SPARK wins big in 18th RTSPC - Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges

The SPARK: The Official Student-Community Publication of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges dominated the 18^th Region V Tertiary Schools Press Conference (RTSPC) held at Villa Isabel Hotel, Sorsogon City on December 11 to 13, 2017 spearheaded by the Bicol Association of Tertiary Schools Publication Advisers (BATSPA).

In the individual contests, Gene Harvey Amoroso won 2^nd Place in Development Communication Writing (Filipino) and 3^rd Place in Photojournalism (English); Wilson Molina, 4^th in Poetry Writing (Filipino) and 8^th in Feature Writing (Filipino); Jomar Onding, 5^th Place in Sports Writing (English); Carl Anthony Gorgonia, 7^th Place in Photojournalism (Filipino); Jerry James Siocson, 7^th Place in Sports Writing (Filipino); Reinel Aris Pacardo, 8^th Place in Comics Strip Drawing (Filipino); and Ivy Joy Posugac, 9^th Place in News Writing (Filipino). Amoroso, Molina, and Onding qualified for the Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference which will be held in February 2018 at Baguio City.

The publication likewise showed prowess in group competitions as they clinched the following awards in the magazine category: 1^st Place in Best Magazine (Overall), Best Opinion Page, Best News Page, and Best Development Communication Page; 2^nd Place in Best Sports Page, Best Page Design, and Best Cover Design; 4^th Place in Best Literary Page; 5^th Place in Best Editorial Page; and 8^th Place in Best Feature Page.

For the newsletter category, they won 7^th Place in Best Newsletter (Overall), 3^rd Place in Best Page Design and Best Editorial Page, 5,5^th Place in Best Feature Page and Best News Page, 8^th Place in Best Opinion Page, and 10^th Place in Best Literary Page.

Meanwhile, staffers also reigned supreme in the Search for Mr. and Ms. RTSPC 2017 with Carmi Nena Cestina winning as 1^st Runner-up, the People’s Choice Award, Ms. Photogenic and Ms. Congeniality. Likewise, Ian Benedict Faller was hailed 2^nd Runner-up and received the People’s Choice Award and was named Mr. Photogenic.

Mr. Marlon S. Pontillas, Publication Moderator, was elected as BATSPA Public Information Officer while Cestina was delegated to be the Secretary of the Bicol Association of Student Campus Journalists.