瑪利諾神父教會學校60周年校慶晚宴

為慶祝本校成立60周年，我校中小學部於11月4日(星期六) 假九龍灣國際展貿中心3樓展貿廳舉行了60周年校慶晚宴。當晚筵開126席，出席的嘉賓、校友等逾1500人，場面盛大。晚宴的節目也相當豐富，有醒獅賀壽、中小學生歌唱表演、大抽獎、慈善拍賣等。我們還藉此機會慶祝了前校監江天文神父90歲大壽，氣氛既熱鬧又溫馨。當晚的校慶晚宴除了讓校友、師生及家長聚首一堂，分享建校60周年的喜悅外，亦為本校「創新科技教育計劃」籌募經費，賓客們都慷慨解囊，捐助款項來支持學校發展，充分體現了60周年校慶之主題---團結‧回饋‧發展‧貢獻的精神。

60th Anniversary Address Ms. Agnes G. Yeh Supervisor Dear Fr. Barrons, Fr. Geitner, Fr. Sloboda, Honored Guests, Principals, Teachers, Alumni, Parents and Students, It is my honor and privilege to welcome you to the Maryknoll Fathers’ School 60th anniversary gala dinner. As we celebrate a significant milestone of the school’s development, I would like to borrow a quotation from Ralph Emerson to describe the journey we have made - “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” When Fr. Peter Reilly founded Maryknoll Fathers’ School on the barren Tai Hang Tung hillside amongst dilapidating wood shacks six decades ago, he probably would not have envisaged where his trail has had led. The momentous changes and monumental achievements, in form as well as in spirit, that the school had since attained give staunch testimony to the exuberant fruits that his brave adventures had borne. The external transformation is obvious. The school’s old neighborhood has been decorously renewed and the primary section relocated to a spacious contemporary campus in the new Sham Shui Po urban center, both snug and serene locales conducive to learning and spiritual formation. Since its 50th anniversary, the school has embraced and implemented many government mandates in education development, and at the same time, accomplished its own vigorous school based programs in arts, science, sports, spiritual formation, and experimental teaching and learning. But the accomplishment that remains to be closest and dearest to our hearts is that we have tenaciously upheld and advanced the Maryknoll Spirit in serving those in need, the pursuance of truth and social justice, and bearing witness to the Catholic faith. We have not faltered in our commitment to bring the best out of students no matter their family background, ability, interest and beliefs, so they would ultimately excel in the marathon of life. A school’s success is not measured by the chronological milestones it achieved but more so by the advances it made to the lives it groomed and the fulfilment they induced. As we celebrate a milestone achieved, I would like to convey, along with my IMC colleagues, a heartfelt thank you to all who have contributed to helping the school reach its goals and dreams; especially to my predecessors, and the school’s devoted teachers and alumni, who have laid the foundation for its thriving. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all who have helped to make this gala event and other 60th anniversary events successful, enjoyable and meaningful. First of all, thank you Fr. Barrons, Fr. Geitner, and Fr. Sloboda for your guidance, advice and support throughout the planning of the celebrations. Second, and most relevant for tonight, a heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Elizabeth Ma Lo and the banquet committee she led. They have worked tirelessly and painstakingly for over a year on the project, making tonight truly enjoyable and memorable. Sincere thanks to all alumni who have contributed time, money, advice, and efforts in supporting the 60th anniversary projects. Whether their names appeared or not in our acknowledgement lists, their contributions are invaluable in making the events endearing and successful. And a special thank you must be given to Mr. Lai Yik Fung, Horace who has kindly volunteered to be Honorary Auditor for all the 60th anniversary celebrations and has offered us many valuable financial management advices. A big, big thank you from the bottom of my heart to the principals, teachers, and school staff, past and present, who have dedicated their days and nights, way beyond their normal call of duty, in the planning and execution of the celebrations. None of the events and projects would have been possible if without their selfless devotion and hard work. Students, along with your parents, thank you very much for contributing to and supportive of all of the celebrations. Your diligence, devotion and outstanding work instilled in us hope and pride that you will become worthy torch bearers of the school as it advances into a new decade of energetic development. Last and the most important, a sincere thank you to all of you present. Some of you have travelled afar from different parts of the globe specially to attend tonight’s dinner. Thank you for being with us to show your solidarity, love and remembrance of this great school. Celebrating the school’s 60th anniversary serves to remind us of the legacy we have inherited and thus our responsibilities to advance it further in the future. As we celebrate one accomplishment, we will make another goal, and another dream, so that we will never stop pioneering a trail that will benefit future trekkers. And if the going gets tough, we will be reassured by the reminder that such efforts will be handsomely rewarded, as it did for Fr. Reilly. Wishing you the Lord’s grace and blessings, now and always.		Fund Raising Launch 籌募委員會主席葉嘉雯校監各位神長、嘉賓、校友、家長、師生：在籌備六十周年校慶活動的過程中，我們接觸了不同年份畢業的老中青校友，他們不約而同的對學校有三個印象： 1. 學校在創校時是當時少數為男女生提供平等的全人教育的學校，願景遠大； 2. 學校在理科的成績總體上比較文科的特出； 3. 學校，特別是中學部，欠缺美學和美術教育。以上的觀點大家在晚宴的回顧短片中也應該聽見到了點滴。學校認同這些看法：我們有剛毅的使命感和豐富的理科教學經驗；但是欠缺有系統的美學和人文教育。我們必須立即積極開拓發展，我們的學生才可以追得上將來立身社會的需要。數碼新時代為我們提供了好多可以選擇的發展方案；在仔細研究過學校的強弱機危後，我們制訂了未來發展藍圖，就是善用在科學教育累積得的豐富經驗，在現有的科學教育基礎上加入美學和創新的原素，即是在STEM的教育範躊上加入R-research 研究和 A-Art 藝術的元素，將STEM擴展成為STREAM文理兼顧的全人發展的科教方案。學校在創校時重視為男女生提供平等的普及基礎教育，幫助當時的學生走出貧困匱乏的生活；在早年畢業的校友受益良多，感受深切。到今天，學生的物質生活已大有改善。但是在今天的多元社會和數碼新時代裡，學生比起以前將要面對更多的可預知和不能預知的挑戰。學生需要有高階專門知識和獨立的、有創意的、有美學的思考能力才可以做未來社會的棟樑。除了要開拓新的願景，學校亦有很多當務之急。中學部的校舍已有六十年歷史，需要大事重修和裝置現代多媒體電子教學的各種配套設施，如更換破舊的影音廣播系統，才能應付當前的教學基本需要。小學部要全力推行新的創意思維教學課程，需要更多的教學資源和設施，如增聘科普導師；已有十年歷史的校舍也需要維修。政府資助學校的津貼，在金額和用途上都有很多的限制。學校若是要大力發展創新科技教育，便要自己籌募經費。藉著今晚歷屆師生聚首一堂感恩的大日子，我們為學校發展創新科技教育啟動籌募活動。懇切呼籲各位響應學校六十周年校慶「團結、回饋、發展、貢獻」的口號，慷慨支持學校開拓新的願景，延續瑪利諾神父教會學校的弘揚主道，全人教育的遠大使命，繼往開來為社會廣植良材。祝主佑各位經常平安、喜樂！
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