Page 5 - Priorities #18 2002-April

at a Glance
Headmaster Tim Molak and Brother Edward Englund took a team of visitors from Benedictine University in Lyle, Illinios, on a tour of the Priory campus. The team has visited all 21 Benedictine high schools as a prelude to a national conference for all the schools being planned for next December. The new emphasis on communication among Benedictine schools reflects a common need to preserve Benedictine traditions in the face of a declining population of Benedictine monks and nuns.
Rochelle Nguyen ('06), violin, and Carolyn Hayes ('04), oboe - along with DirectorofOrchestras,KrisYenney,cello- formthecoreoftheChamber
Music Society of Woodside Priory School, which includes a number of
instrumentalists who provide music for guests, in chapels, and at other school events when a touch of elegance is required. Their services have even been retained by a member of the Board of Trustees to serenade a garden wedding reception in Atherton.
National Honor Society students broke all previous records at their fall car wash, bringing in $2,884 for charity. The previous high was $1,650. More than 600 people were at the Parent Association’s Family Barbecue, also a new record. Karioke sing-alongs, ice cream sundaes and DJ music were popular new additions. In the photo, sophomore Laura Brent is at the head of the car wash assembly line.
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