Congratulations! We are proud of you!

These greetings from far and near burned the lines — mobile and landline phones, fax, text and facebook messages — as the results of the July 2010 Educational Management Test (EMT) otherwise known as superintendent Exam was given out recently through DepEd Memo No. 425  Series No. 2010, posted on www.deped.gov.ph.

The big news spread as fast as lightning through the worldwide wed. Dr. Lourdes D. Servito, mother of ‘Tres Marias” — Maria Dolour, Journa Liz, and Maria April of the SERVITO KSS Family, passed the said exam. She is the lone qualifier from the entire province of Pangasinan (Pangsinan I and II).

There were only three (3) passers from Region I as revealed by the Deped memo issued Sept. 30: Dr. Servito, a secondary school principal, Calasiao; Mario S. Cariño, administrative officer, Sn. Carlos City; and William E. Gando, district supervisor, Dagupan City.

Nineteen (19) examinees qualified out of around 900 contenders, based on the cut-off percent score of fifty-eight (58) set by the Executive Committee for this year’s Superintendent Exam.

Sources stated that in the 2008 EMT, the cut-off score was fifty-two (52) and the qualifiers were around 100, most of whom are now assigned as Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) or Assistant Schools Disivion Superintendent (ASDS) in different school and city divisions in the country.

Lecturers were sisters Maria Dolour Servito-Navarra and Journa Liz Servito-Navarra who presented lessons on English phonetics, intonation, pronunciation, stress, and a couple more that would improve their speech. They also motivated the learners to overcome their fear of public speaking, gain and build their self-confidence, and deliver speeches appropriately.

Dr. Lourdes D. Servito, KSS Consultant likewise gave a powerpoint presentation on public speaking.

PHOTO GALLERY:

Jozarine Chelsea Bulatao

JB Marquez

Anne Laurice Peralta

Jovanni Tabucol

Susana De Vera

Joseph Bareng

Donald Vons Tabucol

Jhordan Tabucol

Carl John

The 2nd Speech and Public Speaking Camp students: (From L-R) Chelsea Bulatao, Anne Laurice Peralta, Susana De Vera, Donald Tabucol, Joseph Bareng, Jhonald Tabucol, JB Marquez, and Carl John Ramas (Jovanni Tabucol, not in the picture)

Note: videos of the students’ speeches, coming up

Maria April Servito as she discusses cartooning

The eight penpushers were taught news writing, feature writing, editorial writing, copy reading and headlining, photojournalism, cartooning, and lay outing. They were also asked to write articles, draw editorial cartoons, and layout pictures with their own captions which all underwent editing and critiquing.

Jerald Maningding, one of the attendees, stressed that the said journalism camp was more “detailed and comprehensible” than the other journalism workshops he had participated in. On the other hand, Miss Jennalyn Hernandez, an elementary school teacher commented that the lecturers are “very competitive.”

Note: The next Journalism Writing Camp is scheduled on September 2010.

The Journalism Writing Summer Camp learners received their certificates of completion. (In photo: Maria Dolour Servito-Navarra, Maria April Servito, Journa Liz Servito-Navarra, Sarah Camille Cuyan, Glycerin Aprilmae de Vera, Jennalyn Hernandez, Jacklyn Ong, Darwin dela Cruz, and Jerald Maningding. students not in photo: Jammy Ong and Lance Stephan Parayno.)

PHOTO GALLERY:

with Jerald Maningding

with Jacklyn Ong

with Jennalyn Hernandez

with Glycerin Aprilmae de Vera

with Darwin dela Cruz

with Sarah Camille Cuyan

The students of the Public Speaking and Speech Summer Camp

The SERVITO’s KSS Learning Center held a Public Speaking and Speech Summer Camp for students and adults last May 25-28, 2010.

The said program which was the first of its kind in the town of Calasiao was attended by six eager students; where they learned English phonetics, how to improve their pronunciation, diction, accent,and intonation. They were also taught how to gain and build self-confidence, and overcome fear specially when speaking in public. Proper speech delivery which included appropriate hand and body gestures, facial expressions, and rapport building, was likewise discussed.

The four-day camp was highlighted by an exciting practicum where the enrollees delivered speeches in front of an audience which included their lecturers Maria Dolour Servito-Navarra and Journa Liz Servito-Ramirez who are both graduates of Communications & Journalism at the Brigham Young University-Hawaii.

Maria Dolour Servito-Navarra, as she discusses intonation

The next Speech Improvement and Public Speaking Program is scheduled on July 10- Aug. 21, Saturday classes only.

The students of the Public Speaking and Speech Summer Camp as they receive their certificates of successful completion together with their lecturers. (From L-R: Maria Dolour Servito Navarra, Jerald Maningding, Reywelle Bravo, Janine Quinto, Darwin dela Cruz) not in photo: Lance Stephan Parayno and Sarah Camille Cuyan

PHOTO GALLERY:

with Lance Stephan Parayno

with Janine Quinto

with Reywelle Bravo

with Darwin dela Cruz

with Jerald Maningding

Servito’s KSS Learning Center now offers Summer HULA Dancing Lessons for kids and adults! Experience the Hawaiian Aloha spirit through learning the enchanting hula dancing!
SCHEDULE: June 7-11, 2010 (2-4pm)

PLEASE CONTACT:

JOURNA LIZ D. SERVITO-RAMIREZ
SERVITO’S KSS LEARNING CENTER
2nd FLR. STS BLDG., MC ARTHUR HIGHWAY,
CALASIAO, PANGASINAN, 2418
Tel No. 522-3073, or 522-5427
Cell No. 0939-898-7322
Email: journaliz@servitokss.com OR journalds@yahoo.com
Web site: www.servitokss.com

Three weeks of fun and multiple learning experiences!

We are pleased to announce the SERVITO’s KSS Summer Camp

Sked:

WRITING CAMP MAY 18-21, 2010
(Campus Journalism & Creative Writing)

SPEECH CAMP MAY 25-28, 2010
(Speech Improvement & Public Speaking)

READING CAMP JUNE 1-4, 2010
(Oral Reading & Reading Comprehension)

The WRITING CAMP is designed to discover the writing potentials and enhance journalistic writing skills and literary/creative writing skills, too. It is also aimed at developing communication skills in English and Filipino, increasing one’s vocabulary, inculcating love of reading and writing and enhancing confidence in written communication.

The SPEECH CAMP will provide opportunities and learning experiences that will enhance speaking abilities before small or large audiences. Participants will be drilled on correct sounds of English thereby improving their pronunciation, enunciation and diction. Their confidence in speech delivery will then be prevalent.

The READING CAMP will showcase a variety of book nooks to make reading fun and comfortable for kids. Participants will be engaged in reading books according to their level and interest to boost their reading and language skills, leading to improved learner performance and increased self-esteem in and out of the classroom.

PLEASE CONTACT:

JOURNALIZ D. SERVITO-RAMIREZ
SERVITO’S KSS LEARNING CENTER
2nd FLR. STS BLDG., MC ARTHUR HIGHWAY,
CALASIAO, PANGASINAN, 2418
Tel No. 522-3073, or 522-5427
Cell No. 0939-898-7322
Email: journaliz@servitokss.com OR journalds@yahoo.com
Web site: www.servitokss.com

Where KSS means Knowledge and Skills for Success, this study center which is a dream-

come-true for a family of education lovers, has moved to the next level.

From its original nook at the groundfloor of the STS Bldg., Mc Arthur Highway,

Calasiao, Pangasinan, it has moved up to its second floor, for a more spacious and more

conducive area for learning.

To accommodate an increasing number of tutees, students and professionals who

avail of KSS offerings – tutorage for all levels, speech training, campus journalism

workshops, reading program, memorology, and the International English Language

program, KSS Center now occupies the entire second floor area, five times larger than its

former location.

KSS will then offer additional crash courses starting this summer. KSS Manager

Journa Liz D. Servito-Ramirez announces the KSS Summer Camp schedule:

WRITING CAMP May 11-14, 2010
(Campus Journalism & Creative Writing)

SPEECH CAMP May 18-21, 2010
(Speech Improvement & Public Speaking)

READING CAMP May 25-28, 2010
(Oral Reading & Reading Comprehension)

These short sessions are offered to elementary, secondary school students from

private and public schools, and to beginning school paper advisers, English and Filipino

teachers, as well.

Furthermore, KSS is also organizing a kiddie book club and a professional book

book club in order to promote the habit of reading among the youth and adults.

This is in answer to the prevailing problem of deteriorating interest in reading books

among students and professionals as well, in today’s computer-based technology world.

For reservations and for further details, please contact, Journa Liz at the Servito’s

KSS Learning Center or call Tel. Nos. 522-3073, or 522-5427, or cell no. 0939-898-7322.
You can send your emails to journalds@yahoo.com and/or visit this web site:

www.servitokss.com

Some 1,600 campus journalists joined the 2009 Campus Journalism Workshop at PNHS.

A huge crowd of 1,600 high school students and language teachers attended the 2009 Division Training Workshop for School Paper Advisers and Campus Journalists held at the Pangasinan National High School (PNHS), Lingayen, Sept. 2-4.

With the theme, “The Millennium Development Goals Uniting the Nation to Fight Against Poverty Through Responsible Campus Journalism,” the seminar-workshop was highlighted by lectures on photojournalism, news writing, sports writing, editorial writing, copyreading and headline writing, editorial cartooning, and radio script writing.

Feature writers filled the PNHS Library.

Simultaneous lecture sessions were conducted at different venues within the PNHS Campus. Writeshops followed afterwards and students’ outputs were evaluated by the discussants.

Dr. Lourdes D. Servito, B.S. Journalism Cum Laude and KSS Consultant, lectured on feature writing to a group of around 400 students that jampacked the PNHS Library.

Dr. Lourdes D. Servito lectures on feature writing.

Critiquing of the students’ articles and selection of the best writers in each category were done by the lecturers, so as to help the campus writers improve their works by identifying and analyzing their strong points and common errors, as well.

Servito congratulates the top 15 best feature writers.

The top 15 best feature writers in English and in Filipino were awarded certificates of excellence by the KSS Learning Center as a gesture of encouragement and inspiration for the young writers.

Dr. Servito discussing tips in Feature Writing.

KSS Consultant/Campus Journalism Trainor, Dr. Lourdes D. Servito, discussed some tips on writing features during the Division Campus Journalism Seminar-Workshop held Sept 1, at Lingayen I Central School (LICS), Lingayen, Pangasinan.

Some 1,600 kids — Grade 2 to Grade 6 pupils from the public and private elementary schools of the Division of Pangasinan I attended the 3-day workshop, Sept. 1-3.

Local media practitioners and other veteran school paper advisers and administrators lectured on the different journalistic writing — news, editorial, sports, copyreading, headline writing, editorial cartooning, photjournalism, and radio broadcasting as well.

The aforecited lectures were conducted simlutaneously at strategic conference halls within the LICS campus. Feature Writing was tackled by Dr. Servito at the LICS District Conference Center with around 200 young feature writers and their school paper advisers.

Dr. Servito flashes a "shaka" with some 200 elementary feature writers.

Writing workshops followed after each lecture and the pupils’ outputs were marked and checked by the discussants.

To help the beginning writers improve their writing styles, Dr. Servito pointed out the strong points and the weak points, as well, duting the critiquing session.

The top ten feature writers in English and in Filipino, respectively, were awarded Certificates of Excellence by Dr. Servito. Servito’s KSS Learning Center provided the certificates for the 20 best feature writers of Pangasinan Division I, elementary level.

Like mother like daughter. That’s what they commonly say. But Dr. Lourdes D. Servito, the Mom, will always say, she is proud that her daughter has become better than she is, in campus journalism.

KSS SELA Manager, Maria Dolour Servito-Navarra, the daughter who is a graduate of International Cultural Studies major in Communications and Journalism publicly acknowledges that her Mom was her coach, mentor, and trainor. While the Mom graduated a bachelor’s degree in Journalism (Cum Laude) in a local university, the daughter graduated Magna Cum Laude in Brigham Young University Hawaii, U.S.A.

Last year, Maria Dolour lectured in Feature Writing at the Pangasinan National High School during the Division Campus Journalism Workshops in Lingayen, Pangasinan.

This time, ten years after graduating from high school, she was back to her Alma Mater, Mapandan National High School, Mapandan, Pangasinan as a resource person in Editorial Wiriting during the two-day District-Based Seminar Workshop in Campus Journalism, Aug. 27-28.

The seminar-workshop attended by some 100 elementary and high school student writers of Mapandan District was also a reunion of successful alumni of Mapandan NHS as the chosen lecturers: Maria Dolour, Editor Class ’98, for editorial writing; Marlon Perado, Cartoonist Class ’99; and Caesar Francis Calimlim, Editor Class 2000, with their former language teachers, Gloria Franco Soriano and Rowena Caberto Casta, now Head Teachers of Filipino and English Departments, respectively, as organizers of the seminar.

About seven years ago, the first principal of Mapandan NHS was no less than Dr. Servito who organized the first school publications in the aforementioned school; the Mapandan Star, and Ang Pandan. Dr. Servito is now the Principal IV of Calasiao Comprehensive National High School.