35th Grand Reunion Souvenir Program

The 35th Grand Reunion Souvenir Program is finally out. However, only 50 copies were printed and given to the advertisers. The entire souvenir program is featured here for those who may want to download and print them. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

Community Singing

Tribute to our Teachers

Presenting . . . the Golden Girls! videos

48 Kabatch from the NDD Girls Department were present during the 35th Grand Reunion.

Presenting . . . the Golden Boys! videos

The Golden Boys of NDD Batch '73 were presented during the 35th Grand Reunion Party. 24 were present together with two honorary alumni.

Hawaiian dance from Colleen Garcera-Janssen video

Fresh from Germany, Colleen Garcera-Janssen presented a Hawaiian dance number for her Kabatch.

Turnover of NDD Batch '73 donations video

NDD Batch '73 solicited funds through advertisements in our souvenir program and part of the proceeds were donated during the 35th Grand Reunion. P10,000 were each turned over to NDDU and ND-GSC for their scholarship funds. Ms. Mea Dayot, NDDU Alumni Coordinator and Mrs. Susan Guatlo-Acosta (representing the ND-GSC alumni) received said donations from Danilo Sanchez and Nelia de Guzman-Soriano.

H-o-o-o-t Mamas video

This dance number by the Hot Mamas composed of Glynda Dumanig, Gilda Bantawig and Cef Graciosa brought the house down with their sexy moves and was the most enjoyable and applauded intermission.

Message from Sir Roger Rebucan video

Sir Roger Rebucan was the Golden Boys' English teacher. He set the example of using good grammar and reading for the classes he handled.

Special Ballroom Number from Fraulein Colleen Janssen & Company video

Colleen Garcera-Janssen and her daughter, nephews and nieces presented a special ballroom number for the 35th Grand Reunion Party.

Message from Ma'am Lourdes Valencia video

Ma'am Lourdes Valencia was the English teacher of the Golden Girls.
Ma'am Ondette is now retired from teaching and is jetsetting between the USA and Gensan.

Our Teachers video

Our teachers who attended our 35th Grand Reunion were: Lourdes Valencia, Concepcion Penpena, Nelia Albite, Fe Cardino, Thelma Fernandez, Ernesto Nanali, Roger Rebucan, Virginia Rebucan.

Tsikaan naaaaaa! video

The sumptuous dinner at Arnevel's Le Jardin. Doods Absin and Loloy Cababayao donated lechons, a welcome never-to-be-forgotten addition to the menu.

Instant Fundraising for Ma'am Aida Hoyumpa video

NDD Batch '73 passed around the cowboy hats to raise funds for the medication needs of Ma'am Aida Hoyumpa, a beloved teacher of the Golden Girls who had a stroke complicated by diabetes.

35th Grand Reunion Evening Party videos

48 Golden Girls and 24 Golden Boys attended the 35th Grand Reunion evening party. Our teachers who joined in the festivities were: Ma'ams Fe Cardino, Nelia Albite, Thelma Fernandez, Lourdes Valencia, Concepcion Penpena, Virginia Cabangal-Rebucan, and Sirs Roger Rebucan and Ernesto Nanali. Also at the party were some spouses and children of our Kabatch.

35th Grand Reunion Evening Party videos

The 35th Grand Reunion Evening Party has a western/cowboy motif. At the registration, classmates screamed and shouted as they saw each other again. Evelyn Abueva and Bong Cruz's wife Grace provided the colorful name tags with which to remind others who we are. The smiles and the expressions on faces as one recognizes another are simply priceless! The Golden Boys and Girls had great fun wearing the uniforms again and posing in them for the cameras.

NDD Batch '73 goes to St. Gemma's video

Part of the proceeds of the advertisement solicitations for our souvenir program went to the orphans of St. Gemma's.

Each orphan was given a personalized gift bag containing personal necessities. Bong Cruz donated used clothings while Kristan Bookstore provided free school supplies. The orphans were treated to a sumptuous lunch. In return, the kids regaled NDD Batch '73 with action songs. St. Gemma directress Pat Salazar thanked the batch for the assistance extended to the Orphanage.

35th Grand Reunion Mass

Our 35th Grand Reunion started appropriately with a mass sponsored by NDD Batch '73 at the Passionist Novitiate Chapel.
The celebrant was Father Willy, CP who congratulated us toward the end of the mass.

Ma'ams Fe Cardino and Susan Guipo joined us for this mass.

Ma'am Aida Hoyumpa's message to NDD Batch '73

August 4, 2008 - This afternoon, a group of our Kabatch '73 (Nel de Guzman, Gilda Bantawig, Vickee Gonzaga and Gilbert Tan) visited Ma'am Aida Hoyumpa at her residence near the old NDD Girls Department campus. They were met at the door by Ma'am who's feeling well nowadays and using her walker to move around her residence. She said she was just visited by Ma'ams Ching Penpena, Lourdes Valencia and Rose Tina-Dimamay before we came.

She has shorter hair and has gained a little weight. In spite of her condition (after having a mastectomy due to breast cancer and a stroke complicated by diabetes), she is now supervising her niece and nephew in taking care of their bedridden grandmother (Ma'am Aida's mother).

When our Kabatch handed her the amount of P4,639.10 NDD Batch '73 was able to raise during our 35th Grand Reunion Party by passing around the cowboy hats in every table, she was so profuse in her gratitude and thanksgiving for the financial assistance for her medication (due to her stroke, some of her words are slurred).

She wished she could have joined us during our reunion and the group reassured her that our Batch understands her condition. Throughout the entire visit, Ma'am Aida was cheerful and optimistic about the current improvements in her health.

The group promised to return and visit to show Ma'am Aida pictures from our 35th Grand Reunion.

Let us continue to pray for Ma'am Aida and her mother. :)

More Golden Boys and Girls in Uniform!

Batchmates '73 Gilda Bantawig, Gynda Dumanig, Cef Graciosa and Gilbert Tan

Consuelo Guzman-BaesNelia De Guzman-Soriano

Minda Andang

Rabia Batuwa-Tayoto & Gilda Bantawig-Elemia

Cef Graciosa

Susan Guatlo-Acosta

(Pictures by Glynda Dumanig)