20/05/2026
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Scholars from Batch 2028 (Solaris) and Batch 2026 (Zenith) gathered at the New Auditorium of PSHS-WVC in Iloilo City last May 11 for the Alternative Learning Program (ALP) and the Service, Creativity, Action, and Leadership Enhancement (SCALE) Program completion ceremonies.
A total of 120 scholars from Batch Solaris successfully completed their four-year ALP journey while 110 graduating scholars from Batch Zenith completed their SCALE Program during the Specialization Years Program (SYP).
โSo, as you move forward, learn the paperwork, [and] build good teams, always take the first step. And most important of all, always, always serve the people,โ said Tolentino to encourage the students to keep striving despite setbacks," Hon. Edmundo M. Tolentino, Batch 2023 alumnus.
Tolentino is also the Visayas Representative in the National Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), and Aklan SK Provincial Federation President.
The ceremony also welcomed guest speaker and artist-chemist Marc Van Boom, a Belgian visionary artist known for connecting the fields of science and art through his multidimensional works, inspiring scholars to explore creativity alongside innovation.
During the awarding ceremony, the following scholars were recognized as SCALE Exemplars for their excellence and active involvement in the program: Rain G. Timajo, Mary Sophia Angela R. Buenavidez, Sophia Kirsten M. Tunguia and Jessica Marie B. Dedase.
โThe interests you learned through ALPs would become the foundation for your SCALE implementations, and those SCALE experiences become the stepping stones that shape us into individuals who are ready to contribute beyond the classroom,โ Timajo shared in her speech, being lauded as the Top SCALEr.
โThe activities and events we attended were not only part of our SCALE journey, but they have also become an entire part of our Pisay life. The people we met, the organizations we collaborated with, and the acquaintances we formed were all its byproducts.โ
Grade 10-Photon and Tau, winners during last monthโs PEHM Culminating Activity in the Musical and Tango categories respectively, also showcased their talents during the intermission number. 10-Photon delivered a musical number inspired by โAladdin,โ while 10-Tau showed off their winning tango dance.
The event concluded with the singing of Carrie Underwoodโs โWhenever You Remember,โ celebrating another milestone in Solarisโ and Zenithโs Pisay journeys. | via Joana Balopeรฑos & Samantha Cristobal
