Narrative Report “ChE Palakasan 2010” August 7, 2010 One of the activities of the Adamson University Chemical Engineering Student Society (AdUChESS) is the annual ChE Palakasan, where the chemical engineering students compete in various indoor and outdoor games in order to showcase their talents in the said various games. This activity not only promotes camaraderie among its members but also promotes physical wellness as well as a head start for the preparation at both RSO Sportsfest and PICHE Sportsfest. In this ChE Palakasan, there are six teams trying to vie for the overall champion at the said event. Those teams, better known as “units” were first organized last school year by both the ChE Department and the AdUCheSS alumni officers in order to promote better camaraderie among its members by removing the batch issues and disputes. The six units are the Bleachers, Crushers, Crystallizers, Distillers, Distillers, Minglers, and Reactors. In the said activity, each unit competed in eight events which are divided into major and minor games. The major games were the all-time favorite basketball and volleyball while the minor minor games games are tug-of tug-of war, war, chess, chess, word word factor factory, y, tail tail of the dragon, dragon, cheeri cheering ng competition, and t-shirt design competition. All major events have a 10, 30, 40 and 50 points for the participation, third, second and first place. On the other hand, the tug-ofwar, chess, word factory, and tail of the dragon have 5, 10, 20 and 30 points respectively. Lastly, the cheering competition and t-shirt design competition had 5 points for the participation and 25 points awarded to the victor. Despite all the venue shifting, time delays, commotions, and the drama, the activity was held at the JP courts on August 7, 2010. 2010. The regist registrat ration ion starte started d at around around 8:00 8:00 am and and ther theree was was a mino minorr game game which is like a “warm up” or “teaser” to the main event- the “Tail of the Dragon”. The teaser event was a huge hit for all the members of the organization. The six units compet competed ed with with each each other other unti untill the the top top thre threee were were real realiz ized. ed. The The Crys Crysta tall lliz izer ers, s, Minglers, and Reactors were the finalist of the said event and in the end; Reactors’ outlasted them all .
Minglers’ and Reactors’ on Tail of the Dragon
The main event had finally begun after series of warm up Invocation was led by Roselle Milan followed by the National Anthem led by. Ronessa Castro. Opening Remarks were both given by the president Maychelle Ann Protacio and adviser Engr. Jerry Olay and lastly, the Oath to Sportsmanship was led by James Cudiamat. Then, the cheering competition had started to further waken the units. The event was dominated by the Bleachers in terms of its lively cheer and cool moves. Next is the T-shirt design contest. Each unit displayed their colorful and awesome unit shirts but only one of them caught our adviser’s/judge’s attention and it was the simplicity and elegance of a radiation sign which signifies the unit Reactors. After that, the various games all started at around 10:00 am. The games were held simultaneously so that every unit will be busy in participating at events, cheering and boosting the morale of their players. In chess, each unit has a male and female representative. There were clashes in a round robin style of match in order to eliminate the color issues pertaining to the game. Every player in the game was very serious at thinking on how to attack and counter attack their respective opponent’s pieces and win the game. All of them showcased their skill in careful planning on what to move, what to protect, and what to sacrifice and what to attack in order to gain initiative and upper hand at the chess board. The men category was won by Crushers, which has a flawless 5-0 record, followed by Minglers, which has 4-1, only losing to Crushers, and Distillers, who has a 3-2 record. The female category was still undetermined but so far it is led by the Reactors, which has a 3-0 record, followed by Distillers, which has a 2-0 record. Next is the word factory. This is like chess, which has a male and female category and a round robin style of match in order to eliminate the luck factor in terms of juggling up the letters. This sport showcases the talent of the players at forming words among scrambled letters and also further enhances the vocabulary of players, officials and audience alike. Every player fully utilize the three minute sand timer of the game in order to jumble up at connect simple and complex words which may be not found by their respective opponents. In the tug-of-war event, each unit displays not only their brute strength but also their ability to act in unison within their respective players. This event is an elimination type of event with one wildcard. As the rope were stretched out and the marker steady in the middle within the grasp of the official, there is a long steady silence between the opposing teams, waiting eagerly for the word “go”. After hearing it, loud cheers were heard up to the members to their players and the team leader is yelling “pull” in order for them to act as one big force. After all the shouting,
cheering and bragging of each of the units, the two teams that competed in the finals were Bleachers and Minglers, while the Crystallizers and Reactors competed for third place. In the Crystallizers versus the Reactors, the Reactors were pulling out the Crystallizers and it seems that Crystallizers will lose but as the marker was a quarter away from the line, the players of the Crystallizers shouted as one and pulled the rope very strong while the Reactors lose their grip and momentum and thus Crystallizers won. The finals were the best as both the Bleachers and Minglers were dead even for the first minute until the entire sudden; Bleachers try for a one big pull as the Minglers collapses. Bleachers was awarded first place, followed by Minglers and Crystallizers. In volleyball, each unit is comprised of a mix of men and female players. It shows their strategy in ball placing as well as their skills to serve, pass, set and spike the ball towards the opponents’ court. The first match was between Bleachers and Crushers. It was a three set match with the first one goes to Bleachers, the second goes to Crushers and the final set goes to Bleachers. The second match was between Minglers and Reactors that was won by Reactors in also a three set match. The third match went to Crystallizers after sweeping the Distillers by two straight sets. The wildcard was awarded to Crushers for having the closest game with a deficit of two points against the Bleachers. In basketball, the units present their lineup with style as each and every player show off their unique moves and abilities in ball handling, passing and shooting. The first match was owned by the Minglers over the Crystallizer by almost a half deficit. The second match was between Crushers and Distillers. This match was very dead even and thus it takes an overtime to break the tie between the opposing units. During the last 2 minutes, Crushers have broken the tie and have secured a nine point lead against Distillers and thus winning the game. Lastly, the match between Bleachers and Reactors, reactors tried to put a pressure to Bleachers at the first half but unfortunately, Bleachers were too much for Reactors as they won the game.
As the typhoon Ester hits the country, the semifinals for both basketball and volleyball were hampered. Last August 11, 2010, the AduCheSS officers and unit masters gathered for a meeting about the continuation of the ChE Palakasan, since there was a conflict in activity schedules and venue reservations, majority of them chose not to continue the event and just sum up all the corresponding points of each unit. Units competing for the semi finals that was not finished (volleyball, basketball and chess) were awarded 40 points for outdoor, and 30 point for indoor. The waiting team for the final games was awarded 50 points for outdoor and 30 points indoor. Trophies and Certificates for the winners
The awarding for the winners will be on the ChE general Assembly- November, 2010.
Prepared by: Acosta, Kedner Edited by: Blanca, Marie Rafael C.