Tarlac National High School

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Tarlac National High School
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Location
Tarlac National High School
Main: San Roque, Tarlac City
Annex: San Miguel, Tarlac City

Philippines
Coordinates 15°28′55″N120°35′21″E / 15.48194°N 120.58917°E / 15.48194; 120.58917
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Type Public school
EstablishedSeptember 2, 1902
PrincipalDr. Yolanda Gonzales (2022) [1]
FacultyAround 300
Grades7 to 12
Enrollment7,268 (2014)
Campus type Urban
Color(s)   Maroon and Yellow
NewspaperThe Melting Pot
Ang Supling

Tarlac National High School (TNHS; Filipino : Pambansang Mataas na Paaralan ng Tarlac), formerly Tarlac High School (Filipino : Mataas na Paaralan ng Tarlac), is a public high school in Tarlac City, Philippines. Established on September 2, 1902 by American Thomasites, it is one of the oldest public high school system in the country. [2] It is one of the largest secondary schools in the region with over 7,000 student population. [3]

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The current head of the school is Dr. Yolanda Gonzales. TNHS has two campuses within Tarlac City—the main campus, located along Macabulos Drive, San Roque, and the annex campus, located along MacArthur Highway in San Miguel.

The annex campus has been officially known as Jose V. Yap National High School since October 5, 2021 but locals still regard it as TNHS annex due to the fact that it has been an annex of TNHS for a long period of time.

History

Tarlac National High School was founded on September 2, 1902 by the American Thomasites during the early years of the American period in the Philippines, becoming one of the oldest public high school in the country. Tarlac deputy division superintendent Frank Russell White served as its first principal. [4]

The school celebrated its 110th anniversary with an alumni homecoming, as well as the construction of the Alumni Building, which will house the memorabilia from the school's history and alumni. [2]

On October 28, 2015, a fire razed the original main building as well as the social hall of the school, prompting the creation of a resolution that sought the school to be recognized as a national historical site by the National Historical Commission in 2017. [1]

The school celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2022. The school had a Mass as well as a video presentation shown to its students regarding the school's history. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hernandez, Jerry (September 4, 2022). "PH oldest HS is on 120th year". The Manila Times . Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Tarlac National High School celebrates 110th year today". The Philippine Star. September 8, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ S. Tomajin, Judea (September 1, 2022). "Portrait of the Best Practices of Public School Heads in Establishing School-Community Partnerships". Asia Pacific Journal of Advanced Education and Technology: 33–44. doi: 10.54476/apjaet/30108 . ISSN   2815-245X.
  4. ↑ "Tarlac High School, first public school in the Philippines". Only in the Philippines. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
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