About

Guinayangan NHS was established on July 5, 1968, known as Manlayo-Kalimpak Barrio High School. This was the first Public High School in the municipality which was initiated by Mr. Porfirio V. Aguilar who was then Principal-in-charge of Guinayangan District 1964-1968. Starting with 83 students coming from the poblacion and from different barrio schools it gradually progressed so that by virtue of Municipal Resolution No. 69 s. 1973 as approved by the Secretary of Education dated August 20, 1974, the nomenclature of Manlayo-Kalimpak was changed to Guinayangan Rural High School and later to Guinayangan Barangay High School. With the nationalization of all Barangay High Schools, it became known as Guinayangan National High School.

The School site was a 5,000 sq. m. land municipal property intended for Market site but was reverted for school use. It is now 7,000 sq. m. in area including the donation of Doña Maria Lagdameo vda. De Eleazar.

Since then, the school has grown overpopulated for lack of classrooms to accommodate more than a thousand students who enrolled taking the opportunity of free secondary education offered by the government. The Barangay High School was first under the administration of the incumbent Head Teacher of Manlayo-Kalimpak Elementary School, Miss Generosa C. Lomarquez as Assistant Principal from 1970-1979. After its separation from Manlayo-Kalimpak Elementary School, GNHS became under the supervision and administration of the following principals whose names and accomplishments are herein chronologically stated:

Pedro O. Victoria (1979-1985)

–      improvement of fence facing Ragay Gulf

–      installation of steel gate

Marcial C. Rivera (1985-1989)

–      construction of Administrative building and Science building

Amelia P. Anhag (1989) TIC

Honorata E. Morada (1989-1991)

–      beautification of School campus and room structuring

Fernando C. Cabigan (Nov. 1991-Mar. 1992)

Aurea O. Rapadas (Mar.-Jun. 1992)-OIC

Raymunda F. Ricafort (1992-1995)

–      construction of buildings now occupied by I, II, Science building and IV.

Delia R. Javier (1995-1997) – OIC

–      continuation of land filling of the eastern area of the school site

–      reconstruction of the faculty room destroyed by the typhoon

Raymunda F. Ricafort (1997-1999)

–      good academic standing of the school

Dr. Neneita Indicio

–      appointed to occupy the item left by Mr. Raymunda F. Ricafort but was not able to assume office because she preferred to work abroad..

Andrea M. Alcantara (Jun. 2000-Dec. 2000) OIC

 Yolanda C. Arena (Jan. 8, 2001-June 2009)

–      repair and improvement of Faculty room and Administration building

–      construction of School Library

–      construction of covered court through the effort of then Congresswoman Georgilu Yumul-Hermida

–      construction of orchidarium

–      adding additional height to front school fences

–      construction of fence in the seawall

–      construction of Reading Center

–      construction of pathways and concrete benches

–      construction of school clinic/SSO Office

–      construction of two-storey building

–      continuous renovation of outdoor stage for 7 consecutive years through the graduating class donations

–      construction of a covered walk going to the newly constructed 2-storey building

–      elevation of the cemented flooring of the covered court as well as widening as additional project/donation of the graduates this year

–      renovation/conversion of one room into Science Learning Resource Center (SLRC)

–      putting up English, Filipino parks, Math and Science Gardens and the MAKABAYAN historical corner.

–      construction of school canteen at the back of Administration building (northeast)

–      construction of 2-Storey, 6-Classroom School Building through the effort of the Provincial Governor Rafael P. Nantes. SY 2008-2009

–      additional four cemented benches with 4 cemented tables along the way to canteen and Administration building through the SSG Fund.

To date GNHS is moving forward to progress, catering to the educational needs of more students near and far; and which in a span of four decades has produced successful professionals in their own line of endeavour.

The school site was a total transformation. From the original 6-room building and the borrowed Barangay Hall of Calimpak, several buildings were constructed by the Dep Ed through DPWH and those built through the efforts of then incumbent Congressman Wigberto E. Tañada of the 4thDistrict of Quezon, now on its fourth decade of existence, GNHS has 23 rooms with comfort rooms and electrical installations, including two computer rooms having 30-40 personal computer donated by Dep ED, DOST, Cong. Tañada, Congresswoman Yumul-Hermida, Sen. Mar Roxas and DTI.

The kind-hearted Gov. Rafael P. Nantes solved the school problem by adding 6 classrooms with separate toilet for male and female. This will be used this coming SY 2009-2010.

The principal has bright hopes of also constructing the last phase of the covered court and a two-storey HE building which will house a functional school canteen on the first floor. Fate and nature had not been kind because the first school canteen being constructed was destroyed by Typhoon Milenyo with a labor and materials amounting to over PhP 40, 000.00

With the right vision put into implementation, there is no reason why GNHS could attain the progress it wants to achieve.

Prepared by:

YOLANDA C. ARENA

Principal III