The Passion for Arts and Nature
Sam Concepcion enjoins students to save the environment
By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ
November 13, 2009The Department of Education’s (DepEd)
Youth Spokesperson and Role Model,
Sam Concepcion, endorses
“Husay ng Batang Pinoy 2009” - a nationwide Paper Clay Art Competition open to elementary and high school students.
Carrying the theme,
“Ako Para sa Kalikasan,” the competition is a joint project of the DepEd and the JNBM Amazing Arts Philippines, Inc. (JAAPI), “Have a Heart for the Child Foundation.”
“Husay” is meant to encourage environment awareness through art -- specifically paper clay art.
Sam deems the contest timely for the year especially since some parts of the country are still reeling from the devastation wrought by Ondoy and Pepeng.
“Ondoy and Pepeng are a wake-up call for us. We haven’t really been taking care of our country.
“Sometimes we think that if we just throw garbage anywhere, it’s not gonna do any harm. But then if you put them [the trash] all together, it becomes bigger,” said he during the "Husay" press launch held at the Manila Ocean Park on Nov. 12.
The teen star believes that a small effort from everyone will make a big, collective impact on the betterment of our surroundings.
“These things happen---the typhoon and the flood---because of our own wrongdoings.
If we can only turn those into positive, the small things we could do together will make a big difference,” Sam related.
Sam said the contest is apt in that the main medium used is the
JAAPI’s PaperClay product, an indigenous invention made from recycled materials which are guaranteed safe and non-toxic.
“[And] it’s invented here, made of Filipino products,” Sam said proudly.
He encourages parents to join their children in the artistic endeavor.
“It’s
a great bonding experience for the family because the goal is also for them to spend time together. It’s great both for kids and adults to share the creative process,” he said.
Has he dabbled into paper clay art?
“I tried it when I was smaller pa. My first creation was a Disney Character,” Sam recalled.
The 17-year-old performer hopes for “Husay” to foster in students the desire to excel in school.
“What DepEd aims for is to keep them [students]
passionate with studying. To lessen the dropouts. For as long as you are in school---it doesn’t matter which one---what’s important is you finish your studies,” said he.
Division and regional selections among schools will culminate in the grand finals on Feb. 2010 to be held at the Manila Ocean Park. The grand winners from the elementary and high school levels will each receive 50,000 pesos.
Aside from showcasing the talents of Filipino children, the competition seeks to set a
Guinness World Record for “Largest Paper Clay Art Competition participated by young Filipino artists.”
Sam, who is also a member of the Gigger Boys, has been DepEd’s spokesperson for two years now. He had since gone on a nationwide school tour to promote the value of education.
According to Sam he lives up to his title by
striking a healthy balance between his career and studies. He is currently in Grade 10 under a home study program of the US-based Alpha Omega International School.
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The Passion for Arts and Nature
Sam Concepcion enjoins students to save the environment
By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ
November 13, 2009The Department of Education’s (DepEd)
Youth Spokesperson and Role Model,
Sam Concepcion, endorses
“Husay ng Batang Pinoy 2009” - a nationwide Paper Clay Art Competition open to elementary and high school students.
Carrying the theme,
“Ako Para sa Kalikasan,” the competition is a joint project of the DepEd and the JNBM Amazing Arts Philippines, Inc. (JAAPI), “Have a Heart for the Child Foundation.”
“Husay” is meant to encourage environment awareness through art -- specifically paper clay art.
Sam deems the contest timely for the year especially since some parts of the country are still reeling from the devastation wrought by Ondoy and Pepeng.
“Ondoy and Pepeng are a wake-up call for us. We haven’t really been taking care of our country.
“Sometimes we think that if we just throw garbage anywhere, it’s not gonna do any harm. But then if you put them [the trash] all together, it becomes bigger,” said he during the "Husay" press launch held at the Manila Ocean Park on Nov. 12.
The teen star believes that a small effort from everyone will make a big, collective impact on the betterment of our surroundings.
“These things happen---the typhoon and the flood---because of our own wrongdoings.
If we can only turn those into positive, the small things we could do together will make a big difference,” Sam related.
Sam said the contest is apt in that the main medium used is the
JAAPI’s PaperClay product, an indigenous invention made from recycled materials which are guaranteed safe and non-toxic.
“[And] it’s invented here, made of Filipino products,” Sam said proudly.
He encourages parents to join their children in the artistic endeavor.
“It’s
a great bonding experience for the family because the goal is also for them to spend time together. It’s great both for kids and adults to share the creative process,” he said.
Has he dabbled into paper clay art?
“I tried it when I was smaller pa. My first creation was a Disney Character,” Sam recalled.
The 17-year-old performer hopes for “Husay” to foster in students the desire to excel in school.
“What DepEd aims for is to keep them [students]
passionate with studying. To lessen the dropouts. For as long as you are in school---it doesn’t matter which one---what’s important is you finish your studies,” said he.
Division and regional selections among schools will culminate in the grand finals on Feb. 2010 to be held at the Manila Ocean Park. The grand winners from the elementary and high school levels will each receive 50,000 pesos.
Aside from showcasing the talents of Filipino children, the competition seeks to set a
Guinness World Record for “Largest Paper Clay Art Competition participated by young Filipino artists.”
Sam, who is also a member of the Gigger Boys, has been DepEd’s spokesperson for two years now. He had since gone on a nationwide school tour to promote the value of education.
According to Sam he lives up to his title by
striking a healthy balance between his career and studies. He is currently in Grade 10 under a home study program of the US-based Alpha Omega International School.
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Already several months had passed, and I am missing
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry more and more each fleeting day. There are just some things in life that we can never forget – especially that something that had given us knowledge, skills, strong relationships and a second home. I am glad that everything in the magical world is now at peace, since Voldemort (yes, I can now say his name; no need to be afraid) had died. I had secretly admired Tom Marvolo Riddle (Voldemort’s birth name) though, because of his intelligence, passion and love for magic. Wasn’t he very clever to think of and conjure his seven
Horcruxes to preserve his life, or form a clan of
Death Eaters who were very loyal to him and would give up their lives just for him to succeed? Not everybody can acquire that much loyalty from people these days. I do not, however, admire him for the way he had carried out all of his plans. He had a good agenda, his means just weren’t morally right. But he still is one of the darkest wizards of all time… and let’s leave it that way.
Oh, for all those who are baffled of what I’m saying here and who the heck I am, my name is
Christine Faye Ordas, and I am an alumnus of Hogwarts. I came from the bronze-and-blue-clad house of the smart ass witch Rowena Ravenclaw and her dictum
“Wit beyond measure is a man’s greatest treasure.” And yes, I know the wonderful Luna Lovegood (she’s such a darling) and Harry Potter’s first crush Cho Chang. I had just left Hogwarts last May. Right now I am trying to pursue a career in magical researches, literature and writing. It’s my dream to inscribe intellectual books, publish and sell them in
Flourish and Blotts for the future Hogwarts students’ use. I am also planning to credibly write for the
Daily Prophet, the magical world’s primary news bulletin. And of course, I will be very much honored to contribute to Mr. Xenophilius Lovegood’s
Quibbler (hence, my interest in magical researches). I have always found the Lovegoods a fascinating family, and I bet working with and for them will be very exciting. Or maybe, in Merlin’s beard’s time, I can write legends and bedtime stories like the famous – and wickedly brilliant – Beedle the Bard.
And that’s how my life goes these days. I am utterly missing my old school, my friends, the Great Hall, the bronze eagle knocker just outside the Ravenclaw common room, Professor Flitwick (the head of our house), Hogsmeade, the Quidditch matches (although I didn’t actually play for the house), the moving portraits, the castle ghosts, the pumpkins on Halloween, the giant pine trees on Christmas, Rubeus Hagrid’s (Hogwarts’ gamekeeper) tea and treacle fudge – even the crabby Argus Filch (Hogwarts’ caretaker) I miss. Maybe I can visit the school grounds sometimes and see how the magical world’s been doing since Voldemort died (I’ve been spending my months in the muggle world, you see). I’ve heard everybody’s been moving on and starting all over again; the ministry is back on work under Kingsley Shacklebolt; and Harry Potter’s scar haven’t been disturbing him since.
All is well, indeed.
And because of that, we should celebrate and drink firewhisky! Oh, I still don’t drink firewhisky; I can take butterbeer or tea or pumpkin juice – just not firewhisky, please.
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