SMCL Updates

SMCL Junior High School students ranked first among the Philippine teams and fifth overall in an international robotics competition held in Cebu. Angelic Gears team composed of Vinz Jandrey Bisa (JHS '19), Mary Shan Cai Eje (JHS '19), and Christelle Denise Villapando (JHS '20) placed fifth among 13 competing countries in the 1st World Robotics Olympiad Friendship Invitational on Aug. 30-Sept. 2.   Participating students from Chinese Taipei, Japan, Turkey, Russia, Switzerland, Italy, Malaysia, Romania, Denmark, Hungary, Germany, the Philippines, and the United States of America competed in three categories namely Regular Elementary, Regular Junior High, Regular Senior High, and Football. Teams vied for top scores in the challenges based on the theme, "Food Matters." Students were required to build a program and a robot that would solve a specific problem set. Two other teams from SMCL (Senior Team A and Senior Team B) qualified as finalists in their re...

Six Michaeleans were part of the first batch of exchange students bound for Hiroshima, Japan from Oct. 9-22. Senior High School students headed by Robotics coach and IT instructor Alfrei Lakindanum went to partner school National Institute of Technology-Hiroshima College (formerly Hiroshima National College of Maritime Technology) attended Electronics class (Relay Wiring), Nxt programming class using C language, Robotics Engineering, engine peak of the Japanese’s culture through their visits to historical places and temples, Japanese calligraphy. They were Jazmin Tan,  King Miles Ramos, Jeane Loraine Rombaoa, Carl Joseph Dela Paz, Jan Patrick Luiz Dalicano, Angelo Sanguyo. Participants also attended Robo-con 2017, a robotics tournament of KOSEN (technology institutes) to observe and learn strategies. Saint Michael's College of Laguna signed the international exchange agreement with the Kosen in Hiroshima last year. SMCL also has agreements with...

Jazmin Tan, a Michaelean Senior High School student, was given the Young Adult Mentor Award by Felta Multimedia and Lego Philippines during the Philippine leg of First Lego League on Feb. 18. Tan was cited for her evident "support, impact, inspiration, and guidance... in the team’s discussion with the judges." Likewise, the SMCL Robotics Team was recognized for having improvised and overcome a difficult situation while still making a respectable showing - the Against All Odds/Overcoming Adversity/Perseverance award. Held in Quezon City, this year's FLL focused on real-world problems pertaining to animals. "Animal Allies" required students "to build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology to solve a set of missions in the Robot Game." The Michaelean Team presented a robot that has an alert system to help in the preservation of turtles. Karla Mirazol Maranan served as the team's coach. Photos: K. ...

High School Central Student Council (CSC) president won 3rd place in the Department of Education (DepEd) regional Robotics competition, Oct. 15. Jazmin Tan, Grade 10, was adjudged as one of the best contenders in the individual category for her robot named “AideNi” (short for Automated Instructor’s Device for Efficient and eNgaging Instructions”. “AideNi”, which Tan calls as “Aide ni Sir/Ma’am” or Teacher Aide coveted the third prize at the Regional Science and Technology Fair and Congress held at Bacoor National High School. “AideNi” has features intended to help teachers in classroom instruction. It has a media player and a portable projector for presentation of lessons. Also, it has motion sensor and voice command features intended to make it walk around the classroom. Tan’s robot ranked first in the individual category and third overall. The Michaelean student leader was first place in the division level, besting entries from private and public schools in Biñan. M...