eaglet volume 56 # 1 (2009 - 2010)

The Official SchOOl Organ Of The aTeneO grade SchOOl Volume 56 issue 1 SY 2009 - 2010 [email protected]

The Eaglet

This is the Grades 6 & 7Sesquicentennial

Issue of EAGLET

next issue will be about grades 4 & 5!

Building the Nation

The ateneo de Manila University is celebrating its sesquicentennial year this year 2009 with its special theme, “Building the nation.” This theme has been preceded by 2 other important values the ateneo has cherished over these years – celebrating excellence in 2007, and deepening Spirituality in 2008.

in a fast-changing global landscape, the challenge for our school is to remain relevant in everything that we do. in the area of academics, we have been benchmarking with the best schools in Singapore for several years now in order to upgrade our academic standards. But as we try to reach global competitiveness, we carry not only ateneo with us, but our countrymen as well. in other words, as try to pursue excellence in academics, for example, we are also responsible to share our learning with our fellow filipinos so that they would not be left behind.

Our teachers over the years have been training our public school administrators, supervisors, and teachers through the University’s ateneo center for educational development (aced). The Bigay Puso program has given our students to contribute in nation-building through their engagements in gawad Kalinga, the Pisu-Piso collection, Bahaginan sa Barangka, their visits to the prisoners and the sick, and many more.

These are our small attempts to building the nation. however, building the nation can never be

confined to a yearly and passing project, but can only be sustained

permanently by our virtue of love for country.

We have to love our country first before we can build it. and how can we love our country?

first, we have to appreciate our nation’s gifts, our culture and our values. We are rich in natural resources with their beauty and grandeur. We have deep spirituality in our christian faith. We are a talented people especially in arts and music. We have our cultural and social values the world emulates like the Bayanihan, our warm smiles and hospitality, our pagkakapwa-tao. These are just some of our traits that we need to be proud of as filipinos.

Second, we need to love our national language, filipino, and use it extensively. filipino is the ‘soul’ of our dear nation. as filipinos, we need to teach ourselves to think, speak, and act as genuine filipinos. For all of us, Filipino should be our first language.

Third, we have to be committed to serve our less fortunate brothers and sisters, and make sacrifices for them. The school has been teaching our boys to be men for others as part of the mission and vision of this Jesuit institution. The real challenge lies in taking these things into heart, and acting on our deepest desires to actually serve our poor brethren.

May this year be a blessed year for us as we continue to pursue our common calling to serve and build our

dear Philippines. May god bless us all.

•∞•Fr.KitBautista,SJ•∞•

Fr. Norberto maria Luza bautista, SJ

publisher

Building the NationHeadmaster’s

Message

2 Eaglet 2009 - 2010 1st Issue

another page in our agS history has again unfolded as we commemorate the 3rd year of our sesquicentennial anniversary. and i think you, our young writers play a crucial role in seeing to it that the future generations of ateneans who will look back at this generation will get a sense of how the ateneo was and what life was like as a student in 2009.

and truth be told, the start of the school year may have been a year of numerous challenges for us. how can we forget how the school year met us with the ah1n1 scare. But this would only show our true mettle by our ability to transform these challenges into opprtunities. and indeed while the swine flu flew, the Eagle soared higher.

here’s to the next 150.

Assistant headmaster .for student

affairs

Mr. Jose P. Salvador, Jr.

a lot of people believe that when it comes to building the nation, it’s a huge task. it’s like it’s reserved for those who are capable of doing huge and important things.

examples of these people would be government officials, like senators, or governors, and also the president. it’s common that people believe that they should leave the changing and building the nation to these officials. Why? Because most of us believe that it’s too much, that it seems like a huge responsibility. Well, here’s a fact: it only seems like a huge responsibility. You know, you don’t have to be a warrior or a huge and important government official or a representative of your country in the United nations group to change humanity. even the things that seems small can leave a huge difference. Take Jose rizal, for example. he didn’t use a mass artillery of heavy weapons and a huge army to fight for our freedom, oh no. But, he used the seemingly small power of words. Words that were so beautifully strung and well created that they helped contribute to our country’s indepe-ndence. now, i’m not saying that you should become a writer to change the Philippines, no. i’m saying that you don’t need to do outrageous things like build massive skyscrapers or make impossible and complicated plans to build the nation.

See? as i said, the things that seem so small can make the largest differences in history. and that means that all of us, every single one of us here, no matter what age they are or what walk of life they come from, has the capability to make a difference. all of us can build the nation. So, how can we, right here, right now, make a difference? how can we make a positive change to our nation? Well, the possibilities are simply endless. There are so many ways to build the nation in our early age. Whether it’s doing a small act of random kindness for somebody, being up-to-date with the latest happening in our country, or simply doing the thing that you love or do best, and doing it for others, so many things can be done to build the nation. So, my final message is that we should all get out there and make a d i f f e r e n c e , in any way possible. and don’t forgot, if something seems impossible, it only seems that way.

•∞• Dicot Alvarado

Editorial:

EAGLET editors & moderator promoting the Club to the

Grades 6 & 7 students

Asst. Headmaster for Student Affairs’ Message

•∞•Mr.JoseP.Salvador,Jr.•∞•

2 Eaglet 2009 - 2010 1st Issue Eaglet 2009 - 2010 1st Issue 3

1 Gerrard Luis L. Regino 6-Abad Santos

2 Anton Miguel O. Alonte 6-Agoncillo

3 Jonathan R. Alpano 6-Agoncillo

4 Xandro S. Hizon 6-Aguinaldo

5 Rafael Carlos C. Dionisio 6-Aguinaldo

6 Joshua Raphael N. Ambrosio 6-Burgos

7 Jon Angelo MZ. Bonifacio 6-Burgos

8 Anton Raphael S. Cabalza 6-Burgos

9 Jairus Carlo S. Calpatura 6-Burgos

10 Jeriah Kyle V. Gabriel 6-Burgos

11 Miguel K. Guerrero 6-Burgos

12 Joshua Raphael N. Llanto 6-Burgos

13 George Christian D. Morales 6-Burgos

14 Miguel Antolin S. Oreta 6-Burgos

15 Luis Felipe D. Umpangco 6-Burgos

16 Austin Keith C. Hernandez 6-Jacinto

17 Saejj P. Remorque 6-Jacinto

18 Leo Isaiah P. Yap III 6-Lopez-Jaena

19 Evan Merel T. Escalaw 6-Mabini

20 Randy E. Mañalac 6-Mabini

21 John Christian G. Nacpil 6-Mabini

22 Dustin Paolo S. Abad 6-Malvar

23 Karlo Crisanto A. Lovenia 6-Malvar

24 Ronnie Q. Añasco 6-Malvar

25 Jose Rafael L. Aycardo 6-Rizal

26 Gregory S. De Castro 6-Rizal

27 Jose Francisco A. Santiago 6-Rizal

28 John Lorenz R. Tuzon 6-Rizal

29 Vicente Sebastian A. Del Rosario 6-Tandang Sora

30 Jose Benedict Luis C. Alvarado 7-Bellarmine

31 Miguel Sigfrid A. Ongtao 7-Bellarmine

32 Adrian G. Del Rosario 7-Berchmans

33 Nathanael B. De Guzman 7-Brebeuf

34 Carlos Roman M. Ozaeta 7-Brebeuf

35 Youn-duk Chung 7-Campion

36 Cesar Angelo S. Villariba 7-Claver

37 John Jerico E. Diamante 7-De Britto

38 Virgil Bernard S. De Leon 7-Kostka

39 Joseph Anthony M. Montecillo 7-Kostka

40 Juan Gabriel B. Orlina 7-Pignatelli

41 Ricardo Felix R. Panganiban 7-Pignatelli

42 Francisco Miguel S. Tolentino 7-Pignatelli

43 Raphael Don A. Tantan 7-Regis

44 Francis Jhulian V. Villanueva 7-Regis

45 Timothy James L. Castillon 7-Xavier

1 Gerrard Luis L. Regino 6-Abad Santos

2 Anton Miguel O. Alonte 6-Agoncillo

3 Jonathan R. Alpano 6-Agoncillo

4 Xandro S. Hizon 6-Aguinaldo

5 Rafael Carlos C. Dionisio 6-Aguinaldo

6 Joshua Raphael N. Ambrosio 6-Burgos

7 Jon Angelo MZ. Bonifacio 6-Burgos

8 Anton Raphael S. Cabalza 6-Burgos

9 Jairus Carlo S. Calpatura 6-Burgos

10 Jeriah Kyle V. Gabriel 6-Burgos

11 Miguel K. Guerrero 6-Burgos

12 Joshua Raphael N. Llanto 6-Burgos

13 George Christian D. Morales 6-Burgos

14 Miguel Antolin S. Oreta 6-Burgos

15 Luis Felipe D. Umpangco 6-Burgos

16 Austin Keith C. Hernandez 6-Jacinto

17 Saejj P. Remorque 6-Jacinto

18 Leo Isaiah P. Yap III 6-Lopez-Jaena

19 Evan Merel T. Escalaw 6-Mabini

20 Randy E. Mañalac 6-Mabini

21 John Christian G. Nacpil 6-Mabini

22 Dustin Paolo S. Abad 6-Malvar

23 Karlo Crisanto A. Lovenia 6-Malvar

24 Ronnie Q. Añasco 6-Malvar

25 Jose Rafael L. Aycardo 6-Rizal

26 Gregory S. De Castro 6-Rizal

27 Jose Francisco A. Santiago 6-Rizal

28 John Lorenz R. Tuzon 6-Rizal

29 Vicente Sebastian A. Del Rosario 6-Tandang Sora

Ms. Mara Melanie D. Perez Moderator

Mr. Gian Carlo P. Ludovice Extern

The Eaglet Staff Grades 6-7SY 2009-10

30 Jose Benedict Luis C. Alvarado 7-Bellarmine

31 Miguel Sigfrid A. Ongtao 7-Bellarmine

32 Adrian G. Del Rosario 7-Berchmans

33 Nathanael B. De Guzman 7-Brebeuf

34 Carlos Roman M. Ozaeta 7-Brebeuf

35 Youn-duk Chung 7-Campion

36 Cesar Angelo S. Villariba 7-Claver

37 John Jerico E. Diamante 7-De Britto

38 Virgil Bernard S. De Leon 7-Kostka

39 Joseph Anthony M. Montecillo 7-Kostka

40 Juan Gabriel B. Orlina 7-Pignatelli

41 Ricardo Felix R. Panganiban 7-Pignatelli

42 Francisco Miguel S. Tolentino 7-Pignatelli

43 Raphael Don A. Tantan 7-Regis

44 Francis Jhulian V. Villanueva 7-Regis

45 Timothy James L. Castillon 7-Xavier

Generoso Ignacio S. Jacinto 7-Claver

Anselmo Jose C. Ledesma 7-Bellarmine

John Lorenz O. Aycardo 6-Luna

Honorary Eagleteers

Eaglet asks...Middle School teachers how they help in Nation Building:

Photos by: Younduk Chung | Joshua Llanto | Tres Yap | Evan Escalaw | Jhulian Villanueva

Mrs. Elgar

Mrs. Blanco

Mrs. Reyno

Mrs. Yn

Mr. Ignacio

Mr. Salvador

Mrs. Cabacungan

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good afternoon to all of you. My name is iñigo cariño and i’m a teacher from the ateneo de Manila grade School, handling grade 7.

To tell you the truth, i was only informed yesterday late afternoon that i was supposed to share my experiences of our gK build with you. So i spent the whole night last night trying to recall what transpired on the day of March 8, 2009, the day of our first-hand experience with the gawad Kalinga.

how couldn’t i forget that day?

Yun ang mismong araw bago lumabas ang aking bulutong. Opo, sa tanda ko pong ito, noong Marso lang ako binulutong. Pero bukod doon siempre, alalang alala ko ang pagod at uhaw pag-uwi ko. Tunay palang nakakapagod ang gawaing ito. ngunit umuwi pa rin akong may ngiti sa aking mukha at ipinagdadasal kong sana’y wala akong nahawaang taga-Brgy.Sitio ruby noong mga panahong iyon. nakatulong na kami sa mga tao roon, nakapag-bonding pa kami ng mga estudyante ko bago sila magtapos noong Marso.

So let me share with you a dream i had last night as i was remembering everything. a dream that i had with my eyes wide open. imagine this:

it is the year 2024 a.d.

People wake up to yet another perfect day. gnP is at a record peak. “Brain drain” is no longer a problem. instead, the country enjoys what appears to be “Brain gain”.

Squatters in shacks and shanties have now long vanished.

at the gates of the city is a sign carved in gold announcing the beginning of the c o u n t r y ’ s “ g o l d e n age”. it says, “ W e l c o m e to Metro Manila.”

Yes, you heard it right. Metro

Manila, Philippines. Same country but in a different world. a Philippines that is now… firST WOrld.

Back track to november 2008. Silence was broken by a thunderous round of applause. The words that brought this thunder:

“Our target is that by 2024, the Philippines would be in the first world status as nation-building becomes a lifestyle.” The man who uttered those words was none other than gK’s very own Mr. Tony Meloto. it was the day of the grade 7 family day which kicked off with the much anticipated “fun run”.

Marahil magtataas ng kilay ang ibang tao sa mga salitang ito. how can the Philippines be a first world country in less than 15 years from today? The answer is “it all starts with a house… Your dream house.”

The Saturday of our fun run was a day when participants simply took a break from the rat race to relish the pace and turn the rUn into pure fUn.

As you may know, the “GK” is the beneficiary of the Bigay Puso fund raiser of our grade 7 students. To raise funds, they are given “fun run” tickets to sell at Php100.00 a piece. and once the money was collected, we only had to wait with great anticipation for the day of our gK.

Bago dumating ang araw ng Marso 8, dinalaw muna namin ng mga piling estudyante ko ang pamilya ni Mang hilario adoro sa Brgy.Sitio ruby. napag-atasan kaming gibain ang bahay ni Mang adoro upang matayuan na sila ng bagong bahay. nakita ko sa mga mata ng aking mga estudyanteng tila ibang mundo ang kanilang natuklasan. Paano nga naman hindi, e sa pagsakay pa lamang sa jeep ay di sila sanay. Pagdating namin sa Brgy.Sitio ruby, ipinakilala sa amin ang pamilya ni Mang adoro. Pinatuloy kami sa kanilang bahay at halos hindi na nga magkasya sa liit nito. dinalhan namin ang kanyang pamilya ng pagkain at pinagsaluhan namin ito sa kanilang munting sala. napag-alaman naming 3 ang anak ni Mang adoro at may apo na sa babaeng panganay. ang panganay na wala pang 18 anyos ay buntis sa kanyang pangalawang anak. ang una nilang apong si Princess na talaga nga naming prinsesa ang turing sa kanilang munting kaharian, ay talagang kinatuwaan namin. nagkuwentuhan kami at nagbiruan. Sa aming simpleng dalaw ay napagkitaan namin ng pag-asa sa mga mata ang pamilya ni Mang adoro.

Matapos ang aming unang dalaw, sakay ng jeep papauwi,

Dream HouseMr. Iñigo Antonio Cariño | Class Adviser

GawadKalingafounder,Mr.TonyMeloto,listeningintentlyasMr.CariñowasnarratinghisexperiencewithGK


tila hindi na napansin ng mga bata ang usok na aming nahagap sa daan. Sa kanila mismo nanggaling, “Sir, masuerte pala kami.” Bumalik kami sa eskwela nang sumunod na linggo at kanilang ibinahagi ang aming karanasan sa kanilang mga kaklase.

at dumating na nga ang araw ng Marso 8 ng taong ito. linggo, kakatapos lang ng exams. Sabik na sabik kaming nagtungo sa Brgy. Sitio ruby upang ibahagi ang aming oras at lakas sa pamilya ni Mang adoro. hawak hawak ng mga estudyante ang kanilang mga martilyo. giniba namin ang lumang bahay ni Mang adoro habang ang iba kong mga estudyante ay luminyang tila bagang mga langgam at nagpasahan ng paver blocks upang ilatag sa daan. nasunog kami ng init ng araw at talagang nauhaw. Basang basa kami ng pawis at tila ba ang pag-inom namin ng tubig noong araw na yun ay ang una namin matapos ang ilang taon. Masaya kaming nagpala ng buhangin, nagbuhat ng sako, nagpokpok ng pader at nagbuhat ng hollow blocks. hindi na namin namalayang lumipas ang kalahating araw.

aba’y may nasaktan din nang bahagya dahil siempre, may mga hindi sanay sa gawaing ganito. May nasugatan sa kamay ng isang lawit na pakong may kalawang. nataranta kami panandalian pero umuwi pa rin ang estudyanteng nakangiti. Magpapa-injection na lang daw siya ng anti-tetano.

ang sarap palang makibahagi sa gK. Sabi nga nila, “the more, the merrier.” Kaya isa itong gawaing talaga nga namang todo ang pagbenta ko sa mga estudyante. at hindi sila uuwing luhaan. Kung may luha man, sigurado akong luha ito ng kasiyahan.

now allow me to end with a question, “What is your dream house?” for those still having doubts, i only have my dream house to picture. This is the filipino dream. i dare build this house… My dream house. i dare build this country… My dream

Philippines. and for those out there who dare, the countdown to this dream begins.

Maraming salamat po.

last year, when i was still a grade School student at the ateneo de Manila University my class 7 – Bellarmine went to Sitio ruby for our gK build. When we arrived at the site, i was surprised that there was a band, waiting for us. Welcoming us as if we were heroes. We first unloaded the things we brought at a station. Then we were briefed with what we were suppose to do. every section was assigned a task. Bellarmine was assigned to painting the house of Mr. Julio atag. We painted his house. We spent the whole day painting, interacting with each other (Mr. de leon really made us laugh the whole day.), talking with the owners of the house and most of all, having fun. after a hot and tiring day of painting, we shared lunch with the residents of Sitio

ruby. We ate adobo with rice and a banana. everyone, had a great day. as i was walking towards our jeepney i had an epiphany. i realized that, helping in your own small way can have a great effect on one’s life. although the day was tiring, it was very rewarding. and thus that day ended. gK is really something we should continue doing. it helps our less fortunate brothers and helps us a lot more. So, you guys should attend gK trips. it’s way better than staying up until 1 am playing video games and chatting with friends. “ anything and everything, for god.”

“Anything and

Everything, for God.”

Matthew M. Mandanas | 7-Bellarmine 2008-2009

“Matthew Mandanas, with his beautiful mother, dra. Mylene Mandanas, class Parent representative of 7-Bellarmine, who alsoshared her inspiring involvement in g.K


Angels Flying, Nation Buildingthe TASK FORCE ONDOY after the AGS Fair

S e p t e m b e r26, 2007–Wewerehavingacelebration oftheFeastoftheHoly GuardianA n g e l si n u n d a t e dwith games,laughter, foodand familyb o n d i n gmoments.Tarps

andshirtswiththethemeofthefair“AteneoAngelsFlyingFree, Nation Building Starts With Me” could be seeneverywhere.Although stranded,because the TropicalStormOndoyinundatedlargepartsofMetroManila,wewerethankfulbecausewe’resafeinsideAteneoGradeSchool. Yesterday morning. I just had achatinYMwithoneofmystudentswhosehousewasdevastatedandhetoldme,“Ma’am,ayosnamanpoako.Butinalangpomayfair,kundi, I’m dead.” Our GuardianAngelsreallyprotectedus.

Right after the onslaught of thestorm, theAGSAdminmobilizedthecommunitytobeapartoftheAteneoGradeSchoolTaskForceOndoy. The whole week whenclasses were cancelled wasdedicated to helping the victims.The AGS community heeded the call for donations

and volunteers,thankstothetextbrigade of theGLCs and CPR’s.The Singson Hall,which servedas the giantbedroom ofstranded familiesbecause ofOndoyduringtheweekend, servedas the storagehouse,andfactoryforsortingandpackingreliefgoods.Parents, students (even Prep students!), teachers,supervisors and staff helped each other to producefamilypackswhichwerethensenttoreliefcenterslikeNangka,Marikina,Pasig,Cainta,Malanday,andmany

more. Others helped in theclean-up of some villagesmired in mud like ProvidentandAteneoville. I was fortunate to be onethose who distributed familypacks to Gawad KalingaSitio Ruby with Ms. Rivera,some teachers, parents andstudents. The flood alreadysubsided in their area, butshadowsofthemurky,stormyweekendcould still be seen.However,it’salsoevidentthatthey’re trying to stand up,

they’resalvagingthingsthatcouldstillbeused,leavingsoakedbooks/thingstodry. Today,October2,istheFeastoftheGuardianAngels.Here’samediationwrittenbyPopeJohnPaulXXIIIfortheFeastin1959.

“Everyoneof us isentrusted to thecareofanangel.Duringourearthlypilgrimagewemayoftenruntheriskofhavingtofacethenaturalelementsinturmoil,orthewrathofmenwhomayseektodousharm.Butour Guardian Angel isalways present. Let usnever forget him andalways remember topraytohim.”

And as we pray toour Guardian Angels,the ATENEO ANGELSwho are FLYING FREE,continue the NATIONBUILDINGvictoriously. Herearethereflectionsof some ATENEOANGELSwho helped inthe Task Force Ondoy.Enjoy!ü

Ms. Mara Melanie D. Perez | 6-Burgos CA

TheTyphoonOndoyitisarabidtyphoon.Itdisplacedalot.

Butthelightsofhope,loveandvolunteerismshoneevenbrighter.

HaikubyAntonAlonteThisphotoboxarepicturestakenbyJohannMarasigan

infrontoftheirhouse.


Volunteering in the agS sure was a life changing experience! i’m sure we’ve all seen the effects of Ondoy’s wrath. Many people had to climb up to their rooftops just to avoid the rapidly increasing water. Some were trapped on their rooftops without any basic supplies like water and food. The only thing they could do was to stay there and wait

for rescuers. Most of them were in shock in what happened because they didn’t know that such event could happen in such a short period of time. They waited for hours even days just for help to arrive. They were relieved and helpless at the same time when they were rescued because some lost their love ones because of the typhoon and some relatives still couldn’t be reached. They tried to reach them tirelessly but the only response they got was “no signal.”

i’m sure that millions of people have so many thoughts trapped in their heads like what happened to their car, what happened to their relatives, how are they going to fix their house and what will happen to me after. As one nation, i believe we can help each other by volunteering in packing and sending relief goods to evacuation centers and donating money to the victims of the calamity. When i heard that the agS needed volunteers for the victim of the typhoon, i told myself that this was my chance to help others. i told my parents that i wanted to volunteer and they allowed me. For the first time in my life, i felt like i was really connected with the poor so i really wanted to help so badly. Wednesday, September 30 was the day, it was the day i was given the chance to really give my heart to the victims of the calamity.

i went to ateneo with my little brother who was a really loving kid so i wasn’t surprised he helped out. We arrived there and we signed up first before going to the auditorium. i was really happy to see that there were many people. it was nice to see how the ateneo community wanted to help out. The whole afternoon was a blast! even though, the sacks were really heavy, we all seemed to really enjoy while doing our tasks. it was really great because there was also free snacks everyone. also, for me, it seemed like a regular school day because many teachers were there but the lesson we learned was very important, to always help when you are given the chance to do so. for me, this really shows the “Bayanihan Spirit” of filipinos. it’s also good to see

that people are still thankful to god despite everything that has happened. This is one e x p e r i e n c e in life that i will always treasure. This truly shows that filipinos can be the change that they want to see.

grade School students are enjoying their fair, until rain started pouring down around the grade School and all around Metro Manila. Students in Middle School were standing outside their classrooms and in the walkways of david hall, looking helplessly and shocked at the floods in the rock garden. This is one of the parts that we have almost never seen get flooded. Once the Salu-Salos have ended, families were almost forced to stay in Ateneo, since Katipunan had been flooded and declared “impassable”. One of the teachers who had left the ateneo at 11:00 aM had stayed in the same place until 3:00PM! This was only one of the smaller problems that are country was experiencing at that same time. in a village in Marikina, a couple in their old ages had been stranded on their roof sinced the flooding had already flooded at least five feet of their second floor. Famished, soaked, and cold, they stayed there for almost 24 hours. another story that happened in a zoo in Pasig says that some

crocodiles have escaped due to the rain overflowing the cage. during the Salu-Salo of the MS, a niece of one of the parents had been trapped in the attic, where there are no windows or food supplies. She had stayed there until she was rescued. These are only a few of the stories that break the hearts of many ateneans, pushing them to stay late in ateneo to help those who were affected by the storm, Ondoy.

Many ateneans went to school during the long holiday to donate goods to pack, and pack goods that were donated. in my experience, the emcee would just ask for a few volunteers to do a certain job, but he could never finish what he would say because everyone in front of him would already raise their hands.

it was a delightful site to see so many ateneans so ready to help, even if they did not know what they were going to do. The grade School alone had raised over P100,000 to help the faculty of the agS. in a few days, the grade School students had donated and packed a lot of goods. Typhoon Ondoy has made many negative impacts on our country. One of the things that really shone bright in this tragic c a t a s t r o p h e was that we, as a filipino community can work together to help our fellow countrymen.

Rafael Enrico V. Paurom | 7-De Britto Miguel Antolin S. Oreta | 6-Burgos


Bagyong Ondoy damaged a lot of things in the Philippines. it took away people’s lives, injured other people, broke many cars, wasted house appliances, made houses out-of-shape and made our country dirtier than ever. Ondoy made homeowners say “Sa 30+ years na pag stay namin dito sa bahay na ito, ngayon lang kami binaha ng ganito na hanggang sa loob ng bahay!!” Truly a tragedy. Mark September 26, 2009 history.

Victims in Marikina and Provident Village had to leave their houses to stay alive. a famous person said “Binaha kami at ang daming nasira! Sinabi ko nga sa kaibigan ko yun at sabi niya pa ‘eh ang ganda ganda ng bahay mo! Ba’t binaha?’ eh hindi naman namimili ang bagyo kung ano ang dadamayin at kung ano ang hindi!” which is really logical and true. right?? Programs like Sagip Kapamilya were alive again to help the victims of the flood and typhoon. I thought at first that only the different channels have these programs. i told my parents that i wanted to help in aBS-cBn’s Sagip Kapamilya but then they didn’t allow me. The next day, i saw my friend’s status in Yahoo Messenger that said “gonna help in ateneo later!! \:d/”. i asked them “Saan sa ateneo mayroon?” and they replied “Sa ccc”. That is, fYi, college covered courts. i told my dad that i wanted to help and he allowed me.

The following day (September 29), we loaded a box of egg noodles in the car and went off to the ateneo college covered courts. When we got there, we saw a lot of people helping and my dad said “aric, huwag na lang. ang dami ng tao o! Makikipagsiksikan ka pa dyan sa mga college students!”. We decided to just unload the box of egg noodles. i received a text message from Ms. remedios rivera saying “rice, canned goods and detergent needed for relief operations at ateneo de Manila grade School”. i texted Ms. Mara Melanie Perez and asked “Ma’am, saan po ba pwede mag help sa ateneo grade School???”. She replied “Sa Singson hall”. The newly renamed auditorium! Our acT rehersals venue!! :) i then asked my parents if i can help there and they said “Yes!” i got there and didn’t know what to do. i asked gio Pongos what we had to do. i learned the process quickly. all we had to do was to get a sack, put some clothes, 2-4 bottles of water, 3 canned goods, 3-4 packs of instant noodles,

b i s c u i t s , t o i l e t r i e s and rice. af terwards , we would tie the sack with straw. On that first day, (September 30) we would most of the time just stand up and wait for stocks of water and

Aric Matthew T. Mamonluk | 7 - Regis

toiletries. i stayed there only for 3-4 hours since i got hungry and thirsty.

The next day (October 1), i came in the Singson hall at around 10 am. I started my shift by filling up some sacks. Volunteers flOOded (i’m scared of that word already!) the Singson hall and the line for packing became so long so i decided to just give out the sacks. everyone was given a lunch break. after eating lunch, while waiting for the others, i helped in sorting. i had so much fun in sorting so i stayed in the Water Station. after a while, we had to stack sacks. 100 sacks per pile was our task. after doing that, we transferred these piles on the stage. The good thing about this day, we always had something to

do since a lot of stocks came. at 3:30 pm, the projector was turned on so that we can watch the UAAP finals game. (ONE BIG FIGHT!!) The game finished at around 6 and ateneo won! (Yay!)

Though picking up a sack and lining up in a crowded area is tiring, when you think of the happy faces of the receivers of these sacks of goods, you will not feel tired at all. Throughout the day, i put that in my mind and had fun in doing these things. Though

i am just a student and i don’t have much money to donate cash or kind, my time will be valuable enough to my fellow Filipinos who were affected by the flood. They say time is precious, or time is gold. Yes, this is true; especially when the time you are giving importance to would help others. Though we know that god will be there to guide everyone; even the victims, we are entrusted by god to take care of the less fortunate. There is another typhon in the Philippine area of responsibility named PePeng and they said it is a SUPer TYPhOOn with 175-210 kph winds. let us all pray, as one country, that the Philippines wouldn’t be damaged much unlike what Ondoy did.

** lord, our country is in need of your guidance. We know that we have sinned against You a hundred times. Please lord, please guide those victims of the flood and the victims of other calamities to come. Please also guide the souls of those whom You have taken, that they may be with You. We thank You for saving the lives of a lot of filpinos. We also thank You for the filipinos who give their time to help those victims. lord, we know everything You do has a meaning. We hope that this meaning would come to our minds and our hearts. glory be...


last Sunday, i realized the importance of life; that in a matter of seconds, one can lose someone. i was thinking of going to the MVP hall to become a volunteer. it came to a point, where i had to make a decision and it was to go to the ateneo and help other people in need. in the past days, i have been helping in the

college covered courts, ateneo grade School Singson hall and in our village. There were much to do on the first day, first of all there were free snacks for the volunteers like the “beef tapa” which was so good. There were many tasks to do like sorting clothes, giving out biscuits and i volunteered willingly in whatever task i may be assigned to. On the first day, I sorted clothes and counted the new donations. although it was very tiring, at the end of the day, it felt really good to know that i was one of the people who healed people’s wounds from their tragic experiences.

True enough, i had second thoughts of coming back to the covered courts the next day because helping out as i said was very exhausting. My friend called the next day and told me that she wanted to help out but she didn’t have any transportation. hurriedly, i called her to say that i could pick her up. i was very happy to know that many people are also very willing to volunteer for the “Ondoy Task force”. We registered and got a task right away; it was to fill plastic bags with rice. i tied the plastics and passed it right away. it was so good to see that there was “teamwork” building up on each volunteer which actually made the work even faster. i ended up in the noodle station where i had to put two kinds of instant noodles in plastic bags. for me, that task was the most fun since i had a great time with my friends and at the same time i was helping people accomplish and finish filling up their bags. I was very excited to go the next day because it was such a thrill to find out which task lies ahead of you. I went there with my fellow grade School classmates namely nacio Yatco, enrique Martinez and Uno neri. honestly, there was really nothing much to do on that day so my friends and i went to the grade School.

i noticed that instead of plastic bags, a lot of sacks were used. i helped out for a while and i saw that there were actually small kids that were very much energetic and clearly i could see that they were willing to help. i went back to the college covered courts and helped out in the toiletries section. “Three pieces of napkins per plastic”, i could still remember the exact words of the guy who accompanied me to their section. i ended my day by helping out in stacking and sorting

the plastic wares. Through my experience, i befriended a lot of people and i learned the value of hardwork, that no one succeeds without going through hardships and difficulties. In times like these, I hope we could still remember our faith as a nation, standing still no matter what happens and putting god above all.

Claudio Clement C. Canlas | 7-Claverhere’s a write-up on how i felt about the unbreakable-in-spirit citizens of the Philippines, especially in cainta, rizal–the place of veracious torment.

furthermore on my own emotions on the horrifying event, i was moved with an indescribable amount of compassion, which led to my going to this particular event for almost the whole day. as i hesitantly heard this news, tears were snaking down my already-pale-but-rosy cheeks; as i fervently prayed to god, bountiful clusters of water came down from my watery eyes. This inspired to make a difference, even in my own minute ways of helping without apprehensiveness from Tuesday until Thursday, sacrificing my time for study and play for others’ welfare.

however, while i was strategically sorting out the everlasting supply of noodles, i felt something like a spark, aberrational-yet-satisfying. i felt this way because since i was three years old, i have determined my duty as a productive man-for-others–to become a fateful

doctor once I finish my education-related courses, instantaneously serving our Mother country.

This feeling made me see things in an eccentric perspective: i was even more grateful of the simplest gifts in life, such as a genuine “Thank you!” from a tenderhearted townsperson in the ateneo grade School; it (the friendly gesture) was special to me for the reason that this was one of the most heartwarming, fulfilling objects, which are immaterial. as of now, i just arrived from a day’s worth of volunteering, feeling a

joviality to a higher level, and i have, honestly, forgotten about the knee-breaking pain from all those running, packing, sorting and the like. Volunteering isn’t just an act of the hands, but it is an act of the heart. i am able to proclaim this not only for the reason that I have first-handedly experienced this but since i have emotionally been touched by the silent-yet-powerful contagiousness of the pitiful essence of our concomitant brothers and sisters. Thenceforth, I can now proclaim that sacrificing my own time for others is truly my possession of a course of action leading to unequivocal blithesomeness. nevertheless, this can be also called “Building the nation” because this has been the most satisfying event i have partaken in; plus it is excruciat ing ly vital that i don’t forget the main reason that i am there: i would hope to be a true man-for-others, not only to my acquaintances, but also to my fellow filipinos; wherein i am, at the same time, e x e m p l i f y i n g ignatian Spirit.

Keith Andrew D. Kibanoff | 6-Jacinto


On this ourSesquicentennialAnniversary, ismy being a Scoutrelevant?Iwillsharewith you what we,the Ateneo Scouts,havebeenbusyingourselveswith.

SUMMER CAMP2009 ScoutsCreatingABetterWorldOnepatrolfromtheAteneo ScoutingUnit attendedSummer Camp ’09conducted by theQuezon City Boy

Scouts Council for all scouting units in Quezon City –privateaswellaspublicschools.CampwasfromApril13to17,2009attheVillaCriseldaBeachResortinNaic,Cavite.ThemeoftheCampwas“Scouts:CreatingaBetter World.” The Ateneo was represented by ScoutMastersRonQuerijeroandMonGubat,ScoutsJiggyJacinto (writer), Renzo Silva, Sam Manlangit andThirdySanchez.

Pre-Camp meetings were held with ourparents to secure their consent andto help us plan for the 5-day camp. Wealsohadourmedicalexaminationby theGradeSchooldoctor,Dr.RickyFlores.

Day1:13April2009TheschoolvanwasreadytobringustoCampat 10:00am. Scout Commissioner Mr. ArielTamayo and Scout Parent RepresentativeAtty. Generoso R.Jacinto Jr. brought us tothe campsite. We were quite noisy on thewaytoCampbecausewecouldnotcontainourexcitement. As we approached the Villa CriseldaBeachResort,ournoiseceasedandwestaredatthecampsite.Tentsalreadydottedthecampsite.Wesawbothgradeschooland(many)highschoolscouts.Runningthroughmyheadthatverymomentwas:“WOW,thisISdifferent.Weweregoingtobeonourown–andwewerejoiningmorethanahundredfellowscoutsfromalloverQuezonCity.Itookadeepbreath,andsaidtomyself:ThisisthechancetoputallwehavelearnedinScoutingtopractice.Thisisalsotheperfectchancetomakenewfriendsandexchangeexperienceswithboyscoutsfromdifferentschools.

Wepitchedourtentsanddesignedourcampsite,takingintoconsiderationwherewecouldputourstockoffoodfor 1 week and cook our food. A fewminutes beforetheGrandOpeningCeremonies, Iwasassignedtodotheopeningprayer.Campruleswereexplainedbeforeretiringforthenight.Ididn’tforgettowhisper:“St.Ignatius,pleasetakecareofallofus”.Day2:14April2009Wewokeupataround5:00a.m.sothatwecouldeatourbreakfast and ready ourselves for the day’s activities.Our firstactivity testedour knowledgeabout Scoutingin the Philippines. Before we started our activity, our

Doing My Part in Nation Building as an Atenean ScoutGenerosoIgnacioS.Jacinto|7-Claver|SeniorCrewLeader,AteneoGradeSchoolBoyScoutingUnit

Ateneopatrol wasmergedwith thepatrolofBagongPag–ibigElementarySchool.At theend oftheactivity,ournewlymergedpatrolemergedas thewinnerofthatevent.Wecookedourownlunchandasagreeduponthepreviousday,RenzoandItookchargeofcleaningthedishes.OurnextactivitywasCommunityDevelopmentwherewecleanedourcampsite.Duringourbreaktime,wemadeanewpatrolflagforthecamp.Weatedinnerandwenttosleepafterhavingabriefstargazingactivity.Ididn’tforgettowhispermyprayertoSt.Ignatius.Day3:15April2009Anotherday,anothersetofactivities.Asusual,wewokeupat5:00a.m.anddidourroutineofeating,cleaningthenFlag-up.Ouractivitiesforthedayweremostlygames.ThefirstsetofgameswasTugofWar,BeachVolleyballand Sepak Takraw. After 3 hours of tiring games, ourpatrolagainwonfirstplace.Notbadforabunchofnewcomers!Weatelunchwhilejokingaboutourbloopersduringthegames.Ournextactivitywasproducingsaltfromsaltwater.Eventhoughitwasjustademonstration,Ipersonallylearnedalot.ThenextactivitywasanothersetofgameslikeOver-under,SnakeontheWaterandSandcastle-making. We determinedly did our part inmakingourpatrolwinandtrueenough,wewon1stplaceagain!Aswetiredlywalkedbacktoourcampsite,werealizedthatwestillhadtomakeapresentation forthe Discovery Night. Hurriedly, we searched for a

catchy song we could lip synch from the vastsongcollectionofThirdy,Mr.GubatandI.Wechosethesong“TheLionSleepsTonight”.Wecreateddance steps for the songandafterwepresentedit,wesaid“Let’shopewedon’thavetodothisagain.”WejoinedtheSeniorScoutsofNorthFairviewHighSchoolfortheir“Pre-CampfireCampfire”Sinceweweretired,wesleptwithoutcomplainingwhenourScoutMastertoldustosleep–ofcourseIthankedSt.Ignatiusforourpresentation.Day4:16April2009

On our 2nd to the last day, we had morningexercisesforachange.Wejogged1kmto

therightofthecampsitebythebayandjoggedbackto camp. By the time we reached camp, we wereso hungry.We had 1 hour to eat before Flag–Up andannouncementofactivities.ThefirstactivityofthedaywasLifeSaving.Duringthisactivity,wehadthechancetolearnmoreinordertoapplyforthismeritbadge.Afterlearninghowtosaveapersonfromdrowning,wewerenowreadytogoonaboatingtrip.Werodeaboatto go to a talipapa to buy supplies for our patrol.Onour way back, weenjoyed makingourselves wet byleaningbythesidetotouchthewater.The restof thedaywas dedicatedto preparing oursong, yell and skit.On presentationnight, we did ourbesttoperformwellbut unfortunately,it wasn’t goodenough. Duringthe awarding


ceremony,weendedupwinning3rdplaceforoursongandyellbutnothingfortheskit.Wewerealsosurprisedthatourcrazypresentationthepreviousnight won 1st! That night, I was awarded “Model BoyScout”whichmademeveryproud.St.Ignatius,this is forthegloryofGod!Weweresohappythatwedidnotsleepatallthatnight.Day5:17April2009Last day of camp!We broke campand cleaned oursurroundings.Afterwebrokecamp,wemadehotwaterso thatwecoulddrinkhotchocolateandwecookedbreakfast.Aftereatingalightbreakfast,weloadedourthingsintheschoolvan,whicharrivedthepreviousdaywith our Scout Commissioner, Parent Representative,Mom, and Scout Patrick Tamayo. On our way home,wewereverytalkative,excitedtogobackhomewhileremembering the fun times during the camp. Thankyou,SirRonandSirMonfortheguidanceyougaveusthroughoutthesummercamp.

ThisSummerCampenlightenedme–tobemorespecific,openedmyeyestotherealitiesofcamplife.The1weekexperiencewiththeScoutsoftheQuezonCityCounciltaughtushowtointeractwithallkindsofstudents,howtoadjusttosituationswayoutofourcomfortzones,andwithinoursmallPatrolof2Scoutmastersand4Scouts,I learnedabout leadership, responsibility,andsharing.Thisexperiencemademeabetter studentandbetterAtenean and it shall help me in giving my best anddoingmypartasaNationBuilder.IamPROUDtobeanATENEANSCOUT!

JESUITBASICEDUCATIONCONGRESS|ATENEOdeMANILAUNIVERSITY|July13–14,2009

Last July 13 – 14, 2009, the Ateneo deManila GradeSchoolsponsored theJesuitBasicEducationCongress(JBEC).DelegatesfromdifferentJesuitSchoolsfromthePhilippine Region participated in this activity. The aimoftheactivitywasthreefold:Liyab,Alab,Silab..Rev.Fr.AdolfoNicolas,S.J.,SuperiorGeneralof theSocietyofJesuswaspresenttopresideoverthevariousactivitiestocelebratetheSesquicentennialAnniversary.For2days,theBoyScoutsmannedtheHeritageRoom,IrwinTheater,SingsonHallandFerminHalltoushertheteachers to their respective classrooms. JBEC offersdifferentprogramsforJesuitTeachersinordertoteachfellowstudentslikeustolearntheIgnatianWay.Onthe2ndday,Fr.Nicolas,administratorsandalumniwenttotheHeritageRoomtopreparefortheconvocationtobeheldattheIrwinTheaterthatevening.IwasfortunatetohavemypicturetakenwithFr.Nicolasinthisonceinalifetimeexperience.

INDUCTIONOFCLASSPARENTREPRESENTATIVES|ATENEOdeMANILAUNIVERSITYGradeSchoolDepartment | July29,2009

Last July29,2009, theInductionofCPRswasheld at the SingsonHall. The Boy Scoutsparticipated in thisactivity by doing theEntranceofColors.Wewere proud to showthe parents our littlecontribution to theprogram. The CPRs’Induction was theofficial ceremony of

making the parents part of the school. These parentswillinglyoffertheirhelpinordertohaveabetterSchool– Parent relationship.Good luck to theseparents andmay theyget the help they need from theparents oftheirrespectiveclassestobetterservethestudents

ATENEO CENTER FOR EDUCATIONALDEVELOPMENT|ATENEOdeMANILAUNIVERSITYGradeSchoolDepartment|August1,2009

LastAugust1,2009,theAteneoGradeSchoolconductedtheirACEDProgram - trainingpublic school teachersandprincipalsTheBoyScoutsassistedMr.JoseAntonioP.Salvador inusheringPublicSchool Teachers to theirassigned rooms for the day along with the AGSCOMCouncil.Thewholeday,thescoutswereallaroundthegrade school, assisting the public school teachers ineverypossibleneed theyhad. The subjects thatwerepart of the programwere Science, English andMath.The programaims to train teachers andprincipals onhow to handle the 3 most difficult subjects for somestudents.Keepon thegoodwork,ACEDMembers!Byhelpingtheteachers intrainingfor thesesubjects,youareensuringthatthestudentsofpublicschoolswillgetabettereducation.

I nowanswer the question Imyself posedat the startofmyarticle.YES,beingaScoutisveryrelevanttoourschool’s Sesquicentennial theme of Nation Building. Iamnowmoreawarethatmyowntalentscanbeofferedasoneimportantbrickinthetaskofnationbuilding–Istudywellinschool,Idoextra-curricularworknotonlyin

the grade school butalso inotherAteneo-initiated activities,even at the QuezonCityCouncil...All these are part ofmypreparationforthetimewhenIwillhavegrownupandalreadyonmyown...IwillbeaproudAteneandoingmypart forGod andcountry.


Mr. De Leon - Music Teacherfinished Bachelor of music april 2009 graduate and diploma for creative and Performing Musical arts 2008.

if i could teach another subject, i choose teach history (araling Panlipunan)

TriVia: i was assistant conductor in UP concerts.

Ms .Espetido - Relief Teacherfinished comunications, Journalism.

a: if i could not be a relief teacher now, i would be an english teacher.

TriVia: i used to want to be a neurosurgeon

Ms.Diaz - Relief Teacherfinished child development education.

if i am not a relief teacher i would be a science teaher.

TriVia: i love reading books and novels. i was also a n active member of Youth for christ. i am currently the co-moderator of eaglet for grades 4 & 5.

Mrs. Maricar Kristin R. PanganibanFilipino Subject Area Coordinatorhobby: watching televisionfavorite TV show: music videos (MTV)favorite food: dish – italian and Japanesefavorite Singer: Madonnafavorite Song: too many to mentionfavorite actor/actress: none in particularPersonal Quote: ipagmalaki ang pagka-Pilipino!

1.how did you feel when you found out that you would be the next filipino coordinator? answer: Mixed feelings. i was scared initially because i knew that it entailed much work. i also felt a little sad because i realized that i will not be handling any classes (no more students) anymore. But overall, i was excited because of the change in my duties and responsibilities.

2. do you think you could make filipino related events exciting for us students? Why? answer:

Of course because that is the job of the department. all your teachers in filipino live up to the objectives of our program and that is to be maSigla! We never stop thinking of ways and strategies to make filipino an exciting subject.

3. What things can we expect from you? answer: in terms of the way we will handle our classes, we will be maSIGLA and we will influence our students to be that as well.

4. how will you help the students who have a hard time in filipino make them easier to understand? answer: i think it is not solely our task. You should also cooperate and do your share. We will support you and motivate you, but you should show initiative and interest by SPeaKing in filiPinO and reading filipino stories. exposing yourself will help you.

i am very thankful for the time my mom gave for my interview despite the tedious tasks given to her. i wish her good luck to her job. Keep up the good work mom!

(My mom’s picture when she was a cute, little girl. --> )

Eaglet asks...

Cool New Teachersand Filipino SAC!ü

RicxelR.Panganiban|7-PignatelliJoshAmbrosio&JoshLlanto|6-Burgos

Watch out for other cool new teachers & supervisors that we will feature in our next issue...


JetGabriel|6-Burgos

DuringthelastdayofJuly,weAteneanscelebratedtheFeastofSt.Ignatiusandbecauseofthis,wehadnoclasses.AteneoGradeSchoolhastaughtSt.Ignatius’lifeformanyyearsnow,butbeforeyouthinkthattheyareshovingitdownourthroats,letusalsothinkaboutthethingshehasdonetous.Hehasinspiredmanypeople,includingmartyrsandsaints.SaintIgnatiusisaconvertwhowasonceawealthyman who liked to gamble and loved women toomuch. However,whiledefendinghisbelovedcountry,hegotshot inhis left legbyacannonball.Whileinthehospital,hereadtwobooksthatinspiredhim.Fromthenon,hegaveuphisoldwaysand taughtGod throughouttheworld.Unfortunately,hediedonJuly31,1556.Hisstorycanteachusmanythingssuchashumilityandperseverance.Duringthefeast,mostof usprobablywent toourclassmates’ houses topracticeonourplaypresentationsortodotheinvestigatoryprojectsforScience.SomeofusprobablystayedathometorelaxandplayvideogamesorchatwithourfriendsandcheckourFacebookandMultiplyaccounts.Iamnotmuchofareligiouspersonbutinmyopinion,weshould’vethankedGodandSt.Ignatiusduringtheholiday.Itistheleastwecando topaySt. Ignatiusback.Before traveling,wecould’veaskedSt.Ignatiustoguideusandhaveasafetrip.TherearemanysmallwaysthatwecanthankSaintIgnatiusforallhehasdone.LikeIsaidearlier,wecouldalwayspraytoSt.Ignatius.Wecouldalsoimitatehisinspiringways.Asastudent,Iknowthateducationisveryimportant,anddoingtheplaypresentationscanboostourscoresinstantly,butweshouldknowthatGodandsaints,suchasSt.Ignatius,shouldalwaysbefirst.

A view on the Feast of St. Ignatius


graphic design by Miguel Oreta


wHEN YOU GRADUATE,

WILL YOU MISS THESE TOO?

graphic design by Miguel Oreta

Jose Paolo Canlas Oracion, I-B (Math Honors), 7-Brebeuf 2008-09, AGSCOM First

Vice President, remembers where he spent his best days in Ateneo

Grade School through photography.These are the

places he will neverforget. The memories and lessonswith his schoolmates and teachers arealways etched in his grateful, blue heart.


Game Reviews

Rock Band 2 RandyMañalac|6-Mabini

RockBand2....isjustWOW!Simplyawesomeashell.Oneofmyfaves.5*!The gameplay: vvRock Band 2 was like RockBand1exceptRockBand2hasastretchedoutmultiplier thingy. It has a small timing windowactually which gives it lots of challenge to hitnotes.Lotsof featuresare introducedlikeBattleoftheBandsandtheDrumTrainer.I’dsayanA+

Modes: Battle of the Bands are new to youprobably. It features some of Setlist and DLC(downloadablecontent) intoonesetlist.Kindoflikeacompilation.Youcangoagainstanyplayerin theworlddependingon thesystemyouuse.Another feature is the Drum Trainer where youcanpracticebeatsandfills.TheotherfeatureisFreestyleMode.Youcanplayanythingyouwant.Youcanplay/coversongsifyouhavesomekindof electronic drumswith cymbals hooked up. Ilikethenewfeatures.AnotherA+

Instruments:UnliketheRockBand1instruments,Rock Band 2 instruments were better than itsprequelgame,RockBand1.Theguitarisjustthesameexceptdesignswerechanged.Thedrumsinstrumentisbetter.Newrubberpadswithabetterpresentation to it. Thepedal ismetal topreventfromitbreaking.Thepadsaremorequieterthantheprequeldrums.ThemicrophoneisforeverthesameforbothGuitarHeroandRockBandseries.A+

List of songs: There are some songs I like andsome I don’t like.The songs I like are Everlong,Give itAllandPeaceSells.Thesongs IDONOTlikeareEyeoftheTiger,FloatOnandRebelGirl.The730+DLCtheyhaveiswhatmakesthegamepwn. There isanoption to import your 55RockBand1songstoRockBand2.Themissing3couldnotbebecauseof somekindof license issuingthingy.It’sgood;A-.

Overall:A-or9.5

Guitar Hero MetallicaKarloovenia|6-Mabini

GuitarHeroMetallicaIstheSecondGamefortheBandSpecific Series of GuitarHero(WithAerosmithbeingthe1st)andthe5thgameintheseries(excludingtheDSgames).

Now Let’s Go With TheScoring.

FirstistheGameplay.Thegameplayofthisgamedoesn’treallyhavemany changes from its predecessors, but one changeis the mode of Expert+. So what is this feature? This featureallowsyoutouse2basspedals(sadly,theotherpedalissoldseparately,butifyoupre-orderedyougetafreepedal)whichistheexactdrummingstyleofMetallicadrummerLarsUlrich.This isagreatnewfeaturedueto the fact itmakes itamorerealisticdrummingexperience.(ItisOPTIONALtousethepedal.Youcanuse1pedalifyouwant.)SCORE:APerfect5!

Next Up is the soundtrack. The Set list of the game is quiteimpressive. It features some of the most popular songs byMetallica. There are also songs from other bands which arepersonalfavoritesandinfluencesoftheband.Now,Ihavenoproblematallwiththesongsfromotherbands,butthesetlistforMetallicaisn’tperfect.It’sgood,buttheyweren’tabletoaddoneoftheirmostpopularsongswhichis“RideTheLightning”.It’saprettyawesomesong.Theyshould’veaddedsomebonussongsaswell.Inmyopinion,49Songsisnotenough.TheBonus’could’vebeentheS&MVersionsofsomesongs,suchasONE,BatteryandMore.TheScore?ANearPerfect4.5!

NextIsTheGraphics.TheGraphicsarejustgreat.TheMetallicaguyslooksorealistic;theylooklikethey’rereallifecounterparts.Theanimationisjustawesome.Themovementsareverysmooth,no lag. It’sprettyawesomethatJames(leadsinger)actuallysayssomethingbeforethesonginsomesongs.

TheScore?AYOUROCK!5ForMetallica!

Overall, thisgameismostprobably theBESTGHgamein theGHseries.TheSoundtrack isgreat; theanimation isexcellentaswellasthegraphicsandtheadditionofExpert+Makestheexperiencebetter.

TheScoreisa5!


Guitar Hero on Tour Modern HitsKarloLovenia|6-Mabini

“GuitarHeroOnTourModernHits”isthe3rdgameintheOnTourseriesofGuitarHerofortheNintendoDS.Thesongsthatarefeaturedinthisgamearesongsfrom2000untilpresent.

Now,oneofthequestionsthatIactuallyasked when I heard this game wasannounced: Will this game have thesame gameplay as the past games?WilltheModernSongsbeeasysongsorwill theybe face-melters?Now let’sgoonwith the reviews, and you’ll see theanswertomypastquestionssohereyougo.

Firstisthegameplay.Myquestionhasbeenanswered.Therewasachangeingameplay,arathergreatchange.Anewmodethathasbeenadded to thisgame is the “FanRequest”mode. The“FanRequest”Modeisamodewhereyoudoarequestofafan.Youhavetodoistoreachlikethegoalofthesong(Example:50NoteStreak,90%NotesHitMinimumPercentageetc.).

Therearealsosome twists thatcomewith thesegoals in somesongs. Some of these are; No Strumming, Strumming only, Nometers(Youcan’tseeyournotestreak,score,multiplier).Thisnewfeature is great, because it makes the experience better andmakespeopletodotheirabsolutebestratherthanjustdoingthesongforthemoney.Succeedingintheserequestswillresultstogainingoffans,whichcanmakeyougotothenextvenueifyoureachtherequirednumberoffanstounlockthevenue.Overall,greatnewadditionmakes theexperiencebetter. Thescore forgameplayisaperfect10.

Nextupisthesoundtrack.Thesoundtrackofthegameisgreat!It doesn’t contain that many songs from very popular bands(Paramore, Linkin Park, Green Day etc.).When people sawthe trailer inYoutube,people thought thegamewouldbebadbecauseoftheFallOutBoySonginthetrailer,whichmaymeanitwouldbefullofpopmusic.Well,theywereverywrongbecausethisgamehasreallygreatRocksongs.Overall,greatsoundtrack;therecycledsoundtrackisquiteaflawthoughsothescoreis9.5(4.5).

Nextupisthedifficulty.Onceagain,questionanswered.Thedifficulty isactuallygreat.Fromeasysongtofairlydifficultsongstoverydifficultsongsit’sgreat,makesyoubetterandbetter.Greatdifficulty isgreat forstarters.Thescoreisaperfect10onceagain!

Lastbutnottheleast is thegraphics.Thegraphicsof thegameremainthesameasthepastgameswhichisprettysad.Thenewvenuesaregreatbutthat’snotenough.Theycouldhavemadethegraphicsmorerealisticjustliketheconsolegames.Well,notexactly like the console gamesbut somewhere near that. TheGraphics didn’t havemuch improvementwhich is quite sad, Iexpectedwholenewgraphics.Thescoreis6.5.

SCORES: Gameplay: 10 | Soundtrack: 9.5 | Difficulty: 10 |Graphics:6.5

Thenewfanrequestmodeisagreataddition;thesoundtrackissolid.Thegraphicsdon’truinthefunthatmuch;you’llstilllovethisgame.Overallthescoreis36/40or9/10!

Guitar Hero: Smash HitsJetGabriel|6-Burgos

Gameplay:3/5|Graphics:2/5|Sound:4/5|Replay:3/5|Overall:3/5

Basically, this game features well-knownsongs that was featured in the Guitar HerofranchisefromthefirstinstallmentallthewaydowntoGuitarHeroIV:WorldTour.(includingspin-offslikeRocksthe80's)Igavethegameplayratingathreesinceit isveryaddictingandreallyfun,especiallyplayingwithfriends.Besidestheguitar,thereis also an option to playbass, rock hardatthedrumsorsingwiththemicaslongasyoubuytheset.IntheWiiversion,thereisamodecalled “Mii Freestyle” which is a little fun.Onethingthatreallybugsmeisthechangeof thecharts.All songswereeditedand it isunnecessary and made everything easy tobeat,eveninExpert.Thegraphicsare,tooputitinakindway,unappealing. They are a large downstepfrom Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Thecharacters look very thin and their clothesaren't that good. The fret notes are smallerbutIthinkit'sanimprovementfrompreviousgames. The sound/music from thegame is verygood,nodoubt.However,thethingthatbugsme and other people is the list they chose.There are numerous good songs from thefranchisethatIfeeltheyleftoutinthisgamelike “I Wanna Be Senated”, “Symphony ofDestruction”, “Turning Japanese” andmanymore.Ialsothoughtthatsomesongsinthelistarereallyweakandaretooeasy.Thegameisaddicting,yesbutafteryouplay it forminutes straight, it is going to beexhausting especially after you've playedGuitarHerogamesforsometime.Overall,thegameisveryfunbutthelackofreplayvalueandinterestingfeaturesmakethisgameabysmalatsomeparts.Itisagreatgametogetifyouhavenothingtoplay,butdonotexpecttoplaythegamethenextweekafterbuyingit.


Movie reviews

Spectacular! is a new musical movie premiering on Nickelodeon. However, the film has already come out in the US, and through the power of the internet, i was able to watch the movie. So here is my review of the nickelodeon Original Movie, Spectacular! and by “original,” i mean completely ripped off from high School Musical and camp rock. The movie is about nikko (nolan gerard funk), an aspiring rock star who gets kicked out of his band and gets dumped by his girlfriend. he is approached by courtney (Tammin Sursok), a girl who wants him to join her show choir group: Spectacular. Basically, this is nickelodeon’s attempt to cash in on the success of movies like high School Musical and camp rock. The movie uses exactly the same formula, and the end result is a film that is unremarkable, predictable, and just downright bad. The acting was far from spectacular (sorry about the pun), with nickelodeon choosing unknowns to play the roles for the movie. The acting was rather bad and annoying at some points and is just hard to watch. The characters themselves aren’t very likable. in fact, all of them are just stereotypes that have no real depth and are far from realistic. in fact, one character, Tajid (avan Jogia), is just a terribly annoying indian stereotype complete with parents who run a meat place, and a painfully exaggerated indian accent. i have no idea what the writers were thinking when they came up with this character. it must have been something along the lines of: “hey, you know what, kids are stupid. They no idea what racism is! So let’s give ‘em this indian stereotype that’s incredibly offensive. and let’s give him this terrible accent. Yeah, kids will think that’s funny! We are gonna make so much money off of this.” also, the main antagonists of this movie are just stupid. They pose no real threat to the main characters, and are just there to insult the main characters. They don’t do anything to actually threaten the main characters other than make fun of them. They’re pointless, and in the end, they don’t get any kind of punishment for their “actions.” The music itself is just rubbish. it’s terribly formulaic and serves almost as a parody of itself. nickelodeon has never been good at discovering musicians. i mean, they were the people who found the naked Brothers Band. not a good sign.

Spectacular!Joseph anthony Montecillo | 7 - Kostka

nickelodeon needs to stay away from music. far away. T h e only good song in this movie was eye of the Tiger. But that’s not even an original song, they just took it from Survivor. But not only did they drag that song into this terrible movie, they absolutely butchered it in the process. how did they even get permission to use this song? aren’t there copyright laws protecting it? The movie just can’t be taken seriously. There’s even a scene where the movie actually turns into a rock Band commercial. While at a bowling alley, nikko and courtney decide to play an arcade version of rock Band called rock the World. although, this title is completely inappropriate, because the song they play can not possibly be classified as rock. A more appropriate title would have been “Bad love Song in Bad Movies the World” The plot is just a mess. courtney and nikko manage to break and make up twice in this movie. That’s right, folks, the main characters were able to break up and make up TWice in the same movie. What were the writers thinking? Maybe something like: “hmm, we want to have the success of hSM and camp rock. gee, what happened in those movies? The main couple broke up and made up, right? So let’s make our characters do that. But to make it even better, let’s make them do it TWice. geniUS!”Overall, this movie is just terrible. The acting is bland, the music is formulaic, the plot is predictable, and it’s just a great big mess. it’s the musical that even disney wouldn’t make. it’s just that bad. do not watch this movie, it is a waste of your time and your brain cells. I give it one star out of five, for Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. not eye of the Tiger by Spectacular.


ThisPixar-Disneyteam-upveersawayfromthecon-ventionalplotofananimatedmovie.Forachildren’smovie,it’sprettyweird.Toddlersmightbeboredofsomeparts,but those“boringparts”wereactuallythebestpartofthemovie.Inthemovie,youwillseethateachofthecharactershaveaccomplishmentstodo,andattheendofthemovie,itallcomesdownthatyoufindyourselfsheddingatearortwo.

Themovie’s 3D showing is great. I could say thatevenifitisnot3D,themoviewillstillbeexemplarygood.ThefirsttenminutesofthemovieareIcansaythebest 10minutesofanymovieyoumighthaveseen. The first 10 minutes narrate the 70 y.o. CarlFredricksen’swhole lifewhichbuildsemotionalat-tachmentsthatcanleadthemanliestmanonEarthcrying. Don’t think that after you watch UP, you’lljustbecrying ; thehilariouscomedyscenes,well-thought-ofactionscenesandrelevantscenes thataredarkerthanotherones.

ThevoicecastisTALENTED.Youcouldnotseethembuttheemotionputtothewaytheysaidtheirdialogues,isjustplainlyAMAZING.

UP is theperfect exampleofwhatananimatedmovieshouldbe.Amoviethathasit’scomedicmomentsbutnotgoingtoofar,achildren’smoviethathasitfightscenesbut are not exaggeratedandananimatedmovie thatactuallytellsastory.IstronglyrecommendUPforyoutowatch!

MyRating:5/5stars

UP ReviewDustin Paolo S. Abad | 6-Malvar

The animated 3D movie UPwill probably sound as an-otherkid’scomedywithtalk-ing animals. UP has it’s co-medic moments, but it hasmoretoofferthanthat.Upisthespecialkindofanimatedfilmthatdoesn’twanttotalkdown tokids,one that truststhemtoknowthattheremaybemore to life than talkinganimals.

Eversincehewasakid,CarlFredricksendreamedofbe-inganadventurerandtravelingtoSouthAmericatofindthe near-mythical Paradise Falls; a dream he sharedwithhiswifeEllie.Butastheylivedtheir lives,CarlandEllieneverfoundthetimeormoneytotaketheirdreamadventure, and before they knew it, they were old,andElliehadpassedaway.AsacorporationthreatenstotakeCarl’shouseaway, thehousethatheandElliedreamedofbringingtoSouthAmerica,Carlfinallyde-cides tomake good on his promises, attaching thou-sandsofballoonsandliftinghishouseintothesky.ButCarlhasanunexpectedpassenger,andwhenhedoesget to South America, he finds a completely differentadventureawaitinghim.

JedDiamante|7-DeBritto The Transformers series hasalwaysbeenphenomenalandthelatestadditiontothefranchiseisn’tholdingbackeither.With25newTransformers,scenesshotinplacessuchasEgyptandShanghai,andnewspecialeffects,thismovieisthebiggestoneyet!

The story is about TheFallen, one of the firstTransformers, whoseplaninvolveddestroyinghumanity by using amachine todestroy thesun. His brothers triedto stop him, but wereunable to. Instead,they sealed off thekey, killing them in theprocess.Now,he’sbacktorecoverthekeyusingthe information deepwithin the protagonist(SamWitwicky)’smind.

Transformers: Revenge of the FallenI, myself, considered it an excellent movie. Thetransformations were smooth, realistic, and wereaccompaniedwiththatclassictransformationsound.TheTransformersmovearound thewayyouwouldexpectahugecar,airplane,oneeyedtigerthing,etc.would.Theplotwascertainlyinteresting,thoughabitlackingin

someaspects.Thistimearound though, there’sless action and more“mature”comedy.

I definitely recommendthis to anyone whoenjoystheideaofgiantmecha beating theshrapnel out of eachother. Even with itsshortcomings,Istillthinkthisdeserves4.5outof5.SograbyourselfaDVDandsomepopcornandwatchthefireworks!


father went, and what they find is absolutely shocking.

The novel was really enjoyable and truly fun to read. The plot is thick with so many interesting and amusing events, all linked together by a certain feel of suspense which grasps you and pushes you to continue on with the book until you reach the end. The characters were also very interesting here. So many of them had a certain feel and sense of attraction from them to the reader, mainly because they conceal outrageous secrets that you really want to find out.

The only thing that I find inconvenient about this book is its length. for many people out there, especially those

who don’t like to read that much, they might find this novel’s length simply unbearable.

But if you give it a chance and try to keep on reading, you’ll probably not regret doing so.Overall, Tunnels is an amazing and worthwhile read, and i highly recommend it.

Tunnelsroderick gordon and Brian Williamsreview by dicot alvarado

Welcome to Highfield, an ordinary city somewhere located in london. here, you’ll meet Will Burrows, a typical fourteen year old. Well, somewhat. for you see, Will has an obsession, one which he shares with his father, dr. Burrows: digging tunnels. The two are always together in tunnelling their way to amazing finds and excavations. and even during his spare time, Will continues a digging project that he created himself.

Then, Will’s father begins to act strange, like he’s concealing a secret. Suddenly, Will’s life gets turned upside-down when his father disappears.

Wondering what happened to his father, Will, along with his best friend chester, retrace the steps and clues that his father left behind before his disappearance. They are soon urged to go underground where Will’s

Book Review

Harry Potter and the Half Blood PrinceJCNacpil|6-Mabini

Wizards are awesome. But the 6th in-stallmentoftheHarryPotterseriesmightseemohsodifferentfromthenovel,asitwaswitheveryinstallment.Don’tgetmewrong, I enjoyedall of them. This timehowever, theymayhavegonelittlebittoofar.

Plot: Half Blood Prince followsHarry ashewandersinthememoriesoftheoncebrilliantboy,TomRiddletofindoutwhatmightbehisonlyweakness.Or so thebooksays.Apparently,memoriesaren’tabigpartinthismovie.Rememberthetimesyouwereturningtothenextchap-ter,expectingtoseeanothermemory?Only3ofthosememoriesappearedhere.Instead,theyhaveladenthemoviewithraginghormonesandsnag-gingscenes.Andwhile Ididenjoymostof thealtera-

tions, thesudden“I think I’m lovewithGinny” thoughtswere ridicu-lous. I mean come on! Only 45seconds of Quidditch and theyreplaced the Harry/Ginny scene(afterthefinals) fromthebookfora Ron/Lavender love fest? WhathappenedtoallthejealousyHarryhad?

Directing:DavidYatesshedsomenewlightwiththeseries.Notallofitwasgood.Someofthechangedscenesweregood.Ilikedhowtheyreplacetheboringfirstchapterofthebookand turned it intoDeathEaterscausinghavoc.Did you remember the Burrowburning? No. That non-canonicalscene has destroyed the series.Why? The Bill and Fleur weddingwon’thappen.And if thatdoesn’thappen, Harry won’t have anyreasontoreturntotheBurrow,tak-ingagood10chaptersofDeathly

Hallowsandfillingitwith loopholes.Andsuddenly,HermionebreaksoutwithherfeelingsforRon,whichwasonlya speculationback in thebook.Whatevertheydo,theymustdoDeathlyHallowsthejus-


facebook is a social network website that allows people to communicate through the internet. facebook allows people to add friends, send messages, and attach pictures. although there are benefits in using Facebook, flaws also exist. People tend to get

hooked too much on the internet. it becomes a means for unsolicited spam mail, unwanted solicitations and even computer virus propagation. although facebook has a lot of uses, it does not substitute for personal and face-to-face conversation and socialization.

facebook is a free-access social networking site maintained by facebook inc. it was started by Mark Zuckerberg while he was at harvard. its success is obvious, with over 200 million users. Since then, many features were added. currently, facebook allows users to have a news feed, which updates the user on friends’ activities, the ability to upload an unlimited number of photos, gifts, which is a virtual item that the user may send to a fellow user and applications, in the form of

FRENZYBy Austin Hernandez and Miguel Guerrero

facebook

AGS has a group in Facebook!Teachers, parents, alumni and older students may join to be updated with AGS events or share their photos or articles with the AGS Community. ü Friendly reminder: We strongly recommend that mi-nors 13 years of age or older ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet and we encourage parents to teach their children about safe

internet use practices. Children under 13 years old are not permitted access to Facebook.

a quiz, game or whatever can be thought of by an independent artist or even an international company. facebook, however, is not just a tool for pleasure and leisure. for example, artists may meet others online to coordinate a new project. Students may discuss projects in their group.

One of the elements on facebook that is most acclaimed is its remarkable interface. One may customize his or her news feed to show the information only he or she wants to see. also, since the news feed is mostly flash instead of hTMl which means the user sends and receives less bytes of data, significantly increasing the user’s megabytes per hour.

Interface - 9/10 Though its interface is very efficient, flash errors still occur.handiness - 10/10 remember that person you met years ago? now, you can keep updated with him or her.applications - 9/10 Though its applications are very engrossing, some of them may require inviting friends which some consider “spamming”.Overall - 9/10 facebook isn’t considered by most a fad, but a website that will truly last for years and years to come.

tice it deserves.Anddye Tonks’hairpinkagain.

Casting: I thought thenewarriv-als were particularly good, es-pecially Slughorn. Well, the guyflirtingwith Hermionewas oh sounnecessary.Thenagain,they’re16here.Theycould’vegivenHa-grid,TonksandMcGonagallalit-tlemorescreentimebutitwasn’tso.Snapeisstilldelicious(notinagaysense)

CGI: Moving pictures and stair-cases made me love the se-ries. Now, I understand the rea-son they hada lackluster set ofmagicaleffects,themoviebeingso dark......besides all the snag-ging.Ijustwishtheydidn’twasteall that timewith theLav-Won-Won thing. Theyprobably sacri-ficedQuidditch for that. There’sonlySECONDSofQuidditchhere.Theydon’tevencatchtheSnitch!That’s it. I have lost all hope ofseeing Quidditch again. I just

hope the stuff thathappens inDH isjustasmagicalasIpicturedthem.

Sound: I’m not the kind of guywholistens to orchestra. I have to saythough, themusic was exceptional.Sowhat if theyused thesamemainthemeagain?Wouldyouhaveitanyotherway?

Overall:Asidefromtheproblemsthatarosewithallthechangesintheplotandlackofall-aroundmagicalfeel,itwasprettygoodmovieifyoureallydon’tcareaboutthenextinstallment(there’s no Hogwarts anyway in thenextone).Well,it’sbetterthanBrunoandTransformers,Icantellyouthat.I justwished theydidn’tcrameverythinginto3hours.PeoplesatthroughLOTR because Peter Jacobson tookthetimeandlibertytocraftfull,com-pletestories.

Prisoner of Azkaban has yet to bedethronedasthebestHPmovieyet.3.5/5


Class Chronicles

6-Mabini evan Merel escalaw

after many days of perseverance and intense practice, 6-Mabini finally triumphed as a double-champion among other also well skilled sections. Though losing their teams B & d in previous games, Mabini still strove and pushed even harder for success. While practice sessions were being done, friendship, teamwork and camaraderie were formed within the students in the process. now with their newly found rapport, their practices were now even more productive. When the championship day finally came, their practices and hard-work were going to be put to the test. Team a was the first to play. At the early stages of the game it was even, but as the game went on Mabini clearly had the game in the bag. The Mabini boys cheered so loudly that they finally won and became champions .But team c’s game was different, from beginning to end it was a close game. not until the final part of their match did Mabini finally win. They cheered louder this time it was almost deafening, and with good reason too because they achieved their ultimate goal, winning not just one championship, but two. happy as they were then, but the thing they were all looking forward to was their PiZZa ParTY as an after-event celebration. Today the Mabini boys are currently practicing for their next title: champions in soccer.

Well, the first semester has ended, and truly, we had a lot of amazing and unforgettable experiences with each of our own classes. So, here in Eaglet, we’ve posted a few of those

memorable events. Check it out. (In the next issue, class pictures of Grade7 will be posted too)

6-RizalJoko Santiago

The intramurals of the 1st quarter was so unforgettable. The sport for the 1st quarter was volleyball. not all of us were particularly thrilled of playing volleyball, basketball maybe. nevertheless, we trained hard so we could win a banner or two in the Intrams. When the first day of the intrams came, we were all very nervous when we went down the covered courts. as the games started, we all had one thing in mind, remember what we did in our P.e. classes and every little thing that could help us. Bad luck struck us on the first day. Teams A, C, and D all lost. All our faith was on Team B. The result of the succeeding games was in our favor, we kept on winning until we expected to win the championship games for Team B. it seems that our wishes came true, we reached the championship games. We found out one day that our enemy was 6-Malvar, our neighboring section. We all had one thing in mind, and that was winning the championship games. That was true until one day, Ms. asonza, our english teacher and the class adviser of 6-Malvar, told us in one of her english classes that it was OK for them to lose the championship games. Anyway, this game entitles us for a sure win, first or second place. This changed our view of the championship games. On the battle day itself, Mr. aquino, our class adviser, reminded us about what Ms. asonza said, that Malvar, rizal, and Tandang Sora were one team and that it’s not important that we win, what’s important is we play fairly and enjoy the games. and so we played, in the end we lost the championship games. We were very happy for the winners and easily accepted our loss. We shook hands with the Malvar boys wamly. Maybe next time we will get another chance to be in the championships, but until then we will continue to train hard so we could win.

7-XavierTJ castillion

last month, Mrs. Borja made an announcement in our class. it had something to do with donating 25 pesos every week to the Bigay Puso foundation. everyone was encouraged to extend help to worthwhile beneficiaries. This help will certainly go a long way. further, she instructed us to form “Study groups”. She promised certain rewards for the group that will accomplish something. if all members of the group pass a quiz, one point will be given. if all of the members in a group get a perfect score, it will be awarded 2 points. all of us were motivated to get perfect our quizzes because the group that will get the highest point will win a prize at the end of the quarter. Lastly, she also said that the first row boys of each column should check our homework before 7:00 a.m. If a teacher says that our homework will be collected, the first row boy of each column should collect it and give it to the teacher before the morning ceremony begins. My classmates in grade 7-Xavier are happy to be involved in these activities.


7-BREBEUFnajel B. de guzman

On the morning of July 8th, the students of 7-Brebeuf had an intense discussion over what their class mascot should be. Several boys initiated a poll to choose a mascot that best represents their class. an overly excited hassan halabisaz suggested a Muffin to be their class mascot. Rejecting the suggestion of the giddy but entertaining hassan, najel de guzman and Yego Baylon proposed instead a simple golden waffle. Realizing that a waffle would look cool on their class jacket and banner along with St. Jean de Brebeuf, everyone else seconded the motion. Seeing that the yummy piece of golden brown bread won the vote by a landslide, the class closed off the poll with najel commenting, “We’re the Brebeuf Waffles because we’re tasty, delicious and we fit neatly in your pocket.” anton rennesland, the class president of Brebeuf, officially approved the new section mascot and supported it all the way. After the boys had finished their discussion, the class of Brebeuf continued with their day practicing basketball to prepare for the intramural match in the afternoon. The Brebeuf Waffles came up with fitting chants to cheer their fellow classmates such as “Serve them waffles!” and “We serve you, you get served.” The Waffles played their games with high spirits as their comrades, most of all Yego, cheered. At the end of the day, the Waffles had chosen their mascot, finished their games and spent the remaining time watching Michael Jackson perform Billie Jean YouTube.

6-Jacintoaustin hernandez

at the start of the game, Team d was feeling nervous because they were against a strong opponent: 6 abad Santos. When the game started, the volleyball kept on going so high it almost hit one of the lights. The volleyball was also hit around so long with the crowd anticipating their next move .With a close move of serving the ball outside our class was watching closely. The opponent hit the ball so hard no one could hit it. But our class planned in advance a way to hit the ball without missing a shot. The fight went on so long our team thought that they were evenly matched. as the ball hit the ground on the opponents’, side our class cheered since that was our 18th point. We ended the game with a fair handshake with our opponent.

7-Kostkaby Joseph anthony Montecillo

everyone loves the intrams. it’s a nice way to compete with the other classes and it’s a good way to work on the class’ teamwork. This quarter’s intrams sport was basketball. This excited us because two of our classmates were incredibly good at basketball. We were able to win the first few games that were assigned to us. however, there came a day when one of our best players on Team d was absent. We were a bit nervous because we knew that he was one of our best players. We had relied on him to help us win our first few games. Our teacher, Mrs. abando, warned us not be too negative about it. We tried our best to win our game that day, but it just didn’t happened. We learned that negative thinking never helps and that a positive outlook is the only way to do well.

7-REGISdon Tantan

The first two months of the class of 7 - Saint John Francis Regis was quite interesting, especially because they were the second class of the school year to have their feast day. Their much awaited feast day happened on the second day of July, which was also the first Thursday of the month. They were allowed to wear civilian attire in honor of that special day. at around 10:10 in the morning, they had a short Mass in the chapel of The holy guardian angels. don Tantan took the role of reading the first reading and was followed by aric Mamonluk for the responsorial Psalm. Minutes later, anton fausto had the honor of reading the Prayers of The faithful, and he performed well in doing so. after the Mass, they all went back to their classroom and eventually had the talk about the admission to the ateneo de Manila high School. during that time, they were greeted a “happy feast day” by their grade level coordinator, Mr. Morales. When lunch came, the class officers unpacked the boxes of food that were delivered to them from Mcdonald’s. These contained 1-piece chicken meals, a lot of cups of coca-cola and paper bags full of fries. They lined up according to their columns and everyone got his fair share of food. even the teachers were given food by the officers. The lunch period ended with the students filled to the brim with fast food. That was pretty much the most exciting event that happened in the class of 7 - Saint John francis regis so far and i’m pretty sure that they enjoyed it and that they will have much more exciting months to come.

6-Tandang sora

6-Bonifacio

6-Abad santos24 Eaglet 2009 - 2010 1st Issue

6-AguinaldoXandro S. hizon

i’m from 6-aguinaldo and to be honest, i was absent during the first 4 days school so I missed the “Schola Brevis” and the first day of normal classes. As you know, the first few weeks of school were quite choppy due to the cancellation of classes. We spent this time getting used to the new grade 6 environment, our new classmates and our new teachers. The first full, uninterrupted week of school was from June 29 to July 3. That Monday was our first COCA day and fortunately, our science teacher was kind enough to dismiss us early so we all got to the clubs we wanted. in 6-aguinaldo, our Pe and intrams are on the same day, Wednesday, which is probably the day we like the most. The whole class was excited for the first intrams game until we got the news that we were officiating that time. The next week, things went smoothly. We did have our first confession Monday morning and also, we sponsored the 6:30 a.m. mass on Tuesday followed by a simple paraliturgy in our classroom that served as a mini-Bigay-Puso launching When Wednesday came, we finally were able to play in intrams! The not so good news was that teams a, c and d well, lost. Team B was the last one standing. We were down but not out. On a different note, our elected class officers proposed that we will bring some toys, games, food and other items to auction out for Bigay-Puso, like simple fund-raiser for the Pgh patients. Well, so far so good in 6-aguinaldo, but don’t forget that this school year has many more thing to offer.

7-Claver gelo Villariba

“a thumbs up for a thumbs down”July 10 2009, i couldn’t help but notice my classmate entering the classroom with a large cast around his thumb. i would have asked him about it but i thought he might be offended. Then after a while, he started displaying it rather proudly. By the end of recess his cast had some markings on the back. i thought he had it signed by a friend but it just happened to be his name. The markings didn’t stop there, it earned a big smiley face after lunch. i never did ask why he got it but i learned that he referred to it as “Big boy”. This explains the smiley face and is rather fitting, given that it was a pretty big cast for a thumb like his. now that said that, i find it pretty impractical to cover an injured thumb with almost 1cm of gauss. note: cast was on student’s left hand, not disabling him from writing since patient is right handed.

7-Pignatelligabriel Orlina

Our section was packed of fun activities this week. To start of, last Monday, november 16, we had our feast day as a class. We had 20 boxes of pizza and ten or more/less bottles of coke (1.5 l) for lunch. next, we sponsored one of the english contests, the extemporaneous Speaking contest in which our contestant won third place. also, in the elocution contest, our contestant won third place. The day after that, we had our field trip to the NYK-Tdg Maritime academy and enchanted Kingdom.

7-Gonzagadon Tantan

The students of Gonzaga had the honor of being the first class to celebrate the feast day of their beloved class saint, Saint aloysius gonzaga. The class celebrated their feast day of Saint aloysius gonzaga last June 22, 2009. The whole class sported civilian attire in honor of that day. They started their feast day by celebrating Mass in the chapel of the holy guardian angels in the morning. Then, during recess, they had a mini salu-salo in their classroom. They also invited all their teachers to come and eat with them. They were all able to cheeseburger deluxe, fries and drank coke which they ordered from Mcdonald’s. after all of that was finished, they spent the rest of their days normally, like every other class. As you could see, the first two months of the class of 7 - Saint aloysius gonzaga was quite normal. But not as normal as those of the other classes’ because they had a day that their class will truly remember.

6-Malvardustin abad

This is one fitting motto for the class. During, Intrams you may say that we are loud and rowdy, but we are just supportive. You may find some of us fighting; but at the end of the day those people shake hands and become friends. When a teacher gets angry because of Malvar’s noisiness, we keep quiet and say sorry to the teacher. let’s go for the gold Malvar! MalVar UniTeS!

Gotinterestingstoriesaboutyourownclassthatyouliketoshare?ForwardthemtoyourEagletclassmatesorsendtoateneoeaglet@gmail.com.

6-Del PilarJosh llanto

Del Pilar students are the first non-Burgos students to enter our classroom (and all other grade 6 rooms) because they donated a first aid kit to all the 13 sections! What a remarkable way to start the year with generosity! del Pilar also achieved to become the highest in Bigay Puso as of the second count. del Pilar dominated with around 12,000 pesos. This section was acknowledged by the grade six glc to become a role model for all. del Pilar really deserved to be awarded of this award because of all the hard work they put into their lives as grade six students. They hope that other sections, not only from grade six but in any grade level that they would give more to the Bigay Puso or in any other way they can be Men-for-Others. did del Pilar really reach their peak? Or do they have more to give? don’t waste your time. You have your life to live. its either you choose to be a Man-for-Others like and Atenean was destined to be or are you going to be selfish and not help the people in need? Start today and work your way up until you succeed!

6-BurgosKing Morales | Jeriah Kyle gabriel | anton cabalza

We’re aiming for all Burgos students to be dOUBle MagiS in everything. This is possible since in the ateneo system of giving honors, everyone can receive that honor as long as the grade requirements are attained. it’s not like “Me against you” or “i’m the Top 1 here and you’re just Top 2.” That’s why foster brotherhood is beneficial to everyone. The students who are having a hard time can be assisted by the more intellectual group mates. They, in turn, will also be helped because as William glasser said, “Persons retain 95% of what they teach to someone else.” Being MagiS is truly contagious. “ Our Study group project was a huge success, resulting in many students garnering high grades in exams, and some students who whose grades had a well-needed pull upwards. eventhough there we only 9 double MagiS classmates, our class has the most number of awards among all sections. We learned many new memorization techniques from Ms. Perez, which truly influenced our AP Standings. On certain projects and activities, Magis Merit Points (MMPs) are awarded to those whose work is exceptional and it emulates the trait of Magis. They’re usually awarded in increments of 1-3 per project. at the end of a quarter, MMPs are tallied and those with a certain number of points are awarded a corresponding Magis Merit awards based on how many they achieved. This inspires us to always do more than what is expected of us. Our class is pretty active in the Bigay Puso and i can prove it. When Ms. Perez first talked about the Bigay Puso, we were all overflowing with ideas on how to raise money. One of us suggested that we have an auction. Ms. Perez liked the idea so we had the auction. during lunch time, our class goes to our classroom and we have an auction for multiple items such as video games. all the money that we raise from the auction goes to our piggy bank. We also sold foods like burritos (made by J3 Jiao), conti’s Brownies (by Josh ambrosio), fudge (baked by Miguel Oreta), cookies (baked by Miguel guerrero’s mom). From being the first place since the first counting, we became a bit disappointed when not everyone was giving anymore. But it encouraged us to do better in the coming weeks to help the cancer patients recover from their sickness. We’ll definitely do our best in the Bigay Puso.7-Berchmans

Virgil de leon

The adroit Victors Of The Basketball intramuralsThe intramurals for the 1st Quarter in the seventh grade ended with the victory of the class 7-St. John Berchmans. They fought several different classes to acquire the opportunity to gain the championship. The most important game they played was the one which brought them to victory. They were against the evenly competent class 7-St. John de Britto, but in the end it was 7-Berchmans who achieved their goal of gaining the title “Basketball intramurals champions”. The class gave their very best to accomplish that goal, to be renowned with that title, and to be proud of themselves for a great job. Ian Salac, one half of the sports beadles said “It’s definitely the sweetest because it’s our last year in the agS and we’ve proved that we’re the best by playing like brothers.” Sandro Puno, the other half of the sports beadles also said “from the beginning of the year, i think we all could say that intrams was going to be really exciting, but Berchmans really wanted it, from teams a-d. We from Berchmans could say that we had tough times along the way, but in the end all of us played really hard and came out being the champions of Basketball SY 09-10.” in the end of all the games, hard times, and giving it their all, this class has truly shown us what teamwork and true sportsmanship means.

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Eaglet 2009 - 2010 1st Issue 27

"when disasters strikeWe Pinoys stand to unite,

Helping each other out.Oh, what a wonderful sight!

The bayanihan lives on!"

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eaglet volume 56 # 1 (2009 - 2010)

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