By Matthew Elixer Lanario (Grade 7 – Li Bai) It always feels different, whatever it may be, when it’s your firstyou will know and see. I took my first shotwith my uncle’s airgun. Feelings of satisfaction, I was overcome. I took more shots;I felt it again.It was New year then,but I can still feel it...Read More
By Patricia Gaille Tiu (Grade 10 – Luna ) Back to the time I first felt fear, a little age of sevenwith a conscience cohered. Stubborn I was,proud and complex, hard to love, and easy to vex.Yet, one day sat Iin the middle of the room all dark and dull,when a sudden gloom tore through...Read More
Harvy Dalida (Grade 8 – Jacinto) She is a great womanwho clearly doesn’t need a man,a woman who is my greatest supporter,and the woman who is my comforter,a woman who is no damsel in distress,that can handle the stress.Yes, she sometimes spanked me when I was a kid,but I know it was for my own...Read More
By Patricia Gaille Tiu (Grade 10 – Luna) In welcoming the Year of the Ox, the Iloilo Scholastic Academy held the Virtual Chinese New Year Celebration earlier today, February 12, 2020. The virtual program opened with warm greetings of happiness and prosperity from the ISA community. This was followed by presentations from the Preschool, Elementary,...Read More
By Neriah Keren Ahhi (Grade 9 – Mendeleev) A good conversation between you and meTwo faces smiling while staring at the screenA place where both are freeSomething they’ve been doing since quarantine There have been laughs and cries Tears of happiness and sadness It became a world full of surprise The topics are countless From...Read More
By Samantha Mok (Grade 9 – Mendeleev) Mistakes.Something no one wants, But everyone makes. Mistakes. We’ve all been thereTo the frustration, regret, and despairA bad decision, a wrong answer on a test; Someone you hurt, due to carelessness. But it’s alright.Sometimes mistakes help you see the light. Trust the process and see howSome have brought...Read More
Sofia Geolingo (Grade 8 – Bonifacio) A new source of destructionBegan in silenceSpreading discreetly,Letting itself be knownAs it unveils toward us asA dreadful predicament to our daily lives Struck by a sense of overwhelming fear Panic started to ariseEveryone was getting wearyAs people started to drop like flies We had to face a new struggleOne...Read More
By Theone Ian Tiu (Grade 9 – Mendeleev) I have been very blessed my whole life. Fortunately, almost everything was convenient for me. I was able to live a very comfortable life not having to worry about tomorrow. I always had food to eat; I always had a bed to sleep in; I always had...Read More
By Nanel Lacson (Grade 10 – Rizal) As we go through the deep and heavy paths of life, we may find it burdensome to take a step forward towards our dreams. Life always finds its way to toss hurdles onto us here and there that we find it challenging to “seize the day”. Misfortune continues...Read More
By William Vicson Gocheco (Grade 9 – Mendeleev) On a cold December morning, the sound of my alarm reached my ears. I struggle to grasp reality so early in the morning. Aching pain floods my body. Responsibilities and duties fill my mind. It’s a school day today. The immense pull of my body towards the...Read More
