When Ms. Jann Veronica Isip, a judge in the Ambassador and Ambassadress of English, asked Ms. Jayzel Catungal, “Among the macro skills of English, which do you think is the most important and why?”, she responded with grace and confidence, “It is speaking. Speaking is the most indispensable tool for men to communicate and to establish civilization. We communicate to people more through speaking rather than writing.”

With this answer, Ms. Catungal was judged as the Ambassadress of English together with Mr. Reginald Hong as the Ambassador of English. The said contest, held last January 29 at the school auditorium, was organized by the English Society under the supervision of Mrs. Norelyn Ocampo and the High School Department - English Instruction under the guidance of Mrs. Brenda Ong, English Coordinator and Mrs. Rosario Esperanza Brown, Assistant Supervisor.

In another category, Character Monologue, Jereson Manabat won for his portrayal of Smeagol of “The Lord of the Rings”. This year’s contest had a theme of “The Magical World of Literature: Metamorphosis… from the pages into the silver screen.” Through this theme, contestants showed their talent in speaking and acting by portraying roles such as Romeo and Juliet, The Phantom and Christine, Hector and Andromache, and Anthony and Cleopatra among others. The winners for the Romantic Dialogue were Ralph Ganal and Kelcie Reyes for their roles of Pygmalion and Galatea

To promote English and literature in an entertaining way, the English Society, under the direction of Mr. Gilbert Que, a former English dramatic guild president, presented excerpts from “The King and I,” “The Sound of Music,” “Mary Poppins,” and “Rent.” The activity, with its grand presentations, was able to achieve its goal which was to encourage students to use English in their everyday life and to be engaged in reading literature.

Contributor: Mrs. Brenda R. Ong