Elections of Officers(2009-2010)
July 4, 2009 
President: Marie Kyla Louise D. Silo
Vice-President: Vernedette Jhoy M. Villanueva
Secretary: Jillian Mari M. Moquete
Assistant Secretary: Sharmaine Joy A. Duay
Auditor: Angelee Veron P. Benitez
Treasurer: Jolind Roselle S. Encinas
Business Manager: Nicole Michelle V. Mañulit
P.R.O: Melissa Abigail B. Rañada
CONGRATULATIONS OFFICERS!!
MESciSoc Administrative Body (SY 2008-2009)
March 25, 2009As days approach the 27th of March, the SY 2008-2009 comes nearer and nearer to its end – as for the Fourth year students who are now to leave their Alma Mater. MESciSoc will now, too, have its break, long after months of planning and setting up activities for almost two hundred members of the organization. I guess it’s just time to introduce the people behind the MESciSoc we have seen and experienced.
Magnify the beauty of the sky…
March 24, 2009MES Science Society (MESciSoc), in cooperation with the Philippine Astronomical Society (PAS) organized AstroCamp 2009 in line with the International Year of Astronomy held last 27th and 28th of February at the grounds of Mater Ecclesiae School (MES).
Only MES High School students were allowed to join the said camp.
AstroCampers had their dinner first before the program started. At 8 pm, everyone was gathered in the High School Auditorium (located at the Fourth floor of the High School building) as Mrs. Vivian De Ramos, coordinator of Science, TLE, and Computer, rendered her opening remarks. This was immediately followed by Engr. Camilo G. Dacanay’s lecture on cosmic catastrophe, and an open forum for the participants who would like to ask something about the topic. The session lasted for not more than two hours.
All AstroCamp participants then headed to the MES open court as they lined up, waiting for their turn to see the wonders of the night sky through the two telescopes provided by PAS.
The most excitig part of the camp then followed – Scavenger Hunt. AstroCamp participants were divided into ten groups, named after constellations: Vela, Hydrus, Orion, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Cygnus, Delphinus, Pegasus, Musca, and Lynx, as they go through eight different stations of problem solving, tricky problems, and mind-boggling analyses in order to capture the scavenger. This activity assessed every student’s knowledge in astronomy, strategic thinking, and the group’s cooperation.
Another session of stargazing followed, however, most students were asleep so only few had a glance of the sky at 3 am.
At around 7 am of February 28, a morning exercise was held to energize the day. The awarding then proceeded; the hunt being conquered by Vela, Cygnus, and Hydrus - in no particular order. Mrs. De Ramos gave her closing remarks; the camp was said to be effective and a success.
DID YOU KNOW that the AstroCamp 2009 was held on the 27th of February as it would be the last time we’ll see Venus and the moon together after dusk?
Click here to see pictures of the camp. We’ll be updating soon.
With a five-peso coin in hand…
As part of the celebration of Mater Ecclesiae School’s 20th Foundation day, different school organizations took part in building up booths that aim to showcase every club’s contributions and effectiveness in improving every student’s knowledge and awareness of the different subject areas.
MESciSoc decided to put up a mini-exhibit with the objective of handing out Science-related information to students of all levels in such a way they’ll surely enjoy. And that is, through applications. The MESciSoc mini-exhibit is composed of four stations, each having a different topic to discuss.
First stop, Optics. Showing a number of optical illusions and stereograms, the exhibitors - primarily composed of the officers and some MESciSoc members - discussed some tips in viewing the hidden images of a stereogram.
The second station presents a challenge to everyone (excluding the Fourth year High School students) where one must balance all twelve nails on a single nail. Yes, this station is all about the center of gravity, the imaginary point of any object representing its weight center.
On the third station, we settled on the works of magnetism. Using an iron stand, string, magnet, and paper clip, we demonstrated magnetic levitation. In this station, though not really involved in magnetism, we also showed off the water-denatured alcohol solution which makes a piece of paper, or a bill, kindle without burning it.
The next station, composed of three simple setups, tackled fluid dynamics. The first setup shows how mongo seeds go up and down a container of Sprite; as the second showcases the ping pong ball and the blower. And everyone had a great time pressing the bottle of Coke as they do the third setup known as the Cartesian diver.
Enjoyed by every Ecclesiaens, from the Pre-elementary department, the Elementary department, the High School department, and even the school administrators, the mini-exhibit turned out to be a success. With only a five-peso coin in hand, who would have thought that one can experience and explore amazing works of Science?
Go to this link for more pictures.
Have you been to our mini-exhibit? What was your favorite station?
First Science Agenda
January 20, 2009Among MESciSoc’s projects this year is the Science Agenda, a mini-exhibit by members of the organization regarding the latest updates in Science and other related issues. Supposedly, this must be worked out by the two houses alternating every month, but due to circumstances that held back this undertaking, it was turned into a quarterly exhibit. The Science Agenda aims to convey whatever scientific idea, especially those concerning the present, necessary for students to be aware of. Certain topics are proposed in order to come up with an effective one that will arouse not only the students but everyone’s interest.
Around the month of October 2008, the House I spearheaded by Pamela Gayle Tan of IV – Prophet Nehemiah, responsible for the first implementation of the Science Agenda, expressed the conceptual state of the ever-harmful effect of global warming. The mini-exhibit had been set in front of the Science Laboratory. The firmly made visuals which caught the attention of passers-by showed the whys and wherefores of global warming and how it alters the natural flow of life on Earth. Such different views of the climate change gave additional realizations and information to everyone who took their time to look at the gallery displayed in no less than two weeks.
Please click this link to see pictures of the first Science Agenda.
Unluckily, House II, lead by Avegaille Saga of IV – Prophet Nehemiah, weren’t able to put up there own exhibit because the next quarter had been a busy one. Generally, only one Science Agenda had been carried out for this school year. We are hoping that we might be able to provide another mini-presentation for the coming years.
