{"id":59,"date":"2019-04-29T10:02:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T02:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asat-edu.com\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2021-05-07T05:16:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T21:16:36","slug":"alumni-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asat-edu.com\/index.php\/alumni\/alumni-history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AAAI History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aparri School of\nArts and Trades (ASAT) is a Techno-Vocational High School under the Department\nof Education (DepEd) founded in 1928. Since the school\u2019s creation, alumni\nreunions were held irregularly in small groups. In order to create an organized\nentity for the alumni, the Aparri School of Arts and Trades Alumni Association,\nInc. (AAAI) was established, registered as a corporation with the Philippine\nSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 4, 2012. Founded by Architect\nFred F. Casta\u00f1eda, (Class of 1966), the AAAI balances social activities and\nhumanitarian services for the alumni and school. In its creation, ASAT alumni\nfrom Class of 1954 through Class of 2012 shared their ideas and resources in\nformulating the AAAI Constitution and By-Laws and Core Program Guidelines.\nFurthermore, a group of magnanimous alumni and benefactors formed the \u201cAAAI\nFounding Directors,\u201d boosting the initial funds of the Association. For its\ninitial project, AAAI constructed and donated a new restroom building. Core\nprograms such as the AAAI Scholarship Program for ASAT Students and Medical and\nDental Services for alumni and their families were likewise initiated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 20 to 22,\n2013, AAAI was inaugurated with a Grand Homecoming at the ASAT campus attended\nby alumni and their families from all over the world. The founding officers\nwere led by Architect Fred Casta\u00f1eda as President, Engineer Bernardino Almazan\n(Class of 1967) as Vice-President, Dr. Flor Callangan Laribee (Class of 1966) as\nSecretary, and Mrs. Nelia Aquino Seredon (Class of 1967) as Treasurer. For this\noccasion, a temporary \u201cBamboo Gym\u201d was built and coordinated by then Principal\nEleazar Rabaja. The Inaugural Speaker was Dr. Manuel N. Mamba, then the\nLegislative Liaison Secretary to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III.\nDuring this event, the founding officers requested Secretary Mamba\u2019s assistance\nto build an ASAT Gymnasium replacing the temporary \u201cBamboo Gym.\u201d In 2017, the\nASAT Gymnasium\/Multi-Purpose Building was built and inaugurated by Governor\nManuel N. Mamba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its inception,\nAAAI has adapted to the changing needs of the alumni and school by expanding\nits core programs as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n