St. Scholastica's College Alumnae in Toronto Celebrate 10th Anniversary


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St. Scholastica's College Alumnae in Toronto Celebrate 10^th Anniversary

On Friday, May 4^th, 2001 St. Scholastica's College Alumnae Association Canada (SSCAAC) celebrated its tenth year anniversary. In the balloon-festooned hall of Famee Furlane Toronto, over 300 guests composed of Scholasticans, their families and friends, gathered together for a two-piano concert, dinner and dancing that lasted until 1am.

The school colours, blue and white, were the colours of the evening; formal wear was the dress code. TEN: A Scholastican Celebration was an evening of celebration of ten years of an organization whose members have been espousing causes---from scholarships to the renovation of the school's concert hall---spearheaded by St. Scholastica's College Manila. This was the first big event of the association, and the officers and committee members pulled all the stops to ensure its success.

Myra Salonga, President, St. Scholastica's College Alumnae Association Canada, read a message from Sr. Mary Placid, Alumnae Moderator and SSC Dean of Music, who was unable to join the celebration. In her welcome address Salonga enumerated the projects that have been supported by the alumnae association in the last ten years through activities such as garage sales, fun nights and Christmas carolling. She also introduced the officers and committee members and thanked them for their contribution to the association's projects. As well, Salonga acknowledged the advertisers and patrons, some of them consistent benefactors, for their financial contributions.

To open the concert, St. Scholastica's College Alumnae Association Choir played a medley on the angklung, Indonesian bamboo orchestral instruments, and led alumnae in singing the fealty song. This was followed by TWO FOR THE SHOW, the evening's highlight, featuring piano and vocal duets. Pianists Elsieta Arao and Milagros Macuja-Markun, both graduates of SSC's school of music, played duets by Francisco Buencamino, Sr. and JS Bach. Myra Salonga, soprano, and Romeo Candido, tenor, sang Nasaan Ka, Irog by Nicanor Abelardo, as intermission number.

Dancing, a 50-50 raffle, door prizes and silent auction comprised the rest of the programme. Momentum Sounds provided the dance music and Sunny Paragas was emcee.