GIC Story: A Relentless JOURNey
We have come a long way together. Every piece of paper is our shoe, every drop of ink is our fuel, every unique story is our wing, and everything that has to be told will be our goal. Indeed, each of us has encountered tough days to face and embrace --- as countless obstacles tried to block us on the way. We, the campus journalists of GIC, remind ourselves with one
thing --- to desire not just to win every competition and reach every finish line but to learn from every struggle to not step back so we can achieve our greater goal. We will always be READY, SET, and GO for a relentless JOURNey! READY
It was three oโclock in the afternoon when the iconic bell sound awakened Paradisian souls, thinking that they have just reached their finish lines for the day but it's not the case for us. We immediately packed our bags and prepared ourselves again, for we were just getting ready for another lap to run. We started from weekdays, adjusted it to three days a week until it became two days. We consume the rest of our day in packing new learnings to help us in our JOURNey. It is the time when we unconsciously "emerge" as we improve in writing, revising, editing, capturing, drawing, brainstorming and all the other journalistic tasks repeatedly. We underwent trainings and seminars to be able to learn all the ways, styles, and categories of writing. Time passed and we were transformed to be the greatest athlete of ourselves. Our SPAs guided us and brought out the best in us to emerge as responsible campus journalists. SET
In our run, we have obstacles as our luggage. We had our 'stops' just like any other high school student. We started with the number of 14 but only eight stayed. We had our frustrations and desperations due to a lot of responsibilities to carry as students and journalists that we sometimes fail to juggle. But, these didn't easily strip off our aspirations to serve the people. Our eagerness to write helped us to continue every single day. We weren't taught to merely cry like a dog battered in the street. We echo the voice of the voiceless and this will be our 'undying passion'. As we take the next step in our JOURNey, Ma'am Imelda Montes, retired English Department head, decided to give a name for the aspiring journalists like us to be recognized. This was the birth of Green Ink Chronicles in the S.Y. 2017-2018 with a tagline "EMERGE. PREVAIL.", as suggested by Mr. Jorell Finez, a former GIC sports writer. The newsletter version, PFNHS Express back then, was initiated by Miyaka Rhinoa Reyes until finally, the first publication of GIC was made and spearheaded by Editor-In-Chief Hana Coyoca in the school year 2017-2018 while Jobelle Morato and D Jay Love Moreno took charge in the following years. GO
We strive but it will be never enough. We have reached a lot of milestones, a lot of first times, and a lot of achievements for running the GIC in three years and more. We have gone through a lot of obstacles but here we are, still going through in and outside of the campus. We prevail through our service and extend it in social media. Since we only publish the school newspaper once a year and not all news will be included there, this page was created-a platform used to update all Paradisians whenever there's a breaking news in our school and other important announcements. We never stopped, we just pause for a while, rest, and GO again. That's the story behind the lotus which represents the GIC. Just like a lotus, we managed to bloom gracefully inspite of coming from a seed that grew in a mud from a troubled water in a river. Every drop of our tears from hardships became a way of giving and refilling the colors to our passionโlike an ink that fades and runs out in some hard times. READY, SET, GO! Then a bang from a gun has shot, signaling to start a new marathon for us to run, a new JOURNey. There's no stepping back once we set our goals and go for it. We are now READY enough to serve not just in our school, PFNHS, but also for the public. We are SET to be a journalist in our own right once and forever, and we will GO with the package of learnings, not with the luggage of obstacles. We are now on the march, running for the people and leading for the truth. News has no rest and so we'll continue. There will be no more finish line for us to stop, just new laps to restart.
