Realizing Our Dreams

For some of us it has been quite a long time since we attended or graduated from Keren High School.  Much in us has changed.  Much of the world around us changed but the spirit, memory and nostalgia of the olden days is alive.  This has left some of us with the idea of forming a reunion lingering in our minds although no one had voiced this desire for quite some time.  However, this dream came true when a few committed alumni of Keren Secondary School came together to organize the first ever held “ Keren Secondary School’ reunion in July 2008 in Toronto, Canada.  By all measures it was very successful in laying the groundwork for future events of such nature.  It rekindles the connection between the alumni of the school and the beloved piece of their personal histories, Keren Secondary school.  However when addressing in particular the Keren Secondary School needs we are faced with a problem. The problem has to do with the political reality in Eritrea at present.  Obviously, the Keren Secondary alumni are divided.  I can only hope that all the alumni will assist in addressing those challenges as we go forward.

The next re-union meeting will be held in Washington DC, USA, in July 2010.  We are preparing for that.  There has been a change in the address of our web-site, from www.sweetKeren.com  to  www.sweetKeren.net.

The focus of our new organizing committee will be to improve in the outreach to all alumni wherever they are, with focus on the youth and those who attended Keren Sec. school in the later years. While their experience, memory and the time period spend at our beloved school differs from those who attended earlier their energy, viability and experience will be an asset.  The organizing committee seeks the help of everyone and particularly the youth.  We stress that their participation is crucial for the success of the reunion.

As president, Obama’s slogan states, Yes, We CAN!

We are confident that WE can!  As your co-coordinator for the activities for the up coming re-union in Washington, I would humbly request all members to submit their suggestion(s), advise, essays, or short stories reminiscing about their days at Keren Secondary School.

The short stories should be captivating account of your personal experience.  Moreover, please attempt to contact everyone who attended Keren Secondary School and who might be indifferent to the idea and reluctant to join.

I am sure everyone has a story to tell, after all as Eritreans, our life is full of stories, so let’s share.

I am confident with the mission and the vision we are carrying, we can realize our dream

Thank you.

 The Web-master