High school student publications first began in the Philippines in 1911 with the publication of The Coconut at the Manila High School, now known as Araullo High School. Over the following decades, numerous other high school newspapers were established across the country. The Campus Journalism Act of 1991 was the first major regulation governing high school publications. Formal journalism education in high schools began in 1952 with a teacher at Mapa High School experimenting with journalism classes, which were then adopted by other schools. Journalism classes train students in various types of news writing to prepare them for working on their school newspapers.

1. HIGH SCHOOL PUBLICATION-
A BRIEF HISTORY

2. The Birth of High School Papers in the
Country
 High school student publications are almost as old as the
Philippine public school itself.
 The Coconut in the school year 1911-1912
- the first mimeographed student paper in the country
- in first Manila High School, now the Araullo High School
– under the editorship of Carlos P. Romulo

3.  La Union Tab of La Union High School – the first regularly issued printed high
school paper published in 1923, and followed by
 The Pampangan, Pampanga High School, 1925
 The Leytean, Leyte High School, 1925
 The Rizalian, Rizal High School, 1926
 The Coconut, Tayabas High School,1927
 The Volcano, Batangas High School, 1927
 The Toil, LA Union Trade High School, 1928
 The Samarinian, Sammar High School, 1928
 The Melting Pot, Tarlac High School, 1929
 The Granary, Nueva Ecija High School, 1929
 The Torres Torch, Torres High School (Manila), 1930
 The Cagayan Student Chronicle, Cagayan High School, 1930

4. R.A. No. 7079 – Campus Journalism Act
of 1991
The first significant regulation governing the putting
out of high school paper or campus journalism in
the Philippines
Enacted on July 5,1991
It was issued by the Bureau of Education (now the
Department of Education) signed by the Director
Luther B. Bewley.

5. October 22, 1945, acting Executive Officer John H. Mcbride Jr.
of the Department of Instruction and Information sent a letter
all division superintendents quoting provisions from the Service
Manual.
 The Service Manual stated that the school paper should
consist chiefly of articles treating of school activities, that it
should be free from advertisements, from questionable jokes
and cartoons, and from worthless poetry and prose: it stated
further that articles purporting to be written by students
should be solely the product of their efforts, the assistance of
the teacher being limited only to criticisms.

6. The Birth of Manila City Schools
Newspapers
 THE COCONUT of the Old Manila High School (now the Araullo High School).
- The first school paper in Manila public high school and incidentally in the country
was born in the school year 1911-1912. A mimeographed paper, edited by Carlos
P. Romulo
 TORRES TORCH of Torres High School. The maiden issue made its bow in
September 1930. Then followed the MAPAZETTE of Mapa High School and THE
CHRONICLE of Arellano High School, both in 1940.

7. All the rest were born after the World War 2. The list of Manila
High School publications with their Filipino paper counterparts,
as of 1967 are hereby listed in chronological order.
 1911 – The Coconut (Mimeographed) later renamed The Wall in 1937, Araullo High
School: Ang Moog, June 1957.
 1930- The Torres Torch, Torres High School: Ang Sulo, June-July 1956
 1940 (Sept.) – The Mapazette, Mapa High School: Ang Gabay, 1946
 1940 (Nov.) – The Chronicler, Arellano High School: Ang Tambuli, Nov. 1945
 1946 – The Power, EARIST: Ang Lakas
 1947 (Sept.) – The Gazette, Abad Santos High School: Ang Tinig, June 1957
 1954 (July) – The Evening Progress, EARIST
 1958 (June) The Wheel, Roxas High School: Ang Gulong, 1964
 1958 (July-Aug.) – The Molave, Villamor High School: Ang Mulawin, July 1958.

8.  1958 (Aug. – Oct.) Gov. Forbes Newsletter, later renamed The Blue and White,
Magsaysay High School: Ang Silahis, Aug.- Oct. 1958.
 1958 (Sept.9) – The Scroll, later renamed The Quezonian, Quezon High School; Ang
Landas, Nov.1958
 1959 - The Quill, later renamed The Avanceñan, Avanceña High School: Ang Bukang
Liwayway
 1959 – MHS Newsette, Manila High School: Ang Binhi, 1959
 1962 (July) – The Shield, Soliman High School: Ang Pananggalang, later renamed Ang
Kalasag, July 1962
 1962 – The Newsletter, later renamed The Counselor, Alonzo High School: Ang Mithi,
later renamed The Clarion
 1962- The Rectonian, Recto High School: Ang Diwa, March 7,1963
 1963 (March 22) – The Gold Reed, Quirino High School: Ang Tanglaw, later renamed
Ang Gintong Panitik, March 1963
 1963 (Feb-March) – The New Horizons, Osmeña High School: Ang Bulalakaw, July 1963

9.  1963 (March 13) – The Barangay, Lakandula High School: Ang Barangay, 1964.
 1963 (Nov.) – The Boys Town Newsette, later renamed Ang Sandigan, Boys Town
High School (now Valeriano E. Fugoso Memorial School)
 1963 – The Nucleus, Manila Science High School: Ang Ubod, 1963
 1964 (July 11) – The Sampaguita, later renamed Ang Batis, July 1966, Dela Fuente
High School
 1966 – The Pioneer, Aguinaldo High School: Ang Usbong 1966
 1967 (Jan.) – The Newsette, later renamed The Sail, Nolasco High School: JN
Sagisag, later renamed Ang Layag, Jan, 1967
 1967 – The Paez Echo, Paez Integrated High School:Ang Pahatid
 2004 – School papers both in the elementary and high schools have greatly
increased

10. Formal Introduction of Journalism
 Although the first high school paper in the City School of
Manila was published in School year 1911-1912, formal
classroom instruction in high school journalism began only in
1952.
 That was the time that Mrs. Sarah England, an American
teacher of Mapa High School, experimented with the teaching
of journalism. Since it proved successful, the other four
existing high schools in the city followed suit. These were the
Araullo, Torres, Arellano, and Abad Santos high schools, in
that order. Since then, journalism has been under the
supervision of English supervisors, but the grades are
considered vocational subjects.

11.  In 1964, Mrs. Clehenia San Juan, the department head of English in Araullo
High School, was appointed journalism supervisor. When the 2-2 plan was
implemented in the high schools, journalism remained as a vocational
subject in the second year, an optional subject in the third year, and an
elective in the fourth year college preparatory course.
 Under Mrs. San Juan, school paper advisers and journalism teachers who
took special graduate courses in scholastic journalism at the Institute of
Mass Communication in the University of the Philippines, helped fashion
out a bilingual course of study, prepared and published under the joint
sponsorship of the former Philippine Press Institute and the ESO Standard,
Incorporated.

12.  In the journalism classes, the budding writers are trained to
write various types of news, feature stories, interviews, speech
reports, editorials and editorial columns, sport stories, critical
reports, interpretative and depth news, development news,
and other forms of journalistic writing.
 These are all preparatory to actual staff work when students
learn to organize, manage, and improve the school paper.
These include newspaper make up and school publicity.