WV speech joust set Feb. 8
Scores of selected schools and students in Region VI are to flock Punta Villa Resort in Arevalo, Iloilo City on February 8 for the First Regional English Language Festival for Private Schools.
The event is sponsored by the Private School Administrators Association of the Philippines (PRISSAAP) Western Visayas which is composed of private schools in the region.
Six provincial contestants will be vying for the top spot in the following categories Spelling Contest (Elementary and Secondary), Interpretative Reading (Elementary), On-The-Spot Poem Writing (Elementary and Secondary), On-The-Spot Essay Writing (Elementary and Secondary), Story Telling (Primary), Oration (Secondary), Declamation (Elementary and Secondary), Impromptu Speech (High School), and Character Impersonation (Elementary and High School).
According top Rev. Exequiel Guanzon, PRISSAAP 6 President, the "regional contest aims to maximize students' and pupils' speaking and writing skills through friendly competition and to raise their appreciation to literary pieces for personal and social growth."
"Also, it provides learning experiences where students can exemplify values of honesty, sportsmanship and goodwill."
Prior to the regional showdown, PRISSAAP has conducted the same competition in the division and provincial levels. The champions are the ones that will meet for the regional competition, making the event a celebration of Ilonggo students' excellence in English, the country's second, most internationally-functional language.
The said 1st Regional Speechfest is, in fact, part of a four-day string of activities of the PRISSAAP in Iloilo which will begin on February 5-6 with the PRISSAAP National Teachers' Congress. Themed "Retooling the Teachers for the School of the Future," the event is to be participated in by teachers in English, Mathematics and Science, Academic Coordinators, Faculty Presidents and Student Government Council Advisers. Registration Fee is P3,500 that covers board and lodging, among others.
This national event will be followed by the PRISSAAP Outstanding Awards Night that is intended to bring to light the different students, teachers and administrators who made significant strides in their areas of concern in line with their mission that is to educate, to excel and to serve the people.
(Herman Lagon)