The Official English Publication of Quezon City Science High School
VOLUME LIV ISSUE 01 August 2021 to July 2022
BEACON OF TRUTH · BASTION OF INTEGRITY NEWS UPLB Research Reveals Filipino Students’ Struggle to Adapt With Online Learning
OPINION The Rightful (Eternal) Change
FEATURE Under the Surface
SCIENCE The Malampaya Gas Field: From Gas to Dust?
SPORTS Game Face On: The Past, Present, and Future of Kisay Basketball and Volleyball
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HAKOT KISAY, HAKOT ELECTRON. The Electron’s current editorial board poses with the winnings in the Gawad Dalumat event organized by DOST-TAPI. Included in the graphic are the previous members of the editorial board and the staffers behind the wins.
The Electron Hailed as Best School Paper in UST Presscon BY CYRUS BAUTISTA
The Electron Bags Awards at DOST-TAPI’s First Journalism Contest BY LEANNE ISIP PHOTOS BY YSABELLA DOMINGUEZ | GRAPHIC BY JED GOCATEK
QUEZON CITY Science High School’s (QCSHS) Official English Student Publication, The Electron, secured the Gawad Dalumat Best Science School-based/School-Led Publication 1st runner-up spot in a competition organized by the Department of Science and Technology - Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) last May 13, 2022. i-INVENT PH is a nationwide campaign to promote the services offered by the DOST-TAPI to Filipino inventors and innovators through its newscast Kaalaman sa Agham at Lipunan (KALIPUNAN). A part of the KALIPUNAN newscast’s special segment is DOST-TAPI’s first nationwide journalism contest with
the theme “Gawad Alunig x Dalumat: Empowering Science Stories through Citizen Journalism’’ which aims to highlight science communication, uphold science journalism, uplift science stories, and increase citizen participation. “Through the Gawad Alunig x Dalumat, DOST-TAPI hopes to empower citizens as responsible science advocates and amplify their interest and participation in pushing for a better science and technology ecosystem.” said emcee Ms. Charissa Regina A. Pascual The Electron’s 53rd volume (March 2020 - May 2021 issue) was previously announced as one of the finalists out of 34 entries. In a video introducing The Electron, school paper adviser Ms. Mary Grace R. Espiel shared how the publication
Even before, advancing scientific knowledge and its benefits has been one of our advocacies. Mary Grace Espiel The Electron Adviser
conveys news concerning QCSHS and raises the community’s consciousness to timely issues in the country. “...Mula noon pa man ang pagsulong sa kaalamang agham at mga benepisyo nito ay isa na sa aming mga advocacies.” said Espiel (Even before, advancing scientific knowledge and its benefits has been one of our advocacies.) Aside from the Gawad Dalumat award, Gabriel John De Leon’s article entitled “Diana Ranoa’s COVID-19 Saliva Testing: A Scientian Scientist’s Taste of Success” won 2nd place in the Top Three (3) Science Stories. Gawad Dalumat runners up and awardees of the Top Three (3) Science Stories received a cash prize of P5,000 each.
QUEZON CITY Science High School’s (QCSHS) English student publication The Electron was named “Best School Paper” securing the Maximilian Kolbe Award in the recently concluded Myriad 2022. Myriad 2022 is a national journalism seminar with the theme “Forging Partnerships and Making Differences through Campus Journalism” and it was lead by The Aquinian, the University of Santo Tomas Junior High School’s student publication via Zoom. The Electron’s SY 2020-2021 issue also received the awards: Best Feature Section, Best Editorial Section and Best Sports Section, defeating school papers from different regions. “This is another proof how hard the team has worked despite the challenges of doing things online,” The Electron school paper adviser Mary Grace R. Espiel said. Myriad also featured journalists Jeff Canoy, Eugenio Sonny Calapit, Severino Sarmenta Jr., and Inez Ponce de Leon who talked about different topics. Canoy talked about the infodemic surrounding COVID-19, including misinformation and the definition of truth while Calapit discussed news and journalism in the digital age. Meanwhile, Sarmenta Jr. explained how sports and sports consumption has been changed by the pandemic and online era, and how journalists can adapt to these changes. De Leon’s lecture focused on science writing and how effective science articles can be written through telling stories, simplifying life, and focusing on the process instead of the end result. Electron Feature Editor Kianna Torrefiel considered the training as a great experience. “It’s the first time I’ve attended a national journalism training, and I really learned a lot from the speakers,” Torrefiel said.