Lapu school bags awards in ‘Save the Corals’ art tilt
The Marie Ernestine School campuses in Lapu-Lapu City and barangay Talamban in Cebu City bagged several awards in the “Art of the Triangle” contest sponsored by Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa last June 9.
The contest was aimed to show support for saving the corals surrounding the “Coral Triangle,” a triangular area of the tropical waters of the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste that contains at least 500 species of reef-building corals in each ecoregion.
All entries highlighted the protection of corals and the different bodies of water.
The contest was divided into elementary and high school categories.
The winners in the elementary division were all from Marie Ernestine School, namely Marie Ernestine Dominice F. Pegarido (first place), Janna Victoria D. Torralba (second place) and Prince Albert Redido (third).
In the high school division, Iolo Juan Emphasis and James Hans Nave Uy from the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu placed first and second respectively, while Mae Marie Alliana Manubag from Marie Ernestine School placed third.
The said contest did not only bring fun memories to the students but also make them realize the importance of corals.
