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SPRING ‘98 AT A GLANCE
March
Sophomore Michelle Ogren and Junior David Zau attended the national Close-up conference on Technology and Democracy in Washington D.C. Queentet choral group wins Music Laureate award at Festival of Music • I’ve Got Gershwin! Spring musical plays to overflow audiences • Priory’s top chess players face off against Allen Stein, USA Senior Chess Master and 1994 California Champion • Gym is opened to Middle School for lunch-break basketball • Yale’s a cappella singing group, “Mixed Company” entertains at lunch • Senior Servants auction raises $1,100 for charity • March Madness Week: Slam/ Dunk Contest winners are Michelle Ogren and Taylor Eigsti/Bobby Christian (a tie); winning team in the Prom Makeover Contest is Scott Kimball and Miranda Maas, Twister Contest (everybody collapsed) • High School dance • Ruby Ball and Auction • Speed bumps are removed from the driveway, thanks to generous bidders at the auction • Volunteers begin tilling the soil for the Community Garden on the hill behind the campus • Model United Nations Club attends conference at UC Berkeley • Seniors take the day off for Senior Lunch • 30-hour Famine project focuses on experiences and needs of the world’s disadvantaged • Middle School Fun Night in the Gym • Faculty-Student Basketball Classic • Priory students earning honors at California Music Educators Association conference are Alexandra Cowell, Francis Byun, Amanda Davison, Carolyn Hayes, Tina Campbell, Claire Davidson, Elena Herzen, Holly Kabak, Sarah Trask, Charles Kou, Richard Lin and Devon Coats •
April
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National Honor Society welcomes new members Emily Cohen, Jeff Lin, Jennifer Moss, and Kashi Tsuchiya • High School dance at Castilleja • “Predators and Prey” asssembly presented by WildlifeAssociates •SportsAwardsNight• Freshman class retreat • Students begin displaying model homes created using computer-aided design software • Sophomore Class Retreat • Middle School dance and fundraiser for needy newborn babies at Stanford Hospital • John Martin represents Priory at American Choral Directors Western Division Honor Choir • Meredith March wins Middle School Spelling Bee (and later wins a savings bond and medal by placing fourth in Bay Area Finals) Monica Olsson is first runner-up • Priory Appreciation Week (Faculty wait on student tables, students pass out gifts to teachers and staff, free doughnuts and homework pass at break)• Assistant Librarian Susan Falaschi wins the stock market contest • Mother-Student Brunch • Winter Formal at Portola Valley Town Center (Thanks, parents for creating a beautiful setting.)
February
Junior Class Retreat at Marin Headlands • Valentine- o-Grams raise funds for charity • Everyone tunes in to KGO for news of schools closed because of bad weather (some floods, no closing at Priory) • Priory collects funds for flood victims • Father-Student Brunch and Basketball • Middle School Dance at Castilleja • Friday the 13th Come As Twins/Sadie Hawkins Dance for High School • Priory community wins a Gold Award for contribution to the Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive •
Brooke Barry, student body president and graduate in the Class of 1997, won the title of Miss San Mateo County in April. The state competition is in late June.
Drawing on the Parable of the Talents in the Gospel of Matthew, Headmaster Tim Molak gave every Priory student and staff member a $1 bill at the beginning of the Lenten season and challenged everyone to make his/her talent grow. The return — $1,711 - was donated to seven charities.
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Former senator Bill Bradley brushes back a stray hair before starting his address, “America: The Path Ahead” at the Fifth Annual Community Forum. Sen. Bradley is a visiting lecturer in International Relations at Stanford and is often mentioned as a possible contender in the next Presidential race.