St. Mary’s Catbalogan champions General Info Quiz for Catbalogan Fiesta

By NINFA B. QUIRANTE, (PIA Samar)
August 18, 2006

CATBALOGAN, Samar  –  An all-girl team from St. Mary’s College of Catbalogan (SMCC), High School Department emerged champion in the general Information quiz on Tuesday.

The quiz, joined in by four other high schools based in Catbalogan, Samar, was one of the features of the Likud-Patag Fiesta celebration.

Cheska Marie Geli, Seville Meyer Cabael      and Le-Anne Dacles composed the winning team which garnered some 57 points out of the highest possible score points of 90.

The quiz was divided into three stages from easy with one point each, graduating to moderate with 2 points each question and difficult with some three points each.

The girls from SMCC received three thousand pesos for their prize while the coach got seven hundred pesos.

Samar State University (SSU) came in close with some 54 points. The team of Alexander Uy, Jesette Conduna and KaizaJay Abancia also got some P2,500.00 with their coach raking in some five hundred pesos.

Samar National School students placed third and received P2,000.00. The two non-winning schools went home with consolation prizes as well.

Dr. Meldrito Valles, over-all chair of the contest introduced the Hermano Mayor, Lamberto Vasquez who took delight in awarding the cash prizes to the winners. Vasquez himself donated the prizes.

Valles in his speech mentioned that the Likud-Patag Fiesta always holds the general Information quiz to inspire the high schoolers to read a lot,  somehow excel in their studies, be aware of the current events and stay smart.