Preserving moments
In 1996, the LCNSHS became one of the DOST Node schools (ESEP) after the three-component schools were given separate entities. The school used to have only one section for each grade level, starting with 502 students in the freshman year, but it has recently made two sections for its Grade 7 to accommodate about 80 students. To be retained at the Science High School, a student has to maintain a grade of at least 85% in Science, Math, and English. LCNSHS placed 8th in the National Achievement Test (NAT) in SY 2011-2012, having a raw score of 119.9, and 4th in the Assessment of Learning Competence in English, Mathematics, and Science (ALCEMS) with a 100% over-all performance composite score in the three (3) subject areas. From SY 1985-1986, the school was always the top school in the division level contests and competitions.
From 1985 to the present, 70% of the graduates are enrolled at campuses of the University of the Philippines, and the remaining 30% are enrolled at the Ateneo de Manila, De La Salle, University of Sto. Tomas, Batangas State University, and other institutions., who become either DOST or other local government full or partial scholars.
It can also be noted that the school ranked 18th in SY 1997–98 and 27th in 1998–99 on the National College Entrance Examination at the national level. LCNSHS has a three-storey, 12-classroom VSR Building as its main campus. The new building was under the auspices of Lipa City Government under the former mayor of the city, the Honorable Vilma Santos-Recto, with the help of Senator Ralph Recto. Mrs. Natalia V. Padua, former Principal II of Bolbok National High School, took over and became the school's principal in August 2011.
LCNSHS has a three-storey, 12-classroom VSR Building as its main campus. The new building was under the auspices of the Lipa City Government under the former mayor of the city, Honorable Vilma Santos-Recto, with the help of Senator Ralph G. Recto. In 2014, a new building was given under the administration of Hon. Mayor Meynard A. Sabili. Another four-storey building was constructed as one of the projects of Congresswoman Honorable Vilma Santos-Recto in 2018.
LCSINHS offered blended learning to conduct lessons. A combination of synchronous and asynchronous instructions became part of the daily teaching and learning instructions. According to a survey conducted by the school, most parents prefer to combine learning modules with online explanations of lesson content by teachers. During this time without face-to-face instructions, the school managed to use in full capacity all the online and media platforms available to be able to reach all the learners, such as: Google Meet, Zoom, and Messenger. Facebook, email, calls, texts, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and others.
The school continued to be a School Based Management (SBM) Level III (Advanced) implementer for 3 consecutive years and was able to pass the Regional Validation on November 19, 2021. The school remained as the Best Performing School for more than two years in the Division Inspirational Character with Outstanding and Notable Service (ICON’s) Awards, hailed as the Top Best School in Curriculum Implementation; 3rd BEST in Learning Action Cell (LAC) Implementation; 3rd BEST in Reading Program; Special Award of Best Practices on Lesson Preparation; Professional Motivational Support; Learning Resources Availability/Delivery; and Instructional Management in the Division RAISE.
Presently, Dr. Villanueva, with the collaboration and support of all the hardworking and committed teachers who are passionate about the standards and concepts of pulling on all the efforts and resources, will continuously proceed to move forward to deliver quality basic and accessible education for the learners even amidst the pandemic.