Scholars' Voice

Scholars' Voice ๐™„๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š, ๐™’๐™š ๐™’๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™™
The Official English Student Publication of Cebu City National Science High School

๐•๐ˆ๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐
The Scholars' Voice aims to be a beacon of responsible campus journalism. By cultivating the necessary skills of values of an honorable journalist, we inspire honesty and integrity among not only journalists but also fellow learners.

๐Œ๐ˆ๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐
To produce notable campus journalists through:
Quality and effective trainings that produce creative, open-minded, and information-literate journalists;
Exposure to journalism press conference competitions wherein the campus journalists strive for success;
and Supportive learning environments with like-minded peers.

๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐— ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐Ÿฑ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—š๐—”๐— ๐—˜! As far as the eye can see lies a calling for the beautiful shade of green, dem...
27/08/2026

๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐— ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐Ÿฑ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—š๐—”๐— ๐—˜!

As far as the eye can see lies a calling for the beautiful shade of green, demanding their hands to color the world in the tone of ๐—•๐—ข๐—–๐—œ๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— ๐—”. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

They came into the world with nothing in their hands, yet this time, the game has changed. As young as they are, theyโ€™ve raised the standards, elevating this yearโ€™s game to another level. ๐Ÿชœ

Watch out, for they carry a brilliance no light shall surpass. These fresh faces are ready to paint the campus with pride and passionโ€”and turn the tides in their favor. ๐Ÿ™Œ

Now is your time to shine, ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€! In five days, the doors shall open, calling you into the game. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€. ๐Ÿ‘€

๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™๐™ž๐™– ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™ง๐™˜๐™–๐™™๐™ค
๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™๐™– ๐˜ฟ๐™ช๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ

๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ | ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—•๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜In Cebu, scheduled power interruptions are often treated as temporary inconvenien...
27/08/2026

๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ | ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—•๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜

In Cebu, scheduled power interruptions are often treated as temporary inconveniencesโ€”something citizens are expected to prepare for, endure, and simply work around. But behind every scheduled interruption is a student unable to study, a worker unable to work, a business unable to operate, and a family forced to adjust yet again.

Rolling power interruptions hit 187 areas across Metro Cebu and nearby towns on August 17, 2026, after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under red and yellow alerts due to a supply shortfall.

When the electricity disappears, so do the routines people depend on.

A student sits down to finish an assignmentโ€”the screen suddenly goes black.

An online lecture is interrupted. A presentation remains unfinished. A research paper disappears before it can be saved. An examination preparation that took days to plan is suddenly replaced by waiting for the lights to return.

For students, time is not something that can simply be restored when the electricity comes back.

A missed lesson cannot always be replayed. A deadline does not always move. An examination does not become easier because the power went out.

And not every student has the same ability to cope.

Some can afford powerbanks, backup internet, rechargeable lamps, or generatorsโ€”others cannot. For them, a brownout does not simply make studying harderโ€”it can determine whether they are able to study at all.

But the darkness does not stop in the classroom.

A small business owner may lose an entire afternoon of sales. A restaurant may struggle to keep food properly stored. An employee may be unable to attend an important meeting. A family may spend hours enduring Cebu's heat without a fan. Someone trying to contact a loved one may suddenly find their phone battery running dangerously low.

The city does not stop needing electricity simply because the electricity stops.

Yet we have become accustomed to adapting.

"Charge your phones early."

"Finish your homework before the scheduled outage."

"Keep a flashlight nearby."

"Buy a power bank."

"Plan around the brownout."

But somewhere along the way, we must ask ourselvesโ€”why are citizens being asked to constantly adjust to an issue that should be solved?

Resilience is often praised as a Filipino strength. However, resilience should not become an excuse for inadequate systems. People can endure difficult situations, but that does not mean they should be expected to accept them all the time.

Cebu City is growing. Its population is growing. Its businesses are growing. Its schools are producing the next generation of professionals, leaders, and innovators.

But growth means little if the infrastructure supporting that growth cannot keep up.

A city cannot call itself progressive while its students are forced to study in the dark. It cannot claim to prioritize economic development while businesses repeatedly lose productive hours. It cannot promise a better future while making the present increasingly difficult for the people who are building that future.

Rotational brownouts may sometimes be necessary during genuine emergencies. But an emergency measure should not become an accepted norm.

The solution should not simply be teaching people how to survive the next blackout. It should be making sure there is less reason to have one.

Stronger infrastructure. More reliable power generation. Better energy planning. Long-term solutions instead of temporary adjustments.

Because electricity is not simply about keeping the lights on.

It keeps classrooms open. It keeps businesses running. It keeps families connected.

It keeps opportunities alive.

And when the lights repeatedly go out, we should not only ask when they will come back. We should ask why we keep allowing them to go out in the first place.

๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐— ๐—ก | ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟA gunshot lasts only a second.The silence that comes before it can last much long...
21/08/2026

๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐— ๐—ก | ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

A gunshot lasts only a second.

The silence that comes before it can last much longer.

On August 18, a ninth-grade student entered the junior high school campus of Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) in Zamboanga City and opened fire, killing a tenth-grade student and wounding two others before dying at the scene. Less than two months earlier on June 22, a shooting at San Jose National High School (SJNHS) in Tacloban City reportedly left three students dead and 20 others injured.

Twice, students walked into schools expecting an ordinary day. Twice, they did not make it home the same way.

And after every tragedy, comes the same question: Could this have been prevented?

We are quick to ask how a firearm entered the school. We demand stricter security, tighter inspections, and stronger measures at the school gates. These measures are necessary, but if we only start asking questions after the gunshot, we are already too late.

School shootings do not start when someone pulls the trigger. They can begin much earlierโ€”with warning signs ignored, cries for help unheard, problems dismissed, or fi****ms left within reach.

There is also a tendency to search for one convenient explanation. We blame the screen, the home, the school, or the child themselves. But violence is rarely that simple. Bullying, lack of guidance, inadequate support at home, and weak intervention can all contribute to a young person's distress.

The 2024 Philippines Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) offers a troubling glimpse into what students experience. Among those aged 13 to 17, 30.2% reported being bullied on school property within the previous year. More strikingly, 54.3% said their parents or guardians never or rarely understood their problems and worries.

These numbers do not excuse violence. A wounded heart can never justify wounding others. Understanding what may have contributed to someone's actions does not make those actions acceptable.

But if we refuse to understand what happens before the violence, how can we prevent it?

Too often, institutions become most alert only after the damage has been done. Security measures matter, but prevention cannot stop at the school gates. Schools must take warning signs seriously, strengthen efforts against bullying, and create spaces where students can ask for help without being dismissed. Parents too, must learn to listenโ€”not only when their children speak, but when their silence suggests something is wrong.

We cannot undo the lives that are already lost. But we can decide what happens next.

The gunshot may be the loudest part of a school shooting. Yet long before it, there may have been quieter sounds: a student being bullied, a child asking for help, a warning dismissed, and a problem left unresolved.

We do not need another tragedy to remind us to listen.

Sometimes, prevention begins with hearing the silence before it pulls the trigger.

๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜พ๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™Ÿ๐™š๐™ข ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ค
๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™‰๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™–๐™˜๐™ช๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ
๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™‰๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™ค ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™†๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™Š๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ข

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ | ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ก, ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—ฉ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ตShifting from group instruction to individualized tra...
16/08/2026

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ | ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ก, ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ
๐—ฆ๐—ฉ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต

Shifting from group instruction to individualized training, Scholarsโ€™ Voice of Cebu City National Science High School returned to Labangon Elementary School on August 15 for the second and concluding day of its journalism outreach program, providing Young Scribblers with direct feedback on their work.

Building on the first-day lectures, pre-tests, and activities, Scholarsโ€™ Voice members reviewed the pupilsโ€™ outputs and addressed areas for improvement in their respective journalism categories.

The sessions allowed student facilitators to work more closely with the Young Scribblers, providing feedback on grammar, organization, editing, and other aspects of their work while reinforcing lessons on journalism ethics and information verification.

Rather than introducing new lessons to the pupils as a group, the facilitators focused on the specific areas each participant needed to improve, allowing them to apply the concepts introduced during the first day.

Mr. Rex A. Reserva, Grade 6 teacher of Labangon Elementary School, emphasized the importance of introducing journalism and media literacy to pupils at an early age.

โ€œAs we know, during these days, news can be identified whether it is true or not. So that is why, as early as their young age, we must know what the real media is, what is real journalism,โ€ Rivera said.
For Reserva, exposing pupils to journalism at an early age can help them become more aware of the information they encounter and distinguish reliable information from false claims.

Throughout the sessions, the Young Scribblers worked with Scholarsโ€™ Voice members in their respective journalism categories, using the feedback they received to revise and improve their outputs.

The second day also allowed the pupils to share what they had learned from the outreach, putting their journalism skills and ethics lessons into practice.

With the individualized sessions, the second day built on the foundation established during the previous session, allowing the Young Scribblers to move from learning journalism concepts to applying them to their own work.

๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™€๐™ก๐™ก๐™– ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™œ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ
๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ค๐™˜
๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™’๐™ž๐™จ๐™๐™– ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ | ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ฉ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ-๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ตMoving beyond its usual focus on journali...
09/08/2026

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ | ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก
๐—ฆ๐—ฉ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ-๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต

Moving beyond its usual focus on journalism competitions, Scholarsโ€™ Voice of Cebu City National Science High School (CCNSHS) kicked off its two-day journalism outreach program at Labangon Elementary School on August 8, 2026, with students taking part in lectures and workshops on campus journalism aimed at strengthening critical thinking and responsible journalism.

The initiative, Scholarsโ€™ Voice Journalism Outreach and Impact Assessment Program, brought members of Scholarsโ€™ Voice together with the Young Scribblers of Labangon Elementary School for category-specific lectures, tests, and simulations.

For Mr. Rex C. Ebarle, School Paper Adviser for External Affairs and Training of Scholarsโ€™ Voice, the program gives the publication an opportunity to move beyond its usual focus on competitions and share its knowledge with the community.

โ€œWe deviate from the usual contest journalism approach, particularly the focus on press conferences,โ€ Ebarle said.

Ebarle said the initiative comes at a time when students face increasing difficulty distinguishing reliable information from false claims.

โ€œRight now, we are experiencing, I would say, one of the troubled times of our country. It will be noteworthy if we are going to influence our young pupils from Labangon Elementary School into becoming critical thinkers,โ€ Ebarle said.

For Scholarsโ€™ Voice Editor-in-Chief Luffy Descartin, the outreach is an opportunity to share the knowledge the publication has gained through previous competitions and workshops, extending its work beyond competition results.

โ€œWe will not just limit ourselves to winning; we also want to help other schools,โ€ Descartin said.

During the first day, student facilitators conducted pre-tests to assess participantsโ€™ existing knowledge in their respective categories before proceeding with lectures.

โ€œWe are not simply lecturing the students about what they should know about a specific category,โ€ Descartin said, adding that the program also sought to โ€œimpart journalism ethics.โ€

Ethel G. Rosales, School Paper Adviser of the Young Scribblers, said the outreach program supplemented the lessons she could provide her students.

โ€œThere could be something that I wasnโ€™t able to provide or discuss with them, but you were there to patch up this gap,โ€ Rosales said.

Vhea Natalie Quia-ot, a Grade 6 photojournalism trainee, shared hopes that the succeeding sessions will provide โ€œmore learningsโ€ and help participants improve in their respective categories.

Meanwhile, Scholarsโ€™ Voice Chief of Science and Technology Jaeda Elyze S. Guinanoy said the program aims to develop students beyond the technical aspects of journalism.

โ€œWeโ€™re not just training learners to write a certain way, but to write in a way that lets them express their creativity and thinking through journalism,โ€ Guinanoy said.

The outreach was also supported by Barangay Labangon officials, including Hon. Frangil Labra Dagatan, Chairperson of the Committee on Education and Culture; Barangay Captain Hon. Derrick C. Yap; Hon. Vic Buendia, Chairperson of the Committee on Infrastructure; Hon. Kim Kyle Buendia, Chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan and Committee on Youth Development; and SK Councilor Junell Marzon.

Beyond training young journalists, Ebarle said the experience also gives Scholarsโ€™ Voice members an opportunity to understand their role in the community.

โ€œIt pays to contribute something to our community,โ€ he said.

He hopes similar outreach initiatives can eventually extend beyond journalism to areas such as Research, Science, Mathematics, and English.

The outreach will continue on August 15, with the second day of training set to build on the lessons and activities introduced during the opening session.

๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™ง๐™–๐™ค
๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™‡๐™๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ฎ๐™ก ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š
๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ก๐™– ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™…๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ ๐˜ผ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™–๐™ง

โ€Ž๐™๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง๐™จ. โœ๏ธโ€Žโ€ŽThe ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น-๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ of 2026 may be over, but the echoes of ...
03/08/2026

โ€Ž๐™๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง๐™จ. โœ๏ธ
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โ€ŽThe ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น-๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ of 2026 may be over, but the echoes of excellence remain. Through every story written, frame captured, and artwork created, these names emerged victorious.
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โ€ŽExcelling in journalism is more than just raw talent; it demands sharpness, creativity, passion, and dedication. These qualities breathe life into every piece produced, transforming them into voices that inform, captivate, and inspire.
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โ€ŽBehind every winning entry is a storyteller who poured heart and purpose into their work. Behind every winning craft is a pursuit of excellence now illuminated in the spotlight.
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โ€Ž๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›
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โ€ŽHereโ€™s to the minds that create, the hearts that care, and the storytellers that remain steadfast as the troubadours of truth, the voices of vigilance, and the vessels of integrity.
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๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™Ž๐™๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ง๐™– ๐™‘๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ
๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™๐™ช๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ

01/08/2026

๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ | ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น-๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

Aspiring campus journalists from Cebu City National Science High School took on the challenge of the ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น-๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, where they competed for the opportunity to represent the school in the upcoming Division Schools Press Conference.

Beyond the lectures and contests, the ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น-๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ reminded every participant that campus journalism is more than a competitionโ€”it is a commitment to truth, integrity, and giving voice to stories that matter.

๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด: ๐™ˆ๐™ง๐™จ. ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™จ๐™– ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–, ๐™ˆ๐™ง๐™จ. ๐™‚๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™‹๐™–๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ˆ๐™ง. ๐™๐™š๐™ญ ๐™€๐™—๐™–๐™ง๐™ก๐™š
๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด: ๐™๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™‚๐™ž๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค, ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ข ๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™™๐™–๐™™
๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด: ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ข ๐™๐™–๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ
๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™จ

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ | ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—›๐—ถ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—– ๐˜€๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฉโ€“๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐˜Aspiring campus journalists from both En...
26/07/2026

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ | ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—›๐—ถ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—– ๐˜€๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฉโ€“๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐˜

Aspiring campus journalists from both English and Filipino student publications of Cebu City National Science High School (CCNSHS) vied for the top five slots in the School-Based Press Conference (SBPC) on July 25 to earn berths in the upcoming Division Schools Press Conference (DSPC).

The annual conference served as CCNSHS' official qualifying event for the DSPC, where selected students would represent the school in various campus journalism categories.

Organized by Scholars' Voice and Tinig Iskolar, the conference gathered more than 100 student journalists for lecture-workshops conducted by experienced media practitioners and journalism mentors, allowing participants to immediately apply concepts learned during the contest proper.

The morning contests featured news writing, feature writing, science and technology writing, sports writing, copyreading and headline writing, and photojournalism, while the afternoon session featured editorial writing, column writing, and editorial cartooning.

Reflecting on her experience, participant Nina Nathalie Garcia said, โ€œParticipating in the SBPC taught me the importance of perseverance and continuous improvement. Regardless of the outcome, I will continue pursuing my passion for writing and work toward my goal of competing at the division level.โ€

The conference formed part of CCNSHS' annual screening and training program for prospective DSPC qualifiers.

"As journalists, our greatest weapon is to give voice to the voiceless and uncover truths hidden from the world. The conference taught me to uphold integrity in every word and use my skills for a purpose greater than myself," feature writer Sophia Mercado said, reflecting on the conference's impact on participants.

๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™‹๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ค
๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™‰๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™–๐™˜๐™ช๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ
๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™š, ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ ๐™‡๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™€๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž ๐™”๐™—๐™–๐™ฃฬƒ๐™š๐™ฏ

๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š.Some begin with a curious question. Others begin with the moments most people pas...
23/07/2026

๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š.

Some begin with a curious question. Others begin with the moments most people pass by, but a journalist chooses to remember. Before the stories are told, they are first written by those willing to listen, observe, and speak the truth. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

This Saturday, those stories begin at the ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น-๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ. ๐Ÿซ

Open to all bona fide SciHiyistas, whether publication members or first-time participants, the conference welcomes every aspiring journalist eager to explore the craft of campus journalism. ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ“ฐ Through lectures and competitions, participants will not only sharpen their skills but also earn the opportunity to become part of the school's official publications.

As we prepare for the Division Schools Press Conference, this marks the search for the voices that will carry the blue and gold beyond the campusโ€”one story, one photograph, one broadcast, and one headline at a time. ๐Ÿ“ƒ

Perhaps the next story worth telling is yours. ๐Ÿซต

โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€

For those ready to tell stories, here are the registration details.

Pre-register through the Google Form:
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๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ (๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†) ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— .

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ-๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. However, all participants must submit a signed Parent's Consent Form before joining their chosen category.

๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™‹๐™–๐™˜๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž (๐™Ž๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™–๐™ง๐™จ' ๐™‘๐™ค๐™ž๐™˜๐™š)
๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™…๐™ค๐™จ๐™ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฏ (๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™œ ๐™„๐™จ๐™ ๐™ค๐™ก๐™–๐™ง)

๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐— ๐—ก | ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ผThe final whistle at New York New Jersey Stadium crowned Spain, but it may have ...
21/07/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐— ๐—ก | ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ผ

The final whistle at New York New Jersey Stadium crowned Spain, but it may have signaled something far greater than a tournament's end. It marked the close of an era defined for nearly two decades by two names: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Every Ballon d'Or debate, every Champions League night, and every Fรฉdรฉration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup campaign unfolded beneath the towering standard they had set, making them more than the sport's greatest playersโ€”they became the defining faces of an era.

Yet even the greatest eras are not meant to last. While Spain lifted football's greatest prize, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will ultimately be remembered not only for crowning a champion, but for football's quiet changing of the guard, where one generation stepped aside and another confidently took its place.

Nothing captured that transition better than the World Cup final, where Messi stood across from a youthful Spanish side led by Lamine Yamal, a generation that once grew up idolizing him and Ronaldo. The image itself captured history: the player who inspired a generation now facing the generation he inspired. It was more than a contest for football's greatest prizeโ€”it felt like one era taking its final bow as another stepped into the spotlight.

For years, football obsessed over one question: Who would become the next Messi or the next Ronaldo? After watching this World Cup unfold, it has become clear that we have been asking the wrong question, because football does not need another Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Comparing every young star to two once-in-a-generation icons has imposed impossible expectations. Mbappรฉ, Haaland, Bellingham, Vinรญcius Jรบnior, and Lamine Yamal deserve to be remembered not as successors, but as pioneers of their own legacies.

Perhaps that is what makes this generation so compelling. Rather than revolving around one legendary rivalry, football's future may instead be written by a constellation of stars, each bringing a distinct identity, brilliance, and story to the beautiful game.

Perhaps Messi and Ronaldo's greatest legacy extends far beyond records, trophies, or accolades. It lives in the generation they inspiredโ€”players who grew up watching them redefine football before stepping onto the same stage themselves. The final whistle did not simply crown a new world champion; it affirmed that greatness did not retire with its legends. It simply found new names to wear.

๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™†๐™–๐™ง๐™ก ๐™€๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™–
๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™”๐™š๐™–๐™๐™ฃ๐™– ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ค๐™จ
๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™‰๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™ค
๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™๐™– ๐˜ฟ๐™ช๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ

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