DAMMAM, 2 March 2003 — Who says website creation is difficult?
Not to the students of the Philippine School in Dammam (PSD), who have produced one for a Filipino community organization after attending a training course on website design for only two-month weekends.
During their graduation rites held last week, the 21 students who completed the course demonstrated how they made the web page of the United Surigaonon Association, which sponsored the project.
The students also showed the initial design they made for their school website.
Agnes Eledia, president of the FCS-PSD chapter, said the school website will have the database of all students who studied in PSD since it was formed in 1995. Eledia and Antonette Briones are teacher-adviser of the PSD Computer Society.
School officials and parents, including principal Lita Rulloda, school board chairman Romeo Novelles, and PTAC past president Ramon Sawit, gave credit to the Filipino Computer Society (FCS) for conducting the training course.
The training course was provided by the Filipino Computer Society (FCS), an organization of computer professionals providing free IT education for community members who wish to learn.
The FCS chapter in the Eastern Province is headed by Jose Gie Sinaon. Sinaon had invited the students to join the national and international competitions on website design being held annually in Manila.
FCS is also currently conducting the same trainings at the International Philippine School in Alkhobar (IPSA) and Al-Andalus International School (AAIS).
The first graduates of the training course are fourth year students Emarc Perri Magtanong, Ross Jonathan Pelagio, and Kristina Mae Manalaotao; 3rd year students Karl Agamata, Dale Christian Dizon, Timothy Fino, Joel Quimpo, Ramon Jeriel Sawit, Michael Gapay, and Dann Guerrero.
Second year students Vincent Baquira, Kristofer Vincent Herrera, Arman Dino Pagaduan, Mark Czar Castano, Dan Burgos, Ria Karla Arana, Mabelle Hugo, Katherine Manalaotato, Wilza Uy, and Ma. Kristina Hernandez; and 1st year student Nisreen Arnaoot.