Students of Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) will be performing in the opening of SYENSAYA 2013, which will commence on July 31. Musika Ibarang, the school's group of student instrumentalists and vocalists, will lead the national anthem and the doxologies for this three-day event. Maquiling Ballet will also present a rendition of "With You" and "Pas D'Action" as intermission numbers.
On August 1, PHSA's esteemed Sanghiyas Pangkat Mananayaw will present a folk dance for the opening of Talakayan. Music students Matthew Calderon, Ian Levi Mora and Adrian Ong will play for the Research and Development Awarding and the Closing Ceremony. The opening and closing programs will be hosted by PHSA's Theater Arts program adviser, Christina Joy Mendoza. PHSA is a member of the Los Banos Science Community Foundation Inc for almost fifteen years.
The Philippine High School for the Arts is announcing its 2011 Nationwide
Search for Young Art Scholars. This is a government-supported opportunity
for Filipino student artists to undergo special training in the arts.
"The PHSA scholarship is inclusive of free tuition and fees, free board
and lodging, free transportation and use of books and facilities,
individualized classes with master teachers, a modest stipend, and a
chance to participate in local and international arts activities."
Eligible candidates must be Filipino with no pending application as
immigrant to any foreign country; have an outstanding ability in
the following discipline (Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Music,
Folk Dance, Ballet and Theater); be a graduating Grade VI or Grade
VII pupil at the time of application; be able to take up the
scholarship in the school year for which the scholarship is granted;
be proficient in oral and written Filipino and English; be willing
to stay in a boarding high school set-up; have no systemic and/or
communicable diseases; not be older than 15 years upon enrolment;
and be determined to pursue a degree in any art discipline upon
graduation from the PHSA.
For creative writing applicants, additional requirements include a
neatly presented portfolio of not less than ten (10) samples of
writings (e.g. short story, poem, essay) in Filipino and/or English,
typewritten, double-spaced on A4 white bond paper authenticated by
the school principal or teacher-in-charge. For music, applicants
are required to submit a video-taped performance on a CD or DVD format.
For visual arts, applicants may also submit ten (10) images of
artworks (jpeg format) in CD or DVD.
Batch 1994 graduates of Class Hernandez-Legaspi has been working with the
PHSA Ibarang Alumni Association to put up a fundraising concert in behalf
of class members Christine Ely Nuevo-Diego (Creative Writing) and Juanito
Torres' (Visual Arts) baby girl. The amount that will be raised will
help cover the costs of their hospitalization and medication.
The fundraising concert entitled MP3: Musikang Pinoy Plus, Palabas! will
be held at the Philamlife Theater along UN Ave., Ermita, Manila on
October 26, Sunday, at 3:00 p.m. It's an afternoon showcase of kundiman
tunes, classic Pinoy movie themes and major compositions by Filipino
masters, with shadowplay by the ANINO Shadowplay Collective.
Violin virtuoso Alfonso "Coke" Bolipata and cellist Renato Lucas, mentors
to several PHSA violin and cello scholars, topbill the show. A special
participation from soprano Alexis Edralin, herself in remission from
acute myelogenous leukemia is expected.
Other featured artists are Segundo Vasquez (guitar), Conrad Dondi Ong
(tenor) and PHSA alumni Naomi Sison (soprano) and Gemma Malicdem
(piano), Abelardo-Amorosolo '81, Harold Galang (piano), Ocampo '85,
Miguel Castro (piano) and Jonathan Arevalo Coo (piano), Hidalgo '92,
GJ Herman Gomez (flute), Abueva '96, and from the ANINO Shadowplay
Collective, Don Salubayba, Avellana-Brocka '95, Datu Arellano,
Bukaneg-San Pedro '98, and Laya Roman, Edades-Fuentes '99.
All of the abovenamed artists have agreed to waive their fees
to perform for this cause.
Tickets to the benefit concert are at P800 and P500 for orchestra and
loge seats, respectively. First come, first served within designated
sections. Student prices are at P600 and P300. For ticket inquiries
and reservations,
In order to reach a much wider audience, Philippine High School
for the Arts launches La Danza Filipiniana: Glimpses of Selected
Philippine Folk Dances and Music on VCD format. Originally, La
Danza is an instructional album in DVD format and comes in two
volumes. The album was produced, manufactured, and distributed by
Tech to Sound Records Trade International in Makati in collaboration with the PHSA.
Both albums are now on sale at the PHSA library. For enquiries,
please contact Ms Helen Jimena at phsa@laguna.net.
The PHSA administration continues to upgrade the facilities and
equipment used by the students, teachers, and staff in the
dormitory and school area before CY2008 ends. This was confirmed
by Budget Officer Lilibeth A Carbos who also estimated the
purchases at P2.5M. The funds will be sourced from the school's
allotment from the government for FY2008.
| The list of materials scheduled for purchase is presented below: |
|---|
| Air Compressor |
| Air-conditioner Window Type 2 HP) |
| Ballet Studio Mirror panels |
| Basic Tools for Wood Carving |
| Built-In Cabinet |
| Collapsible Tables |
| Color Printer compatible with 2 laptops |
| Digital Camera |
| Digital Photography Laboratory Equipment |
| Digital Sphygmomanometer |
| Dimmer boards |
| Double deck Beds |
| DVD Component |
| DVD Player |
| DVD with 5.1 surround speakers |
| Electric Potter's Wheel |
| Encyclopedia (Latest Edition) |
| Facsimile Machine |
| Gym Equipment |
| Hanging Cabinets |
| Industrial Fans |
| Laptop (Notebooks) |
| Mechanical Tools |
| Mobile Mirror One Way 4 x 6 ft. |
| Moving Lights |
| Panel Board w/ Halogen Pin Lights |
| Paper Shredder |
| Portable CD Cassette Players |
| Printer Laserjet |
| Printer Laserjet P1006 |
| Recreational Facilities |
| Refrigerators |
| Stethoscope |
| Teachers' Tables |
| Toe Bar |
| Upright Piano (Yamaha/Kawai) |
| Wireless Microphones |
| Wooden Sofa |
PHSA ballet scholars Jeiel Hernandez, IV; Luis Cabrera, IV; Erl Sorilla,
IV; Abbey Carlos, IV; Aizel Dolom, III; Ella Dator, III; and Sam Barangan,
II, have all made it to the audition for Ballet Philippines' production
of Coppelia held at the CCP on October 3, 2008.
Other details are still unavailable as at this news release.
Congratulations to all of them!
Visiting Master Teacher Hadrian Mendoza has announced the opening of
the pottery exhibition by Visual Arts scholars from the I and II levels
this October 16, 2008. The exhibit will feature large works created by
his students this First Semester of SY2008-09.
Fresh from their 7-day exchange grant experiences at the Fukuoka Museum
of Art in Japan, Visual Arts resident instructor Marc Cosico and five
Junior Visual Arts scholars, together with the rest of the members
of Computer Graphics class this First Semester of SY2008-09 will also
exhibit their recent explorations in digital and computer animation on October 16, 2008.
The venue for both exhibitions will be announced later.
Everyone is invited. Admission is free.
Folkdance scholars from the I and II levels will render a special dance number on the occasion of the Field Day and Techno Festival of the Bureau of Plant Industry-Los Banos on 10 October 2008 at 8am. They will delight their audience with their rendition of Arco de Pañao and Jota Ybanag choroegraphed by Mr Victor L Flor, resident dance instructor.
The PHSA Facilites Unit has on Tuesday, 30 September, succesfully installed
a 50 kva generator set in the school area at a cost of P1.5M. The facility
will ease the burden experienced by teachers, students, and nonteaching
personnel everytime power failure occurs due to inclement weather in
Makiling or maintenance. The genset automatically switches on in case of
a power failure bringing electricity to the entire school area,
including the music rehearsal cabins and all offices. From now on,
classes will go on unhampered by power shutdown or failure.
Another genset will be installed soon at the Vargas Area to supply
electricity to the Visual Arts and Folkdance studios.
In related development, the PHSA administration has also succesfully
replaced the old and obsolete XLPE cable system that conveys electricity
in the dormitory area. The project was undertaken at a cost of P250,000.00
to improve power supply in the area.
Mrs Corazon I Lapitan, SC Moderator and Iza Borlaza, III, and Miguel delos Santos, III, SC President and Sports Coordinator, respectively, will participate in the First National Student Leaders Congress in Iloilo City on September 25 to 28, 2008. The theme of the congress is "Student Leaders: Taking the Front Line in Responsibility".
Choreographed by PHSA Alumna (Batch 1994-Ballet) Ma Veronique C Duma-Berdin , the Aquinas University of Legazpi (AUL) Dance Troupe performs "ABAKA" at the NAC Theater, Philippine High School for the Arts at 10am on 18 September 2008. Abaka is the Aquinas University's Center for Culture and the Arts entry to Lusong-Gapasan: Luzon Theater Festival to be held at U.P. Los Baños Umali Hall on 16-18 September 2008.
The PHSA Student Council will spearhead the Palarong Ibarang 2008 slated on October 9-16, 2008 at the NAC Theater. Aimed at uniting the members of the PHSA community through sports diplomacy, the yearly event will be participated in by parents, teachers, and nonteaching and agency-hired personnel of the school.
Five students namely, Genavee A. Lazaro, Maria Monika A. Gamaro, Jasmin T. Gonzales, Jeanne Arielle E. Rodriguez and Maria Angela C. Simbajon together with their Visual Arts teacher Mr. Marc Vincent P. Cosico, was invited to the FUKUOKA ASIAN ART MUSEUM (FAAM) OUTREACH FOR TEACHERS and STUDENTS 2008. They will embark on a 7-day educational exchange program which includes an educational tour, community service, arts workshops and training at the FUKUOKA ASIAN ART MUSEUM, Fukuoka Japan from August 20-26, 2008.
The Department of Education has chosen the Philippine High School for the Arts
to organize the 1st Sining Pambansa Festival which will be held in Baguio
City from February 28 to March 1, 2008. To be participated in by sixteen (16)
Special Program for the Arts (SPA) schools in the country, the festival will
showcase the best of what the SPA schools have produced in the eight years
of operation of the special DepED program.
Also featured in the 3-day celebration are select students of the Mandaue
City School for the Arts and the Philippine High School for the Arts.
While in Singapore for the Art and Cultural Education Exchange Program with Regent Secondary School from 3 to 12 July 2008, Assistant Director Reynaldo O. Wong toured the Singapore Polytechnic's Digital Animation Studio, Digital Music Studio, and Applied Drama and Psychology Departments. Director Wong's visit was arranged by Regent Secondary School's Mohana Ratnam and was aimed at informing the PHSA on how Singapore Polytechnic combines arts and technology in today's creative economy boom.
In recognition of their contribution to Philippine education that led to the birth of the Baguio Teachers' Camp (BTC), the Department of Education (DepEd) held a "Tribute to the Thomasites". This is one of the centennial activities of BTC, which marks 2008 as its 100th year. The county's public school system owes much to the Thomasites – young idealistic American teachers --who came in waves in 1901 to introduce the America n brand of education to Filipinos emerging from the shadow of centuries of Spanish colonization. The event today was highlighted by a reenactment of BTC's Foundation at the BTC Grounds with performances by the students of Baguio City National High School and the Philippine High School for the Arts.
PHSA Assistant Director Reynaldo O Wong, together with Ms Yanna V Acosta
(Creative Writing), Ms Catherine Racsag (Theater Arts), Mr Marc Vincent P
Cosico (Visual Arts), Ms Frances Niduaza (Music), and Mr Victor L Flor (Dance),
trained a total of 180 MSEP and MAPEH teachers in the DepED DiVISION of Aklan
in Kalibo last May 13 to 17, 2008.
The training programs zeroed in on arts and culture pedagogy for teachers and
were made possible upon the invitation of Superintendent Dr Victorina Lariosa
of the DepED Region VI DiVISION of Aklan.
Philippine High School for the Arts proudly presents La Danza Filipiniana:
Glimpses of Selected Philippine Folk Dances and Music to the public. La
Danza is an instructional album in DVD format and comes in two volumes.
The album was produced, manufactured, and distributed by Tech to Sound
Records Trade International in Makati in collaboration with the PHSA.
Twenty seven Sanghiyas Pangkat Mananayaw members participated in the
production with Mr Victor L. Flor as the choreographer and Director
Rey Wong as production manager.
Philippine High School for the Arts proudly presents La Danza Filipiniana:
Glimpses of Selected Philippine Folk Dances and Music to the public.
La Danza is an instructional album in DVD format and comes in two volumes.
The album was produced, manufactured, and distributed by Tech to Sound
Records Trade International in Makati in collaboration with the PHSA.
Twenty seven Sanghiyas Pangkat Mananayaw members participated in the
production with Mr Victor L. Flor as the choreographer and Director
Rey Wong as production manager.
Principal Rebecca Chew of the newly-established Singapore School
of the Arts (SOTA) visited the PHSA on 18 to 20 August 2008. SOTA
is Singapore's first national pre-tertiary specialised arts school
to offer a 6-year curriculum for youths aged 13-18 years of age.
Ms Rebecca Chew was accompanied by Director for Corporate Planning
and Services, Mr Roland Tan and Head of Dance, Ms Cheah Mei Sing.
PHSA and SOTA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to jumpstart
the cooperation between the two arts schools in the following areas:
a. Exchange of teaching faculty;
b. Student exchange and internship, including summer camps;
c. Assessment panels;
d. Curriculum Development Resource;
e. Concert tours; and
f. Sharing of expertise.
Project Philippines aspires to bring six (6) dancers from the Juilliard School of Dance in New York City to the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) to provide dance education for PHSA students. The collaborative program includes participation in PHSA dance classes as well as providing PHSA dance scholars with in-depth contemporary dance technique workshops. Project Philippines also aims to expose the students of PHSA to contemporary dance and movement through free accessible arts education. This involves interactive dance lessons and improvisation approaches as means to self-expression. The project takes place from 22 July to 02 August 2008.
The PAMANA ng Luzviminda Philippine Folkloric Dance Company is a
non-profit organization dedicated to the propagation and showcasing
of the rich cultural heritage of the Philippines in North America.
In its three years of existence, PAMANA has quickly earned acclaim
from Filipinos and non-Filipinos alike in Canada and the United States.
To experience first hand what the fore parents of PAMANA members have
been trying to pass on to their children, PAMANA has organized a
return to the land of their ancestors.
The members, comprised mostly of youth, are even more excited to
share what they know about performing arts within the context of
their beloved heritage. They are so eager to meet and learn from
fellow youths of the Philippine High School for the Arts who have
dedicated themselves to developing excellence with their discipline.
Through a letter of request, PAMANA appealed for formal assistance
from the Philippine High School for the Arts and the Philippine
High School for the Arts Employees Association in behalf of its
61 members who will travel to the Philippines from July 17,
2008 to July 23, 2008.
Specifically, PAMANA has sought assistance in regard transport, interaction,
meals, and technical and stage production assistance. PAMANA has expressed
interest to share their skills and interact wit the students of the
Philippine High School for the Arts and stage a production for free
with the proceeds going to the Philippine High School for the Arts
and the Philippine High School for the Arts Employees Association.
It is enVISIONed that this journey to the PHSA would be a means to represent
Canada on the international stage, as well as afford PAMANA members the
opportunity to enrich themselves with the knowledge and experience on
Filipino traditions and culture that it so passionately endeavours
to preserve and share with the rest of the Filipinos residing in North
America thru the help of the Philippine High School for the Arts.
The 32-strong PHSA delegation is back from its 10-day journey to the Lion City - Singapore. The group's itinerary in Singapore included performances at the Singapore Polytechnic Convention Center for the Cultural Night hosted by the Regent Secondary School (RGT) and the Crescent Girls School where PHSA scholars performed a dance-drama of the Ramayana (The Abduction of Sita) for the 2008 National Literature Festival. The delegation also interacted with their counterparts at the Singapore School for the Arts, watched a concert by the Anglo-Chinese Junior College Chorale at the Esplanade Concert Hall and rode the world's largest observation wheel - the Singapore Flyer! The entourage also toured the Singapore Polytechnic, the Alapana Indian Fine Arts School, Sentosa Island, Bukit Chandu, Vivo City, Night Safari, Singapore Zoo, and Singapore's School of the Future - Jurong Secondary School.
PHSA has acquired a brand new 15-seater van to augment the school's transport capability. It was delivered last Friday, April 4 by Nissan Alabang. Up and coming are a brand new motorcycle, a 50-Kv generator set for the entire academic area, a 15-Kv generator set for the entire Vargas area, and a brand new engine for Hino bus. The two coasters are undergoing major repair.