Albert Bunoan, leader of the SAS Ai Field Team held the very first meeting of the year with the scholars last Friday, June 10, 2011.He filed the following report:

Meeting was informal. We had to hold it as briefly as possible so that Jonel Leal and Mariella Tacho (from Ambalayat) and Michelle Pera  (from Pula) will still be able to get a ride home. A small problem arises when once the bulk of students and employees have gone home, finding a ride to the far barangays is close to impossible. The cost of chartered transportation (arkila) is about PhP60.00.

• I opened the meeting by reading the important message of the Scholarship Committee Chairman, VP/Secretary Deacon Tom Buenavista to the scholars.
• Extended your congratulations to the scholars
• Field team members Annie, Aleli Mae, Michelle and yours truly talked about what SAS Ai expects from the scholars, the very reason why they are in SAS, team unity and cooperation, discipline, role of the Field Team and more importantly, being grateful to their generous sponsors.
• Asked them to create their own email accounts and assigned the sophomores to assist the freshmen on this matter.

Louella and Remy did not attend the meeting due to prior commitments.

Other issues and concerns:

• The freshmen need additional notebooks, specific notebooks required by their teachers. I immediately notified Hely and made arrangements with her.  Payment will be charged to the proceeds from sale of souvenir items.
  
• Noel and Louella informed me that they are experiencing some difficulty accommodating the scholars (even in batches) in their computer shop. They only have 5 units available.
• The immediate need for USBs to be used by the freshmen and the seniors.  I think this will be taken cared of by Jingle.