The 2000 Golden Jubilee celebration (continued)

Program | Photos | Asa Letter | Pistahan Sa UP | Other Activities | Rigor-Austria Charity

PROGRAM

• Pambansang Awit led by Andrea Estrada-Sarapuddin
• Invocation written by  Sister Mary Pia (Betty del Rosario) and read by Fe Abarquez-Suaco
• Welcome Remarks by President Francisco Floro
• Acknowledgment of Special Guests [Balikbayan Classmates and Spouses of Departed Members] By lst VP Fernando Campos
• Responses from Balikbayan Classmates Grace Balmaceda and Sergio Domondon
• Inspirational Message from UP President Francisco Nemenzo, Jr.
• Song Number from recording artist Tootsie Guevarra (daughter of Emmanuel Pinga)
• Special Performance of Philippine Dances by Quezon City Performing Arts scholars under Eddie Elejar Mendoza, Tony Fabella and Luther Perez
• Latin-American Dance Medley by "The Oldies But Goodies" eighteen classmates: Tessie Vasquez-Marzan, Fe Abarquez-Suaco, Delma Dojillo-Dungan, Andrea Estrada-Sarapuddin, Luz Rodriguez-Ramos, Horty Salazar, Auring Alcantara-Ramos, Emma Palec, Patsy Putong-Sison, Tom Carunungan, Bert Garcia, Nanding Campos, Naning Bagabaldo, Nick Eliazo, Tony Protacio, Nitoy Valera, Teddy Bonifacio, and Ric Gemora. [This number was choreographed and directed by multi-awarded Eddie Elejar Mendoza].

PHOTOS

Alumni attendees from the Philippines, North America, Canada and Australia

A group pose for the camera

ASA LETTER OF APPRECIATION

And a fitting ender to the rounds of festivities for the 50th Anniversary of UP High 1950, an excerpt from Atty. Leon Asa’s letter of appreciation.  It is a sad thing that he is no longer with us for our 60th anniversary.

PISTAHAN SA UP

On September 12, 2000, at the general alumni homecoming of UP High Class 1975 at the UP Prep Building – “Halina’t Dumalo” – the Silver Jubilarians honored the Golden Jubilarians (UP High 1950) with UP medals and T-Shirts.

The UP medal awarded by the Silver Jubilarians (UP High 75) to all the Golden Jubilarians (UP High 50) who were present at the Pistahan.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

RIGOR-AUSTRIA CHARITY

Sometime in 2002, Tom Rigor and Roger Austria (both of UP High 1950 North America Chapter) joined other civic-spirited individuals who funded well-known surgeon and 1950 classmate Dr. Marcelino Reysio-Cruz’s cleft lip/palate project in Palawan.  In gratitude, 50 patient-beneficiaries and their parents posed for photos with the banner “Salamat, UP High Class 1950”. The following year, Roger and his friends in the Rizal MacArthur Memorial Foundation of Milwaukee sent Marce 10 balikbayan boxes of operating instruments and medical supplies for Marce’s subsequent operation projects.

As Roger puts it: “As our twilight years begin to dawn upon us, we would like to find ways by which we can leave this world a much better place than we found it – albeit in modest ways.”