Grade School Students Win in MTAP Contest
- Created on February 12, 2015 12:11 PM
- Last Updated on February 16, 2015 10:15 AM
- February 16, 2015 10:15 AM
Congratulations to CKS grade school for winning in the 2015 Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge.
The Division level competition was held at Philippine Academy of Sakya last February 3. During the said contest, the grade 1 team of Andrew C. Lim Un (1E), Josh C. Gaveriel (1H), and Raphael Jobnavent Herrea (1I) won 2nd Place in the team competition. Their trainer was Mrs. Merle Sondia. Similarly, the grade 5 team of Patricia Angelica P. Tan (5A), Carlos Miguel Legaspi, Jr. (5A), and Richelle Jasmine L. Sy (5A) also bagged 2nd Place in the team competition. Their trainer was Mrs. Jennifer C. Mislang.
The Private Sectoral level competition was held a week after at NotreDame of Greater Manila. Again, the grade 1 team of Andrew C. Lim Un (1E), Josh C. Gaveriel (1H), and Raphael Jobnavent Herrea (1I) was victorious by copping 3rd Place in the team competition. They were again trained by Mrs. Merle Sondia.
Chiang Kai Shek College (CKSC) routed NCAA champion San Beda-A, 101-76, on Sunday to retain the Metro Manila Basketball League (MMBL) Division 1 crown at the San Beda gym. The Blue Dragons successfully defended its MMBL crown in trouncing the Red Cubs before heading to the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) League where they will defend the national crown. CKSC and San Beda already qualified for the NBTC League where they will battle against winners of the regional tournaments.
In the Division 1 battle-for-third, Hope Christian High School won via walkover against Ateneo-B. San Beda-B downed National University-A, 85-76, to win the Division 2 crown while Colegio San Benildo-Rizal beat Manila Patriotic School, 85-81, for the Division 3 title. La Salle College-Antipolo won over NU-B, 77-63, in the Division 4 championship.
In another development, the training team of the CKS Scout Blazing Dragons, also known as the Futures Team, joined more than 350 budding basketball players and enthusiasts during the Jr. NBA Open Clinic 
Terence Brian Tsai bagged the individual gold medal during the 6th International Young Mathematicians’ Convention (IYMC) held in Lucknow, India last December 2 to 5, 2014. He also won the gold medal in the team
In another contest called the Eye Level Invitational Math Competition 2014, 
For the fourth year in a row since 2011, the CKS College aspirants team emerged as Champion in the FCAAF Aspirants Basketball Tournament which ended last December 6, 2014. The team defeated MGC-New Life Christian Academy in the championship game.
Patricia Angelica Tan (Gr. 5-A) won a gold medal in the individual category, a trophy for "Overall High Performance", and a bronze medal for being part of the Philippine team that won 2nd Runner-Up in the team competition during the Malaysia International Math Olympiad Competition (MIMO) last November 22-23, 2014. The MIMO Competition had 816 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.
Ryan Jericho Sy (Gr. 7-1) won the bronze medal in the "5th Annual Search for the Little Math Wizard" held last November 29 at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He was trained for the competition by Mrs. Jennifer C. Mislang.
CKS high school also emerged as Champion in the Sipnayan 2014: Ignite Your Mind Competition sponsored by the Ateneo de Manila University Mathematics Society last November 29, 2014. The team was composed of Andrew Brandon Ong, Clyde Wesley Ang, and Jan Kendrick Ong. In the same competition, Clyde Wesley Ang also emerged as top scorer in the individual category. Mrs. Armi Mogro trained them for the competition.
Members of the CKS College grade school and high school Wushu team won medals and certificates of recognition in the recently-concluded 2014 Inter-School Youth Traditional Wushu Competition sponsored by the Chinese -Filipino Business 
