HAVEN OF UNITY AND DREAMS. XU Grade School principal Samuel F Macagba III welcomes the Division Schools Press Conference 2019 participants on September 11. Photo by Zerton P Dagoc.
Report by Kale Alphe F Ramos
Seeking to strengthen ties with the Department of Education and with public and private basic education schools in Cagayan de Oro City, the Xavier University Grade School campuses in Macasandig and Pueblo hosted the 2019 Division Schools Press Conference from September 11 to 13.
More than 3,100 registered participants from public and private schools received a warm welcome to the two XUGS campuses.
The three-day event kicked off with an opening program, attended by different DepEd officials and City Mayor Oscar Moreno.
XUGS principal Samuel F Macagba III, in his welcome speech, expressed his excitement in hosting the said event.
By hosting the DSPC 2019 “that promoted greater unity,” he hoped that it was also “an opportunity to build networks.”
The principal was grateful that XUGS was chosen to be “a sanctuary of unity and the haven of dreams.”
FULL HOUSE. The XUGS Macasandig campus covered courts were packed to the rafters during the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2019 Division Schools Press Conference. Photo by Kale Alphe F Ramos.
As the elementary school participants were herded off to different classrooms and venues in the Macasandig campus, the junior and senior high delegates of the individual category were ushered into the Pueblo campus.
The awarding of winners on the second day was well-attended, with schoolmates and parents cheering on their victors.
XUGS won 7th place overall in the English elementary category, while their high school counterparts won 1st-runner up in both the English and Filipino categories and bagged the 1st-runner up overall winner in the secondary level.
Other recognitions awarded to our XUGS pupils were as follows:
2nd Place Column Writing (English) - Xian Zuri R Bautista
2nd Place Editorial Cartooning (Filipino) - Paul Nikolai M Cabelin
3rd Place Sports Writing (Filipino) - Dennis Kyle Benjamin A Yu
4th Place Best News Presenter for Radio Broadcasting (English) - Sophia Ern Marie V Jandayan
4th Place News Writing (English) - Leon Derek E Luces
5th Place Editorial Writing (English) - Calista Sophia G Tumulak
5th Place News Writing (Filipino) - Abdul Rakim A Talib
5th Place Copyreading and Headline Writing (English) - Emmanuel M Lagutan
5th Place Collaborative Publishing (Filipino)
6th Place News Writing (Filipino) - Jasmine Niña Y Ragandang
6th Place Column Writing (Filipino) - Gino Vicente C Zayas
6th Place Best Infomercial for Radio Broadcasting (English)
7th Place Science and Health Writing (English) - Bianca Laureen A Abbu
7th Place Column Writing (Filipino) - Keziah May L Tumale
7th Place Column Writing (English) - Gabriel J Labrador
7th Place Feature Writing (Filipino) - Pia Abigail R Capistrano
7th Place Best Script in Radio Braodcasting (English)
Overall 7th Place in Radio Broadcasting (English)
Aside from these awards, XUGS has been given recognition for being the largest delegation for this event. DepEd also awarded XUGS a special plaque of appreciation for hosting this year’s DSPC.
On the final day, the top three winners in the individual category and the top winners in the group category returned to the Macasandig campus to begin their enhancement training for the Regional Schools Press Conference.∎
FULL HOUSE. The XUGS Macasandig campus covered courts were packed to the rafters during the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2019 Division Schools Press Conference. Photo by Kale Alphe F Ramos.