Rein Winds

If it is to be, it is up to me. Nah, I should say, it is all up to US!

For that was what Tanza National Comprehensive High School’s pool of student-journalists’ mantra in the recently held 2008 Division Schools Press Conference (Secondary Level), Oct. 9-11.

We knew that if we wanted to keep the winning tradition of TNCHS in the field of campus journalism, it all depended on each of US (their trainer-coach included).

As I already shared in my previous blog, TNCHS delegation was composed of 21 hopeful young writers (14 contestants for individual categories in news writing, editorial writing, feature writing, sports writing, copy reading & headline writing, editorial cartooning, photojournalism and seven others that comprised the broadcasting team).

And all these talented student-journalists did work, practice, and review hard to be intellectually, emotionally and psychologically prepared for the competitions.

Winning tastes so sweet. Keeping and maintaining the crown could be painfully demanding and overwhelming though. What more if you have been clinging unto the championship throne for 13 sweetest, inspiring long years!

AND THE POINT IS….WE DID ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! YEAHHHHHHHHH! (alright, am shouting out too loud, am jumping while am typing…the heck, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! AND I NOW HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SCREAM from the top of my lungs, RIGHT?!) Read the rest of this entry »

2008 Cavite Division Schools Press Conference - a yearly convention of prolific young journalists in the division of Cavite who will vie for a Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) slot and hopefully qualify for the national competition (NSPC).

Tanza National Comprehensive High School, for more than 12 years, has reigned supreme in the  overall standing of all private and public high schools in the entire province. In fact it now holds the 13 Overall Champion for the Best Performing School trophies out of the 14 years DSPC has been held - a feat too difficult to duplicate. Accordingly, this achievement was made possible by the patience, dedication, intellect and selfless tutoring and service by The Clarion’s/ Ang Klaryon’s adviser par excellance, MS. AMOR S. KAGAHASTIAN, we fondly call her MA’AM K. Read the rest of this entry »

Have been virtually and physically away for quite a while.

Have been busy presenting lectures to student-writers and school paper advisers of different schools here in Cavite and some municipalities/cities of CALABARZON.

Exhausted, I checked my mail as I arrived home from Calamba City.

I felt great and excited to read an invitation to volunteer for the First WordCamp in Southeast Asia. It will be held on 6 September 2008 at College of St. Benilde, Taft Avenue, Manila.

It will be a gathering of WordPress Bloggers, seemingly a group of brilliantly extraordinary minds and expressively creative souls. (Would it be arrogance to make me think am one of them, too? :D)

For more details, please click philippines.wordcamp.org

Here are the generous sponsors that make the event a success.

• i.PH: the Domain for Individuals
• Free Online Flash Games
• Wazzup Manila Philippines
• Real Estate CRM
• Real Estate Website Designers
• Orange County Real Estate
• Auto Insurance Quotes
• Lane Systems Inc.
• RedMedia
• Orange County Business Lawyer
• Cebu Pacific Air
• Reality Wedding Videos

Goosebumps were all over me as I introduced the former editors in chief of our beloved school paper during the launching ceremony of the Grand Exhibit we organized in commemoration of our The Clarion’s 56th year (TNCHS English paper) and Ang Klaryon’s 20th (Filipino community paper). Read the rest of this entry »

And so the scent of a newly sharpened pencil, completely unused notebooks and crisp pad papers and the sight of new, colorfully eye-catching school bags (luckily for some who can afford) bring me the nostalgia of the school opening. And I guess, these also drive the schoolboys and girls in frenzy as they look forward to going back to school anew.

New and/or old friends to enjoy and share daily activities with, new set of teachers to deal with and learn from: these and more excite my Gia and Geline, and perhaps many of the young students here in the Philippines who are to report to school tomorrow for the opening of another school year.

After jostling and haggling for what we thought were the best school materials for our children, we, parents, then took time to neatly cover and label all of their things. Read the rest of this entry »