Page 2 - Priorities #36 2007-January Annual Report

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
Mr. Gene Becker*
Dr. Kristin Brew
Mrs. Janet Brownstone
Mr. Peter Campagna, Board Chair Mr Wayne Davison
Ms. Betsy Haehl
Mrs. Susan Hafleigh* Father Eric Hollas, OSB
Mr. David Jim*
Mrs. Ginny Kavanaugh
Mrs. Indu Khanna
Mr. Steven Krausz
Mr. Rick Magnuson
Mrs. Jami Doyle Nachtsheim Father Maurus Nemeth, OSB Mrs. Nancy Newman
Ms. Janiece Bacon Oblak Mr. Dale Pfau
Mr. Hank Plain
Mrs. Patti Plummer
Mr. Bill Roberts
Mr. Ray Rothrock*
Mrs. Kari Rust
Mr. Ken Tehaney
Mr. Paul Titterton
Mr. Dan Turner
Mr. Mark Wilson (on leave) Ms. Andrea Zulberti
* Special Representative.
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
Assoc. Editor: Lindsay Farino Design/Production:
J. Ennis Kirkland, Copperline Multimedia Photos: J. Ennis Kirkland, Carolyn Dobervich, Bruce Antell, parent, class of 2012, Priory archives, Mark Dobervich.
Chapel Services
Masses at 7:15 a.m. Monday-Saturday
9:30 a.m. Sunday11:00 a.m. Sunday Hungarian service 8 p.m. third Friday (Taize) ecumenical service. All are welcome.
Faculty, Page 10
Campus Ministry, Pages 14
Winter at a Glance, Page 4-5
Lasting gifts, Page 19
Woodside Priory School
Celebrating 49 Years of Benedictine Education
In This Issue
The power of gifts are considered from five perspectives, but in fact they act as a whole in supporting the Priory. Educationally and fiscally, the school is successful by many measures. Some important goals were achieved over the past 18 months. See Editor’s Note, page 3, Head of School’s Letter, page 7 and Board Chair’s Letter, page 9.
Barbara Falk, who has been known to every family and student for nearly 30 years,
is retiring. Priory athletes reach new heights—especially in basketball. The Zambian connection continues. So does construction, through rain and wind and weather. This and more in Winter at a Glance, pages 4-5.
Answers to burning questions such as “Where do Priory students come from?” “What’s the tuition these days?” and “Are there still more boys than girls?” are answered in Fast Facts, page 6.
A picture is worth....well, Director of Finance & Operations Josie Castaneda’s visual report of the Priory’s finances replaces at least 1,000 words. Page 8.
The Priory faculty bring gifts of heart and talent to their work, and students express their appreciation. Yvonne Faisal, who teaches advanced mathematics and is also a Priory parent, talks about the gift of the Priory community from both perspectives. Page 10.
The chapel and the Campus Ministry program bring meaning, focus and stability to campus life. Therese Inkmann, Campus Ministry Coordinator, talks about her work, and several students and teachers comment on the impact of these programs. Page 14.
Sometimes a single gift can have amazing impact. There were plenty of examples in the 2005-2006 fiscal year, and they reflect the spirit of gifts from earlier generations. When “Mama” Gambetta elected to leave land and funds for Priory students’ education, she couldn’t have known what a powerhouse that gift would become—but she surely would have been pleased. Page 18.
Several gifts rolled into one have a power bigger than the sum of the individual parts. The annual fund, the auction and the parent volunteer hours are good examples. They not only make school as we know it possible on an annual basis, they also make good planning possible because the donors have never let the Priory down. As some leave the system, others arrive with the same enthusiasm for Priory students and Benedictine education. Page 22.
The gifts to the campus being provided by people who support the Golden Jubilee campaign projects are critically important. They provided much-needed space and educational support now, and they are the foundation of the next 50 years. Funding is still needed to complete the Trinity Project construction and renovation. The entire project can’t be completed unless the funding gap is closed. Page 26.
On the cover: This issue focuses on the positive impact of gifts, from the perspective of the giver and the receiver. Students and teachers benefit from the generosity of everyone listed in the 2005-2006 annual report, and they in turn share their time, talents and treasures with each other and those beyond the Priory community that they are inspired to support.