14/11/2019
SSC conducted a Quizbee Competition as part of PKM 15th Foundation Day held at Pilaway Covered Court on November 14, 2019, at 9.00 am
As part of PKM 15th Foundation Day, the Supreme Student Council (SSC) conducted a Quizbee Competition open for all the students of PKM. The event was participated by 30 groups of 3 members. The groups were composed of students from different majors and year level who tried their memory to recall their general education subjects which were the basis for the quiz bee questions.
The competition was divided into 3 rounds as follows: easy, average, and difficult. For cases such as a tie, there will be a special round or clincher as a tie-breaker. Easy and average rounds were parts of the elimination round wherein the top 15 groups with highest combined scores will advance to the difficult round and the rest will be out of the competition.
After a head cracking rounds, only five groups will be declared as champion, first, second, third and fourth place. As the difficult round ended, there were a quadruple tie for the fourth place, triple tie for the first, second and third place, and a sure champion.
Clincher round was done to determine the winners. After deliberation of the panel on how to perform the clincher for the first, second, third and fourth place, a round which was a matter of quickness and wit declared the group of Maria Concepcion Pureza, Rodmar Escolano, and Charmaine Escolano as the fourth placer; group of Jonel Talento, Jervin Mamore and Nicole Villamayor for the third place; group of Don Joshua Oliveros, Freilene Fei Quiling and Jelly Dequilla for the second place; group of Johnrey Oliveros, Irish Rodriguez and Clarissa Umuna for the first place; and a sure champion to the group of Jodelyn P. Remolona, Dina O. Marcillana and A***n U. Coronado.
The event was supervised by the panel composed of Ms.Bellaryn Derecho, Mr.Julius Talabong and Ms. Mary Grace Decembrana and was regulated by the Quiz Master, Ms. Mariel Carabuena.
The amount of the prizes were: for the champion, P 3,000; 1st place, P 2,500; 2nd place, P 2,000; 3rd place, P 1500; and for the 4th places, P 1,000.
The event proved that PKM students are not only good at sports but in academics.
-Renabel Lopez