by: Mary Lailani Pitao-Tupaz
NAVAL, Biliran – Four schools from the municipality of Naval are all set for the annual band competition dubbed as Banda Rayhak in Tacloban on October 20, 2012, also the anniversary date of the historic Leyte Landing.
Naval State University (NSU) and Cathedral Schoolof La Naval (CSN) will compete in the high school category while the Naval Central School and Naval SPED Center will compete in the elementary category.
Naval SPED Center bagged for the last two years the first prize and is aiming this year the first place to complete a grand slam.
Naval State University, the Cathedral School of La Naval and Naval Central School were also winners in the same competition in the previous years.
Banda Rayhak is a yearly band competition open for both high school and elementary levels in the entire region.
More new contingents from the different provinces in the region are expected to join in this year’s competition.
Meanwhile, the Cathedral School of La Naval through Sister Cecille Lim, school principal, expressed their participation in the Palo festival in December, this year. # (PIA8 Biliran)