CNHS reaps honors
Roxas City -- Capiz National High School (CNHS) headed by Principal IV Narcisa C. Artates earned global renown after one of its alumni Melvyn Carlo Barroa of Class 2007 won a Fourth Grand Award for his study that explored the potential of fish mucus as an antibiotic in this year's Intel-sponsored International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in May at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
In June, CNHS reaped another honor after a pair of its senior students won the titles as "Mr. and Ms. Western Visayas SSG" during the Regional Leadership Training of Supreme Student Government (SSG) Officers and Advisers hosted by Capiz.
Christopher A. Dellota of the school's Special Science and Technology Class--Archimedes and his classmate Charmaine Roxas won the judges' nod during the evening competition for intelligence, beauty and talent among SSG officers from Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, Iloilo, Negros Occidental and host Capiz.
Dellota and Roxas almost consistently topped all categories of the competition held at the CNHS covered gym.
The event was graced by Novelyn Vilchez, regional supervisor for social studies of the Department of Education (DepEd), Capiz Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Angel Gilvas and his Assistant Division Superintendent Dr. Eveleth Gamboa, and Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Member and Sangguniang Kabataan provincial federation president Vladimir Tanco.
Also present was Dr. Salvador Ochavo, Jr., division supervisor for social studies, who was the coordinator of the training.
Another student of CNHS, Dyna Mae Azarcon, is the incumbent SSG regional president.
The regional leadership training was participated in hundreds of secondary student government leaders and their advisers.
Barroa's study entitled "Fish Mucus: Its Potential Antimicrobial Effects on Human Pathogens and Possible Role in Innate Immunity," is the first study ever conducted regarding the potential of fish mucus as possible antibiotic.
CNHS is one of the country's leading public secondary schools in science and technology education. The government said it will push programs to improve the quality of education in the country including the just-launched Cyber Education that will use satellite technology to impart education to public elementary and high school students.
(PIA)