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Big
potential seen in
Research groups
by Christian Sanchez
Research has
been known to be a subject of disasters and
underdevelopment. But in a recent Research
presentation, it seemed that everybody has
progress. And everybody does. The research groups
showed an array of interesting facts about their
development, and were confronted with numerous
questions, most of which, were defended with
utmost confidence. This shows the potential of
each and everyone of Charm to be future
scientists and engineers.
Electric Clutch
The first group that presented was the Electric
Clutch. The Clutch group, consisting of Christi
de Guzman, Ricarido Saturay, Kartini Reyes, and
Raphael Domingo, was supposed to present their
project using diagrams in acetate. Unfortunately,
they weren’t able to do so because of power
loss, and their presentation became vulnerable.
Their representative was Mr. Domingo who
explained the problems encountered on the
original Electric Clutch, and showed a new clutch
design which practically combines the power of a
conventional car with the comfort of an automatic
automobile. The presentation was going great,
until a sudden burst of laughter by the speaker
ruined the atmosphere. The speaker left, with the
audience dissatisfied with his answers to their
questions.
Hon-q-batar
Originally called the Incubator group, they
recently changed their project name to depict
their names. The group is composed of Elarqueen
Escueta, Honeylet Bescara, Cristina Bartolome,
and Tara Tanjutco. Once a finalist in Sibol, they
are now undergoing testing and evaluation. Their
whole project is almost finished, if their
incubator works. Unfortunately, they weren’t
able to give out test results during the
presentation because the incubation period is
very long and would require another month.
Recently, three eggs hatched. Two chicks died,
while one was still alive. This proved the
potential for the project.
TeleMed
A winner in the TOYS Regionals, the TeleMed group
presented their research with the original setup.
The members of this team are Christian Sanchez,
Lorenzo Lorilla, Patrick Estorninos, and Ernest
Baello. Their speaker, Mr. Sanchez, explained the
project to the stream of audience. The research
is also nearing its end, although a lot of
refinements would be made to enhance the system.
During the presentation, the group was not able
to demo the software part of TeleMed. But in a
more recent presentation, TeleMed showed the
whole system, including the computers and the
microscope. They would be joining the TOYS
Interegionals and Nationals this coming February
and March, respectively.
HelBets
Although finished since the second quarter, the
group has constantly been trying to enhance their
helmet and lighting design. The group, made up of
Josef Solidum, Erik Evangelista, Wilbert
Penalosa, and Marvin Abing, showed with dignity
and confidence their Helbets. The new design
included modified placement of the lights and
also a modified battery case. Just recently, the
group has acquired a styrofoam helmet, which they
would use instead of the plastic helmet they are
currently using.
Charcoal Oven
The group consisting of Crista Tabilas, Eric
Tamondong, Vivien Pendel and Vina Vargas,
presented their newly improved design of their
charcoal oven. This new design features an air
inlet valve which controls the amount of air that
would go inside, and thus control the heat.
Better heat circulation and insulation was also
discussed by the group. Currently, the group is
trying to raise funds for the construction of
their oven.
Soldering Gun
Since the last presentation, the soldering gun
has greatly improved. The group which is made up
of Brian Caparas, Vincent Gungon, Dino del
Rosario and Allen Ayusa., has presented a
soldering gun which is capable of determining if
the heat of the tip is right for soldering. A
mechanism that would hold the detectors in place
was also discussed. The group is currently
undergoing extensive development of the soldering
gun.
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 What Lies Ahead of Us
It’s just a little
more time before we all say goodbye to Philippine Science
High, whether it is due to the fact that we graduated, or
failed to graduate. But anyway, all of us are sure to
pass our final year in high school. Then, what’s
next?
All of us have already
taken entrance exams in different colleges, some hoping
to pass, some sure to pass. Still, we will all get to
college, one way or another. Then what?
College is not as
welcoming as high school, much more grade school. In
college, we get to be ourselves, doing everything by
ourselves. We need to stand on our own feet. Clinging to
others, as proven efficient in high school and grade
school, may not be that useful in college. It may not
work at all.
But we’re PSHS
scholars, right? True. First year college is almost, if
not entirely, already taken up in Philippine Science. But
people out there expect too much from PSHS graduates.
They will practically get in our nerves, and in our
faces, most of the time. Who do they think we are? Some
bunch of geeky and nerdy people who do nothing else in
their lives but study, and present themselves as some
kind of a walking answering machine?
In college, we get to
meet more people, probably more varied than in high
school. People in PSHS are unlike the people outside of
the school. And all PSHS students are alike too. I think
that Batch ’98 is the turning point between the
sound-minded, dominate-the-world, enjoy-life students.
The lower batches often manifest geeks, nerds, and
wackos. After Batch ’98 graduates, PSHS can be said
to inhabit weirdos and stuff like that.
But I think we all
won’t have a hard time getting around in college.
Besides the fact that we are all mentally and
intelectually equipped, we also are good in many other
things which are not usually expected of academically
proficient men.
And anyway, God sure
has plans for and everyone of us. So to all of us, let us
grab all opportunities of life may show us. If they
won’t come, we ourselves must make them come to us.
Good luck to all of us!
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