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WILDCATS, PRISAA GENSAN OVERALL CHAMPION FOR 12 CONSECUTIVE YEARS
Photo courtesy of THE QUILL Publication
Hail The Champion. Wildcats beaming with pride as Overall Champion for
Sports for 12 consecutive years, PRISAA Regional Meet 2016
With
124 golds, 52 silvers and 29 bronze, Holy Trinity College of General Santos
City was declared the Overall Champion of the local Private Schools Athletic
Association (PRISAA) Meet 2016. This is the Wildcats’ 12th
consecutive year reigning the said private interschool competition.
The
final medal tally was posted on THE QUILL publication’s official Facebook page
last December 3, 2016. Most of the gold medals were from the sports events.
Some of these events were Soccer, Volleyball women, Basketball women and
Swimming men.
They
bested Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU), Ramon Magsaysay Memorial
Colleges (RMMC), Mindanao Polytechnic College (MPC) and Systems Technology
Institute (STI) in the 3-day competition (November 30-December 2, 2016).
“We
deserve to be the overall champion of PRISAA 2016. No one can beat us,” Starla
Rafanan, CAS President said.
“No
doubt, Trinitarians always pour their best. We deserve it and I am truly
proud,” Jasmin Flores, CAS Vice-President, told the Pioneers.
Meanwhile,
NDDU, the host school, brought home the bacon on their own home court for
Academics namely Quiz bowl and Extemporaneous speaking contest. Also, NDDU was
the champion for the Socio-cultural events as they won in the Cheer dance
competition and other events.
What I Want For Christmas
By Aliene Pearl Condez
I
could still clearly recall how I’ve spent my Christmas way back 15 years ago.
The sky was slowly turning
orangey-red as the sun sets and the meadow was joyfully explored by me together
with my cousins. We have spent our afternoon catching grasshoppers and chasing
dragonflies. Before the sun bids its final goodbye, our mothers called to give
us a thorough bath to wash off the dirt which was
‘drenched-with-sweat-after-playing-in-the-sun’ smell.
We
were all giddy then, especially me. I couldn’t wait for the clock to strike
twelve! After getting ready to bed and putting my sock to the highest, exposed
space possible because we don’t have a chimney for Santa Claus to climb into, I
uttered a short prayer of thanksgiving just as what Grandma told me to.
Alas, the clock stroked twelve!
It
was time to wake up and see what Santa brought for me! Chocolates and toys
stunned me after I’ve opened my sock. Oh, just as what my little heart desired.
It made me happy that Christmas eve. Then, Mamang, Papang and me would share a
simple Noche Buena of a loaf bread,
peanut butter and a cold bottle of soft drinks. There will be carolling and the
Misa de Gallo. Families filled the
church in thanksgiving of the whole fruitful year that passed. It was a joy to
watch. My eyes used to glitter with happiness at those times.
But
what happened now?
I
honestly could fathom what Christmas really means. It doesn’t have the same
atmosphere that it held before. As years pass by, people looked for new things.
New
things that would add colour to their holiday season. Advertisements suggest ‘You’d be happy to spend your holiday with
this product, buy now!’ So we are
tempted to buy those stuffs. Holiday Big Sale even made their offer more
enticing as they already are. Disappointingly, we embraced the trend and even think that those material
things could make our Christmas complete.
Where’s
mama and papa?
Most
of the Filipino parents now decided to work abroad in order to give their
children the brightest possible future.
Yes,
my mother is an OFW and she earns good enough for all of us. We could now
afford delicious, sassy meals for holidays and can shop for new clothes. We are
‘lucky’ in the standards of the society.
But
are we really ‘lucky’?
If
being lucky, as this society says, is waking up without mother to prepare your
meals, teaching you life’s lessons, guiding you through puberty and her absence
during special occasions, and eating good food on holidays while she works hard
in a foreign country, I’d rather go back to way things ‘used’ to be.
For
years now, instead with our parents, my siblings and I had celebrated Christmas
in our relatives’ house. I don’t want to sound sad this season, but my heart
feels empty and that can only be filled with the presence of my parents. So,
let’s appreciate the presence of our family even without excessive food and gifts. Let’s
learn to spend Christmas with contented hearts and smiling faces for simply
being together.
Towards Success
“Doing
your best could lead you to success, much more if you’d put your mind and heart
to it.”
3rd Weekly Wednesday Wardrobe (November 28- December 2, 2016)
Featuring selected 4th year students in their OJT Uniform
Student Life Be like
By KarmaRaDiri
Read this and review that.
You’ll have a quiz remember
that!
Don’t forget to
report about these,
Make a PowerPoint, if
you please
Count off now! 1, 2, 3
Group yourself, have
it for three.
Present your report
tomorrow
Or else, you’ll get
zero
Copy this and copy
those.
Get your notebook,
jot down notes!
Your lessons are
these
Photocopy it, if you
please
Exam’s coming, study
your lesson
Settle your bills,
pay your tuition
Have your clearance
signed on time
Remember: No permit,
No exam
Thursday, December 1, 2016
The Unmarried Wife
This riveting and mellow dramatic movie by Direk Maryo J.
Delos Reyes is another one of his beautifully crafted masterpieces. The
screenplay was well written and fluid. Looking at their movie trailer, it may appear cliché but as go through the whole movie play, you’d see how realistic
and comprehensive each scenes are. Emotions were magnificently captured by the
camera. The casts’ acting skills were
just of right feel. This is a story of a woman, a wife and a loving mother
trying to juggle her time for her family and career. Watch how Angelica Panganiban
as “Anne Gonzaga”, wife of Dingdong Dantes as “Geoff Victorio”, and their third
parties Maricar Reyes as “Cristina” and Paulo Avilino as “Bryan” live their
lives of love, lies, adventures, decisions, pain, acceptance and forgiveness.
This movie would make you ask ‘what ifs’ and change your
view upon how a family works. I highly recommend this movie to young couples and
married ones and to teens who are products of a broken home. After watching it,
you’d surely have a lesson or two and be able to contemplate on the “hugot”
lines thrown by its exquisite actors.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
In Depth
By Searching Souls
There are times when
I want to close my eyes,
Permit sleep to steal
away my consciousness
And let myself be absorbed
by my dreams.
There are times when I
just want to stop,
Consent my
stubbornness to stay
And let those around
me walk away
There are times when
I get so tired
Drained, weary from chasing
Reaching for the
things that keeps running
There are times when
I ran out of breath,
Slowly consumed by the
fingers of death
And I ended up waking
from these nightmares
Forgive and Heal
“Only us can nurse our wounds and eliminate our scars. But it takes acceptance and forgiveness to heal one's soul"
Apology Not Taken
By: Martsu Ressan
Manibog Ladia
Let the Was be the
Was, take the Is as it is.
And for that might I
have, my ever lasting peace.
I am leaving to
forget and I live to learn,
Living with regrets,
for that sorry to be earned.
For now I might be
asking, “Let me leave my life!”
Yet I live the usual,
asking myself, why?
I spent the present,
reading pages from the past.
Moral lesson was,
nothing ever truly last.
Yet I come to argue,
if I just know what’s right.
Might I still have
that treasure, the laughters not the fight.
I shouldn’t have
complained, now, it’s hard to comply
For that broken
pieces, of my incomplete lie.
Oh yes! I still have
them, herein my memory.
Reminiscing the
sadness, the smiles secretly.
It’s tormenting I
admit, that’s the choice of me,
Now you understand,
letting go is no easy.
It's Kwek-Kwek Time!
By Chrysa
Hazelene J. Sabuelo
Are you bored,
tired, sleepy and of course, hungry from long periods of classes? Nothing will
satisfy you more than an egg coated in thick orange batter, deep-fried to
crispy perfection, paired with either sweet, sour or spicy sauce and topped
with freshly sliced cucumber. What’s it called? The Fried Orange Quail Eggs.
Yes, it’s the Filipino favourite street food, kwek-kwek of course!
This recipe has
been present and available in the streets outside HTC campus and has long
satisfied the growling stomachs of each Trinitarian who, after their tiring
schedules, would head off to the nearby vendor to grab at least a cup of three
balls.
“Pasok kasi sa
budget at masarap naman,” Irish Unel Gumilac, 4th year BSA student
said.
“Nasasarapan kasi
ako sa lasa niya. Nakaka-satisfy ang itlog tapos masarap din ang sauce,”
Vanessa Sicilyenne Sabuelo, 2nd year BSBA FM student said.
On the nutrition
aspect, Randy Mendoza, 4th year BSCrim student said it has a lot of
benefits saying it has protein and it’s good for the body tissues and muscles.
“Actually
nakakapalan ako sa flour pero gusto ko yung egg at ang sauce,” Recel Jay Arila,
2nd year BA Communication student said.
Kwek-kwek only costs
a minimum of 10 pesos per cup. Now, who would resist a budget-friendly snack
that never fails to satisfy your famished organ? You too should grab a
kwek-kwek!
TRINITARIANS REACT ON MARCOS BURIL
The
Supreme Court’s 9-5-1 decision on the President Ferdinand Marcos burial to the
Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes Cemetery) joyed the supporters but triggered the
martial law survivors and victims’ families to rally and to question the said
decision.
“There are only two criteria [in law to be buried
at Libingan]. And the problem is he fits both counts: as a soldier and/or
president,” President Rodrigo Duterte explained. (Inquirer, November 22, 2016)
All
of us might have heard different stories concerning Marcos regime and the
martial law that happened during his reign. A controversial advocacy
advertisement even circulated at the social media and was even viewed on
television showcasing college students’ opinion on Marcos regime’s historical
imprints before and after knowing that they are talking to an actual survivors
of the martial law ‘injustices’.
The
Pioneers’ then asked some of the Trinitarians of their views regarding this
recent issue. Do they agree or disagree
with SC’s decision to allow the burial of the late dictator?
“Marcos
had been a productive president of our country based on the numbers of his
project done during his administration. The bad part is that there are also
lots of ‘injustices’ that happened during his term,” Maureen Basas, an AB
student, told the Pioneers.
“It’s
okay for me to have Marcos buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani since he had
contributed greatly in our country’s development. Of course, we also note that
this is also painful in the part of those victims [of the martial law
injustices] and their families, but like what we always say, we all have to
move on in order for us to move forward,” Deofranie Grace M. Sionosa, a 3rd
year BSA student, pointed out.
“People
have to move on already. He’s already dead. On the other hand, there is really
a fault on the side of the Marcos [family] for insisting the burial at the
Libingan when in fact they can bury [late Pres. Marcos] somewhere else,”
Kathleen Joy Salutan, BSED English 2 student, replied when asked whether the
issue is worth to talk about.
The
youth of today had only read and heard about Marcos regime in history books, TV
documentaries and classes. But their opinions matter as they will receive
whatever outcome the Duterte administration or the SC takes on.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
CAS Welcomes New Teachers
By Aliene Pearl D. Condez
The school year 2016-2017
marks another milestone for the College of Arts and Sciences department and in
coping up with these changes, new faces were added to the faculty staff of the department.
Professor
Abdul Kadir P. Kambat graduated at Southern Christian
College at Midsayap, North Cotabato. He was an EED Scholar and was an active
member of different organizations while taking up BS Community Development. He
then worked at the school’s Extension Department. He also had worked at
Cotabato City State Polytechnic College as an instructor on Community
Development subjects and later worked for an NGO, the Community and Family
Services International.
He is now a
part-time instructor here at HTC teaching Community Development and Social
Studies.
Professor
Charlie Seloterio is a graduate of Notre Dame of Midsayap College. He was an academic scholar for two years and received
a Performance Award for singing. He worked under the BPO Training Supervision
as a Training Manager from 2007 to 2015 and is now one of the teaching staff of
HTC teaching English Subjects. He also works as an English teacher online for
Chinese Students and teaches Business English, Interview English, General
English and Conversational English.
Professor Rocyl E. Bagatila is a fresh graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Filipino from Mindanao State University, General Santos City and was a member of MSU’s chorale. She is now handling Filipino 1-3 and Humanities 1 classes under the CAS department.
With these
additional teaching staff, CAS upholds its commitment to create, disseminate
and acquire knowledge through teaching, research and service in preparing
students to become life-long learners.
With these
additional teaching staff, CAS upholds its commitment to create, disseminate
and acquire knowledge through teaching, research and service in preparing
students to become life-long learners.
THE PIONEERS Weekly Edition
2nd weekly release (November 28, 2016)
This newsletter for November 21-25 features articles on Trinitarians' reaction on Marcos Burial and a special feature on the street-favorite snack, Kwek-Kwek, on its first page. For the second page, the Weekly Wednesday Wardrobe features females on their denim attire. A poem is once again featured on the Contributor's Corner, it is entitled "In Depth" written by a code name Searching Souls. For the FeedBox, shout outs for the CAS teachers were selected.
Don't miss the chance to read its contents. Limited Copies Only.
Enjoy Reading!!!
FANTASTIC BEASTS and Where to Find ThemMovie Review
This
movie is based on J.K. Rowling’s book of the same title and is directed by
David Yates. Action-packed, fantasy-filled and adventure-themed, the movie will
surely hook you to stay in your seats as you prepare yourself to enter the
realm of wizards, witches and magic. Watch
Newt Scamander get acquainted with a no-maj named Jacob Kowalski, Officer Porpentina
“Tina” Goldstein and her sister, Queenie Goldstein. Together they set off in
the perimeters of New York to search for the magical creatures he lost and
later discovers one he never expected to find.
David
Yates once again did an excellent job bringing the fantasies of the book’s
pages and transforming it into the silver screen. The background is good too,
it seems like the characters are actually walking on the streets of 1926 New
York. The sound effects were thrilling and the visuals are stunning you could
almost feel like the shattered glass and broken buildings are falling right off
the screen. The casts, Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison
Sudol, Colin Farrel and Ezra Miller impressively brought to life and brilliantly
portrayed the characters of Newt, Tina, Jacob, Queenie, Mr. Graves and
Credence.
All
in all, the movie is a must-watch. With all the amusing scenes, exciting twists
and surprise characters, this surely is one movie you should definitely not
miss. Sharpen your hearings though, one of them is actually British!
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
CAS HOLDS A JAM-PACKED SEMINAR ON DEBATE AND PHOTOJOURNALISM
By
Chrysa Hazelene J. Sabuelo
In celebration of the 32nd
Foundation Anniversary of Holy Trinity College, the College of Arts and
Sciences conducted a well-attended seminar on Debate and Photojournalism last
November 16, 2016, 1:30-5:30 pm at the EMC1.
Jermyn Gavilo, a first year AB
Polsci student and the emcee for the event started the program with an energy
booster followed by an opening prayer lead by Aliene Pearl Condez, a second
year BA Communication student. It proceeded with a welcome address coming from
the Debaters’ Club Moderator, Prof. Mary Ann Bustamante. “This seminar is not
only for the AB or the CAS students but is also open to those Trinitarians na gustong matuto.” - Bustamante said.
The floor was then given to
Martsu Ressan Ladia, a fourth year AB Polsci student and Debaters’ Club
President, for his talk about the basic principles of Asian Parliamentary
Debate. “It would be quite rude but, they must familiarize this thing! You
know, we are all involve to this activity. [What] I’m saying [is], you need not
to familiarize debate because you want to but, because you have to. Debate is
not complicated, it’s just the people who are exaggerating its existence; and
sometimes, they ought to value debate if they already lose the battle,” Ladia told
The Pioneers.
Later on, the seminar on
photojournalism followed where 3 Junior Photojournalists of The Quill
Publication, namely Avegay D. Cabel, 2nd year BSIT student; Vince Evan Vargas,
3rd year AB PolSci student; Dexter Evangelista, 2nd year BSIT student and
Bronwen Tangaro, 2nd year BPE student, were the guest speakers. They began
their discussion by introducing the term “photojournalism” and tackled about
the basic rules of photography. Important tips when capturing a photo were also
discussed as well the parts of a camera.
“Sana
naman magamit niyo ang mga natutunan niyo dito for [the] good,”
Ms. Santos said during her closing remarks. The giving of certificates followed
afterwards.
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| Student attendees from CETE (front rows) and CCJE (back row). |
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| Prof. Marry Ann Bustamante, the Debaters' Club moderator (left) and Prof. Beverly Anne Santos, Quill Moderator (right) smiles after giving the certificate of appreciation to Martsu Ressan Ladia, Debate seminar speaker (center). |
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| The Quill Junior Photojournalists together with Prof. Marry Ann Bustamante, the Debaters' Club moderator (left) and Prof. Beverly Anne Santos, Quill Moderator (right). |
The Pioneers - Weekly Edition
THE PIONEERS. It's first release could be remembered just last October 28 this year of 2016.
A simple 8-page newsletter filled with contents worth reading from the latest stories and other news to sublime literary contributions.
And now, this 22nd day of November, marks the day of their official release of the very first THE PIONEERS Weekly Edition featuring news on the Debate and Photojournalism Seminar, Newest members of CAS faculty, CAS outfits of the week, selected literary composition and shout outs from the Red Dragons.
Seeing how good the output was despite the limited copies distributed by the staff, students are looking forward to its next release. Hopefully, the contents will be published in this blog.
DON'T MISS THE CHANCE TO GRAB YOUR COPY.
Release will be every Monday of the week.
Enjoy reading!
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