By Joyce Ong Arana
BSN Class 92 Gala Dinner and Dance in San Antonio, Texas.
The CPU Bachelor of Science in Nursing class of 1992 recently celebrated their silver reunion in San Antonio, Texas last June 22 to 25, 2017. In attendance were 45 batch mates from the states of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington, and from London, United Kingdom, with a total of 96 people, including family members.
A chartered boat ride at the river walk.
The reunion core group and organizers.
The batch that eats together, stay together.
The much-awaited four-day event included private tours at the Natural Bridge Caverns, the historic Alamo, chartered boat ride at the scenic San Antonio River Walk, lunch at an authentic Texan BBQ restaurant, a country experience at a Honky Tonk place, Meet and Greet dinner and a farewell brunch at local restaurants. The pinnacle of the reunion was the Gala Dinner and Dance on June 24 at Rio Plaza, River Walk, San Antonio, where the batch mates danced the night away. This 25th reunion was made possible through the efforts of Joyce Ong Arana, Gladys Mijares Soriano, Mary Jane Mayang Huelar, Robert Von Divinagracia, Phares Miles Huelar and Marie-Vic Palu-ay.
Private tour of the historic the Alamo.
Lunch at the Texan Brown B Que Restaurant.
Batch meet and greet dinner.
A private tour of the Natural Bridge Caverns.
A fun boat ride with Class 92 batchmates.
It was such an emotional parting for everybody on the last day. However, this saying holds true for us, “Like branches of a tree; we grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one. Each of our lives will always be a special part of the other´s.” – author unknown
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