CAGAYAN de Oro City — Student researchers from Matti National High School placed second overall at the Division Science and Technology Fair (DSTF) 2026, bringing home several awards in group and individual competitions.
The fair was held on Oct. 30 at Digos City National High School, gathering elementary and secondary student researchers from across the division.
Matti NHS secured the overall second-place finish after winning the group category championship and collecting several special awards.
Pauline Joy Bacongco, Prinz Joenair Dampiganon and Keziahniah Rojas topped the group category. The trio also received the Best Paper, Best Poster and Best Presenters awards.
Another Matti NHS team composed of Myca Angelyn Chequito, Hannah Reese Dialang and Killian Kaizer Daraman placed first in the group category, adding to the school's overall points.
Mc Ashley G. Sellote also contributed to the school's performance with a fourth-place finish in the individual category.
Organized by the Department of Education's Schools Division Office, the fair carried the theme “Harnessing the Unknown: Powering the Future through Science and Innovation.”
Competitions covered Life Science, Physical Science, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Mathematics and Computational Science, as well as science communication events such as STEMAZING, Scitokexperiment and Siyensikula.
School administrators commended the students for their research, innovation and performance in the competition.
