Saturday, September 7, 2013

Missing Sir Cris in Journalism Competition


Missing Sir Cris in Journalism Competition 
by Riza R. Zuniga

 I missed Sir Cris.



He is supposedly on top of every situation in organising the Division Secondary Schools Press Conference in the Division of Pasig City.  Now there is little chance that he will be joining the school paper advisers in taking the responsibility of planning and spearheading the journalism competition among young campus journalists in 18 participating schools in Pasig City.

Sir Cris has joined the ranks of the Head Teachers in the English Department in the division.  He will be terribly missed for he is our man. He understands the temper and whims of women school paper advisers.  

There is no heavy load nor unbearable persona, everyone is a friend to Sir Cris, that's why his task is to invite lecturers, speakers and judges for the competition.  His network is incomparable.  His energy unequalled. 

Everyone is delighted every time he wore the finest "barong tagalog" as a master of ceremony.  Truly, one of a kind -- dashing and filled with aplomb.

Sir Cris is everyone's brother, with a shoulder to lean on in times of keeping up the spirit of fellowship amidst competition among schools.  He was never discouraged at all, when some women school paper advisers teased him in garnering only six points in his last participation in the competition.

The division is now on its 20th year of organising the Division Secondary Schools Press Conference.  It has its fair share of winners and losers in the regional and national competition but even in the absence of Sir Cris in the organising committee, the school paper advisers will continue what he has started for the group --  to remain level-headed even under pressure.

Now, I am starting to miss Sir Cris again.






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