Tag: Features

A Formator’s First Steps: A Venture for New Teachers

By Gilli Aquino As you take your first steps into the unknown, a whirl of mixed emotions passes you by. Queries seep into your mind, and doubts break through the foundations you have so confidently built. However, with each warm greeting from a co-worker and every starry-eyed student that crosses your path — these qualms…

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The Longest Love Song on Campus: Ateneo Marks 48 Years of ‘Alay Kay Maria’

By Reanna Cornejo

For 48 years, the Ateneo community has sung its love to Mary through Alay Kay Maria, a performance where prayer and artistry converge on one stage. This year’s theme, “Stella Maris,” or “Star of the Sea,” felt especially timely: in a nation navigating storms of unrest and polarization, Mary shines as a steadfast light, anchoring us through troubled waters and guiding us safely home.

Catalytic Connections: Sparking Bonds Through STEM-Connect

By Gilli Aquino

Encompassing ten sections per batch, students of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) strand make up a large portion of the school community. As our juniors dive into the uncharted waters of the strand, our dear seniors prepare for the changing tides of college life — ready to leave the pool of people they have come to call home. Yet before these goodbyes are given, both juniors and seniors of the STEM strand are given the chance to create memories and laugh among like-minded people — building bonds that will last even as the school year ends.

A Cascade of Yellow: “HumSS Sama-sama!”

HUSAY!: Most students from the Humanities and Social Sciences (HumSS) strand were lost in the crowd of yellow as they first entered the Ateneo Senior High School (ASHS). From new lessons in the social sciences to math lessons that reaffirm your choice of strand — it is easy for HumSS students to find themselves adrift. However, dear Humanistas, a path appears in the form of HumSS Sama-sama!, an event that guides HumSS juniors and seniors to new friendships, experiences, and memories.

Ang Mamatay Nang Dahil Sa ‘Yo’: Ang salaysay ni Ninoy Aquino

Sulat ni Gilli Aquino.

SA KARANGALAN: Ang ika-21 ng Agosto 2025 ay nagmamarka ng ika-42 anibersaryo ng pagkamatay ni Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino. Ang kaniyang matapang na diwa ang nagtulak sa kanya bilang tagapagtanggol ng demokrasya at karapatang pantao, kahit pa ito ay naglagay sa kaniya sa panganib. Habang ipinagdiriwang natin ang kaniyang kasaysayan ngayon, hindi lamang natin tinatanaw ang nakaraan, kundi pati na rin ang hinaharap ng Pilipinas — isang kinabukasang buong sigasig na ipinaglaban ni Aquino.

Ang Boses ng Pamana

By Gilli Aquino

TINIG: Ang pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika ay naglalaman ng maraming masayang aktibidad upang makapag-ugnayan sa mga kaklase at makagawa ng mga bagong alaala. Ngunit, bukod sa kasiyahan ng ‘Bihis Pinoy’ at ang mga sigawan sa bawat sesyon ng videoke, ang buwan ng Agosto ay tanda ng panahon para pahalagahan natin ang wikang naglalarawan sa ating bilang mga Pilipino — isang wika na may kasaysayan na inilatag ng ating mga ninuno.

A Bolt from the Blue

By Janina Calma Lost in thought, are we? The weeks leading up to the opening of classes immerse you in a myriad of emotions: excitement, worry, fear — but above all, anticipation. You wonder how your journey in the Ateneo Senior High School (ASHS) will go; you get lost in little scenarios you expect to…

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From Days Turned to Moments

By Gilli Aquino

IN A GLIMPSE: As you begin your days in the ASHS, you will soon find yourself lost in the mess of lengthy assignments and complicated lessons. Yet in between these days of stress exists a plethora of opportunities to make the most of your quick two-year stay in the senior highschool. Aside from straight A’s and gold medals, there is so much more that awaits you here in the ASHS — things that are perhaps just as important as any academic achievement.