Reserve your 2013 Graduation Ball Tickets Now!

Good News!

Deadline of payments have been extended up to Nov. 7, 2012.
Hurry! You can still avail of the P300 discount if you pay on of before Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 at the Marist School Business Office.

Payment Scheme	Without Partner	With Partner	Payment Due
A. FULL (P300 discount!)	PHP 1,600	PHP 3,200	Nov. 7, 2012
B. INSTALLMENTS	PHP 600	PHP 1,200	Nov. 7, 2012
	PHP 700	PHP 1,400	Nov. 29, 2012
	PHP 600	PHP 1,200	Dec. 14, 2012

We need at least 400 attendees to be able to reserve and have the Marist Graduation Ball 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria Hotel. Make your vote count and pay early!

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The recent survey served as guide for the MSPTA to make a shortlist of candidate venues for the Graduation Ball, approximate per head budget, and candidate dates.

With the Graduation Ball still many months away, most of the preferred venues are already fully booked for March 15, 22 and 23, 2013. We are pencil booked at:

1. Crowne Plaza Hotel beside the Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas Center, on March 21, 2013 (400 - 700 persons)
2. Eastwood Richmonde Hotel beside the Eastwood Mall in Eastwood City on March 22, 2013 and March 23, 2013 (200 - 320 persons)

Ticket cost of P1,900 per head covers cost of venue, dinner buffet for attendees and guests (Year 10 teachers), mobile disco and photo-booths, and is feasible at the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel with AT LEAST 200 CONFIRMED ATTENDEES. With a higher confirmed head count of 400 and at the same price, we can confirm the event at the larger Crowne Plaza, which is more luxurious and more accessible than the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel. Due to non-refundable reservation payment requirements, we need to collect the graduation ball ticket fees early, both to pay reservation fees and to accurately confirm headcounts. You can pay P1,600 per ticket (a P300 discount!) if you pay on or before October 25, 2012.  (Note: October 26, 2012 is a holiday!)

Hence, we are requesting you to pay for your son and partner the graduation ball tickets as follows:
 

Payment Scheme	Without Partner	With Partner	Payment Due
A. FULL (P300 discount!)	PHP 1,600	PHP 3,200	Oct. 25, 2012
B. INSTALLMENTS	PHP 600	PHP 1,200	Oct. 25, 2012
	PHP 700	PHP 1,400	Nov. 29, 2012
	PHP 600	PHP 1,200	Dec. 14, 2012

You can pay for the tickets

• Pay by cash or check at the Marist Business Office. If paying by check, make check payable to the name of "Marist School".

The ticket fees are non-refundable, but fully transferable.

We strongly urge you to confirm attendance, at least of your son, to this event. This is their last formal gathering to be with their batch mates and friends for the past 10 years, and definitely a fun-filled night they will not want to miss.

Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria

The Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria is another venue option for the Marist 2013 Graduation Ball. Located beside Robinson's Galleria Mall in Ortigas Center, it can be conveniently reached from Marikina, Quezon City and Makati.

The newly re-furbished Crowne Plaza Grand Ballroom with its high ceiling can accommodate from 400 to 700 people.


Crowne Plaza's beautiful ballrooms with sparkling chandeliers and high ceilings, make any event especially picturesque

Being beside a mall ( actually a part of the mall ) has its conveniences: it is very accessible, shares parking with the mall, has lots of activities for waiting parents, and numerous dining choices ( up to 10pm ).

Features

• FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED
• Mall parking
• High quality mobile sound system
• Handicap-friendly facilities
• Standby generator
• Air-conditioned restrooms

The proposed buffet menu is positively mouth watering and includes one round of either iced tea, softdrinks or chilled juices per guest. 



The Proposed International Buffet Menu for the Marist Graduation Ball 2013, a smorgasbord of selections, prepared by Crowne Plaza’s finest.
 





BREADS
Assorted Bread Rolls

COLD APPETIZERS
Chicken Liver Pate with Toasted French Bread Rosace of Tomato Mozzarella scented with Pesto Vegetable Frittata
SALAD
Tomato and Onion Salad
Cucumber and Smoked Tanguingue in Yoghurt Dressing
Assorted Green Salad with Selection of Dressings
Potato Salad with Spring Onion,Pommery and Mustard Dressing
Marinated Cabbage with Cumin

SOUP
Asparagus Soup with Croutons

HOT DISHES
Chicken Cordon Bleu with Mushroom Sauce
Braised Pork Provençal scented with Tomato, Basil and Black Olives
Beef Stroganoff
Fresh Market Vegetables scented with Fresh Herbs
Roasted Potatoes
Plain Rice
HOT DESSERT
Apple Crumble

COLD DESSERT
Vanilla Surprise
Fresh Fruit Flan
Praline Frankfurter
SAUCES / COMPOTES / CONDIMENTS
Apple Compote
Chocolate Sauce
Fresh Cream

Freshly Brewed Coffee or Tea

The Eastwood Richmonde Hotel

The Eastwood Richmonde Hotel, venue of the Marist School Graduation Ball 2011 - Valedictory : The Last Deal is another candidate venue for the Marist Graduation Ball 2013. Located beside Eastwood Mall in  Eastwood City along C5/Libis, it is a 5 minute drive from SM City Marikina.

The Eastwood Richmonde Hotel grand ballroom (combining ballrooms A, B, and C ) at the third floor can accommodate up to 320 guests . It is a beautiful venue for medium to large events such as wedding receptions, debuts, birthdays and graduation balls, with sparkling chandeliers and high ceilings.

Since it is connected to the Eastwood Mall, parents and family can just watch the dancing fountain or stroll at the Eastwood Open Park, shop till 11pm, or dine at any of the restaurants.

Features

• FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED
• Beautiful hotel lobby
• Mall parking
• High quality basic sound system
• Handicap-friendly facilities
• Standby generator
• Air-conditioned restrooms

The proposed buffet menus which includes bottomless iced tea, are like nirvana for the food-lovers among us.  Here is a sample menu.



Appetizer/Salad Lemongrass Chicken Skewers
Smoked Chicken and Egg Salad
Waldorf Salad
Garden Greens with Assorted Condiments
(Balsamic Vinaigrette, French Dressing, Thousand Island Dressing)
Soup
Minestrone with Croutons, Parmesan Cheese and Pesto Bread Rolls and Butter

Main Course Rosemary Grilled Chicken
Pork Tonkatsu Style
Fish Fillet in Piquant Sauce
Sautéed Beef Thai Style
Fettuccini Putanesca
Sautéed Cabbage with Chorizo
Steamed Rice

Dessert
Apple and Cinnamon Bread Pudding with Vanilla Cream Sauce Bohemia Slice
Mocha Éclair
Rhum Balls
Seasonal Fresh Fruit Slices

Hot Drinks
Coffee or Tea

Grad Ball 2013 Survey Results

We tallied the questionnaire responses of the Graduation Ball 2013 Survey. Out of the 342 parents/guardians of Year 10 students, a total of 188 voted in favor of having a graduation ball. Of the 188 parents, 92 said their sons will bring partners. Voting multiple times for all acceptable budget, the most preferred budget per head is P1,600.

In Favor	188
Not in favor	2

My son will bring a partner	92
My son will NOT bring a partner	64

Budget	Votes
P 1,000	67
P 1,600	69
P 2,000	55
P 2,500	30

Preferred Date	Votes
March 15, 2013	40
March 21, 2013	28
March 22, 2013	35
March 23, 2013	59

This early, many candidate venues are already booked for March 15, 22, and 23, 2013, so we should decide and make reservations as early as possible.
Due to reservation requirements, we need to collect the graduation ball ticket fees early, both to pay reservation fees and to accurately confirm headcounts.

Grad Ball 2013 Fund Raising: Drinks Booth at MSPTA GA 2012

The Grad Ball 2013 Parent Committee had their first fund raising activity during the Marist School Parents Teachers Association (MSPTA) General Assemby which was held on July 29, 2012 at the Marist High School Covered Court. MSPTA and its President Ms. Kat Morte were generous enough to award the Drinks Booth to the Year 10 Grad Ball Committee for free to help raise additional funds for the graduation ball.

During the half day affair, we were able to raise P5,726 (net) from a gross sales of P16,271 for selling the following items:

• 144 bottles of Mineral Water
• 70 bottles of Gatorade
• 282 cans of Pepsi and Mirinda
• 128 cups of Milo drink

We would like to thank all those who helped and supported the fund raising activity in one way or another.