RILI wins awards in HEKASI quiz

Jemuela May Castillo (VI-Red) placed 3rd in the division level of the HEKASI Quiz Bee, Sept. 23 at Luisiana Central Elementary School. Castillo competed with 25 other schools in Laguna in the individual category of the quiz bee. She represented the district of Pila having won the district level of the quiz held Sept. 15 at Pila Central school.

RILI also bested other schools in the group category of the competition in the district level:

Grade I-Green, 2nd place
Francis Dominic Puna, Elisha Therese Dimaandal, and Samuel Agudo

Grade II-Violet, 2nd place
Ron Wesley Gonzales, John Patrick Dacir, and Lei Julianna Matienzo

Grade III-Orange, 3rd place
Davidsson Lucero, Hannah Pauline Abela, and Alecssandra Rowie Aranas

Grade IV-Brown
Marcus Adrian Balinas, Rovie May Dasmariñas, and Jeshermaine Castillo

Grade V-Gray, 3rd place
Gio Manuel Castañeda, Andrea Nicole Gonzales, and Irah Michelle Guevarra

Grade VI-Red, 2nd place
Maria Amor Cielo Tolentino, Patrick Neil Pajam, and Ken Lloyd Aquino

The participants will be given recognition during the flag ceremony on Monday, Sept. 27.

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RILI places 7th in PopEd quiz

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) placed 7th in the clustered district level of the Population Education (PopEd) Quiz held September 16 at Los Baños National High School (LBNHS).

Liezel Oquendo from IV-Ruby represented RILI and competed against 22 other schools from the clustered districts of Alaminos, Bay, Calauan, Pila, Los Baños, and Victoria. Among the participating schools from Pila, Oquendo ranked third, bested only by Don Manuel Rivera Memorial National High School (rank 1) and Linga National High School (rank 2).

Overall, the host school LBNHS grabbed the championship. LBNHS will advance to compete in the division level of the competition.