Happy World Teacher's Day!
A song performed by the UPIS English Club 7-10 for today's Teacher's Day celebration.
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A song performed by the UPIS English Club 7-10 for today's Teacher's Day celebration.
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).
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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
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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.
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WORD CHAMP. Joshua Nabur from
6-Brilyante spells out his winning words.
Photo
Credit: Gelleen Esposo
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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.
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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
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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
Literary: Happy Teacher's Day!
Dear teachers, you’re great
You guys taught us how to count from one to eight
Not nine, or the number ten
Because you guys are eleven out of eleven.
You guys rock,
Both literally and metamorphically
Together we have Philippine History
You and I are like pamili
Teachers don’t leave us hanging
Like Frisbees that keep on flying
You are beautifuller than Maria Clara
Or Juli, Paulita Gomez, or Laura
Teachers are bootipul leik hanibis
End bicoz op u, we kno dat zat is simili
But still, this poem I as informal
As a formal theme is formal
Your voice is music to our ears
Even if our quizzes we fear
Ur klas to us is patok
It makes us beri baroque
To you teachers we say “wow ah”
Iben ip we are kawawa
If we’re thinking of going to France
We will seek help at guidance
Ur signatures
Are as great as Sir Anton’s caricatures
If during clearance, you re nowhere to be found
My grades will be useless, lying on the ground
Here ends our ode to you
Thank you for all the things you do
Sounds like a lie, but it’s true
We will always love you
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
UP Open Debate held
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| Members of the UPIS Forum attend the 25th Annual Open Debate Tournament last September 11. (c) Ms. Jean Sales |
The affirmative side from the UP Manila Debate Circle and the negative side from UP Diliman’s Indie A debated on the proposition “RH bill should be implemented for the better of women.”
Each side had two speakers and a scribe. The speakers were given 7 minutes each to give their speeches and were then asked questions for 3 minutes. After all speeches and questions, each speaker gave rebuttals. The jury consisting of 7 professors decided that the negative side won.
The debate was opened by guest speaker, Mrs. Maria Corazon Tan, a lecturer from the UP College of Mass Communications and was moderated by Mr. Jose Bayani D. Baylon. ● by Joanna Pagulayan, Camille Custodio, and Hannah Garay
UPIS Scrabble Team bags silver in Milo Little Olympics
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| Selected members of the UPIS Scrabble Team won second place at the Milo Little Olympics. Diego Manansala (extreme right) was declared Best Scrabble Player. (c) Ms. Jean Sales |
The format of the competition was “The King of the Hill,” wherein the number of wins and losses are counted before the competitive spread. Their ranking is represented by their table number. The UPIS team of Diego Manansala, Angelo Nueva, Regie dela Cruz, Anthony Gososo, and Eric Rarugal has always been placed either at the 1st or 2nd table.
The final 4 schools competed in the championship rounds on September 9 wherein the UPIS Scrabble Team scored 7 wins and 5 losses in the 3-round championship match.
Manansala, the team captain was awarded the Best Scrabble Player, most number of bingos, and the highest move. ● by Camille Custodio, Reagene Fernando, and Patricia Lim
UPIS Scrabble Team joins Milo Little Olympics
The UPIS 7-10 Scrabble Team joined the Milo Little Olympics Scrabble Tournament held in Marikina City last September 1.The team is composed of juniors Diego Manansala, Angelo Nueva, and Regie dela Cruz, and sophomores Anthony Gososo, and Eric Rarugal.
The UPIS team went up against 16 other groups and came out as one of the Top 4 teams in the first four rounds of competition. They got a total of 10 wins in 16 rounds.
In preparation for the tournament, the team trained under the supervision of Michael Jude Tomamac, former UPIS Scrabble Club President.
The same participants will compete in the remaining 6 rounds of the tournament this coming Saturday, September 8. ● by Reagene Fernando and Patricia Lim
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