School competitions can be memorable: both painful and fun but for sure, they bring learning experiences.

I started joining academic competitions in Grade 5. I represented my school in the copy writing for the journalism competition. Then came high school which had more opportunities to compete with. Not to brag but I was always the representative of my year level to represent our school and municipality in Araling Panlipunan or any history/current events quizzes/competitions. I reached until the Division level and got second place for the United Nations Quiz and 3rd place for History Quiz when I was in second high year high school.

Then I focused on journalism when I was in third and fourth year. I represented the school in Filipino Sports Writing and Copy Writing.

I can say all competitions were fun even though I didn't win first place in higher level competitions. These competitions helped me to be more people person and to gain more confidence as I'm a shy type. I can also travel for free and a kind of stress reliever from school stressors.

Overall these competitions helped me to be a better person.