Valedictory : The Last Deal
Overview
Valedictory: The Last Deal ( The Marist School Graduation Ball 2011 ) was held last March 25, 2011 (Friday), from 5:30pm to midnight at the Grand Ballroom of the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel , Eastwood City.This event was well attended, with about 153 Year 10 graduates, 63 partners, eight (8) Year 10 teachers, MSPTA President Betty Srimata, and the Marist President Bro. Paterno Corpuz. Five MSPTA Year 10 Parent Representatives were also present, to coordinate side activities such as registration, the distribution of souvenirs, awards and prizes. Twenty other guests were not able to attend the event.
Students may claim their FREE DVD copy of the ball videos and pictures
The Venue
The ball was an exclusive event held March 25 at the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel Grand Ballroom (400 square meters, for ballrooms 1, 2, 3 including the Charlston Room).Preparations started in the afternoon, and elegantly dressed attendees arrived starting at 6pm ( Who were the early birds? )
Two sets of photo booths were setup to give the guests ample posed formal and wacky photo opportunities.
Registration was handled by five MSPTA Year 10 Parent Representatives
The Program
Instead of the traditional fresh flowers, the graduates and guests were given bead jewelry boutonnieres and hand corsages as personal floral souvenirs. All guests were given several souvenirs: boutonniere and valedictory cap for the graduates, hand corsage and snow globe princess for the partners and glass star containing seven scrolls with the names of all 2010-2011 seniors for the teachers.The photo and video coverage was extensive. In addition to the two photo booths, there were two roaming photographers and one videographer.
View the video coverage for the following segments:
Part 1 - Registration and Opening
Part 2 - Bro. Paterno Corpus' Speech
Part 3 - Raffle Draw Part 1
Part 4 - The Band
Part 5 - The Modern Dance
Part 6 - The Band, Raffle Draw Part 2
Part 7 - Cotillion, Awards
Part 8 - Raffle Draw Part 3, Closing
Part 9 - Dance!
Part 10 - Dance, dance, dance!
View the homeroom audio visual presentations / AVPs, prepared by the different homeroom representatives.
View the table hopping at the Ball
Raffle
To add to the excitement and fun, there was also a raffle draw. Bro. Paterno Corpus, FMS (Marist School President) drew the first set of winners.Awards
Special awards were given during the Marist School Grad Ball 2011.Here are the awardees! Each of them received a sash and a souvenir.
Homeroom SJE had the most number of attendees during the Marist Graduation Ball 2011 was recognized and all SJE attendees given a special token. Homeroom SJE - St. Julian Eymard had 30 attendees.
Fund Raising
- The Marist School Graduation Ball Ticket sales totalled P402,250.
- The 2nd Cake Raffle Draw was held March 9, 2011 and raised P4,277 for the Ball.
- The Mineral Water Booth during the Marist Fair (Feb 10-12, 2011). Net profit was P21,405
- The First Cake Raffle was held Dec 17, 2010 and raised P3,130 for the Ball.
Donation
Extra Gradaution Ball 2011 funds of P10,122.92 was donated to the Philippine Red Cross for the victims of typhoon Sendong.
Organizers and Credits
The MSPTA Year 10 Parent Committee has seven members- Mary Ann Prudente
- Teresita de Guzman
- Norale Agudelo
- Susan Clemente
- Ana Rachel Zabala
- Agnes Doria
- Gloria Sta.Isabel
The Year-10 Graduation Ball committee has nine members
- Chester Mendoza
- Emir Mercado
- Reden Cuden
- Derwin Clemente
- Franz Canlas
- Joshua Dizon
- Stephen Velasco
- Huey Javier
- Luke Prudente
There were two teacher representatives
- Mrs. Ma. Teresa Garlit
- Mrs. Jenelyn Rafael
Two other teacher representatives conducted the Cotillion rehearsals.
- Mr. Jerome Maramag
- Mrs. Shellah Marie Cruz
Two members of the Marist administrative staff played very important support/coordinating roles during the grad ball.
Ms. Janeth Cantre of the Cluster 5 Asst Principal’s office
Ms. Emma Tan of the office of the Marist President
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