Outstanding Assumptionists recognized

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –--Some 341 students taking different courses in the University of the Assumption (UA) who achieved excellence with soaring grades during the second semester of the A.Y. 2016-2017 were recognized during the Academic Recognition Program held August 2 at the UA Chapel.

University President Fr. Joselito C. Henson presided over the thanksgiving mass for the President’s Listers and Dean’s Listers. In his homily, Henson congratulated and reminded the students to recognize the loving God for all the blessings and to choose what is lasting and be willing to pay the price for future endeavors.

“In this recognition day we recognize our loving God whose love can never be fathomed and whose generosity can never be counted for all and at the end of our achievements, he is really our greatest t r easu r e,” sai d Henson.

The mass was followed by the awarding program led by the executive committee of UA, where Vice President for Administration Fr. Victor Nicomedes S. Nicdao, Vice-President for Academic Affairs Mediatriz D. Martin, distributed the certificates to the outstanding students.

Among the 92 President’s Listers and 249 Dean’s Listers, Joamy S. Catacutan from the College of Education (major in Math) earned the highest generated weight average of 97.52.

Also awarded were the top partner schools with the Most number of academic awardees which included Pampanga High School, University of the Assumption High School, Holy Cross College, San Juan High School, San Matias High School, San Carlos High School and Arayat Holy Child Educational Foundation, Inc.

Director for Student Affairs Precious Estrada, in her closing remarks, highlighted the hard work of the outstanding students who possess the core values of an Assumptionist and continue to be an inspiration to other students.

“Ako ay lubos na n agagal ak sa tagampay na inyong nakamit dahil sa inyong pagsisikap at pagsasakripisyo. Binabati ko ang bawat magaaral at ang kanilang magulang sa karangang naipagkaloob sa kanila ngayong araw na ito. Naway ipagpatuloy sana ang magandang simulang ito at kayo ay magsilbi sanang maganda ehemplo sa bawat magaaral ng ating Universidad,” Estrada sai d.

She also guaranteed the top partner high schools that UA will continue to provide high-quality service with compassion to their students.--- By Yllana Kim L. Pilea/ UA Intern Further

intensifying its fight against tobacco, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched EskweLA BAN sa Sigarilyo, a project implemented in partnership with the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, aimed at strengthening the implementation of the Department’s comprehensive tobacco control policy.

The project brand EskweLA BAN sa Sigarilyo is a play on the Filipino words eskwela, laban, and eskwela ban to communicate that schools (eskwela), through the school’s bans (eskwela ban), are on a collective fight (laban) against tobacco (sigarilyo).

Intended to carry two meanings— either the school's bans on cigarettes or the school's fight against tobacco— EskweLA BAN sa Sigarilyo aims to increase public awareness of the bans stipulated in DepEd Order (DO) No. 48, s. 2016. or the Policy and Guidelines on Comprehensive Tobacco Control, and to build the capacity of schools to effectively take a stand against tobacco by implementing the strategies enumerated in DO 48.

DO 48 mandates the Child Protection Committee (CPC), chaired by the principal, to monitor compliance with and report violations of various tobacco control policies, such as: 1) bans on smoking in schools; 2) bans on the sale and advertisement of tobacco products within the 100-meter perimeter of schools; and 3) bans on receiving sponsorships from the tobacco