25/10/2025
ππππππ ππππ | CON stude bags silver in PH Stats Quiz - Provincial Eliminations
"I wanted to give my best since opportunities like this don't come often."
These were the words stressed by Floriebhe Pearl Venturanza, Level 1 Bachelor of Science in Nursing student from the College of Nursing (CON), after winning second place in the 29th Philippine Statistics Quiz - Provincial Eliminations at Meding's Pavilion and Garden, New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan, on Friday, October 24.
"As a nursing student, one of the biggest challenges I faced in preparing for the statistics quiz bee was that my program is quite far from the mathematical context," she added, noting that she is the only nursing student among other contestants who mostly came from math-heavy majors.
Venturanza also said that her secret ingredients were consistency, curiosity, and support, as well as the guidance she received from her mentors, Mr. Fervin Salmorin and Mr. Kasprov Repedro, Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS).
Meanwhile, Poly Andrew C. Talde, first year Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Mathematics student from the College of Teacher Education (CTE), placed fourth in the said competition.
Also competed with Venturanza and Talde was Rolyn I. Ileto, first year BSEd Major in Mathematics from CTE.
The three students represented ASU in the provincial stint after being hailed as the top three winners during the Statistics Quiz Bee 2025 (University Eliminations) spearheaded by the Society of Intellectual Applied Mathematicians (SIAM) last October 17.
Venturanza will represent Aklan in the Regional Championships in Iloilo City on November 6, together with Justeen Lei D. Dioso from ASU-Kalibo Campus who bagged the first place, and Gabriel Zacahry C. Cuales from Saint Gabriel College who placed third.
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