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Issue 19 – MSC Book Launch and More Base Multiplication

Dec 3, 2014 Issue 19

VYP Launches 25 Math Short Cuts Book

In celebration of MSC’s 25th foundation day, Virgilio “Ike”Prudente , President of VYP MSC Institute of Technology, is launching his book, 25 Math Short Cuts.

“25 Math Short Cuts” by Virgilio “Ike” Prudente
will be launched on Dec 4, 2014

25 Math Short Cuts is a compilation of the short cuts published in our 25 MSC newsletter. Those shortcuts will show that most calculations can be done mentally.

25th MSC Founding Anniversary Celebration

Schedule and Updates
It’s the MSC 25th Foundation Anniversary Celebration Week!
What’s happening this week?

Motorcade
Exhibits
“25 Math Short Cuts” Book Launch
Math/Science Quiz Show
Web Design Contest
Speed Math Contest
MSC Music Video Contest
Sayawit
PTA Raffle
Alumni Homecoming
Awarding Ceremonies for MSC Most Outstanding Alumni

Music video contest

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MSC Students Win in the Division Sports Meet

MSC High School’s Rhyte Jeus Aldemo brought home several awards in different swimming events during the San Pablo City Division Meet, held last November 26 to 29 , 2014. Venus Hernandez and Angelica Rombaoa won third place in the doubles event in badminton.

MSC High School sent 14 students to compete in this year’s San Pablo City Division Meet.

MSC Origins part XIII: From La Suerte to El Coco

In 2002, MSC main, which was then occupying the 4th floor of the La Suerte building was again outgrown by its growing number of students. Even with the old Agrix Supermarket or MSC annex, being used at the same time, an even bigger space was essential.

Fortunately at that time a four storey-building beside MSC Annex was nearing completion and the owner was looking for lessees. The building which was later named El Coco Building was perfect for MSC!

EL COCO building housed the computer laboratory and the Caregiving classes

Stories from the Alumni: Jomaica Luya

Five years. It’s been five years since I graduated from MSC. I still remember our rooms at the Artemio Fule Building. The narrow hallways, the transformer classrooms in the ground floor, the two rooms upstairs along with the principal’s office, the so called shop at the back, the library, the faculty, the garage, the secret comfort rooms and passages. It was quite tight. But we all fit in. It felt like home.

Jomaica Luya
MSC High School Class 2010
Currently 5th year, BS ECE at LSPU-SPCC
Treasurer of AFECE (Association of Future Electronics and Communication Engineers)

Only at MSC: In-house Training for MSC employees

At MSC, the students are not the only ones encouraged to be lifelong learners, MSC management and employees also adopt the principle of lifelong learning by heart.

Despite the busy schedule at the office and at home, the staff of MSC take time to have personal improvement lessons by having weekly discussions taken from books of popular authors. Though temporarily discontinued at the moment, these discussions aim to improve each staff individually and also enhance their team-work skills.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Conversion: Miles to Kilometers

We frequently encounter distances in miles (English System), but in the Philippines, we use the metric system, and need to convert miles to kilometers,

We will use the conversion 1 mile = 1.6 km. And we have several ways to make the computation easier. Let us consider two ways.

MSC 19: Base Multiplication: One Number Above and One Number Below the Base

When one number is above and the other number is below the base, we either

a) add the excess of the number above the base to the other number or
b) deduct the deficiency of the number below the base from the other number.

Example 19.1: Find 104 x 98
Our base is 100, 104 is 4 above the base, and 98 is 2 below the base.
104 x 98
= (100 + 4) *(100 – 2)
= (104 – 2) * 100 + 4 *(-2)

Note that 104 – 2 and 98 + 4 will both yield 102
= 10,200 – 08
= 10,192

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Every week, this newsletter will feature one math short cut. We will progress from the simplest to the simple. Believe you can do it! Just proceed one step ( short cut ) at a time, and be pleasantly surprised to discover none of the math short cuts are difficult! Forward this newsletter to your friends, relatives, and young kids.

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25th MSC Founding Anniversary Celebration – Schedule and Updates

It’s the MSC 25th Foundation Anniversary Celebration Week!
What’s happening this week?

December 4, 2014 (Thursday)

Formal opening of the celebration of MSC’s 25^th anniversary
Starts with a mass at 8:00 am at the green school campus, followed by a motorcade
Opening of the exhibits
Inter-class contests (afternoon)
Free entrance/scholarship exam for incoming Grade VII students (3:00 pm)
At 4:00 pm, Sir Ike’s book, “25 Math Short Cuts” will be launched. Teachers, Principals, Dep Ed officials and friends are expected to grace the event.

25 MSC book cover

December 5, 2014 (Friday)

Continuation of open house/exhibits
Inter-school contests:

9:00 am – Math-Sci Quiz Show
1:00 pm – Web Design Contest
3:00 pm – Speed Math Contest

interschool events

December 6, 2014 (Saturday)

MSC Alumni Basketball League (8:00 AM @ Teomora covered court)

8:00 am – Red Team vs White Team

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Family Day (starting at 8:00 am)
PTA raffle/game/boodle fight
Sayawit
Alumni Homecoming/Awarding of Most Outstanding Alumni (6:00 pm)

MSC Alumni Homecoming 2014

MSC Music Video Contest

Everyone is invited to join the first ever MSC Christmas Music Video Contest. Join now and get a chance to win the 5,000 peso-grand prize!

Music video contest

Sing your favorite Christmas song and send us your original video!
Participants:

Individual or group
No age limit

Song choice:

Christmas O.P.M. (Original Pilipino Music)
Christmas Classics e.g. Holy Night
No spoof songs please!

Video must be:

Unique and original (performed by contestant)
Submitted as MP4 file

Voting:

Christmas music videos will be uploaded to our YouTube channel
Promote your entry via Facebook
The entry with the most number of views by December 5, 2014, 11:55 PM will be declared as GRAND WINNER.

For details, contact us at 049 562 6006 / 0922 854 3244 / 0939 939 9702 or 0917 853 5069.

MSC Shirt Design Contest

Congratulations to the MSC Shirt Design Contest winners! Their designs will be used for the coming Alumni Homecoming.

shirt design winners

Call or text these numbers to place your orders: 0922 854 3244 / 0939 939 9702 / 0917 853 5069.

Each shirt costs P200. Make sure to indicate the shirt design you want and your size (S, M, L, XL).

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Stories from the Alumni: Joan Miranda

I was asked to write about our batch in high school and talk about what made us unique, but I won’t.

To be honest, aside from our names and faces, we are just the same as you are. We are made up of different kind of students, the nerds, the athletes, the popular ones, the shy ones, and even one who seemed like God had showered him with everything.

What we went through was basically just the same things you thought you could never survive, such as exams, extra-curricular, and many more — we did and so will you.

It sounds a bit cliché but high school had indeed been a roller coaster ride for me. I fell in love, got my heart broken, fought with friends, made up with them, failed a test, aced one, and so many more memories that made me felt that I was on top of the world and even on the edge of it.

For years, I’ve been wanting a reset, to undo the things I regret and make things right. It wasn’t until many years later that I realized that everything I am now is a product of those four years of my life, and I wouldn’t want to change a thing.

Enjoy high school, every single day of it. In college, everything will not be the same. If you go to a university, the only people you would probably talk to is your seat mate. You won’t get as much interaction with your teacher. When you graduate and start working ,you would find yourself alone and longing for social interaction, and that’s when you’ll find yourself wishing you kept in touch with your friends from high school, so it wouldn’t be awkward to just randomly ask one of them out for coffee.

I’ve lost contact with some of my closest friends and now, they are strangers to me. I no longer know anything about their life, except for what they post on Facebook. Part of the reason that we drifted apart was I fell too much in love with my high school sweetheart that anything that reminded me of him then hurt me so much, I got rid of every high school memory I had, even if that meant losing friends of mine. It seems a bit silly now but after all is said and done.

My advice to you is to keep the people with you closest to your heart. Move on from high school but not from your friends. Fall in love but keep yourself and your world intact. Cherish every mistake and triumph, and share them with people you care about the most.

Soon it’ll be your turn to share some of your high school memories, and what you’ve learned, so go ahead and enjoy the ride. Let me know how things play out.

Joan Miranda
MSC High School class 2008
UPLB 2012 – BS Development Communication, Major in Broadcasting
Current Work: Project Communications Manager of Manila Water Company, Quezon City

25th MSC Founding Anniversary Celebration Updates

Contests and Events open to Students from other Schools

We are inviting Elementary and High School students from other schools to join our 25th Founding Anniversary Contests.

For details, contact us at 049 562 6006 / 0922 854 3244 / 0939 939 9702 or 0917 853 5069. Thank you!

interschool events

MSC Christmas Music Video Contest

Everyone is invited to join the first ever MSC Christmas Music Video Contest. Join now and get a chance to win the grand prize!

Music video contest

MSC Shirt Design Contest

Congratulations to the MSC Shirt Design Contest winners! Their designs will be used for the coming Alumni Homecoming.

shirt design winners

Call or text these numbers to place your orders: 0922 854 3244 / 0939 939 9702 / 0917 853 5069.

Each shirt costs P200. Make sure to indicate the shirt design you want and your size (S, M, L, XL).

MSC Alumni Homecoming 2014

December 6, 2014, Saturday, 6 PM
MSC Institute of Technology, Inc., Sitio IX, Brgy. San Gabriel, San Pablo City
* Awarding of MSC Oustanding Alumni 2014

** Music by Strings Attached with Altea Maloles-Santiago – MSC High School 2000 & Ronald Manalili – MSC Computer Hardware Servicing 2008

ADMISSION IS FREE!

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MSC Alumni Baasketball League

Schedule of Games on Saturday, November 29, 2014

1st Game: Blue vs Green

Playoffs
2nd Game: Black vs Red
3rd Game: White vs Winning Team (Blue VS Green)

The championship game is to be played on Dec. 6 at Teomora covered court.

alumni basketball tarp

Issue 16 – 25th Foundation Celebration & Multiplying Complementary Numbers

Nov 24, 2014 Issue 16

25th Foundation Celebration & Multiplying Complementary Numbers

MSC’s 25th Foundation Week Celebration Activities

We’re just about there!

We will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of VYP-MSC Institute of Technology with a week long series of activities from December 1 to 6, culminating with the MSC Alumni Homecoming and Awarding Ceremonies for the MSC Outstanding Alumni on December 6, 2014.

Alumni Basketball League

Erwin Ciar as D’ Kings

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MSC Sportsfest 2014

This year’s MSC Sportsfest was held last October 27 to 29 and started with a parade of the teams in the San Gabriel-San Miguel area. After the parade, a short opening program was held at the green school campus followed by the first event, the Cheerdance Competition. Grade VIII won first place, followed by the Seniors, placing second and third place went to the Freshmen.

Grade 8 Cheering Squad

MSC Origins part X: MSC HS Opens at MSC Annex

In 1995, MSC was occupying the 4th floor floor of the La Suerte building along Rizal Avenue, MSC main and the former Agrix Supermarket along A. Fule St. fondly called MSC annex.

Before the end of school year 1995-1996, a local event caused the displacement of numerous students, and they frantically looked for high schools to enroll in.

Stories from the Alumni: Joanna Erlano

KWENTONG MSC

Sa MSC ko natutunan na bawat isa ay may angking talento. Sa tulong ng masisigasig na mga guro, principal na si Ma’am Lerma at ni Sir Ike, naranasan naming linangin ito.

Joanna Erlano MSC High School class 2007
BS IT, LSPU San Pablo Campus
Current work Admin. staff(President’s office), LSPU San Pablo Campus
Currently a Masteral student at TUP-Manila

Trivia: MSC, Official Tabulator ng Bayan

We can not quite remember when MSC first became the tabulator of a contest, but as far as we can remember, numerous organizers and groups have always tapped MSC resources for tabulation purposes. By resources, we mean computers, printers and manpower.

Being a computer company and running a computer school means that computers are readily available, but having people willing to volunteer and owners who are willing to lend these people and equipment is something else.

Conversion: Feet and Inches to Meters

Filipinos (and most Americans) are more accustomed to using Feet and Inches in measuring their heights.But the Philippines is officially on the metric system, so we are often required to give our heights in meters or centimeters. It is not difficult to approximate if we remember the following:

100 centimeter = 1 meter
1 foot = 30 centimeters (cm)
1 inch = 2.5 cm
4 inches = 10 cm

So how do we compute 4’ 8”? How about 5′ 6?? 6′ 11?

MSC 16 – Multiplying Complementary Numbers

Complementary numbers are numbers with the same initial digits and the sum of the last digits equal to 10.

The technique in multiplying complementary numbers is similar to that of squaring numbers ending in 5 (By one more than the one before) except that the right hand part is not 25 but the product of the last digits

Example 16.1: Find 46 x 44
= 4 x 5 | 6 x 4
= 20 | 24
= 2,024

Previous Issues

In the Next Issue

Stories from the Alumni: Sammy Suco
MSC Alumnus Erwin Ciar Makes it to PinaSikat Grand Finals
MSC Origins Part XI: Stories at the Annex
MSC Firsts: First School to have Computerized Student Council Elections (1992)
MSC 17 – Base Multiplication: Multiplying “Teen” Numbers and Others

Every week, for 25 weeks up to December 4, 2014 when we celebrate our 25th Foundation day, this newsletter will feature one math short cut. We will progress from the simplest to the simple. Believe you can do it! Just proceed one step ( short cut ) at a time, and be pleasantly surprised to discover none of the math short cuts are difficult! Forward this newsletter to your friends, relatives, and young kids.

MSC’s 25th FOUNDATION CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES

We’re just about there!

We will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of VYP-MSC Institute of Technology with a week long series of activities, culminating with the MSC Alumni Homecoming and Awarding Ceremonies for the MSC Outstanding Alumni.

Date	Time	Event
November 8 November 15 November 29	7:00 am	MSC Alumni Basketball League games (at Teomora covered court)
December 1		Campus Clean up drive (MSC students and staff)
December 3		Ingress of Exhibits
December 3		Book Launch “25 Math Shortcuts”
December 4 – 6		Open House and Exhibits
December 4	8:00 am	Mass, Motorcade, Opening of Exhibits
December 4	1:00 pm	Scavenger Hunt (for elementary schools/for MSC Students)
December 4	3:00 pm	Free Entrance/Scholarship Exam (for graduating elem. school pupils)
December 4	3:00 pm	MSC High School Got Talent, Mr. and Ms. MSC
December 5	9:00 am	13^th Inter-elementary School Math-Sci Quiz Show
December 5	1:00 pm	5^th MATH Made So Cool Speed Math Contest
December 5	3:00 pm	9^th Inter- School Web Design Contest
December 6	7:00 am	MSC Alumni Basketball League Championship (at Teomora covered court)
December 6	8:00 am	Family Day
December 6	3:00 pm	Sayawit
December 6	4:00 pm	MSC Alumni Homecoming and Awarding of MSC’s Most Outstanding Alumni

*All activities shall be held at the green school campus of MSC at San Gabriel, San Pablo City, except for the basketball games.

MSC Origins part X: MSC HS Opens at MSC Annex

In 1995, MSC was occupying the 4^th floor floor of the La Suerte building along Rizal Avenue, MSC main and the former Agrix Supermarket along A. Fule St. fondly called MSC annex.

Before the end of school year 1995-1996, a local event caused the displacement of numerous students, and they frantically looked for high schools to enroll in.

MSC High School

The city mayor quickly responded with the establishment of public high schools, known then as the city high annexes to accommodate the students who suddenly had no school to go to. However, the government could not provide for ALL transfer students. Parents were looking for private schools to relocate their children. MSC stepped up by quickly accomplishing all requirements and applying for a high school permit.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly and the permit was granted in time for the opening of school year 1996-97. MSC annex became MSC High School, with 63 students enrolled from first to third year on its first year of operation.

Classes for the high school were only until 3 or 4 pm, so the classrooms were used by techical-vocational students until 8pm.

Issue 13 – T-Shirt Design Contest and Multiplying by 25, 250 and 125

Nov 12, 2014 Issue 13

Issue 13 – T-Shirt Design Contest; Multiplying by 25 and125

T-Shirt Design Contest

Calling all MSC Alumni (high school, technical-vocational, computer short courses, Caregiving and Call Center courses)! Here are the entries for the MSC Alumni Shirt Design Contest!

Entries to MSC T-Shirt Design Contest

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MSC High School Celebrates English Month

Last September 25, 2014 VYP-MSC Institute of Technology celebrated its 2014 English month with the theme “Sharpening English Language through Global Competitiveness” wherein the students showed their talents and gifts through participating in different contests. The main objective of this program is to develop and enhance each student’s talent by building up their confidence to face the crowd.

MSC Origins Part VIII: Transfer to La Suerte building

In June, 1995, MSC made another business decision and it packed all its belongings for the third time and left the Alvero compound along M. Paulino St., its home for four years.

MSC transferred to the La Suerte building located along the bustling Rizal Avenue. Situated on the fourth floor, the main site of MSC (called MSC Main, for obvious reasons) seemed unreachable. The place had no elevators, so the four flight climb was an aerobic adventure.

Converting Meters to Yards

One meter is approximately equal to 1.1 yards.

For practical purposes we can use this conversion factor.
Here we can apply MSC 4 – Multiplying by 11 to quickly convert meters to yards.

Photo courtesy of WikiHow

Stories from the Alumni: Hazel Rose M. Zoleta

“Parang butil ng buhangin di gaanong napapansin, pag- inipon ang tinapon ay panghihinayangan din.”
Walong taon na ang nakararaan nang ako ay mag- umpisa bilang isang butil ng buhangin. Isang buhangin sa napakalawak na baybayin; hindi napapansin at hindi alam kung paano palulutangin ang natatanging talento at galling.

MSC 13 – Multiplying by 25, 250, 125

Remember that 25 is 100/4. This means we can multiply the number by 100, and then divide by 4.

To multiply by 25, move the decimal point of the multiplicand two places to the right and divide the resulting number by 4.

Previous Issues

In the Next Issue

MSC Green School Campus: a stop-over for Climate Walk
Converting meters to feet
Stories from the Alumni: Ednie Agulto
MSC’s Firsts: First to do School to School Orientation
MSC 14 – Division by 25, 250, and 125

MSC Origins Part VIII: Transfer to La Suerte building

In June, 1995, MSC made another business decision and it packed all its belongings for the third time and left the Alvero compound along M. Paulino St., its home for four years.

MSC transferred to the La Suerte building located along the bustling Rizal Avenue. Situated on the fourth floor, the main site of MSC (called MSC Main, for obvious reasons) seemed unreachable:

It was located in the space once occupied by the Regional Office of SSS, a piece of real estate that has set precedent for the upsurge of real estate prices in San Pablo. Look up and MSC retained the balcony and the visually quiant flagpole.
The building does not have an elevator. This was almost a show stopper. Use the stairs four floors up once and to test your aerobic fitness. But this was not a deterrent for the lady students and teachers who used the stairs in their two-inch heels, nor for the numerous inquirers who go up just to well, inquire.

MSC main housed the school administration office along with its records, files and paperwork. Students frequently came up to the counter to ask for the schedules, request for forms, look for teachers, or complain about their clearances, or their inability to get them. Main was the heart of MSC.

There were three classrooms in the Main, and The Laboratory. The Lab was where the students did their case studies “hands-on” the computers. Certainly, the laboratory room here was bigger than the Alvero venue. It was common knowledge that the laboratory distinguished MSC from other computer schools. Here students enjoyed long hours enjoying computer work alongside an army of competent laboratory assistants. There was ample room for students to do their respective work in peace without violating each other’s personal space.

Lack of references was never a problem. MSC’s two libraries were both located at the Main, where student will found lots of computer books, reference books and magazines. There was a photocopy machine too, if you needed to copy information. Often photocopies were more affordable than new books.

Four floors up, the view was fantastic because it was located in the part of the city that was as metropolitan as San Pablo can get.

Announcement – MSC Alumni Homecoming Activities

The MSC Alumni Homecoming Activities have begun with alumni basketball and volleyball ( men and women’s leagues) and will culminate on Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 during the week long 25th MSC Foundation Week Activities, with the the Search for Outstanding MSC Alumni – Awarding Ceremonies, followed by the Alumni Homecoming Ball.

PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES	Activities
December 1, 2014 (Monday)	Campus Clean-up Drive
December 3, 2014(Wednesday)	Ingress of Exhibits
December 4, 2014 (Thursday)
8:00-9:00 a.m.	Thanksgiving Mass
9:30 a.m.	Motorcade
11:00 a.m.	Opening of Exhibits
	Student Recruitment/ Career Orientation
	Photo Exhibit – MSC milestones
	Math-Sci Exhibit
	Eng-Fil-Social Exhibit
	Arts Exhibit
	Botanical Garden
	Booths
1:00 p.m.	Scavenger Hunt!
	Scavenger Hunt!
	1st PC assembly & disassembly
	Visual Graphics
	1st digital arts – tarp layout
3:00 p.m.	Entrance/ Scholarship Exam/ Orientation to MSC High School
	MSC High School Got Talent !
	Mr. & Ms. MSC
December 5, 2014 (Friday)
8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.	Math-Sci Exhibit
	Eng-Fil-Social Exhibit
	Arts Exhibit
	Botanical Garden
9:00 a.m.	13th Inter-elem School Quiz Show
	Inter-class Math Sci Challenge
1:00 p.m.	5th Speed Math Contest
	Inter-class Speed Math contest
3:00 p.m.	9th Cyberfair web design contest (awarding)
	Robotics – demonstrations

December 6, 2014 (Saturday)
8:00 a.m.	Family Day
	PTA raffle/ games/ boodle fight
3 p.m.	Sayawit
	Search for Outstanding MSC Alumni
6 p.m.	Search for Outstanding MSC Alumni – Awarding Ceremony Dinner
	Alumni Homecoming

We would like to hear from all our MSC Alumni. Please fill up the form below, and click submit.
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If you’d like to join the activities, please register using the indicated links:

Alumni Shirt Design Contest

Alumni Men’s Basketball League

Alumni Volleyball League (for men and women)

The MSC Advantage

THE Math, Science and Computing School

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