On the 24th of August 2010, Brother Pisutr Vapiso, the Vice Director of Assumption College and the Head of the English Program welcomed Ms. Etsuko Nakamura, the Senior officer of the Admission office at  Risumaokan University and Prof. Dr. Thawee Homchong, the Director of Cooperative APU Thailand’s Office,  in order to introduce APU University to EP M6 and M6 students as well as to clarify the importance of information about APU Scholarships in greater detail through guidance concerning the  scholarship application process for a  Bachelor Degree .  This meeting took place in the EP Conference Room of the Colombet Building of Assumption College.

In this academic year 2010, 2 AC students, Mr. Chalee Manupong from M6/2 and Mr.  Chalermpol Jongwinukij from M 6/8 have received their university scholarship for their entire bachelor degree course  in the faculty of Business Administrative Management.

Interested students can also contact the Guidance Department, Assumption College for further information. Please note that the registration date is on December, 1 2010 until January, 20 2010 and the examination will be taking place during January, 25 – February, 10 2011.

On Friday, the 20th of August 2010, a classical guitar recital was held for our AC students in the EP Conference room on the 1st floor of the Colombet Building. Seating was limited, but we welcomed more than 50 students to enjoy this event. Mr. Kornpol Mitrevej, one of our former EP students who has developed spectacular musical skills, came over and gave the students a lot of classical guitar tips and techniques. The event was conducted by Mr. Thawatchai, who acted as the MC for the entire performance. Memorably, Mr. Kornpol, with his concert-master guitar, played difficult, top level songs for the young audience. He obviously impressed the audience with his ability, and he earned very loud applause at the end. In the final portion of the event, Brother Pisutr Vapiso, the Vice Director of Assumption College and Head of EP, together with an honorary guest, Brother Bro.Gérald Vasseur from Vitry-sur-Seine, Paris, kindly visited and granted him a present for this particular occasion. Then for the finale, Mr. Kornpol beautifully played a song called “Sakura” for the entertainment of the Brothers and the audience.

On Monday, the 16th of August, we had an occasion to honor the virtue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Assumption College, and the ceremony was held after the morning assembly. For this occasion, we cordially invited Brother Anucha Chaiyadej to preside over the celebration, followed by Brother Anant Prichavudhi, the Director of Assumption College, then the Vice Directors of the school: Brother Pisutr Vapiso, Brother Thinnakorn Boonsawang, and Brother Sakda Sakonthawat, as well as other representatives of the school.  Brother Anucha began the ceremony by tossing incense, sprinkling holy water and presenting a hand flower chain to the sacred Statue of Mary. The group of Brothers, teachers and students strode along Charoenkrung 40 Road, then through the school buildings and back to the ceremony area. At the end of the event, AC teachers and students placed many flowers in front of the Blessed Virgin Mary statue to remember the great virtue of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

On the 11^th of August 2010, Assumption College held a memorable ceremony to celebrate Mother’s Day 2010. The event took place in the Louis Marie Memorial Hall on the 6^th floor of the Saint Louis Marie Memorial Building. Brother Anant Prichavudhi, the Director of Assumption College and Brother Pisutr Vapiso, the Vice Director of the school including the Assistant Head of the English Program presided over the ceremony. We invited 125 mother’s representatives to participate as the main highlight. This event impressed the entire community of students as could be seen in the  pictures and messages of love and care for the mothers. Furthermore, Brother Anant kindly gave the audience an address concerning the concept of the relationship between mother and son.  Afterward, Brother Pisutr presented the mothers with 2 great books as a souvenir of the celebration.