VALENTINE’S month CELEBRATION 2023

TITLE: HEARTS FOR ALL, ALL FOR HEARTS!

THEME: “LOVE IN HEARTWARMING STORIES”

CONTESTED ACTIVITIES

LOVE LETTER WRITING

(One representative per Section)
 The topic will be given on the contest proper
 The contestants will be given an official paper provided by the English club for the final
output.
 The contestants will be given one hour and thirty minutes to construct their piece
 1st , 2nd and 3rd placers will be awarded
Outputs will be judged according to the following criteria:
Criteria Percentage
Content (Appropriateness of the language, 50%
comprehensiveness of the language)

Organization (Unity, Coherence, Style) 30%

Mechanics (Punctuation, Capitalization, Grammar, Format) 20%
TOTAL 100%
Judges: TBD

POEM WRITING
(One representative per section)
 The theme/topic will be given on the contest proper
 The contestants will be given an official paper provided by the English club for the final
output.
 Contestants will be given one hour and thirty minutes to construct their piece
 Winners will participate for the spoken word poetry event.
 1st , 2nd and 3rd placers will be awarded
Outputs will be judged according to the following criteria:
Criteria Percentage
Content (Appropriateness of the language, 40%
comprehensiveness of the language)

Organization (Unity, Coherence, Style) 40%

 Mechanics (Punctuation, Capitalization, Grammar, Format) 20%
TOTAL 100%
Judges: TBD

SHORT STORY WRITING

(1 representative per Section)
 The theme/topic will be given on the contest proper
 The contestants will be given an official paper provided by the English club for the final
output.
 The contestants will be given one hour thirty minutes to construct their piece
 1st , 2nd and 3rd placers will be awarded
Outputs will be judged according to the following criteria:
Criteria Percentage
Content (Appropriateness of the language, 50%
comprehensiveness of the language)

Organization (Unity, Coherence, Style) 30%

Mechanics (Punctuation, Capitalization, Grammar, Format) 20%
TOTAL 100%
Judges: TBD

VLOG MAKING COMPETITION

(5-7 members per section)

Purpose: To serve as a way to share students artistic process and to be able to express their
feelings towards Valentine’s Day through film making.

 The theme/topic will be given on the contest proper

 Participants are not allowed to film outside campus proper
 Participants will only film their vlog during the event only
 Each vlog will have a maximum of 3 mins
 1st , 2nd, and 3rd winners will be awarded
Criteria Percentage
Relevance to the Theme 30%

Entertainment Quality and Content 25%

Originality and Creativity 20%
 Clarity of Expression 15%
Visual/Verbal Presentation 10%
TOTAL 100%
Judges: TBD

BATTLE OF THE BANDS COMPETITION

Purpose:  The event provides opportunities for audiences and bands alike. Framing the concert
as a competition between sections allows for a great diversity in musical styles and gives student
performances an equal chance to perform. Performances will all be by students and cover the
genre of love in Valentine’s Day.
(One band per grade level)
 Each band will have a maximum of 8 members
 Contestants will perform any song that expresses love.
 Each band will perform only 1 song of their choice.
 There will be no repetition of songs so students must submit their choice of song one day
before the competition.
 Winners will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

Contestants will be judged according to the following criteria:

Criteria Percentage
Musicality 50%
Interface with Audience 10%
Quality of Performance 20%
Presentation 20%
TOTAL 100%
Judges: TBD

SINGING COMPETITION: DUET

Purpose: “To promote self-esteem and to engage the emotion of the Day of Romance and Love,
promotes social inclusion, and enables young people of different ages and abilities to come
together successfully to create something special in the arts.”
(Two representatives per grade level)
 Each duet will perform one song
 Performance should be at least 2 mins.
 Theme for competition: DISNEY LOVE SONGS
 There will be no repetition of songs. Students must submit their choice of song one day
before the competition.
 Winners will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

Criteria Percentage
 Voice Quality (Tonality, blending and technique) 50%
Style and Performance (Rendition qualities, discipline, timing 30%
and precision, choreography, delivery, selection of song)
Over-all Appeal (stage appeal, audience impact) 20%
TOTAL 100%
ORIGAMI FLOWER BOQUET MAKING
Purpose: To promote the art of making as it allows students to express their creativity through
paper art. Participation in the arts may even assist students with language, motor skills, and
visual learning development.
(1-3 representatives per section)
 Each group will have one hour to create their piece
 Each section will provide their own materials.
 2 Members from the English club will facilitate
 Winners will be rewarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
 All finished outputs will be displayed in an art exhibit
 Participants will have 1 hour to create their masterpiece
Criteria Percentage
Workmanship (Construction method, suited to article design, 60%
applied finish etc.)
Design and Color (Simplicity and the art, pleasing combination 25%
of colors)
General Appearance (Pleasant and attractive, completed output, 15%
worth the time spent)
TOTAL 100%
Judges: TBD

VALENTINE’S DAY DEBATE

Purpose: What’s a valentines day in LHS without its traditions? This year’s Valentine's Day
debate exists to provide a platform for all willing and aspiring debaters to enhance their skills,
broaden their knowledge, and share their wits about romance and their philosophies in love and
relationships. This also serves as a gateway for students to enhance their communication skills,
critical thinking, and courage. Who knows, they might even develop self-confidence, enough to
become transparent to their emotions?
GENERAL RULES
 The competition will follow the single elimination format.
 Debaters shall use English as their primary language, however the use of non-English
expressions will not be considered as a violation as long as they are relevant to the case.
 Speakers are not allowed to use profanities or derogatory/offensive words.
TEAM COMPOSITION
(1-2 Teams per grade level)
 The debate will follow the rules of an Asian Parliamentary debate format.
  Each team must have 3 members each to assume the positions of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
speaker.
 Either of the first two speakers shall assume the role of the reply speaker.
 1st and 2nd teams shall be declared as winners and the competition shall also award the top
5 speakers.
TIME LIMITS
 The 1st-3rd Speaker for both sides must deliver their speeches with a maximum of 7
minutes with an extension of 30 seconds to conclude.
 Reply speakers must deliver their reply for a maximum of four minutes, the Opposition
Reply speaker must speak immediately after the 3rd Speaker of their side, and there will
be no extension granted for reply speakers.
 Failing to conclude speeches with their given time will be considered as a violation and
shall be dealt by deducting points from the team’s score.
THEME AND PREPARATION
 The topics for the debate will evolve around relationships, love, and romance.
 Motions and Match-ups will be released right before the debate round begins
 Each team will have the maximum of 30 minutes of preparation time before the round
begins.
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
 The debate will be evaluated based on three categories: MANNER, MATTER, and
METHOD.

The criteria will be as follows

MATTER 60 pts
Merit of arguments and examples
Relevance to the case presented
MANNER 20 pts
Style of debating, voice intonation
Body language, projection, presentability

METHOD 20 pts
Individual and team speech structure
Responsiveness to the dynamics of the debate
 In cases of a tie, the team with higher speaker points will advance to the next round.
SPEAKER SCALE
81-83 All of the speeches were relevant to the
debate, the responses were damaging to the
other teams, and the substantiation was quite
rigorous and concretized.
77-80 All of the speeches were relevant to the
debate, the responses were generally strong,
and the substantiation was generally rigorous
 and concretized.
74-76 Most of the speech was relevant to the
debate, the responses were sound and
logical, the substantiation was generally
sound and logical.

Below 75 – less persuasive, Above 75 –

More persuasive
70-73 Majority of the speech was relevant to the
debate but the responses were generally
dismissive or weak and/or the
substantiation was illogical.
67-69 Most of the speeches were irrelevant to the
debate, absolutely or mostly not
responsive, absolutely or mostly no
substantiation.
Judges: TBD

SCI-FI COMIC STRIP MAKING (Science Club Collaboration)

 At least one (1) representative per class is required to participate in this activity.
 The participants will have the freedom to design and conceptualize their own comic strip
with the theme “Romance Bloomed from Alternate Realities”. They have the option to
choose whether the comic strip is done digitally or traditionally.
 Participants will create their comic strip using an A4 sized paper. They may use any
technique and material to strategize their way of accomplishing the task.
 This activity will be passed not later than February 16, 2023, at 5:00 pm. The final output
shall be submitted using the google form link ( ) that should be in a PDF format with a
file name of (NAME_GRADE LEVEL_SCI-FI)
 Plagiarism will not be tolerated; if the work is plagiarized, the participant will be
automatically disqualified from the activity.
 The following criteria for the judging are what follows:
 The top three (3) individuals that will have the highest points shall be declared as the
winner.

Criteria Percentage
Originality 10%
Content 40%
Uniqueness 10%
Relevance to the Theme 15%
Design 25%
TOTAL 100%
Judges: TBD