In compliance to the course Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century, the Grade 12 students designed a knowledge curation project containing all the lessons discussed throughout the first trimester of the academic year 2020-2021. The website housing the project was inaugurated on October 27, 2020 via Google Meet.

声音 SHENG YIN: Voice of the Youth on Media, Art and Society

Voices have never sounded so loud and significant, especially if it is from the youth, a misunderstood yet a growing generation. This event invites Prof. Cleve Arguelles, a Ph.D. candidate from the Australian National University, and Mr. Arniel Ping, the President of the Philippine Association for Media and Information Literacy to tackle issues pertinent to the youth as active commentators on the ever-changing landscapes of art, media, and society. This event will be held live via Zoom for PCC Main Grade 10-12 students on January 28, 2021.

Despite the pandemic, there are still ways in which opportunities are created. This invite hosts Ms. Ivy Ganadillo of the Ewha Woman's University of South Korea to give an orientation and a lecture about present opportunities in studying abroad. This event will be held via Zoom for PCC Main Senior High students on February 15, 2021.

The annual research defense by the Humanities and Social Sciences students was held on the dates March 22 and April 8, 2021. A total of seven research papers ranging across the themes of gender, media, psychology, sociology, arts, and many more are presented before a panel of expert examiners. Below are the titles and the examiners for the event.

TOPICS:

• A Semiotic Analysis of the Thriller Films Mother! (2017) and Parasite (2019)

• Wearing Cut Sleeves: Unpacking Narratives of Coming Out by Chinese Filipino LGBT

• Analyzing Depictions of Queer Struggles in Selected Asian BL Series

• Patterns of Art Production of Filipinos in Metro Manila During Quarantine

• The Child in Me: An Analysis of Competencies Based on Educational Attributes in Selected Episodes of the Cartoon Shows Blue's Clues (1996) and Dora the Explorer (1999)

• Mental Health: An Analysis of South Korean Grade 12 Students' Experiences on Mental Health Issues

• A Phenomenological Study on Online Gaming as a Coping Mechanism of Selected High School Students in Philippine Cultural College - Main Campus

EXAMINERS:

Dr. Sining M. Kotah, Vivien Clarisse M. Leynes, Leonard C. Catubay,

Raymond Robert L. Santos, Winsdy Joy S. Marcos, John Leo M. Lavendia

Like the sages of antiquity, the humanities and social sciences students carry the burden of acquiring and transmitting knowledge of the world whenever they can. This event shall be the apex of this burden, as the students become the transmitters of knowledge themselves, encapsulating the different lessons in the HUMSS classes throughout their stay at the Senior High School level.

Forum Topics:

• Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Expression

• Introspection and Philosophical Reflection

• Cancel Culture and Cyberethics

• Political Ideologies

Being a HUMSS student comes with the social responsibility to provide for the needs of others. This program embodies the lessons learned by the students, which will culminate them into becoming future leaders of society, as well as helping out the community. In this crucial time, the Humanities and Social Sciences students imbued the value of charity by launching a donation drive aiming to acquire funds and goods to reach out to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.