11 Mar UAJHS Team Wins National Academic Tilt at UP Diliman
University of the Assumption Junior High School Academic Team once again proved that Assumptionists are indeed “biasa” (intelligent) when they emerged as the over-all champion in the Patalasanlahi 2019 for the junior high school division in the after they won the Patalansanlahi 2019 group quiz show junior high school division held at University of the Philippines Diliman on March 2-3.
The Patalasanlahi is a national academic quiz contest organized by the University of the Philippines Sanlahi Alliance. More than ninety contestants joined the said competition coming from various schools and universities in the country.
UAJHS advanced to the national level after winning UP Aguman’sPautakan last October.
UAJHS academic team comprised of Julian Prinze Estrada, NatanielLuismaigne Rivera, and Jahid Samm Baunta with their team coach, MrsYanina Manalo. During the competition, they answered questions on various topics ranging from the Arts and Literature, Current Events, General Information, Language, Mathematics and Sciences.
One of the team members said that in preparing for the competition, they reviewed and shared new information consistently. Part of their preparation was to meet during their free time and on weekends to discuss new facts and learnings.
“We believe that nothing beats solid preparation. Furthermore, the experience was beyond extraordinary, because it did not only teach us to have the spirit of camaraderie and sportsmanship in the midst of a serious competition, but it also taught us to never lose hope, to always trust God because in Him, nothing is impossible,” said Rivera.
Meanwhile, Nataniel Luismaigne Rivera also won second highest scorer in the individual quiz contest (special category) joined by some sixty participants from different schools.