STI Foundation Sponsors Nationwide Oratorical Competition

STI Foundation Sponsors Nationwide Oratorical Competitions

By Quirico M. Gorpido, Jr.

Maasin City, Southern Leyte-The Systems Technology Institute (STI) Foundation, Manila has sponsored national oratorical contests dubbed as the “Voice Of Youth” for selected secondary students in some selected cities of the country.

This was the disclosure of Christler Borce Calizo, STI-Maasin instructor in an interview at the school’s faculty office recently.

Calizo divulged that the national oratorical contest participated in by almost 600 public and private schools nationwide with the cooperation of DepEd, the National Youth Commission and STI network of schools, aims “to embark on an advocacy of developing in the young the ability to express their views in English, think critically and confidently, and inspire them to motivate, influence, and inform others through the art of public speaking”.

He informed the first level division competition, with a theme “Change I want To See Begins With Me: Becoming The New Filipino”, were conducted by STI’s 63 campuses in various regions of the country which started from November 15 up to November 26, 2010. Although the national contests were not simultaneously held, he explained, but the designated dates are their guiding days to conduct such oratorical competitions.

For Maasin, he said, the oratorical contest was participated in by 10 schools, namely, Maasin National High School, Maasin Christian Academy, Saint Joseph College, The College Of Maasin, Manhilo National High School, Dongon National High School, Ichon National High School, Guadalupe National High School, Villa Jacinta National High School, and Sogod National High School.

The STI instructor said that the 10 selected fourth year participants who represented the 10 schools were first interviewed at the STI faculty office. This was prior to the conduct of the competition held recently at the City Gymnasium. Each contestant was accompanied by a teacher-coach.

The category for judging, he said, were 40% content for a oratorical piece,40% delivery during the stage presentation before the judges and audience, and 20% from interview results.

The English instructor claimed the second phase of the competition will be by clusters.”The champions and the first runner-ups in the first level contests”, he said, “shall vie with other placers in the cluster contest to be held in Cebu City during the last week of January 2011”.

He revealed that the cluster contest, aside from the Maasin and Cebu participants, shall be participated in by winners-representatives of other schools coming from places like Ormoc, Tacloban, Calbayog, Tagbilaran, and Mandaue City.

Calizo further told that the champions and first runner-ups from different clusters’ winners throughout the country shall be vying at the national level in Manila during the last week of February 2011.

Moreover, for the three placers in the division contest, he said, each has received a medal and a trophy for the school where the placers have studied, while their respective coaches have received certificates of participation.

For the cluster winners: champion will receive P10, 000.00 in cash. For his/her coach P5, 000.00 in kind. And for the school also P5, 000.00 in kind. For the first runner-up the prize is P6, 000.00 in cash. For the coach is P3, 000.00 in kind. And for the school he/she representing is also P3, 000.00 in kind. For the second runner-up is P4, 000.00 cash. For his/her coach and the school is P2, 000.00 each in kind.

For the national winners: the champion will receive P100, 000.00 cash. For his/her coach is P30, 000.00 in kind. And P800, 000.00 in kind also for the school he/she has represented. For the first runner-up is P50, 000.00 cash. For his/her coach is P15, 000.00 in kind. And P400, 000.00 in kind for the school. For the second runner –up the prize is P25, 000.00 cash. For his/her coach is P10, 000.00 in kind. And for the school he/she is representing is P200, 000.00 in kind.

For the Maasin contest, the winners were the following fourth year students:a)champion-Justine Ellice G.Biluan-College of Maasin; coach-Ernita S. Mata; winning piece “My Voice”; b)first runner-up-Jobelle Anne F. Duarte-Saint Joseph College; coach-Ma. Thelma I.Obligado; Winning piece-“Change: A Young Hope And A Young Dream”; c) Second runner-up-Elrhey F. Lanugan-Maasin Christian Academy; coach-Rizi Mae J. Codal; winning piece-“Be The Change”.

The affair was attended by some students of other participating schools, all STI students and the following STI staff: Nestor M.Sy-President and Chief Executive Officer; Effie Naida Sy-Visaya-School Administrator/Registrar;Mylene M. Melorin, Emma C. Lacerna,Wilma M. Galdo,Erlinda S.Balamon,Bendiamin C.Ausa,JC Lito Morilla,Arnilene G. Maturan,Emilynne B. Balingkit,Edwin C.Balagot,Alberto Requiso;

Faculty members: Hilario V. Mobe-Academic Head; IT Instructors-Ichdien T. Kangleon-IT Chairman,Gualberto D. Coquilla,11,Marife M. Batestil; GE Instructors-Alona M. Teomera-GE Chairman, Maria Leila V. Aguilar, Roland Mendoza,Marvee P. Pajao,Charlito M.Piao; HRS Instructors-Angema P. Paloma, Archel Lorelie C. Zamora, Elizabeth S.Garvez. (Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)

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