Updated
17Nov 2006
Dear RIS Alumni,
Our first homecoming at RIS Minburi is next
Saturday Nov. 25th. Preparations are underway
to make it a fun and memorable day for everyone.
Email shirley@rism.ac.th
or homecoming@rism.ac.th
to confirm if you're coming. We hope you can
make it -- it wouldn't be the same
without you.
What to expect: homecoming souvenirs; souvenir
picture-taking; an exhibition of photos, events,
performances and yearbooks from years past;
fun games for all ages; free food and soft drinks;
beer for sale for the beer-inclined...
plus a number of veteran teachers and Redemptorist
Fathers will be waiting to welcome you and enjoy
your homecoming.
Some reminders and updates:
- wear or bring sneakers to join in the fun
and games
- bring a swimsuit, the 50-m Astra Pool is
available for swimming
- all activities will now be held in Phoenix
Hall, except for the play which will be from
1-2 pm in the RIST building, Performing Arts
Center
- shuttle buses are available from downtown
-- leaving from Asia Park parking lot opposite
Lotus Onnut (100 m from Onnut BTS) at 8.00
and 9.30 AM; leaving from Holy Redeemer Church
at 12 Noon
Homecoming Program at RIS
| 9.00 - 9.15 |
Welcome by the Fathers - Phoenix
Hall |
| 9.15 - 10.30 |
Fun Games divided into classes or mixed
teams - Phoenix Hall |
| 10.30 - 13.00 |
Volleyball, basketball, chairball, ping
pong, soccer, etc. - Phoenix Courts 1 &
2
Swimming available – Astra Pool (50 m pool) |
| 10.30 & 11.30 |
School tours available - meet at air-conditioned
lounge, Phoenix Hall |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Special HS Drama presentation, "Traveling
Back 50 Years" followed by closing
remarks from Fr. Leo Travis (Campus Chaplain)
and Fr. Wirach Amonpattana (Head of School)
– Performing Arts Center, RIST Building |
I hope to see you next Saturday. Call your friends
to make it a class reunion, too. We hope to
hear back from you by Tuesday Nov. 21st.
Yours truly,
Father Leo Travis
Campus Chaplain and
School Development Director
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Updated 7
Nov 2006
Saturday, November 25th 2006 will be Alumni
Homecoming Day at RIS in Minburi from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. with lunch, refreshments,
opportunities to meet old friends and teachers,
friendly games of volleyball or basketball for
the more courageous, and a nostalgic play by
current RIS high school theater arts students
in the beautiful new Performing Arts Center.
Come visit to see how school has grown. The
Olympic-size pool, squash courts, ample playing
fields and sensational Phoenix Hall will have
your jaws drop!
RSVP:
Send an email to shirley@rism.ac.th
to let us know (1) if you’re attending
(2) if you’ll take part in volleyball
or basketball games so that we can plan ahead.
Form a team to represent your class! Register
for a volleyball or basketball match (15 minute
games by Classes, mixed gender, knockout rounds).
Alumni Homecoming program
Nov. 25, 2006 - Phoenix Hall, RIS Minburi
| 9.00 - 9.15 |
Welcome |
| 9.15-10.00 |
Fun Games divided into classes or mixed
teams; food & refreshments available
at stands and in RIST airconditioned lounge |
| 10.00-14.00 |
Volleyball and basketball matches - Phoenix
Courts 1 & 2
Swimming available at Astra Pool (50 m.
pool) |
| 10.30 & 11.30 |
School tours available |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Special HS Drama presentation, "Traveling
Back 50 Years" followed by closing
remarks from Fr. Leo Travis and Fr. Wirach
Amonpattana |
Mark your calendars! We look forward to welcoming
you back.
50th Anniversary Memory Book
We are collecting the images and memories of
friends of the school – our alumni and
former faculty and staff. Submitted material
may be used in a 50th anniversary memory book
that will be made available at the Alumni Homecoming
Day on August 18, 2007 and the 50th Anniversary
Gala Dinner on November 24, 2007.
To participate, answer the question “What
is your most vivid memory of RIS?”
Send your email response to info@rism.ac.th
and put “memories” in the subject
line. Please include full name or the name you
were known by if applicable, the years you were
at RIS or year of graduation, your address,
and phone number.
The school would be grateful for original photographs
and memorabilia for the 50th year memory book
and for displays at the Alumni Homecoming and
Gala Dinner events. We will be sure to return
any articles you are willing to share. Please
send them to:
50th Anniversary Memory Book
School Development Office
Ruamrudee International School
6 Ramkhamhaeng 184 Road, Minburi
Bangkok 10510, Thailand
Alumni Speaker Series
Current RIS students would love to
hear from you, too. Many alumni return to RIS
as guest speakers, e.g. for Career Day, the
Middle School Advisement program, Elementary
Reading programs, etc. Let us know if you’re
interested in participating in the planned Alumni
Speaker Series by emailing info@rism.ac.th.
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