St. Joseph College of Novaliches, Inc.

Rainbow Village 5, Congressional Ave., Novaliches Caloocan City

CHAPTER 1

The Hurdles to a Healthier 9th Grade of SJNCI

LEADER:
VALLEGA, JOHN GABRIEL
MEMBERS:
NACINO, CHELSEA JULY
ANIS, CHRISTIAN DAVE
CAOILI, FRANCILLE DIANDRA
SAN DIEGO, JONAH LILETH
CABATIC, ZIYI IMMANOELLE
DOROMAL, BRYLA KYLE
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THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

A healthy school environment — full of nutritious school meals,

physical activity and green schoolyards — sets students up for success in the

classroom and beyond. Without this or any shortcoming from what’s listed could

cause a tragic effect on a student’s performance or worst case scenario the

student himself.

It is indeed challenging for students, to stay healthy considering our daily

routines; from sleeping hours to balancing meals. Hoyland states on her article

(Effect of Breakfast on the Cognitive Performance of Children and Adolescents )

that “Breakfast improves concentration and alertness .” , which is a 100%

factual. A good breakfast fuels you up and gets you ready for the day. In
general, kids and teens who eat breakfast have more energy, do better in

school, and eat healthier throughout the day. Without breakfast, people

can get irritable, restless, and tired.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This field work aims to ascertain “The hurdles to a healthier 9th

Grade of SJCNI”.

Particularly this study sought to answer the following.

1. How may the respondents be described in terms of:

1.1.1 Gender

1.1.2 Age

1.1.3 Height

1.1.4 Weight

2 Are you provided with the nutrients needed by your body day by day? Why
or why not?
3 What are the possible ways to improve the health of the respondents?

ASSUMPTION

The researcher has formulated the following assumptions:

1. The data and information gathered are valid and reliable.

2. The respondents differ in terms of their gender, age, grade level, and

eating habits.

3. There are barriers that mostly affect the health of a student

4. There are barriers that least affect the health of a student.

5. There are hurdles to students in achieving a healthy state.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This study is aimed to / focused on The Hurdles to a Healthier

9th Grade of St. Joseph College of Novaliches Inc. and delimited to the

Grade 9 Students of SJCNI. The study considers the student’s personal

information such as their name (optional) gender, age, height and weight.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The Study focused on the Health of the students and its effects to

their academic performance. Moreover, the study may be significant and beneficial

to the following:

STUDENTS. The study will provide the students with some

knowledge on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It will give the student’s

realization how important their health is.

TEACHERS. The study will would guide the teachers on what to do

with the students’ health regarding to their academic performance.

 PARENTS. Like the teachers, the parents will understand the

relationship between student health and academic success.

FUTURE RESEARCHERS. The study will serves as a guide and

reference material for future researchers that will also conduct the same study.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

HURDLES define as an obstacle or difficulty.

BARRIERS define as a fence or other obstacle that prevents

movement or access

NUTRIENT is a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth

and the maintenance of life

HEALTH is a person's mental or physical condition.

ASCERTAIN is to find (something) out for certain; make sure of.