The Annual Christmas Concert and Art Exhibition 2025
Opening of Exhibit and Ribbon Cutting
Monday, December 1
Christmas Concert
Tuesday, December 2

Opening of Exhibit and Ribbon Cutting
Monday, December 1
Christmas Concert
Tuesday, December 2

Congratulations to all 18 delegates from Grades 8–10 for a wonderful representation of Brent Pride at the World Mathematics Championships Regional Junior Qualifier 2025. The math competition was held on November 8 at ISM.
Dynamic Category:
Donghyun Kang – Silver Award
Juan Mateo Desuasido – Silver Award
Manilla Medina – Bronze Award
Technical Category:
Alexandre Faes – Silver Award
Juan Mateo Desuasido – Bronze Award
Manilla Medina – Bronze Award
Personal Endeavour Category:
Donghyun Kang – Gold Award
Juan Mateo Desuasido – Silver Award
Manilla Medina – Bronze Award
Alexandre Faes – Bronze Award
Overall Best Sum Rank (Top 16 achievers) and Golden Ticket (qualifies for the finals in Melbourne):
Juan Mateo Desuasido
Manilla Medina
A special thank you to the teachers, Mr. Wen and Mr. Poelzing, who joined Mr. Santos and Mr. Burke in helping at the event.
Good work, Lions!🦁
We are excited to share the December 2025 issue of Forward magazine with you. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as our student writers enjoyed planning and creating it. May this issue bring you hope, happiness, and excitement as we enter the Christmas season. It is truly a time to appreciate being part of such a vibrant and close-knit international community.🦁🎄🫶. Merry Christmas, Everyone!
Please note that there are two download options: a high-resolution version for viewing on computers and a lower-resolution version optimized for mobile devices.
November 19 & 20, 2025
Congratulations to Cailey Chanelle Gonzales (gr. 7) for emerging as the Champion in the Girls 11–12 Division at the U.S. Kids Golf Australian Challenge 2025, held at Heritage Golf and Country Club. Great job, Lion!
Congratulations, Aqualions Team, for another successful swim meet at St. Mary’s International School in Tokyo, Japan, held on October 25–26, 2025.
The team placed 8th Overall out of 20 participating teams in the two-day meet. A special shoutout to our 8 & Under Girls for placing 1st in the 100M Medley Relay and 2nd in the 100M Freestyle Relay. The 15–18 Girls team also performed excellently, placing 3rd in the 200M Medley Relay and 2nd in the 400M Freestyle Relay.
Special mention to our medalists:
We would also like to acknowledge the Aqualion parents and coaches who supported and helped the team all the way from the start to the end of the meet. Thank you very much!
Congratulations, Martina Horn (gr. 9), for making it to the U17 Philippine Women’s National Football Team and for earning your first international cap at the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers 2025 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The Philippine team defeated Syria (5–0), Tajikistan (2–0), and Malaysia (4–0), finishing first in their group and qualifying for the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2025.
Great job, Martina!
Our 1st Season APAC Sports Teams traveled to China, Japan, Hong Kong, and Korea, proudly representing the Brent Pride. Great job, Lions! You’ve done us proud!

APAC Baseball
2nd Place Overall
Spirit Award
All APAC Awardees:
Andoy Bustamante (gr. 11)
Cruz Garcia (gr. 11)
Leo Ozaeta (gr. 11)

APAC Cross Country
Overall Girls Champion
5k GIRLS
Alandra Silva – 2nd place (gr. 11)
Holly Sy – 5th place (gr. 9)
1st Place, Girls Relay 4 x 1.6 km
Emily Engel (gr. 9)
Alandra Silva (gr. 11)
Holly Sy (gr. 9)
Tanji Waśkiewicz (gr. 11)

APAC Tennis
2nd Place Overall – Girls
6th Place Overall – Boys
Spirit Award for both boys and girls
Individual Girls Singles
Izzy Camcam – 2nd Place (gr. 9)
Amelia Apostol – 6th Place (gr. 10)
Girls Doubles
Annika Chua (gr. 11) & Ciara Troilo (gr. 10) – 2nd Place
Boys Singles
Alex Faes-Charavel (gr. 10) – 11th Place
Ramon Mirasol (gr. 12) – 12th Place
Boys Doubles
Nicholas White (gr. 11) & Joshua Ferrer (gr. 10) – 5th Place
Mixed Doubles
Kristopher Tan (gr. 9) & Catalina Bacani (gr. 9) – 3rd Place


APAC Volleyball
3rd Place Overall – Girls
2nd Place Overall – Boys
Spirit Award for both boys and girls
All APAC Awardees:
Emilia Hagedorn (gr. 12)
Patrice Monserrate (gr. 12)
Weslee Barbosa (gr. 12)
Chris Sivasubramaniam (gr. 12)
Marcus Yan (gr. 12)
November 13 – 15, 2025
https://sites.google.com/brent.edu.ph/apac-orchestra-2025/welcome
November 11, 2025