Spectacular Summer for Students

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It might be summer time, but CKS College students scorched as hot as the sun in competitions and events held in May.

During the prestigious Palarong Pambansa 2014 held from May 6 to 9 in the town of Sta. Cruz at Laguna, Brandon Willis W. Sing, a recent high school graduate of batch 2014, bagged the silver medal in the 200m Backstroke event. He was also part of the victorious National Capital Region (NCR) team that captured the gold medals in the 4x50 and 4x100 meter relays.

Alyssa M. Gonzales, Hazel Anne R. Kho, Angelika Soriano, Pamela Andree C. Payac, Je-Anne L. Camelo, and Ria Joy J. Nabalan, all members of the CKSC high school girls basketball team, were part of the National Capital Region team that won the gold medal in girls basketball event during the Palarong Pambansa 2014. The NCR team was ably coached by Diana Sy, Cristina dela Cruz, and Angelina Fidellaga, core members of the CKSC coaching staff. Ria Joy Nabalan was also selected as Most Valuable Player of the event.

Senior scouts from Chiang Kai Shek College and two other private schools represented Manila to the 6th National Scout Venture Camp held at Lingayen, Pangasinan last May 5 to 9. One of the scouts, Andrew Brandon Ong, was tasked to deliver his remarks and impressions during the closing ceremonies as representative of the Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, and National Capital Regions. The other CKSC scouts in this national event were Kevyn Choco, Jefferson Chua, Jack Calvin Chua, Ivan Kwok, and Oliver John Christian Liu.