SCIENCE TECH TOK TOP 3 WINNERS DECLARED
STUDENTS from the Marcelo h. Del Pilar National high School bagged first place in the first-ever Search for Science Tech Tok youth competition held recently.
The school’s entry, “let’s Learn and be Mahu-sci,” won over 160 video entries produced by high-schools nationwide.
The winning team was composed of Frances Sophia D. Flores, Pia Bianca B.laxa and Raphaelle erika P. Victoria
Inspired by the famous short-form video-sharing app Tiktok, the student participants showed their knowledge and showmanship in various creative presentations—such as vlogging, speech choir, documentary, experiments, stories on citizen science breakthroughs—which were slanted on this year’s theme on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The team from Philippine Science high School-central Luzon Campus, Angeles City, Pampanga, composed of Jose Gabriel G. Angeles, Sam Gabriel B. Austria and Juliane Alyssa Mae B. Bautista came in second with their work “eropla-knows.”
The "how do MRNA Vaccines Work?" of Megumi Jireh Cruz, Samantha Nicole San Diego and Rica Phoebe Jane Venturina of Carlos F. Gonzales high School, San Rafael, Bulacan, garnered the third place.
Cash prizes worth P20,000 (first prize), P15,000 (second prize), and P10,000 (third place) and e-certificate of recognition were given to the winners.
The winning entries were judged based on content, originality and creativity, and visual appeal.
They were unanimously declared winners by the board of judges from the S&T field namely Timothy James M. Dimacali, information officer at the Science education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-SEI); elvira R. Galvez, Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology (PFST) education consultant; and Florencio T. Gando Jr., senior designer and head of the Science Centrum Fabrication Inc.’s exhibit Development Division.
PFST executive Director May M. Pagsinohin and Dr. Ruby R. Cristobal, division chief at the DOST-SEI.
In her message, Cristobal urged adults and students to harness the power of social media and the Internet to promote science education as a way of life.
She also commended the students, the filmmakers and STEM leaders for creating, recreating and producing materials in a youthful, creative and fun way.
She said the videos produced were testaments on how students were excited to share knowledge among their peers.
“You just not make Tech Tok but you made STEM talk,” she said.
The search was co-organized by the DOST-SEI and the PFST.