From the High School Unit .....
A Bag of Laurels for SSC
 by Mr. Allan Arellano
HS Coordinator of Student Activities and Services

St. Scholastica's College High School Swimmer
Wins in the Junior SEA Games
 

Carmina Quilala of I-Labora brought honor to St. Scholastica's College and the country last June 4-6, 2004 at the 28th South East Asian Age Group Championship as one of the Philippine representatives.  She garnered 3 bronze medals in the highly competitive events for individual swimming held at Danang, Vietnam.  She received 1 bronze medal for 50 meter

Carmina Quilala
I-Labora
 

Luica Dacanay
HS Graduate '04
backstroke, 1 bronze medal for the 100 meter backstroke and 1 bronze medal for the 200 meter backstroke.
The High School swimmer performance is one of the most consistently positive contributions to the Philippine team of the said event.  Her outstanding ability in the sport is said to follow the excellence shown by Luica Dacanay who graduated from the department recently.


High School Debaters Win Second Place

       The High School's Delta Chi (High School Debate Team) won Second Place at the recently concluded meet of the Southern Metro Manila Schools Debate Consortium held at the Woodrose School Campus last July 17, 2004.

       The team composed of Cathleen Caga-anan, Kristine Fernandez, both from IV-Life, and Chelsea Celestino from IV-Commitment battled their way to the top during the one-day meet finally landing 1st runner-up (Silver) with the opponent taking a slim margin over them.  They were the top team during the elimination round.

       Cathleen Caga-anan was adjudged one of the top 3 Best Speakers of the Tournament.

Cathleen Caga-anan
 IV-Life
 

Kristine Fernandez
 IV-Life
 

Chelsea Celestino
 IV-Commitment


SSC High School Dominates Manila Youth Games

       The Annual Manila Youth Games which held last June 12-17, 2004 at the Ninoy Aquino Sports Stadium and other sports venues in the city concluded with an overwhelming victory for St. Scholastica's High School Sports teams.

       The Volleyball team was the decisive champion in a straight winning streak from start to finish.  Likewise in swimming, the high school team dominated All Events.  The Swimming harvest is as follows:
Carmina Quilala
I-Labora
 		 Codette Rosete
II-Industry		 Claudine Decena
I-Hospitality		 Emrin Hamsain
 I-Obedience
Gold - 50 meter
free stroke
Gold - 50 meter
back stroke
Silver - 50 meter fly		   3 silver medals for
  200-individual
  medley, 50 meter fly
  and 50 meter
free stroke		   Gold - 50 meter
breast stroke
Silver - 200 meter individual medley
Bronze - 100 meter
free stroke 		  Gold - 50 meter
 back stroke
Silver - 50 meter
free stroke		  

 
Karina Decena
III-Openness
 		 Christine Cedeņo
 II-Simplicity
 		 Diane Sanchez
 III-Involvement
Silver - 50 meter
breast stroke
Silver - 100 meter
free stroke
Bronze - 50 meter
free stroke		   Gold - 50 meter
free stroke
Silver - 50 meter
back stroke		   Gold - 50 meter fly
Bronze - 50 meter
breast stroke
 		  

 

  
           The High School Badminton team likewise had a good showing with two gold medals and one silver.  Katrina Mendoza of IV-Life and Cindy Antaran of IV-Integrity got the gold medal for the double event and Cindy Antaran bagged another silver for singles.

Katrina Mendoza
IV-Life
 

Cindy Antaran
 IV-Integrity

        Another event that gave Saint Scholastica's an overwhelming advantage was Taekwondo with Iachina Hernandez of II-Responsibility bagging one silver medal and Valine Mae Calmerin of III-Community getting the gold.  Likewise, Nissa Marie Toledo and Pauline Therese Angeles got the gold for their respective events. 

      The Pep Squad had a very rousing performance during the Opening Ceremony which put them among the top favorites landing as the first runner-up in the over-all Cheering Competition.  They received P10,000 (and another P2,000 for their preparation) as second place in the Youth Games.

 

  
 
 

Iachina Hernandez
 II-Responsibility
 

  

Valine Mae Calmerin
 III-Community
 
 
 
 

Nissa Marie Toledo
II-Love
 

  

Pauline Therese Angeles
 IV-Accountability
 

      The very good performance of the St. Scholastica teams has followed the long tradition of excellence that characterized their participation in the events at the Manila Youth Games for the last many years. n

 





 

 


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Updated:
Monday, May 30, 2005