It aims to recognize the accomplishments and important contributions of learners, teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders of DepEd.
Thus, OUA MEMO 00-0321-0042 was issued, resulting in the Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Learners Support Services – Youth Formation Division (BLSS-YFD), launching of the Gawad Siklab: Search for Outstanding Program Implementers, Student Leaders, Supreme Student/Pupil Government (SSG/SPG) Teacher-Advisers, School Heads, and Regional and Division Youth Formation Coordinators this year.
The search is open to all public schools, school heads, student leaders and teacher-advisers of Supreme Pupil Governments (SPGs) and Student Supreme Governments (SSGs), Youth for Environment in Schools-Organizations (YES-Os), Gulayan sa Paaralan Programs (GPPs), Barkada Kontra Droga (BKDs), and Regional and Division Youth Formation Coordinators.
Previously, the Youth Formation of SDO-Baguio City was conducting the “Beggang ti Bag-iw “ award for the different clubs and organizations since 2017 up to the present. It is only this year, 2021, that the Division used the term “Gawad Siklab” in the recently conducted search.
What does “Gawad Siklab” mean?
Siklab is a Filipino word meaning spark, ignite or kindle. Deped believes that the flame from the torch, that symbolizes the quest for knowledge, starts with a spark. Localizing it in our own dialect, it is “Beggang”. Beggang is a kankana-ey term which means live charcoal which can also be a source of a flame, it can start a fire. When a Beggang is separated from other Beggang, the heat and light that it produces will be gone and it turns back to a dark or dead charcoal. We want our students to shine with their own potentials. We believe that the leadership, knowledge, and skills of leaders start in schools. These are where the leadership journey of leaders begin. If all schools come together, they will create a heat that will ignite the burning passion of youth leaders and will produce a light that will make student leaders in Baguio City shine or stand out.
To wit, based on the conducted search which was participated in by sixty-seven (67) public schools, both elementary and high school, the division hereby gladly announces the twenty (20) winners who had undergone rigid assessments in the process.
Student government awards for elementary and high school
Best Implementers (Maka-Diyos)– Pines City National High School; Best Implementers (Makakalikasan)– Quezon Hill Elementary School; and Baguio City National High School Main– Best Implementers (Maka-Tao); and Sto. Tomas National High School– Best Implementers (Makabansa).
Outstanding student leaders: Vince Gumabay of Camp 7 Elementary School, Jaden Vince and Angela Nicole Tibay of Baguio City National High School.
Most outstanding teacher-advisers: Jacquelyn Tayab of Adiwang Elementary School and Francine D. Rillera of Magsaysay National High School.
National greening awards (YES-O and GPP) for elementary and high school
Most outstanding YES-O implementers: Quezon Hill Elementary School and Guisad Valley National High School.
Most outstanding YES-O student leader: Guisad Valley National High School (Bryan Bert Ganaden).
Most outstanding YES-O teacher-advisers: Quezon Hill Elementary School (Celiamar D. Lavarias), and Guisad Valley National High School (Jerry Manogan).
Gulayan sa Paaralan Program best implementers: 1)Alfonso Tabora Elementary School; 2) Irisan Elementary School; 3) Guisad Valley National High School; 4) Joaquin Smith National High School; and 5) Pines City National High School.
Barkada Kontra Droga (BKD) Best Implementer: Sto Tomas. National High School.
All the winners received certificates and advocacy shirts, followed by cash incentives.
While the Gawad Siklab aims to give recognition to the most outstanding implementers of the youth-related programs and projects in schools, we know that these young leaders, teachers, and school heads were, and will be, doing all of these not just to be given awards but to ensure that our youth will have a better and brighter future. That indeed is more meaningful than any award or recognition that they received or will receive. ** Samuel F. Bab-anga
