December:Christmas,The Birth Of Our SAVIOUR MESSIAH

December is the most excited and awaited month of the year. What comes into your mind, when you hear about the month of December? Isn't it its CHRISTMAS? December 25 is Christmas Day and it is the most significant date of the year because it is the birth of our SAVIOUR MESSIAH, Jesus Christ.

We simply celebrate the start of Christmas by attending the 9-day morning mass, the "MISA de GALLEO" which starts from December 16. What is the true essence of Christmas? Christmas is the time of forgiving some one's mistake from the past, acceptance, sharing and loving. By means of these, we have already spread the true spirit and essence of Christmas. Christmas day is a very meaningful and momentous day to everybody because even though Christmas hasn't come, you will witnessed every body's house decorated with different Christmas decorations. When night falls you will be amazed with the house lighted with colorful and bright Christmas lights and hanged with many kinds of lanterns. Lastly, you will see children outside caroling and holding their maracas, tambourine, drums and many more.

Everybody wishes to receive a gift. For me, it doesn't matter whether I received gifts or not but the most important is my community will become more progressive, peaceful and will soar high in the future. Although I am a student, still I have the capability to help my constituents by donating unused clothes, solicit donations to those who are gold-hearted or affluent in the society who can sense what is happening to their place and whether their donations are in kind or cash. Lastly, I will call the attention of the higher form of government to do an immediate action about the condition of their place.

So let us rejoice this Christmas and extend our love of our hearts through forgiving, accepting, sharing and loving not only in Christmas but throughout the year.

NOVEMBER, What A Significant Month!

November,what a significant month for me!

November, is the 11th month of our 12-month calendar. Every month has significant events to be celebrated in our country. The most common event we always celebrate in November is the All Saint's Day (1) and All Soul's Day (2).

In our school, we celebrate the "FILIPINO-VALUES MONTH CELEBRATION" with the theme "Pagpapatibay ng Pagkataong Pilipino: Tugon sa Hamon ng Panahon". The club sponsored different activities like the kite flying,slogan and poster making, essay, morning trivia and many more.

November 16, 2009 was a significant date to all of us Ilocanos especially here in Ilocos Sur, specifically in the town of Caoayan. Why? because we commemorate the 119th Birth Anniversary of the great and illustrious son of Caoayan-Former President Elpidio Mendoza Rivera-Quirino(my great grandfather/relative). "Pidiong" was a man of gracious manner, dignified in bearing, gifted in counsel and skilled in the discovery of solutions to problems. It was Monday and its a holiday to the whole province of Ilocos Sur, when we celebrated the Quirino Day. Some clubs in our school attended the Floral Offering in the front of the Quirino Monument near the Provincial Capitol. It is the same in Caoayan, they celebrated the Quirino Day by having a requiem mass and floral offering in front of the Quirino Shrine in the facade of the Caoayan Municipal Hall.

Last November 18,2009 was the Division-Step Skills Competition which was held at the ISNHS Centennial Gymnasium participated by the different Secondary schools in the city. There are different activities like Techno-Quiz, Electronic Poster, Cocktail Mixing, Table Skirting and many more. The school was so proud because our candidate coming from the ISNHS represented our division in the Regional Competition at Mangaldan National High School, Mangaldan, Pangasinan.

November 26-28 was the three(3)-day CITY MEET which as held at the ISNHS and attended by the different districts and secondary schools around the Vigan City Division. The City Meet has several games played by the different skillful players of each school. The city meet was watched/witnessed by many people because the players showed excellence in the way perform the games.

The month of November was indeed successful and fruitful because all of the activities were carried out smoothly. All of these activities gives a lot of benefits to us because it molds our skills, self-confidence and wholesome personality. Only what I can say "EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER"