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Registration starts at
1:00 P.M. till 6:00 P.M. at the
College Library Foyer.
All attendees MUST
REGISTER!
Only
alumni will pay the P200 entrance fee.
Their guests and family members are free
(but they must be registered too!) Each
registered alumni gets a chance to win
great raffle prizes. Alumni who will
pre-register by August 31, 2007 gets an
early-bird discounted rate of P150.00!
Just e-mail your Full name, Batch,
Address, contact numbers and names of
your guests to
mchs1982@gmail.com.
An anticipated mass
sponsored by Grade School 1982, will
start at 4:30 P.M. at the College
Chapel. The much-awaited Jubilee Class
Homecoming program starts at 6:00 P.M.
at the Marian Auditorium followed by a
dance party and raffle draw of exciting
prizes from 8:00pm to 12:00 midnight at
the College Cafeteria leading to an
open-air tent which will be installed
right beside the college gym area.
Spread the word and gather your friends
and family to celebrate your homecoming
and have lotsa fun! For more
details about the 2007 homecoming call
the MMCAA Office or email
alumni@mc.edu.ph
and or
mchs1982@gmail.com.
MCHS CLASS OF 2006
YEARBOOK & RUMMAGE SALE
Calling all members of
Miriam College High School Class of 2006
(MCHS 2006) your Magnificat 2006 is
ready and will be distributed on June
29-30, 2007 at the High School APSA
foyer. Come and get your copy!
Also, on Saturday, July
30, 2007 MCHS 2006 will have a RUMMAGE
SALE beside the ESI Building, Miriam
College. All alumni are invited to come
and support this endeavor as proceeds of
this sale will benefit the Magnificat
Scholarship Endowed Fund. This
scholarship fund was established by both
parents and graduates of MCHS 2006 to
support the studies of a batchmate
throughout her 4 collegiate years in
Miriam. MCHS 2006 earns the distinction
of being the youngest batch to establish
an Endowed Scholarship Fund to date.
SEARCH FOR 2007 MMCAA
BOARD
We would like to
reiterate that the search is on for
candidates who are capable and willing
to serve on the 2008 MMCAA Board of
Trustees.
There will be five (5)
seats from the Board that will have to
be filled during the elections come
September 8, 2007 (Homecoming Day - -
the MMCAA General Assembly). As per the
amended By-Laws of the MMCAA (2003),
each member of the Board shall hold
office for a period of two (2)
consecutive years. A member of the Board
who has served two consecutive terms (or
a total of 4 years) may be elected anew
for another term only after the lapse of
one term. We encourage representatives
of forthcoming celebrating jubilee
classes to sit in the Board.
Interested alumni are
requested to submit the following to
the MMCAA Office on or before
July 30, 2007.
1.
Letter of
intent to serve the Board
2.
One (1) 2x2
recent photo; and, an
3.
Updated
bio-data
All nominations will be
processed and received by the MMCAA
Search Committee in accordance with the
guidelines it has formulated for this
purpose. The members of the Search
Committee this year are: Atty. Remedios
Montecastro-Lim, Rowena Belmonte-Caingat,
Maria Paz Moreno-Vicente, Marinette
Yan-Aglipay and Ma. Paz Fabella
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
Attention members of the
celebrating 2007 Jubilee High School and
College Classes of 1957, 1962, 1967,
1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002
and Grade School Class of 1982
Please be reminded:
1)
CLASS CABANA DECORATING
CONTEST
Only nine (9) cabanas are
up for grabs for the jubilee classes to
decorate. Have an exclusive meeting
place for your class this homecoming and
get a chance to win some wonderful
prizes. Reserve your cabana now thru the
MMCAA Office. Guidelines and mechanics
of the decorating contest will be
released on July 8, 2007.
2)
CLASS PRESENTATION
·
It’s a
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Homecoming
this September 8, 2007. Jubilee Classes
participating is the Homecoming program
are given until July 8, 2007 to submit
and reserve their production number
concept and their “fun female icon” of
choice for their 7-minutes presentation.
For more details, please call the MMCAA
Office or email
mchs1982@gmail.com
·
Audio-visual presentation
(AVP) to be used during the homecoming
program should be submitted to MCHS 1982
thru the MMCAA Office on or before
August 8, 2007. AVPs should be in
broadcast quality wide screen format.
WHAT’S NEW @ MC
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Growth, Upgrading and
Resource Office (GURO): Miriam
College Teacher Institute
The Growth, Upgrading
and Resource Office (GURO) was created
to serve as a teacher training center
offering professional development
programs to the Miriam College faculty
and to external groups and individuals.
It will bring the resources of Miriam
College to the service of public and
private schools as well as local
governments and low income partner
communities as part of the institution’s
response to the needs of Philippine
education.
GURO will be headed by
Dr. Evelina M. Vicencio, Executive
Director, and Ms. Ma. Jamelia F.
Villanueva, Associate Director.
AMAZING ALUMNI ACHIEVER
SR. CARMELA CECILIA
CARPIO, MM
+ AB ‘53
(Posthumous)
Beloved high school
teacher to many Maryknollers. A
Maryknoll sister for 36 years. Served
in leadership roles in education, in the
advocacy for peace and justice, in
Mission formation for the religious.
The first Filipino elected as Regional
Coordinator of the Maryknoll Sisters in
the Philippines. Former Chairperson of
the Maryknoll College Board of Trustee.
Pioneer member of the Baguio-based
Center for Integrity of Creation and the
Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary.
IN MEMORIAM
·
Our heartfelt sympathies
to the family of MR. LEO YAN who died
last June 26, 2007. Leo is the brother
of MMCAA Board Trustee Marinette
Yan-Aglipay (COLL ‘74) and son to
Ambassador Manuel Yan.
·
We extend our sincere
condolences to Dr. Lourdes R. Quisumbing,
Chairperson of the Miriam College Board
of Trustees and to Dr. Maria Lourdes Q.
Baybay, Dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences on the demise of their beloved
MR. JOSE MARIA “Pepito” REYNES
QUISUMBING last June 17, 2007 in Cebu
City. Pepito is the eldest son of Dr.
Lourdes and Mr. Carlos Emilio Quisumbing.
·
Our condolences to Ms.
Lynda Catindig-Garcia (COLL ‘86),
Chairperson, Communication Arts
Department of Miriam College whose
father, MR. ROBERTO CATINDIG passed away
last June 10, 2007 at the age of 63.
·
In your prayers please
remember MRS. LOURDES “Lulu” Santos
CAPARAS (HS ’65, COLL ‘69) who died last
last May 28,2007. Lulu is the sister of
Cynthia Santos (HS ‘66) and wife of
Asst. Sec. DY Caparas of the Department
of Foreign Affairs.
·
We also extend our
sympathies to Ma. Antonia “Maritoni”
Campa-Ortigas (GS ‘59, HS ‘63, COLL ‘67)
on the death her husband ANTONIO “Tony”
ORTIGAS last June 20, 2007. Please
remember them in your prayers.
RICH PICKINGS
WORDS ON FATHERHOOD…
“He said to me:
‘You are my son; today I have become
your father. Ask, and I will give you
all the nations; the whole earth will be
yours.-
Psalm 2: 7-8
“My children, listen to
what your father teaches you. Pay
attention and you will have
understanding.” - -
Proverbs 4:1
“Listen to your
father; without him you would not
exist.” - -
Proverbs 23:2
“A man has no need
to cover his head, because he reflects
the image and glory of God. But woman
reflects the glory of man; for man was
not created from woman, but woman from
man. Nor was man created for man’s
sake.” - -
1 Corinthians 11:7-9
“Respect your father
and mother” is the first commandment
that has a promise added: “so that all
may go well with you, and you may live a
long time in the land.” - -
Ephesians 6: 2-3
“Life doesn’t come
with an instruction book that’s why we
have fathers.” - -
Anonymous
“There is no meaning
to life except the meaning man gives his
life by the unfolding of his powers.” -
-Erich
Fromm
“Do not be afraid, little
flock, for your Father is pleased to
give you the Kingdom.” - -
Luke 12:32 |
