PSHS-CLC scholars win int’l awards

BY ARIES N. OLIVEROS

CLARK, PAMPANGA – The Philippine Science High School – Central Luzon Campus (PSHS-CLC) bagged a back-to-back victory in two international competitions as six scholars excelled in essay writing, science and technology.

Joshua Miguel C. Danac landed as Finalist while Samantha Beatrice A. De Guzman and Stephanie Kate A. Agor won Honorable Mention Awards in the “Dear Mr. UN Secretary-General International Schools Essay Writing Contest”, Secondary Schools Category with 576 entries worldwide, organized by The Living Rainforest, an indoor greenhouse tropical rainforest located in Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire, England last May 16.

The contest organizers wanted to hear what children think governments and world leaders should be doing to build a more sustainable future on planet Earth.

Quantum Chronicles school paper adviser Aries N. Oliveros served as trainer of Danac, De Guzman and Agor.

Likewise, Mikhael Edrich S. Eubanas, Angel Gabriel D. Pineda and Gabrielle Sophia S. Seva brought home three silver medals for chemistry and physics lab skills and one silver and one bronze medals for biology field study competitions, respectively, during the Asean Plus Three Junior Science Odyssey (AJTPS3O) 2012 held in Negara, Brunei Darussalam last June 10-17.

The 2012 AJTPS3O aimed to encourage and challenge gifted science students to excel in the field of science and technology, stimulate students’ intellectual curiosity through various experiences and experiments, provide the students with the opportunity to foster friendship and networking in the APT region and motivate the students to pursue careers in science and technology.

PSHS-CLC science teachers Arnold D. Pitpitunge, Ivy Razel B. Ventura, Ralph S. Hipolito and Joseph Ednie F. Soriano, Rex S. Forteza, Jed Aries C. Castro, Mark Xavier E. Bailon and John Paolo C. Daupang trained the Pisay delegates.

The PSHS – Western Visayas Campus emerged as grand winner after pocketing seven gold medals in all science categories.

With the combined medals of the two PSHS campuses, the Philippines became the over-all champion.

Teams from China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand also participated in the 2012 AJTPS3O.

PSHS-CLC Campus Director Lilia T. Habacon congratulated the students and their trainers for a job well done and challenged the rest of the Pisay scholars and faculty to uphold academic excellence and bring honor to the country.