On October 22 and 23, 2026, private schools from across Rodriguez gathered at Divine Savior Montessori School for the ROPRISA (Rodriguez Private Schools Association) Academic Competitions. Eastbridge's language teams came home as champions at all three levels: preschool, primary, and intermediate.
Our champions
Preschool Spelling · Champion
🥇 David Bright Z. Antonio · Kinder · score 26/30, against 15 schools
Bright trained for almost a month, four times a week, with Teacher May. He came in with a strong spelling foundation, so much of their work went into his writing. His mom was beside Teacher May during the contest and saw every round. Asked about it afterwards, Bright kept it simple: "Yes, I got a gold medal."
Primary Spelling · Champion
- 🥇 Maico Nolan Francisco
- 🥇 Lance Eliezer Valderama
- 🥇 Tanya Nehal Amores
The team spelled every word correctly from the easy round to the difficult round, except one: "birthday," marked wrong because of a stray space. They practiced Monday to Thursday at school, 11 AM to 12 noon, with Teacher Ching.
Third time's the charm
For the Primary Spelling team, this title was a long time coming. In 2024 and 2025, Eastbridge finished second. This year, they finally took the top spot. Teacher Ching's advice to her spellers: "Don't spell what you hear; spell what makes sense."
Intermediate English · Champion
- 🥇 Mauriah Samantha Quillopas · Grade 6
- 🥇 Sheordel Ayrinne Vicente · Grade 5
- 🥇 Alyannah Callie Rabe · Grade 4
The team led from the easy round to the end, finishing with 46 points out of 60. The second-place team scored 34. Two of the questions had never come up in training, but they had been covered in English class back in July. Sam remembered the lesson, and Eastbridge was the only team to answer them correctly.
Next stop: RIPRISA
The Intermediate English team will represent Rodriguez at the RIPRISA (Rizal Private Schools Association) competition on November 13, 2026, in Taytay, Rizal. Please keep Sam, Sheordel, and Alyannah in your prayers.
More than a medal
Every Eastbridge team trains with the same rule, which Teacher Glenda has kept since the very beginning: "Just do your best and leave to Him the rest. Whatever happens, no blaming." Blaming, she explains, destroys the spirit of camaraderie. It is a small rule that teaches a big lesson: winning matters less than how a team treats one another along the way.
The preparation in class mattered too. When questions came up that the team hadn't drilled, our students still knew the answers, because they had learned them in their regular lessons. That is what strong daily teaching looks like on competition day.
Congratulations to all seven of our champions! Thank you to our coaches, Teacher May Linda Valero (Preschool Spelling), Teacher Richelle "Ching" Tejado (Primary Spelling), and Teacher Glenda Espero (Intermediate English), and to the many parents who came to cheer. As Teacher May told her young champion, let us all pray and thank Jesus. To God be the glory!
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