04/07/2025
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฒ๐
Sir Lester Dave โTet-Tetโ Pua, Outgoing School Paper Adviser โ a serenity amidst calamity
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ, ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐พ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐.
Amidst the clamor of tales, voices, and raging storms, he sowed calmness and truth through the stories as he took on the role of being The Junior Advocateโs School Paper Adviser. Its stem grew plentiful, soaring beyond the clouds, reaping awards, bonds, but most of all, impact.
To the eyes of the mundane, his brief venture as the School Paper Adviser was a JOURNey brimming with luck and ease. But through the tight deadlines, coverage, and exhaustive articles, he left some things better unstated.
Emanating a cool, calming aura that shelters people with soothing care, his faรงade, for many, may come as the nonchalant adviser of The Junior Advocateโhe who was carefree with the trust he gave to his editorial board.
But beneath his composed demeanor, there is a quiet-surging energy of passion and pride that allowed his protรฉgรฉs to soar high above the storm.
In his short span as the School Paper Adviser, he led three cohorts of campus journalists to uncover stories and make an impact across Manila. Starting amidst the year of cohort 7, they entered the division school press conference in a sudden hurry, yet, they were prepared to raise their voice, securing fourth overallโmarking the end of a beginning.
With a firm foundation at their start, they were eager to come back stronger. And Sir Dave, with a fiery determination within, was eager to uplift The Junior Advocateโs spirit in his first and final full term as the School Paper Adviser.
Holding a duty to guide an editorial board with diverse personalities, he would often observe in silence, allowing them to fill the press room with their fervor, chaotic energy, and talking only when spoken to. Itโs what made Sir Dave, ๐๐ช๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ท๐ฆ.
But when the truth yearns to be told, and stories call to be unveiled, Sir Dave is always there to deliver. Amidst the chaos of panic, cramming, and planning in the press room, he perpetually looms with preparation and anticipation; heeding details, postings, and possibilities to forthwith deliver.
His voice is often not heard. But when it is, ๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ.
At the prime of his only full term, he led cohort 8 to outstanding success, sending the most delegates in Paraรฑaque to compete in the regional school press conference and garnering second overall in the division school press conference of Manila. Moreover, they sent their newspaper to its first ever NSPC, landing in Vigan to represent NCR. The tides were strong in their favor, and the strings of destiny were seemingly intertwining with their fortune.
๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ง๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ.
Still, with a full month before his leave, he accompanied the successors of his only term to entrust his embrace, even in his absence. He wasnโt willing to depart without leaving a final impact. Hence, they carried out a special coverage for the year-end of cohort 8 as he joins the batch of his only full term in their leave.
Gleaming a subtle yet bright radiance, Sir Daveโs soothing spirit lights a path that guides students, campus journalists, and the publication beyond stories and truth. As Sir Dave turns a page to a new beginning, the serenity he imposed will linger close to TJAโs heart, passing on his last wisdom for the next cohortโs instrument to leave a lasting impact.
Though his stay as the School Paper Adviser fled too swiftly to capture, the calmness he brought led the publication beyond the clouds, far above the stormโs reach, gifting serendipity before his final leave.
Long after the storm has passed, the coolness of his energy will leave serenityโeven in his absence, even through his quietness. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ต, ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐, ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
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