▁subjects . ▁Its ▁students ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁t ough est ▁in ▁Region ▁IV . ▁O M N HS ▁is ▁also ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁good ▁physical ▁education ▁instruct ors , ▁and ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ ▁athlet es ▁have ▁joined ▁and ▁won ▁compet itions ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Year ▁sections ▁are ▁divided ▁between ▁the ▁Special ▁Science ▁Class es ▁( SS C , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Star ▁Se ctions ) ▁which ▁is ▁composed ▁primarily ▁of ▁academ ically ▁excellent ▁and ▁intellig ent ▁students , ▁and ▁the ▁Reg ular ▁Se ctions , ▁which ▁compr ise ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁students . ▁ ▁Special ▁Science ▁Class es ▁is ▁O M N HS ' ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Science ▁High ▁School ' s ▁education ▁system ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁branch ▁in ▁Mind oro . ▁It ▁adopt s ▁and ▁con forms ▁with ▁P SH S ' s ▁standards , ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁building ▁and ▁labor ator ies ▁inside ▁the ▁campus . ▁Special ▁Science ▁classes ▁generally ▁take ▁two ▁to ▁three ▁additional ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁Advanced ▁Journal ism , ▁Elect ive ▁Science , ▁or ▁a ▁course ▁in ▁Research ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁normal ▁subjects ▁normally ▁taken ▁by ▁ordinary ▁average ▁students ▁in ▁lower ▁sections . ▁Honor ▁students ▁are ▁also ▁selected ▁from ▁the ▁Special ▁Science ▁classes . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Fac ulty ▁and ▁Stud ents ▁interview , ▁there ▁are ▁seven ▁SS C ▁sections ▁for ▁fresh men