Written by Samuel Gomez (DLSZ 2020)
Imus City, Cavite – The Grade 12 STEM Students of De La Salle Santiago Zobel – Vermosa (DLSZ-V) presents Bayanihan, a promotional exhibit & capstone turnover ceremony. Each featured project aims to benefit the constituents of Batch 2020’s partner community, Sitio Makabuhay. The event will be on March 6 on the 5th floor of the Spark Building of the Vermosa Campus from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM. The exhibit will showcase the different capstone projects of the Grade 12 STEM strand, as well as mark the official turnover of the projects to the community of Sitio Makabuhay.
Together with their Research 4 teachers Mr. Fritz Ferran and Mr. Gerald Gamboa, with the guidance of Mr. Henry Magahis, Research and Immersion Coordinator, the Grade 12 STEM strand of Batch 2020 are proud to present the following projects:
12A presents Project XyAlgua, a personalized, cheap filtration system that utilizes the natural abilities of Chlorella vulgaris Algae and Bamboo Xylems as its main components. Specifically, it filters surface water through four phases: filter fabric, Chlorella vulgaris algae, Bamboo Xylem, and Activated charcoal.
12B presents Banana Papeel, paper made out of waste banana fibers. The pseudostems of the banana fibers are shredded and combined with old newspaper to create a new sustainable paper material. Depending on the type of recipe, Banana Papeel paper can have many different functions, from housing materials to writable paper for notebooks.
12C presents Magsipag Para sa Liwanag: Lumitiles, eco-bricks with glow in the dark sealant created using cement powder, sand, gravel, shredded LDPE plastic, and water. The shredded plastic is a partial replacement to the sand in order to promote sustainability in the environment within the community. The brick itself is used as a partial alternative for streetlamps, meaning they provide luminance to the walkways, making it visible to the residents, as well as aiding in the prevention of soil erosion. The brick will be buried partially in the ground, helping stabilize the dirt around it, helping make the pathway safer for the community.
12D presents TALA, a modified dye-sensitized solar cell that is tailored for the needs of the community of Sitio Makabuhay. It utilizes Talahib grass dye and aluminum alloys unlike other dye-sensitized solar cells. It produces electricity via the process of photoelectric effect that is a standard in solar cells. The main objective of TALA is to provide lighting to dark areas.
12E presents Briquette B.L.E.N.D., an efficient bio-briquette from the banana leaves present in the community. In addition, banana leaves bio-briquettes can be an alternative to traditional sources of energy like charcoal and liquefied petroleum gas.
The STEM strand of Batch 2020 hereby invites you to Bayanihan, a capstone exhibition ceremony, and calls you to join them in making the Philippines and the world a better place by developing innovative and sustainable projects to empower communities and spark societal change.
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt