Rizalian Teachers, Our New Found Heroes

By Sabrina Aiko-Mari N. Santos

Jos é Rizal University Senior High School Division celebrated World Teachers’ Day last October 5, 2022, to show gratitude and appreciation to one of the identified heroes of the university, the Teachers.

Lockdowns were lifted, and the HyFlex setup was established. Rizalians return to their oldnormal surprises, such as the typical “may nag-aaway sa room,” “Ma’am, may nagsuntukan,” followed by their prepared surprises. Mrs. Hiromi Lacsano, the Student and Discipline Coordinator, informed the teachers of bullying cases, giving them an excuse to visit their respective advisory classes. They had no idea of a homeroom surprise. Each section expressed gratitude; some presented tokens of appreciation, while others demonstrated their Husay Rizal by singing, dancing, and reading poems.

The Senior High School Student Council (SHSC) posted missing person posters with the instructors’ names and faces throughout the SHS building, referring to them as Missing Heroes, which SHS Rizalians should track down by channeling their inner detective skills. Aside from the missing hero posters, the SHSC presented flower bouquets for each teacher through the class presidents.

Additionally, the SHSC decorated the bulletin board with Missing Heroes designs. The