Everyone’s got talent to share and now is the best time to showcase it... with the first ever talent contest entitled “CKSC Got Talent: FBAS Edition” organized by the Friends Organization.

An initial screening was held by the Friends Organization officers December 5, 2013. 13 groups of participants from different courses and year levels emerged as the finalists. Mrs. Beth Marasigan, Mr. Danilo Supelana, and Ms.  Lhay Asaña served as judges for the final round of the competition. The criteria judged included talent, props, stage presence and audience impact.

One by one, CKSCians showed how talented they were but only three participants were the victors. The “Last Minute,” which is a CKSCIAN KPOP girl group, won 2^nd runner up, with their Korean pop dance. Ruth Mauricio, who gave a powerful song number, was 1^st runner up, and the first ever champion for the CKSC Got Talent (FBAS Edition) was Oliver Chua, who serenaded the audience with his performance. The winners performed at the CKSC-FBAS Christmas Program last December 13. The winners received trophies, certificates of participation, and gift certificates as their prizes.

(Article by Ladylaine Ogalesco)

“FUN” is how one can describe the Christmas Party organized and held by the Junior Management Society last December 6, 2013, at the Celadon Clubhouse. The party started as early as 3PM, during which students interacted and bonded while swimming. The program started at 6PM, and everyone went home by 9:30PM.

Aside from good food and fun games, students also enjoyed performances from Erica Ng, Peter Ko, Radbert Melchor, Kevin Villaneva, and Jimcen Young. Each went home with a mini-chocolate cake from Goldilocks—courtesy of JMS.

(Article by Kyna Elyse Co/ Photos by Myka Santos)

The CKS College Junior Management Society (JMS) invited Ms. Jessica Rabosa, President of Rotary Uptown Manila, to give a seminar on human resource management last November 27, 2013. Ms. Rabosa started with an Ice breaker, getting students to share what they already know about and expect of the field.

The speaker emphasized that without human resource management, a company cannot function well. This is especially true of big companies. She shared her insights as well as experiences, allowing the students to further appreciate what they learn in class. They also came to understand in what ways human resource management serves as the heart of the firm.

This seminar is the last one organized by JMS for the year 2013. JMS looks forward to offering more enriching seminars such as this from experts in various fields of business.

(Article by Jazelle Lim)

GoNegosyo hosted the “Creativity and Innovation Summit” last November 19 at the SMX Convention Center.  More than 4,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide attended the said conference. Among them were CKS College students, led by the Senior Organization and the Junior Marketing Association. Speakers from a wide range of industries were invited to share their experiences on how they became successful entrepreneurs. They also gave advice and shared valuable insights to the attendees.

Mr. Earl Martin Valencia of Idea Space Foundation and Ms. Mitch Padua of Smart Voyager Innovation spoke about how great ideas can be converted to a commercial reality. Ms. Anna Meloto Wilk of Human Nature, Mr. RJ David of Sulit.com.ph, and Mr. Tommanny Tan of Fern-C shared how multi-channel businesses can be created. Mr. Jay Aldeguer, the President of “The Islands Group” shared his experience on how brands in the fashion industry usually turn to other fashion segments to grow. Mr. Johnlu Koa, CEO of French Baker, shared how he attained success despite initial setbacks. And lastly, Mr. Edgar Sia II of Mang Inasal spoke about how entrepreneurs should innovate for greater customer satisfaction.

Students learned a lot from the enriching seminars during the one-day summit. And as entrepreneurs are made not born, they also learned that they should not look down on themselves , pursue creativity in their own ways, focus, and try to make the right choices in life.

(Article by Harmony Grace Moleta)