{"id":296671,"date":"2019-04-02T06:06:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=296671"},"modified":"2019-04-02T06:06:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T20:06:11","slug":"mhs-to-represent-the-cnmi-at-guam-stem-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mhs-to-represent-the-cnmi-at-guam-stem-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"MHS to represent the CNMI at Guam STEM fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Marianas High School team would be representing the CNMI and competing against Guam on who gets to represent the region at the 2019 Island Sustainability Conference.<\/p>\n

This came about after the Public School System concluded its annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fair over the weekend at the Chacha Oceanview Middle School.<\/p>\n

MHS also bested Dr. Rita H. Inos High School on Rota in the Green Dream Competition.<\/p>\n

The MHS team consists of team staple Ian Cataluna, John Oh, Katherin C. Illahi, Microl Chen, and Liu Gengyan. They bested RHI, the only other team in the competition, which consisted of Jeni Costales, Jennylyn Candia, Frederica Manglona, Roque Aldabe, and Angelo Lucero.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been competing [in Guam] for the past three years and we are very excited to represent the CNMI [for a fourth time],\u201d said MHS principal Cherlyn Cabrera. <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s challenge was to design a water catchment system, keeping in mind the scarcity of fresh water on islands.<\/p>\n

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From right, Saipan Southern High School teacher and team adviser Dora Miura poses with contestants Ruth Park and Iris Lee as they get their first place prize Saturday afternoon.\u00a0(Erwin Encinares)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cCompetitions like STEM really makes learning in the classroom more meaningful for [the students], so that\u2019s why we highly encourage our students to join and encourage our teachers to advise. \u2026They put a level of excellence in it that is necessary for competition and that brings out the best [in them],\u201d Cabrera said.<\/p>\n

SSHS bags first place in 9th to 12th grade bracket<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saipan Southern High School\u2019s Iris Lee was awarded first place in the general sciences division, with her project relating to obesity ratings on Saipan as age increases. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to raise awareness how bad obesity is on Saipan by research,\u201d she said, adding that it was her first time to join the competition. She said she was astounded to win the competition with her teammates, Ruth Park and Pearl Choi.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe entered this competition just for our participation in class and we didn\u2019t expect to win the competition,\u201d Park said. \u201cOur goal was just to win either second or third, but we didn\u2019t know we would actually win first place.\u201d <\/p>\n

SSHS adviser Dora Miura noted that this was the second time a student of hers joined the STEM Fair. Her students previously garnered second and third places.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of them. I am always proud of them, even those who did not make it into the placing,\u201d she said, adding that Lee\u2019s project was done for her pre-calculus class.<\/p>\n

Following Lee in the general sciences division was MHS\u2019 Kate Ishida for second place while Jeffrey Seo, also from MHS, garnered third.<\/p>\n

MHS\u2019 Cataluna was awarded third place in the 9th to 12th grade research division while Mt. Carmel School\u2019s Casey Pathil got second place and Agape Christian School\u2019s Sho Yu Du won first place.<\/p>\n

Hopwood Middle School\u2019s Jae Yun Jung garnered first place for the 6th to 8th grade division while Lynzey Green, also from the same school, garnered second. Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja\u2019s John Anthony Tobongbanua placed third in the division.<\/p>\n

Brilliant Star Montessori\u2019s Jennifer Hart garnered first place in the 3rd to 5th grade division while Oleai Elementary School\u2019s Dwayne Tabhan placed second and Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja\u2019s Keeff Matondo placed third.<\/p>\n

Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja\u2019s Princess Gin Mahusay garnered first place in the Kindergarten to 2nd grade division while Isla Montessori School\u2019s Oliver Pauling garnered second and Garapan Elementary School\u2019s Neil Cunanan placed third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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