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ENGLISH MONTH

Readers Theater

Choral Recitation

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In celebration of the EnglishMonth, the Reading Departmentholds annually a contest of reading

prowess and commanding stagepresence. All to promote literatureand challenge the students readingand presentation skills, each level islenjoined to promote healthycompetition among its sections inperforming different Readingpresentation genres.

Last school year, the lowergraders conducted the ChamberTheater; whereas, the Grades 4 and 5both held the Reader's Theatercontest. For the upper graders,

levels 6 and 7, it was the ChoralRecitation. Celebrated literary textssuch as The Boy Who Ate Stars by

Alfred Yuson and War and Peace bySri Chinmoy were among thepresented pieces.

The Reader's Theater andChoral Recitation contests promotefriendly competition among thelevels classes wherein the studentsshowcase their unique take of thepieces allowing them to demonstratetheir creativity and expressthemselves artistically. Each sectionis trained and guided by theirrespective Reading teachers, whoshare the accolades of their winningclasses.

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Book Marathon

Area Contests

AY 2008-2009 saw CSA held its first ever BookMarathon Contest. A true test for the certified bookworm,the marathon was held during each grade level's feast daycelebrations.

For each level an assortment of various book titleswere loaned to the chosen representatives of each sectioncompeting against each other. This is to prepare them intheir battle of wits in book knowledge supremacy. Ofcourse, these contestants were self-proclaimed bookworms who joyfully volunteered to come out of their shelland face this challenge in familiarity and comprehension ofthe printed world.

With the questions divided into 3 categories ofeasy, average and difficult rounds, the marathon was trulyinteresting to behold - prompting each contestant'ssupporters to cheer wildly and applaud victoriouslyeverytime a correct answer is validated.

The Book Marathon is part of CSA's English Monthcelebration which generally aims to encourage thestudents' love for reading books and to enhance theirreading skills.

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by Lara Andrea R. Montales

Stock knowledge, smarts and a quick hand are what competingstudents need to win top prize in the Math and AP area contests. A skilledhand and a critiquing eye are the assets of one who joins the Art areacontests. And for the Language and Reading areas - an impeccable memoryalong with an effective and expressive voice topped with tremendousamount of self confidence and self-control bring home the bacon.

Year in and year out, Colegio San Agustin has taken pride in its seriesof scheduled area contests held respectively on the assigned month whereinthese subjects are focused on.

Of course, aside from the fact that it tempers the knowledge andexperience of each Augustinian competitor, the area contests also teach usthe value of sportsmanship. Here, we learn that we cannot win all the time.

Moreover, it also teaches us the wisdom of maintaining one's witsabout him in times of extreme pressure. Here, we learn how to think quickly.Oral or written, we have to come up with the correct answer before time runsout. Surprisingly, 'though, it is the forging of camaraderie amidst competitionthat gives the most value to these area contests. Here, students competingagainst each other actually share a common experience, interacting on theplane of their common interests.

Truly, the CSA Area Contests is a battlefield of born winners, honingand forging their craft, eagerly awaiting their chance to represent their AlmaMater against national or even international competitions an Augustinianlegacy to be truly proud of!

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Library Contests25 The CSA Library and its dynamic staff are among those who tirelesslwork to promote the love for reading during the Book Month celebrations

Through the years, they have thought of a myriad of stimulating an

appropriate contest activities for each grade level to entice active participationand hearten awareness of the goals and aims of the month long celebration.

These Grade Level Contests were conducted in the classroom under the effectivguidance of CSA's vibrant Reading Coordinator, Mrs. Maxima B. Hadarly, along with hemultitalented Reading teachers.

As in any other Augustinian endeavor, the students' output in each Grade Level Contest isimply outstanding a true example of Augustinian marksmanship. As practiced, selecteReading Teachers were chosen to judge the different contest entries from Grades 1-7.

Grade 1- Book Mark Making Contest

Lailah U. Guian, 1A

Vince Allen A. Hernandez, 1L

Seung Ju Lee, 1G

Grade 2- Poem Illustration Contest

Grade 3- Badge Making Contest

Nikhil Tilwani, 3H

Maika Marzo, 3C Cristina Batalla, 3

Ma. Kristine Buenafe, 2I Jing Lantian, 2H Kim Yu Hyeon, 2G

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Grade4- Comic StripDesignContest

4D - Sedano, Pasamba, Reyes

4K, - Navarra, Polancos, Rivera, Vera-Perez

4L - Fule, Gacosta, Go

Grade 5-Slogan Making Contest

Dallin Torio, 5J Marica Aiko Matsuda, 5HJulienne E. Gatus, 5L

Tammy De Roca, 6A

Luigi Abcede, 6F

Hannah Beatriz Dacanay, 6F

Grade7-BookJacketMakingContest

Park Ji Su, 7H

Noelle Clara Sofia P. Fajardo, 7C

Oh, Kyong-A, 7G

Kira Madeline Sancianco, 7CGrad

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Tetra-Pak CampaignTables, chairs, paperweights

and picture frames. Almost anythingyou want can be made from tetra paks.The light packages, in which we holdliquids such as juice, cream, and milk arerecycled and remolded into useful,everyday objects.

Tetra paks are made of materials that are both environment-friendly and healthy. The paperboard,which looks like a cardboard, supports

the tetra pak. To block germs that contaminate the contentstetra paks contain chemicals used in plastic bags andcontainers. The foil stops the air and sunlight from coming in

so that the matter will not spoil easily.Though we recognize the significance of tetra paks

in packaging our processed foods, too much production mightalso add up to the clutter in our environment. Fortunately, in

previous years, twenty billion tetra paks were recycled. Itmeans that a lot of trash was lessened, and a lot of furniturewas made without hurting our planet. The trees, usually

needed to make those fixtures, were spared. The tetra pak,if recycled properly and put to good use, may yet contributein saving Mother Earth.

Colegio San Agustin supports the tetra pakcampaign. During the school year, students bring empty andflattened tetra paks and drop them in allotted bins. W e even

have an exhibit that showcases the different outcomes ofremolded tetra paks. You would be surprised how the foodfor-the-garbage-can-stuff turned out to be functional. The

school wants us to be aware of this movement to be creative inrecycling our mess.Let us all support the tetra pakc a m p a i g n . R e c y c l e y o u r

juice/cream/milk packs. Before youknow it, we would all be living in a

better world through simple yepractical means.Coastal Clean-Up!

by Lara Andrea R. Montales

The annual Coastal Clean-up has beenone of CSA's pet environmental activities.Spearheaded by both the Science and APdepartments, it aims to awaken clean & greenresponsibilities towards polluted coastal areasamong students and other ecologicallyconcerned individuals.

For two consecutive years now, CSA hasencouraged young Augustinians to get down anddirty on the sands of a heavily polluted beach

somewhere in Cavite. All prepped up and ready togo, our young environmentalists don workingclothes and pick up and dispose of trash properlyto make the shores clean.

A n a c k n o w l e d g m e n t o f e v e r y Augustinian's role in the preservation andconservation of nature, involvement in theseactivities also mold students to becomeresponsible stewards of God's creations.

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SocialImagine people on the streets

begging you for food and alms. Imaginethem wearing torn and worn-out clothes.These people are just some of the imagesof the poor people in our society. Theirfuture 'though, may well be changed bytruly simple acts of charity weldedtogether in the CSA Outreach Programs.

The CSA Outreach Program, whichincludes the Pondo ng Pinoy, NewspaperFund Drive and the Tetra-pak and PlasticBottle campaigns, aims to carry outcharity works for those who are in need.

Through this program, the whole Augustinian family - comprised of its

personnel, its students and their families -are able to fulfill their social responsibilitythrough charitable works, anonymouslyor otherwise. The Outreach Programoffers the basic material necessities suchas clothes, school supplies, and food tosome chosen underprivileged members ofsociety, all dispensed via a warm,meaningful and memorable interactionbetween the young Augustinians and theirfavored recipients.

To date, the CSA Outreach Programhas leveled up to committing to build atleast 60 simple houses for an indigentcommunity in Taguig through the GawadKalinga project. This tie up between CSAand GK (CSA-GK Project) was inspired bythe school's 40th Founding AnniversaryCelebration. In time, CSA hopes to realizeits commitment to this CSA-GK mission, inhopes of contributing to this noble fightagainst poverty and indifference.

Outreach

Concerns

by Erica Pascual