Monday, April 18, 2011

CvSU bags grand slam title in regional work summit

With a total score of 452.33, Cavite State University (CvSU) won the championship title for the fifth time against the Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU), 317.83, and University of Rizal System (URS), 265.08, during the FFP-FAHP-FFPCC Regional Work Summit held at Romblon State University, Odiongan Romblon on 5-11 February 2011.The weeklong summit was participated in by nine state universities and colleges (SUCs) from Region IV-A and B excluding the host school. It covers competitions in nine categories, each with a set of contests in agriculture, fisheries, homemaking, musical-literary-academic and parliamentary procedure demonstration. Some of them are project proposal, quiz bee, landscaping and other skills contests. CvSU got 20 first places in 48 competitions; 7 second places, 6 third places and the remaining were 4th and 5th excluding the three contests which have no point for CvSU.

The summit was revived last February 2006 with LSPU as the first host school. From then on, CvSU has always been the champion, hence the University was conferred the Hall of Fame award.

The CvSU delegation headed by Dr. Divinia C. Chavez, CvSU President, were mostly students of agriculture-based courses for FFPCC and high school students from Laboratory School for FFP and FAHP. Three of the 15 delegates of FFPCC are 4th year agricultural engineering students, namely: Analyn Sagana, Loriel Yala and Kelvin Michael Crystal who were champions in the project proposal and product development contest. Other contests they participated in were parliamentary procedure demonstration (2nd runner up), laying out an orchard (2nd runner up) and soil analysis (4th runner up).

Other heads of the delegation were Dr. Adolfo C. Manuel, Dean of College of Agriculture Forestry Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR), Dr. Ma. Agnes P. Nuestro , Dean of College of Education (CEd), and Prof. Dulce L. Ramos, Principal of CvSU Science High School (CvSU - SHS). FFP-FAHP advisers who joined the convention were Dr. Liza C. Costa, Prof. Eleanor G. Ersando, Mrs. Solita R. Poblete, Mr. Alfredo A. Venzon, Ms. Maricar D. Soriano and Mr. Estelito A. Alaman. FFPCC advisers include Prof. Leonardo Masana, Dr. Teresita Labrador, Prof. Noel A. Sedigo, Prof. Fe N. Dimero, Engr. Jaykie Homer P. Hernandez and Mrs. Leah Lacson. (JHPHernandez)