Lagro High School

Lagro High School is a high school established in the 1970s by the Philippine government in Lagro, Quezon City.

Philosophy

The development of the young into an intelligent, morally upright, responsible and productive member of the society is the main focus of education. For this reason, Lagro High School believes that every Filipino high school age youth must be given the right to quality instruction in a compassionate and caring environment.

Vision

Lagro High School is an educational institution that produces academically competent, morally upright and vocationally prepared citizens of the society.

Mission

To ensure the maximum intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth of the child and strengthen moral foundations through relevant and adequate learning experiences in a nurturing and caring school environment.

History

In the early seventies, the growing number of people in the GSIS La Mesa Homeowners Association GLAMEHA triggered the need for a high school in Lagro Subdivision. The officers of GLAMEHA requested fervently for an establishment of a high school next to Lagro Elementary School. With the aid of the city government and the education bureau, Novaliches High School with Mr. Florencio Dumlao as principal started accepting students. This high school annex started on June 13, 1974 with 87 students and a facility, which were humbly two housing units in Block 59 and chairs the students provided themselves.

On August 26 of the same year, Lagro Annex was transferred to the Lagro Elementary School compound and occupied the sawali-walled makeshift building. The high school was then headed by Mr. Crispulo A. Pilar with Mr. Narciso M. Caingat, Mrs. Nilfa C. Caingat and Mrs. Greta Manlapig as pioneer teachers.

The Lagro High School Hymn, was composed by Rebecca E. Jimeno.Two years after, the enrolment rose to 249 from the former 87 with three sections in first year, two in second year, and one in third year. They were all managed to stay in just four classrooms guided by nine teachers.The first graduation from this high school happened two years after with an increased enrolment of 461 with Mrs. Josefa Q. Maglipon, head of the Home Economics Department in Novaliches High School, who replaced Mr. Pilar(who left for the United States).The School Year 1977-1978 reached 774 with 15 sections occupying seven classrooms. With this problem on accommodation, Mr. Florencio Dumlao appealed to the national government for a Lagro Annex Building. Through the unrelenting efforts of the department head-in-charge and with the PTA lobbying behind, the 1.3 hectare present school site, and building became a reality.

At the opening of classes on June 11, 1978, 923 students flocked the newly constructed building which was a two-story 18-room structure standing proudly with Mrs. Maglipon as head of the school. She had to go later with the principal promotion to Roxas High School and was replaced with Mr. Silverio Reinoso. Mr. Reinoso had to continue with the challenge to manage 19 sections of students with just 32 teachers.It was the significant day of September 1, 1978 that Lagro High School was inaugurated by Mrs. Commemoracion M. Concepcion, the former schools division superintendent. Thus, it has become its foundation day.

Hand in hand with the influx of residents in Lagro Subdivision is the continuous increase of student population. And to accommodate this increasing population, a six-room building on the southern site of the campus was constructed. The school then also improved with the completion of concrete fences surrounding the campus, construction of the stage and the new steel flagpole, all to house and educate the community.Mr. Reinoso had to be replaced by Mrs. Virginia H. Cerrudo who came from Sta. Lucia High School on September 1981. Aware of the increasing population, Mrs. Cerrudo, with the assistance of the PTA started the construction of a 10 room vocational building. Five years after the Metro Manila Professional and Business Ladies Circle donated the construction of a two-room HE building. The construction was jointly financed by the PTA, the Student Council, and the HE canteen of the school. The functional building houses the Cosmetology and Dressmaking classes.

Mrs. Cerrudo was replaced with Ms. Felicidad C. Gutierrez in 1987 bringing another building funded by the city government. The same year created the Lagro High School-Payatas Annex with 257 students. This annex was assigned to Mrs. Sheridan Evangelista, who was then the Social Studies Department Head of the Main School. She started with five male and three female teachers in Payatas Annex.In the School Year 1988-1989, Lagro High School received a building package from DECS consisting of an administration, a library, four classrooms, a big laboratory and a home technology building with a vocational shop. It was also the same year that a two-story, four-room building funded by the city government (NALGU), under Mayor Brigido Simon Jr. was constructed on the right side, front view of the main building.Promoted as Principal IV, Ms. Gutierres was transferred to E. Rodriguez Jr. High School. Mr. William S. Barcena took her place as the principal of Lagro High School on June 1991.

During Mr. Barcena’s time, Lagro High School improved further with school gates, waiting sheds, covered span and PTA center constructed.On June 15, 1992, Lagro High School – Maligaya Park Annex was opened to 700 first and second year high school students with Mrs. Nelly R. Umipig as teacher-in-charge.The construction of the S.E.D.P. three-building package from DECS which started during the time of Ms. Gutierrez was finished on August 1992.Three years after, Mr. Barcena was replaced by Mrs. Cristina C. Monis, the General Education Supervisor I-English, as Officer-In-Charge on January 8, 1993.Mrs. Monis intensified cleanliness and beautification drives. Rock gardens, student benches and steel guard fences around the campus were put up. Mrs. Monis had to focus on her supervisory work at the Division Office.

Mr. Gil T. Magbanua replaced Mrs. Monis on June 13, 1993. Improvements were ensured in the lines of administration, supervision, teaching and physical facilities. He also provided the students additional materials and textbooks, which helped improve the academic achievement of the school. Other projects were the excavation of open drainage from the DPWH building to the SEDP building, installation of electric wirings, construction of a canal from the library, drinking fountains, repainting of buildings, fabrication, installation and painting of new steel gates, hiring of additional utility and acquisition of the school vehicle through PTA.To accommodate the continuous increasing enrollees, the three-story building funded by the Quezon City Government was constructed. The third Annex in Fairview was finally opened with Mrs. Justina A. Farolan as the Teacher-In-Charge.

Dr. Consolacion C. Montano replaced Dr. Gil Magbanua later on with more improvements.

Mrs. Sheridan Evangelista made her comeback as the principal of Lagro High School in 1998 with improved facilities and technology advancements for the school.The dawn of more improvements was realized when Dr. Fernando C. Javier became the principal in April 2003. The construction of the new building previously applied by Mrs. Sheridan Evangelista was built and inaugurated by the successor, Dr. Javier. The SB Building and the full renovation of the formerly called Social Hall was transformed into a multi-purpose conference room conveniently equipped with multimedia projectors and modern sound technology now being utilized for events, seminars, workshops by the whole division. The construction of the new gate, renovations of all facilities and the covered court; Lagro High School now boasts of not only its talents but it’s conducive learning ambience sure to provide every learner more motivation to pursue his dreams. Surely with the new principal Dr. Javier, Lagro High School will continue to be No. 1 among Principal IV schools.

Today, as we speak, Lagro High School does not only have a growing number of enrollees but also consistently develops as a community that consists of highly competitive and productive members.