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Hi-Lites ASHS is the official student publication of the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School.

ASHS CMO to hold a Seniors’ Online Retreat

The Ateneo Senior High School (ASHS) will be concluding the school year with its first Online Retreat for the seniors of Batch 2021 entitled “Paglalakbay: A Seniors’ Year-end Online Retreat” via Zoom, spearheaded by the Campus Ministry Office (CMO) to be held on the 12th-14th of May 2021. 

Ivermectin for COVID-19: Why is it considered a potential treatment for the virus?

A year into the pandemic, the cure for COVID-19 is yet to be found, hence some undisclosed hospitals, upon the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have been considering therapeutics including the Ivermectin as a repurposed drug, although its efficacy as a cure for COVID remains unproven and under examination.

The Trans Agenda: Triumphs and To-do lists

The history of colonization in the Philippines played a crucial role in the societal norms rampant today. Pre-colonial history states that Babaylans are highly reputed individuals that held great socio-political influence. They were male or female religious leaders assuming the demeanor of women and even had the right to marry anyone regardless of gender. One of the pioneering transgender activists, Naomi Fontanos, stated that the terms asog, bayoguin, bakla were originally categorized as gender terms leading to a presumption that the ancient Philippines believed in gender diversity and was open to the idea that gender is not constricted to the binary ones. But when the Spaniards assailed the islands in 1565, the massive erasure of the ancient Philippine culture commenced including its supernumerary gender system. 

ASHS Celebrates Last School-wide Mass for SY 2020-2021

by Regina Elaine Vendivil The Ateneo Senior High School (ASHS) community held its last school-wide Thanksgiving Mass along with the celebration of 500 Years of Christianity through a livestream on April 16, 2021, presided by Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, SJ, Former President of the Ateneo de Manila University. The gospel, taken from John 6:1-15,…

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Ateneo Basic Education to continue online learning for SY. 2021-2022

by Jermaine Ocampo Fr. Joaquin Jose Mari “Jonjee” C. Sumpaico III, SJ, the Vice President for Basic Education has announced that the online learning set-up shall continue for S.Y. 2021-2022. In a memo addressed to the Basic Education Community, Fr. Sumpaico noted the actions that the community has done to face the current challenges, from…

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Back to Square One

If you thought that things would get better, if not back to normal, by 2021, it’s time to burst that bubble. Almost a year ago, Filipinos lived in anxiety as the country reached its 10,000th COVID cases mark. Fast forward to March 29, 2021, the Philippines recorded one of its highest number of cases, with 10,016 COVID positive cases, just in one day. Much to everyone’s dismay, it was as if the year was on replay, only that things have gotten way worse now. The uncalled-for resemblance of events is when one should dread saying “Been there, done that.” 

COVID-19 Variants in the PH: What would it mean to the pandemic response?

by Therese Catapang In the COVID-19 pandemic response, it is easy to think that everything will be over soon once the spread of the virus is controlled and the vaccination programs are smoothly laid out, but there are still missing puzzle pieces that would complicate everything in the long run.  For instance, the existence of…

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