Tomo 2 Bilang 1 Ang Opisyal na wall news ng University of the Philippines Integrated School Pebrero-Marso 2010 KA, YLO Election Results Out Joshua Fajardo The results of the Elections for AY 2010–2011 Kamag-Aral (KA) and year level organizations (YLOs): Senior Council (SC), Juniors Association (JA) and Sophomores Association (SoA) have been released last March 3, Wednesday, with KA President-elect Ysabel Anne Lee leading the winners. The results of the elections for the Freshmen Association (FA) are yet to be released, as the FA elections for the current grade 6 students were held a week after the KA, SC, JA and SoA elections. March 2, 2010 – A total of 280 stu- dents voted for their favored candi- dates for the KA, 109 incoming seniors voted for the posts in the SC, 75 in- coming juniors voted for the JA and 97 incoming sophomores voted for the SoA. The current SC officers facilitated the elections as the COMELEC. For the KA election results, the sole party, LODESTAR, won 5 of the possible 10 positions available, alt- hough one position-PRO -was left un- contested by the said party. With their party winning half of the possible posts, one of their main goals if elect- ed, according to President-elect Lee, is to have a stricter implementation of the school rules and regulations. Among their other programs are the continua- tion of the Solid Waste Management Program, conduction of Leadership Camps and Congresses, and organiz- ing YahooGroups for academical pur- poses. Continued on page 2 “Panawagan sa Kabataan, Pagbabago sa Lipunan” Choice Israel and Joshua Fajardo Grade 7-10 students who excel in dif- ferent academic subjects were award- ed during the UPIS 7-10 Recognition Day last March 3 in the Multi-Purpose Hall, UPIS High School Grounds. The theme for this year was “Panawagan sa Kabataan, Pagbabago sa Lipunan:, in relation to this year’s national elections to be held in May, when most Filipinos will look forward to positive changes in the country. Awi Cada, a grade 8 student, con- ducted the National Anthem to start the rites. Dr. Aurora Zuñiga, the school principal, officially opened the program with a welcoming speech, during which she appealed to the students to contrib- ute more to the society, even at such a young age, by being more concerned and aware about national issues. She added that as Iskolars ng Bayan, “to whom much is given, much is ex- pected.” The guest speaker of the event was Dr. Rose R. Rex of UPIS Batch 1993. She is currently a certified Continued on page 3 Can You Feel the Heat? Diego Antonio Enriquez Last March 2, 2010 was the hottest day of the year so far as a temperature of 35.5 C was recorded in the country. As if this wasn’t enough, according to Philippine At- mospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) administrator Prisco Nilo, the temperature is predicted to go even higher as we are in the midst of the El Nino phenomenon. Though the El Nino phenomenon has al- ready peaked between December and early January, we are only experiencing its effects right now. Besides the high tem- perature, there has been minimal rainfall over the past weeks. All around the coun- try, water shortages have been plaguing communities. Dam and reservoir water levels have been decreasing and could reach critical levels if the water levels con- tinue to fall until April. Besides water short- age, the country also faces power short- ages as dams are not able to create as much electricity because of the decreas- ing volume of water. Continued on Page 2 Mr. Michael Angelo dela Cerna Ms. Rhea Manuel Learning Coordinators Media Center 2 2009-2010 Editorial Staff Ma. Rhea Andaya Editor-in-chief Samuel John Antenor Associate Editor Alyssa Manalo Managing Editor Diego Enriquez News Editor Karina Bulong Feature Editor Gabriel Manahan Sports Editor Nathalie Dagmang Jona Fernandez Layout Editors Lara Acuba April Dayne Garcia Photo Editors Andrea Abad Viviene delaCruz Mitz delaRosa Michelle Lagare Percival Quiambao Joshua Fajardo Choice Israel Gino Asuncion Contributors ELECTIONS PIC
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Tomo 2 Bilang 1 Ang Opisyal na wall news ng University of the Philippines Integrated School Pebrero-Marso 2010
KA, YLO Election
Results Out Joshua Fajardo
The results of the Elections for AY
2010–2011 Kamag-Aral (KA) and year
level organizations (YLOs): Senior
Council (SC), Juniors Association (JA)
and Sophomores Association (SoA)
have been released last March 3,
Wednesday, with KA President-elect
Ysabel Anne Lee leading the winners.
The results of the elections for the
Freshmen Association (FA) are yet to
be released, as the FA elections for the
current grade 6 students were held a
week after the KA, SC, JA and SoA
elections.
March 2, 2010 – A total of 280 stu-
dents voted for their favored candi-
dates for the KA, 109 incoming seniors
voted for the posts in the SC, 75 in-
coming juniors voted for the JA and 97
incoming sophomores voted for the
SoA. The current SC officers facilitated
the elections as the COMELEC.
For the KA election results, the
sole party, LODESTAR, won 5 of the
possible 10 positions available, alt-
hough one position-PRO -was left un-
contested by the said party. With their
party winning half of the possible
posts, one of their main goals if elect-
ed, according to President-elect Lee, is
to have a stricter implementation of the
school rules and regulations. Among
their other programs are the continua-
tion of the Solid Waste Management
Program, conduction of Leadership
Camps and Congresses, and organiz-
ing YahooGroups for academical pur-
poses. Continued on page 2
“Panawagan sa Kabataan,
Pagbabago sa Lipunan” Choice Israel and Joshua Fajardo
Grade 7-10 students who excel in dif-
ferent academic subjects were award-ed during the UPIS 7-10 Recognition Day last March 3 in the Multi-Purpose Hall, UPIS High School Grounds. The theme for this year was “Panawagan sa Kabataan, Pagbabago sa Lipunan:, in relation to this year’s national elections to be held in May, when most Filipinos will look forward to positive changes in the country.
Awi Cada, a grade 8 student, con-ducted the National Anthem to start the rites. Dr. Aurora Zuñiga, the school principal, officially opened the program with a welcoming speech, during which she appealed to the students to contrib-ute more to the society, even at such a young age, by being more concerned and aware about national issues. She added that as Iskolars ng Bayan, “to whom much is given, much is ex-pected.”
The guest speaker of the event was Dr. Rose R. Rex of UPIS Batch 1993. She is currently a certified
Continued on page 3
Can You Feel the Heat? Diego Antonio Enriquez
Last March 2, 2010 was the hottest day of
the year so far as a temperature of 35.5 C
was recorded in the country. As if this
wasn’t enough, according to Philippine At-
mospheric Geophysical and Astronomical
Services (PAGASA) administrator Prisco
Nilo, the temperature is predicted to go
even higher as we are in the midst of the
El Nino phenomenon.
Though the El Nino phenomenon has al-
ready peaked between December and
early January, we are only experiencing its
effects right now. Besides the high tem-
perature, there has been minimal rainfall
over the past weeks. All around the coun-
try, water shortages have been plaguing
communities. Dam and reservoir water
levels have been decreasing and could
reach critical levels if the water levels con-
tinue to fall until April. Besides water short-
age, the country also faces power short-
ages as dams are not able to create as
much electricity because of the decreas-
ing volume of water. Continued on Page 2
Mr. Michael Angelo dela Cerna Ms. Rhea Manuel
Learning Coordinators
Media Center 2 2009-2010
Editorial Staff
Ma. Rhea Andaya
Editor-in-chief
Samuel John Antenor Associate Editor
Alyssa Manalo Managing Editor
Diego Enriquez News Editor
Karina Bulong Feature Editor
Gabriel Manahan Sports Editor
Nathalie Dagmang Jona Fernandez Layout Editors
Lara Acuba April Dayne Garcia
Photo Editors
Andrea Abad Viviene delaCruz
Mitz delaRosa Michelle Lagare
Percival Quiambao Joshua Fajardo Choice Israel
Gino Asuncion Contributors
ELECTIONS PIC
KA, YLO Election
Results Out
from page 1
For the SC elections, the lone
party, BKTKY, only filled four positions. The
Vice President-elect, Dira Alveza will auto-
matically advance to the President position
as the candidate for the presidency, Kevin
Domingo, did not match the minimum vote
requirement. Another election will be held
next year for the position of the Vice Presi-
dent and PRO. The position for the PRO is
vacant because it was left undisputed.
It was a different story for the aJa!, the
only party in the JA elections. aJa! won eight
of the nine contested positions, paving way
for their party's ambitions for their batch.
President-elect Jomil Adrielle Gutierrez said
that one of such ambitions aJa! has for their
batch is to have a stronger bond in the
batch, with more batch activities to be held
during their term.
The SoA elections was the only elec-
tion with two parties involved, SoWhat and
PEETO. However, SoWhat got 5 positions
versus PEETO's 3. Only one position- PRO -
remained vacant, because the only nomi-
nee, SoWhat's Red Bartolome, had less
than half of the possible votes and therefore
cannot be appointed. SoWhat will focus on
strengthening the bond of their batch,
through more batch activities to be orga-
nized to promote respect and discipline
among their batch mates be more imposed
on their batch.
p8 All official results were posted in the KA
Bulletin Board by the SC last March 4,
Thursday.
Election process
The election process this year started
in mid-February when the SC announced
that the candidacy process for the KA and
YLO elections was now open. There were a
total of 7 parties that applied for their candi-
dacies: there was one each for the KA, SC,
JA and FA elections, while there were two in
the SoA elections.
After all the candidates have applied,
the SC set a campaign period of exactly four
weeks. During these four weeks, candidates
were briefed by SC officers about the elec-
tion process, and about the job descriptions
of their positions. Also included in the cam-
paign period were two Miting de Avance(s),
which were attended by candidates and vot-
ers alike.
In March 2, voting began during the
homeroom period for the current Grade 7 to
9 students Grade 6 students voted in the fol-
lowing week. In each of the 9 sections from
Grades 7 to 9, there was one SC member
and one volunteer to assist during the actual
voting. Everyone present in the homeroom
period was given one ballot, where they
checked the name of the candidate of their
choice or abstain.
The SC members collected all ballots
and tallied the votes. The results were post-
ed the following day in the KA Bulletin
Board. Because Grade 6 students were still
to vote the following week, only the FA elec-
tion results were still pending.
One party system
This year, only one batch (Batch 2013)
had two parties running for elections: SoW-
hat and PEETO. According to the candidates
of their grade level, this is a much better op-
tion for their batch mates.
“Mas wide yung range ng pagpipilian
na leader,” Aliyah Rojo, candidate for the
Sophomores Association presidency said.
“May other option ka. May pagpipilian ka tal-
aga.”
Her opponent, Marky Castillio agreed.
“Dapat iwasan yung pagboto na ang choices
lang ay abstain o yung kandidato.” She said
that it is better to have many choices for her
fellow schoolmates for them to choose more
wisely and have a more varied choice on
who they want to be their leader.
Can You Feel the Heat?
from page 1
Though the El Nino phenomenon has
already peaked between December and
early January, we are only experiencing
its effects right now. Besides the high tem-
perature, there has been minimal rainfall
over the past weeks. All around the coun-
try, water shortages have been plaguing
communities. Dam and reservoir water
levels have been decreasing and could
reach critical levels if the water levels con-
tinue to fall until April. Besides water
shortage, the country also faces power
shortages as dams are not able to create
as much electricity because of the de-
creasing volume of water.
Being an agricultural-oriented country,
our economy is also adversely affected by
the El Nino as our farmers rely on rainfall
and water to sustain their crops. As of
February 17, the El Nino drought damage
to agriculture is already at P 3.7 billion but
could still go as high as P 7 billion. To
cope with the drought, the government
has distributed 115 units of open source
pumps to farmers. Many farmers have
even changed their crops from rice/palay
to crops that require less water such as
melons and watermelons. The growth in
the agricultural sector is projected to de-
cline as compared to last year because of
El Nino. To quench the need for rain, the
government uses cloud seeding to induce
rainfall.
PAGASA’s climate models suggest
that El Nino conditions will persist until
June. Due to El Nino, the start of the rainy
season is delayed by a month and is ex-
pected to start in the middle of June as
opposed to the usual start of the rainy
season around May.
The lack of rainfall is a stark contrast
to the national conditions just five months
ago when “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” caused
record flooding in Luzon. Now the El Nino
is threatening to cause record drought all
over the country. According to PAGASA,
the extremes in the weather we have
been experiencing might be because of
global warming. The natural balance in cli-
mate and weather is disturbed resulting in
changing weather patterns and extreme
weather.
Love to Lead Andrea Abad
Inaanyayahan ng Philippine Science High-
School ang University of the Philippines In-
tegrated School sa isang congress na
pinamagatang “LOVE TO LEAD!” naglalay-
on itong magbigay ng pagkakataon sa mga
estudyanteng lider upang mapalawak pa
ang kakayahan bilang mga lider ng
kabatan. Inaasahang lima hanggang
walong estudyanteng lider ang ipapadala
bawat eskwelahan sa nasabing congress.
Ang Interschool Leadership Congress ay
gaganapin sa Pebrero 6, Sabado mula
7:30 ng umaga hanggang 5:30 ng hapon
sa Audio-Visual Room ng Advanced Sci-
ence and Technology Building (ASTB) ng
Philippine Science High School Main Cam-
pus sa Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon
City.
Ang nasabing Congress ay may registra-
tion fee na P600 para sa mga estudyan-
teng mula sa pribadong paaralan at P300
para sa mga estudyanteng mula sa pam-
publikong paaralan. Kasama sa fee ang
meals at workshop kits.
Pebrero-Marso 2010 1
“Panawagan... from page 1 diplomat of the Philippine Pediatric Soci-ety and is part of the Pediatrics Depart-ment of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital. She shared some of her experiences as a high school student, like cramming for a test, enjoying activities with friends and other memorable events in high school life. The former Model Student award recipi-ent of the school even shared tips to her students about handling high school life: by managing time, focusing on tasks more, and having friends to have fun with. After a warm reception of the audi-ence, she was given a Certificate of Ap-preciation by Dr. Zuñiga to recognize her efforts in the field of medicine.
A musical number by the Vocal Mu-sic (VM) Class, conducted by Prof. Leujim Martinez, followed. The VM stu-dents performed “Kalesa”, composed by Levi Celerio, and “Only You (You and You Alone)” by Andre Lemund and Buck Ram.
After the entertaining performance by the VM class, the awarding of certifi-cates began. Certificates, which were given to the best students per batch in each subject, were handed out by Dr. Zuñiga and Prof. Melanie Donkor, Assis-tant Principal for Academic Affairs. The most outstanding students in the sub-jects of Communication Arts (CA) Eng-lish, Music and Arts, CA Filipino, Mathe-matics, Science, Social Studies, Health and Practical Arts were awarded (for a full list of awardees, refer to the table be-low).
A performance by Mayumi Pimentel, the Most Outstanding Student in Music 7-10 was well received by the audience. She sang “Song for Magna Carta for Women”, which Pimentel wrote and com-posed herself. After her performance, the awarding for the outstanding leaders and model students came next. Dr. Zuñiga and Prof. Rosita Tadena, Assistant Prin-cipal for Administration, gave out certifi-cates for the Model Student award and the Leadership Award to students in eve-ry grade level.
Marion Coronel, the Grade 10 Mod-
el Student Awardee, brought the event to
an end with a speech calling on her fel-
low schoolmates to have more aware-
ness about the issues in our country,
even in the midst of schoolwork. Coronel
said that the youth, especially students
should be more informed about the na-
tional issues and problems surrounding
the country in order to effect positive
changes.
Styro-free University Karina Bulong
UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Com-
munity Affairs Cynthia Grace C. Gre-
gorio released Memorandum No.
CGCG 10-23 last January 29, 2010
as part of UP Diliman’s campaign for
a Styrofoam-free campus. The
memo, which took effect last Febru-
ary 23, 2010, directed food conces-
sionaires to avoid using Styrofoam
and/or plastic take-out food and drink
receptacles/utensils. Due to the cam-
pus-wide campaign, everyone is en-
couraged to use washable food con-
tainers and utensils when buying take
-outs.
Food concessionaires and am-
bulant vendors were advised to use
alternative environment-friendly op-
tions such as containers and cups
made of paper. It is understandable
that using such packaging can cause
price increase because paper pulp is
more expensive than Styrofoam. It
should somehow compel the con-
sumers to bring their own food con-
tainers when purchasing take-outs.
To ensure that vendors and con-
cessionaires will comply with this
memo, the Food Service Regulatory
Committee (FSRC) and Waste Moni-
toring Center will conduct periodic in-
spection from time to time.
Pebrero-Marso 2010 2
Narito ang kabuuan ng kinalabasan ng naganap na kompetisyon:
MANLALARO EVENT MEDAL
Jao Nasis 800m run, pole vault gold
triple jump, long jump, silver
400m hurdles,4x400m relay
high jump, 4x100m relay bronze
Dan Pahit 1500m run gold
800m run, 3000m walk silver
5000m walk, 4x400m relay
pole vault bronze
Christian Ferrer 3000m run, 5000m run gold
1500m run silver
2000m steeplec hase bronze
Bien Morales 2000m steeplechase gold
3000m run, 1500m run bronze
MP Cunanan 4x400m relay silver
4x100m relay bronze
Gab Soriano 4x400m relay silver
4x100m relay bronze
Joseph Bautista 4x100m relay bronze
Renzo Domingo 5000m run silver
Jasper Bongalonta 2000m steeplechase silver
5000m run bronze
Kevin Rodgers 5000m walk bronze
Jonathan Sierva discus throw gold
pole vault silver
Kenneth Jimenez javelin throw bronze
Anthony Matias hammer throw silver
JP Molina 3000m walk, 5000m walk gold
Kampyon sa Unang Pagkakataon Percival Quiambao
Naitala sa kasaysayan ng UPIS sa kauna-unahang
pagkakataon ang pagkakamit ng kampyonato sa
palarong Track and Field. Nitong nakaraang
ikaapat hanggang ikapito ng Pebrero, idinaos and
72nd
season ng UAAP Track and Field Champion-
ships sa Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila. Lumahok
sa kompetisyon ang mga atleta mula sa iba’t ibang
unibersidad tulad ng University of Santo Tomas
(UST), Ateneo de Manila University(ADMU), De La
Salle Zobel(DLSZ), Adamson University(AdU), Uni-
versity of the East(UE), at University of the Philip-
pines(UP).
Matapos ang ilang araw na kompetisyon, nila-
mangan ng UPIS ang koponan ng ADMU ng anim
na puntos kung kaya sila’y nalaglag sa ikalawang
pwesto. Humabol naman ang koponoan ng UST
bilang ikatlo. Tinanghal na Most Valuable Player si
Patrick Unso ng UST at nakamit naman ni Christian
Ferrer ng UPIS ang pagiging Rookie of the Year.
Humakot ang mga atleta ng UPIS ng 9 na gold
medals, 15 silver medals, at 12 bronze medals sa
ginanap na palaro.
Tunay nga na magagaling ang mga es-tudyante ng UPIS, hindi laang sa akademiko, kundi pati sa sports, dahil lahat ng mga atletang ito ay homegrown. Muli, binabati ko ang UPIS Track and
Field Team.
E- Convergence Bambi Manalo
Matagumpay na naidaos ang E-
Convergence sa UP Los Baños Col-
lege of Economics noong Pebrero
22, 2010. Ang programang ito ay
pinamunuan ng Economic Society at
kinalahukan ng 13 na iba’t ibang
paaralan na kinabibilangan ng
Ateneo de Manila, Philippine Science
Highschool at sa unang pagkakataon
ay ang UP Integrated School.
Ang mga estudyante ay lu-
mahok sa iba’t ibang kompetisyon.
Ang mga kinatawan ng UP Integrated
School ay sina Gina Valera at Rhea
Andaya ng 10-Molave at Patrick Diaz
ng 10-Dao para sa Intellectual En-
counter Debate. Para naman sa es-
say writing, si Luis Miclat ang napil-
ing kalahok. Ipinanlaban naman sina
Marion Coronel, Mithi Zamora at Al-
lan Sampang para sa quiz bee. Ka-
bilang din sina Elise Rollon sa docu-
mentary films at si Danielle Lopez
naman ay nakakuha ng unang gan-
timpala para sa poster-making con-
test.
Ang mga kalahok ay ginabayan
ng mga guro na sina Ms. Ana-Liza
Ani, Sir Jaime Banjo Aquino ng De-
partamento ng Araling Panlipunan at
si Ms. Dian Caluag ng Departamento
ng Ingles,Musika at Sining. Sila ay
sumailalim sa training noong Pebrero
18-19, 2010 para sa kompetisyon na
ito. Sa kabuuan, nakamit ng Philip-
pine Science High school Team A
ang unang pwesto at sinundan na-
man ito ng La Immaculada na nagka-
mit ng ikalawang pwesto. Nakuha ng
UP Integrated School ang ikalimang
pwesto sa mga 13 mga kalahok na
paaralan.
Malaking karangalan para sa
ating paaralan ang makalahok sa
ganitong klase ng patimpalak.
Nagpapakita ito ng kagalingan ng
mga kabataan at malaking oportuni-
dad para sa mga estudyante ang
maging bahagi ng iba’t ibang kompe-
tisyon kagaya nito. Marapat na
magpatuloy ito upang Makita ang
angking talino at talent ng mga
Pebrero-Marso 2010 3
Photo by April Dayne Garcia
Pebrero-Marso 2010 4
PAUTAKAN 2010 Lara Monica Acuba
Ginanap noong nakaraang Pebrero 16-19, 2010 ang Science Week na pinamagatang PERYAGHAM. Nag-organisa ng mga aktibidades ang mga guro sa Agham ng UPIS na su-subok sa kaalaman ng mga es-tudyante sa iba’t ibang grado.
Nagkarooon ng Pautakan ang bawat grado na pinaglabanan ng bawat seksyon. Ang Pautakan ay may tatlong kategorya: easy, aver-age at difficult. Pasa sa easy round, mayroong limang katanungang may katumbas na isang puntos, sa aver-age round ay may tatlong katanun-gang may katumbas na dalawang puntos at para naman sa difficult round ay may tatlong katanungan na may katumbas na tatlong puntos.
Sa grado 7, nagwagi ang 7-Earth team A na binubuo nina Miguel Nico-lo L. Saren, Joanna Joy L. Pagu-layan at Christian Justin P. Boro. Pu-mangalawa ang team A ng Jupiter at dalawa ang nakakuha ng ikatlong posisyon: Earth team B at Mercury team A.
Nagwagi sina James Timothy L. Liwag, Hannah Mae O. Laderas at Jomil Adrielle M. Gutierrez ng 8-Butterfly team A sa unang gantimpa-la. Nakamit ng Damselfly team A ang pangalawang gantimpala at Fire-fly team B sa pangatlong gantimpla.
Sa grado 9, nasungkit ng Iron team B ang unang gantimpala, sila ay binubuo nina Eartha B. Beconado, Paulina Mica B. Glodove-za, at Patricia Bianca C. Bermio. Ang Gold team A ang nakakuha ng ikalawang pwesto at Iron team A sa ikatlong pwesto.
Nagwagi sa grado 10 ang Acacia tem B na sina Beatriz Selah Q. Bailon, Gabriel Luis G. Borjal at Alys-sa Lorrraine P. Gabriel. Nakamit ng Molave team A ang pangalawang gantimpala at Lauan team B ang pangatlong gantimpala.
Binigyan ng parangal ang mga nagwagi noong flag ceremony at nagkaroon din sila ng dagdag na marka sa kanilang report card. Tala-ga naming ikinatuwa ng mga es-tudyante ang mga aktibidades kaya masasabing naging matagumpay ang naturang selebrasyon ng Sci-
ence Week.
CHALLENGE GAMES! Michelle Lagare
UPIS High school, February 16-20 – Idina-
os ng Science Department ang Peryagham,
ang taunang Science Week. Nagkaroon ng
iba’t ibang aktibidades tulad ng PAU-
TAKAN, isang quizbee, K-9 exhibition, film
showing ng Planet Earth BBC series.
Ngayong taon din inilunsad ang Chal-
lenge Games, kung saan nagkaroon ng
project-competition ang bawat baitang. Sa
grado 7, gagawa sila ng rocket propulsion.
Sa grado 7, gagawa sila ng egg glider. Sa
grado 9 naman gagawa sila ng mouse-trap
powered car. Sa grado 10, gagawa sila ng
ornitopther. Ang bawat mananalong grupo
sa bawat seksyon ay ilalaban sa nanalong
grupo ng iba pang seksyon. Ang mananalo
ay magkakamit ng unang gantimpala.
Rocket propulsion, ang proyektong ng
grado 7, ang bawat grupo ay inatasang
gumawa ng rocket gamit ang mga recycled
materials at paliliparin ito gamit ang vinegar
at baking soda. Ang makapagpalipad nang
pinakamatagal ang tatanghaling panalo. Sa
isang grupo mula sa 7-Mercury na kinabil-
angan nina Mel jesus E. Corneta, Awira
Maiana M. Cruz, Ma. Editha Ebreo at Chris-
tel Love Manalo ang nakapagpalipad ng
pinakamatagal na naitala sa 3.37 segundo.
Egg Glider, ang proyekto ng grado 8.
Ang mga gagawin nilang glider ay gawa sa
lumang egg carts at recycled materials. Ang
mga egg glider ay lalagyan ng itlog at papa-
daanin sa isang mekanismo mula sa sec-
ond floor pababa. Ang makakapagbaba sa
mga itlog nang maayos at walang basag
ay ang tatanghaling panalo. Ang nanalong
grupo ay nagmula sa 8-Firefly na kinabibi-
langan nina Ruah Liway Shechem Gabo,
Enrique Dimitri Pocholo Taduran, Ramon
Timothy Banta at Gaela Pearl Mateo.
Mouse-trap powered car naman ang
proyekto ng grado 9. Gamit lamang ang
mga lumang CD at mousetrap, bumuo ang
mga estudyante ng powered car. Ang nana-
lo sa kompetisyon na ito ay ang grupo mula
sa 9-Gold na kinabibilanagan nina Alvin
Lloyd Andresio, Bien Carlo Morales, Paul-
ine Tiu at Kamille Sarmiento.
Ornitopther naman ang proyekto ng
grado 10, isang mekanismo na parang ibon
dahil may pakpak ito na dapat lumipad. Re-
cycled materials ang maaaring gamitin sa
proyekto. Ang grupo na nakapagpalipad ng
ornitopther ng piankamatagl ay mula sa 10-
Molave na kinabibilangan nina Ramiro Alva-
rez Jr., Crisogono Bayani, Kevin Paul Vil-
lanueva at Roi Anthony Pedragosa. Ang ka-
nilang Ornitopther na pinangalang Project
TIT3 ay nagtagal nang 3.92 segundo sa
ere.
Naging masaya at makabuluhan ang
Peryagham 2010. Tiyak na mas marami
pang kaabang abang na mga aktibidades
sa susunod na taon.
PERYAGHAM PIC
Pebrero-Marso 2010 4
Alay ni Isko Karina Bulong
The UP Integrated School Student Catholic
Action (UPISSCA) held its outreach pro-
gram entitled “Alay Mula Sa Puso” last Fer-
bruary 27, 2010 at the Bethany Orphanage
in Tabe, Guiguinto, Bulacan. The program
which was facilitated by the UPISSCA and
Sangguniang Pangwika club members was
a result of positive feedbacks from the par-
ticipants of last year’s outreach program
which took place in St. Martin de Porres Or-
phanage in Bongamenor, Bustos, Bulacan.
Grade 10 students were in charge of
coordinating with bus operators for trans-
portation while Sangguniang Pangwika club
members, headed by their president, AJ
Quinito, were in charge of the program.
Grade 7 and 8 students were assigned to
create advertisements and informational
posters while Grade 9 students, led by Bea
Bautista and Janine Dela Paz of 9-Silver
were in charge of collection of donations
such as rice, milk, biscuits, canned goods,
noodles, toys, books and new and old
dresses.
The bus left the UPIS Highschool
grounds at 8 am. The actual number of par-
ticipants exceeded 50 because there were
several people who haven’t paid yet and
were not included in the primary count but
arrived on the actual date. There was a
stop-over in Balagtas, Bulacan where those
who weren’t able to bring enough food for 3
people could buy food. The bus the pro-
ceeded to its destination—Bethany Orphan-
age.
The Bethany House Sto. Niño Orphan-
age was established on March 30, 1986 by
Most Rev. Cirilo R. Almario Jr. D.D. Bishop
Emeritus of Malolos. The institution which
was entrusted to the Dominican Sisters of
St. Joseph opened with 8 children who
were found abandoned, parentless, or a
member of indigent family. Although it runs
on the countless voluntary donations from
generous friends and benefactors, the Sis-
ters also initiate activities to raise funds to
augment the minimal financial assistance
the Diocese of Malolos provides. At pre-
sent, the orphanage serves children who
were neglected, abandoned or orphaned
with ages 0-12 but are physically and men-
tally fit for education.
The children at the orphanage were
overjoyed to see visitors in their home. After
settling down, the UPIS students were
asked to pick the child or children they’ll
take care of for the day. The children were
eager to be chosen. After a few dance num-
bers from the children, AJ Quinito, Tin Sulla
and Celine Isidro sang Hawak Kamay for
the kids. Since it was almost 12 noon, the
students and children went to the dining hall
to feed the children. After cleaning up, the
students and children said their goodbyes
to each other and some even gave tokens
of remembrance.
After visiting the orphanage, the UPIS
delegation proceeded to the National
Shrine of Divine Mercy at Sta. Rosa, Mari-
lao, Bulacan. Headed by Sir Mike Dela Cer-
na, the students recited the Stations of the
Cross. Afterwards, everyone was given time
to explore the place. One of its attractions is
the man-made cave where you can toss a
coin and then pray in the man-made water-
falls. It also has the replica of the Jesus’
tomb.
The trip ended at around 4:30 pm, ear-
lier than expected. Although the time was
not enough, it made the participants feel ful-
filled because even in a short span of time,
they were still able to help, reach out and
share a part of who they are to other peo-
ple.
Youth Rocks Sunken
Garden for Change Jona Mari O. Fernandez
The University of the Philippines Diliman
University Student Council (USC) held the
UP Fair 2010 entitled “MusiKabataan Para
sa Pagbabago,” the week-long event at the
Sunken Garden last February 9 – 14.
The UP Fair is the biggest student-
initiated event held annually in UP Diliman. It
is a six-day musical feast which features the
hottest bands in the country. This event
draws a crowd ranging from 8,000 to 10,000
attendees per night. Hosted by the USC and
partner student organizations, the fair aims
to raise the youth’s, particularly the students’
awareness on diverse issues bearing local
significance. This year, each night featured a
national issue as part of the youth agenda in
the 2010 National Elections like good gov-
ernance, taking care of the environment,
and internal war.
SISFIRE: Juan, Vote!
February 9, Tuesday – UP Sigma Beta
Sorority and the UP Economics Society
opened the first day of the UP Fair 2010 en-
titled “SISFIRE: Juan, Vote!” with Kami-
kazee, 6cyclemind, Kjwan, Sandwich,
Sugarfree and Itchyworms. This event took
entertainment and social awareness to a
new level.
WARFAIR: Alert the Armory
February 10, Wednesday – The UP Al-
pha Sigma Fraternity hosted “WARFAIR:
Alert the Armory” with Urbandub, Stonefree,
Chicosci and Slapshock.
Yesthurday
February 11, Thursday – The third day
of the fair, “Yesthursday,” was presented by
the UP Circle of Entrepreneurs. The concert
advocated peace and paid tribute to the 90s
music with Parokya ni Edgar, Kamikazee,
Typecast, Sandwich, Itchyworms, Sugarfree
and Silent Sanctuary.
RAKESTRA: Harmony Amidst Chaos
February 12, Friday – UP Beta Epsilon
hosted “RAKESTRA: Harmony Amidst Cha-
os.” The featured bands were Sugarfree and
Silent Sanctuary accompanied by the Manila
Symphony Orchestra.
YOUTHSTOCK: Rock, Role (?), Rights!
February 13, Saturday – The USC
Night was about human rights, with the
theme “YOUTHSTOCK: Rock, Role (?),
Rights!” USC, along with the EMC² Fraterni-
ty featured Sandwich, Gloc-9 and
6cyclemind.
Loverage: Illumine Nation
February 14, Sunday – The last day of
the fair, “Loverage: Illumine Nation,” was
presented by the Adelfe Enu Crea Sorority,
Pan Xenia Fraternity, UP Circuit and UP
49ers. Performances by Rico Blanco,
Sugarfree, Sandwich and Imago rocked the
last night of the fair.
The proceeds of the UP Fair will be al-
located to various beneficiaries within UP,
like the University services and facilities,
such as the nine residence halls and
Vinzons Hall, and outside the University. A
percentage of the proceeds shall be allotted
to the purchase of equipment for the Univer-
sity’s Sports Programs. Communities sur-
rounding the campus are expected to benefit
as well through the USC’s Semestral Com-
munity Fairs.
Pebrero-Marso 2010 5
Outreach pic
They Survived! Lara Monica C. Acuba
Idinaos ang Survival Camp ng mga
Senior Scouts ng University of the Philip-
pines Integrated School (UPIS) nitong
nakaraang ika-12 hanggang ika-14 ng Pe-
brero 2010 sa Baranggay Sibul, Orani, Ba-
taan.
Ang camping na ito ay isang kahingian
para sa advancement tungo sa ranggong
Venturer. Kasama ng mga iskawt ang mga
Scout Leaders na sina G. Jaime “Banjo”
Aquino ng Departamento ng Araling Pan-
lipunan, G. Ralph Cedro ng Departamento
ng Ingles, Musika at Sining at si G. Mike
dela Cerna ng Departamento ng Filipino
bilang mga tagapamatnubay.
Ang mga programa ay kinapalooban ng
mga natatanging aktibidades na talagang
sumubok sa survival skills ng mga iskawt.
Pinamahalaan ang mga aktibidades na ito
ng mga Trainor Scouts na mula sa iba’t
ibang councils ng Boy Scouts of the Philip-
pines (BSP) sa pamumuno ni Scouter Dan-
nie Llabes ng Makati Council.
Layunin ng camping na ito na iparanas
sa mga isakawt ang mabuhay nang may lim-
itadong gamit. Bilang lamang ang ipinada-
lang damit at pagkain, tatlong de lata at ka-
lahating kilong bigas lamang para sa ka-
buuan ng camping. Tinuruan silang magluto
sa buho ng kawayan at gumawa ng impro-
vised shelter gamit ang dahon ng saging o
niyog. Nagkaroon din ng night navigation,
knot-tying, hiking at orienteering. Nakipag-
ugnayan ang mga Trainors at Scout Leaders
sa baranggay upang masiguro ang kalig-
tasan ng mga iskawt na dumalo sa survival
camp.
Bilang huling pagsubok, ganap na ika-
4:00 ng umaga ng Pebrero 14, tahimik na
ginising ang mga iskawt nang malamang
may mga New People’s Army (NPA) sa lu-
gar (sa katotohanan ay wala) kaya
kailangan umano nilang umalis sa lugar
nang tahimik at mabilis. Kailangang iwanan
nila ang site na walang bakas ng mga nag-
camping.
Pebrero-Marso 2010 6 Scouts March to Success
Viviene dela Cruz
The annual Scouts parade was held last 23
February at the Quezon hall, UP Diliman.
Girl and Boy Scouts of the Philippines (GSP
and BSP) from the fourth District of the
Quezon City Council attended the ceremo-
ny. Scout and scouting advisers assembled
at the UPIS 3-6 Elementary Grounds and
started marching at 7:30 in the morning
around the Academic Oval. The Parade
ended when it reached the Quezon Hall
where the ever-famous UP Oblation is lo-
cated.
The program was started by the en-
trance of the Senior Boy Scouts-colors fol-
lowed by a prayer by Boy Scout Luis Fer-
nando Raynon. After the ceremonial rites
were performed, UPIS Principal Dr. Aurora
Zuñiga offered a message concerning the
Scouts. She recognized the achievement of
the Scouting Movement for the past years,
mentioning some of the Movement’s
achievements. She said she was glad that
there are still a lot of active Scouts engaged
in helping the community. After this, the
Scouts pronounced their Oath and Law lead
by Nathaniel Avila and Bertrand Diola for
the KAB Scouts; Marco Barrientos and Felix
Camagay for the Boy Scouts; Patrick Diaz
for the Senior Scouts; Joanne de Castro
and Alapaap Coqilla for the Star Scouts;
Czarina Sikat, Marion Coronel, Deneese
Montalbo and Diwee Llorente for the Junior
and Senior Girl Scouts.
After pronouncing their vows and
thoughts for the day, the UPIS Vocal Music
class lead by Mr. Leujim Martinez offered
an intermission number during which they
sang "All I Ask" and "Only You".
JS Prom 2010,
Ginanap sa UPIS Andrea Abad
“Le Nuit Tres Etoile,” o “A Night of Many
Stars” sa Ingles. Ito ang napiling tema dahil
nababagay ito para sa paggaganapan ng
JS Prom 2010. Sa UPIS quadrangle kasi
ang napiling lugar upang ganapin ang
nasabing okasyon. Napagdesisyunan ito
ng Juniors Association(JA) at ng kanilang
adviser na si Ms. Joanne Manzano dahil
maraming problema kung sa ibang lugar
pa. Una, ang kapasidad ng lugar dahil ka-
pag pinagsama ang Batch 2010 at Batch
2011 ay napakarami na, may mga guro pa
na dadalo. Pangalawa, ang badyet ay
dapat mapagkasya sa lahat ng pangan-
gailangan sa JS Prom. Pangatlo, “closer to
home” dahil nais ng JA na ibalik ang kultu-
ra ng pagganap ng JS Prom sa UPIS.
Ilang linggo bago mag JS Prom,
maraming negatibong reaksyon tungkol sa
pagganap ng JS Prom 2010 sa UPIS quad-
rangle ang narinig mula sa mga estudyante.
“Bakit sa quadrangle gaganapin?” , “Bakit
mahal ang bayad dito lang sa UPIS?” ,
“Paano na yung heels ng sapatos naming,
mahirap maglakad at mgsayaw?”
Ngunit sa mismong araw ng Prom,
pinatunayan ng Juniors Association(JA) na
kaya nilang mapaganda ang quadrangle.
Ang dating madilim na quadrangle sa gabi
ay napuno ng makukulay at iba’t ibang
hugis ng ilaw sa paligid. Ang dating quad-
rangle na puro damo lamang ay nagkaroon
sa gitna ng punong tila bahay ng mga
alitaptap sa liwanag ng mga ilaw na nak-
asabit dito. Ang flagpole na kapag flag cere-
mony ay bandila ng Pilipinas ang nakikita
ay naging napakataas at mailaw na Eiffel
Tower. Ang entablado ay nasa flagpole din
na ang gitna ay ang mataas na Eiffel Tower.
Nagmuka rin elegante at pormal ang hitsura
ng mga upuan, lamesa at pati narin ang
mga tents na nakapaligid sa harap ng en-
tablado. At ang dancefloor naman na nasa
tapat ng entablado , kahiy lumulubog ang
mga taking ng mga nakaheels ay maayos
naman at marami paring nagsayaw.
Ito ay patunay na nagbunga ang paghi-
hirap ng JA sa paghahanda ng Prom.
Patunay lamang na mas Masaya at memo-
rable kapag malapit talaga sa ating tahanan
ang pinagganapan ng Prom.
Photo by Joie Ortega
Off To Camp Karina Bulong
The Junior and Senior Girl Scouts (GSP)
of the UP Integrated School recently held
its Annual Camp last February 12-15, 2010
at Phillip’s Sanctuary in Antipolo, Rizal.
The camp aimed to give a chance to
the girls to exhibit qualities of good scouts
and to have them live by the Girl Scout
Promise and Law to make them realize
that joining the organization is not just
about escaping CAT but also about living
up to its promise of serving the country. It
also aimed to develop the scouts’ charac-
ter and personality—mentally, physically,
socially and emotionally. The Grade 10 Ca-
dets planned activities that they thought
would help accomplish the objectives.
After arriving at the campsite, settling
down and making sure that the baggages
of scouts aren’t missing, the scouts pro-
ceeded with tent-pitching. The usual activi-
ties like Repatrolling, Patrol Presentations
and introduction of house rules and sched-
ule followed. In the evening, the Bravery
Test was conducted—not to help them
conquer their fear of supernatural beings
but their fear of things that they regard as
yucky.
On the second day, “Planting Rice”
game took the place of morning exercise
followed by the flag ceremony. Scouts who
wanted to overcome their fear of heights or
just want to try the Slide for Life were
asked to prepare Php50.00 while those
who weren’t up for the challenge of sliding
in air while in a harness were asked to pre-
pare for a talent show not only to reduce
idle time but also to develop their confi-
dence and creativity in coming up with
something entertaining and worth present-
ing. In the afternoon, the Cadets prepared
an activity ala-Amazing Race entitled “8-
Point Challenge”. The activity consisted of
12 stations which included Unity Walk,
Mudslide, Mudcrawl, Obstacle Course and
Vegetable-eating. The activity was sup-
posed to develop cooperation among pa-
trol members and to challenge those who
find it icky to crawl in the mud or eat vege-
tables. For some, crawling in the mud or
eating vegetables might be a sacrifice so
that their patrol can move forward and this
activity somehow helped the scouts to
learn when to sacrifice. The day was end-
ed by a strategy game that involved team
effort. This particular game involved 9 peo-
ple with one or two of them giving direc-
tions and the others who were blindfolded
would carry out the directions. In this
game, a pail is overturned and a paper
boat is placed on top of it. The garter
wound around the pail is where seven or
eight garters are tied. Each patrol member
holds the free end of the garter. These are
the members who were blindfolded and
had to rely on the direction given by the
patrol member who was not blindfolded.
The object of the game was to test how
they can move the pail from its original
place to a designated spot. The purpose of
the game was to test their ability to follow
directions, to listen attentively, to be patient
and to test their degree of coordination.
After the morning exercise on the third
day, the scouts were asked to change into
clothes that are suitable for hiking. Mang
Intoy, one of the caretakers toured the
scouts and showed them different trees
and plants before they finally climbed the
mountain. After lunch, the girls were asked
to group according to their batch as prepa-
ration for the next activity—“Santelmo”.
Santelmo was the name made for Charac-
ter Building where the girls had to write
their good traits and give it to their batch-
mates whom they believed needed these.
After the positive traits have been given,
the activity then focused on eliminating
negative traits. This involved burning the
paper where the bad traits were written.
Because there were sensitive matters that
were brought up accidentally, most of the
scouts cried. To take away the negative
feelings that Santelmo brought, the next
activity involved walking on tight-rope,
crossing the hanging bridge, role playing
and internalizing of bible verses and ex-
pressing what they truly felt by shouting
out. The girls then planned for their camp-
fire presentation and ate dinner. The camp-
fire presentations were great and it was
obvious that they really practiced hard. The
atmosphere became emotional when the
Grade 10 Cadets said their goodbyes and
their last will. Most of them reacted with a
loud “Awww” expressing their sadness
over the forthcoming separation.
The wake-up call for the last day was
a little late than the previous days to let the
scouts rest. After breakfast, the scouts
were asked to change into their GSP uni-
forms for the Awarding Ceremony. What
followed the ceremony was the picture-
taking and after that, the scouts prepared
for their trip back to UPIS.
Pebrero-Marso 2010 7
Photo by Nathalie Dagmang
The force that is
Human Intervention Ma. Rhea C. Andaya
This coming May 2010, the National
Elections will be held, an event that, the
country hopes, would make a change.
As part of that change, this year, the
election process will take on a new
form – the Automated Election System
(AES).
THE MODERN METHOD
December 29, 2009 – The Com-
mission on Elections (COMELEC),
through Resolution No. 8739, resolved
“to adopt a paper-based automated
election by using Precinct Count Opti-
cal Scan (PCOS) machines.” COME-
LEC chose this year’s Elections to pur-
sue the mandate given them by RA
9369, an act amending the Election
Modernization Act. Like earlier stated,
this year’s elections is paper-based,
meaning it is different from how most
UPIS high school students imagine the
automation in a way that voters will
simply push some buttons correspond-
ing to the names of their favored candi-
dates, a method called Direct Record-
ing Electronic (DRE) system.
HOW DOES PCOS WORK?
According to a magazine article
from Philippine Star, unlike the DRE,
the PCOS leaves a paper trail, only
when the ballots are completed will
they be fed into a PCOS machine. The
PCOS machine, according to the same
article, will do three things: (1) The
PCOS machine will make a digital scan
– a photograph in layman’s terms – of
both the front and back faces of the
ballot. (2) After scanning, the machine
will spit out the filled up ballot
HOW DOES PCOS WORK?
According to a magazine article
from Philippine Star, unlike the DRE,
the PCOS leaves a paper trail, only
when the ballots are completed will
they be fed into a PCOS machine. The
PCOS machine, according to the same
article, will do three things: (1) The
PCOS machine will make a digital scan
– a photograph in layman’s terms – of
both the front and back faces of the
ballot. (2) After scanning, the machine
will spit out the filled up ballot into the
ballot box underneath the machine. (3)
At the end of the voting period or when
the polls close, the machine will count
and consolidate all the votes it has
scanned. As stated in same article,
“Automation applies to the counting
and consolidation of votes and their
transmission from polling precinct to
canvassing center.” The registration
process, identification process and fill-
ing up of ballots remain the same as in
the manual elections.
WHAT DOES ISKO HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT THIS?
Since time immemorial, the country
has been using the manual voting pro-
cess for Elections and has had a share
of controversies and issues regarding
missing ballots and cheated or cheating
politicians or parties. Every year, stu-
dents overhear discussions on how en-
viable the voting process is of the Unit-
ed States of America, “Kinabukasan
may result agad!” And true, it is an age
of modernism, it is about time the coun-
try tried the Automated Election System
(AES).
First of all, recall the flaws of the
previous elections: bribed watchers,
missing ballots, flying voters, cheated
politicians blabbering, cheating politi-
cians blabbering as well and the most
terrible of all – the election of a candi-
date who didn’t really win. This is when
non-deserving people start to occupy
the government positions, therefore
there will be wrong leaders in position,
wrong plans in motion and voila, the
present situation today.
With the AES, surely, even the rich-
est of men can never bribe a machine
to conceal the ballots that did not vote
for him/her. Also, the PCOS method is
paper-based, meaning there will be a
hard copy – a paper trail and a soft
copy – the digital records which are just
the scanned ballots that will be in the
two memory cards of the PCOS ma-
chine.
The automation, in itself, will indeed
guarantee a better election than the
manual ones, but there is a force that
must be considered: Human Interven-
tion. The machines alone are faultless,
it will do what it was programmed to do
and that’s it. But the moment an individ-
ual plans to sabotage the elections, by
hacking the machines, causing the sig-
nal to jam or causing a power failure
during elections for the sake of cheat-
ing, the rest of the unfortunate events
the country hopes to avoid will follow.
The machines are hacked, there will be
false results. The signal jammed, some
politicians might take advantage of the
incident and cheat their way to victory.
The election is in process and suddenly
in the midst of the counting, a dramatic
brown-out suddenly occurs, then when
the counting resumes, there is a new
leading candidate. These are all now a
matter or values and human nature. If
the citizens really want change, they
will help keep watch of the counting.
They will not sabotage the elections.
They will not yield to the bribes of the
politicians. And most importantly, they
will not sell their votes.
The automation will help give a bet-
ter Election, but the citizens also have
to play their part in keeping the Elec-
tions clean. Those who did not do any-
thing about something, have no right to
complain in the end.
Pebrero-Marso 2010 8
Drastic Measures Diego Antonio Enriquez
BACKGROUND- The University of the
Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) is
one of the premier schools in the coun-
try. It offers quality education through its
integrated curriculum. This curriculum is
composed of the Integrated Basic Skills
Development Program, the Central Aca-
demic Program and the Electives and
Work Program, integrated is the Values
Education Program. The Life Career De-
velopment Program, the Homeroom
Program, the Co-curricular Program,
and the CAT and Scouting Programs are
also included in UPIS’ curriculum.
Through these programs, UPIS aims to
prepare its students for higher level edu-
cation and post secondary life after
graduating. UPIS has three main func-
tions, a laboratory school for the UP
College of Education, College of Human
Kinetics and College of Home Econom-
ics, a service school for the children of
UP staff and employees and a feeder
school to the University.
But the current UPIS administration
believes that UPIS is not meeting its
func-
tions
as
a
feeder
school to the University.
The current administration no-
tices the decrease in the per-
centage of UPCAT qualifiers
coming from UPIS, a di-
minishing sense of aca-
demic excellence and an
environment that does
not promote a sense of com-
petitiveness that would
compel students to strive
for excellence. In order to
answer UPIS’ problems
with its weakening
sense of academic
excellence, the admin-
istration proposes of having an Admis-
sions Test for Grade 6 students to con-
tinue to Grade 7 in UPIS.
The proposed Grade 7 Admis-
sions Test aims to bring back a sense of
competitiveness among students mak-
ing them strive and study hard as well
as revive a sense of excellence in them.
The Administration is hopeful that this
would in turn lead to higher UPCAT
qualifying rates which would mean that
UPIS would better serve its function as
a feeder school for the University. The
proposed year for the implementation of
the Grade 7 Admissions Test is on A.Y.
2012-2013. According to the details of
the proposal, only 100 students would
qualify to be admitted to Grade 7. 60 of
which would come from Grade 6 UPIS
students and 40 from other schools.
My stand on the proposed Grade 7
Admissions test is that having it would
have positive effects on the school as
this would really bring back the academ-
ic excellence and competitiveness.
However, I would disagree with the 60-
40 ratio of students (UPIS : non-UPIS)
as this would have some adverse ef-
fects. This is because with 100 students
coming from the Grade 6 of UPIS, only
60 or 60% of the batch would qualify for
UPIS Grade 7 while the remaining 40%
would look for other options. In doing
this, UPIS would probably be disregard-
ing its function as a service school for
the children of UP employees just to
bring back a sense of excellence. Yes,
UPIS would give opportunity once more
to students outside UPIS but it would be
taking away that same opportunity from
40 of the Grade 6 students of UPIS. In-
stead of having free quality education
for all, UPIS would have free quality ed-
ucation for the academically inclined.
I think that if UPIS would seriously
consider implementing a Grade 7 Ad-
missions Test, the ratio of 60-40 should
be reconsidered. They should still make
it possible for all 100 of the Grade 6 stu-
dents coming from UPIS to all get into
Grade 7 here in UPIS and yet they
would still allow students from other
schools to qualify for Grade 7 here in
UPIS in order to bring a sense of com-
petitiveness. Of course they still need to
limit the number of lateral entries com-
ing into UPIS to around 20 or 30 stu-
dents so that Grade 7 students coming
from UPIS would not be overwhelmed
by students coming from other schools.
UPIS
should
al-
low
worthy students to
qualify and not limit their
numbers to just a hun-
dred or a ratio of 60-40. If
UPIS could not do this
then it might just think of
revising its curriculum by
making changes with
what it teaches, how
much is taught, and how
it is being taught rather
than trying to weed out its
own students and trying
to bring in students
from other schools.
Pebrero-Marso 2010 9
Cartoon by Nathalie Dagmang
Conflicting Views Ma. Rhea C. Andaya
The Board of Regents assigned a
Committee called Padolina to conduct a
study on UPIS students regarding the con-
sistent decreasing UPCAT passing rate
among the batches. The results of their study
had a bearing on the decision regarding the
proposition on having lateral examinations in
order for students to be admitted into high
school. Meaning, grade six students will no
longer be automatically admitted to grade
seven.
The result from the study conducted by
Padolina stated that, if there were 1,500 ap-
plicants, 100 of which will be coming from
UP, only seven will be admitted based on stu-
dents’ performance. The group then recom-
mended direct ranking, then only the top sev-
en will be accepted but the faculty wishes to
temper the motion which has been approved
by proposing a 60-40 condition where 60 will
be accepted from UPIS elementary and 40
from non-UPIS applicants.
The news of a lateral examination still
came as a hot topic among grade 10 stu-
dents who have heard of it even if it won’t af-
fect them anymore. Most grade 10 students
disapprove because of thoughts that the 40
students who will enter might be from private
schools. “Hala, magiging elitista na ang UP!!
Hindi maaari!” was what some students said.
Other students said that they pity the 40 stu-
dents who will not be able to enter. Some
students pointed out that each year, the UP-
CAT takers be-
come more
competitive
but the num-
ber of slots
remain the
same.
Should the blame really be on
UPIS students?
First, we must consider the func-
tions of the
school. UPIS mainly acts as a
laboratory school for the College
of Education – it is practically the
reason why the school exists.
Next, it is a service school for the UP
employees – in the UP Kinder Ad-
mission Test (UPKAT), there is also
a 60-40 ratio in favor of the chil-
dren of UP employees. Lastly, it is
a feeder school – UPIS stu-
dents are expected to qualify
for college in UP. The University is after aca-
demic excellence and productivity, to rear
productive and nationalistic citizens as stated
in the school’s Mission Vision. It is only right
for the University to expect the students to
study here so that they will know that UPIS is
worth the investment. However, it was not
given that students must study in UP for
them to fulfill the school’s vision. A student
does not have to be a UP graduate for him/
her to be productive and nationalistic. There-
fore, the qualifying rate in the UPCAT is not
reason enough for the school to have the
Grade 7 Admissions Test.
In the Kinder Admission Test, only 40%
from outsiders were accepted giving the up-
per hand to those who are children of UP
employees. The act of having laterals will dis-
regard whether one is a child of a UP em-
ployee or an outsider, as long as the child will
qualify for the batch’s top 60 students, which
is why it is worrisome among children of UP
employees. For some it is a violation of the
service function of the school.
It can also be considered as a “glitch”
in the school’s curriculum integration. The
curriculum is integrated from K-10, if an out-
sider starts in UPIS only in grade seven, is
that child equipped with knowledge included
in the K-6 curriculum? In answer to this, Prof.
Donkor said that passing the lateral exam is
proof that the child is knows the past lessons.
The basis for admission is 30% grades from
grades 3-5 and 70% result of the test.
The faculty believes that the seven
years (K-6) is enough service, even saying
that had they [students] studied hard, then
they would still be in UPIS. Some pointed out
the disservice done to students who have dif-
ficulty learning. The school must have a pro-
gram to deal with that kind of problem. How-
ever, if we look at it in another perspective,
some believe it’s not the teacher’s fault any-
more if the student won’t consult him/her.
The teacher asks students if they have any
questions after each lessons, when no one
asks, the teacher assumes that everyone un-
derstood the lesson. On the part of the teach-
er, it was enough that he/she asked and got
no response. On the part of the students,
reasons on why they do not raise questions
even when they did not get the lesson range
from shyness to apathy. In defense of the
teachers, Assistant Principal for Academic Af-
fairs, Prof. Donkor said that teacher now
send letters to the parents of students who
they believe are in need of consultation, it is
their way of dealing with this kind of problem.
Next, the belief that if the school contin-
ues with the lateral exam, and say, admits 40
new students, there is a possibility that the
passing rate in the UPCAT might increase.
This can be true, because the batch will be
“sifted” leaving the top 60 and “enriched” by a
top 40 outsiders. However, why must the
passing rate be such a hot topic? True, com-
pared to other schools, UPIS has a low pass-
ing rate, but we fail to recognize the fact that
other schools only let the best of their best
take the UPCAT while UPIS lets 100% of its
senior population take the test. To reiterate a
previous point, a student does not have to
graduate in UP in order
to be productive
and national-
istic.
If the
student wish-
es to stay in
UP, it is really the
student’s duty to study hard. The
University is after excellence and
there is no room for mediocrity. If some
are worried about the 40 who will
be lost, it is their duty to study
hard, they should’ve done their
best. This idea may be worth a
try, but by doing this, the school
will be committing a crime that the
world has been doing since we
can remember – punishing the
future generation for the faults
done by the present. The differ-
ence is, in the real world, it’s
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Cartoon by Nathalie Dagmang
FarmVille? Sus, wala yan! Ma. Rhea C. Andaya
Anong level ka na sa FarmVille, FarmTown o Tiki Farm? Gaano kalaki na ba ang iyong lupain? Gaano na karami ang iyong mga buildings at alagang hayop? Maaaring nabili mo na ang lahat ng nais mong bilhin para sa iyong virtual farm at natural lang na-man na mabilib ka sa iyong sarili dahil ikanga, pinaghirapan mo ang mga iyon. Ilang gabi ka ring nagpuyat at ilang umagang naghabol upang maani ang iyong mga tanim, maibenta sa Marketplace at gawing pera upang maipambili ng iba’t ibang pangan-gailangan para sa iyong farm. Gayun-paman, kahit mayroon ka nang planta-syon sa FarmVille, wala ka pa rin kumpara sa marangal at masipag na magsasakang Pilipino. “Magtanim ay ‘di biro, maghapong nakayuko, ‘di man lang makatayo, ‘di man lang makaupo…,” sa bahagi ng awit na iyan malinaw na hinahayag ang tindi ng hirap ng ng trabaho ng ating mga magsasaka. Ang iyong point-click-drag game ay matinding pagpapagal nila. Ang larong libangan mo lang ay kabuhayan nila. Kung ang laro mo ay mas nagpapayaman sa iyo sa laro, ang kanilang “laro” naman ay nakapagdadala ng pagkain sa hapag-kainan. 83, 750, 002 na tao ang aktibong gumagamit ng FarmVille buwan-buwan. Mapadayuhan man o Pilipino, nahuhumaling sa larong ito ng pagsasaka. Masaya nga naman kasi,
isipin mo mayroon ka nang farm na napapalawak, nadidisenyuhan ng mga buildings tulad ng cottage, chicken co-op, stables, barn, villa at iba pa, natitir-han ng mga livestock tulad ng mga kabayo, baboy, manok, baka, kuneho at iba pa, at natataniman ng iba’t ibang pananim. Lahat ng ito, nagagawa mo nang nakaupo lang at paclick-click lang sa mouse. Makakapag-ani ka na ng palay pagkatapos ng 1 araw na paghihintay at ng mais pagkatapos ng tatlong araw na paghihintay. Kailangan mo lang mabalikan ito nang tama sa oras upang hindi masira ang iyong mga tanim. Sa tunay na buhay, apat na bu-wan bago maani ang palay at tatlong buwan bago maani ang mais. Hindi lang iyan, kailangan pa nilang makipagsugalan sa pabagu-bagong panahon at sa mga peste sa pananim tulad ng mga balang. Hindi lang iyon, marami pang problema ang magsasa-ka tulad ng kanyang lupain, hindi pa-laging kanya ang lupaing sinasaka ni-ya at hindi rin laging kaya ng kanyang bulsa ang ipambibili sa mga itatanim niya at pataba ng mga ito. Naiisip mo na siguro ngayon na “Duh, alam ko na-mang hindi kasindali ng point and click ang pagsasaka sa tunay na buhay…” At alam ko rin naman na alam mo ‘yun (DUH). Pero ang bottomline, kahanga-hanga ang mga magsasaka. Bukod sa maraming produktong agrikultural na naidudulot nila, hindi lamang dapat sa aspeto ng pagkain natin sila naaalala. Lingid man sa iyong kaalaman, ang mga magsasaka ang malaking bahagdan ng kalalaki-hang kabilang sa bawat pag-aalsa ng KKK para sa kalayaan. Halos lahat ng miyembro ng HUKBALAHAP na kumontra sa mga Hapones nang iwan ni Mac Arthur ang bansa ay magsasaka
rin.
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