PSB conducts Moving Up Ceremonies and 15th Commencement Exercises by Daud Jalel M. Macapundag & Ella Jemimah T. Omapoy Graduating students (KG-Top, Elementary-Middle, HS-Bottom) of PSB Batch 2015 singing their graduation song Only with happiness that is shared that we can mean genuine happiness – happiness shared is happiness doubled. It is through sharing that we make two people happy – first yourself and sec- ond the others, Philippine School (Bahrain) graduates were re- minded Saturday afternoon, April 4 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, with the theme “Saktong Buhay: Sa De-Kalidad na Edukasyon Pinanday.” During the graduation, 81 senior students received their diplomas from the last batch of the Secondary Educa- tion Curriculum (SEC). The following batches are now part of the K-12 cur- riculum and as such will have to take two more years to finish high school. The main speaker at this year’s graduation event was Engr. Monther Mohamed Shamasneh, from BAS Air- craft Engineering Training Center. In his speech he said, “So this is it- the very last days of your life that you have grown so comfortable with. Bidding farewell to your high school al- lows you to keep all the great memories while still moving forward in your lives - to change the world as adults rather than holding onto the past like children.” He further said, “And with this, best of luck to everyone, and congratulations Class of 2015!” Meanwhile, Valedictorian Hans Norbert B. Navarro shared his lessons learned while in high school. He said, “One, put your heart in everything that you do. If you are going to do something, give your one hundred percent. Only then can you accomplish something and make a difference. Two, do not let experiences or anyone bring you down. Not everyone will like you, that’s how the world is. But that doesn’t mean that you’re inferior to anyone else. You just have to do your best and prove to them what you can be.” Moving Up Ceremonies The first batches of Kindergarten to move up to grade-one and grade-6 to move up to grade 7 happened on April 4 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bahrain with the theme “Saktong Buhay: Sa De-Kalidad na Edukasyon Pinanday.” Seventy-six Kindergarten pupils and ninety-four Grade-6 pupils received their diplomas during the ceremonies. ...continuation on page 3
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PSB conducts Moving Up Ceremonies and 15th Commencement Exercisesby Daud Jalel M. Macapundag & Ella Jemimah T. Omapoy
Graduating students (KG-Top, Elementary-Middle, HS-Bottom) of PSB Batch 2015 singing their graduation song
Only with happiness that is shared that we can mean genuine happiness – happiness shared is happiness doubled. It is through sharing that we make two people happy – first yourself and sec-ond the others, Philippine School (Bahrain) graduates were re-minded Saturday afternoon, April 4 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, with the theme “Saktong Buhay: Sa De-Kalidad na Edukasyon Pinanday.”
During the graduation, 81 senior students received their diplomas from the last batch of the Secondary Educa-tion Curriculum (SEC). The following batches are now part of the K-12 cur-riculum and as such will have to take two more years to finish high school.
The main speaker at this year’s graduation event was Engr. Monther Mohamed Shamasneh, from BAS Air-craft Engineering Training Center.
In his speech he said, “So this is it- the very last days of your life that you have grown so comfortable with. Bidding farewell to your high school al-lows you to keep all the great memories while still moving forward in your lives - to change the world as adults rather than holding onto the past like children.”
He further said, “And with this, best of luck to everyone, and congratulations Class of 2015!”
Meanwhile, Valedictorian Hans Norbert B. Navarro shared his lessons learned while in high school. He said, “One, put your heart in everything that you do. If you are going to do something, give your one hundred percent. Only then can you accomplish something and make a difference. Two, do not let experiences or anyone bring you down. Not everyone will like you, that’s how the world is. But that doesn’t mean that you’re inferior to anyone else. You just have to do your best and prove to them what you can be.”
Moving Up Ceremonies
The first batches of Kindergarten to move up to grade-one and grade-6 to move up to grade 7 happened on April 4 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bahrain with the theme “Saktong Buhay: Sa De-Kalidad na Edukasyon Pinanday.”
Seventy-six Kindergarten pupils and ninety-four Grade-6 pupils received their diplomas during the ceremonies.
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EDITORIALShould PNoy Resign?
Elementary School Coordinators
Ms. Gydabelle B. Naval
Consultants
Dr. Geronimo R. Salem Jr.
Ang TanglawEditorial Board and Staff
2014-2015Editor-in-Chief
News Writers
Layout EditorSection Editor
Managing Editor
Associate Editors
Ella Jemimah T. Omapoy
Kim Tracey R. LadagaHans Norbert B. Navarro
Wrenz Luwi M. OuanoDaud Jalel M. Macapundag
Louise Althea G. Acosta
Grant Abriel R. AmandyEvangeline Neal P. Sales
Dawn Cyrill B. AldaveBrentt Russel R. Nerves
Hannah T. Roa
Cartoonists
Photojournalists
Layout Artist Jovianne A. FranciscoRian Gabrielle A. Sablan
Arkiel G. Ventican
Angeluz O. PaduaDavid Isaiah D. Tiongson
Elementary WritersJohn Benedict M. Alianza
Darvesh Jed M. MacapundagPatrick LG V. Caluza
Jasmin Arabella R. BanhaonZahra P. Reyes
Bon Jasmin A. FramilClaire Alphonsine F. Cabading
Vanessa H. FloresKaye M. Figueroa
Andrea Jasmin B. Navarro
ModeratorMr. Ronneil U. Vergara
Dr. Ferdinand J. EpocHigh School Principal
Elementary Principal
School Director
Mrs. Melinda C. DaranganMrs. Lina H. Al-Hariri
It’s been months of headline in the newspapers, social media sites and one of the trending topics calling for Pnoy to step down from his position. It was worsen be-cause of the recent Mamasapano clash in Mindanao that left 44 Special Action Force (SAF) soldiers dead during the attack on 25th of January 2015. He was blamed be-cause of the tragic death of the troops. Allegations in failure of coordination were thrown at him. The question still remains, should Pnoy be forced to resign? Before pointing fingers on Pnoy, Ang Tanglaw digs deeper and weighs the facts first.
It’s been four years and counting since President Benigno S. Aquino III be-gan his term as the 15th President of the Philippines succeeding Gloria Macapa-gal-Arroyo. And since then, his effort to help improve the lives of his fellow Filipi-nos is seen because of the accomplish-ments in his administration. The corrupt politicians were known and have been on trial because of Pnoy. The pork barrel scam was revealed because of him. He also made educational reform by imple-menting the K-12 curriculum. He sup-ported the reproductive health bill. And it was also because of his administra-tion that led the renovation of the NAIA.
Ang Tanglaw believes that he should not resign because of the im-provements they saw compared to the stagnant economy of Arroyo administra-tion. It also adds that he is currently at the peak of his leadership. Ang Tanglaw be-lieves that he should not resign because there is no one qualified yet that fits the position as the next president of the Phil-ippines. Ang Tanglaw agrees to the quali-fications stated by Senator Miriam Defen-sor Santiago in an interviewed regarding her ideal president where she said, “My
qualification is the president must be honest, have professional ex-cellence, academic excellence.”
If he is to resign, who will replace him? It can’t be Sen. Miriam Santiago because of her health condition nor Vice President Jejomar Binay because of his corrupt-related controversies chasing him and the members of his family. It can’t also be Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. because of his connection in the pork barrel scam.
Problems of a leader makes him a mere imperfect person. When a President makes an error, criticisms can be very scornful. Protests and rallies can happen calling out for some action. This just shows signs of democracy and does not justify the resignation of the President. But this is the time where the he listens to them.
The death of the 44 SAF troops was a heartrending loss. But we must not for-get that the bullets that killed these men came from the MILF. President Aquino sure is the Chief Executive, but it would be unfair to pin down the actual death on him.
Valuing free choice and our con-stitution are the most convincing reason against forced resignation in a democratic country. The people chose President Aqui-no to lead this country. The people asking for his resignation may just be as many, if not less, as those wanting his retention.
We must be cautious in voicing our sentiments about this heartrending in-cident and the greater picture it affects. We must be aware of our limitations to where we should agree with politicians and groups. Failure to draw the line be-tween facts and opinions might be a big-ger disaster for us and for the country. #
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The Candidates for Promotions for the Kindergarten were presented by the KG Coordinator Mrs. Ana Maria R. Banhaon, petitioned by Rhiena Reem S. Comiling, and approved by the KG and Elementary School Principal Ms. Gydabelle B. Naval.
Meanwhile, the students were pre-sented and petitioned for promotions by Chime J. Rosaldes and Andrea Jasmin B. Navarro respectively for the Grade-6, presented for promotions by the KG and Elementary School Principal Ms. Gyda-belle B. Naval and confirmed by School Director Dr. Geronimo R. Salem, Jr.
The Message of Gratitude was giv-en by Marie Aliyah E. Ante, Eriel Chrisz S. Culala, and Hannah Gian L. Escano for the Kindergarten, and a message was given by Natahn Isaiah B. Sevilla for the Grade-6.
The masters of ceremonies were Ms. Cyril C. Salvatierra for the KG and Rim Emanuelle J. Silos and Yasser Mohammed Yousif A. Murad Shah for the Grade-6.
Graduation Honors
The graduation honors were the fol-lowing:
HKG – Camia - Andre Justin B. Cruz, Eriel Chriz S. Culala, Nicole H. Flores, Patrick Bradley M. Medal-la, and Mikaella Denyse S. Valencia
HKG – Sampaguita - Marie Ali-yah E. Ante, Jarvey B. Bosi, Rhiena Reem S. Comiling, Ramon Antonio G. Queseda, and Myca Sophia A. Sabado
HKG – Jasmine - Eldridge S. Baru-ela, Marco Agnelo Clarence F. Cabungal, Hannah Gian L. Escano, Rafael D. Her-nandez, and Mariam Sameer Al Saffar
Academic Awardees - Grade 6 - First Honors - Nathan Isaiah B. Sevilla; Second Honors - Marc Vhincel V. Agace-ta; Third Honors - Sofhia Khatleen G. San-tiago; Fourth Honors - Andrea Jasmin B. Navarro; Fifth Honors - Chime J. Rosaldes
Academic Awardees - High School - Valedictorian - Hans Norbert B. Navarro; Salutatorian - Eugenie Marie A. Pranada; First Honorable Mention - Mycah Daniella S. Valencia; Second Honorable Mention - Reigh Tristan G. Manuel; Third Honor-able Mention - Ella Jemimah T. Omapoy
PSB Meritorious Service Awardees
The PSB Meritorious Service Awardees were the following: 10 years of service – Djhoanna R. Ramiro, Cynia H. Tuazon; 15 years of service – Lolita C. Cruz; 20 years of service – Arlene D. Detera, Estela P. Reyes. # Former B.O.G. Secretary Mr. Mario Japitana, who left Bahrain for good, with his loving
wife Mrs. Aurora Japitana. He decided to retire from work to be with his family.
Ang Tanglaw publishes Pagsibolby Ella Jemimah T. Omapoy
Before then, the idea of publish-ing a literary folio was brought up by the Ang Tanglaw staff S.Y 2013-2014. How-ever, the dream wasn’t made into a real-ity. Instead, they published three issues of the school newsletter for the first time in Philippine School (Bahrain)’s history.
This year, a folio was created as a simple class project integrating the se-nior students’ talents in literature. The end products amazed everyone who saw them. So, Ang Tanglaw thought of tak-ing it a step further and look at an even bigger scale. Right before this, the Ang Tanglaw and the Languages Department came up with the Project DREAM or the Developmental Reading for Effective Academic Mastery. The project aimed to encourage students to develop their reading and literary skills. From students’ writing outputs, they compiled the best ones and merged them into one folio.
The Literary Folio was conceived from a dream. Being a part of a history is not something that all of us can experi-ence. To release a publication takes tre-mendous efforts and hard work. As Philip-pine School (Bahrain) celebrates its 20th founding anniversary, they also unveil the talents that they have in school. Incorpo-rating their talents, they have established the first literary folio in twenty years. #
Grade 7 students pose with smile upon receiving their copies of the literary folios.
“Pagsibol” is a Filipino word meaning “sprouting”. Much like how a plant’s source of energy is the sun’s light, the Ang Tanglaw’s glow empow-ers the Pagsibol, allowing it to bud into a beautiful piece of literary art.
Months of compil-ing, selecting and editing
the best articles were done to cre-ate a literary folio. It is a compilation of different literary pieces like poems, essays, speeches, short stories, draw-ings and photography. The first ever literary folio was released on 17th of March 2015. It took a team of twen-ty eight people to make it possible.
PSBians celebrate talents and skills on the Festival of Talents and Pinoy Intramsby Kim Tracey R. Ladaga
On the Festival Of Talents, students from all Departments joined competitions like the Essay Competition in English and Filipino, PintaHusay 2015, Battle of the Brains, Little Chefs, Tarpaulin Designing, Animation, Likhawitan, and so much more.
The Green Knight Riders (Grade 7), Yellow Jaguars (Grade 8) and Red Phoenix (Grade 9) went head-to-head on the Lar-ong Kinagisnan: Pinoy Intramurals 2015. Kicking off the day was a parade led by the Banyuhay Performing Arts Club. Af-ter the prayers, National Anthems, and an Oath of Sportsmanship, the games began! Students of the High School Department competed in heated matches, from phys-ically-exhausting sports, like Basketball and Volleyball, to mentally-challenging ones, like Scrabble, Chess, and Checkers.
In the end, the Red Phoenix won, with a total of 192 points gained. Green Knight Riders won 1st Runner Up and the Yellow Jaguars gained 2nd Run-ner Up. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) for Basketball was Ian Geronimo of
Yellow Jaguar performs their cheer dance presentation.
The Festival of Talents and Larong Kinagisnan: Pinoy Intramurals 2015 were held on the 16th and 17th of March, 2015. With their respective themes “Showcas-ing the Power of Talents and Skills of Globally-Competitive Performers” and “The Power of Sports and Games in Enhancing Wellness, Culture Appreciation”, the fun-filled days of contests and games tested the brains and brawns of the HS students. see next page
PSB holds Sports Clinic 2015by Arkiel Ventican
Grade 9 students take part in Career Exposure tripby Wrenz Luwi M. Ouano
The Grade 9 students went on a career exposure trip on February 22 to two different establishments in Bah-rain, the Bahrain Society of Engineers and the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance. Coincidentally, the Bah-rain Society of Engineers were hold-ing an Engineer’s Expo on that day, with sections for the different fields of engineers, from chemical and me-chanical to electrical and electronic.
Ms. Sarah Fareed, from the Ar-chitectural Engineering field, said, “Every field you see here, from the civil engineers to the environmental engineers, they’re all connected. You have to work along with all the types of engineers in this room if you want to become a successful engineer. We’re all just parts of a big machine.”
The Bahrain Institute of Bank-ing and Finance, founded in 1981, is a university that offers courses pur-suing different careers in accounting and finance. The professors at the university gave them a very detailed presentation on the different courses that one could take up at the institute.
All of the Grade 9 stu-dents returned to school with new knowledge on the careers that they can take up in the future. #
Grade 9 students concentrate as theylisten intently to the speaker.
The sports clinic was a three-day event that was initiated on February 20, 2015; but was moved to February 27-28.
This event was associated with three sports namely: Basketball, Volley-ball, and Badminton. The first day of the event consisted of the introduction of the different instructors per sport. The in-structors taught the students the basics and the rules of their respective sport. They also taught the students how to de-velop camaraderie and sportsmanship. The next two days consisted mainly of a mini tournament of each sport, and dur-ing the last day of the event, the decla-ration of winners was held. However, the awarding of the winners did not happen until the Monday flag ceremony, which was conducted on March 2, 2015. #
Pranada brings home thebacon in USP4GG essay writing tiltby Ella Jemimah T. Omapoy
Eugenie Marie A. Pranada, IV-Mapagkawanggawa, emerged champion in the US Pinoy for Good Governance (USSP4GG) In-ternational Essay Writing tilt.
The US Pinoy for Good Gov-ernance is a nonprofit organization based in New York, USA, whose mis-sion is a better life for Filipinos ev-erywhere and a better Philippines.
Dr. Celia Lamkin, Chairperson of the US Pinoys for Good Governance Marian-as Chapter, launched an essay competi-tion for Filipinos. The contest was open to all Filipino students or of Filipino descent who were studying in the Philippines or overseas, ages 10 to 25 years old who were enrolled in high school and college.
The theme of the essay was “The Overseas Filipinos and their impact in the Philippines”.
The essay focused on the contribu-tions of overseas Filipinos to the economy of the Philippines. It highlights the impor-tance of the participation of overseas Fili-pinos in the Philippine elections; and the social risks that the children and families of overseas Filipinos faced due to long years of separation or long distance rela-tionships. And it also aims to explain the reason why the overseas Filipinos called to be the “new heroes” of the Philippines.
The list of winners was released on Tuesday, 24th of February. In the High School category, the 1st place position was a draw between Eugenie Marie Pranada from Philippine School (Bahrain), Bahrain who entered an es-say titled “Overseas Filipino Workers: The Scattered Stars” and Patrick Duane Noche from Calayan Educational Foun-dation, Inc., Lucena City for his essay, “Mockingjay”. Hazel Ivy Jeremias from The Lewis College, Sorsogon and Yvone Dayne Luis from Durat Al Sharq Inter-national School, Jeddah KSA were de-claredsecond and third place, respec-tively. Julie Ann Asuncion and Samantha Mae Jeanine Sacdalan were among the finalists in the High School category.
Ang Tanglaw interviewed Eugenie of how she felt on winning the 1st place in the High School division. She said, “I felt surprised, happy, and blessed when I heard that I won the essay contest. I can’t believe it because there are also participants from different countries who joined this competition.” When we asked for her advice on essay writing competi-tions, she gave us three and said, “Do not write under pressure for the mind works best when relaxed and scribble important points on a scratch paper and eliminate the ones with the least weight.” Finally she said, “Relate the topic to your life to make your essay more expressive.”
Similarly, Justin Keith Baquisal, a UP Diliman student, grabbed 1st Place in the College division with his winning entry, “Saviors and Spectators: Overseas Filipinos and the Politics ofContinuity and Change in the Philippines.” Dia Marmi Bazar from Misamis University, Misamis Occidental and Jeremy Mosquito from Saint Mary’s University, Nueva Viscaya were second and third place, respectively.
The winners were awarded a Cer-tificate of Recognition and cash prizes in the different categories. In the High School division, the 1st placer received P12,000.00, 2nd placer – P6,000.00 and 3rd placer – P3,000.00. Meanwhile, in the college division, the 1st placer received P25,000.00, 2nd placer – P12,000.00 and 3rd placer – P6,000.00.
There were also 10 Consolation Priz-es of P1,000.00 each and a Certificate of Appreciation for the finalists. The school/college/university of the First Prize winning essays received a Certificate of Apprecia-tion and a cash prize of P10,000.00 each.
The awarding ceremony was held on February 26, 2015, during the 3rd Global Summit of Filipinos in the Diaspo-ra at Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines. #
the Red Phoenix. Justin Romero was the Most Valuable Player for Volleyball.
The Mythical Five for Basketball were Wilfred Denolan Jr., Salman Grego-rio, Kevin Aurellano, Romeo Lagera, and Zabieb Taulan. Justin Romero, Gaity Pi-encenaves, Mikyla Racoma, Steven Car-mona, Bryan Grimaldo, and Sandra Se-cerio were the Mythical Six for Volleyball.
Red Phoenix won in nine games, namely Basketball, Volleyball, Badmin-ton (men’s and women’s singles, dou-bles), Tug-of-War, Checkers, Scrabble and Darts. Green Knight Riders won in five games, including Dodgeball, Sipa Bola, Patintero, 100m Dash, and 400m Dash. The Yellow Jaguars stole the show in five games as well, inclu-sive of Luksong Lubid, Sack Race, Ob-stacle Relay, Chess, and Cheerdance. #
A Magical Night at Crowne Plazaby Hans Norbert B. Navarro
Dressed in their elegant gowns and dignified suits, the Seniors and the Grade 9s held their Promenade at the Crowne Plaza Hotel last February 18.
With the theme of Hollywood in Red Carpet, the high school students walk the aisle laden with glitters and stars. It was one of the most anticipated events in the school calendar. It WAS a good way to meet new people, make new friends and reignite old friendships. It fosters camaraderie and friendship among the students while training them to act dignifiedly and elegantly. This year’s promenade is called Annual Promenade 2015. It is so-called because it is the last prom with the last batch of gradu-ating 4th year students. It may be held 3 years from now as Philippine School (Bahrain) implements the K-12 Program.
Young ladies and gentlemen filled the reception with excitement. There was a photo booth where they can have their picture taken like they were a Hollywood star. It started off with the entrances of the Emcees Daud Macapundag and Sandra Secerio. Excited students waited patiently for their turn at the spotlight.
After the entrances, the Invoca-tion was performed by Cyra Pantaleon, Hazel Marqueda, Rohnvince Lardizabal and Wilfred Denolan. Mycah Valencia offi-cially welcomed everyone with the Open-ing Remarks. The Part 2, the bequeathal and the acceptance soon followed. Hans Norbert Navarro bequeathed the Key of Responsibility and was accepted by Hannah Macaraig. Christian Aragon be-queathed the Torch of Wisdom and was accepted by Samantha Sacdalan. Finally, the Book of Wisdom was bequeathed by Eugenie Pranada and was accepted by Ian Villarojo. The Lighting of the Candles was led by Reigh Manuel and Jovianne Francisco. They hoped that the flame will serve as a guide to the Seniors as they venture out in their future endeavors. The Gift Giving was conducted by Wrenz Ouano and Ella Omapoy. The Grade 9s
Seniors pose with their adviser during the Annual Promenade
wished that the Seniors will always re-member them every time they use the gift.
The Seniors and the Grade 9s
sang in unison this year’s Prom Song “With a Smile” by Eraserheads. The Co-tillion was choreographed by Mr. Dante Gamboa. The students spent almost a month practicing their dances. The first was the Swing. It was the liveliest of the 3 dances. Next was the Waltz. Accord-ing to the participants, it was the slow-est and most romantic dance. This year, we have witnessed the addition of the Rigaudon. It is a French baroque dance with a lively duple meter. The partici-pants interacted as one group unlike in the previous dances where the partners are exclusive of each other’s company.
At last, the most awaited part of the event, the dancing, finally com-menced. There were two other types of dancing aside from the typical one. The Lady’s Choice was created to give la-dies a chance to show their appreciation to the gentlemen. The Special Dance is a signed agreement between two peo-ple made prior the Annual Promenade.
Before the night ended, outstanding ladies and gentlemen were given awards. Andre Bouzin was crowned Prom King and Nouf Olaes as Prom Queen. Patrick Ombao was crowned Prom Prince and Sandra Secerio as Prom Princess. Reigh Manuel was awarded Best in Suit for the Seniors while Vince Lardizabal for the Ju-niors. Ella Omapoy was awarded Best in Gown for the Seniors while Hannah Ma-caraig for the Juniors. Alexandrea Gam-boa was named Darling of the Crowd. Mark Reyes was named Heartthrob of the Crowd. Selwyn Cruz was named Mr. Val-entine and Hazel Marqueda Ms. Valentine.
After the clock struck midnight, the Promenade officially ended. Young men and women went home with smiles on their faces. Indeed, this will be one of the treasured moments of high school life. #
Noli Me Tangere:Kanser ng Lipunan the Musical
by Dawn Cyrill B. Aldave
Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) is a novel written by our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, during the colonization of the Philippines by Spain to expose the inequities of the Spanish Catho-lic priests and the ruling government.
Last March 2, the Grade 9 stu-dents showcased their talents in act-ing in their most recent musical play: the Noli Me Tangere: Kanser ng Lipu-nan. The musical play was divided into three parts and distributed to the three different sections. The three sections were given time to prepare their cos-tumes, props, and libretto for the play. Finally, on the said date, the grade 9 students were able to present the play in front of the high school students. #
PSB conducts TIMSS reviewby Brentt Russel Nerves
Selected grade 8 students are set to start their review classes for the TIMSS on the 18th of March.
TIMSS is an abbreviation for Trends in Mathematics and Science Studies. According to its official web-site, TIMSS provides a timely data on the mathematics and science achieve-ment of countries compared to others.
The review classes started on-March 18 and ended on March 21. Participating students were arbitrarily divided into two classes: The New-ton Class and The Einstein Class. Ms. Ivy Simbala, Head of the Mathematics Department and Ms. Marissa San Di-ego, Head of the Science and Technol-ogy Department will facilitate the review classes alongside a number of High school Math and Science teachers. #
Sisa and Basilio showcasingtheir talents in acting
Sports Day: The power of sports and games in enhancing wellness,cultural appreciation and team spiritsby Claire Alphonsine F. Cabading
Sports Day is an event within the school wherein the students play fun and exciting games. From these games, the students enhanced their appreciation for sports and Philippine recreation games, developed their self-confidence, and promoted their nation-alism through Philippine native games, promoted sports development and, promoted camaraderie and team work among students. The theme for Sports Day 2015 was “The Power of Sports and Games in Enhancing Wellness, Cul-tural Appreciation and Team Spirits”.
The Kindergarten pupils were di-vided into four groups or teams. They played relay games and parlor games.
Students witness the intense basketball tournament of Grade 5 vs Grade 6
From this experience, they had promoted self-confidence and camaraderie. Their over-all champion was the Red Team. For the Primary pupils, they celebrated their Sports Day by also being divided into four separate groups. They played Philippine games such as Chinese Garter, Sipa, Tum-bang Preso and Luksong Tinik and they also played other games such as Slipper Ray, Tug of War and Human Caterpillar.
For the Intermediate students, their Sports Day was celebrated by also being divided into teams: Pink Panthers, Grey Hawks, Orange Hunters and Maroon Archers. They played Sipa, Sack Race, Tug of War and many more. Their over-all champion was the Pink Panthers. #
KG and Primary students goon an educational field trip
The Kindergarten and Primary students went on a field trip on Feb-ruary 5, 2015. The Kindergarten pu-pils went to Arad Park to explore and learn. They had a nature walk as they arrived in the park. They ob-served different kinds of plants and differentiated the bodies of water like small waterfalls, ponds, lakes as they walked. They also saw different landforms and had some activities.
Meanwhile, the Primary students went to “My Bakery” in West Riffa. At the bakery, they were taught how to make pizza. Then, they went to Arad Park. They rested and played in the park for a while and ate a delicious meal. Upon ar-riving to school, they had a composition writing about the wonderful trip they had at school and had few classwork activities. Their parents were present and guided them all throughout the trip.
Another educational trip was held on February 12, 2015 for the In-termediate grades. They had four destinations namely the Bahrain Mu-seum, Bahrain Fort, Agri-farm and Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Park. First stop was Bahrain Museum where they saw and relived the history of Bahrain. They were able to gather informa-tion about the events that happened in the past. They had fun and went straight to Bahrain Fort and explored their way inside. The place was like a maze and had tall sculptures and walls.
After that, they took the bus and went to Agri-farm. The farm was full of plants available for sale. They first saw a big place for plant supplies and a greenhouse attached to it. It was pure green, green as nature. There were two other greenhouses that had divid-ers to divide different kinds of plants.
Then, they went to their last destination, the Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Park. They had fun activities and games as they rested in the play-ground. They had a delicious meal to boost their exhausted bodies. Finally, they went back to the school and they had an activity sheet about their great field trip. After a great day of explora-tion, they learned many things. They had fun and treasured great memories. It was an unforgettable experience. #
by Jasmin Arabella R. Banhaon
Elementary school holds Career Dayby John Benedict M. Alianza
Career, what is it? Is this a dream, an imagination, or reality? All I know is that we never know what we want to be. Sometimes, we dream big, others, we realize that we need to work hard for it. This is why PSB has held a pro-gram in order to help the children, us, decide for ourselves. This is the “Ca-reer Day”. Now what is Career Day? Career Day is a program organized by the teachers and certain club members. It aims to help students plan what they want to be or Career Planning. This in-cludes activities that help you know yourself better, know your values, and identify your skills. It implements the research of career options and linkage of your major and your career options. In other words, it helps you improve your career or work choices. So this is what happened last January 22, 2015.
Career Day was launched on Janu-ary 22, 2015 at 7:30 – 11:00 AM in our PSB courtyard. This was done along with the annual achievers day and English Month Culmination. It started out when all students gathered for the parade in the RCA Parking lot. They walked through the gates of the PSB grounds. After that, they gathered at the Philippine School (Bahrain) courtyard. The program started off with a doxology, a prayer in the form of a song, which was led by the Banyu-hay Singers. After was the singing of the national anthems which were also led by the wonderful singing of the Banyuhay Singers. Next was the inspiring message of the intelligent Yasser Mohd. Yousif A, Shah from Grade 4 Maunawain. Be-fore the annual awarding started, some astonishing numbers were made. #
Elementary departmentcelebrates Festival of Talents
by Andrea Jasmin B. Navarro
The Philippine School (Bahrain) celebrated the Festival of Talents last March 16, 2015. This year theme was “Showcasing the Power of Talents and Skills of Globally Competitive Performers. The objective of the event was to provide students avenues to showcase their potentials in academ-ic and skills. Among the contests held in different departments were: Little Chef (sandwich making for KG and pastillas making for primary grades), Tagisan ng Talino/Battle of the Brains, Extemporaneous Speech (English and Filipino), Essay Writing (Eng-lish and Filipino), Song Parody, Bro-chure Making, Movie Making, Poster Making, and Painting/Pintahusay.
Everyone was excited and happy during the event. It was a welcoming break after the strenuous and exhaust-ing final exams. It was also a good time to bond with friends and classmates before the end of the school year. #
Grade 6 sudents dance duringthe Festival of Talents
My experience in news writ-ing was very fun and interesting ex-perience. It was also challenging for me to submit the articles that I was assigned to do in just a few days.
For me, being a Tanglaw staffer can also be a learning experience. It helps me excel more in my writing skills, grammar, and makes me more active in school ac-tivities, knowing that it might be one of the articles. Being a Tanglaw staffer requires dedication and hard work. It helps me manage my time and helps me be more responsible. It was good working with my friends, and participating on how to ap-proach people through interviews. And finally, getting to see your article in the Ang Tanglaw Newsletter, in that moment, one could see the smiles on our faces, knowing that our hard work paid off.
It was such an honor getting to serve our school through writing. I am glad that we have accomplished many things. As we move up, I hope that Ang Tanglaw will continue to have wonder-ful projects, like the Literary Folio. #
Feature:Reflection on beinga Tanglaw staffer
by Vanessa H. Flores
Elementary students participate in PSB fire safety planby Patrick LG V. Caluza
Elementary students actively participatein the fire drill simulation activity
Last February 11, 2015 all the grade levels from Kindergarten to High School had their fire drill activ-ity. The activity was made to teach them what to do when fire occurs.
They do this in a step by step pro-cedure. When they hear the fire alarm, the students should leave the classroom in single file. They should then proceed directly to the assembly point and join their appropriate class or group. After which, they should wait for the signal given by the fire service if the school is safe from fire. The teacher and class mayor will then check and know if the students in his/her class are all present. #
Grade 6 students hold Science Congressby Patrick LG V. Caluza
On February 25, 2015 an activ-ity was held by the grade 6 students in which is the Science Congress or Investigatory Project. Every year Grade 6 students participate in this activity. This activity was done in the AVR in Philippines school Bahrain.
The objectives of the activity are to develop an interest among students to engage in any scientific work as mani-fested in their active participation and involvement in the project, to provide students with educational opportunities and experiences through direct partici-pation in scientific research and to rec-ognize the students’ efforts in complet-ing the project by displaying their work.
The activity was successful-ly done with the help of the students and Grade 6 teachers. All the groups showed amazing experiments but what stood up the most were the win-ners. The winners in the activity were PassioLMNTrix 73, Veggie Cupcakes, Body Lotion, and Malunggay Cookie.
PassioLMNTrix 73 of Grade 6 - Matulungin for the first place their leader was Nathan
Sevilla and his group mates were Marc Agaceta, Jhonmar Chavez, Sof-hia Santiago, Chrisshelly Manibog, Trishya Agcaoilli, Joseph Burlat, Edvin-mar Castillo, Diana Altonga Fran-cis Lozano and Antoinette Bagunas.
The second placer was veggie cupcakes from Grade 6-Matulungin their leader was Darvesh Macapundag and his group mates were Andrea Navarro, Rhica Miranda, Justin Resurrection, JC Lasam, Jasmine Arabella Banhaon, Bon Framil, John Gabriel Romanes, Jiro Sa-layo, Niccolo Santiago, and Prem Basnet.
The third placer was the Malung-gay Cookie from Grade 6-Masunurin their leader was James Ivan David and his group mates were Amira Dhel Cate, Lo-isse Bo, Jarlyn Tiong, Euries Imperial, Kyle Matthew Vinarao, Eardley Gunaward-ana, Jacob Bacuetes, Fatima Alnasaba, Angela Glodoveza, and Yves Argueza.
And the last placer was Body Lotion from Grade 6-Matulungin their leader was Benedict Alianza with group mates Chime Rosaldes, Patrick LG V. Caluza, Imee Peralta, Juan Rodgrigo Cleofas, Vanessa Flores, Rwee Dhi Quinte, Kaye Figueroa, Zahra Reyes, and Liyette Amandy. #
Free dental and MMR health care programs heldby Vanessa H. Flores
event. In fact, if it wasn’t for the kind-ness of Doctor Shahla, this pro-gram would have not taken place.
There is also one more event which happened, the vaccinations also known as the MMR campaign. It was held in the school lobby to eradicate the cases of measles, mumps, and Rubella. The High School students received their vaccinations on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of February. Grades 1 – 3 got their vac-cinations in the 12th of February, and Grades 4 – 6 on the 15th of February. Both events were successful and very helpful to both students and parents. #
It is very important for our school to help students be aware of their health, and to guide students in the path of living a healthy, nutritious life.
While learning, important events were held regarding everyone’s health care. The free dental checkup took place within three days, the 9th – 11th of Febru-ary in the AVR. Some of the main objec-tives of the dental checkup were the fol-lowing: (1) For the students to be aware of their dental condition; (2) to know the preventive measures and guides in taking care of their teeth. Students, teachers, and the school nurse were all involved in this
