Manila, Philippines - Chiang Kai Shek College (CKSC), in cooperation with world-renowned bookseller Scholastic Publishing, held its Book Fair 2014 from February 10 to 14 at the main campus building.

The CKSC Book Fair is an annual event which aims to develop children's reading and appreciation for literature.

This year's Book Fair featured children's books, story books, classic literature, science and math books, comic books, special interest books, novelty items, young adult books, and educational toys. For the children's book browsing convenience, the organizers purposely used low bookshelves and desks to display the featured books, and each display area was manned by sales staff ready to provide purchase information. Books that target older children, parents, and teachers were placed on higher shelves. Books were categorized according to age group and subject matter. Teachers enjoyed discounts for special teaching materials sold separately.

The goal of CKSC's theme, "Read more books, read good books （“多讀書，讀好書”）," is to support the students' interest in literature and supplement basic reading requirements. Scholastic complements this with their marketing philosophy of providing a safe and competent reading selection that better serve children's education. Together, the school and the publishing company have worked together hosting a number of book promotion activities widely appreciated by teachers and students alike. Campus book promotion activities this year will have achieved rewarding results.

On January 30 and 31, 2014, as the Chinese community celebrated the sunny and joyful days leading to the Chinese New Year in downtown Binondo, the Chiang Kai Shek College Chinese Dance Troupe, Elementary Dance Troupe, Wushu Performing Group and Youth Choir were productive in giving festive mood to their community.

The CKSC Youth Choir serenaded the shoppers of SM Aura Taguig. The group sang a total of 8 songs, a compilation of both Chinese and English medley songs, accompanied by live grand piano music by Ms. Lyn Dimayuga and conducted by Ms. Aileen Go. Many by-passers were amazed and were awed with the group’s angelic voices. Some of the songs were Halo - Walking on Sunshine mash up, Ode to Joy,  國家 (My Country), 阿里山的姑娘 (Maiden of Alisan), 花飛花 (Flower Fly), 思念 (Missing Memories), 這是一個小世界 (It’s A Small World After All), and a tribute song.

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 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

Everyone’s got talent to share and now is the best time to showcase it... with the first ever talent contest entitled “CKSC Got Talent: FBAS Edition” organized by the Friends Organization.

An initial screening was held by the Friends Organization officers December 5, 2013. 13 groups of participants from different courses and year levels emerged as the finalists. Mrs. Beth Marasigan, Mr. Danilo Supelana, and Ms.  Lhay Asaña served as judges for the final round of the competition. The criteria judged included talent, props, stage presence and audience impact.

One by one, CKSCians showed how talented they were but only three participants were the victors. The “Last Minute,” which is a CKSCIAN KPOP girl group, won 2^nd runner up, with their Korean pop dance. Ruth Mauricio, who gave a powerful song number, was 1^st runner up, and the first ever champion for the CKSC Got Talent (FBAS Edition) was Oliver Chua, who serenaded the audience with his performance. The winners performed at the CKSC-FBAS Christmas Program last December 13. The winners received trophies, certificates of participation, and gift certificates as their prizes.

Contributor: Ladylaine Ogalesco

The Philippine Association of National Advertisers Foundation, in partnership with Advertising Foundation of the Philippines and Procter and Gamble, held the 4th PANAF IMC Youth Congress at the Unilab Bayanihan Center last November 21, 2013. More than 30 CKSC-FBAS delegates from different business courses participated in this year’s youth congress, which had the theme “The Creative You.” (Read more at http://fbas.cksc.edu.ph/news/381-4th-panaf-imc-youth-congress-the-creative-you.)

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