WORDALICIOUS-LY PERFECT

BY CLARIZA MAE SEVILLA

Photo credit: http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4153694-3x2-940x627.jpg

They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but when you’re playing Scrabble, the
battlefield truly becomes bloody as both players engage in a war of words. Junior High
School players from different teams took their words seriously and challenged unfamiliar
words effective immediately. However, the same could not be said about the Grade 12
Scrabble players. It was a terrific mixture of seriousness and camaraderie: before starting the
game, players would agree to avoid challenging each other mid-game. If both parties
agreed, the steering member would be in for a wild ride.
Words such as “tooties,” “carestore,” and the like showed up but instead of promoting
spite against the players, they laughed with glee as the stress of winning slowly disappeared
and was replaced by a calming sense of camaraderie because although they had to score a
winning point for their team, the players could do so while laughing at the hilarious words
they could come up with.
Rhea Mae Alao, a member of the steering committee, and the representative handling
Scrabble Girls for the 12th grade described the experience as “fun but stressful.” Other
steering members, like Philip Manghihilot, the steering committee representative for
Scrabble Boys of the 12th grade, resorted to giving deductions if such ludicrous words made

their way to his Scrabble board. Khate Molinas, the Scrabble girls representative of Team
Charity, “cringed” at the prepostorous words that appeared on the board, but continued
playing anyway.
Among the vast number of games held, perhaps the game between Klaus Doble and Iris
Evangelista (representing teams Piety and Humility, respectively) was the most awaited.
However, everyone watching was doubled over in laughter as they [the players] took the “no
challenging” agreement to a new level. Letter racks were nearly wiped clean as they both
took advantage of the “triple word” tiles and made up nonsensical words. In the end, Team
Piety won with a score of 362 points, against Team Humility with 262 points.

NEITHER A BIRD NOR A PLANE…

BY CLARIZA MAE SEVILLA
Photo credit: A. Suico I Lousian’s Photo Album: Intramurals 2017 Day 1
 IT’S SIMPLICITY! The first day of Intramurals 2017 was threatened by impending
rain but that didn’t dampen the Louisian spirit. Despite its rather rocky start, the
“Super Teens” from Team Simplicity managed to snag victory as they captured the
eyes of the judges thanks to their Superman armor, designed by Christian Dave
Austero. Their red capes fluttered in the breeze as they trudged around the school’s
vicinity.
Their well-rehearsed cheers were forgotten for they settled on singing SLC-C’s
school hymn throughout the duration of their march around Sudlon, Maguikay.
Some students cheered with all their might, while some students simply talked with
their friends but in the end, everyone screamed themselves hoarse as the parade
ended.
Rocky starts lead to strong endings. It didn’t matter that the “Supermen” didn’t
chant their cheers during the parade; they made up for it once they entered school
property and their name was announced on the loudspeakers. Living up to their
superhero, they faced their kryptonite [silence] and fought back with all their might.
Sometimes things don’t work out the way you think they will. It’s life’s way of
keeping you on your toes. Team Simplicity never expected their team to win “Most
Attractive.” They thought their effort at making their Superman armor was too little
compared to what the other teams had cooked up. But thanks to the persistence of
everyone in the team, everything was well-organized and planned ahead of time.