TFCA Wins Big in This Year’s Division Science Fair

by TFCA · Published October 8, 2018 · Updated October 9, 2018

Article by: Vera Euniz B. Villegas

Last September 28, 2018, the Division Science Fair was held at the Pinaglabanan Elementary School with the theme: “Science for the People: Liberating Education Through Innovation.”

Through eliminations and activities that were held during the Science Month, specific students were chosen to represent TFCA at the Division Fair. the categories/contests that TFCA students were able to participate in are the Science Quiz Bee contest, Poster-Making Contest, Science Investigatory Project contest, Robotics Investigatory Project contest, and the main contest which is the Lakan and Lakambini ng Agham 2018 (for high school) and Ginoo at Binibining Kalikasan 2018 (for grade school). Preparations for all the contests were held during the first 3 weeks of September. Contestants for the quiz bee started asking for tutorials and reviewers, poster-making contestants thoroughly planned out their out, SIP and RIP double checked and brainstormed for ideas, and last but not but least, the contestants for the pageant prepared for their talent show, catwalk, pose, and practiced for the Q&A portion to make sure they bag the title. Luckily God was with us during the day of the competition.

At 8am in the morning of September 28, the participants for the quiz bee and both IP headed to the venue. Upon arrival, we went directly to the registration and got our name tags.

Some time passed by and the program started with the parade of schools entering while being introduced by Mrs. Asa Grace Manrique, one of the emcees. TFCA participated in the parade and afterwards settled down for the announcement and instructions for respective contests while the pageant for elementary level was ongoing.

The participants in other contests besides those for pageant were escorted to the designated rooms and then all competitions started.

Immediately after all the completion of all competitions, the awarding ceremony started. First was the awarding for the High School Pageant. We are proud to have bagged the 2nd Place for Lakambini with Keana Rossi Jugueta, Best in Talent and Lakan ng Agham with Joshue Magpantay, and last but not the least, Best in Talent and Lakambini ng Agham 2018 with Jaye Manrique.

For Science Quiz Bee, we are proud for Grade-5 Ma. Alia Jamime Parma who got the 1st place. We are equally proud for Aliyah Marie Sumalisid, and Vera Euniz Villegas who got 3rd and 2nd place respectively. Meanwhile, Grade-11 placed 3rd with Chloe Lois Aquino and Grade-12 bagged 3rd and 1st places with Adelaide Austria and Deborah Magpantay respectively.

The TFCA Investigatory Project contest participants were also awarded. For Science Investigatory Project Individual Junior HS Category of Physical Science, Jenina Camille Centeno got 2nd place and Jhan Joshue Arrojado with 1st place award for Individual Senior High Level. We also have John Benedict Buluran, Nehemiah Manalili and Riana Gonzales who received 2nd place, and Alia Aguilar, Michaela Gwen Perada, Iazhel A. Landicho as 1st placers for the team Senior High.

On the category of Life Sciences, we have Johanna Rachel Villasis as 1st placer of the Individual High School category, and Jeorgia Estanislao, Dodge Caballero and Christian Gran as 2nd placers for team High School. Not forgetting the Robotics Group which both won the 1st place Individual (Paolo Santos) and Team (Joshua Jose, James Lacap and Eli Ferrer).

All the TFCA students, science teachers, the school principal and academic coordinator, winners and non-winners alike, posed for a commemorative group photo with a big smile on their faces. It was definitely a proud moment for us!