Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod will celebrate its annual St. Augustine Festivities on Nov. 10 to 13, on the theme “St. Augustine: A Gift to the Mission of Catholic Education and Evangelization”, to mark the Patron’s birthdate on Nov. 13.
The festivities will highlight a series of webinars, sponsored by the different colleges, and virtual activities, such as literary musical competition, digital literary contest, quiz bees, movie trailer/course competition, outreach visits to partner communities, and the virtual Grand Alumni Homecoming, organized by the Silver Jubilarians-HS Batch 96.
An Institutional Mass will be celebrated on Nov. 10, the first day of the festivities, to be followed by the Academic Recognition and the Institutional Quiz Bee.
A webinar on “St. Augustine Treading the Path of Evangelization Using Bridge of Servanthood” with Fr. Alladin Luzon, as friar guest speaker, who is currently based in Rome, will also be held.
A virtual velada of the Kalinaw Chorale and Kamighon Pop and Brass band, dubbed “Sonata”, will cap off the first day of celebration.
Departmental literary musical competitions will unfold on the second day of the festivities on Nov. 11, to be followed by a series of webinars on surviving and thriving in a blended school setting, and updates on legal policies relevant in the new school setting intended for all employees of the school, its press release said.
The Day 2 activities will end with a special participation from the Kagayon Dance Troupe velada, dubbed “Pitik”.
A movie trailer/course teaser competition will be held on Nov. 12, organized by the Student Government of San Agustin. Webinars and outreach activities will also take place along with the other departmental and organizational activities and conferences.
“Salogwaan”, a theatre festival of the Kanlaon Theatre Guild of the school, will be presented virtually as part of the velada series.
Webinars on environment stewardships, drug education, and financial wellness are scheduled on Nov. 13, along with the activities prepared by campus organizations.
The most awaited event of all alumni, the virtual Grand Alumni Homecoming, will also happen on Saturday.
The St. Augustine Festivities will be capped off by an awarding ceremony by the Student Government of the school, and the launching of the 60th Founding Anniversary theme and logo. | NND
