This 2023, a new chapter dawns upon the ASHS community as it slowly shifts to full-on face-to-face. Ever since the school opened its doors following the height of the pandemic, the student body began to inch closer to the dream of reuniting onsite as one Ateneo family. However, it begs the question, are the students prepared for what is yet to come?

The second semester in the ASHS officially opened last January 3, 2023, in light of DepEd Order no. 44 s. 2022, which gave private schools the freedom to implement blended learning.

Every February, the Philippines celebrates National Arts Month with high hopes of showcasing the ingenious talents of Filipinos to build a strong sense of nationhood and develop respect for cultural diversity.

In the heart of Metro Manila lives the Dela Cruz family, a young couple having a sole breadwinner and three children aged 3, 12, 15 who live each day trying to make ends meet. As the country moves forward under different leaderships, all leaving and creating vastly changing economies, their lives shift in phases for good and worse. 

Back in March 2020, the Philippine government announced strict quarantine restrictions to avoid the spread of COVID-19. What most people thought would be two weeks of isolation has now turned into three years of wearing masks and social distancing. Along with working and studying from home also came the cancellation of UAAP Season 82. Now, after almost two years without it, the high school division of the UAAP is back and better than ever.

The Physical Education (PE) department of the Ateneo Senior High School (ASHS) offered a biking elective for the first time at the start of the second semester to Grade 11 and 12 students.

Gazing upon the school sitting on the blue-hued hill, illuminated by its colorful history and revered credentials, the Ateneo, whether it be the university or high school, is eyed by many hopefuls that dare ascend the slippery slope with unknown stakes—yet, many choose to persevere. Last January 14 and 15, Ateneo Senior High Admission and Placement Exam (A-SHAPE)  takers from all corners of the nation entered the Loyola schools campus with one single purpose in mind—survive and pass the A-SHAPE. 

Ateneo de Manila High School’s Indayog ng Atenistang Kabataan (IndAK) garnered the championship title under the Kings Division, high school category at Dance Supremacy’s inter-school competition held on January 14, 2023 at the Samsung Performing Arts Theatre. 

Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted of tax evasion by the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), on Wednesday, January 18, putting an end to a raft of legal hearings opposing the said veteran Filipino-American journalist.