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A.
Historical Background of the School
Narvacan National Central High School had its beginnings in the last
days of Liberation in 1945 when stubborn Japanese strugglers were
still hiding in Araniw hills, Tangadan Ridge and Banglayan-Lanipao
ridge.
The military government of Narvacan, established in 1943 under the
leadership of Mayor Nemesio Borge, upon learning that the Public
Civil Affairs Unit (PCAU) of Army was organizing regional schools in
Central Luzon provinces as soon as those were liberated, passed a
resolution to open a high school in Narvacan. With the support of
the Provincial Board of Ilocos Sur under Acting Military Governor
Fernando Abella, Sr. and duly endorsed by Mr. Miguel Padernal, in
charge of the Division of Ilocos Sur, the Narvacan Junior High
School was established on June 1, 1945.
Since approval of the Army had to be secured before the school could
operate, Mayor Borge and his Vice-Mayor, Mr. Nicolas Camcam made
several risky trips to Camp Spencer at Luna, La Union to follow up
the resolution and to submit to the Civil Affairs Office the minutes
of the council meeting, the number of students enrolled and the
number of temporary classrooms. Former President Ferdinand E.
Marcos, then a lieutenant in the Civil Affairs Office of USAFIPNL
was instrumental in working for the go-signal to establish a public
high school in Narvacan.
NNCHS first operated as Junior High School. In its first year of
operation, only first and second year students (totaling more than
three hundred), were admitted due to insufficient classrooms,
facilities and the required equipment to run a complete high school.
The Narvacan Junior High School then had extreme difficulties such
as lack of classrooms, chairs, tables, and blackboards. But all of
these were provided by civic-spirited Narvacaneos. The school fee of
P30.00 that was paid by each student for one school year was
insufficient to run the school, but the active PTA raised funds to
forestall an expected deficit. With the opening of the school, Mr.
Nemesio C. Borge composed the High School Hymn which has then been
the school’s anthem to these days.
A year after its founding, the school admitted third year and fourth
year students and was renamed Narvacan Provincial High School.
In its first year of operation, the first classrooms for the more
than 300 pioneer students were the residential houses of Mr. and
Mrs. Manuel Bautista, Mrs. Concepcion Sanidad Gogolan and Mr. and
Mrs. Elias Cabasa.
When more students enrolled in June 1946, Mr. Gregorio Viloria who
was then teaching at the Ilocos Sur National High School at Vigan,
was appointed as the first Principal. The six pioneer teachers were
Mrs. Martina Balasico, Mr. Urbano Panajon, Mr. Sixto Brillantes, Mr.
Esdras Cordero, Mr. Nicolas Camcam and Miss Gracia Javier.
When Mr. Jose M. Clarin was appointed Mayor, he worked for the
acquisition of the present school site and soon had an eight-room
temporary building which was named as Clarin Building to house its
fast growing number of students. Most parts of the present school
site were donated by generous people of Paratong, Narvacan and a
portion was purchased from the proceeds of popularity contests.
In 1946, the Clarin Building was destroyed by typhoon and was
replaced by the Sanidad Building. The building consisted with four
classrooms with principal office and staff room. This was
constructed out of the Pork Barrel of the late Senator Prospero
Sanidad, a native of Narvacan.
From 1945 to 1970, the school was supported by tuition fees of
students despite its being as a Provincial High School. The
teachers' salary was below standard. A good break came during the
incumbency of Gen. Lucas V. Cauton as Congressman, who worked for
its nationalization by virtue of Republic Act 6291, approved on
August 21, 1971, and was renamed Narvacan National Central High
School.
From 1969 to 1984, Miss Leonora V. Cauton was appointed principal.
Under her administration, three Marcos type buildings, one Bagong
Lipunan Building and three Army type buildings totaling 18 rooms
were constructed through her brother’s help, then Congressman Lucas
V. Cauton and her sister, then Mayor Gregoria V. Cauton.
Included in the school’s development plan then were the construction
of the concrete perimeter fence, additional comfort rooms for
students and staff, an administrative building, students and
teachers cottages, school canteens and the establishment of a
community college within the school which will offer BS Education,
Pre-Nursing and Midwifery.
The following pioneer educators served as Principal/School
Head of NNCHS:
1. Mr. Gregorio Viloria - 1945 to 1947
2. Mr. Faustino Sanchez - 1951 to 1953
3. Mr. Gregorio Viloria - 1954 to 1960
4. Mr. Felipe D. Pichay - 1961 to 1964
5. Mr. Juan C. Manglinong - 1965 to 1968
6. Ms. Leonora V. Cauton - 1969 to 1984
7. Ms. Generosa C. Anunciacion - 1985 to 1987
8. Mr. Faustino O. Ronduen - 1988 to 1992
9. Mr. Reynaldo S. Peralta (OIC) - 1993 to 1994
10. Mr. Leopoldo C. Rebodos (OIC) - 1995
11. Mr. Faustino O. Ronduen - 1996 to 1999
12. Mr. Leopoldo C. Rebodos (OIC) - September 1999-March 2000
13. Mrs. Aurora C. Peralta - April 2000 to 2013
Under the administration of Mrs. Aurora C. Peralta, major
transformation took place in NNCHS community. The speech laboratory,
separate department offices furnished with computers for teachers’
use, individual CR’s in each classroom, concrete fencing, mural
paintings, wide basketball court, school’s own website and two
computer laboratories were constructed. The Chinese Chamber Building
and four alumni classroom buildings were solicited and major repairs
of old Marcos type buildings from the local government and
congressional assistance poured in, along with the provision of
speech laboratory equipment.
Under curricular development services, the Alternative Learning
System for Out-of-School Adults (ALS-BP-OSA) was offered in NNCHS in
2005, through the initiative of Mrs. Aurora C. Peralta and active
involvement of Mr. Gilbert A. Cadacio, Master Teacher II, as the
program coordinator. The following year, Special Science Class also
began and the Special Math Class started in 2012.
On teachers and personnel development, they are attending regularly
seminars and training programs to update them of the latest in
teaching and work execution and facilitation. The administration is
very supportive in the development and advancement of the employees.
After 68 years of existence, NNCHS has grown into a busting campus,
with a spacious library, school clinic, three canteens, spacious
department offices for teachers, a social hall, teachers’ dormitory,
a Home Economics building, Agricultural Arts buildings, speech
laboratory, music room, JICA building, computer laboratory rooms,
comfort rooms in almost all of the classrooms, emergency generator,
electric lights, water supply system, basketball court, lawn tennis
court, wide athletic fields, student pagoda, shady trees, and
beautiful landscape gardens.
To date, there are approximately 21,468 graduates of NNCHS -
prominent men and women who are successful in their fields of
endeavor such as teachers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, CPA’s,
officers of AFP & PNP, agriculturists, businessmen and the like.
Indeed, NNCHS has gone far in its objectives of providing for
intellectual, social, cultural, moral and economic uplift of the
people of Narvacan and surrounding towns like Nagbukel, Santa, Sta.
Maria, Burgos, San Quintin, Abra, Cervantes & Quirino. It has
flourished from a simple beginning and emerged as one of the best
schools in the region and has become the center of trainings and
workshops in Region I.
B. Geographical Location
NNCHS is about 300 meters away from the Narvacan outpost. It is
adjacent to the Central Ilocos Sur District Hospital. It is
accessible to almost all modes of land transportation and a two
minute drive from the townproper.
Its total land area is approximately 6.75 hectares at Barangay
Paratong, Narvacan, Ilcos Sur, west of poblacion. It is bounded on
the north by a cemetery; on the south by a barangay road; on the
east by residential lots and on the west by a barangay road.
C. The School Seal
The school seal integrates different symbols that define the
school’s culture of providing quality education for all.
'1945' stands for the year when the school was established in June
1, 1945.
The laurel leaf signifies victory, achievement and status.
The torch of education symbolizes the vision of the school to
provide enlightenment and guidance to the students.
The open book below the torch signifies education, knowledge and
wisdom for all students.
The seal is dominated by the colors red, green and yellow - the
colors which represent power, eternal spring of knowledge, vigor,
optimism, hope and idealism. |
