Once again, the CKS College Scout Center proved that it is indeed one of the best Scouting units not only in the Philippines, but also across Asia-Pacific and the rest of the world with 14 of its scouts and leaders joining the 23rd World Scout Jamboree at Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan from July 28 to August 8, 2015.

The World Scout Jamboree is the biggest gathering of scouts and guides worldwide and it takes place every four years, the previous one held during 2011 in Sweden. This year, the World Jamboree in Japan had more than 34,000 scouts from 151 countries attending. Activities were built around the theme “和 WA: a Spirit of Unity”.  For Japanese, the Kanji Character “和” (Wa) embraces many meanings such as unity, harmony, cooperation,friendship and peace. WA also represented Japan and its culture.

A highlight of their participation in the Jamboree was their one-day off-site programme to Hiroshima. The CKSian scouts visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum, where they had the opportunity to learn from the events of 1945. Another engaging module activity they joined was the Global Development Village (GDV) which raised their awareness of global issues such as peace, the environment, development, human rights and health among participants. As the Jamboree was held in Japan, GDV focused on disaster mitigation.

The scouts also visited the City of Science, an on-site programmer that deepened their understanding of advances in science and technology, learning hands-on the development of fuel cells and other energy sources for the future, ecological problems, robotics, and automotive technologies.

They also engaged in two other modules, namely Crossroads of Culture and Exploring Nature. Crossroads of Culture promoted learning and respect for the distinct cultures of the participants and the countries they represent and deepened their understanding of Japan from traditional to pop culture. Exploring Nature made the scouts appreciate the natural environment even more with a stamina-boosting mountaineering hike.

As part of the Philippine contingent, the CKSians also performed their version of the Ati-Atihan Festival during the Philippine Day Fiesta at the camp to the delight of the guests and visitors from many different countries.

Guiding the CKS scouts in the event was Danilo Supelana, grade school discipline staff and KAB scout leader. Joining him were Harvey Andee Co, Ken Russel Sy, Ze Hong Tan, Bryant Cedric Lopez-Go, Annie Chen, Eunice Koengchiat, Jelline Cheng, Stephanie Co, Bernadette Ocampo, and members of the International Service Team Philip Guevarra, Oliver John Christian Liu, Karl Derrick Guevarra, and Bea Danica Glory.

During their participation in the Faiths and Beliefs module, three scouts also earned the Thomas Monson award from the Church of Latter Day Saints, namely Eunice Koengchiat, Ze Hong Tan, and Bryant Cedric Lopez-Go.

Good work, CKSian scouts!

The month of July is National Disaster Consciousness Month. The Metro Manila Shake Drill organized by the MMDA is a Metro Manila city wide earthquake and fire drill on all establishments like schools, hospitals, hotels, government offices, condominiums, etc.

Chiang Kai Shek College conducts earthquake and fire drill annually. For this year, the school registered with MMDA in the participation of the city wide earthquake and fire drill in pursuant to the MMC No. 15-10, Series of 2015. Before the drill, the school organized the Building Emergency Evacuation Planning (BEEP) committee. This committee comprises the different emergency teams with their different roles and functions during emergency or disaster. The school coordinated with the office of Chief Inspector Adan Bithao of the Fire District 1, NCR of the Bureau of Fire Protection DILG. The school requested his office for BFP personnel to serve as drill masters on the event.

On July 30, 2015 10:30 a.m., Chiang Kai Shek College Padre Algue Campus and Narra Campus conducted the earthquake and fire drill. The school followed the drill procedures and scenarios given by Metro Manila Development Authority. Present at the drill were SF04 Edgardo Cuartero and SF04 Alvin Reyes who served as drill evaluators. The administrators, supervisors, teachers, office staff, maintenance personnel, security guards, and students all played key roles that contributed to the success of the drill. Both BFP personnel, in their post-evaluation talk, commended CKS College for passing the standards set by the Bureau of Fire Protection DILG again.

Chiang Kai Shek College would like to thank Mr. Johnny G. Yu, Director of Manila DRRMO, Chief Inspector Adan Bithao of BFP and his personnel, the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc., Association of Fire Chiefs and Fire Fighters of the Philippines Inc, Association of Philippine Volunteer Fire Brigades Inc. The school and the association of volunteer fire brigades also discussed the plan to conduct symposiums on the Big One for students, teachers, as well as parents, and refresher trainings to school personnel on emergency first responders. 

The CKS College Filipino and Chinese Folk Dance Troupes impressed the audience with their program presentations of Panderetas, 水姑娘, Recuerdos, and 茉莉花 (Sampaguita) during the induction of new officers of the Philippine Automotive Traders Association, Inc. (菲律賓車器商同業公會) at Manila Hotel last February 9, 2015.

The dances were choreographed by Mr. Crispin Gimena, Ms. June Mary Gutierrez, and Mr. Marvin Ng.

The Chiang Kai Shek College (CKS College) Grade School English (GSE) Instruction Math Department teachers organized an inter-section competition for Grade 2 students on December 18, 2014, at the CKS College Ching Ban Lee Hall.

Grade 2 students went through an elimination process on December 4, 2014, with a written examination comprising ten problems. Each section yielded top four scorers to compete on the event. The section representatives were divided into two teams, who matched wits in the final round's four-part spoken examinations featuring problems with 15-second, 30-second, and one-minute time limits. Certified grade school mathletes who have represented CKS College in various regional, national, and international math competitions served as judges and team leaders for the second-graders.

The winners for the individual category are:

1. Aizen Po (2-D), Gold
2. Sasha Athena Sy (2-A), Silver
3. Hanz Christian Yu, (2-D), Bronze

The winners for the team category are: 

1. Team D2, Aizen Po and Hanz Christian Yu (2-D), Gold
2. Team C1, Jayson Wu and Julie Rayne Waniwan (2-C), Silver
3. Team B2, Keane Lohongko and Aaron Chua (2-B), Bronze

This event, parallel to the prestigious annual Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge competion in which CKS College math trainees participate, was designed to develop the students' appreciation for mathematics and to strive for higher academic goals through friendly competition. The activities also give young students a glimpse of what it's like to compete like the school's math competition representatives.

The GSE Math Department is proud of all Grade 2 students who participated in the contest, with which it hopes to bring mathematics to greater heights and prominence.

“The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.”  -- S. Gudder

Information and photos courtesy of Ms. Jennifer Candelario

The Chiang Kai Shek (CKSC) College High School English Department together with the school's fourth year students presented the annual Literary Parade last January 14, 2015 at the CKS College main campus quadrangle.

The parade, graced by school administrators, was hosted by Tristanne Yasay (Maleficent), Darwin Yao (Thor), Patricia Balay (Elsa) and was commenced by a dance number by Moving Actors Society of Chiang Kai Shek College.

To promote the reading of classic, each section performs with acting, singing, and dancing excerpts of the classic at the college auditorium. List of classics presented by respective sections:

1. Wizard of Oz
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Alice in Wonderland
4. The Mask of Zorro
5. Mulan
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7. The Great Gatsby
8. A Christmas Carol
9. Classics - Classical mythology, The Phantom of the Opera
10. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Intermission numbers were provided by the original MASCKS Movers headed by Kevin Villanueva, and select Grade 10-1 students in a comic short skit.

Article courtesy of Mrs. Brenda R. Ong

The month of July is National Disaster Consciousness Month. In line with this, the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Office organized a city-wide Earthquake, Fire and Tsunami Drill on all establishments like schools, hospitals, hotels, government offices, condominiums, and the likes in the City of Manila.

Chiang Kai Shek College conducted its earthquake and fire drills annually. For this year, the school participated in the city wide multi-disaster drill in compliance with Republic Act No. 10121 “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010”. Before the drill, the school organized the Building Emergency Evacuation Planning (BEEP) committee. This committee involved different emergency teams with their respective roles and functions during emergency or disaster. The school coordinated with the office of Chief Inspector Adan Bithao of the Fire District 1, NCR of the Bureau of Fire Protection DILG. The school requested his office for BFP personnel to serve as drill masters on the event.

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