Page 2 - Priorities #25 2004-January

Coummunity Service, Page 6-8
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. Kristen Brew
Mr. Peter Campagna Mrs. Liz Cirino
Mr. Al Ebneter
Ms. Betsy Haehl
Mrs. Anne Hannigan
Mrs. Dotty Hayes
Father Eric Hollas
Mr. George Huertas
Mr. Craig Johnson
Mrs. Virginia Kavanaugh Mr. Steven Krausz
Mrs. Mary Lemuth
Fr. Maurus Memeth, OSB Mrs. Janiece Bacon Oblak Mr. Bill Roberts
Ms. Alicia Rodriguez
Mr. Ray Rothrock
Mr. Andy Schilling
Mr. Bob Simon
Dr. Stuart Young
Priorities magazine is published in October, January, 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: Jim Kirkland, Copperline Multimedia
Photos: Hovey Clark, Carolyn Dobervich, Jim Kirkland, Father Martin Mager
Chapel Services
Masses at 7:30 a.m. Monday-Saturday
9:30 a.m. Sunday
11:00 a.m. Sunday Hungarian service
8 p.m. third Friday (Taize) ecumenical service
A trip to Asia, Page 10
The Dorms open to girls, Page 13-14
Woodside Priory School
Celebrating 45 Years of Benedictine Education
In This Issue
Honored guests included 130 grandparents, many beloved pets, and Archbishop William J. Laveda; high school actors took on 130 years of challenging history in The Kentucky Cycle, AP Environmental Science students were challenged by an original research project at Jasper Ridge forest fire site; and the Chapel is dedicated following the last phase of renovation. Fall-Winter at a Glance, pages 4 and 5.
Fall/Winter at a Glance, Page 4-5
Lifelong learning and a lifetime commitment to serving one’s community are lofty goals, but the Priory’s 20-hour-a-year community service requirement is a start. The depth and breadth of student responses will surprise you. Pages 6,7 and 8.
Dave Arnold’s relationship to the Priory community goes back to his childhood, when his father bartered his salary as an algebra teacher for his sons’ tuition. Dave has stayed connected to the school ever since, and he is looking for ways to keep all alumni in touch. Trustee profile, page 9.
A great reward of visiting alumni in Asia is seeing boys from many years ago now well into their adult lives, with careers and families, Father Martin says. Headmaster Tim Molak, on his first trip through Asia, and Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Al Zappelli, have additional perspectives. Priory International, page 10.
Alumni are home from Iraq and leaving for China, starting new businesses and keeping up with kickboxing. They’re in the news. The good news of marriages and babies
and graduations and jobs are offset by the sad news of three deaths—English faculty member Judith Browning, former Headmaster Joachim Froelich, and a longtime friend from the Priory’s early years, Mrs. Helen Hennig. Alumni News and Notes,
pages 11 and 12.
Anselm House is taking on a new look as the Priory prepares for the addition of females to the boarding program. Ten young ladies will have their own special space, but they will join a residential program with more than 46 years of successful experience. Inquiries have come from as far away as Asia and as near as the nine SF Bay Area counties. On- campus community, pages 13 and 14.
Computer generated renderings show possibilities for the interior of the new Performing Arts Center. Architects Miller & Kelley designed them, and they illustrate the final steps in planning the facility. Golden Jubilee Campaign Update, page 15.
Students were delighted by the creativity their classmates displayed in a campuswide Latino-Indigenous Festival—and the food was great! On the professional level, classical guitarist Robert Belinic is the second of three performers to visit the campus this year through a special relationship with Young Concert Artists, Inc. in New York.
Back cover.
On the cover: On the cover: Headmaster Tim Molak terms co-educational boarding “not a new program, but a next step in a program—and a very welcome one.” The Priory is seeking about 10 young women to begin this new phase in fall 2004.