02/09/2025
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Written by Lavinia Gardiola
Layout by Lavinia Gardiola
Photos from the Student Affairs Central Body
What makes a campus feel like home? For many, it begins not with the classrooms or corridors, but with the people who first welcome them inside. At La Salle Green Hills, that welcome is a tradition called Homeboundโa welcome that transforms introductions into belonging, and first steps into shared journeys.
This school year, Homebound unfolds on August 13 for Grades 7โ10 and August 14 for Grade 11, bringing together new Lasallians and their upperclassmen in a celebration that fuses energy, tradition, and unity.
The afternoon opens with voices rising in unison. Guided by the LSGH Pep Squad, students are taught the cheers that have long echoed through the walls of the institution. What begins as repetition quickly becomes rhythm; what starts as hesitation grows into confidence. In every chant, there is the promise of solidarity, the first sparks of friendships formed through shared voice and movement.
Soon, those voices spill into the campus grounds. In the Kwentour, students walk through pathways and buildings that will shape their years ahead. Each stop is not merely an introduction to facilities, but an invitation into memory. Station ushers share storiesโmoments lived within cafeterias, quadrangles, and promenadesโtransforming spaces into landmarks of belonging. With every step, new Lasallians learn that they are part of something far larger than themselves.
The day crescendos in energy as performers AirForce take the stage, their movement a reflection of the vitality of student life. From a performance for JHS flows participation for SHS: in the lively Battle, students faced off among themselves, meeting not as rivals but as teammates, united by music, movement, and joy. The air thrums not with competition, but with community.
Yet beyond the cheers, tours, and dances lies a quieter but no less powerful truth: Homebound is an act of service. It is the product of months of careful planning by the SACB and student leaders, who remind us through their efforts that Lasallian spirit is built on service that uplifts and unites. Their guiding call, โAlways One in the Service of Many,โ is not only lived out in their leadership but carried forward by all who take part.
For The Lazette, to chronicle this tradition is to share in that same mission. The Lazette extends its heartfelt thanks to the SACB as we partner with them in this project. We stand always writing what is right working together to serve as one in the service of many. Homebound, after all, is more than a welcomeโit is a reminder that from the moment a Lasallian enters these gates, they already belong.
