Pisay Caraga bagged top-tier awards at a division-level competition bested by trained campus journalists in Butuan City Division. Winners were announced on Wednesday, 21 August 2019 at the Big Daddy’s Hotel and Convention Center, Butuan City.
Student-journalists from the Philippine Science High School – Caraga Region Campus (PSHS-CRC) were above the fold as declared winners in the following categories:
§ 1st Place in News Writing (English) with Bea Jane V. Serna, 11th grader;
§ 1st Place in Sports Writing (English) with Harold Giovannie A. Guelos, 12th grader;
§ 1st Place in Photojournalism (English) with Ericka Grace V. Andres, 11th grader;
§ 1st Place in Photojournalism (Filipino) with Winnie C. Paquio, 10th grader;
§ 1st Place in Sports Writing (Filipino) with Jon Harvey R. Vicariato, 10th grader;
§ 1st Place in Science Feature Writing (Filipino) with Arianne Mer F. Paas, 12th grader
§ 2nd Place in Editorial Cartooning (English) with Eulivanne Rose F. Anduyan, 11th grader;
§ 2nd Place in Copy Reading and Headline Writing (English) with Paul Nelson R. Gonzaga, 7th grader;
§ 2nd Place in Sports Writing (Filipino) with Francesca Noelle D. Plaza, 10th grader;
§ 2nd Place in Editorial Writing (Filipino) with Mariel M. Dueñas, 10th grader;
§ 2nd Place in Feature Writing (Filipino) with Summer Katrielle V. Torralba, 7th grader;
§ 2nd Place in News Writing (Filipino) with Amily Marielle Reyes, 10th grader;
§ 2nd Place in Layouting (Filipino) with Elmer Jon D. Mupas, 9th grader;
§ 3rd Place in Photojournalism (English) with Susanne Christine A. Hierl, 10th grader;
§ 3rd Place in News Writing (Filipino) with Charles Andree Dayn B. Parativo, 11th grader;
§ 4th Place in Copy Reading and Headline Writing (English) with Lawrence D. Osorio, 11th grader;
§ 4th Place in Editorial Cartooning (English) with Roy Angelo D. Velmonte, 12th grader;
§ 4th Place in Editorial Writing (English) with Eunice Joshua F. Gazmin, 12th grader;
§ 4th Place in Copy Reading and Headline Writing (Filipino) with BG Yvonne Sabellano, 12th grader
§ 5th Place in Editorial Cartooning (Filipino) with Ysabella C. Geolingo, 10th grader
§ 6th Place in Editorial Cartooning (Filipino) with Zaida Roseanne Garrido, 7th grader;
§ 8th Place Editorial Writing (English) with John Rhiel M. Tepait, 11th grader;
§ 10th Place in Feature Writing (English) with Jemuel Adrian D. Mongado, 10th grader.
On top of the pile of major awards, PSHS-CRC was also hailed Overall Champion in the following group competitions:
§ Script Writing Radio Broadcast (English)
§ Script Writing Radio Broadcast (Filipino)
§ Radio Broadcast Production (Filipino)
§ Radio Broadcast Production (English)
§ Online Publishing (English)
The team for Collaborative Desktop Publishing (English) landed 2nd Place. In Radio Broadcast, PSHS-CRC bagged the following awards:
§ 1st Place in Best News Presenter (English) with Cecilia Jasmin V. Jamero, 10th grader;
§ 1st Place in Best News Presenter (Filipino) with Patricia Tamin, 12th grader;
§ 1st Place in Best Infomercial Specialist (English) with Justin Anthony P. Docdoc, 7th grader;
§ 1st Place in Best Infomercial Specialist (Filipino) with Joshua A. Acido, 12th grader;
§ 2nd Place in Best News Anchor (English) with Ralph Elijah F. Arquisola, 10th grader;
§ 2nd Place in Best News Anchor (Filipino) with Niscy Angel A. Aguilar, 12th grader;
§ 2nd Place in Best News Anchor (Filipino) with James M. Paano, 11th grader;
§ 2nd Place in Best News Presenter (Filipino) with Julia Cay M. Manatad, 8th grader;
§ 3rd Place in Best News Anchor (English) with Katrina Lea G. Rosales, 11th grader;
§ 3rd Place in Best News Presenter (English) with Iana Leslie L. Rosales, 8th grader;
§ 3rd Place in Best News Presenter (Filipino) with Elejune Ace B. Epanes, 12th grader;
§ 3rd Place in Best Infomercial Specialist (English) with Lucille Marie D. Estrada, 10th grader.
§ Best Technical Director (Filipino) – Carl Marlo D. Asotique, 12th grader
Special certificate of commendation was also given to Judd Christian F. Bañas, a 9th-grader of PSHS-CRC, in grateful appreciation of the time and services he rendered as resource speaker for online publishing.
The three-day division training, which was conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd), Butuan City Division in coordination with the Butuan City School Paper Advisers’ Association, Inc. (BCSPAAI), was in consonance with the Republic Act 7079 otherwise known as the Journalism Act of 1991, where enhancement trainings for school paper advisers and campus journalists are promulgated to be fundamental for an effective, efficient, and pro-active campus journalism.
