the country to this prestigious competition. He contested in individual and team events. Michael John Deanon, a grade six pupil went to China last August 8–13, 2006 to attend the International I Love Math Summer Training Camp and won third place in Calculating Skills and Problem Solving. Another ND-SSM student who made it to an international contest is senior student and swimmer Teresa Ann Simora who brought home three bronze medals from three swimming events during the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Friendship Games last September 24–26, 2004 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Teresa Ann is an excellent swimmer who had been competing in Regional contests and the Palarong Pambasa along with other athletes from the school. Every year, the school is participating in campus journalism. In school year 2007-2008 14 of ND-SSM's high school journalists and 13 grade school writers, all members of the official student publication—The Veritas—competed in the Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) in M’lang, Cotabato Province last December 5 to 7, 2007. All 27 students and pupils contested in individual writing events alongside at least 150 other competitors from school all over Region XII. It was a stiff competition among the best student writers and only two out of the top ten awardees made it to the National Schools Press Conference (NSSPC) 2008 in Koronadal City. 6th grader, Sweetzel Marmonejo got 3rd place and Joyce Dyan Fulgencion a 4th year student got 1st place in their individual event and managed a bid in the National Secondary Schools Press Conference (NSSPC) on February 2008. Another important pride to the school is the ND-SSM Drum and Lyre Corps. The group proved its best on top of all others for five consecutive years. The latest was the championship trophy they grabbed away from six other schools during the T'nalak Festival on July 14, 2004. They also actively participated during the 2004 Grand Alumni Homecoming and other city and provincial celebrations. The drum and lyre corps got the Championship award on July 18, 2007 during the T’nalak Festival of our Province, South Cotabato. Many of this year’s activities participated by ND-SSM got trophies and medals as shown in record of curricular and co-curricular activities. The ND-SSM personnel and student choir under the supervision of Mr. Richy Dauz as trainer and moderator of the Choir Club had been doing very well in service every Sunday Church