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With the theme, “Data Innovation: Key to a better nation”, Philippine Science High School - SOCCSKSARGEN Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) culminates the 30th National Statistics Month with a series of statistics related activities at the Student activity center, November 8.

 In line with the celebration, the school invited Richard D. Samulde, the winner of the 2019 National Statistics Month Jingle Making competition, to talk to the scholars about the importance of statistics and data innovation and  his composition.

 “Ang mga survey, ang mga numero na lumalabas, mga datos na sinusumite ng PSA ay nakakatulong para sa ating mga mambabatas, sa ating mga ekonomista, kung pano nila sosolusyonan ang ating mga problema para sa kaunlaran ng ating bansa,” said Samulde.

 Moreover, the school also invited grade 5 students from Notre Dame of Marbel University - Integrated Basic Education Department, Matulas Elementary School, and Koronadal Central Elementary School 1 and 2 to participate in the Stat camp.

 The camp, facilitated by the grade 10 data science innovation class, included different statistics-related activities for the grade 5 students like making, interpreting, and presenting different kinds of graphs.

 “Without statistics, our nation will [have] no basis for improvement for our economy,” said Nathan Madronero, a statistics teacher in PSHS-SRC.

 Furthermore, the Mathematics unit of the school also conducted the Stat Quiz where students from different grade levels answered a series of statistics and probability questions ranging from easy, average, and hard. The quiz was won by grade 9 students Rudj Johnlouie Romualdo and Val Derrick James Alamillo.

“Nadevelop ang passion for work and dahil doon nainspire ako na kailangan kong magtouch din ng lives of other people, and as the head of PSHS-SRC, to inspire the faculty and staff and perhaps, also the students.” 

This was the motivation of Philippine Science High School - SOCCSKSARGEN Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) Director Dr. Chuchi P. Garganera, Ph.D., as she joins the school for six more years with her reappointment as the campus director.

In an interview with Garganera on November 6 regarding her reappointment as director of PSHS-SRC, she discussed her inspiration to continue serving the school, learnings from the past six years, her plans for her second term, and her message to the scholars.

“For my second term, I am also inspired by the accomplishments of the students,” said Garganera. “SRC is a very young campus but we have done so much,” she added.

Moreover, in regards to her plans for the next six years, Garganera talked about requesting for additional lots of land to build more facilities like a laboratory for emerging technology and a demonstration farm, saying that it is important because agriculture is the niche of the campus.

Garganera also discussed raising the rank of the campus in the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) and increasing the participation of the scholars in international events and competitions.

“We would like to raise the ranking sa UPCAT. It may be an ambitious plan pero kailangan natin gawin,” she said.

Furthermore, Garganera also shared her learnings from the past six years in her personal and professional life, saying that she found it difficult to handle people and that even if you are the head of office, you have to learn to understand your people.

“In my six years, the most important things that I have learned are 2 things: number one is to have faith, always, in God and; number two, be brave, to be courageous because you accepted a challenge,” said Garganera.

“Accept the fact that it's true what they said, that it’s lonely at the top,” she added as a third learning.