PISD STARS IN LOCAL AND INT’L MATH QUESTS
Students from Precious International School of Davao once again proved how good they are in mathematics as they championed in local and international math quests.
Grade school students from Precious International School of Davao made their parents, teachers, and the whole school proud after winning two separate local and international math quests.
“I feel elated because it means that our learners are not only good locally and nationally, they also excel internationally. For me, this is not only the success of the learners but also the success of the parents, the school, Precious International School of Davao and Davao City as a whole,” Ricky Ison, PISD’s Grade School Mathematics Department Head and the newly appointed Mathematics Trainers’ Guild of the Philippines Coordinator Davao Chapter said.
Precious’ Power Siblings – Mervin Dalian (Grade 2) and Zuleika Dalian (Grade 5) and Josephine Joy Torreña (Grade 2) and Christopher John Torreña (Grade 4), and PISD’s Math prodigy Hanne Margaret Tongcua starred in the 2018 Hong Kong International Mathematics Olympiad held at Hong Kong last August 29 – September 03, 2018 while PISD’s Power Duo – Elysha Francisca Somera and Patrick Anthony Fluri were also hailed the 3rd Runners Up in the MATHINDI 2018, the first-ever Grade School Mathematics Quest sponsored by Philippine Science High School last September 1, 2018.
Tongcua and the Dalian siblings bagged silver medallions while the Torreña siblings bagged bronze medallions in their respective grade level categories in the Hong Kong Individual International Mathematics Olympiad. This is Tongcua and CJ Torreña’s second International Math Olympiad this school year after having a successful feat in their first one in China last month. Furthermore, CJ Torreña also bagged a gold medallion when his team, composed of three contestants, won in the team competition.
Although it was Somera and Fluri’s first tandem in a Mathematics Quest, they also starred in the first-ever MATHINDI competition held at Philippine Science High School – Mintal Campus besting 24 other competing schools in Davao City. “It was a great privilege to be invited in Pisay to expose our young thespians, a chance that PISD will surely not miss. We are looking forward to the 2nd MATHINDI Competition, and rest assured that PISD will prepare for it. This victory is for the greater glory of God!” Annika Steffi Garzon, PISD coach said.