Guidelines on Selection and Ranking of Honor Students

With the introduction of K to 12 curriculum, the Department of Education (DepEd) has issued guidelines to be followed in the selection of honor pupils in the elementary level especially the grade six pupils. These guidelines were already implemented in school year 2012-2013 for Grades 1 and 7.

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DepEd Order No. 74, s. 2012 stipulates the procedure on selecting the qualified grade six pupils on their academic performance and on their extra-curricular activities participated in.

System of Ranking

The top ten pupils/students are ranked based on 7-3 point scheme in which 7 points for academic performance and 3 points for co-curricular activities.

On Academic

In the academic, 7 points are assigned on the following criteria:

BES, Bronze Seal of Excellence Awardee

The school that is under my supervision and administration has been awarded of Bronze Seal of Excellence in the recent awarding rites held at public plaza of La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, PH. It is an honor for me as a school principal to receive that award and a cash prize.

Every year, the small city of La Carlota is celebrating the Festival of Lights and Music to observe the Yuletide seasons. And one of the series of activities for this festival, which is held nightly is the Department of Education (DepEd) night for all the public teachers in the Division of Schools in the said city.

Congratulations! My Son

You did it well, son. We're very happy and very proud of you for giving us the honor by achieving those special awards in your computer programming course as you graduate this March. I am indeed elated of what you have achieved as your father. My happiness is immeasurable. You deserve those awards. You have painstakingly worked for them.

Gilbor Camporazo, Jr., COMPRO-Truth

Got the Talent

It is really a great honor not only to me as your father but to our whole family. Your mother is very proud of you. She even remembers when you did it initially when you were still in your kindergarten grades you also gave us the honor when you excelled in math and other subjects. And also you did get another recognition or award when you were in grade one.

Best in Programming, Best in Web Design

This time you made it as the "Best in Programming" in your COMPRO class and also as the "Best in Web Design". I know how hard you did it and how you spent much of your time and efforts even to the extent of burning a midnight candle just to attain such honor in which we are gratifying compensated of what we do in rearing you up in what you are now, in what you have achieved..

Playing Turtle Principle Molds Me

Sometime in 1960, when I was in grade one, a memorable incident took place and became the greatest influence of my life and made me of what I am today. It started when I was playing with the two tiny turtles from our improvised terrarium inside our classroom.

Principle of Racing Turtles

When I was in Grade one, I belong to section 7, the last section.

Early in the morning at that day, we attended the flag ceremony. After that we proceeded to our humble classroom. Our class adviser, Ma'm Dolores Acot formed several groups and assigned them to their respective ground assignment to clean. I wasn't given any group to work with for I was overlooked. What I did is to look for something to do. Thus, I picked some dried or withered leaves from the bushes along the foot walk, and weeded out and cultivated some ornamental plants at the back of our classroom.