The Gear Special Issue s. 2019

NUTRITION MONTH ‘19

Sampaguita posts 73% net in Food Expo

by Antonette Baliber

With their products fruits in a stick and iced coffee, the students from 9Sampaguita earns 73% profit for their Food Expo which was held on July 31, 2019.

The Food Expo event, as part of the celebration of nutrition month, was made for the Grade Nine and 10 students. Every sections should have their own booth to sell nutritious products so that they can earn a profit of 50% or more in order for the students to pass their activity in their subject Entrepreneurship.

Students from Sampaguita have decided to sell “Fruit Kebab” for 10 pesos and iced coffee as the drink worth five and 10 pesos respectively. All of them, 48 students, had contributed 20 pesos and get another 240 pesos in

The Official Publication of Sto. Domingo National Trade School

SDNTS celebrates Students’ Day ‘19

Special Issue

STE leads ICT prog

by Jodiemae Lingas

Sto. Domingo National Trade School celebrated the ICT month on June 20, 2019 holding a series of activities in food bazaar, booths and games.

The said event employs students' awareness on the key roles of ICT toward attaining economic development and connecting Filipinos together.

With the 5 Sections of STE council, participating on the celebration. Having their decorated food booths and exciting games. Playing games on the booth needs tickets that cost 5 pesos.

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MR. NUTRITION 2019. Bryan Angelo Javier of Grade 10 STE won on Mr. Nutrition Month 2019 last July 31 that held in the Sto. Domingo National Trade School

by Jodiemae Lingas

Mr. & Ms. Nutrition Month 2019, was successfully held at the Sto. Domingo National Trade School (SDNTS) last month, July 31, 2019 by holding a series of

activities that highlights the theme "Kumain ng wasto at maging aktibo, push natin 'to!", That becoming more

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Te Fiti’s Lost Heart STE: A Diversity WHAT’S INSIDE?

by Andrea Balmores

Sampaguita students attended the Student’s Day celebration at Sto. Domingo National Trade School on August 2, 2019.

The Students Day celebration is an annual occasion geared towards the good fellowship of all students regardless of their year levels. Students, especially the new ones, get to expand their circle of friends. Also the Supreme Student Government, class and club officers were inducted to office.

The activities are Tawag ng Tanghalan, that includes two representatives each council. Bida Boy and Bida Girl, it also includes two representatives each council and luckily the Grade 9 Bida Boy was Zed Gabriel Nicole Santiago of 9- Sampaguita. Everyone is very happy.

One hundred seventy eight pieces of Fruit Kebab were prepared and sold Sampaguita, enabling them to gain 73% profit during the Food Expo in Sto. Do-

The newly crowned Mr. Nutrition Month 2019 is Bryan Angelo Javier from Grade 10 Council.

An Amoral Creation

In this modern world, technology has a great help to students because it serves as their books, dictionaries, maps and for other researches. Aside from these, it also serves as playgrounds for children. It really help us in doing our assignments easily, but if it is being abused or being used in a wrong way, it could impose many bad effects.

EDITORIAL

In abusive use of gadgets, there are so many not-so-good effects to students, one of these is having a mental health problem. Reports say that one of the dramatic impacts of technology is the lack of quality and quantity of sleep. According to science, the sleep chemical melatonin is being influenced by constant glows of screen. Because of this, gadgets influence the sleep and gen-

eral state of being. A person may develop new type of stress which is called as the “chronic smartphone stress”. It is caused by notifications (or their absence), constant anticipation of a message or e-mail. If a person does not get enough attention, this can make him/her feel stressed or even depressed.

Another dangerous effect of using technology on a wrong way is the proliferation of fake news. Most of the students today depends on social media to be updated to the issues that happen in communities. Posts online are easily spreading, so fake news as well, that could put a person in danger. Another problem that could get from fake social media is cyber bullying that greatly affects the emotion of a person.

These were not the only bad effect of abusive use of technology, it can also make a person obese. Being absorbed by a laptop or a tablet, people tend to eat snacks a lot, keep on late hours and exercise less, which can make them gain excessive weight. Technologies really make assignments easily but in using it abusively, it may harm our physical body when we depend on it regularly. Always think that technology is amoral. If being used in good deeds, it provides good effects and otherwise. In having selfdiscipline and control, we could avoid any danger that may arise in using this modern invention.

Te Fiti’s Lost Heart

The Amazon rainforest is also called the “Planet’s Lungs” because it produces 20% of the earth’s oxygen. Not only that, it is also one of the biggest rainforests in earth. Now that it is being destroyed, what will happen to the world now?

Nikki Labrador

The internet world was shocked when the issue regarding to the Amazon tragedy spread through social media sites. According to a research study, more than 72,000 trees were burned and large number of wild animals were also killed, including the endangered Golden Lion Tamarin. With this, I can say that the Amazon was a huge loss to all of us.

But how and when did it start? And who is the one to blame for this? There are rumours saying that some businessmen intended to start the fire so that they can create infrastructures there and expand their businesses within the land. But no one really knows, yet. But one thing is certain, we are affected with

that, and we can make a way to bring back the lost oxygen due to the fire. As I have heard and read the posts from social media, I suddenly remembered the movie “Moana”. I thought we are just like Moana who tries to save Te Fiti in the story but I realized we are just like Maui too; full of greed and ready to do anything to fulfil his own desires, even if it means to destroy the precious creations made by God. But despite of that, I still want to believe that we can make a change. And now, it is the perfect time to heal the world.

Let us start the changes inside our houses. By simply planting a flower in a pot, you have contributed an amount of oxygen in the world. With this, if we all make actions, maybe we can retrieve what we have lost from the Amazon tragedy. I do believe that change lies in the mirror, so let us start the changes in ourselves; change our visions and make things right in order for us to live healthily and peacefully.

“Change lies in the mirror, so let us start the changes in ourselves.”

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FEATURE

TIME SET, TIME WASTED

by Nikki Labrador

Get Fit, Have Fun

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e, Filipinos, have this certain terminology called “Filipino Time” which is described as naturally being late regardless of how properly set the schedule is for a meeting, event or activity. If you set a time, people usually come to the meeting place for about 30 minutes or even an hour late. With this habit, even government agencies are becoming concerned about how tardy Filipinos can become.

Well, how about we list down some remedies to prevent this bad habit and make ourselves more professional and disciplined?

The first step to break the “curse” of being late is to accept the fact that you are a tardy person. You should know you’re too lazy and slow when you go somewhere you do not really want to attend. With that, it can make you realize you are missing out on opportunities and losing the trust of your acquaintances because they might think you are not taking time seriously.

Setting your alarm earlier would be a good prevention, too. Let us say that you have a group meeting to attend at nine o’clock in the morning, consider the time you will spend on getting dressed, eating and transportation. Another tip is to set the call time earlier than the usual. Like for example, the group practice will start at 10 am, you should set the call time between 8:30 to 9 am in order for them to come earlier. There is also a technique my brother taught me. Whenever they have a meeting and the time is set, they should come before the time, because whoever comes after the designated time will pay one peso per minute. So if you came 30 minutes late, you should pay 30 pesos as your fine. With that, their groupmates will be afraid to come late. Effective, right?

Another tip to prevent coming in a “Filipino Time” is to be optimistic. Think of the rewards and benefits you can have by being on time. Also think about the bad experiences you had when you were late. Compare the feeling of being prepared early to the feeling of cramming because you did not come on time and schedule your activities properly. These could inspire you to do better and show up on time, even earlier than that.

These healthy and beneficial practices can eliminate “Filipino Time” easily. You will discover new privileges and will be respected by colleagues and friends for being on time.

MY MOMENT

by Renz Owen Rivera

For me, being one of the candidates for Mr. Nutrition Month was very nerve-wrecking yet enjoying, and I had mixed emotions while preparing for it.

When I was still in the dressing area, I can already feel very anxious thinking that if I ever make a mistake, people would make fun of me. But when I stood up and went to the center of the stage to face the crowd, I was shocked because all of my classmates and other students from the other councils were cheering loudly for me and I admit, it really boosted my confidence. When it was time for me to introduce myself, the crowd went louder, which made feel happy because I can feel their support for me.

When we went to the backstage to change our outfits to a fruit or vegetable-inspired one, I cannot help myself to feel nervous again. Who would not? My competitors were wearing very beautiful outfits, too! I was scared of disappointing those people who supports me and that is why I did my best to hide my fears and face them again with more confidence.

When the question and answer portion came up, my confidence was high enough, although I was very nervous at that time. After I answered the question given to me, the crowd and even the judges seemed like they loved my answer, based on how they reacted after I stated my words. My classmates somehow made me laugh after because my male classmates were acting like my fanboys. They were shouting and they even called me “Fafi” at some point.

Although I was not crowned as Mr. Nutrition Month 2019 and won as the second runner-up only, the experience was very fun and good to remember because of the love and support that I received and felt during the competition. It really was an unforgettable experience for me.

by Samantha Karhylle Santiago

Last month, the school held a Nutrizumba competition, as part of the celebration of Nutrition Month, for students to appreciate health advocacy programs and be motivated to keep their body healthy. Zumba can also act as a warm-up exercise in replacement for the usual stretching, for it is a combination of exercise and dancing. It is a Latin-inspired workout and one of the most popular group exercises in the whole world. With those simple steps we make when we do a Zumba dance routine, we can earn plenty of benefits.

One benefit of this program is it helps the students to learn proper exercises.Asyouths living in this generation full of gadgets, we always choose to lay down in our bed and play with our phones and tablets or laptops rather than spendingsometimetomove our limbs and do some

“With those simple steps…, we can earn plenty of benefits.”

stretching. But with Zumba, younger people can stay healthy. Technology even made it easier for us to search for some Zumba dance covers on the internet.

Also, dancing helps burn down calories because of the resistance training, it also improves coordination, balance, posture and flexibility. It can affect our mental health, too! Because dancing to Zumba can boost our mood and eliminate stress hormones in our body. Well, not only that. Since it is betterandhappier to dance with many people, it might also boostyourconfidenceandcommunicatingskills.

*Sto. Domingo National Trade School (SDNTS) implemented the STE Curriculum on the past 2016 despite its vocational entitlement. Sections of the STE Curriculum include 7-Darwin, 8-Aristotle, 9-Mendeleev, 10-Einstein and 10-Newton. The sections consist of 156 students in total.*

Have you ever wondered what’s behind a person blankly holding a labeled trophy, wearing noose-like medals, wrapped in a uniform with neckties and patches, and smiling but having empty, glazed eyes?

What characteristics do you expect students of the STE curriculum are accompanied by? Smart, lazy, quiet, loud, arrogant, friendly, or isolated?

Waking up at five in the morning, before the sun’s yellow ray warm our pale sunflower petals, having little-to-no sleep but doing well in report cards. Getting things done in just one night: home works, projects, reports and performances are such simple routine. Memorizing books, notes, and surfing the net for more information are feasible strategies to pass exams. “STE students are smart”, some may say. But, the light of a fluorescent bulb can wither away. Sometimes, we’re too occupied to clean the classroom and assigned areas; “Why are you guys so lazy”. Lacks time to finish some requirements so we work during recess and lunch breaks. Still, some couldn’t pass the works in time; “You’re so late, STE students should be punctual”. Some sleep on armchairs at vacant times regardless of the bright blue sky peeking into the window. Even machines should be charged.

During class discussions, it felt as if we traded tails for legs, as if a sea witch possesses our voices. We stare blankly outside while hoping not to be called. We oftentimes keep our mouth shut with hands furiously scratching the paper when note taking. Sitting quietly as if we’re trying to understand the complexity behind a lilac sky or just our notes. “STE students are so quiet”, some of us have no clue

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if this wasmeant positively or negatively.

We only got few moments of humor during school hours so we make the most of it. We burst out laughing at awfully awkward places. “Why are you so loud, such a mess? Where’s your attitude?” We’ve been told so intensely that I could see bright red undertones.

Going outside our faculty, and into the rest of SDNTS, we were perceived as arrogant by some. We don’t know what we’ve done but we can sense a disruptive annoyance to us being identified as quickly as seeing a neon green light. We never bragged about anything nor did we ever know them. Fortunately, some students outside our curriculum see us as approachable and friendly. Those close elementary schoolmates that you could watch the orange sunset together. Also, people you could reach easily on social media platforms.

In contrary, we would, sometimes, still feel isolated like dark gray clouds are covering the bright sun. Where we couldn’t go outside our zone either from studying or the fear of being associated with one color.

STE students are described differently but as a whole. STE students in SDNTS are like the diversely colored sky, having different views from place to place and from time to time.

No one knows what’s behind a person blankly holding a labeled trophy, wearing noose-like medals, wrapped in a uniform with neckties and patches, and smiling but having empty, glazed eyes because each of us have different hearts, different minds, and different souls.

Now, have you ever looked in the sky and assumed it’s always been the same color?

*The Science, Technology, and Engineering (STE) Curriculum is a special program included in the K-12 Curriculum approved by the government.

Balmores, Baquirin win silver in Badminton Doubles

by Vergiline M. Santos

Balmores and Baquirin’s journey to the finals started with a match with Grade 7 Council, which ended within a short period of time only with a score of 2-0. The second match was a battle between the two and the representatives of Grade 10 Coun-

SDNTS opens Intrams ‘19

By Jazs Cedrick Belo

Sto. Domingo National Trade School held an intramurals on July 11-12 2019.

The players of SDNTS who compete last year in the CLARAA lit the torch. After the lighting of torch, the students held an oath taking ceremony. All players took their oaths with their hands up. The school’s CAT officers lead the opening and flag rising ceremony. After the flag rising ceremony, they started a parade of players with students from each

council with their muses. From the school, the students went to Isdaan in Baloc, then back to the school. After the parade, muses of each council introduced themselves while wearing their sports outfit. In the end, Frances Hyacinth Rayo from Grade 10 Council was crowned as the Miss Intramurals 2019 .

Sampaguita represents Grade 9 Council

by Ryza Mae

Some Sampaguita students represented the grade 9 council during the 2019 intramural athletic meet last July 11.

cil. The competition began to heat up because of the eagerness of both teams to win and step forward to the finals. In the end, Grade 9 Council won with a score of 2-1.

In the end of the program, they were hailed as the second placer of the Badminton

Pangilinan bags 1 silver, 1 bronze in Intrams ‘19

by Kristine Jane Arriola

John Alcar

Maria Kristina Acosta, Feriam Clear Buenafe, Jhamaeca Granadozo and Freyreiel Paghubasan completed the members of the Volleyball team of Grade 9 Council. The Grade 9 volleyball boys fought with Grade 11 volleyball boys that already known as nice players.

In the first game, the desire to win in the both teams can be seen through their faces. Their score is almost the same but in the end of first set, Grade 11 won. Meanwhile, Grade 9 Council won in the second set.

In the last round, the battle became intense. The score is almost the same again but in the end, Grade 11 took the victory.

In the volleyball girls, they fought with Grade 10 volleyball girls. In the first set, nervousness was seen in their faces. In the second set, the grade 9 volleyball girls did the same like what they did in the first set so the grade 10 volleyball girls scored. But before the second set, Grade 9 volleyball girls lured and scored succession but that is not enough to win in the competition.

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their shop room. Meanwhile, led by the Drafting majors, all of 9Sampaguita helped in designing their booth. They started displaying and selling simultaneously around 9:00AM. Many students were delighted with their products, enabling them to

sell their specialties for about half an hour only.

With their teamwork and cooperation, they got 2,085 pesos as the gross sale, earning a profit of 73 percent, making all of them to pass the said activity with a perfect score.

Aliyah Ashley Ahyne Pangilinan from 9-Sampaguita participated and won in athletics with her categories shot put and discuss throw during in the school’s intramurals held at Sto. Domingo National Trade School on July 11, 2019. Her opponents came from Grades 7 and 11. In the shot put throwing competition, a trial will be done before the three-set game starts. Pangilinan was nervous at first, and that was the reason why her first game went wrong.

In the second set, she threw a four-pound ball with a distance of 5.51. On the third set, she fumbled with her game again. Despite of that, she still won silver for shot put throw and third place for discuss throw respectively.

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Technology. Pinoy Henyo, Color Dart, shooting yakult bottles are some of the games they held. The activities that are showcasing ICT initiatives to the students. The students of SDNTS enjoyed the games and the foods that are held by the STE students.

And the STE students were happy because of the positive reactions that are given by the students of SDNTS that results on their

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charm and poise as the main criteria, Grade 10 council were hailed as the Mr. and Ms. Student’s Day.

This year’s Students Day was a successful celebration due to the joint efforts of the Supreme Student Government and its committees.

efforts and their best on operating the food booths and games.

Andrea Balmores and Jade Chelzie Baquirin from 9Sampaguita won 2nd place in badminton doubles girls at the school intramurals held at Sto. Domingo National Trade School on July 11-12, 2019.

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Fuellos,

SAMPAGUITA SMASHERS. Andrea Balmores and Jade Chelzie Baquirin proudly represented the Grade 9 Council in the Women’s Badminton Doubles during SDNTS Intramurals 2019 last July 11 and 12.

UNITY. The school leaders of the three participating school did the ceremonial raising of banners to signify unity and camaraderie during the opening program of the Municipal Meet 2019 held at SDNTS on July 26, 2019.

Traders land 2nd in Men’s Volleyball

By Ghermaine Mauro

On July 26 2019, Sto. Domingo National Trade School men’s volleyball got the 2nd place in Municipal Meet that was held in Sto. Domingo National Trade School, Baloc Sto. Domingo Nueva Ecija . The first volleyball game was Sto Rosario National High School (SNRHS) and Julia Ortiz Luis National High School (JOLNHS).

Sto Rosario National High School men's volleyball team got the 1st set of the game, and still on the second set of the game, so there's no third set happened. Sto Rosario National High School (SRNHS) defeated Julia Ortiz Luis National High School (JOLNHS) after they clutched the game two sets to nothing, set 1 score 25/17 in favor of SRNHS.

The last volleyball game which was the championship of men's volleyball was Sto Domingo National Trade School (SDNTS) and Sto Rosario National High School (SRNHS).

The players of Sto Domingo National Trade School are Yuan Angelo Garcia, Aljohn Villanueva, Mark Santagyllio, John Paulo Abad, Francis Del Rosario, Alfred Bumagad, Mark Datang,

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aware of eating healthy foods, for attaining a healthybody.

This year's celebration has one of the most eye-catching event, The Ms. and Mr. Nutrition Month that was hosted by Mr. Juneroz Roncal and Mr.

Marvin Viray, Jayn Yadao, Arjhay Jusevio, Jonathan Batulay, Russel Rossete, Jeezler Cortez, and Samuel Batulay. This was the most intense volleyball game, the whole gym was surrounded by the supporters of each players, some have banners, and others were cheering and shouting.

SDNTS lost to SRNHS in the championship game by notching the last point of the game in the second set, but they honestly said that SDNTS is hard to play with. SDNTS against SRNHS didn't get the first set of the game, same as the second set but we all know that they did their best and that's enough for us, no need to win, just enjoy and have fun. Cause there's always a chances of winning in every game that is happening, don't lose hope and lean forward.

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Melvin Valdez. Every candidates have their own style, wearing their shining gowns and barong.

Each council had their representatives for the escorts and muses. For the escorts, The

SDNTSMBT hailed champs

By Grace Singh & Ghermaine Mauro

After a trilling game between SDNTS and SRNHS. SDNTS manage to won in one of the most awaited game aside from volley ball, their basketball game during the celebration of Municipal meet last July 26,2019.

On the first quarter of the game the score is 2228 in favor of SRNHS and before the second quarter begin,the SDNTS team had a meeting for their strategy for this quarter.

After the intense quarter SDNTS becomes ahead with the score of 44-38

3rd runner up goes to Cj Fabro from Grade 8 Council. While the 2nd runner up is Renz Owen Rivera from the grade 9 Council. The 1st runner up is John Paul Domingo from the Grade 7 Council. Bryan Angelo Javier has been proclaimed as the new Mr. Nutrition Month 2019. He represent the Grade 10 Council. He is a STE student and he is a honor student from 10–Einstein. He won because of

SDNTS hosts Municipal Meet ‘19

due to their incredible team work. The third game finished with the score of 55-58 favoring SRNHS. Both teams are very competitive but SDNTS faced the way with the final score making SDNTS ahead with 2 Points on the final quarter garnering with the score of 68-66.

his overflowing charisma and confidence. And he proved to everyone that he deserve and he can be the new Mr. Nutrition month 2019 by answering the question well in the Q and A portion. All candidates work hard to win but only some of them won. The event remind us to make correct food choices as well as developing good eating and exercising habits.

By Austin Chloie Ambrocio

The Municipal Meet held at Sto. Domingo National Trade School(SDNTS) last July 26, 2019. The three schools who participated in the event are Sto. Domingo National Trade School (SDNTS), Sto. Rosario National High School (SRNHS) and Julia Ortiz Luiz National High School (JOLNHS)

Municipal Meet is a competetion between the three schools which is SDNTS, SRNHS and JOLNHS by playing sports. it consist of Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Chess, Table Tennis, Discuss Throw, etc.

All the participants trained hard for them to win. The participants gave all their best practicing and put a lot of effort into it. JOLNHS won in Volleyball (girls), Badminton (boys and girls) and Track and Field (boys). While SRNHS won volleyball (boys) and track and fields (girls). On the other hand SDNTS won in basketball, etc. Although some of the participants didn’t win, they still enjoyed it since theyall gave their best.

Every month of July, the Sto. Domingo National Trade School (SDNTS) celebrates Nutrition Month to consider the nation's many nutritional concerns.

ENDEAVOUR FOR PROTECTION AND STRUGGLE FOR VICTORY. The two players of SDNTS who reached CLRAA lightened the torch to start the Municipal Meet 2019.

SHOOT THAT BALL. Basketball players of Sto. Domingo National Trade School got the first place in the Municipal Meet against Julia Ortiz Luis National High School.