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What’s New at the Online Community? Read the full text of Alejandro’s chapel talk. See the photo of Priory alums crowding a booth at the Dutch Goose. Read the full text and the latest entries of class notes. Go to www. woodsidepriory.com, click on Alumni, click on Online Community!
Alumni News & Notes
Emerson “Chip” Swan, class of 1977 – writes that the big news at the Swan house is the arrival of Casey the Dog. Caseyisnow4monthsoldandweighs45pounds. Hewillprobablybearound150whenheisfull-grown. Chip writes that Casey’s job is keeping bad stuff away from the family, as well as tail wagging, bone chewing, and generaldoghappiness. HeaddsthatwithhisgreatfamilyandthankstohisyearsatWPS,heiswiseenoughto realize he has a very good life.
Peter Connolly, class of 1979 – has joined Korn Ferry International as a partner. He works out of the Century City, CA office and lives in Brentwood, CA.
Christopher Bulkeley, class of 1981 – has returned safely from a year of service in Mosul, Iraq.
John Peterson, class of 1983 – has been married to Aishling for 7 1⁄2 years. They have three children, Charlotte Fitzgerald (5), August Bradley (3), and Oliver James (1). John is currently president and owner of The Atlantic Pet Group and lives in Newport, RI.
David Reinhardt, class of 1987 – graduated from UC Davis and is currently working for URS Corp. in San Francisco as a graphics director. He competes in triathlons and hunts butterflies in his leisure time.
Philip Chu, class of 1996 – graduated from Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo in 2001 with a major in City and Regional Planning and a minor in Economics; now finishing up a masters degree in Architecture and Science, also at Cal Poly. Phil is an associate planner with the San Luis Obispo County of Governments, a regional planning agency, and he just completed a term as 2004 Chair for the California Service Authority.
Chester Congdon, class of 1996 – married Natasza O’Lague on August 7, 2004.
Jerry Liu, class of 1996—graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara, with a double major in busi- ness economics and Chinese literature. Jerry turned a part-time job with CutCo Cutlery during his college years into a career position. He is working on an MBA at Pepperdine University, which offers a program for individu- als who are also employed full-time. He still enjoys Saturday volleyball, Tai-chi and motorcycles, and he is look- ing forward to the next class reunion, he says.
Bo Felix, class of 1998 – last August, Bo and Sarah Williams were married in a ceremony conducted by Father Martin. SheisaCalPolystudent,andtheyarelivinginSanLuisObispo.Bowritesthathehascontinuedhis interestinrodeoandhorses. HetookasabbaticalfromCalPolyforayearandearnedacertificateinEquine Dentistry,yes,that’sright...he’sahorsedentist. Nowheisbackinclassstudyingpre-medcoursesinpreparation for vetinary school.
Gloria Lando, class of 1998 – graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in Administration of Justice. She now works as a Fair Housing specialist.
Luigi Quisumbing, class of 1998 – won a position last June as a Provincial Board Member in the Sixth Legislative DistrictoftheProvinceofCebu,Philippines—thefourthyoungestelectivememberinthecountry. Heisin
his second year of law school at a local university in the Philippines. Luigi writes that he credits the training he received at WPS for his victory and subsequent performance as a legislator. He writes that even though he left the Priory after his junior year, he is thankful for his years spent here, and “not a day goes by that he doesn’t look back fondly at my time at the Priory.“
William Reinhardt, Middle School class of 1998 – is currently a Junior at Princeton, interested in geology. William swims the free style events on the swim team.
Joan Lando, class of 1999 – is working on a masters degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology at San Jose State University.
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