Say Kumusta to Filipino Club
January 27, 2021
By Paris Blanco
Co-Editor-in-Chief
At Millikan, pride is taken in the fact that its students represent a wide variety of ethnicities and cultures. One example of this diversity is Millikan’s Filipino Club.
Overall, Filipino Club strives to bond over Filipino culture and practices. For example, the club has gone over Filipino art, sports, animals, and food.
Club president and QUEST junior Ashley Ocampo states, “We just hope that at the end of each meeting, everyone learns something new about the culture and appreciates it.”
Due to COVID, Filipino Club meets every Monday during lunch over Zoom. A typical club meeting consists of doing some sort of activity and learning a word or phrase in Tagalog (the Philippines’ native language). For example, before winter break, the club worked on making traditional Filipino Christmas decorations over Zoom.
COMPASS senior Madalynn Lew says, “I enjoy learning new words in Tagalog the most. For example, ‘magandang gabi’ means good evening.”
Although many people in the club didn’t know each other previously, they all share a common love of learning about Filipino culture. Through Filipino club, many members have grown closer to each other.
“Everyone and anyone is invited to join the club,” states Ocampo, “We are more than happy to open our club to all.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF ASHLEY OCAMPO
Pictured above is a Zoom screenshot of Millikan’s Filipino Club. Some of the club members have the Philippines’ national flag as their background.
Shea Sanchez • Feb 4, 2021 at 8:07 am
February 3, 2021
Dear Corydon Editor,
In Issue 5 (January 27, 2021), Paris Blanco wrote an article titled “Say Kumusta to Filipino Club”. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article and learning something new about Millikan. I’ve known about many of the clubs that Millikan offers but have yet to join one. Filipino Club sounds wonderful and from the looks of it in the photo provided in the article, it is a really fun time too! I have Filipino heritage in my family but don’t know too much about the culture, language, etc. I think that joining the club could really help me connect to my family’s heritage more and allow me to feel a connection to my ancestors, which I would love.
I think it’s really cool how the clubs have been able to adapt to the changes Covid-19 has brought. Although it would be amazing to have club meetings in person, I would love to attend club meetings from the comfort of my home, and connect to the members in a different way.
Although I thought the article was great and gave some insight into what the Filipino Club at Millikan is like, I wished that there was some added information about what club members have learned and taken away from their experience in the club. I appreciated what the members interviewed in the article had to say, and hope for more members’ thoughts and feelings next time. What a great article about such a wonderful club!
Sincerely,
Shea Sanchez, Grade 12