press Conference 2026, ang sagot po ay, "𝗢𝗣𝗢!"☺️

Tama po, tuloy at mayroon pong SPC bukas, pero dahil mas mahalaga ang inyong kaligtasan sa mga ganitong panahon, ito po ang adjustment na aming ginawa:
1. August 08, 2026 - Online Lecture via Google Meet (7:00am-4:00pm)
2. August 11-13, 2026 - Face-to-face Writing Workshop (Computer Laboratory)

𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦:
7:00am – 8:00am: Editorial Writing and Column Writing
8:00am – 9:00am: News Writing
9:00am – 10:00am: Editorial Cartooning
10:00am – 11:00am: Feature Writing
11:00am – 12:00pm: Sports Writing
12:00pm – 1:00pm: Science and Technology Writing
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Copyreading and Headline Writing
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Photojournalism
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Mobile Journalism

Possible na iba-ibang link ang gamitin ng speaker sa bawat category. Para maiwasan na may ibang makapasok sa G-Meet, ipo-post po ang link sa Official Facebook Group ng Mambugan NHS SBPC 2026.

Narito ang link ng FB Group, kailangan mong mag-join:
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1YE5pFyTL8/
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1YE5pFyTL8/
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1YE5pFyTL8/

Ang schedules naman po para sa Face-to-face writing workshop ay sunod naming ipo-post. Ipaliliwanag na rin namin ito bukas sa G-Meet.

𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗸𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗛𝗦 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀!

07/08/2026

𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗦:

Inaanyayahan ang lahat ng mga aspiring journalist na nag-register para sa darating na Mambugan NHS School-Based Conference 2026 na mag-join sa Official Facebook Group ng event na ito.

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1EDmx2Fs9j/
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1EDmx2Fs9j/
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1EDmx2Fs9j/