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Big turnout in KES science, wellness Olympiad
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Posted on Feb 17 2012
Despite the heavy rain, Koblerville Elementary School had an overwhelming turnout during its annual science and wellness Olympiad yesterday, with hundreds of students enjoying the daylong festivities.
Rizalina Purungganan, Koblerville Elementary School principal, credited the good turnout to the collaborative effort of teachers, students, and community members who also graced the occasion.
Yesterday’s activities capped the school’s weeklong celebration of the Public School System’s Wellness Week, which also highlighted events like the recipe competition and the science technology engineering and math contest held earlier this week.
Purungganan disclosed that, as in previous years, Koblerville’s “Olympiad” this year featured 15 various stations that offered fun and learning activities. The Olympiad was launched in 2008 and has since then been a huge success for the school.
Of all the stations she visited, fourth-grader Andresina Songao experienced the most fun in the bubble-making booth. Songao, with the help of sixth grade students who serve as facilitators at each booth, also learned more about the human body after visiting the human anatomy station.
A dancer by heart, 10-year-old Stephanie Rejano was seen enjoying herself at the dance station. “Dancing is really fun. I’ve loved doing this since I was little. It’s also a form of exercise that’s good for our body,” she said.
Third-graders Rudy Kaipat and John Lester Lebrias were seen participating in a friendly competition at the moonwalk race.
Other stations in this year’s Olympiad included paper boat, paper airplane, hula hoop race, parachute, turtles, big parachute, fly a rocket, energy conservation, and ice cream-making booths.
Representatives of some government agencies such as the Division of Fish and Wildlife were also present to answer questions.
One of the event’s coordinators, Joe Etpison, said that nearly 300 students participated in the daylong festivities. He believes that by holding the event every year, students are not only provided meaningful, fun, and educational experiences but are also taught based on PSS benchmarks and standards.
