Podium V: Mind over Marks

17/11/2025

On International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day, we hold space for every heart carrying both love and grief.

You are proof that light can return, slowly and softly.

To anyone navigating loss, you are not alone. Your story matters. Your healing matters. You deserve gentleness in every step forward. 💛

***deLossDay

24/10/2025

Always check on your friends.
Check on your siblings.
Check on your children, your parents, your loved ones — even the ones who seem okay.

Sometimes, the people who smile the brightest are fighting silent battles.

Your simple message, call, or hug can mean more than you know. 💚

Let’s remind each other that it’s okay not to be okay.
You are loved. You are not alone.

THIS IS A WAKE-UP CALL TO EVERYONE.

Someone lost their life — not because they were weak, but because they carried too much pain alone. Because the weight of past trauma, bully*ng, and words that cut too deep became unbearable. 💔

And it breaks my heart to think that maybe… someone around us right now feels the same — smiling in front of everyone, but silently screaming inside.

Please, let’s do better. Let’s be kinder. Let’s stop using words as weapons. You’ll never know how heavy someone’s heart is until it’s too late.

Check on your friends.
Check on your siblings.
Check on your loved ones.
Ask them how they really are — and mean it. Let them know your ears and your heart are open for them, no matter what. Sometimes, being there is more powerful than any advice you could give.

We don’t lose anything by being kind, but we could save someone just by showing a little more love and empathy.

Mental health matters — more than opinions, or pride.
Let’s spread kindness, not hate.
Let’s be the reason someone decides to stay. ❤️ 🕊️

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15/10/2025

Some things don't happen twice—and this retreat is one of them.✨

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟐–𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝟓 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎-𝟐𝟏—a time to pause, reflect, and just take it all in. It's been a rollercoaster of quizzes, laughter, breakdowns, and memories, but through it all, we've grown—together.🫀

As we take this quiet step away from the usual chaos, we'd love to bring a piece of you with us.

Send your 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔!💌 (Deadline: October 18)They don't have to be perfect—they just have to be real. A simple message, an inside joke, or a few words of encouragement can mean so much more than you think.

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01/09/2025

Every 40 seconds, a life is lost to su***de — but together, we can change that. Let’s break the silence, fight the stigma, and be the reason someone chooses to stay. You matter. Your story matters.

***dePreventionMonth

09/05/2025

Hello, everyone! We’re so grateful for all the support you’ve shown us. It really made a difference, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you for being part of this journey with us!

Congratulations, Grade 11 students! You've harnessed the power of ICT to raise your voices for meaningful causes and advocate for change on important social issues. Sir Jose and Sir Rhine are incredibly proud of your creativity, passion, and purpose!

07/05/2025

It doesn’t take a big city🏙️ to make a 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.💯

It takes a 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚👫 that cares.

In our locality, we’re seeing more than just report cards. We’re seeing 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽.😥🫵

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 starts here—in our 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔, our 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, our 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔.🏡❤️‍🩹

In a local setting, we’re starting small—a 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌-𝒊𝒏, a 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒂𝒓, a 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 to breathe.🗣️

Because change doesn’t have to start everywhere.

It just has to ✨𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲✨.






Caption by: Mark Noble
Content by: Aurish Villegas, Angel Lyka Bautista, and Zoe Libre
Layout by: Narkeasha Mae Pascua and Krizzel Cabaral

06/05/2025

They told us to aim higher. So we did.💪
But not just in grades— in 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈, in 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, in 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕.⚖️🧠

This is more than a campaign. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁.🔄
A national call to put 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙨, 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨.❤️‍🔥

Through Mind Over Marks🗣️, we’re rewriting what success looks like—
and this time, it looks like 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉, 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆, and 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.👥✨






Caption by: Mark Noble
Content by: Ayako Alfafara and Mark Noble
Layout by: Narkeasha Mae Pascua and Krizzel Cabaral

05/05/2025

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲.😌
That’s the world we’re building with Well-being Over Academic Perfection.✨📚

Our society is creating spaces for students to thrive—where 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 and 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 go hand in hand🤝. We’re shifting the focus 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔.🧠

Because success isn’t about being perfect. It’s about 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱, and 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲.⚖️






Caption by: Mark Noble
Content by: Dinniella Galvez, Gweyneth Durotan, and Amanda Saavedra
Layout by: Narkeasha Mae Pascua and Krizzel Cabaral

03/05/2025

Stress sa acads?

Sofi says: "Chill! ❄️ Take breaks! 🕜 Schedule! 🗓️"

Sa sobrang dami ng ginagawa, minsan nakakalimutan natin na... 𝒕𝒂𝒐 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒐.
𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 ang kailangan. ⚖️

Learn our advocacy and listen to Sofi. 🔊 Grades 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, but 𝐲𝐨𝐮 matter 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆.

"𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘."






Caption by: Astrid Abarca
Script by: Astrid Abarca, Elijah Villamor, Yumi Lasala, Lourd Catcha, Josh Nioda
Video acted by: Sophia Bation & Azalea Talib
Video recorded by: Asya Racman & Helaena Estemar
Video edited by: Sophia Bation

03/05/2025

𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡—a time to shine a light on the importance of mental well-being and remind ourselves that 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒐𝒌𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒌𝒂𝒚. 🌱

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟗, this month has been observed to raise awareness, break the stigma surrounding mental health, and promote access to support and resources. Every year, 1 in 5 people experience a mental health challenge, yet many remain silent out of fear or misunderstanding.

This month, let’s come together to create a safe space for honest conversations. Let’s remind each other that 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉, and that mental health is just as important as physical health. 💪

Be kind to your mind. Check in with your loved ones. And most of all, remember — 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞. 🤝






Caption by: Aaliya Usman
Layout by: Krizzel Cabaral