April 4, 5 & 6, 2017: The 3-Day Graduation Exercises in ISD

There are 11 elementary schools in Indanan South District. From nearby Jolo to the furthest school of the district, it starts with: 1. Kasambuhan Village Elementary School; 2. Panglima Mammah Elementary School; 3. Timbangan Elementary School; 4. Palan Elementary School; 5. Bunot Elementary School; 6. Panglima Indanan Central School; 7. Poblacion Elementary School; 8. Mukammali Elementary School; 9. Langpas Elementary School; 10. Panglima Ahajan Elementary School; and 11. Pasil Elementary School. Last February 24, 2017, the school administrators/caretakers of those 11 elementary schools convened in the Indanan South District Office in the morning. The topic was about the schedule of the Graduation Exercise 2017. DepED Order No. 8 s. 2017 appeared as the basis of the scheduling of the graduation for this year. DO No. 8 stated that the Graduation Exercises 2017 should be on or before April 7, 2017. It also specified the graduation theme: "SABAY-SABY NA HAKBANG TUNGO SA MAUNLAD NA KINABUKASAN."

Nourishing February, 2017

School feeding highlighted February, 2017 in Indanan South District schools. It was two categories. One was SBFP (School-Based Feeding Program). The other one was SMFP (School Mass Feeding Program). These two school feeding programs were quite different from each other in terms of funding agency, target, beneficiary and strategy.

Challenging January, 2017

One of the challenges in January, 2017 was the traditional habit of the students, parents and guardians of being indifferent in the observance of the First Day of Classes that resumed last January 3, 2017. That practice already existed in the district since many years ago. PSDS Sam wanted to lessen the frequency level of that habit. He posted lots of advice on absenteeism in the Facebook group of all Indanan South District personnel and stakeholders. He emphasized the relevance of students' daily attendance in the prescribed school days stipulated by DepED Order School Calendar 2016-2017.