by: Christine V. Ordinario

A Grade 11 student of Philippine Science High School – Cagayan Valley Campus placed second in Dagitab 2021: Electrical and Electronics Engineering High School Virtual Camp 2021 conducted via Zoom from August 29 to September 25, 2021.

Mercijo Roma F. Macadangdang of 11-Spica belonged to the top 40 students of the hundreds of registrants from all over the country, whose team won second in the said event.

The organizers grouped the participants into teams composed of one representative each from NCR, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Macadangdang was assigned to Team 1 which they called Team 1CH1BAN, a term derived from the Japanese word ichiban which means number one.

When asked to describe her Dagitab experience, Macadangdang said she was amazed at how the organizers pulled off the event, especially the Circuits and Robotics part conducted in an online setup.

“The examples of the assessment got me motivated to continue to join as they were unique and had just the right mix of challenge that kept us interested,” she added.

Miss Dianne Rose A. Bangloy, Computer Science teacher and academic unit head of the Computer Science Unit, was the coach of Macadangdang in the said contest.

Dagitab is a workshop and competition for senior high school students consisted of a series of interactive lectures and workshops that provided the participants knowledge on the importance of electrical and electronics engineering (EEE) and its role in providing quality lives.