Page 4 - Priorities #10 1999-July

SPRING ‘98 AT A GLANCE
February
6th grade class retreat • Senior class plans a service project to clean beaches and replant vegetation • Informational meeting for Priory cheerleader tryouts • Seniors Julie Kimball and Mike Mastman named National Merit Finalists (seven Priory students earned National Merit recognition but not all qualify as finalists) • Sophomore Bobby Christian named Palo AltoWeeklyAthleteoftheWeek •SarahGraebneris Priory’s coordinater for teen SafeRides • Saturday morning drop-in scrimmage in gym for 6th grade girls and Friday afternoon drop-in soccer for faculty, students and alums begins • Special Community ServiceLiturgyinchapel •Valentine-o-Gramson sale help raise money for earthquake relief in Columbiaandothercharities •Juniorclassovernight retreat to Marin Headlands • 3rd Annual Millard Fillmore Academic Trivia Competition • College Planning Night for Juniors • Middle School Open Gym/FunNight •Studentsinvitedtolinkpersonal web page with the Priory website • St. John’s College Prep school students share Priory dorms for a week • WPS earns “Golden Harvest” top award for work to end hunger • Health and safety assembly for
students in grades 8-12 in gym • Winter Formal
Elena Herzen was one of several students who discovered this hidden wall dedicated to Dr. Martin Luthur King while exploring Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco. The Middle School French students were on a field trip to the “Impressionists in Winter” art exhibit.
March
Video filming and editing workshop • Father- Student Brunch & Basketball • Senior class retreat to Marin Headlands • Movie Madness Night to help support the Interact Mexico trip this summer • Annual Priory Chess Tournament begins • March Madness kicks off with Slam-Dunk Contest during break • Annual Senior Servant Auction • Parent Association meeting on the college counseling process • Priory’s best musicans earn honors at CMEA festival • 8th grade in-school retreat • Pajama Jammie Jam Dance for high school students (wear yourjamstoschoolallday)•Toweldrive forUrban Ministries of Palo Alto • Students dominated faculty in the 2nd Annual All-Star Basketball Classic • 7th and 8th grade Parent Network meeting • Israeli high school students and Vietnam veterans visit some classes to talk about war • 7th grade overnight to Sacramento and Jelly Belly factory • Birth announcement of the Wee Lassie Canoe built by Priory students and faculty ( Auction proceeds brough $8,000 for school and charity) • Special guest speaker and discussion leader Kwame Anku (musician, filmaker, artist, and speaker) spends two days with middle and high school students • Bake sale forMake-A-WishFoundation•Allstudents invited to join National Honor Society in spring break communityserviceprojects• Priorystringquintet
appears at regional festival • Dorm students visit Tech Museum and IMAX Theater • Lenten retreat for parents.
“Free Minds,” a first-class outdoor visual arts exhibition, was conceived and created by Priory high school students — a first for the campus. Fortunately, predicted rain stayed away - there was no indoor space available.
Alex Lazaravici was “commanded” to wear his funny hat for “Senior Slave Day.” The event is a tradition and the “slaves” donate all the proceeds to charity. It was one of about eight spring fund-raising
projects involving the whole campus.