Feature: Traditional events of UPIS Fair 2020 captured

2/21/2020 07:45:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

It’s that joyous time of the year again as the UPIS Fair was held last February 11-13, 2020, at the UPIS 7-12 Grounds. The fair’s theme, Agimat: Sarili’y Iangat. Pag-ibig Ipalaganap, aimed to promote self-love through various activities. Some of these activities are done yearly such as Manaig, this year’s Field Demonstration and Powerdance Competition, Cluv Yourself, this year’s club wars, Hiraya, this year’s alternative classroom learning experience (ACLE), and Hiwaga, this year’s Battle of the Bands.

As the events happened, we captured moments from iconic events and traditions of the fair.

PROUD. Batch 2022, also called Doble Dos, raises their banner as they wait for the selection of winners for this year’s Powerdance Competition. Photo Credit: Kyle Mararac

BACK-TO-BACK. Doble Dos rejoices after claiming the championship title for the second time. Photo Credit: Kyle Mararac

HANDS-ON. Joanna Pojas, a UPIS alumna and a runway model, shares her knowledge in this year’s Modelling 101 ACLE. Photo Credit: Samer Lagunilla

PLAY! Students from Batch 2024 (in black batch shirts) and Batch 2025 (in salmon-colored batch shirts) play dodgeball for this year’s Sportsfest. Photo Credit: Kyle Mararac

PERFORM. Artist Keio Guzman performs his first piece solo at the annual event of the UPIS Media Center (MC), MCLive. Photo Credit: Kyle Mararac

ACOUSTIC VIBES. Titos, a band from Batch 2021 and the first band to play at MCLive that night, performs their covers of famous OPM songs. Photo Credit: Kyle Mararac

JUST FOR FUN. The University of the Philippines Junior Fighting Maroons Basketball Team (UPJBT) go up against representatives from Grade 11, 12, and one faculty member from the Practical Arts Department for the basketball exhibition game held on the third day. Photo Credit: Polo Uera

LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT THE LEAST. Students get riled up as one of the bands from Batch 2020 performs at the most-awaited event of the third day, the Battle of the Bands (BotB). Photo Credit: Zack Miano

GOING SOLO. A UP Rural High School alumna, solo artist band, and also one of the judges for this year’s BotB, Ms. Zsaris performs her pieces onstage. Photo Credit: Abel Lopez

BACK TO HIS ROOTS. Rising solo artist Iego Tan, now known for his folk project Shirebound and Busking, performs at the BotB of his alma mater. Photo Credit: Abel Lopez

Aside from these events, there are other activities that took place this year, which were handled by clubs and tracks to generate income or provide entertainment.

AppSciDown is a gaming and food booth handled by the Applied Sciences and Engineering track of Batches 2020 and 2021. Iskoramble is a booth serving choco ice scramble handled by the Business and Entrepreneurship track of Batch 2020. The Social Sciences and Humanities track, however, had a major annual event called MCLive where they invited concessionaires to generate income and invited performers from different batches.

Clubs also prepared their own booths. The Math Club presented Virus Out, Break Out, and the Peer Facilitator's Club prepared a club entitled PEERyahan. The Taekwondo Club, a newly established club this year, prepared a booth called Break A Leg, while the 7-10 Choir had quite a unique club called Cirque de Coffee Grammy. The Kilusang Araling Panlipunan still set up the same booth for the last two years called KAPeryahan. The Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) once again handled their traditional Marriage Booth and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines held their Jail Booth once again. Sweet SOArprise is a sweets and baked goods booth organized by the Sophomore Association, the only year-level organization (YLO) who prepared a booth this year.

SERVE WELL. Representatives from Business and Entrepreneurship track of Batch 2020 Alyssa Sapatua (left) and Eunice Ruivivar (right) serving choco ice scramble happily. Photo Credit: Angela Babaran

CLASH. Gamers from all over the school gather to battle online at AppSciDown’s gaming booth. Photo Credit: Abel Lopez

PLAY WITH YOUR PEERS. The Peer Facilitator club designs and establishes their booth PEERyahan in the middle of the quadrangle. Photo Credit: Abel Lopez

SPLASH. Members of the BSP splash a student with water at the Jail Booth after he gets caught.. Photo Credit: Abel Lopez

WALKING DOWN THE AISLE. Members of the GSP get ready to throw balloons and confetti for the bride and groom at the Marriage Booth. Photo Credit: Abel Lopez

A HAPPY GUEST. A student cuddles her pet on the first-ever bring-your-pet-to-school day called PetMaLove. Photo Credit: Abel Lopez