SSAFI Newsletter 2012

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Its getting increasinglyharder to write messageslike this these days because

the Facebook gets ahead of me.But I guess, SSC, like everybodyelse, has walked with the restof the world from snailmail toFacebook.

And one accomplishmentwere very proud to report to all of you is how our SSAFIFacebook group and SSAFI Yahoo group grew by leaps andbounds all within the year just passed.

Today, I am indulging in the luxury of getting in touchwith all of you from a beautifully designed new SSAFI Oficenear St. Cecilias Hall. (If you havent seen it yet, take a peepon your way to your car or on your way to St. Cecilias Hall towatch a concert or fetch a daughter or granddaughter froma rehearsal.

Yes, it really is a joy to come to SSC these days- in spite ofthe trafic all around us.

Of course things have changed. The tarpaulin on ourwalls tells us that loud and clear.

But entering Gate 1 sort of shuts out the din outside andbrings us into the sober, scholarly, monastic air that, in spiteof its innovativeness and its courageous participation inpresent realities, still is the expected setting for a Benedictineand Scholastican Education.

The pergola with its beautiful arches at once brings usmemories of bygone days, situating us both in the past andthe present with elegance and simplicity. Suddenly, steppingin from the gate, one gets a sense of peace and quiet.

And as we walk through familiar, hallowed halls, thenew structures blending beautifully with the old ones, sobeautifully it seems that they had always been there before;

somewhere just a corridor or a garden away, our youngerScholasticans are learning how to be true Scholasticans bystudying the 10 Hallmarks of a Benedictine and ScholasticanEducation. Nobody talked of those hallmarks in our day. But

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Melba aro-SantoSHS 72 President

EDITORIAL BOX

President Message

St. Scholasticas Alumnae Foundation, Inc.

Board of TrusTees2011-2012

PReSIDent: Melba Aro Santos, HS72InteRnAL VICe-PReSIDent: Adelaida P. Villegas, HS65/AB69exteRnAL VICe-PReSIDent: Ma. Socorro Magpile Del Rosario, HS69/AB7SeCRetARY: Sylvia A. Karaan, HS79

ASSt. SeCRetARY: Ma. Cristina G. Puno, HS86tReASuReR: Consuelo L. Tan, HS38/BSE41

ASSIStAnt tReASuReR: Ma. Asuncion Aunario Azcuna, AB83PuBLIC ReLAtIOnS OFFICeR:

Ma. April Lorelei Wycoco Pineda, HS79ASSt. PRO: Michelle B. Lazaro, HS85MeMBeRS: Florina Feliciano Castillo, HS60/AB65

Salud Donato De Castro, HS48/AB52Patricia Viola De Veyra, HS56

Virginia Domingo Gonzalez, HS39Amparo C. Lim, HS70/AB74Ma. Lourdes Simon Lim, HS71Sigrid Reymundo Lizares, HS76/AB80

Ma. Magdalena del Rosario Lopez, HS62/ABMa. Elsa Lava Mapua, HS63/AB67Ma. Anicia Pacquia Mejia, AB/BSC72Ma. Rosario Hizon Nepomuceno, HS71/ABMa. Angeles G. Prats, HS70/ABBA74Ma. Lourdes Castro Roa, HS59/AB63Michelle M. Rodriguez, HS82Rosemary Mallillin Rodriguez, HS50/AB54Elenita San Agustin Sandejas, HS56/AB60

MODeRAtOR: Sr. Mary Placid Abejo, OSB, BM56

they must have been there somewhere, nestling beneath thesoft folds of black veils lying in the wind on hot summerdays, sounding along with the Angelus bells and the soundsof Vespers at twilight and the patient voices of Germanteachers giving Math drills or treating eager high school girlsto Shakespeare in heavy German accents.

Past and present, we walk the talk, each generation kindling in their hearts what makes them truly Scholastican.

But what does? What truly does?Perhaps the answer is in what our Silver Jubilarians

want to tell the world and each other simply by saying WA-LANG KUPAS.

I'm sure the many answers to that question will be asmany as the stars above us.

But one thing I am sure of is that it takes more than oneperson to make a Scholastican truly Scholastican. It takesmany people . It takes a community. It takes many years. Alof these, WALANG KUPAS.

I happened to ask a group of young alumnae what theythought was WALANG KUPAS in St. Scholastica's College. And

they gave such a beautiful answer: Miss Camu, one of themsaid, because until now, we imitate the way she taught ushow to sing our First Communion songs.

The making of a Scholastican takes many people like MissCamu. A Scholastican, giving back to St. Scholastica's whatnurtured her as a student. Maybe , that 's my message forthis issue. In the midst of old and new buildings, as we comeback home to this old-new SSC with Sr. Tammy's somethingold, something new, something borrowed , something blueI hope we can ind and celebrate what is WALANG KUPAS forall of us. And like them, I hope we shall ind it in our hearts togive back what we have been so generously given.

And don't forget. SSAFI is always there waiting to be withyou in giving back.


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Presidential Installation

Installation of Sr. Mary Thomas Prado as 18th Presidentof St. Scholasticas College, August 6, 2011.


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Yes, Scholastica, we have a new

building at St. Scholasticas

College! Its called the St.

Cecilias Building. Sr. Placid, Dean

of the School of Music, had long

dreamed of such a building. The

building has ive loors and stretches

on the Estrada side.

The building consists of two

wings: the School of Music wingand the College wing. The music

wing has the following facilities: St.

Cecilias Hall, 13 practice rooms,

13 studio rooms. The ground loor

has the Deans Ofice, faculty room,

a rehearsal hall and a Board Room

itted with a piano donated by music

alumna, Corky Hernaez-Lopez,

HS48/BM52. There is a chamber

music room for each loor with two

functional keyboards. The compact

Corazon C. Aquino Hall at the 2nd

loor has 140 seats, an ideal venue

for small programs.

1st loor piano rooms

2nd loor piano room,

audition room, computer music

The New building on the Block:St. CeCiliaS Building

Maia Asucio Acua, Collg 1983, MA Humaitis 2000

Sister Placid among Pillar Hallway Avenue

room, Battig room, seminar room,

music library, print & media room.

3rd loor strings room,

liturgical music room, music

education room

4th loor seminar room, Asian

Music Room, Percussion Room

The College Wing has the AVC

room on the 3rd loor; the college

library on the 4th loor and on the

5th loor: two function rooms that

have been put to good use since the

buildings inauguration.


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Board Room

Battig Room

Opera Hall

Seminar Room

Music Library

Recital Hall

Asian Music Instruments Room


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SSC Batch 1987 owned the 80s, deined the 80s and

lived the 80s from hairstyles to fashion, and down

to the attitude. Made up of a diverse set of individu-als, as diverse as the genres of music of the decadent de-cade, certain common denominators gelled us togetherthroughout High School, and to this day, such as St. Bene-dicts Ora et Labora or the Scholastican motto of Prayerand Work, as each of us have dedicated ourselves to ourchosen ields, with a passion that has given our batch a

distinction and recognitions in various industries, name-ly media, travel, advertising, fashion, entrepreneurship,politics and so on.

We also share the trait of grace under pressure

perhaps we owe this to our dearly departed high schoolCoordinator for Student Affairs Miss Salazar, and every-

ones most feared and loved Filipino teacher, the terrify-ing Mrs. De Vera both of whom we all love so dearly andcherish so deeply! We were blessed with educators whopushed us to our limits, equipped us with knowledge,and the resilience to overcome adversities in life and thetoughest challenges at work and at home. In short, weare not quitters we were empowered to be leaders,

unfazed by the pressures of conformity.

We embrace challenge, and thanks in great part tSSC Dean Sister Bellarmine Bernas, we continue to invoksocial change, when we can, for the greater good. Sociaawareness runs in our veins, as children of the PeoplPower Revolution,.

That said, the women of Batch 87 have and alwaywill be trendsetters, forever inspired by our pop and NewWave idols (Madonna, Michael Jackson, Boy George, Cindy Lauper, Wham, The Gogos, B52s, Tears for Fears, ThCure, China Crisis, Flock of Seagulls, Hall and Oats, and son), who pushed the envelope and inluenced our time, en

couraging individuality and self-expression, with a whollot of aerosol-powered Aqua Net hair spray. And we wilall agree that we love to party and we know how to have ahell of a good time! From soirees to mobile disco parties

to excelling in sports and in the arts. So on February 122012, join us at our Silver Jubilee on campus, and bracyourselves for a crazy ride to the decadent past of th80s and Back to the Future, with Batch 87 on the dancloor and at the captains seat! Carefree and peace-lovin

as we are, well give everyone something worthwhile ttake home and run with and thats our infectious joie d

vivre, the joy of living, as if it was our last day on earth!

Back to the Future:SSC Batch 87 Redux

By Freida V. Dario HS87


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Heres trying to put into perspective ones ty years gone by

Past the several oceans, continents, cities, and streets I turned

Admitted amily aside, realizing where my strengths had derivedFrom those twelve years in chrysalis, surely I can say and sigh.

The boundless lines to praise and to describe the passages learned

Despite diversions, albeit chances taken, I somehow survived.

For I had partaken and absorbed one richness o an education

Only one true Scholastican can match a level o comprehension.

A discipline inculcated, some propensity in expelling and dispelling

To anchoring kin, riendships were encouraged, such fourished,

Religious instructions, having aith, hope and charity, it is a telling

Oh! how to be unwavering, to be principled, an honour nourished

Without any doubt, based on Benedictine ethics o Prayer and Labour.

During all this time, cherishing the singleness I harbour and savour.

Fifty Years Gone ByCArMen D. Prez HS62 / COLLeGe66

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Within the radar o an era, working until a hand in marriage was oered

Motherhood likely ollowed, so thereby underscoring a need or deviation

Sensing an viviying infuence on venturing out to include globalizationThis gypsy landed in Canada, appreciating the independence it proered.

Like most work lie abroad, alleviating daily grind, a trip or two, dosage

Forced hiatus, a oui to Frances heed to la vie en rose, revelling language

and wine. Toronto beckoned return, carved a career with mustered courag

Called to spend time with Mother, it was no burden to put stu in storage.

Back in Manila, enjoying the volunteering, reading to importuned children,

Teaching arts and crats to youth, hungry or learning, so wanting or leisu

Also to retired nuns who radiate serenity and happiness, hardly a pressure

A compressed version o my lies span, sometimes overt, oten hidden

In perhaps, ty years more, one can surmise where our paths will be cro

Forget not, though, nary a Scholasticans stamp can be lost nor orever tos

First row (seated): Nanette Arellano, Pearl Li Yao, Purita Gamboa, Concepcion Tinio, Teresita Cruz, Sr. Ligouri del Rosario,OSB+(Directress), Mother Godrieda Baumeister, OSB+(Prioress) Sr. Lieou Sy, OSB+(High School Principal), Edna Gotia,Cristina Raymundo+, Teresa Francisco+, Dolores Tirona, Rosario Tirona

Second row: Dulce Dee, Julieta Vasquez, Concepcion Crisologo+,Victorina Alzona, Blesila Hipolito, Corazon Buag, Cleo Alday,Sarah Caridad Salcedo, Corazon Sayoc, Norma Dizon, Antonia Paguia, Lourdes Laureano, Angelita Calado, Gloria Topacio

Third Row: Elizabeth Cervero+, Marovic Gomez, Victoria Pecson+, Sonia Ella, Josefna Calado, Imelda Gutierrez, Yolanda Martinez, MarMagdalena del Rosario, Linda Cabreza, Socorro Pantangco, Ester Quimbo, Sylvia Teehankee, Victoria Yu, Lourdes Uy, Sylvia Galve

Fourth Row:Alexandra de Jesus, Josefna Laurel, Emma Quinio, Lucy Montinola, Lilia Sison, Oelia Ramoso, Florina Aquino,Margarita Ramos, Scarlett de Villa+, Nora de Guia+, Delise Garilao+, Florencita Arenas

Fifth Row: Dolores Borja, Remedios Tablante, Encarnita Laurel, Judy Calvo, Lillian Santiago, Victoria Ambe, Pacita Laperal, Cita Abad+,Rebecca Villavicencio, Mercedes Muniosguren, Elizabeth Arrastia, Carmen Prez, Evelyn Jimenez+, Celeste Villegas


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PLATINUM

scholasTicans

By eLSA LAVA - MAPUA GS59 HS63 COLL67AnD SYLVIA KArAAn GS72 HS77

St. Scholasticas Alumnae Foundation, Inc. (SSAFI), hostgathering for Platinum Jubilarians last August 11,2011 aSocial Hall in SSC Manila.SSAFI wanted to honor the Platinums who are 85 year

and above in a Celebration of Life, by having a smaller and mintimate affair with music, food, dance, camaraderie, reminiscingthanksgiving.

We noticed that very few older Scholasticans attendHomecoming Day which is celebrated every year on the Suin February nearest the Feast of St.Scholastica ( February 10 )reasons they gave were: there are only a few classmates who arearound; their class organizer passed away; it is dificult for theattend a big affair that extends up to the evening; mobility probbecause of age and ailments, etc.

And these reasons are what inspired us to have the First Reuof Platinum Jubilarians.

A little background on Jubilarians these are usually the School and College Graduates SILVER (25 years since their gration); PEARL( 30 years); CORAL (35years); RUBY(40 years); SAPP(45 years); GOLDEN (50 years); EMERALD (55 YEARS); DIAMON

years). After the DIAMOND Jubilee 6oth year, alumnae are considas PLATINUM JUBILARIANS. If they want to attend the annual hcoming, just let SSAFI and the host HS Silver Jubilarians knowthey are attending, so their presence can be acknowledged durinprogram.

For this 1st Platinum Celebration, we tried to contact irst twho were 85 and above because we realized that each Platinum mneed to bring one or 2 companions (usually a daughter or son acaregiver). The capacity of the Social Hall capacity is quite smallwe igured that many Platinums between 76 and 84 years of agstill strong enough to attend the annual homecoming.

SSAFI awarded all the Platinums with a token of Scholaskinship a photo frame that had their Beforeand Now photoone side and a citation on the other side that said In CelebratioMany Happy Memories and Fruitful Years, and In Recognition of LScholastican Ideals of Love and Service, St. Scholasticas AlumFoundation, Inc. (SSAFI), Gives This Token of Scholastican KinshPlatinum Jubilarian ____ (name of Jubilarian)

The Special Awardees were the Living Platinum Scholast 95 years old and above. A short proile about each of the spawardees preceded the awarding.

HS 1929 - GLORIA LUCERO-MONZON (100 YEARS)HS 1930 - ANITA MAGSAYSAY-HO (97 YEARS)HS 1931 - JULIA ORTIGAS-CAMPOS (98 YEARS) and SOLITA

CAMARA-BESA (96 YEARS)

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HS 1932 - AMALITA ORTIGAS-OLBES (97 YEARS); ISABEL REYES-KATIGBAK (97 YEARS) and FLORENCIA DEL PRADO (96 YEARS).

Of the 7 special awardees, only Amalita Ortigas-Olbes washysically present to receive her recognition award. The others couldot attend due to their sickness and old age, but their awards wereeceived by either a relative or a representative.

Platinum Jubilarians below 95 who attended the affair were:HS 1936 - Betty Castillo-Laurel; Virginia Rosales - Nanagas

HS 1939 - Naty Crame-Rogers; Ma. Luisa Del Prado; PacitaLamado Salcedo; Felicisima Carreon-Ramirez; Ester Recto-Quinio;Nita Umali- Berthelsen;

HS 1940 - Dolores Borja-Colayco; Emilia Go-Montejo; RosalindaOrosa; Josephine Rosales-Eleazar

HS 1941 - Lourdes Segundo-De LeonHS 1942 - Teodora Badillo- Ledda; Amelia Bautista; Cecilia De

Veyra-Sta.Romana; Eva Gonzalez, Soia Narciso-Suarez; CorazonVallarta-Lorenzo

HS 1944 - Teresita Araneta-Luistro; Gloria Connolly-Barredo;osephine Connolly-Arrastia; Fidela Unson-Ocampo

GS 1930 - Ester Umali-SalcedoIt was so touching to see some of the Platinums in their wheel-

hairs accompanied by their Scholastican daughters. Others were us-ng walkers, canes, or wearing gauze masks and were being attendedo by their caregivers. But this did not prevent them from enjoyinghemselves They were so happy to see their classmates and othercholasticnas who they had not seen in a long, long time. They lovedhe cute song and dance number I Enjoy Being A Girl performed bydorable little Scholasticans in their pretty ballet costumes. Some col-

ege students under Abigail Yee-Alvia HS9 Coll93, performed a balletumber from Don Quixote. We also had a violin and a song numbererformed by students from the Music Department, and accompaniedn the piano by Professor Greg Zuniega. Christine Balingcos of thechool of Music rendered a touching song Anak ng Dalita.

One of the highlights of the Platinum Celebration was a DramaticReading by Naty Crame-Rogers (HS 1939). It was a short excerpt fromhe play My Son Jose (a poignant dialogue between the mother of Jose

Rizal and her son, whose life was in danger because of his ideals). Thelay was written by a Scholastican, the late Leonor Orosa-GoquingcorBSE 1939). Tita Naty acknowledged the presence of Leonors youngerister, Rosalinda Baby Orosa (HS1940), Philippine Star columnist.

At 89 years, Tita Naty still appears in plays , and is very muchnvolved with Sala Theater.

We ended the affair with a Gallery of photos which we projectedn the big screen their Before and Now photos and old classictures scanned from old yearbooks. We also included the photos ofhose Platinums who sent their photos but could not attend. Looking

t the old photos and attending an affair at the old Social Hall broughtack many memories of their schooldays.

A few days after the Platinum Affair, SSAFI received a note of thanksrom Virginia inny Rosales-Nanagas In the name of the Scholasti-an Senior Citizens 85 to 100 years old, we sincerely and gratefully sayhank you from the bottom of our hearts, to the Benedictine sisters, toSAFI, and specially to the organizers of the August 11 affair A Cel-bration of Life. It was truly an Affair To Remember for all of us !

We at SSAFI, now have many new Titas Tita Naty, Jinny, Chibbi,etty, Kate, Chuchi, Baby, Dolly, Eva, Mila, Amelia, Paquita, Ester, Gloria,

o and many more. We are inspired by their eagerness to keep in touchwith their beloved Alma MaterSt.Scholasticas College.

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SSCHS77Swing for a Scholar CoralJubilee Golf Tournament

The St. Scholasticas College Manila High SchoolBatch '77 sponsored the SSCHS '77 Swing for aScholar Coral Jubilee Golf Tournament at the Phil-

ippine Navy Golf Club last November 17 for the beneit

of Batch '77's various projects including key programsof the St. Scholastica's Alumnae Foundation Inc. (SSAFI).These projects are: the Child of A Scholastican for thechildren of Scholasticans in need of inancial support

and the Night Secondary Scholars for deserving studentsfrom disadvantaged families in Singalong.

The registration started at 5:30 am and recorded67 civic-minded golfers who enjoyed a day of golf andwho were also treated to a bag of giveaways, lunch, icecream,great rafle prizes and a lively awards program.The

Awarding Ceremony was hosted by Ms. Mimi Fernandez-Nitura (HS77) and Mr. Nonong Rodriguez. Special guestsfrom the SSAFI Boardof Trustees were Ms.Elsa Lava-Mapua,

Head of Member-ship Committee,who spoke on theNight SecondaryScholars (NSS) andChild of the Scho-lastican scholarshipprograms, Ms. BabaAro-Santos (SSAFIPresident) and Ms.Cristina Puno (SSAFIAssistant Secretary).

Ms. Mignon Wycoco-Ramos, SSCHS 77 President,opened the ceremony with words of welcome and appre-ciation for all those who played, sponsored and organizedthe event. Being a golf tournament, the following winnerswere awarded trophies and prizes.

Winners were:Mens Division:

Mon Villareal Overall Champion

Raffy Ante Class A Champion

Keith Halford Class A Runner-Up

Elmer Ngo Class B Champion

Antonio Cruz Class B Runner-Up

Gerry Romualdez Class C Champion

Obi Villariba Class C Runner-Up

Womens Division:Lee Heredia Ladies Champion

Greely Remulla-Oposa(SSCHS77)

Ladies Runner-Up

Special Fun Games:Jing Warren 2 Yards Nearest To The Pin

Raffy Ante 272 Yards Longest Drive

Al Cervero 1 Inch C/B 150 yards

Most Accurate Drive

The SSCHS 77 Core Team (Mignon Wycoco-RamosPinky Cobangbang-Soberano, Eva Santiago-Perez, Berna-dette San Jose-Garcia, Tani Sempio-Bautista, Jakes Jaco-

bo-Pastrana, Maridol Carlos-DannugRose Santiago, Pat

Lim-Yu, Mabey Santos-Datu, JocelynVilla-Lacuna, RonaBuencamino-Abundo, Mimi Fernan-dez-Nitura, VickyBaniqued-AlunanGigi Reyes-CancioMalou Valero, Greely Remulla-OposaBaby Ferraren

Ampil, and Bang Karaan) together with their other class-mates Riza Gervasio-Mantaring, Sandra Yu, Joan Umali-Soliman, Susan Ortega-Larrazabal, Gina Cruz-Go, CeciEscueta-Lazo, Evelyn del Rosario-Garcia, Rosanne Goco-Pena, Lily Ann Claudio-Favis, Marinette Berba-Mendozaand our US based classmates led by Mary Ann Prosperowould like to extend its many thanks to our generoussponsors and friends, to SSAFI and its scholars for givingus purpose and inspiration. Most of all to our dear Lordfor the wonderful gift of clear blue skies and the warmsoothing sun that shone on us all on that day.

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My TiTa Glo.

A Woman of Strength and Many TalentsBy Neni Sta. Romana Cruz GS59/HS63/AB67

On her 100th birthday on November 7, 2010, GloriaLucero Monzon was honored as the remaining liv-ing founder of UPs Sigma Delta Phi Sorority and

its irst Grand Archon. Her other co-founders were AlicePalma Bautista, Lourdes Bautista San Diego and CatalinaS. Manguerra. Tita Glos appearance that night showedher usual grit and resilience as she had just surviveda bout of pneumonia. The strong woman that she is, shewas whisked from the hospital where she had been con-ined for weeks, directly to the hotel venue.

My Tita Glo was an exemplary and outstandingleader. She was the acknowledged head of HS 1929 of

which she graduated valedictorian. She wrote an essayabout her class Growing Up With Baday in DaughtersTrue. (2006)

Baday was their nickname for Sr. Willibalda, whosupervised them and made sure they were quiet andstudied before the start of class hours. She remembersthat even then, SSC was already known for music, Inever studied, but I excelled in my stidies. Sr. Eusebia,whom the class called Ebiang was their teacher in sec-ond, third, fourth years..

Among her classmates in a class of 27 were Jose-phine Murphy, Amelia Romualdez whose father wasManila mayor Miguel Romualdez, Milagros Romualdez,daughter of Justice Norberto Romualdez, Remedios Go-quiolay, Alice Adad, Carmen Crow, Belen Villasenor, andPilar Albert.

When they graduated, she remembered that theywore uniform graduation dresses beautifully sewn bythe same dressmaker.

Tita Glo was my dear ninang who gave me my irstlocked diary and set me off on my writing as a kid, andis also ninang to Tina Monzon Palma, She was an idealhomemaker and not only because home economics andeducation were her majors in UP. She enjoyed creatingIkebana arrangements, even training in Japan for this.

She joined and initiated yearly Ikebana exhibits in Ma-nila and even taught it to other enthusiasts.

Hers has been a long, blessed and productivelife saddened only by the premature death

of her husband, Brig. Gen. Patricio R. Mon-zon, commanding general of the Philippine

Army, who headed Sangley Point in Cav-ite, her son Rene, a daughter Patsy, her

eldest grandson Bobby who was asumma cum laude graduate of

the UP Medical School and justbeginning a promising career.

She was always bubbly and full of stories and spentmany years teaching at the Far Eastern University. I havealways known her to be strong-willed and energetic andalways busy with her hands that it is hard to accept that inJanuary 11, 2011, shortly after she celebrated her 100thbirthday, Tita Glo began to sleep more and talk less. Shedid not lose her memory, but in a sense, decided to with-draw from it all. Perhaps it is her way of preparing us all

for a inal goodbye.Tita Glo HS 1929, belongs to a family of Scholasti-

cans. Her two daughters Concepcion and + Patricia studied in SSC for Grade School. She was one of the SpecialAwardees last August 11, 2011 when SSAFI honored theLiving Platinum Jubilarians. In fact, she is the oldest liv-ing SSC alumna. She was 100 years old then. Her daugh-ter Concepcion attended the Platinum affair and receivedthe award for her. Tita Glo turned 101 years old on No-vember 7, 2011.

She is the only living Lucero sister. Her sisterswere:

+ Alicia Lucero Gamboa. HS1925 (mother of + Doreen Gamboa Fernandez, HS50/AB54 and DellaGamboa Besa, HS51/AB55)

+ Loreto Lucero Teopaco, HS 1926 (mother of Albina Teopaco Jahn, HS53 and + Elnora TeopacoFigueroa, HS56)

+ Selina Lucero Sta. Romana, HS1934 (mother of FlorMarie Sta. Romana, GS59/HS63/AB67 and MaCorazon Sta. Romana GS65/HS69/AB73)

+ Simona Lucero Mayuga, HS 1937 (mother of SylviaMayuga, HS59

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SSAFI hosted a get together lastOctober 4, 2011- A TimelessLegacy: Return of the Boys of

Sr. Gratia. We wanted to rekindle thememories of the timeless legacy ofSister Gratia Aigner, OSB the lovable,gentle but energetic nun who for 41years, taught little Scholastican girlsand boys in kindergarten.

The irst time the Boys of Sr Gratia(BSGs) joined us in SSC alumnae affairswas in September 2005 at the ManilaPolo Club it was the kick-off activityin preparation for the CentennialJubile. There were only 5 BSGs present Juanito Munoz, Ramon JunMagsaysay, Pocholo Borromeo, LitoBunag and Marc Prats. After tirelesssleuthing and searching for moreBSGs, we held the irst oficial reunionof the Boys of Sr. Gratia at the ManilaGolf Club on June 23, 2006. This time16 boys attended. Miss Astrid Perez,who also taught in Kinder with Sr.Gratia was a surprise guest. The boyswere thrilled to see their formerKinder teacher. They shared the songsthey were taught in kinder, as wellas their scrapes and embarrassingmoments, and how Sr. Gratia with her

for the school. Outgoing SSC PresidentSr. Angelica Leviste shared with usheart warming stories about Sr. Gratiaand her timeless legacy.

Elsa Mapua reminded the BSGsabout the quote in the bible Unlessyou become like one of these, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. Thiswas her introduction to a group singing activity. She asked everyone to

become like little children again, justlike they were in Kindergarten. All theBSGs, nuns and SSAFI Board membersjoined her in singing We Are Boys oSr. Gratia (a round song to the tune oAre You Sleeping).

We are boys of Sister Gratia

She also gave updates on someSSAFI projectsPeace Clock projectThe Swing for A Scholar Golf Tournament; SSAFI Card Membership. Wenow have 5 BSGs who have LifetimeSSAFI cards and 13BSGs who have Regular SSAFI Cards (valid for 5 years).

Bro. Bernie Oca of DE La SalleUniversity volunteered to give the response on behalf of the BSGs. We allenjoyed his witty and humorous response.

Nic.ole Severino HS97, accompa-nied by guitar students from the SSCmusic department, sang some old timejazz favorites.

It was a lovely evening of goodfood, music, reminiscing, sharing andthanksgiving. Thank you Sr. Gratia forsharing your little boys with us!

RETURN ofthe BOYS ofSister Gratia

kind and gentle ways helped them. Weincluded these memories in the SSAFIcoffeetable book A Common Thread.BSGs who lived abroad also sent intheir stories. Through email.

For the Grand Centennial Cele-bration at St. Cecilias Hall on Decem-ber 6, 2006, SSAFI awarded 95 plaquesto the BSGs. Sr. Gratia must have beensmiling from above saying Those aremy adorable little boys!

The list of BSGs is getting lon-ger. By word of mouth and throughemail blasts, and facebook posts, wenow have 150 BSGs in our list. (checkwebsite www.ssc.edu.ph then click onAlumnae and friends)

Last October 4, nineteen (19) BSGsattended the get together. Ernie Marti-nez (Kinder 1933) delivered a touch-ing invocation prayer. SSAFI PresidentBaba Aro Santos welcomed the BSGsand called them our fellow alumnaeand gave an overview of the vision andmission of SSAFI, and the descriptionof the different committees. Our newSSC President, Sr. Mary Thomas Pradowas happy to meet the BSGs and tookthis opportunity to give a brief power-point presentaton of her 10 year plan

By ELSA LAVA-MAPUA KINDER52/

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Norma Monfort a dynamic BCI partner in the Philippines for iveyears, is being honored as a 2011 Disney Worldwide conserva-tion Fund Conservation Hero. The award recognizes extraor-

dinary individuals who are passionate about protecting animals andhabitats in areas of critical concern.

Monfort originally sought BCIs help in protecting her family-owned Monfort Bat Cave, home to the worlds largest-known colonyof Geoffroys rousette fruit bats (Rousettus amplexidaudatus). Thecave on Samal Island is a sanctuary for about 1.8 million of the bats,which had all but disappeared from other caves in the region. Mon-fort not only protected the cave, but turned it into a vital venue forteaching visitors about the beneits of bats in the Philippines. She hashosted many bat-education events at the site and helped with othersaround the area. She launched the nonproit Philippine Bat Conserva-tion group and works tirelessly to change public attitudes. Bats of thePhilippines have a true champion in Norma Monfort.

It has been quite some time sinceMrs. Teresita de Vera has retiredfrom teaching at St. Scholasticas

College Manila. Almost everyonewho studied in St. Scho knew her

from 1958-1993. She has ive chil-dren, the three girls went to SSC frompre-school to high school, while thetwo boys were students of Sister Gra-cia in kindergarten. The 3 girls nowreside in North America, while the 2boys reside in the Philippines. Mrs.De Vera migrated to Canada in 2008.

The eldest child, Maria TeresaMarie is married to Raymond Pat-tugalan. Both are architects whoknew each other in UST. Marie wasformerly a faculty of SSC Int. Design

Dept., PSID and UST College of Archi-tecture. Both Marie and Raymondwere responsible for some renova-tion projects in SSC from 1997-2007.They now reside in Toronto with their2 children. Bernie (SSC HS 2006) isinishing her degree in Child Educa-tion while Ramon recently graduatedArchral Tech.

Having learning areas relatedto education and teaching, a passionthey share with their mom and grand-

mom Beatriz, a principal of CEU, the2nd and 3rd child, Ricky & Raymund

both graduates of DLSU, reside withtheir family in Manila. Both are intotraining, consultancy and research.

Her 4th child, Maria CarmelaCarla de Vera-Santiago is currently

residing in Toronto, Canada with herfamily. She works as a Senior Portfo-lio Analyst at the Business Develop-ment Bank of Canada (BDC), a inan-cial institution wholly owned by theGovernment of Canada that providesinancial and consulting services toCanadian businesses. Carlas hus-band Floro is a Corporate Controllerof Airboss of America, one of NorthAmericas largest manufacturers ofrubber products. She has 2 sons whoare both studying at University of To-

ronto. Raphael her eldest son is in 3rdyear taking up a double major in Eco-nomics and English and her secondson Juan Carlo is a 1st year studenttaking up Business Management.

The youngest, Fama de VeraFrancisco is currently residing inCincinnati, Ohio with her family. Sheis married to Noel and has 4 children.Miguel is 17, Marky is 15, Marga is 12and Max is 8. Both Noel and Famawork at Procter and Gamble head of-

ice in Cincinnati. Fama is the Gener-al Manager for North America Baby

A hero for bAtsNma Mn, AM Pian 1961

Care, while Noel is the Senior Man-

ager for Corporate Function Market-ing HR.

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P&Gs Filipina Baby Care GMcouldnt take no for an answer

By: Doris C. Dumlao

Reprinted from PhiliPPine Daily inquirer

12:00 aM | SunDay, october 9th, 2011

Hers is an inspir-ing story of hopeshared by people

who had given it to herat the time she needed itmost.

Thus says Ma. Fati-

Fama came from a family of limited means. Her motherwas a teacher who supported ive children while her fatherwas sick for a very long time.

During the awarding ceremonies of BPInoy 2011, Famarecalled that the irst lifeline to her family came from thenuns of St. Scholasticas College, where her mother taughtThe nuns allowed her and her siblings to study for free andeven eat lunch for free.

When her father passed away in 1985, Fama says shewasnt sure whether she could afford to go to college. Af-ter her dads funeral, an uncle gave her an ATM (automatedteller machine) card which incidentally was BPI-issued saying that if she continued to study hard, he would depositmoney to that account regularly. ATMs were only being pop-ularized in the local market then and Fama says she didnteven know how to use it.

That blue ATM card was my lifeline, Fama says, not-ing that she thus went to the University of the PhilippinesCollege of Business Administration.

P&G has always been her dream job and this she pursued after college. She applied for a slot at the marketing

department. She passed the irstthree interviews but didnt makethe cut at the fourth.

It was almost the end of mydreams but I couldnt take no foran answer, she says. She lookedup a P&G executive who had givena career talk at her college and toldhim she would really love to beemployed by P&G.

That exec agreed to give her asecond chance. In its half a centuryof operation in the PhilippinesP&G had never hired women and

was then reconsidering that strategy.In that crucial interview, Fama was asked only one

question: Do you know how to drive? She didnt knowto drive at that time but knowing that she could otherwiselose the opportunity, told the interviewer she did. Thus she

was able to join P&G sales team. One of the side beneitwas that I found my husband Noel, she says.When I joined P&G, I never thought I would be the GM

the chances were zero percent, she says. She was provenwrong 22 years later.

I am where I am today because of the people who gaveme hope, she says.

Fama is thus a success story of how a Filipino stoodout in a highly competitive ield in a global economy anddoing this by being a mom.

As a wife and mother, family comes irst. Im fortunateto be working for a company that shares those values, andenables its employees to achieve work and life balance,she says.

ma Fama De Vera-Francisco, one of the three BPInoy 2011awardees for outstanding international achievement.

Fama is the highest ranking and only Asian femalegeneral manager in the worlds largest consumer productscompany, Procter & Gamble, in its global headquarters lo-cated in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States.

As head of the Baby Care and Global Innovation, she isresponsible for about $2.5 billion worth of sales and 2,000employees.

She was chosen as a BPInoy honoree for setting aworld-class standard for childs personal care and by climb-ing the global corporate ladder of P&G against all odds thatis. Her fellow BPInoy awardees this year are global boxingchampion Manny Pacquiao, now the House Representativeof Sarangani Province and BlackEyed Peas founding member AllanPineda Lindo Jr. a.k.a. Apl

As a leader, she believes thatpeople are the most important as-

sets. The most important role of aleader is handpicking the right tal-ent, giving them challenging roles,and continually investing in theirdevelopment so they can becomefuture leaders of the company, shesays.

The BPInoy award is anotherfeather to Famas cap. In 2005, shewas recognized by one of the big four international account-ing irms, Deloitte and Touche, in its Wise Women program.She was also named by the Cincinnati Business Courier asan emerging leader in its Forty under 40 program.

In 2009, Fama was an Agora Awardee for Excellence in

International Marketing, Philippine Marketing Association.Her alma mater, St. Scholasticas College, had also cited heras an outstanding alumna, citing her mentoring of youngAsians in P&G and Xavier University, as well as volunteer-ing for Religious Education in Good Shepherd Parish, Cin-cinnati.

As cited by BPI, Fama is indeed viewed as a womanwho has, and is continuing to, blaze trails for other women.To top it all, she has progressed in her career, while raisinga family. She is a mother of four young children and leads afast-paced, diverse organization and business.

Not bad for someone who once upon a time neverthought she could inish schooling for lack of resources.

Lifeliners

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What is Singapore Math? Singapore Mathrefers to the curriculum/program createdby and for Singapore in their school systems.

It is an approach that summarizes the developmentof mathematical abilities with emphasis on problemsolving and model drawing, and a focus on in-depthunderstanding of the essential math skills using theive inter-related components such as Concepts, Skills,

Processes, Attitudes and MetacognitionWith that overview we combined the objectives

of the Singapore Math with that of the existing GSMath curriculum of SSC Manila. We envisioned to seeScholasticans who would demonstrate competencein computational skills, mastery of the mathematicalconcepts and reason out logically, analytically andcritically in daily life situations. Therefore, the acquisitionand application of mathematical concepts and skills ina wider perspective including routine and non-routine,open-ended and real-word problems are basic andnecessary. This we do now through the model method.

The Model approach requires students to drawrectangular boxes to represent part-whole relationships

and math values (both known and unknown values) inthe math problems. The word problems are typicallydesigned to depict real-life situations such as groceryshopping and division of money. By drawing such boxes/blocks, the students can visualize the math problemsmore clearly and are able to make implied knowledgeexplicit. This technique of model building is a visual wayof picturing a situation. Instead of forming simultaneousequations and solving for the variables, model buildinginvolves using blocks or boxes to solved the problem.The power of using models can be best illustrated byproblems, often involving fractions, ratios or percentages,

which appear dificult but if models are drawn to showthe situation, the solution becomes clearer, sometimeseven obvious.

We also adapted the use of the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (CPA) approach and made use of the seris of MyPals Are Here. This means students are provided withthe necessary learning experiences beginning with theconcrete and pictorial stages, followed by the abstractstage to enable them to learn mathematics meaningfully.This approach encourages active thinking process,communication of mathematical ideas and problem

solving which will help develop the foundation studentswill need for more advanced mathematics. Becausethis approach have demonstrated positive responsesin students academic performance as evidenced in thesigniicant marked increase in students failure there

was more enthusiasm and understanding of problemsolving in Math. Students in grades one to four ind the

lessons enjoyable through the manipulation of the blockswhich made the problems clearer. The model drawinghas aided students in grade six to visualize quantities

(known and unknown) and their relationships givenin the problem. The Model method is a pre-algebraicmethod. Their experience in using bars enabled them toappreciate better the use of letter symbols to representquantities when they later learn the algebraic methodThe books and workbooks allowed students and parentsto further understand concepts and processes taken upin Math classes and to work together and solve problemexercises.

The implementation of the Singapore Math hasbought many gains in the Grade School. Through thekindness of EdCrish International, the publisher of May

Pals are Here, teachers in the grade school were givenseminars and workshop on the model approach. Two oour teachers were sent to visit three of the top primaryschools in Singapore. The other teachers wered providedwith the opportunity to observe classes here, learn andinteract with the teachers from Singapore and students/delegates from other countries. We are duplicating thisactivity by April 2012 by sending again two more MathTeachers to Singapore and observe classes there. Withthis development, the Math area has invited Mrs. Queena

Le Chua and her son, Scott, to present to the Grade SchooParents and neighboring schools of ABS Math teachers

this approach which we hope will continue to gathermore enthusiastic minds to love and enjoy mathematics

By the end of March, 2012 we shall also send outevaluation sheets to students and their parents of ourGrade School with the end in mind to improve the teachingand learning of students and teachers and discover newand more ways of making Mathematics more meaningfuin our daily life. That in all things God may be gloriied!

Sr. Edna, OSB, is the Grade School Principal

at St. Scholasticas College

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The popularity and affordability ofpancit canton noodles was the pri-mary consideration in developing

pancit canton noodles supplemented

with alugbati puree as a possible solu-tion to the micronutrient deiciency ofthe country.

Thus, in the undergraduate thesisof Ms. Marianne Cantuba, a 2011 BSNDgraduate of St. Scholasticas College Ma-nila, entitledDevelopment of CantonNoodles with Alugbati Puree, she de-termined the optimum formulation ofalugbati canton noodle, the acceptabil-ity of the formulated noodles in termsof sensory qualities, the microbiologi-cal safety of the noodles produced fromthe formulation and the nutritive valueof this product in terms of energy, pro-tein, fath and vitamin A.

This research study won againstthree other competing nutrition schoolsin Metro Manila, at Food and NutritionResearch Institute, Department of Sci-ence and Technologys ((FNRI-DOST)undergraduate student thesis compe-tition that was held in conjuction withthe 37th FNRI Seminar Series in July

Last November 10-13, 2011, agroup of twenty-six sisters, fac-ulty members of the College Fac-

ulty Outreach Committee (FOC) alongwith two students went to Marihatagin Surigao del Sur for their outreach/exposure activity. Led by no less thanthe President of the school, Sr. MaryThomas Prado, OSB, the group went upthe mountains of Han-ayan to strength-en and deepen the links with the Lu-

mad/Manobo public high school underthe Alternative Center for AgriculturalDevelopment (ALCADEV) through aMemorandum of Agreement betweenthe two institutions, SSC and ALCADEV.The MOA deined the relationship ofthe two schools, whereby assistance tothe Manobo schools through resourcesharing and teacher training will be ex-tended by SSC. For the past two years,SSC has been sending school suppliessuch as boxes of chalk, notebooks, padpapers, pens, pencils and crayons; um-brellas and slippers to the Marihatag

Pancit canton erhed whalugbati pureefr gd helh

2011.The Results of the study showed

that the optimum formulation of an ac-ceptable alugbati canton noodle was

20% alugbati puree incorporated into alour mixture, the other levels being 0,10% and 30%. It revealed also that thedetermining factor in the acceptabilityof the formulated noodles in terms ofsensory qualities was the salt lavor.

In the countrys currentstate of nutrition where un-dernutrition, anemia and vita-min A deiciency are still publichealth problems as revealed bythe 7th National Nutrition Sur-vey, growing alugbati in back-yards and then processing theminto a noodle will help promotelocal utilization of the vegetablewhich is an excellent source ofvitamins and minerals. Massproduction of the product on theother hand, will not only improvethe nutrition of the population,but also generate jobs and incomefor the people.

For more information about the

cllege Mrhg oureh PrjeRebecca Padilla-Marquez, GS75 / HS79schools. SSCs commitment will con-tinue for the next year. On ALCADEVspart, it will also share its knowledge onindigenous technology and culture toSSC. Exchange of students and facultywill also be explored.

During the outrach/exposure, as-sistance in the area of faculty develop-ment was conducted with three mod-ules of:

Teaching Methodologies and

Strategies Wood Cut Workshop Dance Workshop

The modules on Wood Cut andDance were opened to high schoolstudetns. Exposure of the faculty tothe sorry state of the public schools ofMarihatag intensiied their commit-ment to help the schools. The teachertrainings will be a regular programwhenever there are visits to Marihatag.Aside from these, storybooks, referencebooks and textbooks will be solicitedfor the schools visited.

The trip was also cultural enrichment activity on the part of SSC facultyVisits to the National Museum, the excavation sites in Libertad and the site othe irst mass in Butuan were also doneThe beautiful natural scenery, the lushgreenery, the clean rivers and waterfalls juxtaposed with logs by the roadside, military checkpoints and povertyof the people showed both the richnesof the Philippine culture and resources

as well as conlicts in access and interest to these sources of wealth. Unfortunately, caught in between these are theimpoverished ordinary Filipinos, ruraand lumad.

The exposure/outreach trip wasan opportunity to share resources andtalents, but also as an opportunity totouch base with the lives of people inSurigao del Sur and personal encountewith the social realities. It was also anoccasion to strengthen the Scholasticancommitment to being advocates for theagents social change.

research, you may contact Ms. Cyn-thia Gayya at the Nutrition Departmenof St. Scholasticas College, Manila.


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On the 20th of January 2011 at8:15pm, Milagros Garcia Hugotook her inal breath of life right

before her heart stopped beating. Her20-year battle against cancer was over.Amidst this battle, she lived her name Milagros; a miracle, a miraculous tri-umph; That is, she lived her inal days,shocking even the doctors because shefelt no pain No pain and No fear, noworry nor regret, no hurt nor sorrow;and simply, with peace. How does oneface death with such peace?

Tita Myles did it because hers wasa life illed with love and laughter.

Most people think that our TitaMyles, had no children, when in fact,she actually raised 11! She was a 2ndmother to 11 of her nephews andnieces; and she turned us cousins intobrothers and sisters; she taught usmany things.

that family is sacred; that life needs laughter; that spontaneity is a treasurer; that caring for your parents is

divine; that live is quality time;

At 25 while the rest of her amigaswere going on dates, she started a dailydevotion of dates to her nephews andnieces She Started with the eldest ofher pamangkins Rosanne. Then with

Conrad, and Cess, and Paolo Maru &Rhea, Nikka, myself, Vivienne, Valerie,and Carla followed and her dates be-gan to increase exponentially Shetook all of us to many of our irsts Ourirst baby steps &pseudo sprints at theAmerican Cemetary @ Fort Bonifacio,our irst trip to the Zoo; our irst SanLorenzo punk parties with rivets &dippity do; our irst movies in the cine-ma and our irst visits to sea front; ourirst driving encounters in her car, ourirst cash & carry runs & tretorn shoes;

our irst Tagaytay/Villa Escudero/Pag-sanjan Falls trips graced with bringingbaon of our favorite chorizos & daings;our irst green jokes and all the otherirsts inb between She had a family of11 children all doing irsts at the sametime in the company of each other.

She taught us the values of togeth-erness, of being moral, of taking care ofone another; of always checking up oneach other & of casual kamusta calls;of remembering birthdays; of beingsimple & modest; of being honest &just; She lived an example of life withadventure and she reminded us notto take life too seriously i.e. stop &smell the roses; to discern & decipherroses from daffodils >> the roses werereal life partners; the daffodils weretemporal traps of distraction fanci-ful, leeting, supericial, & not worthhaving; to enjoy simple pleasures; she

taught us majong - siete pareses andtodo pongs; she spurred laughter witheither green, witty, (and her favorite)brutally blunt humor; she taught us allthis and more

Love was also evident in her pro-fessional life; As a kagawad, she lovedher community by committing herselfto diligence in her duty. She chose totake care of the barangays HEALTH,SANITATION, & BEAUTY. As most ofyou know, she had a deep appreciationfor aesthetics always with lipstick,

lips never chapped even while on herdeathbed, always in good fashion. Swd s s pp- fg wd f ss. For her, the peoplewho lived by the rails of the trains de-served a beautiful environment too;she initiated lush pot gardens & evencolor-coordinated trash bins in fancyshapes; when it came to sanitary spotchecks of the numerous restaurants inthe barangay, she had a devotion to de-tail, never leaving a pan un-turned or

an oven uninspected; just as lola wasin her church, Tita Myles did even thelittlest of things with the grandest ofefforts & the wholest of heart.

Love ran strong in ALL her re-lationships with her parents, sheloved them both with a devotion thatdied only when they did. She nursedthem till their elderly years; reveredthem and respected them through &through; with her siblings when wasthe glue; she kept everyone closelyknitted together and ensured that mar-riages were in tact; with her cousinsshe was the perennial host alwaysextending invitations to this family &that; because the more the merrier shealways says and that was that; withher household helpers she was thecharmer; ever so gracious, hilariousand always inducing laughter; with hertruest of friends, she loved them more

than herself;Love & laughter were evident in

each & every facet of Tita Myles lifebs s vd & ss gd , s dd pAnd if you look at her now, her littlesmile says it all.. Scorates once saidDeath may be the greatest of all humanblessings. And I guess that is, becausethe day which we fear as our last, isbut the birthday of eternity with ourLord where laughter is never endingand love abound.

Ata, we love you It was privilege& luxury to grow up with you in ourlives. Thank you for your time, thankyou for all your treats, thank you foryour advice, thank you for your lovethank you for your laughter.. Say hi toLolo & Lola, to my, Vic. We will continueto love and to laugh just as you taughtus; to stay together and to look out foreach other; to hold family sacred andto simply, LIVE deeply. Rest well nowand be at peace for all eternity.

Of Love & LaughterA Eulogy Written by Victor Hugo, Jr.

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Ground BreakinGo hPeace clockTower/DomeDR. REMEDIOS CHING(Dean of College)

The idea of a universal clock started as a practical solution to a problem in

the College Unit. As far back as 2005, we have noted there is no common

reference clock in campus that sometimes created little problems among

students and faculty members. Later , in 2006, during the centennial celebration,

an aerial shot of the SSC campus was taken. When the video was shown, we again

noted that, because of the many high rise buildings that surrounded SSC, our cam-

pus cannot be seen easily. In fact, it has no distinguishing mark high enough for it

to be identiied from afar. Then truth of the matter is, when people ask directions

to come to SSC, the references are the College of St. Benilde and De La Salle Univer-sity. Thus, we thought, wouldnt it be great if there is a high tower that people can

see from afar, and when people ask, where is St. Scholasticas College? We can

point to it and say, Oh, you see that clock tower over there, thats SSC.

Sadly, the idea went to the back burner as other concerns became more im-

mediate and pressing. For the next 5 years, we talked about the clock but we

didnt do anything about it.

Happily, great ideas do not stay at the back burner for long. Late last year,

the Economics Society, under the mentorship of Mr. Ariel Geronimo, Chair of the

International Business and Economic Diplomacy Department, picked up the idea

and transformed a mere practical clock into a symbolic statement of Peace. We

realize that everything the SSC stands and strives for: justice, equality, conserva-

tion of environment, ultimately boil down to one thing, and that is PEACE for

there can be no justice, equality and development without PEACE. And pursuit

of PEACE never ends.

The students gave the clock tower a very appropriate tag line: PEACE IS

TIMELESS.

Thus, the Peace Clock Tower project is born. Peace is the centerpiece of the

Scholastican community. It is a Scholastican trademark.

Today, all our activities afirm our commitment to Peace as a community.

We started our day with the opening of the HIROSHIMA ATOMIC-BOMB EXHIBIT

at the Amrhein Gallery, followed by the live PEACE VIDEO CONFERENCE with aatomic bomb survivor, and inally, to this ground breaking ceremony, a itting cul-

mination to a day of PEACE.

We dedicate the Peace Clock Tower to Sr. Angelica, who herself is a very

strong advocate of peace, who is instrument in cultivating a culture of peace in

school, and whose calmness and serenity is our model of a Person of PEACE

When the Peace Clock Project was presented to Sr. Angelica Leviste, OSB,

President, during her feast day on October 2 last year she said: Anybody who

comes and anybody who leaves, will ever forget St. Scho because of the tower

they will know that this is the way of life at St. Scho Peace


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AlumnaeAmalia Ortigas-Olbes HS 32

Francisca Vallarta-Chikiamco, HS 35

Isabel Reyes Katigbak, HS 32/College 36

Rosario Santaromana-De Leon, HS 39

Virginia Marundan-Serrano HS 40

Estrella Perez, HS 42

Maripaz Pimentel, HS 48/AB52

Milagros Hugo, HS 60

Rebecca San San Agustin, HS 1960/College 64Cynthia Fermin Yabot, HS 65

Evelyn Locsin-Sebastian, College 66

Family and FriendsRuperto Clemente, Husband of Silvina Sevilla - Clemente HS 47/AB 51

Aida Trinidad, mother of +Ma. Cristina T. Chua, HS 68, Ma. Luisa T. Garcia, HS 66 & Emma T. Asperin, HS 73

Arturo Baniqued, brother of Vicky Baniqued, HS 77

Rodel Beltran, husband of Mariefe Mojica, College90 & father of Ma. Stephanie, GS 2010

Manuel Reyes, husband of Maricar Garcia Reyes, HS 59

Arturo Cruz Domingo, father of Cookie Domingo, HS 86

Paolo Berenguer Gutierrez, son of of Dr. Cecile Berenguer-Gutierrez, HS 1967, brother of Patricia Louise B.

Gutierrez, HS 1994 and grandson of Conchita Fernandez-Berenguer, MTD 1940

Rosario Paraiso Fule, mother of Isabelita Fule, HS 69

Estella Reyes, mother of Elsa Reyes-Guevarra HS 56 & Dr Milagros Reyes HS58

Gregorio C. Gervasio, father of Rizalina Gervasio, HS 77, and Clarissa Gervasio, HS 79, uncle of Rosemary Jota HS 7

Salvador R. Merino Sr, father of Rory 81, Diana83, Sandy 77, Nena 79, Ella 75

Victor Salinas, husband of Natividad Madrinan-Salinas, HS 53, and father of Annabelle Salinas-Veloso, HS 79

Lydia Gaston, mother of Lydia Gaston-Greenberg HS 77

Fr. Bernardo Perez, OSB

Nellie Sayoc, mother of Ma. Rosario Sayoc-Montalban, HS 1964Corazon G. Luat, Mother of Susan Luat-Baladad, HS 72, Socorro Luat-Holt, HS 74 and Ma. Georgeanna, HS 82

Norma Atacador Dimaculangan, mother of Celeste COL 86 and Carmela

Sr. Stella Pua, OSB

Antonia P. Tomas, Mother of Teresa Tomas-Torres, HS 75

Ramon Aranzaso, Thelma A. Soriano of HS70 and Ma. Teresa A. Gulay, HS72 and Ma. Victoria A. Marabut, HS 75

Illuminada C. Evangelista, mother of Cristina Armi C. Evangelista, HS77

Carmelo Prats, brother of Rocio P. Baltao, HS65/College70, Ma.Teresa P. Lindesay-Bethune, HS68, Ma. Angeles

G. Prats, HS 70/College 74, father of Margarita, GS82, Ma. Carmela Ysabelle, GS 2006/HS 2010,

Ma. Luisa Angeles, GS 2009, grandfather of Mariana Luisa Prats, HS 2007/College 2011

Desiderio De los Reyes, Husband of Angelita Manzano-Delos Reyes, HS 41

In Memoriam

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oRIGINal PRoVISIoN PRoPoSeD aMeNDMeNT YeS No

S 1(). h Mms. -The Board of Trustees may under such termsand conditions as it may determine, grantany individual honorary membership in theFoundation. (as amended)

S 4. Mms Gd Sdg.- A member whose payment of membershipdues is current or updated on the date of theannual meeting of members and who is nototherwise disqualiied by these By-Laws shallbe considered a member in good standing.

S 3. ns. Notices of the

date, time and place of the Annual or Specialmeetings of members shall be given eitherpersonally or by special delivery mail orby publication in a newspaper of generalcirculation, at least one (1) week before thedate set for such meeting.

The notice of every special meetingshall state briely the purpose or purposesof the meeting. No other business shall be

considered at such meeting, except with theconsent of all the members present.

S 5. qm. - The presence ofa majority of the members in good standingshall be necessary to constitute a quorumand a majority vote of all those present andentitled to vote is necessary to constitute avalid act of the Foundation.

S 1(). h Mms. (i)Gentlemen who attended pre-school at the St.Scholasticas College or known as the Boys ofSr. Gratia; (ii) The Board of Trustees may, uponnomination by at least two (2) members in goodstanding and under such terms and conditions asthe Board may determine from time to time, grantindividual honorary membership in the Foundation.Honorary members shall not have voting rights.

S 4. Mms Gd Sdg. Amember whose payment of membership duesis current or updated on the date of the annualmeeting of members and who is not otherwisedisqualiied by these By-Laws shall be considereda member in good standing.

The Board of Trustees may, from time totime, promulgate rules and regulations on thedetermination of members considered to be ingood standing.

S 3. ns. Notices of the date,time and place of the Annual or Special meetingsof members shall be given either personally orby special delivery mail or by publication in anewspaper of general circulation, at least one (1)week before the date set for such meeting.

The notice of every special meeting shall statebriely the purpose or purposes of the meeting. Noother business shall be considered at such meeting,except with the consent of all the members

present.Failure to give notice or any defect or irregularity

in giving notice for the annual membership orspecial meeting shall not affect or invalidate theactions or proceedings at such meetings.

S 5. qm. - Quorum shall consist ofmajority of the members duly registered as presentin the annual meeting of the members. A majorityvote of all present and entitled to vote is necessaryto constitute a valid act of the Foundation.

Do you aPProVe the aMenDMentS to theFolloWinG ProViSionS oF the by laWS oF theSt. ScholaSticaS aluMnae FounDation, inc.?

ARTICLE I MEMBERS

ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF MEMBERS


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S 3. qs. Onlymembers in good standing may be electedto the Board of Trustees.

S 4. Ds. No

member who has been convicted by inaljudgment of any offense punishable byimprisonment for a period exceeding six (6)years, or for a violation of the CorporationCode of the Philippines committed withinive (5) years prior to the date of herelection, shall be qualiied as a trustee ofthe Foundation

S 9. rsg, Removal andVacancy. A vacancy in the Board of Trustees

other than by removal by the members orby expiration of term, may be illed by themajority vote of the remaining members ofthe Board of Trustees, if still constituting aquorum, otherwise, the vacancy must beilled by the members at a meeting calledfor that purpose. A trustee so elected shallserve only for the unexpired term of hispredecessor.

S 1. amdms - These

By-Laws, or any provision hereof, may beamended or repealed by a majority voteof the members in good standing andby a majority vote of the trustees at anyregular or special meeting duly held for thepurpose.

S 3. qs. Only members oflegal age, in good standing and who submit a letter ofacceptance of her nomination and willingness to serveas a Trustee, if elected, may be elected to the Board ofTrustees.

S 4. Ds. No member who

has been convicted by inal judgment of any offensepunishable by imprisonment for a period exceedingsix (6) years, or for a violation of the Corporation Codeof the Philippines committed within ive (5) yearsprior to the date of her election, shall be qualiied as atrustee of the Foundation.

In addition, nominees who fail to submit therequired letter of acceptance and willingness to serveas a Trustee within the period prescribed by the Board,shall be disqualiied.

S 9. rsg, Removal and Vacancy. -Any member of the Board of Trustees may resign by

giving notice to the President at least 30 days prior todate of effectivity.

A member of the Board may be removed, by amajority vote of the Board of Trustees in a meetingduly called for that purpose, for unexplained absencesin Board meetings for 3 three (3) consecutive timesand for such other grounds as the Board of Trusteesmay determine, from time to time.

Vacancy in the Board, other than by removal orexpiration of term, may be illed by the majority voteof the remaining members of the Board of Trustees, ifstill constituting a quorum, from among the nomineesin the last preceding election, in the order of votesobtained. Should there be no such nominees, or shouldsuch nominee be unable or unwilling to serve theunexpired term, the remaining Trustees constitutinga quorum may, by majority vote, elect any regularmember in good standing to serve the unexpired term.Vacancy occurring within sixty (60) days prior to theannual meeting shall be illed by election at the annualmeeting.

S 1. amdms - These by-laws, or

any provision thereof, may be amended or repealedby a majority vote of the members present and dulyregistered during the annual meeting or alumnaehomecoming day and by a majority vote of the trusteesat any regular or special meeting duly called for suchpurpose. The power to amend or repeal the By-Lawsmay be vested upon the Board of Trustees by twothirds vote of members in good standing who cast theirvote at any regular or special meeting called for thatpurpose. After the power to amend has been delegatedto the Board, any amendments to be approved shallrequire a unanimous vote of the Board.

ARTICLE III BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS OF THE BY-LAWS


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