𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘻𝘻𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘴 – 𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦, 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 – 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 (𝘚𝘓𝘜 – 𝘉𝘌𝘥𝘚) 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩. 𝘈 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴 2025 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥.
The Saint Louis University Basic Education School – Laboratory High School Department (SLU BEdS – LHS) kicked off Intramurals 2025 on 16 January 2025 at the Gerard Decaestecker Open Court, SLU Navy Base Campus with lively cheers from various teams, all eager to showcase their athletic skills. SLU BEdS Principal Alejandro P. Pablico welcomed guests and participants to this much-anticipated occasion.
Following the opening, University President Rev. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, CICM, PhD, delivered an encouraging message that emphasized the importance of team spirit and camaraderie among participants. “With the theme, ‘Strengthening a Culture of Wellness through Healthy Competition,’ this year’s Intramurals reminds about the valuable impact of sports as well as healthy competition in the lives of our students,” Fr. Sales stated. “Mens sana in corpore sano: ‘A healthy mind in a healthy body.’ Indeed, in SLU, we ensure and continuously work to provide holistic formation of everyone, especially our students. We pursue a balanced development of students as we complement our commitment to academic excellence with activities that promote the various but related aspects of life,” he emphasized.
The SLU – BEdS’ open court was graced with competitive spirits and distinguished personalities ready for the competitions set for the two-day display of athleticism. This includes the three judges – Oliver F. Gutierrez, PhD, Mr. Jonathan Paul P. Gines, and Mr. Rufu Nilo L. Maitu Jr. – who will judge the first series of events: Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High School (SHS) Pakulo Competitions, and the JHS and SHS Cheering Competitions.
The Cheer Dance Competition then followed in different categories: JHS, SHS, and SHS Hip Hop. Judges for these events were Mr. Albin Santos, Weigh Jann C. Tamayo, Merle Garcia, and Salvatore L. Dogaong.
The Awarding Ceremonies before the Words of Thanks by Mrs. Lorna E. Lucas, Assistant to the Principal for Academics, will put a close to the day’s feats.
The Intramurals 2025 affirms with the CICM Advocacies of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation and fosters the JPIC values of youth empowerment. It is also aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health and Well Being) and 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).
Article co-written by: student writer Anne Valencia and club adviser Cole Hernandez, The Louisian; and Kaye Leah Sitchon, UIO | Photos by: CK Valeriano, UIO
