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MaSci Batch 1980 Pays It Forward by Awarding College Scholarships to Eight MaSci Alums

August 12, 2023 | Words: Adrianne Icessen C. Magat (2023) of The Nucleus | Image(s): MSHSAFI BOT Member Sonny Boy Espique (1991), Adrianne Icessen C. Magat (2023) & MSHS Science Department Head Rosabelle Cacapit



Paying it forward with love and altruism!


Embodying the Manila Science High School (MSHS) core values and mantra #TalinoParaSaKapwa, MaSci Batch 1980 led by Judy Celia Ocaya and Board Members Norman Morales, Cris Clement Mendoza, and Miraflor Flores Avilado awarded course-lasting and partial scholarships to eight recently inducted alumni from Batches 2022 and 2023 at the Philippine Columbian Association on August 12, 2023.


In particular, Sonnel Calma, Gimriel Celis, Abigail Gianna Cuevas, Aneeza Francesca Martinez, and Shanlie Zette Palomo from Batch 2023 were granted full scholarships. Meanwhile, Batch 2022’s Leya Senen and Batch 2023’s Mark Stephen Bueno and Adrianne Icessen Magat received partial ones.


The said occasion was graced by MSHS administrative chiefs and faculty led by Principal Manolo Peña and Assistant Principal Anita De Guzman alongside the Manila Science High School Alumni Foundation, Inc. (MSHSAFI/MaSci Foundation) Board of Trustees (BOT) led by President Ronald Allan Gonzales (1987). Besides them, the graduates’ family members also attended the ceremony, which preceded a luncheon organized to celebrate the newly named scholars.

The Batch 1980 scholarship program was established to support the graduates via bimonthly stipends as they embark on and pursue tertiary education. Selection Committee Members Judy Celia Ocaya, Cris Clement Mendoza, Norman Morales, Jess Reyes, and Marlon Tornito from Batch 1980 organized the initiative in coordination with Treasurer Luz Lorenzo (1977) and Vice President Allan August Malig (1989) of the MaSci Foundation Scholarship Committee.


#Susteyn and Congratulations, MaScian alums!


Also in attendance: Batch 1980: Larry Isidro, ID Arzaga, and Agie Lorico Magsombol; MSHS: Science Department Head and SGC Focal Person Rosabelle Cacapit and Faculty Member Angelou Lourdes Hermosa (2003); MSHSAFI BOT: Treasurer Luz Lorenzo (1977), Asst. Treasurer Erwin Manuel Perez (1993), Regina Bartolome (1980), Sonny Boy Espique (1991), Zorayda Zordilla (1997), and Margarita Huerte (1998)

For interested Philippine-based donors, please contact Cris Mendoza (1980), cpmalawai@gmail.com, or Judy Ocaya (1980), judy.ocaya@gmail.com for US-based donors.

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