The Iligan City National High School (ICNHS) harvested for the first time on Monday lettuce propagated through a hydroponic farming system initiated by the Maxell and Einstein (Maxtein) Alumni Batch 1997.
The school harvested 30 kilograms (kg) of lettuce with a market value of P9,000, or P300 per kg. Zisimo Gomez, ICNHS principal, lauded Maxtein Batch 1997 for the project that was launched last July 25 with a fund of P913,468, used for the construction of the advanced hydroponic farming system.
“Thank you very much. On behalf of ICNHS’s 296 teaching force, 55 non-teaching personnel, and 8,376 learners, we gladly accept your project,” he said during the harvest festival’s ribbon-cutting and turnover ceremony. The Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology’s (MSU-IIT) Electronics Engineering Department constructed the Hydroponics and Smart Farming System at the ICNHS Campus for its Senior High STEM track.
Dr. Jonathan de la Pena, Department of Education – Iligan schools division superintendent, praised Maxtein Batch 1997 for giving back to the ICNHS, referring to them as “legends who exemplify the school’s success in producing productive citizens.”
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