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st john s institute about the title logo design the graphic design on the book cover is a contemporary rendition of the school s logo but this icon holds a secret the lines forming the design are made entirely of letters from our golden jubilee theme going beyond gold look closely can you decipher the code going beyond gold chapter 1 2 from hebei to hacarin[close]
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copyright © 2008 by s t john sinstitute all rights reserved no part of this book covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced and/or used in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical and without the written permission of the authors and the publisher editor abe florendo art director eduardo a davad photographers ramon jeffrey florendo philip loyola writers josefina g tiu nelia dingcong-bernabe marilou t geraldoy catherine barcelona-carlos ma vicenta p rio jennifer gochangco-ong angela marie l golez allen del carmen consultants alfredo g barcelona josefina g tiu marilou t geraldoy executive director project manager fr noly a que lrms ma vicenta p rio sji board of directors benjamin d lopue jr chairman dennis s coo president lucy c ponce eduardo s go rosita c uy bico arneil t chua teody r lopingco nelson w señoron arabelle g lopue fr noly a que lrms title logo design by caroline b ong published by s t j ohn s i nstitute hilado extension capitol subdivision bacolod city[close]
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st john s institute going beyond gold abe florendo editor published in commemoration of the golden jubilee of st john s institute 2009[close]
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t ab le ofco nt e nts preface by dennis s coo william y chua 8 introduction by abe florendo 11 chapter 1 from hebei to hacarin 14 by abe florendo chapter 2 anointed by the lord 26 by abe florendo chapter 3 the autumn of the patriarchs 46 by abe florendo chapter 4 the rise of hua ming 52 by josefina tiu retired but not forgotten 76 by angela marie l golez the legacy of hua ming 79 by jennifer gochangco-ong chapter 5 good classmates lifelong friends 80 by cathy carlos the integration issue 90 by abe florendo chapter 6 the world s a stage 92 by ma vicenta p rio chapter 7 the best and the finest 104 by marilou t geraldoy chapter 8 st john s and its impact on negros 120 by allen del carmen josefina tiu chapter 9 reunions and bittersweet memories 136 by nelia dingcong-bernabe chapter 10 st john s today and tomorrow 148 by fr noly que q&a what lies ahead 185[close]
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he golden jubilee of st john s institute is a great leap for the school as well as for me fifty years ago i was among the first batch of students in the early days of hua ming when it held its classes at the vacated marketplace in shopping there was a bus terminal beside it where people were always milling about when we recited our chinese poems in sing-song cadences the people outside jocularly imitated us they would never learn to recite and sing in chinese as ably as we did but they would come to know that hua ming was becoming one of the best institutions for primary and secondary education in the province and in the country while reviving a trove of fond memories this golden jubilee book also convincingly testifies to the continuance and durability of a dream that of the two founders fr john liu and fr john su this dream has seen the school through great difficulties and tribulations especially during the early years but with a fierce conviction and determination st john s administration faculty and staff have pressed on with the work of educating our youth and the expansion of their learning environment so that they would realize their full potential and fulfill their youthful promise today st john s institute has grown beyond expectations the school has large and separate campuses for kinder grade school and high school adequate classrooms modern facilities and creative curriculum and programs for their further growth and education but structures and equipment do not a school make it is the community of united and dedicated alumni benefactors administration and faculty that made st john s what it is today st john s is looking beyond its 50th year to more exciting things to come to accommodate its ever-growing student population st john s has started construction of a new kindergarten school and campus on a five-hectare lot in ayala north point in talisay city where will also rise a sports complex a cultural center and a computer information center hopefully in five years time st john s will also see the realization of the current administration s pet project a chinese language center which will be a training ground for chinese language teachers in the country indeed the dream of fr john liu and fr john su will continue to live on and edify and inspire all of us here in st john s institute dennis s coo president sji board of trustees t preface a great leap[close]
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hat st john s institute has come this far all of 50 years is a testament to the strong spirit of cooperation the bayanihan among the chinese community and the people of negros and their abiding trust in the vision of the founders msgr john liu and msgr john su during this golden jubilee celebration we also acknowledge once more the donation of don alfredo montelibano sr and his family whose incalculable generosity made hua ming possible in the first place what s also remarkable about hua ming is that there s no religious order or organization behind it during its inception unlike the other big catholic schools in the country hua ming is entirely homegrown a pure negrense institution i hope it will carry on this unique and forceful tradition in view of the changing times i would like to see this institution revive its original mission to teach the chinese language and promote edifying chinese culture and values anchored on the catholic faith during our time in hua ming in the `70s we knew how to read and write in chinese with china looming as a global power greater chinese language teaching will equip the people in negros to meet the new challenges and opportunities in the meantime the sji alumni association following the wishes of msgr su is bolstering up the scholarship program for underprivileged students and the sports program with the construction of a sports complex in ayala north point in talisay city we hope to be able to recapture the glory days of athletics in sji in the exercise of its social responsibility the alumni association has committed to build 50 houses for each of the 50 years of hua ming a joint project with the gawad kalinga handumanan sang hua ming is a fitting tribute to the two founders and a meaningful commemoration of the golden jubilee t preface a meaningful commemoration william y chua president sji alumni association[close]
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introduction ua ming is a story of faith optimism and determination charged with the invincible spirit of its two founders msgr john liu and msgr john su whose life and work are woven into the history of this school and the queen of peace church beside it hua ming now known as st john s institute sji although many people in bacolod still call it by its original name which is how oftentimes history is kept fresh and evocative is celebrating its 50th year with the publication of this commemorative book part of a year-long series of activities and festivities climaxing on february 11 2009 with the golden jubilee honoring our best awarding ceremony how god has worked his wonders through these two simple humble pious and less than saintly men of the cloth who in temperament are as opposite as oil and water is the essential story behind hua ming or st john s institute the strong fiber of their hope and determination the shreds of their frustrations and desperations their flawed humanity and their shining ambitions for a perfect world marked and influenced the passage of hua ming through all these 50 years from a poor and struggling school to one of the most dynamic and progressive catholic educational centers in negros today several chapters of this book were written by sji alumni who pounded out on their keyboards fond memories of their young years in the school and chronicled the big academic cultural sporting and social events of the school and always on the edge of their memories loomed the image of the cheerful and ever-smiling msgr liu and the colossus of discipline msgr su our writers talked to their parents and other elders who could reconstruct or evoke the school s journey from a classroom in a marketplace to a steadily expanding institution which in 2009 will see an expanded kindergarten school and a modern gymnasium in north point ayala in talisay city this book is thus a trove of memories of the 50 years of st john s institute-funny poignant bittersweet like a love story h[close]
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we would like to acknowledge the great assistance of mercy servida and elvie iremedio of the lopez museum and library the kaisa library the chinese studies center of ateneo de manila especially fr ari dy a very perceptive writer the university of st la salle in bacolod and the xavier school library and archives many thanks to our invaluable sources fr joseph feng of the lorenzo mission institute msgr francis chin former parish priest of st peter the apostle church in paco manila sji stalwarts lucy ponce and rosita uy bico elena ko former administrative officer gloria barcelona former principal of sji mary tien sister luisa cheng linda ong sister mirriam lee precy tankit ong nerissa ku marilyn wong msgr wang bro min lo wang ping joemarie sy virgie cu and mila t albiño and the guys in the golden jubilee office dianne kathleen siva elaine reyes patrick caballero tatiana avila and alejandro medrano who helped me sort through archival photos and cd files and sji driver philip arriesgado thanks to friends in bacolod who welcomed me to their heart and hearth in this city and encouraged me to do this book although they are not hua ming alumni these are bambi borromeo and bamboo tonogbanua this book would not have leapt to life without fr noly que lrms school administrator and parish priest of queen of peace fr garry neil fuentebella lrms high school principal and fr junerl salugsugan lrms head of campus ministry who hold the future of sji in their hands the worthy heirs of the two founders abe florendo editor[close]
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