HISTORY OF AURORA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL- MALVAR EXTENSION
Aurora National High School- Malvar Extension is a complete
secondary school located at Sitio Cabeza I, Barangay Malvar – a far flung area
within the municipality of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, traversing Bucayao
Grande and Bagto River at approximately 5.50 kilometers away from
Inarawan National High School and 12.0 kilometers away from Aurora
National High School. The school was situated on 1 hectare land which was
donated by the late Ruferta Infantado to Department of Education Culture
and Sports (presently DepEd) last July 20, 1964.
Prior to its establishment, the Schools Division Superintendent, Dr.
Ma. Luisa Servando granted the petition of 44 parents to send junior high
school teachers that will cater the need for education of the upcoming grade 7
students from its three feeder barangays namely Malvar, Banuton and
Caburo (MABANCA). Unity of the parents in this school is highly
commendable for it was not affected by cultural diversity among Tagalog and
Mangyan groups. The concerted efforts of Malvar Barangay Capt. Frankie
Selodio, Banuton Barangay Capt. Alex Maliwanag, Caburo Barangay Capt.
Domingo Torres, together with their Sangguniang Barangay Members and
PTA officials paved the way to the realization of a public secondary school in
this barangay.
Indeed, the untiring efforts of everyone were not in vain. The dream of
having a public secondary school in Malvar became a reality.
ANHSME started its operation last June 2015 with only one nationalfunded teacher and 44 students. Classes were held temporarily at the
vacant room of Mabini Elementary School- Annex. Mrs. Bedilla B. Navelgas
who was the Aurora NHS principal at that time was tasked to monitor the
said school. Strong typhoons unroofed the classrooms on its first year of
operation but this never impeded the pioneer teacher to deliver quality
education to the students.
Dr. Cleofe Z. Padrones who was the district supervisor on that time,
found out that the school needed additional teachers on its second year of
operation so she requested 1 additional national- funded teacher and 2
municipal funded teachers and it was all granted.
Meanwhile, due to geographical location of ANHSME, Schools Division
Office appointed Mr. Ferdinand P. Valdez as the first Teacher-In-Charge to
lead the teachers of that school. At his time, through the support of
barangay officials and General Parents and Teachers Association (GPTA)
officers, together with consistent following up, the school received a project
of four classrooms from the LGU. Moreover, in spite of lacking in budget, he
managed to build the school stage which was made possible through
voluntary contributions of the parents and some local government officials.
This stage was utilized as Grade 10 temporary classroom while waiting to
finish the on-going construction of the additional classrooms. He then led
the whole faculty members to the school mantra he formulated, “ Itaas ang
Kalidad ng Edukasyon sa Kalibliban”.
Meanwhile, due to reshuffling of school heads within the division, Mrs.
Elizabeth P. Boncato replaced Mr. Valdez as Teacher-In-Charge of this
institution on October 18, 2021. On her first weeks of assignment, physical
changes like surrounding beautification were impressively visible. Many
projects for additional facilities were planned and started on her one year
and seven months of leadership. After her reassignment to other school, Dr.
Rowena M. Carandang took over her place as the new leader of this school
up to the present.
Dr. Carandang continued and finished the covered pathwalk project of
Mrs. Boncato and solicited many ICT equipments and additional facilities
for the school such as wifi installation, desktops and comfort room on her
first month of leadership. The school teaching staffs, parents and learners
are hoping that through her leadership, ANHSME will be no longer an
extension, and it will be soon changed to “Malvar National High School”.
ANHSME aims to develop the fullest potentials of individual students in
building a peaceful and progressive community. It provides equitable access
to quality education with the aim of developing the knowledge, skills,
attitudes and values of students necessary for a productive life. From 1
permanent teacher, it has increased to 11 teaching personnel. Teachers
attend trainings and enrol to post graduate studies for their personal and
professional growth. There is also remarkable increased on the population of
students this school year 2022 -2023 which reached to its highest number
ever of 346, from which 217 belongs to Indigenous People (IP) Community.