Share a meal, it’s a deal

By Camille Joyce A. Tuason 

Excited high school students and teachers lined up in queue in front of the Home Economics room as they waited for their turn to be served with a hot bowl of either champorado or arroz caldo pegged at twenty pesos.  This Share- a-Meal activity, proceeds of which will go to the adopted communities,  is sponsored by the Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) area in celebration of Nutrition Month last July.   

To intensify SSAM’s focus on mission and ministry, TLE coordinator Mrs. Edith Fitero, together with the faculty and students, jumpstarted the simple event by providing products such as eggs, rice and canned goods to the typhoon victims in Marikina City. These donations, which were packed in boxes, would have helped a number of mothers and babies in sustaining proper nutrition. Consequently, the high school unit capped the event with the theme “Sa Wastong Nutrisyon ni Mommy, Healthy si Baby”.  

“We want the students to be more aware of their lifestyle through giving them enriching activities and interesting topics such as choosing carefully the food that they eat, knowing how to balance their diet and recognizing the importance of maintaining proper nutrition especially to pregnant mothers, and infants. And these were all done through classroom activities, discussions and announcements over the PA system,” Mrs. Fitero said. 

The students were tasked to make Asian-inspired posters revolving around the same theme. Selected works were shown in the gallery near the AVR.