By Jisu Jang
Grade 10 students showcase their talents in this year's Cheer Dance Competition, held last January 24, 2020. They soon emerged as the champion of the said competition.
Our new
Directress/ Principal Sr. Esperanza Rafael Rodriquez, SPC supports the new
implementation of different extracurricular activities that encourages the students
to engage in different competitions, inside and outside school. Thus, in collaboration
with the MAPEH Faculty and the new administration, they were able to add more
Sports Organizations in the school, such as: Badminton, Chess, and Swimming.
Throughout this enactment, students were able to be more cooperative in terms
within their active participation in contemplating with various sports
activities held at different gymnasiums inside the campus. Now, there are
currently five active Sports Organizations: Volleyball (GS/HS),headed by Coach
Tootsie Gabutin; Basketball GS, Coach Tootsie Gabutin and Basketball HS, Mr.
Evmel Reodique; Badminton (GS/HS), headed by Mr. Raynaldo Salting; Chess
(GS/HS), headed by Mr. Nimrod; and Swimming (GS/HS), headed by Ms. Alecx Denum.
There have
been concerns about the lack of facilities of the school and the share of space
for the different sports, including the SPDC (St. Paul Dance Company) in Gym 2.
According to Mr. John Rhey Delos Reyes, STL in MAPEH, it would be a big factor
that would affect the outcome of their training of the athletes but this
shouldn’t stop the coaches and teachers to train the students to share their knowledge
and capabilities. Sooner or later the construction of the Gymnasium 3that is
planned by our directress, will be done, therefore it could allot another space
for the athletes to have their respective trainings and acts.
This school
year, we expect students to join various competitions, even the ones with no
organization such as Taekwondo this October at the district meet, and students
who compete in gymnastics sports. These organizations will widen the exposure
of the students outside the school. In relation with the OBE curriculum, this would
help students to be exposed upon opening their doors towards the extend opportunities
that the school could bring, wherein they will be able to share and develop
their own talents that can also help enable them to inspire and motivate other
people who is experiencing low self esteem within themselves.