Daily Tribune (Philippines)

SJ students bag Thai maths awards

San Juan City had 33 contestant­s joining the maths olympiad with everyone winning a medal each: one gold, nine silver and 23 bronze medals

- By NeiL aLCoBer

Thirty-three young mathematic­ians from the San Juan City academic Senior High School brought home awards from the Thailand internatio­nal Mathematic­al olympiad.

“i feel happy and proud to be greeted with news that not just one, not just two, but 33 of our young San Juaneño students from our very own public school have won in another internatio­nal competitio­n,” San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora said.

“and at mathematic­s at that, with a 100-percent winning rate!” he exclaimed.

San Juan City had 33 contestant­s joining the maths olympiad with everyone winning a medal each: one gold, nine silver and 23 bronze medals.

The awards add to the growing number of internatio­nal hauls of the San Juan City academic Senior High

School, led by their Principal Dr. rina angeles.

Six months ago, the school produced six winners from the Hongkong internatio­nal Mathematic­al olympiad.

“These achievemen­ts are products of perseveran­ce and team work by our LGu, the principals, teachers, students and parents who all joined hands in making sure our students get the best education in the country,” Dr. Cecille Carandang, schools division superinten­dent of the San Juan City Schools Division office, said.

San Juan City academic Senior High School introduced a school-based innovation called

the academic (Senior High School — Mathematic­al olympiad Training Program) online 2022, a program implemente­d by Master Teacher adrian Monilla and angeles.

Monilla was recognized in the Thailand internatio­nal Mathematic­al olympiad as outstandin­g Coach by the Math olympiad Training League for coaching winners in two consecutiv­e internatio­nal mathematic­al events while San Juan City was hailed as Top Performing School in the Philippine­s.

“People used to doubt the quality of education our public schools provided but San Juan City is a testament that with the LGu and Deped working hand in hand, we can produce the best students from our public schools that this country can really be proud of,” Zamora said.

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