NARRATIVE REPORT ON CAMPUS JOURNALISM
S.Y. 2015-2016
School Year 2015-2016 was yet another prolific year for Cateel Central Elementary
School (CCES) in line with campus journalism.
Of course, this years’ harvest did not happen by chance. It happened because of the
efforts of the persons behind; the Officer In-charge to the Office of the Principal, Mrs.
Felicitacion A. Yuzon; the School Principal, Mrs. Josephine S. Quarteron; the School Paper
Advisers, Mrs. Imelda P. Losentes, Mrs. Dina E. Apale, Mrs. Ingrid D. Tranquilan and Mrs.
Cyndril C. Yuzon; the campus journalists.
CCES released its school publication the MANDAYA GAZETTE Vol.3 No.1 June-
December 2015 for this school year 2015-2016. Below is the list of Editorial Staff of the School
publication.
Chief Editor : Shekinah Emmanuela Iroy
Associate Editor : Alex Yancey Betana
Managing Editor : Earl Nicholai Familar
News Editors : Mikee Azenah Cabrera
Jhea Castro
Angel Mae Celmar
Feature Editors : Gwen Dorothy Flores
Angel Mae Omeles
Literary Editor : Lynn Margarette Cervantes
Sports Editors : Carl Joseph Batao
Trisha Ann Maroto
Science & Technology Editors: Desiree Balbido
Marie Nicole Macoy
Photojournalists : Rojee Nicholai Cacar
Assel Jeune Vitor
Cartoonists : Deborah Jane Acuin
Ralf Pajo
Positive goals equate responsibilities. Responsibilities equate hard work. Driven by the
goal of defending its title as S.Y. 2014-2015 Division Schools Press Conference Champion
school paper advisers along with the campus journalists commit themselves to its trainings
held every Saturday starting from September 12 to October, 31, 2015 and with the daily
sessions with their advisers during their vacant times.
School paper advisers and campus journalists’ commitment was rewarded with victory
as the Mandaya Gazette/ Ang Gazettang Mandaya (The official Gazette of CCES) was once
again declared as the Overall Champion in DSPC 2015 held at Cateel Central Elementary
School last November 3-5, 2015.
Among the winners from CCES are the following: Gwen Dorothy Gift Flores,
champion in Feature Writing English; Angel Grace Omeles, champion in Feature Writing
Filipino; Angel Mae Celmar, champion in News Writing Filipino; Marie Nicole Macoy,
champion in Science and Technology Writing English; Desiree Balbido, champion in Science
and Technology Writing Filipino; Shekinah Emmanuel Iroy, champion in Editorial Writing
Filipino; Rojee Nicholai Cacar, champion in Photojournalism English; Assel Jeunne Vitor,
champion in Photojournalism Filipino; and Deborah Jane Acuin, champion in Editorial
Cartooning Filipino. Alex Yancey Betana also won second place in Editorial Writing English;
Ralf Pajo, second place in Editorial Cartooning English; Earl Nicholai Familiar, second place
in Copyreading and Headline Writing Filipino; Trisha Ann Maroto, third place in Sports
Writing Filipino; Carl Joseph Batao, fourth place in Sports Writing English; and Mikee
Azenah Cabrera, fourth place in News Writing English.
Mandayas were more than proud not just because of the success that the school
publication had brought but because of the privilege given to the Cateelenos to host the
Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) 2016. The Provincial Governor, Corazon N.
Malanyaon burst her feeling of gratitude for the trust given to her province, Davao Oriental
and her hometown, Cateel to first time host which to her the biggest event Cateel, even Davao
Oriental had ever hosted. The delegates from 10 divisions of Region XI were likewise grateful
for having accepted the challenge. They enjoyed the Mandayan culture and were mesmerized
by the beauty of Aliwagwag Falls, the pride of Cateelenos.
RSPC is believed to be the “Battle of the Bests”, enough reason to be proud of even
for a fact that we are one of the participants of the event, what more if we hit a spot on it.
Gwen Dorothy Gift O. Flores, one of our campus journalists, ranked fifth in Feature
Writing- English.
Our vision continues that years onward our school publication would remain
established along with a goal that we would do the best we can to finally participate in the
National Schools Press Conference.
Prepared by:
INGRID D. TRANQUILAN
T-II/School Paper Adviser
