A century of academic excellence is what Capiz National High School, formerly Capiz High School, has gifted the Capiceños. Through the years, it has been home to many prominent personalities in different fields of endeavor. It has also occupied its own niche as the “home of champions” for it has produced many achievers who brought fame and honor, not only in the national arena but likewise in international forum.
As the school celebrates its centennial year, it is but fitting to treasure and cherish its exemplary contributions as a moulder of leaders and as a potent partner in nation building.
Poised on top of a hill, Capiz High School lived up to the name of a “high school” – high quality education, high expectations and goals, highly motivated and academically gifted students, highly qualified teachers and administrators, to humbly mention a few. Since then Capiz High School grew as a nucleus of education in Capiz. It rose to prominence as an institution of quality education in the province and among the best in the region.
With the re-establishment of civil governance during the American Occupation, the Americans opened public schools as part of preparing the Filipinos for self-government. Public secondary education in Capiz dawned with the coming of the Americans. In 1913, the cornerstone of Capiz High School as the pioneer of public secondary education in the Province of Capiz, was laid.
Capiz High School, then, became the only complete general secondary public high school in the province, making it the major institution of learning in Capiz. The school also catered to the needs of high school students of Masbate, Romblon and Aklan, which was once a part of Capiz.
From among the first batch of the so-called Tomasites, three were assigned in Capiz. With Mr. Robert Clawson, Capiz High School became the nucleus of education in Capiz. Its teaching staff was composed of Americans. Basically, education was patterned from the American school system. Textbooks were American authored and school supplies were American made. English was of course the medium of instruction. The principal at that time was Mr. Jacobson whose American wife was also a teacher. Mr. Jacobson was replaced by Mr. Merit. During his term, there were already Filipinos in the teaching staff. The Filipino teachers wore Filipiniana attire as uniform.
The first Filipino Principal was Mr. Delfin Reinaldo. In 1925, the school offered two courses : normal and general. The general course offered History, Science, Biology, English, Mathematics and Physical Education. The normal course had History, Biology, Science, Reading Methods, Arithmetic Methods and Music. In 1933, the normal course was abolished.
Feeling the need for vocational enhancement, vocational courses were offered in 1935. First and Second Year students took exploratory training in vocational courses. The Third and Fourth Year students were asked to specialize in their chosen vocational course. However, they were allowed to take one vocational course only. In 1939, ceramics was added as a vocational offering.
Sports and athletics became part of the curriculum. Games were then played at the foot of Capiz High School. An English school paper was conceived in 1939 through the efforts of Mr. Monteclaro. The name, “The Script”, was suggested by Nelia Alegre, a student. Since then, “The Script” received a lot of journalism awards in the regional and national competitions.
With the outbreak of the Second World War on December 8, 1941, classes were suspended. The school was made a garrison of the Japanese Imperial Army. A week after the occupation of the Japanese, the school was burned down by the Allied Forces which heavily damaged the school building.
After the liberation in 1946, Capiz High School was repaired and classes resumed despite the lack of chairs and safe floors.
The school was closed in 1957. It then became part of the Capiz School of Arts and Trades (CASAT), now Panay State Polytechnic University (CAPSU) – Roxas City Campus.
In 1960, the school reopened through the initiative of Atila Balgos, former governor and head of the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA). Ex-Governor Balgos was also supported by the former Asst. Superintendent of Schools, Jesus D. Meñez and Miss Socorro F. Mejorada, then assigned principal of the school.
Through the effort of Gov. Balgos, the Carabao Court was developed. More classrooms were built and a small playground was made.
Enrolment increased which forced the first year students to hold their classes at the Villareal Stadium. To cater to the demands of a growing school, a school canteen was constructed. Buildings for the Home Economics and Practical Arts were also built. Peace corps volunteers also formed part of the teaching staff.
In 1964, with the promotion of Miss Socorro Mejorada as Academic Supervisor in the Division Office, Mr. Jose Cordenillo became the acting Principal until Mr. Federico Roldan , a principal from Dumalag, assumed office as Principal of Capiz High School.
With the proclamation of Martial Law in 1972, changes were made in the school. More buildings built and other improvements were made.
The transfer of Mr. Cordenillo as Principal to the City of Roxas High School, now Congressman Ramon A. Arnaldo National High School, elevated Miss Josefa V. Argos as Assistant Principal of the School. This time, department heads were assigned to assist Miss Argos and Mr. Roldan.
With the retirement of Mr. Roldan in 1977, Miss Josefa V. Argos became principal and Mr. Antonio Amoroso, assistant principal. Their tandem, plus the support of the late Assemblyman Jaenito Madamba, Representative of the First District of Capiz, Capiz High School was converted into a national high school. With Parliamentary Bill No. 229 presented by Hon. Madamba at the Batasang Pambansa on December 11, 1981, and later signed into a law by former Pres, Ferdinand Marcos on February 8, 1982, CHS became CNHS – Capiz National High School. Miss Josefa V. Argos became the first principal of the newly nationalized Capiz High School.
The conversion of the school into a national high school brought more improvement to the school. With its efficient administrator and support staff, it has continually risen to prominence as a prime secondary school in the province as well as in the region.
To further develop the journalism prowess of the students, “Agong” became a Filipino Section of the Script. In 1988, through the leadership of Mrs. Mary Capangyarihan, SSHT III for Filipino and Mrs. Josephine Almeria-Gallardo, school paper adviser, “Agong” had its separate publication. In 1998, the name Agong was changed to Kasanag due to a similar school publication in Negros Occidental. Both “The Script” with Mrs. Rizalina Barruela and Miss Maria Bambi Billanes as advisers and the “Ang Kasanag” with Mrs. Ricafor Avila and Mrs. Charie Delfin, advisers, have been consistently rewarded for journalism excellence.
1988 brought retirement to a significant pillar of the school, Miss Josefa V. Argos. Mrs. Remedios B. Piansay, then Department Head for English acted as OIC Principal. Mrs. Narcisa C. Artates, principal of Roxas City School for Philippine Craftsmen, came in as Principal of the school.
Through the insistence of Thea Faith Reyes, Governor of the Senior Province and with the guidance of Miss Elsa Perez, Curriculum Chairman of the Seniors and Mrs. Hally Andrada, Senior Province Adviser, “The Height Gazers” a yearbook of the graduating class was first published.
Under Mrs. Narcisa C. Artates, a lot of changes occurred. Through her effort and with the support of the Science Department Head, Miss Elsa T. Perez, Capiz National High School offered a Special Science and Technology and Mathematics Class in 1989. In 1993, Capiz NHS produced its first graduates from the Special Science Class.
The school continued to grow as a Division Leader School (DLS) as well as a recipient of the DOST-ESEP (Engineering and Science Education Project) in 1993. This distinct recognition of the school opened more avenues for growth and development for the school. The challenge is great but the fruits of labor have always been rewarding.
Teachers as well have proven their excellence. In 2000, Mrs. Rita Villareal, a Filipino teacher, now a school principal, was awarded as one of the Metrobank Outstanding Teachers in the Philippines.
As pioneer school of the Department of Trade and Industry- Personal Computers for Public Schools Project, the School Of the Future (SOF), a computer-based literacy program was introduced in 2002.
In 2007, an Administration Building was constructed at the vacant lot beside the Main Building.
In response to the challenge of excellence in national culture, the Special Program in the Arts (SPA) was offered in 2008.
The rein of leadership from Mrs. Narcisa C. Artates was passed on to Mr. Nestor A. de la Cruz, in May 2009. His leadership was welcomed with international and national feats, especially in the field of science.
The school pioneered the “Project Citizen” (PC) in the Visayas. The PC aims at developing citizenship responsibility among the students. Mrs. Hally Andrada and Mrs. Delia Obienda are the coordinators of the PC.
A string of accomplishments in science investigation placed Capiz National High School in a distinct niche. Foremost among these is an award in Science Investigatory Project of Angeli Joyce Dy, a Sophomore student. She won second award in the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY – 2009 INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF) held at Reno Nevada, USA with the project title: “ Study of the Cytotoxicity against Human Lung (A549) and HCT (116) Carcinomas, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Potentials of Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) Bile. She was coached by Mr. Ronilo Aponte.
Angeli Joyce Dy brought another international feat in Science investigation when she won FOURTH GRAND AWARD IN BIOCHEMISTRY in the 2011 INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF) held in USA with the project title: “ Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) Serum: Alternative Media Supplement in the Culture of A549 (Human Lung) and HCT 116 (Colon) Carcinomas. Again this study was under the tutelage of Mr. Ronilo Aponte, a research teacher.
Not only does the school excel in Science and Technology. It also dominates in other academic Olympiads.
Capiz National High School is presently headed by Mr. Nestor A. dela Cruz, Principal IV. With a population of about 5,400 students, Mr. dela Cruz is supported by 8 department heads, 180 teachers, 1 librarian, 1 guidance counselor and 1 public health nurse and 20 administrative staff.
The school does not only focus on academic excellence but it has also broadened its horizon by extending service to the community through immersion and outreach projects. This has also awakened the students’ concern on the needs of the community and motivated them to do something.
As the school commemorates its centennial year, it continues to lavish on its role in the community as a catalyst of change and an instrument of transformation , at the same time, cherishing its laurels and giving credit to its alumni and stakeholders who have untiringly rendered their support in every possible way.
Capiz National High School will forever uphold the merits of an institution of service for quality education. It will not only chronicle a centennial of accomplishments but will leave a legacy of a lifetime.
Mrs. Hally B. Andrada
Master Teacher II
Capiz National High School
As the school celebrates its centennial year, it is but fitting to treasure and cherish its exemplary contributions as a moulder of leaders and as a potent partner in nation building.
Poised on top of a hill, Capiz High School lived up to the name of a “high school” – high quality education, high expectations and goals, highly motivated and academically gifted students, highly qualified teachers and administrators, to humbly mention a few. Since then Capiz High School grew as a nucleus of education in Capiz. It rose to prominence as an institution of quality education in the province and among the best in the region.
With the re-establishment of civil governance during the American Occupation, the Americans opened public schools as part of preparing the Filipinos for self-government. Public secondary education in Capiz dawned with the coming of the Americans. In 1913, the cornerstone of Capiz High School as the pioneer of public secondary education in the Province of Capiz, was laid.
Capiz High School, then, became the only complete general secondary public high school in the province, making it the major institution of learning in Capiz. The school also catered to the needs of high school students of Masbate, Romblon and Aklan, which was once a part of Capiz.
From among the first batch of the so-called Tomasites, three were assigned in Capiz. With Mr. Robert Clawson, Capiz High School became the nucleus of education in Capiz. Its teaching staff was composed of Americans. Basically, education was patterned from the American school system. Textbooks were American authored and school supplies were American made. English was of course the medium of instruction. The principal at that time was Mr. Jacobson whose American wife was also a teacher. Mr. Jacobson was replaced by Mr. Merit. During his term, there were already Filipinos in the teaching staff. The Filipino teachers wore Filipiniana attire as uniform.
The first Filipino Principal was Mr. Delfin Reinaldo. In 1925, the school offered two courses : normal and general. The general course offered History, Science, Biology, English, Mathematics and Physical Education. The normal course had History, Biology, Science, Reading Methods, Arithmetic Methods and Music. In 1933, the normal course was abolished.
Feeling the need for vocational enhancement, vocational courses were offered in 1935. First and Second Year students took exploratory training in vocational courses. The Third and Fourth Year students were asked to specialize in their chosen vocational course. However, they were allowed to take one vocational course only. In 1939, ceramics was added as a vocational offering.
Sports and athletics became part of the curriculum. Games were then played at the foot of Capiz High School. An English school paper was conceived in 1939 through the efforts of Mr. Monteclaro. The name, “The Script”, was suggested by Nelia Alegre, a student. Since then, “The Script” received a lot of journalism awards in the regional and national competitions.
With the outbreak of the Second World War on December 8, 1941, classes were suspended. The school was made a garrison of the Japanese Imperial Army. A week after the occupation of the Japanese, the school was burned down by the Allied Forces which heavily damaged the school building.
After the liberation in 1946, Capiz High School was repaired and classes resumed despite the lack of chairs and safe floors.
The school was closed in 1957. It then became part of the Capiz School of Arts and Trades (CASAT), now Panay State Polytechnic University (CAPSU) – Roxas City Campus.
In 1960, the school reopened through the initiative of Atila Balgos, former governor and head of the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA). Ex-Governor Balgos was also supported by the former Asst. Superintendent of Schools, Jesus D. Meñez and Miss Socorro F. Mejorada, then assigned principal of the school.
Through the effort of Gov. Balgos, the Carabao Court was developed. More classrooms were built and a small playground was made.
Enrolment increased which forced the first year students to hold their classes at the Villareal Stadium. To cater to the demands of a growing school, a school canteen was constructed. Buildings for the Home Economics and Practical Arts were also built. Peace corps volunteers also formed part of the teaching staff.
In 1964, with the promotion of Miss Socorro Mejorada as Academic Supervisor in the Division Office, Mr. Jose Cordenillo became the acting Principal until Mr. Federico Roldan , a principal from Dumalag, assumed office as Principal of Capiz High School.
With the proclamation of Martial Law in 1972, changes were made in the school. More buildings built and other improvements were made.
The transfer of Mr. Cordenillo as Principal to the City of Roxas High School, now Congressman Ramon A. Arnaldo National High School, elevated Miss Josefa V. Argos as Assistant Principal of the School. This time, department heads were assigned to assist Miss Argos and Mr. Roldan.
With the retirement of Mr. Roldan in 1977, Miss Josefa V. Argos became principal and Mr. Antonio Amoroso, assistant principal. Their tandem, plus the support of the late Assemblyman Jaenito Madamba, Representative of the First District of Capiz, Capiz High School was converted into a national high school. With Parliamentary Bill No. 229 presented by Hon. Madamba at the Batasang Pambansa on December 11, 1981, and later signed into a law by former Pres, Ferdinand Marcos on February 8, 1982, CHS became CNHS – Capiz National High School. Miss Josefa V. Argos became the first principal of the newly nationalized Capiz High School.
The conversion of the school into a national high school brought more improvement to the school. With its efficient administrator and support staff, it has continually risen to prominence as a prime secondary school in the province as well as in the region.
To further develop the journalism prowess of the students, “Agong” became a Filipino Section of the Script. In 1988, through the leadership of Mrs. Mary Capangyarihan, SSHT III for Filipino and Mrs. Josephine Almeria-Gallardo, school paper adviser, “Agong” had its separate publication. In 1998, the name Agong was changed to Kasanag due to a similar school publication in Negros Occidental. Both “The Script” with Mrs. Rizalina Barruela and Miss Maria Bambi Billanes as advisers and the “Ang Kasanag” with Mrs. Ricafor Avila and Mrs. Charie Delfin, advisers, have been consistently rewarded for journalism excellence.
1988 brought retirement to a significant pillar of the school, Miss Josefa V. Argos. Mrs. Remedios B. Piansay, then Department Head for English acted as OIC Principal. Mrs. Narcisa C. Artates, principal of Roxas City School for Philippine Craftsmen, came in as Principal of the school.
Through the insistence of Thea Faith Reyes, Governor of the Senior Province and with the guidance of Miss Elsa Perez, Curriculum Chairman of the Seniors and Mrs. Hally Andrada, Senior Province Adviser, “The Height Gazers” a yearbook of the graduating class was first published.
Under Mrs. Narcisa C. Artates, a lot of changes occurred. Through her effort and with the support of the Science Department Head, Miss Elsa T. Perez, Capiz National High School offered a Special Science and Technology and Mathematics Class in 1989. In 1993, Capiz NHS produced its first graduates from the Special Science Class.
The school continued to grow as a Division Leader School (DLS) as well as a recipient of the DOST-ESEP (Engineering and Science Education Project) in 1993. This distinct recognition of the school opened more avenues for growth and development for the school. The challenge is great but the fruits of labor have always been rewarding.
Teachers as well have proven their excellence. In 2000, Mrs. Rita Villareal, a Filipino teacher, now a school principal, was awarded as one of the Metrobank Outstanding Teachers in the Philippines.
As pioneer school of the Department of Trade and Industry- Personal Computers for Public Schools Project, the School Of the Future (SOF), a computer-based literacy program was introduced in 2002.
In 2007, an Administration Building was constructed at the vacant lot beside the Main Building.
In response to the challenge of excellence in national culture, the Special Program in the Arts (SPA) was offered in 2008.
The rein of leadership from Mrs. Narcisa C. Artates was passed on to Mr. Nestor A. de la Cruz, in May 2009. His leadership was welcomed with international and national feats, especially in the field of science.
The school pioneered the “Project Citizen” (PC) in the Visayas. The PC aims at developing citizenship responsibility among the students. Mrs. Hally Andrada and Mrs. Delia Obienda are the coordinators of the PC.
A string of accomplishments in science investigation placed Capiz National High School in a distinct niche. Foremost among these is an award in Science Investigatory Project of Angeli Joyce Dy, a Sophomore student. She won second award in the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY – 2009 INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF) held at Reno Nevada, USA with the project title: “ Study of the Cytotoxicity against Human Lung (A549) and HCT (116) Carcinomas, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Potentials of Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) Bile. She was coached by Mr. Ronilo Aponte.
Angeli Joyce Dy brought another international feat in Science investigation when she won FOURTH GRAND AWARD IN BIOCHEMISTRY in the 2011 INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF) held in USA with the project title: “ Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) Serum: Alternative Media Supplement in the Culture of A549 (Human Lung) and HCT 116 (Colon) Carcinomas. Again this study was under the tutelage of Mr. Ronilo Aponte, a research teacher.
Not only does the school excel in Science and Technology. It also dominates in other academic Olympiads.
Capiz National High School is presently headed by Mr. Nestor A. dela Cruz, Principal IV. With a population of about 5,400 students, Mr. dela Cruz is supported by 8 department heads, 180 teachers, 1 librarian, 1 guidance counselor and 1 public health nurse and 20 administrative staff.
The school does not only focus on academic excellence but it has also broadened its horizon by extending service to the community through immersion and outreach projects. This has also awakened the students’ concern on the needs of the community and motivated them to do something.
As the school commemorates its centennial year, it continues to lavish on its role in the community as a catalyst of change and an instrument of transformation , at the same time, cherishing its laurels and giving credit to its alumni and stakeholders who have untiringly rendered their support in every possible way.
Capiz National High School will forever uphold the merits of an institution of service for quality education. It will not only chronicle a centennial of accomplishments but will leave a legacy of a lifetime.
Mrs. Hally B. Andrada
Master Teacher II
Capiz National High School
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