Battle of the Intellect

The “Battle of the Intellect”, the town’s own version of the popular academic contest aired on TV, the now defunct “Battle of the Brains”, is going to be held in this quiet, simple yet progressive locality. This contest is open to all brilliant pupils from the different public and private Elementary schools of the town. It is slated on November 23, 2012 at 9:00am at the covered court of the Quezon Memorial Academy, the towns oldest and biggest Private School. It is located along Progreso St., Poblacion West.

The contest is made possible through the joint efforts and initiative of the local executives headed by the hardworking Municipal Mayor, Eldred P. Tumbocon, Vice Mayor Alain P. Rabang and members of the Sangguniang Bayan. They firmly believe that through competitions, the minds, skills and abilities of children are further honed and developed. Also, contests like this will help raise the level of competitiveness and academic aptitudes of the youth. With the help, cooperation and participation of the different Public and Private Elementary schools, the contest is expected to bring delight and excitement as it gathers all brilliant young minds under one roof for a rare event such as this.

Expected to grace the affair are the town’s local officials, Schools Heads and top School Officials of Region I, headed by DepEd Regional Director Teresita M. Velasco, Schools Division Superintendent-Pangasinan Division II, Dr. Viraluz S. Raguindin and EPS-I in-charge of Private Schools Dr. Cornelio R. Aquino who have all confirmed their participation.

Fabulous prizes await the winners. Each participating school will be represented by a team of five grade IV pupils. The top three teams that garnered the highest number of points scored after the EASY, AVERAGE and DIFFICULT rounds will be declared as winners. A clincher will be used in case of a tie. School Personnel from ABE-Urdaneta will facilitate the contest.

People in Umingan, especially parents and their young children hope that events like this will not be the first and last of its kind but the beginning of worthwhile activities intended for youth development such as this whose aim is to discover, develop and hone intellectually gifted children. This is exactly what the Local Government Unit  of Umingan has been doing for more than a decade now. With the able leadership of Eldred P. Tumbocon, the town Mayor, the Local Government Unit  of Umingan has continued supporting the less-fortunate but intellectually gifted youths by providing scholarship grants, financial assistance among others.