Queen of Miagao 2012 (MELISSA NICOLE MONTANO HERRERA)

My name is Melissa Nicole Montano Herrera. I was born on August 30, 1999 in Hayward California. My father is Pythias “Pete” Herrera and my mother is Mary Paz Nite Montaño. My elder sister is Michelle Herrera who is 15 years older than me and who was Queen of Miagao in 2004. My grandparents are Engr. Romeo Montaño, Sr. and Alicia Nite Montaño on my mom’s side, and Aquiles Chavez Herrera and Dr. Azucena Varona Herrera on my dad’s side. I am a seventh grader at Newark Junior High School. I am a straight “A” student from Grade 1 through Grade 6. School year started two months ago and I am taking Algebra and Gifted Language Arts which are supposed to be eight-grade subjects. I am sure I have inherited the intelligence of my Uncle Boots Montano who has always been my mentor.

I have been a GATE (Gifted and Talented Education student) for four consecutive years already. I love to dance and I am a student of Step Styles and Spotlights where we perform Hip Hop and our Native dances like Tinikling, Singkil, and Subli, to name a few, in various festivals. I am a sports lover and I play soccer, basketball, and volleyball both in school and in competitive tournaments. I also play piano and ukulele. I have been playing piano for six years and I have won first place in my piano competitions and recitals. I have been playing ukulele for one year. In elementary school, I participated in The Young Authors contest from Grade 1 through Grade 6 . We were asked to write a book, which was submitted to a panel of judges in school. I have participated in this event for six years at my school, and I have won first place. I also ran for the student council and I have always won each year. In the fourth grade, I was the School Treasurer. In the fifth grade I was in Leadership Group, and in sixth grade, I was the head leader in our Leadership Team. I am currently in the yearbook club, ukulele club, gamer club, and dance club at my school. During my free time, I love to work on my computer. For high school, I plan to go to James Logan High School where my sister graduated as Suma Cum Laude . I would love to follow the footsteps of my sister and also go to the University of California-Berkeley for college, and to go beyond what she achieved which was to be on the Dean’s List and be on the Gold Eagle Award’s List. My ultimate goal is to become a doctor.

Miagao host sang FCDSA Meet 2011, Preparasyon nagapadayon

Ginbaton sang Miagao paagi kay Mayor Julieta N. Flores ang panghangkat bilang host sang First Congressional District Sports Association Meet 2010 sa Nobyembre 3 tubtub 6, 2010.

Sa opisyal nga turning over ceremony nga ginhiwat sa Justice Ramon B. Britanico Hall (JRBBH) sadtong Hulyo 28, 2010, ginbaton ni Mayor Flores gikan sa Banwa sang Oton ang bandera sang FCDSA. Ini bilang tanda sang pagbaton sini sang mga obligasyon kag responsibilidad bilang host sang nasambit nga event.

Sa amo man nga adlaw, nagpatigayon sang 1st Board of Director’s Meeting, nga kun sa diin kabahin sa gin-estoryahan amo ang: report sang treasurer sang tuig 2009, kantidad nga dapat ibulig sang mga kabanwahanan sang 1st District, mga hilikuton kag kinahanglanon sa hampang kag iban pa.

Ang event maga-umpisa sa Nobyembre 3 paagi sa isa ka parade palibot sa poblasyon sang Banwa. Ini pagasundan sang opening program sa Miagao Central Elementary School (MCES) Grounds sa alas 2:30 sa hapon, Pep Squad Competition, Board of Director Fellowship kag Search for Mr. and Ms. FCDSA sa Justice Ramon B. Britanico Hall. Sa Nobyembre 4 pagahiwaton ang Cultural Contest sa elementary kag Dance Sports Competition sa alas sais (6:00PM) sa JRBBH. Ang Cultural Contest sang secondary ang pagahiwaton sa Nobyembre 5. Samtang, ang closing program pagahiwaton sa MCES Grounds sa Nobyembre 6, alas dos sa hapon.

Kabahin sa mga hampang (sports competition) amo ang: softball, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, boxing, arnis, gymnastics, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, chess, football, swimming, sipa kag sepak takraw. Ang FCDSA ginabug-usan sang banwa sang Oton, Miagao, San Joaquin, Guimbal, Igbaras, Tubungan, kag Tigbauan.

Ang magadaug sa hinampang kag cultural contests amo ang mangin tiglawas sang 1st District sa Integrated Meet.#