Starlight SCORES 31st Season Special Vol. XXVIII No. 4

Vol. 28 No. 4 January 23-27 2017

/starlightunorhs A NEWSLETTER OF The 31st STUDENTS’ CONGRESS OF RECOLLECT SCHOOLS

The Official Student Publication of the University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos High School Department

CST-R showcased their talents through an interpretation of San Carlos’ cultural origin which revolves around the story of Pintado and the princess of flowers. The act composed of an array of colors and historical accuracy.

Recollect delegates uphold truth and mercy

Students’ Congress of Recolect Schools (SCORES) 31st Season strengthened 87 delegates as the Recollect youth and communicators of truth and mercy, January 23 - 27, hosted by the University of Negros Occidental - Recolectos after 5 years of interval.

San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Manila, San Sebastian College Recoletos de Cavite, University of San Jose Recoleto

Basak, University of San Jose - Recoleto Balamban, San Pedro Academy Valencia, San Pedro AcademyRecoletos Caidiocan, Colegio de Sto. Tomas - Recoletos, Colegio San Nicholas de Tolentino-Recoletos participated in this year’s congress.

Talks and activities focused on the theme “Recollect Youth: Communicators of Truth and Mercy.”

“It was fun. We are able to share ideas and perspectives to each

other,” Kristal Chynn Airelle Camanal of CST-R, stated.

Each school had the chance to showcase their own talents as a Rekoleto in the Praise and Worship Concert and Cultural Night.

“The show did not only feature the talents and skills of our students but also their beautiful culture, language, and models of communication,” Mrs. Leila Magalona, UNO-R Junior High School Principal, said.

The event involved delegates in an outreach program where they painted in a bag canvas handcrafted by the residents in the Brgy. Handuman, the adoptive community if UNO-R. SCORES Season 31 ended with testimonies from each school and the turning over of the SCORES banner to the next host school, San Sebastian – Recoletos de Manila. /*Lamboso

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NEWS

SCORES 31 Season commences

Drum beats and cheers signaled the opening of the 31st Students’ Congress of Recollect Schools (SCORES) welcoming the 87 delegates of nine Recollect Schools, January 23.

Msgr.

Louie Galbines concelebrated the Holy Mass with the Recollect priests prior to the Opening Program.

“Truth without mercy is cruelty; mercy without truth is sentimentality,” Msgr. Galbines said, stressing this year’s

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theme “Recollect Youth: Communicators of Truth and Mercy.”

The Opening Program included the showcase of Junior High School

Department’s talents, turnover of the delegates to the hosts families and a recap of the first day.

“Proclaim the truth and lead the youth in

Talks deepen SCORES theme

To fortify the Recollect youth as communicators of truth and mercy, delegates of the 31st SCORES indulged in talks at the UNO-R President’s Hall, January 24.

Rev. Fr. Albert Pellazar, OAR, UNO-R Vice President for Academics,

and Rev. Fr. Roy Christian Gesulgon, Dean of Studies in Sacred Heart Seminary, spearheaded the talks on Recollect youth as communicators of truth and mercy.

“You [Lord God] have pierced my heart with your love, and I fell in

love with you,” Fr. Pellazar quoted St. Augustine.

Fr. Gesulgon highlighted that to be effective communicators of truth and mercy, one has to communicate through hope and joy. /*Lamboso

Jesus’ name,” University President Fr. Eduardo S. Celiz, OAR emphasized in his opening remarks. /*Lamboso

Delegates visit Campuestuhan Delegates and chaperones experienced Negros’ beauty and culture through a day tour at Campuestuhan Highland Resort, Talisay City, January 25.

Amazing race led by the Junior High School Student Assembly Organization, zipline, skybike, hamster wheel, and rope course highlighted the delegates’ visit.

“As a first timer, I really enjoyed the new environment,” Fatima Quennie Joy Cagandahan of SSC-R Manila stated. /*Villanueva

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Day 3 features union of PH cultures

Festival dance varieties graced the University Gymnasium as the Recollect schools showcased Philippine culture with a Rekoleto spirit in Cultural Night of SCORES 31, January 25.

SSC-R Manila, SSC-R Cavite, USJ-R Basak and Balamban, CST-R San Carlos, SPA Valencia, SPA-R Caidiocan, CSNT-R Talisay, and UNO-R danced Dungaw, Regada Water Festival, Sinulog, Pinta Flores, and harmony,” Junior High School Rambones, Idioc their city’s culture.

“Despite our differences, we Principal (JHS), Mrs. Leila Magalona, Festival, Minuluan, and Masskara Festival, were able to gather as a family and said. /*Jumayao respectively, to represent communicate to each other with peace

Concert Delegates bring aid through art enlivens faith Songs of exaltation

Through artistically painting, the delegates shared their time and skill to help raise funds for the handicraft industry of Handumanan Resource.

“Hopefully, the delegates can share their

experiences to their places,” Rev. Fr. Ronel Gealon, OAR, stated.

The bags were handcrafted by the residents of Brgy.

Handumanan.

Bro. Rommel Lagata, Diocese of Cavite,

started the program with a prayer followed by the opening remarks of Fr. Gealon, OAR, who shared a brief history of the Training Center. /*Lamboso

ang glorification ended day two as Pentagon, a college band from UNO-R, performed at the Praise and Worship Concert.

Blance Sta. Maria, Elmeer Meeynard Calimpos, Rheign Distrito, Cyril Jude Magallano, Noel Genoraga, Dennic John Bravo, and Hanna Therese Bravo composed Pentagon.

“Don’t be depressed when you experience heartbreak, for God saved you from a wrong one,” Blanche Sta. Maria, Pentagon’s lead vocalist emphasized. /*Villanueva

TIMOGUING Ma. Jamaica

LUMAYNO John Alexis

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FEATURE

Unearthing Truths in Five Days

by Joshua John Noble

An array of realizations took five days to fill the void. Introducing, the songs that were not sung until the 31st Season of The Students’ Congress of Recollect Schools.

Army of Angels

“If hate is poison, then love’s the cure.”

In the attempts to seal away the realities of school work, SCORES 31 opened its gates to eightyseven delegates from nine Recollect schools in the Pearl of the Orient. UNO-R proudly waved each of the school’s banners coupled with their respective roll calls as they envision a successful interaction between these youth as communicators of truth and mercy. It’s as if the stars were aligned on that day that the drum beats varied directly to the adrenaline; it kept on rising as the event reached its climax.

The truth of being a part of an army of angels is the assurance of truth itself as a medium to be trusted. As the delegates were turned over to their hosts, their trust went with them.

It’s Not Right For You

“If we don’t do something now, then we’ll never know.”

Talking about what’s right or wrong always bouts with the idea of what’s appropriate or not. When the millennials involved were tasked to engage in the expected interaction, it went up from there. As one heart and young Recollect communicators of truth and mercy, they were then dared to let this heart be pierced. The outcome? They fell in love with it. They were amazed of the concept of being hit with the stonecold reality of what their minds say otherwise.

The truth of not knowing what comes next tests faith in the absence of physical appearances. As the day concluded with exaltation, their realizations varied directly to it as well.

Man On A Wire

“The higher I get, the more I miss the ground.”

What someone stands for equates to what they stand on. The strength of one’s foundation will always be that building block that he or she will always go back on to check if its fortified enough to withstand different weights.

Although most of us agree on the strength in numbers, the cultural factor will find its way back and make it even stronger.

The truth of looking back and accepting is more of a reason to be proud rather than embarrassed, for it is not hypocrisy, rather its assurance. As the delegates celebrated Philippine culture in its miniature scale, it doesn’t change the fact that it varies inversely of how they love their own.

Paint The Town Green “Let’s make this place feel like our own.”

Being exposed to a variety of chances to discover and express someone’s inner creativity will never be a mistake, especially if it’s for a greater cause. How triumphant would it feel to have aided someone in need and enjoyed what they were doing in the first place? It’s as if they were their own families. Seasoning the tasteless opened the buffet to a much genuine life as a Recollect.

The truth of exposing oneself for a better cause will always ensures someone’s “tatak”, and in this case, delegates extending selfless acts through artistic interpretations proved their Rekoleto emblem that embodies love and compassion for the general population.

Without those songs, would there be a good in goodbye?

FEATURE

7 Timidity and Confidence

The Battle Between

by Abbey Gale Cordero and Jane Marie Sarmiento Responsibility teams up with humility, passion and sincerity. Just like an ordinary citizen, a person with high authority also engages in daily downfalls, weekly weaknesses and frequent failures.

Like a butterfly that has just undergone metamorphosis, Alexandra Cañete, a 17-year old Senior High School student, is the Student Government President in the University of San Jose-Recolletos, Balamban. Being a transferee student is just one bump along the endless rocky road. She gets to encounter one each day. Despite the individual indifferences and the unending struggles as a newbie, she’s able to get through them all.

"If you are a true Recollect youth, telling the truth is a must, and not just the truth, because if you only speak of it, you might hurt someone. When you have mercy,

you can also speak of the truth but not literally hurt someone," is her way of defining this year's theme.

They say that experience is the best teacher and it did apply to Alexandra's life story. That's when she told somebody a joke and was later told that the person was pissed off. Like a poisonous apple, her joke was misunderstood and inverted. The pretend magic turned out to be an evil spell.

"People should ponder on what they're going to say. It's always thinking before clicking, because in today's generation, not everything you see, read, or hear is true, and some may be fabricated.”

A true leader must know his or her own weakest point and let time and perseverance turn it into strength.

How To Venture Into the Spirit World

by Janieross Lamboso

A spirit lingers around him. That spirit which collects every broken piece of his shattered soul is following closely, waiting for the door to open. It whispers to him. It wishes to devour him. It is the recollect spirit – the communicator of every truth and mercy to the poor.

The Recollect spirit makes the youth communicators of truth and mercy. Its innocence is driving him away. But, he draws back, taunting to be one with the spirit. He retreats having learned the steps of being a communicator of truth and mercy.

To see is to believe. That is what the spirit To have mercy is to understand. The It is not enough until we see the wants not to teach him. It knows that spirit wishes to eat him up for him to end. The spirit teaches him to be a the truth lies beyond eyes, that there experience walking a different path. communicator of truth and mercy, but is always a show behind the curtains. It wants him to see the difference he doesn’t stop. It continues to push To see is to know the truth behind between having mercy and pity for life him beyond his limits. It speaks of the walls, to read between the lines. A is not always the main show; there is communicating through joy and hope.

Recollect youth is one who knows the the encore and the after show. Using It etches into his mind the thought of true sense of sight. A communicator of another’s shoes despite of the stench, having the heart burn so aggressively truth is someone who can clear out any the look, the fatalities is where one can yet subtle. It makes him look at the fog and will brave any storm even with experience, can know the true meaning horizon albeit the forces around him. the blinds on. of mercy.

The spirit lingered. It waited to be noticed. And now, his job is done. The Recollect spirit is dead but is beautifully burning with the fire in his heart.