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Reaping International Awards Month after Month

PSHS Main Campus scholars in the 7th World Mathematics Team Championship held in South Korea.

Photo courtesy of PSHS Main Campus.

PSHS Bicol Region Campus scholars in the Young Inventors’ Challenge held in Malaysia.

Photo courtesy of PSHS Bicol Region Campus.

Month after month, PSHS schol-

ars made our country proud as they win

prestigious awards in international compe-

titions.

Young Inventors’ Challenge

Beginning October 2016, PSHS

scholars from Bicol Region Campus (BRC)

in Goa, Camarines Sur bagged Platinum

and Gold Awards in the Inventors’ Chal-

lenge held in Malaysia on October 16,

2016.

Platinum Awards were attained by

BRC scholars Kaira Danielle Lubis, Sofia

Mae Guadalupe, Nicole Kaye Calara, and

Simon Paul Salvatorri Altar.

Their team named “Agrarian Ad-

vancers” made it to top rank among 70

competing teams from three countries.

Mr. Jerry M. Noveno, Special

Science Teacher from BRC, shared: “The

groups’ creation, Arduino-based Solar-

Powered NPK Analyzer, was a colometric

sensor that sought for a more accurate

evaluation of soil tests to address varying

color intensities from person to per-

son,hence aid color-blinded people in the

process of evaluation.”

Gold Awards (second place) were

brought home by BRC scholars Shaira Ma-

rie Batalla, Dominic Casio, Julius Caezar

Damo II, Martin Dohn Miranda, and Mar-

tin Judd Puerto. Their team was called

“The Wrigglers”.

According to Noveno: “The Wrig-

glers’ project is a monitoring device that

could determine mosquito population in

one location”.

The BRC scholars were coached

by BRC Special Science Teachers Ms.

Ferly Lovete, Mr. Mark Anthony Pelaez,

and Mr. Andrew Tenorio.

PSHS Eastern Visayas Campus scholar Hillary Diane Andales receives the Youth Excellence in Science Award by the DOST-

Science Education Institute for her accomplishment in the 2016 Breakthrough Challenge.

Photo courtesy of PSHS Eastern Visayas Campus.

PSHS Cagayan Valley Campus scholar Hannah Keren Duque receives the Da Vinci Science Award by the ASEAN Center for the Gifted in Science.

Photo courtesy of PSHS Cagayan Valley Campus.

BULLETIN September - December 2016

Vol. 1 No. 3

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Photo and Info courtesy of PSHS Cagayan Valley Campus

PSHS Bicol Region Campus winners of the Young Inventors’ Challenge. Photo courtesy of PSHS Bicol Region Campus.

Da Vinci Science Award In the latter part of October 2016, PSHS Cagayan Valley Campus (CVC) scholar Hannah Keren Duque was conferred the Da Vinci Science Award by the ASEAN Center for the Gifted in Science. In addition to this award, is a scholarship given by ACGS. Ms. Genalyn Alice R. Viloria, Special Science Teacher from CVC

wrote: “The award is given to students who exhibit an extraordinary potential to excel in science and technology careers. It was first for the Philippines.” Duque joined the CVC team who participated in the 5th ASEAN Plus Three Junior Science Odyssey (APT JSO) last June 2016. The CVC team finished in Second Place (overall) after competing with 28 teams from ASEAN countries

plus China, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, and Sweden. This year’s Da Vinci Science Awardees Duque and Teo Siang Jun of Brunei Darussalam were selected from all the contestants in the recently-held APT JSO. Below is a photo of Duque re-ceiving the Da Vinci Science Award from ACGS.

PHILIPPINE’S PRIDE. Hannah Keren Duque (6th from left) poses with Dr. Sang Chun Lee of ACGS (4th from left) with the Philippine dele-gation to the 71st ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST-71) and 9th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (IAMMST-9) headed by DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara (7th from left).

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7th World Mathematics Team Championship Come November 2016, PSHS Main Campus scholars reaped GOLD, SILVER, and BRONZE AWARDS from the World Mathematics Team Champion-ship (WMTC) 2016 in Incheon, South Korea, where 30 countries participated. In WMTC 2016 Advanced Divi-sion Individual Round, Gold Awards were

achieved by Raphael C. Villaruz and Ra-fael Jose D. Santiago. Silver Award for Lorenzo Jaime Y. Flores. Bronze Award for Joaquin Jose S. Lopez, and Rodrigo Dexter A. Perando. Merit Award for Mi-khaela Marie V. Diaz. In WMTC 2016 Intermediate Division Individual Round, Silver Awards were seized by Jose Lorenzo P. Abad, Bert Joseph A. Tropicales, and Dominic Lawrence R. Bermudez. Bronze Awards

for Sinead Dylan P. Vallester, Wesley Gavin G. Palomar, and Frederick Ivan Michael T. Tan. In WMTC 2016 Intermediate Division Team Round, Team Award was given to the group from the Philippines consisting of: Bert Joseph A. Tropicales, Jose Lorenzo P. Abad, Dominic Lawrence R. Bermudez, Sinead Dylan P. Vallester, Wesley Gavin G. Palomar, and Frederick Ivan Michael T. Tan.

Photo and Information sources: PSHS Bicol Region Campus PSHS Cagayan Valley Campus PSHS Eastern Visayas Campus PSHS Main Campus

PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM

Location: Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. No.: (02) 939-7747 E-mail address: oed@pshs.edu.ph URL: www.pshs.edu.ph

PSHS Main Campus winners of the 7th World Mathematics Team Championship. Photo courtesy of PSHS Main Campus.

The PSHS System is in full force

during the application period for the Na-

tional Competitive Examination (NCE) to

ensure that the public is well-informed of

the application period, process, qualifica-

tions, and the benefits of being a PSHS

scholar.

It is a priority of the agency to

reach out to the different parts of the

country and encourage the gifted Filipino

youth in Science and Technology (S&T)

to be a part of this country’s premiere

science high school. In PSHS, they can

harness their skills and talent in S&T.

In the most recent NCE held in

October 2016, the PSHS System pro-

cessed a total of 25,405 qualified applica-

tions, and 22,547 of these applicants took

the examination.

The establishment of a PSHS

campus in every region of the country is a

mandate of PSHS to expand their service

delivery. The existence of a PSHS cam-

pus in every region in the country in-

creases the scholarship’s availability and

accessibility, particularly in the provinces

and rural areas.

For the breakdown of NCE ap-

plicants and examinees by region of

origin, turn to page 4.

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Applicants Examinees

NATIONAL CAPITAL 3,608 3,156

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE 873 757

ILOCOS REGION 1,659 1,349

CAGAYAN VALLEY 1,524 1,362

CENTRAL LUZON 1,404 1,222

CALABARZON 2,377 1,925

MIMAROPA 691 606

BICOL 1,447 1,391

WESTERN VISAYAS 1,514 1,413

Applicants Examinees

CENTRAL VISAYAS 1,413 1,272

NEGROS ISLAND REGION 142 128

EASTERN VISAYAS 1,211 1,154

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA 928 841

CENTRAL MINDANAO 1,449 1,336

SOUTHERN MINDANAO 1,178 1,057

SOCCSKSARGEN REGION 2,037 1,814

CARAGA REGION 1,409 1,250

AUTONOMOUS REGION OF MUSLIM MINDANAO

541 514

Report from Research, Policy, and Academics Division—PSHS System

PSHS Eastern Visayas Campus scholar Hillary Diane Andales (center) with DOST Secretary Fortunato T. Dela Peña (right),

and DOST-Science Education Institute Director and PSHS System Board of Trustees member Dr. Josette T. Biyo (left).

Photo courtesy of PSHS Eastern Visayas Campus.

2016 Breakthrough Challenge In December 2016, PSHS East-ern Visayas Campus (EVC) scholar Hil-lary Diane Andales reached the Top 6 Finalist in the 2016 Breakthrough Chal-lenge for her video entry entitled “Feynman’s Path Integrals” where she discussed about (perhaps) the greatest generalization in Physics: Path Integral,

using terms that common people can re-late to. This Challenge brought together 6,000 entries from 146 countries. Andales also bagged the special award: Most Popular Vote Challenge that rewards the winner with $100,000.00 state-of-the-art Science Laboratory for her school.

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Breakdown of NCE applicants and examinees by region of origin:

To be the leading science high school in the Asia Pacific region is the Vision of the Philippine Science High School System. Together, all PSHS campuses are geared to prepare their scholars to become globally-competitive Filipino scientists equipped with 21st century skills and imbued with the core values of truth, excellence, and service to the na-tion.

13th International Junior Science Olympiad Ending the year right, MC schol-ars were recognized in the 13th Interna-tional Junior Science Olympiad held in Bali, Indonesia. Silver Award went to Arthur Reiner De Belen, while Bronze Awards were given to Israel Aguba, Patricia Ni-cole Bianzon, Josh Magnus Ludan, and Celestina Diane Nicole Larona. The scholars were mentored by MC Special Science Teachers Dr. Mela-nie Anne Cheng and Ms. Anna Carmela Bonifacio.