Narrative of Sir June Ganda

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    City Division School Press Conference 2012

    It was a nostalgic experience covering the Division School Press Conference

    (DSPC) 2012 which started on September 12 and concluded last September 14 at

    Dasmarias II Central School.

    DSPC is the second level of campus journalism competition preceded by the

    Media Convergence where student-journalism from public and private elementary and

    secondary level in the Division of Dasmarias City contend for the spots which will lead

    them to the Regional Press Conference.

    The venue was filled with hopefuls from all the contingents. Approximately 4000

    teachers and students combined joined this years DSPC.

    There were eight competitions with two categories (English and Filipino) for both

    elementary and high school divisions. The student-journalists competed in editorial

    writing, news writing, feature writing, sports writing, copy reading, editorial cartooning,

    radio broadcasting and photo journalism.

    Press conferences in grade school and high school are different from college press

    cons. In grade school and high school, you have to endure the intensive training under

    your respective coaches and to handle pressure despite being a little school girl and

    boy. Then you have to stay in whatever classroom assignment your school would get

    from the host district, in this case, majority of the contingents spent three days and two

    nights in the classroom of Dasmarias II Central School.

    If you were there to witness the awarding, youll be carried away by the reactionsand emotions of the winners and their proud coaches. Others were surprised to hear

    their names called and were not able to hold back the tears of joy and victory. There

    were disappointed faces but were sport enough to accept their loss.

    This press conference would not be possible if not for the effort of the facilitators,

    the host district, the parents and coaches, and of course, the campus journalists who all

    gave their best effort in making the 2012 Division Schools Press Conference a huge

    success.

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    The Magic Stays with You: The ICA Faculty and Staff EK Excursion

    Last November 25, 2012, the faculty and staff of ICA headed by Mrs. Celia S.

    Rasing had a company outing at Enchanted Kingdom. The bus left at 10:30 a.m. Stories

    and chats cropped up as the teachers travelled to Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

    Upon arrival, the teachers brought out their cameras and phones to grasp the

    endearing view of the Enchanted Kingdom. There was a jam-pack of people at EK for it

    was weekend.

    In spite of the long queue in each ride, we did not let ourselves miss the fun-filled

    experience of riding them.

    In the EKstreme Tower Ride, the free-fall drop experience literally took the

    teachers breath away. Another ride that gave the teachers the chill was Anchors Away.

    This large anchor swings back and forth for a couple of minutes, making their stomachs

    flip the same way. Also, the teachers did not fail the chance of experiencing the Rio

    Grande Rapids as well as the probability of being drenched from head to toe.

    It was 8:00 in the evening when we passed-by a number of people who were

    watching the performance of Ian Jacinto and the Siblings jam-packed with people

    willing to party. We stopped to watch these lovely people performing popular songs.

    They were so amazing that people were just watching, as if theyve seen a ghost. Ian

    Jacinto and the Siblings performs at Enchanted Kingdom every weekend. Before the

    performance ends, a man-made snow fell which made the ambiance of the place more

    captivating.

    To cap off the whole EK experience, the teachers watched the 5-minute fireworks

    display.

    Loads of pictures, souvenirs, laughter and stories were brought home by the

    teachers as they return to Dasmarias City.

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    Mar Dunong Semi-Finals

    City officials, headed by Mr. Red Alano, had prepared much for the semi-finals of

    the Mar Dunong Word Challenge (City Spelling Bee Competition) slated last October

    15 for the middle school level and October 17 for the high school level at the Animo

    Center De La Salle Health Sciences Institute.

    Red Alano, city tourism and public information officer, encouraged the top 50

    contestants from both public and private elementary and high school students by

    showing this years prizes which include college scholarship and a brand new laptop.

    For the semi-finals, the students will no longer use their pencil and ballpen;

    instead, they will have to spell out the words orally. From this period, only 25 students

    will progress to the Grand Finals for the chance to be this years Spelling Bee

    champion.

    According to Mr. Alano, the event is one of the priority projects of Mayor Jennifer

    A. Barzaga which aims to uplift the quality of education in this city.

    The competition started last August of this year primarily to sharpen the skills of

    the students in the public and private schools on the proper use of the English

    language.