Author: HiLitesASHS

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

11,103: Diary Entries Written in Blood

After a fact-filled week of commemorating the memory of martial law, we look back at the ACO and CSC project: Dinig Kita: 11,103 screening. The film is a mix of Martial Law survivors that have experienced the extremities of this era in Philippine history, and a documentary of the 2022 Presidential Elections. This screening was an opportunity for the ASHS community to educate themselves and never forget why such extents of corruption must never again happen.

Fact vs. Fiction and the Truth Behind the AHS Freedom Wall

Beyond the social issues faced by Philippine society, the community of the ASHS also faces its own issues, particularly with its use of freedom through a popular, known medium — the Freedom Wall. However, an important question to be asked is what it means to truly have freedom, and what things — good and bad, can come out of it.

Ika-52 taong anibersaryo ng Batas Militar, inalala ng ASHS

Simula ika-23 hanggang ika-27 ng Setyembre sa una at ikalawang palapag ng gusali ng ASHS at Formation Learning Center, ang buong komunidad ng Ateneo Senior High School (ASHS) ay nakilahok sa “SingKWENTA y Dos,” isang proyekto na binubuo ng mga aktibidad ng Sanggunian, iba’t ibang konseho, at OSCCs bilang pag-alala sa ika-52 taon ng deklarasyon ng Batas Militar ng dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

Kabataan, Makibaka, Huwag Matakot: Ang Paalala ng Batas Militar

Sinalubong ng isang noise barrage na pinamagatang ‘Tawag Niya, Tawag Mo’ ang umaga ng ASHS noong Setyembre 23, 2024. Pinuno rin ng iba’t ibang aktibidad na naglalayong gunatain at alalahanin ang madilim na nakaraan ng bansa sa ilalim ng Batas Militar ang linggong ito. Subalit, matapos ang pakikibaka at pagtindig, ano ang susunod na gagawin mo, ASHS? Kabataan, ano na ang magiging susunod mong hakbang?

Bagong Pilipinas Recap: Pagbabalik sa Daan Tungo sa Bagong Pilipinas

Matapos ang dalawang taong pamumuno ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, tila naging mabilis ang takbo ng oras para sa bagong administrasyon dulot ng samu’t saring pangyayari na naranasan sa bansa. Subalit, sapat na nga ba ang mga pangyayaring ito upang mapanindigan ng bansa ang katagang ‘Bagong Pilipinas?’

Shading the Future: The May 2025 Elections

With the advent of the 2024 Comelec Voters Registration, a select number of students in the ASHS have a privilege — to be able to sign up to exercise their right to suffrage. However, this opportunity does not come with its own hindrances.

STEM students crowd the FLC for STEM Connect

By Glaiza Salanio On Wednesday, September 11, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) strand students crowded the second floor of the Formation Learning Center (FLC) to participate in STEM Connect organized by the STEM Council, with the theme Bridge to Tomorrow. The onsite program was divided into two batches; the first batch was composed…

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ASHS commemorates the life of St. Teresa of Calcutta

By Glaiza Salanio To commemorate the life of St. Teresa of Calcutta, Ateneo Senior High School students, teachers, and staff gathered together at the third floor of the Formation Learning Center building on Thursday, September 5. The eucharistic celebration was presided over by Father Firmo N. Bargayo Jr., SJ, the Executive Director of the Philippine…

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Easy Come, Easy Guo: The Truth Behind Alice Guo’s Easy Come, Easy Go Political Stint

Four months ago, the name ‘Alice Guo’ came into the limelight when Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to investigate a certain Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s involvement in a recently raided POGO hub in the province. Further investigations were able to shed light on the Mayor’s controversies. With all that has happened, what exactly is the truth behind Alice Guo and her infamous political stint?