SSA bags the Elementary Pautakan 2008 Championship
By jrldizon
October 23, 2008, Don Bosco Academy Gymnasium – At total of 10 elementary schools in Pampanga came and participated in the Elementary Level of Pautakan 2008 of the UP Aguman.
Chevalier School (CS)
Don Bosco Academy (DBA)
Holy Angel University (HAU)
Holy Family Academy (HFA)
Hillcrest Heights Institute (HHI)
Immaculate Conception School (ICS)
Mary Help of Christians School (MHCS)
Psalms Academy (PA)
St Scholastica’s Academy (SSA)
University of the Assumption (UA)
Many of the registered high school teams were also present in the morning for the Opening Ceremonies. In the registration, the teams and guests were given copies of the special Pautakan 2008 Edition of Aslag, prepared by the Records & Publication Commitee. It was filled with some logic problems and feature articles about the Pautakan. Applicants Bencio David and Abigail Sunga sang the National Anthem and led everyone in the Opening Prayer, respectively. The UP Aguman President Jen Castro led the members in reciting the Aguman Creed while Educational Committee Chairperson and Pautakan 2008 Project Head delivered his Opening Remarks. All present contestants were divided into 5 groups for the Group Dynamics portion of the contest. This activity aims to acquaint the contestants with the contestants from the other schools. After the allotted time, all groups presented their output in the stage. For the coaches, the Hep Hep Hooray game was facilitated by Felipe Pablo IV (Langgotsi 2006B). The hosts for the program were Yek Santos (Kaputul 2004A) and Rex Dizon (Salagpi 2001A).
The Elementary Eliminations were held in the afternoon. After 25 questions, HFA, SSA and MHCS finished in the Top 3 and qualified for the Championship Encounters. The total scores are:
HFA 150 pts
SSA 110
MHCS 60
ICS 40
HAU 35
DBA 30
UA 30
PA 20
CS 15
HHI 15
As per the contest mechanics for the Elementary Pautakan, there were seed points for the Top 3: HFA having a +15-pt advantage, SSA with 10 and MHCS with 5. They battled with each other in one-on-one Encounters and each win merited +15 pts. In the Championship Encounters, SSA was able to beat HFA and MHCS, while MHCS won over HFA as well. Thus, the final scores were:
SSA 40 pts – ELEMENTARY CHAMPION
MHCS 20 - 2nd Place
HFA 15 - 3rd Place
The Aguman alumni present were Daphne Villanueva (Kaputul 2004A), Andre Galang (Salagpi 2001A) and Patrick Canlas (Abe-Abe 1991A). The judges for the competition were Ate Daphne, Acey Duarte (Bucayo 2005B) and Ms Adelle Sotto. Miss Sotto is an instructor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of UP Diliman.
The week-long Questions Nights for the Pautakan 2008 were held at Acey Duarte's home at Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga from October 18-22, 2008. Everyday for that period, the AguPips converged there to make questions and to attend to the other preparation details for the Pautakan.
October 23, 2008, Don Bosco Academy Gymnasium – At total of 10 elementary schools in Pampanga came and participated in the Elementary Level of Pautakan 2008 of the UP Aguman.
Chevalier School (CS)
Don Bosco Academy (DBA)
Holy Angel University (HAU)
Holy Family Academy (HFA)
Hillcrest Heights Institute (HHI)
Immaculate Conception School (ICS)
Mary Help of Christians School (MHCS)
Psalms Academy (PA)
St Scholastica’s Academy (SSA)
University of the Assumption (UA)
Many of the registered high school teams were also present in the morning for the Opening Ceremonies. In the registration, the teams and guests were given copies of the special Pautakan 2008 Edition of Aslag, prepared by the Records & Publication Commitee. It was filled with some logic problems and feature articles about the Pautakan. Applicants Bencio David and Abigail Sunga sang the National Anthem and led everyone in the Opening Prayer, respectively. The UP Aguman President Jen Castro led the members in reciting the Aguman Creed while Educational Committee Chairperson and Pautakan 2008 Project Head delivered his Opening Remarks. All present contestants were divided into 5 groups for the Group Dynamics portion of the contest. This activity aims to acquaint the contestants with the contestants from the other schools. After the allotted time, all groups presented their output in the stage. For the coaches, the Hep Hep Hooray game was facilitated by Felipe Pablo IV (Langgotsi 2006B). The hosts for the program were Yek Santos (Kaputul 2004A) and Rex Dizon (Salagpi 2001A).
The Elementary Eliminations were held in the afternoon. After 25 questions, HFA, SSA and MHCS finished in the Top 3 and qualified for the Championship Encounters. The total scores are:
HFA 150 pts
SSA 110
MHCS 60
ICS 40
HAU 35
DBA 30
UA 30
PA 20
CS 15
HHI 15
As per the contest mechanics for the Elementary Pautakan, there were seed points for the Top 3: HFA having a +15-pt advantage, SSA with 10 and MHCS with 5. They battled with each other in one-on-one Encounters and each win merited +15 pts. In the Championship Encounters, SSA was able to beat HFA and MHCS, while MHCS won over HFA as well. Thus, the final scores were:
SSA 40 pts – ELEMENTARY CHAMPION
MHCS 20 - 2nd Place
HFA 15 - 3rd Place
The Aguman alumni present were Daphne Villanueva (Kaputul 2004A), Andre Galang (Salagpi 2001A) and Patrick Canlas (Abe-Abe 1991A). The judges for the competition were Ate Daphne, Acey Duarte (Bucayo 2005B) and Ms Adelle Sotto. Miss Sotto is an instructor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of UP Diliman.
The week-long Questions Nights for the Pautakan 2008 were held at Acey Duarte's home at Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga from October 18-22, 2008. Everyday for that period, the AguPips converged there to make questions and to attend to the other preparation details for the Pautakan.
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