CKSC Cares for Typhoon Yolanda Victims!
- Created on November 25, 2013 9:52 AM
- Last Updated on November 25, 2013 10:27 AM
- November 25, 2013 10:25 AM
If you want happiness for an hour - take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day - go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month - get married.
If you want happiness for a year - inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime - help others.
Having seen the havoc brought by monster typhoon Yolanda, the hopelessness that ensued due to lack of organized relief operations and the utter despair of the residents in Central Visayas, particularly Leyte and Eastern Visayas, Chiang Kai Shek College did not lose time to reach out quickly. A college-wide campaign to accept donations of any kind except cash was immediately made. The reaction of parents, teachers, and students was a huge outpouring of support. On November 15, the deadline for dropping of relief goods, the lobbies occupying the ground floors of the Main and Narra campuses were filled with noodles, canned goods, clothes, sacks of rice, boxes of distilled water, etc. The next day, five organizations, namely: the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Filipino-Chinese Business Club, Gawad Kalinga, Philippine Red Cross, and Operation: Guiuan (Samar), came to pick up the truck loads for immediate distribution.
The girls’ basketball team, coached by Diana Sy, Cristina dela Cruz, and Angelina Fidellaga, again emerged champion. It was a sweet follow-up to their recent victory in the 44th WNCAA Tournament where they also emerged champion.
Justin Shaun Chua of high school batch 2008 was recently drafted as overall 10th pick in the 2013 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) annual Rookie Draft Pick. Being one of the most illustrious players to ever come out of CKSC, he led the Blue Dragons to winning the 2007 Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association crown. After his graduation, he was taken in by Ateneo de Manila University and during his five years at the latter, he was part of the five-peat UAAP Champion team steered by Norman Black. He also played at the PBA D-League. Justin will be playing for Globalport in his initial year with the only professional basketball league in the Philippines.
CKSC winnings never stop with its students receiving accolades in almost every competition they joined.
With that in mind, the Manila Council of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines conducted the awarding ceremony of the 2013 search for Ten Outstanding Scouts of Manila (TOSM) last October 24 at the social hall of the Nuestra Senora del Pilar, Sta. Cruz Church. The search aimed to recognize scouts in grade school and high school who best epitomize sterling qualities of leadership in school and community. More than thirty candidates were interviewed by a panel of judges last July 19 at the Augusto Syjuco Scouting Center and their submitted documents were also reviewed.
In celebration of the 74th Foundation Anniversary of Chiang Kai Shek College, a Cultural Presentation was held last October 26 at the auditorium showcasing programs prepared by students from kindergarten to college levels. It also served as welcoming program for homecoming alumni from High School Batch 10 (Diamond Jubilarians), High School Batch 22 (Golden Jubilarians), and High School and College Batch 1988 (Silver Jubilarians).
