By Princess Sky Quinte |
Photo by Janela Pauline Bañanola
Taken place at the AdDU-SHS Gymnasium on the afternoon of January 23, 2024, Humanities and Social Sciences learners and teachers celebrated HUMSS Strand Day with the theme, "Untying Discord, Uniting Humanities, Business, and Sciences to Navigate the VUCA World," which aims to showcase the creativity of the HUMSS community.
After being canceled and rescheduled three times because of bad weather occurrences that supposedly must have happened last January 16 and January 22, 2024, the highly anticipated HUMSS Strand Day finally has the chance to be commemorated by the learners and teachers.
As a tradition before proceeding with the event, it started with an opening prayer led by Mr. Al Joven Lumacad, followed by the Philippine national anthem and AdDU's official hymn, The Blue Knights Song.
To officially start with the program, hosts from A-Speak, CJ Karyle E. Balandra, and Jaliah Abosama introduced themselves on stage, welcomed the attendees, and did a crowd energy check.
Opening remarks were then led by the AdDU-SHS' Assistant Director for Academics, Ms. Aujefel Amor Lee, who stated how the activities are designed to "Further hone their skills and deepen their appreciation of the role of HUMSS about the different strands."
After the opening remarks, an opening salvo highlighted Sir Rico Aya-Ay and Ms. Ria Gay Moboayaen's vocal talents.
In line with this, learners were also allowed to showcase their talent through an event called "HUMSS Got Talent," judged by Mrs. Marites Fanencia-Lumacad, Ms. Charlene Joy Eludo, and Mr. Eric Ballesteros. The criteria were given beforehand.
As the participants gave their introduction, a Q&A portion with the judges also took place before their performance. Below is the breakdown of the groups:
GRADE 11
- Group 1: Kasui & Lalemant
- Group 2: Kisai & Kostka
- Group 3: Lewis & Mangin
GRADE 12
- Group 1: Bobola, Briant, & Carvalho
- Group 2: Borgia & Canisius
- Group 3: Calungsod & Campion
Finally, the most awaited part of the event took place, which was the awarding ceremony. The flow is as follows:
Flex Mo, Strand Mo:
- Champion: 11-Kisai
- 1st Runner Up: 12-Bobola
- 2nd Runner Up: 11-Lalemant
ERGO Position Paper Writing:
- Winner: 12-Bobola (Empowering a Vision: Unlocking the Potential of Federalism for the Philippines)
MIL AdDUvocacy Campaign:
- 11-Kasui: Lambo, Lumad! Kinaadman Kamton
- 11-Kisai: Sul-ob
- 11-Kostka: Wheels for Change
- 11-Lalemant: The House of Us
- 11-Lewis: piTAKA
- 11-Mangin: Sum1long, Sumulong!
After the AdDUvocacy campaign awarding, the winners' advocacy videos were showcased; however, it had to move on to the next set of winners due to technical issues.
HUMpixelSS 2024: Digital Banner Making:
- Champion: 12-Campion
- 1st Runner Up: 12-Canisius
- 2nd Runner Up: 12-Calungsod & 12-Borgia
Zine Fest:
- Champion: 11-Lalemant
- 1st Runner Up: 11-Kostka
- 2nd Runner Up: 11-Lewis
1. Best Cover Art:
- 11-Kostka
2. Best Merchandises:
- 11-Kostka & 11-Lalemant
Harmony Through the Lens:
1. Most Outstanding Photo of the Year:
- 12-Calungsod
2. Most Creative Interpretation:
- 12-Bobola
3. Teacher's Choice Award:
- 11-Kisai
Video of Flex Mo, Strand Mo winners were showcased after.
HUMSS Got Talent:
- Champion: Group 1 (12-Bobola, 12-Briant, & 12-Carvalho)
- 1st Runner Up: Group 2 (12-Borgia & 12-Canisius)
- 2nd Runner Up: Group 1 (11-Kasui & 11-Lalemant)
HUMSS Natin 'To - Logo Making Content:
- Champion: 11-Mangin
- 1st Runner Up: 11-Lewis
- 2nd Runner Up: 11-Kostka
Before ending the program, the Logistics, Creatives, Productions, and Documentation committees, the strand chairpersons; the cluster leaders, teachers, and staff of HUMSS strand; the overall event head, Ma'am Chesly Cuervas; overall committee head, Ms. Maria Alexandra Efren; the assistant overall committee head, Ms. Princess Sophia Nicole A. Rada, and administrators were given the acknowledgments for making the event possible.
Due to unavoidable meetings, according to the school's director, Sir Rikki P. Enriquez, he entrusted his closing remarks to Ms. Diana Mae Ocampo, sharing his words of encouragement to the HUMSS learners by telling them to take pride and let their passion for the Humanities and Social Sciences drive them to make a meaningful impact to the world, "You are not just HUMSS lang, you are proud and courageous HUMSS learners of Ateneo de Davao University."
To officially close the event, the guests were invited to a community singing "One Day" by Matisyahu.
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