We the Alumnae_July 2013

JULY 2013

Contents

1 | Cover Story

2 | From your Alumnae Board

4 | Feature

5 | Centennial Events

6| Centennial Outstanding

Alumnae

9 | From Across the Seas

14 | Gallery

15 | Our E-mail Connection

16 | Passings

. fter a series of interviews, finally,

the 100th scholar to be sponsored by this

program was chosen on Saturday, June

8. The members of the board decided to

schedule as well an orientation wherein

the scholars were introduced and

reminded of their obligations and

commitments to the Memorandum of

Agreement. An inspirational speaker

was invited to address the scholars.

Yola, Angie, Ging and Daisy who were present in the last interview planned the

orientation program. A half-day schedule

was set. Cora Parco and Riziel Fajutag

contacted the scholars, prepared the

venue requirements, plus, made

available a simple snack.

On Saturday, June 15, seventy-six

CHSAF scholars were gathered in the

Veritas Hall from 8:30 – 11:30 am. Out

of the 100 scholars, some have

graduated and others had cancelled the

scholarship for various reasons.

The orientation program began with a

prayer led by CHSAF President, Sabsy

Palanca. Additionally, during her

Welcome Address, Sabsy enjoined the

scholars to look to the Holy Spirit as their

prayer warrior and to define their

personal mission statement.

100 Scholars in 100 Years Reached

Yola Albano, Ex-Officio Director and in

charge of the scholarship program, said

that the scholarship is a special gift, an

opportunity not given to many; thus, the

scholars should treasure it and strive to

measure up to the requirements of the

program, to make sure that they don't

lose it.

Each of the scholars, as well as, the

CHSAF board members present (Sabsy

Palanca, Yola Albano, Grace

Mascenon, Ging Ong, Lucing Bacani,

Kata Bellosillo, Daisy Montesa, Angie

Madrid) introduced themselves and

shared briefly their dreams and/or

experiences. CHSAF Spiritual Adviser

Sr. Victricia, S.Sp.S., congratulated the

scholars and thanked CHSAF for the

program.

By: Daisy Villasis- Montesa (HS-68/BSChem-73)

College of the Holy Spirit Manila was

given LEVEL-3 RE-ACCREDITATION

for its ARTS and BUSINESS

Programs for five (5) years (2013-

2018) by the Philippine Accrediting

Association of Schools, Colleges and

Universities (PAASCU) after its visit

last March 5 and 6, 2013.

Voluntary accreditation is done by

private schools. And PAASCU, during

its visit, looks at different aspects;

Administration, Faculty, Instruction,

Library, Facilities, Physical Plant,

Student Services, and Outreach

program. The PAASCU Team that

make the visit rates the school as

Level 1, 2, or 3 for a period of one

(1), three (3) or five (5) years.

We thank the Triune God especially

the Holy Spirit who continues to guide

CHSM through its Board of Trustees,

its President, Dr. Felina Co-Young,

the administrators, the faculty and

staff. Many thanks to Dr. Young for

the thorough preparation, the

steadfast guidance of all those who

helped prepare the school for this

accreditation, for her love and loyalty

to CHSM and for her commitment as

mission partner of the S.Sp.S.

PAASCU RE-ACCREDITATION

A

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FROM YOUR ALUMNAE BOARD

New Year; Renewed Energies; Continuing Gratitude; A New Showering of Heavenly Blessings

It is right to greet each other Happy New Year in June as we share your Board's Work Program for

the coming year. As in the past, the Board, with inspirations from the Holy Spirit, gives its full

commitment to infuse renewed energies in delivering the attached work program. We thank the

alumnae for their active participation and the school for its continuing support. Most of all, we seek a

new showering of heavenly blessings!

Sabsy Sy-Palanca, CHSAF President

CHSAF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2013-2014

CHSAF 2013-2014 WORK PROGRAM ACTIVITY DATE IN CHARGE MEMBERS

I. TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, SCHOLARSHIP AND OTHER APPROVED CHSAF

PROGRAMS 1. Bingo September 14 Angie Grace, Tess, Angie, and, Tonette

2. Merchandising, ie.

Amorsolo plate September Menchu, Viqui Lucing, Yola, and, Belle

II. TO ASSIST CHSM’S FUND DRIVE 1. Raffle ticket June Menchu, Viqui, Maribel Cora

III. ADOPT-A-SCHOLAR PROGRAM 1. Selection of and Fund-

raising for “100 Scholars

in 100 Years”

Ongoing Yola Board, Cora

2. Skills Upgrading June Yola Daisy, Cora

3. Orientation and

Dialogue June 15 Yola Sr. V, Daisy, Kata, Ging, Grace,

Lucing, Cora, Sabsy

III. PROMOTION OF WELLNESS AND SPIRITUALITY Talk 1:

Wellness

November 9 Ging and Kata

Talk 2:

Financial and Estate

Planning

November Tonette and Belle

IV. ONGOING PROGRAMS

A. Support to CHSNAF 1. Visit with CHSNAF Pres

and Oct Conference

Committee

April 27 Sabsy

2. Attendance to October

Conference October 17 - 20 Ging, Yola

B. Fellowship Activities 1. Board Outing July 20 Maribel

2. Christmas Parties

a. Poinsettia

b. CHSM

December Angie Cora, Riziel

C. Communications and Networking Activities 1. WE April, July, October, January Viqui, Tita Riziel

2. FBs Management Continuous Viqui

3. Website Maintenance Continuous Roxanne Pia

4. HS Class Reps Liason Continuous Menchu Viqui

5. College Alumnae

Liason Continuous Maribel Riziel

D. Administration and Finance 1. Board Meetings Monthly Viqui Lorraine

2. Financial Reports Continuous Angie Belle, Cora

3. Government Reports April Angie Cora

4. Application for Tax

Deductible status Ongoing Angie Cora

5. Office Administration Continuous Lorraine Cora

E. Other Activities 1. Branding Strategy Ongoing Belle

2. Membership Data Base

Updating February and continuing Maribel Roxane, Riziel

3. In Memoriam Mass 2X a year Sr. Victricia Cora

V. HOMECOMING 2014 Feb 2014 Maribel

1. Top Alumnae Tonette, Ging, Lorraine

Ma. Victoria B. Anastacio (HS-63/AB-67) Ma. Roxana Mendoza-Belardo (HS-55/AB-58+/BSE-59+) Victoria Torres -del Rosario (HS-77)

Remedios “Tita” Dizon (HS-63) Riziel Fajutag-Icaro (AB-11) Virginia P. Macaso (BSChem-63)

Maria Corazon B. Parco (AB-63/BSE-64) Sr. Victricia Pascasio, S.Sp.S. (HS-53/AB-57/BSE-64) Ma. Belen Elvira S. Tiongco (HS-77)

Isabelita Sy-Palanca HS-68

PRESIDENT

Grace Songcuya-Mascenon HS-73/BSFN-77

1st VICE PRESIDENT

Carmencita Martinez-Que HS-75

2nd VICE PRESIDENT

Victoria Torres-del Rosario HS-77

SECRETARY

Lorraine Young-Sylianteng HS-73

ASST. SECRETARY

Angeles V. Madrid HS-73/BSC-77

TREASURER

Maria Belen S. Tiongco HS-77

ASST. TREASURER

BOARD MEMBERS

Maria Theresa Abeleda-

Llave HS-73

Antonietta Articona-Brion BSChem-67

Lucia Bacani-Quimson HS-63/AB-67/BSC-68

Ma. Isabel Z. Cabrera HS-64/BSChem-69

Kathryn de Jesus-Bellosillo HS-74

Guillermina M. Ong HS-68/BSC-72

Daisy Villasis-Montesa HS-68/BSChem-73

Yolanda Manding-Albano EX-OFFICIO OFFICER

WE, The Alumnae Editorial Board

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On April 24, 2013, High School and College

Representatives came to the meeting at the Mother

Angela Hall, all curious about the plans for the closing

activity of the Centennial Year on February 2, 2014.

Sr. Victricia Pascasio (Sr. Vic) opened the day with an

inspiring prayer and Cora Parco led the body in singing

the National Anthem.

and Sr. Maria Victoria, a classmate of Sr. Vic,

who came from Malolos, Bulacan introduced themselves.

CHSAF’s 1st VP Grace Mascenon then updated the reps

about CHSAF’s programs and activities and invited them

to actively participate in them.

Golden Jubilarians HS Class-64 unveils plan for the Centennial Closing and General Alumni Homecoming on February 2, 2014

CHSAF Board member Kata

Bellosillo welcomed the reps

present and Sr. Vic likewise

delivered a message from

S.Sp.S. nuns and gave updates

about the school.

Menchu Que, CHSAF VP and

in charge of Alumni Relations

reminded us that classes

ending in 4 and 9 are the

celebrating jubilarians for 2014.

All attendees, including Sr.

Rosita who came from

Tagaytay,

FROM YOUR ALUMNAE BOARD

CHSM President Felina Co-Young was able to catch up and

took the chance to share the positive news about the school’s

turnaround and their preparation for the PAASCU re-

accreditation.

This was followed by CHSAF Board member and incoming

golden jubilarian Maribel Cabrera introduced their beloved

class HS Class 1964’s Class Rep and Chair of Homecoming

2014 Gloria (Dodit)

Ocampo-Reyes.

Dodit words were so apt,

that I would like to share

them with you. “Last

February’s festivities

showcasing the history of

the S.Sp.S. congregation

the past 100 years, was

truly an affair to remember

for many, and very difficult

to match and outperform.

We congratulate the

organizers of that event for such a grand kick-off for our

centennial year. We are schooled by the Spirit; we have faith

and trust in the endless possibilities and limitless ideas that

God’s gifts and graces will make possible for us to be able to

follow such a tough act with grace and confidence – maybe

not in as grand a manner, but in a simple but meaningful

presentation – grand in its own way - that will drive a clear

message across.

Continued on page 5

Monthly board

meetings

become

opportunities for

fellowship

as they are held

in homes, or,

board members

take turns

hosting.

BOARD MEETINGS CLASS REP MEETINGS

I learned from her that her father, the late Doulatram

Sehwani, arrived in the Philippines when he was but 19.

When he was more or less settled in business, he

returned to India to pick up his young wife. Their first child

was born in Manila. Seven more children followed. Mr.

Sehwani required English to be spoken at home so it

could be done properly. The boys were sent to study in

San Beda, while the girls went to Holy Ghost.

Each time we marked a jubilee, I asked Sita to wear a

Sari in the corresponding color that marked our year. She

always obliged and naturally, stood out among the rest. It

was only when poor health took its toll on her that she

ceased attending our reunions. Just before our school

marked

its centennial

year last

February, we

were appalled

to learn of Sita’s

demise.

I thank Sita for

the good times

we shared and

keep her in my

daily prayers.

FEATURES

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Introducing the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Tagaytay: Come where the fir trees kiss the sky while you bask in God’s love

ooking for a place where you can have some quiet

time in the midst of turbulence and confusion?

My family found such a place just when we needed it.

Still aching from the deep pain inflicted on us by the

passing away of the dearly beloved head of our

family, we hied off to the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in

Tagaytay right after the 40th day Memorial Mass.

Up there, we found a haven of quiet and solitude.

Perched on top of a hill, surrounded by majestic,

towering fir trees, perked up by a multitude of a

variety of multicoloured blooms and petals, the newly-

spruced Holy Spirit Mission Service Center opened its

loving arms to us in welcome. From the time we

stepped in to the time we said our goodbyes to the

good Sisters, we found the “sacred sanctuary” (as

described in the brochure) to be indeed a place for

weary souls to find some measure of peace and for

souls longing for spiritual space to simply surrender to

the marvellous workings of the Spirit and be renewed.

This short article then serves as an invitation to those

of us who, at one time or the other, may have a

strong desire to listen more closely to the stirrings of

our innermost being. Do drop by at the Holy Spirit

Retreat Center in Tagaytay and find a home with our

Holy Spirit Sisters.

Soledad “Batch” Aquino-Hernando (AB-65/BSE-66)

The Tagaytay Retreat Center can be reached by calling

telephone number 046-413-1344.

And oh yes, there are two other retreat Centers you may

also spend time in.

One is the SSpS Retreat House in Baguio City, telephone

numbers (074) 446-1915/ +63-919-561606.

Another one is the Arnold Janssen Spirituality Center in

Quezon City, telephone numbers (02)932-2805 / (02)932-

3779.

I would like to think these three retreat centers are among

the centennial gifts our dear Holy Spirit Sisters have

lovingly prepared for us.

e were classmates in high school. All of us called

her Sita. But her Indian name was Sitoo. Even then,

she was already plump, wore her long hair in braids

and always had a smile on her face.

Our Class Teacher, Mother Gertrude, made special

effort to explain Sita and two other Indian classmates

the rudiments of the Roman Catholic faith. Her

dedication won them over and eventually, all three

were baptized Catholics.

On learning I had spicy tastebuds like her, Sita often

gave me her mom’s home-made mango chutney.

After she married Manik Advani, I was often invited to

Sita’s home-cooked Indian meals.

In the mid-seventies when Indian restaurants were

still rare in the country, Sita and her sisters, Indra and

Kamla, opened KASHMIR Restaurant in Makati.

The interiors had a mystic appeal and drew crowds

who liked to eat in the private room where they could

sit on carpeted floors and low tables in typical Indian

fashion. In full charge of the kitchen was Sita who

taught Filipino cooks the intracacies of Indian cuisine.

She taught me a few Indian recipes.

Remembering Sita

Chona S. Trinidad (HS-51)

Sita Advani with her sisters Indra Mirchandani

and Kamla “Bebo” Singh, who started Kashmir

way back in 1974.

PARACLETE CIRCLE

The College of the Holy Spirit will

honor the generosity and commitment

of the members of the Paraclete Circle

by engraving their names on Donor

Recognition Plaques on various

CHSM Facilities.

P1 million: Classroom

P2 million: Laboratory

P3 million: Hall; Garden

P5 million: Library; Dormitory

P10 million: Auditorium

The CHSM Centennial Coordinating

Committee has set the major goal of

raising a total of P100 million for the

college over a five-year period in order

to upgrade facilities, improve the

technology infrastructure, offer

scholarships to bright but financially

distressed youth, and continuously

develop faculty.

Alumni, corporations, and individuals

that donate P1 million or more to meet

these objectives of CHSM are invited

to join the PARACLETE CIRCLE, the

moving force behind the Capital

Campaign. The amount can be

donated at one time or over a number

of years.

Donations are fired up by the

conviction that CHSM has a role to

play in nation building by continuing to

educate, inspire, and transform young

students into the leaders of the future.

CHSM graduates have enriched

Philippine society as dedicated

educators, successful business

professionals and entrepreneurs,

doctors, artists, scientists, and

homemakers. They have lived out

enduring values of VERITAS IN

CARITATE (Truth in Love) while

leading quiet lives of service to their

families, their communities, and the

country.

More Paraclete Circle

members are needed to meet the

targeted amount. The Centennial

Committee can meet with

prospective donors to give them

more details on the CHSM

Centennial Capital Campaign and

the Paraclete Circle.

Vicky Garchitorena calls the members of the Paraclete Club on

stage for recognition. Sr. Eden and Dr . Felina Young were on

hand to thank the generous donors.

CENTENNIAL EVENTS

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CHSAF Board Member Kata Bellosillo was

the perfect choice for an inspirational

speaker. She gave the scholars “9 Tips on

How to be a True CHSian”.

The raffle came as a spontaneous offer from

Ging who, as a frequent member of the

interview panel, felt the raffle would be

welcomed by the scholars and would be a

good ice-breaker.

This first-time ever orientation can be

considered successful as it brought the

scholars and the board members together, in

fellowship. It made the students realize that

as scholars and alumnae are nurtured with

love and care by CHSM, they too should

share and extend this love to each other and

others. Most importantly, it made the scholars

appreciate better how the scholarship can

afford them better chances to transform their

lives and become people of value.

… continued from page 1

100 Scholars in 100 Years Reached

We, the incoming jubilarians for 2014,

face a dauntless challenge indeed:

our thrust is not to outdo nor

outperform the awesome production

that was; instead, we would like to

complement and perpetuate the

reason for the historical evolution

which was bared before us; we wish

to pass on the torch, the SPIRIT

ABLAZE as we carry out our

Pentecostal roles of being

missionaries in thought, word, and

deed; to highlight and focus on our

responsible stewardship as bearers

of the charism of our school’s values

of truth in love, and to pass these on

to the generations ahead of us.”

The very able and creative Program

Director for the Homecoming

program, Charlyn Alfonso-Cabañero

shared the details of the theme and

program flow.

The lively presentation excited

everyone, thus many willingly signed

up for the different committees and

all the jubilarian classes huddled to

decide on a “Spirit” theme for their

batch.

All reps left the venue, full of

enthusiasm, raring to start on their

spirited presentation for February,

2014.

… continued from page 3

Golden Jubilarians HS Class-64 unveils…

Institutional members of the

Paraclete Circle will be given the

opportunity to set up a booth or table

on campus at important events

during the Centennial Year for

distribution of their flyers and

brochures. They will be given priority

in recruiting graduates for

employment.

Paraclete Circle members will be

invited to join CHSM institutional

activities.

Their donation will

be acknowledged

during

Homecomings,

Centennial activities,

and other school

activities during the

Centennial Year.

Acknowledgment will

also be made on the

websites of CHS Manila, the CHS

Alumni Foundation, and the CHS

North America Foundation

throughout the Centennial Year.

CENTENNIAL OUTSTANDING ALUMNAE Continued from the March 2013 Centennial Newsletter The SPIRIT ABLAZE!

I have always had a role model in every major career move. During my stint as creative group head at McCann-Erickson Philippines, my American Creative Director who created the phenomenal Volkswagen Beetle ad campaign was my guru who taught me how to think outside of the box. When I moved to the hotel industry, my American General Manager impressed on me how human and humane one can be. That making a mistake was key to learning. I also learned to multi-task because he was a real action man.

In Mondragon, Tony Gonzalez, the then King of Direct Selling, exposed me to the miracle of the human spirit.

Antonieta Villaraza- Palenzuela HS-65 (Business & Finance)

I was awed by the drive of those simple women who made a difference by biting the bullet so to speak, in order to uplift their lives.

Living in Australia opened my eyes to be less judgmental and be more upfront with my feelings and opinions in order not to mislead people. I was married to a Scotsman who believed in the power of positive thinking and my father imbibed in us the pursuit of excellence.

I guess being conscious of people who touched you in ways that influence your way of thinking is the way that brought me to where I am now. And that includes my children and my very close friends who continue to give me inspiration!

colleagues who share my dedication to history. I am fortunate to have been given the opportunity to practice my craft as a historian through research and publications, through national and international historical conferences which have afforded me travel throughout the Philippines and abroad and networking with other historians, and through outreach programs to promote the study of history in the country, all of which have enriched me as a historian.

I have been fortunate to have been able to combine family and career. For twenty years, I was a diplomat’s wife, posted with my husband and children to Hong Kong, Indonesia, Washington, D.C., Manila, and Australia. My family was supportive of my career as a historian even while I have to live away from them for long periods (as I do now) to continue to practice my profession in the Philippines.

I spent six years as a day student at Holy Ghost College, and it is probably not an exaggeration to claim that those years, with the guidance from my family, molded me into the person I am today.

I learned enduring lessons of Christian charity, devotion to family and friends, and love of country instilled in us by our teachers – who also taught us the importance of good work which comes when done with discipline, dedication and perseverance. The education I received in Holy Ghost College served me well as I learned to deal with the everyday demands of academic life at the University of the Philippines. The foundations laid by that excellent education from HGC prepared me to nourish and enrich the vast domains of knowledge which have served me well in my career as a historian.

As a historian, I am passionate about the history of our country. I have learned, from being a historian, to value Philippine heritage and culture, which I have endeavored as a Professor of History to impart to my students, and to all young historian

Bernardita Reyes- Churchill HS-54

(Media, Culture & the Arts)

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A student of mine 25 years ago found me at the Facebook where she thanked me for being the best teacher she had in college who had a life-defining influence on her. To my utter amazement, she quoted the exact words I said in class from which she drew abiding strength and hope through the most difficult times of her life many years after. I received many other letters from students over the years saying how I have left them jewels of wisdom which they treasure all their lives.

This is the reason why I am a teacher: the incalculable influence one has on

the lives of many, a value far beyond being honored by several outstanding teaching awards at the Ateneo de Manila University, the Metrobank national teaching award, and a national book award for scholarship, although for all these, I am grateful.

I continue to pursue my teaching and scholarship in the United States, and with my latest book coming out in the Orbis Fall Collection of 2013, I seek to be a voice of an Asian Filipina, of the developing world, at the academic discourse on global issues that affect all, especially the poor and marginalized.

Ma. Christina A. Astorga AB/BSE-72 (Education)

I am lucky to have come from two artistic families enjoying visual and musical expressions from birth. My mom, a CHS Mendiola HS alumna, was one of first two marimba scholars of CHS. However, her passion is the piano. Her brothers are painters, one of them writing a novel prior to becoming an oncologist.

There is much to be grateful for a household that talked about nature, civilizations, art, animals, and business. Filipino spirit and culture pervaded the house. I was an avid listener growing up, a compiler, and a natural researcher. My parents sent me to private schools and this basic background followed.

School deepened the appreciable seed that makes me who I am now. Art has been normal routine in my family. Our amateurish works as kids were critiqued but for us it was simply talking and we challenged each other.

It was not my ambition to be in academe but I turned out to have taken the arts more seriously than my siblings did, completing a BFA at CHS; MA, Art History at Case Western Reserve, OH; and an MFA Museology at Syracuse, NY receiving two academic scholarships and a research grant. I’ve exhibited paintings in key art institutions, curated many exhibitions, written critical essays on art including a book and a treatise on third World Museums (200-page manuscript at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC-1979), juried and lectured about art in New Jersey and New York, and am currently a gallery director and professor of Museum Management (MA) at Montclair State University.

Public access is key to my productions and activities with a vision to reach the widest number of people to appreciate my culture.

My latest curatorial work coming up this September 2013 is Triumph of Philippine Art. Note: see Page 8 for details on the exhibit

Ma. Teresa L. Rodriguez BFA-72

(Media, Culture and the Arts)

We invite other centennial awardees to share their life’s ambitions and motivations

to serve as inspiration to others. Please send an email to [email protected]

CENTENNIAL OUTSTANDING ALUMNAE Continued from page 6

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CENTENNIAL OUTSTANDING ALUMNAE Continued from page 7

TEACHING BEYOND the CLASSROOM was the title of the story written about me in the book E.D.G.E. - Every Day Great Examples: Inspiring Stories of Learning, Leading, and Serving for Life. The book, published by Anvil and RFM Foundation, tells the life stories of a handful of Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) awardees spanning a period of almost fifty years.

In the book, the writer highlighted my passion to break out of the confines of the classroom when teaching and to make theory come alive thru action. “One could describe Soledad’s career as a convergence of education and development work.” This statement captures well what it is I have devoted my lifetime work to... interacting with people in and out of the classroom and working with them to find new solutions to old problems.

Soledad Aquino-Hernando AB/BSE-65/66 (Education)

Two books I have written describe the experiences of communities and organizations I have worked with as they struggled to transform themselves to become better vehicles of social change in society. The two books are Tuklas Yaman: Building Communities with the People published by the Development Academy of the Philippines in 1985 and Emergent Institutions in Asia: Cases and Concepts published by Goodwill Book Company, 1999.

It’s been often said that it takes a village to raise, to educate a child. But what does it take to educate a village? Pondering on what it is I have devoted my lifetime work to, I realized that for most part of my “teaching career”, I have been drawn in to be part of a bigger effort to create an environment where communities are enabled to look outward and inward and discover how best to raise their children so they may realize their full potential. Some call this process “community empowerment” where “teaching” takes on a dialogic character, a phenomenon that will resonate well with those familiar with Freire’s philosophy of education as presented in his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

I have not been into this adventure all by myself. There are countless others engaged in the same mission. Just like the bricklayer in the famous story, I may be just another teacher but I do not see myself just as “laying bricks” but “building a cathedral”, a weaver of dreams.

This has been my lifetime work— engaging leaders and members of communities to experience what it is to break away from vicious cycles they might have got caught in and build anew a community where they can raise their children with pride for what is their own and a striving to add richness to their heritage.

For my lifetime work, I have my CHS education to thank. Steeped in the culture of excellence, relentlessly hammered into our consciousness by our S.Sp.S. sisters and our mentors, we could not but develop a compulsion for surpassing ourselves in academic work. This drive eventually translated itself into a lifelong desire to always seek better ways, better alternatives, better solutions. At CHS, academic excellence was not about grades. It was about being consistent, being committed, being present in the here and now.

So when my grandchildren ask me “Lola, what is it you do” or “Lola, what is it you teach,” I simply tell them I bring people together so they can work together to search for meaningful solutions that will improve human lives. Certainly, the work is far from over. It will never be over. The eminent theologian Karl Rahner puts it so well when he wrote: “In the torment of the insufficiency of everything attainable, we come to understand that here, in this life, all symphonies remain unfinished.”

Primitive and indigenous images

intermingle with the classic and colonial

and transformed into dynamic tableau of

contemporary concepts. This segment of

the exhibition illuminates confidence and

vibrancy in Philippine art at the turn of the

21st century.

The arts of these periods in effect document a country with a long history of

national identity issues stemming from

centuries of foreign colonial rule, the

challenges of democratic principles, and

relevancy to the present democratic and

globalized world.

Exhibition Plan for

TRIUMPH of PHILIPPINE ART

Curator: M. Teresa Lapid Rodriguez

Mission: To present an exhibition of

groundbreaking developments in

contemporary Philippine Art that were

inspired by the country’s socio-

economic and political struggles during

the Martial Law period leading up to the

historic People Power of 1986 and

thereafter, resulting in vibrant, unique

and robust art at the turn of the 21st century. The exhibition will feature:

Art of the Resistance

Art generally criticizing an autocratic

government, military abuse, and life in an

oppressive poverty stricken society. Artists

of this period used symbolism and satire

as safety nets for radical commentaries.

Nowhere in the history of the Philippines

had art been inspired by nationalism and

search for viable, believable, relevant and

unique art.

Changing Imagery:

A proud period after decades of unrest

based on the life of the common man, love

of country, appreciation as well as criticism

of local culture.

3 From Across the Seas

To continue the spectacular celebration of CHSM's Centennial, the CHSNAF Board and the Centennial Organizing Committees wholeheartedly invite all alumnae with their family and friends, to the Centennial Conference and Grand Reunion. The theme is fittingly…

"Spirit Ablaze Across the Miles.“

The event has two components—a conference will feature Dr. Felina Co-Young, whose presentation will focus on four critical areas: technology, faculty development, curriculum enhancement and spiritual development. These workshops will culminate in the Gala Dinner-Dance on Saturday evening, Oct. 19 with keynote speaker Philippine Ambassador to the USA Jose Cuisia.

The lights in Las Vegas never dim and all kinds of entertainment abound. After the Conference, alumnae and guests are encouraged to stay extra days to avail of what the Las Vegas area offers.

alumnae to post personal or celebratory greetings.

Attire will be gown or cocktail dress and tuxedo or coat and tie for the men. COME, let’s make this our JOURNEY of a LIFETIME!

From Ellen Young Gomez, HS-68 CHSNAF President, 2011-2013

Reduced room rates have been arranged for CHSNAF members at the renovated Bally’s Hotel during Las Vegas' peak season. To avail yourself of

this limited discount, make your reservation by the AUGUST 31st DEADLINE. ROOM RATE for Oct 17-20: $99 per night plus 12% tax, single or double (Most rooms have 2 queen size beds unless you request a king size bed.)

www.chsnaf.org

RESERVATION CENTER(800) 358-8777

Group Name: COLLEGE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT NORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION

Group Code: SBCHS3

Make your reservation online with weblink:

http://www.totalrewards.com/hotel-reservations?propCode=BLV&groupCode=SBCHS3

CHSNAF

CENTENNIAL

CONFERENCE

and GRAND

REUNION

Go to the CHSNAF website, www.chsnaf.org for further information and to print 1) the Registration Form, and the 2) Souvenir Program Form for those who wish to sponsor a page or two. CHSNAF greatly encourages the entrepreneurs and the professionals among us to share details of their business, and jubilarians and

Please support this contemporary Philippine exhibition

featuring Filipino and Filipino-American artists.

Call 973-655-5113, 6941, 3484

Or email [email protected]

The George Segal Gallery at Montclair State University, NJ

and the Ayala Museum in cooperation with

The Philippine Consulate General, NY

present

Triumph of Philippine Art

M. Teresa Lapid Rodriguez, curator

Featured Artists: (Vicente Manansala and Botong

Francisco for historical context will be in the catalog

but not in the show), Benedicto Cabrera, Brenda

Fajardo, Elmer Borlongan, Karen Ocampo Flores,

Imelda Cajipe Endaya, Christina Quisumbing Ramilo,

Athena Magcase Lopez, Gregory Raymond Halili, Julie

Lluch, Renan Ortiz, Pablo Baen Santos, Michael

Gomez, Mark Orozco Justiniani, Buen Calubayan,

Mark Salvatus, Ernest Concepcion, Leo Abaya, and

Mideo Cruz. Substitutions and additions possible.

(See Page 8 for details on the exhibit)

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A HS73

Ruby Anniversary

Legacy Project

eLearning Comes to the

College of the Holy Spirit Manila (CHSM)

Meeting with Potential Program Partners

February also saw meetings between CWoW leaders and potential program

partners. A visit to the Gawad Kalinga (GK) Enchanted Farm in Bulacan

occasioned discussions with GK founder Mr. Tony Meloto about extending the

solar energy projects piloted at CHSM to youths at the Farm and in GK villages.

A meeting was also held with technology executives of a major Philippine

telecommunications company. Explored at this meeting were possible partnering

arrangements that would address the issue of improving broadband access within

CHSM, a key factor in fully implementing the CWoW program.

Teacher Training on the iPad and iOS ecosystem

For more information, visit http://chsmcwow.org/ or e-mail [email protected]

The turn of the twenty-first century

witnessed the rise of exciting

innovations in information technology

and their application to education. Riding

this wave in 2013, the centennial year of

the College of the Holy Spirit Manila

(CHSM), an eLearning program has

been launched at the Mendiola campus

under the auspices of the Classroom

Without Walls (CWoW) initiative. CWoW

is a legacy project proposed by High

School Class of 1973 (HS-73) alumnae

and affiliated with the College of the

Holy Spirit North America Foundation

(CHSNAF). It aims to enrich CHSM

curricular offerings by tapping alumnae

resources and leveraging state-of-the-art

IT tools, world-class open educational

content and digital media.

CHSM President, Dr. Felina Co-Young,

welcomes the initiative which supports

her vision of aligning the school with

current trends in educational technology.

The CWoW program passed its start-

up milestones in February, the month of

the CHSM Centennial Homecoming.

Initial HS-73 equipment donations were

delivered to CHSM High School (HS).

These included several iPads, a

MacBook Pro laptop, an Apple TV and

Airport Express Wi-Fi base station and

related accessories, as well as various

solar energy educational items, notably

an iPad solar charger and model solar

car kits. The Apple devices form a full

complement of IT equipment for the HS

teachers that will enable multiple

components of eLearning: e-books,

media-rich content and open education

resources, a tablet-based e-whiteboard,

interactive education apps, tools for

video tutorial and e-book creation, and

utilities for class management. The

solar energy hardware will serve two

purposes: general education, fostering

energy awareness and responsible

consumption as a corollary to adopting

electronic devices; and, the introduction

of model solar car design and

competition activities structured along

the lines of the popular US Junior Solar

Sprint program. This solar energy

schoolwork is a first example of CWoW

harnessing the expertise of alumnae to

bring special content into the curriculum

and provide a hands-on adjunct to computer-based instruction. Continued on page 11

CWoW Initiative Introduces iPads and More to CHSM High School

Articles on CWoW are taken from the CWoW April 29, 2013 Newsletter

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In early March, a three-hour course was conducted for the HS faculty at CHSM by

Beyond the Box, an Apple Premium Reseller. The teachers, led by CHSM HS

Coordinator Ms. Tisha Caburian and CWoW Coordinator Ms. Esperanza Lariba,

were given iPad productivity tips and practical training on the wireless mirroring of

iPads on a projection screen for application in the classroom. This was in addition

to Skype training sessions and e-mail/online communications with CWoW founder

Dr. Victoria B. Cajipe, as well as a live training session held during the Centennial

Homecoming week. The HS teachers have started to incorporate the iPad in their

work and plans are underway to facilitate further training and device use during the

school break in May 2013.

The members of the CWoW Steering Committee are: Victoria Cajipe

(founder/director), Marilou Capistrano Parcero (project manager), Cynthia

Gonzales, Juliana Maronilla, Victoria Velasquez Villareal, Lorraine Young

Sylianteng and Roberto Sylianteng.


On behalf of the Commerce Workshop,

please accept our congratulations and

thanks for the very successful

centennial celebrations. Please find

below a compilation of comments from

some of the Commerce graduates.

It was definitely a huge success. I had

so much fun meeting, talking, having

photos and dancing with many of you. I

was savoring every moment of the

evening. It was hard to leave for home,

but sadly all good things must come to

an end.

On behalf of the Commerce

Workshop, we thank all of you and the

organizers of the centennial activities

for the joys and laughter of the last 3

days. I would like specially give credit to

the unsung heroes, the current students

and faculty members, who thought of

every possible little thing to make the

alumnae comfortable.

Let the Spirit continue to blaze! Take

care, all of you.

Aurora Tan Abanilla Feb. 4, 2013

Congratulations and thanks to all

the organizers. All the events

were so well done. Amazing all

the efforts that went into making

the centennial celebration a

success.

Cecilia David Manheimer,

Feb.3, 2013

A raving success! Kudos to

the organizers. Thank you for all

your efforts and sacrifices. We all had

a good time bonding with our

classmates and friends. God bless.

Teresa Soliman BSC'72, Feb. 4, 2013

Congratulations for the huge success

of our centennial anniversary

celebrations. Kudos to all the

organizers of this once in a life time

event!

Marilen Ruiz, Feb. 4, 2013

Aurora, you looked stunning last night!

This whole endeavor has been so

uplifting. To meet all of you in one go

is overwhelming! Keep in touch!

Toni Palenzuela Feb. 3, 2013

Indeed it was - both a success and full of

fun. Thank you Aurora, Fely, Marilen,

Deanna, Menchu and of course the

organizers and all those who showed their

love and support for their alma mater by

donating if not millions of pesos, then their

most valuable time and efforts. Spirits

ablaze!

Ellen Quema Feb. 3, 2013

CONGRATULATIONS.-I am now back

home in BC Canada. I really enjoyed

every minute of our celebration.

God Bless all of us, till we see again.

Christina T. Dy BSC 1970, Feb. 6, 2013

Achieving the CWoW milestones was

made possible by generous gifts,

notably by the North American HS73

Dollar-a-day fundraising contributors,

HS73 Manila contribution, CHS Canada

Chapter and various HS73 individual

donors. The CHSNAF Canada Chapter

has the distinction of being the first

chapter to embrace the CWoW vision,

realizing that information technology

resources are critical tools for teaching

and learning in the 21st century, very

much needed by CHSM.

In April, 29 used laptop PCs were

donated to CWoW through CHSNAF by

the Blackstone Technology Group of

Washington, DC. These laptops will

be configured to run the free open

source Joli OS platform and function

as lean, sustainable cloud computing

machines with an iPad-like desktop

and local app capabilities. A couple

of laptops will be used as KA Lite

servers.

The program is soliciting donations,

financial or in kind. Time and talent

contributions are needed to help

develop cutting edge curriculum. A

fundraising presentation with a live

demo of the program will be made at

the CHSNAF Centennial Reunion in

Las Vegas on October 18, 2013.

CWoW Initiative Introduces … Continued from page 10

Dec 2012 at the first equipment donation. From the right: Lorraine Y. Sylianteng (HS-73), Dr. Cynthia E. Gonzales (HS-73), CHSM President Dr. Felina Co-Young, HS Coordinator Tisha Caburian, Faculty Esperanza Lariba and Grace S. Mascenon (HS-73)

Centennial COMMENTS

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The group consisting of 11 alumnae, 3 husbands, 1 daughter and a

few select non-alumni now call themselves the “Voices of Jericho.”

Front: Corazon Fernandez-Noble HS-65/BSC-69 (So.CA Chapter),

Rebecca Santiago-Sacdalan HS’63/BSC-67, Leonora Alalayan-

Basilio HS-60 (PNW Chapter), Deanna Go Bio AB-58/BSC-59 (NE

Chapter). Back row: Yolanda Manding-Albano HS-68, Cynthia

Lorenzo-Picazo HS-61/BSC-65, Ma. Teresa Martinez-Sicat HS-

55/CSS-56, Remedios Dizon HS-63 (NE Chapter), Christina

Martinez-del Rosario HS-59/ABA-61 (Organizer, NE Chapter), Ma.

Socorro de Castro-Landsberg HS-67 (PNW Chapter), and Remedios

de Jesus BSC-67 (NE Chapter).

Photo taken at Qumran, Israel near the Dead Sea. Behind are the

mountains in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

At the Renewal of Baptismal Vows at the Jordan River with Fr. Jerry

Continued on page 12

The Land Where Jesus Walked By Teresa M. Sicat

Part I of II

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE SPONSORED by the NorthEast CHAPTER

“This is a pilgrimage, not a tour,"

solemnly pronounced Fr. Jerry Orbos,

SVD, at the briefing for CHS alumnae

joining "The Land Where Jesus Walked"

pilgrimage from March 12 to 22, 2013.

But did we know what a pilgrimage was?

In contrast to tours of the world's great

cities, a pilgrimage is a journey to sacred

places for the cultivation of one's spirit and

cure of one's body. During the time away

from his everyday world, the pilgrim

reflects on his own life as a journey.

Not a moment of our ten-day sacred travel

was wasted. Even while traveling in our

comfortable coach, we were organized

into groups to lead in the daily Mass, the

Holy Rosary, prayers and songs.

Once prayers were over, Fr. Jerry

regaled us with jokes and taught his

song, "Mama Mary loves you. Me

too. Ngewho" which we now echo to

each other. Mornings and evenings in

a hotel by the Sea of Galilee, we

walked in prayer with Fr. Jerry on the

very shore Jesus had walked with His

disciples. Daily Masses were offered

in many different shrines. Never

mechanical, Fr. Jerry feels and

means every word and act during

Mass. To jolt us from habitual

unthinking responses, he suddenly

intones at the wrong time "Lift up your

spirits." When we automatically reply,

"We have lifted them up to the Lord,"

he smilingly pauses, "Not yet!".

A high point was the re-enactment of

the wedding in Cana with our own four

couples dressed in white at the actual

site of Jesus' first miracle. The solemn

renewal of wedding vows was

regularly punctuated by kisses and

embraces prescribed by Fr. Jerry who

spoke of joy--distinct from fun and

entertainment--as too often forgotten in

our lives. We need to feel joy, to give

joy. In Cana, the pilgrims tasted the

joy of loving.

At a secluded spot along the River

Jordan, we celebrated the baptism of

Jesus by renewing our own baptismal

vows. We stood and bowed before Fr.

Jerry as he gently poured water from

the river on our heads. While the gift of

Cana was joy, the gift of the Jordan

River was peace.

Our last evening by the Sea of Galilee in Tiberias,

we boarded a fishing boat to relive the lives of

Jesus’ fishermen. We had no luck catching fish,

but we enjoyed (as in joy) singing and dancing

with the fishermen to “Hava Nagilah.” The past

four days were filled with a wealth of sights and

sounds; now, on the boat, as the sun fell over

Galilee, we were silent as joy and gratitude

overcame us.

The pilgrimage balanced solemnity and gaiety,

work and play, tears and laughter. After the

wedding in Cana, a celebratory reception; after

the baptism, a cruise on the Sea of Galilee.

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The Land Where Jesus Walked continued from page 11

In Bethlehem, we jostled with the crowd for the privilege of

kneeling in adoration before the very site of Jesus' birth. In

Shepherd's Field where an angel announced the birth of

Jesus, we sat closely together on ledges carved out in a

small cave. Here, at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we

were humbled by the reality of Jesus' poverty and humility:

God made man, homeless, born in a barn, with shepherds

chosen as His first guests.

For sheer spiritual and historical weight, the old walled city

of Jerusalem is beyond compare. Twice we circled the city

bathed in early morning Mediterranean sunlight; we

understood why Jesus wept over the destruction of this

magnificent city. We walked down Palm Sunday Road,

where Jesus was hailed King by the very same ones who

would be crying "Crucify him, crucify Him" in a few days.

We felt the sad triumph of Jesus as He rode by people

waving palms. We realized the extent of His suffering and

love as we meditated in the rocky pit into which Jesus was

dropped after His condemnation. In a garden of olive trees

in Gethsemani, we burned the intercessory prayers from

Manila; we walked in prayer and reflection; we sat in

confession with Fr. Jerry.

The day for our Via Dolorosa was rainy and cold. The rain

fell but we were impervious to it. We took turns in carrying

a heavy wooden cross and in leading the prayers before

each station. How fervently we prayed: "We adore Thee, O

Christ, and we praise Thee..."

We were impervious too to the people and vehicles pushing for

space in the narrow alleys of the walled city of Jerusalem.

Did Jesus not suffer such indifference, ignorance and lack of

love? Dazed by the experience of Jesus' suffering, torture and

death, we stood in the rain in a small open courtyard for the

final prayer. If Jesus suffered so much for love of others,

including those who tortured Him, who were we to complain? If

Jesus had so much love to His last breath, why should we not

be the same?

With fresh humility and passion, we knelt and kissed the

precise site of His crucifixion in Golgotha within the Basilica of

the Holy Sepulchre. How could we not adore our Savior?

Part II in the next issue

FINDING BSC’67 by Remedios de Jesus

A few years after graduating with a BS Commerce degree at

CHS in 1967, I moved to New York city. I am now retired and

live half the year in Manila.

While living in the US, I made several short visits to my family

in Pampanga and Metro Manila. I had no contact with any

classmate in Manila for 45 years.

One classmate who also lived in the US was Carol Martinez

who passed away in New Jersey in early 2012. At her wake at

Sanctuario de San Antonio in Makati, I surprisingly found four

BSC-67 classmates. Days later, I met Roselle del Rosario-

Rebano for lunch and we discussed holding a mini class

reunion. The following Saturday a group of 8 met in Makati

wherein each narrated life experiences since 1967.

Members of BSC-67 at the Commerce Workshop Reunion

Touched by our bonding, I invited the group

to lunch at Serendra where we discussed

plans for the coming Centennial celebration.

Before ending, Ning Ramos-Reyes offered

to host the next class meeting, followed by

invitations from Chichi Coronel-Magsajo at

her home in Pasig, and Roselle for her

birthday.

As the 2013 Centennial preparations were

underway, we reached out to other

batchmates.

A class directory was made and a flood of

emails was exchanged. Some balikbayans

were attending the Centennial celebrations

so the Manila-based group made plans for

more class gatherings.

The first Commerce Workshop Reunion in

Makati was on February 1st. As

classmates arrived, we cheered and

hugged each other, happy to see new

faces after a long absence. BSC'67 was

the biggest class in attendance.

A big number from BSC'67 went to the

Feb. 3rd Gala. What a beautiful and

memorable way to share our centennial

celebration! But the party did not end

there. The next morning, we headed to

Tagaytay for more bonding.

Before most of the balikbayans headed

home, Ning treated the class to another

lunch at their family owned restaurant,

complete with delicacies as pasalubong.

What wonderful moments we shared!

In this photo

are: Mdme Fe

Cabactulan,

wife of the

Philippine

Ambassador

to the United

Nations,

Tally Beck

and Lenore

RS Lim

during the

opening

reception on

May 9.

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GALLERY

Elaine Ongpin-Herbosa (HS-61), one of the

High Spirit artists who exhibited at the

CCP with other CHS alumnae artists,

shows the art work that she raffled off to

alumnae and friends on May 9, 2013.

College AB/BSC-68

classmates get

together for

balikbayan Emily

Ong-Co from

California.

From left: Yolanda

Arce-Pilar, Teresita

Kanapi-Cabrejas,

Lucia Bacani-

Quimson, Rebecca

Santiago-Sacdalan

and Emily Ong-Co.

CHSAF board

members Ging

Ong and Maribel

Cabrera, who

stood as principal

sponsors, and

Grace Mascenon,

Menchu Que and

Viqui del Rosario

witnessed Rei

Fajutag exchange

marriage vows

with Darwin Icaro.

Rei is our CHSAF

assistant.

Lenore RS Lim held her exhibit “Calado,” in New York at

Tally Beck Contemporary, a lower eastside Manhattan gallery

specializing in contemporary Asian art. The show ran from

May 8 to June 21.

CHSAF board members, Kate Bellosillo, Lucia Quimson,

Grace Mascenon and Angie Madrid handed over a

donation for P100,000 to Sr. Victricia and Sr. Carmelita

S.Sp.S. in response to the hold-up incident at the convent

on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2013.

Good friends

Dada Miranda

Cua and Viqui

Torres del

Rosario (HS-77)

were only too

happy to meet

and bond with

fellow CHSian

Norma Tan,

(HS-68) at Mandy

Navasero's

Batanes Photo

Safari on April

26-29, 2013.

Former CHSAF Board Members maintained the bond forged during

their “Director" days. Recently, they met up at the new Thai restaurant

Celadon at the Power Plant Mall. From left, Charrie Lim (HS-60), Ditas Lerma

(HS-56), Viqui Torres-del Rosario (HS-77), Kalyn Manzano (HS-79), Cynthia

Martinez (HS-76), Marilen Nolasco-Espiritu (BSC-63), Toni Villaraza-

Palenzuela (HS-65), Menchu Martinez-Que (HS-75), Dolly Urro-Nazareno

(BSPharm-60).

Sr. Victricia, Dr. Felina Young, members of the CHSAF board tendered a thank you

lunch to Vicky Garchitorena as Chair of the Centennial Coordinating Committee.

Though she has tendered her resignation as CCC Chair due to recent pressing

commitments, Vicky vowed to continue to help the Paraclete Club especially in

following up on prospective donors she knows personally.

OUR E-MAIL CONNECTION

(Ed.’s Note — This section contains messages/information

received through our e-mail address: [email protected] )

From: Sister Victricia Pascasio, S.Sp.S. (HS-53/AB-57

/BSE-64) Mendiola, Manila, May 22/13

Dear Friends,

Prayed for all of you for an outpouring of the Spirit's Gifts,

especially on the Feast of Pentecost! I am not able to include as

many names as I wish to since my directory is incomplete. But

please pass on to all our other alumnae whom you know I wish

to greet and thank as well.

The past days and weeks have been hectic again. We just had

the General Visitatrix with our community here in CHSM. She

left evening of Pentecost Sunday. It was indeed providential

that when our Visitatrix, Sister Pauline Pereira, arrived on the

16th, we brought her to the board room to meet (college

president) Felina. She had just received the good news that

CHSM got PAASCU re-accreditation for 5 years! We were so

happy to congratulate and thank Felina for all her efforts and

for guiding all those co- responsible with her to come up with

all needed documentation/reports. Sister Pauline Pereira was

truly impressed with what she experienced here with Felina

and the Sisters' community.

A BIG, BIG Thank YOU to all of you for all the love and

concern, support and understanding! God bless you

abundantly!

Lovingly,

Sister Victricia, S.Sp.S.

From: Sr. Celia Tacujan, FMA (AB/BSE-74), Sta. Mesa,

Manila, Apr. 30/13

Thank you so much for sending this copy of WE, the

Alumnae. I do appreciate it a lot. I was present on February 3

celebration at SMX MOA. It was a huge success.

Indeed the Spirit Ablaze has brought hundreds of CHSians

together during this 100 year celebration. Congratulations.

Following are feedback from the condolence messages sent to

our alumnae who recently lost a loved one:

From: Ma. Corazon Hernandez-Jaucian (HS-63), Muntinglupa

City, Feb. 28/13

Thank you so very much on behalf of my entire family! How

wonderful it is to belong to a loving community like ours...so

very supportive in good times and in bad! … We sincerely

appreciate the prayers you will be offering for our dearest

mommy. She had a really loooonngg life...our Lord gave her

that grace and now she rests with Him in eternity. Salamat uli

ng marami...Spirit Ablaze!

From: Rosario Felarca-Santos (HS-52), Belleville, Illinois,

March 12/13

I would like to thank you for your email and prayers. Please

extend my thank you to the members of the CHS Alumnae

Foundation Board for their condolences and prayers and for

including him (my brother) in the Obituary section of the WE,

the Alumnae and in the mass intentions of the next Eucharistic

celebration for our deceased alumnae/alumnae-relatives.

From: Soledad Aquino-Hernando (AB-65/BSE-66), Fairview,

Quezon City, March 31/13

A Blessed Easter to all!

My family and I... we are deeply grateful for all the prayers

and good wishes that poured in as soon as word got around that

we lost our beloved head of the family, Wenceslao.

United with all those who loved Wency, who knew him

directly or indirectly through me and our children, we lived the

Paschal Mystery as we offered up to God all the pain and

suffering that preceded his death on Palm Sunday.

Today, we rejoice as we celebrate Wency's passage into eternal

life, together with the Risen Christ.

From me and my family… thank you very much, former

classmates, hearts throbbing with the same Spirit.

From: May Josephine Columna-Navoa (HS-55), Long Beach,

California, Jan. 14/13

Hello! This is DR. MAY JOSEPHINE COLUMNA-NAVOA

(HS-55), mother of MARTHA BELINDA NAVOA-

MAGCALAS (AB-987) who is presently residing in Sidney,

Australia with her family. I want to share the good news with

you all. I just had my 15th grandchild, a boy named

ANTHONY LOGAN NAVOA CORNELIO born in Long

Beach California last Sept.11,2012… I have 7 children…

Regards to all and may the HOLY Spirit continue to hover over

our heads.

Be part of our E-Mail Connection… be sure to check out our

newly-updated CHSAF Website at: http://chsaf.faithweb.com

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Ma. Victoria B. Anastacio (HS-63/AB-67)

Ma. Roxana Mendoza-Belardo (HS-55/AB-58+/BSE-59+)

Victoria Torres -del Rosario (HS-77)

Remedios “Tita” Dizon (HS-63)

Riziel Fajutag-Icaro (AB-11)

Virginia P. Macaso (BSChem-63)

Maria Corazon B. Parco (AB-63/BSE-64)

Sr. Victricia Pascasio, S.Sp.S. (HS-53/AB-57/BSE-64)

Ma. Belen Elvira S. Tiongco (HS-77)

WE, The Alumnae Editorial Board

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM

I would like to renew my active membership to the CHS

Alumnae Foundation. Enclosed is my payment

(cash/check) as follows:

____ P500.00/US$10.00 (One-year membership)

____ P1,000.00/US$20.00 (Two-year membership)

Name: ______________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

Tel. No. _____________________________________

E-mail Address: _______________________________

(Note: Pls. make your checks payable to: CHS ALUMNAE

FOUNDATION, INC. and mail c/o The Alumnae Office, 163 E.

Mendiola, Manila.

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- Riziel D.S. Fajutag (AB-11) on her wedding day last May 25. Rei, who

works for the CHS Alumnae Office is now Mrs. Darwin Icaro;

- the following S.Sp.S. nuns who celebrated their jubilee years at the

S.Sp.S. convent in Quezon City: Diamond jubilarians, Sister Henedina

(Dorotea) Tanglao, S.Sp.S. (ETC-49), Sister Margarit, S.Sp.S. and

Sister Deocora, S.Sp.S., who taught for many years at CHSM and was at

one time principal of the highschool department, and and Golden

jubilarians, Sisters Dolora, S.Sp.S. and Wilfredis, S.Sp.S.

PRAYER CORNER Through our "Alumnae Prayer Community," let all of us, alumnae-sisters,

pause for a minute and storm heaven with our prayers for:

- Michael Pestano, who suffers from liver enzyme; he is the son of Ma.

Theresa Gonzalez-Pestano (HS-62/AB-66), nephew of Mary

Gonzalez-Goolsby (HS-55) and Sr. Pilar Gonzales, S.Sp.S. (HS-42);

- the complete recovery of Edilberto Medina from a recent bout of

pneumonia even as he struggles in his fight with cancer; he is the husband

of Catalina Ignacio-Medina (HS-55);

- the return to health of Crisanto del Rosario, the husband of

Chistina Martinez-del Rosario (HS-59/ABA-61); that he may be given the

strength and the faith in his battle with cancer;

- for good results re. the medical tests of Nicanor Jorge, (the

husband of Marilyn Santos-Jorge, HS-55), who recently suffered a mild

heart attack;

Send us your prayer requests and let our "Alumnae Prayer Community"

gather through this section in His name for you. Call Riziel at Tel. No.

735-5986 or e-mail us at [email protected]

PASSINGS Feb. 11 - Ester Cabañero, mother-in-law of Charlyn Alfonso- Cabañero (HS-64);

Apr. 05 – Sr. Cecilde (Illuminada) Desembrana, S.Sp.S. (AM-49);

Apr. 06 - Belen Mancia-Ac-Ac, mother of Emerita A. Cruz (HS-64);

sister-in-law of Celestina A. Fabico (HS-47);

Apr. 07 - William M. Esposo, brother of Carolyn E. Espiritu (HS-69/AA-71);

Apr. 09 - Virginia Gavino-Uylangco (HS-41), mother of Ma. Clara

(HS-63), Ma. Josefina (HS-64), and Ma. Carolina U. Remorca (HS-72);

Apr. 10 - Hoesta Pugeda, mother of Elizabeth Pugeda-Aquino (HS-77);

Apr. 18 - Virginia L. Magsalin, mother of Nellie (HS-58/ABA-60),

Virginia M. Villadelgado (HS-64/AB/BSE-69), Esther M. Dizon

(HS-67/B-71), Ma. Theresa M. Gabriel (HS-75), and Ma. Victoria

(HS-77);

Apr. 24 - Alberto Addatu Reyes, father-in-law of Marie Janelle Mendoza-Reyes

(HS-77);

May 11 - Herminia N. Mendoza, mother of Ma. Thelma M. Valdepenas (HS-77)

and Ma. Teresa Mendoza (HS-68/BSFN-72);

May 20 - Miguela Lomotan, mother of Bernadette (HS-68/BSMath-72) and

Clariza (HS-70);

Jun. 05 - Ma. Carmelita Lao-Keefe (HS-74), after a three-year bout with

multiple systems atrophy (a degenerative neurological disorder); she is

the sister of Ma. Rosario L. Dy Sun (HS-64/BSC-68);

Jun. 05 - Flora Zabala, mother of Ma. Elizabeth C. Zabala (HS-77/AB/BSC-82);

Jun. 05 - Mrs. Sanchez, mother of Ma. Teresa and Ma. Cristina Sanchez

(HS-77);

Jun. 15 - Elpidio I. Valencia, husband of Rosalina Osmena-Valencia (HS-42);

Jun. 17 - Ma. Aura Diaz-Perez (HS-71), sister of Ma. Alma Diaz (HS-73),

Ma. Arlissa D. Aguiluz (HS-77), and Ma. Angeli Diaz (HS-80);

Jun. 20 – Timothy Diaz de Rivera, husband of Lilibeth Abuel-Diaz de Rivera

(HS-77);

Jun. 22 - Esperanza Gopengco-Arteficio (HS-35), mother of Amelia A. de Vera

(HS-64).

CONGRATULATIONS TO… Winners of CHSM Centennial Raffle

P100,000 - Marc Janssen Aguilar (#2517)

P80,000 - Geepers Pascual (#3479)

P60,000 - Ma. Flora Potestades (#194)

P50,000 - Marilyn Joaquin (#4421)

Ten Laptops:

1.Ernesto Mascenon (#3352)

2.College '63 (#4701)

3.Belle Tiongco (#1563)

4.Sophia Stephanie Gutierrez (#547)

5.Rosario Joson (#1753)

6.Glenn Gasparillo (#849)

7.Louisse Morales (#2419)

8.Roxanne Riego (#2875)

9.Beverly Bunag (#985)

10.Arjan Espiritu (#744)

Contributions to the

We, The Alumnae

The WE, the Alumnae is a newspaper for

and of HGC/CHS alumnae; we would also

like it to be a newspaper by HGC/CHS

alumnae. Thus, we welcome your

contributions to the different sections

of the WE, such as ALUMNEWS (if you

just got married, or had a baby, moved out

of your house or the country, got a new job,

etc... share the news with us), FEATURES

(your memories of a classmate or a

teacher; let us know your insights about

yourself, tell us about the lessons that you

have learned from life, your experiences,

etc.), IN THE MAILBAG (drop us a line

from your travels or new home... share a

friend’s or a teacher’s letter with us),

FAMILY TALK (send us your family picture

and let us know all about yourself and the

VIPs in your life). Be a part of the WE... let

it truly be “your” newspaper.

Send your contributions to: The CHS

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