Alumni Trivia

Do you have some fascinating facts about MRHS which you can add in the history of MRHS? Do you have a memory of an incident at the school or any interesting snippets about your classmate, your first crush or first love perhaps? Your most exciting moments as well as the most embarassing? What about your triumphs in school?

or your low and sad moments in the class?

This page will contain brief stories and reminiscences of those sad and happy moments. Email your stories and photos at roxashi@yahoo.com.

Here are just some of the school trivia taken from the souvenir programs of various batch years.

Punching Foul

Teasing or ribbing one another is but a part of high school life. But one time, I lost my temper in doing such a thing, freaked out and punched Tony (Alagar) in the face. Subsequently, my foul act netted a call from the office. Worse, Tony bought along his father and a suspension loomed in the horizon. I was lucky they accepted my apology. - DANNY

No Guts, No Glory

During CAT competitions, we always manage to win awards. But during our bivouac, there were many who failed to survice the rigors of the training. Some fainted including Susana. In fact, in a river-crossing test, one of the girls from the other section fell off the rope and into the water prompting the rest to back off except me. I wond a special award; a ribbon cut out from a cartolina, for my guts and courage, qualities which eventually helped me in my project construction visits, particularly in crossing hanging bridges. LANI

The 'Late' Mila

During recognition day, I was awarded the silver medal for placing second in our class. But as usual I came in late so Ms. Mendoza, our adviser threw out this comment: "Milagros, kung may special award for Most Latecomer, gold medal ka." Indeed, old (bad) habit is hard to break. Even in Canada, I always go to work late. MILA

Embarassing

We were at the Luneta for CAT competition and it was a hot, tiring day. As we were getting ready to head home, we were given strict orders not to leave our group. But I had to go to the rest room, so I went. When I came back, my group of COTC trainees left. I panicked! I ended up going home with another group. I was so worried and thought that I would get into trouble for the incident. The following morning right after flag ceremony, the principal Mrs Evangelista gave her usual morning speech and specifically mentioned my name "Milagros Villaruz" and "Weng Ignacio" (who apparently was also left behind) and advised that we shouldn't have done leaving the group. It was an embarassing moment for me. Good enough I wasn't alone! That incident also sparked a friendship between me and Weng. MILA

First and Last Victory

Given the rare chance to shine in TV quiz competitions, the four-man squad of Eugene, Manny, Bong and Dante seized the moment and beat the rival school in the Magandang Tanghali show hosted by the late Tito Pepe Pimentel and Bong Barrameda. The entire Jupiter class and some teachers came in full force for the much-needed support. Some stayed behind and prayed hard. It was one of the school's brightest moments since the victory spoke well of Batch 7T7's talents and character, not to mention the quality of education given by our Alma Mater. Unfortunately, as the team braced for more "mental wars", the show folded up the following week. Talk about the winning streak. DANTE

SMB (Style Mo Bulok)

Remember bivouac? The night when the girls called it a day and propped themselves to sleep, (actually we were already in bed, or should i say, on the dirt near the lagoon), a close male friend and barkada went to our tent to chat. Unmindful of the hour, we continue talking till we fell asleep. The next morning, we discovered that he too slept in our tent so an endless teasing occurred. Who do you think was the (unlucky) girl who slept beside him? TESS

Earthquake

During a lull in our journalism class, Carlito (Fercol) tried to come up with a comic art, this time mocking Mrs. V. Tena by shaking his body while walking as if there was an earthquake. That would've been a fine, funny act if Mrs. Tena wasn't around. How Carlito took it, nobody would want to remember. DANNY

Sharing the Loot

A group of mischievous Jupiter students (all boys, of course) stole a periodical test questionnaire from Miss Avecilla's cabinet one quiet afternoon. Needless to say, the boys scored 100% but Miss Avecilla was unconvinced of the result so she called out another examination. Result? Your guess was as good as mine. DANNY

Re-Election

In one of our weekly Monday programs (2nd year), principal Mrs. Evangelista caught a number of us sporting long locks, which was under her watch and certainly a no-no that time. With annoyance she asked who was the class president so I said "I am". Without a thought she shot back "Re-Election".

No-Classes

There are many naughty ways to break up a class. In Practical Arts class under Mr. Castro, some guys brought a plastic of weed called kantutay in the room, squeezed it and let its putrid odor waft around the room. Mr. Castro has no choice but to dismiss the class. DANNY

Marketplace

At the height of the TV quiz euphoria, the library became a hangout for the wannabes but the boys went too far and turned the place into a virtual marketplace. The result, the boys were banned. DANNY