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𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡 | CLASSES WILL RESUME TOMORROW!

This is an urgent announcement regarding the resumption of academic activities on June 9, 2026.

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𝐁𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 |
We are looking for talented student writers and digital artists as well. The Spectrum is open for AUDITION this coming Tuesday, June 9, 2026!

📩Message us in our FB page for further details and inquiries or you can PRIVATELY MESSAGE Ma'am Excell V. Balinas (School Paper Adviser) and visit the Press Room in Admin Building, CNHS.

𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧

Stay safe when the ground shakes!

𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 | 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄!!

Today is not just another Monday, it is the start of something bigger than yesterday. A new beginning full of faces that you don't know or faces that are familiar from yesterday. The alarm that wakes us up is like the reality we needed to face to chase our dreams.

Say goodbye to the cozy bed, phone, and endless scrolls that will be replaced with desk lessons and pens, where every page we turn, and every problem we solve makes us better.

So let us all welcome the new school year 2026 - 2027, more fun in learning Vanguards!

Words: Mary Alyahna Daodaoen Gomez
Pubmat: Venice Roche

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 | As the school break comes to an end, the journalists of The Spectrum present a special newsletter featuring recent events, achievements and initiatives that transpired during the school break showcasing engagement beyond the academic year.

This special edition serves as a testament to the commitment of student journalists in delivering timely and relevant information while strengthening the practice of campus journalism.

Follow us for more daily and weekly dose of unbiased information!

Words: Novah Colot
Pubmat: Raive Lance Uyangurin

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 | Ang mga mamamahayag ng 𝗔𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗸, Opisyal na Filipinong Pampahayagan ng Compostela National High School, ay pormal na inilalahad sa inyo ang 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻. Ang espesyal na isyu na ito ay naglalaman ng mga kwentong makikitaan ng katotohanan at pagsisilbing ilaw ng pamayanan sa gitna ng 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗘𝘀𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Tunghayan ang pagbibigay-liwanag ng ating mga mamamahayag sa pamamagitan ng tumpak, makabuluhan, at napapanahong impormasyon.

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Manunulat at Taga-anyo: Jeddrock Cutamora

𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐀 | 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐄𝐬𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐝

On June 5, 2026, Compostela National High School (CNHS) is on the final day of the enrollment process. The week of assigning students to their sections, preparing classrooms and faculties, and ultimately readying for the beginning of a new school year is ending.

Starting the week with an energizing fun run and a motorcade, it truly sets the mood for students, parents, and teachers to prepare themselves and the areas they’ll be utilizing.

Starting command.

Just as racers begin when the referees give the starting command, the students and parents began their own race of enrollment and cleaning in different paces last June 1, 2026, the beginning of the Brigada Eskwela and Enrollment Process.

It began with a colored fun run, the event officially opening the Brigada Eskwela week. However, it was said to be more than just a fun run—it is a fundraising activity while also highlighting stronger collaboration between students, parents, and stakeholders.

Nevertheless, it ended with bright smiles and colored white t-shirts on drenched yet joyous learners who are both excited and dreading the opening of classes.

Somewhere along the racetrack.

Like how racers control their breath, manage discomfort, and occasionally hydrate themselves along the racetrack, participants of the Brigada Eskwela clean, donate, and organize along the week. Through collective love and dedication to the school, various individuals that make up the school make the whole process of maintaining and creating an inclusive environment far more efficient.

Even the Supreme Secondary Learners’ Government (SSLG) officers note the heightened number of leaners, parents, stakeholders, and the spirit of collaboration.

Reaching the finish line.

As the racers slowly approach the finish line, the clock of June 5, 2026 ticks to its own end, and with it being the final day of the Brigada Eskwela week, finalizations, donations, and the contribution of organizing faculties and classrooms slowly wrap up.

This event is not just mere maintenance of a school, rather a bold declaration that the people of CNHS are prepared for the first day of the school year 2026-2027. With collective efforts, loyalty, and duty towards CNHS and its people, the Brigada Eskwela has come to an end.

Words: Charissa Jade Galenzoga
Pubmat: Althea Kim Bolaño
Photos: Hedrix Pagador

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 | 𝐀 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤

Every school year, a few days before the school bell —collecting dust over time — rings for the first time in a while, something extraordinary happens across thousands of public schools in the Philippines. Parents, students, and the community come together with each playing a role suited to what they can offer. Donations, service, and time, Brigada Eskwela (School Brigade), a program created by the Department of Education (DepEd), is a yearly event that knits people of all ages and positions together, for the single goal of refurbishing and preparing the school for the upcoming first day.

Young pupils, parents and guardians, and the ever-hard-working teachers and school personnel do little things, that, when done as a team go a long way. For many, it is among their first lessons in civic responsibility.

No one is better suited to care for a place than the people who lived and loved it, and as said by Irene C. Bulan, Compostela National High School Senior High Focal person said, “Its not only about the physical contributions but the prominent impact not only on the school but also the learners". To call it a maintenance activity is to miss the point entirely, because it’s a declaration that a school belongs to its community.

“It's not only a conclusive place for learning, but also a safe place for both junior high and senior high students due to the success of the Brigada Eskwela” as stated by Bulan, its not about just being facilities for education, but a place that students would want to go to because of the comfort and inclusivity. What makes Brigada Eskwela distinct is that it promotes participation, reducing cases of teachers having to spend out of their budgets and pockets just to make their classrooms and environment more functional even when their paychecks are less than what they deserve. A practice born out of dedication, but also of a system that has not always been able to fully supply what classrooms need, and a sad reality teachers have long learned to accept as an obligation. A sacrifice rarely discusses in policy circle in politics, but well understood in faculty rooms.

With kind donations helping ease burdens on both teachers and incoming student, lessening tendencies of future financial contributions for small things like chalk, brooms, brushes, curtains, cleaning supplies and sometimes even fans to counter the Philippines scorching weather. . It also showcases that educators aren’t just limited to the role of teaching, because they often take on the duty of project managers and coordinators.

When the school year begins and desks and chairs fill with children, they aren’t just surrounded by four walls—but by the visible proof that many people worked, gave, and showed up for them. That Brigada Eskwela is more than just an annual National Schools Maintenance Week.

Words: Vianca Jen Salinas
Pubmat: Novah Colot
Photos: Hedrix Pagador

𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐘𝐎𝐍 | Ligtas, Handa, Natututo

Muling nagsimula ang Brigada Eskwela noong Hunyo 1, 2026 bilang paghahanda sa panibagong taon ng pasukan. Sa pamamagitan ng pagtutulungan ng mga g**o, magulang, at mga boluntaryo mas nagiging handa ang mga paaralan para sa bagong taong panuruan. Ipinapakita nito ang diwa ng bayanihan ng mga Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng tulong-tulong na paglilinis.

Sa kabila nito, 'di pa rin maiiwasan ang kakulangan sa mga suplay na kailangan para sa mga mag-aaral. Bunsod nito, mahihirapan silang magpokus sa mga gawain kung hindi sapat sa kagamitan ang paaralan na maaaring maka-apekto sa kanilang akademikong pangganap. Higit pa rito, ang hindi maayos, masikip, o hindi komportableng kapaligiran sa pag-aaral ay maaaring maging sanhi ng pagkagambala sa kanilang konsentrasyon. Sa halip na lubos na makapagtuon ng pansin sa mga aralin, nahahati ang kanilang atensyon dahil sa mga kakulangang nakapaligid sa kanila.

Ayon sa United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), ang positibong psychosocial na kapaligiran sa paaralan ay nakatutulong upang lumikha ng angkop na kondisyon para sa epektibong pagtuturo at pagkatuto. Inilahad din ng Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) na mas mahusay na nakakapagpokus at natututo ang mga mag-aaral sa isang maayos at organisadong kapaligiran sa paaralan.

Ipinakikita nito ang kahalagahan ng kahandaan ng paaralan sa usapin ng mga pasilidad at kaayusan. Kapag natutugunan ang mga pangunahing pangangailangan ng mga kabataan, mas nagiging madali para sa kanila na ituon ang kanilang pansin sa mga aralin. Higit pa rito, ang isang ligtas at kaaya-ayang paligid ay nakatutulong sa pagpapanatili ng kanilang sigla, kumpiyansa, at interes sa pag-aaral.

Sa mas malalim na pag-unawa, hindi lamang simpleng isyu ng kakulangan sa kagamitan ang usapin sa paaralan kundi usapin din ng karanasan ng mga mag-aaral araw-araw. Ang paraan ng kanilang pag-upo, ang init o lamig ng silid-aralan, at ang kalagayan ng kanilang paligid ay may direktang epekto sa kanilang pakiramdam habang nag-aaral.

Hindi lamang binibigyang diin dapat ang problema sa paaralan tuwing Brigada Eskwela kundi sa buong taong panuruan. Kinakailangan ang magandang kalidad ng edukasyon, mabuting kalagayan ng paaralan, at kaligtasan upang matiyak ang kaunlaran ng bawat estudyante.

Sa kalidad ng pagkatuto, hindi lamang dapat ito sinusukat sa talino kundi sa kapaligiran na kanilang ginagalawan bawat araw. Sa mabuting pasilidad at paaralan mas napapaunlad ang pagkatuto ng bawat mag-aaral.

Manunulat: Enz Nhecca Visuyan
Tagakuha ng Larawan: Jeddrock Cutamora
Taga-anyo: Joshua Camus

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