BACK IN TIME

The Diclum Elementary School during its hey days in 1980s and 1990s with best and brightest teaching staff at hand:

Diclum ES Staff with Miss Peregrina O. Sarabia as Principal (1990-91)

Here they are at the prime of their teaching career.  Now all retired, two of whom passed away in 2005 and this year, the School continues to cherish and emulate the enthusiasm and wisdom that defined their characters.

The Diclum Elementary School salutes them for the great work they did that gave Diclum its mark of distinction to this day...

School implements staff reshuffling this SY 2011-2012

          The Diclum Elementary School has implemented re-assignments this year in order to maintain its quality standards. This move made the current school personnel increase to a total of 18 and with one permanent teacher finally assigned in the Industrial Arts, a post left vacant for 9 years after the retirement of Mr. Camilo F. Pelingon, MT-II.

          A new teacher, Ms. Rosalie Menchate T-I, was assigned in Grade 1. She was a Grade 6 teacher from Camansi Multi-Grade School.  This first grade post was vacated by Ms. Lore May Pelingon-Carten T-III who was moved in Grade IV to teach English and Science, replacing Ms. Adela E. Eguilos T-I who was assigned as a new Shop teacher. 

         A restructured Intermediate Grades program also adjusted the teaching load of the subject teachers as follows:

                                  Ms. Geraldine G. Vergara, T-II, (English 5&6, HKS 6)               320 mins

                                  Ms. Lizalyn G. Eguilos, MT-I, (Mathematics 5&6, HKS 6)       320 mins

                                  Mr. Terence Dave S. Pelingon, MT-I, (Science 5&6, HKS 5)   320 mins

                                  Ms. Erlheen P. Cresencio, T-III (Filipino 5&6, HKS 5)              320 mins

                                  Ms. Theresa P. Erispe, MT-II, (EPP, MSEP)                               240 mins

                                  Ms. Adela E. Eguilos, T-I,  (EPP)                                                  240 mins

             Under  the Magna Carta for Teachers, actual teaching load must not exceed 360 minutes or 6 hours per day. 

The remaining 2 hours shall be spent in preparing instructional materials.  Master teachers must also have the highest load among his/her colleagues.

Diclum Elementary School pays tribute to one of its greatest teachers of all time

            On April 30th, 2011, the Diclum Elementary School spearheaded the Necrological Service given by the Tobias Fornier School District in honor of the Late Sally S. Pelingon, 67, retired Master Teacher II and former Officer-in-Charge of Diclum Elementary School.

           The service was held at the Dao Social Hall, 12 noon, and was attended by the retirees, active teachers from all over the district, school heads, former pupils, family members, and an over-crowding public.

           Mrs. Pelingon has unselfishly served the District of Tobias Fornier for 38 years until she retired in January 1, 2004.  She was first assigned in 1965 at Igdurarog Primary School (Grade II), later at Dao Central School as a Grade VI adviser, and in 1979 at Diclum Elementary School where she had prime years of her teaching career.  She has been instrumental in many achievements of Diclum Elementary School, among them is hving named in 1993 as one of the country's most effective public elementary school.  Mrs. Pelingon was named as one of the Ten Most Effective Master Teachers in the Division of Antique for 3 consecutive years.  During the 1990s, she was largely involved in the pioneering of multi-grade school system in the Philippines led by DECS and UNICEF.

           After her retirement, Ma'am Sally has continued to be supportive of Diclum Elementary School having loved teaching and the school so well.  She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002 while still in active service.  After a healthy recovery of about eight years, her CA was discovered to have recurred in August last year.  She passed away on April 12, 2011 of respiratory failure due to her breast CA at Philippine General Hospital.

The Diclum Elementary School 

joins the nation in celebrating the

150th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

of our national hero

Dr. Jose P. Rizal