AHS 1987 - the SIlver Jubilarians
You have to give it to the
Ateneo. Even after High School they
teach you things that you have never done before through an event and eventually you the experience you encounter makes you wiser
and gives you a better perspective on a lot of things. Being an Atenean
has its twist and turns while being a student but the lessons we have learned
in mounting the annual Ateneo Alumni homecoming has made an impact in my life and in the lives of the other council members who
are the representatives of each class.
My class 4-E 1987
As hosts of the annual Ateneo
Alumni Homecoming, our batch had a three to four year head start immediately
after our Grade school batch reached 25 years. Unfortunately, nothing happened
and it was only in September of last year that the batch eventually went down
to talk and line up things to raise the proposed 2 Million pesos to mount the
event. As they say the start is always
the hardest as me and my batchmates laid down plans on how to raise the 2
million and eventually get some amount of money to give to the Tulong Dunong
Foundation.
Mass at the GESU
Twenty five years is a long time to
be out of each others reach and a lot has really changed with regards to the
attitude, personality and orientation of most of us all. There were many disagreements, problems and most of all frustrations in dealing with
every project we lined up but what made the event succesful was our common
agreement to give it all to our beneficiary. It was moot and academic that the tulong
dunong foundation would benefit from us but a more noble cause was the support
that the Jesuit infirmary would get from us.
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Two classmates Fr. Joey Faylona and Fr. Amang Garcia
concelebrate the mass with Fr. Jett Villarin
The only investment we had was our
time and effort and the last one a half years we, the council members, devoted
a lot for this worthy cause witht he most trying time barely a month before the
event. What we discovered was that a little miscommunication will really rock
the boat. But one thing fine about it is was that we discovered that we can
admit if we committed a mistake and humbly accept it – we acted like Ateneans.
Me and my co-hosts
Jed Montero and Given Teves
This homecoming was much more than
seeing classmates and batchmates who I spent 16 of my first 21 years of my life with. It was a journey to solidify bonds that were
started when we were young, bonds that became stronger with each time we were
together, bonds transformed us from friends to brothers. Happy 25th Anniversary
Ateneo High School 1987, I am what I am because of you!
Fun with a capital F
