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R e p u b lic o f th e P h ilip p in e s D E P A R T M E N T O F E D U C A T IO N R e g io n V II, C e n tra l V isa y a s D IV IS IO N O F B O H O L C ity o f T a g b ila ran S e p te m b e r 2 8, 2 0 1 5 D IV IS IO N M E M O R A N D U M N o. 4 3 2.s. 2 0 15 U P K B A C A D E M IC F E S T IV A L (A c a d fe st) T o : A il E d u c a tio n P ro g ra m S u p e rv iso rs/s u b je ct A re a C o o rd in a to rs P u b lic S c h o o ls D istrict S u p e rv iso rs a n d O IC s S e c o n d a ry S c h o o l H e a d s 1. H e re to ata c h e d is a le tte r fro m th e P re s id e n t, K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n, U n iv e rs ity o f th e P h ilip p in e s, D ilim a n re q u e stin g p a rtic ip a n ts fo r th e U P K B A c a d e m ic F e stiv a l (A ca d fe st) te n ta tiv e ly sc h e d u le d o n Ja n u a ry 5-7, 2 0 1 6. 2. F o r m o re d e ta ils re fe r to a tta c h m e n t. 3. F o r th e in fo rm a tio n, g u id a n ce o f a ll c o n c e rn e d. W IL F R E D A D. B O N G A L O S, P h.d., C E S O V I S c h o o ls D iv is io n S u p e rin te n d e n t (JO

c -0 *^ U n iv ersity o f th e P h ilip p in es D ilim a n K A D U G O N G B O L -A N O N S IN C E 1 9 7 7 E x e c u tiv e B o a rd A.Y. 2 0 1 5-2 0 1 6 C h arm a in e R. A ra t P t'tsidtlu Je ssie A n g e li B. B u n a o SrtT t f,.irv C V lv IY ll M aia B in h i B. B o rja V P to r in ttrik d A il iiis D arre ll C h ristian I. L im b a ro c V P jo r E x itn v il A [;m i> A x el K rizza A. C a b a lh u g V P fo r F iiu in c c P h illip S a n ti M. M o rg ia V P ;,:i A L,h k u \c < F ra n cis T. O p a d a V P to r Inju ries. S p ort?. M id R rx rtiitio n D e b o rah A n n e L u m a n tas 1 7 S e p te m b er 2 0 1 5 D r. W ilf re d a D. B o n g a lo s O IC, O ffice o f S ch o o ls D iv isio n S u p erinte n d e n t D e p artm e nt o f E d u c atio n, D iv isio n o f B o h o l M aayo n g ad law! W e, th e U n iv e rsity o f th e P h ilip p in es K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n D ilim a n (U P K B D ilim a n ), a re th e first a n d o n ly o rg a n izatio n of U P stu d e nts h a ilin g fro m th e p ro v in ce o f B o h o l a n d/o r w h o a re o f B o l-a n o n h erita g e. W e are o n e o f th e d u ly reco g n ized geo g ra p h y- a n d eth n icity -b a se d n o n -p ro fit stu d ent o rg a n izatio n s in th e u n iv ersity. S in ce o u r e sta b lish m e nt in D ilim a n in 1 9 7 7, U P K B h as beco m e h o m e to h u n d re d s o f B o l-a n o n stu d e n ts n o t o n ly in D ilim a n, b ut a lso in th e L o s B a n o s, V isay as, a n d C e b u ca m p u se s. W e h a v e a lso b e e n at th e fo re fro nt o f d e v e lo p in g a se n se o f se rv ice a n d resp o n sib ility a m o n g o u r m e m b e rs, as w e ll as p ro m otin g th e p ro v in ce o f B o h o l, o u r p e o p le, a nd o u r cu ltu re th ro u g h v a rio u s a ctiv ities a n d co lla b o ratio n s w ith o th er o rg a n izatio n s w ith in an d o uts id e th e u n ive rsity. E v ery y e a r, U P K B h o ld s a ctiv ities th at ad h ere to o u r o b je ctiv es of p ro m otin g B o l-a n o n cu ltu re a n d th e d e v e lo p m e nt o f o u r h o m e p ro v in ce. O u r b ig g est ev e nt is th e U P K B A ca d e m ic F e stiv al (A c a d F e st), a series o f acad e m ics-b a se d c o m p etitio n s fo r B o l-a n o n h ig h sch o o l stu d e nts. T h e A cad F e st a im s to d e v e lo p th e sk ills a n d ta le n ts o f h ig h sc h o o l stu d e n ts, g ive o utsta n d in g B o l-a n o n y o u th th e reco g n itio n th e y rig h tfu lly d ese rve, a n d to h e lp B o l-a n o n y o uth b e co m e a w a re o f cu rre n t issu e s, tre n d s, a n d ch a lle n g es w h ich m ay p lay a ro le in th e co ntrib utio n s th ey w ill m a k e to so ciety. F o r th is y ear's A c ad F e st, w e a re co n sid e rin g to intro d u ce a n ev e n t th at w ill fo cu s o n th e cu ltu ra l a sp e ct o f o u r p ro v in ce. T h is aca d e m ic year, th e A cad F e st h as b e e n te ntativ e ly sc h e d u led o n Ja n u a ry 5-7, 2 0 1 6. T h e K ad u g o n g B o la n o n C h a pte rs fro m U P C e b u a n d U P V isay as w ill b e co -h o stin g th e ev e nt. It is in th is lig ht th at w e are re q u e stin g th e D ep a rtm e nt of E d u catio n as a p a rtn er in th is y e ar's A cad F e st. W e h o p e th at th e d e p a rtm e nt w o u ld e n d o rse th e A c ad e m ic F estiv al to th e h ig h sc h o o ls in B o h o l a s th e e vent is an av e n u e to p ro m o te ed u catio n a nd a cu ltu ral id e n tity a m o n g th e B o l-a n o n h ig h sch o o l stu d e nts. F u rth e rm o re, the fe stiv al w o u ld b e a g o o d o p p o rtu n ity fo r the stu d e nts to le a rn m o re a b o ut A S E A N in te g ratio n a n d K -1 2 E d u c atio n. W ith th is, w e h o p e fo r y o u r p o s itive re sp o n se as th e A c ad F e st is d e d icate d to the h o listic d e v e lo p m e nt o f th e se h ig h sc h o o l stu d e nts. S h o u ld y o u a c ce pt o ur p a rtn e rsh ip in v itatio n, w e w o u ld like to req u e st fo r an a u d ie n ce th is M o n d ay, S e p te m b e r 2 1 at 9 A M fo r fu rth e r d iscu ssio n. W e lo o k fo rw a rd to w o rk in g w ith yo u in th is ventu re! R e sp e ctfu l y y o u rs. N oted b y : D arre ll C h ristia n I. L im b a ro c V ice -P re sid e nt fo r E x tern a l A ffa irs (0 9 1 7 ) 6 6 8 8 6 3 2 d clim b a ro c g m a il.com C h a rm a in e R. A rat, P re sid e n t (0 9 1 7 ) 5 2 1 1 7 1 2 ch arm a in e arat g m a il.c o m T h e b e st of B o h o l, fo r B o h o W u p tfu M m a n c h a p ter, ' u p k b dim a n u pk bd ik m a rtc tx ip ttr X ' u p k b d A sn a n "~rjz -

P A R T N E R S H IP D E T A IL S S h o u ld th e D e p a rtm e nt o f E d u c atio n D iv is io n o f B o h o l a c c e pt o u r in v itatio n, th e y w ill e n d o rse th e A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l a n d in v ite h ig h sc h o o ls in B o h o l to jo in th e e v e n t. In e x c h a n g e, U P K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n w ill o ffe r th e fo llo w in g : (1) U P K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n " in p a rtn e rsh ip w ith " th e D e p a rtm e nt o f E d u c atio n p re se n t A c a d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 (2) O n e m o rn in g se ss io n (Ja n u a ry 5 o r 6, 2 0 1 6 ) to d isc u ss a n d ta c k le a b o u t K -1 2 p ro g ra m a n d A S E A N in te g ratio n (3) T h e d e p a rtm e nt w ill b e a b le to sh o w p ro m o tio n a l v id e o s d u rin g th e w h o le d u ratio n o f th e A c a d e m ic F e stiv a l (Ja n u a ry 5-7,2 0 1 6 ) (4) L o g o in c lu s io n in a ll A c a d e m ic F e stiv a l p u b lic ity m ate ria ls (5) W id e sp re a d o n lin e a n d g ro u n d p u b lic itie s (U P K B D ilim a n N e w s le tte r, U P K B A c a d F e st F a ce b o o k p a g e, a n d in B o h o l n e w s p a p e rs )

P A R T N E R IN G W IT H U P K B P o p u la tio n : 1 4 0 + m e m b e rs (U P C e b u, D ilim a n, llo ilo a n d L o s B a n o s C h a p te rs ) S o c ia l M e d ia Im p a c t U P K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n A c a d F e st F a c e b o o k P a g e U N IV E R S IT Y O F T H E P H IL IP P IN E S K A D U G O N G B O L -A N O N & \ / * Jfe C O -P R E S E N T E D B Y CflU D 8.IM A N (L O S.O )G S A K A T A L A G M A N. B A G -O N G S IN U G D A N A N JA N U A R Y 6-9. (C M A C T IV IT Y C E N T E R * * -# w * 5 '-'-" * -' - = E O F L E P a g e L ik e s: 2 4 9 7 F a c e b o o k P o sts C o v e re d : 2 0.4K 1 6.4 K

4 U p h o ld in g the tra d ition o f c o m m itm e n t a n d se rv ice, th e U n iv ersity o f th e P h ilip p in e s K a d u g o n g B o i-a n o n D iiim a n h as b ro u g h t in itia tiv e lig h t to c o m m u n itie s in B o h o l th ro u g h its a n n u al A ca d e m ic F e stiv al (A ca d F e st). It a im s to co o rd in a te w ith th e sc h o o ls in th e p ro v in ce b y e x p o sin g y o u n g in d iv id u a ls to tre n d in g a n d p e rtin e nt issu e s th ro u g h a c a d e m ic -re la te d a ctiv itie s. F u rth e rm o re, th e U P K B D iiim a n h a s sp e a rh e a d e d re lief o p e ra tio n s a n d m e d ic a l m issio n s fo r th e ea rth q u a k e v ictim s la st O cto b er 2 0 1 3. C o lla b o ra tin g w ith th e A sso c iatio n o f Y o u n g B o h o la n o s in M etro M a n ila (A Y B M ), th e o rg a n izatio n h a s h e lp e d in th e re c o n stru ctio n o f p a ro c h ia l sch o o ls in M a rib o jo c a n d L o o n. T h e U P K B h a s, in fa ct, p ro d u c ed a m a ss o f p ro fe s sio n als in th e ir fie ld s. O u r v e ry o w n G o v. E d g ard o C h atto a n d U P D iiim a n F o rm er C h an ce llo r C a e sar S a lo m a a re ju st tw o o f th e o rg a n izatio n 's n o ta b le a lu m n i. &3T 3 8 y e a rs - "T h e b e st of B o h o l fo r B o h o ll"

T H E A C A D E M IC F E S T IV A L E v e ry y e a r, U P K B h o ld s a c tiv itie s th a t a d h e re to o u r o b je ctiv e s o f p ro m o tin g B o l-a n o n c u ltu re a n d th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f o u r h o m e p ro v in c e. O u r b ig g e st e v e n t is th e A c a d e m ic F e stiv a l (A c a d F e st), a se rie s o f a c a d e m ic s-b a se d c o m p e titio n s fo r B o l-a n o n h ig h sc h o o l stu d e n ts. F o rm e rly tra d itio n a lly h e ld in O c to b e r to c o in c id e w ith th e se m e stra l b re a k, it h a s s in c e b e e n re sc h e d u le d to th e sta rt o f J a n u a ry to a c c o m m o d a te th e c h a n g e s in o u r a c a d e m ic c a le n d a r. T h e A c a d F e st a im s to d e v e lo p th e s k ills a n d ta le n ts o f h ig h sc h o o l stu d e n ts, g iv e o u tsta n d in g B o l-a n o n y o u th th e re c o g n itio n th e y rig h tfu lly d e se rv e, a n d to h e lp B o l-a n o n y o u th b e c o m e a w a re o f c u rre n t issu e s, tre n d s, a n d c h a lle n g e s w h ic h m a y p la y a ro le in th e c o n trib u tio n s th e y w ill m a k e to so c ie ty.

A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 is o p e n to a ll h ig h sc h o o l stu d e n ts. A n y sc h o o l m ay se n d re p re se n tativ e s to A ca d F e st 2 0 1 6 p ro v id e d th at th e y a re cu rre ntly e n ro lled fo r S.Y. 1 5-1 6 in th e sa id sc h o o l. C o n te sta n ts m u st b e a b le to p re se n t p ro o f o f e n ro llm e n t (e.g. sc h o o l ID o r ce rtific atio n fro m p rin c ip a l w ith p h o to ) w h e n th e n e e d a rise s. O n ly stu d e n ts liste d in th e re p ly fo rm fo r A c a d F e st 2 0 1 6 su b m itte d b y th e sc h o o l to U P K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n m ay p a rtic ip ate o r re p re se nt th e ir sc h o o l in th e ir co rre sp o n d in g e v e n ts. In th e c a se th at a stu d e nt listed in th e re g istratio n fo rm w ill n ot b e a b le to p a rtic ip a te /a tte n d in h is/h e r e v e nt d u e to illn e s s, th e s c h o o l m ay re p la c e sa id stu d e nt w ith a n o th e r c u rre ntly e n ro lle d stu d e nt u p o n p re se n tatio n o f m e d ica l ce rtificate s. R e a so n s o th e r th a n illn e ss w ill b e d e c id e d o n a ca se -to -ca se b a sis b y th e T e c h n ic a l C o m m itte e o f A ca d F e st 2 0 1 6. A ll co n te sta n ts m u st b e at th e v e n u e at le a st th irty (3 0 ) m in u tes b e fo re th e sta rt o f th e ir c o rre sp o n d in g e v e nt. F a ilu re to d o so m a y b e g ro u n d s fo r d isq u a lific atio n. Ju d g e s' d e c is io n s a re re n d e re d F IN A L a n d IR R E V O C A B L E. A ll p a rtic ip a n ts a n d th e ir su p p o rte rs a re e n co u ra g e d to atte n d th e O p e n in g C e re m o n y o n th e 5 th o f Ja n u a ry fo r th e re w ill b e a ro ll ca ll o f co n tin g e n t o r "sh o w o f fo rce " p e r sc h o o l. A ll ru le s, re g u latio n s, m e c h a n ic s, a n d g u id e lin es in th is m a n u a l a re su b je ct to c h a n g e. S c h o o ls w ill b e in fo rm e d w h e n e v e r su c h c h a n g e s o cc u r. S c h e d u le o f e v e n ts m a y b e c h a n g e d in th e ca se o f u n e x p e cte d situ atio n s th at m a y o cc u r. A d v ise rs a n d p a rtic ip a n ts w ill b e d u ly in fo rm e d a s so o n a s p o ssib le. E a c h p la ce g a rn e re d b y a p a rtic ip a n t/te a m fo r e a c h co m p o n e nt e v e n t w ill b e a w a rd e d w ith co rre sp o n d in g p o in ts w h ic h w ill b e ta llie d d u rin g th e la st d a y to d ete rm in e th e A c a d F e st 2 0 1 6 O v e r-a ll W in n e rs. A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 P a g e 3 o f 1 7

A n y v io latio n o f th e m e c h a n ics, ru le s, a n d re g u latio n s fo r a n y o r a ll e v e nts o f A ca d F e st 2 0 1 6 o b se rv e d b y th e a d v ise rs m u st b e ra ise d to th e T e c h n ic a l C o m m itte e o r G rie v a n ce D e sk o f sa id e v e nt u p to th e d a y a fte r th e e v e n t. O n ly th e c o n te sta n ts a re a llo w ed to c o m p la in. H o w e v e r, p ro te sts w ill b e e n te rta in e d o n ly if th e a d v ise r a p p ro a c h e s th e T e c h n ica l C o m m itte e in th e m o st c iv il a n d su b tle w a y to a v o id a n y u n n e ce ssa ry co m m otio n. T h e T e c h n ica l C o m m itte e re se rv e s th e p re ro g ativ e to e ith e r d isc lo se th e p ro te st o r to co n ce a l it fro m th e a u d ie n ce. A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 I P a g e 4 o f 1 7

A C A D E M IC R A C E A n a m a z in g ra ce -ty p e co m p etitio n se e k in g to te st th e co n te sta n ts' a b ilitie s in v a rio u s su b je ct m atte rs a n d th e ir sk ill in fo rm u latin g strate g ie s. T H E P A R T IC IP A N T S E a c h p a rtic ip atin g sc h o o l sh a ll b e re p re se n te d b y o n e te a m O N L Y. T h e te a m sh a ll b e c o m p o se d o f th re e stu d e n ts: o n e 8 th G R A D E R, o n e 9 th G R A D E R, a n d o n e 1 0 th G R A D E R. E a ch te a m m e m b e r is re q u ire d to w e a r th e P E u n ifo rm o f th e ir sc h o o l. * P a rtic ip a n ts a re n o t a llo w e d to b rin g th e fo llo w in g w h ile co m p etin g in th e ra ce : 1. E xtra M o n e y Z. P riv ate V e h ic le (s ) 3. G a d g e ts (e.g. c e llp h o n e, la p to p, c a lc u la to r) E a c h te a m, h o w e v e r, sh a ll b e g iv e n a fix e d a m o u n t o f m o n e y fo r th e ir a n d th e m a rsh a l's e x p e n se s d u rin g th e ra ce. A sk in g fo r m o n e y a n d rid e s fro m o th e r p e o p le w h ile th e ra c e is o n g o in g is a lso N O T a llo w e d. T h e co n te sta nts sh a ll h a n d le th e m o n e y fo r th e w h o le d u ratio n o f th e ra ce. V io latin g ru le s 3 a n d 4 w ill re su lt in d isq u a lific atio n. T H E R A C E T h e ra ce sh a ll h a v e a to ta l o f se v e n statio n s, n a m e ly th e G E N E R A L K N O W L E D G E statio n, th e H IS T O R Y statio n, th e C H E M IS T R Y statio n, th e P H Y S IC S statio n, th e M A T H E M A T IC S statio n, th e B IO L O G Y statio n, a n d a n U N K N O W N statio n. * * T h e statio n s a re lo cate d in d iffe re nt p a rts o f T a g b ila ra n C ity. T h e first a n d th e la st statio n s sh a ll b e v e n u e w h e re th e O p e n in g P ro g ra m is h e ld. C lu e s fo r th e lo catio n s o f th e oth e r statio n s sh a ll b e g iv e n a h e a d in o rd e r fo r th e te a m to strate g ize o n w h ic h statio n to ta k e o n first. T h e n atu re o f th e c h a lle n g e s at e a c h statio n v a rie s fro m o n e statio n to a n o th e r. T h e re w ill b e statio n h e a d s (m e m b e rs o f th e A ca d e m ic R a ce S te e rin g C o m m itte e ) at e a c h statio n to o v e rsee th e c h a lle n g e s. E a c h te a m sh a ll b e g iv e n 1 5 M IN U T E S (a n sw e rin g tim e ) to a c c o m p lish th e c h a lle n g e in e a c h statio n. If a te a m su cce ssfu lly a c co m p lish e s th e c h a lle n g e, th e y sh a ll m o v e o n to th e n e xt statio n th e y w ish to ta k e. H o w e v e r, if a te a m fa ils to a cco m p lish th e c h a lle n g e, th e te a m sh a ll b e g iv e n a p e n a lty tic k et w ith th e c o rre sp o n d in g p e n a lty tim e sig n e d b y th e statio n h e a d. T h e p e n a lty tim e v a rie s, d e p e n d in g o n th e statio n o r o n th e n u m b e r o f co rre ct a n sw e rs th e te a m m a n a g e d to g iv e a n d sh a ll b e a d d e d o n to th e te a m 's to ta l tim e o f A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 I P a g e 5 o f 1 7

co m p letio n o f th e ra ce. F o r Q U E S T IO N A N D A N S W E R ty p e statio n s, e a ch te a m n e e d s to co rre ctly a n sw e r o n ly 5 0 % o f th e to ta l n u m b e r o f q u e stio n s (i.e. to ta l n u m b e r o f q u e stio n s = 1 0, re q u ire d n u m b e r o f c o rre ct a n sw e rs = 5 ). T h e p e n a lty tim e s fo r d iffe re nt sets o f g iv e n co rre ct a n sw e rs a re ta b u late d b e lo w : % co rre ct a n sw e r 0-9.9 9 % 1 0-1 9.9 9 % 2 0-2 9.9 9 % 3 0-3 9.9 9 % 4 0-4 9.9 9% 1 0 q u e stio n s/p o in ts 0-0.9 9 1-1.9 9 2-2.9 9 3-3.9 9 4-4.99 N U M B E R O F C O R R E CT A N S W E R S 1 5 q u e stio n s/p o in ts 0-1.4 9 1.5-2.9 9 3-4.4 9 4.5-5.9 9 6-7.49 2 5 q u e stio n s/p o in ts 0-2.4 9 2.5-4.9 9 5-7.4 9 7.5-9.9 9 1 0-1 2.49 P e n a lty tim e 1 0 m in s 8 m in s 6 m in s 4 m in s 2 m in s F o r H A N D S -O N statio n s, if a te a m fa ils to g et th e c o rre ct a n sw e r o r d o th e re q u ire d ta sk, a p e n a lty tim e o f 1 0 m in u te s a p p lie s. It sh o u ld b e n o te d th at th e p e n a lty tim e sta rts O N L Y a fte r th e 1 5 -m in ute a n sw e rin g tim e. If a te a m su b m its th e ir a n sw e r/s w a y b e fo re th e a n sw e rin g tim e e la p se s b ut fa ils to g iv e th e co rre ct a n sw e r o r o b ta in th e re q u ire d n u m b e r o f p o in ts, th e te a m sh a ll a c q u ire a to ta l p e n a lty o f (tim e re m a in in g fro m th e a n sw e rin g tim e ) + (p e n a lty tim e ). E a c h te a m sh a ll b e g iv e n a to ta l o f 3 c h a n ce s fo r th e ir a n sw e rs to b e c h e c k e d a n d th is is a lre a d y in c lu d e d in th e 1 5 m in u te tim e a llo tm e nt fo r th e statio n. E a ch te a m sh a ll b e a c c o m p a n ie d b y a m a rsh a l. T h e te a m w h o fin ish e s th e ra ce in th e le a st a m o u nt o f tim e w ill b e d e c la re d th e w in n e r o f th e U P K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n A ca d e m ic R a ce 2 0 1 6. T H E M A R S H A L D e scriptio n : In d iv id u a ls re c ru ite d b y th e A ca d e m ic R a ce S te e rin g C o m m itte e. T h e y a re n ot p a rticip a n ts in th e A c a d e m ic R a ce. T h e y a re n o t a ffiliate d w ith th e sc h o o l h e/sh e w ill b e h a n d lin g. A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 P a g e 6 o f 1 7

F u n ctio n s : A c co m p a n ie s th e te a m C h e c k e r T h e te a m s S H A L L a p p ro a c h th e m a rsh a l (N O T th e statio n h e a d ) w h e n th e y w a n t th e ir a n sw e rs to b e c h e c k e d. S e rv e s a s th e tim e r w h o k e e p s re co rd o f th e a n sw e rin g tim e P e n a lty T ic k et H o ld e r T h e m a rsh a l w ill h o ld th e p e n a lty tic k ets g iv e n b y th e statio n h e a d s w h e n e v e r th e te a m a c q u ire s p e n a ltie s R a ise s v io latio n s o f th e te a m U p d ate s th e A c a d e m ic R a ce S te e rin g C o m m itte e a s to w h e re th e te a m is c u rre ntly in th e ra c e N o te s : * lf n ot a p p lica b le, th e p a rtic ip a n ts sh o u ld w e a r jo g g in g p a n ts o r sp o rts attire. * * T h e statio n s m ay n o t b e in o rd e r. A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 P a g e 7 o f n

B R A IN S C A N Q U IZ B O W L A n a m a z in g ra ce -ty p e co m p etitio n se e k in g to te st th e co n te sta n ts' a b ilitie s in v a rio u s su b je ct m atte rs a n d th e ir sk ill in fo rm u latin g strate g ie s T h e re w ill b e 1 0 q u e stio n s fo r e a c h cate g o ry a n d e a c h q u e stio n fo r e v e ry c ate g o ry w ill b e re a d tw ice. T a g b o a rd s M U S T b e ra ise d w h e n a llo tte d tim e e x p ire s, a n d p u t d o w n w h e n to ld. M u ltip le -c h o ice q u e stio n s m u st b e a n sw e re d w ith lette rs o n ly w h ile q u e stio n s w ith o u t c h o ice s m u st b e a n sw e re d w ith th e co rre ct w o rd o r p h ra se. C o rre ct sp e llin g sh o u ld b e strictly fo llo w e d. T h e re w ill b e e lim in atio n a fte r th e a v e ra g e ro u n d. O n ly th e to p fiv e sco re rs w ill re m a in a n d p ro ce e d to th e d iffic u lt ro u n d. In ca se o f a tie, a tie -b re a k in g q u e stio n w ill b e g iv e n. T h e s c o re s o f th e fin a lists fro m th e th ree ro u n d s w ill b e a d d e d at th e e n d o f a ll th e ro u n d s to g et th e to ta l sco re. T h e g ro u p th at g a rn e rs th e h ig h e st to ta l sco re w ill b e d e c la re d th e c h a m p io n. A n y fo rm o f c h e atin g is n o t a llo w e d. T h e a u d ie n ce m u st re fra in fro m m a k in g a n y fo rm o f sig n a l th at w o u ld h int th e co n te sta nts th e rig ht a n sw e r. O n ce ca u g h t, th e co n te sta n t/s w ill b e d isq u a lifie d. C A T E G O R Y E A S Y A V E R A G E D IF F IC U LT T IM E L IM IT 3 0 se c 4 5 se c 6 0 sec P O IN T S 2 p o in ts 3 p o in ts 5 p o in ts A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 P a g e 8 o f 1 7

B R ID G E M A K IN G B rid g e M a k in g w ill te st th e stu d e n ts' k n o w le d g e in p h y sics a n d e n g in e e rin g b y d e sig n in g a n d b u ild in g a m in i b rid g e. G E N E R A L G U ID E L IN E S T h e co n te st is o p e n to a ll se co n d a ry sc h o o ls. E a c h sc h o o l ca n su b m it o n ly o n e e n try a n d m u st b e re p re se n te d b y o n ly o n e stu d e nt. T h e co n te st w ill b e h e ld o n Ja n u a ry 6, 2 0 1 6. E n trie s o n th at d ate w h ic h d o n o t fo llo w th e b rid g e re q u ire m e nts m a y b e g ro u n d s fo r d isq u a lificatio n. T h e b rid g e m ay b e p re se n te d o n th e first d ay (Ja n u a ry 5, 2 0 1 6 ) o f th e A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l fo r p re -a sse ssm e nt. S h o u ld th e b rid g e n ot satisfy th e re q u ire m e nts, th e e ntry c a n still b e im p ro v e d to satisfy th e re q u ire m e n ts. P rio r to th e te stin g, th e re p re se ntativ e w ill g iv e a d e sc riptio n o n th e b rid g e d e sig n a n d d e scrib e h o w th is d e sig n co u ld w in th e co n te st. E a ch e n try w ill b e su b je cte d to a lo a d at th e m id d le o f th e b rid g e. T h e lo a d is g ra d u a lly in c re a se d u ntil th e b rid g e to p p le s o r if th e b rid g e is u n a b le to su sta in th e lo a d. T h e lo a d b e fo re th e b re a k in g lo a d o r b efo re th e to p p le lo a d w ill b e re co rd e d a s th e m a x im u m lo a d. A d d itio n o f th e lo a d w ill b e p e rfo rm e d b y th e re p re se n tativ e. A d d itio n o f lo a d w ill o n ly b e d o n e if th e b rid g e is sta b le. T h e re w ill b e a lim it to th e a m o u nt o f a d d e d lo a d. If th e b rid g e still d o e s n ot b re a k/to p p le at th is lo a d. T h is lo a d lim it w ill b e c o n sid e re d th e m a x im u m lo a d. T h e b rid g e th at ca rrie s th e h ig h e st lo a d w ill b e co n sid e re d th e w in n e r. O n th e e v e nt th a t tw o o r m o re b rid g e s w e re re co rd e d to h a v e th e sa m e m a x im u m lo a d, th e b rid g e w ith th e le sse r o r le a st m a ss w ill b e co n s id e re d th e w in n e r. B R ID G E R E Q U IR E M E N T S T h e m ate ria ls fo r th e b rid g e m u st b e m a d e o f c o c o n ut m id rib s (e.g. fro m silih ig to k o g ), w o o d g lu e a n d se w in g th re a d (o ptio n a l). T h e u se o f a n y o th e r m ate ria l is n ot a llo w e d. T h e ro a d o f th e b rid g e m u st h a v e a m in im u m w idth o f 5 c m a n d m in im u m h e ig h t c le a ra n ce of 5 c m fo r th e "ca rs" to p a ss th ro u g h. T h e le n gth o f th e ro a d m u st b e at le a st 5 0 c m T h e re m u st b e a 4 0 xlo c m c le a ra n ce b e lo w th e b rid g e. T h e b rid g e m u st h a v e a to ta l m a ss o f n o t m o re th a n 5 0 0 g ra m s. A sp a ce at th e m id d le o f th e b rid g e sh o u ld b e a llo tte d fo r th e ro d/ro p e th at w ill b e p a ssin g a c ro ss th e m id d le o f th e ro a d o f th e b rid g e. T h is is w h e re th e lo a d w ill b e co n ce n trate d. A c a d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 I P a g e 9 o f 1 7

L T o p V ie w 5 0 c m S id e V ie w ti r Il_ c m - J ~ rr I h e _ J F ro n t V ie w 1 0 c m 4 0 cm F ig u re 1. Illu stratio n o f a b rid g e th at m e ets th e re q u ire m e n ts N O T E : T h e b rid g e d o e s n o t h a v e to lo o k e x a ctly th e sa m e a s sh o w n in th e fig u re a s lo n g a s it still m e ets th e re q u ire m e n ts. A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 P a g e 1 0 o f 1 7

E S S A Y W R IT IN G C O N T E S T A co nte st th at w ill c h a lle n g e th e co m p etito rs' a b ility in w ritin g a n e ssa y re g a rd in g c u rre nt so c ia l issu es a n d th e lik e T h e e ssa y sh a ll b e w ritte n o n th e sp o t a n d b e b a se d o n a g iv e n to p ic. E a c h sc h o o l m u st o n ly h a v e o n e p a rtic ip a n t. T h e co m p o sitio n sh a ll b e w ritte n in F ilip in o. E n trie s sh a ll b e id e n tifie d u s in g th e ir re sp e ctiv e n u m b e rs o f th e p a rtic ip atin g stu d e n t w rite rs. C o n te sta n ts m u st b rin g th e ir o w n b la c k p e n s. E n trie s m u st h a v e a m in im u m o f 1 0 0 0 w o rd s. A tim e lim it o f o n e h o u r a n d th irty m in u te s w ill b e a llo tte d fo r th e w h o le co n te st. C o n te sta n ts w h o w ill a rriv e late w ill still b e a llo w e d to jo in th e co n te st, b ut n o tim e e xte n sio n w ill b e g iv e n. C rite ria: C o n te nta n d C o h e re n c e R e le v a n c e G ra m m a r Im p a ct F o rm / B e a u ty 4 0 % 3 0 % 1 5 % 1 0 % 5 % 1 0 0 % A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 I P a g e 1 1 o f 1 7

E X T E M P O R A N E O U S S P E A K IN G A co n te st th at w ill te st th e p a rtic ip a n ts' co m p ete n ce in d e liv e rin g a n u n re h e a rse d, o n -im p u lse sp e e c h o f th e ir sta n d a b o ut a g iv e n th e m e O n ly o n e to p ic w ill b e g iv e n fo r a ll c o n te sta n ts. T im e fra m e : O rg a n izatio n o f T h o u g ht 1 m in u te D e liv e ry 3 m in u te s C o n te nt 2 m in u te s W ra p U p (sig n a l w ill b e g iv e n) 1 m in u te T O T AL 4 m in u te s/co n te sta n t S ig n a l w ill b e g iv e n at th e 2 -m in a n d 3 -m in m a rk C rite ria: C o n te n t D e liv e ry P o ise a n d T O T A L B e a ring 4 5 % 3 5 % 2 0 % 1 0 0 % A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 I P a g e 1 2 o f 1 7

G R E A T H IG H S C H O O L D E B A T E T h e 2 4 G re at H ig h S c h o o l D e b ate T o u rn a m e n t w ill te st th e co n te sta n ts' a b ility to d e fe n d a n d w in o v e r a n a rg u m e nt o n ce rta in issu e s th at a re o f p u b lic in te re st. E a ch sc h o o l is re q u ire d to se n d a te a m co m p o se d o f th re e m e m b e rs. F o r th is y e a r's d e b ate co m p etitio n, th e fo rm at to b e u se d is A sia n P a rlia m e n ta ry. A sia n P a rlia m e n ta ry D e b ate F o rm at: h ttp ://d e b ate p e d ia.id e b ate.o rg /e n/in d e x.p h p/p o rta l:a sia n _ P a rlia m e n ta ry _ D e b ate T h e re w ill b e e lim in atio n ro u n d s h e ld sim u lta n e o u s ly to d ete rm in e th e to p te a m s th at w ill q u a lify fo r th e se m i-fin a ls. T h is w ill b e d o n e o n Ja n u a ry 6, 2 0 1 5 b e fo re th e fin a l c o m p etitio n. T h e co m p etin g te a m s fo r th e e lim in atio n ro u n d s w ill b e d ete rm in e d ra n d o m ly. A ra n d o m se le ctio n p ro g ra m w ill b e co n d u cte d b y th e a d ju d icato rs o f th e G re at H ig h S c h o o l D e b ate. T h e se le ctio n o f c o m p e tin g te a m s fo r th e la st e lim in atio n ro u n d w ill b e th ro u g h p o w e r m atc h in g ; th at is d e p e n d in g o n th e te a m a n d in d iv id u a l m e m b e rs' sco re sta n d in g. M o tio n s w ill b e g iv e n o n th e d a y o f th e fe at; a g ra ce p e rio d o f fiftee n m in u te s w ill b e a llo tte d to th e te a m s fo r th e sp e e c h p re p a ratio n. T h e to p fo u r te a m s in th e se m i-fin a l ro u n d w ill q u a lify fo r th e fin a l ro u n d. T h e te a m w ith th e h ig h e st g a rn e re d sco re (te a m a n d in d iv id u a l sp e a k e rs' sco re s) w ill b e d e c la re d w in n e r. A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 1 P a g e 1 3 o f n

M IN D M A Z E A co n te st th at w ill te st th e p a rtic ip a n ts' c o m p ete n ce in d e liv e rin g a n u n re h e a rse d, o n -im p u lse sp e e c h o f th e ir sta n d a b o u t a g iv e n th e m e G e n e ra l G u id e lin e s M in d m a ze is o p e n to a ll se c o n d a ry sc h o o ls. E a ch sc h o o l ca n se n d o n ly o n e te a m o f th re e stu d e n ts. T h e co n te st w ill b e h e ld o n Ja n u a ry 6, 2 0 1 6. A ll te a m s m u st b e p re se nt 1 5 m in u te s b e fo re th e tim e state d fo r th e re g istratio n. T h e p a rtic ip a n ts a re o n ly a llo w e d to b rin g b a ll p e n o r p e n c il. T ag b o a rd s, c h a lk s, a n d e ra se rs w ill b e p ro v id e d. T h e re a re fo u r cate g o rie s o f q u e stio n s n a m e ly m ath a n d lo g ic, a b stra ct re a so n in g, rid d les a n d m y ste ry q u e stio n s. T h e q u iz co n te st is d iv id e d into a n e lim in atio n ro u n d a n d a fin a l ro u n d. E v e ry q u e stio n w ill b e re a d tw ice. T h e te a m c a n b e g in a n sw e rin g e v e n if th e q u izm a ste r is n ot y et fin ish e d re a d in g th e q u e stio n. T im e r sta rts a fte r th e q u e stio n h a s b e e n re a d tw ice. A b e ll m a rks th e tim e is o v e r a n d th e te a m s m u st ra ise th e ir ta g b o a rd s w ith o r w ith o ut a n sw e rs. E lim in atio n R o u n d T h e e lim in atio n ro u n d co n sists o f th re e ro u n d s b a se d o n th e d e g re e o f d iffic u lty o f th e q u e stio n : e a sy, a v e ra g e a n d d iffic u lt ro u n d s. T h e e a sy a n d a v e ra g e ro u n d s a re co m p o se d o f 1 0 q u e stio n s e a ch w h ile th e d iffic u lt is co m p o se d o f 5 q u e stio n s. E v e ry q u e stio n in th e e a sy ro u n d is w o rth 1 0 p o in ts a n d h as a tim e lim it o f 1 5 se co n d s; a n d a v e ra g e ro u n d q u e stio n is w o rth 2 0 p o in ts w ith a tim e lim it o f 3 0 se c o n d s; a n d a d iffic u lt ro u n d q u e stio n is w o rth 3 0 p o in ts w ith th e lim it o f 6 0 se co n d s. T h e 5 te a m s w ith th e h ig h e st sco re s w ill p ro c e e d to th e fin a l ro u n d. F in a l R o u n d T h e fin a l ro u n d sh a ll co n sist o f 2 0 q u e stio n s, 5 q u e stio n s fro m e a c h c ate g o ry. T h e flo w o f th e g a m e in th e fin a l ro u n d w ill fo llo w "b ettin g " fo rm at. F o r e v e ry q u e stio n, te a m s m u st b et 5 p o in ts o r a n y h ig h e r a m o u nt d iv is ib le b y 5. T h e p o in ts a c c u m u late d in th e e lim in atio n ro u n d w ill b e u se d a s b ettin g p o in ts. T h e le a d in g te a m h a s th e p o w e r to c h o o se th e c ate g o ry o f th e q u e stio n. B ets sh o u ld b e p la ce d o n th e p ro v id e d ta g b o a rd a fte r th e le a d in g te a m c h o se th e A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 I P a g e I4 o f 1 7

te a m g ets th e a d d itio n a l p o in ts a n d th e m e d a llio n w e a rs o ff. c ate g o ry a n d th e d iffic u lty o f th e q u e stio n is re v e a le d. 1 0 se c o n d s a re a llo tte d a s b ettin g tim e. T e a m s w ith co rre ct/w ro n g a n sw e rs w ill e a rn/lo se p o in ts d e p e n d in g o n th e a m o u n t th e y b et a n d th e d e g re e o f d iffic u lty o f th e q u e stio n. F o r e a sy q u e stio n s, th e te a m w ith co rre ct/w ro n g a n sw e r w ill e a rn/lo se th e a m o u n t th ey b et (lx b et). F o r a v e ra g e q u e stio n s, th e te a m w ith co rre ct/w ro n g a n sw e r w ill e a rn/lo se tw ice a m o u nt th e y b et (2 x b et). F o r d iffic u lty q u e stio n s, th e te a m w ith c o rre ct/w ro n g a n sw e r w ill e a rn/lo se th rice th e a m o u nt th e y b et (3 x b et). o E x a m p le : T h e te a m 's c u rre n t sco re is 2 0 0. If th e te a m b ets 1 0 p o in ts fo r a d iffic u lt q u e stio n a n d th e y g o t th e c o rre ct a n sw e r, th e ir sco re w ill b e co m e 2 3 0. T h e a d d itio n a l 3 0 p o in ts is b a se d o n th e b et (1 0 p o in t) a n d th e d iffic u lty, 1 0 x 3 = 3 0. If th e te a m g o t th e w ro n g a n sw e r, th e ir sc o re w ill b e c o m e 1 7 0. T h e re is n o n e g ativ e sco re. If in ca se th e te a m h a s ze ro p o in ts o r h a s n o p o in ts to b et, th e y m a y u se o n e o f th e ir te a m m ate s a s th e ir b et. T h e n a m e o f th e ir te a m m ate m u st b e w ritte n o n th e ta g b o a rd. In th is ca se, te a m s w ith co rre ct a n sw e rs w ill reta in th e ir te a m m ate p lu s a n a d d itio n al 5 p o in ts (re g a rd le ss of th e d iffic u lty of th e q u e stio n ), w h ile in co rre c t a n sw e rs w ill e lim in ate th e p e rso n fro m th e te a m. W h e n o n ly tw o te a m m e m b e rs a re le ft in th e te a m, e ith e r o f th e m m a y b e p la c e d a s a b et. If th e y g et th e co rre ct a n sw e r, th e b et w ill b e reta in e d, a n d th e te a m m ate p re v io u s ly e lim in ate d w ill b e b a c k in th e g a m e. If th e y g et a w ro n g a n sw e r, th e b e t w ill b e o ut o f th e te a m. W h e n th e te a m h a s lo st tw o o f its m e m b e rs, th e re m a in in g m e m b e r w ill h a v e to b e th e b et. If h e/sh e g ets th e co rre ct a n sw e r, h e/sh e ca n c h o o se o n e te a m m ate to retu rn to th e te a m. B ut in ca se o f a w ro n g a n sw e r, th e te a m w ill b e to ta lly e lim in ate d fro m th e g a m e. T h e te a m w ith th e h ig h e st sco re a fte r th e fin a l ro u n d sh a ll b e d e c la re d th e c h a m p io n o f th e U P K B M in d M a ze 2 0 1 6. In ca se o f a tie, a c lin c h e r ro u n d sh a ll b e h e ld. M e d a llio n o f Im m o rta lity D u rin g th e fin a l ro u n d, a sp e c ia l q u e stio n h o ld s th e M e d a llio n o f Im m o rta lity. T o a c q u ire th is, th e te a m sh o u ld g et th e co rre ct a n sw e r to th e sp e c ia l q u e stio n. T h e M e d a llio n o f Im m o rta lity h a s th e p o w e r to sh ie ld th e te a m fro m lo sin g p o in ts o r a te a m m ate. T h e te a m h a s th e fre e d o m o f c h o o sin g w h e n to u se th e M e d a llio n o f Im m o rta lity, b u t it c a n o n ly b e u se d O N C E. If th e te a m d e c id e s to u se th e M e d a llio n o f Im m o rta lity, th e te a m sh o u ld p la ce it a s a b et to g eth e r w ith th e p o in ts th e te a m w a n ts to b et. If th e te a m g ets th e w ro n g a n sw e r, th e m e d a llio n w ill ta ke e ffe ct a n d w ill p re v e nt th e te a m fro m lo sin g p o in ts. If th e te a m g ets th e co rre ct a n sw e r, th e A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 I P a g e 1 5 o f 1 7

P H O T O S H O O T C O N T E S T T h is co n te st w ill te st th e co n te sta n ts' a rtistry a n d c re ativ ity b y p ro d u c in g p h o to g ra p h s th at w h o lly ca ptu re th e A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l th e m e. T h e P h o to S h o o t co n te st is o p e n to a ll h ig h sc h o o l stu d e n ts. O n ly o n e (1 ) re p re se n tativ e p e r sc h o o l is a llo w e d to jo in th e sa id co n te st. T h e th e m e o f th e p h o to co n te st w ill b e a n n o u n ce d d u rin g th e d a y o f th e e v e n t. P h o to s m u st b e su b m itte d at 1 2 N N d u rin g th e d a y o f th e co n te st fo r it w ill b e u p lo a d e d o n th e U P K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n A ca d F e st F a ce b o o k P a g e. F o r ju d g in g, 3 0 % o f th e sco re w ill b e fro m v o te s o r "lik e s" g a rn e re d b y th e sa id e n try a n d 7 0 % w ill co m e fro m th e ju d g e s' v e rd ict. C rite ria: R e le v a n ce to th e th e m e C re ativ ity O rig in a lity O v e ra ll Im p a c t T O T AL 4 0 % 2 5 % 2 5 % 1 0 % 1 0 0 % A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 I P a g e i6 o f n

C O N T A C T D E T A IL S S h o u ld y o u h a v e a n y c o m m e n ts o r c o n c e rn s, p le a se d o n 't h e s itate to c o n ta ct: D a rre ll C h ristia n L im b a ro c V ice -P re sid e n t fo r E xte rn a l A ffa irs 0 9 1 7 6 6 8 8 6 3 2 d c lim b a ro c g m a il.co m U P K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n D ilim a n C h a rm a in e A ra t P re sid e n t 0 9 1 7 5 2 1 1 7 1 2 c h a rm a in e a rat g m a il.co m U P K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n D ilim a n Y o u m a y a lso co n ta ct u s th ro u g h o u r e -m a il a d d re ss (u p k b d ilim a n c h a p te r g m a il.co m ) o r th ro u g h F a ce b o o k (U P K a d u g o n g B o l-a n o n A c a d F e st). A ca d e m ic F e stiv a l 2 0 1 6 I P a g e 1 7 o f 1 7