Gender and Development - Deparo High School Official

March 1: A Month for Women, A Month of Power

Imagine a world without women—no mothers, no sisters, no leaders, no visionaries. Unthinkable, isn’t it? Women shape societies, drive progress, and inspire change every single day. As we step into March, we celebrate Women’s Month—a time to honor the resilience, brilliance, and contributions of every woman.

Yet, despite decades of progress, challenges persist. Inequality, inequity, discrimination, and outdated stereotypes continue to hinder women’s full potential. But here’s the undeniable truth: an empowered woman is unstoppable.

Even more powerful?

Empowered women empower society.

Lifting each other up isn’t just an act of kindness—it’s a force for change. Every girl deserves to know that her dreams are valid, her voice matters, and her potential is limitless. Because when one woman rises, she paves the way for others to follow.

So, let’s ask again: Can you imagine a world without women?

Meet Grade 10's Game-Changer! Introducing Kurt Russel Tuazon, the newly appointed Grade 10 GAD Representative and the inspiration behind the relentless GAD advocates!

But hold on, what is a GADvocate?
They are trailblazers, not just a team!
The GADvocates are here to make a difference and ignite change by dismantling obstacles, dispelling myths, and promoting equality for all genders.

Their objective?
To strengthen, inform, and elevate the voices that are worthy of being heard. This team is committed to improving our school, one brave step at a time, whether it means having difficult talks or standing up for what's right.

Are you prepared to change things? Take part in the movement. Be the change. 🙌

Happy Birthday to the one and only gadvocate agbuya Kyle Andrew! 🎉 Today you celebrate not just the incredible person you are, but all the joy, love, and positivity you bring into the lives of everyone lucky enough to know you. You’ve always been a source of strength, wisdom, and laughter.

May this new year of your life be filled with endless opportunities, growth, and success. Keep shining brightly, keep reaching for the stars, and never stop being the amazing person you are. Here's to another year of adventures, laughs, and unforgettable memories. happiest birthday to you gadvocate agbuya from your gender and development family.

"Age is just a number. Enjoy your day! Happy Birthday!"

Happy Birthday, Mary Maxine Briones! 🎉

As a hardworking Gender and Development Public Information Officer, you’ve been a true advocate for equality. Your, let's say, passion to be an advocate for change and stepping up in the role of being a PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, and today, we celebrate not only your achievements but the amazing person you are. May this special day bring you as much joy and positivity as you’ve brought to so many through your work! Keep shining and keep making a difference! From your Gender and Development family ❤️✨️

As we step into 2025, let’s leave behind the challenges and embrace the endless possibilities this new year brings. It's our time to create fresh memories, chase our dreams, and ignite the passion within us.

May this year be one of growth, resilience, and unforgettable moments that bring us closer to the best versions of ourselves.

New year. New goals. Same hustle. Cheers to a year of success, growth, and making things happen!

Isaiah 43:19
"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."

Here’s to 2025—the year of new beginnings and endless opportunities!

🎄✨ BATCH 1 REVEAL: SECRET SANTA SAYS! ✨🎄

Here’s the first batch of anonymous messages sent under the mistletoe! 💌 Did your message make it to the tree? Or is one of these secretly for you? 👀

Missed out? Don’t worry! We’re still accepting messages until New Year! 🎉 Send your thoughts, kilig confessions, or holiday jokes through our Google form link and be part of the next batch. Let’s fill the tree with even more love and fun! 💕

🌟 LINK HERE: https://forms.gle/DbcZknszFgsEEmbz8
Spread the cheer! 🎁✨

GAD SECRET SANTA SAYS: MESSAGE UNDER THE MISTLETOE 🎄✨

Hey guys! Do you love sharing sweet, funny, or even secret messages? Then this Christmas, we’re bringing you something super fun!

Here’s how it works:

• Send an anonymous message using our GOOGLE FORM link. It could be for your crush, bestie, or even a random shoutout!

• https://forms.gle/9kzQUYBw7kJUZFk36

• We’ll write your messages down and hang them on the GAD Christmas Tree like ornaments. 🎁

• On Christmas Day, we’ll reveal all the messages! Imagine the surprise when everyone gets to read them!

It’s like being Santa’s little helper but with a mystery twist! 🤫 So, what are you waiting for? Spill the tea, send your holiday cheer, or just say what’s on your mind.

This Christmas, let’s make our tree full of laughter, love, and kilig vibes! 🎄💕

REMEMBER:

♥︎ Messages are 100% anonymous.
♥︎ Be kind and have fun! No bad vibes allowed.
♥︎ Let’s light up the season with your words under the mistletoe! ✨

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚: Gender and Development - VAWC Seminar 💜✨

On December 14, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 NN, Deparo High School proudly invites all Homeroom PTA Presidents to an empowering and transformative Gender and Development - VAWC Seminar. This is a chance to lead with purpose and stand for what matters most, the safety and dignity of women and children. Change begins where courage meets responsibility.

As leaders within our school community, our Homeroom PTA Presidents play a what we call, “important” role in shaping a safe, supportive, and equitable environment for every child and family. Through this seminar, we aim to deepen our understanding of gender sensitivity, equip ourselves with the tools to address violence, and collectively build a normalization of respect and compassion.

Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) is not just a problem, it is a what we say, a "hurdle" that threatens the light of every home and community. As parent leaders, you are the heart of change. May it get us to build a world where love outshines fear, and no one is silenced by violence. To care for a child is to invest in tomorrow. Justice delayed is humanity denied. The future is watching, what will we choose to leave behind?

Protecting one life is protecting the future of many!

See you there as we take the first step towards meaningful action! 💪💜

𝙏𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙨 𝙣𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙭𝙖𝙢! 𝙋𝙖𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖 𝙈𝙪𝙣𝙖, 𝙏𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙨 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙣 𝙐𝙡𝙞𝙩.

Pagkatapos ng mahabang pagsusulit, nandito ka na sa wakas. Hindi mo na kailangang umupo nang matagal, magbilang ng minuto, o magpatintero sa oras habang sinusubukang intindihin kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng tanong na "Find X." (Kung nahanap mo man siya, sana masaya kayo.)

Ang pagsusulit, ika nga, ay parang buhay. May mga tanong na kayang sagutin agad, may mga kailangang pag-isipan, at may mga tanong na kahit bali-baliktarin mo ang papel, walang sagot na mahanap. Pero ganun talaga, diba? Hindi naman laging may sagot ang lahat. Minsan, sapat nang alam mong sinubukan mo.

Ngayong tapos na ang exam, tandaan, ang marka, hindi yan ang basehan kung sino ka at kung hanggang saan ang kaya mong marating. Ang mahalaga, hindi ka sumuko. Kahit napupuyat, kahit nangangarag, kahit gusto mo nang sumigaw ng "Ayoko na!" nandito ka pa rin. Laban lang, sabi nga nila.

𝙋𝙖𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖 𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙖

Ngayon, oras na para magpahinga. Isipin mo ang sarili mong parang cellphone. Kapag drained, hindi ka na gumagana nang maayos. Recharge. Matulog ka nang mahimbing, kumain ka ng paborito mong pagkain, at manood ng series na ilang araw nang nasa watchlist mo. Hindi ka makina. Tao ka. Kailangan mong mag-recharge para muling lumakas.

𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙩

Pero pagkatapos ng pahinga, huwag mong kalimutang bumangon ulit. Ang buhay ay serye ng mga pagsusulit, hindi lang sa papel kundi sa araw-araw. Minsan, ikaw ang tanong, minsan, ikaw ang sagot. Pero anuman ang hamon, kaya mong lampasan.

Kaya sa mga tulad mong nakatapos na ng exam, ito ang tandaan,

𝙋𝙖𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖 𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙖, 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙩.

𝘼𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡, 𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙩𝙞 𝙠𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙥𝙖𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙡𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙠𝙖𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜 𝙖𝙮 𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙣!

I-share mo na ang blessed parol na ito, pero tandaan.. kahit magdasal ka buong gabi, kung 'di ka mag-aaral, malabo kang magningning sa exam. Prayer works, oo, pero 'wag mong kalimutan na nasa gawa ang sagot.. literal na gawaing papel! Kaya share na, aral na, at baka sakaling umabot ang liwanag ng Pasko sa iyong sagutang papel!

𝙀𝙓𝘼𝙈 𝙉𝘼 𝘽𝙐𝙆𝘼𝙎!

Masasabing, isang pagkakataon na patunayan ang ating mga natutunan, pati na rin ang ating katatagan. At tulad ng ibang mahahalagang aspeto ng buhay, hindi ito magiging madali. Pero alam ko, makakaya natin.

Habang abala tayo sa pag-aaral, sanay na ang isip natin sa mga bagay na higit pa, mga tanong na hindi kailanman nasasagot, mga pag-aalinlangan na hindi nawawala, at mga pangarap na patuloy na umaasa sa tamang pagkakataon. Pero, sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, hindi natin nakikita ang isang mahalagang aspeto ng buhay..

ang tiwala.

Kasi minsan, kahit gaano pa tayo ka-handa, hindi lahat ng bagay ay may kasiguraduhan. Walang ibang pag-asa kundi magtiwala, sa ating sarili, sa ating kakayahan, at sa proseso.

At sa buhay, hindi lang ikaw ang may mga tanong, ako rin, tayo rin. At kaya’t nandiyan ang paghihintay, sa tamang sagot, sa tamang pagkakataon, at sa tamang pagkilos.

“Hala walang Goodluck niya” sabi nga nila. Pero malay mo, gaya ng paghihintay mo sa exam, ganun din kayo.. naghihintayan kung sino ang unang gagalaw ng baso, kung sino ang unang babati, kung sino ang unang magpapakita ng kanilang nararamdaman. Minsan, mas mahirap pa ang maghintay kaysa gumawa ng aksyon. Pero gaya ng pagsusulit, alam natin na darating ang sagot. Pagtitiwala lang.

𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿𝙇𝙐𝘾𝙆, 𝙂𝘼𝘿𝙄𝘼𝙉𝙎!

𝘼𝙅𝘼 𝙁𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂!