TORRESIANS ‘65
2008 PHOTO JOURNAL 2003 gco By Cecilia San AgustinTian
Board of Directors & Officers 2008 2010
Year 2003 . . . Fulfilling a dream
Pres. Danny David VPLoc Yolly Ravela VPAbrd Amy Espiritu Sec. Aida Campasas Treas. Delfi Reyes Auditor Lilia Aguila P.R.O. Irene Santos Members Ansel Francisco Ed Fulgencio Pyke Silla CecilleTiangco Past Presidents: 200305 Ciso Cayabyab 200508 Jessie Miaral
February 15, 2003. Forty one members of Class’65 above, some coming all the way from Australia, Guam, New York and Texas, attended a post Valentine minireunion held at the Torres High School library to fulfill a lifelong dream of meeting up again with former classmates for the first time in 38 years. Members of the group are also shown donating orbit fan units and chess sets for the school use which added more meaning to this very special occasion.
Calendar of Activities
▪ Year 2008 February/March 43rd Anniversary reunion in Manila and Las Vegas May general election October bingo social November outreach project December annual Reunion and Christmas party/giftgiving project ▪ Year 2009 February 4th Int’l grand homecoming presentations March annual outing October bingo social December annual Reunion and Christmas party/giftgiving project ▪ Year 2010 February Sapphire (45th) Grand Jubilee
December 6, 2003. The first Annual Reunion and Christmas Party, dubbed “Paskuhan Circa 65”, was held at the Bayview Park Hotel. It proved a big success as already close to 100 members excitedly met and join in the merriment and festivities.
Year 2004 . . . Gaining momentum for global membership growth
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December 2004. Wellattended reunion parties held both in Manila and in Las Vegas.
Year 2005 . . . the most awaited event: our Ruby Jubilee Week (40th anniversary) celebrations. Grand scale preparations took oneandahalf years to come up with a nostalgic and funfilled week of celebrations commemorating the 40th graduation anniversary of Class ’65. The following pictorials capsulized the theme essence of the fiveday festivities “Apat na taong kasama; Apatnapung taong alaala”.
Day 1, Welcome Night February 2. Held at the Skyline Restaurant, World Trade Center on Roxas Boulevard. The general atmosphere and feeling was simply awesome during the entire night of great jubilations!
Day 2, Manila City Tour February 3. Activities for the day featured visits to Malacanang Palace, Money Museum of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, lunch at Cabalen Restaurant in Harrison Plaza, a stroll at the Luneta area and the beautiful and interesting Sights and Sounds show at Fort Santiago.
Day 3, Back to the Classroom February 4. Our “balikTorres” visit was a very memorable day, made especially nostalgic by the presence of five former teachers whom we honored in a special “Tanging Yaman” tribute. Also an important part of the visit is our donation of a sewing machine and electric oven and range to the Home Economics Department.
Day 4, “Pista Sa Nayon” February 5. Outing at Villa Valencia in Pansol, Laguna. A taste of native festivities and fun, fun, fun with such interesting palaro as the famous “Pabitin”, “Paluan ng Palayok” and “Tugo’War”.
Day 5, Grand Dance & “ReGraduation” Night February 6. Formal dinner dance at the Manila Pavilion Hotel. The peak point of the night is an emotional “rewind” of our graduation ceremony replayed in reversed order. As the “Aida” march played on and names are called, class members solemnly took to the stage to receive their class medal. After the program, the “graduates” immensely enjoyed and danced the night away in the ensuing graduation ball gala.
Years 2006/2007 keeping the Torresian spirit alive here and abroad . . . Various group activities were vigorously pursued both locally and abroad including active participation in events sponsored by the THS General Alumni Foundation, thus providing every opportunity for members to bond together and fill up the long gap years from 1965 to the present.
March 18, 2006 3rd Grand Alumni Homecoming con ducted by the THS General Alumni Foundation, Inc.
October 21, 2006 Ballroom dancing fund raising cam paign project held at Aberdeen Court Restaurant.
December 2006 /2007 The traditional annual reunions and Christmas parties are always a muchawaited affairs for batch mates in Manila and in San Francisco.
2008 the long road to our 2010 Sapphire (45th) Grand Jubilee begins . . . This year’s 43rd anniversary commemoration served both as a warm up and a dry run for the grand Sapphire (45th) Jubilee blastoff in 2010.
February 2, 2008. A whole day outing in Villa Pansol, Laguna, fully loaded with food, fun and festivities..
March 1315, 2008. Threeday activities in Las Vegas attended by members and their respective spouses/guests.
Class‘65 Proudly announces and cordially invites everyone to its
Sapphire (45th) Grand Jubilee Manila, Philippines February 3 – 7, 2010 (wed– sun )
Theme:
“Salu-salo sa pananabik ... Sama-sama sa pagbabalik.” Keeping the flame afire for 2010 Sapphire! For more information and inquiries, please contact: Danny David (632-8971954), Lou Zabat-Santiago (632-5261265), or Cecille San Agustin-Tiangco (632-2539441)