On September 4-6, 2025, Ilocos Sur National High School’s intramurals started with a bang. This year, I participated not as an athlete, but as a volunteer medic. The day before the intramurals, the ISNHS Red Cross Youth Council hosted a training for learning first aid, and I’m grateful to have been able to attend. Thanks to this, I was able to join the team of volunteers in assisting the players in any possible injuries they may sustain.
Helping others is not only a passion, but a way of life. For me, helping these athletes heal and overcome these physical challenges that they face on and off the court, is a responsibility I’m unable to shake off.
Even so, it’s not a responsibility that I see nor carry as a burden, but as a responsibility that I’ve held dearly since I was a child. In a way, it’s just like how athletes see the way they play as a responsibility. They’re
responsible for how they carry themselves, how they interact with teammates and enemies alike, and with how they balance their life of sports with their life of academics— as is the case for student athletes.
Overall, I think that was a fun way to spend my week. I’ve learned a lot, actually, even if I was unable to attend majority of my lessons since I was basically cooped up at a sports event majority of the day. Like the intensity of a basketball match, the fluidity of which dancers moved with their partners, and the grace of a gymnast.
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Photo 3 credits to Kate Macaranas
Helping others is not only a passion, but a way of life. For me, helping these athletes heal and overcome these physical challenges that they face on and off the court, is a responsibility I’m unable to shake off.
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