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Saturday, March 10, 2007

Artacho Elementary and High School

Artacho School

Artacho School

When we first moved to Sagunto to live my my lolo and lola, they suggested we attend NLA(Northern Luzon Academy), but I had a crush at this school, so I said we'll go here instead. Was I glad I did. I attended this school only for a short time (1st year HS, 1976), but some of my best pre-teen memories happened here. Here, I met and made lifelong friends, and even met my first 'real' crush ;) I remember the many programs presented on the stage, the competitions, the jamborees. I remember the teachers: Mrs. Jamandre, Mrs. Gomez, Miss Quilaman, and who can forget Mr. Estolas? For some reason, everyone remembers him as being mean and loud; I remember him most for always being around when we were snacking on green mangoes and bagoong or those little, round, red, sour things (can anyone tell me what they are called again?) with salt and sili.

What do you remember about this school? Do you have old photographs to share? I'll have to dig up some of mine. Why don't you do the same and share it here?

12 comments:

eva said...

Jmom bugnay ta ibagbagam no panagsasalamagi agiinnagaw tayo diay kalangakang. sinno ti crush mo? heheheh! Yap mrs. Tobias was new then. I really treasured all the memories of my elementary and high school life. Haven't heard from Mr. estolas they call him Doro but I awe a lot from that teacher specially self discipline, I was the CAT Capt. before. I don't know if I still have the picture before I will ask my mama to look for those. hello to all the 1980 batch, ay wen maysa ni Kagawad Lolita Dawa-Binawe halla itakder mo ti batch tayo hahaha!
kamuzta ngata diay high school hmm ko idin haven't heard from him since, saan nga taga sagunto!

Jeanette said...

ay wen, bugnay nga agpayso didiay! Thanks for reminding me :) Ania pay gayam ti nagan na diay kasla babassit nga green apple? naalsem met laeng? Ayna, inpalagip mo kalangkang nga salamagi, uray yak la nagkatay hahaha!!! I had some candied tamarind today, not the same at all.

Oh, I'm so glad you remembered Mrs. Tobias! I was getting ready to ask you 'cause I just couldn't remember her name for some reason. She's a very nice teacher. I have to confirm, but last time I heard, Mr. Estolas was in California.

Uray siak, I will make sure to look for old photos. I don't have many, but might as well preserve the ones I have on the internet :)

hehe! secret latta aginggana tatta diay crush ko nga daydiay. Awan makaammo :-P O, yung hmmm mo, taga saan?

eva said...

Jmom carmay or caramay siguro ta ibagbagam. off the record didiay email ko lng kenkan hahahah! di bale ta dim amammo. yap our neat and cool school ground before is far diift. now due to new buildings but at least we still have the mango and starapple trees as witness to huge activities of school as a playground, dating place, fighting place, studying place, CAT activity place, lots of programs. I remember my late lolo Gorio who extended all his support to his children and grandchildren here, ket product kami met amin ti public school ket we are all succesful in our own field in our own ways. am proud to be an alumnus of this school.

JMom said...

So true, there is nothing to be ashamed of for having attended this public schools. This school graduated some of the brightest minds in Sagunto :)

Anonymous said...

mga buddies ditoy tayo man met nga agsasango agreunion gayam bareng adda maiyaw awan nga kakaeskuwelaan tayo idi ket makijoin da met heheheh! dagitoy nga pix ket di lang ba nagawid kayo? napan ka koma diay uneg a nagvisit the library that the Andon Family donated so w/ the computer room sad to see lang nga building metten dagiti space nga nagpintas nga playground idi.
evz

Anonymous said...

hehe, adda ta manen toy bangir eva.
Malagip ko dagidiay Bougainvillea,
Ket diay Papua new Guinea, nagado met gayam ti bougainvillea.
Every time I saw those flowers, I always had some quick memory trips to elem days. Ken ni Miss Farales, Mrs. Rivera ken Mrs Castro, agunget da no saan nga mawalisan dyay nagati-atiddog nga dalan aggapo't gate.Ni Mrs Gavina, paborito na nga arkos ti Bougainvillea gayam. Ket, inikkat dan san dagidayen nga sabsabong?Indian tree sa metten ti ornamental plants ditan. Have they renovated the classrooms? We had nice moss gardens in the backyard, as well as veggie plots near the toilets. How are you Artacho teachers and students? Agawis kay met a non adda alumni homecoming.

Anonymous said...

oh yap bougainvilla nga nagdadakkel kunam man nagpintas no in bloom da, then nauso ti suntan, naikkat ti bougainvilla then nauso manti dwarf nga bougainvilla after that ti la insukat suakt da yap they have indian tree now. Mrs. Castro trnsfered in Sison central with Mrs. Mason idi ngarud naiyalis ti Central immalis met dagidiay de Calibre nga teachers and so with some pupils. Malagip ko pay ngarud nga adda ti factions ti taga Cauringan, ken Sagunto Iloko ken Bago agiinnuyaw da ti words like payas (pah-yas kuna ti ikauringan) payas kuna ti isagunto dayta innuyawen hahaha! ammo yo ti payas? tatta there are huge of new teachers in Artacho both Elem and high school and the few old ones are getting ready for retirement.
Diay Eldest ko pinadas na ti nag enroll idi grade III isuna simrek pay met for 1 week after friday madinan kayat isu nga nagsubli diay Agoo met lang hahahha! I don't know what happened am asking her why basta madina kano kayat.
evz

Anonymous said...

actually I can't remember if Mrs. Estoesta was our teacher when I graduated from elementary or she was already in hongkong. ay na no makita yo saan nga bumakbaket ni auntie Lily isu latta the way she talks and act she was our trainor in the Church Jr. choir also diay balay da pay nga papag nga kawayan idi ti ngato na ti pagpracpractisan mi ta kaan anak na ken jeoff with matching snack nga healthy foods camote no dadduma sweetened squash nagimas man! the very first choir she taught us was "wonderful grace of jesus" ilokano version. hahhaha!
evz

Anonymous said...

im proud to say nga im also a product of ARTACHO ELEMENTARY AND NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. naabutak pay la dagiyay teachers u idi.during our time i can say nga we are beating our mother high school(e.g.BENIGNO,BINALONAN,URDANETAandMANGALDAN to name a few)in terms of academic competitions. one of my classmate even went to regional to represent not only our school but also our division which is pangasinan 2 in journalism,a lady(a year older than us)went to the national..see, how clever students from artacho are.....and in terms of sports(athletics) again a classmate of mine went to the nationals to represent region 1.....

Anonymous said...

hi anon iyarasaas mo man kaniak no sino ka agkakatawenan tay sa laeng wen I agree with you nga saan nga paabak ti artacho elem. n high when it comes to IQ and Sports. I am even a team member of softball girls ket 3 consecutive years nga nakilaban kami diay manaoag and mangaldan ket makitam ti difference nagpupudaw ken nagdadakkel gurgurong taga Artacho high then kalaban mi nagkukutong nga nagngingisit (saanak nga aguy-uyawam only stating some facts) isu nga kunada ket saan kami agprakprakits ta apay nga di agbalbaliw color mi malaksid kaniak a heheheh! gandang bago met ngamin from sagunto agat and esperanza ket ti kakaduak! evz

Anonymous said...

saan ta nga agkatkatawenan, im still in my 20's....

Anonymous said...

ay kasta aya hahahha! sorry! diak agpapa ubing a hahahhaha!