Children's Month Celebration FEATURE

BY KATELYN ATIENZA

CHILDREN’S MONTH

In honor of the Children's Month, Mandaluyong City held multiple competitions for children of all grade levels. Under the guidance of teachers, some students of the JHS division were able to participate in the competitions.

The students joined a Spoken Poetry Competition, a Singing Competition, and an Advocacy Campaign Video Competition. For the Spoken Poetry Competition, Princess Carnaje prepared by writing her inspirations and memorizing her composition only a week before the competition. Redd Carreon prepared for the Singing Competition by looking up Kundiman songs and practicing ceaselessly. The Advocacy Campaign Video crew prepared by researching and familiarizing themselves with their chosen concept.

Participants And Mentors For The Advocacy Campaign

Princess Carnaje won fifth place in the Spoken Poetry Competition, Redd Carreon won fourth place in the Singing Competition, and Ethan Baltazar, Christine Tumacder, Princess Carnaje, Sophia Perez, Katelyn

Atienza, Shimae Pagaran, Andrew Tubello, Earla Belano, Bernice Tan, and Asiana Antiporda won fourth place in the Advocacy Campaign Video Competition.

As JRU-JHS representatives, they did not let us down. Seeing the fruitful results, we can say that their efforts paid off!

The purpose of the competition was to inspire all kinds of children and even people. As such, the participants have learned their own lessons from the competition. Those who were informed of the competition on short notice proved that their determination helped them achieve good things even with limited time. The participants also realized their privilege to have supportive parents, friends, and teachers. Additionally, through these competitions, they were able to raise more awareness about the circumstances of less fortunate children.

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