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UPIS goes behind closed doors in CA EMA Week 2016



Doors were unlocked and pretenses were unveiled as UPIS celebrated the mystery-themed Communication Arts – English, Music, and Art (CA EMA) Week 2016 on November 15-19.

With the theme BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Things Are Not What They Seem, events included in the 4-day celebration were intended to help develop the students’, teachers’, and staff’s genuine love for reading. Activities and competitions throughout Grades 3-11 include the spelling bee, book exchange, DEAR Day, and the Literally Literary Day (LLD).

VICTORIOUS. Representatives of the groups that triumphed from Grades 7-11 (left to right) receive their awards in their LLD costumes.
Photo Credit: Hazel Romero


The much-awaited Literally Literary Day wherein students, faculty, and staff come to school dressed up as literary characters was celebrated on November 17. Group representatives of each class from Grades 7-11 were given scenarios and performed at the Auditorium while individual representatives from Grades 3-6 were only asked to present their characters and performed at the Bulwagan. Group representatives of 7-Venus, 8-Dragonfly, 9-Zinc, 10-Yakal, and 11-Jaena were crowned as victors while Raiven Pascual of 3 - Dagat, Alexandra Blasi of 4 - Mustasa, Micheal Emery Go of 5 - Banahaw, and Dean Carmelo Cabrera of 6 - Perlas won in Grades 3-6.

Groupings for the LLD in Grades 7-10 were based on their household groups in English class while those in Grade 11 were based on their thesis groups.

This year also marked the launch of the Book-crossing activity, inspired by blind-date-a-book which gained popularity on the internet. Students were required to bring pre-loved and read books, wrapped in Manila paper with a note for the receiver. Books were then exchanged within or among sections through random raffle picks. After reading, receivers were asked to reply to the note from the sender, reminiscent of the DEAR Day tradition. Owners had the option whether to give away the book or ask for it to be returned. The activity aims to pique students’ interest in reading by exposing them to different genres of literature.

WORD CHAMP. Joshua Nabur from 6-Brilyante spells out his winning words.
Photo Credit: Gelleen Esposo


The spelling bee was held on November 15 in which six students from each grade level orally spelled the words asked of them. Felicity Gutierrez of 7-Neptune, Isabelle Ann Isip of 8-Dragonfly, James Tolosa of 9-Calcium, and Craig Aquino of 10-Lauan won in Grades 7-10. Sofia Tan of 3-Dagat, Aila Orillaza of 4-Mustasa, Stephanie Enaje of 5-Cordillera, and Joshua Nabur of 6 – Brilyante are the champions in Grades 3-6.

CLASSIC. The CA EMA Department reenact their performance through a pose as the 9th installment of the annual Rhyme, Rhythm, and Reason concludes.
Photo Credit: Hazel Romero


Festivities for the CA EMA Week 2016 were drawn to a close with the celebration last November 18 of the 9th Rhyme, Rhythm, and Reason (RRR). This year, it was held in memory of former UPIS English professors Prof. Nora Agbayani and Prof. Violeta Tandoc who passed away recently. The UPIS faculty and staff’s performances were interpretations of chorale-like recitation of lyrics to various songs–pieces Prof. Tandoc used to fondly ask her students to perform in class.

The Scholastic Book Fair also opened its stalls in the 3-6 campus throughout the whole week. //by Cedric Jacobo, Rebeca Sinchongco and Chesca Santiago

UPIS celebrates CA EMA Week's Imaginarium

Students, teachers, and staff gamely participated in the activities for the annual Communication Arts - English, Music, and Art (CA-EMA) Week dubbed Imaginarium: See dreams come true from November 23-26.

Julianne Sasing's (7-Jupiter) Cruella de Vil, Wenona Catubig's (9-Neon) Sisa, and Allane Barles' (10-Kamagong) Son Goku bested 9 other representatives in the most-awaited Literally Literary Day cosplay competition on November 26.

In the Spelling Bee finals, Team C's Fiel Delos Reyes (10-Kamagong), Philip Jocano (9-Xenon), James Tolosa (8-Firefly), and Robert Ambat (7-Earth) emerged as champions after garnering a total score of 35 points.

Throughout the week, students also visited the English Club Fair, an experimental idea which featured three different booths: CHICOmmissions from Chico, which sold commissioned artwork; Cafe Des Lettres from Forum, which sold hot green tea and an assortment of sweets; and SilWHOette from Scrabble Club, which is a game booth concerning Silhouettes. / by Rad Pascual

UPIS celebrates Wonderland in CA EMA Week 2014

Students, teachers, and staff found fantasy in reality in the CA English, Music, and Art (CA EMA) week festivities held last November 18-21.

Dubbed Wonderland: Finding Fantasy in Reality, the week-long celebration was formally opened on November 18 with Skits of Freenia, a presentation by the English Club to introduce Alice in Wonderland which is the inspiration for this year’s theme.

It concluded with the much-awaited Literally Literary Day (LLD) held on November 20. Students dressed up as characters from various literary works and presented spiels in English class. Each section chose two representatives to compete in the LLD contest later that afternoon.
10-Lauan's Miguei Abogado as (Johnny) Thor and some of his
classmates in this year's LLD competition.

Angelia Albao of 7-Mars who dressed up as Queen Susan of Narnia, Wenona Catubig of 8-Dragonfly who portrayed an exorcised girl, Marianne Sasing of 9-Iron as Elphaba of Wicked, and Miguei Abogado of 10-Lauan as Thor were crowned as winners of the competition.

Other CA EMA Week activities were DEAR Day, Poem-Letter Exchange, and Spelling Bee.

The best spellers from each grade level competed in teams last November 21. The team of Macky Barrientos (10-Acacia), Adrian Bornilla (9-Silver), Ezra Bustamante (8-Butterfly), and James Tolosa (7-Saturn) won the championship in the tiebreaker round versus the team of Katreena Nulud (10-Molave), Chesca Santiago (9-Gold), Craig Aquino (8-Dragonfly), and JP Coronado (7-Venus).


The faculty and staff also took part in the CA EMA Week activities by showcasing their talents in the 7th installment of Rhyme, Rhythm, and Reason also held on November 21. / by Raine Abaya and Julou Tirol
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