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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.
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