Liloy National High School

The Liloy National High School is a Public High School located in National Highway, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. It was founded on July 1, 1974 and nationalized on July 1987. It's also the biggest school in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in terms of students and teachers population with greater distinctions.^[1]

History

It was a dream come true for the Liloyans to have a public high school. It was established on July 1, 1974 at the D.E. defunct, Baybay, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte. During the first year of operation the total population was 135 first year and 54 second year students with a total of 189, and four teachers. It was on the second year of operation that the school have offered a complete high school curriculum now with 840 students with 12 teachers under the supervision of the school principal of Baybay Central School. A TIC was assigned later on to manage and supervise the school, students and teachers. In September 1979, it was converted to Liloy Municipal High School.

It was on July 1987 when the school was converted and nationalized latter called Liloy National High School and at the same time transferred to the uptown area of the town which is nearer to the Municipal Hall. These are all through the efforts of the local officials who also have bought the school site having an area of 40,000 sq. meters in the amount of P40,000, registered under the name of the Department of Education. At present, the total population of the school has gone up to 2,580 students with more than 80 regular permanent teachers, 1 senior bookkeeper and 1 school clerk with permanent status as reflected in the PSIPOP, managed and supervised by a full pledge High School principal.

Another piece of land which is adjacent to our school site was bought by the PTCA with an area of 1,071.77 sq. meters in the amount of P 38,000. Liloy National High School has a total of 12 buildings with a 2-story ESF building which serves as the administration building as well.^[2]

Campus

The Liloy National High School 2-story ESF Building.

LNHS has two campuses before, the main campus in National Highway and another campus in Compra, southern part of the town which is now a separate high school, with the official name of Compra National High School.

The main campus has a total land area of four hectares. A mini-forest with a naturally grown trees is found at the back portion of the school’s area. There are a total of eight beautiful parks around the whole campus. Although we still need more school facilities in addition to our computer lab, science lab and Library, we are coping the needs of our students though.

This institution offers learning as a results of teaching from faculty equipped with leadership and management that are for the development of the total-being of the students, not only academically but also socially and morally.^[1]

The called Administration Building or ESF building has a 2-story class layer. The 1st story may include: The Guidance Counselor's Section, the T.L.E Lab Section, the Science Laboratory, the II-Mendel Classroom(ESEP), the Grade 7-Armstrong Classroom(ESEP), and the Band Equipments Section. In the 2nd story, it may include the ff.: The Principal's Office, the School's Library, the Computer Laboratory, and the Finance and Management Section or the School's Clerk simply. The ESF building has two stairs, the first stair is located in the Guidance Counselor's Section and the second stair is located in the Band Equipments Section, which usually met at its own entrance pathways.

The School's Canteen is also located near the School's Entrance Gate. The School's plaza amaze many teachers around the province because of its vicinity and largeness. Many games are held on the plaza entailing the province.

This campus was once chosen for the Communication of Arts Festival exclusive only around the province with distinctive participants. During Intramural Meets, games were also held here.

The Classroom Sections' of the campus was officially changed as effective on June 2012, relating to color(Grade 7), flowers(Grade 8), chemicals(Grade 9), and precious stones(Grade 10), Examples may vary: Red, Blue, Camillia or Camilia, Hyacinth, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Pearl, Jade, and Saphhire. Except the four ESEP sections': 7-Armstrong(Grade 7), 8-Mendel(Grade 8), 9-Einstein(Grade 9), 10-Newton (Grade 10).

School Paper

The School has two publications, The Dazzle and Ang Silaw in English and in Filipino respectively.

References

External links

• http://202.91.162.20/LiloyNHS/index.html