August

Gabay Araw – Virtual Orientation via Zoom

The pandemic has brought a lot of changes globally, affecting the course of education. This cause fear and feeling of uncertainty to students on how they will pursue their studies.

To relieve the students of worries caused by the pandemic, the Office of the Student Affairs (OSA) and Guidance Office conducted a virtual orientation to give updates of the changes and help the students adapt to it as the School Year 2020-2021 starts soon.

Gabay Araw was implemented for two weeks via Zoom to ensure the safety of the students.

To ensure effectivity of presentation, the orientation schedule was arranged per year level.

August 12 and 14 – 1st year and 2nd year

August 17 and 18 – 3rd year

August 19 and 21 – 4th year

Each session caters 100 students. Separate schedules were done to effectively handle the number of students per year level by course program.

The program flow focuses on the presentation of services and programs in the context of adapting to the new normal. Modification of the school’s student services and programs is necessary to align with the needs of the students in this time of pandemic.

The topics covered include Health and Safety Protocols, Academic Program, Library Facility, Finance guidelines and procedures, and Student Affairs. Heads and faculty from each department presented the discussions.

An open forum discussion was also opened to answer the questions and concerns of the students.

The last part of the activity includes a raffle draw, in partnership of Globe Telecommunication, these include a modem with 10GB browsing load. Students were given a chance to win in appreciation for their cooperation and attendance.

Through this orientation, students were guided as they prepare for the opening of classes.

September

Online seminar for Buwan ng Wika – Reyzeljan Delos…

Wika ng Kasaysayan, Kasaysayan ng Wika – Online seminar ni Reyzeljan Delos Trinos

Kaisa ang Midway Colleges SHS Department sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika na may temang

Nagbahagi si Reyzeljan Delos Trinos ng kanyang kaalaman sa wika at pagsusulat noong ika-30 ng Agosto taong 2020.

Ang nasabing webinar ay ginanap sa pamamagitan ng online seminar via Zoom na ipinalabas naman sa Midway Colleges Facebook page. Mga mag-aaral ng SHS ang mga naging tagapakinig nito.

Si Reyzeljan DL Trinos ay isang manunulat, mananaliksik, at manggagawang pangkaunlaran. Siya ay nagtatrabaho bilang Senior Technical Officer sa ilalim ng Pambansang Komisyon Laban sa Kahirapan. Nakapaglathala siya ng mga tula at sanaysay, kabilang ang dalawang koleksyon ng mga kuwentong may pamagat na Orbituaries (2019) at Delirium (2018). Itinanghal siya ng Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) bilang pinakabatang Mananaysay ng Taon noong 2016 bilang pagkilala sa kaniyang sanaysay hinggil sa virtual na espasyo. Kasalukuyan siyang nagsusulat ng komprehensibong pagsusuri tungkol sa COVID-19 sa lente ng kalusugang pang-ekonomiya.

Tinalakay ni Delos Trinos ang malikhaing pagsulat sa malikhaing paggamit ng wika. Ayon sa kanya, ang malikhaing pagsulat at binubuo ng 50% wika at 50% pagkamalikhain. Nakaugat ang mga ito sa karanasan ng mga tao ngunit pinagyayaman ng malikhaing paggamit ng salita.

Ayon sa kanya “Ang malikhaing pagsulat ay hindi ito ikinukulong ng wika, bagkus pinapalaya ng panitikan at wika ang isa’t isa. Kwento din ang nagbibigay ng danas, contemplation, face to face communication, between and among ourselves, trina-translate natin into long term memories.”

Matapos ang diskusyon, nagkaroon naman ng open forum. Nagkaroon ng pagkakaton ang mga mag-aaral na magtanong ukol sa proseso ng pagsusulat.

Isa sa mga tanong mula sa mag-aaral ay “Bilang nais na maging manunulat, ano po ang dapat kong gawin at taglayin?”

Sinagot naman ito si Delos Trinos ng “Kailangan ng paglilimi, yung contemplation. Lahat tayo may araw-araw na danas, beyond that mundane, importante na may expertise at paghahanap ng koneksyon. Sa isang ordinaryong tao, pagtawid ng kalsada, yun ay isang simpleng danas na kaya mong hanapin ng mas malalim na karanasan, yung simpeng karanasan than what they are intended.

Stories are everywhere, kailangan lang na ipakita mo sa iyong mga kasama na makikita nilang teksto sa pang-araw araw, ugnayan ng salita ng uniberso at ng sarili, lalo na ngayon, dumadami ang human interest stories.

Success stories na meron tayo lalo na sa front liners. Pick your interest, lahat naman ng tao may interest, kailangan lang pagyamanin.”

Maayos na natapos ang diskusyon.

Patuloy naman na hinikayat ni Delos Trinos ang mga mag-aaral na magsulat ng kanilang mga karanasan sa araw-araw na buhay at pagyamanin ito sa malikhaing paraan.

July

Netiquette and Techniques

Career Development Webinar titled “Netiquette and Techniques in Overcoming Online Interview” was held last July 17, 2020 – 1000H via Zoom meeting. The guest speaker of the webinar is the Director for Marketing and Communication of Ateneo de Manila University and Marketing Consultant of Midway Colleges, Ms. Matec Villanueva. It was attended by the graduating students from BSCA Class of 2020. Ms. Matec discussed and gave a lot of tips on how to overcome online and face to face interviews. The graduating students showed interest while listening to the guest speaker. They also actively participated during the open forum. It was a great help for all the graduating students as they will enter the professional world and face the challenges of getting hired especially during this time of the pandemic.