What’s with the name anyway? Will I die if I don’t get to know him? For me and for you, he is just a nobody. But for Sogod National High School, Lando is a name that they would be proud to know of.
Lando is the nickname of Mr. Rolando C. Timbang. He is the school principal of Sogod National High School (SNHS), Sogod, Southern Leyte. He is born in Cadayunman, Liloan, in the southern part of Leyte. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Education degree, major in History, in Saint Joseph College in Maasin City, Leyte. He is married and is blessed with a daughter who is now a college student.
Before Sir Lando, as students address him, arrived in SNHS, he taught Araling Panlipunan II, English and Pilipino subjects in Himay-angan National High School. While he was finishing his Master’s Degree majoring in Management, he was appointed as an Understudy for Head Teacher, a Supreme Student Counsel Adviser and the President of the Teachers Association. After some time, he was promoted from being an understudy to being a Head Teacher.
His years of experience as head teacher proved to be enough for him to be promoted. It is of no wonder that he is given the responsibility of being the school principal of SNHS. He replaced Mr. Sonny Tayum, then principal of SNHS.
Just like all other new comers, he was greeted in SNHS with gladness for some and contempt for others. He has apprehension in managing the school with a population of more two thousand students, unlike in HNHS whose population barely reach 500. Some has doubts if he could manage the school, while others are confident that he can because of his experience.
Sir Lando believes that problems are just there to spice up life. He faces the challenge of governing SNHS with big faith in God, positive attitude and a happy disposition.
He showed SNHS that he deserve their loyalty and acceptance as their new principal. He led SNHS to achieve regional competitions awards both in academic and sports. He brought outside organizations to give funds to the school and spearheaded facility improvement. He has gained the support of the local government unit as well as the support of the school stakeholders.
He showed Sogod National High School that he can be the angry, forgiving, compassionate, strong and knowledgeable principal that they wanted him to be.
Currently, SNHS is one of the recipients of the iSchools project. The project will provide the school with:
19 Desktop computers with LCD monitors
server with webcam
laptop
HP 4-in-1 printer
Multimedia projector
Capability training for teachers and students
In return, the school must provide a room to be used as the computer laboratory and as a community e-learning center. Big amount of money and lots of responsibility is involved being a recipient of the project. The entire stakeholder of the school must be involved.
How the iSchools project in Sogod National High School will turn out is in the good hands of Mr. Lando C. Timbang. With his experience and with all the support of the school stakeholder and funding agencies, surely, everything will turn out just fine. Lando is up for the challenge.
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