A leader in Glyzelle
She is also a promising writer, being a Golden Pen awardee. She has reaped high rankings in several writing competitions
Glyzelle Ybiernas, a leader in the making
Glyzelle Ybiernas, a student of Ateneo de Iloilo and editor-in-chief of Ripples, is one student that people her age can look up to. She is equipped with qualities of a leader, thus making every project under her care a success. She became the first city councilor during the Rotary Club of Iloilo Boys and Girls Week Celebration 2008.
She is also a promising writer, being a Golden Pen awardee. She has reaped high rankings in several writing competitions.
Get to know more about her in this interview.
Kathy M. Villalon (Kathy): I would like to know about your family upbringing. What values did they teach you?
Glyzelle Ybiernas (GY): Having been the eldest, I had several experiences that had affected my personal formation. I grew up practically in Sara, Iloilo exposed to all the things that I may see and the best thing that I got from my family is that jolly disposition that I have consistent supply of. A smile keeps my day going.
With her family.
Kathy: What are your parents' and siblings' names?
GY: My parents are Chito and Pinky Ybiernas. I'm the eldest. I have two sisters, Loida Christi and Eloisa Marie. Our youngest is a boy, Luis Nathaniel.
Kathy: What are your favorite pastimes?
GY: I have such a variety of things I am hooked on to. Like just any average high school student, I spend time with my classmates and friends strolling in malls and any other hang-out place there is. I also read and have DVD marathons. Biking with my siblings also fill in my available time.
Kathy: What are your aspirations?
GY: It has always been my desire to be a great lawyer and a part-time writer in the future.
Kathy: Give us an idea of your academic standing in school.
GY: I'm part of the honors list and for the first three years in high school, I have been included in my class's top ten.
A pose with her classmates.
Kathy: What extra co-curricular activities are you into?
GY: I'm not much into sports, arts and the rest. Leadership and the like are my comfort zones. I have been part of the student council then, the debate team and the broadcasting team. I was the school's representative to a lot of leadership trainings. As for now, journalism is at the top of my list.
Kathy: What is your inspiration in becoming the academic achiever that you are now?
GY: I always see the space ahead of me as a challenge and I see to it that I conquer that place by giving out the best of me. Those people, especially my closest friends, who believe in my potentials and capabilities, keep the fire burning with in me, allowing me to do more.
Happy, happy, happy!.
Kathy: Tell us about life as Editor-in-Chief of Ripples and how do you deal with the challenges of your work? How do you manage the paper, your editors, writers and readers? What have you learned from this?
GY: It is indeed very challenging, having to juggle my student life with my campus journalist side. Personal preparation is needed too. This job takes a lot of cooperation within the group. It's a plus that I have close bonds with most of our writers.
Kathy: What are the topics you like to write about?
GY: There are no particular topics that I prefer to write about. I just go away with articles having too much personal touch. They give me difficulty in expressing and giving too much flavor related to my personal life to them.
Kathy: In your opinion, what are the qualities of a good writer?
GY: The capacity to learn is the first thing that one should have. It all starts with an open mind, ready for all the criticisms there may be. All these things should be taken as constructive ones. If one bears them in mind, in the world of journalism, he would never go wrong.