DCNHS leads search for ‘Batang Edades’
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS
DAGUPAN CITY – A Grade 10 student of the Dagupan City National High School (DCNHS) Special Program in the Arts and Arts and Design Track, LJ Jimenez, won the first Search for “Batang Edades” on December 23 at the city museum for his art work ‘Home Along’.
The search was in honor of the city’s first national artist Victorio C. Edades from Bolosan on his birthday, December 23, a date being proposed to be declared by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) as Edades Day.
Jimenez won P10,000 cash prize for his art work.
Gem Castillo, also a Grade 10 student of DCNHS, won second place for his painting of Edades while Ivanne Drehx Escobar, a grade nine student of DCNHS, won 3rdplace. They both received P7,000 and P5,000, respectively.
Five more students of the school were awarded consolation prizes of P500 each for their art works. They were Winona Bautista, Jon Chris Lim, Rosalyn Gipa, Jannine Vargas and Jimenez.
The students’ adviser Emmanuel C. Toledo said he was confident of the talent of his students and expected them to win.
Jesusa Edades, a second generation of the Edades clan, described how Victorio lived during the time she was with the national artist in Manila.
Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, who led the awarding ceremony, disclosed that the talents of the students in the arts inspired her to give full attention to the developments of their talents, which made her decide to construct a building for them and the next generation of artists at DCNHS.
Fernandez was joined by Schools Division Superintendent Froserfina J. Bravo, Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Lourdes Servito, 2016 City Fiesta Executive Chairman Epee Rafanan, Culture and Arts Officer Zenaida Sinlao and Dagupan Hymn composer Rex Catubig. (Joseph C. Bacani/CIO)
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