This ‘senior’ student definitely reached a milestone of graduating from junior high school at a ripe age of seventy nine!
Dariecyl Dionisio, a tenth grader from Fort Bonifacio High School, expressed noble respect for fellow batchmate Salvacion F. Nacario who marched along with Class of 2017 in this school year’s commencement exercises for junior high school students. The post has served positive reception, filled with congratulatory and compliments of ‘inspiration’ for the seventy nine year old.
The photo captions:
“Nacario, Salvacion F. 79 years old Grade 10 Completer S.Y 2016-2017
It seems like nothing can stop Lola Salvacion Nacario from achieving her dreams—not even her age. In fact, at 79, Lola Salvacion is currently a Grade 10 Completer at Fort Bonifacio High School.
You are an achiever. You have made us all proud. It must be a very proud moment for you. All of the hard work you have put in, has paid off. As you cherish the fruits of your hard work, I wish that success keeps following you in everything that you do. Your reward lies ahead. Have a successful future. “We hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known.”
WHEN IN MANILA has reached out to Dariecyl for further details.
“She inspires us [’cause] at her age she doesn’t give up in achieving her dreams.
Minsan lang namin siya makita e. And yung apo niya ang naghahatid sa kanya sa school. May mga friends din si nanay sa school. (We see her only sometimes. Her grandchild is the one bringing her to school. Nanay also has friends in school.)“
The graduate and her class adviser
“Nanay Sally was a first a four-year-old girl who fought to make it through the Second World War alive. Her father was a member of the Philippine Constabulary, which made her family a target of the Japanese. She lost eight of her fifteen siblings in the war. Due to the nature of their father’s job, the Nacarios would often move from one place to another. Nanay Sally finished fifth grade in Iloilo and graduated from elementary in Camarines Sur. After sixth grade, they moved to Manila where Nanay Sally enrolled in a military school. She soon fell in love with one of her classmates. She dropped out in her second year because she got married. Even though she wanted to continue her studies, she had children one from another.
“In spite of her old age, Nanay Sally enrolled in an Alternative Learning System (ALS) using the little money her husband left in his pension to pay for her tuition and allowance. Even if she’s old, she is interested and wanted to learn more. Her decision to continue her studies was initially met her resistance from her children. They didn’t want her to go back to school, but Nanay Sally insisted. She admitted that her children wanted her to stay simply at home and rest, but she believes that it is better to get tired from studying than from merely doing house chores. Though she sometimes had to battle the heat and experience difficulty reading small letters, she never gave up. Her curiosity and passion for learning fueled her. She wanted to know what was happening in the world, she’s fond of reading the newspaper. Nanay Sally studied in the ALS for three years and moved to the Fort Bonifacio Open High School on her final year in high school, where she attended classes once a week.”
Dariecyl closes, “Without any signs of slowing down, she plans to continue her studies. She insist on taking up Grade 11 next school year and also wants to go to college.”
Truly Nanay (Mother) Sally remains as an inspiration to every one of us!
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Ysabel is WheninManila.com's former Desk Editor who has an eye for people, places and the stories they tell. She's currently taking her Masters at the University of the Arts - London, majoring in Arts and Lifestyle Journalism. #TravelWithYsabel everywhere here.
LOOK: 79-year-old finishes junior high school!
This ‘senior’ student definitely reached a milestone of graduating from junior high school at a ripe age of seventy nine!
Dariecyl Dionisio, a tenth grader from Fort Bonifacio High School, expressed noble respect for fellow batchmate Salvacion F. Nacario who marched along with Class of 2017 in this school year’s commencement exercises for junior high school students. The post has served positive reception, filled with congratulatory and compliments of ‘inspiration’ for the seventy nine year old.
The photo captions:
“Nacario, Salvacion F.
79 years old
Grade 10 Completer
S.Y 2016-2017
It seems like nothing can stop Lola Salvacion Nacario from achieving her dreams—not even her age. In fact, at 79, Lola Salvacion is currently a Grade 10 Completer at Fort Bonifacio High School.
You are an achiever. You have made us all proud. It must be a very proud moment for you. All of the hard work you have put in, has paid off. As you cherish the fruits of your hard work, I wish that success keeps following you in everything that you do. Your reward lies ahead. Have a successful future.
“We hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known.”
Congratulations Lola Salvacion F. Nacario
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-from Grade 10 Alonzo
WHEN IN MANILA has reached out to Dariecyl for further details.
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Disclaimer: WheninManila.com does not own the photo above. Photo credits go to Dariecyl Dionicio’s Faceb0ok account.
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Ysabel is WheninManila.com's former Desk Editor who has an eye for people, places and the stories they tell. She's currently taking her Masters at the University of the Arts - London, majoring in Arts and Lifestyle Journalism. #TravelWithYsabel everywhere here.