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MPHS 170 Volume 13, November-December 2015, Issue No. 4

PSB garners PAASCU Accreditation;hails as the first among Philippine Schools Overseas in the Middle East

Maligayang PAASCU!

Just as the year 2015 sets to close, Philippine School (Bah-rain) received the best gift in 21 years by making a historic mark of being the first Philippine School Overseas in the Middle East to obtain an Accredited Status Lev-el from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU).

In an e-mail sent on December 15, Mrs. Concepcion V. Pijano, the PAASCU Executive Director, said that the Board of Directors is in unanimous agreement to grant the Basic Education Program of Philippine School (Bahrain) an initial accreditation of three years.

Level 1 Accredited Status af-firms a program’s compliance with standards of quality and ex-cellence in Basic Education. Pro-grams granted this status enjoy the distinction for three years.

The School’s Board of Gov-ernors through School Direc-tor Dr. Geronimo R. Salem Jr. in an e-mail congratulated ev-eryone who took part in this history. He said, “We made it! Thank you for your support, sacrifices commitment and ded-ication. Maligayang PAASCU!”

He further said that this PAAS-CU accreditation is a continuing process and commitment of the School to educational excellence.

It can be recalled that the members of the Formal Evalua-tion Team on December 2-3, 2015 were Dr. Cynthia C. Arcadio, Chair, PAASCU Commission on Integrat-ed Basic Education, Mr. Marc V. Hernandez, Chair, PAASCU Com-mission on Elementary Education, Dr. Amelia G. Ronquillo, Directress for Academic Affairs, Colegio San Agustin – Makati, Ms. Remedios H. Cruz, Principal, PWU-Jose Abad Santos Memorial School – Malate Manila, and Ms. Concepcion V. Pi-jano, PAASCU Executive Director.

The areas that the Evaluation team carefully examined during the evaluation included goals and objectives, faculty, administration,

curriculum and instruction, stu-dent services, library, phys-ical plant, laboratories and school-community involvement.#

WHAT’S INSIDE?

see page 4

PSB celebrates 21st Founda-tion Day

The joy of giving: PSB reach-es out to OWWA see page 6

Bahrain National Day celebration see page 5

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COLUMNS

The Force and all about itIt has been a question of the

ages, why do astronauts and cosmo-nauts float in a space station, such as the International Space Station? The common answer is that gravity does not affect the space station and everything and everyone in it that is why they float around. Except gravi-ty does affect space stations, in fact, the pull of gravity at the height of the space stations -about 400km up in space- is the same as the pull of grav-ity on where you are standing or sit-ting or laying down right now. Earth’s pull of gravity even reaches further

that it keeps the moon on its orbit. The true reason why a space station and objects in it float in space, however, is that they are falling to the earth at 27 000km/per hour, but as they fall, the Earth is also evading them so they nev-er crash to the ground. This is called orbiting, resulting in the ZERO-G expe-rience in a space station, it is respon-sible for the feeling of weightlessness and why objects float around. The Zero-G state is not only achievable in space, it can also be achieved through parabolic maneuvers of airplanes; you can experience this for only BD2000.

ILLUSTRATION #1: The phot shows how a space station falls toward the Earth but as explained, Earth evades the space sta-tion causing the space station’s orbit.

ILLUSTRATION 2 from incredible-adventures.com: Parabolic plane maneuver

The ‘G’ in zero-g stands for the gravitational force. Right now, whether you are seated, or lying down or standing up, you are sub-jected to 1G. The G-force directly affects weight of objects meaning if you weigh 100pounds at 1G, you will weigh 300pounds at 3Gs (Not to be confused with device generation such as 3G or 4G phones). But how does the force of gravity change? It is induced by acceleration and varying gravitational pull of different bodies, simply meaning you can experience it here on earth and maybe you al-ready have. Here are some practical life situations and the corresponding G-Force exerted from gforces.net:

• Standing on the Moon’s equator = 0.1654G

• Saturn V moon rocket, that is the largest rocket to ever liftoff, just after launch = 1.14G

• Bugatti Veyron, the world’s fastest street-legal car, from 0 to 100 km/h = 1.18G, lower than I expected.

• High-g roller coasters = ranging from 3.5–6.3Gs, with the health effects, maybe its better not to ride them but its thrilling so go on.

• Drag racing = 4.2Gs

• Space Shuttle launch and reentry = 3Gs

• Formula One car, maximum under heavy braking = 5Gs

• Apollo 16 on reentry = 7.19Gs

• Maximum turn in an aerobatic plane or fighter jet = ranging from 9–12Gs

• Airline passengers aboard a com-mercial airline = 1.5 G, so that’s why we feel like throwing up when landing or taking off.

This G-Forces has great effects on our health, mainly because of blood rushing to the lower body. The affects of G-Force is best sum-marized by a CNN report stating “At 4G’s, you will start to lose color vi-sion, which is why it is called “gray-ing out”; 4.5 G’s and you may lose vi-sion all together. Higher G’s and your lungs start to collapse, your esoph-agus stretches, your stomach drops and blood pools significantly in your legs,”. G-Force is also very important as it helps us to develop strong mus-cles and bones plus it gives us some thrilling rides such as the roller coast-er, it is one thing to be thankful for.#

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Adopt-A-School Community Projectby James B. Elloso

One of every six Filipino

youth, age 6-24 years old, does

not attend school; that is 6.25

million Filipino youths not going

to school. One of their main rea-

sons is poverty. Though there

are 46,624 public schools in the

Philippines that offer free edu-

cation, they are just not enough

to suffice all of the 39 million youth. This imbalanced student

to school ratio leads to crowd-

ed classrooms and shortage in

teaching materials thus compro-

mising the quality of education.

Fortunately, efforts are being

exerted to provide education to

more Filipinos but once again,

the effort falls short to its ob-

jective because most of these

efforts are only focused on the

densely populated towns and

cities in the Philippines. A num-

ber of youths are still unable to

attain the education that should

make their lives more comfort-

able in the future, a lot of them

from remote areas belonging

to indigenous tribes. The fourth

year classes of batch 2014-2015

of PSB must have realized this

and so they sustained the Adopt-

A-School Community Project of

the Student Council of the past

year to help the youth indige-

nous tribes to enroll to a prop-

er school. They successfully

sponsored two students to con-

tinue their education, they are:

1. Angeline Untulan

from the Hanunuo tribe, a

smaller group of the Mangyan

tribe of Occidental Mindoro,

she and her parents signed an

agreement about the parents’ responsibilities, scholarship

agreement, distribution of assis-

tance and student’s responsibili-ties. She is currently in Grade 8.

2. Karen Gan-Iwan is the re-

placement to Tan Flores, who is

supposedly the first scholar under the project but he stopped from

schooling to help his parents sup-

port their family and due to contin-

uous bullying from the classmates.

Karen is from another Mangyan

tribe, more specifically the Buhid tribe. She is willing to finish her studies, this was the reason why

she was chosen to be spon-

sored by the fourth year classes.

The Adopt-A-School Communi-

ty Project may seem a small out-

reach to the indigenous people of

the Philippines, but this is only the

start and by sharing the abundance

of blessings we receive, we can fly this project to greater heights and

help even more Filipino brothers

and sisters of ours. Sharing and

caring may be the values that

make this world a better place, and

the best thing is: you can contrib-

ute to it, so go on, and start right.

“Do your little bit of good where

you are; it’s those little bits of

good put together that overwhelm

the world,” Desmond Tutu #

NEWS FEATURE

Coordinators for Elementary School

Ms. Gydabelle B. NavalConsultants

Dr. Geronimo R. Salem Jr.

Ang TanglawEditorial Board and Staff

2015-2016Editor-in-Chief

Layout Editor

Section Editor

Managing Editor

Associate Editors

Wrenz Luwi M. Ouano

Dawn Cyrill B. Aldave

Arkiel G. VenticanBrentt Russel R. Nerves

Jovianne A. Francisco

Renato Miguel F. Tabinas

Layout Artist Maria Carmella R. Solido

Elementary WritersFranco Martin A. TagayunDrake Jedidiah R. EngcotJohanna Denise V. Fuellas

Jamie Abbygale R. BanhaonJan Agatha S. ArosaShanley Ann C. Jamil

ModeratorMr. Ronneil U. Vergara

Dr. Ferdinand J. EpocHigh School Principal

Elementary School Principal

School Director

Mrs. Melinda C. DaranganMrs. Lina H. Al-Hariri

News Writers

Mohammad Essa S. AwilGrant Abriel R. Amandy

James B. EllosoEvangeline Neal P. Sales

Nichole V. Bedrejo

Cartoonists

Photojournalists Jamie Jireh T. OmapoyZainab Esmail Abdulrasool

David Isaiah D. TiongsonCamille Kimberly A. Aycardo

Mrs. Ruth M. Orense

Library CornerLocation: Ground floor of Elementary School Building

qLibrary Hours:7:00 am- 11:30 am12:00 pm-3:00 pmSunday to Thursday

qLibrarian: Ms. Maria Bernadette Pangalinan

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CAMPUS NEWS

PSB celebrates 21st Foundation Dayby Franco Martin A. Tagayun and Nichole V. Bedrejo

Philippine School (Bahrain) strives to provide a worthy ed-ucational standard for Filipino children for years after years. On December 14, 2015, PSB com-memorated its 21st Founding anniversary with a high regard for Filipino traditions and the im-portance of education. It was an exciting day for everyone who took part in the celebration for we briefly reminisced the history of the school, and exciting activ-ities were also prepared for the special occasion. It was cele-brated first by a lovely parade of every section, waving little paper stars, showing off their fantastic giant ‘parols’ and warm words of inspiration from various speak-ers; most of them parents from the Home-School Support Coun-cil (HSSC). A few were lucky enough to have their names called during the raffle draw.

Food stalls were put up by individuals, group of parents, organizations, and food chains who sold various Filipino food. There was also a Fun Fair, where there were pony rides, miniature trains, mechanical bulls and a jumping castle. The parents also had a great time playing with some students and staff at the basketball and vol-leyball games held at the court.

PSB’s 21st Founding anni-versary proved that any dream could be put to reality if only we put our heads, hearts, and hands to our work. It is a constant re-minder for every student to never give up in achieving for what they aspire to become, no matter how hard the circumstances are.#

Together as One @ 21“And now we’ve come so far, one chance to touch the star; go higher and higher…”—Together We Are One by Delta Goodrem, PSB’s 21st Foundation Day theme song

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Bahrain National Day celebrated by Bahrainis and Filipinos alike

The celebration then contin-ued with various performances of the Banyuhay Dance Crew of the elementary and high school department, the Banyu-hay Vocals, and the fashion show of the different tradition-al Bahraini costumes led by the grade 10 students in which

Bahraini food brought by the three sections of Grade 10. The Bahraini teachers then sampled the food and gave their judge-ment on which food was the most authentic. The day ended on which various students joined in on the food fest and enjoyed Bahrain’s delicious delicacies.#

Maryam Jamal of Grade 10 – Mapagkalinga won the title of best in costume for the girls and Rohnvince Lardizabal of Grade 10- Mapagkalinga for the boys. Afterwards, there was a Bahraini food fest organized by Sir. Dan-te Gamboa. The food fest was an array of different traditional

The celebration of Bahrain National Day was held with pride and honor last December 13, 2015 at Philippine School (Bahrain). The school, togeth-er with their Bahraini staff and friends commemorated this annual event with various fun filled events and activities.

The program started with a parade of students starting from the Lower Kinder Grade up to the Grade 10 students. The pu-pils were wearing the traditional Bahraini costumes and waving the flag of Bahrain with pride; showing their gratefulness to Bahrain, their second home.

The celebration officially started with the English and Arabic prayers followed by the singing of the national anthems of Bahrain and the Philippines.

Speeches of appreciation for Bahrain and its people were delivered by the school director, Dr. Geronimo R. Sa-lem, Elementary school prin-cipal, Ms. Gydabelle Naval, and the High school principal, Dr. Ferdinand J. Epoc. One of the Bahraini teachers in Philippine School (Bahrain), Ms. Kameela Adnan -Baqer-gave her speech on the pur-pose of celebrating this event.

By Evangeline Neal P. Sales and Maria Carmella R. Solido

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A day of rainbows and candiesby James B. Elloso and Mohammad Essa S. Awil

After long months of sit-ting in class, a day comes where we all just forget about our worries and concerns; which is the Year End party of course that was celebrat-ed on the 15th of December, 2015. Students and the teach-ers of Philippine School (Bah-rain) enjoyed the break from their classes by playing party games inside their own class-rooms or even outside where the cold winds blew and gave chills. Everyone had a smile on their face. The exchang-ing of gifts also very much pleased everybody as each

receives gifts or something more of a surprise covered specially in colorful wrappers, a great manifestation of the spirit of giving. Of course, the party was not complete with-out food! Each class togeth-er with their adviser ate from different selections but sure-ly delicious food on the table.

What a wonderful day that was in the school calendar! Truly a memory to treasure and remember as it served as a great bonding for the students and the teachers, made their relationship even closer and gave them shared

The joy of giving: PSB reaches out to OWWAby Brentt Russel R. Nerves and Jan Agatha S. Arosa

The Philippine School (Bah-rain) organized an outreach activ-ity for run-away fellow overseas Filipino Workers who are now be-ing accommodated at the Shelter of Overseas Filipino Welfare Ad-ministration (OWWA) at the Phil-ippine Embassy on December 11.

The students who belong in some interest and academ-ic clubs distributed gifts and goods that they collected from PSB high school students to our “kababayans” in the shelter.

The program included special numbers from Banyuhay Vocals and parlor games which were fa-cilitated by the Badminton Club.

In her message, Labor Atta-che Fely Romero said “Maram-ing maraming salamat sa inyong walang sawang pagtulong sa mga Pilipinong nangangailangan dito sa Bahrain. Nagpapatunay lamang

ito ng isang magandang ugali at kul-tura nating mga Pilipino na nagtutu-lungan saan mang panig ng mundo.”

In response, coordinator for stu-dent activities, Mr. Dante B. Gamboa, said “Social responsibility and com-munity awareness are among the values that we are teaching to our students at Philippine School. Re-sponsiveness to these values would

help them become productive members of the community.”

Finally, the students with their club moderators rendered a Christ-mas song to the beneficiaries.

The clubs which were in-volved in the activity were Mayor’s League, Social Club, Peer Facilita-tors, Banyuhay Vocals, Malikhaing Pinsel and Badminton Club.#

moments of joy adding to their moments in the classroom. With all the difficult times, chal-lenges and problems we en-countered in the year, we found time to have fun and we have to be thankful for that oppor-tunity as well as for the fact that we still have our family, friends, teachers with us and all the other people that are parts of our life, we are bless-ed, safe, and healthy, all these we have to be grateful for. I be-lieve that was the purpose of the year end party, to celebrate the great year we had and be thankful for our blessings.#

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