Pagsalingoy sa satong eskwelahan
Vince A.
Raynes, President
CSNHS Alumni Officers 2005 - 2006
One
Hundred Eighty Degrees - Tracing the routes of our roots, with an
attitude. Was it not Jose Rizal who prudently reminded the
Filipinos, “Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan, hindi
makakarating sa paroroonan?” This is precisely the goal of the new
leadership of the Camarines Sur National High Schools Alumni
association, capsulated in the theme, ANG PAGSALINGOY SA SATONG
ESKWELAHAN.”
The Alumni Association desires to build itself as a strong and
responsible base. A foundation that will catalyze change, in
recognition of the need to produce responsive and proactive alumni
of CSNHS who share their triumphs with their alma mater, the seat
of learning that molded their becoming. This dream however will
not materialize without the triumvirate partnership of the school
administration, the faculty, and the alumni itself.
To this end, the alumni will embark on a four-pronged development
program. First, is the DIRECTORY BUILDING. For the past decades,
CSNHS had continually contributed to the development of the region
and the entire nation. It had produced the learned and skilled,
who service across all sectors of the society. A chasm however is
created. The triumphant alumni had no avenue to bring back the
glory to the school that molded them, simply because of lack of
effective association that has the function of organizing their
“pagasalingoy sa eskwelahan.” The directory building aims to
identify all alumni and alumnae of the school, to update their
whereabouts and ultimately to inculcate a sense of belongingness
among them.
Second, is the NETWORKING BUILDING. Once the directory is
established, the alumni association aims to sustain communication
facilities as in acquiring computer, developing a website, and
establishing linkages among alumni via e-mail and thru the World
Wide Web and other electronic services. Sustained involvement is
likewise the key to create responsive alumni. An alumnus will
surely be pleasantly surprised to receive a friendly e-mail from
the school or batch mates. Who would not want to be updated of
what had happened to whom.
Third, is the FUND RAISING PROJECT. Every machine, to be effective
and efficient has to be oiled regularly. On parallel grounds,
every endeavor, to materialize, has to be backed with resources.
However, the activities will not focus solely on raising funds.
The deeper twin goal is to foster camaraderie among alumni. While
the association raises the necessary funds, all activities should
always involve the alumni. An alumni night at the Lolo’s bar or at
the Bistro Roberto will always attain both objectives. A bowling
tournament among the alumni, a sports fest, a bingo social, or any
simple occasion can be taken advantage of to have this goal to be
realized.
Fourth is the institutionalization of the “PAGSALINGOY SA
ESKWELAHAN GRAND ALUMNI HOME COMING” as annual celebration that
the alumni should look forward to. It should be seen not only to
be updated with one’s batch mates, neither as a means only to
expand one’s network of connections. The grand alumni homecoming
must be seen by each alumnus as an occasion to pay tribute to the
school, a token of gratitude to the institution that had taken an
active force in his formation .It must be seen as an invaluable
occasion to pagsalingoy sa ginikanan .
Thus, an alumni association should form itself through a
participatory form of organization, where the organization and the
member should share the dream, where both should work hand in hand
for the better future of the young Cam Hi. By analogy, as the
triumvirate transforms itself the pyramid, each enforcing one
another in awakening anew the Love for education that was once
embedded in every heart of a Cam Hi.
