In line with the school’s aim of providing venue for assessing the students’ skills and showcasing their talents, MCCID has again held its annual Academic Competition from March 14 – 25, 2008.
Now on its eight year, deaf students competed in 16 categories. All are subjects that they are taking up. Winners will receive Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. They will be awarded on April 5, coinciding with Sportsfest and Cake and Fruit Raffle Draw. The schedule of contest together with the instructor-in-charge are as follows:
| DATE | 9:00 – 10:00 AM | 2:00 – 3:00 PM | 4:00 – 5:00 PM |
| March 14, Friday | BASIC HTML Sir Jefferson |
LETTER WRITING Sir Jefferson |
MS EXCEL Sir Oscar |
| March 17, Monday | SIGN LANGUAGE Sir Rommel |
BUSINESS MATH Sir Rommel |
BASIC ACCTNG. Sir Rommel |
| March 18, Tuesday | TYPING SPEED Sir Ervin |
A. PHOTOSHOP Ma’am Dianne |
DRAWING Ma’am Dianne |
| March 19, Wednesday | BASIC MATH Sir Rommel |
WEB PAGE Sir Ervin |
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| March 24, Monday | MS WORD Sir Oscar |
BASIC ENGLISH Sir Jefferson |
BASIC COMPUTER Sir Oscar |
| March 25, Tuesday | PC ASSEMBLY Sir Ervin |
BASIC FILIPINO Sir Jefferson |
Past winners of these events were selected to represent the school and competed in various local skills contests. Notable deaf persons were Aldrin Gabriel and Dianne Barcelona (7th International Skills Competition), Marinela Veras (Korean Skills Contest and Deaf Awareness Week Festival) and Aquarius Balisi (NDPR Week hosted by National Historical Institute).
