JPIAns Day Out

With the theme JPIA UNITES: Understanding the Need for Innovation towards
Excellence and Service! over five tho"sand f"t"re acco"ntants marched and invaded
#e$" #olise"m last J"l% &'! ()&*+ Even in the midst of all the stress and ,ress"re at
school! these st"dents certainl% still -new how to roc- the ,lace and leave a trail of
memories worth remem$ering+
The earl% $ird catches the worm+ Tr"e to this maxim! these st"dents gathered as
soon as the rooster coc-.a.doodle.doo+ Pac-ed with excitement! the st"dents wo-e ",
/"ente 0sme1a with their cheers and la"ghter+ 2eaving their $oo-s and calc"lators at
home! the st"dents had a $alloon in one and a camera on the other+ /orgetting all those
acco"nting ,ro$lems the% need to deal with! the% marched to #e$" #olise"m to $egin
their da% with an ho"r of silence and solit"de with 3od+
After the ,riest said his final $lessing! the emcees initiated the start of the da%
,re,ared ,"rel% for f"t"re acco"ntants+ To formall% start the event! the #/. JPIA officers
welcomed ever%one with their inviting dance+
Acco"ntanc% st"dents from 4enedicto #ollege! #e$" Instit"te of Technolog%.
Universit%! #e$" 5oosevelt 6emorial #olleges! 2%ce"m of #e$"! Saint Theresa7s
#ollege! So"thwestern Universit%! Universit% of #e$".6ain! Universit% of #e$".4anilad!
Universit% of #e$".2a,".2a," and 6anda"e! Universit% of San #arlos! Universit% of
San Jose.5ecoletos! Universit% of the So"thern Phili,,ines /o"ndation! and Universit%
of the 8isa%as roared to life as the% $ore witness to gorgeo"s re,resentatives+
/"rthermore! o"r $eloved "niversit%9s re,resentatives didn9t onl% receive a standing
ovation $"t also a wave of screams and cheers+ 0ne co"ldn9t hear a ,in dro, as USJ.
59s re,resentatives 6aria Theresa 3arces of 4SA.' and 6ar- Jas,er Amorin of 4SA :
( owned the stage+
Afterwards! one of the most awaited highlights of the acco"ntanc% wee- too-
,lace+ /or the st"dents who do not onl% sit and anal%;e $"t co"ld also groove to the
$eat! the %earl% dance ,ala$as is their wa% to esca,e all the stress+ The schools9 JPIA
dance tro",es vent"red on different genres and ,resented a variet% of themes+ /rom
tri$al to hi, ho, and to ,o, <a;;! their remixes echoed in the colise"m+ Emerging as
victors from the said event were Universit% of San Jose.5ecoletos =*
rd
,lace>! Universit%
of San #arlos =(
nd
,lace>! and #e$" 5oosevelt 6emorial #ollege =&
st
,lace>+
Now! as st"dents! we tr"l% have a mo"ntain of res,onsi$ilities to face and a
variet% of ,riorities to consider+ 4"t as JPIAns! let "s also rea, the ,erseverance we9ve
sowed and en<o% the fr"its of o"r la$or+ Wor- hard $"t remem$er to en<o%+