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...Mr. Nestor Amoroso, SCNHS Principal, advised the students inside the school to attend classes to avoid such accidents.

“When you plant banana, it will not bear apple. So, if you plant good, you will harvest good. So, if you didn’t follow the school’s rule and regulation which was implemented by the school for the students good and safety and security, you’ll be experiencing accident. Because generally, policies, rules and regulation are made for security and for safety purposes," Mr. Amoroso said.

He added that he cannot say that the student is bad because of what he did.

"I cannot also say that, that student was bad. You know students are also allowed to grow in their own. So jumping over the fence at grade 7 will also be part of the student's growth. I do not judge that it was bad. What he did was a mistake but I cannot say that he is bad. What is important is that, the school administration keeps on telling the students to be careful and keep yourselves in school especially in class hours,” he added further.

Mrs. Marissa Matillano, Guidance Designate of the School expressed her frustration about the students cutting classes even with their reminders they still do it.

“Wala gyud nagkulang ang mga teachers na magpahimangno sa ila na dili gyud muambak ug mag cut class (The teachers did not lack in

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Association (PTA) accumulated Php152,460 for the School Publication fund which contributed on purchasing new equipment to be used on campus journalism competitions and trainings.

For the school year 20182019, the projects were two units audio condenser microphone, five units of 3-in-1 printer, six internet modems and four units of microphone to be utilized by TV and Radio Broadcasting, Online Publishing, and Collaborative Desktop Publishing worth Php 75,500 and Php25,000 was allocated for campus journalism training.

"As far as I remember, this has been the highest collection for our school publication fund. We are very thankful to our parents, benefactors, and PTA officials for their willingness to contribute and help our students, especially for our student-writers," Girlie June J.

Solamo, The Nautilus Adviser said.

She added that the school paper printing was also financed by the school publication fund worth Php54,500 and was backed-up by the school’s Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) with the amount of Php48,000.

“It really helped a lot that our fund is that big to enhance our skills and provide the needs of the different teams during competition,” said Nino Angelo Pamilgan, The Nautilus Editor-inChief. He added that the school paper is essential in disseminating information to update the school clientele of what is happening in and outside the campus.

JUNIOR HIGH AY: 2019-2020

Anonline survey conducted by The Nautilus revealed that 89 out of 94 respondents from the netizens combined from Facebook and Twitter disagreed with the National Youth Commission Chair Ryan Enriquez to separate male and female students in classrooms to alleviate teenage pregnancy.

Through a Facebook poll posted on the official page of The Nautilus, it showed that 94% of the 67 respondents said no, and for the Twitter page, it showed that 96% of the 27 respondents said no.

The students and faculty of Sta. Cruz National High School as well as the followers of The Nautilus Facebook and Twitter page voiced out their opinions as to why they agree or disagree.

“Kana bitawng disadvantage kapag i-seclude ang mga females sa males kay kanang the more ibulag ang mga babae, mabag-uhan pud sila kung makakita ug lalaki. Na-experience ko man na before kay na-scholar ko sa girls’ town, kay separated man mi sa boys’ grader breaks own arm; SSG warns students on cutting classes reminding the students not to jump over the fence and to cut class),” Mrs. Matillano said. town,” Mrs. Mary Anne Wenceslao, Supreme Student Government –Sta. Cruz National High School (SCNHS) Adviser.

According to her, the usual reasons why the students cut class and climb the fence are because it’s out of their curiosity, they did not want to go to school or to go to computer shops to play online games.“Gitaas na ang pader, gibutangan na siya ug sin pero ila gihapong giguba. (The wall was constructed higher and we put galvanized iron roofs but they still damaged it,” she added.

The guidance office said that the students who cut class climb over the barriers of the school usually at 9 to 11 in the morning.

Mrs. Wenceslao disagreed to this issue because they were only separated in classrooms but not outside the school.

“Dili ko musugot kay maymag sa skwelahan na [intercourse] nila buhaton,” Julianne Princess Marie Palanca, The Nautilus Facebook page follower.

"I think, the best solution to the problem is to educate our students regarding the pros and cons of indulging into sex at an early age," Mr. Michael Villaret, a Grade 7 teacher said.

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