Last February 6-8 of this

year, 50 private and pub-

lic schools across the

country participated in

the 12th National Science

Quest held at Pasig City.

The 3 day contest aims to

promote academic excel-

lence in Science and cre-

ate camaraderie and

sportsmanship among

students and coaches.

Aside from the prestige of

winning, this competition

also provides a venue for

the students where they

can develop their poten-

tials, apply what they have

learned and boost up their

confidence to fully show

their skills and knowledge

in such learning area.

Fortunately, HTS partici-

pated in this contest and

congratulations to Bea

Cassandra De Ocampo of Grade 5 St. Anthony for

securing the SECOND

PLACE in the Science

Quiz Bee Category. De-

spite the nerve-wrecking

competition that brought

her to tie-breaker ques-

tions from District, to Di-

vision, to Regional and

even up to National Level,

De Ocampo strongly made

it on top. She received

a trophy and certificate

on the last day of the

event.

May this award inspires

her and our school to

strive for excellence in

the coming years as it

signifies all the hard

work and commitment

exerted by De Ocampo

and her coach Ms.

Jovelle M. Harina dur-

ing their reviews.

TO GOD BE ALL THE

GLORY!!!PROUD TO BE A

TRINITARIAN!!!

Its been a privilege for our school, not just to

be part of the Science

Quest , but also to be in-

cluded to those who made

it on top. And just re-

cently, another student tri-

umph in the Science Quest

Regional Level. The

fourth year student, AN-

GELA MAE V. CASTI-

LLO won as the SEC-

OND PLACE WINNER in

the Collage Making Con-

test in the said event that

was held at Holy Nazarene

School, Tanza, Cavite last

November 2, 2014. This

was joined by different

competitive schools all

over the region.

Castillo prepared

for almost a month for this

competition under the su-

pervision of her Science

teacher Miss Jovelle M.

Harina. During the said

competition, all contest-

ants were given two hours

to create an artwork using

indigenous materials that

will best reflect the theme

about the environment.

And fortunately, the crea-

tive hands and imagina-

tions of Castillo reached

the expectations of the

judges. This shows that

success will always be

achieved by those who are

determined, dedicated and

have faith in God.

Nito lamang ika-22 ng

Agosto, lumahok ang 30

piling mga mag-aaral sa

elementarya (Baitang 4, 5,

at 6) ng ating paaralan sa

Madulang Sabayang Pag-

bigkas alinsunod sa pag-

diriwang ng Buwan ng

Wika. Ito ay ginanap sa

Padre Valerio Malabanan

Memorial School na nila-

hukan ng 22 paaralan sa

Lungsod ng Lipa (West

District).

Halos isang buwan

din na naghanda ang mga

mag-aaral para sa kompe-

tisyong nabanggit. Hindi

naman nasayang ang

kanilang pag-eensayo sa-

pagkat kanilang nakamit

ang IKALONG PARAN-

GAL. Ito ay hindi maisa-

sakatuparan kung wala ang

tulong at gabay ng

kanilang guro sa Filipino

na si Bb. Jesusa Marie

Matulac, na lubhang tumu-

tok sa kanilang pag-

eensayo.

Nakakatuwang makita na

sa mura nilang edad ay

naranasan agad nila ang

sarap ng tagumpay mula sa

kanilang hindi mata-

tawarang sipag at tiyaga.

Hindi imposibleng man-

gyari itong muli dahil ika nga, Walang imposible kung may pagtutulungan

at pagtitiwala sa Mayka-

pal.

Volume 2, Issue 1 The Official Publication of Holy Trinity School of Padre Garcia Bats. Inc, Lipa Branch A.Y. 2014-2015

Children begging for

food, young girls holding

their babies while pleading

for money, people asking

for alms; these are very

usual scenes that we can

observe in our society. It is

very evident that mendi-

cancy is really a problem

that must be solved.

In 1978, an Anti-

Mendicancy Law or also

known as Presidential De-

cree 1563 was issued by

former President Ferdi-

nand Marcos. This law

aims to "control and eradi-

cate mendicancy", as well

as to promote social jus-

tice and protection of life,

property and dignity of the

country's citizens. How-

ever, the

number of

mendicants in

our country is

still growing,

most espe-

cially during

Yuletide Sea-

son Why? For

it wasn't

strictly imple-

mented by the

authorities and theres lack of centers that can

accommodate high num-

ber of beggars that can be

rescued. And since it is

not being executed, Filipi-

nos are ignorant about this

law and continue giving

alms to those beggars. But

just recently, a number of

cities, including ours

headed by city Councilor

Joel Pua, pushed a stricter

level of this law. If you'll

be hearing about this law

for the first time, you

might be against it. What

we simply want is to help

those who are in need, as

we have learned open wide your hand to your

brother, to the needy and

to the poor, in your

l a n d . . D e u t e r o n o m y 15:11 . Its not wrong to help but of course, the

government needs to pro-

tect the people, not only

the beggar from indigni-

ties and deprivation but

also the public from abu-

sive and rowdy beg-

gars.Give a man a fish and you feed him for a

day. Teach a man to fish

and you feed him for a

lifetime. (Chinese Prov-erb). Survival isnt just enough. It would be best if

government provides

enough institutions where

they can stay and be

taught different works so

in due time, they'll be able

to live on their own and

raise their families. They

may be physically able,

but because of being illit-

erate, they cannot find any

other source of living.

We might get annoyed

by these people, but lets open our mind to under-

stand. If you'll be in their

position, physically able

but still helpless, what

would you do? In the

country where basic costs

of food and necessities are

rapidly growing while em-

ployment opportunities are

still low, can we blame

these people if begging is

their last resort?

THE COMMUNIQU

Academic Year 2014-2015

Natalie Rae C. Macaraig

Editor-in-chief

Jaira M. Herrera

Farah Sumudlayon

Associate Editors

Myka Therese B. Leslie

Managing Editor

Jewelle Napiza

News Editor

Ciara Lou Presco

Feature/Literary Editors

Fernand Angelo Orbase

Sports Editor

Angela Mae V. Castillo

Art Design Editor

Frances Therese Bacani

Fritz Jewel Algabre

Photojournalists

Ms. Jennifer M. Brucal

Ms. Jesusa Marie M. Matulac

Ms. Julie Abigael D. Coloma

Advisers

Ms. Luz T. Lumbera

School Principal

As the school principal, Holy Trinity

School has been providing quality edu-cation for almost 5 years. This insti-tution serves as the nurturing ha-ven of youth where their pillars of

learning are moulded and strengthened to be competent

enough in the different aspects of life. Lots of improvement

were implemented by the ad-ministration. Aside from

chapel and library, speech lab was also established. There are

many changes, the new mis-sion and vision of this school

are considered the most impor-tant part of innovations.

And now, this second issue of

our school paper is an evident

progress of our institution. May

Our Almighty Father guide us as we

burgeon triumph.

Dear Editor, On the last school year, our first ever newspa-per called 'Communique' had been a big success. That is a great achievement for the institution most especially for the students. I'm extending my boundless gratitude to the editorial board for being one of the keys in this achievement. I hope that you'll continue being an inspirations for many dreamers wishing that someday, they will have the chance to write and be part of the school organ. This issue is a symbol of a growing yet, Continue to try, to write, and to inspire. Respectfully yours, Angela Mae Bunyi Grade 8-St. Magdalene

Filipinos suffer from a

lot of catastrophes- earth-

quakes, landslides, flash-

floods, and typhoons which

are major threat to life,

property and even economy.

PAGASA announces that

we have to expect more or

less 20 storms yearly. And

for that, we may accept the

fact that two or three of

these typhoons will be dis-

astrous event. And the ques-

tions that we can always

hear Are we really ready or

prepared for these disastrous

events? Are the government

officials and agencies doing

their job in protecting the

people?

I doubt that they are not

prepared. I doubt that the

Local Government, agencies

l i k e P A G A S A a n d

NDRRMC and even the

people are not ready for

these disasters. The Local

governments provide equip-

ment and evacuation centers

that can be used; they have

people who are well-trained

in taking precautionary

measures and they prepare

relief goods that will be

needed by the victims and

casualties.

On the other hand, PA-

GASA and NDRRMC are

doing also a great job. Time

to time they are informing

the public about the condi-

tion of the typhoon before it

hits the country, as it hits

the country and even after it

landed. Even they are also

victims (which some can-

not actually realize),

theyre still going to their offices and doing every-

thing that they can, in all

means, just to update the

people.

Filipinos are used to ty-

phoons and so I can say,

we citizens are also ready

for these. By the time we

heard about the incoming

typhoon, one or two days

are enough

for us to set the basic

things that we need and to

do what we have to.

But, in spite of these

preparations, our country

can still experience repeti-

tive destructions. The Gov-

ernment or even I cannot

give an exact solution for

these, because typhoons

are typhoons. But I can

say, lets not use those times to blame each other

and to question anybodys

work and think that they

are not doing their work (as

it seems we are the one

who are just sitting and not

doing anything to help our

fellowmen). Instead, lets be part of the solution so

we could at least lessen the

destructions it can brought

to us. We are not ignorant

about the destruction of our

nature for man encounter

this every now and then.

Spare the nature and em-

brace its kindness in the

future .

Napakasaklap ng pan-

gyayaring naganap noong

Enero 25, 2015 araw ng

Linggo nang gumimbal

hindi lamang sa Pilipinas

pati na sa buong mundo

ang balitang napatay ang

44 na pulis laban sa Bang-

samoro Islamic Freedom

Fighters (BIFF) at Moro

Islamic Liberation Front

(MILF). Napakasakit sa

mga kamag-anak na na-

matayan dahil hustisya ang

isinisigaw nila.

Ang Peace talk sa

Bangsamoro ng Gobyerno

at BIFF ay mainit na usapin

ngayon. May dalawang

paraan para matapos ang

kaguluhang ito: kamatayan

o dadaanin sa mapayapang

usapan. Kung papatayin

ang lahat ng terorista sa

Pilipinas, wala tayong

lakas. Kung hihingi tayo ng

tulong sa ibang bansa may

posibilidad na magsanib

pwersa ang lahat nang

mauutak at brutal na teror-

ista sa mundo. At pagkata-

pos, walang tigil na hid-

waan ang mararanasan ng

mga matatanda sangkot

pati na ang mga walang

kamuwang-muwang na

bata. Madami ang

madadamay. Dadanak ng

dugo at maaapektuhan la-

hat ng pag-iisip ng mga

tao. Ilan lang yan sa magiging resulta kung ang

pipiliin ay kamatayan.

Kung ito naman ay

dadaanin sa mahinahon at

mapayapang usapan, may

tiyansang matapos ito nang

walang dadanak na dugo.

Walang magkakasala at

walang magluluksa. Maaar-

ing matagal na panahong

matapos ang hidwaan na

ito ngunit ang magiging

kapalit ay maayos na pa-

mumuhay at walang masa-

sayang na buhay.

Makikitang sang-ayon

ako sa peacetalk ngunit

hindi ibig sabihin ay pinag-

kakatiwalaan ko ang mga

opisyal na nagsusulong

nito. Sa huli, kung gugustu-

hin ng mga mamamayan

ang kapayapaan, gagawa

sila ng paraan para

makamit ito. Hindi man

para sa sariling kapakanan

kundi para sa magiging pa-

milya ng bawat isa.

Ang wikang Filipino na

siyang pambansang wika sa

Pilipinas ay ang wikang

ginagamit sa lahat ng sulok

ng bansa. Ito ang nagsisil-

bing sinturon upang maitali

ang mga mamamayan

upang maging isa sila sa

kanilang mga diwa at pan-

garap. Mahirap isipin kung

walang sariling wika na

magiging daan upang mag-

kabuklod-buklod ang mga

hiwa-hiwalay na isla ng

Pilipinas. Maaaring magdu-

lot ito ng mga kaguluhan at

hindi pagkakaunawaan.

Filipino: Wika ng Pag-

kakaisa, ito ang temang

pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng

Wika sa taong ito. Ang am-

ing paaralan, Holy Trinity

School (Lipa Branch) ay

nagsagawa ng ibat ibang gawaing lilinang sa ka-

sanayan, talento at kakaya-

han ng mga mag-aaral sa

larangan ng pagbigkas at

pagsulat. Ang pagdiriwang

ay nagtatampok ng mga

gawaing pangwika at pang-

kultura. Ang buwan ng

wika ay pinagdiwang

namin noong Agosto 25,

2014 kung saan may ibat ibang labanang naganap. Ito

ang mga nagkamit ng

unang pwesto sa ibat ibang kategorya: Pagsulat ng

sanaysay: Maxine Iris

Macaraig (Intermediate

Level), Nathalie Rae

Macaraig (High School

Level), Paggawa ng Tula:

Jewelle Kristine Napiza

(Intermediate Level), Ian

Xyrille Mendoza (High

School Level) Isahang

Awit: Ayesha Dwayne

Mendoza (Primary Level),

Maxine Iris Macaraig

(Intermediate Level),

Rianne Gabrielle Ericta

(High School Level), Ma-

sining na Pagkukuwento:

Louise Francesca Macalin-

tal (Primary Level), Ken

B y r o n R e c e d e

(Intermediate Level), Mary

Lefdey Ramos (High

School Level), Poster Mak-

ing: Pope John Paul Casilao

(Intermediate Level), An-

gela Mae Castillo (High

School Level), Slogan

Making: Justin Dayne Bry-

ant Pea (Intermediate

Level), Angel Qurie Valles-

teros (High School Level),

Balagtasan: Grade 8-St.

Mary Magdalene (High

School Level), Sabayang

Pagbigkas: Grade 1- St.

Nicholas (Primary Level),

Fourth Year St. John (High

School Level). Ang bawat

kalahok ay nagpakita ng

kani-kanilang talento. At

ang agaw pansin sa lahat ay

ang naggagandahang mga

kasuotan ng mga guro at

estudyante na barong at ki-

mono sa pamumuno ng am-

ing guro sa Filipino na si

Bb. Jesusa Marie Matulac.

Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit sa

hayop at malansang isda,

kaya ating pagyamaning

kusa, gaya ng inang sa atin

ay nagpala. Itoy tanayag na kataga mula sa ating

pambansang bayani na si

Dr. Jose Rizal na nagsasa-

bing ang wika ay kaluluwa

na nagbibigay buhay at

batayan ng natatanging

kultura ng isang bansa.

Department of Edu-cation conducted a competition among Kindergartens that will serve as an essential vehicle in the develop-ment of a strong foun-dation of literacy. Our school supported this program which was held at PVMMS last De-cember 5, 2014 and was joined by 13 pri-vate schools in the West District of Lipa City.

Fortunately, ABRIENE NATALIE R. BENTER showcased her poten-tials and won Second Place in her category. Her efforts and charms

are really priceless as she was able to strengthen her self-confidence and hold the pressure that every competition brings. Their showmanship is innate to them that made us smile while we were watching them performing said by their teacher Ms. Laarni T. Galvez. Parents made it possible also for they gave their 100% trust and support to their kids. They let their kids, at young tender age, to be exposed so that talents wont be en-hanced late.

Last February 21 of this

year, our school partici-

pated in the 5TH

MEGAMINDS IQ CHAL-

LENGE that was held at

Canossa Academy, Lipa

City. This contest aims to

empower students with

new understanding of what

has been, what is now and

what can be. And congratu-

lations to Jewelle Kristine

V. Napiza, Ken Byron M.

Recede and Mary Lyza C.

Garcia for being in the 4TH

PLACE in a group cate-

gory that was participated

by different schools from

both public and private.

Competitions normally

happen in school or even

between schools not only

to bring out the best among

everyone but also to un-

wrap the best that student

can be.

All school has the same

mission and that is to give a

good quality education to

their students since educa-

tion plays an important role

in ones life. According to

John Dewey education is

not a preparation in life;

Education is life itself

where our purpose is to

reach our goals and in

reaching these we should

have a sufficient knowledge

and ability to apply it.

Competitions are vital in

the building blocks of stu-

dents` cognitive develop-

ment. Small competitions

in the institution don`t pro-

vide as much pressure as

those being held in other

schools with different stu-

dents vying each other.

Competitiveness has been

a big thing for the progress

of the learners.

On February 21, 2015,

Holy Trinity School par-

ticipated in the 5th Rota-

ract Academic Chal-

lenge, Held at The Naz-

areth school. Lipa City. It

is open to all public and

private schools in the city

of Lipa. Bea Casandra C.

De Ocampo, Jewelle

Kristine V. Napiza, Ken

Byron M. Recede and

Mary Lyza C. Garcia are

the representatives of our

school. Out of thirteen

schools, their group car-

ried the day and got the

third place. The Rotaract

Academic Challenge is an

academic quiz in Science,

Mathematics, History with

General Information and

Current events.

This event`s purpose is

intended to provide the

schools the opportunity to

expose the students in aca-

demic undertakings to be-

come more a appreciative

of the role of Academic in

creating lifelong-learning

communities.

Nutrition is inconceivably

more important than any-

thing one has taken to be

important so far.

Holy Trinity School Lipa

Branch supports the annual

celebration of nutrition

month with this years theme, Kalamidad paghan-daan, gutom at malnutrisyon

agapan. The school drew up series

of activities designed to

show the importance of ad-

dressing the nutritional

needs of Filipinos through

increasing the level of

awareness and preparedness

in typhoons and other ca-

lamities which are one of

the main roots of hunger

and malnutrition in the

country.

The activities include the

Poster Making; Essay Writ

ing (Filipino); Nutri-Quiz;

Nutri-Jingle; Sandwich and

Cupcake Making; Feeding

P r o g r a m f o r P r e -

Elementary; and the high-

lights of the event, the

Search for A1 Child 2014

(Pre-Elementary and Pri-

mary) and Table Setting,

Beverage Making and Fruit

Carving (High School)

where each group where

given a room to set-up.

The winners for each cate-

gory are the following:

Poster Making- Angela

Mae Castillo St.John (High

School), Kristine Jewelle

Napiza of St. Joseph-; Es-

say Wri t ing----(High

School) and Kristine Jew-

elle Napiza of Saint John;

Nutri-Quiz Natalie Rae Macaraig (High School)

and Kristine Jewelle

Napiza(Intermediate) and

Lans Eisen R. Castillo of

Saint Nicholas (Primary);

N u t r i - J i n g l e - ( H i g h

School), ---(Intermediate),

Classroom Set-Up (table

setting, beverage making

and fruit carving)- ; and the

A1 CHILD 2014- Ayesha

Dwaine C. Mendoza of

Grade One-Saint Nicholas

and Angelo Kerbie

Miranda of Grade Three

Saint Vincent. These inter-

esting activities are really

unforgettable for everyone.

"Viewed freely, the Eng-

lish language is the accre-

tion and growth of every

dialect, race, and range of

time, and is both the free

and compacted composi-

tion of all." (Walt Whit-

man) As an English speak-

ing Campus our school

celebrated Englisk Week-

last November 20, 21 &

24, Trinitarians celebrated

English week. In order to

enhance student's interests

in learning English, differ-

ent activities were held

during the week These

activities were made to de-

velop the students' English

skills, coordination and

knowledge; to introduce to

the students the enjoy of

public speaking and to de-

velop leadership skills.

There were competitions to

be joined individually, and

some were joined by

groups. For our winners:

Individual category com-

petitions: Poem Making

Contest - 1st: Mary Lyza

Garcia, 2nd: Fatima Su-

mudlayon, 3rd: Jazteen

A l t h e a M o s t e r

(elementary); Spelling Bee

- 1st: Angelo Kerbie

Miranda, 2nd: Yeszha Fei

Jareno, 3rd: Mikaella Ash-

ley Narvacan (Primary)

1st: Jeremiah Polancos,

2nd: Alexia Hazel Ray-

mundo, 3rd: Chanel

M a x i n e D e r i q u i t o

(intermediate) 1st: Angelo

Tisbe, 2nd: Mary Maxine

Platon, 3rd: Christian Man-

gunay, 4th: Tricia Di-

maano (high school); Es-

say Writing Contest - 1st:

Jewelle Napiza, 2nd: Lance

Tyrone Dimaano, 3rd:

Justine Dayne Pea; Decla-

mation Contest 1st: GRD.4, GRD.6, GRD.5

(elementary girls) GRD.6,

G R D . 5 , G R D . 4

(elementary boys) 1st: Ri-

ane Ericta, 2nd: Angela

Bunyi, 3rd: Kim Malaba-

nan, 4th: Chelsea Dimaano

(high school girls) 1st: Fer-

nand Orbase, 2nd: Marco

Aquino, 3rd: Roland Cla-

rence Virrey III (high

school boys). Group cate-

gory competitions: Choric

Speech 1st: Grade One-

Saint Nicholas, 2nd: Grade

Two-St. Francis 3rd: Grade

T h r e e - S t . V i n c e n t

(Primary) Pass the Mes-

sage 1st: Grade 3-St. Vin-cent, 2nd: Grade 2-St. Fran-

cis, 3rd: Grade 1-St. Nicho-

las (Primary) 1st: Grade 6,

2nd: Grade 4, 3rd: Grade 5

(elementary) 1st: Grade 9,

2nd: 4th year, 3rd: Grade

7, 4th: Grade 8 This cele-

bration was really success-

ful and unforgettable ex-

perience for many.

Magulang Ikaw ang Aking Sandi-gan Ralph Nathaniel Men-

doza

Noong wala pa akong muwang sa mundo Sinanay nila akong disiplinado Upang sa aking pagtanda bilang tao Makaiwas ako sa ma-samang bisyo. Silang di tayong hinayaang kagatin Nang mga lamok na naka- ligid sa tin Pati na ang init, pilit papawiin ; Nang di magising sa tulog na ma-himbing. Unang guro na sa atin ay nagturo Nang letra at bilang ng mga nu-mero Di naging madali ang sak-ripisyo nyo Simula nung akoy natu-tong tumayo. Alak daw ay iwasan sabi ni ina Sigarilyoy layuan ika ni ama Sa king naisip silay parehong tama Kaya sundin na kanilang paalala. Pangangailangan koy inyong binigay Kung kayat utang sa inyo, aking bu-hay Sa pag-aalaga nyo sa kin ng panay Ang aking puso ay mas naging maku-lay. Hanggang ngayoy inyong inaalagaan Amat ina itoy aking susuklian Mabuting nagawa nyong di na mabilang Maraming salamat mahal kong MAGULANG.

Somethings different in

mind

As you are my sister as

guide, Youll be my forever companion

Whether the sun shines so

bright , Or these tears will slip down tonight

I cry, you cry I laugh, you laugh, Were like twins in the starry sky

Cannot be seen

between us As you always do that fuss

Memoirs and glee, You make me feel so cheery

As youre a sibling to tie the knot, You help me work up

thing a lot

You are a nice miracle from God You were sent from up

above

You are my forever precious jewel As youre like my jour-

nal sequel

Weird, socially fabulous in mind

That is what youre all behind And that seal will never be cut

It was 12:59 in the morning, my body

felt heavy and I was sweating because I cant stop thinking of what happened. While I lay, I heard the breeze blowing through

the window like a ghost whistling. It made me nervous, my emo-

tions are swirling in my head, I was like a lost puppy. I didnt know what to do alone in the darkness. Fear was consuming

me, it was killing me slowly until I reach the point of

no return. But I had to be strong, so I held

my head high and breath-in deeply.

Remembering how my fam-

ily died in agony made my heart swell

and my eyes teary. I bit back the bitter

tears and held on to Mightyena for sup-

port. Hes the only family Ive left and I dont intend on losing him. We have to

move out now or Darkrai and his army of

zombies will catch up with us. So we made

our way to the Viridian forest. It was the

only place where I know its safe. On the next day, Mightyena woke me

up. The sun was smiling. The birds were sing-

ing. The trees were dancing. That was a great

morning, a new day and I was expecting that

there would be my new beginning. Me and

Mightyena would live happily and would forget

about the stupid little things that happened in the

past. But, NO!!! All of my positive daydreams that I

was thinking just gone in less than a blink of an eye

after we saw a group of people, aliens or

some strange things that were walking

toward us. T hey were all walking like

babies crawling. Well, they were zombies.

WaitZOMBIES!!! Darkrais army! Ugh! I wish that I could wake up with amnesia

and act like innocent. What do they need for

us including my family? Why are they doing

this? They are just gonna get themselves into

a whole heep of poop when they meet our

Saviour.

When they got us, I had a headache then eve-

rything just went black. That was not an ordi-

nary headache. That was so painful. I saw two

unique creaturesa giant colorful centipede and a white horse-like creature. The white horse

had a flowing headpiece, just like Darkrais. When I woke up, I was at the sphere

pillar when those two creatures appeared. They

Jay Gabriel

A. Villafue

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Grade 2 S

t. Francis

Dear

Jesus,

Thank Yo

u for all yo

ur

blessings,

for all your

crea-

tions. Than

k You for th

e food

so we can e

at. Thank yo

u for

for giving

us a baby fo

r giving

me a chance

to be a

Kuya.

Thank You f

or giv-

ing

us lives an

d for

everything.

Thank You f

or

always ther

e

for us.

I Love You!

Llana Kryzzele Torres

Grade 3-St. Vincent

Almighty God, I praise and thank You for all the

graces and blessings You have givenme and to my

family. Thank You for always providing what we

really need and for sometimes granting wishes for

things we dont really need.

Lord, at this very moment, I am very grateful to

have precious people who molded me to become a

good daughter, friend and student.Thank You for

the love and care from my parents, relatives and

friends. Thank You for the gift of knowledge which

has been shared with classmates and teachers in

every day of my life. Most espe-

cially, Thank You for the gift of

prayer so I can pray to You al-

ways. All these in

Jesus name,

Amen.

Lans Eisen R. Castillo Grade 1-St. Nicholas

Dear God, Thank You, Lord, for waking me up today

and for giving me a yummy breakfast to

eat. Thank You, Lord, for the beautiful sun-

shine. Thank You, Lord, for my parents who care

for me and love me unconditionally.

Thank You, Lord, for my teachers who

teach and mold me. Thank You, Lord, for my classmates,

friends and relatives for their company.

And most of all, thank you lord for the

life You have given me and the opportu-

nity to witness your guidance and pro-

tection every day. Thank You so much, Lord.

Its hard to lose a man,

but its harder to lose a

friend.

Friends, friends are

always there when

you need them;

either good

times or bad

times, even if

youre rich or

poor. They

are there

when you

need a shoulder

to cry on or some-

one to laugh

at. Friends are

there when you need

someone to talk to,

to talk about their

crushes, your se-

crets and also your

epics moments.

How can you

find friends?

Friends can be

found in school,

streets, your

hometown, they

can be every-

where.

Friendships

are commonly

wrecked by

jealousy.

They are

back-

stabbing

us to

other

people

because

of their

jeal-

ousy.

But if

youre a

real

friend to

them you will

not believe them

because you know

yourself that what-

ever they said are not

true. Never hate people who

are jealous of you, but you

should respect their jealousy.

They are people who think

that youre better than them.

True friends know how to

back-stab you to others but

they will never do it.

Well, none of us cant

escape jealousy all of us even

once we had been jealous to

someone or something. Were

humans, we get jealous, we

do mistakes and some of

these mistakes can lead to

misunderstanding. Misun-

derstanding is also one of

the reasons why friendships

are also wrecked. The prob-

lem is that we dont listen to

their explanations; we al-

ready concluded things even

though we dont know the

whole story.

Lifes biggest chal-

lenge is on how you will be

able to balance your happi-

ness and maintain it with

your friends to help you and

guide you all the way to

success.

Friends are always

there to guide in your dark-

est path, to help you in your

darkest hours. They will

always stay by your side if

you want a shoulder to cry

on they will always be there

to make you smile, make

you happy. They will guide

you to the right path; exam-

ple your friend is taking

drugs you and your friends

will lead him/her to the right

path or make him stop tak-

ing drugs.

I sit back and observe

every person in my life,

whether we talk everyday or

not. I know who motivates

me and keeps it 100. I also

know who talks about me

and smiles in my face. I

know who I can trust and

who I need to keep a distance

with. Whether I say any-

thing or I let you be fake to

me, I know.

Treasure every moment

that you have with them.

were staring at me like they were trying to give a message. I heard a voice

saying a name. Ashe. I didnt mind at first, but mysterious voice again called me. Ashe.

That was too creepy so I answered, Wh-who are you? Nervous and afraid, thats all I knew I was.

Giratina and Arceus, they answered. Why am I here? What

Youll know enough soon, they replied just before I finish my question.

Youre being chased by Darkrai and his army, Giratina said, You should know the reason... that youre the chosen one, the creature contin-

ued.

Why me? I asked, annoyed. Keep calm dear. Theres a special reason why you can defeat Darkrai and the legion. Just trust yourself and oh, your partner, the mighty-

Mightyena, I was fully confused, I want to give up though I still do not know the whole story on why I should do this. I really dont want to fight

them if ever I have to.

Train your partner and also yourself. Never panic. Two versus the le-gion. Remember, you are not doing this for yourselves. This is for

your family, the whole world as well, Giratina explained. You two will go down in history. The heroism you will bring to the

world will be bethink by its men, Arceus told us. Were they just trying to encourage us to fight or what?

Think again on what weve told you, they said together than sud-denly vanished into bright light.

I, again, felt the pain. I screamed then woke up. What was my dream? I mean before I finish my sentence, Mightyena barked. I looked

at the window and saw water. We were moving. No the compartment.

Where are we? I asked. I went out then saw that we were in a ship. The sailors a zombie. Everyones a zombie. We had to ride or just be still inside

the cabin. There, I think back on what Giratina and Arceus on my dream

told me. We have to train each other, they said, so thats what we did. Se-renely, from this dawn to dusk, trained Mightyena and so did he to me. We

practiced, we helped one another, I was so glad Mightyena certainly learned

new powerful attacks. And I think I became a better trainer.

Since Mightyena is dark type, it will be better if well gonna fight this night, wont it? But also, so what are we waiting for Mightyena? Lets

make this battle over! Lets go! I exclaimed. We ran fast through the door and quickly, Mightyena, use Roar first! I yelled. He roared together with the thunder. The zombies got alarmed. They all went out, glaring on us and

slowly walking. Seemed that they wanted to attack us. Now Mightyena, Hidden Power, a large yellow ball was thrown from him to the zombies. Half of the legion fell on the water, Another Hidden Power Mightyena,

now the legion were dead. All of the zombies. But still, there is Darkrai. We

had to find him. We ran down to the bottom of the ship, but before we had

our first step on the stairs, Darkrai rose.

What do you think youre trying to do? he said with pride. Mightyena growled very angry.

And you? What do you think youre doing to the world? I bravely asked him. He smirked evily. The thunder roared again. Mightyena

use before Mightyena attacked, he went first which made us thrown away. I lean on the wall. My bones were breaking, Darkrai laughed.

Show me what youve got, kiddo! The thunder roared loudly. I saw two bright lights behind Darkrai while he was still laughing on us. Darkrai was

shocked because of the bright light. He looked back and saw Giratina,

Theyre real! I whispered. They combined their power and threw it to Darkrai. He yelled then fainted. As his size became small, the light grew

bigger until we saw light from everywhere. Giratina and Arceus vanished. I

heared combined voices. These are Giratina, the Ruler of the Distortion world and Arceus, the Creator. You did what you must. You saved your

family, the world and everyone. You are the champion, together with the

mighty-Mightyena, we grinned.

Ash Wednesday is the

beginning of the 40 day

season of Lent. Our fore-

heads are marked with

ashes to humble our hearts

and remind us that life

passes away on Earth. We

remember, All go to the same place. All came from

the dust and all return to

dust. (Ecclesiastes 3:20). Lent is a holy season that

reminds us to examine our-

selves, examine our con-

science and examine our

relationship to God---- God

who created us, God who

sanctifies us, God who un-

derstands and never leaves

us. Intensive prayer, repen-

tance and sacrifices are

hardly observe during this

holy season as we remem-

ber how Jesus was be-

trayed, arrested, carried the

cross, fell for three times,

crucified, died and buried

to redeem us from our sins.

This holy season has a

multi-faceted depth and

beauty for it also unfolds

another greatest story ever

told-----the resurrection of

our savior Jesus Christ. The

story that gives us the rea-

son to hope for life after

death if we receive Jesus in

our hearts, for death, is not

the end but the gateway to

everlasting life, because I

live, you will live also. (John

14:16) This retreat journey

of Lent brings us to the

peak of Easter or the fifty

day season to celebrate the

resurrection of Jesus

Christ. Turning our hearts

and minds to spiritual

things will take us there.

Do not allow ourselves to

be our greatest enemy.

Clean not the body but our

souls from the stain of the

sin, overcome our weak-

nesses, say No to tempta-tion, pray, sacrifice and

give alms to our needy

brothers and sisters. For

this holy season also re-

minds us the greatest love

of God to us. For God did not send the

Son into the world to judge the

world, but that the world might

be saved through Him (John 3:17)

The 40 days of Lent and

50 days of Easter are con-

sidered as the most solemn

liturgical celebration for

Christians. This is the time

for us to use the weapons

of spiritual warfare that

church have taught us for

these seasons---PRAYER,

SACRIFICE and ALMS-

GIVING--- for good inten-

tions and good heart will

bring us with peace and

making us more like Him.

Even now, declares the Lord, return to me with all your heart,

with fasting, and weeping and

mourning. Rend your heart and not

your garments. Return to the Lord

your god, for He is gracious and

merciful, slow to anger and reach

in kindness, and relenting in pun-

ishments.Joel 2:12-13

Matapos ang naramdaman

nating nuot sa laman at bu-

tong lamig noong Disyem-

bre at Enero, unti-unti nang

nararanasan ng mga tao ang

matinding init na pumupunit

sa ating balat at ang tumata-

gaktak na pawis sa ating

katawan.

Ang buwan ng Marso ang

pinakapinananabikan hindi

lamang ng mga mag-aaral

pati na ang bawat isa sa atin

sapagkat ito ang araw nang

pagsisimula ng tag-init,

bakasyon, pahinga, pagsa-

saya, pagliliwaliw at pama-

masyal.

Ang init dito, ang init doon iyan na ang bukam-bibig ng bawat isa sa atin.

Nararamdaman na ang har-

ing araw na kukumpleto sa

ating bakasyon.

Sa pagsisimula ng tag-init,

usung-uso na naman ang

pagsusuot ng mga flip flops

na pang-paa, sando, shorts,

magagandang

swimsuit at

tapis. Nari-

yan na rin

ang pag-

kain

nang

mala-

lamig

tulad

ng

halo-

halo,

sorbe-

tes,

sama-

lamig,

ice

candy at

makakatas

na prutas

tulad ng pak-

wan, melon,

buko, pinya, sing-

kamas at iba pa upang pag-

bigyan ang ating uhaw na

uhaw na lalamunan. Mata-

tapakan na muli nang mga

nananabik na paa

ang malilinis at

maaasul na

dagat na

sikat na

sikat sa

Pilipinas

tulad ng

Boracay,

Pala-

wan,

Puerto

Galera

at iba

pa.

Marami

rin ang

magbaba-

bad sa init

subalit

isipin din ang

masamang

epekto nang

masyadong babad sa

araw sapagkat magdudulot

ito ng ibat ibang sakit tu-lad ng skin cancer, bun-

gang-araw, dehydration,

heat stroke at allergies.

Madadalaw at makaka-

pamasyal rin tayo sa ating

mga kamag-anak na nasa

malayong probinsya upang

kumustahin at magbakas-

yon nang ilang linggo roon.

Summer Classes naman

ang hanap ng iba upang

payabungin at mahubog pa

ang kanilang kakayahan sa

pag-awit, pagsayaw at pag-

pasok sa ibat ibang uri ng laro tulad ng taekwondo,

basketball, swimming at

iba pa. At minsan naman

ay pagpapahinga na la-

mang sa bahay ang nais ng

iba.

Tunay ngang nalalapit

na ang bakasyon kayat sulitin natin ito kasama ng

ating pamilya kahit saan pa

mang panig ng mundo tayo

naroroon. Magkaroon nawa

ang bawat isa nang nag-

iinit subalit di-

malilimutang bakasyon.

All things bright and beautiful, All creatures

great and small, All things

wise and wonderful, The

Lord God made them all. Were all really blessed to be part of this wonderful

world God has created. Its very pleasing to look at; the

colorful flowers in the gar-

den, the chirping birds in

the sky, the roaring beasts

in the wild, the swimming

creatures in the sea and

other wonderful sceneries

that bring us peace in our

hearts. Thats how God originally created our

world. Each little flower that

opens, Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors,

He made their tiny wings. We started out as hum-

ble creatures who used to

live alongside Mother Na-

ture and thrive along with

her. Before, we just had a

simple and peaceful life,

plucking fruits from trees,

roaming around and then

hunting animals for food.

But, look around you.

What do you see now? The

pressing issues concerning

the destruction of Mother

Earth are too realtoo hard to ignore, for mod-

ernization was catching on

man. We discovered the

wheel, used that to trans-

port, we got fire, and

gradually we got civilized

and never stop discovering

more things to be discov-

ered. He gave us eyes to see

them, And lips that we might tell,

How great is God Almighty, Who

has made all things well. E n v i r o n m e n t a l i s t s

around the world are

preaching the 3Rs, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. They are

asking people (if couldnt actually stop) at least

lessen the use of plastics

and other products that

contribute to the destruc-

tion of the environment.

We listen; we act; and

promise to find solution

(butonly for a moment).

After a couple

of hours or

maximum of

2 days, were back again in

our bad habits. We litter;

we pollute; and most of all,

we fail to remember our

duties to be personally re-

sponsible to the other crea-

tions of God, our creator. If

only theres some magical force that could put chips

into our brains, so that, re-

minders will remain in our

mind and will control us in

doing our harmful activities

as much as possible.

Gaping hole in Antarc-

tic, hole in the ozone layer

and issue of climate

change, these are just few

cases in our environment

that should serve as an eye

opener for all of us. If we

dont start today then, when will we start? Do we

really have to wait for the

time that will be too late

for us to resolve the prob-

lem? Would you like the

worlds temperature to in-crease another few degrees

and make it stuffy and un-

comfortable?

People are created,

among other creations,

with high intellectual ca-

pacity. We, people, are the

co-workers of God in the

paradise he created. Our

duties are to maintain its

beauty and to take care of

it.

Planting trees, saving

energy by switching off

appliances that are releas-

ing CFC and avoid burning

plastics and rubbers are

some of the ways that we

can do to protect our

mother nature. If we hold

hands now for this com-

mon cause and if we open

our hearts to one another

and disregard those barriers

that keep us from being

who we truly are, then

maybe we could still hang

on to life

Tomorrow, the world will be healed. Tomorrow, the world will be a better place. For you and for me and the entire human race. Heal the world and make it a better place if you care enough for living.

The month

of October marked the

celebration Holy Rosary.

Holy Trinity Lipa-Branch

commemorated this annual

Grand Rosary Rallywhich was held on the 29th day of

the said

month.

The Grand

Rosary

Ral ly

started

at seven

in the morning. Students

and teachers together with

parents participated in the

life sized rosary-like bal-

loon formation, represent-

ing as a rosary for the en-

tire school. As preparation

for the upcoming Advent

Season, Trinitarians dem-

onstrated the Joyful Mys-

tery. Representatives from

Pre-Elementary, grades 1

to 6 up to High school per-

formed the story for each

mystery to preview Lord

Jesus Christ`s life also per-

formed dance number in

each mystery to the chant

of the evangelical message

of the song. Christler Gem-

muel Aclan, acted as the

Saviour, while Lefdey

Ramos, played the role of

Mary.

The goal of this event is

to remind Trinitarians to

keep the strong bond of our

Christian living with unde-

niable faith in God and

strong community to cher-

ish his teachings as we face

difficulties. They released

balloons with the virtues

LOVE, FAITH, HOPE and

PEACE.

A child should be body

smart, people smart and

brain smart. This was

proven by the grade 3 stu-

dent, Lei Alessa A. Ber-

gonio who competed in

Division Meet at Commu-

nity Park, Granja Lipa

City last November 22-

23, 2014. It was partici-

pated by both public and

private schools in the City

of Lipa.

Bergonio proved again

her aquatic abilities in the

swimming competition as

she received not only the

SILVER MEDAL but

also the Best Stroke Award.

This victory qualified her

to move in Southern Taga-

log Calabarzon Athletic

Association ( STCAA ).

Bergonio showed that

Trinitarians are not only

brain smart but also body

smart. Her achievements

show that age and height

have no bearing to dive in

success. It is just a matter

of perseverance and disci-

pline of an athlete.

Christler Gemmuel Aclan

of grade 9- Saint Victoria

is a GOLD MEDALIST

in the Division Meet 2014

(Taekwondo Category)

held at De La Salle, Lipa

last November 14. This

competition aims to pro-

mote physical education

and sports and to instill

the spirit of discipline,

excellence, sportsmanship

and other values inherent

in sports. This was par-

ticipated by 85 represen-

tatives from different

schools in the Division of

Lipaboth public and

private schools.

He was guided by his

coach and MAPEH

teacher, Sir Roy L. Vidal

for the two weeks of

training to condition his

body and mind for the

said competition. Aclan

fought a contender from

De La Salle with the score

of 11-1, in the first round,

in favor of him. His per-

severance fired up as he

moved to the next round.

As the second round spar-

kles, Aclan again leads

the score (5-3) and ends

in the final score 16-4. A

task has been done as the

pride of Holy Trinity

School Lipa Branch is

now on cloud nine yet

preceded by humility.

Kicks with different tac-

tics supported him to fi-

nally reach his victorious

throne to the Regional

Meet.

We didnt realize we were making memories, all we

know is we were just hav-

ing fun. Last September 2-4 2014,

marks the special days as

Trinitarians have fun in

their SPORTS FEST

2014. Different activities

were lined up for the stu-

dents to enjoy and the

first major activity, which

opens the celebration, was

the Fun Run 2014 that

was participated not only

by the teachers and stu-

dents but also by the par-

ents who enjoyed running

with their kids and meet

their co-parents.

Another major activity

that highlighted the event

was the Search for Mr.

and Ms. Intramurals

2014. Beautiful smiles,

captivating looks, and

modeling skills were

showed by each pair from

different levels to prove

that they were qualified

for the title. The passage,

Many are called, few are

chosen, aptly applies to

the students who shined

through the contest and

these are, Best in Sports

Wear- Louise Francesca

Macalintal and Gabriel

Jose Gualberto (Primary),

Catherine Jimenez and

Jan Owen Kison

(Intermediate), Jenny

Rose Catapang and Bur-

wil Paciteng (High

School) and; Mr. and Ms.

Intramurals 2014- Angelo

Kerbie Miranda and

Kirstine Clea V. Castillo

(Primary), Jan Owen Ki-

son and Cyril Gem Aclan

(Intermediate), Marco

Aquino and Jaira Herrera (HS). Below are the winners

INTERME-DIATE

HIGH

SCHOOL PRIMARY INTERME-

DIATE

HIGH

SCHOOL

Grade 6 St. Joseph

Fourth Year

St. John Grade 3 St.

Vincent

Grade 6 St.

Joseph

Fourth Year

Saint John

Grade 6 St. Joseph

Grade 8 St.

Magdalene Grade 6 St.

Joseph

Fourth Year

Saint John

Kurt Drachir

Mercado

Isiah Chris-

tian Bacani Michael

Beltran

Khyle Mojar Maria Frances Therese Bacani Grade 6 St.

Joseph