YES medal awarded to 8 AGS students
10 Nov 2021
Six recent graduates and two current students of Ateneo de Manila Grade School were awarded the Youth Excellence in Science (YES) medal by the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) on October 30, 2021:
Sieggy Cajucom (6-Bellarmine, Class of 2021)
AJ Capito (6-Pignatelli)
Joshua Gonzalez (4-Rajah Matanda)
Rohan Herrera (6-Xavier, Class of 2021)
Alphan Lomibao (6-Xavier, Class of 2021)
Magnus Navarro (6-Bellarmine, Class of 2021)
Darren Uy (6-Xavier, Class of 2021)
Zion Uy (6-Campion, Class of 2021)
The YES medal honors the recipients’ exemplary performance in various international science, technology, engineering and mathematics competitions held in the past year, and also recognizes the robust, world-class math and science programs of the schools the medalists represented. A total of 29 students from Ateneo de Manila University Basic Education were awarded the YES medal by the Philippine government during the virtual ceremony, which was streamed on the DOST-SEI Facebook page at 10:00 a.m. on October 29, 2021.