The proverb, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” is also true for students. Without time off from study, a student can become both bored and boring. As part of STI holistic approach, the country’s biggest educational institutions, they believe that shaping the youth goes beyond classroom learning, STI now offer a wide array of extra-curricular activities to help build character and better prepare students for the real world. As one of the country’s biggest educational institutions, STI has also adopted this mindset as they apply a holistic education approach within its Enrollment to Employment (E2E) System.
After three years, STI is finally bringing back its most anticipated talent showcase as they boast their best and brightest in singing, dancing, music and pageantry with Hataw Sayaw, Mr & Ms STI, Battle of the Bands, and Singing at the Star City, CCP Complex, Pasay City.
The long-running STI Talent Search for School Year 2022-2023 is back from a brief pause during the pandemic.
Aiming to produce well-balanced and highly talented graduates, STI has developed this specialized extra-curricular programs allowing their students to hone and exhibit their talents inside and outside of their respective courses but also foster collaboration of its students nationwide.
Students from STI campuses in different parts of the country gathered in a whole-day celebration of talents, skills, and achievements that upholds STI’s thrust towards excellence.
“For almost 40 remarkable years of developing students’ potential through academic and extra-curricular activities, STI has always been innovative in providing our students with strong learning experiences to become well-rounded individuals,” said Aisa Hipolito, STI Vice President for Academics.
Among the activities for the 2nd Semester are Tagisan ng Talino and Tagisan ng Sining which include academic competitions like Think Quest (team quiz bee), CodeFest (mobile app development), Mix n’ Flair (flair bartending), Travelogue (tour guiding), Chef Xpress (cooking competition), Shutter’s Best (photography), and Director’s Cut (video making), among others.
Students and publics alike can look back at the best of the STI student development programs and what’s in store this second semester on https://www.sti.edu.
Here are the results of the several competitions that happened last January 13, 2023:
Mr. and Ms. STI 2022
Mr. STI 4th runner-up: Raven Ninon from STI College Balayan
Ms. STI 4th runner-up: Pamela Taypan from STI College Iligan
Mr. STI 3rd runner-up: John Wallen Bantigue from STI College Balagtas
Ms. STI 3rd runner-up: Alliyah Saranza from STI College Baliuag
Mr. STI 2nd runner-up: Bob Ivan Las from STI College Lipa
Ms. STI 2nd runner-up Christine Framil from STI College Tarlac
Mr. STI 1st runner-up: Rizmel Cabigao from STI College Santa Rosa
Ms. STI 1st runner-up: Suchi Kaye Lim from STI College Balayan
Mr. STI: Juma Matar Del Mundo from STI College Tanay
Ms. STI: Samantha Racal from STI College Ortigas-Cainta
Battle of the Bands
National Champion – Alia Rebuild, STI College of Lucena
1st runner-up – Barikan Band, STI College of Balagtas
2nd runner-up – Notepad Band, STI College of Balayan
Hataw Sayaw
National Champion – Lil Giants, STI West Negros University
1st runner-up – PROJECT ATMOS -STI College Ormoc
2nd runner-up – ALL OUT, STI College Calamba
Singing Idol
National Champion – Piolo Hermida Valdez, STI College Fairview
1st runner-up – June Kathryn Muydo Dedase, STI College Koronadal
2nd runner-up – Gomez Lee Marcelino, STI College Tanauan
Congratulations!
