Morning with MCHS Alumnae

Yesterday, I was invited to be one of the speakers for the Morning with MCHS Alumnae activity at my high school. Several Miriam College High School alumnae were invited, and were assigned to different classes to talk about their high school experiences, and how those have helped them become an empowered woman. The fun thing about it was that we were asked to bring along an alumna partner so I was able to tag along my friend, Jo (we’ve been friends since fifth grade).

It’s been six years since I graduated from high school. To be honest, when I was trying to look back on my high school days, everything seemed to be a big blur. It was difficult to remember much (I couldn’t even remember some of my teacher’s names), but thankfully, I was able to come up with a pretty decent list of talk points.

Upon arriving, it was so nice to be see so many familiar faces – lady guards, staff, teachers, and of course, fellow batchmates. Before we went to our assigned classes, we were welcomed by the high school principal, Sir Ed Fermin (Fun fact: He used to be my English teacher back then). He gave us a brief update of what has improved in our school, and my, oh my, things have definitely changed. From curriculum changes to upgraded facilities, it made me want to study there all over again! They even have a foreign language program now where students have to choose from French, Spanish, Nihonggo, or Mandarin, and master that language for four years.

After the welcoming remarks, we were then escorted by the president of the class we were assigned to. I was actually quite nervous about talking in front of Grade 10 students just because I didn’t know how they would respond to me. I mean, what if they don’t listen or what if they don’t laugh at my jokes? Luckily, Jo and I were assigned to a wonderful class that was so warm and friendly that the whole talk went better that I could have ever expected! It felt so good being able to inspire and share some life lessons to such sweet, young girls. We had so much fun talking and laughing, time flew by so fast.

After the talk, we were served snacks, and I got a chance to catch up with my batchmates. It’s amazing how far we’ve come since high school. It wasn’t long ago when were just students walking around the campus, and now we’re all grown up, trying to make it in our respective fields.

Overall, it was an amazing experience and I’m so happy I was given the opportunity to go back to my high school, and talk about women empowerment.