Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoana High School graduated 190 students during a Commencement Ceremony held on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the SHS- Home of the Sharks gymnasium. Under the theme of “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”, a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt, a former U.S First Lady, the graduates’ invocation was delivered by Rev. Patolo Mageo, with Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga offering special remarks.

Samoana High School first opened its doors in 1946 as the High School of American Samoa, making it the first such school in the territory. Last month it celebrated its 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary with alumni coming together in a celebration that touted the school’s proud heritage of achievements reflected through its graduates — many having achieved their dreams, many living their dreams — with family & friends attending.

For Top of the Class- 2021 (5) Valedictorians share honors, while the Salutatorian award is shared by three (3).

The 5 Valedictorians are with a GPA of 4.0 — Donna Faauuga Aigailetai Talaeai, Iris Pelenatete Penitusi, Juliette-Fay Manesesa Theresa Faalogo, Nathalie Hinolan Trinidad and Telesia Eddieliz Atafua.

Donna Faauuga Aigailetai Talaeai, one of the five Validictorians. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

 Iris Pelenatete Penitusi, one of the five Validictorians. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

Juliette-Fay Manesesa Theresa Faalogo, one of the five Validictorians. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

Nathalie Hinolan Trinidad, one of the five Validictorians. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

Telesia Eddieliz Atafua, one of the five Validictorians. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

The 3 Salutatorians sharing the second top award with a GPA of 3.995 — Fouaimalo Vanessa Luamatua, Kapoti Malaetasi Amisone and Lana Lei Fololina Fiaui

Fouaimalo  Vanessa  Luamanu, one of the three Salutatorians. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

Kapoti Malaetasi Amisone, one of the three Salutatorians. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

Lana Lei Fololina Fiaui, one of the three Salutatorians.  [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

Samoa News wishes all Sharks are safe & joyous celebration. To all graduates — BE SAFE, BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER…

Graduation costumes not only include the tassel, gown, and accompanying banners, but also ‘money’ ulas as well as money pales celebrating a life’s milestone. Seen here is the front line for the boys side of the Class of 2021 of Samoana High School whose graduation was held on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the school’s gymnasium.  [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

190 FANAU FA'AU'U MAI LE AOGA MAUALUGA A SAMOANA

"O le Lumana'i e fai mo Latou e Talitonu i le matagofie o Latou Miti!"

tusia: Leua Aiono Frost

Na tutula'i le susuga I le Pulea'oga ia Ta'itoa Esekielu Foleni, ma ia fa'afeiloa'ia le mamalu na poto i le Faleta'alo o le Samoana i Utulei, e patipatia le fa'au'uga o alo ma fanau e to’a 190, ua fa'au'u mai i le Laumua o le Malie, le ulua’i Aoga Maualuga i le teritori o Amerika Samoa.

O le susuga I le Faafeagaiga tofia, Rev. Patolo Mageo, o le CCJS i Pago Pago, na avea ma fofoga e tatalaina le sauniga i le tatalo e siitia i le Atua, e fa'afetaia ai lona fa'atasi ai i le taumafaiga ua au a le fanau fa'au'u, lea ua faamau fa'ailogaina nei.

I sana saunoaga fa’ala’ei’au mo le fanau fa’aau’u, na saunoa ai Rev. Mageo, "Ia outou fa'amanatu ia te outou a outou miti i taimi uma o la outou folauga, ia fa'amanatu pea ia te outou vaega o a outou miti e fa'amanatu ai ia te outou, le ala tonu e ao ina savavali ai. Le agaga o le amio lelei ma le faia o galuega lelei, ao outou taumafai e fa'atino a outou miti."

"Aua nei muta lou taumafai i lou aoaoina. Fa'aaoga a taleni ua foa'iina mai mo oe e le Atua o mea uma. Tulimata'i poo le a le fuafuaga a le Atua mo oe. O lenei lalolagi ua na'o se nofoaga le tumau, O i le lagi lo tatou nofoaga moni."

"Ia outou tatalo mo tatou ta'ita'i i le tatou malo, o le fuafuaga fo'i a le Atua ua mafai ai ona tofia i latou e avea ma ta'ita'i i lo tatou Malo. O i matou nei, ae o outou mo le lumana'i. Aua ne'i outou sopoia le va tapuia, ia outou iloa ona ola fa'aaloalo, aua lava ne'i e manatu fa'atauva'a i lau tupulaga ma lo outou sao e tatau ona fa'ataunuu mo le tatou atunuu."

"Poo le a lava lau sailiga e faia, ana ne'i e manatu fa'atuatuana'i i lou Atua. Ia avea oe ma se fa'ata'ita'iga lelei i nisi. Le fanau e, o maia ina o, ia outou manuia."

Na soso'o lea ma le lauga fa'apitoa a le afioga Kovana Lemanu P.S. Mauga lea sa ia tima'ia ai le fanau fa'au'u ina ia latou o atu ma fa'ataunuu a latou miti, le 'au'au o le latou sini sa fa'aautu i ai le latou aso fa'apitoa. "O le Lumana'i e fai mo i latou e talitonu i le matagofie o latou miti."

"Ua mae'a tapena lelei outou e nai o outou matua ma aiga, fa'apea fo'i matua fa'aleagaga, outou faia'oga ma le Laumua sa outou utuvai ai mo lenei fa tausaga o lo outou olaga aoaoina. Filifili oe se mea ua e mana'o e faia mo lou lumana'i, ona e to'aga lea e tausaili, ia matua lava le onosa'i ia te outou, e tupu ai le amio."

"O nisi o outou o le a fa'aauau a'oa'oga, o isi o le a malaga i fafo e amata ai ona sailia galuega e lelei totogi e fesoasoani ai i aiga ma amata ai o latou soifua galulue, o nisi o le a faigaluega iinei, o nisi e amata a'oa'oga i le tatou Kolisi Tuufaatasi, ae o nisi o lo'o ua fa'ato'a tau amata ona afuafua se mea o le a faia. E lelei uma lava nei fa'aiuga, o le toatele fo'i e tuai ona amata fuafua a latou fa'aiuga, e sili atu ona televave a latou fa'atinoga pe a oo ina tuu atoa i ai latou fa'amuamua."

"Poo le a lava lau fa'aiuga, o le fautuaga, ia faia le mea ua e fiafia e fai. Aua nei e fa'avaivai pe a fa'apea atu se tasi e te le o agava'a, pe fa'apea atu se isi ia te oe e le o manaia lenei fa'aiuga. O le fa'aiuga a oe, ua musuia ai lou tagata soifua e le Atua, o le ala lea ua i ai lou naunauta'i ma lona fiafia, fai le mea lena."

"Aua ne'i e toe alu masalosalo i lou lumana'i. Tatalo ma ia lava le onosa'i, aua e leai se isi e maua gofie se mea lelei, e maua lava ua tigaina. Ua faafia ona taumafai ma le mafai, ae a fai e te le tuu i le fa'avaivai, ae taumafai atili, e le mafai ona i'uvale lau taumafaiga."

"O le taimi lenei o le a amata ai ona fua atu la outou taumafaiga e i matou o e o lo'o ua fa'atalitali i sa outou taumafaiga ma ni fua e maua mai ai. O le ituaiga fuataga lea, afai e mamafa o le mea sili lea e matua fa'afiafiaina ai le au tapua'i. O i matou lea e aofia ai Matua ma aiga, le vasega o matua fa'aleagaga ma le Malo ma ona ta'ita'i. Aisea, aua e le o le fuaina o le mamafa o le tino, ae o le fuataga o le atamai ma lou sao i le tatou Malo ma ana tautua lautele, lea e te toe fo'i mai e fa'atino."

"Aua ne'i galo ia te outou, le tapua'iga lea. aua o lo'o tu'i le mulipapapga ma tatalo i aso uma e fa'atauanau manuia mo outou faiva, o le mana o talosaga e sili ona outou mana'omia aua o le Atua na te foa'i i manatunatuga lelei ma na faia avanoa lelei mo outou. Afai e mae'a a outou taumafaiga, ma o le a selesele le fuataga lea, ia outou manatua e fa'afetaia le Atua, o le na mua'i alofagia lo tatou fa'amoemoe, fa'afetaia le tapua'iga a matua ma aiga, ma ia e aoga mo le lautele o nai o tatou tagata ma le tatou Malo."

"O lo outou fa'asinomaga, o lo tatou atunu'u lava ma ana auaunaga e ao ina si'itia ma fa'aleleia atili i le atamai o le a outou maua. O lo ua mae'a tapena outou, ua sauni fo'i outou e fa'aaogaina uma nei a'oa'iga. Manatua o outou e lua gagana ua agava'a ai, e tou te iloa lelei lo outou Atua, ae a fai ane se isi ia te oe e te vaivai ma e leiloa se mea, togi i ai le fesili, "O ai na taina le papa!" Mautinoa lava e leiloa e le palagi le tali o le fesili lena, aua e le'i a'oa'oina i latou i a'oga a le faife'au,"

"Fa'alagolago i lou Atua lena, i au taumafaiga uma, a faigata, tatalo i le Atua e aumaia ai le fa'amalosi'aga sili. A maua e outou manuia, aua nei galo lo outou Atua, ae maise fo'i le tapua'iga a Matua ma Aiga."

"O maia ina o, le fanau e, ia manuia o outou ala!"

O le fa'asalalauga o sui ua maua togi maualuluga o le vasega fa'aiuaso na soso'o ai ma ua fa'alauiloa ai le tulaga togisilia o le vasega e to'alima lelei i latou:

Donna Fa'au'uga Aigailetai Talaeai, Iris Pelenatete Penitusi, Juliette-Fay Manesesa, Theresa Fa'alogo, Nathalia Hinolan Trinidad ma Telesia Eddieliz Atafua. O i latou uma nei e maua GPA 4.0.

O sui e to'atolu ua mauaina le tulaga lua ua lisia mai ai le tamaitai o Fouaimalo Vanessa Luamanu, le ali'i o Kapoti Malaetasi Amisone ma le tamaitai o Lana Lei Fololina Fiaui. O latou togi na maua i mataupu na tauavea GPA 3.994.

Mo avanoa fa'asikolasipi na taua'aoina e le malo mo le fanau ua agava'a ai, ona sa talosagaina fo'i e i latou lea fesoasoani, ua fa'amaonia mai ai i latou nei:

Mo avanoa mo le fanau e a'u i Iunivesite ma Kolisi i fafo ua maua lea e Natahalia Trinidad, Lana Lei Fiaui, Luciano Fuataga , Jennifer Wen Wen Liang ma Tasi Pereira.

Ua fa'ailoa mai avanoa e a'o'oga fua ai le fanau i le tatou Kolisi Tuufa'atasi ua maua lea e Telesia Atafua, Donna Fa'au'uga Talaeai, Iris Penitusi, Siona Tusiofo ma Julie Peau.