Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics - Liceo De La Salle

🎄✨ 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌-𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞! ✨🎄

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 wishes everyone a joyful 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 filled with 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞, and 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. May this season inspire us to keep 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 together.

𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀! ❤️🎁

Lay-out by: Gabriella Padilla
Caption by: Adrianna Espartero

Classrooms across the Solomon rooms, St. Br. Miguel Building, and New Integrated School (NISB) 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 🎄as the 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟏 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞 held their Christmas party on Dec. 11.

The gathering was marked by 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 prepared by the classroom officers.

The event allowed students to unwind from their academic responsibilities while 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 with their peers. ✨

Layout by: Media Creatives
Caption by: Maxene Alexis Peruelo

In celebration of the year’s end 🎉, the 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟐 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞 came together for a Christmas party on Dec. 11 at the Solomon rooms, St. Br. Miguel Building, and New Integrated School (NISB).

Organized as a simple yet meaningful program 💫, the activity featured 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 🎄among the students.

The celebration also served as an opportunity for the graduating batch to enjoy one of their 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 before moving on to the next academic chapter. 🎓

Layout by: Media Creatives
Caption by: Maxene Alexis Peruelo

𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. ✨🧠

The past two months have been filled with challenges, discoveries, and meaningful moments that shaped our perspectives as STEM learners. Before fully wrapping up this chapter, 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 invites us to reflect on the experiences that defined October and November — turning each moment into a 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝. 💡📖

Through the voices of our STEMNISTAs, we hear reflections that go beyond the classroom. These insights speak of 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞, reminding us that every experience contributes to who we are becoming. 🎤❤️‍🔥

As we move closer to a new year, these reflections prepare us to step ahead with 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🌱🚀 What we have learned today becomes the foundation for what we will build next.

🔊 Take a moment to 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 with STEMSpeaks.





Layout by: Media Creatives
Caption by: Maxene Alexis Peruelo

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸! 🌸

From 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗼𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and the 𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲, every phase affects your 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠. Understanding your cycle helps you embrace your body, honor your feelings, and work with your 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐦, not against it. 💛

🩸Managing your period with dignityis essential. Make sure you 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗱𝘀 to
take care of yourself. Even better, you can 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗱𝘀 to those in need, so
every woman can feel supported and confident during her cycle.

𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱
𝗳𝗼𝗿—𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲.💫



Layout by: Media Creatives
Caption by: Maxene Alexis Peruelo

This Pulsearch highlights the 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 between the 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 and the 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹—working together to create opportunities that help students 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏, 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘. ✨

The 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 proudly wraps up this 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 event focused on the 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔. Thank you to all the students who joined us and showed genuine curiosity as we explored 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. ⚙️🚀

We extend our appreciation to our speakers, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑵𝒐𝒆𝒅𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒂 and 𝑴𝒓𝒔. 𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒌𝒌𝒂𝒌𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒕, whose insights and experiences offered 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to our future engineers and tech creators.📚

We look forward to offering more workshops and interactive sessions as we continue 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 ready to shape the 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚. 🚀🤖

Layout by: Media Creatives Committee
Caption by: Maxene Alexis Peruelo

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐, the 𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑴 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒍 conducted the 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 — a gathering powered by 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. More than just a meeting, it served as a space for STEM student leaders to 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲. 📚💥

Throughout the event, student leaders openly shared their insights on 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 of their fellow 𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑴 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔. Meaningful discussions 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 to think beyond their usual roles. 💡

Caption by: Adrianna Jane Espartero
Photos captured by: Angelie Nicole Batayen

The STEM Alliance Assembly 2025 is almost here!

Don’t forget to check out the 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧 featuring the 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰, and 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. Be ready and on time this 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚 as we build the foundation of the STEM Alliance together!

SEE THE PRIMER HERE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18bHD_FQUNGFXSCx4Brd908XjyAkEmHY0/view?usp=drivesdk

𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑴 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆!

We invite you to a gathering powered by 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 , 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. It’s a space for you to 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 who are 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 to uplifting the strand. Arrive ready to 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 of STEM leadership. Your attendance is essential, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 guides our direction, and your dedication sets the pace. Make this moment worthwhile, see you there!

Note: ALL STEM HOMEROOM OFFICERS MUST BE PRESENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

Time: 9:00am-11:30am
Venue: NISB 5A-5B Classrooms

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭—𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡! ⚙️✨
Get ready to dive into the world of 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 as we explore what makes the 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 a powerhouse of innovation. From learning the tools to building real prototypes, this session will guide you through the 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲.💡

Join us this Saturday for 𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛: 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, in collaboration with the 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯, featuring speakers who will share 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔. 🚀

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐨!
🗓️: November 22, 2025
✨Students who participate will receive 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 to support and recognize their performance.

Layout by: Alexander Uy
Caption by: Maxene Alexis Peruelo

Last 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓, the first Saturday session of Pulsearch unfolded with 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 and 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 as Grade 11 STEM students of the University of St. La Salle–Liceo gathered for a deep dive into the world of research. Designed to strengthen students’ research foundations, Pulsearch guided participants through 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞-𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, and the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 — including AI — to elevate their scientific inquiry.

Students were able to learn directly from esteemed speakers 𝑫𝒓. 𝑵𝒐𝒆𝒅𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒂, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑱𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝑵. 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒛, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒔. 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒎𝒂, whose 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 and 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 and 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 the participants to challenge their limits.

With the students’ 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, and 𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, the event became a space where 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 and 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞. The first session of Pulsearch left the participants 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝, but 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 — 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩.

Caption by: Adrianna Jane Espartero
Photos taken by: Sofhia Angela Rabe & Angelie Nicole Batayen