My high school classmates and teachers, 1976-1980

I graduated from Cadiz City High School in Negros Occidental in 1980. It used to be called "Cadiz High School" until the early 60s. The school has been renamed to "Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High School" since many years ago. Long name, and it loses the geographical description of the school, which is the first public high school in the city. I don't like the new name.

Anyway, we have a fb chat group, my HS classmates, created by Jessica M. Napao after another classmate, Jacky Mamon, has passed away last month. RIP Jacky. 

From the fb chat messenger, some classmates -- especially those who still live in Cadiz -- enumerated the names of our HS teachers from 1st to 4th year. 

Recollections from my classmates Beth Abong and Harlie Bornales, our HS teachers then:

Science -- Mr. Dominador Lozana, Ms. Docado (Biology)

Chemistry -- Mrs. Juele, Ms. Zurita

Math -- Mrs. Elenita Dela pena, Ms. Tangao

Trigonometry -- Mr. Bacomo, Mr. Orlanes

Social Studies -- Ms. Elizabeth Batayola, Ms. Marichu Barilea, Ms. Visitacion Quiachon, Ms. Laura Lopez

Filipino -- Ms. Jabil, Ms. Ong, Ms. Tiampong

English -- Ms. Mila Amador, Ms. Lambayong, Ms. Tepura , Mr. Lemuel Basiya, Ms. Valerio

Speech -- Ms. Alora

Practical Arts -- Ms. Reboton (for girls), Mr. Depensor (for boys), Mr. Manuel Parreno

P.E.  -- Mrs. Brul, Ms. Brodit, Mr. Romeo Sanchez.

Many of them have already passed away. RIP and thank you, my teachers. A few are still alive, like Mr. Barbas, Mr. Joe Jolito, Ms. Tangao, etc.

When Beth, Harlie and other classmates mentioned those names, their faces suddenly flashed back very fast in my mind. Most of them I don't recall, a few I still recall, the fond memories with them...

Some of my classmates and batchmates in batch 1980. 

I think there were 10 or 12 sections in 4th year during our time, I was in Section 1.

I hope to have a follow up post about my HS life soon.

This coming January 2020, we will have a 40th year grand reunion in our school. This is during the Cadiz City annual Ati-atihan festival as many former Cadiznons come back home. The last time I joined my classmates for a HS reunion was around January 2006 or 2007, I have not joined them after. This coming January, I will make sure that I will be home.