ABOUT US
Variations is the official student publication of the Philippine High School for the Arts, located on Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna.
The publication was established in 1978. Variations has produced newspaper issues almost every year since its founding, and members have gone on to win district, regional, and national-level newswriting competitions.
THE 2021-2022 TEAM
Sophia Beatriz Reyes
Editor-in-Chief
Opinion Editor
Sophia Beatriz Reyes is a Grade 11 Creative Writing student from Antipolo, Rizal. In her free time, she enjoys watching cartoons, making playlists, and knitting tiny friends out of yarn. If you're unable to reach her, she's probably just taking a nap! Give her five more minutes~
Ezra Estrañero
Associate Editor-in-Chief
Website & Layout Editor
Ezra is a Creative Writing student from Iloilo City, the City of Smiles and despite this, she is a self-proclaimed villain who likes to squint her eyes at people to incite fear. But she’s actually not judging you, she just has bad eyesight.
Ril Arguelles
News Editor
Ril is a Grade 10 Creative Writing student alternating coffee and Berocca somewhere in Cavite. She likes staring at blank documents until something mysteriously appears, as well as screaming and crying over anime men.​
Kaya Mandala Novicio
Features Editor
Kaya Mandala Novicio is a talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, Grade 10 Creative Writing student who— in case you missed it— loves sarcasm and Lady Gaga.
Sidney Lampayan
Sci-Tech Editor
Sidney Lampayan is a Grade 11 Creative Writing student hailing from Los Baños, Laguna. She likes sending her friends messages at random intervals of the day, asking if they still love her. To quote her icon Gina Linetti, she is the Paris of the people. Also like her icon Gina Linetti, she makes a wonderful case study for psychologists.
Daniel Ben
Sports Editor
Daniel is a Grade 12 Creative Writing student from Quezon City. Coincidentally, he's currently dreaming about eating cheese in a Quezo City
Zia Palomar
Art & Layout Editor
Zia is a Grade 11 Visual Arts student from Quezon City. You can often see them laughing at cats on the internet or crying over a Pixar film.
Miggy Calugay
Art & Layout Editor
Miggy is a Grade 11 Visual Arts student from Quezon City who relates so much to Loki, The God of Mischief. Beacuse like Loki, HE'S BEEN FALING FOR 30 MINUTES AAAA.