Happy new year!

2019 is here and with comes the new year’s eve. New Year’s Eve is always a fun time with all its beautiful fireworks display and its loud trumpets. And what would a new year be without a new year’s resolution?

One of the things that I am definitely going to do this year is to study harder. I was able to get to the honor roll this 3^rd quarter and because I am aspiring to maintain or improve my grades in order to be kept at the honor roll this 4^th quarter. I also plan to be thriftier this year in order to save more money. I also plan to be more hardworking this year. Another thing that is in my new year’s resolution is to try to have a healthier lifestyle. I can achieve this by putting more vegetables and fruits in my diet and by exercising regularly. This will help be more fit and alert.

A new year to give us a chance to make this year better than last year. We must use this opportunity to in order to better ourselves. We will face many problems in our lives every year but as long as we continue to improve ourselves we shall be able to overcome these problems.

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ISNHS and it's 117th year of making dreams come true

           

              ISNHS just celebrated its 117^th year since its foundation. It is amazing to think that this school has been around for this long. It has hosted many students in its buildings and it has helped them learn to become better than they were before.  Because of this we celebrated foundation day.

There were a lot of events that happened during foundation day like the field demo, and the search for Mr. and Mrs. ISNHS. All of these activities were entertaining to watch especially the field demo where I was amazed at all of the performances. It’s is very clear to see that all of the performers practiced many times. However there wasn’t really a lot of things to do in the foundation day. Despite this the foundation day was still very fun and enjoyable. It’s too bad that I won’t be able to celebrate it again next year.

ISNHS has come a long way. This is a place which has helped many students achieve their dreams. ISNHS has achieved many great thing within its 117^th year and will most likely go on achieving even greater things.

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Dreams for the future

Everyone has a dream. A dream on a great future. A dream on what our job shall be, the things that we’ll be doing, the places that we’ll go to and many more.

One of my dreams is to one day be a scientist. Our world currently faces many problems that may lead to the extinction of the human race. By becoming a scientist I can find solutions to these problems. Another one of my dreams is to travel around the world. I have a lot of dreams for the future however these dreams will only stay dreams if I do nothing in order to achieve it. If I want my dream to be become a reality than I must work hard and be determined in order to achieve it.

Dreams are essential to us because it provides us a blueprint on who we want to be. Without dreams we have nothing to strive for. This is why we should always keep on dreaming, after all it’s free.

Kannawidan: Showcasing the culture of Ilocos Sur

          One of the biggest events of Vigan is the Kannawidan festival. It is a massive festival that happens on the last week of January and ends on the first week of Febuary. Tourists from all around the world go to Vigan in order to be part of this massive celebration.

          Kannawidan is a festival that showcases the long and amazing history of Ilocos Sur including it's foundation and it's awesome culture. It is here that we shall find the best that Ilocos Sur has to offer. It's various events include street dancing, a food festival and many more. The goal of these events is to remind the people about the traditions of Ilocos Sur and make sure that they do not fade into obscurity.

          Kannawidan is a very fun and engaing festival. Kannawidan is a festival that reminds about the culture of the Ilocanos which is quickly being forgotten in our modern world. It is always important to remember the history of our ancestors and how their actions helped shaped  Ilocos Sur.

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Change starts with me

There are many things that we need to change in our present day society. From stopping the discrimination that the minority receive on a daily basis to making our society less wasteful on our natural resources and what better place is there to start this change than ourselves?

Change starts with ourselves. If we want to improve our community the first thing that we must do is to improve ourselves. The first thing that we should do is to identify the flaws within ourselves. We can only the flaws which we are aware of. The second thing to do after identifying these flaws is to work towards changing it to something positive. It may be hard to change the bad habits that we have however as long as we are determined and work hard towards achieving this goal we will eventually triumph.

We all have the power to change society but in order to start this change we must become a role model for these changes. Our actions may inspire others to do the same.  We must be a good example of the change that we want to happen for change starts with ourselves.

3rd Quarter reflection

The quarterly exams are near and the 3^rd quarter is almost over. I have experienced many things during these times. Happiness, frustration, sadness, regret and many more. Because of this I ask myself, what have done during this quarter? And what can I learn from it?

There have been many obstacles that I have faced during this quarter like tight deadlines and hard activities. However I have persevered and made it through this quarter. These challenges have made me learn new things and have also made me a better person. I will strive to do better next quarter and try to learn new skills.

I have learned a lot of things during this quarter. The last quarter draws near with its own challenges and obstacles. I may not know what awaits me in the 4^th quarter but I will do my best to solve any problems that I shall encounter.   

Essence of Christmas

Christmas is here again and with it comes gifts, happy times and egg nog.  It is one of the most widely anticipated and celebrated holidays in the entire world. It is usually during this time that we buy many gifts for the ones we love. However during these times it is easy to forget why we celebrate Christmas: the birth of our lord and savior, Jesus Christ

It’s during these times that we forget that Christmas is all about giving love to our fellow brothers and sisters because we focus the material aspect of Christmas rather than the spiritual one. There are many ways that we can show our love to other people like forgiving the people that have done wrong against us and asking for forgiveness from those whom we’ve hurt. We should also donate to things that we do not need to the needy and the unfortunate people. We should also use this as a time to bond with our families. We should also pray to the Lord and thank him for the great sacrifice that he made to save us from our sins.

The essence of Christmas is to give love to our fellow neighbors and celebrate the birth of our savior. We can show our love for Jesus by helping others and giving them what they need. Merry Christmas everybody!