Joshean R. Javier Grade 7 Matalino
HISTORY OF ISNHS The advent of the American eriod sa! the "ro!th of rimar# schools offerin" free ed$cation in the !hole archiela"o. This !as an offshoot of %&'% Act No.7( of the )hiliine *ommission *ommission installin" installin" a hi"hl# centrali+ed centrali+ed $,lic school s#stem. s#stem. Necessaril# Necessaril#-- this $shered the need to train rimar# school teachers. So in %&'- the Ilocano Normal School !as esta,lished thro$"h Act No. /7 of the )hiliine *ommission. The school0s earl# ,e"innin"s are traced to the old 1i"an Seminar#- !here the first ,atch %' male male and / female female st$dent st$dentss attende attended d classe classes. s. The strict strict moral moral norms norms then then dictat dictated ed the se"re"ation of the se2es so that there !ere t!o searate classes. *o3ed$cation !as event$all# introd$ced introd$ced !hen st$dent st$dent attendance attendance d!indled. No re4$irements re4$irements !ere imosed $on those !ho !anted to enroll ,efore a s#stem of "radin" and classification !as introd$ced in %&'(. In the co$rse of time- a "ro!in" enrollment romted the constr$ction of a ne! ,$ildin"!hich no! ho$ses the 5o6a Gre"oria Rivera Memorial i,rar#. The ,$ildin" !hich !as finished and ina$"$rated on Fe,r$ar# - %&'8- ho$sed the first $,lic hi"h school in Ilocos S$r- the 1i"an Hi"h School. It too9 the school si2 #ears- ho!ever- to esta,lish a second #ear class in %&':. S$,se4$entl#- t!elve st$dents ,ecame the first "rad$ates of the school in %&%. ;ith the contin$o$s increase in o$lation- a ,i""er area !as needed. The rovincial "overnment in the late %&'s ac4$ired ei"ht hectares of land at the ;est side of the to!n of 1i"an. On this lace- the school fo$nd its ermanent home in the form of a concrete str$ct$re in %&/'. <$t even as a ermanent location !as fo$nd- the no! <$r"os =ast =lementar# School ,$ildin" !as still $tili+ed as an anne2 for hi"h school st$dents $ to the earl# si2ties. si2ties. In %&/- the name 1i"an 1i"an Hi"h School !as chan"ed to Ilocos S$r Hi"h School. Sc hool.
The $rchase of an additional lot in %&8/ led to the e2ansion of the school area. In %&8:a ne! str$ct$re called National Heroes Memorial <$ildin" !as added. The or9 ,arrel of then *on"ressman Floro *risolo"o- an o$tstandin" al$mn$s of the schoo l- made this ossi,le. The school is 9no!n toda# as the Ilocos S$r National Hi"h School. The late *on"ressman Floro *risolo"o a$thored RA /&7( in %&>(- th$s elevatin" the school to its national stat$s. In reco"nition of his contri,$tions to his Alma Mater- the *on"ressman !as resented a la4$e on Jan$ar# %7- %&>7 d$rin" the time of Mr. Macario Feste?o as rincial. For a,o$t 8 #ears since its ,e"innin"- the school !as ta23s$orted. Those times- the first )hiliine *ommission- the Sch$rman *ommission- recommended free ed$cation. The Ins$lar "overnment aid for the teacher0s salaries and e4$iment e2enses. Ho!ever- financial s$ort !as event$all# discontin$ed. *onse4$entl#- the rovincial "overnment had to collect t$ition and other fees startin" in %&/ to finance school oerations. The earliest recollection of t$ition fees !as ).8' er #ear in %&/> and thro$"h the #ears- the fees increased d$e to the risin" cost of ed$cation. On Setem,er &- %&:8- the ann$al t$ition fee of )7'.'' and matric$lation fee of ).'' resectivel#- increased to )%8'.'' and )8.'' as er re"ional 5=*S Memo >(. Ho!everchar"in" of the fees !as discontin$ed since the imlementation of the ne! %&:7 )hiliine *onstit$tion that mandated a s#stem of free $,lic ed$cation in the elementar# and hi"h school levels. In %&(%- classes !ere s$sended !hen the Jaanese invaded the )hiliines at the o$t,rea9 of ;orld ;ar II and event$all# occ$ied Ilocos S$r on 5ecem,er %'. These !ere res$med in J$ne %&(/- onl# to ,e a,orted in 5ecem,er %&(( d$e to lac9 of st$dent attendance. *lasses finall# too9 off in Ma# %&(8. St$dents !ho !ere then in their senior #ear in 5ecem,er %&(% !ere considered "rad$ates and comrised *lass %&(. Those in the lo!er #ears !ere romoted to the ne2t #ear level and !ere not re4$ired as !ell to comlete the three months of schoolin" the# missed d$rin" the !ar. The first ,atch of st$dents to finish hi"h school after the !ar "rad$ated in %&(>.
