CRESCIT Magazine Issue 1

CRESCIT THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF DE LA SALLE LIPA VOLUME 1 | NO. 2 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL



Editor's Note There is a first time for everything. It starts with wonder coupled with fear but there is always excitement in every first. First walk, first bicycle ride, first wound, first love, first heartbreak! Of course, the current trend, first 12 years of education. This generation has coped with these strange realities except with the new face of the education curriculum — the yet to be discovered unfamiliar place where youth ages from sixteen to eighteen get to be handed with VIP passes, the still undiscovered phenomenon for the new millennials. There is a big maze of tactility and change where one may feel exhausted, confused, crammed, crapped. Others are calmed and relieved. As the fronliner for the cataloguing of the many firsts, the Crescit magazine has been created to fill in the gaps and to serve as a physical representation of the pioneer’s growth. We hope that in this humble beginning, strangers would become friends, plans would transform into actions, fear into courage, emptiness into possibilities, and great wonders into realities. Let us make our first times last! Veronica Lorraine Medrano Editor-in-Chief

ABOUT THE COVER The thing about change is that it’s not always what we expect. We didn’t expect the two additional years of high school. We didn’t anticipate everything of the first semester. Even now, we remain uncertain of what will come as we try to survive the second semester, or what we’ll be facing in 12th grade. Still, we push on. We accept change as it is: the sole constant among everything that is temporary. Buildings will crumble and people will pass. These hallways will be empty of the busy we grew accustomed to. The teachers we once had to see three times a week would become a footnote in the story of our high school lives. The classmates will turn in to mere Facebook friends, the ex-lovers nothing but a punch line to our jokes. At the end of the day, when everything is different and we are left with nothing but ourselves, we will learn. We can’t hold on to our pasts forever. The blueprints to the rest of our lives are yet to materialize, and we should always leave some gaps to fill... in case anything needs a little change. Words: Mikaela Llanes Photo: Jona Bondad Digital Art: Esethkiel Cuevas

IN THIS ISSUE News 06 DLSL ANIMOve forward on its 54th 08 SHS Expo Aids in DLSL Publicity 09 Widening Youth’s Perspective about HIV Opinion 10 Settling in for a Year 11 The Things that Matter Most 11 The Boat is Sinking 11 Time Shift Literary 12 Picture Perfect 12 Scars 13 To the City that has You 13 Comfort Zone Feature 14 The Rebel of Inception: History told by History 16 Surfing the Korean Wave: How K-Pop is Taking Over the World 17 Prisma: The Night that was 18 Who are We? 19 A Soul’s Sentiment 20 Conquering Writer’s Block Sports 21 SHS Chevrons Represent Lipa in STCAA Meet 22 Why Do Filipinos Love Basketball and Volleyball? 23 Jack of All Trades

06 News DLSL ANIMOve forward on its 54th By: Joan Matulac morning and afternoon sessions in A month after the second semester of SENTRUM. Other activities in the the institution’s pride and different morning sessions are the Dish Garden biking teams representing were around DLSL started and the most awaited event Making in Centen A and the release of Lipa City. Most of the activities during of the year came. The week etched with CBEAM Journal in CBEAM Function the afternoon session included Bonsai tradition and history has finally arrived Room. On the other hand, afternoon Making in the Exhibit Grounds, Vocal for the Lasallians to reflect De La Salle sessions consist of the Campus Solo and Hip Hop Dance Contest from Lipa’s past, where it is now, and where Tour Guiding Competition among among various schools of Lipa City at it is going. Various activities and events SHS students in MB Exhibit Area/ Centen B, and Acrobatic Show at the which include seminar-workshops, Amphitheater, Ashtanga Yoga in BB SENTRUM. The event of the day were academic exhibits, exhibition games 44/45, and the Spoken Poetry with the BIOniJuan, an interactive lab booth; and dance festivals were organized for theme “Heart and other Explosives” in art store, photobooth, art auction, and the gathering of Lasallian community. LRC Lounge, Diokno Hall. portrait drawing all in Centen A; for additional fun for younger Lasallians, February 13. To kick off the February 15. The day 3-celebration inflatables were available at the BHV foundation week, Holy Eucharist was was just the same as day 2, for it also Gym; an exhibit on indoor plants on celebrated in the SETRUM where Fr. covered academic events. Four of the the Exhibit Grounds; and the IECEP– Eugene Hechanova gave an enlightening seven activities were Science Expo DLSL SC Tagisan ng ECEPan: High homily. Immediately after the mass, (CITE Robotics) in the Mabini Ehibit School Interscholastic Quiz Show in Bro. Dante Amisola FSC discussed Area, a seminar-workshop about the CBEAM Function Room. Afternoon his next moves in achieving a digital qualitative research in Mabini Mini- sessions comprise of the cooking campus. Subsequently, to formally Audiorium, Science Quiz Contest demo in ICA Demo Room and the start the week-long celebration, a soft and Poster Presentation in Mabini highlight of the day, the most awaited opening was held in the same venue Exhibit Area/Amphitheater, and ECHOES V! For a Php 299 ticket price, with Bella Racelis, a Grade 9 student, the Research Colloquium on Peace the open-to-all concert in the DLSL as the host of the program. Financial Initiatives in CBEAM Function Room. Oval featured Sandwich, Moonstar 88, Wellness Training and Seminar and Morning session only included the talk Hale, Hilera, TJ Monterde and DJ Ace HomEco Nanay: One-Day Free Seminar/ about tuberculosis prevention in the Ramos. Solid night it is! Workshop on Livelihood and Budgeting workplace in the FHP Function Room; were conducted at the CBEAM Function afternoon sessions were the cooking February 17. As the week comes Room whereas a lecture demo on demo at the ICA Demo Room and the wellness management was given at the Sayaw Filipinas, SENTRUM. FHP Function Room. February 16. The school fair officially February 14. A whole-day seminar opened in Centen B as hosted by Sir workshop about qualitative research Francis Ghio M. Reyes from the College was held in Mabini Mini-Auditorium. of Education, Arts and Sciences (CEAS). Likewise, a musical play entitled A motorcade and bike fest showcasing Kabesang Tales was presented in PIECES OF MASTERPIECE. In-line with DLSL’s Foundation Week, the use of students’ imagination creates an impeccable look on their works at the Mabini Exhibit Area, participated by the STEM Students, February 15, 2017. | By: Rain Lumban

News 07 POLL Question: Are you in favor of the Death Penalty as imposed by the Duterte Administration? 80 70 60 50 40 30 OPM NIGHT JAM! Moonstar88, performs live in the 20 DLSL grounds, Echoes V, as they spread good music, along with the other Filipino bands and icons, Hilera, Hale, Sandwich, Tj Monterde, and DJ Ace Ramos. | By: Jona Bondad closer to its end, the hype elevated once oval perfected the event. 10 more. Inflatables were still available at February 18. Everything must the BHV Gym. BIOniJuan and the like 0 Yes No Neutral were still at Centen A, and the indoor come to an end, and the week-long plants continued to be exhibited. celebration reached its “Huling Some reasons for students who A bingo for a cause happened in Hirit”. The SENTRUM was filled with said YES: Centen B. Right away, clubs from adorability as the green blooded Grade Lessen crime rates Integrated School showcased their School students showed off their Attain peace skills and talents. Basketball matches talents by swaying with the music. Punish criminals highlighted the day when two of the Meanwhile, a 6-hour long bloodletting performing basketball teams in college project headed by the Alumni Batch Some reasons for students who visited the SENTRUM’s floor, the De La ‘86 started at 8 o’clock in the morning. said NO: Salle University Manila versus Centro BM 105 and 106 were occupied with Follow God’s commandment Escolar University, responding to the donors as they were willing to donate Care for human rights foundation committees. The crowd blood for those in need. At last, Give second chances was in their wildest cheer especially when the clock struck 2 o’clock in the when Ricci Rivero stepped on the afternoon, the closing program started Some reasons for students who game. The official dance group of at the Centen B as hosted by Sir Francis are NEUTRAL: DLSL, SALINDAYAW Dance Company, Ghio M. Reyes and Sir Joseph Angelou Scare people but would help avoid had proudly staged their concert I. Ng from the CEAS Department. The crimes entitled Zenith: Tales of a Decade. After closing ceremony highlighted how Grow bias to the upper ranks but the crazy sequence of events, it was each of the Lasallians made the event would eliminate criminals nice to just relax, frolic about on the a successful one. green, earthy grass of the oval, watch By: Belle Pechay, Athina Gozales, movies with the barkada, and gratify Throughout the week, De La Mika Shiramizu, Suzanne Jaen the magnificence of choreographed Salle Lipa, without a doubt, was able dances in the sky called fireworks. to move forward and gear towards Animo Night Sky held at the school another splendid Animo moment. Indeed, Lasallians went forth for the 54th.

08 News SHS Expo Aids in DLSL Publicity By: Joan Matulac FORMING FUTURE LASALLIANS. Mr. Rene Villanueva orients students from different schools To expand the empire of senior across Lipa City, as part promoting De La Salle Lipa where they can recieve quality education for Senior High School | By: Jona Bondad | Photo Courtesy: DLSL Website high school department of De La Salle Lipa, the marketing committee of the Coordinator and Henson Ola, LAMP Business Economics, Accountancy institution conducted a SHS Expo for Manager. Subsequently, brochure and Management Building, Retreat public schools of Lipa City, January 25. and ballers of the institution were and Sports Complex, Student Center, distributed among the spectators. A Chez Rafael, Café Barako, SENTRUM, Grade 10 students from Bolbok tour on DLSL which includes the Mabini Learning Resource Center and Capilla National High School, Anilao National Building rooms, Jose Rizal Building headed by Senior Student Coordinating High School, and Lodlod National - Noli and El Fili Building, College of Board ended the event. High School were the participants of the morning session, 8 am - 12 nn. Meanwhile, the afternoon session, 1 pm - 5 pm, consisted of Grade 10 students from Lipa City National Science High School and Pinagkawitan National High School. The ceremony started through a prayer and was followed by different talks concerning the importance of SHS, choosing the right track, DLSL’s facilities and offered scholarships by the Lasallian Assistance Management Program (LAMP). Speakers include Mr. Rene Villanueva, SHS Asst. Principal; Ms. Iezyl Toriño, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Strand Widening Youth’s Perspective About HIV By: Erjel Malabanan milk. Sexual behavior and syringe use condoms is not to encourage students are the top factors of the transmission to use it but to provide protection Human Immunodeficiency of HIV in the United States. HIV cannot for the youth. On the other hand, an Virus (HIV) can lead to Acquired be spread through water, air, saliva, official from the Catholic Bishops Immunodeficiency Syndrome and other casual contacts such as Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) (AIDS) if not treated. According to shaking hands, sharing toilets and so stated that giving condoms in school Antoinette Evangelista, project officer on (aids.gov). would only encourage sexual activities of Department of Health’s (DOH) among the youth. Executive secretary National AIDS/STI Prevention and STATISTICS of CBCP’s Permanent Committee on Control Program, HIV incidence in the Philippines is the 7th country who Public Affairs Fr. Jerome Secillano Philippines is at a “fast and furious” has the highest increasing rate of talked about how the administration rate. HIV around the world. Furthermore, should focus on educating the people, Dra. Ruby Quinto speaks about HIV Dra. Quinto also pointed out that especially the youth, rather than awareness last January 16, 2017 at De the National Capital Region (NCR) distributing condoms. La Salle Lipa SENTRUM. Students of has the highest rate of HIV cases the Senior High School community followed by our very own Region IV-A TREATMENT participated in the discussion. Grade (CALABARZON). The National Youth Today, there is still no scientifically 11 (STEM) and Grade 12 students Commission (NYC) stated that 62% proven medication to remove the attended in the morning period while of the latest HIV cases are youngsters virus from the patient. However, Grade 11 (ABM, GAS and HUMSS) between 15-24 years old. Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) can students were present in the afternoon. make a patient have a longer and PREVENTION healthier life and reduce the risk of TRANSMITION OF HIV The rising HIV cases alarmed the transmitting the virus to others. In Dra. Quinto’s discussion, she Department of Health. DOH’s strategy At the end of Dra. Quinto’s talk, gave details about the transmission to prevent the spreading of HIV in the she mentioned that the greatest shield of HIV. People with HIV can transmit country is to distribute condoms not a person can have to prevent HIV their virus through direct contact such only for health facilities but also for is being equipped with knowledge as blood, semen and pre-seminal fluid, school clinics. Paulyn Ubial Health about it. rectal fluid, vaginal fluid, and breast Secretary said that the distribution of

News 09 The Journalism Boot Camp: Balancing the Scale of Acads By: Agee Mendoza A WRITER’S QUEST. The CALABARZON’s best writers conquer the 2016 Regional School’s Press Conference, wherein selected SHS Lasallians were fortunate to represent the Lipa City Division in the prestigious event, December 5-7, 2016. | By: Jona Bondad | Photo Courtesy: Mika Llanes Lifting an institution’s flag in the field of journalism is a a single newspaper. Maybe, the game wanted to show if the herculean task especially if it comes in the form of a shield journalists had fearlessness. If they can risk their bodies for a of green and white. However, it is more difficult to raise piece of candy, what more for the contest? the weighty banner of a division famous for its journalism prowess. In order to gain the strength of upholding Lipa’s The second segment of the training happened on writing reputation in the Regional Schools Press Conference November 15-16. Sadly, it was also the third and fourth day (RSPC), the division initiated intensive 11-day training for its of the first ever DLSL Senior High School Intramurals. Some contestants. For De La Salle Lipa’s selected Senior High School journalists were even contestants at sports, modern dances students, it was a great opportunity to hone their journalistic and acapellas. A choice confronted them: to go and train for abilities despite sacrificing their academics. the RSPC or to remain at school and compete for intramurals. Why not do both? For example, the part-time students joined The selected journalists had a short time of rest after the intramurals while ensuring that they still went to train the first periodical examination when the 11-day training even with a little bit of tardiness. Jiving to the beat of Froggy was revealed to be held at three separate venues with their Dance as the coaches’ punishment wasn’t so bad. respective time allotments spanning from October 25 to December 2. Good bye, Turks Shawarma! Hello, callous Balancing the hefty scale of academics and co-curricular hands! activities became a bit easier to the DLSL contestants as the final segment of the training was held at their Alma Matter on On the 25th and 28th of October, contestants gathered at November 28-30 and December 1-2. Riding a jeepney to tend to the first venue which is Gaudencio B. Lontok Memorial School one’s PT (we all know this term) was a thing of the past. Plus, or also known as G.B. Lontok where they started their lives having Turks and callous hands became possible! But on a again not just as students but as journalists. Various schools more serious note, it was where contestants practiced all their representing the division were present as well as the smiles previous and present learning and improved in anticipation on their faces as they trained. Coaches who were veteran of the contest three days later. This was the contestants’ last journalists, possessing vast knowledge and experience in frontier separating them from a possible RSPC championship. writing and broadcasting, were assigned for each category. Many of them had given their schools victory and titles in Difficult is an understatement when balancing academics the national level with the knowledge that they shared. As and co-curricular activities such as journalism. Moreover, for the last day of the training’s first segment, the contestants DepEd does not anymore consider co-curricular activities to underwent a team-building activity with the aim of unifying have additional points in the educational system. However, and strengthening their bonds as co-journalists representing that should not stop a student from joining various contests the same division. Clichéd activities that enhance the and doing what he or she loves outside the academic realm. participants’ teamwork were made a little bit harder such Passion will propel those who make use of it to new heights. as the newspaper dance wherein 5 people were donned on Courage is what is needed to soar high while having the humility to keep one’s feet on the ground.

10 Opinion EDITORIAL SETTLING IN FOR A YEAR A lot can happen in one year. It can Nevertheless, looking at the bright side of the spectrum, witness a change in the history or restore the youth of today are coping, though adjusting, to achieve faith in this humanity, there can either the goal of DepEd, which is “No Filipino Youth Shall be be presence of markups and do overs or Left Behind.” Although it took time, the Philippines is no conversions and U-turns. This notion is longer included in the 10-year pre-university cycle, which no different from the fact that few months to date, only includes Angola and Djibouti. It can be seen from now, there will be other creatures that the senior high school students, though still small, have who will be in the same green and white leadership and voice as exemplified in De La Salle Lipa’s uniform. Thus, an upcoming battalion Senior Student Coordinating Board and Crescit Publication. would enter the roof. In the next scenes of Furthermore, it is worthy to mention the number of achievers this first time experiment, other students and honors the First Semester has concluded, proving that would be able to experience the making the students can stand out and give importance to education of yet another trademark in the Philippines, K to 12 Senior whatever the situation is. High School. However, it is also a well-known fact that this scheme for As this school year’s end is fast approaching, with a few the front liners is indeed, very challenging. However, the months left, it should be deemed important that the students guinea pigs of today are expected to perform at their best must break away from the standards and expectations of the since this would dictate the future of the education in the spectators by proving that they are more than just guinea pigs Philippines. and variables. With best interests at heart, the generation of today would give meaning to the unsolicited first time.

Opinion 11 The Things that Matter Most When one sees a group of children good even without knowing why. praying loudly or singing the national Sadly, some of the students have lost the pride in morning anthem full of pride, one could not help it but to feel delighted. Wherever those assemblies. Instead, succumbing to the habits which was children are, they seem to have a sense taught not to do when they were children was done. Some of obligation to stop for prayers and totally disregard it. Instead, they go on with whatever they for the national anthem. It seems odd are doing unless a discipline officer happens to be nearby. that they, the children, who perhaps This is so deplorable since students have more than enough know nothing yet of the intricacies of sensitivity and knowledge to acknowledge the solemn and God and religion or about society and patriotic essence of the morning assembly. history, are so moved, so taken by what the young adults might call their ‘daily Failure to remember the need of recognizing God’s helping routine’. hands and love for country result to betraying their own Come to think of it, all people were once in the shoes education which is meant to make them better people. Until of those children. At one point in their lives, they did not they realize that morning assemblies are much more than understand why they sang the Lupang Hinirang, but did so songs, oaths and prayers, and instead it means dedicating nonetheless. It felt like it was a duty to do so. Perhaps the only oneself humbly to God and one’s effort for the country – a motivation back then was that it was good, and they have to do person does not have the right to call themselves Lasallians and Filipinos. For if they were such, they would know the things that matter most. The Boat is Time Shift Sinking The first semester has given The Boat is Sinking has entertained a wave of written works and people of all ages with its simple performance tasks that caused mechanics and capacity to include any pressure to the senior high school number of players. The rules are simple: students. Waking up early in the the host will declare “The boat is sinking, morning for that 7:30 AM class and group yourselves into…” followed with a staying up late doing school works carefully planned number, prompting due to that 5:30 PM dismissal participants to scramble into groups. It has added up to their stress. As a seems that, upon re-enrollment to the response, the administration made academic year’s second semester, the a sudden change in the schedule game has materialized into a reality: The brought about by endless requests boat is sinking, group yourselves into… to somehow lighten the students’ load. Did this change in fourty-five! schedule help them to feel less burdened – or caused more Entering the second semester, the initial segregation of confusion? homegrown students from transferees proved to be no longer valid. The shuffling did not adversely affect all sections but a While the other strands experience more vacant time good population of students were moved from their classes of during the day, the STEM students still get left behind. The the first semester, some sections even dissolving. Separation Activity Period, a 1 hour and 45-minute allotment for project anxiety has proven to be nothing new to Lasallians. completion, was the strands’ common denominator. The Initially, the whole shuffling and dissolving of sections STEM takers still start with a 7:30 AM class and end at 5 PM was seen as senseless; the Registrar and the Discipline Office in which 3:15 PM is their possible earliest dismissal time. As were careful not to release any official statement about the for the other strands, confusion on the class schedule with real rationale, as well as any possible pre-meditations. Why an emerging number of absences and late-comers became didn’t the shuffle include everyone in the student body? Were the agenda. Moreover, cutting classes has become rampant. students’ academic standing put into consideration when they were moved? Was it a more personal reason, something that The change of schedule brought about by the requests of measured the attitudes and attributes of those in question? the senior high school students was well-accommodated by It may have been originally difficult for students part of the authorities. The Activity Period is a way of lessening their the shuffle to ease themselves into their new classrooms, but school work, as free periods are used for project completion the defensible reason that the second semester’s sudden shift and spending time with friends inside the campus. is part of a larger, more imminent plan to prepare senior high students for college life has actually proven to be a sound The revised time table for the second semester would motive. This whole issue has proven a face of life one cannot not be considered as a factor of stress if students utilize deny: when on board a sinking ship, he should settle in to their time properly. Allotted periods serve their purpose whatever shelter he finds. and is up to the students whether they will waste their time loitering around the campus or do their task. Class schedules, however long or short a period is – could be put into good use if time management and self-control is observed.

12 Literary Picture Perfect by Meliah Cueto “Don’t lean back on the chair,” the photographer said as he adjusted the camera. I sat up straight, but also tried to relax my shoulders. Scanning the room, I see my classmates busying themselves with varied things. Most of them are holding their phones up as a makeshift mirror, making sure that they look their best. After all, graduating--moving up, I mean-- from junior high school as part of the pioneer batch of K-12 in the Philippines is NOT a big deal. It was then that I was hit by an overwhelming wave of nostalgia; all the memories of the four years I’ve spent with all these incredible people that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I miss them already. “Ate, smile, in 3, 2, 1!” My thoughts are interrupted and I flashed what I wish was a dashing smile, but alas! It was too late. Great, another addition to my collection of awkward mid-smile photos. Scars by Meliah Cueto sometimes i live in a tv scene i've got no scars to hide whispering lines and forcing out tears unless you count the millions inside i'd stand in front of a mirror when no one's around seeing nothing but a flawed one dimensional kid one has a face of a beautiful boy with a past full of violence not a tinge of jealousy do I feel for the girls with the thigh gap and the fair skin and and a heart that feels deeply than most the pretty smile another is a girl known by many and the confident voice and the soaring grades music is her soul, seeming ever so carefree i just long for the happiness and all the people they but her home is not the house where she sleeps in keep and there is the summer i lost myself when my past met my parents, leaving what you wish to have, you must ask at most times i don't have the courage to me empty and scared take a breath and dive in the ocean, instead going back to square one, who am I now a river of maybes and what ifs, a bucket of sighs supposed to be? next time you see a girl in the corner making her way through the crowd i have cheeks that overheat in the slightest attention given don't look for the scars and icy hands that are shaking for she wears them in winter with a voice that's breaking

Literary 13 To the City that has you by Mika Llanes The city of Lipa is all I have ever known. You might case I forget how beautiful it is. think that the new cafés and bustling construction lots The city of Lipa has everything I can call mine. That’s would make it feel less like home, but at the end of the day, not the case for you, isn’t it? You’ve lived somewhere else very little has changed. See? We still have our churches, our before. Stories of streets I’ve never seen and people I’ll coffee, our lomi. There are still just two malls, and there is never meet. You are yet to memorize the routes I have long still insane traffic caused by all these damn tricycles. This since grown accustomed to, yet to familiarize yourself has been all of it for the past sixteen years. Believe me. with the quiet of my sleepy city. You tell me that you like Lipa. You tell me of your wanderlust, how you would still The city of Lipa is all I have ever lived in, and for the want to come back here, nonetheless; you could get used longest time, I had to teach myself to settle. Train my heart to all this, you say, and I wonder if you are talking about not to wander where my feet could not walk. Even now, I you in my arms or the calm of my hometown. still count down to the days until I can leave for college. Even now, I keep bookmarked the countries I will one day The city of Lipa has everything I want to get away from, live in, promising never to linger too long in one place in but it also has you… and you make me want to stay. Comfort Zone by Meliah Cueto The city that welcomed you with their battleground will not be the dangerous loud horns and car engines is now one’s homeland, you are one of those places, it is the comfort that you are constantly making you feel lonely who chose to brace themselves to step always trying to get back in. again. You just realized that no one is out and take risks. But other than these You will never loose and leave your next to you in the passenger’s seat of the changes that you’re about to encounter, home, in fact, you will make and jeepney you’re in because instead of the you should instead lay your eyes into the rebuild your kind of home and comfort relief for a serene space and uncrushed beautiful city lights on every busy road zone, sure it’s hard, but it is also to carve shoulders, a hint of disappointment at night, little by little, no matter how you from a stronger and independent grew, no loud small talks, no one will hard it is to cope into a lot of changes individual, and when that happens, approach and ask you to pass their and transitions of life, there’s always the you’ll find comfort in every unusual peso. No one but a picture perfect of littlest bravery somewhere in you, still situation that you are going to face. yourself painted on the few reflective choosing to get through, still choosing At the very end of the day, you might surfaces of the jeepney, all by yourself; to stay awake in the middle of the night still ask yourself a few questions like, and somehow, the familiar question in when you need to rush your projects “Am I alone? Or I am just independent the back of your mind is ringing once because you needed to broadened the enough?” But rather than picking one again, aspects of your dreams and reasons of the choices, you can now be able to “Am I alone? Or am I just independent why you’re here, still choosing to snap a answer, enough?” smile amidst the struggle, still choosing “I am alone, because I am independent Through the roads of loyalty from to struggle along the way of your fight, enough” your everyday battle. Because your

14 Feature THhisetRoerbyetlooldf In the world wherein the spotlight is focused on watching is not just after for entertainment but also Crisostomo Ibarra versus the overruling and non- for the technical and personal lessons it gave off. humanistic treatment of the Spaniards to Indios, The musical serves as an assessment tool for their have you ever known the life and tragedy of ordinary related courses whether these students who have people with intimate nationalism who fought like he also become audiences really understood what a was the protagonist of history? drama or play is all about. Ricky Lee has brought one of his unusual That was not at least half of the substantial masterpieces in De La Salle Lipa; he reintroduced intention of the institution on why we were given the Lasallians not just the novel El Filibusterismo such privilege to encounter this live action art. of our National Hero, Jose Rizal, but also acted Along with the 2-hour play, there were key points feelings, emotions, and sufferings of every character that really stroked the subconscious and especially Kabesang Tales who has become the main amazement of the audience, making it unique focus of the Rap en’ Rol musical presented by the above typical musicals we’ve seen before. Red Lantern Production. One of the major twists in this Ricky Lee’s is making it a “Rap en’ Roll” genre. There were Before hitting the depth of his story, the certain kinds around the globe who have also “Kabesang Tales: Rap en’ Roll Musical” is one of the performed like the one he had planned. It course requirements to some senior high school and was unusual to the Filipino theatre stage yet college students. The subject Creative Non-Fiction delivered smoothly and in more powerful has taken its opportunity to mandate the students approach of conveying history and at the to watch and appreciate the performance as one of same time, a national issue. Compared to the biggest examples of creative and imaginative the opera songs presented to other manifestation of real life. Before the actual visit stage dramas, there were still, however minor of Kabesang Tales together with his troops to moments showcase their rebellion on SENTRUM’s stage, majority of the students RAP ‘EN ROLL REBELLION. Looking beyond the other side of Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo, DLSL holds a play focusing on the life of Kabesang Tales. | By: Jona Bondad

Feature 15 df IbnycHeipsttioorny: By: Joshua Perez of high-note singing and now in a majority of with as sometimes being an underdog inside our rap beat as it goes faster, more emphasized, and own territory. crowd-catching. Aside from it, there were several conversations delivered to a rock and roll genre Maximizing its authenticity, the narrator which really diverted and became more engaging to has the skill of directly communicating to its the new generation of theatre audiences, who are audiences. He himself involved his character to more aware to these types of songs. the play as well as part of the crowd. He served as the bridge in connecting the musical performance Entering the writer’s head, Ricky Lee has shown to its significance, from past to present. The play us a majestic style of entering to another writer’s has become extraordinary because it instills the outstanding performance of the production and head, Jose Rizal. The play “Kabesang Tales” is reasons out why the present generation still needs primarily the idea of telling every Filipino that to fully understand the history. The techniques even the most ordinary citizen has a story applied in the play, patched the missing element to tell, and a life to prevail. Tales is just a of our understanding of the current social issues part of the El Filibusterismo of Rizal yet before. Local examples of inside war, government Ricky Lee has a complete understanding versus its people, religion versus religion, and of every element in such omniscient man versus its nature, are simply the target of the point of view. He used this character to play to be solved which for us students, should represent all parts of the community that promote what is right and not on what we think is we should be aware about our rights and right, that we shall do it with courage but most of bravery to withstand principle we have our peace. as beings. He transfigured a supporting element into the centre of the play What we conquered is one of a kind as this and gave life to a work of fiction, musical reminisced the sounds of suffering gave feeling to a character centuries ago and warned us to the alarming who has none, and gave noise of the future if we do not resolve our own a moment for a man sickness. In the world not so ready to rap in a that we could easily beat, and roll in peaceful flow, that’s why here it is, relate ourselves Ricky Lee’s Kabesang Tales.

16 Feature Surfing the Korean Wave: How K-pop is Taking Over the World -Cheanne Tenorio The Hallyu Wave is a “wave- like” South Korean trend popularity, and the industry has been becoming more and spreading across the world. The term Hallyu was first more lucrative. used when the Chinese noticed the popularity of Korean entertainment in China by the late 1990s. Since then the Musically, melody and lyricism have become lesser meaning of the word has slightly changed to mean the components while catchy beats and dance patterns are popularity of Korean entertainment as it spreads around prioritized. Many songs sound very similar since they are the world. Korean culture has spread due to multiple factors produced by the same cookie-cutter mold of large record including the interest for Korean dramas, culture, and label companies. If one categorizes K-pop as pop music, it popular music, also known as K- Pop. As more people surf can be argued that it is a reflection of current trends, and the internet, many more discover the popular Korean culture it purposefully emphasizes dance and rhythm rather than and unveil the foreign lifestyle. lyricism. K-pop is seen as a good representation of the current YouTube generation: visually-appealing music videos are as The K-pop movement started in Seoul in 1992, with a if not more, important than the musical content itself. In three-man boy band called Seo Taeji and Boys. Debuting that sense, K-pop is thriving and taking advantage of popular with a never-before-seen style while mixing traditional social media to spread across the world. Korean folk music with hip-hop and electronica, Seo Tags and Boys became an instant sensation among the young. The advent of K-pop continues to be a musical Their musical success became a template for rising stars to phenomenon that introduced South Korean culture to the challenge conventional musical styles. Interestingly enough, world. People from all around the world enjoy the music and one of the former members of Seo Taeji and Boys, Yang shows produced by enormous industry boom more than ever Hyun Suk, is the founder and CEO of major record label, YG and continue to grow and match the public’s desires. The Entertainment, who holds contracts with stars such as PSY, rise of K-pop is a reflection of the people’s drive for progress BIGBANG, and 2NE1. during Korea’s economic growth throughout the 20th century, which is enough evidence that K-pop will continue to evolve. After initially gaining huge popularity in the East Asian market, K-pop started attracting international attention in Today, there are many facets of Korean culture as the mid 2000s. Groups such as Girl’s Generation and Wonder artistically rich and varied as any other, they are shrouded Girls managed to charm North American crowds. by the flashy lights of K-pop. Seoul continues to grow as It was the release of Gangnam Style by PSY in 2012 the trend-setting capital of Asia with events such as Seoul launched K-pop into the global phenomenon Fashion Week and K-pop concerts attracting more and more it is today. Generating a record-breaking people every year. The growing popularity helps expose other million views per day in the first weeks of cultural aspects such as the food scene and architecture to its release, the comedy song served to the public. Hopefully, K-pop will not only serve as popular many as an introduction to K-pop and entertainment, but act as a beacon that can introduce South South Korean culture in general. Since Korea’s rich and vast history to the world. then, dozens of groups have gained

Feature 17 PRISMA The Night That Was -Seline Abanto Bright lights, good times and marketing and advertising committee sponsorships from different companies memories to last a.k.a. DLSL’s first gave amusing and impressive ‘teasers’ within Batangas. semester sem-ender celebration of the event. Gradually, I watched as the committee members I personally knew More activities went on through the December 14, 2015, 5:00 p.m. changed their Facebook profile pictures night. We jumped to the tunes of DJs Era The SHS students trickled in DLSL’s to themselves in a black and white and Nix. It didn’t even matter that our SENTRUM just like the rain that fell filter with their respective names and voices had to compete with the blasting that evening. What was first planned the committee they belonged to with harmonies. Our fellow SHS students to be the acquaintance party that never a caption announcing the coming of even had a chance in the spotlight: pushed through at the start of classes PRISMA. Teaser videos were also posted Biglaan, Good Vibes, Basimolo, and evolved into the sem-ender celebration on FB that included clips of fellow SHS Blurred Emotion were the self-formed that was PRISMA. students lip-syncing and DJs jamming musical groups that serenaded the The event commenced before the with neon lights and glow sticks, much SENTRUM. Raffles took place in between night it actually did. Its committees like the actual PRISMA. performances with Php300 awaiting the advertised on social media to blaze up the winners. The last raffle was an event I hype. The committees, marketing and A tarpaulin with the event’s name didn’t expect. My friends and I laughed advertising, documentation, program surrounded by a multitude of colors and cheered as our very own classmate, and design, were composed of SHS hung at the entrance that night, next to Wyatt Suarez claimed the jackpot prize students. The program was proposed it sat giant letters that spelled PRISMA of the night, Php5,000. and executed by the Senior Student as colorful as the artificial neon Coordinating Board, in partnership with lights radiating in the background. I Our hearts beat to his artificial drums Students Activities Office. “The body watched in awe as a sea of students and we jumped to the rhythm of his used these committees to empower gathered around a DJ standing on stage tunes as he, DJ Ace Ramos, the man of the students and at the same time engulfing the dark building in a dubstep the hour, sealed the night in a delightful provide helping hands to coordinate symphony. deafening disco. The Salindayaw Dance and advertise the program to the whole Company was the last to perform jiving SHS Community,” says Julia Llanes, the Hard to believe such an event was to EDM harmony that night. Finally, president of the SHS student body. The self-liquidated as all the funds used the closing prayer was said to wrap the for the program’s expenses came from event. What a way of closing of the first the ticket sales that the body had and semester and welcoming the new one!

18 Feature WHO ARE WE? -Veronica Medrano Do you feel alive? For millennials convince ourselves that there is no such our happily ever after. We knew every like us, who have not even lived half thing as wrong in the name of love. villain in the story can easily be spot on through our lifetimes yet, to be able to Then, we get heartbroken. We blame – one with the darkest eyes, raspy voice, meet people who falsify the predefined ourselves for not giving effort. We move and uncharitable smile but little did we norms is beyond invaluable. on. We find new prospects of love and know, antagonists in real life disguise as we find ourselves in the same sticky ones with the brightest eyes, sweetest These are the days when people situation. We tell ourselves, “It’s fine, at voice, and widest smile. We grew up count years to quantify worth and depth least I once became happy.” with stories telling us that in the cruel or when number of anniversaries world, what we have to do is to believe translates to amount of We grew up watching fairytales and anything is possible as if it only ends in authenticity of relationships. Disney movies. We believed it when We are the counting Peter Pan told us that we could fly believing, no doing whereas it is generation. We are through thinking of happy thoughts as if all the action that makes up the generation there were only happy moments in life. the idea. We were taught that happy endings only who waits for the exist if we have a beautiful prince or We rushed into perfect time to princess on our right hand as if we can growing up because we send replies so never be independent. We thought that want to be inferior that we would if we could convince fairy godmother to no more. As early not sound clingy. transform you into a beautiful face and as the age of 7, We would count leave your glass slippers, we could get we wanted to the number of decide which followers and outfit we are likes we have for going to pull off. approval. We value We then started to high grades more make decisions than learning. We on our own, would hit the stores unknowingly once it got to our setting us up knowledge that into a big fiasco there is a called mistakes. Grand Sale We tried the happening in extremes of the mall and the spectrum, we put our money the unimaginable on things we do not actions of trying so hard even want except to feel alive as if we were that it has cheap stroke really alive at our 3AM selves, all beaten on the tag. up, exhausted, and high. We became the monsters our parents, storybooks, and We are the generation of “Ako na lang movie sequels warned us about. Now, ulit, Popoy” and “Ito ang huling tula na we will feel the pressure of balancing isusulat ko para sa’yo” as if we were only the responsibilities and choices we interested in love though it’s not love we have to make as we take the places of chase. Sometimes, it is in compliance the older crowd who did nothing but for the sad and lonely souls. We want prepare us for this moment. Except we to have a reminder that we are indeed are not prepared. We wanted this in the beautiful and worth it, that after our first place, right? We thought we would etched skin scars, we are still considered feel alive after rushing. Except we still deserving. As much as we say we should feel dead. Why are we suddenly turning not search for love, we still do. We make back? When did we lose our identities? them as subjects for our poetries. We Why did we lose our identities?

Feature 19 A SOUL'S SENTIMENT -Vivien Abrigonda On or after the booming sound of the carillon, the withstand misgivings. incipient beginning cannot be veiled out of sight. Five days in a week and four weeks in a month; these are the hiatuses Thursday. Shadows on the hallways are obscured with in between delight and desolation, feat and fiascos, learning nightfall. Trifle swelling of the eyes looks a lot like a packed and letdowns. Time flies by a long shot and as for an upbeat luggage. Yes, that oppressive. A number already gave up and individual, the semblance of oneself positioned in a chair, went home with defeated shoulders. While the rest, keep in the four corners of the room seem like recent incident. on cleaving to strings looped on both ways, on the brink of These are the four corners where one’s fear exists and where every border for the benefit of their reveries. one’s identity is gradually built in. Friday. This is it. This is the final stage of the thorns in Monday. This is the foreword for the professed “inflaming the flesh suppressed within the letters “P.T.”, or notably flight”. The mere clanking of shoes and the footsteps on the known as Performance Task. For the finale of this drive stairs resound like an epidemic where all life forms take is the commencement of the probable scores. Such are off in a snap. Different hiding places. Separate outlines lean towards fixation. Even with the outcomes of the great minds and productive scrutiny sheer assembly of the projector and the of intellects. Handfuls are even equally pinching way every professor gets to their feet, themselves hard. As one brings eyes to a intense jumpiness is expected to be close, you’ll come to grip with the reality sensed. Every pair of glassy pools that waterworks are rolling down your is full of disappointment while cheeks. Cold and authentic. This is the staring on the speaker in the lead. proof that you really made it despite the deadliest deadline. Tuesday. Second day. The In a short span of time, a atmosphere is poles apart. Though solitary stature coped with the insignias are forthcoming, the waves atypical struggles, survived, wept stay behind tranquility. It is as if not and transpired as a sanguine soul. one catastrophe indicates a meaning. Somebody who recognizes light at the Students are happy embracing the end of the tunnel. Somebody who put modicum of sleep while it lasts. into bits and pieces the proper principle to be utilized so as to conquer completion: Wednesday. Pages of notepads are time management. Every day is an escapade pictured with words; figures pacing back and another learning; a breach to a launch and forth. Construing. Inscribing. Some beings and array of trials. As for the dreamers in start in on shedding forlorn tears, with desire effect, such occurrences are the soul of a to accomplish assigned tasks with apt marks and student’s sentiment.

20 Features Conquering Writer’s Block -Pauline Villafuerte So perhaps… You tried so hard to spill your ink, but You must go back from the start. You’ve experienced staring at a as you read the words you manage to Find your pace and remember the blank sheet of paper thinking of the jot down… well… you know in yourself reasons why you still keep on writing. topic you wanted to write about. already that it’s utterly terrible. Is it for compliance of a requirement in You know in yourself that somehow, a class or it is because writing is really deep beneath your existence, there lies The thing is, there are occasions your haven—an escape which lets you this unfathomable concept—a desire where it’s not actually required to cross the fine line between different or can be an idea that was once stuck un-feel the urge to drift off. There’s a worlds and point-of-views? You need to deep in your mind eons of ages ago... reason why you don’t have the ‘angst’ figure this thing out. waiting to be uncovered. to write as of the moment. Maybe, Somehow, you manage to get a you’re a deadbeat – a walking corpse The thing is you are holding on glimpse of this ‘idea’ you’re talking of a human without enough sleep. too tight. You need to loosen up; you about so you try your best to visualize Or maybe you missed out the fun need to get a little crazy. You need to it—to think about it. The effects of part of writing because of too much let the ‘oh-so-humorous’ side of you the “glimpse” you had, causes your pressure and seriousness. dominates for a little while and get the pace of breathing to increase and in creative juices flowing again. sync, your heart beats faster than usual; because with the thought Try to go out of your box and take a that you’re an inch away to stroll. Perhaps, inhaling some fresh air your masterpiece became would bring good effects on you. And so empowering! But out of why not meet up with a friend? Try nowhere, your momentum automatically disappears. You to have a conversation with people can’t remember the thing or you’re close within order to recollect the feeling. You’re left there ideas for future writings. Or go out to savor again the sight of your for an adventure? Maybe, seeing new blank sheet of paper waiting to be sceneries will give you inspiration to filled. write. You can’t do this anymore. Your faculty of wonder is lost. Your well of You can write. For your last resort, inspiration is empty. Finished. Stone- just write. Don’t make it harder than it dry. This is not a product of boredom, has to be. Just type a few words. They or anxiety or even melancholia. This is don’t need to be good at first (all first far worse: drafts are crap, that works in my case). Writer’s Block. It just has to be written. If you do this, you’ll get pass the obstacle course. I You tried your best to kick it off. promise. You can do this. Never give up.

Sports 21 SHS Chevrons Represent Lipa in STCAA Meet By: Mika Shiramizu Bearing the Lipeño and Animo spirit up their sleeves, CONQUER THE BORDER. Winning against their oponents are the DLSL chevrons. | By: Rain Lumban | Photo Courtesy: Mirige Bautista the student athletes of De La Salle Lipa had partaken in the Silva who battled against Tanauan during the Quarter Finals. recently concluded Southern Tagalog Calabarzon Athletic Football players Juan Almazan and Gerard Peña engaged Association (STCAA) Meet last February 13-19 at San Luis in the elimination round against the teams of Calamba, Sports Complex, Bubukal, Sta. Cruz, Laguna. Tanauan, and Dasmariñas while Julia Bartolome, Sheen Cena, Daniell Javier, and Mika Punzalan of the girls’ team reached Highlighting the theme “Nurturing the CALABARZON the Quarter Finals and played against team Rizal. Youth for Sports Excellence,” the event was hosted by the Division of Laguna and had showcased a variety of individual Representing the Badminton team were DLSL’s Kristian and team sports including Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Gardner (Singles Category) and Hannah Rubino (Doubles Basketball, Football, Swimming, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and Category). The Taekwondo Team, on the other hand, was Taekwondo. comprised of Ted Delos Reyes, Franz Ebreo, Jocelle Loleng, Grazziele Alcances and Lindsay Dimayuga. Emerging as champions were the Volleyball girls who swept team Laguna in 3 sets, 25-23, 25-15, 25-14. DLSL’s very own Janel Maraguinot and Mirgie Bautista will be competing in the Palarong Pambansa 2017 which will be held at Antique Province. Meanwhile, the Volleyball Boys’ team which was joined by DalzenBabadilla, Angelo Enginco, and Allan Mayuga fought against Cavite Province in the Quarter Finals. Diving for gold and silver in the 4 by 50 meter Freestyle Relay and 4 by 50 meter Medley Relay, respectively was Kyle Cuenca while Sam Balbacal also won silver in the 100 meter Breast Stroke. Other members of the Swimming Team include Miguel Morales and Louis Austria. Battling for third against Lucena City was the Lipa Basketball Team represented by Ian Abila, Michael Baldovino, Royen Cutanda, Jose Dimayuga, Stephen Javier, Paul Kenneth Larosa, Aeron Dale Lupac, and Joram Jacob Virrey. Ranking 3rd in Heat Athletics was Clark Galleguez and ranking 12th in Long Distance Finals was Hannah Guzman of the Athletics Team. Playing Centerfield in the Lipa Baseball Team was Allen de Why Do Filipinos Love Basketball and Volleyball? By: Mika Shiramizu in creating great causes for the widespread propagation of Ball is life—you might have heard this line hundreds of Volleyball in the Philippines. times already, and I wouldn’t guarantee you that it would Meanwhile, basketball was also introduced to the stop here, because everywhere you go, you will see someone Philippines during the American colonial period. When it was embodying the famous line, especially when it comes to two taught in the country, there were no alterations made by the of its types—basketball and volleyball, pioneer Filipino players but rather contributed more in terms of popularity. This sport became extremely viral because The two most patronized team sports in the Philippines many citizens were interested in it, especially among the boys. include Basketball and Volleyball. But what is it with these two sports that make us Filipinos want to learn it, love it, and live From the uneasy sensations as people hear the whistle, the it? excitement of the crowd whenever the games commence, to the anxiety of the players as the end draws to a near—all these First, let’s go back to where it all started. happenings are greatly rejoiced at by both the players and the Volleyball began way back in 1910 when the country was spectators. Therefore it cannot be denied that these two sports still a United States territory. An American introduced it to are considered the most compelling activities in Philippine the Filipinos and right away, it became a popular recreational history up today. activity played in the backyard or at the beach. Surprisingly, it was even the Filipinos who first developed and influenced some Basketball and Volleyball are more than just games or rules for the said game. The two items that were contributed hobbies. They play a big part in the way we Filipinos look at by our fellow citizens to the modern-day Volleyball include sports. Whether we play it on the streets or on the largest arena the inspiration for the development of the “three-hit limit” in the country, the most important thing is that we embody and the “setting and spiking the ball” maneuver. Together, the value of its simplicity, perseverance, and uniqueness of those Filipino citizens and US soldiers made the first steps the sport along with our own unique and finishing touches.

22 Sports Timpalakasan 2016: One for the Books By: Suzanne Rose Jaen of the audience. The third week of November was one that a lot of us had Meanwhile for the sports, players of badminton and anticipated for it marked the first ever Intramurals for the table tennis gathered in the newly minted Sports Complex Senior High School. Last November 14-18, students from the for the elimination round which begun on the third day and said community switched their game-faces on and truly lived lasted until the fourth. After a series of games, Allan Castillo up the Animo spirit as they took part in a series of activities and Kristian Erick Bautista of S11-13 dominated both in the for DLSL’s Timpalakasan 2016. singles and doubles category for males while Mikyla Reign Gabriel and Vera Salazar of S11-11 were hailed queens in the After weeks of preparations which showcased the students’ female category. talents and skills not only in sports but also in music, arts, and dance, the most awaited moment began—the students Lastly, there it was, the energy of the Lasallians rose to gathered inside the SENTRUM for the opening ceremony an all-time high as they watched the games of basketball and on the first day, and as volleyball. promised, As expected, each had these were been given the most the spotlight sought-after to show matchups of off their all. For the section’s basketball originally men’s composed category, S11- yells. After all 08, H11-02, the formalities, and A11-04 the games had came out the officially begun strongest with and in an instant, the latter being zeal was in the air. the champions, while in the It was as if the women’s category, Barden Bellas and S11-06, S11-15, and the Treblemakers S11-01 were hailed landed at the BHV winners. On the other gymnasium when the hand, S11-14 and S11-17’s A Capella competition quest for the championship took place on the second title in volleyball was truly day. Representatives from each awe-inspiring; however, the latter section prepared their own song managed to dominate the court, leaving choice, whether mashup or remix, behind S11-14 and G11-01 in second and and even wore costumes related to their third places, respectively for the men’s chosen theme. Music from different genres category. As for the women’s category, S11-08, and generations transpired and were highlighted A11-04, and A11-11 were among the top three during the contest. Finally, the ensemble of contenders for the said game, with A11-11 bringing S11-02 emerged as the champions with their home the championship title. collaborative mashups and overall stage presence The whole week was indeed fun, tiresome, which caught the eyes of all the spectators. In and everything and between, but the most the afternoon, the place went from stage important thing that this event has taught us to streets as the contestants of Modern was the value of sportsmanship in and Dance stepped up and danced their out the court—how we remain true to hearts out. Everyone was cheering for ourselves and abide by the rules, and the performers—regardless of the how we treat others fairly even if section—for all had shown their the odds are against us. Above all, best and had proven what they got, we have learned to be united as one but those from S11-07 were the real team with one goal and one spirit— show stoppers and won the hearts Animo!

Sports 23 Sports and Academics: A Balancing Act By: Suzanne Rose Jaen There are people who are good at sports; there are also since we are all having the same struggles in senior high. people who are good in academics. Then there are those who One misconception, however, that she wants us to stop can do both—and more. In previous articles, we have already believing, is that students like her are lazy. Instead, she established how it is a challenge to balance academics and advices her fellow student-athletes to focus and have a good extra-curricular activities, but now we shall look at it from sense of time management—after all, the word “student” the perspective of those who consider it easy-peasy—our very comes first before “athlete,” which means we must really own SHS athletes. prioritize academics before anything else. Pen by day, paddle by night—this has become the everyday On the other side of the court, we have S11-15’s Allan norm for A11-02’s Julia Marquez. Her baby steps in the sport Christian Mayuga, who started volleyball at elementary started as early as 2nd grade when she started playing table level. He became a varsity player when he was in 3rd grade tennis, until she became part of their school’s “Team A” and has been one ever since. As a young fellow, Allan was and later on a varsity player representing the institution in once a shy type but eventually became sociable. Just like the different meets. She trains every Monday, Wednesday, and former, he also prioritizes studies and maintains everything Friday from 5 in the afternoon until 7 in the evening. Having in ship-shape through effective time management; his being known this schedule, we might probably wonder how she responsible makes it happen, too. When asked if he will squeezes in all the deadlines and projects required of her. pursue playing volleyball in college, Allan says that it is still Luckily, Julia herself shares a little tip for all of us: uncertain. He plans to take up Mechanical Engineering after “Time management is a must,” she graduating from Senior High. says. Basically, she does it like this— It’s really amazing—and challenging—how these two get after training, she eats dinner and to live up being a student, an athlete, and a socially healthy goes to sleep; she would wake up individual all at once, and they don’t do it just for the early in the morning to finish all the sake of being one. It somehow makes our tasks at hand. During the weekends, excuses for not finishing schoolworks she allots Saturdays for doing on-time invalid and leaves us feeling homeworks and other academic guilty for all the days we spent being requirements, and dedicates every unproductive when we could have Sunday for herself, her family, and been so. As they have mentioned, for God—yup, she also happens to time management, right priorities, be an active member of Divina Pastora and a sense of responsibility are Church where she serves during the the key components for ultimate Sunday mass. productivity. May they be an When asked about how inspiration to all of us, student- she feels being a student- athlete or not, to continue athlete, Julia says it’s persevering and living a well- all normal, in a sense balanced life. Coupled with that they (athletes) a positive outlook, enough should not be treated motivation, and faith in our differently from Almighty Creator, surely the rest of us we would win the battle.

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