"BALIK SAINT ANNE" - saa alumni homecoming 2010

EXCERPTS OF THE DEC 16 MEETING

The earliest meeting I ever attended. Fr. Joel treated us with an imported instant coffee and pandesal at the SAA Function Hall right after the Misa de Gallo.

So the Alumni Homecoming is finally set on December 30. Some suggested that the date be moved to Dec 27 because malacanang moved the Dec 30 holiday to Dec 27. But some argued that the Dec 30 date has been floated long before and that changing it to Dec 27 may cause more confusion. So it's up for us to make the adjustments now. You still have ample time to file your leave.

7:30 - misa/ 7:30 - motorcade/ 10: - kumustahan/ 12 - potluck/ 1:00PM Socialization/
5:00 PM - Party/tribute to teachers/slide presentation

No registration fee.

For slide shows, all batches are enjoined to prepare their class slide show. Old and recent pictures of batchmates. Best presentation will be given prize

BALIK SAA 2010 - DECEMBER 16 MEETING

ALUMNI MEETING ON DECEMBER 16
by Saintanneacademy Piddig on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 6:58pm
We invite representatives of different alumni batches of Saint Anne Academy to join us in our last meeting in preparation for the upcoming General Alumni Homecoming on December 30. It will be held on December 16 Thursday at 5:00 AM right after the Misa De Gallo at the SAA Fucntion Hall. Magpapakape si Fr. Joel. And also, Class 94 please help me identify your batchmates. Our list of SAA graduates is still incomplete for Class 94.

EXCERPTS OF THE NOV. 20 MEETING

Excerpts of the emergency meeting among the Jubilarians and school administration represented by Rev. Joel Castillo in relation to the upcoming 2010 General Homecoming on December 30, 2010 at the SAA Function Hall, SAA Compound, Piddig Ilocos Norte.

Activities to be tackled during the Homecoming:
• 5-year activities leading to 2015 Golden Jubilee celebration
• Get together
• Mobilization
• Assess SAA performancd and needs
• Other activities
• Food
• Parade/motorcade/games. Flag raising ceremony/roll call
• General assembly
• Testimonial program to the retiree
• Gift-giving
• Reorganization
• Audio-visual presentations by batch
• All alumni invited.

Proposed program:
Date: December 30, 2010
7:30AM -Thanksgiving mass (Jubilarians, sponsors)
8:30 -Motorcade along NationaL highway/town
10:00 -Kumustahan
11:30 -Reorganizational meeting
12:00 -Potluck
1:00Pm -other matters
Break
6:00-10:00PM- Evening Program
-Class presentations. All batches prepare 5-10 minutes audio-visual presentation
-Testimonial program
-SAA students & SGO participation

So from today to December 18 we will inform other alumni about the activities. And an early morning meeting will be held on December 18 at 5:00 Am right after the Misa Aguinaldo at the Function Hall. Pagkapien natay to ni Fr. Joel

ALUMNI HOMECOMING 2010 PREP MEETING

Jubilarians join us on Saturday, November 20, 2010 for the preparatory meeting with Fr. Joel. See you at SAA at 1:00 PM

GENERAL ALUMNI HOMECOMING 2010 UPDATE

Atty Quidilla & I met Rev. Castillo this evening and came out with the preliminary plan for the upcoming Alumni Homecoming this December 30. The school’s original plan is a 2-day affair – 29 -30 but we explained to them that December 29 will still be a working day so we came up with December 30 alone.
Here are the things that transpired in this meeting”
1. The homecoming will be some sort of a family affair. And consider that day as if we are high school students again. So dress as if its free day or Wednesday. There will be a flag ceremony and then we enter our rooms (It will be open school.) the good thing is that our former techers and principals will be there too.
2. The school have it’s own team for the preparation. But for us Jubilarians, we have a lot to do so once again, paging the other Jubilarians to join us next meeting – Class 70, Class 75, Class 85 and Class 2000. Contact us or the SAA staff.
3. The affair will be free. Wala pong babayaran dahil ito po ang isang dahilan kung bakit marami ang hindi sumasali. But it will be pot luck. Bring your own lunch individually or by batch.
4. The venue will be at the Function hall. There will be parlor games and take note: EACH BATCH PLEASE PREPARE A SLIDE SHOW of your high school and latest pictures. The video must not be longer than 5 minutes preferable AVI,Powerpoint or MPEG on CD or Flash drive. Each batch will be given chanace to show their slides.
5. After lunch, we’ll have more of the games and some sort of business meeting or General Assembly. This is in preparation for our next activities leading to the 50th Anniversarry Activities in 2015.
6. The SAA ensemble will give us a glimpse of their talent. So it’s another attraction.
7. Walang uwian dahil at night we’ll have a barbecue party. And we’ll bring a band to entertain us.
8. We’ll make sure that the canteen will have enough stock of barbecue, food, soda and beer.
We'll sing and dance until 12:00 AM

If you have more suggestions, please join us on our next meeting with Rev Castillo on Saturday , November 20 at 9:00 AM sharp. By then we’ll be able to make the final program

JULY 24 ALUMNI MEETING

It's sad to think that only a few jubilarians attended the meeting yesterday. We just reviewed some of the plans for the Homecoming in December 30. We learned that the SAA Alumni Association Savings account has only P20,111.17 in it. If you Wish to donate this is the Account No: 4206135773.

Father Joel shared us the statistics they gathered during the enrollment. so here is what he got from 82 respondent parents who enrolled their children for First Year:

1. 40 -45 said they enrolled their kids because they like the discipline and seriousness of the school staff

2. 40 said they are contented of how the school run

3. 18 said they sent all their kids in this school.

4. 4 said its because they're Catholics meaning many of the paresnts who sent their kids were not Catholics. They sent their kids here because they believe their kids will receive good education.

Father Joel proudly praised his staff and he planned for a scholarship for those planning to pursue masteral courses.


As part of the 5-year Developmental Plan leading to the Golden Jubilee in 2015, there's a lot of changes in the school not only physically but for the uplifting of the lives of the staff whom he said are lowest paid in the Diocesan schools. as we see, the school finances is getting stable and the improvement of the facilities has been started.

SAA ALUMNI ASSN INC JANUARY 3 SPECIAL MEETING

In a special meeting held last December 3 Sunday Presided by the President Judge Artemio Quidilla Jr and with the presence of Saint Anne Academy director Rev Joel Castillo, we came up with the Following:
*There was no quorum since there was only about 8 of us.
*Judge Quidilla relinquished his post to the the vice president Engr. Rogelio Jose. We suggested that they swap posts. Judge Quidilla is barred by the Supreme Court to assume Presidency of any organization.
*Rev. Castillo unveiled a plan for the celebration of the Saint Anne Academy Golden Anniversary in the year 2014. The plan kick off this year 2010 with the establishment of a Function Hall, a library-museum to house the books and SAA memorabilia and alumni materials, a computer room, a canteen, and the rehabilitation of the Gallardo stage.
*Another plan is a series of Alumni Gathering or Alumni Homecoming beginning this year 2010 to be spearheaded by Class’80 (30 years), Class 85 (25 years) and Class 70(40 years). Take note it will be a General Homecoming/and/or Gathering. It may not be as grand as that in 2005 but every batch can make their own gathering as nice as they wish. The good thing with this gathering/homecoming is that we can plan together for the grand day.
*Also, Rev. Joel planned to make the foothpath at the eastern side of the building into a “Tugot”, patterned in Hollywood. Instead of a star, the steps will be footprints that will bear the names of the “FIRSTS” of Saint Anne Academy. The first lawyer, teacher, engineer…etc. Please help us research on this matter. If you know who were the very first in the alumni, please email me or the director. We need your help.
The principal has been told to prepare the masterlist of all graduates and we are planning to publish it on several sites including this and that of the SAA Website (http://stanneacademypiddig.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html)
I published the Constitution and by-laws of the alumni Association for your perusal.

*It’s time to help our Alma Matter. Gone are the days that it was about to close. Every year, the enrolment is increasing. This year, SAA has more students compared to Roosevelt HS. Don Salustiano Aquino High School has something like 8 or 10 students more than SAA.
*Although the director is not asking for financial help, we may one find a way to help the students who are in need.