VOLUME XIII No. 1 / JANUARY 2013

TIME OUT FROM POLICE WORK. Armed with their migthy hands and bodies, members of the Que-zon Police Force help pull out weeds and tall grass in the school campus during the Brigada Eskwela.

The Junior Chronicle journalists returned victoriously and brought home medals and certificates for championing Ra-dio Broadcasting and Scriptwrit-ing (English category) in the Re-gional Schools Press Conference (RSPC). They came back on Jan. 16 bagging the championship and the major awards in the said cat-egory. The adjudged winners were Karl Caesar Pelaez – 1st place Best Anchor, 2nd place Best News Presenter; Anna Karmina

Broadcasters champ RSPC

Abila – 3rd place Best Anchor; Lianna Francesca Jalbuena – 1st place Best News Presenter; Ra-chel Ivy Reyes – 5th place Best News Presenter; Jericho Libardo – 1st place Best Infomercial and 1st place Best Technical Appli-cation; Veronica Valenton – 1st place Best in Scriptwriting. Furthermore, the Radio Broadcasters and Scriptwriters in Filipino got 4th place in Best Group. They also received the following awards: Chad Venson Sadili - 5th place Best Anchor; Angela Karla Mendoza – 3rd

place Best Infomercial and 3rd place Best Technical Application; Lyzza-Ann Veracruz – 4th place Best in Scriptwriting. Jhon Lester Edal took home 3rd place Copyreading and Headline Writing-English in the individual competition. Likewise, the Collab-orative Desktop Publishing group composed of Patricia Danielle Ellises, Marion Izavell Gilbuena, Elijah Elmark Macatangay, Bryan Julius Badiango, Reana Zarhyne Palad, Christian Dave Anda and Francine Cunanan, received their certificate as 5th Best in aforemen-tioned category, English medium.

Teachers and students of DepEd Lucena joined the Fun Run as opening activity of the Book Month Celebration, Nov. 6. The Fun Run with the theme “Nasa Pagbasa ang Pag-asa” started at 6 AM in Pacific Mall Parking Area and ended in Lucena West I ground. A short program followed participated in by students wearing book cos-tumes.The Book Month Celebration is sponsored by the English Com-mittee of each school in the Divi-sion of Lucena City.

Fun run opens Book Month celebration

WE DID IT! Members of the English Radio broadcasting and script-writing team, proudly display their championship medals and certifi-cates, their passport to the National Schools Press Conference.

BOOKS ARE OUR FRIENDS. Grade one pupils present a number about the importance of books to everyone during the program on Book Month Celebration.

2 NEWS January 2013

Five journalists attend-ed regional training to enhance their writing skills in prepara-tion for the forthcoming Region-al Schools Press Conference. Charlie Chris Dimaala, feature writing;Jessica Hernan-dez, editorial writing; Lianna Francesca Jalbuena and Jan Rose Gabrielle Bele, radio broadcasting and scriptwriting; and ZyraOli-vienne Alicante, copyreading and headline writing joined the other contestants from the differ-ent divisions in the region at Sto. Tomas North Central Elementary School, Sto. Tomas, Batangas on November 7-9, to further improve their journalistic skills in their re-spective categories. They participated in

Journalists attend enhancement trainingthe different activities initiated by invited trainers and speakers. During the workshops, the train-ers and facilitators chose the best outputs. Hernandezlanded firsts in editorial writing – English while Alicante was third best in-copyreadingand headline writing – Filipino.Bele was second best in scriptwriting along with Dimaala in feature writing – Filipino. They received certificates of recogni-tion from Mrs. Agnes Rolle and Ms. Jennifer Lopez, regional su-pervisors in Filipino and English respectively during the closing ceremonies. Miss Michelle Caruru-can and Miss Amelia Alburo ac-companied the pupils to the three-day training.

Lucena West I teachers attended four-day school level In-Service Training to revitalize learning and adapt new strat-egies for better teaching out-comes. Mrs. ChinitaTolentino, the school principal, organized the training on Oct. 22-25 and di-vided the teachers in group where they need to be more equipped. Mr. Maximino Garcia and Mrs. Crispina Pastrana led the Mathematics Group, Mrs. Genia Dural and Mrs. Vivian Montes supervised the Science

Teachers attend four-day InsetGroup, Mrs. Cynthia Gimenez guided the Hekasi Group, Mrs. Zenaida Andayog and Miss Rho-na Joy Fetalco managed the Eng-lish Group, Engr. Susana Gabio-la, division Education Program Supervisor handled the Music Group while Ms. Acela Habito and Mrs. April Rose Zingalawa trained the Special Education (SPED) and Kindergarten teach-ers respectively. The INSET concluded with the giving of certificates to the subject coordinators and members.

25 TJC staffers qualify for RSPC Twenty-five out of 28 The Junior Chronicle staffers hurdled and won in the Lucena City Division Schools Press Conference to qualify for the Regional Schools Press Conference. Dr. Amelita Balagtas, for-mer EPS in English and guest dur-ing the competitions held in Lucena West I Elementary School social hall, Sept 27-28, commended and challenged the journalists to go for gold in the awarding ceremonies. The declared winners and their respective categories were: Jessica Hernandez, 1st place edito-rial writing-English; Romina Giane Oba, 3rd place editorial writing-Filipino; Charlie Chris Dimaala, 1st place feature writing-Filipino; Giana Mae Licoto, 7th place feature writing-English; John Lester Edal, 3rdplace copyreading and headline writing-English; Zyra Olivienne Alicante, 1st place copyreading and headline writing-Filipino; Jer-maine Valerio, 1st place editorial

cartooning-English; Kylene Nicole Cada, 3rd place news writing-Eng-lish; Angela Nicole Adao, 3rd place photojournalism-English; Keana Rylie Pasoquen, 3rd place sports-writing-Filipino; and Paulo Miguel Villanueva, 5th place sportswriting-English. The radio broadcasting and scriptwriting teams (English and Filipino) received the1st best groups in both categories and its members also garnered different awards as follows: Karmina Abila, 1stbest anchor-English; Chad Ven-son Sadili, 1st best anchor-Filipino; Jericho Libardo, 1st best technical application-English; Angela Carla Mendoza, 1st best technical appli-cation-Filipino; Veronica Valenton,

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POINT OF CLARIFICATION. Crispina Pastrana, TJC adviser/trainer and one of the facilitators during the regional training, answers queries and assists participants in radio broadcasting and scriptwriting during the writeshop.

COOPERATION IS THE SOLUTION. Leticia Vecinal, Jasmin Vidad and Ma. Rosella Mataac help each other prepare their group’s output during the school’s In-Service Training for teachers on Oct. 23.

HOORAY. Radiobroadcasting and scriptwriting - English group proudly hails their trophy after winning as the best group during DSPC last Sept. 28.

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3NEWSJanuary 2013

Lucena West I Elemen-tary School teachers, pupils and parents joined hands in celebra-tion of United Nations’ Week to re-mind the people of the importance of having a good relationship with the neighboring countries. October 16 marked one of the important events at the school’s calendar of activities when the chosen muses and escorts of each class, together with the other pupils and their parents, paraded inside the campus and on its surround-ing streets wearing costumes of the

School celebrates UN weekdifferent member countries of the United Nations. The pupils waved their flaglets as they traverse the route of the parade. A short program fol-lowed, and Miss Rhona Joy Fe-talco, a grade five teacher talked about the history of the United Nations, highlighting the impor-tance of being citizens of one of its member nations. The cel-ebration concluded with the an-nouncement of the winners in the per grade level search for the best in costume.

SM City Lucena awarded Charie Kaye Flores, a female teacher of Lucena West I Elementary School, “Best in Costume” when she joined its United Nations (UN) Costume Contest in support to the cel-ebration of UN Day. There were twenty-one pupils (below seven years old) and one female teacher who joined the contest on October 24 which SM was annually hosting. Pupils of Lucena West I

represented different countries by wearing their national costumes such as South Korea, Portugal, Nepal, Philippines and others. “Teacher Charie,” as called by her pupils wore the Thailand’s national costume which led her to win “Best in Costume” title among 15 other female teacher contes-tants. She received a gift cer-tificate worth Php 3,000 from the said sponsor.

Flores wins SM best national costume search

Four Special Education (SPED) teachers and one school administrator of Lucena West I attended the First National Conference on Inclusive Early Intervention for Children with Special Needs as Department of Education (DepEd) and Special Education Division – Bureau of Elementary Education (SPED-BEE) together with the Early Childhood Care and Develop-ment Council (ECCDC) and the Portage Association of the Philippines for Early Interven-tion designed this training as an offshoot on the improvement of teacher and school administra-tor. Mrs. Chinita Tolentino, school principal with four other teachers, Helen Tapic, Christine

SPED teachers attend nationalconference on inclusive education

Joy Lavarro, Maria Acela Habito and JoselinaChavez had their training on Oct.27-29 at Teachers Camp, Baguio City. The three-day workshop provided the teacher-participants, the knowledge on the methods and approaches in teaching the children in inclusive settings. It updated them the with the current trends, skills and practices on the management of inclusive education schools. Fur-thermore, it presented them re-searches on inclusive education for adaption and expected them to have exemplary performances. Regular monitoring and evaluation of post-training ac-tivities to be done by the division SPED administrator are expected after the intensive training.

1st best in scriptwriting-English; Lyzza Anne Veracruz, 1stbest in scriptwriting-Filipino; Keirra Nel Eballa, 1stbest infomercial-English; Angelique Ibones, 1st-best infomercial-Filipino; Lianna Francesca Jalbuena, 1st best news presenter-English; Janrose Gabri-elle Bele, 1st best news present-er-Filipino and Andrea Dennise Cada, 2nd best news presenter-Filipino.

Mrs. Crispina Pastrana, Mrs. Ma. Gisella Rodriguez, Mrs. Vivian Montes, Miss Jo-sephine Leonido, Miss Rhona Joy Fetalco, Mrs. Charie Kaye Flores, Mr. Maximino Garcia, Mr. Carlos Villaester, Mrs. Joc-elyn Enverga and Miss Michelle Carurucan, their official trainers will accompany them to the Re-gional Schools Press Conference which will be held sometimes in January.

BEST IN COSTUME. Rica Mediavillo and Tyrone Hapita, grade five Fast Learner pupils lead the grade five group not only in the parade but also in the choice of outfit.

NATIONAL COSTUME OF THAILAND. Charie Kaye Flores, grade two FL adviser in Lucena West I, gives her finest, as she poses in front of the judges and viewers wearing Thailand’s National Cos-tume, giving way to her winning Best in Costume at SM City Lucena.

Charlie Chris Dimaala passed the Philippine Science High School National Competi-tive Examination. Among the large number of examinees who took the NCE from all over the country last Sept. 30, Charlie Chris Dimaala, gr.VI-Fast Learner (FL) of Lucena West 1 is one of the top 240 examinees who will be enrolled and admitted as a student in highly-acclaimed science

Dimaala passes PSHS-NCEhigh schools in the country today. “During the time of our examination, our main goal is to pass the test and I made it! I’m very happy and excited “, Charlie said. The Philippine Science High School System is a specialized public high school system in the Phil-ippines that operates as an attached agency of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology.

4 OPINION January 2013

EDITORIALPromoting responsible journalism

Campus journalism is one of the organizations which students join in school to further enhance their knowledge and develop their potentials. This organiza-tion provides leeway for students to develop enthusiasm to collect and write news, stories and articles for publica-tion. And because we are now exposed to modern modes of communication, we believe that campus journalists should be socially conscious and fair to ethically use the social media. Republic Act no. 7079 also known as the “Campus Journalism Act of 1991” states to uphold and protect the freedom of the press even at the campus level and to pro-mote the development and growth of campus journalism as a means of strengthening ethical values, encouraging critical and creative thinking and developing moral char-acter and personal discipline of the Filipino youth. Campus journalism provides a venue to concrete-ly practice truth, fairness and balance. These are values taught better by experience and supplemented by the classroom. It also gives pride and adventure to make name locally (within the campus) and even nationally. Many of the campus journalists became better journalists in our country. Their experiences on campus journalism taught them to become responsible and reputable writers. Journalism does not only require excellent writing skills but also a keen sense of awareness of what’s happen-ing around us. Choosing not only the proper language but also a deeper understanding on the issue is very important. Our country needs journalists who are not biased but rather give valuable information which will help in shaping public opinion. Journalism is very important in making a social change. A journalist should know how to analyze the issue and produced the substance of the article in order to make a sense of social reality. As they say, campus journalists should be a problem solver, a role model, a campus watch-dog and a shaper of opinion. We are calling the attention of all campus journal-ists to write responsibly, and be aware of what’s happen-ing in the society so that we could better analyze important social issues and put them in the proper context.

Just thinking

Nowadays, bullying is one of the main problems in most schools. Many bullied students drop out of their schools for fear of physical and emotional harm. We believe that parents, teachers and students should act to stop bullying and prevent physical and emotional violence in schools. According to the Anti-Bullying Act of 2012 passed by the House of Representatives, bullying is the use of written, verbal or electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any combination of these by one or more students directed at another student. Physical, verbal social and electronic bullying are the main types of bullying. As parents, we should observe our child’s behavior. If we sense that something is wrong with our child, we must confront them or talk to their teacher. Cre-ating healthy anti-bullying habits early is one of the ways parents can stop bullying. And if ones child is the bully, talk to them and listen to what they have to say and how they feel. As teachers, who serve as the second parents to pupils while in school should know what to do in any circumstances on child bul-lying. We should act immediately

Jessica Hernandez•

Fighting bullies in schoolsif we suspect that somebody is tak-ing advantage of the weaknesses of our pupils. We should clear things up with students and bring them to the guidance counsellor if such incident was proven. We should observe our students’ attitude to-wards each other and know who are the bullies and the ones who are bullied. And as students, we should be given the assurance that we are safe in school which we consider our second home. Hence, we should act at once and report to proper authorities when somebody is bullied. If we are the ones bullied, we should talk to our teachers and parents to stop right away the abuse inflicted on us. We should not be afraid to talk to them because nobody will protect us but them. Bullying is not only a problem in schools. It is also a big problem in our country. If the people who will make up our future generation are bullied and abused in school, how will our country progress? We are calling the atten-tion of parents, teachers and stu-dents to fight bullying in schools and make every school condu-cive to learning and a safe haven against bullies.

Editors-in-chief: Charlie Chris Dimaala, Jessica Hernandez; Associate Editors: Karl Pelaez, Romina Giane Oba , Veronica Valenton; News Editors: Kylene

Cada, Francine Cunanan; Feature Editors: Giana Mae Licoto, Reana Zarhyne Palad ; Sports News Editors: Paulo Miguel Villanueva, Keana Rylie

Pasoquen, Bryan Badiango; Cartoonists: Jermaine Valerio, Christian Dave Anda; Photo/Layout Artists: Angela Nicole Adao, Marion Izavell Gilbuena, Patricia Danielle Elises; Staffers: Anna Karmina Abila, Jericho Libardo,

Lyzza-Ann Veracruz, Gladyrine Mae Abella, Jhon Lester Edal, Zyra Olivienne Alicante, Elijah Macatangay, Janrose Gabrielle Bele, Keirra Nel Eballa, Angela Carla Mendoza, Lianna Francesca Jalbuena, Chad Venson

Sadili, Angelique Ibones, Andrea Dennise Cada, Rachel Ivy Reyes; Advisers: Crispina Pastrana, Ma. Gisela Rodriguez, Vivian Montes, Rhona

Joy Fetalco, Charie Kaye Flores, Maximino Garcia, Carlos Villaester, Michelle Carurucan, Josephine Leonido, Jocelyn Enverga; Managers: Chinita Tolentino, Evelyn Villaverde; Consultants: Modesta Jaurigue,

Leonora Fe Malabonga

5OPINIONJanuary 2013

Under the new K to 12 Basic Education Program of the Department of Education (DepEd), grades will appear in letters in the report card instead of numerical value. We believe that this new grading system will give good results since the focus will be less on competition but more on achieving standards of learning. The new grading system is stated under DepEd Order No. 31, series of 2012. Levels of pro-ficiency are what the letters in the new grading system represents. A for Advanced (90 percent and above), P for Proficient (85-89 percent), AP for Approaching Proficiency (80-84 percent), D for Developing (75-79 percent) and B for Beginning (74 percent and below). Teachers will still measure students’ progress with numerical values, but their letter equivalents above will appear in report cards. Luistro said that the as-sessment process is holistic, with

K to 12 grading systememphasis on the formative or developmental purpose of qual-ity assuring student learning. It is also standards-based as it seeks to ensure that teachers will teach to the standards and students will aim to meet or even exceed the standards. Luistro added that stu-dent performance are still mea-sured at four levels such as: knowledge (15 percent), process or skills (25 percent), understand-ing (30 percent) and products or performances (30 percent) with a total of 100%. Based on these lev-els, the outcome of the students’ skills weresummed up to come up with the numerical value. And the corresponding level of profi-ciency will appear on the report card at the end of the quarter. A student’s progress in the attainment of standards, pro-moting self-reflection and person-al accountability for one’s learn-ing and provide a basis for the profiling of student’s performance

Pulse

Resolution 895 regard-ing the posting of the sign “Hon-esty is the Best Policy” in public schools and offices of the Depart-ment of Education was adopted by the House of representatives committee on basic education in line with President Aquino’s pol-icy of “DaangMatuwid” ( straight path). We believe that this sign is an effective way of promoting good manners and right conduct to students as well as government employees to become truthful and upright citizens. Honesty is rarely used nowadays not only in schools but everywhere and in everything that is said and done. It is about time that everyone is reminded of the importance of being truthful. Although others said that people may cheat you if you are honest. Be honest anyway, even if others are not. The Civil Service Com-mission (CSC), reminds the gov-ernment officials and employees to exercise honesty and truthful-

Seeing throughRomina Giane Oba•

Honesty is the best policyness in filling up public docu-ments such as the performance evaluation rating and the State-ment of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN). It also urges honesty in filling up leave forms and daily time records. For students, we should be truthful at all times. We should do the right thing to do and speak the truth even if some-times it may affect us badly. We are the hope of our country and we should help it in producing citizens with integrity, truthful and straightforward for its con-tinuous progress. We are thanking the De-partment of Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro and the House of Representatives for their ef-forts to instill honesty in schools and in agencies of government. We wish that every Filipino, not only the students and government employees would also adopt this policy. Let us start making this country full of honest people and have a big difference.

Deep thoughts

We celebrate annually National Reading Month every November. We are thanking the government for passing a law about reading month celebra-tion because reading plays a very important role in building a na-tion.. Reading is the best way to acquire knowledge. We learn things that we need to know through reading. It gives us infor-mation about everything through reading newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, almanacs and other reference books. Reading is fun and en-joyable. Through reading novels, stories, fables, myths, legends and

National Reading Monthothers, they make us cry or laugh, love and hate. They bring us also to other lands. Reading is also a good sort of spending our leisure time. So, every barangay should have reading center; every school must have library and every classroom should have reading corners so that barangay folks and pupils will learn to love and enjoy read-ing books. We congratulate all the schools and reading centers of our country for making us knowl-edgeable and literate. Let us make reading a habit not only every month of November but everyday in our lives.

are the goals of this new grading system. Let us support the new grading system of the Department

of Education. And let us be opti-mistic that this new grading sys-tem will improve our educational system.

Hurricane Sandy is a tropical cyclone that swept the Caribbean and rip the East Coast of the United States particularly New York. People around the world should always be prepared because disaster can happen any-time and anywhere. US President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in New York state after the storm left dozens dead, thousands home-less and millions without power. A record of 4m(13ft) tidal surge

Superstorm Sandy

News analysis

sent seawater cascading into large parts of New York City’s subway. Research shows that cli-mate change have an effect on the severity and increased frequency in such storms. In a country like the United States, calamities and disasters don’t usually have great-er impact. But this event is an in-dication that when disaster strikes all of us should be aware and alert. There is so much destruc-tion around. It is about time that

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Charlie Chris Dimaala•

Jhon Lester Edal•

Zyra Olivienne Alicante•

6 OPINION January 2013

Small voice

The canonization of Saint Pedro Calungsod on Oc-tober 21, 2012 in Rome by Pope Benedict XVI brought glory and honor for all the Filipinos around the world. We are really blessed to have another saint after San Lorenzo Ruiz. Saint Pedro Calungsod was born on 1654 in Cebu. He is a young Filipino saint and was a migrant sacristan and missionary catechist, who along with blessed

Honoring Saint Pedro CalungsodDiego Luis de san vitores, suf-fered religious persecution and martyrdom in Guam for their missionary work in 1672. Calungsod, then around 14,was among the exemplary young catechists chosen to ac-company the Jesuits in their mis-sion to the Ladrones Islands. In 1668, Calungsod travelled with Spanish Jesuit missionaries to the islands,renamed the Mariana Islands. Through Calungsod and

The excessive amount of electricity bill is one of the big-gest problems in our school. According to Mrs. Chinita A. Tolentino, principal of Lucena West 1 elementary School, the MOOE budget was spent only for the payment of elec-tricity bill. As students, how can you help conserve elec-tricity?

I will turn off electric fans and lights when not in use especially during breaktime.

Angelo Nino VergaraGr.IV - FL

I will volunteer to check if all electrical cords are unplug before leaving the classroom.

Christian Dave AndaGr. V –FL

I suggest not to use water dispenser instead use ice to have cold water.

Francine CunananGr. V- FL

I will tell my classmates not to turn on all electric fans if the weather is not so warm.

Marion Izavell GilbuenaGr. V- FL

Forum

Insights

Many people around the world have lost or are in danger of losing their lives, properties and access to basic services ev-ery time natural disasters strike. Disasters such as earthquakes, droughts, typhoons, hurricanes, flooding, fires have caused un-told suffering to people especially among children. We believe that education, training, and informa-tion exchanges are effective ways to help people become better equipped in overcoming natural disasters.. Disasters are events that have a huge impact on humans and/ or the environment. Disas-ters require government interven-tion. They are not always unpre-dictable. Floods take place in valley and flood plains, droughts in areas with unstable and low rainfall, and oil spills happen in shipping lanes. This predictabil-ity provides opportunity to plan in order to prevent and lessen the impact of disaster. The Department of Edu-cation joins other government and non-government organizations in

Preventing the risk of disasterbringing to national attention the need to reduce risks caused by di-sasters and provide protection to the most vulnerable sector espe-cially the children. It is important that gov-ernment agencies as well as the private sectors work together in formulating, planning and im-plementing disaster risk reduc-tion policies, plans and projects. Children can also be valuable in raising awareness on disaster risk reduction and can contribute to decision-making on disaster risk management. Different agencies like Bureau of Fire Protection, Philip-pine Navy and Department of Ed-ucation should have actual dem-onstrations annually to prepare and overcome the aforementioned natural disasters. Meanwhile, the Phil. National Red Cross, is al-ways ready to provide first aid and assistance to any disaster victim. We are calling the at-tention of everyone to work hand in hand with the government in completely preventing the risk of disaster.

San Vitores’ missionary efforts, many native Chamorros convert-ed to Roman Catholicism. A Chinese named Choco, a criminal from Manila who was exiled in Guam began spreading rumors that the baptis-mal water used by missionaries was poisonous. As some sickly Chamorro infants who were baptized eventually died, many believed the story and held the missionaries responsible. When they went to Guam to look for their runaway companion, they met Matapang who was the chief of the village. Through the influ-ence of Choco, Matapang strong-ly opposed of baptizing their newly born daughter. However, with the consent of the Christian mother, they baptised the baby in the brief absence of Matapang. When Matapang learned of his daughter’s baptism, he became furious and violently hurled spears first at Pedro and then to San Vitores.

The Catholic Church considers Calungsod’s martyr-dom as committed In Odium /fidei (In Hatred of the Faith), referring to the religious perse-cution endured by the person in evangelization. As in the words of Pope John Paul II during his beatification: “…from his child-hood, Pedro Calungsod declared himself unwaveringly for Christ and responded generously to his call. Young people today can draw encouragement and strength from the example of Pe-dro, whose love of Jesus inspired him to devote his teenage years to teaching the faith as a lay cate-chist. Leaving family and friends behind, Pedro willingly accepted the challenge put to him by fr. Diego de San Vitores to join him in the mission to the Chamorros.” Let us thank Saint Pe-dro Calungsod and follow his good example in doing what we believe is right and with strong faith in God.

we take care of our environment. People should plant trees, dispose garbage properly, stop illegal log-

ging and most of all don’t forget to thank God. Let us all work together and be prepared always.

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Jermaine Valerio•

Karl Caesar Pelaez•

Anna Karmina Abila•

7OPINIONJanuary 2013

Dear Editor, We are grateful to all the pupils who returned lost items or money they found. They really proved that “Honesty is the Best Policy”. Katrina Nadine Cada Gr. IV- FL

Dear Editor, We observe that every time it rain hard, a lot of water flows inside the Gabaldon Building. Some of the water gets inside the room and pupils’ shoes got wet. We hope that this problem can be resolved early. Jaylah Fajarda Gr. IV – FL

Dear Editor, Thanks to all the pupils who made and wore the ” Book Box” during the celebration of National Reading Month. They showed how important reading is to our lives. Isabella Ann Sanchez Gr. IV - FL

Dear Editor, Kudos to the Quezon Provincial Disaster Risks Reduction and Management Council who helped brought me to the hospital immediately when I had an accident at the Perez Park last January 11, 2013. Ryan Samonte Gr. V - CBP

Letters to the Editor

Issue

With the enactment into law of Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, we believe that all the con-troversies and arguments will turn into a possibility of cooperation and reconciliation among differ-ent sectors in society for the wel-fare and betterment of the Filipino people. Republic Act No. 10354, informally known as the Repro-ductive Health Law, provides universal access to reproductive health care services and informa-tion, which do not prevent the im-plantation of a fertilized ovum as determined by the Food and Drug Administration. It prioritizes poorer households as identified by the National Household Targeting

Reproductive Health lawSystem for Poverty Reduction. Despite of all the con-tradictions from the Catholic Church, President Aquino make a stand with what he believes is right for the country. We salute him for that. We are now living in a modern world. We should be open minded, accept changes and be brave to try new measures and techniques in making our country progressive. It is about time for us control the increasing number of population which is one of the causes of poverty. We are calling the atten-tion of all the Filipino people to help the government in its under-takings so that our country will prosper and we can have a quality of life.

Lyzza-Ann Veracruz•

OnlineJericho Libardo•

Social media has influ-enced a lot of people nowadays. We believe that it will give a posi-tive impact on the social and emo-tional lives of the users if we use it properly and wisely. Different social medias like the facebook, twitter, skype, and youtube are constantly avail-able anytime and anywhere. Peo-ple use social networking sites for keeping in touch with friends and acquaintances, self-expression and exploring identity, accessing information and informal learning. Studies shows that more teens think that using social media makes them feel more confident, more popular and more sympa-thetic with others. It has helped their relationships with family, keep in touch with friends they can’t see regularly, get to know

Impact of social mediaother students at their school bet-ter and connect with new people who share a common interest. However, the proper use of the social media is very impor-tant. We should be responsible in whatever actions that we do. We should be careful with our words so that we will not offend others. We should not engage in any illegal or unethical practices involving the internet and other networking sites. We must only use the social media for our bet-terment and for the good of our country. We are calling the at-tention of everyone, especially the youth to use the social media properly so that we can all enjoy living in a digital world which is free from hard work and our way to compete globally.

CommentaryGladyrine Mae Abella•

The death of Stephanie Nicole Ella, seven years old, who was hit by a stray bullet while watching fireworks display just outside their house during the New Year’s eve is a very heart-breaking and fearful tragedy that the government together with the Philippine National Police must strictly implement the law on in-discriminate gun firing every New Year so that this tragedy won’t happen again. According to news re-ports, there are other casualties and fatalities of gun firing and mostly are kids. It’s alarming that at least 22 persons fell victim to indiscriminate gunfire in just one night of New Year noisemaking. But still the PNP failed to pin-point who the culprit was.

New Year tragedy In order to stop this in-discriminate gun firing, the police should identify and publicize the names of arrested men for firing guns that night. The public must know who are liable for the death of innocent civilians. It would also help if the mayors would put up rewards for the pinpointing of the suspects. The barangay officials should also take action in closely moni-toring and prohibiting all deadly firecrackers and gun firing during New Year. We are calling the atten-tion of the government, the PNP and all concerned citizens to join hands in implementing the total gun ban on New Year to avoid such fatal incident and prosecute those gunmen.

January 20138 FEATURE

“I always knew that teaching comes from the heart and not from the book, believing that love is lim-itless and can lead to suc-cess,” were the words that Sir Fernando Yngente Puri uttered when we visited him for an interview. His story of perse-verance and love for teach-ing will surely inspire ev-eryone. A native of Lucena City, who was born on the 31st of May, in the year 1947, is popularly known as Sir Puri to pupils and to most of our teachers. He gradu-ated from Lucena West I Elementary School in 1959 and finished secondary edu-cation at Quezon Provincial High School (now known as Quezon National High School) in 1963.Believing that education is very sig-nificant and could give him a successful life he pursued his college education at Lu-zonian University Founda-tion now Manuel S. Enverga University. He is married to Gloria Petines Yatco, also an educator at Isabang Elemen-tary School and they were blessed with five children. Tracing his profes-sional roots, he began ex-periencing trials of being a

Breathing through teaching

teacher at Pitogo Elemen-tary School, a year after he graduated from college and stayed there for three long years lighthearted and straightforward to students and his fellow teachers. During his years of teaching, students were not only educated from his lessons but also to his re-markable story. He became a generous father to all yet he didn’t forget to be a men-tor to the young generation. Endowed with talent in artistry, he also taught and trained not only his children but also his pupils in the area of arts and crafts. He didn’t stop bring-ing wisdom to students. He was promoted as a Head Teacher at Ilayang Talim El-ementary School in the year 1990 until 1994. In the same year, God is really good to him because he became a full-fledged principal in Lu-cena South District. As an administrator, he became a wise leader. He was never known to be boastful, despite all of his achievements. In 1998, Lucena South 2 Elementary School witnessed the kindness and sincere concern for co-workers and subordinates

that Sir possessed. It was also the final station where he decided to bid teaching goodbye. After a year of being out from government ser-vice, he realized that teach-ing is something he can’t easily let go. He decided to continue his voyage in the field of education. He went back to serve and educate more pupils and help them become aware of the things that they need, to achieve their ambitions in life. He was reinstated as a substitute teacher in Sali-nas Elementary School for two months. He also pro-vided learning to students of Lucena West 1 Elementary School, and was a trainer in damath and chess. Being knowledgeable in computer operation and maintenance, he was also assigned as the

coordinator or teacher in-charge of the school com-puter laboratory from 2000 until his retirement on June 1, 2012. Sir, had given life to dreams of some of the students he taught and also touched the lives of those he worked with. In spite of his achievements and success-es, he keeps his feet flat on the ground. Even after his retirement, he continuously traverses the road which for him is the right one so he can guide not only his loved ones but also the people around him, who in one way or another have known him and looked up to him. Fernando Yngente Puri, he was, he is and he will be a teacher and an in-spiration to the students he had given joy and hope.

“I always knew that teaching comes from the heart and not from the book, believing that love is limitless and can lead to success,”

by: Giana Mae Licoto

simple yet elegantTeacher Joy…

9FEATUREJanuary 2013

As she walks on the stage, she exudes confidence. You can sense her simplicity yet stylish way of presenting herself. She answers ques-tions intelligently, just like what we usually witness in beauty pageants. She was born on July 10, 1987 in Lucena City. She studied elementary at Mary-hill College and graduated in the year 2000. With the help and guidance of her par-ents, she graduated at Que-zon National High School in 2004. With a strong desire to achieve her goal which is to finish her studies she went to Philippine Normal Universi-ty, Manila and finally with her

dedication, perseverance and faith she earned her college diploma in the year 2008. When she finally found answers to her calling, she first rendered service as a classroom teacher at Alec Learning Center from 2008 to 2009. She also shared her wisdom in Magill Memorial School until 2010. In the year 2011, she went back to the first school she used to teach. Soon after, she was able to teach at Mayao Elementary School and stayed there un-til 2012. During this school year, she finally found herself in Lucena West 1 Elementary School as a SPED teacher touching the hearts of the

special children and making a difference in their lives. With her guiding prin-ciple in life, “Whatever you do, work on it with all your heart as if you are working for the Lord and not for man,” she shares her knowledge to every pupil she is instructing with all her heart. Not only in teaching that she does these things, she also spends her

time listening to composi-tions particularly to inspi-rational and instrumental ones. She also likes surfing in the giant internet world and dancing stylishly. That is how we know our Best in Production Number, our Miss Popular Bonggang-Bonggang Guro 2012 title holder, Teacher Christine Joy Lorica Lavarro.

by: Jhon Lester Edal

It’s just like an ordinary day for school, when we are there, in the place we used to be, every time the exact hour to be out of the learning zone comes. Sharing different stories, laughing together about the experiences each one of us had for the whole day. I can still remember my first day of school as a kin-dergarten pupil. I looked up at the tall and verdant trees that seem to invite anyone to stay under its shadow.The fresh and clean air brought about by the presence of so many plants and trees around the school campus makes everyone feel comfortable. Young as I was, back then, the playground seemed too wide for me, considering the grasses and different kinds of flowering plants that grow around, and butterflies which are defined by their diverse pigments. They seemed tireless

Reminiscing the past as they touched each petal of a flower and that was some-thing that even up to the present time, brings joy to anyone who will see its beauty. This was the landscape which wel-comed me in my new peripheral. In my first step on the cemented grounds of our class-room, I felt butterflies in my stomach that I never felt be-fore. I didn’t have any friend to talk to. I was afraid to give a simple greeting because no one might give importance to it. As days passed, I gain friends and our relationship became much stronger. We eat together in the canteen; we also read books in the library and play in the greened-grass garden under the sunset. The hardships that I experienced were the things which can prove that life is not a game but a chal-lenge. This will teach people to be strong and be prepared so that if a conflict arises, one can surely face it with courage. After seven long, long years of sacrifices and tasks, providing time for the upcoming tests, projects and assign-

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by: Kylene Cada

10 LITERARY January 2013

Once, its beauty came as “Buenavista”. The hon-orable Spanish Governor then changed it to “Oroquieta”. A fort was built for it to transform to

“Cotta”. Finally Mariano Granja kept its Christian faith to name it, “Lucena”.Consisting of 33 cabezas de barangay, inhabited with determined people, a city with not less than 175,000 humans who assert social, economic and politi-cal aspects. The capital city of Quezon, filled withpeace and prosperity, Lucena is one of the busiest fishing p o r t s and a major domestic passenger seaport in Luzon. A cen-ter of commerce and economic activities, it is a central busi-ness district, a home of a large cluster of different enter-prises. The fer-tile soil of Luce-na , once soaked with blood of our brave heroes who fought for independence, keeps a vi-sion for being progressive with its service, blessed with God’s grace and clear-minded citizens, enjoying life and sharing opportu- n i t i e s for an agro-industrial development. It is a city with a mission to achieve humanly progress for its people and create an environment sustainable for its basis.Being the provincial capital, Lucena hosts the most branches of government agencies, businessman, banks and service facilities in Southern Tagalog region. Lucena could be mentioned as a watery area with its nine rivers, sixcreeks,marshesalongtheseacoasts,andfishpondsthat serve as a natural drainage. Its climate has no dry season and grouped with maximum rain periods. It is also associated with rain fails, normal temperature and an average sea level pressure. Lucena is one of the richest zones in terms of natural resources. Its soil, atmosphere conditions, tem-perature, light, water and other geological factors form a very favorable environment which provides conditions suitable for life maintenance and carrying activities. Its

Live, love, Lucena…a haven at its best!

forestry,fisheryandaquaticresourcesalsosupport it formore equal and balanced nature. Indeed, it’s a highly urbanized city; almost the to-tal land area was devoted to agriculture economy. A ma-jorportionofthecitywasconsistedofflourishingcoconutplantation and the rest are the residential subdivisions. Another thing which is very vital for its improve-ment was the infrastructure. The road network, water and electrical facilities and telecommunications system, are all in their bests. Lucenahins are very proud of their industry and manufacturing activities. It includes fabrication of cars and jeepneys, exporting native products like coconut oil, milled rice, baked food, dried and smoked fish, stilled liquors,

bamboo and rattan furniture, handicrafts, ornamentalplants,flowers,vegetables,aswell as meat products. Lucena wouldn’t be at the bottom

also when talking about ag-ricultural products. Aside from rice and coconut, most of the farmers engage in cultivation of corn, banana, citrus, root

crops and others. Over the years, it was also observed that it has become a venue of a grow-ing number of visitors from dif-ferent places.

The tourists were attract-ed because of the modern

facilities and good ameni-ties such as the convention

center, auditoriums, sports c o m - plex and gymnasiums. Aside from that, Lucena became famous for its” Pasayahan Festival”. This occasion was for the natural and ecological interrelationship between nature and man, a program that also promotes the ways of life, inherent of Lucena. Year after year, this annual affair draws a sea of humanity. This is a gathering of colors, outlandish costumes andsymbolicfloatslike“MardiGras”ofRiodeJaneiro. Hungry? Just taste the Lucena’s pride delicacy,oh…so yummy…chamilicious… Chami. A Lucenahin dish tasted as sweet some-times spicy depending on how our tongue responds. But the only thing for sure was, it’s more fun in Lu-cena. It’s not about the resources, establishments or prod-ucts that it is rich for. It’s about love….faith….a joyful living given by God. With so much pride I’d say, Lucena City is a haven at its best!

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by: Charlie Chris Dimaala

11LITERARYJanuary 2013

Reminiscing from page 9ments, at last, the diploma that I was dreaming for so long, will soon be in my hands. To me, it is some-thing that I can be proud of and it also is a reward for all the sufferings that I overcome. It will serve as my passport to the first steps towards a new chap-ter in my life.

One Sunday morning, af-ter attending the Holy Mass my father decided

to visit our grandmother who is residing in Salinas, a small ba-rangay outside the city proper of Lucena . It’s a thirty-minute trip from the city by jeepney or an hour trip if you travel by a trolley (one kind of transportation looks closer to an open cart operated by a small machine to move using the rail of the train). My father told us, that we will go there using the trolley. I was very happy when I heard that, coming from my father’s mouth and nervous at the same time because we usually go there by jeepney. Feeling the cool breeze and watching the green meadow of Salinas, we rode joyfully by trolley and at exactly ten o’clock in the morning we reached the sta-tion nearest to my grandparents’ house. From there, we still need to walk and pass by some “pi-lapil” (some sort of paths which also divide the ricefield into sev-

Love GrassAn itsy-bitsy thing which

stands tall and proud!

eral paddies) before we could reach my grand-ma’s house. Out of the blue, while we are on our way to my grandma’s house l felt something annoying and itchy in the lower part of my body and when I look at it, I saw some itsy-bitsy things which stick firmly to my trouser. OMG! My pants were full of amorseco.Amorseco? Are you fa-miliar with this God’s

creation? If not so, here’s some information about it. To some this plant is an obnoxious weed because its habit is clinging to any part of your clothing whenever you come in contact to it. Just like what hap-pened to me. We call it ‘amorseko’ or ‘amorseco’. I just discovered its English common name as love grass now, when I looked for its sci-entific name, which is also eluding because there are so many, I chose Chrysopogon aciculatus from among them. Maybe it is called love grass because it clings! It just doesn’t sound proper though. I was very amazed with this numerous gift from nature because despite its tiny image, it stands tall and proud as it can. It might be so because it grows on any open field at low and medi-um altitude. Flowering stems are erect, 20-60 cm high. Leaves are short, linear-lanceolate, 3-10 cm long, 4-6 cm wide. It can be found anywhere in the Philippines spe-cifically in open places at low and

medium altitude. It also occurs from India to China and south-ward through Malaya to tropical Australia and Polynesia. What else could it be? And be proud of! Well, based on my re-search, in our country, decoction of its roots could be used to cure diarrhea. In other countries, like Indonesia they used it as poison antidote while in Bangladesh, its

by: Veronica Valenton

Yes, it’s a new di-rection in my life that will serve as a way for the future which awaits me. I will be longing for my friends and the habitual peripheral; the sad and jolly memories that taught me. But I must con-tinue my walk and study harder together with time so that I can arrive where I am going to.

root juice is used for liver pain. In a research done by Burkill and Haniff, they state that Perak Ma-lays burn the roots and swallow the ashes for rheumatism. So folks, if ever a love grass clings to any part of your dress, don’t easily get mad. Love grass is not just an itsy-bitsy thing, it can stand tall and proud because it was created with a purpose.

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An Angel’s Messageby: Patricia Elises

I was walking down life’s highway a long time agoA ribbon of darkness is what I sawI talked to God and wish for a handAnd then Angels came and sang like a band

The Angels went up in the sky very soonThey flew in the night with the golden moonI followed them for I thought it would be safeBut then a group of angry bees attacked me all over the place

I run very fast that I would almost flew in the skyAnd then I escaped and saw a mountain of leaves and there I lied

When I woke up, millions of butterflies are on my sideMy eyes shimmered and opened wide

The flowers talked and whispered to each other It seems that they’re trying to spread the gossip to their beloved father

I cried and cried that I would fill a pail or twoThen the Angels came out to bring a message on due

My heart skips a beatThen my mother woke me up on my seat

Oh! It’s just a dream that has a pretty scentBut I wonder why the message were still on my hand

Sometimes called Submarine Holes, Blue Holes are kind of eerie to look at, as if they are going to swallow you. They are actually sudden decreases in underwater elevation. These vertical depressions in the sea can be scary and dangerous but divers and experts are attracted by the mysteries that hide below. There are almost no marine creatures that can thrive within a blue hole. Scientists discovered that the alternating fresh and seawater lay-ers and poor oxygen circulation make it impossible to sustain life but many unique bacteria are continuously being discovered. Blue are actually quite common, but only a few have been ex-plored by man. The

Great Blue Hole in Belize measures 984 diameter while the Dean’s Blue Hole in Bahamas is the deepest blue hole in the world, descending at 663 feet deep. Short for Mammatocumulus or breast clouds, mammatus clouds are pockets of air and water which dangle from the sky. These “bottom-like” formations are composed primarily of ice and can extend for hundreds of miles. These unique clouds are often spotted in countries with four seasons such as U.S.A., Russia and Italy. If you are in a subtropical country and see

them up above, be warned. These clouds can signal an impending storm or extreme weather condition. If you think normal rainbows are beautiful, wait till you see a fire rain-bow. More properly named Circum Horizontal Are, it is the most unusual and rarest form of optical phenomena in the sky. The conditions have to be right for fire rainbows to appear Cirrus Clouds need to be at least 20,000 ft in the air, and must contain disk-shape ice crystals. The sunlight has to hit the clouds at a precise 58-degree angle. The dispersed halo forms because of the light refracted from the uniquely-shaped ice crystals. This amazing light

show only lasts 30 minutes or less. In some parts of Russia, Canada, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, the natural phenomenon known as a Midnight Sun or White Nights oc-curs periodically. It happens in places near the Arctic and Antarctic Circle, countries that have high latitudes where the sun does not entirely descend

below the horizon. It is actually long sum-mer days when the sun never fully sets. In St. Retersburg for example, there are 80 days of white nights from May to July. Sinkholes are large gaping holes in the ground that naturally occur I limestone regions such as parts of Laos, Papua New Guinea, China and Florida and Texas in the United States of America. Sinkholes are formed when rushing groundwater erodes the soil and causes the surface to curve in. The largest natural sinkhole is the Qattara in Cairo, Egypt. It is 262,467 ft long 393,701 wide and 436 deep. (Image Source: Google images)

Nature has some ways of making our world more interesting. These sights might look like it was in a dream

but it exists in real life! From creepy looking clouds to enormous holes, they are a must- see spectacles.

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MysteriousPhenomena

the recording head magnetizing the steel wires where the sound waves are located. Another early form was the “reel-to-reel” tape recording which it is held on a reel.

In use, the supply reel containing the tape is mounted on a spindle. The end of the tape is pulled out, threaded through mechani-

cal guides and a tape head, attached by friction to the hub, initially empty take up reel. The arrangement is very similar to that used for motion picture films. Before the compact disc shine, the compact cassette first ap-

peared. It is one of the most common formats for prerecorded music between 1970’s and 1990’s. It is consist of two spools, between which a coated plastic tape is passed and wound. Two stereo pairs of tracks or two ana-

log audio are available on the tape; one track is played when the tape is moving in one direction and the second pair when moving in other direction. The reversal is achieved either by manually flipping the cassette or by having the machine itself change the direction of tape movement or “auto-reverse”. A decade later, the compact disc, or CD for short, is an optical

disc used to store digital data. These prototypes were developed by both independent companies, Sony and Philips. Digital audio files refers to technology that records, stores,

and reproduces sound by encoding an audio signal in digi-tal form instead of analog form. Modern online music dis-tribution depends on digital recording and data compres-

sion. And the latest among them all, the Internet Down-

load Manager (IDM) is a shareware download manager. It is only available for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It

has the ability to directly enter the server and find the relevant video and give option of downloading. Good for all, IDM supports Internet Explorer, Apple, Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Netscape Navigator. Download Manager is a must have application for many users out there. The music recording system has overcome a lot of transfor-

mations time by time. It slowly upgrade longer and lon-ger but better and better. In our modern time, we are looking forward for higher qualities of technology. It came from the great minds of our inventors with one goal. It is to make our lives easier at its best. God gave us a very special gift. A gift to appreciate and be glad for. Whatever it is; jazz, pop or rock, it will always be the “color of our world”- the music.

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Have you imagined life without music? No lul-laby for the babies, no

romantic songs, no energetic pop songs, no heart touching sympho-nies, and no inspirational music. That’s a very, very, very boring life. Music affects our own emotions in many dif-ferent ways. It could make us relax, give energy, or wake our minds. We could feel happy or lonely. It is very powerful and it can change our feelings. I know that you have heard MP3, AAC, or WAV. Yes, it’s too complicated that I didn’t even know. But for clearer understanding, it kind a looks like the gadgets we are using in our technological genera-tion. But before we face our future with new innovations and higher quality of these, let us take a look back in the history of music record-ing. Like what Dr. Jose Rizal said, “Ang hindi mar-unong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay di makakarat-ing sa paroroonan.” The musical world was born on 1877 when a device was introduced for reproducing sound re-cords. Thomas Edison made the very first “phono-graph” and “Mary had a Little Lamb” was the first to be played. The phonograph or gramophone comes from a term, “sound writer”. It is generally consist of wavy lines that are scratched, engraved, or grooved onto a rotating cylinder of disc. As the disc rotates, a stylus traces the lines and vibrates to reproduce the sound waves. It became one of the dominant formats throughout the century. On the late 1890s, a type of analog audio stor-age was made of steel… stainless steel wire. Wow, I can’t realize how it works! The wire is pulled rapidly across a recording head which magnetizes each point along the wire in accordance with the in-tensity and polarity of the electrical audio signal. After drawing, the wire across the same head while the head is not being sup-plied with an electrical signal, the varying magnetic field includes a varying electrical current in the head, recreating the original signal. For short, the sound is produced by

Back in Time: Technological Evolution in Music Recording

13SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYJanuary 2013

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SCI-TECH BITSThe first public radio broadcast was on the 23 February 1920, in • June 1920 Dame Nellie Melba sang on the radio, immediately the Post Office banned ‘Entertainment’. Broadcasting lifted the ban in 1921 for 15minutes per week.

On December 23, 1947, Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray • Hill, N.J., held a secret demonstration of the transistor which marked the foundation of modern electronics.

Western Electric successfully brought sound to motion pictures • and introduced systems of mobile communications which culmi-

nated in the cellular telephone.

Starch is used as a binder in the production of paper. It is the • use of a starch coating that controls ink penetration when print-ing. Cheaper papers do not use as much starch, and this is why your elbows get black when you are leaning over your morning paper.

Paper was invented early in the second century by a Chinese • eunuch.

No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded • in half more than 7 times.

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14 NEWS January 2013

Journalism advisers organized a film-viewing to an-swer the expenses of 25 pupil-journalists and ten trainer-ad-visers of The Junior Chronicle to the Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC). Kindergarten to grade six pupils watched “Arthur Christ-mas” on Dec. 11 at the Event The-atre, Pacific Mall. The movie caught the in-terest of pupils which was timely for Holidays Season. The teachers encouraged

Film viewing answers RSPC delegates’ expenses

their pupils, as well as their par-ents to watch the movie in support for the contestants, the biggest delegation in Division of Lucena City. City Schools Divi-sion Superintendent, Dr.Aniano Ogayon gave positive response to the permission to conduct the planned activity requested by the school paper advisers. Mrs.ChinitaTolentino, school principal kept supporting them for she believed that they will bring home the bacon.

Philippine and Chinese governments may have bad blood between them but not in the case of Lucena West 1Elementary School and The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce together with Gen Jessie Dellosa. The said Chinese organization and Dellosa donated two classrooms to LW1ES. This generous move helped solve the school’s problem on insufficient classrooms due to the growing

Siy donates two classrooms to West Ipopulation of pupils. Gen. Jessie Dellosa, Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff and one of the re-cipients of the provincial gov-ernment’s Quezon Medalya ng Karangalan led the turn-over ce-remonies on August 17. The two classrooms benefitted the classes of Kindergarten teachers Ms. Car-mela Ibarrola and Mrs Lanie Ga-pasin and Grade two teacher Mrs. Estelita Bayran.

Lucena West 1 bagged the 1st place in the 2012 Search for Brigada Eskwela Best School Im-plementor in large school category. With its success, the school was able to provide the incoming pupils with an environ-ment conducive for learning. The school extended awareness campaign, formed dif-ferent committees, did fundrais-ing projects, cleaned, repaired, improved and rehabilitated the

school facilities during the 2012 National Brigada Eskwela Main-tenance Week, May 21-25. School officials, teachers, invited LGU, PTCA, NGO, GO and media prac-ticed Bayanihan saPaaralan to win this competition. 7035 volunteers and re-sources worth of Php 1 887 202.33 from government and private sec-tors West 1 gathered made it as the adjudged winner. Mrs. Janet Cabangon chaired this campaign.

West I bags Best School Implementor of Brigada Eskwela 2012

SUPPORT TO EDUCATION. AFP Chief of Staff, Gen. Jessie Dellosa, together with Mayor Barbara Ruby Talaga, FFCCCII Regional Director, Mr. Roberto Licup, Candelaria Project Coordinator, Mr. Rey Atienza, Schools Di-vision Superintendent, Dr. Aniano Ogayon, leads the cutting of ribbon during the Turn-over Ceremonies of two-classrooms to Lucena West I.

SOLDIERS FIGHT RUST AND DUST. Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines clean the dirt, scratch away rust and paint the roofs of the Gabaldon building before the opening of classes during the Brigada Eskwela 2012.

Girl Scouts of the Phil-ippines (GSP) – Lucena City Council awarded 357 troop leaders who rendered meritori-ous services in the organization for three years and above in their respective districts. Each troop leader received different pins categorically on Sept. 21 in Lucena West I hall: Bronze Trefoil Pin for three years, Silver Trefoil Service Pin for six years, Gold Trefoil Service Pin for nine years, Jade on Gold Trefoil Service Pin for twelve years and Crystal on Gold Trefoil Service Pin for more than twelve years in service. Dr. Amelita Balagtas, Council President (also the former Special Assistant to the Schools

GSP awards troop leadersDivision Superintendent) hon-oured the troop leaders for con-tinually supporting GSP and gave credit to their service as she deliv-ered her welcome remarks. Ms. Lloyd Ann Poteta-des, Council Executive and Ms. Irma Arias, Chairman of Council Awards Committee, read the cita-tions and presented the awardees. The council also gave extra credit to the troop leader who received the highest service pin award, Ms. Filipina Buruc, Crystal on Gold Service Awardee. She encouraged the troop leaders especially the young ones to commit themselves to the movement by recruiting and train-ing girl scouts.

Lucena West I (LWI) or-ganized its first ever spooky Hal-loween Party as an act of support to Children’s Month celebration. The children in their scari-est Halloween costumes paraded before “Undas” break, Oct 31 in the school compound. Each grade level selected Best in Halloween costume for pupil category while Maximino

LWI gets spooky Garcia and Josephine Leonido won the title in teacher’s category. After a short program, the children were excited to visit class-rooms for a trick or treat experience. This was also their chance to show their “Gangnam” move in exchange for candies from their teachers and parents. Each child went home full of candies in his basket and a sweet smile on his face.

15SPORTSJanuary 2013

SPORTS EDITORIAL

Revive Pinoy games A few decades ago, traditional Filipino games such as piko, taguan, patintero, luksong baka and tum-bang preso are the games commonly played by children. These are played in streets and backyards using native materials or instruments. They are a culture treasure passed on from generation to generation. Today, in the age of computers and high-tech gad-gets, gone are the days when children gather in streets to play patintero and tumbang preso. Children prefer to play computer games and modern forms of entertain-ment. Aside from that, Western sports activities like bas-ketball and volleyball are prominently organized in many schools and barangays .Because of these, larong Pinoy seems to slowly vanish in our society. We should revive Filipino games because they play an important role in the learning process of the chil-dren..They develop the physical, social, intellectual and emotional aspects of children.They also build camarade-rie and unity among the youth and families. Moreover, these games teach us patience, dedication and sports-manship. More importantly, Filipino games are a symbol of our national identity and pride. Through play, Filipino children can experience the Filipino spirit.

Sports feature

Everyone has some-thing where their “best” comes out. Just like Miguel Ra-phael Adormeo, a 12 year old swimmer who believes in the saying:“Timeflieswhenyou’rehaving fun”. Miggy, as fondly called by his friends was born on May 13, 2000 in Lucena City . As he grew up, he stands fair and responsible “kuya” to Troy Joshua Lavarro and a caring son to Rowena Adormeo. Six years ago, he found himself in the world of swim-ming.HewasfirstcoachedbyVirgieDeLunaandfirstlearnedto swim with the fresh waters of Diamond Resort. His desire to be a competitive swimmer

ThebestsuitthatfitsMiggyand to be a gold medalist, mo-tivated him to attend fa i thfu l ly the train-ing for two hours dur-ing week-days, that is before going to school and four hours d u r i n g weekends. With fo-cus and d e t e r m i -nation, he won sev-eral med-

als in the different swimming competitions-lower and even in the higher level just like the “Palarong Batang Pinoy ” which was held in Iloilo last December. This event wit-nessed the brilliant talent of this young athlete. He became the gold medalist in the 200-meterbutterflystrokecategoryand in the 400-meter individu-al medley category. This also gave him a silver medal in 100-meterbutterflystrokecat-egory. While fate gave him the bronze medal in the 200-meter Individual Medley category in the same competition. According to Miggy, he would never make this far without his coach, family and his friends , who inspired and

supported him to continue his passion for swimming. “I swam against the tide in all the heats I’ve joined just like my idol, Michael Phelps,” he added. No doubt. Miggy had something where his “best” came out. A swimmer who proved what’s the real him and what’s the best suit that fitshim.

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LET’S WIN THIS FIGHT! Female teachers of Lucena West I, Princess Pearl Evasco, Ma. Gisela Rodriguez, Portia Adormeo, Gina Davila and Ma. Acela Habito give their strongest and their best in the Tug of War, during the Lucena West district sports fest.

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Roaring spikes rattled Gabaldon covered court when Western pulled out Southern during LCPSTEA Sportsfest Volleyball boys championship game, Dec. 16. The last two districts standing were very much deter-mined to claim the gold. Mervin Panaligan’s starter spikes heated up the first set. Southern failed to resist ev-ery attack. Allied forces of Fran-cis Castaneda – blocker, Ricardo Duenas – setter and Panaligan – spiker, eroded the powers of Southern 25-19. More powerful attacks rained in every attempt of the

Green spikers swipe out southern 2-1

Western, while the Southern was still and defending their place. Accelerated power of Panaligan made multiple service errors which was the chance for the south to counter attack and twisted the court to their side, 25-18 This set was very cru-cial for the two teams. Panali-gan’s fully charged spikes ig-nited again. Service failures and misplacing of ball disappointed south to do counter attack against west, 25-18. Western totally bagged the gold against southern who were the defending champions.

- BJ Badiango

Yells and cheers bounced all over Gabaldon Court dur-ing the National Children’s Day Sportsfest on Oct. 30. One day celebration was fully loaded with different games. Children were untiringly participat-ing and facing all the challenges. Yverjon De Chavez, VI-JDL kicked out all his opponents in Sipa. Team MGPR swept out

Grade six faces challengesthe other groups in caterpillar game. A hundred percent team-work of VI-JDL wiped away their opponents in sack race. This was an ironic day for them since almost all of the children are fond of computer games. “We really had fun, we want more,” one of the Team JDL said.

-PM Villanueva

Jam-packed activi-ties and competitions made the western teachers re-charged their powers. Oct.16 seemed a mini Olympic Games boomed in Salinas Elementary School in Western Sports fest. Ten schools in the west district faced off in different cat-egories. Cheers and yells were un-stoppable in the opening program. First part of the com-petition was applauded when each school presented their

West teachers battle in sports festBinibini and Ginoong Sports fest contestants. Representa-tives from Ibabang Iyam El-ementary School reigned. Second part went more exciting and challenging. Each school showed their amazing techniques in Tiyakad, Tumbang Preso, Patintero, Sipa, Palosebo and Tug of War. At the end of the activi-ties, sportsmanship and camara-derie remained.

- Keana Rylie Pasoquen

Trackers from ten schools of west seemed earthmoving equip-ment when they ignited their speed in the final hit in Track and Field event during the District Meet on Oct. 11. Enverga University boosted up with 15.8 sec in 100 m run (boys). Ransohan Elementary School ruled over all the others in 100m run (girls) 15.4 sec. Salinas Elementary

Western hauls the fastestSchool surfaced in 200m run boys with 38.6 sec. speed. Ibabang Iyam advanced in their 38.6 sec (girls) Ransohan warriors emit-ted their powers and bagged gold in 400m run boys and girls divi-sion. They also breezed over in 800m run with 3 min and 25 sec. Ibabang Iyam combat-ants finished the 800m run (girls) in three min and 52 sec.

-RZ Palad

GREAT TIME TO PLAY PINOY GAMES. Pupils untiringly play different Filipino games which our grandparents used to enjoy when they were young like “Luksong Tinik” during the West I National Children’s Day celebration.

Sports 101Do you want to be the best athlete? Here are some tips to become one.

You must have a healthy body• You should maintain strength, agility and stamina.• Learn the basics and the techniques of the sports you want to join in.• Be patient in mastering the skills of your chosen sports, because they are • not learned in one day.Be ready to face challenges• Be confident• Be thankful if you win the game and accept defeat with grace• Be friendly and practice sportsmanship•