Isang Elektronikong Katuwaang Pahayagan Unang EdisyonAgosto 2011

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. . . masarap talagang alalahanin ang mga ito lalo na't talagang iba-iba na ang buhay at mga katotohanan na dinaranas sa ngayon at ang mga naikuwento ko dine ay hinding-hindi na mangyayari kailanman. Eric J. Dedace

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Tayabas High School Memories!Reminiscences of Tayabas High School student life from Mr. Gregorio Idea of Sariaya, Quezon from an interview I did on him dated September 25, 2002. He was born November 1909 and belonged to Class 1931. He remembered some of his subjects like Algebra, Geometry, Literature, English, Physics and his favorite subject was History. From his elementary studies, he learned to draw the map of Luzon, the different provinces and they pitted their skills in these. His allowance was only P5 a week, a rather huge sum accordingly during that time, so he was able to save money. For only P19.59, he can already buy a coat and pants of white Amerikana from "de Ilo" type of clothing which was shiny most especially when ironed. Those were the days when ball room dancing was the norm held at the tennis court now the grounds wherethe Alumni Building stands. They danced the Rigodon, Waltz, Tango, and the Fox Trot during Christmas Parties though there were no Cha-Cha and Boogie Woogie yet. Then they ate Pancit, Ice Cream and Cake with water as drink. Their female partners came from Barrio Morong, Sariaya where they all hailed from, They rode the train from their place to Lucena for 10 centavos, and a calesa ride for THS spending another 10 centavos. This was much more cheaper than riding the LTB for P0.50 centavos. He was also into sports chiefly baseball when not dancing..*** More truly classic Tayabas High School reminiscences from my 85 year old "Tatay" Mr. Ernesto O. Dedace Class 1944 . . . Ang School Principal daw nila noon ay si Mr. Angel Hornilla at ang natatandaan niyang mga teachers bukod kay Miss Daleon (Physics) ay sina Mr. Marasigan (4th year class adviser), Mrs. Rosario Atienza (3rd year English - Literature), Basilisa Manhit (2nd year English), Miss Buenaventura (English and a good pianist), Timoshenko Heno (Japanese-Nippongo), at Diego Manza (Pre Military Training) Noon daw po sa pagkakatanda niya eh required ang PMT mula first to fourth year at khaki ang kanilang uniform, pero ang estudyante ay naka free style sa araw-araw. Ang mga babae daw naman eh WAC. Noon daw eh may convocation na at ito ay ipinapalabas sa landing ng sinaunang kahoy na grandstand at naka microphone sila para marinig. Sumasali sila doon dahil sa skit nila ay palaging may "eating scene" o kainan na kanilang favorite na eksena. Hehehe! Naalala niya na may live music sila noon at habang siya daw ay tumutugtog ng "In The Mood" ni Glenn Miller sa violin sa baba ng grandstand kung saan ang ending ay pataas ang nota, ang kanyang classmate na si Atty. Cesar Cabral daw ay sinasabayan ito ng akyat pataas din sa bleachers at sa huling mataas na nota ay nakaabot na sa kaitaasan at sabay taas din ng kamay na kumakaway pa! May boxing scene din daw at ang isa pa niyang classmate ay napababa ang shorts at lumantad ang napakaruming "karsonsilyo" kaya super comedy! Hahaha!

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Tayabas High School Memories!An even earlier reminiscence about Tayabas High School from my almost 92 year old paternal aunt, Esther Dedace Alcala Class 1939 - She was the Literary Editor of The Coconut in 1938-1939. Their Editor In Chief to her recollection was her Sariayahin classmate and Class Valedictorian (she was the first honorable mention) Joaquin Guttierez, accordingly still residing in the US. Among her other classmates still living are Dean Cesar Villariba, Praxides de Castro, Ernesto Rondollo and Lucenahin dentist Dr. Hernando Gabatin. Their adviser was Mr. Bardos (she forgot his name), likewise their English 4 teacher. Aside from Miss Paciencia A. Daleon, she remembers a Mr. Batuon (English), Miss Albano (Math) and Miss Buenaventura as her teachers. One of her memorable articles was "Thanks To The Bed Bug", the story about how her then fianc and later husband Atty. Francisco Alcala passed the Bar Exams after graduating from the Philippine Law School of the National University in 1931. According to the story, he fell asleep while doing his review and he was awakened by the bite from a bed bug. He resumed his reviews and come the bar exams, the subject matter he read upon waking up was the one asked, so . . . "Thanks To The Bed Bug"! When she competed in the 1939 NSSPC (she's not sure if this was the name of the competitions) in Pampanga, she and her chaperone, her mother rode an ET Bus for Manila and then transferred by train to Pampanga. She did not win a prize but she remembered interviewing the Pampanga Governor and wrote an article which was her contest piece. Noong una raw, pag pumapasok sila, ang mga babae lamang ang dumadaan sa East gate ng THS samantalang ang mga lalaki ay sa West gate laang, ganun din ang sistema pag lalabas ng campus. pero sa loob ay magkakasalamuha silang lahat. Meron daw isang building sa campus na tirahan ng mga American teachers noon at naabutan pa niya ang ilan though di niya naging teachers. Tapos eh nawala na sila at ang building na sinasabi ay naging HE building. Nung una raw ay may entrance exams bago ka makapasok ng THS. Ang uniform nilang mga babae ay gray pleated skirt over gray blouse. Member siya ng Glee Club at ang adviser nila ay isang Mr. Florencio (limot na niya ang pangalan). Noon daw pag sinabing convocation ay hindi drama play lamang gaya sa atin kundi talagang may speakers at may program at ang kanilang pang intermission ay si Hernando Gabatin na nag violin. Meron na rin daw silang retail subject sa THS. Meron na rin daw noong mga Regional athletic meet at ang kanyang kapatid na si Domingo (Class of Automatic Graduates because of the Japanese invasion)***

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Tayabas High School Memories!The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor Naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, a Sunday. As such, how was it when the winds of war blew into town? According to Tatay, Ernesto Dedace (Class 1944), they heard the news from radio stations like KZRH... and KZRM broadcasting from Manila in the early hours of Monday, December 8th. As such, they were not allowed to go to class at the nearby Tayabas High School anymore, accordingly, upon the instructions of the school Principal to their teachers. He was then in third year while his elder brothers Domingo and Arturo were both fourth year students. It was a very frightening situation most especially when later in the day, they heard of the bombings in Manila as well as the American air and naval bases. Some people were even apprehensive about the idea that the small Lucena air strip would be bombed as well. Whatever, Tatay and his family began packing their things at their rented room of the Lopez Apartment in Iyam to return home to Sariaya, like their fellow students from other towns. With that, and nearing Christmas time, the whole Tayabas High School student populace became automatically promoted to the next level without completing the rest of their schooling, like his elder brothers and their classmates who became the automatic high school graduates of December 1941. Not very long after that, the bombings of Atimonan by the Japanese naval force entering Lamon Bay from the Pacific Ocean, which was clearly heard for miles around began but by then, they had already retreated to the foothills of Mount Banahaw at the house of their maternal relations.

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Tayabas High School Memories!Napaka luwang daw ng THS noon, Main Building lang katabi ang tennis court, then Home Economics Building at sa ilayahan ay ang Women's Dormitory na siyang naging HE Building naman natin noon. Ang Registrar's Office daw ay first room sa left wing ng Main Building kung nakaharap ka sa labas nito. Si Mr. Francisco Salazar daw ang Registrar at sa kanya kumukuha ng excuse slip pag absent. Noong first year siya, SY 1939-1940, nagkameron daw ng "Speak English" rule sa buong campus para matuto ng English ang lahat ng estudyante at ang mahuling nagta Tagalog ay may multang singko sentimos at sinasabitan ng medalya para isuot sa buong maghapon. Ibang klaseng mga kuwento ano po? Hala, interview-hin po ang inyong mga oldies at i-share natin dito for all Quezon Highers . . .*** More truly classic Tayabas High School reminiscences from my 85 year old "Tatay" Mr. Ernesto O. Dedace Class 1944 . . . Ang School Principal daw nila noon ay si Mr. Angel Hornilla at ang natatandaan niyang mga teachers bukod kay Miss Daleon (Physics) ay sina Mr. Marasigan (4th year class adviser), Mrs. Rosario Atienza (3rd year Englis...h - Literature), Basilisa Manhit (2nd year English), Miss Buenaventura (English and a good pianist), Timoshenko Heno (Japanese-Nippongo), at Diego Manza (Pre Military Training) . . . from my 84 year old Tatay, Ernesto O. Dedace Batch 1944 of Sariaya, Quezon. . . Noon daw pong graduation nila eh kailangang yumuko sila sa mga sundalong hapon para maibigay ang kanilang diploma! Sila po ang kaisa-isang klase na naka graduate ng 4th year noong World War II, school year 1943 - 1944. They held classes at the Old Trade Building and their lady batch mates used the West 1 Elementary School, bale 2 sections lang daw sila. Ang guro nila sa Physics was none other than Miss Paciencia A. Daleon. He remembered biking and skating in and around the campus. Also, ang mode of transportation nila mula Iyam pa bayan kundi man lakad ay kalesa na nadaan din sa short cut! Nung nag aaral daw po siya sa Tayabas High School starting School year 1939-1940, sila daw pong mag anak eh nangungupahan sa Lopez Apartment na ngayon ay tayo nung gasolinahan katabi ng West 1. Ang sinusundan daw po nilang batch eh automatic graduates ng December 7, 1941 nang lusubin na ng mga Hapon ang Pilipinas. Ito po naman ay shared information nina Mr. Alfredo Parungao at Mr. Arturo Dedace Sr. both belonging to that batch.

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Tayabas High School Memories!More interesting tidbits from Class 1943 - 1944 : My Tatay and his other Sariayahin classmates used to bike to Iyam during Mondays bringing along their provisions for a week's stay because they rented for their lodging rather than commute everyday, then they go back home on Fridays. Kasama na rin po doon ang kani-kanilang mga kawayang sibat na dapat nilang dalahin kahit saan. bakit po ka ninyo? Dahil daw noong mga panahong iyon eh required silang mag drill tuwing madaling araw mga 5 AM. Pag sila ay nasa Sariaya, dapat andun na ang lahat ng able bodied men and women sa grounds ng aming elementary school, bitbit ang mga kawayang sibat. Pagdating doon eh may kanya-kanya na silang mga platoons, bukod ang lalaki at babae at meron silang mga facilitators. Nagma marcha daw sila sa utos ng mga hapon at Makapili para sa training konta sa mga kalaban (mga Amerikano at Guerilla na Pinoy) kumbaga eh brain washing. Ang popular na tawag sa kanilang ginagawa eh "Its-Ne-San-Se! Ito po at pinaikling "Its-Ne-San-Se-Go-Rok-Hits-Hats!" - Japanese para sa isa hanggang walo- dahil iyon ang cadence ng kanilang mga pagma marcha. Sa huli bago sila umuwi, sila ay pinapapila at pinapatakbong isa-isa para saksakin ang isang saha ng saging na nasa unahan nila. kaya habang tumatakbo, sila raw ay sumisigaw ... "Yaaaah!" at sabay tundos ng kawayang sibat sa kanilang "kaaway". Pag di niya dala ang bisikleta niya eh nagko commute siya sa isang uri ng bus na ang tawag daw noon ay "RIKUUN KAN RI KYUKU!! Ito raw ay uling ang gatong kaya mausok, parang siyang pinaka LTB noong mga panahong iyon ng gera na namamasada sa highway ng mga bayan-bayan. Regular din daw ang biyahe niya kaya mag aabang ka lamang at makakasakay ka na. Kaya ang paanan daw ng nasabing bus ay nakatalaksan ang mga sibat. Ke papalengke, pa simbahan, pa Lucena o kung saan man, basta't lumabas ka ng bahay ay dapat bitbit mo ang iyong sibat na kawayan! At pagdaan daw sa bantayog ni Rizal o di kaya ay sa mga guwardiyang hapon, ikaw ay dapat yuyukod o mag "bow", kung ayaw mong masampiga o maparusahan pagkatapos. Pag uuwi naman siya pabalik ng sariaya pag Fridays, pinapabili siya ng Cassava Flour at Sangkaka ng kanyang mga magulang sa Cotta para sa kanilang bakery. nawala daw ang supply ng wheat flour para sa tinapay kaya yun ang kanilang ginagamit, ginagawang parang "Crackers" na masarap din daw ang lasa. Indeed, we are truly so lucky, so pampered and so sheltered unlike our oldies who truly experienced the ravages and hardships of World War lI. We should give them honor and appreciation for everything. Kundi dahil sa kanila eh ewala tayong lahat sa ating kinalalagyan ngayon! As for me, the most that I can do is to share these one-of-a-kind reminiscences with everyone. Marami pong mga kuwentong ganari, hahalungkatin laang po natin at ibabahagi para sa kaukulang kabatiran ng lahat.***

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Noong Graduation Day nila nang 1944, pinagtawanan daw ang Tatay ko dahil pagtawag sa kanyang pangalan ay hindi agad ibinigay ng Principal na si Mr. Hornilla ang kanyang diploma na kanyang inaabot mula dito, at sinabihan muna siya ng "Bow! Bow! bago niya nahagip ang ibig sabihin" Yun pala eh dapat yumukod muna siya sa Provincial Commander na Hapon na nasa stage din! Kaya wala siyang alam ay hindi daw siya naka attend ng graduation rehearsals nila noon dahil inilibing ang kanyang ninong, ang Presidente o Mayor ng Sariaya na si Dr. Sinforoso Rodriguez, na dahil sa di pagkaka intindihan ay napatay ng mga gerilya..*** Ang klase nina Tatay, Ernesto Dedace, Class 1943-1944 had the distinction of being the only graduates during the war. Ang mga classmates niya eh mga tataytatay ng mga ka generation natin- Atty. Cesar Cabral (Girlie is my classmate), Engr. Glicerio Canela (Dra. Delta's father), Mr. Milberto Zurbano (Dra. Ofie is my classmate also), and others. Masaya daw sila noon kahit panahon ng hapon, ang mga lalaki eh sa Old Trade Building nagkaklase at ang mga babae daw eh sa West I ang pasok. Timoshenko Heno raw ang pangalan ng kanilang teacher sa Nippongo! O di baga interesting? Hehehe! Lagyan pa natin ng sound effects para mas enjoy ...Glenn Miller sa kanila at mga Hustle, Salsa, Bump(Commodores) at Shake Your Booty and Boogie Shoes naman sa amin! Hahaha!*** Three more old Tayabas High School graduates from Sariaya ... Dr. Joaquin Guttierez Class 1939 together with Mr. Alfredo Parungao and Mr. Damaso Cadorna, both belonging to the class of automatic graduates - December 8, 1941when the Japanese invaded the Philippines.*** Tayabas High School reminiscences of the late Miss Juliana Rama (born August 1904) from an interview dated April 14, 2002 : She used to go to Tayabas High School from Sariaya, riding a calesa every Monday to live in a house near the Lucena ...Municipio now a bank. In school year 1922 - 1923 as a second year high school student, she had an American teacher, Mr. James Paully. She did not finish high school because due to lack of teachers, she was hired by the Superintendent in 1923 as an elementary school teacher, thereafter studying "Methods of teaching" every summer either in Manila or in Baguio in 1928.

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Tayabas High School Memories!Other Tayabas High School GraduatesAntonino Bonsul Quejano (Born 1914) Class 1934 Esther Dedace - Alcala (Born 1919) Class 1939 Belen Albufera - Espinas Class 1941 Arturo Dedace Sr. (Born 1923) Automatic graduate December 1941 when the Japanese invaded the Philippines Ernesto O. Dedace - (Born 1926) Class 1944 Segunda de Castro - Cedeno Class 1944 Magdalena Villadiego - Limbo Class 1944 Luming Valle - Class 1951 Dean Cesar Villariba Class 1939 Ernesto Rondollo Class 1939 Praxides de Castro Class 1939 Dr. Hernando Gabatin Class 1939 Soledad Reynoso Class 1941 Incidentally, si Miss Daleon pala eh Class 1929! Sayang ano? She could have been the oldest alumna!***

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Four Years of Memories!Memories of first year (June 1973- March 1974)Number of Grading Periods - 6 TawagFreshmen, Palayaw - Freshies, Color - Green and White, Saan ang lugar sa QPHS - Annexes building, Subjects and Teachers : Pilipino - Miss Amparo Castro (Rm. 23), English - Miss Normita Atienza (Rm. 24), Math - Mrs. Anita Villariba (Rm.25), Gen. Science - Mrs. Marina A. Robledo (Rm. 26), Philippine Community Life - Mrs. Elvira Mitra (Rm. 28), Gardening - Mr. Emmanuel Cena, Room at Garden - katabi ng small wooden grand stand, PE Scouting - Mr. Gerry de Villa/ Mr. Pedro Fronda, Music - Mr. Emeterio Rolle,Retail - Mrs. Aurora Sandoval - ilalim ng big wooden grand stand, Handicrafts - Mrs. Lina Flor Dichoso (Old Trade building), Pamasahe -Sariaya-Iyam (Bente Singko sentimos), pa Bayan (kinse), pauwi (treinta), Baon (pack lunch at P3.50), Lunch break - likod ng Quezon High malapit kina Mrs. Palomar, Barkada - Ricardo Cueto Jr., Ramon Beloso, Crispino Aranilla, Aristeo Hernandez, Renato Vergara, Freedom Dellosa Jr., Girl Classmate Seatmates - Ofelia Zurbano, Ruth Trinidad, Floressa Tenorio, Jocelyn Rioflorido, Zenaida Racelis, Palaging ka-istoryahan - Ofelia Lascano, Conclusion Masaya sa Quezon High!***

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Four Years of Memories!Memories of Second year (June 1974-March 1975)Number of grading periods lessened to only 4, Tawag-Sophomores, Palayaw -Sophies, Color Yellow and White, Lugar sa QPHS - Alumni Bldg and some rooms south of Annexes, Subjects and teachers: Pilipino - Mrs. Fe Cervantes, English - Mrs. Thelma A. Villanueva, Math - Mrs. Carmencita del Mundo (adviser), Biology - Miss Eufronia Orbe, Social Studies - Miss Evelyn Lopez, English Elective - Miss Miriam Verora, Wood Working - Mr. Pablo Sabularse, Gen. Metal - Mr. Domingo Dichoso, Foods - Mrs. Lourdes Norada, Embroidery - Mrs. Marietta Cabaneros, Old wooden grandstands felled down to make way for the Alcala Sports Complex, so no Intramurals were held, Quezon High won a mini bus as prize for the "PNB Mag Impok Movement", QPHS Glee Club wins "Lalawigan ng Quezon" Singing Contest, Junior bet Ana Guia Abeja won as "Mutya ng Paaralan '75", Sophies' bet Maritess Parafina was second, STAA '75 held in QPHS, With honors : First year - Ariel Crisostomo, Ma. Delta Canela, Second year - Michelia Oriel, Jonathan Villasante, Third year - Crispin Mercado, Maria Flora Fisico, Fourth year Pre College - Antolin Trinidad, Elenita Trinidad, Merlinda Parducho, Victoria Garcia, Blesilda Ladines, Vocational Curriculum (from the Coconut Graduation Issue '74-'75) - Imelda Verdan, Belen Colico, Ramona Masalunga, Jerry Tan, Domingo Tamesis***

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Four Years of Memories!Memories of Third Year (June 1975 March 1976)Name - Juniors, Color - Orange and White, Area of QPHS - left Wing of the Main Building and the south central part (Chemistry Room) Teachers and Subjects: Geometry - Mrs. Lorma Formaran - Gocon (Adviser, Room 12), English - Mrs. Norma Garin - Flores, Pilipino - Miss Consuelo Remolona, Social Studies - Mrs. Eufrocina Pareja, Chemistry - Mrs. Gilda Villabona, Elementary Statistics - Mrs. Teresita Parafina (Math Elective), Practical Arts - Mr. del Rosario, Glee Club - Mrs. Amparo Cabrera - Antona with Choreographer Mr. Nicanor Cambaliza (room behind the Old Gymnasium) Sang "Hello Turistas" (Hello Tomorrow) for Iranian students at an evening program held at the Lucena West I and staged the "Halbutan" of Sariaya's San Isidro Labrador Festival for them, the QPHS Dance Troupe won a Quezon - wide Folk Dance Contest, Arnis Club started in QPHS with the pilot class belonging to III-MML under Miss Rowena Obis, Faculty Member Personalities of the Year- Miss Azela Profugo, Mr. Roger Abrigo, Miss Violeta Isles, Top National Sports Event of the Year -"Thrilla In Manila '75" Joe Frazier versus Muhammad Ali, Palarong Pambansa '76 held at the Marcos Sports Complex (the most probable reason why there was no Mutya ng Paaralan '76 Pageant), The Bump, The Hustle and Salsa were the dance crazes***

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Four Years of Memories!Memories of Fourth Year: (June 1976 - March 1977)Name: Seniors, Color: Red and White, Location sa QPHS : Right Wing of the Main Building and the Alcala Building, Subjects and Teachers : English - Miss Thelma A. Abcede, Pilipino - Mrs. Bella Agapay, Physics : Miss Milagros Albrando, Social Studies - Mrs. Elvira Mitra (Adviser), Electronics (Mrs. Adelita Paglinawan) replaced with Trigonometry (Mrs. Luzviminda Bengzon), Journalism (Miss Normita Atienza replaced by Miss Fidelia Tinamisan), Tailoring (Mr. Godofredo Galope), CAT (Mr. Romeo Parafina), Glee Club (Mrs. Amparo Cabrera Antona with Choreographer Mr. Nicanor Cambaliza - QPHS Batch 1973), *The QPHS started its very first Evening Classes from First to Second Year, *The Coconut won NSSPC 2nd Best School Paper Award (Bracket B), *Glee Club emerged Champions in the Provincial Choir Competitions (Contest Piece - Pretty Little Bird), *Arnis Club Class was Section IV-GV, *Seniors had the "IOTA PSI", the Juniors the "Angel's Clan", *Seniors won the English Field Day and Diamond Jubilee Academic and Cultural *Competitions but lost the Intramural Championships to the Juniors, *STAA '77 held at QPHS, *CAT Bivouac held at Talipan, Pagbilao, *Dramatic Club presented "Sino Ba kayo?" with the Faculty members staging their own hilarious version during the Teacher's Day '77, *Senior students nationwide took the 4th annual NCEE and the passing grade was 30, *JS Prom held at the Old Gymnasium with the most requested hits being KC and the Sunshine Band numbers - (That's The Way (I Like It), Shake Your Booty, Boogie Shoes, Boogie Man), Lady Bump, ABBA's Dancing Queen, and Donna Summer's sensual disco numbers, *Quezon High celebrated the 75th Diamond Jubilee Year with a long Lucena - wide parade, the Sophies' Eleanor Aldovino won Miss Diamond Jubilee, *With Honors - Michelia Oriel, Ofelia Zurbano, Jonathan Villasante, Renato Vergara, Maria Piedad Geron, *Miss Paciencia A. Daleon retired, *Batch 1977 graduated as the very first all Pre College Class.Eleonor Aldovino, Miss Diamond Jubilee

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High School Trivia!Let's remember anything about Quezon High . . . . . Noong una sa Quezon High maraming open spaces ... harap ng Alumni Building, Main Building at siyempre ang oval track ng Sports Complex! Noong una sa Quezon High may Monday Morning Program bawa't section ...first at second year sa Alumni Building at third and fourth year sa makaakyat ng Main Building, tapos may kaunting exercise na folk dance ang tugtog. Noong una sa Quezon high, ano ang naaalala ninyo?*** Noon sa Biology Class sa Alumni Building eh iisa lang microscope at si Miss Orbe laang ang nagma mount ng specimen at nagtatama ng lens power, saka pinasisilip sa amin ng isa-isa at nakapila. Puwera ang may "sore eyes"! Hahaha! Buhay pa kaya ang microscope na iyon? Panglagay na yuon sa gagaw -ing Quezon High Museum kung matutuloy! Sa dami na baga naman ng mga matang nakasilip sa kanya at mga de campanilla na ang iba. May history na siya kumbaga . . .*** Ang saya sa Lucena noon, lalo na sa Quezon High kahit di pa noon tapos ang Grandstand! At ang grounds eh tinawag biglang Marcos Sports Complex na nung STAA ng 1975 eh Alcala ang tawag! Ang politika nga naman ano? Anyway,ang pinaka masaya eh ...yung bago mag games especially yung opening at gaganda ng ating mga Muses na naka assign sa bawat region, pero ang nag Miss Palarong Pambansa '76 eh si Emelita de Leon na taga Sariaya at Miss Luzonian din yata noon! Nung closing ceremonies, kami mga third year eh nag perform ng isang Arnis-inspired number. Naka white T shirt na may tatak na 2 magka X na arnis at naka pajama style red pants ang lahat! Uso noon ang Arnis sa Quezon High at ang batch namin ang proponent, mga taga III-MML, sa pagtuturo ni Miss Rowena Obis!*** The QPHS Hierarchy (1973-1977) as I remember it (paki wasto po kung may mali, pakidagdag kung may kulang) - Principal _ Miss Paciencia A. Daleon, Assistant Principals - Miss Elvira Zuniga and Mrs. Leonor Z. Sartin, Secondary Schools Head - Miss Zenaida Glinoga, Department Heads - Mrs. Leonida Mascardo (English), Miss Fidelidad Abcede (Mathematics) , Mrs. Avelina Marcial (Pilipino), Mrs. Lourdes S. Rondilla (Science), Miss Veronidia Evangelista (Social Studies)***

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High School Trivia!More Quezon High bits and pieces (1973-1977) -"Diwang KayumanggiDiwang Ginto-Hiyas" & Bb. Amparo "Paring" Castro, Florante At Laura & Gng. Fe Cervantes, Noli Me Tangere & Bb. Consuelo Remolona, El Filibusterismo & Gng. Bella Agapay, Miss Eufronia Orbe's Biology Class, QPHS Band & Mr. Romeo Licda, COCC at ang matitigas na inamirol na pantalong khaki, si Mamang Mike na litratista, A&R Bakery at ang mga Komiks sa iskinita nito, Science Fair project na charcoal bricketting, Mr. Romeo Alcala and & "See the beauty of Chemistry"!*** Yet more delightful QPHS Memories (1973-1977)- "Ang Kiri" (1974), "Cavort With The Angels(1975)", "Sino Ba Kayo?" (1977) Dramatic Club offerings, The Coconut Wins 2nd Best School Paper NSSPC Bracket B (1977), QPHS Glee Club First Prize Wins (1975 and 1977), STAA (1975 and 1977), Palarong Pambansa 1976, Miss Quezon High Edwina Roxas ('74), Ana Guia Abeja ('75), Eleanor Aldovino (Miss Diamond Jubilee '77), Dance Troupe wins (1976)*** Salamat po at may ganaring grupo pala(QMK)! I feel at home here! Asan na nga baga si Oca ang sekyu ng Quezon high? Sa mga nakasabayan kong estudyante mula 1973-1977, eto pa po ang mga naaalala ko ... Old Trade Building, ang naugang lumang grandstand at Cheering ng Intramurals, Gym na bahain, ang maaliwalas na bakod, Old HE Building, PNB Mag Impok Movement Bus, Monday Morning Program, Convocation, Kawayan Awards ni Miss Mitz Atienza, Glee Club ni Mrs. Ampy Antona, Religion ni Mrs. Sanggalang, Retail ni Mrs. Sandoval, Agriculture kay Mr. Manny Cena, the beautiful Miss Wilhelmina Valle, ang dami na nari, saka na po ulit*** Inabot ko pa po yung dalawang old wooden grandstands. Kami po yung huling batch na gumamit nito kaya naabutan ko pa yung walang swimming pool ng isang school year 1973-74! Also, we were the last batch to do gardening near the small wooden grandstand at ang mga teachers noon eh dalawa, sina Mr. Emmanuel Cena at Mr. Fernando Habito. Malamang, mas senior ang teachers ninyo noon.*** So may dalawa palang tennis courts noon! Ang inabutan na lang namin noong 1973 eh yung nasa harapan ng Alumni Building na pinagaganapan ng JS Prom! So ibig sabihin, yung na interview ko noon na taga rito sa Sariaya na Class 1931 (kinuha na po siya ni Lord last year at almost age 101) eh napakalawak ng pinagsasayawan daw nila ng Fox Trot, Waltz, Tango and the like!

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High School Trivia!QPHS Dance Fads 1973-1977 - Tic-Tac-Toe, Sayaw Aldeguer Sisters, T.S.O.P by the MFSB, The Bump , I Feel Sanctified and Machine Gun (The Commodores), The Hustle, Satin Soul, Salsa (Ritchie Family -na may instructional dance steps, El Bimbo, La Balanga), Papaya, Lady Bump, Disco - Boogie Shoes, That's The Way I Like It, Shake Your Booty ...(KC and the Sunshine Band), Love To Love You Baby, Could It Be Magic, Come With Me (Donna Summer), at siyempre, ang walang kamatayang Sweet (Ikaw Ang Miss Universe Ng Buhay Ko, Pers Lab, Bato Sa Buhangin, T.L. Ako Sa Yo, Kapalaran ni Rico J Puno, Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panaginip, Pag -ibig Ko Sa Yo'y Ibang-Iba, Ikaw Pa Rin, Ikaw Ang Idol Ko, Superstar Ng Buhay Ko, Oh Lumapit Ka, City Of Angels, As Sure As I'm Standing Here, Week End In New England, etc)*** Get Up: Kelots- Fitting na polo o T shirt Khaki at Bang-Bang na flaring pants, Bebots - Fitting na blouse o T shirt at blue skirts na may bloomer sa loob, Foot wear - sapatos na balat, rubber shoes, COCC inamirol sa tigas na pantalon, satsat ang gapas, may dalang baril-barilan, lahat naka kuwintas ang ID at may plastic bag sa bulsa, ... Sentimental Songs : Feelings ni Maurice Albert, Times Of Your Life ni Paul Anka at Skyline Pigeon ni Elton John... Hang out: :Classrooms, Pergola, Porch ng Main Building-Alcala, HE at Alumni Hall, Library, Grandstand, Gym (pag di baha at mapalaka), lahat ng benches na mauupuan, QPHS Canteen (yung malaking baon), A&R Bakery (bibiling Timbura), Bisyo-lumiban sa bakod pag late, mag ingay sa Library at mamura ng librarian, magpadala ng slum book sa crush ... Dagdagi pa mga school mates . . . . . hehehe*** Ang Faded Glory eh super kupas na maong at ang Bang Bang naman eh pantalong may tirintas sa paligid! Yung iba kong classmates at batch mates na lalaki eh ginawa ring Bang bang ang kanilang khaki at pati nga ang mga maong ay bina bang-bang din noon! Hahaha! At siyempre, usung uso ang walang kamatayang double knit at pati yung makintab na suede na flaring pants! Natatandaan ko pa nga na may isa akong ka batch na di naman bag-as pero di siya matangkad ... na ang ginawa eh talagang super pina flaring ang khaki na nilagyan pa ng triangle na maong yung laylayan para lalong kumaang, at hinabaan ang patahi ng kanyang pants. At para tumangkad eh nagsuot ng napakataas na elevator shoes at kundi mo nga naman siya kilala eh akala mo'y matangkad! Maabilidad ano? O di baga?

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High School Trivia!Yun pong mga sinusundang batch namin from 1976, 1975, at earlier ay may Pre College at Vocational Curriculum, kaya palaging dalawang set ang honor students sa graduation. Pagdating sa amin batch 1977, wala nang Vocational, pero nung graduating na kami eh nagsimula naman ang Evening Classes, first and second year . . . kaya batch '79 ang unang graduates nila. Tama po baga*** Kami nung 1977 eh 21 sections lang. May mga sections na exclusive pambabae at pang lalaki! Awan nga baga at nagka gay-on? Anyway, hapon ang graduation ng March '77, maganda ang panahon, at talagang punug-puno ang Sports Complex, at napakaraming mga jeep at ilang kotse - wala pang mga SUVs at Pajero noon ... hehehe! Naka barong ang mga lalaki at naka dress, parang pink yata ang mga babae. Ang order ng paglakad eh alphabetical, mula section MA ni Mr. Miguel Abarrientos hanggang section EW ni Mr. Edgardo Wareza (panay boys ang section niya!). Ang iba pang sections in that order eh BA (Mrs. Belen Agapay), RA (Mr. Romeo Alcala), LMB (Miss Leticia M. Buzar), TD (Mrs. Teresita Dimayuga), ZJ (Mrs. Zenaida Joyas), JPM (Miss Juanita P. Manalo), BM (Mrs.Belen Manila-all girls), EM (Mrs. Elvira Mitra- my section), APP (Mrs. Adelita P. Paglinawan), TP (Mrs. Teresita Parafina), ZP (Mrs. Zayda Pobeda), MR (Mr. Marcelo Rama), RR (Mr. Redentor Resuma), MHR (Mrs. Milagros H. Rosales), FT (Miss Fidelia Tinamisan - all boys), LV (Mrs. Luzviminda Verayin - all boys), MV (Miss Miriam Verora-dating TAA, naging LRB, naging JV pa! Palit-palit ng advisers), GV (Mrs. Gilda Villabona-Arnis Section), at RRV (Miss Remedios R. Villanueva). Di ko na ito memorized, tiningnan ko na sa aming Graduation issue ng Coconut . . . hehehe

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High School Trivia!Ang pinakang stage ay yung landing sa gitna ng Big Grandstand at ang mga graduates ay nakaupo sa mga silya sa ibabang harap nito. Kundi ako nagkakamali eh kumanta ang Glee Club at sumayaw ang Dance Troupe, at tumugtog siyempre ang QPHS Band ni Mr. Romeo Licda na pinipituhan pa nang"Hala Bira!" at tinutugtugan ng "We Say Mabuhay (Taaan...tan-tan-tan-tan-tan -tan-tan... tan ... Taaaan!) ang mga band members nila na ga graduate pagtawag ng adviser at pagkuha ng diploma (kuno lang-typewriting muna yata yun at later ang tunay-hehehe!) kaya sikat sila! Nawala kasi yung aking graduation photo pero ang tagabigay yata ng aming diploma sa picture eh si Miss Veronidia Evangelista - Social Studies Department Head. Limot ko na ang Guest Speaker namin noon. Tapos ini announce ang pagre-retire ni Principal Miss Paciencia A. Daleon at siya ay talagang pinalakpakan with standing ovation and band playing! Nakaka touch ito! Inabot ng gabi ang graduation rites at malungkot din, parang inawit ng Glee Club yung "Paalam, Paalam, Sintang Paaralan" ...at Kinanta ng lahat ang "Sumapit na sa ating lahat, Ang araw nating pinakahihintay, Nguni't puso'y may pighati, Pagka't ang paarala'y malilisan! ... pero napakasaya talaga! Tapos kinabukasan eh kuhanan ng card at tunay na diploma yata. . . at ayan na ang suspense . . . kuhanan na ng resulta ng NCEE kaya katugan ang lahat! Ang passing grade ay 30 pero pag nagkamali sa instructions, aba eh lumalagapak na negative one ang score! Yan ang aming Graduation ng Batch 1977 sa pagkakaalala ko . . . . .*** Ang swimming pool po eh nun lang 1975 nailagay para sa Southern Tagalog Athletic Association na Quezon - Lucena ang nag host. Noon lang po napalitan ng concrete ang 2 lumang wooden grandstands. We were in second year .*** Noon may AFS scholarship sa Quezon High at ang naabutan ko noon eh nung umuwi si Samuel Organo of batch '72 at pati si Marizel Marasigan batch '74. After that until maka graduate kami eh wala na pero may sumunod yata after noon, mga younger batch!***

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High School Trivia!A declamation piece care of Miss Normita Atienza when we were freshmen (1973-1974) I have eaten! I have eaten too much! I have eaten because others did! Because I was in the world, and the world could not have understood! And each mouthful, each swallow was hard to get down! I have eaten much Lord! While at that very moment, in Azcarraga and Tutuban, beggars in rags begged for ten cents or a bowl of rice! While in her barong-barong, an old woman ate what she had just salvaged from the garbage can! While bone thin boys, fought for bits of lumpia and pancit left over from a restaurant plate! While ten, a hundred, a thousand unfortunates throughout the world, at this very moment twisted in pain and died of hunger before their despairing families! Lord I have eaten! Lord I can't sleep! I have gotten out of bed, to pray...

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High School Trivia!"The Despair Of Judas" delivered by I-AC and I-NA classes of Miss Normita Atienza for the King's Language Triangle "Kawayan Awards" of 1974 at the Old QPHS Gym: They have condemned him to die! And I, I drove that shameful bargain! I am a traitor! I sold him! Ah, I have sinned! Have I not chosen you twelve and one of you is a devil? Devil...? What have I to do with thee Jesus thou son of God? What has Judas to do with Jesus? Traitor! Not endless years in hell, will pay the crime of murdering the son of God! Where? Where can I hide my head? No, I will not live! I also shall die! Ahhh, that kiss! It sears my lips! It scorches my very soul! Ah Judas, what have you done? Why did you allow the greed for money to take possession of your soul? Ah, how can I bear it? Why did not the mountains fall on me? Why did not the earth gape and swallow me up? Why did not the sea overwhelm me? Friend? Friend? Hahahahaha! The world will know Judas the friend! The world will point to Judas, as the by word and pledge of broken faith! What hope for thee Judas? Not in the grave for earth will spurn your very corpse! Not in hell for he called you devil! And the devils cried out, torment us not Jesus! Judas faithless friend! Devil! One for whom it would be better not to have been born! Judas, there is no hope for thee! No hope! No hope! No hope!" ...***

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* The Cocoon-Nut *

To Eric J. Dedace, Maraming salamat sa pagbabahagi mo ng mga ala-ala at kasaysayan sa ating QPHS Mahal Ko(QMK) facebook groupmuli maraming salamat.

The Cocoon-Nut

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