He cited the Alumni's debut Charity Run on 2 August 2015 which attracted 1,400.

"Given the encouraging response, we will organise this even on an annual basis."

Next dream on the pipe line is the proposed purchase of the Sri Murni building to stand as a land mark for all Lasallians and Sacred Heartians.

"The Alumni would like to call upon all La Sallians to donate to the Raising Star donation drive," Gomez said.

"By donating, you will get your name or class name marked on the wall of fame at SM La Salle," he added.

Earlier, Gomez paid tribute to Guest of Honour, Datuk K J Joseph, a Kerala hailed former Maths and Science teacher, as the unsung founder of the one and only La Salle Parliament 50 years ago in 1965.

"Many may not know that the founder and the man behind the formation of the La Salle Parliament is none other than Datuk K J Joseph."

"Today, as the La Salle Parliamentary System celebrates the 50th anniversary , it makes all La Sallians in Sabah proud as it is the only Parliamentary System in any school in Malaysia," Gomez noted.

"Like the Malaysian Parliamentary System, there are elections and school leaders elected. The head of the government is a Chief Minister with his 'Members of Parliament' and Cabinet Ministers under him and there is an Opposition Leader with Opposition Members of Parliament," Gomez noted.

Speaking next, K J Joseph, who described himself as "one of the fast vanishing persons involved in the early childhood of the school", said the circumstances that propelled him to found La Salle Parliament is the most appropriate story to tell, given the rare invitation to speak.

The compelling idea started in "1962" when it became almost certain that the Colony of North Borneo would gain independence as one of the four partners of a new country called Malaysia, Kj Joseph said.

"I saw the urgent need of training the future leaders of this country in proper parliamentary procedures," he noted.

The truth is K Joseph came from a background as 'Education Minister' in his Teachers' Training College Parliament and an elected member of the College Union Council from the Physics Constituency.

In India, he attended two sessions of the Kerela Legislative Assembly.

Arriving Jesselton on 8 August 1959, after 9 days across the Indian Ocean by ship, enroute to Singapore, Kuching and a long flight to the Tanjung Aru airport, K J Joseph continued his parliamentary interest by attending two sittings of the North Borneo Legislative Council in the twilight years of North Borneo as a British colony.

"With this background I had no difficulty to convince the then Principal, Bro Raphael Egan, to form the La Salle Parliament, to try out how the students, teachers and parents would react to this new attempt," K J Joseph said.

Next step – a small band of students with leadership qualities were picked to form two parties, each class became a constituency eligible to elect two MPs, prefects automatically became MPs, one week was given to campaigning, leaders allowed to speak to constituents and election by secret ballot. Majority party formed the Cabinet with five Ministries: Education; Home Affairs; Foreign Affairs; Sports; Cultural Affairs, with the Principal as Head of State who would ask the majority party to select their 'Chief Minister' and likewise, Opposition leader and shadow ministers be named.

The Speaker? Naturally K J Joseph, until he joined the government Service as Education Officer in charge of Mathematics and Science Centre.