JANUARY 2024 | ISSUE 1
The Official School Paper of GOLA
LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXCELS IN
REGIONAL ACADEMIC CHALLENGE WITH
OUTSTANDING QUIZ BEE TRIUMPH
By: Princess Adeah S. Mabale
In a remarkable display of academic For the initial two years of participating
prowess, a student from Garden of Life in the Quiz Bee Contest, she secured a
Academy Mambajao Montessori, OPC, victory because of her determination to
named Louisse Azalea Love S. Labadan, has succeed stems from her motivation. She
succeed in a recent regional academic
garnered the 1st place in the said event.
challenge in the Private School and School
GOLA aims to cultivate and enhance the
Administrators Association of the Philippines
talents of its students. In pursuit of this goal,
(PRISSAAP) 7th Regional Youth Festival on
the school strategizes and organizes diverse
May 28, 2023.
activities to nurture the talents of its
Ms. Labadan was interested in joining
students.
the Quiz Bee Contest of PRISSAAP 7th Youth
Festival because of her passion for academic
challenges and her desire to showcase her
knowledge and skills in a regional setting.
Editorial Page 2
GOODBYE BULLYING!
By: Louisse Azalea Love S. Labadan
Bullying is a serious issue going on in most terrible effects because according to an article
schools right now. Our school greatly condemns made by the National Institutes of Health in 2016,
this kind of wrong behavior. The students on our bullying can lead to insecurities, stress, social pain,
campus are very friendly and kind to each other. anxiety, depression, and sometimes even death.
We help and work together to improve each These are only a few of the things that bullied
other’s well-being. individual’s experience.
The students are very kind to one another, The things mentioned earlier were one of the
and if we do find news about bullying, our teachers reasons why we are proud and thankful of our
and school principal do their best to discipline and school’s strict “No Bullying” policy. We are grateful
help us settle the problem to avoid these kinds of that our school takes this matter seriously because
mistakes again. They talked to us calmly and some schools might simply ignore the cries of help
helped us realize our faults. from the bullied individuals on their campus.
Instead of bullying, the students here try to The school faculty and staff should pay more attention
help each other out. For example, during events to their students and hear out their problems or complaints
each student helps one another prepare for the with regards to what’s been happening inside the school
occasion. Some of the students also create study premises.
groups before exams to help each other get good Our school believes that to be well-mannered,
grades. high-achieving adults, we need to start as learners
We students are a team, and this team doesn’t with critical thinking, integrity, communication,
leave anyone behind. We work together with helping and cooperation. That is why they teach us from an
hands as we face the challenging journey to be strong, early age to not to bully or belittle anyone. Instead,
smart, hardworking, and humble individuals. This is love and cooperate with one another by ensuring
very important especially when topics and issues such the safety of the students’ physical and emotional
as bullying arise. well-being. Through this policy enforced by the
According to the 2018 round of the Programme school, we can truly say goodbye to bullying.
for the International Student Assessment (PISA), 65%
of students in the Philippines were reported as victims of
bullying. It is important to know that bullying can have
Column Page 3
CLASS RULES: MAKING SCHOOL AWESOME
By: Grace Belle J. Española
Let’s talk about something that So even if rules are boring, they
might sound a bit boring but is super are shields that protect us from getting
important. We know that rules guide us into trouble and maintain peace and
in making our school experience the order inside the classroom. It doesn’t
best. Let’s go together and look on how really have strict guidelines but rather
these rules helps us to be a good leader
helps us understand our wrong doings
in the future.
and behaviors so that we can share
Class rules teach students to be
ways for a better, fun, exciting, and
responsible by showing them the right
adventurous learning.
way to behave. When we follow these
Lastly, making class rules helps
rules, we learn that our actions matter
us students have a positive, safe, and
and will have consequences if we do
way more exciting learning experience
something wrong.
here in our school.
Rules teach us to be respectful,
“For Classroom rules make our
solve problems when there’s an issue,
and understand the importance of our school year awesome.”
safety. According to my adviser Ms.
Chrislyn, creating classroom rules helps
them teach easier, prevent problems,
and makes our classroom the focus for
learning, which makes the class run
smoothly and efficiently.
Feature 4
A HOME NEXT TO MY HOME
By: Venice P. Sanchez
There is always a place where you Having my 7 years in school, it
can find comfort and happiness aside teaches me a lot, not only academically
from your own home. A place where but also focuses on developing essential
you can express yourself freely and skills being good communicators. It
confidently. A place where you can gives me wings to be confident in
create another family. And this place is everything I do to myself.
my school, my second home.
The desire to put up a school was Our school is one of the safest places
one of the dreams of Engineer Ma. on earth where learning is not distracted,
Victoria Japuz Jansol, School
and there is no bullying and
Administrator and owner as well. Her
discrimination. Undoubtedly, my school
vision gives us purpose in life which is
equipped me to excel reaching for my
to work on our goal and make a
greatest life goal. As what Dr. Bullecer
difference in the lives of others.
once said, “You did not go through all of
Garden of Life Academy Mambajao
that for nothing”.
Montessori, OPC was first named Mambajao
Alliance Child Learning Center Inc. opened as a
pre-school in June 1999. As the school
progressively grew every year, the school opened
its Elementary program from Grade 1 to Grade
EDITORIAL STAFF
6. Hopefully high school will be open soon. Editor-in-Chief: Princess Adeah S. Mabale
News Writer: Thea Andrei Ysabelle F. Abregana
GOLA was led by Dr. Tabitha T.
Feature Writer: Gwyneth Ellary B. Pilapil
Bullecer, School Principal and Ptr. Columnist: Hanelg Andrei M. Gaputan
Copyreading: Venice P. Sanchez
Kristan Daine Domingono, School
Science Writing: Eris D. Shyne
Chaplain. It is also equipped with Jessy Jasmine D. Rivera
Cartooning: Marcus Gabriel A. Saberola
competent and highly trained
Queshaun Vincent S. Maaño
Montessori teachers. One of the best Sports Writers: Dovene Alyssa E. Jandayan
Reece Allen S. Meso
philosophies that GOLA could offer is Photojournalists: Tenshi Fave Waminal
to be a producer of globally competitive Chanice Myrtle Manaloto
lifelong learners and responsible leaders
with Christ-like character.
