Tangalan National High School Explained

Tangalan National High School
Address:	Tondog
Region:	Western Visayas (VI)
Province:	Aklan
County:	Philippines
Postcode:	5612
Coordinates:	11.7708°N 122.2597°W
Schooltype:	High school
Type:	Public school
District:	Tangalan
Authority:	DepEd
Grades:	High School
System:	K-12
Enrollment:	829^[1]
Enrollment As Of:	School Year 2013–2014
Campus Type:	Rural

Tangalan National High School or TNHS is a public secondary school in Tangalan, Aklan, Philippines. Formerly known as Tangalan Community High School^[2] it was then changed into a national high school on June 10, 1983 via National Law No. 441 (Filipino; Pilipino: Batas Pambansa Blg. 441).^[3]

Sports

The school actively participates in the municipal meets. The winners then proceed to the Cluster Meets (athletic event for the three municipalities of Ibajay, Tangalan and Makato) and to the Provincial Meet. The school has also sent student-athletes to the regional meet the Western Visayas Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet.^[4] This is the annual athletic event for the whole Western Visayas. The school becomes part of the delegation of the province of Aklan.

The school also participates in the Palarong Pambansa, the athletic event for the whole country. The student-athletes of the school who have qualified in the regional meet becomes part of the delegates of Western Visayas. The school have recently won bronze in the Palarong Pambansa in the javelin throw event courtesy of Jerremay Rubias.

Notable people

Alumni and faculty

• Most Rev. Jose Corazon T. Talaoc, D.D. – former Bishop of Romblon (11 Jun 2003 appointed); presently Bishop of Aklan (25 May 2011 appointed).^[5] and current bishop of Aklan.
• Jerremay Rubias – Javelin throw Gold Medalist (2013 Palarong Pambansa),^{[6] [7]} and Bronze Medalist (2014 Palarong Pambansa).^[8]

See also

• List of schools in Tangalan
• Education in the Philippines

External links

• DepEd Region VI Website
• Data.gov Website
• Teacher Angel's Internship Experience

Notes and References

1. Web site: Total Public School Enrollment. data.gov.ph/. 16 June 2014.
2. Web site: B.P. Blg. 441, AN ACT CONVERTING THE TANGALAN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TANGALAN, PROVINCE OF AKLAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TANGALAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR. philippinelaw.info/. 19 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140817105641/http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/bp441.html. 17 August 2014.
3. Web site: BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG. 441. lawcenter.ph/. 19 June 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20140619121011/http://www.lawcenter.ph/law-library/laws/batas-pambansa/an-act-converting-the-tangalan-community-high-school-in-the-municipality-of-tangalan-province-of-aklan-into-a-national-high-school-to-be-known-as-the-tangalan-national-high-school-and-authorizing-th/. 19 June 2014.
4. News: Latoza. Reymar. WVRAA 2014: A showcase of the region’s best athletes. 20 June 2014. website. February 14, 2014.
5. Web site: Bishops. cbcponline.net/. 19 June 2014.
6. News: Miravite. Myke. 1st Palaro winner spurns hoops to focus on javelin throw. 19 June 2014. website. Rappler. 2013-04-22.
7. News: Villar. Joey. W Visayas, NCR bets strike gold in Day One. 19 June 2014. website. April 23, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171510/http://digitaledition.philstar.com/newspaper/showArticle/1560/share/W-Visayas-NCR-bets-strike-gold-in-Day-One/. 14 July 2014.
8. News: Rosero. Earl Victor. 2014 Palarong Pambansa opens Monday; upset victory in girls javelin. 19 June 2014. GMA. GMA News Online. May 5, 2014.