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Book Club Conducts Flag Parade

2As part of the Book Club’s support in the celebration of the UN Month, the Flag Parade was conducted. The flag parade activity’s objective was to identify the flags of the United Nations members as well as to add knowledge to the students about these nations. The activity was held at the High School Library on October 16, 2015 at 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. The facilitators of the said activity were the Book Club members. The facilitators displayed pictures of the different flags to the contenders, and they identified what country projects by the displayed flag and those who identified the correct answer gained point. One representative in each curriculum joined the said competition in each grade level.  The participant who garnered the highest score was declared the winner.

The winner was Lance Kasel Lasam of Grade 8 St. Peter.

High School Library with the Book Club Conducts a Science Fiction Film Showing

2The High School Library with the Book Club once again featured a film entitled “LUCY” a 2014 English-language French science fiction action film. She portrays the title character, a woman who gains psychokinetic abilities when a nootropic drug is absorbed into her bloodstream. The objective of this film was to let the students watch a film that has something to do with the facts of Science and as the High School department celebrates the Science month. The schedules of viewing were as follows: recess time, lunchbreak, and after classes in the afternoon on September 28-30, 2015.

Book Club Conducts Speed Reading

1One prolific activity of the Book Club is the Speed Reading which is aimed to improve the skills of the students in comprehending literature masterpieces. The Speed Reading Activity was conducted by the Book Club at the High School Library on September 30, 2015.

Guidelines to the contest are as follows:1.) The participants were given literature masterpiece to read. 2.) A 10-minute time limit was given after the piece was given. When the time limit expires, the participants gave their literature piece to the host and quiz followed after. There were 15 questions (5 for easy, 5 for moderate and 5 for difficult round). Each question weighs two (2) points. A 20- second time limit was given after each question is read. When the time limit expired, the participants showed their answer to the host or audience, and those who failed to do so means giving an incorrect answer and gained no point. 3.) Five tie-breaking questions were asked for the tie and sudden death format was used until one team led the other, when a tie still occurred. Two representatives or a pair in each curriculum joined the said competition in each grade level. The pair who got the highest score won. 

Speed Reading Winners were: Maridane Pagatpatan and Athena Asuncion

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