Students and teachers under the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Island Garden City of Samal bagged several awards during the 2016 Regional Festival of Talents (RFOT) hosted by Tagum City Division on November 10-12.

The event is an annual activity conducted by DepEd Region XI to select its participants to the National Festival of Talents with this year’s theme: “Celebrating Humanity and Cultural Diversity”.

It aims to provide the school learners with opportunities to showcase their talents through exhibitions of their products and performances as evidences of their learning.

Several awards were brought by the IGaCoS participants in various skill exhibitions in the different fields. The Overall Champion trophy for Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao was earned by the contenders from Anonang National High School - San Jose Extension after showcasing their skills in character role playing and bible verse interpretation at Robinsons Mall-Tagum.

IGaCoS was also declared as the Overall 1st Runner-up for Tagisan ng Talino after the Samal NHS quizzers won 1st Place in TagisTalinosaWika at Panitikan.

The Sta Cruz National High, Nieves Villarica National High, Matanos National High, Cogon national High, Libertad National High, Kaputian National High and Alorro National High; Aundanao Elementary, Caliclic Elementary, Libuak Elementary, Penaplata Central Elementary School Speed Center, Sto Nino Elementary, Magamomo Elementary and Del Monte Elementary were among the schools from IGaCoS which bagged several trophies and medals in different categories . Jay C. Nang-DepEd.

PHOTO CAPTION: The Department of Education IGaCoS School Division Heads pose for a picture together with the coaches and students from different schools with the awards they bagged from the recently concluded Regional Festival of Talents 2016.