Jesus J. Soriano National High School & Raising Awareness of Hive

DBuzz Founder Chris Rice and PhilNews.XYZ, another HIVE user, went to Jesus J. Soriano National High School located in Barangay Catalunan Grande, Davao City, Davao Del Sur, Philippines, for some important tasks in raising awareness of Hive and collaborating with the school's activities.

On August 11, 2023, we visited Jesus J. Soriano National High School for an important meeting with the school principal, Emy B. Goc-Ong, Doctor of Education (EdD), and some of her staff to pitch the idea of potentially supporting the student's needs in terms of school supplies.

(L-R) Ma'am Goc-Ong, PhilNews.XYZ, Chris Rice, Rubz Comm & Son with JJSNHS Teachers

Preparations Before the Meeting:

Davao DeFi Community @davaodeficoms Founder Rubz Comms initiated the meeting and called upon Chris Rice @chrisrice for the important talks to materialize on August 11, 2023.

Chris Rice researched ahead of time about the possibility of helping a school community in Davao City with school supply needs and, at the same time, offering these students to learn more about the technology called Web3.

Meeting the Principal and Her Staff:

We were scheduled to meet at around four o'clock in the afternoon, and we arrived at the venue 10 minutes earlier than scheduled. We were immediately introduced by Rubz Comms to the principal, Ma'am Emy B. Goc-ong, EdD, and Principal III of Jesus J. Soriano National High School in Barangay Catalunan Grande, Davao City.

Aside from the school principal, present also during the meeting were Mr. Tranquilino E. Velasco Jr., Officer-In-Charge of Junior High School Level, and Jenalyn A. Molina, school coordinator of Adopt-A-School Coordinator, and Davao DeFi Community Founder Rubz Comms.

(L-R) Ma'am Lacumba, Rubz Coms @philnews.xyz, @chrisrice, Principal Goc-ong, Ma'am Molina, & Sir Velasco

After the short introductions of all the attendees during the meeting, Chris Rice introduced himself as the representative of the community of developers, bloggers, and content creators using a technology called Web3.

The DBuzz founder first asked the principal if the conversations could be documented through photos and taking down some notes of the meeting. The school principal Ma'am Goc-Ong agreed and was even grateful for the opportunity of having somebody interested in their program as they were mandated by the Philippine Department of Education to collaborate with various communities in helping the needs of their students not only in terms of education but also in terms of their school supply needs.

Discussions with the Principal	DDC, Hive & the Principal's Staff

Chris Rice Discussing Hive	Chris Rice & Principal Goc-Ong

Ma'am Goc-Ong was so grateful upon hearing about the possibility of being given the opportunity to collaborate in various efforts to further the education of their students, especially in terms of technological advancements in the field of information technology.

According to the Principal of Jesus J. Soriano National High School, they have a program called Adopt-A-School initiative and introduced once again the coordinator of the said program, Ma'am Jenaly A. Molina, who responded positively with the idea of being given a chance to be one of the beneficiaries of any assistance from the Hive community.

Chris Rice, on his part as the representative of Hive, asked for some important data from the school principal, which they provided by giving rough estimates of the number of students in the said school. According to the principal, there were around 3,000 students enrolled at Jesus J. Soriano National High School, and most of these students come from families that live in a family earning below the poverty line or earning less than a dollar a day.

Sir Velasco & Chris Rice	Outside the Computer Lab

PC's at the Computer Lab	PC's Provided by DepEd

According to Mr. Tranquilino E. Velasco Jr., Officer-In-Charge of the school and the coordinator of the school's IT Department in Junior High School, the students really need support regarding school supplies, especially those new students from the Elementary Department.

Mr. Velasco also shared some of the common problems they encounter at school in terms of technology advancement and the need for learning from experts, even the teachers need improvements in terms of computer literacy and look forward to the possibility of collaborating with the Hive Community and the developer community who were already working with DBuzz.

They are also grateful for the possibility of having a long-term partnership with DBuzz and Hive to mentor their students to learn more about programming, Web3, and advancement in technology in general.

Inside the Computer Lab	Touring the Computer Lab

On our Way to the Computer Lab	Chris Asking Infos about the Lab

Hive Touring around JJSNHS	Chris Rice & Sir Velasco Discussions about IT

Chris Rice made a brief introduction about Web3, the Hive community's goals of helping a wider audience, and even gave an example of the successful project being supported by Hive, particularly the Hive Borehole Project in Ghana, Africa @hiveghana.

The meeting was indeed successful for both parties, the Hive community, DBuzz, DDC, and the school's management. We came up with a list of possible school supplies to be given to all or some of the students in their school.

These are the List of Possible School Supplies:

1. Backpacks.
2. Water Canister.
3. Notebooks.
4. Ballpens.
5. Marker / Pentel Pens.

JJSNHS Ma'am Goc-ong & Chris Rice	Principal & The Hive Rep.

Jesus J. Soriano NHS Playground & Covered Court	JJSNHS Covered Court & Playground

Jesus J. Soriano National HS Playground	Entrance to JJSNHS View from the Second Floor

For more information about Hive initiatives, you can review the reports by @valueplan.