Take Action and Unite!

The internet is one of the most well-known and most used product of technology. It is a very powerful tool of the media, government and the like. You can easily relay news to others, chat people in an instant, share gossip to your friends and make new friends online, all with a few clicks and presses. Everyday we use the internet for these trivial tasks. Why not use it for something worthwhile? That's where the CyberFair comes in.

The CyberFair is a contest which encourages students to showcase not only their skills in web development and design, but more importantly on the pride of their localities, ranging from local leaders to local culture, music and art forms. It has been around for quite a while now, 14 years to be exact. So, if you want to know when it actually started, do the math.

My school, Saint Louis University Laboratory High School (or SLU-LHS for short), has been joining both the National and International CyberFair for 2-3 years (sorry, I forgot the exact time span). Our fellow 4th year schoolmates garnered the Platinum Award, the highest award that can be given to participants, in the 2010 International CyberFair when they were 3rd year. Now, it's our turn to continue what they've started and try to accomplish what they accomplished (Emphasis on TRY, it's not as easy as it sounds).

This year, our class, along with another class, decided to team up and join the 2011 National CyberFair to be able to reach and maybe even raise the bar that our fellow schoolmates did before. The two classes was divided into 8 groups, 1 for each category. My group chose the "Local Leaders" category, having chosen Ms. Ingrid Payaket as our "local leader".

At first it was all good. However, once the real work started, it became a roller-coaster ride. Hectic schedules, tons of quizzes and assignments, many academic interruptions, etc. Working on this project was no joke, but I ain't complaining. Despite the many ups and downs that we faced and will face this coming days, we have learned many things. We became closer to our friends not only in our own class, but also from the other section. We improved on our teamwork. Most of all, we had fun. Still, we're only almost halfway done with our work, so, until then, we'll be pretty busy up to the submission of project. I can only hope we can make to the international level. Hehe