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by jose maria alpio Club presidents have the affairs of their clubs to worry about. School paper editors show their staffers how to improve rather than merely rectify mistakes; students chosen as team leaders are responsible for the assigned, everyday school project.

These aspiring student leaders and campus journalists are exactly what Initium, the first joint project helmed by Pax Et Bonum (PEB) and Student Advisory Board (SAB), catered to last February 5 and 6 at Lourdes School Quezon City (LSQC).

The two-day leadership and campus journalism symposium saw the attendance of guest schools such as Sienna College Quezon City (QC) and St. Mary’s College QC as well as several notable keynote speakers. Selected local Lourdesian delegates also attended the event.

Inspiring with a pen Day one of Initium was predominantly focused on campus journalism, and that was also the day the journalism competitions were held. The various fields include News Writing, Features Writing, Opinion Writing and Editorial Cartooning. jump to page 3

COMPETITIONS

Hired manpower crafts LSQC HS’s new roof.

LSQC prepares for upcoming school year LSQC commenced its preparations for the incoming school year last Monday, May 30.

This school year would be the very first year in which the school will have Senior High School students. The school wants to show that they also want what’s best for their students. The roof ’s construction is for the convenience of everyone.

Rains won’t stop the school’s programs and assemblies now that a roof is above the school’s grounds.

Along with this new roof, LSQC renovated classrooms and provided new tables for

Senior High School students to use. New tarpaulins were made to cover each classroom’s bulletin board.

Students will be welcomed to these new changes on the first day of school next Monday, June 13, 2016.

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Time to rake in the gold.

Several Staffers and Editors of the Pax Et Bonum (PEB) placed in separate journalism workshops organized by the Philippine Normal University (PNU) and the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman last September 16 and 26 respectively.

Liyab 2015, a journalism training workshop annually conducted by the PNU located at Taft Avenue cor.

Ayala Blvd. Manila, catered to around 200 participants from different schools within the National Capital Region (NCR).

Various fields of journalism such as News Writing and Features Writing had their own lectures and competitions back in September 16.

September 19 saw the awarding ceremony of PNU’s Liyab, and two Lourdesians made their mark in the top ten of their respective fields. Besting about 200 contestants in their respective fields, ninth grade staffer Joshua Alipio bagged 6th place in the News Writing category whereas ninth grade staffer Lyle Perez earned 8th place in Copyreading jump to page 3

PEB holds annual training Selected students were invited to attend the Pax et Bonum (PEB) Summer Enrichment Program that started last Monday, May 30.

After a long delay, the PEB was finally able to start its training program for its applicants.

The applicants were notified via Facebook, and now need to attend the 11day program. If they pass the training and are accepted, then they will be informed either via Facebook or the official website for the PEB, PEB Online on June 12.

Here, both staffers and editors alike will be pushed to their limits. Their trainer, Steph Sison, will require them to pass three outputs: a newsletter, a newspaper and a magazine. They will be taught various writing styles, like features writing jump to page 3

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Difficult and Definitely Worth It

A Lourdesian’s Day High school may seem intimidating, but in all honesty, it’s actually pretty fun.

It all depends on how you plan your day. If you’re not well-organized, then you’ll definitely have a hard time keeping up with deadlines and tests that’ll come in your way.

To avoid this, you should make a routine. One that’s fairly easy to follow and re-

member, and won’t take too much work. Think what you’re going to do the first thing you do when you wake up, up until the last thing you do what before you sleep. If you’re having trouble, I’m generous enough to share mine.

for letting you wake up another day, and ask that He gives you the power and energy to endure another day.

2. Eat Breakfast is really the most important meal of the day.

This is where you’ll get most of your energy throughout 1. Pray the day, so skipping out on it Every morning should start may cause issues. Never ever with a prayer. Thank God skip breakfast!

All those sleepless nights, all those frantic preparations for exams, all those hectic weekends – they were all worth it. Everyone that works hard deserves acknowledgement, and that is why we have an annual Recognition Program – for students to take pride in themselves and for their parents to be proud of them.

I too have experienced doing an all-nighter for the sake of punctuality. Much likeyou, I am a student that spends his entire day thinking about how I’m supposed to do a report due tomorrow, or a 750-word essay due in two days. Also like many people out there, I developed a habit of procrastinating up until the last minute.

This, however, has not stopped me from turning in a well-written, well thought of paper.

I did my part, I passed what was required. I did well on my exam. At the end of it all, I was able to join this year’s recognition program.

The Recognition Program commenced with a prayer service led by Rev. Fr. Dominic B. Abella, OFM Cap. Fr. Abella shared an inspirational homily with us. It was about appreciating our efforts and cherishing our journey towards success.

This was an important message for all of us, after all, we had to go through a lot in order to get where we were. Afterwards, the awardees, the parents and the medals and ribbons were blessed. Subsequently came the awarding ceremony.

It opened with a rousing speech from Simplicio Umali Jr., president and general manager of Gardenia Bakery Inc.

TIPS FOR THE FRESHIES

A WEEK TO GO By: Jonah Gonzales Whether you’re headed back to college, high school, middle school, or elementary school, the back-to- school season is in full-swing. It can be hard to adjust from the dog days of summer to the busy and fast pace of the school year.

But this is where it all ends.

School starts in a week and we need to get ready for it.

Here are 5 ways to have a head-start on school year 2016-2017.

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2. Start an agenda. Between taking on an assessment, doing homework, attending extracurricular activities.

3. Get your Syllabus Knowing your class Schedule is so important for bing successful in

By: Justin Angeles Your memories of your firsts are always treasured in your mind. You can always remember the first time you got a low score in a test, the first time you met your friends, the first time you won a prize at the arcade, the first time someone made you cry, or the first time that you and your friends went on a trip.

Whenever you want to recall about the things you’ve done in the past, it’s always your firsts that immediately pops out on your mind.

Just like your first experiences, the people around you or the people you meet will always remember the first impression you gave to them. They will remember how you moved, talked, or even dressed up when you two first meet. It’s hard to change what others’ first thoughts about you are,

4. Learn what type of leaner you are. Everyone has their own ways of studying. Other rewrite their notes, listen to their notes, and taking on a bunch of seat works. These kinds of studying methods are auditory, visual, and impression we could give kinesthetic. others, let us not waste this

opportunity, so that we’ll never regret that a person never fully knew us because they thought we are something that we’re actually not.

As the first day of school comes to a near, here are some things you should do to make a killer first impression:

Never ever go to school looking like a grumpy old grandpa especially during the first day. That is a big nono! Always put on a smile, this way you come out as a friendly guy/gal that anyone can approach and befriend.

3. Turn Off The Attitude – Ladies and gentlemen, turn off the sass. You being sassy and showing of your strong attitude on your first day in school will make your classmates think that you’re intimidating. They will avoid you because they don’t want anybody, especially a classmate, to be the boss of them. will make them respect you but no, it’ll only annoy them. They may not say it, but deep,

1. Clean Yourself – Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

You don’t want to go to school on your first day looking messy and smelling stinky. Before going to school, take a bath, brush your teeth and put on some cologne or perfume. Looking clean on your first day in school will make your teachers and classmates see you as someone who’s responsible and someone who takes care of their body. inside, they don’t like you already. Always remember, 2. Put On A Smile – During keep the sass to yourself. your first day in school, you There are right moments should look happy and in- and situations in which reterested in going to school. leasing it is a must. First

duterte is not marcos

With

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s triumph over the elections, most of the people excluded from the 16.9 million who voted for the Davao City Mayor have their own doubts and speculations about the presidentelect. Some doubt his sincerity in his speeches and the platforms he presents, but some speculate that he is yet another dictator about to assume office on June 20.

Though both President Marcos and Mayor Digong aim to eliminate communism in the Philippines, their approach are quite on the contrary.

President Marcos believed that imposing military authority would help eradicate communist insurgency in the Philippines.

More so, Marcos’ declaration of Martial Law was also centered on National

Development with the hopes for our country to be at par with other Asian countries.

Everyone seemed to be in full support of his vision to stop communism and to help the country grow competitively at first; but after opposing parties, who contradicted every decision the administration decided to implement, were started to be exterminated by allegedly the government, Filipinos started to pull back. Most significantly, and what sparked the nationalism in us Filipinos is the death of Senator Benigno Aquino.

On the other hand, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte invites representatives from the communists’ parties, and indigenous tribes such as the Lumads a place in his cabinet.

During Duterte’s

campaign, he keept on reiterating that the key to a peaceful nation is through peaceful negotiation, though Mayor Digong is seen as an iron first with drugs, and corruption enforcing hightolerance on drug lords and dealers, we might have seen a soft spot in his reign.

Thousands of innocent men have fallen, hundreds of journalists killed, and countless number of families grieving until now with the loss of their loved ones during this inhumane reign of a tyrant. The Philippines have been traumatized by this haunting experience.

And the sole thought of it happening again makes each Juan panic. We don’t want Martial Law to happen again. It was an abyss engulfing every right and democracy there is.

The Philippines was a slave waiting orders

from his captain.

But Mayor Duterte is hard to predict.

He said it himself, that we should not trust everything he would say. He is far different from President Marcos.

But one thing’s for sure, Martial Law will happen not in Duterte’s reign as the president of the Philippines. If Mayor Rody does eat his words and is on the verge of implementing another Martial Law, we have much historical ammo needed to hinder this disaster bound to happen.

We have the power and knowledge to make a change and stop, if there is, a taunting threat to our democracy.

Such power and knowledge we were deprived with during the Marcos’ reign.

Our own future lies among our own very hands, it is in us if we would make the difference.

VOX POPULI EDITORIAL BOARD 2016

Kurvie Apolinar Editor-In-Chief

Paul Del Rosario Managing Editor

Bea Domingo News Editor

Jonah Gonzales Features Editor

Francis Llado Layout Editor

Staffers: Jeremy Clemente Joseph Del Rosario Christopher Musngi Justin Angeles

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Bali Pure clashes with Iriga

How the Warriors’ defense is dismantling LeBron James During Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, Andre Iguodala was LeBron James’ final defender on 17 plays, resulting in James going 1-of-3 with seven turnovers.

This series is getting to the point where that stat is more expected than notable.

The Golden State Warriors will not elaborate on what they’re doing to limit James’ effectiveness, but it surely worked in their 11077 drubbing of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead.

Why tempt fate, after all?

This is especially true of Iguodala, who almost makes a game out of feigning powerlessness.

But 10 games is enough of a sample size. In the last 10 regular-season and playoff meetings between the Warriors and Cavs, James has shot 32-of-91 (35 percent) with Iguodala as his primary defender. In that span, James has yet to solve Iguodala’s combination of speed, savvy and well-timed

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So Iguodala has been dominating James defensively since June 2015. It’s an effort augmented by a team of similarly sized wings who switch and defend with intelligence. It’s an effort augmented by whatever happened to James’ jumper after he left Miami. The Warriors are going under on screens for James and switching with ease thanks to the apparent lack of a shooting threat.

Last year’s excuses about lack of help held some sway, but they too easily explained away what happened. Despite James’ dearth of offensive options in the 2015 Finals, Golden State dared him to shoot -- and he did.

The results were ugly. Besides scoring nearly as inefficiently as Allen Iverson in the 2001 NBA Finals (.486 true shooting percentage), James was especially bad on shots SportVU classified as “wide open,” going a ghastly 8-of-24. lanked with his usual offensive threats in the 2016 Finals, the results

FINDING the needed firepower from a returning star, a more confident Bali Pure disputes solo third spot with Team Iriga Wednesday in the Shakey’s V-League Season 13 Open Conference at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

“I’m so proud of this team—all heart, all out,” said Bali Pure playing coach Charo Soriano after the Water Defenders picked up a thrilling first win with the return of reigning NCAA Most Valuable Player Grethcel Soltones.

Both the Water Defenders and the Lady Oragons target a second victory at 4 p.m.

The winner will move up behind early leaders Pocari Sweat and Air Force, which are both unbeaten in three games.

Cellar-dwelling University of the Philippines and Team Baguio try to crash into the win column in the second game at 6:30 p.m.

aren’t much better, especially when Iguodala is in the game. James has played 57 minutes so far this series with Iguodala on the floor.

In that span, James has recorded 34 points on 40 percent shooting, and the Cavs have been outscored by 41 points.

The Iguodala effect Here’s a look at LeBron James’ 2016 Finals numbers with Andre Iguodala on/off the court.

On Iguodala’s continued success against James, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said pregame, “I think it’s random because they switch a lot of things and they switch it 1 through 5, so a lot of guys end up on him. And Iguodala played 35 minutes last game, so of course he’s going to be on the floor. But as far as the one-on-one, I don’t see him having a probGilas Pilipinas got the lem with Iguodala.” challenge it needed, weathLue is probably both ering a late rally by Iran, 81wrong and right. Iguodala is 70, in a tuneup Wednesday causing James problems, night at Smart Araneta Colhttp://espn.go.com/blog/golden-state-warriors/post/_/ id/2223/how-the-warriors-defense-is-dismantling-lebiseum. ron-james The Philippines led majority of the game and even took a 23-point lead in the third quarter before using a 9-0 spurt spearheaded by naturalized center Andray Blatche to close out the Iranians, who were without two of their stars in center Hamed Haddadi and forward Arsalan Kazemi.

In Spikers’ Turf men’s volleyball action, Instituto Estetico Manila shoots for back-to-back victories versus Sta. Elena at 1 p.m.

Soltones and Ateneo star Alyssa Valdez missed the Water Defenders’ first game due to prior commitments in Europe.

While Soltones made it back in time to help the Water Defenders rebound from their opening-day loss, Valdez arrived only yesterday and won’t see action yet this week.

“She still needs time to rest and train,” Soriano said of Valdez, the three-time UAAP MVP. But Soltones already made a quick impact as the San Sebastian standout unleashed 23 points to power Bali Pure to a gruelling five-set victory over National University, 18-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-19, 15-13, Monday night. http://sports.inquirer.net/213957/ shakeys-v-league-bali-pure-clasheswith-iriga

Gilas fends off late rally from Iran in tune-up match “I thought offensively we were more cohesive. We’re getting closer to knowing who’s the right guys at the right spots at the right time.

That’s a growing issue for us,” said Gilas head coach Tab Baldwin. “I thought overall our defense was pretty good. It’s much better than in the scrimmage. our defense on ball-screens was much better. http://sports.inquirer.net/214009/ gilas-fends-off-late-rally-fromiran-in-tune-up-match