Two teams of AJHS students won the gold medal in their respective age categories in the Gizmos Philippines (national level) STEM Competition held in December 2023. Stan Dumbrique (8-Collins), Johann Agustin (8-Cottam), Sean Villalonga (7-Balmain), and Enzo Hernandez (7-Balmain) of AJHS Team A won the gold in Category 2 (Middle Years Grades 6-8) for their study, “Leveraging Technology to Reduce Hunger and Improve Food Production and Sustainability.” Meanwhile, in Category 3 (Secondary/High School Grades 9-12), Sandro Chan (9-Lalemant), Dominic Pelingo (9-Lewis), Jerome Caluya (10-Pongracz), Daniel Park (10-Sitjar), and Herson Ofrecio (10-Spinola) of AJHS Team B won gold for their study, “Effectiveness of Different Wavelengths of Light (nm) on the Amount of Oxygen Produced by Plants Through Photosynthesis in Reducing the CO2 Levels in Landfills.” AJHS A was coached by Miguel Manaois while AJHS B was coached by Hana Garcia. 

Among the schools which were also named Category 2 and 3 winners in the national round of the competition were De La Salle Lipa, Sta Teresa College, Immaculate Conception College of Balayan Inc, Saint Louis University-Basic Education School, Colegio San Agustin Makati, Saint Paul College of Parañaque, St Scholastica’s College-Westgrove, and Marian College Inc.  

Gold medalists from all categories will represent the Philippines in the Spring 2024 Gizmos Global STEM Competition to be held abroad later this year. Gizmos is the world’s largest library of math and science simulations.

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Composed of AJHS student Jose Ignacio (10-Regis) and ASHS students CJ Janda (11-Realino) and Angela Santelices (11-San Vitores), AJHS-ASHS Team B claimed 1st runner-up honors in GeoQuiz: An Earth Science Competition on April 6, 2024. The Ateneans earned 52 points, behind eventual champion Philippine Science High School SOCCSKSARGEN, which garnered 56 points.

GeoQuiz was one of the activities of the 11th National Geology Congress, which was held from April 5-6, 2024, at the National Science Complex in University of the Philippines Diliman. The event attracted around a hundred student participants from public and private schools in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. 

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On February 2, the team composed of Adrian Antonio, Enzo Balingit, Axel Recla, and Josh Reyes- all from 10-Southwell- emerged as champion of the first ever Innovateur Interschool Science Investigatory Project Research Congress 2024. Coached by Jan Machelle Dela Cruz, the boys won for their research entitled, “Block through the Flocc: The Effectiveness of Using Banana Peels (Musa sapientum), Orange Peels (Citrus reticulata) and Apple Peels (Malus domestica) as bioflocculants in the cleanliness of water in terms of pH, turbidity, TDS, and bacterial growth inhibition." 

Meanwhile, the group composed of Santi Cifra, Aedan Dela Rosa, Simone Marucot, and Ken Orata- all from 10-Pongracz- emerged as second runner up for its project, "No Scorn with Corn: A study on the effectiveness of pure corn (Zea mays) husk paper in terms of tensile strength (Pa), water permeability and fire resistance."  The boys were coached by Hana Phylicia Garcia.

Our two winning teams won for projects that they had previously submitted and won awards for at Deep Dive, the 2023 AJHS Science Research Fair Exhibit held from April 19 to 26, 2023, when they were in Grade 9. “Block through the Flocc” won the Pope Francis Award for Best Research Project while “No Scorn with Corn” won the Fr Villarin Award for Sustainability.

Among the other schools that participated in the inaugural Innovateur research congress were host UST-Angelicum College, Trinity University of Asia and Saint Louis University Basic Education School, which took the first runner-up plum.  

Innovateur was held in the St Albert the Great Auditorium of UST Angelicum College in Quezon City on February 2, 2024.

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Composed of team members Fonzy Sevilla (10-Realino), Wackyboy Buenaventura (10-Realino), Trystan Gomez (10-Realino), Ralf Ceralde (10-Pires), and coach Noviel Natividad (faculty, AJHS Science Subject Area), Ateneo de Manila Junior High School emerged as the JHS category overall champion of Quezon City’s "C40 Schools Reinventing Cities Through Minecraft Education Design Challenge” on August 17, 2023. As the champion, the team received a P30,000 prize while Ateneo de Manila received P15,000 as the JHS team champion school. In addition, AJHS also won the “Most Impactful Proposal” citation in the Junior High School category.

The competition challenged participants to use Minecraft to reinvent, reconfigure, and revitalize a Quezon City road “…with innovative solutions… that enhance urban biodiversity, promote sustainable mobility, and improve public health.” For their pitch, the Ateneans reimagined Agham road with sustainable features like green roofs, e-jeep and e-tricycle terminals, a dual pipe system for sewage and rainwater management, solar lights, road studs, and so much more.

The boys have been working on their Minecraft build since April 2023, when they were still in Grade 9. They submitted their entry- a three-minute video which explained their virtual creation- in time for the contest's June deadline. On August 2, Team AJHS was announced as a Top 15 Finalist on Quezon City’s Climate Change and Environment Sustainability Department Facebook page. Their co-finalists in the JHS category were Batasan Hills National High School, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo High School, Jose P. Laurel Sr. High School, and Saint Patrick School of Quezon City. (The 10 other finalists were composed of five schools in the Grades 4-6 category, and another five schools in the SHS category.) All 15 finalist teams received a P5,000 participatory prize. 

All finalist teams from the 15 schools were then invited to showcase their innovative solutions for their chosen QC roads to Mayor Joy Belmonte and other city officials on August 17 at Quezon City Hall. The Ateneans were accompanied to the presentation by AJHS Science faculty Noviel Natividad, their coach; Dr. Jovy Bactad, Chair of the AJHS Science Subject Area; and Mrs. Genalyn Sanvictores, newly-appointed Principal of Ateneo de Manila Junior High School.

Kudos to all the winners- especially our innovative Ateneans- for impressing the judges with their “visionary solutions to create a greener, more sustainable future for our beloved Quezon City!”

“Schools Reinventing Cities” is a global program developed by Minecraft Education and C40. Quezon City was the fifth city in the world to participate in the challenge, the first four being Buenos Aires, London, Medellin, and New York. 

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BBC Studios recently gifted AJHS with a hardbound copy of the book, “Frozen Planet II: A World of Wonder Beyond the Ice.” A companion to the landmark TV series of the same name, the book is in gratitude for our students’ participation in the video shown to world leaders in Egypt last November during the COP 27 conference. The video features students from all over the world playing the Minecraft Education Edition of “Frozen Planet II” and sharing their thoughts on climate change.  

The book was handed over to the AJHS Library at a gathering held in the office of the AJHS Principal attended by students, administrators and faculty. Representing the students were Tiel Blanca (Pamplona/10-Whitbread) and Stephen Materum (Montserrat/10-Maunoir), who were both featured in the COP 27 video. From the administration were Jonny Salvador (Principal), Genalyn Sanvictores (Assistant Principal for Academics), Ron Capinding (Assistant Principal for Formation), and Dingdong Guerrero (Assistant Principal for Administration). From the AJHS Science Subject Area were Jovy Bactad (Subject Area Coordinator), Jason Arias (faculty), and Lavi Subang (faculty). From the Computer Subject Area and Information Technology Services Office (ITSO) was Allan Santos (faculty). Last but not least was B.A. Coballes (Coordinator of the Educational Media Center), who received the book for the library.        

“Frozen Planet II: A World of Wonder Beyond the Ice” was published on January 3, 2023 and is now available for reading in the AJHS library.

Three talented Minecrafters from the Pamplona cluster (Master Sean Cuevas (10-Zuraire), Master Kiel Mirandilla (10-Yuki), and Master Sam Tango (10-Yuki)) were awarded 3rd place for their creative and outstanding build and code of sustainable & resilient city of tomorrow through the game of Minecraft last October 2, 2021.

Their city called “Limani” (from the Greek word which means port) is a lively coastal city equipped with greenhouses, community pantries, mangroves in the coastlines, and renewable energy sources such as windmills and hydro powerplants. 

With the guidance of Mr. Alfredo Joaquin Arias of the Science Subject Area as their coach, the students were able to connect their concept with the theme of the competition: “SMART CITY: Resilience & Recovery. Let's build a better world!”

The virtual event was conducted by Felta Multi-media, Inc. in partnership with Microsoft Philippines and was participated by public and private schools all over Luzon.

The SALA (STEM Appreciation for Lifelong Application) 2.0 Coin Cradle Challenge held virtually last May 8, 2021, challenges students to asynchronously build an improvised cradle that could hold the most coins using only a paper and two hangers as support.

Two AJHS challengers took home the top prizes. Master Mique Aguiluz won first place for his cradle handled the most coins at 375 pieces. While Master Troy Rementina received the second place with 300 coins placed in his cradle.

The competition was organized by the UP College of Education Class of Educ 280.

The 8th Philippine Science High School Interschool Integrated Science Olympiad (PSHS-IISO) was launched at the Philippine Science High School – Main Campus, Diliman, Quezon City on Thursday, January 31, 2019.

Two teams from Ateneo Junior High School emerged victorious in the said event. The team comprised of students Raphael Francisco P. Mallillin (La Storta/9-Favre), Neil Dominic V. Torres (Cardoner/10-Chabanel) and Aaron John V. Cacas (Pamplona/10-Yuki) emerged as champions. While the team comprised of Kodi B. Senga (Pamplona/10-Whitbread), Gerard Mikhail C. Argonza (Montserrat/10-Mangin), and Miguel Lorenzo G. Baquiran (Montserrat/9-Kisai) placed 1st runners-up in the same competition.

Various high school students from all over Luzon, participated in a three-part exam covering Biology, Physics, Earth Science and Chemistry, a practical laboratory test, and in the last round, a proper research presentation.