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The Official SchOOl Organ Of The aTeneO grade SchOOl Volume 55 issue � SY 2008 - 2009 ateneo_eaglet@yahoo.com

The Eaglet

Celebrating Sesquicentennial

Deepening Spirituality

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GRADE 4

DELA ROSA, MICKEYLIAMZON, RAFAELORPILLA, LEODEGARIOPAYAWAL, OSCARROASA, PATRICK

GRADE 5

ALONTE, ANTONALPAñO, jONAThANbONIFACIO, jONCAbALZA, ANTONCASTILLO, CARLCu, KRISTOPhERGAbRIEL, jERIAhORETA, MIGuELRACELA, RYANRAGOS, jOShuAROMERO, DAvIDSANTIAGO, jOKOSANTOS, SEAN

grade 6

alvarado, dicotde leon, virgilestrella, jeremiazmontecillo, josephorlina, gabrielpanganiban, ricxelrebosa, jayreyes, arissto. domingo, robbie

grade 7

david, rainierde santos, marcodomingo, ejayflor, jeromepalisoc, franz

hONORARY MEMbERS:

EDITOR:jACINTO, jIGGY

GRAPhIC DESIGNERS:Po. jerome ChristopherSEDIAREN, poChOLO andreiTRINIDAD, jOhN KEvIN

CONTRIbuTORS:EvARISTO, RAYMONDmartinez, enrique miguel Ongtao, MiguelOzaeta, Carlos RomanRivera, Diego Antonio

Fr. Norberto maria Luza bautista, Sj

publisher

Assistant headmaster for student affairs

Mr. jose P. Salvador, jr.

“I aplaud the Eaglet staff for their hard work at coming up with this

year’s official publication. It is in reflecting about seemingly ordinary and

commonly shared experiences in school that you draw personal insights and make these experiences your own. And it is in sharing these insights with others, in the form of writing, that you in turn provoke others to think and reflect as well.”

thank you po:

Mrs. lucila orencio, Ahsa secretaryms. anna maria noda, eaglet cartoon® artistms. shiela May Yangson, cover and pages corp.mr. marlon hondante, photos

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The Eaglet StaffSY 2008-09

Mr. Gian Carlo P. LudoviceMs. Mara Melanie D. Perez MODERATORS

best Staffer: Dicot Alvarado

best Writer: joseph Montecillo

Our New Father Headmaster

Kristoferson Cu | 5-Pinaglabanan

Summer has ended and you know what that means: SCHOOL IS BACK! Some students actually dread going to school because of all the homework, studies and a lot of hard work. But school is actually learning new stuff and having a lot of fun. When I first went to Ateneo after a long break, I was surprised to see the new improvement like the road, the sidewalks and the buildings. Then I went to my assigned classroom and while waiting for our class adviser, I saw some of my classmates last year and some that I have never saw in my life before. After some time our class adviser came and told us the things we need and remember throughout the school year. After that, I went home wondering what God planned me to do for this year. The thing that makes me interested to go back is because of having new friends, learning new things and getting a whole new experience.

Joseph Anthony Montecillo | Jeremiaz Estrella | 6-Lopez Jaena

Goodbye, summer. school is back!

Favorite holiday: ChristmasFavorite movie: The GodfatherFavorite kinds of music: classical music, and currently, Christmas carols.Interesting Fact: He likes animals.Pets: A Labrador in his parent’s houseChildhood ambition: to be either a doctor, lawyer, or a businessmanAfter a long day: he likes to meet with his friends and Jesuit brothers. He also writes reflections in a journal

Our new headmaster is fr. norberto “Kit” Bautista, SJ. hopefully, the following article will help you get to know him better.

“You should be able to handle failure properly and to have passion for what you do. Dream high, and be a man for others.” - fr. Kit Bautista, SJ

Hobbies:reading books on psychology & literature.Favorite sports: basketball, footballFavorite TV Show: none, he sometimes surfs the channels on TV but he has no particular preferences.

he feels very excited being the new headmaster. One of his plans is to renovate the eMc to make it a better place for students to learn. his role models when growing up were his teachers and his brothers. his parents were religious and constantly advised him to PraY and Be gOOd. When he was in school, his favorite subjects were english and filipino. he found it difficult to balance his academics with h i s other activities. The hardest

subject for him was Science. But he

tried his best. he started

o b s e r v i n g more things and read books on the subject. h i s

advice to the students is to be

resilient and to

First day HigH!

it was great because i got to know my classmates more. – rafael, Junee, Matt

develop their character. he says, “You should be able to handle failure properly and to have passion for what you do. dream high, and be a man for others.” To the students who

are easily distracted, they should organize

their priorities. They should also have proper

time management. his advice to the parents

is to be aligned with the school’s principles and standards. “ h a v e

a partnership with the school’s standards to continue your son’s e d u c a t i o n at home where there are no teachers . Know your son well and be a good role model for him.”

My first week in Grade 6 was fun. We had activities

and started to learn new lessons. all of my teachers

are kind and courteous to us. They help us everytime we have a problem. They took care of us like we were their own children. I enjoyed the first week! – carlo

The best i’ve had in all my years in school. - Miguel

it ruled! My best day ever! - Wax

fun, awesome, amazing, exciting, great, fine, cool,

good! – riggs, andrew, Miguel, glad, anton, luigi, abot, diego,

Uno, Jules, Miggy, alfonso, geoff, Mon, Javier

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Mr. Jan Paul TimbalSubject: Math graduate of UP diliman, Public administration 2002. he is a total Sci-fi and nazi freak.

Eaglet asks...

Mr. Jason Mari a. de las alasadvisory class: 4- MaranawSubject: filipino and aPgraduate of ateneo de Manila University, aB history, 2008.

Mr. de las alas stays in the ateneo up until �pm since he was in high school.

Ms. Olda Marie l. Tiozonadvisory class: 4- MaguindanaoSubject: language and readinggraduate of University of the Philippines, October 200�

She was a member of a performing group in college.

Mr. Javier antonio f. inumerableSubject: Mathgraduate of ateneo de Manila, BS Management Engineering 2006.

When he was in agS, he was in MagiS Math. he also was in the last batch with no MagiS comm arts

Mr. rey Salvaña Subject: cle graduate of Xavier University, ateneo de cagayan, �99�. earned a Bachelor of arts and Phlisophy.

Plays computer games like red alert and counter Strike. likes pasta and reading books. he is a real movie buff watching dVd’s and movies a lot.

New SY, Cool New Teachers!

Raymond Michael P. Evaristo and Franz Royce S. Palisoc |

7-De Britto

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Every new school year, new teachers are welcomed in the Ateneo Grade School Community. Eaglet staffers asked them.

What do you look forward to this new school year?

Mr. Jesus Joseph d. ignacio advisory class: �-KostkaSubjects: cle, araling Panlipunangraduate of ateneo de Manila University -aB communications in 200�and Bfa Major for theatre arts in 2008

Mr. ignacio is a freelance stage actor and set designer. he idolizes ninoy aquino. he was amazed by the ideas of ninoy for our country. he really regrets it that he never met ninoy.

Mr. frederick Tomasadvisory class: �-PignatelliSubject: englishgraduate of UP Masters in reading education in 200�

he loves cartoons and wine.

Mr. donn e. gabaAdvisory class: 6- AgoncilloSubjects: reading and languagegraduate of UP diliman BS Psychology in �99�

Mr. gaba is the co-moderator of Bleu chefs. he is a harry Potter geek. he loves reading harry Potter novels. he also likes to watch movies. he really loves to cook and eat.

Ms. Katrina grace Q. SumagitSubject: Math 6&5graduate of UP college of education in �99�-BS Math –STaT

Ms. Sumagit did not take Kindergarten or Prep during her school days. She likes watching movies and eating.

Here is what they have to say:

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Last June, we had our C o - C u r r i c u l a r Club Orientation. Instead of the normal schedule, w e squeezed up all our subjects in a tight 12:10-schedule so we could have the orientation from 12:10-3:00pm, which was held in the Covered Courts. It was hot in the Covered Courts but we could handle it because of our excitement to see and hear about the old and new clubs. Before we started, we had a beautiful prayer which was about thanking the Lord for the wonderful clubs that we were blessed with. After the prayer, the hosts introduced the first club, ISAIAS. A high school student shared an inspiring speech, which probably convinced some people to join that club. One of the new clubs was the Speed Stacking Club, which I really thought was cool! The orientations of the martial arts clubs like Tae Kwan Do, Muay Thai, Arnis, as usual, never failed to impress us all. One of the martial arts orientations even brought in a giant martial arts mascot, which was really an eye-catcher! The Boy Scout club had an orientation that really made us go “YEAH!” in our heads, because the speaker said, “What does scouting mean? Scouting with GIRLS!” The Phil Epsilon Alpha was one of the clubs that most people wanted to join, since we were going to meet with students from other schools like La Salle, Assumption, etc. Reaching the end of the orientation, we were greeted once again by the hosts to inform us that the program was about the end. We all sighed, since we were having lots of fun. We had a closing prayer then, we had to leave the courts. While leaving the courts, most were still confused about which club to join, but some had already chosen their choice of club. When we reached our classrooms, we were consulted by our teachers before we were dismissed. We left happily since the orientation was a blast, and we could look forward to another year of fun with our clubs!

Co-Curricular Activities!

Robbie Sto. Domingo | 6-Luna

Guitar club

ARNIS

Arts & crafts

brebeuf

pea

isaias

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Marco De Santos | 7-Bellarmine

last august 2�, classes were cancelled and many students in the country rejoiced…but do we know why classes were suspended? classes were suspended because it was ninoy aquino day. it is a day wherein we honor and celebrate Benigno aquino, one of our national heroes. Benigno, or ninoy as he was popularly known, was a man of justice and truth. He fought a fierce battle with former president Ferdinand Marcos to attain freedom for our country during those dark days. ninoy became the voice of our people during Marcos’ reign and also during the Martial law. he protested and contradicted the former dictator’s wrongdoings. ninoy was then exiled to Boston after spending a few years in prison. he also underwent a bypass surgery while he was there. even though he was still recuperating from the surgery, ninoy still continued his speeches contradicting the Marcos regime. ninoy planned on going back to the Philippines during the year of �98�. On august 2� �98�, ninoy was able to travel back to the Philippines. Sadly, as he was going down the stairs of the airplane, ninoy was shot. Many people mourned at the death of this fellow filipino, hero of our nation and voice of the people. even at his death, ninoy was still a great man who fought and gave his life for his country. So, the next time ninoy aquino day comes, don’t just celebrate the suspension of classes but the life and death of ninoy aquino, Peace advocate of the Philippines.

Carlo Ozaeta | 6 – Lopez Jaena

As a student, I learned two important things that I think are really helpful for all of us. First is that we should get to know ourselves. For example, we should know what is the best time and place for us to study. Is it after a snack or a nap? Is it in the family room or our bedroom? What interest us most? We need to know our likes and dislikes, our strengths and weaknesses so that we can highlight what we are good at and work extra hard on the areas we need to improve on. This is where being saga-cious comes in; it is making wise decisions. What are our goals? Why do we want to do well in

school? Maybe it’s because we want that reward Dad promised us if we get good grades. Or maybe we want Mom to be proud of us. Or maybe we just realized that,

since we have to study our lessons anyway, we might as well try to do our best. And that is the second thing I learned. We are responsible for ourselves. We make our own choices. We set our own goals. And if we want to reach these goals, we have to make decisions about our priori-ties and about how we spend our time. Remember! Just try our best, make the right choices and give it all we’ve got. See. It’s not really a secret!–––-------------•§•------------------Are you an honor student? Then this column is for you! Come and share your success story to the whole world!

ecrets of a uccessfulagacious tudentS

Mrs. Helen Amante, our Asst. Headmaster for Academic Affairs,

reminds students to be excellent in all academic

endeavours.

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Night of 7

on the 27th!

Masara7ng Overnight!!!

Franz Palisoc | 7-Kostka

“Night of 7th on the 27th (Masara7ng Overnight)” was the title chosen for Grade 7’s last Class Night. Last June 27, this year’s Grade 7 batch celebrated their last Class Night. This event is always a much-waited event for most students here in the Grade School. The day started with studying, reading and much schoolwork. But by the afternoon, some students have gone home to take their stuff, while the other students had their things prepared since the morning. From 3 to 5 o’clock in the afternoon, students played basketball, swam, roamed around the campus, and practiced their performances as they waited for the event to start. By about five, the students started going back to their respective classrooms for an attendance check. After this, the students were given time to have their meals. After a few hours, they met at the classroom, properly lined up and immediately headed for the Covered Courts for the event. In the event, we had 4 games and 3 performances shown by a group of students which joined together to make a performance. After all the performances, the teachers showed a very fascinating number. To top it all off, Ms. Maria Elizabeth B. Bermio announced the winners of the games and gave away the prizes to every class. After the event, all the students went back to their respective classrooms for some announcements and the Class Miting de Avance. After about an hour of speeches, the students were dismissed and immediately started doing different activities. Some played basketball, some went ghost hunting and some just played in the classroom. All the students enjoyed until 11 o’clock struck. Everyone was asked to turn off the lights and to start sleeping. In my case, I wanted to make my last class night as memorable as possible. An hour before 5:00am, I fell asleep out of exhaustion. As I woke up, I helped clean our classroom and finally left.This event truly is a very memorable event for it is one of the only times in the year when we get to bond with our classmates for one whole night. In this experience, we may learn that we must use our time wisely, for one day we may regret wasting our time.

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Jerome Flor | 7-Brebeuf

June 27 2008 - The Grade 7 Class Night, the last middle school class night the Grade 7 students of School Year 2008-2009 had. The Grade 7 Class Night was a night to remember. It was a night where students should have fun, have a laugh and be comfortable in their own classrooms with their friends. One of the probably anticipated events in the class night is the class dance. Each class showed their teamwork and creativity in dancing. Some expected to see the teachers’ dance number. The next time that they would dance like this would probably be in next year’s class night which we would miss so much. That event would definitely be a moment to remember. I hope another class night would happen again.

Night of 7

on the 27th!

Masara7ng Overnight!!!

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Virgil De Leon | 6-Tandang Sora

Last July 18, 2008, the Grade 6 students celebrated their class night. after being dismissed from their everyday classes, everyone went home to prepare for the night. When they arrived back to school everyone played games with their friends such as basketball, speed stacks and other board games. At around 6:00pm, everyone went downstairs to have dinner with their classmates and friends. after eating, everyone proceeded to the covered courts for the programs. as soon as everyone arrived, the program immediately started. They played games, watched performances and they even heard a few words from their batch mate and agScOM second vice president, rafa antonio. Mrs. castañeda and the Grade 6 teachers awarded each of the sections with gift packs. The class of Bonifacio and Mabini were declared the “Most disciplined class.” Meanwhile, in the games, the class of lopez-Jaena got the highest total score from winning most of the relays, so they were the champions! They were closely followed by Tandang Sora as 2nd placer and agoncillo as �rd placer. after the program, everyone went back to their classrooms to continue the fun. Some even went ghost hunting with a teacher. finally, some students went to sleep, but some wanted to have “after hour” fun. The next day, everyone bid their goodbyes to each other and hoped to see each other the next week. everyone left with treasured memories of that fun and wonderful night.

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David Romero | 5-Corregidor

The grade 5 class night, which was what everyone would be excited for, was a very special day for everyone. On the day itself, every corridor i pass by was packed with people carrying big heavy bags, especially sleeping bags. it was so crowded that i’d get hit by one almost every �5 minutes. Those who came early were able to set up their things and went to the extra practice since my class and the other sections were delayed of practice very often. after the very unexpectedly quick practice, everyone in grade 5 were free to play games and board games, swim, rest and eat up to �:�0pm. everyone had a really great time in my class! We played Risk, PSP, basketball, kooshball. We ate about 6 different kinds of chips since i brought the cheese combo pack.

Grade 5 Class NightWe also ate gummy worms, M&M’s and the strawberry puffs. When it was �:�0pm, all the sections went down to the covered courts for the show. There were dance numbers by students and even teachers and ateneo cheers performed by classes and the Blue Babble Battalion by students. after that, we were free to do anything again but this time we listened to ghost stories from our teacher and a ghost hunt led by my teacher Mr. Posadas. By 9:�0pm, everyone gave up and went to our class. At 10:00pm, we listened to the final ghost story and went to sleep. The nest morning, everyone was up for the morning exercise. By the time we were finished, we ate breakfast, packed up, fix and cleaned the classroom and went home. That’s my story of my class night and it was very fun and unforgettable.

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Deepening Spirituality

According to our University President, Fr. Ben Nebres,

“We are in the second year of our three-year countdown

towards our 150th anniversary, our Sesquicentennial, on

December 10, 2009. The theme of this second year is:

Last August 15, 2008 we had a

mass. This was no ordinary mass though.

First of all, we realized the mass was in Filipino in

order to honor the “Buwan ng Wika”. Then, the priest

told us that the mass was not because it was a First Friday of

the month but to honor Mother Mary. We had an interesting Gospel

about the angel telling Mother Mary that she was going to give birth to

Jesus. We also had a very inspiring homily about the juggler Giovanni who

served God in his own special way. And then Fr. Ampil entertained us with his own

very own “juggle” for Mother Mary. So all in all, the mass was a lot different and taught us

a very valuable lesson: “No matter who we are and what we can do, we can always serve the

Lord in our own little ways.” -Enrique Martinez

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Deepening Spirituality The AGS MS Way

Last August 15, 2008 we had a

mass. This was no ordinary mass though.

First of all, we realized the mass was in Filipino in

order to honor the “Buwan ng Wika”. Then, the priest

told us that the mass was not because it was a First Friday of

the month but to honor Mother Mary. We had an interesting Gospel

about the angel telling Mother Mary that she was going to give birth to

Jesus. We also had a very inspiring homily about the juggler Giovanni who

served God in his own special way. And then Fr. Ampil entertained us with his own

very own “juggle” for Mother Mary. So all in all, the mass was a lot different and taught us

a very valuable lesson: “No matter who we are and what we can do, we can always serve the

Lord in our own little ways.” -Enrique Martinez

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Close Encounterwith the Jesuits

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Election of Class Officers Rafael Liamzon | 4-Ifugao

The election of class officers last June was pretty long; it was as if there were long speeches. When it was time to vote, I heard my classmate saying, “I think I’m going to vote for Reign,” and I thought that’s how Jonathan Gregorio won. On the other hand, some students voted for candidates randomly. That was my probably one of my weirdest experience because I’m only in Grade 4; unlike in the Primary School like last year, it was the first time I knew about class officers. That day made me experience a new event which happens once in a year in the Middle School and I was quite happy of this experience.

Agscom councilPresident: Jonathan Gregorio, 7-Bellarmine1st VP: Jose Paolo C. Oracion, 7-Brebeuf2nd VP: Rafael Roman R. Antonio, 6-MalvarSecretary: Mark Z. Gamboa, 7-CampionTreasurer: Jose Francisco F. Magno, 7-Xavier

Moderators: Mrs. Maria Isabel O. Castañeda (GLC Gr.6)and Ms. Elizabeth B. Bermio (GLC Gr.7)

Being an agscom secretary has changed my life in a big way. it has taught me to be to a better leader. it made me more responsible and independent What are my plans for this school year? Basically, i have none so far but i hope what i do as part of the agScOM council will make this school year a memorable one. i will be very supportive of whatever the council decides. - Mark gamboa

as i said at the Miting de avance, my main plan is to make ateneo physically cleaner. i have planned a project, which i got the idea while eating at the college cafeteria. it is called BYOB or Bring Your Own Baunan. The goal is to lessen the amount of garbage. if you bring your own baunan, give it to the seller and you’ll get a discount of 5 or �0 pesos on your meal. i plan that by the end of the school year, at least � thing has changed, made by the agScOM. We will continue to work together to make ateneo a better community. - JP Oracion

Being the agScOM Treasurer, my future plans for the agS revolve around the Bigay Puso. i myself think that this is one of the best programs that the ateneo launched because it teaches us that giving is better than receiving. also, because this program was launched when students are at a young age, they will learn and develop the true value of generosity. This is why i believe that i should spend my last year in the agS promoting the Bigay Puso Program, and helping other students learn to give. even as early as now, the agScOM and i are thinking of ways to promote the Bigay Puso. We believe that the amount of money raised does not matter, but what matters is that the students gave out of their hearts. even though teaching students the value of generosity is a tedious task, i know that with the help of god and my fellow AGSCOM officers, we can teach students to give and not to count the cost, just as ignatius and many other saints did. - Stanley Magno

Ateneo Grade School Class Officers Movement

If you have any suggestions for projects or concerns we can act upon, e-mail us:

jpgregorio@yahoo.comjptmac94@yahoo.comrafarantonio@yahoo.commarkzgamboa@yahoo.comstanley.magno@yahoo.comMass for presidents and Vp’s with mrs. castañeda

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The class of 6-Malvar with Ms. Gregory hosted the Bigay Puso Launching of Grade 6.Below are the “Pledge Posters” of each class in Grade 6. It is currently displayed in their classrooms to remind them to be generous.

As of press time, the Grade 6

students have a total collection of

almost half a million Pesos!

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War RockBy Jonathan Alpaño | 5-Kawit

Warrock is a massive online multiplayer game played all over the world. in this game you can chat with friends, level up, buy guns and equipment for your account and of course like all online games, make friends. There are roles for you to choose from in the game: assault, sniper, medic, heavy trooper and engineer. assaults are the average soldiers, those who are skilled in close combat. Snipers, of course, are for far range assaults. Medics are capable of heal-ing allies. engineers, on the other hand, are capable of repairing wrecked or damaged cars with their spanner. heavy troopers are skilled in large damages against large vehicles like tanks. The game certainly deserves

a 10 over 10. I’m sure that the first time you play it, you won’t be disappointed with the graphics and the game play.

Game reviews

super smash brothers brawlPatrick Roasa | 4-Mangyan

Rating: 4.5 (5-highest, 1-lowest)don’t you just love watching nintendo characters beating the heck out of each other? if you do, get Super Smash Bros.

Brawl for the Wii (you can also get Super Smash Bros. Melee for the nintendo gamecube but i suggest Brawl). i mean, almost everyone loves seeing Mario and link hitting each other like crazy! There are loads of other characters too: Kirby, Bowser, dK, Pika-chu, Samus, Wario and many more. The game is addictive and fun especially if you have a friend or

two with you. if you loved Melee, then you will certainly love Brawl. it has all new

characters, new stages, and such. if you play hard enough, you’ll be able to unlock new characters includ-

ing: Marth, luigi, gannondorf, Toon link, lucario and Snake. Try it and you’ll love it.

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Guitar Hero 3: Legends of RockGabriel Orlina 6-Tandang Sora

guitar hero has now released its �rd installment, legends of rock. in this game, if you have the nintendo Wii, you need the Wii remote and the guitar hero guitar for the Wii.The good Bits•Unusual speed and agility is needed to press the buttons on the guitar.•The game comes with a guitar.•The music has been updated.•There are hard levels, so experienced players don’t get easily bored.

The Bad Bits•You get tired after hard levels.•advertisements are found throughout the game.•Bosses are not new.

Book Review The City of EmberDicot Alvarado | 6-Del Pilar

What would it be like to be trapped in an underground city with several other people? What would hap-pen if that city was powered only by light bulbs, and they were starting to flicker? What would happen if there was a blackout or a food shortage? These questions and many others will be uncovered and answered in “The city of ember”The story is about two �2-year old kids named lina and doon. They are in a city which is slowly dying. in their age, they are assigned work to do, either as a street sweeper, a pipeworks laborer or a messenger. doon has plans to help the city. The city, lit only by light bulbs, has a generator which powers them,

but it is dying. Doon has plans to fix it, but gives up after seeing how complex it is. Lina finds a piece of paper which strikes curiosity. It contains directions to something un-known, but some parts are missing. Soon, lina and doon discover that the paper contains directions to escape the city. Now, they have to fill in the missing parts and follow the directions to escape the city or be trapped in the dying city forever.With a wonderful storyline, interesting characters, an amazing conclusion and a fantas-tic movie based on the book, “The city of ember” is a great adventure story to read. So uncover the clues and unlock the secret of the city of ember!also, watch out for the other books of ember, The People of Sparks, The Prophet of Yonwood and The diamond of darkhold, “The city of ember” is a great adventure story to read.

The Main Review:Gameplay: 10-Beginners start off simple with very easy.Graphics: 10-Characters are 3-D.Life Span: 7-Some can’t be saved by the Wii.Final Score: 9-Overall, it is a good game for guitar players, and rock stars. #30

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Joseph Montecillo | 6-Lopez-Jaena

Why so serious?This is the line that most people associate with The

dark Knight. But, if you look at some of the other posters, one of the taglines used was: WelcOMe TO a WOrld WiThOUT rUleS. This line pretty much sums up the whole movie.from the very start, we catch a glimpse of this very line. a group of robbers enter a bank take all the money inside. One by one, the robbers turn on each other in an attempt to keep all the money for themselves. it turns out that the mastermind behind the crime is the sadistic Joker (heath ledger), a psychopathic criminal who will do anything to get what he wants. But apparently, the bank is being run by the mobsters of gotham. As the film continues, Joker continues his crime spree. Batman (christian Bale) desperately tries to stop him, but the madman always seems to be one step ahead. The movie is much more emotional than the past Batman movies. Several themes like envy, temptation, and corruption are integrated into the film to further drive the plot. The one thing I like most about this film is the moral conflict that several characters face. Throughout the movie, most characters are tempted to do things that they normally wouldn’t do. Seeing how they handled this was just wonderful to watch. The acting was excellent. The best performance in the film is heath ledger’s portrayal of the Joker. as you watch the movie, you completely forget the fact that the person on screen is heath ledger. Sometimes, you feel like they literally hired the Joker and put him in the movie. ledger’s performance defined this movie and made the character more than just an evil clown. christian Bale’s performance was also very moving. he played the Bruce Wayne, the billionaire who dresses up like a bat at night. he wonderfully portrays the emotions of the

Ryan Racela | 5-Mactan

iron Man, like a lot of Marvel comics, was made by Stan “The Man” lee. caught in an explosion that left his heart pierced with shrapnel, Tony Stark, a scientific genius and billionaire playboy, built a powerful suit of iron to survive. deciding to use it in the power of justice, he became the powerful iron Man. Using the most advanced suit he ever made, he joined the S.h.i.e.l.d., an organization of heroes, to fight indestructible aliens that were a problem for the soldiers of the 2nd World War. The comic book saw a lot of action and good drawings as well as color. But there were a few things that were hard to read. On the scale of one to five, I give it a 4.5.

Movie Review The Dark Knight

character. his scenes with heath ledger made this movie incredibly good. The other actors were good too, but they paled in comparison to the two main characters. christopher nolan must be proud to know that he directed such a fabulous film. Overall, this is one of the best movies i have ever seen.

Iron Man

Comic Review

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Environment Week

Ejay Domingo | 7-De Britto

The Environmental Week for this year came and went, leaving behind memories of various celebrations, visitations, and environment talks. Did we really learn anything? The week was entitled, “Carbon Dieting: Save up, Shape up, Stand out – AGS!” Environmentalists told us to segregate our trash and to not burn them. We were informed that the three components of the environment are: land, air and water. We remember the engineer who gave a talk to the Grade 7 community about pollution, carbon dioxide, and how it affects our environment. But then I ask once more: “What did we really learn? Do the things everyone taught us that week really hit our hearts, or did they just go out through the other ear? Did those important things that could change the world really stuck with us, or did they get blown away by the wind? Will we leave them rotting and gathering dust in the back of our minds?” We should appreciate their effort and actually apply them to our lives. We should be thankful that we celebrate Environment Week at all. As I’ve said, we should apply in our lives everything we’ve learned back then.

Carbon Dieting: Save up,

Shape up, Stand out - AGS

Mrs. Virnalisi Rivera,

Subject Area Coordinator for

Science, started the program

by sharing ways on how we

can protect our

environment

Diego Antonio Rivera | 6-Lopez-Jaena

last July 9, we had a reading Program called “a dialogue in Silence.” We watched a helen Keller clip and talked about it. Soon, our guests which were deaf students introduced them selves. We also learned some hand signs like saying “hi”, “hello” and applauding . after that, we had a chance to ask questions to them. Some questions were quite hard that they had to really think about it. We then realized that we and the guests had the same interests like playing basketball, playing computer games, chatting with friends and taking photos .

A Dialogue in Silence: Sponsored by the Grade 6 Reading Teachers

Movie Review The Dark Knight

Fashion for

Environmental Passion

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Joko Santiago | 5-EDSA

Our 1st quarter exams were held on the first week of august. it was a very sad time because we all know it’s time for us to study more than before. it also means we don’t get to play or watch TV. When it was the start of our first exam, Paragraph Writing and Talata exams, we met our proctor, whom we didn’t know much. We were really scared of what we would see in the test paper. We went home, preparing for the real challenge, the exams on language and Science. as i reached grade 5, i found out that the more i study, the higher my grade was, some thing i didn’t know when i was in 4th grade. We had a hard time with Science, but it all paid off when we got to answer the exams. We relaxed when it was cle and reading, just some of the easy subjects. We still had a hard time but we got to answer it. We also studied for aP and filipino. as for our grade level, we studied the Philippine history. We had a hard time because there were a lot to memorize. filipino was a bit easy, but still, some had a few problems. The hardest subject was the last one, MaTh. We all did a few exercises on all the topics to get prepared. Truly, the exams were hard and pressured us, but i do hope that i’d do much better next time.

EXAMS

Anton Cabalza | 5-Bagumbayan

as the �st Quarter lessons came to an end, one thing was firmly plastered on each student’s mind. Something

considered as a horror for some, and a chance for others. But no matter how you look at it, i’m sure you all know what i’m talking about: the �st Quarter exams. everyone was working hard to review and study their eyes off for that faithful week of questions and answers. in each and every classroom, such adrenaline rush and fear was felt as every single letter was written. as time ticked and heads began to rest on their wooden tables, everyone’s grades were slowly being decided, score after score. But it really wasn’t that bad. The proctors were very helpful and classmates were always ready to lend a helping hand in reviewing during recess, even in my dreaded aP exam. Oh yes, i know that aP was a breeze for many, but I seriously had some difficulty in that subject filled with Philippine history and culture. fortunately, i got through it with my friends’ help. day after day, subject after subject, we got through it. For most, days of reviewing were finally paying off with the students’ ability to confidently answer each item. eyes enthusiastically lit up as a student found the answer to that tricky question, or the right word to top off his essay. friends happily exchanged their answers after the exams, while eating their favorite recess. as the last day for the exams came, i almost jumped for joy since my last exam, Math, was easy. But i was excited even more for the fact that the exams were done. But no, we still had our scores to face. faces of nervousness, excitement and anxiety were seen as the graded exam papers fell into our hands. Some were disappointed, most were relieved. Or, at least, that was how it was in my class. This is my exam story. What’s yours?

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Aris Reyes | 6-Bonifacio

Well, we all know that before the intramurals start there is always an opening orientation. classes were assigned to pin their works on their Pe shirts. each class was introduced and chosen students were the ones to carry their class banner. Some of my friends were thinking what sport we will do in the first quarter. Most of us taught that they would introduce basketball. They didn’t introduce basketball, soccer or swimming. They introduced physical fitness. Then Mr. Luz asked some people what fitness meant. Some said getting the right abs while some mentioned not getting tired when running. after a while, some girls taught us some moves and most of us tried to do what they did, some didn’t do anything maybe because they cannot be seen or noticed. nevertheless, the intrams Opening had us wanting to be fit and be more active this school year.

intrams Opening!

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Ms. Gregory

ateneo Boy scouts’ Investiture and Fellowship Camp with

Miriam Girl Scouts & St. Mary’s Girl & Boy Scouts After

the Investiture, the scouts enjoyed the tree-planting activity!

East Field: Mr. Rosanna

blessed the 150 trees & the scouts offered 150

prayers.

Ateneo, Miriam and St’ Mary’s Scout Masters

Getting-to-know-you... the

scouts learned about each other’s interests

and schools

Sept. 5, INVESTITURE.

Fr. Kit talked about responsibilities and

leadership.

Swimming!!! ü

Awards! ü

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Eaglet asks...Middle School students and the sweetest

teachers to complete this sentence:

“Spirituality is...”

Ms. CoMs. Gregory

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