SHSC Guides Rizalians to Academic Success

By Angelique S. Tomilloso

To provide guidance and advice to improve study habits, the Senior High School Student Council (SHSC) held a webinar last November 12 titled Developing Good Study Habits: The Key to Academic Success via Zoom.

The resource speaker, Mrs. Hiromi Lascano, encouraged the students to approach teachers, counselors, and the office if they needed help or assistance in their academic or non-academic activities. She emphasized the importance of developing study habits starting at a young age.

“Start now, don’t wait,” she emphasized, as a reminder to stop procrastination to avoid piles of workloads. Therefore, start the task right away.

By Genesis Sam Cuevas

Officials from Brgy. Pag-asa Police Station 1 and Brgy. Daang Bakal partnered with the José Rizal University Basic Education to launch a series of Hyflex seminars to raise drug awareness among elementary and high school students with the theme, Project READY: Resistance Education Against Drugs for the Youth last November 25 at the JRU Auditorium and via Zoom.

PCpl. Ariel Datul of Brgy. Pag-asa Police Station 1 was the guest speaker for the two sessions and was accompanied by Brgy. Cpt. Richard Bassig of Daang Bakal, as well as other individuals from the police station, for the open forum segment of the event.

PCpl. Datul explained the kinds of drugs and their effects on the person and other external circumstances through images and videos to the audience.

Moreover, he also informed Rizalians of ways to prevent drug abuse and other modus operandi that drug pushers and criminals may use to harm students.

Despite the intesity of the topic’s discussion, PCpl. Datul kept the seminar light-hearted by frequently interacting with the students. He asked them various questions related to the topic and encouraged them to ask questions too.

Mrs. Grace Marie Martin, the Junior High School (JHS)

Principal, led the welcome remarks from the elementary session. And Mr. Wilson Mones, Community Development Coordinator, and PEH and Sports Department Chair of the Senior High School (SHS) division, represented the SHS Division, asking students to take to heart the discussions and topics of the seminar.

The first session was held at 8:30 AM with elementary and junior high school students, while the second seminar was at 10:30 AM with SHS students from the HG and TechVoc strands.

A Zoom meeting was held for the 10:30 AM session with 133 participants from STEM and ABM.

She also mentioned that celebrating small achievements is okay - whether it may be a finished activity or without pending tasks for a week, this simple way is also a student’s rest.

Throughout the session, she provided helpful tips and inspirational words for students to maintain a productive studying routine. She highlighted managing time efficiently by laying out a plan and removing distractions.

The webinar ended with accomplishing its objectivesuncovering the significance of establishing good study habits.