USA - SHS KAPWA Organization

"𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔"
-𝑫𝒓. 𝑺𝒆𝒖𝒔

March 28, 2025 marks the end of one chapter, but the beginning of another📖. All the 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬💤, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬📝, and 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 have led up to this moment. They didn't just earn 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬🎓, they gained 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬🧠, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬🎆, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬🫂 that will last a lifetime. As they step into a world larger than life, they carry with them the 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 they continue to work hard for🌟, and the courage to chase even bigger ones.

The 𝑲𝑨𝑷𝑾𝑨 family bids these seniors farewell as they embark on a 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲🛣! Thank you for all the hours spent 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠🎁, for all the moments given 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠🎉, and for all the hearts touched by 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬‼️. The tassel was worth the hassle, and these seniors have left their mark in the 𝑲𝑨𝑷𝑾𝑨 family💕

🖼️&✒️: Grade 11

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦.” — 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗶

Today, we honor the bravery and sacrifice of our heroes on 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 🇵🇭

On April 9, 1942, Filipino and American soldiers made a courageous stand during the 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 invading forces in World War II. Despite overwhelming odds, their resilience became a symbol of true valor. This day also marks the beginning of the tragic 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉, where thousands endured unimaginable hardship and loss.

May we 𝘕𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙 𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘌𝘛 their heroism and continue to uphold the freedom they fought for. ✊🏻



🖋️ And 🖼️ Sophia Claire Velasco

𝓗𝓸 𝓱𝓸 𝓱𝓸! 🎅 𝓢𝓵𝓮𝓲𝓰𝓱 𝓫𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓼 𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 🔔 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓼 𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓫𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓵𝔂 🌟

As we wish everyone a blessed and joyful Christmas, let us remember that beyond the gifts we receive and the feasts we share, what truly matters is the celebration of the birth of our Savior, ᴊᴇꜱᴜꜱ ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛ. 🙏🏻

May this season inspire us to give more than we receive 🎁 and to share kindness and compassion with one another—especially with our less fortunate brothers and sisters who may not experience the same blessings we do. ❤️‍🩹

Above all, may this be a season of 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 💜 and 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒍 🌿, for these are what our Lord desires most as we prepare our hearts for His return.

𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 🅻🅾🆅🅴 ❤️ and 🅷🅾🅿🅴 ⭐️

🖋️ : Maria Isabel Amamanglon
🖼️ : Kyla Gabasa

𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒉𝒉𝒉???💅🏻

𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗺𝘇𝘇𝘇??🤯

ᴛᴀᴍᴀᴀᴀ!🤩 ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴠᴘ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ, ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏʏʏ 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕴𝖑𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖊!!🥳 As you celebrate your special day, may you be reminded of the light you shine upon volunteers to be as hard-working, dynamic, and selfless as you are.🫶🏻 Wishing you more success, blessings, and the strength to fight your battles as a student📚....and as an advocate of volunteerism. 🫡

Again, 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐀𝐏𝐖𝐀, ❤️🆃🅸🅽🅰🆈❤️!

🖼️ : Azeil Ann C. Jullado
🖋️ : Maria Isabel Amamanglon

𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎📖

𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔🗣️

𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉🕯

These are what makes a 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨🌎. An 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🖊 to younger generations, a person that takes being a Filipino as their 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐲🌟 despite being treated differently. These qualities of being 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞📖, of having 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬🗣️, and of knowing the 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡🕯 are what makes a 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨.

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳 𝐉𝐚𝐞𝐧𝐚, known for his work "𝐋𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝"🫂, seeking greater right for Filipinos. The rights we use freely today, 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 and 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝⚔️ for by many national heroes. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐞𝐳 𝐉𝐚𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 is celebrated every 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 18, a day for Ilongos to celebrate a local figure who took part in 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠📝 Filipino history. He took part in a movement that made the word "𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨" a 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 for everyone in the Philippines.

"𝑵𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈, 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒅, 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎." - 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒐 𝑳𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒛 𝑱𝒂𝒆𝒏𝒂

🖼️ : Marianne Frances Fabro
🖋️ : Hayden Jolito

🎊 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐎 𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐎 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🎊

What started as a simple program became a celebration of shared hearts and shared purpose. 🌟 The Regalo Agustino event held on December 13, 2025 at the Alumni Hall brought together volunteers and partners to spread joy to the children and community of the Barangay Lanit Day Care Center. 🎁

This meaningful initiative was made possible through the collaboration of KAPWA, Local Government, Sports, Publications, ELALAC (English Language and Literacy Arts Club), HUMSSSOC, Science Club, RCY (Red Cross Youth), Math Club, ABM Council, VOCHES, IwagPinoy, PEER, and MMAC (Multimedia Arts Club)—each organization contributing their time, energy, and heart to make the event truly special. 🤝

From lively games 🎯 and engaging activities 💡 to joyful songs 🎤 and priceless smiles 💕, every moment reflected the true essence of Christmas: giving without expecting, serving with love, and celebrating together.

𝐊𝐀𝐏𝐖𝐀, alongside all its partner organizations, remains committed to serving the people 🫂, creating joy 🌈, and building memories that last beyond the season ✨.

𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔, 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔! 🎄❤️
𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒐 𝑨𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒐—𝒂 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆.

🖋️ : Geoff Allen Barbasa
🖼️ : Anne Kacee Alcantara

𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒐! 🎄

𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒐! 🎅

🎶 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒐 𝒏𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒊 🎶

🎊 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬! 🎊

Christmas is not just a celebration for ourselves, but it is a celebration of what we can 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 to others just like how God gave His son. Today's program is set‼️Get ready to journey through 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬🎵, 𝐣𝐨𝐲🌟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫🎉 with the 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒐 𝑨𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕! The Regalo Agustino event will be on 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 13, 2025 at the 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, welcoming its partner community, and participants from the 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫🎁🎁. We are delighted to present the official Program Flow for this event with its various activities🚀.

𝐊𝐀𝐏𝐖𝐀 alongside 𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐎 is ready to give back to its communities, with a morning full of 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬💪, 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬💡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬🎤! Always for the 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞🫂, always for the 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬💕, and always for the 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬☀️, KAPWA is more than happy to serve!

𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆!

🖼️ : Jana Alyssa Dante & Sophia Claire Velasco
🖋️ : Hayden Jolito

🅣🅘🅒🅚-🅣🅞🅒🅚 ⏰️ 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕? 𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒚 3 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒐??

That's right! Only 3 days left until KAPWA holds this year's 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨.🎁❤️ Join us as we are about to spend another day filled with love, unity, and generosity!🫂 Let’s come together to inspire one another, share kindness, and spread compassion through this annual event🙌🏻

🖼️ : Azeil Ann C. Jullado
🖋️ : Maria Isabel Amamanglon

𝑪𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒆? 🥹

𝑺𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒚? 🚀

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚? 💇‍♀️

Happy Birthday to our 𝑲𝑨𝑷𝑾𝑨 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑮𝒘𝒆𝒏 𝑻𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒏! Another year has unfolded, full of 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔📝, 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉💪, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔🏆.Today Gwen celebrates not just a birthday, but the 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 that shaped her. The 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔💡 that challenged her, the 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆🫂 who stayed with her , and the 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉🎊 that continues to grow within her. Here’s to 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔🌟, 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔☀️, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔📖 waiting to be written. Happy birthday to our cutie patootie, 𝑮𝒘𝒆𝒏 𝑻𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒏!

🩷🩷𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖🩷🩷

🖼️ : Sophia Claire Velasco
🖋️ : Hayden Jolito

✨ Today we celebrate the Feast of Immaculate Conception ✨

Through Mary’s example of purity and gentleness may we be inspired every day to live with a deeper faith, greater humility, and with everlasting hope. 🕊️

Today, we remember Mary who was chosen by God through grace and was kept pure 💙 from the time of her conception (before any sin was ever committed). Mary showed us humility through her strength, and showed us that faith opens the door for God's greatest plan for our lives. 🌟

Today is not just a celebration but also an 💌 opportunity to follow Mary’s example of trusting God when we cannot see the path ahead and welcoming Him into our daily decisions. ✨

Let us all strive to create our daily lives through the same gentleness, kindness, compassion, and love for one another that Mary demonstrated to God. Mary shows us to be patient when we cannot see; Mary’s “yes” encourages us to have faith and hope. 💛🕯️

Here’s to our Mother Mary, who gives us grace and lifts our prayers to God. 💙🌸

🖼️ : Joleanna Yzabelle Bañares
🖋️ : Geoff Allen Barbasa

‼️𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓‼️

‼️𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓‼️

🤝 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒, 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄🤝

𝐊𝐀𝐏𝐖𝐀 and the 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐎) takes a significant stepping stone by introducing the 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦s🫂 with the Lanit Day Care Parents, Alumni officers, and Faculty officers. Building bridges beyond the campus, the Community Extension Program begins with its 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 to serve🩷, 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫🗣️, and 𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭 each community🌟. This is a journey towards 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 as it opens door for 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠📖, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠💡, and 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠🎨 meaningful change.

Additionally, a 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐖𝐎𝐓 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 was conducted to ensure quality service🔝, sustainability🌳, and joy🌈 to all its participants. Through 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, we 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞🎉 what was initiated, 𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝📸 what can be improved, and 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝💪 our commitment to better service.

"𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅." - 𝑯𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒁𝒊𝒏𝒏

🖋️ : Hayden Jolito
🖼️ : Joleanna Yzabelle Bañares