my day as a principal...

Early morning today, I woke up excited. This is because I would be the student principal of UP for the whole day. I came to school at exactly 7:25am. Only 5 minutes before the classes start. I came to the office and searched for Prof. Purita Baltazar, our school principal. But she wasn't there.

So I decided to be in class in our Calculus subject. Michael and Jann, the acting calculus teachers, discussed about derivatives (d^2y/dx^2). After that, I took off and did my duty as the acting principal. Mdm. Mercado, the school clerk, told me to roam around the campus to check if there would be teachers in each homeroom. And I did. By the time I came back to the office, Prof. Baltazar came. She tasked me to make drafts for 2 circulars (regarding make-up classes for first years and the giving of cards) and a memorandum for the faculty members. I had fun doing these tasks. I showed her what I have written.

When she saw what I did, she was quite happy. She said it was okay. Have you ever felt appreciated for your work? If yes, I felt the same a thousandfold. This is because I got to do what a principal does, and that is an accomplishment for me.

I also got to have a conference regarding tardiness with a UP student. I didn't know exactly what to do in a conference. But I just told that person to try harder not to be late. I just did what was done to me when I had a conference with Prof. Baltazar.

I was also asked by Prof. Baltazar to have a meeting with all homeroom chairpersons. We discussed about how to improve the circular returns, attendance, and cleanliness of each homeroom.

The closing program occured 3:15pm this afternoon. I had the chance to have the welcome address. This is my speech:

Beloved faculty and staff, students, Good Afternoon!

Being a student is a serious work. We have to face hard lessons for us to grow into better people. You may agree with me when I say that it is tough being a student. But it is tougher being a teacher or being a staff member. You have to prepare for your lessons each night and try to make your students learn and understnd during the day.

During this KYSD, some of us felt what it is like being a teacher or a staff member. With this, we got to respect them more because of what they have done for us.

Thank you for everything! Good afternoon once again.


That is pretty much my day.