For Those Who Miss the Old Assumption-Iloilo Board Room --- Assumption Iloilo, Gen. Luna St., Iloilo City, December 2010

One of the most important places in Assumption-Iloilo is the Board Room. Its four walls have heard countless important conferences, meetings, and talks. The members of the Board of Trustees of Assumption-Iloilo meet here at least twice a year. The place also hosts the monthly PTAmeetings, the weekly A-Team meetings, the ACCT ( a consortium of Assumption-run schools in Panay ) meetings, and even the AAA ( Assumption Alumni Association ) meetings. In other words, some of the most vital and crucial decisions about the school have been made here.

For us Assumption-Iloilo teachers, the Board Room is also a memorable place. We conduct our quarterly character deliberation here. It's a silent witness of how much we care for our students. In the course of the deliberation, we consider every single student, acknowledge his/her strengths, and offer suggestions on how he/she can cope with the demands of his/her academic life. Morever, the Board Room is also the venue of our mid-year and final student deliberations.

The Board Room is also a treasure-house of the history of the school. On its walls, you can see the images of the all the Superior Generals of the Religious of the Assumption starting from Mere Marie Eugenie until Sr. Diana Wauters. The portraits of all the Provincials of the Philippine-Thailand Province of the Religious of the Assumption are also displayed inside. Other memorabilia found in the Board Room include framed newspaper clippings and documents about Assumption-Iloilo, century-old religious icons, as well as other vintage items.

Post Script.

Just this year, the Board Room underwent a major facelift. The walls were repainted and the floor was tiled. It's like an 'old world with a modern feel' thing - a confluence of tradition and modern, that is.