{"id":53242,"date":"2022-12-20T09:32:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T01:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=53242"},"modified":"2022-12-21T14:25:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T06:25:06","slug":"dost-sei-lauds-1802-students-for-excellence-in-stem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2022\/12\/20\/dost-sei-lauds-1802-students-for-excellence-in-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"DOST-SEI lauds 1,802 students for excellence in STEM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The country continues to make a name on the international stage as students from various regions in the country bag 5,060 gold, silver, and bronze medals in 2021. This was in full display during the online awarding ceremony of the Youth Excellence in Science (YES) awards of the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute through its Facebook page last November 25, 2022. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the activities of the 2022 National Science and Technology Week celebration, the DOST-SEI has conferred\u00a01,802 YES medals to elementary and high school students\u00a0who have won gold, bronze, and silver medals either individually or by group on international science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total number of awardees were from various regions in the country: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Capital Region \u2013 805 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CALABARZON \u2013 189 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western Visayas \u2013 115 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Luzon \u2013 113 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilocos Region \u2013 78 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bicol Region \u2013 86 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zamboanga Peninsula \u2013 55 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davao Region \u2013 66 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Mindanao \u2013 67 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Visayas \u2013 48 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARAGA \u2013 38 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Visayas \u2013 37 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cordillera Administrative Region \u2013 38 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cagayan Valley \u2013 27 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIMAROPA \u2013 19 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCCSKSARGEN \u2013 21 awardees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEI Director Dr. Josette Biyo expressed delight about how the youth are always eager to learn, unpack curiosity, and pursue excellence in science.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a humbling moment for us at the Department of Science and Technology to be given the opportunity to celebrate the wins of our young geniuses who bagged awards from various international mathematics and science competitions. We commend you for having reached this impressive milestone that could only be accomplished through your sheer dedication and perseverance,\u201d said Dr. Biyo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chief of the DOST, Dr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr., also congratulated the students and reminded them to continuously strive for excellence, not just in science, but in life. \u201cWe hope that this recognition further motivates you to strive for excellence and inspires you even more to choose STEM as a field of study and as a career,\u201d said Dr. Solidum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 He also thanked the national organizers for the various STEM competitions, the coaches and trainers, and the student\u2019s parents and guardians for investing in the young people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

YES Awardee, Harvey Allen V. Ylanan of the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School, who won a bronze medal in the Hong Kong International Science Olympiad and a silver in the Guangdong \u2013 Hongkong \u2013 Macao Grater at Area Mathematical Olympiad, encouraged his co-awardees to continue to pursue excellence and persevere despite the hardships, and to become a beacon of hope for an innovative future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope you may use this award to provide help in advocating and raising your voices for quality education for everyone, climate action, medical innovation, and scientific discovery in our country,  where love, wisdom, the truth, and facts may grow and foster,\u201d said Ylanan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The YES Awards is a DOST institutional award for exemplary achievement of the youth in the fields of science and mathematics. It is in the form of a medal of distinction awarded by the DOST Secretary or the DOST Regional Director to deserving youth. It signifies DOST\u2019s high regard for excellence and competitiveness in the fields of science and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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