Fledglings (2014 - 2015)

The Grade School On-line Newsletter of The Quantum Academy June – November 2014 Four TQA Scribes to RSPC By: Shaina Marielle Dioso Four TQA student journalists were able to make it to the Regional Schools Press Conference after they proved their writing prowess as they topped the different writing competition areas during the Division Schools Press Conference ’14 ( DSPC ) held at the Dadiangas South Central Elementary School, General Santos City, October 28-29. These young journalists bested other writers from both public and private schools in the city. Aeron Jan O. Sanidad, a Grade 9 student at the same time the present Optics Editor in Chief ’14, and the regions’ participant to the national level last year holds the same title as the sports writer champion, English, secondary level. Koleen Omila, Grade 10, bagged the first place in the Science and Technology writing, Roma Therese T. Bartolome , Grade 9, won second place in news writing. Juliana March S. Mendoza, a neophyte Grade 6 student writer undoubtedly clinched the first place in feature writing. Given the topic about what books they want to read, her article with the title, “A Portal to a New World,” which bore her expertise in using the English language and her good style in writing captured the hearts of the judges. Sanidad, Omila, Bartolome, and Mendoza will be competing in the RSPC on December 11-14, at Sto. Niño, South Cotabato. Along with these writers, were DSPC winners: Eighth place – Alyanna Alcoran (Editorial writing- Elementary Level), Fourth place – Keziah Acharon (Feature Writing), Fourth Place - John Rafael (Copy reading and Headline Writing), Fifth place – Denise Congson (Photojournalism), and Sixth place – Adah Rafael (Editorial Writing). As the saying goes, “these young journalists will continue to write…”