The Opening Program for the Foundation Anniversary on September 2 , though it’s not 100% ready, is almost good to go including this year’s Literary Musical Contest. Dr. Rose Marie P. Prudente, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences and Chairman of the Program and Literary Musical Contest Committee, announced that after discussing the tasks and details of the events for the celebration, she is sure that it will turn out the way it is expected. According to Dr. Prudente, her committee has been working hard and wants to completely finish all the details of the preparation before the month ends.

For the Opening Program there will be 2 parts –the first part is the program proper for the formal declaration of the opening of the Foundation Week Celebration. For the part II, there will be a Field Demonstration by the Sumba Fitness.

On the other hand, this year there will be a Literary Musical Contest, a competition which was not included in the previous years. The Literary will include the newest competition which is the impromptu Character Interpretation and Pagkukuwento. For the Musical event, OPM Vocal Solo and Duet and the Guitar Playing competition will be featured. And to perk up the audience, the Dance Sports will include Cha-cha, Rumba, Samba and Hip-hop Dance.

The Literary Musical Contest will be held on September 3 at 2:00pm and the winners will automatically represent the College in the future contests.

Judges for this said event will be coming from other institutions while prizes to be given are Php1,000.oo, Php800.00 and Php600.00 consecutively, plus certificates of appreciation.

“We have about 9 to 10 priests who will concelebrate with the main celebrant, the Archbishop of Jaro, Most Rev. Angel N. Lagdameo, D.D. in the Thanksgiving Mass for our 108th Foundation Anniversary”, a confirmation from the Chairman of the Thanksgiving Mass Committee, Prof. Sotero E. Fajarito. According to him, some of these priests who have responded to the invitation were graduates of the WVCST, like Rev. Fr. Ricky Soriano, the Parochial Vicar of St. John Parish in Dingle, Rev. Fr. Alfon Berbegal, the Parochial Vicar of Sta Barbara Parish and the Parish Priest of La Paz, Rev. Fr. Renato Cuadras just to name a few. “We are all set for this event and we’re hoping for a good turn out since this might be the last celebration of the Foundation Anniversary as a College.” He happily shared that some of the graduates of WVCST joined the priesthood which is also a pride of the College, a reason why they were invited to come home and join this year’s celebration.

Prof. Fajarito further announced that the 3rd, 4th and 5th year students, including the Laboratory School, won’t be required to join the parade, instead they have to proceed to the Multi Purpose Educational Center to prepare for the concelebrated mass. Some of the members of the faculty will also be joining the choir and the practice was already set. He also encourages a full participation from the extension campuses from Leon National College of Agriculture, Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College, Miag-ao, Don Jose Sustiguer Monfort Memorial National College in Barotac Nuevo and Doña Purificacion D. Monfort College in Dumangas and the Alumni as well.

The Thanksgiving Mass will be on September 2 at 7:30am and everybody is requested to join.

“Everything is almost in order now. Try outs and practices have started and I think everybody is looking forward to it.” Dr. Leomar de los Santos, Head of the P. E. Department and Chairman of this year’s Pahampang for the celebration of WVCST Foundation Anniversary reports. He announced that to complete the preparation, a Sports Clinic /Seminar will be conducted to orient and train student teachers, coaches, unit heads and sports enthusiasts to become good game officials. This will be held this coming August 23 & 24. In addition to that there will be a Solidarity Meeting on August 27 for the Unit Heads, coaches, team captains and tournament managers, to discuss the general rules of the games of the Pahampang.

According to Dr. de los Santos, during the previous committee meeting, they have agreed that freshmen varsity players could join the Pahampang for this year, unlike in the past years that all varsity players couldn’t and only the amateurs were allowed to play. Officers of the Student Republic or student leaders are not also allowed to play any game.The games for this year include team, individual and dual sports. For the team sports there will be soccer football, basketball, volleyball and sepak takraw. While the individual and dual sports include chess, table tennis, badminton, lawn tennis , combative sports and boxing. It is the first time that the Pahampang will have boxing, as a sort of introductory sport or exhibition that might be used for the preparation of the College for the SCUAA meet.

Judges for some of the games especially the soccer football will be coming from outside the College. Medals and trophies await the winners. They will be determined by their points. For the Team Sports, the 1st place should have 25points, 2nd is 15, 3rd place is 10 points and 4th place is 5 points. For the Individual/ Dual Sports, 1st place must incur 10 points, 2nd place is 6 points, 3rd should have 4 points and 4th place – 2 points. This year’s Pahampang will run for 2 days – September 4 & 5.

Academic Quiz and Skills Olympic 2013 Committees – 85% Ready

“I have already finished making the mechanics and criteria for the Academic Quiz both for Category A & B.” Dr. Ma. Asusina Asuncion E. Echaveria, Dean, College of Education and Chairman of the Academic Quiz Contest reported happily in a short interview. This year’s contest will have the pencil and paper challenge and the new category which is the Math & Science Challenge. According to her, the Academic Quiz Contest for the celebration of the Foundation Anniversary will be very challenging. The Quiz will send the contestants to critical and analytical thinking, decision making and a good working relationship among the groups. “Our goal is to determine the learning of the students not just by pencil and paper but also through their natural intelligence and ability to manipulate materials to achieve what is asked in a certain problem.” This is the reason why they can not reveal the details of the Math and Science Challenge though the coaches were oriented of the mechanics. However, for the pencil and paper challenge, it will involve information technology and general information. The two categories are both time – pressured. Winners will receive the following: first place will receive Php 4,500.00, Php 3,000.00 for the 2nd place and Php 2,400.oo for the 3rd place. All winners will also be given a certificate of appreciation. A consolation prize of Php 1,500.00 and Php 900.00n plus a certificate of participation await the non winners. The Academic Quiz Contest will be held on September 2 at 1pm.

On the other hand, Dr. Sergie Dominico Valenciana, Dean, College of Industrial Technology and Chairman of the Skills Olympics 2013, affirmed that his committee is 85% ready for the celebration. 20 participants are expected to join and 11 areas are covered by the Skills Olympics. They are as follows:

1. Architectural Drafting
   a. Architectural Manual Rendering b. Architectural Digital Rendering
2. Automotive Technology
   a. Engine Tune up b. Alternator Servicing c. Starter Motor Servicing
3. Construction Technologya. Plumbing
4. Electrical Technologya. Industrial Motor Control
5. Electronicsa. PCB Circuit Assembly b. Bread Boarding
6. Fashion & Apparel Technologya. Draping b. Conceptual Fashion Illustration c. Artistic Make-up & Hairstyling
7. Hotel & Restaurant Technologya. Bartending b. Fruit Carving
8. FCM Technologya. Joinery
9. HVACR Technologya. Electrical Wiring Connection of Split Type Airconditioner
10. Computer technologya. Computer Trouble Shooting b. Web Design c. Graphic Design
11. Mechanical Technologya. Welding

These contests will be done simultaneously within 3 hours. After the contest, the announcement of winners follows. Prizes are Php 500.00, Php 400.00 and Php 300.00 for the first, 2nd and 3rd placers. 22 judges outside WVCST were invited to grace the occasion. According to Dr. Valenciana, the committee will set up the equipment for the contest as early as 5:00 am. They decided not to have a guest speaker for the opening program to avoid delays that might create a domino effect on the other activities scheduled on September 3, at the covered gym.

“We are 70 – 80% ready for the celebration of this year’s Foundation Anniversary.” This is the confident assurance of the chairman of the steering committee for the WVCST Foundation Anniversary, Dr. Russ Allen B. Napud, Dean, College of Engineering and Architecture. With only two weeks left, he reported that the budget for the said event has been approved by the College President, all committees have submitted their plan of activities and were already approved, and some of thesupplies were already purchased. “I’m happy to say that we are almost ready. All the committees are also busy preparing for this long week activity.”

The 108th Foundation Anniversary has a theme “WVCST @ 108: Pushing Through the Frontiers of Science and Technology,” which is carried on by the Academic Quiz as well as the Skills Olympics. According to Dr. Napud, aside from the one week event, there is a Pre-Foundation activity which is a 2-day Caravan, spearheaded by the Alumni. This covers the whole of Panay which will start on August 28, 2013 and ends the next day, August 29. The celebration starts on September 1, Sunday and finishes on September 7, Saturday. However, the Awarding Ceremony will be held on September 10, Monday.

This year’s event is a little different from what the College had last year, maybe a reason why the budget for 2013 celebration is much higher than last year. There are lots of new activities prepared for the 108th Foundation Anniversary such as the Literary Musical Contest and some new challenges in the Academic Quiz, as well as in the Skills Olympics. This year, the Pahampang will be introducing Boxing which is perceived to be a possible sport event for next year’s anniversary.

At present, Dr. Napud is only waiting for the specific program for each activity and though there may be some few problems in the procurement of supplies, he guaranteed that everything will be dealt with and won’t impede the affair.

Comes September, WVCST is celebrating its 108th Foundation Anniversary with the theme “WVCST @ 108: Pushing Through the Frontiers of Science and Technology.” This year’s foundation anniversary which will be on September 2 – 7, 2013, is a big opportunity for the College to showcase talents, skills, sports and academic competitions among the different colleges as well as the satellite campuses.

In preparation, a steering committee was formed to take charge of the activities for the whole week. Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect on the College Foundation Anniversary:

1. Academic Quiz Contest
2. Field Demonstration
3. Skills Contest
4. Exhibits
5. Robotics Competition
6. Fashion Show
7. Literary-Musical Contest
8. Pahampang

The Pahampang will include team sports, individual and dual sports. Team sports include football, basketball, volleyball and sepak takraw. Individual and dual sports include chess, table tennis, badminton, combative sports, boxing and lawn tennis.

A thanksgiving mass will be held as well as a foot parade and caravan. The search for Mr. and Ms. WVCST will complete the celebration.

Definitely, this is something to look forward to and so goes our invitation to come join us and feel the fun and excitement as the College turns 108!

“A few of the infrastructure projects of WVCST are almost done and ready for the final evaluation.” This statement was given by Dr. Gabriel M. Salistre, Jr., Director, Planning Development and Auxiliary Services. During a short talk, the Director mentioned that a number of its projects completed the construction on their target dates and are waiting for the formal turn over. Some needs a little of finishing touches but expect that anytime soon they will already be functional. Several of these are the College Library Phase 3, the HRT Service Center and the Teacher Education Building covered walkway which is expected to be finished by next week.

While some of the constructions are set to be completed this year, another set of infra projects will be also be started. The construction of the three-storey Hometel (TLE Center) Phase 1 has started on August 12, 2013. It has a budget of Php 7,655,426.75 in which 15% of mobilization was already paid in the amount of Php 1,148,314.01. The Hometel TLE Center is in the main campus and is still a part of the improvement and modernization project of the College.

WVCST employees took time out from work as they gave honors to Mr. Edgardo Esposo, who retired from office effective June 11, 2013. “Nonong”, as most employees call him, dedicated his life for the College as Administrative Aide IV for 27 years and 9 months.

                A small party was given by the employees’ association headed by Mr. Bonnie S. Arenal, Jr. in honor of “Nonong” Esposo as well as to his family who has always been very supportive to him. At the said event, a plaque of recognition was awarded to him by VP for Admin and Finance Dr. Nehema K. Misola and Mrs.Enieda G. Corona, Chief Admin Officer.  In addition, his colleagues from the Administration Office represented by Mrs. Elbe J. Sotito, Admin Officer V, handed him a portrait showing his love and dedication to his job.

                On the other hand, the newly job hired employees were also introduced at the party.

Pictures Gallery of the Event