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Winter at a Glance - pgs 4-5
Woodside Priory School
Celebrating 51 Years of Benedictine Education
In This Issue
A Winter concert, a world-class Taiko performance, a trip to Washington D.C and more in Winter-at-a-Glance. Pages 4-5
The Circus is coming to town! Read all about the amazing circus perform- ers, sneak preview of auction items and more! Pages 6-11
Find out who is doing what in Class Notes. Pages 13-15
Access program at the Priory: It works! Page 16
From Priory student to Doctor; an interview with ACCESS graduate Janette Maldonado ’99. Page 17
Dean of Faculty and Assistant Head of School Brian Schlaak: Former Navy Pilot, Educator Extraordinaire, and General all-around Great Guy. Page 18
Auction Circus! - pgs 6-11
Father Maurus and the Hungarian Catholic Mission: helping children and the elderly live better lives. Page 19
On the cover: Chi-Chi the Auction gorilla and Father Martin pose with the as yet unfinished 25th grandfather clock Father crafts each year.
Class Notes - pgs 13-15
Brian Schlaak interview - pg 18
Monastary News - pg 19
Board of Directors
Abbott Matthew Leavy, OSB Father Mark Cooper, OSB Brother Edward Englund, OSB Father Martin Mager, OSB Father William Sullivan, OSB
Board of Trustees
Kristin Brew
Janet Brownstone
Peter Campagna
Lisa Carlos Quenner
Monica Corman
Hugh Cornish
Wayne Davison
Babak Dehnad ‘84
Kathy Feldman
Chris Galli ‘84
Hilary Giles
Betsy Haehl
George Hohnsbeen
Father Eric Hollas, OSB David Jim ‘74
Peter Kasenchak
Indu Khanna
Rick Magnuson
Jami Nachtsheim
Father Maurus Nemeth, OSB Dale Pfau
Hank Plain
Patti Plummer
Ray Rothrock
Kari Rust
Ken Tehaney ‘66
Paul Titterton ‘82
Dan Turner
Lisa Wan
Mark Wilson
Andrea Zulberti
Priorities magazine is published in March/ April, June/July, and November/December by Woodside Priory School for its alumni, parents, students, neighbors and friends. Contact the Communications Office at 650-851-6193 or the school at 650-851-8221.
Editor: Sean Mclain Brown Design/Production:
Jim Kirkland, Copperline Multimedia Photos: Sean Mclain Brown, Father Martin, Jim Kirkland, Priory Parents Printing: Communications on the Mark, Mark W. Allen
Chapel Services
Masses at 7:15 a.m. Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. Sunday
11:00 a.m. Sunday Hungarian service All are welcome.