The Rotary Club of Dipolog hosted the VOICE OF OUR YOUTH – IMPROMPTU SPEAKING COMPETITION CLUB LEVEL last October 4, 2008 at the DMC auditorium. This competition seeks to develop the students’ ability to form their point of view on a particular topic within a limited preparation time and to effectively convey their message to an audience in plain English. It also aims the Filipino youth to attain world-class proficiency in English communication, in furtherance of universal understanding and cooperation.

The winner of this club level competition will then proceed to Bacolod on November 22, 2008 for the District level competition, the semi-final round. The Grand Finals, the National Level Competition will then be held in Philamlife Auditorium, United Nations Avenue, Ermita, Manila.

To represent the Rotary Club of Dipolog in the District Level competition, from St. Vincent’s College, Ms, Jani G. Omamalin . The runner ups are as follows: Mary Lynn Y. Tesaluna from ZNNHS, and Roger Angielo Atenta from Punta National High School.

Other participants include: Riza Jane P. Castillon & Christian James Paco from Punta National High School, Ley April Louise Santos Villaneuva from DMC, Jervina G. Elumbaring from St. Mary’s Academy, Mariethen Grace Abasolo from Sicayab National High School, and Charry B. Baidiango from Dipolog City National High School.

The judges who graced the competition were Atty. Cres N. Palpagan, Jr., Atty Jordanne B. Chan and Hon Fiscal Chad Paler.

From the chairman of this event, Rtn and BM Ricky Mejorada II, and the Rotary Club of Dipolog, we extend our congratulations not only to the winners but to all participants for making this event a success.

By Rtn. Bryan Micah S. Lim
Rotary Club of Dipolog
District 3850

[via Gerald Concha]

"COLOUR EVERYWHERE"

I used to see in black and white
Never really in between
Waitin’ for the love of my life
To come into my dreams
Everything in shades of gray
Never any blues or greens
I needed someone else to turn to
Someone who could help me learn to see
All the beauty that was waiting for me

CHORUS

You, you put the blue back in the sky
You put the rainbow in my eyes
A silver lining in my prayers
And now there’s colour everywhere
You put the red back in the rules
Just when I needed it the most
You came along to show you care
And now there’s colour everywhere
Everywhere.

My life was so predictable
Never any mystery
But ever since you shined the light
All of that was is history
Now I have a hand to hold
And a reason to believe
There’s someone in my life worth living for
I was hanging ’round just wishin’ on a star
To put the happiness back in my heart and…

(CHORUS)

You you put the blue back in the sky
You put the rainbow in my eyes
A silver lining in my prayers
But now there’s colour everywhere
You put the red back in the rules
Just when I needed it the most
You came along to show you care
But now there’s colour everywhere.
You came and now there’s colour everywhere.

I left those hazy days behind me
Never to return again
Now they’re just a faded memory
‘Cause baby it’s all so clear to see
The beauty that was waiting there for me

(CHORUS)

You came along to show you care and now there’s colour everywhere
Everywhere.

Interpreted by: Joffer Esparcia
Directed by: Aleksi Mari B. Gumela

THE MAKING OF COLOUR EVERYWHERE

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The recent Battle of the Bands at Dahunog 2008 is getting a lot of attention these days, especially the rivalry between Saint Vincent’s College and the Zamboanga del Norte National High School. We’re showing videos of both bands for you to judge for yourselves.

Special thanks to Ambibo pals, Paterlito of Dipag DigiWorx and veritas 899 for sharing their material with us.

For our reference, here are the YouTube search results for "Dahunog sa Dipolog "

The Zamboanga del Norte National High School Band (Video by Dipag DigiWorx /©2008 )

The Saint Vincent’s College High School Band (Video by veritas899 /©2008 )

Thanks to ♥♫~fRiTzY~♫♥ and Luminaire for pointing us to the videos.

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For our inspiration,The Cal Band- Video Game Show 2007:)

To learn more, visit marching.com