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Congratulations, Josephians!
National Schools Press Conference 2009 in Naga City, Camarines Sur is finally over. Out of 50 regional winners for every category coming from each region only top seven are given recognition. Being a part of the NSPC is a great achievement and winning is already a plus factor. We can’t deny the fact that, in any contest we aim to win but as I’ve said to the mothers of the two, “If is God’s will, then let’s be happy whatever the result maybe.” Kudos to my two pupils, Jasmine Garet P. Jardeleza and Vicah Adrienne P. Villanueva for winning 2nd Place in Sports Writing and Feature Writing, respectively
Vicah, also won First Place in On-line Writing, additional contest in the recently conducted confab. I would like to thank Ma’am Sonia Jerezo and Ma’am Sofia Villanueva for the trust they have given to St. Joseph School (Iloilo), Inc., as the representative of Region VI in the said contest. By the way, Region VI ranked Second Place in the over-all individual writing category – Elementary Level. Congratulations to all of us!
I’d like to share to all of you her winning piece taken from http://www.thepoc.net/index.php/NSPC/Contest-Submissions/Yin-and-Yang.html.
Yin and Yang
Raging storms. Thundering hurricanes. Uncontrollable blizzards. Rampaging forest fires. Pounding rain. Vast, swirling tsunamis. Unstoppable drought. Unexplainable weather. A mixture of hots and colds, of cheer and sorrow.
All over the world, thousands have died during the onslaught of nature's most powerful war weapons.These may just be mere figures of a country's populace, but it packs quite a blow when mortality is totaled. Landslides in Venezuela and Mexico have consumed the lives of 30,000. Recent earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan have killed around 13,000 people. Around the globe, nature's wrath seems to be unstopabble, resulting in a great devastation of countless lives as governments and iconic world leaders watched in helplessness.
Climate change. A word that echoes across continents-that ticks like a time bomb. Its cause-men's foolishness and careless destruction of natural resources. Its effect-unpredictable changes in the weather, upsetting the balance of nature and causing irreparable damages to Earth.
As scientists, analysts, world leaders, and different sectors of society find the perfect solution to reverse this phenomenon, the people must spur into action, for they can help through their own little ways. We must share the burden that the heads of our community will carry as we face this worldwide crisis. Imagine a scenario wherein we are forced to watch our loved ones' last breath, their lives ebbing awa y, when we could have done something to delay it. As fast as a whisper of air, their faces are calm, leaving us with troubled hearts and scalding tears. Should another die of a flood, a landslide, an earthquake, hidden beneath rubble without a trace? Yes, climate change may seem like an invincible force, but every problem HAS a solution.
Even as we speak, countries are producing antidotes for their own particular disasters. China has gone lengths, constructing sturdier-infrastructure after an earthquake not only killed 2 million but also reduced to dust $800 billion worth of property. Europe is building dams to push away the waters' attempts to assault it. Many things are being done to restore the world to its former glory and peace.
Like Yin and Yang, we are the speck of light in the darkness, the only candle in a void. Yet, we too can become the slivers of despair in a pool of happiness. There is little that is asked of us: to practice power-saving techniques, such as turning off lights when not in use; to not throw our garbage anywhere; to avoid illegal practices in fishing and logging; and to aid in government projects that aim to save the environment.
I am just but a small voice. But with it, I can change a nation, I can restore a dying Mother Earth, I can be a steward of the preservation of God's creation by the strength of my spirit, the courage of my heart, and the belief in myself to assist in making things right.
"I am just a small voice. I have just a small dream. The fragrance of a flower in the unpolluted air."