The First English Congress at TUMCSI

After nine months of preparation, finally it came. The First English Congress was held.

Hosted by Justine Ivan P. Noveras and Alliah Bernice Dela Cruz of Grade 9-Leah, the event was participated by six groups of students from different sections of Fourth Year.

The first group consisted of Terrence Roice Ignacio of IV-Solomon and Yeddah Alondra Otero and Geolaw Ellevin Esguerra of IV-David.

The next group had Jeanelle Lois Salazar and Sean Dominguez, both are from IV-David.

The third group comprised Christine Joy Mendoza and Charizze San Buenaventura of IV-David.

Next was the combination of Irish Hyanie Cabilin and Nina Rayos del Sol, again from IV-David.

The fifth group was a partnership between Gabrielle dela Cruz of IV-Saul and Daniella Sanchez of IV-David.

The last to perform was a group out of one student from IV-David - Celine Lim and two from IV-Solomon - Jasper Domingo and Miguel Cortez.

The judges were alumnae from TUMCSI, Ms. April Hanah Tolentino and Ms. Monique Tiongco and a faculty member and a renowned coach in campus journalism Mr. Richard Bryan Tutor from Casimiro A. Ynares Mem. National High School.

Together, they asked baffling questions of the presenters and seemed to have brought the latter to a realization that going through defense is never a joke. After all of the presentations, three groups were announced the winners.

The Best Research Paper (in Oral Defense) award was given to "Language in Twitter, Language in Written Performance of Fourth Year Students" written by Nina and Irish.

The Best Research Paper (in terms of organization) was awarded to "English Speaking: Cause of Bullying at Taytay United Methodist Christian School, Inc." written by Terrence Roice Ignacio.

The Best Male Presenter was awarded to Terrence and the Best Female was given to Nina.

The activity posed a great challenge to the presenters; however, they seemed not to mind as they've learned something new and gained more confidence by having been declared winners.