Bayugan National Comprehensive High School

Bayugan National Comprehensive High School (BNCHS) (Filipino: Pambansang Mataas na Paaralang Komprehinsibo ng Bayugan), popularly known as Compre, is a public, coeducational, comprehensive high school in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, Philippines.

Bayugan National Comprehensive High School
BNCHS Main Gate
Address
Narra Avenue, Poblacion

Bayugan City
,
Agusan del Sur

Philippines
Coordinates8°42′53.3″N 125°45′45.07″E
Information
TypePublic School
EstablishedApril 18, 1980
School district1st District of Agusan del Sur
PrincipalMinda I. Teposo
Grades7 to 12
Enrollment5350 (est. 2010)
Campus size5 Hectares
Color(s)     Green
     White
NicknameCompre

Its main campus is located on five hectares, and has a population of around 6,000 students, making it the most populous in the province.

History
The Bayugan National Comprehensive High School Gymnasium.

The Bayugan National Comprehensive High School, formerly called Bayugan Municipal Comprehensive High School was conceived in 1975 but came to reality in April 1980 when Sangguniang Bayan of Bayugan through the initiative and leadership of the Municipal Mayor Vicente P. Encendencia passed a municipal resolution no. 37 creating the school.

On June 14, 1980, the school opened the first two years of secondary curriculum with 105 first year and 26 second year students and six faculty members. It was opened adjacent to the burned Bayugan Municipal Hospital.

Student life

Extracurricular activities

The school has a recognized research program in science-related topics. In the 2015 edition of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, BNCHS won its first ISEF award of any kind, a Third Grand Award,[1] in one of the highly contested categories - the Biomedical & Health Sciences Category. Notably, this is also the highest placement ever achieved by the Philippines in the said ISEF category, which was secured by the team of Kenneth Michael Angelo N. Antonio, Thea Marie L. Tinaja, and Marian R. Cabuntocan. In addition, the same team dominated the first ever edition of ASEAN Student Science Project Competition held in Pathum Thani Thailand, July 6-10, 2015. They bested several other student projects from various Southeast Asian countries by bagging 1st Place in Best Project: Biological Science (Junior Level Category) and BEST OF THE BEST PROJECT Award (Junior Level Category).[2]The team was mentored under the direction of their research adviser, Apple Grace D. Aberia, all throughout their winning streaks.

Bayugan National Comprehensive High School has also made its name in the field of Oratorical Contest in the national level as it won the Third Grand Prize in the 4th Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-DepEd Oratorical Competition held at BSP Building, Malate, Metro Manila.

The Special Program in Journalism or also known as SPJ one of the curriculum programs offered by BNCHS has also contributed much to the honor and prestige Bayugan City Division has achieved over the years. The Horizon School Paper Adviser was adjudged National Outstanding School Paper Adviser in 2015.

The Bayugan National Comprehensive High School Science Building.

BNCHS SPJ students have also won numerous awards in TV Broadcasting and Radio Broadcasting & Scriptwriting in the National level. The school news anchor in Radio Broadcasting, was also adjudged National Outstanding Campus Journalist in 2014.

In the National Inventor's Week 2006,[3][4] sponsored by the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), on November 13–17. 2006, the top prize for the Outstanding Student Creative Research (or Sibol Award) for high school was garnered. The Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce Most Promising Invention Award and WIPO International Gold Medal Award[5] were both given as special awards. A month before, the awardee became the first high school student to become a sub-plenary speaker in the Samahang Pisika ng Visayas at Mindanao (SPVM) National Physics Conference and Workshop.[6] Also declared the champion in the individual category of the 10th Intel Philippines Science Fair.[7]

BNCHS produced two[8][9] Honourable Mentions in the First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics.

Academics

Bayugan National Comprehensive High School conducts an entrance examination in order to determine the students to be part of its ESEP (Engineering Science Education Program), Special Program in Arts, Special Program in Sports and Special Program in Journalism curriculum.

Hymn

Bayugan National Comprehensive High School Alma Mater Song

We gladly sing to thee

The Bayugan National Comprehensive High School, School Ground.

Our dear Alma Mater

With pride we love to tell

Thy triumphs do prevail

The years we've been with thee

The better we've become

Thy light beams on our way

Leading to victory

Oh dear Alma Mater

Bayugan National

Comprehensive High School,

Thy name our hearts revere

Today until the end

This banner we uphold

As we march towards the goal

We always pledge to thee

The honor and loyalty

CODA: We Always Pledge To Thee

The Honor and Loyalty

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References
  1. https://www.societyforscience.org/content/press-room/intel-isef-2015-grand-award-winners
  2. https://www.facebook.com/proudlyagusandelsur/posts/young-pinoy-scientists-win-top-awards-in-1st-asean-student-science-competitionba/856045641116997/
  3. Carticiano, Ullyann (3 November 2006). ""Proud to be a Pinoy Inventor" - National Inventors' Week 2006". Philippines: Philippine Council for Health Research and Development. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  4. "National inventors' week celebration starts November 13". PIA Building, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines: Philippine Information Agency. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. "PHILIPPINES" (PDF). WIPO. Philippines.
  6. 8th Samahang Pisika ng Visayas at Mindanao (SPVM) National Physics Conference and Workshop Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), Notre Dame of Marbel University, City of Koronadal, South Cotabato, October 26–28, 2006
  7. Serrano, Ben (3 September 2007). "Students discover use for tilapia scales, rambutan vs radiation". ABS-CBN Interactive. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  8. "Results of the 15th competition – First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics". Instytut Fizyki PAN (in Polish). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  9. "Results of the 17th competition – First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics". www.ifpan.edu.pl. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
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