GRADE 12 students of Landy National High School in Sta. Cruz, Marinduque will join the Nuclear Science and Technology Virtual Competition in Vienna, Austria.

Alia Daniela Riego and Angelo Gatdula qualified for the preliminary round in their presentation about the effects of plastic pollution.

“Nagkaroon po kami ng mga chemical science laboratory experiments bago po magsimula yung classes at nakita po namin don yung pag-isolate ng salt sa sea water at naobserbahan namin na yung mga plastic na kumakalat po sa ating marine ecosystem ay sumasama na sa ating mga kinakain tulad ng isda,” Riego said about their presentation.

Their coach Perry Angelo Manlapaz is confident that the two can well present their study to the panelists.

“Malaki po ang pananalig ko na makakapasok kami ng rank sa contest na sinasalihan namin at alam ko po kung gaano sila nag-eeffort. Naniniwala po ako na sa darating na February 6 ay magaling na makakasagot sila sa panelists dahil hinubog po sila ng magagaling na teachers ng aming paaralan,” he said.

The international contest aims to promote the use of students’ creative thinking to present how they see the role of Nuclear Science and Technology in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals to combat global plastic pollution.

Gatdula encouraged students to take STEM strand.

“Dito sa science, we explore to feed our curiosity and yung benefits na nakukuha natin ngayon ay dahil sa mga scientists na nag-explore na before kung kaya mahalagang pag-aralan ito,” he said.