Page 2 - Priorities #34 2006-July

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
Mr. Dave Arnold
Dr. Kristin Brew
Mr. Tim Cain
Mr. Peter Campagna
Mr. Wayne Davison
Ms. Betsy Haehl
Mrs. Susan Hafleigh
Mrs. Dotty Hayes
Father Eric Hollas, OSB
Mr. Craig Johnson
Mrs. Ginny Kavanaugh
Mr. Steven Krausz
Father Maurus Nemeth, OSB Ms. Janiece Bacon Oblak Mr. Dale Pfau*
Mr. Hank Plain
Mrs. Patti Plummer
Mr. Bill Roberts
Ms. Alicia Rodriguez
Mr. Ray Rothrock
Mrs. Kari Rust
Mr. Bob Simon
Mr. Mark Wilson
Ms. Andrea Zulberti
* Special Representative. The Priory’s new trustees and board chair will be introduced in the October issue.
Priorities magazine is published in October, April; and July 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: Carolyn Dobervich Design/Production:
Jim Kirkland, Copperline Multimedia Photos: Carolyn Dobervich, Jim Kirkland, Jennifer Hammer.
Thanks to the Peninsula Bridge Program
and the Lowe family for providing their photographs.
Chapel Services
Masses at 7:15 a.m. Monday-Saturday
9:30 a.m. Sunday
11:00 a.m. Sunday Hungarian service
8 p.m. third Friday (Taize) ecumenical service All are welcome.
Class of ‘61, Page 7
8th Grade graduation, Pages 10-11
Summer at a Glance, Page 4-5
High School graduation, Page 12-14
Woodside Priory School
Celebrating 48 Years of Benedictine Education
In This Issue
A new, user-friendly Web site, more construction plans, and plans to celebrate the Founding Fathers’ fiftieth anniversary in November 2006, when the first Mass was held on Priory land, all in Head of School’s Letter, page 3.
Rosemary Hewlett is honored, the Middle School writes and produces a play, former Priory Campus Minister Dean Leh visits the campus with his Native American students, and an unforgettable golf moment—that and more in Summer At A Glance, pages 4–5.
Priory has a new sister school in Kenya, and many other schools are reporting new cross-cultural activities thanks to the International Benedictine Network (B-E-NET). See Benedictine Letter, page 6.
The Priory’s first graduating class, the class of 1961, takes another bow. See them and read about the patrons that lent support—all on page 7.
Concerns about lifestyle choices and childhood health inspired the Priory’s Peter Agoston to give his Dining Hall menus a complete makeover. See pages 8-9.
Eighth Graders sporting the traditional flowers and boutonnières marched in procession behind Brother Edward Englund for their commencement exercises on June 8. See pages 10-11.
Stanford University President Emeritus Donald Kennedy, now editor of Science magazine, was the graduation speaker for the Class of 2006 ceremonies. A range of events and traditions highlighted the unique characteristics of the class and each individual. See pages 12–14.
Awards, awards, awards! As always, students were honored for a variety of achievements in academics, athletics, service and character. Pages 15-16.
Alumni from every decade enjoyed a reunion around the pool, chatting with each other, faculty and monks and enjoying the barbecue. The campus tour held some surprises, including a stop in the monastery. See pages 17-18.
MK Think, architects for the new Performing Arts Center auditorium and classrooms, describe the “green” features of the long-awaited building. Groundbreaking is set for July 25. Campaign Update, page 19.
On the cover: Molly Magnuson and Heewan “Kathy” Lim show the enthusiasm and joy of the class of 2006 on graduation day.