JOIN US in celebrating the school's 85th Anniverary in San Jose, California!

The Event: 85th Anniversary International Reunion 2005

The Date: June 10th—12th, 2005The Place: the Hyatt Hotel in San Jose, CA, USA
Hotel Fee: Special ISM room Rate: $70 per night
Reunion Fee: $140                                                                            

 

Now in just a few easy steps you can be on your way to the reunion!

1)  Book your Hyatt Hotel room by calling 1-800-233-1234 or by

clicking on the following link: http://hyattsanjose.hyatt.com/groupbooking/blut

2) Register and buy tickets for the reunion 

3) IF you already registered for the reunion at an earlier date, CLICK HERE to buy tickets ONLY!

*If you prefer to pay by check, please email alumni@ismanila.com for more information.

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  AN INVITATION  FROM  VICKY...

Mabuhay everyone!

Our school is turning 85 years old, so… it is with great anticipation that I personally invite you to

The International School of Manila (Formerly the American School)
1st International Reunion

For the first time ever ISM -- in cooperation with the JeepneyGang Alumni Association -- is hosting an international reunion… and All Indians and Bearcats are invited!

This will be a reunion that I promise will appeal to one and all. I am so excited to be a part of this important event and I hope you can come too (solo -- or bring the whole family!)

If you're at all hesitant to attend the Reunion because you've lost touch with classmates over the years: Please reconsider!! Think about all the classmates and teammates you might see if you come to the Reunion and about those who would miss you if you didn't attend.

I'm really excited to be helping organize our Reunion and hope to hear from everyone in your class in the months leading up to it.

So now that you heard... start spreading the word...
For the latest info please check back!

See you in San Jose,

Hugs!
Vicky Sycip Herrera

PS: Please help with the reunion

We need YOU to make our reunion great & hope you will join us for a wonderful weekend. We also need volunteers:

Reunion Planning... Alumni Contacting... Reunion Gift Committee... etc.

Please let us know if you can help!

PPS: Still Not Sure???

Still on the fence about whether to attend the reunion? Convinced you’ve got the perfect reason not to attend? Read on! Myth Busters will make you realize those reasons are more like urban legends than accurate reflections of the reunion experience.

“I don’t think I’ll go to the reunion because…

I’m a full-time parent so I won’t have anything to talk about with all my career-obsessed classmates.

 It shouldn’t surprise you to learn that many ISM classmates bring children to reunions, and the families are growing! Bring your kids to the reunion and add to the brood!

I’m unemployed so I don’t want to face my career-obsessed classmates.

 You don’t honestly believe you’re the only one who got “downsized” in the recent economic downturn, do you? Rest assured, you’re in good company! And you’ll be in even better company if you come to the reunion to commiserate with your classmates. Who knows? That legendary IS Manila network might help land your next job!

I’m not really a “reunion” kind of person.

 Wow. Rather than debate the philosophical and existential implications of that statement… just reflect on this: Many have had the experience of “dreading a party” and then thinking afterwards “that was a blast…” That’s what this will be like... and then some! You will have a blast as you re-experience & enjoy the diverse microcosm of the “international community of educated men and women” that is International School Manila!

It’s too expensive.

Actually, the price for fantastic accomodations at the Hyatt San Jose (we did a recent walk-through & it's like being at the Manila Polo Club) is a very affordable $140 + tax for the whole weekend (+ $125 entertainment fee )! Share the room with a friend (or friends) and it's very do-able even on a budget. And there are lower cost options – work with us & we can help make this work for you!

I'm Not Sure Anyone I know is going.

                  Nonsense! Lot’s of people are planning to attend. Register today so we can add your name!  We will soon post an update on who is coming on the alumni website.

I’m not a doctor or a lawyer.

 And your point is…? As it happens, ISM graduates have chosen to be everything from a private detective to teacher, musician to editor, writer to actor, entrepreneur to professor. They’re all great jobs – it’s part of the diversity that brought us together in the first place. Who knows, maybe we’ll start a new IS Manila tradition by having a panel spotlighting non-traditional jobs. We’ll need you there to represent yours!

I’m still in school, for goodness sake!

 Well, it’s not like you never left, is it? I mean, you’ve done something else in the meantime, right? Either way, you’re definitely not alone. We tend to be academically inclined even after college, so come and join your fellow lifelong learners, and commiserate about that paper you’re working on.

I’m single/married/divorced… and I don’t want people to think I’m using the reunion as a dating service.

 When we checked in with classmates via random survey-by-email we found that many had already put a marriage behind them. Join the crowd. Come hang out with other secure singles and celebrate singularity!

I’ve got “orthodontic appliances.”

 Lots of people are revisiting the junior-high joy of braces. Some of us are even experiencing it for the first time. At least this time we can forego the “tinsel teeth” taunts!

So you see, there really are no excuses! Come join the fun and help us set the new bar for classmate participation. We look forward to seeing you in June.