Article by Princess Sky Quinte | Photo by Nashville Abpi
On October 25, 2024, the Ateneo de Davao University Senior High School community celebrated fitness, wellness, and health with Physical Education and Health Day 2024, an annual event at AdDU-SHS inviting the Grade 11 and 12 learners, teachers, administrators, and non-teaching personnel to ignite their passion in dancing through PE, highlighting the theme, “Move to the Rhythm: A Fusion of Fitness and Dance for a Healthier Lifestyle.”
The event consists of types of dances per grade level, in collaboration with the subjects Physical Education and Health 1 and Physical Education and Health 3. Grade 11 students get to share their dynamic moves in Zumba, while Grade 12 learners get to groove to every beat with HipHop.
To officially welcome PEH Day, Sir Ranie Diacor and Shahanie Sedik, the hosts for the said event, led the opening program. Soon after, they gave center stage to the Physical Education and Health cluster leader, Sir James Yvon S. Canoy. He proceeded with the opening remarks, shared his insights about the importance of moving for a healthier self, and extended his thanks to everyone who made the program possible.
“More than our goal to advocate for fitness, the cluster also hopes that through these activities, we will instill the values of collaboration, discipline, and teamwork.” He stated.
To further hype up the audience, Analyn Lechadores Turno, a Zumba Instructor, was invited on stage along with Sir Ricardo P. Enriquez, the school’s director, and other teachers for a short Zumba performance, inviting everyone to take part. Sir Rikki was also given the chance to share a reminder during the Director’s Moment.
Finally, the Grade 11 Zumba commenced, dividing the performances into three, with HUMSS 11 and ABM 11 as the first performers, STEM Pre-EA and Pre-CS as the second, and ending it with STEM Pre-Science students.
In the afternoon, Grade 12 learners shared their entries per section, sharing their unique moves with Derek Flyde Tubilan, Myre Razel Lastimado, and Rigel Totesora as the judges.
Before officially ending PEH Day, a dance showdown occurred, with Grade 12 learners sending their own representatives on stage.
Given these remarkable performances, the teachers and the Grade 11 and 12 learners were also given awards for recognition, acknowledging their efforts in executing certain areas.
For the Zumba performance in the morning, the faculty along with the non-teaching personnel were given these awards as follows:
Zumba Idol (Male): Sir Medwin Luther Barrete
Zumba Idol (Female): Ma’am Ria Gay Moboayaen
Zumba Idol Entity (Female): Ma'am Susan Alcala
Best in Zumba Attire (Faculty Male): Sir Eric Ballesteros (Strand chairperson)
Best in Zumba Attire (Faculty Female): Ma’am Joan Grace Palconit (Filipino Cluster Leader)
Best in Attire Entity (Female): Ma'am Susan Alcala
For the Grade 11 learners:
ABM
Most Energetic Class: Hurtado
Most Creative Choreography: Holland
Alberto ‘Berto’ Perez (Best Performance): Garnier
HUMSS
Most Energetic Class: Kimura
Most Creative Choreography: Kisai
Alberto ‘Berto’ Perez (Best Performance): Lalemant
STEM Pre-Science
Most Energetic Class: Owen
Most Creative Choreography: Pacheco
Alberto ‘Berto’ Perez (Best Performance): Morse
STEM Pre-Engineering and Architecture
Most Energetic Class: Pro
Most Creative Choreography: Ryosetsu
Alberto ‘Berto’ Perez (Best Performance): Rubio
STEM Pre-Computer Science
Most Energetic Class: Sales
Most Creative Choreography: Southwell
Alberto ‘Berto’ Perez (Best Performance): Southwell
For the Grade 12 learners:
Most Creative Choreography: Cottam
Most Creative Hiphop Theme: Calungsod
Afrika Bambataa (Best Hiphop Presentation): Calungsod
Top 10 (In no particular order):
Bellarmine
De Geronimo
De Fontoura
Cottam
Colombiere
De Brebeuf
Borgia
Chabanel
Dajani
De Azevedo
With PEH Day, students, teachers, and administrators were given the opportunity to practice the value of physical exercise and fitness through dance, but more importantly, it allowed them to have fun with their spectacular techniques and creative choreography.
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