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Ray and Meredith Rothrock Alexander and Leslie Schilling Robert and Cailean Sherman Stewart and Lesley Simpson Abraham and Marian Sofaer Daniel and Tamara Turner
Yao Chun Wu and Shu-chen Lai Bret and Suzanne Young
Ninth Grade Parents
Anonymous (4)
Matthew and Margaret Bannick David and Janice Barkmann Servando and Maria Barriga Christopher Berka and
Rebecca Akers
Phillip and Kristin Berman Thomas Bevilacqua and
Therese Mrozek
Fredrick and Terese Bollman
Mary Bussmann
Corbet and Denise Cadwell
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James Colville
Kevin Corkery and Ann Dingerson Stephen and LuAnn DeMartini
Peter and Susan Dennis
Peter Detkin
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Paul and Rebecca Hickman
Jeffrey and Mary Hiller
Chuck and Jacki Horton
Shozen and Barbara Hosokawa
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Dennis and Dale Lachtman
Leo and Margaret Laporte
Jaesun and Nami Lee
Tom and Cathina Lee
Charles and Jane Lombard
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Carlos and Cecilia Montalvo
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Mohammad and Musarrat Rizvi Alicia Rodriguez
Greg and Cindy Shove
William and Dana Starling Istvan and Ildiko Szabados Henry Tenenbaum and
Melanie Donahoe
Tad and Eleanor Thomas Peter and Charlotte Thunen Botond and Kathleen Varga Brett and Tess Weber
Harry Whitehouse and
Wendy Rabinov
Eighth Grade Parents
Thank You for
One Hundred Percent Participation! Anonymous (1)
Eugene Becker and
Vicki Vasilakos Becker
Robert and Jane Bessin
Geoffry Browning
Colin Chapman and Kirsten Malone Chris and Eileen DiGiorgio
Peter and Ann Marie Draeger Lindsay Farino
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Jack Schwartz and
Diane Waters-Schwartz Thomas and Maris Shields Robert and Nancy Talbott Kenneth Tehaney
Peter and Karen Thielen
Marvin Wenger and
Beth-Ann Schwabacher-Wenger
Robert and Susan Wolfe
John and Valerie Wookey Bruce Yoxsimer and Jill Caskey Christine Zarringhalam Hamid Zarringhalam
Seventh Grade Parents
Thank You for
One Hundred Percent Participation! Bruce Antell and Sharon Clark Thomas Bevilacqua and
Therese Mrozek
Rodger and Jeannie Bickell Joern-Eric and Amy Brugger
Byron and Sylvie Cheung
Timothy Conde and Margaret Wong Gregory and Nancy Errington
Jim and Lila Fitzgerald
Mark Frappier and
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Craig and Nichola Johnson
W. Scott and Sue Johnson
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Floura Naini Nayebi Charles and
Susan Pillsbury Jeffrey Poetsch and
Alison Long-Poetsch Jeffrey Purvin and
Francesca Sterlacci Purvin Kent Putnam and
Beatrice Brugger Putnam Robert and
Stellie Quinn John and
Heather Rafter Carlos Reyes and Maria Magana
George and
Kathryn Schreiner
Suzanne Springs
Randall and Marianne Strickfaden David and Virginia Taylor
Donald and Sharon Traeger
Mark and Lisa Wan
Gregory and Rachel Wrenn
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The Priory Rests— Literally—on Caroline ‘Mama’ Gambetta’s Gifts
When the founding monks settled in Portola Valley, Caroline Gambetta lived on the adjacent farm and managed
it with her husband and son. When they died, she managed it alone. The monks developed a firm friendship with her and, within the community, began calling her “Mama.” The Priory became Mrs. Gambetta’s source of solace and support. She was especially close to Father Egon and Louis Kovacs, the Priory groundskeeper for 41 years who retired in 2005. Louis’s wife, Klara,
and their baby often spent time at Mrs. Gambetta’s, even though Klara had just arrived from Hungary and spoke almost no English!
Eventually, Mama Gambetta wanted to give something to the school. Originally, she thought of a
chapel but in the end elected to give her land to be used for the
education of the students. Today, the original and new
on-campus housing, the maintenance
facilities, robotics lab, wood shop,
community garden and
environmental science lab all rest on Mrs.
Gambetta’s land. The hilltop open space behind the campus is also her gift. She also contributed a substantial sum towards a modern gymnasium, which is today the cornerstone of the WPS Gambetta Gymnasium and Athletic Center. Today, her gifts are literally the foundation upon which much of the school rests, and they have over the decades created a world of good far bigger than she could have known. It is fitting that Gambetta Lane leads to the crest of the campus.