Senior High School Week 2025 Kicks Off
Photo by Enrico Cabalfin
Emmanuelle Clarisse R. Hernandez, Lana Zaliyah Mendiola, and Mary Joyce Arcega| The Paulinian
Day 1
St. Paul University Manila officially launched Senior High School Week on March 25, 2025, with the theme “Kahusayan at Kabutihan: Daan sa Pag-Asa ng Kinabukasan.” Paulinians enthusiastically took part in a series of activities aimed at highlighting their talents and skills.
The first day of the Senior High School Week started with an assembly led by Dr. Maynard Cornejo and Ms. Danielle Dizon. Sr. Ma. Evangeline Anastacio, SPC, University President, gave her opening remarks, where she encouraged Paulinians to bring hope to their communities as Harbingers of Hope and to use their talents and skills to open a future full of hope. Afterwards, Paulinians gathered in the Satellite Canteen for the Grade 11 Entrepreneurship Exhibit and Grade 12 Business Simulation. Grade 12 ABM held the opening of Presko ‘25 in the same area.
A career talk was conducted to guide students about their choices for their future careers. It was given by Ms. Mika Navarro, Marketing Assistant of St. Paul University Manila. The opening prayer, led by Ms. Ricci Madridejos, was followed by an introduction and overview given by Mr. Joseph M. Ortalla. A short talk was given by Ms. Kayla Louise Pasion, a communications specialist and alumna of SPUM.
After which, the presentations by the colleges took place, with Ms. Manilen Rentigrado and Ms. Aliah Mae Maghanoy for the College of Education and Liberal Arts; Ms. Ces Pitogo and Ms. Mina Kintanar for the College of Music and Performing Arts; Dr. Grace Leongson and Ms. Geannel Cabahug for the College of Business and Management; and Dr. Jennifer Joy Olivar and Mr. Cyd Mondia for the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. The activity ended with closing remarks by Ms. Mika Navarro and a closing prayer led by Mr. Gab Garces.
The Academic Quiz Bee took place in the afternoon, with Paulinians showcasing their intelligence and teamwork. Dr. Maynard Cornejo led the opening prayer and served as the quiz master as well. Five groups of students from both Grade 11 and Grade 12 participated in the quiz bee. The competition had three rounds: the easy round with 15 questions, the average round with 10 questions, and the difficult round with 8 questions.
After the challenging rounds, Group 4 became the champion with 51 points, followed by Group 1 with 50 points, Group 3 with 46 points, Group 2 with 44 points, and Group 5 with 41 points. The event concluded with a closing prayer led by Dr. Cornejo.
Day 2
The second day of St. Paul University Manila’s SHS Week, March 26, 2025, started with an assembly. The prayer was led by Ms. Jasvl Labro, followed by opening remarks from Dr. Maynard Cornejo. His speech highlighted sportsmanship and camaraderie among the students as they play indoor and outdoor games. On this day, students wore green, showing their spirit as one.
The morning events were filled with intense sports competitions between the Grade 11 and Grade 12 students. The basketball game ended with Grade 12 winning the match, scoring 72 points against Grade 11’s 42 points. The teams competed in three sets in the volleyball match, with Grade 12 winning 2-1.
For the badminton matches, both the singles and doubles players played three games each. In the singles category, the first placer was from Grade 12-HUMSS. In the doubles, Grade 12-STEM secured the first place after a thrilling match with Grade 11 St. Anthony.
The indoor games also showcased a strong competition from both grade levels. Grade 11 St. Andrew won first place in both the Word Factory and Chess competitions, while Grade 12-AADT took first place in Scrabble.
The morning’s last event was the E-Games competition, where the four teams from Grade 11 and 12 competed in Call of Duty. In the final match, Grade 11 St. Andrew defeated Grade 11 St. Anthony with a 2-0 victory.
The sports events truly showcased teamwork and hard work of both grade levels, which truly represented their theme for this year's Senior High School Week 2025.
Day 3
St. Paul University Manila’s Senior High School Week continued on its third day, March 27, 2025, at the university quadrangle with a showcase of students' talents, unity, and excellence. Students participated in section cheers, dances, and playwright performances, celebrating creativity and school spirit.
The event commenced with a prayer, after which Dr. Francis Calilan, SHS Principal, addressed the assembly. He expressed his profound appreciation for the entire Senior High School body and their collective effort to succeed and push through new beginnings.
The first event was the awarding of winners of the Academic Quiz Bee. These groups consisted of representatives from St. Andrew, St. Anthony, AADT, HUMSS, ABM, and STEM. Then, the sports and games winners for volleyball, basketball, badminton, scrabble, chess, and word factory were awarded. The E-Games Call of Duty: Mobile tournament champions were given shining gold medals.
Additionally, the students who lent helping hands in making the Senior High School Week a success were acknowledged. According to the chair of this event, this was the first time that the support group was immensely appreciated for adhering to the core values of charity, commission, and community out of the goodness of their hearts.
All of this showed that these students truly stand out as talented individuals, empowered by God; that they carry within themselves the twin pillars of Christ-centeredness and charism through their own respective ambitions; and that they shall never stand alone, as all of them are harbingers of hope.
