ISSUE NO. 3 march 2019 3 Suzette Balgos Editor LASALLIAN ACHIEVERS Liz Orbino Gasta Lorie Cruz Associate Editor Secretary Kat Tan Ricky Lopez / Ryan Siaron Graphic/Layout Artist Photographers GONZALES (DLSZ 2025), VALENCIANO (DLSZ 2027) WIN GOLD AT Comments and suggestions including articles for SinagBerde may be sent through E-mail: [email protected] ASIAN MATH OLYMPIAD IN SINGAPORE what’S INSIDE 3 LASALLIAN ACHIEVERS Anton Mikhail Gian Louis Rachelle Victoria 7 feature Gonzales Valenciano Guintivano “GABI-BLIA (Pagbasa-Pagninilay-Panalangin sa Salita ng Diyos) ng BRAFENHS.” br. martin wows with 10km finish at takbro 12 in the community DLSZ Holds Donor’s Appreciation Night Emmanuel Jace Kenzie Timothy Ong Savellano “A Miracle in Hello” brings to life st. la salle’s mission The grade school’s Goals for Anton Mikhail Gonzales (DLSZ Excellence in Mathematics 2025) and Gian Louis Valenciano (GEM) students won gold medals (DLSZ 2027) bagged gold Lasallian Friends from Malaysia Visits DLSZ in the recently held Southeast medals. Moreover, Rachelle Asian Mathematical Olympiad Victoria Guintivano (DLSZ 2026) (SEAMO X 2019) last January 19- and Emmanuel Jace Savellano winners of 2019 peace of art 21, 2019. (DLSZ 2027) got merit awards. SEAMO X 2019 is the extended At par with the GEM contenders, likha party, shine party rule srcc polls round of the locally conducted Kenzie Timothy Ong (DLSZ 2029) SEAMO. Four of DLSZ won silver in the same event. representatives were part of the Philippine team which Hats-off to Anton, Gian, Rachelle, 21 lasallian partners competed with 850 students of EJ, and Kenzie! 15 different nationalities. Growing in Faith Together, Living Jesus in our Hearts, Forever! 4 5 LASALLIAN ACHIEVERS LASALLIAN ACHIEVERS GS STUDENTS WIN MAJOR PRIZES IN EMPOWER UP GS DLSZ MATHLETE STUDENTS BAG MEDALS AND AWARDS IN INT’L COMPETITIONS Alex Goh (middle) (L-R) Aldrich Johan Kimwell (DLSZ 2027), Joedi Costes Participants of emPOWER Up with their parents. The winning team with their certificates and prizes. (DLSZ 2026), and John Eulogio Rodriguez III (DLSZ 2024) Congratulations to our grade school mathletes who Congratulations to the following SECOND RUNNER UP: to students between 10-15 years old competed in various international competitions held students for winning major prizes in Cleam ‘Em All – Kaia Mikayla Diola and use Apple technology to create this Academic Year 2018-2019. the concluded emPOWER Up: Design (DLSZ 2025), Enrico Joaquin Abella solutions to current and emerging a Better World – App Development (DLSZ 2025), Sofia Annika Ysabel issues of the community as stated Alex Gohockaun Goh (DLSZ 2025) won bronze award Challenge by Power Mac Center on Pagilagan (DLSZ 2027) by the United Nations- Sustainable in the recently held International Talent Mathematics January 12, 19-20, 2019. Development Goals. Competiton (ITMC) in Thailand last February 8-12, 2019. CONSOLATION PRIZES: The said competition was the second round of the locally HIGH SCHOOL Secrets of the Deep Below: Saving the Members of the winning team, Brain held ITMC. SECOND RUNNER UP: Marine Organisms – Carelle Alyanna Ventures, received an iPad 6th Gen Earth Hero – Cameron Elise Sanz Reyes (DLSZ 2026), Julia Bernadette each and will undergo exclusive Meanwhile, Johan Aldrich Kimwell (DLSZ 2027) and (DLSZ 2022), Hannah Luisa Mallillin Cruz (DLSZ 2026), Paulino Eduardo training from Apple Certified Trainers Joedi Costes (DLSZ 2026) for their emerged winners in (DLSZ 2022), and Rebecca Chiara De Cumigad (DLSZ 2026) to develop their app and upload it to the China Primary Mathematics Olympiad held last July Veyra (DLSZ 2022) Paradise – John Dominic Dimatulac the App Store. Likewise, runners-up 27 – August 1, 2018 in China. (DLSZ 2025), Noelle Samantha brought home Php 120,000 worth of GRADE SCHOOL Navarro (DLSZ 2025), Joaquin Gabriel Power Mac Center Gift certificates as Front (L–R): Jacobson Co (DLSZ 2028), Iñigo Aguada In the Individual Category, Aldrich won a gold medal CHAMPION: Dee (DLSZ 2026) consolation prizes. (DLSZ 2028), Matt Gerard Navarro (DLSZ 2028), while Joedi bagged the bronze medal. In the Team Brain Ventures – Derek Joshua Altuna Joshua Milan (DLSZ 2027) Category, Aldrich’s team won the Overall Champion (DLSZ 2025), Aniela Jenina Lesaca Apple Authorized Training Provider while Joedi’s team won 2nd Runner up, thus winning (DLSZ 2026), Alexandria Jillian Braga Power Mac Center has collaborated Back (L–R): Martin Johan Ocho (DLSZ 2023), Chelsea another gold and bronze medal, respectively. (DLSZ 2025) with Kids Can! Innovation Camp to Marie Echevarria (DLSZ 2023), Athena Gabrielle bring the app development challenge Kimwell (DLSZ 2025) Anton Mikhail Gonzales (DLSZ 2025) Furthermore, our young mathletes who competed in the International Mathematics Competition (IMC) also bagged medals and awards in Singapore last July 27 – 30, 2018. 6 7 LASALLIAN ACHIEVERS FEATURE Matt Gerard Navarro (DLSZ 2028), School in the history of participating in Jacobson Co (DLSZ 2028), John Iain this competition. Iñigo and Jacobson Iñigo Aguada (DLSZ 2028), Joshua got silver medals while Athena Gabrielle Br. Martin Wows with 10km finish at TakBro Milan (DLSZ 2027), Athena Gabrielle and Anton Mikhail took home bronze By Pauline Regina C. De Lange Kimwell (DLSZ 2025), and Anton Mikhail medals. Gonzales (DLSZ 2025) became part of the Music fills the air as runners arrive Philippine team which amassed a total China bagged 25 gold medals while from Lasallian Communities all over of 197 medals: 27 golds, 54 silvers and Taiwan took home 13 golds to place Luzon, there are students from Pre- 116 bronzes in the 14-nation contest. second and third, followed by Vietnam Kinder to Grade 12, parents and The team consisting of our Filipino math and Indonesia with 12 and 10 golds, even infant siblings, undergrad and wizards bested their competitors from respectively. graduate students from the colleges 13 other countries to emerge as the and universities, teachers, professors, champions in the IMC. The other participating countries were staff, administrators, Brothers. Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, During the competition, Matt Gerard Iran, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand Br. Armin Luistro FSC, President and Joshua bagged gold medals, which and host Singapore. of De La Salle Philippines and Br. are the first golds of the DLSZ Grade Bernard Oca FSC, President of DLSZ took turns to welcome the crowd to the first big event celebrating the tercentenary of St. John Baptist De PSALM DARIUS C. REGIS (DLSZ 2021) AND MEITHZEL M. La Salle’s death, a celebration of his life dedicated to the education of the JAVIER (DLSZ 2020) BAG AWARDS IN THE 2019 SINGAPORE youth. What better way to celebrate At 5:40AM the Brothers gather at the and went classroom to classroom the life of our founder than by giving starting line for a photo before the inviting even the Kinder students INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION Lasallian Partners in three of our 10km gun start. The hosts begin the to come, they then begged their priority schools the opportunity for countdown and the runners are off! parents to join and Br. Martin happily On January 26-30, 2019, around three coupled with two-month painstaking preparation paid off when they were able professional development that will At the end of the 10km pack, a smile welcomed his little friends to Vermosa. hundred young pianists from 16 to get the nod of the jury. help them become more effective beams from the face of Br. Martin countries around the world gathered educators. TakBro will help teachers Sellner FSC, who at 81 is the oldest The Animo Squad beat their drums at Yong Siew Toh (YST), National Meithzel got a Honorable Mention Award. Pius received Honorable Mention from De La Salle John Bosco College runner for TakBro. He’s set on walking to our favorite La Salle Cheers as Br. University of Singapore to compete and Third Honor Awards, respectively in Beethoven Sonata Class and in Youth (Bislig), De La Salle Andres Soriano the 10km and proving that he can Martin finishes the 10km category in the 2019 Singapore International Class D. He was also awarded with a trophy of Best Musicality for his excellent Memorial College (Cebu) and St. walk circles around his younger at 1 hour and 54 minutes. The crowd Piano Competition. performance, performance integrity and musicianship. Joseph School-La Salle (Bacolod) Brothers. is excited, and a box of Chicharong Bulaklak is handed to him after his Congratulations Pius and Meithzel. Animo La attend seminars and conferences in Two talented students of De La Salle The 5km and 3km category launch Finisher medal is ceremoniously hung Salle! their respective fields of study. Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) battled it shortly after and the runners are around his neck. out with other contestants in their age Br. Cliff Sy FSC and Br. Ranier treated with the cool morning breeze groups and categories. Psalm Darius Guillergan FSC co-chaired the TakBro as the sun slowly rises over the The Lasallian Community sang the (Pius) C. Regis (DLSZ 2021), a pianist committee. They’re both thrilled to rolling hills of Vermosa Estates. The Alma Mater together and the crowds and bass of the DLSZ High School see the community come together at children giggle at the sight of goats disappeared for breakfast all over Chorale engaged in the Youth Class DLSZ-Vermosa Campus last January and cows in the fields as they begin Cavite. Age D and in the Beethoven Sonata 27, 2019, there are over a thousand but they walk back panting from Class. He skillfully played Beethoven’s in attendance. They’re even more the early morning work out tugging Ms. Pauline is the school’s Academic Sonata in F-minor Op.2#1 and M. De thrilled that TakBro brought together on the ends of their parent’s shirts Adviser for Athletes.