A MESSAGE OF THANKS
Ten years ago, school year 2000 – 2001, SRBCL first opened its doors to enrollees. Thirteen families, totaling to fifteen pupils took the chance at enrolling in an untried and untested school and fortunately, were satisfied enough to become the nucleus of the SRBCL community.
Every year, the school has posted growth, yes, modest growth at best, but it was exactly the way we wanted it. SRBCL’s gradual growth gave us the chance and time to fine tune the educational experience we wanted to offer our pupils. It is far from perfect and we realize that there is always room for improvement. But we are confident that every single year we serve to the very best of our abilities and capacities.
This year marks the tenth school year of SRBCL and we have many to thank for all the successes and to some degree even the setbacks SRBCL faced during the past ten years. First and foremost, all the families and pupils that have been part of SRBCL from its early years and are still very much part of our community. Thank you for all the support, understanding and trust you have given us over the years. Your belief spurred us to continue this fulfilling journey.
To our current families and pupils, thank you for giving us this chance to be part of a very important chapter in your lives – the formative educational experience. Children, you serve as the very well from where we draw our strength and inspiration to serve and provide the kind of learning experience we have envisioned. As our major stakeholders, your interest remains to be our priority. Parents and guardians, our utmost appreciation for all the support and cooperation you have shown and hopefully would unselfishly extend the whole school year.
Our thanks also go to the Department of Education (DepEd). It has provided guidance during our early years and had in more ways than one forced us to be more focused and improve on certain aspects of our educational institution.
And lastly, to the faculty of SRBCL both past and present, our deepest thanks. Never hesitate to consider the success of SRBCL your personal success. After all, the school would not have thrived without your untiring efforts day in and day out. We hope that the depth of our appreciation is one that we have made you feel or still make you feel every single working day at SRBCL. Thank you.
From the Administration
and Board of SRBCL
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On a personal note, for this year’s celebrations, I would like to thank the following for making our initial activities a success. Though this note of thanks may never reach the eyes or ears of the intended, I would just like to make it known that it took many hands to achieve the wonderful outcome of our anniversary celebrations.
Firstly, to Rev. Fr. Mario R. Morales, my deepest gratitude for taking time out from what I’m sure is a hectic schedule to celebrate St. Robert Bellarmine’s Feast Day Mass in the school. Your homily was truly most apt and enlightening. I would also like to extend my thanks to Seminarian James Quinto who provided assistance during the Mass.
To the choir who unhesitatingly agreed to sing for the school’s Feast Day Mass, thank you. Diana Aguinaldo, Jophel Caragay, May Ann Caragay, Michael Maramba, Tess Maramba, Mirasol Nacar, Richard Ramos, Virgibal Silang, Sonny Untalan, Jun Urayan, Iris Ann Vallo and Val, I hope that we at SRBCL gave you much cause to enjoy your brief yet meaningful service.
To the Mass readers; Matthew Barredo, Sabrina Bernal, Cris Laforteza, Carl Gonzales, Teachers Sol and Anna, and the Mass offerors; Ken Chua, Jamie Tuazon, Elizabeth Eden, Christian Decano, Faith Magno, Stephanie Laforteza, Angela Aguinaldo, Mary Rose Aque, Jann Quinto and Raymond Bernal, my appreciation for whole –heartedly fulfilling your roles.
To all the pupils and families of SRBCL –thank you for your cooperation during our two- day activity. Your enthusiasm was quite infectious and made it an experience well worth the effort, headache, and expense.
I would like to thank my SRBCL faculty and staff again and again. I truly count it a big blessing that you are with me this school year. Your willingness to work despite illness, personal discomfort, or inconvenience is truly appreciated. Your initiative and ability to work without much personal supervision made the preparations for the activities relatively easy and worry- free.
Since I may not have acknowledged your contribution properly during our party – or I might even have totally missed you, I’d like to take this chance, to enumerate the many ways you’ve helped me. People might find it taxing to read this, but this is the only way I can fully express the extent of my gratitude because I am fairly certain that I don’t mention it often enough.
For the whole faculty – for agreeing to prepare “surprise numbers” for the party, despite the very big chance that your pupils would tease you incessantly, for the time and effort you put in to train the children for their presentations, for your help during the general arrangement of the hall for both the Mass and the party, and for sorting and packing the children’s loot bags.
The individual tasks you took on during the preparations for the party that were of tremendous help: for the balloon decorations, thank you to Teachers Rodith Veloria, Sol Mislang, Nanette Padlan and Venus Cera; for the table-top floral arrangements, Teachers Diane Aguinaldo and Leslie Salindong deserve the credit; for the stage lettering, thanks to Teachers Aleli Mejia and Ritchelle Caguya; Teachers Grace Tuanan and Joan Malicdem thank you for helping out with the preparation of the prizes; for helping out with the shopping and procurement, Teacher Anna Aguinaldo thank you. Another big thank you for the great help you provided in the food preparation for the party. And to the person whom I jokingly refer to not only as my right-hand man but my left-hand man as well, my brother, Teacher Chris Aguinaldo, thank you for taking on the job of more than two men. For the general preparation for lights, sound, etc. thank you. Also for following up on the T-shirt production even when it required that you go without much needed sleep, my deepest thanks. For the all-around help they provided during the whirlwind preparations, thank you to Ian, Ate Norma, Veron, Dolly, Robert, Arnold and Rodel.
I’d also like to thank Airene’s Flower Shop and Kuya Jolly for time and time again providing us with excellent service and May- Diane’s Flower Shop for lending us their equipment and valuable resources on more than one occasion.
To my parents and family who have given their love and support for this seemingly capricious idea I had more than ten years ago – that of putting up a school, I who had the patience of a man on fire, thank you for believing that “I’d stick with it.” I am more than aware that a mere thank you could not possibly cover all the gratitude I feel, but let this be an assurance that not a day goes by that I forget.
And I certainly could not end this message of thanks without reserving my biggest thank you to our GOD. Not only has He provided strength and inspiration, but He has over the course of the school’s 10 years given me much proof of His continued guidance, protection and grace. When faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles, help and assistance arrived in many different means and forms. Though I did not interpret it as God’s guiding hand during those times, I now look back and cannot consider it anything but that. He has sent along my way mentors and guiding lights, whose precious experiences I continue to mine, friends who boost my sometimes dwindling spirits, and a faith that strengthens as the years fly by and hopefully as wisdom increases.
THANK YOU ALL for the past 10 years and for the many more years we all fervently hope SRBCL to have – years where it will continue to grow, thrive and SOAR.
Teacher Renee
September 19, 2009
