HISTORY

In 1944-Clarin High School was opened to serve the people of Clarin and neighboring towns of Tudela and Sinacaban. The Local Government under the late Mayor Juan Solomon with the cooperation from civic-minded citizens who donated their land made a concerted effort and opened the first high school in Clarin.

The school site is located along the National Highway, Seven (7) Kilometers away from the City of Ozamiz and has a total land area of more than Seventeen Thousand (17,424) Square Meters. Several civic-minded people of Clarin supported the project. Solicitation of materials needed was done to build a building made of nipa, bamboos, and coconut lumber, from the private individuals as well as the Local Government. The Division Office, Misamis Occidental National High School (MONHS) furnished books, school supplies and other equipments at that time. In 1948-Clarin High School had its first Graduation Exercises and continued its operation until 1955. For some reasons not made public, in June 1955 under the late Mayor Jose U. Ochate, there was an order for closure of Clarin High School. It was alleged that there was a financial difficulty that cannot be possibly met the operational expenses of the school including salaries of teachers. But there was a very strong speculation that late Mayor Ochate favored the existence of another school [Holy Child High School (HCHS)] newly opened which was sectarian in nature. It was in the period of 1955-1968 that some prospective donors took back the land by way of constructing their residential houses of the abandoned area and nobody dared to stop them since tha school was totally neglected. Most students who wanted to be educated in public school system where displace: some went to Ozamiz City National High School (OCNHS) in Ozamiz City, some to Aloran Trade High School (ATHS) in Aloran, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Occidental National High School (MONHS) in Oroquieta City. In 1968, the late Mayor Antero B. Roa made the move to reopen the school as Clarin Barangay High School (CBHS), this time with the support of the late Governor Fortunato Sagrado and again with the concerted effort of the civic-minded Clarinians. In June 1968, Clarin Barangay High School (CBHS) was reopened to cater the need of Secondary Education of Clarin Classes were held in the rooms of the old building, under the supervisions of the Elementary Principal Mrs. Roberta Avancena with five (5) part-timers from the elementary and three (3) full-time teachers. The success of the reopening of Clarin Barangay High School (CBHS) was attributed to the late Municipal Mayor Antero B. Roa and full cooperation of Sanggunian Bayan (SB), Honorable Arcadio Tagaloguin and Honorable Luisa Ebarle Lafuente, with the civic-minded Clarinians. In June 1970-1971, this was named Clarin Provincial High School (CPHS). It was during this time that Clarin Provincial High School (CPHS) was administered by full-time Principal Mr. Bienvinido S. Ozaraga. Enrolment grew up, so there's a need to hire teachers to add to the pioneers like Mr. Bruno S. Villamor, the late Mr. Rudy N. Bollicer, Mrs. Teresita R. Villamor, Mr. Astrophil Pangilinan, Ms. Perla F. Jimenez, Ms. Perla C. Milanes, Ms. Editha Sagrado (now Mrs. Aleman of ATHS), Mrs. Al Fairlyna D. Villa, together with part-timers from the Elementary School like Mrs. Marcela C. Saja-Caramba, Mrs. Exequila Jimenez, Mrs. Pasok, Mr. Cipriano Dawis, a Practical Arts teacher. In 1972-1974, enrolment increased rapidly, so the Administration and the PTA President worked hard to get additional school building to house the increased enrolment. Luckily, they were able to get two (2) units of Marcos Type building with six (6) classrooms and one (1) unit of Gonzales Building with three (3) classrooms. Teachers were hired to meet the teaching need of the students. They were Mr. Abelardo T. Senados, Mrs Fe R. Fabria, Mrs. Elfa F. Ebarle, Mr. Ramon G. Tamparong Jr., Mrs. Urcisina T. Estrada, Mrs. Flaviana A. Tamparong, and Mr. Peter Esterioso. In 1975, the enrolment was doubled, new teachers were hired: Mrs. Remedios L. Villa, Mrs. Amparo T. Denopol, Mrs. Petra P. Cagaanan, Mrs. Judith T. Damiles, Mrs. Rosita L. Norio, Mrs. Yolanda Malayao, and Mr. Bruno Norio. In 1976, Mr. Ozaraga was promoted as Principal II to Aloran Trade High School (ATHS). Miss Patrocinia O. Gador succeeded the position he vacated who was assigned first as School In-charge and later on became Principal I. There were lots of improvements done during her early administration. Teachers were hired in 1976-1980's like Mrs. Aida Panangit-Lacpao, Mrs. Gloria S. Lim, Mrs. Maria Elena O. Samporna (promoted as Division Science Supervisor I), Mrs. Annie Panangit-Revelo, late Mrs. Conchita C. Lapura, Ms. Berlina C. Fraulyn Villa-Gomez (now in Ozamiz City National High School), Mr. Nick Medija (now in DECS-Ozamiz City National High School), Mr. Rosario Fuentes, Mrs. Lucita Dagumo (now in Aloran Trade High School) who replaced Mrs. Amparo Denopol, and Mrs. Eugenia Saavedra, a Physics teacher for only two (2) years. It was during the Administration of Ms. Patrocinia O. Gador by the virtue of Batas Pambansa blg. 462, Clarin Provincial High School (CPHS) was converted into Clarin National High School (CNHS) on July 26, 1983, its initial allotment was One Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php100,000.00) with twenty seven (27) regular personnel, at this time no more part-timers. With the conversion of the school from Provincial to National, there was generally an upward trend of enrollees, teachers were hired: Mrs. Ione X. Enriquez (now in Tudela National Comprehensive High School), Mrs. Marisol Palanas-Moreno, Mrs. Ana Tagactac-Cuevas (now in Aloran Trade High School), Mrs. Jacinta G. Roperos, Mr. Raul V. Palcis, Mrs. Armie S. Abangan, late Mr. Felix P. Docor, Sr., Mr. Vicente Villa vice Mr. Leoncio Dejos who retired, Mr. Samuel Simbajon, who was then replaced by Mr. Alfredo Epe, Mr. Anselmo Cating, Mrs. Grace Sareñogon, Ms. Natalie Labastilla-Sedero, Mrs. Betty B. Baco, Mrs. Josephine Molit, Mrs. Jocelyn Apiag, Mrs. Delia Cagoco-Adlaon, Mrs. Anita Labad, late Mrs. Sandra Mansueta Obot-Pacalioga and Mrs. Norma Bagcat-Itum. To date, the school has one (1) story Marcos Type Building with two (2) classroom constructed with light materials (now demolished), seven (7) units one strorey semi-concrete building with nineteen (19) classrooms, and one (1) unit two-storey concrete Science Building donated by USAID-ESF in which the first floor is utilized for Laboratory and Classrooms for the Third Year. After the retirement of Miss Patrocinia O. Gador on April 24, 1996, Mrs. Samporna our Head Teacher III, took charge of the school until June 1996, for she was promoted as Division Science Supervisor, aid by this time two (2) additional teachers were hired as Ms. Florence B. Baco (teacher from ICC La Salle) and Mr. Saturnino Escuadro both T.H.E. teachers. Mrs. Noemi Gloria Baldero, the Non-formal Education Supervisor was designated by the Division Superintendent Cresenciano M. Castanos (now retired Regional Director-Region X), as our school in-charge until September 11, 1996, when Mrs. Margarita Loquero Ruben of Looc National High School, Looc, Plaridel,Mis. Occ. was installed as the new Principal II of Clarin National High School (CNHS) together with Mr. Tamparong Jr., as the Head Teacher III. Since the time when Mrs. Margarita L. Ruben was transferred in Clarin National High School (CNHS), there were lots of improvements made such the one (1) unit with four (4) classrooms, one (1) Jubilee Hall, one (1) canteen, one (1) covered court and eleven (11) computers and eight (8) sewing machines for students' development. All the facilities that the Clarinians students are enjoying due to the effort of the energetic and resourceful Principal. To meet the students need for Quality Education , teachers like Mr. Julmar Salvacion, Miss Lydia Damas, Mr. Edgar Zail Revelo, Miss Jinky Arevalo (teacher from Holy Child High School), Miss Wilgermina Demicillo and Mrs. Lilia Balicog . To take care of the students health Miss Judilyn Ybañez-Rizada as a School Nurse. In 2000-2001, two teachers were hired, Mrs. Miraflor E. Besire and Miss Arlene S. Serino. To date their were two extension classes in two different places in Clarin: Barangay Ozamiz (CNHS-Guba Extension) and Barangay Pan-ay (CNHS-Pan-ay Extension).

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