HISTORY OF ORING NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

History revealed that Barangay Oring got its name from the ordinary Bicol dialect “ORING”. This happened thousands of years ago and probably before the Spanish Colonization in the island. Since the place is famous among the barangay in the island, people flocked into the place and finally grew into a big barangay. As the population increases, proper education became a necessity, thus after the liberation, the American Regime in our country introduced formal education, believing that education will pave the way to progress and development.

It was believed that education in this place was started by the natives long before the Spanish time. It was informal education which was known as the “Cartilla Method”. The mother taught their children at home on how to read and write. As time goes by, the people began to crave for a better system of education, thus, came the American occupation. It was a blessing to all the Filipinos that education became the first priority in establishing their temporary government in the country. The American believed that the way to progress was to educate the people. Not so long time when the American Government sent educators to the Philippines mainly to introduce formal education to the country. Majority of the officials and teachers were Americans and the educational system were managed and controlled by the Americans. During the Japanese occupation in the Philippines, Barangay Oring was believed to have been burned by the Japanese forces at the height of the Second World War. When the residents returned, all they witnessed was that the entire barangay turned into black and leaving it into ashes - thus the name Oring (Bicolano term for ash).

Due to the rapid population growth in this Barangay, the people together with the local government officials established their community school, thus in 1916, Oring Elementary School came into existence. The inhabitants supported the idea since the place was quite remote. Children of school age were benefited by the opening of the elementary education since they were able to enroll in their own Barangay rather than going to the town proper which was quite difficult for them. The people was very much supportive and immediately just after the approval of its opening, a temporary school building was constructed.

In 1916, with the opening of the school, teachers were assigned. The first teacher assigned was Mr. Mariano Panoy and the District Supervisor during that time was Mr. Felipe Alarcon. Since the educational system in the Philippines was managed and controlled by the Americans, Mr. Swarts, an American was assigned as the Superintendent. The American Superintendent was very much strict especially in the wearing of school uniforms.

Time passed by, Oring High School was established through the effort of the late Mr. Caneso in 1976. Teachers during that time were receiving their salary through the tuition fee paid by the students which is according to them, cannot support their families. Despite these problems arising from the establishment of the school, the teachers then sacrifice themselves just have Oring High School still in operation. The school at that time was still housed at the compound of the elementary school, but at the present time had its own school site purchased through the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) during the leadership of Mr. Venancio C. Pimentel and PTA President Mr. Jesus Araza.

The school underwent major changes during the tenure of Mr. Gonzalo I. Torio as its School Head. Oring High School then became notable in the academic and co-curricular activities and producing prominent and top-caliber graduates from various fields.

Currently, Oring National High School is headed by its ever-supportive and hardworking School Principal II, Dr. Justino B. Cabarles, Jr.