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Almighty God, I give you thanks for letting my prayers be made known to you
Thanks for lending me my life. A life in a way touches other lives too.
Thanks for the wisdom which serves as the most crucial matter.
Thanks for the encouragement that inspired me to even bloom from a simple would be teacher
Thanks for your assistance that you sent persons made ways as my instruments
I humbly ask you then my Lord to safeguard me and my love ones anywhere at all times,
Lastly, I ask your heavenly will so that I cheerfully teach my students just as I thought
I am working for you my Lord and merely for my students with sincere heart, all
AMEN!
STUDENT TEACHER’S CREED
I am teacher.
and my students.
I am a teacher.
The tremendous increase in enrolment of existing public high school in Aparri became an
eye opener for the LGU Aparri, spearheaded by Hon. Mayor, Ismael V. Tumaru & Aparri East
District Supervisor, Dr. Roselily E. Padre, conceived, planned and made feasibility studies for the
Hence, the Department of Education Culture and Sports Region 02 Director, Dr. Teresita
G. Domalanta, Division of Cagayan Superintendent, Mr. Mario L. Ramirez, the Hon. Mayor
Ismael V. Tumaru ,Aparri East District Supervisor Dr. Roselily E. Padre, LGU Chairman of
Education, Mr. Reginald Tamayo, TESDA Vocational School Administration, Mr. Vicente R.
Paguila, Lallo National High School Principal, Mr. Leandro C. Bacuyag and the Provincial
Government through 1st District Congressman, Hon. Juan Ponce Enrile Jr. worked hand in the
Because human, physical as well as financial resources were not readily available, the
school has yet to be attached to a very stable and established school. Since Lallo National High
School was qualified to become the mother school, Mr. Leandro C. Bacuyag accepted it as its
annex. The school then, has to bear the name Lallo National High School-Maura Annex.
Culture and Sports for the establishment of a National High School in the
Municipality, the Department of Education Culture and Sports approved its opening last
June SY1998 and was temporarily housed at Aparri East Central School for two years. Jack Ponce
Enrile Jr., Congressman of 1st District of Cagayan requesting him to work on the Congressional
Maura Annex began its operation in June 1998 with only one hundred four (104)
students from Aparri School of Arts and Trades. Said students were divided into two sections,
Narra and Acacia. Three teachers from the main schools, Mrs. Teresita Rosales, Mrs. Daria Alonzo
and Mrs. Nimfa Alagao volunteered to take over the two sections while waiting for the teachers to
be deployed in the school. After a week, Mrs. Rosales and Mrs. Alonzo went back to the main
school to when Ms. Jonah Joyce R. Abuyuan reported as a volunteer teacher. Likewise Ms. Elvie
Tumaru reported on the last week of June 1998. For six months, they were compensated by the
principal, Mr. Leandro C. Bacuyag. On Nov. 1998, three teachers were given permanent items,
namely, Ms. Jonah Joyce R. Abuyuan, Ms. Elvie Tumaru and Mrs. Roselyn dela Cruz.
School year 1999-2000 started with one hundred four (104) enrollees: forty-four first year
(44) students and (60) sixty students for the 2ndyear class. Through the initiative of the LGU headed
by Hon. Mayor Ismael V. Tumaru, it was on this year that a three classroom building donated by
Hon. Congressman Jack Ponce Enrile Jr. was constructed on a one-hectare lot donated by Ex-
Mayor Miguel C. Say at Maura, Aparri, Cagayan beside the Bureau of jail Management and
Penology.
With the assistance of the Local and Provincial government and the PTCA Officers and
the members headed by Mr. Valeriano Alambat, problems were minimized and given immediate
solutions.
Year 2000 marked another milestone for the Annexians because finally, it was in this year
the school continued its operation in its own campus at Maura, Aparri Cagayan.
There was a sudden increase in the enrolment for the SY 2001-2002 due to the gradual
high school phase out program of the Aparri School of Arts and Trades. Its conversion from
DECS to TESDA resulted to four hundred ten (410) enrollees from the previous ninety-eight (98)
students.
Because of the sudden increase in the enrolment, Mr. Vicente R, Paguila, in agreement
with the scheme presented by the Local School Board, sent some of his teachers to help the school
meet the required number of teachers to teach the 410 enrollees. Aside from ASAT teachers, Ms.
Eva Garcia and Mrs. Agnes Tabisola, teachers from Iguig National High School and the Logac
were also borrowed to render their service at Maura Annex. Effective November 2000, two
teachers namely Greg Tuvilla, a volunteer teacher paid through canteen fund and Miriam Colosoga
In preparation and anticipation of the increase in enrolment for the following year, a ten
(10) classroom building donated by Hon. Congressman Juan Ponce Enrile Jr. through the initiative
of Hon. Mayor Ismael V. Tumaru. With a campus of its own, the school was able to host the
November 16, 2000 Triangular Meet. It was also in this year when the school had its official
In response to the school’s needs in sustaining its operation, the school became a recipient
of three hundred (300) tablet arm chairs from the DECS Regional Office through the Asst.
Through the initiative of Hon. Florencio L. Vargas, Governor of Cagayan, a waiting shed
in front of the school was also constructed by Maura Barangay Council headed by Barangay
The first-ever JS Prom was also worth noting because it was attended by the achiever of
the coveted award for Excellence on Local Governance, Hon. Ismael V. Tumaru and the very
For SY 2001-2002, the school’s population once again increased, but Aparri School of Arts
and Trades reopened its high school. Consequently, out of the six hundred seventy three (673)
enrollees, one hundred seven (107) 2nd year students were requested to transfer to ASAT to
minimize overcrowding of students. It is in this school year that the school was in its full blast
operation since it already catered all year levels.
By June 2001, the teaching staff of only five (5) permanent teachers. However, by mid of
July 2001, 13 teachers were hired by the Provincial School Board and the Local School Board.
The school started sending students to different competitions which eventually made the
March 2002 was indeed a remarkable event for the school held its first ever
Commencement Exercises and Recognition Program at the Aparri Public Gymnasium with only
twenty nine graduates who are pioneers of Lallo National High School-Maura
Annex. Hon. Edgar R. Lara, always being supportive to the school was the school’s primary
Guest speaker. Another year begun with a gradual increase in the school’s population. The more
than five hundred enrollment in the previous year jumped into seven hundred fifty eight (758).
As a growing school, Lal-lo National High School – Maura Annex expands fast and in the
quest of quality education, four new teachers again paid by the Local and Provincial school Board
joined the faculty. Effective June 2002, Mrs. Vina Abadilla, Mrs. Imelda Tumaru, Mr. Romeo
Catubag and Ms. Armelyn Marabut were give extension items. However, on October 2002, Ms.
Armelyn transferred to Ballesteros and had a swapping agreement with Mrs. Mildred Acebedo.
Through the initiative of TIC, Mrs. Nimfa Alagao, Computer Education Program was
offered to the students in order for them to cope with technological sophistication. To enhance
teaching effectiveness all teachers of Lallo National High School–Maura Annex had undergone a
one day Follow through Training Program on the implementation of the Basic Education
English, Math and Science was attended by the whole teaching force.
Students excelled in different fields of endeavors. Joel Indong, a 3rd year student made it
to the National level when he was announced 2nd place winner in the National Student
Technologists and Entrepreneurs Skill Olympic Competition held at Lahug, Cebu City on January
29, to February 2, 2003. Aivifer Ayuyang, a 3rd year student bagged the championship award in
the Provincial Poster making contest held at Capitol Hills, Tuguegarao City but was disqualified
to join the Regional competition because he was under age. Jayson Malazzab, a 2 nd year student
ranked 2nd place in the long jump and 3rd place in the Triple Jump competition during the
CAVRAA meet on March 3-7, 2003 at Quirino Grandstand, Cabaruguis, Quirino. LNHS-Maura
Annex volleyball team became a champion during the Inter-High School tournament here in
Aparri.
The Department of Education Regional office donated one hundred (100) tablet arm chairs
to Maura Annex through the initiative of the principal, Mr. Leandro C. Bacuyag and the TIC, Mrs.
Nimfa A. Alagao. In addition, another four (4) Classroom building was built to accommodate all
the incoming first year students through the CDF of Hon. Congressman Juan Ponce Enrile Jr. and
It was also in this year when the school celebrated its 5th anniversary with a mass,
playground demonstrations and Coronation of Campus King and Queen which effected to the
concreting of the school fence initiated by the PTCA headed by the president, Mr. Jimmy Abad.
In its 2nd Commencement Exercises last April 08, 2003 at the Aparri Gymnasium, the
school was able to produce 38 graduates accepted and confirmed by Asst. Superintendent, Dr.
Antonio L. Nang with Regional Supervisor for Social Studies, Mrs. Linda Cornell as the Guest
Speaker.
ninety two (892) from the previous 758. This time, the Provincial School Board hired ten teachers,
as well as the Local School Board with two teachers. The Association of Ministers in Aparri in
their desire to help the school also hired one teacher to render her services to the school.
The school started adopting the Portfolio Rubrics Assessment as a way of evaluating the
students’ performances in school. This is in connection to the trainings acquired by the TIC, Mrs.
Nimfa Alagao when she participated in the Dep Ed PNU Short Term Scholarship Programs on
school based evaluation on May 2003. Furthermore, teachers of Maura Annex had undergone a
three days in-service seminar on the implementation of Rubrics Assessment on October 29-31,
Finally, the construction of the ten-class room building of Maura Annex was completed on
September 2003 which is now utilized by 2nd year and 3rd year students. A basketball court, a joint
project of Maura Barangay Council and Maura Sangguniang Kabataan initiated by Barangay
With the active participation of the PTCA of LNHS-Maura Annex headed by the President
for SY 2003-2004, Mr. Dario Miravel, the concreting of the school’s fence continued and reached
Talented students of Maura Annex joined several activities which brought honor and glory
to the school especially when Auvifer Ayuyang bagged the 2nd place in Editorial Cartooning in the
Regional Press Conference which qualified him to the National Press Conference.
Having been a beneficiary of personal computers for public high schools, LNHS-Maura
Annex received ten (10) brand new computer units from the Department of Trade and Industry
through the endorsement of Hon. Congressman Juan Ponce Enrile Jr. and DTI Secretary Mar
Roxas as a part of the department PC’s for Public School Project Phase 2.
The school’s 3rd Commencement Exercises had one hundred eighty six (186) graduates,
and honored guest was Dep Ed Region 02 Education Supervisor II, Mr. Basilio Bacuyag.
Right after the graduation rites, a four (4)-classroom building donated by the Federation of
Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (FFCCC) members Mr. and Mrs. William Gatchalian
was officially turned-over to the school on March 31, 2004 right after the Commencement
Exercises.
SY 2004-2005 with a new Officer In-charge. On June 21, 2005, first day of classes, Asst.
Div. Supt. Ermelinda Belarmino, Dr.Winifreda Malenab, ES-I Social Studies, Dr. Romeo
Castillejos, District Supervisor of Gattaran West and Principal Leandro C. Bacuyag formally
introduced and endorsed Dr. Rizalina P. Manuela, ES-I Secondary Mathematics as the new Officer
In-charge after former Teacher In-charge Mrs. Nimfa A. Alagao turned-over her duties and
responsibilities.
Because of the eagerness of Dr. Manuela to help the school move ahead towards the right
direction, the first General PTCA was conducted on June 26, 2005 (Saturday) primarily to
introduce to the parents and at the same time to encourage them to work with her and the teachers
in the attainment of the school’s objectives. Aside from this, she also introduced the teachers as
well as the twelve volunteer teachers who were later appointed as PSB teachers, and three (3)
locally funded teachers. Aside from working for the hiring of teachers Dr. Manuela also initiated
different programs that provided the teachers basic trainings to improve their teaching skills better.
Although loaded with work from the Division Office, she worked hard for the production of needed
The school year was also welcomed by typhoon Igme. Classes were suspended for a week
because the typhoon flooded the entirety of the school ground, but not withstanding the harsh wind
and rain, the teachers were still able to attend the Oath taking Ceremony of the newly elected
Municipal Mayor and Councilmen last July 2,2004 at the Aparri gymnasium.
On July 12, 2004, Mrs. Rose Espergal, permanent teacher from Ballesteros High School
was officially accommodated at the LNHS-MA by virtue of the swapping agreement with Mrs.
Elvie Rubino, TLE teacher. Said agreement was later approved on September 15, 2004. Aside
from Mrs. Espergal, Mrs. Ginalyn de la Cruz, PSB teacher formerly deployed at the Bulala Annex
To show that they were eager to improve the school, parents of batch 2003-2004 finally
decided to start their graduation project last July 27, 2004. Balusters for the concrete wall at the
façade of the school were finally completed. The PTCA headed by Mr. Reynaldo Oñate, approved
the hiring of security guards, and two computer teachers, and before the school year ended, the
PTCA was able to put up a stage for the school which was utilized during the 4th Commencement
Exercises.
Mr. Edward D. Garcia, Faculty president and 2005 Most Outstanding Teacher was finally
appointed as Teacher-in-charge in June 2005. With his supervision and administration, different
activities and programs were undertaken to provide the school, its staff and students quality
services in the attainment of quality education. He then, sought the help of the Local School Board,
the Association of Ministers of Aparri for additional teacher items which effected to a bigger
It was in this SY 2005-2006 when the SSG put up a guard house and the PTCA still headed
by Mr. Reynaldo Oñate to realign its fund for the construction of a gymnasium into a covered walk
Besides school physical improvement, Mr. Garcia never ceased to work hand in hand with
the principal, Mr. Leandro Bacuyag and the Local School Board for the finalization of documents
for the school to become independent, and on September 22, 2007, the school finally attained its
dream when it was finally separated from the mother school with Mr. Garcia as the Principal.
The Lallo National High School–Maura Annex is unfolding another page of its history as
it comes to the finalization of its dream. From its humble beginning now rises a Giant in the
making. Lallo National High School–Maura Annex now Aparri East National High School,
VISION
We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and
competencies enable them to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to building
the nation.
To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and
-Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive
-Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility
1. Develop the full capabilities of the students and support the unfolding of their individual
potentials.
2. Provide opportunities to the students and teachers access to diverse and wide range of learning
3. Maintain at all times a system3. Maintain at all times a system sensitive to the needs of every
student.
4. Forge a healthy environment that will foster development of the mind and body of every student
community for an enhanced respect and faith with others and above all to God.