RILI Competes in PGO

Our delegates pose in front of UP Diliman's Oblation

after the contest

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) competed in the 2nd Philippine Geography Olympiad (PGO), held Dec. 3 at the University of the Philippines Diliman. The PGO is a national level quiz contest in geography for third year high school students. Representing RILI are James Christian Espayos, Edmar Magbanua, and Kenneth Cyrus Celso. They were coached by Araling Panlipunan teacher Ms. Perla Drilon.

Contestants were asked questions on general geography, geography of the Philippines, Earth science, biogeography, economic geography, population geography, cultural geography, environmental issues, and general knowledge.

This year's PGO was participated by 20 schools from all over the Philippines. Reaching the finals are the following schools: Manila Science High School, Philippine Science High School (Western Visayas), Philippine Science High School (Central Mindanao), San Jose Del Monte High School, and Marian School of Quezon City. Manila Science High School is this year's champion.

Gonzales, Castillo Among Winners in Regional Talent Fest

Gonzales receives a medal during the awarding ceremonies

Fheem Nadine Gonzales and Allicia Gweneth Castillo, both Preparatory pupils of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI), were among winners in the Regional Kindergarten Festival of Talents held Nov. 11 in Imus Pilot Elementary School, Imus, Cavite.

Gonzales won second place in the Story Telling (Filipino) category. Gonzales bested 14 other contestants from other divisions in the CALABARZON region. Contestants in this category told the story Si Uwak at ang Asong Lobo, a Filipino adaptation of Aesop's fables--The Crow and the Pitcher and The Fox and the Crow. The Division of Dasmariñas City emerged as the winner of the category.

Castillo sings on stage at the Regional Kindergarten
Festival of Talents

Castillo, on the other hand, ranked fourth among 17 contestants in the Vocal Solo category. A mere 0.5 point separated her from the third spot. Castillo sang Sa Aking Paglaki, a song that tells of a child's dreams of what he/she wants to be when he/she grows up. She earlier won in the division elimination round of the Vocal Solo category. She won against a contestant from St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy.

The Regional Kindergarten Festival of Talents was participated by the divisions of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Antipolo City, San Pablo City, Cavite City, Lucena City, Batangas City, Calamba City, Sta. Rosa City, Lipa City, and Dasmariñas City.

Gonzales and Castillo were the official representatives from the private schools of the Division of Laguna in their respective categories.

RILI to join in Regional Kindergarten Festival of Talents

Allicia Gweneth Castillo receives a medal after winning the
division elimination round for vocal solo.

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) will join the Regional Kindergarten Festival of Talents on Nov. 9 at Imus Pilot Elementary School, Imus, Cavite. RILI is the official representative of the Division of Laguna in the Vocal Solo and Story Telling (Filipino) categories.

An elimination round was held Nov. 3 at Pila Elementary School for the Vocal Solo category. Allicia Gweneth Castillo, a Preparatory pupil, won in the elimination round. Castillo sang Sa Aking Paglaki and competed against a contestant from St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy.

Fheem Nadine Gonzales, also a Preparatory pupil, will represent RILI to the Regional Kindergarten Festival of Talents in the Story Telling (Filipino) category. The category's contest piece is Si Uwak at ang Asong Gubat, a Filipino adaptation of two of Aesop's fables--The Fox and the Crow and The Crow and the Pitcher.

The Regional Kindergarten Festival of Talents is a contest sponsored by Department of Education (DepEd) Region IV-A to find delegates to the National Kindergarten Festival of Talents.

RILI Wins District Math Quest

Grade 1 champion Therice Junel Nogrado
receives her certificate together with RILI
teacher Mrs. Jenny Cura.

Students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) competed and won in different levels of the District Math Quest held Oct. 18 in Pila Elementary School. Therice Junel Nogrado emerged as the champion of the Mathrathon for Grade 1 students.

RILI also received awards in the different levels of the Mathrathon: Grade 2, third place--Francis Dominic Puna; Grade 3, second place--Ron Wesley Gonzales; and Grade 6, third place--Gio Manuel Castañeda. Davisson Lucero and Marcus Adriane Balinas represented RILI in the Mathrathon for Grade 4 and Grade 5, respectively.

The District Math Quest also included a Math Super Quiz Bee for Grade 6 and a Sudoku contest. Karell Ann Laluz, from Grade 5, was the winner among private schools in the Sudoku contest and was second overall. Andrea Nicole Gonzales represented RILI in the Math Super Quiz Bee for Grade 6.

Other private schools which participated in the District Math Quest are Colegio Monterei de Pila, Integrated Christian School of Pila, Inc., South Greenville School, and St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy.

Nogrado will be competing in the Mathrathon in the Division Math Quest on Oct. 25. Nogrado also recently won in the district level HEKASI Quiz Bee for Grade 1 pupils.

Grade 1 students win district HEKASI quiz

HEKASI Quiz bee champs (L-R) Brady, Nogrado, and Laluz
with RILI teacher Mrs. Cynthia Aguilan (far left)

Raven Brady, Therice Junel Nogrado, and Klarie Jane Laluz, Grade 1 students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI), won first place at the district level of the HEKASI Quiz Bee held Oct. 14 at Pila Elementary School.

Brady, Nogrado, and Laluz make up the team which represented RILI and competed against five other teams of Grade 1 students from private schools in the district of Pila. Nogrado earned a perfect score of 30 while Brady and Laluz earned 21 and 20, respectively, landing them in the top spot.

RILI also won and participated in other levels of the quiz bee: Grade 2, third place--Francis Dominic Puna, Samuel Agudo, and Lyn Rianne Ignacio; Grade 3, second place--Ron Wesley Gonzales, Saraiah Kashmir Nido, and Lei Julianna Matienzo; Grade 4, third place--Hannah Pauline Abela, Davidsson Lucero, and Alecssandra Rowie Aranas; Grade 5, participant--Marcus Adrian Balinas, Guila Mae Castañeda, and Rovie Mae Dasmariñas; Grade 6, participant--Irah Michelle Guevarra, Clarisse Vega, and Andrea Nicole Gonzales; Grade 6 (individual category), participant--Gio Manuel Castañeda.

Other private schools which competed in the quiz bee are Colegio Monterei de Pila, Liceo de Pila, St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy, Integrated Christian School of Pila, Inc., and South Greenville School.

Brady, Nogrado, and Laluz will be competing in the division level HEKASI Quiz Bee on Oct. 28 in Lumban Central School.

Students Pay Tribute to Teachers on World Teachers' Day

The faculty of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) received gifts, serenades, and thoughtful dedications from their students in celebration of World Teachers' Day, Oct. 5.

Each class offered a token to their respective advisers and subject teachers. They then recited a dedication which described how the token symbolizes their teacher. The program also included a mini-pageant for teachers and song and dance numbers to entertain the teachers. The pageant was participated by Ms. Ma. Trinidad Dela Cruz (Grade 1 adviser), Mrs. Cherry Barrios (Grade 2 adviser), Ms. Lia Bianca Samaniego (Grade 3 adviser), and Ms. Manilyn Morales (Grade 5 adviser). Mrs. Barrios emerged as the winner while Ms. Samaniego won the Students' Choice Award.

The short program was organized by the senior high school students and was hosted by Donnalyn Opinion and Carmela Joyce Padilla, both senior students from IV-Ruby.

RILI visits Calamba, Seriland, Science Discovery for educ'l tour

Students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) spent a day of fun and learning during their educational tour held Sept. 30. Despite the onslaught of typhoon Pedring just a few days before the tour, the sky seemed to favor the event and let the sun shine for most of the day.

RILI students stood in awe of Rizal's tallest monument.

Three buses filled with students and parents left RILI at around 5am. First stop was the Rizal Monument at Calamba City. Standing 22 ft., it is the tallest monument of Dr. Jose Rizal in the Philippines.

There, students, parents, and teachers took the opportunity to have their photos taken at the foot of our national hero's newest monument.

Next stop was the Chips Delight factory in Canlubang, Laguna. Students observed how biscuits they see, and eat, everyday are made. Students also learned the importance of cleanliness in food preparation and packing. Parents, on the other hand, shopped for biscuits at discounted prices.

About to enjoy a 3D movie.

The buses then took the students to Seriland at the Manila Ocean Park in Manila. All students are sent in to learn how 3D movies are made and shown. They then watched a 3D cartoon movie. Most students are experiencing a 3D movie for the first time. A mix of squeals, screams, and laughs filled the theater as students felt like they were actually within the movie.

How many real students are here?

Preschool and elementary students then played in Seriland's play area while high school students found themselves lost in a mirror maze. Students, parents, and teachers also had their pictures taken at Seriland's Trick Art Museum.

Final stop was at the Science Discovery at SM Mall of Asia (MOA) where students found themselves immersed in the wonders of science. Students watched a short film about our Earth's place in the universe in Science Discovery's special dome-shaped screen placed at their theater's ceiling. The theater reverberated every student's "oohs" and "ahs" as they watched the film which felt like the audience themselves are traveling through space. They also enjoyed other interactive stations.

Students eagerly waiting in line
to watch the film.

After Science Discovery, all were allowed to shop at SM MOA to bring home pasalubong to friends and family.

The tour was capped with a dazzling fireworks display at the bay area in front of MOA. After that, all were on the way home back to Laguna.

Payag Grabs 1st Place in Division Science Quiz

With just two mistakes in the easy round, Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) student Jacob Nathanielz Payag won first place in the Division Science Quiz held Sept. 15 at Francisco Benitez Memorial School in Pagsanjan, Laguna.

Payag, from IV-Brown, competed against 14 other Grade 4 students in the Division of Laguna. These students are their district's respective winners.

RILI earned a total of 33 points to win first place. Lumban Academy was at second place with 29 points and Pagsanjan Academy was at third with 28.

The Division Science Quiz is part of the Division Science Fair organized by the Department of Education and is participated by schools in the Division of Laguna.

Payag will be competing in the upcoming Regional Science Quiz. He is coached by Mrs. Bienvenida Mariano, RILI's elementary science teacher.

Payag Wins District Science Quiz

Jacob Nathanielz Payag (Grade IV-Brown) won in the district level of the Science Quiz held Sept. 9 at Pila Elementary School. The science quiz is part of the District Science Fair which include other science-related contests for students and teachers as well.

Payag will be competing in the division level of the science quiz to be held Sept. 15 at Pagsanjan Central School.

Other schools which competed in the District Level Science Quiz were St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy (2nd place), South Greenville School, and Integrated Christian School of Pila, Inc.

RILI Admin Attends Conference for School Heads

School administrator Mrs. Miriam Añoso attended the Annual Regional Conference of Public Secondary School Heads and Private Secondary School Administrators, July 12-14, at the Manila Ocean Park, Manila.

The conference aimed to equip school heads and administrators with the latest information regarding the transition to the K-12 program of the Department of Education (DepEd).

RILI students, faculty lead municipal flag ceremony

Selected students and all faculty members of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. led the flag ceremony at the Pila Municipal Hall, July 11.

The program was started by a Doxology from the newly formed Bahaghari Cultural Dance Group, a reading from the Bible by Mrs. Joanna Regondon, and a prayer by Mrs. Lorie Mole. The faculty then lead the singing of the national anthem.

High school freshman Ken Lloyd Aquino led the pledge to the Philippine Flag which was followed by the singing of Pilipinas Kong Mahal led by Elizabeth Gail Andaya from Grade 6. Mrs. Bienvenida Mariano led the goverment employee's pledge.

Mrs. Trinidad Dela Cruz gave a brief history of RILI followed by the school's mission and vision which were recited by Gio Manuel Castañeda and Aira Michelle Guevarra from Grade 6.

Students from the Preschool Department and the faculty entertained the audience with special numbers.

RILI CAO presents paper at MSPC

Chief Academic Officer Mr. Daniel Ezra A. Añoso of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) presented a paper at the recently concluded Mathematical Society of the Philippines CALABARZON (MSPC) 1st Annual Regional Convention held May 4 at De La Salle Lipa (DLSL), Lipa City, Batangas.

Mr. Añoso's paper entitled "On the Adjacency of Vertices of Paley Graphs of Prime Power Order" was accepted by MSPC to be presented during the parallel sessions for short paper presentations together with 15 other presenters.

The presentation deals with the results of the study conducted by Mr. Añoso and Prof. Rolando G. Panopio of the University of the Philippines Los Baños on Paley graphs and some of its properties.

The convention was attended by mathematicians and mathematics educators from all higher education institutions in the CALABARZON region.

RILI Gears Up for Foundation Day

Students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. are busy preparing for the upcoming Foundation Day on Feb. 23-24. Headed by their advisers, students from all levels practice Philippine folk dances which they will present during the said event.

This year the Foundation Day aims to promote Filipino culture through dance, games, and other activities reflective of traditional and modern Filipino culture. Hence the theme Isang Sulyap sa mga Pamana ng Kulturang Pilipino.

The first day of the event will feature games for both students and parents. Students from all levels will be assigned to a group and compete in various games Filipinos play. Parents, on the other hand, are invited to join Bingo Social in the afternoon.

The second day of the event will be started by a parade. Students and teachers participating in the parade will be dressed in the costumes for the field demonstration where they will showcase Philippine folk dances. The search for Little Mr. and Ms RILI 2011, one of the highlights of the event, will follow.

This year's Gala Night will also be part of the festivities. The ball will be held in the evening of the second day and will feature the coronation of this year's Mr. and Ms. RILI 2011.