A Dream of Unity now in the Road to Reality

For many years that the alumni of Pook Elementary School had for many years been trying to organize a homecoming for the early and current graduates of the school. On January 8 their dream of unity came to fruition.

Through the leadership of the new principal, Mr. Joray Ignacio, encourage the staff and the Parent Teachers Association to focus on this project. They then elected officers and board of directors for Pook Elementary School alumni Association (PESAA) and the event on January 8 was the result of their collective and cohesive efforts. Through good coordination, everyone who came to this event had their first taste of an old fashion welcome and fun.

Though the rain poured all day the organizers did not lost heart. The motorcade went as planned followed by a thanksgiving mass officiated by Rev. Fr. Frederick G. Malacas, one of Pook’s graduates.

A plenary session was held in the presence of all the attendees who could not be bothered to go home as the event was a whole day and a whole night session.

In the early afternoon the recognition and appreciation of the retired Pook Elementary School teachers and administrators were given. At four p m. the first part of the grand raffle draw was held while searching for Hari at Reyna of the PESAA.

In the evening the crowning of the Hari at Reyna, was left in the hands of Mayor William Lachica, who is also one of the alumni of PES. The King and Queen of the PESAA are Mr. Guillermo Peralta and Ms. Ninia Villanueva Benedictos who flew in from Australia to be able to connect with her old Alma Mater.

The committee of the PESAA headed by Mr. Antonio Sarabia who is also a balikbayan were very happy with the result of their hard work. Their plans? Oh, yes, to help the school rebuild their Home Economics Building. This building was destroyed when Typhoon Frank visited Kalibo three years ago and since then, the children cooked their food for the laboratory outside under the scorching sun and of course no project when the rain is pouring.

Now the children, the teachers and the headmaster himself will have something to look forward to as the PESAA officers are determined to put a clean and sincere effort to rebuild the Home Economics Building. And the PESAA will continue to raise funds for the benefit of the children of Pook. They have no library, no canteen and most of the roofs are leaking.

So waiting for the grace from the DepEd might take a century and while waiting these hardworking PESAA officers are happy to do as much as they can. Kudos to all of you!/TE