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Members:
Marinette Y. Aglipay
(COL ‘74)
Ma. Luisa D.
Aquino (GS ‘75 HS ‘79)
Alice C. Avanceña
(HS ‘56)
Louella Cristina
I. Carlos (GS ‘78 HS ‘82)
Fina Bernadette D.
Tantuico (HS ‘78)
Madeleine G. Treichler
(GS ‘78 HS ‘82)
BINGO BONGGA 2!
By:
MCHS Class ‘85 Working
Committee
Bingo Bongga 2! finally
pushed through last Sunday, January 14th,
2007. This second bingo fundraiser held
for the MC Endowment Fund Campaign was
co-sponsored by the Chi Rho Champions
and High School Batch 1985.
It started as one of
several ideas proposed during our 20th
anniversary reunion and subsequent
get-togethers, to gear up for our silver
jubilee in 2010. None of us being
professional “fund-raisers,” we sought
assistance from the Alumni Office and in
turn, the External Affairs of MC. And
much to our relief, we received nothing
but support and encouragement embarking
on our first project, a big
institution-wide event at that. And
support they did, from the blueprints to
the final logistics involved. It helped
that we were ably steered through the
process by such experienced and
dedicated people headed by Ms. Babot
Aspiras-Oreta, Ms. Pinky Medina, and Ms.
Joy Formoso. No less than President
Licuanan took time off her busy
schedules to boost our morale on several
occasions. Daunting and time-consuming
tasks like soliciting from sponsors,
coordinating with concessionaires, and
selling tickets (the most crucial of
all), became attainable and even
enjoyable at times because of them and
the various people we encountered. We
met old friends, gained new ones, and
realized what a great community we
have.
It wasn’t all roses as we
struggled through companies’ as well as
individual budget woes, not to mention
the postponements due to Manny Pacquiao
and Rosing. But with prayer and various
people rallying behind us at the most
unexpected times, everything fell into
place. This experience surely
reinforced our belief in the innate
goodness of people in general. Most
gave what little time, effort and money
they had for a show of support. Some
were cajoled (or even bribed!) to buy
tickets but all in good spirit. What
unified this community is a very noble
cause after all: the MC Endowment Fund
for scholarships, faculty development
and the Marian Auditorium.
When you have a great
cause, hardworking people, and kind
souls, no project is too little or too
big to get the success it deserves.
With God’s grace, Bingo Bongga 2!
enjoyed a very good turnout once again,
and we couldn’t have been more honored
to be part of this event. Thanks to all
donors and sponsors. Thanks to our
families. Thanks to all batchmates,
alumni, students, faculty and personnel
of Miriam College who helped in
different ways. Thanks for making us
understand once again what community and
school spirit is all about, and that it
is thriving in our alma mater still!
NOTICE TO ALUMNI
Please be informed that
on Friday, February 9, 2007, Miriam
College will be celebrating its
institutional Teacher’s Day. Classes
and work will be suspended on this day.
However, there will classes in the MAE,
College Unit and Graduate School on
Saturday, February 10, 2007. Offices
with Saturday schedules will also be
open on Feb 10.
KA-MC FOREVER!
The College unit had been
busy planning and preparing for its
second College Unit Alumni Reunion
“Ka – MC FOREVER!.”
All Maryknoll and Miriam College
graduates are invited to come on
February 17, 2007 (Saturday) at the
Miriam College Grounds. Registration
starts at 1:30 p.m. ADMISSION IS FREE.
An anticipated Mass will be celebrated
at 3:00 p.m. Meet your co-alumnae and
former professors, check out the bazaar
and food booths, enjoy a special program
at the Marian Auditorium and a roaring
street party till midnight! Interested
alumnae for the bazaar and food street
may call Ms. Lulu Samson at 580-5400 loc
2028.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
The Miriam College
Guidance Center is in need of a
Career Development and Placement
Coordinator, who can start working
effective in February, 2007.
The Career Development
and Placement Coordinator reports
directly to the Guidance Supervisor. The
duties and responsibilities are as
follows:
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Provides information on career
choice, job hunting, and other input
necessary for the world of work for
all students through career talks,
vocational counselling and/or
brochures.
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Organizes career talks, job fairs,
and other relevant activities for
the students.
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Organizes on-the-job training
orientation for Junior students.
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Follows-up graduates on their
job/career status through a Tracer
Study.
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Collates relevant personal data on
graduating students in directory
form for placement in interested
companies.
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Evaluates activities/programs
initiated and make recommendations
if necessary.
The candidate should
preferably have masteral units in
Guidance and Counseling, HRD or
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
with at least 2-3 years responsible
experience in Human Resources (training
and career planning) or any related
work. Candidate must be knowledgeable in
recruitment, selection, placement, and
research. Candidate must have good
organizational and public speaking
skills and should also be able to relate
with college students and company
representatives with confidence.
Candidate must be honest and with good
moral character. Someone who drives
his/her own car is an advantage.
Application should include a letter of
interest, current résumé, transcript of
graduate records. Please submit all
applications to:
the HUMAN
RESOURCES DIVISION
or via email,
hr@mc.edu.ph
SCENE AND HEARD
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HS
‘59 and COLL ‘63 Monthly Reunion
Severina Montemayor-Santos invites all
members of Maryknoll HS Class of HS 1959
and Maryknoll College Class of 1963 to a
monthly luncheon reunion at the M Café
(beside the Ayala Museum, Greenbelt 4,
Makati Metro Manila). The first reunion
was last January 4, 2007 and will be
scheduled every first Thursday of the
month thereafter. In two years time, HS
1959 will be celebrating its 50th
jubilee year! What better way to prepare
for this occasion than to meet up, bond
and keep ties with your classmates! For
more details, call or e-mail Severina
Santos at
severina.ms@gmail.com.
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Kudos
to DR. SOLEDAD S. REYES (HS ‘62
COLL ‘66) for receiving the award as
Outstanding Senior Teacher for SY
2006-2007 given by the Ateneo
Schools Parents Council (ASPAC) of
the Ateneo Loyola Schools.
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Professor Asuncion David-Maramba (HS
‘51) recently launched her latest
book “Essays On Living: Beyond the
Classroom” at Powerbooks Greenbelt
4, Makati. The book is her second
compilation of essays on her life as
a private citizen and literature
teacher. Maramba has edited and
written several books on Philippine
literature and historical
personages. Congratulations!
AMAZING ALUMNI ACHIEVER
MA. CELESTE T. GONZALEZ
COLL ‘75
She was blessed with
foreign education and training and very
impressive credentials. Nevertheless,
Celeste has shunned the more glamorous
and high-paying career abroad and chose
to return home. She embarked on a less
lucrative but more heroic journey of
teaching and educating students in her
own country. Her work has been
recognized both locally and
internationally as she was a recipient
of, among others, the PEO International
Peace Scholarship award. She is
presently the Chairperson of the
Education Department and Director of the
Ateneo Teacher Center, School of Social
Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University.
She has remained selfless with solid
piety and heroic generosity, tirelessly
pursuing her commitment to enhance
students’ lives.
IN MEMORIAM
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Let
us remember in our prayers our
co-alumna Corazon Mendoza-Farolan
(HS ‘56) who joined her creator last
December 9, 2006. Our sincere
condolences to her family.
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We
extend our condolences to the family
of MRS. LOURDES BUSUEGO PABLO who
died last December 21, 2006. She is
the mother of Ma. Lourdes “Maia”
Pablo (HS ‘81) and aunt to CORINNA
BENIPAYO-MOJICA (GS ‘59 HS ‘63
COLL ‘69).
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Our
sincere condolences to MARIA
CARMINIA “Chin Chin” GUTIERREZ (COLL
‘92) on the passing of her beloved
mother, CECILE ARNALDO-GUTIERREZ
last January 12, 2007.
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Let
us also remember in our prayers,
Merly de Castro-Whitaker (COLL ‘67)
who passed away last December 2006.
Family, classmates and friends
celebrated a memorial mass at the MC
College Chapel last February 3, 2007
on the occasion of the 40th
day since her passing. Our
condolences to her family.
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Let
us remember in our prayers Sr.
Cathleen O ‘Neill, (Sr. Paula
Cathleen) passed on to Eternal Life
last January 2, 2007. She had lived
just one year since the time she was
diagnosed to have stage four cancer.
She was assigned to the Philippines
in 1959 where she taught at
Maryknoll College for 5 years while
also serving as Directress of
Aspirants.
RICH PICKINGS
WORDS ON COURAGE:
“Wait on the Lord, be of
good courage, and he shall strengthen
thine heart. Wait, I say on the Lord.” -
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Psalms 27:14
“I can do everything
through Christ who strengthens me .”- -
Philippians 4:13
“Cast your cares upon the
Lord, for he cares about you.” - -
Peter 5:7
“Courage is not the
absence of despair; it is, rather, the
capacity to move ahead in spite of
despair.” - -
Rollo May
“In
time of trouble … He shall set me upon a
rock.” - -
Psalms
27:5
“Courage is resistance to
fear, mastery of fear, not absence of
fear.” - -
Mark Twain
“Don’t be afraid to take
big steps. You can’t cross a chasm in
two small jumps.” - -
David Lloyd George
“What matters is not the
size of the dog in the fight, but the
size of the fight in the dog.” - -
Coach Bear Bryant
“One man with courage is
a majority.” - -
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