Page 5 - Priorities #10 1999-July

Laura Nowell and Charles Kou (standing) don’t look like kids who stayed up doing research until 3 a.m., but they did. Enthusiasm ran high (if not always so late) among the 18 Priory Model UN members who attended the UC Berkeley conference and represented the interests of The Philippines. Next year, the team hopes to attend Georgetown, USC and Berkeley conferences.
Refugees earns over $3,200 • Parent-Faculty-Staff Reception • “Free Minds” an exhibition of high school students’ visual arts on Church Square • Welcome reception for parents of new Middle School students • Seniors Last Chapel program • Parent Association Pass-The-Gavel Supper • Junior/Senior Brunch• EighthGradeBreakfastwithfacultyand parents (featuring presentation of famous “what- candy-are-you-like” awards) • Baccalaureate Mass and banquet with parents and faculty.
June
Awards assembly • Commencement, Class of 1999 • Graduation ceremonies for Middle School Eighth Grade.
April
Special Easter Service in Chapel • Community Forum lecture by Dr. Jane Goodall • Priory Auction tops expectations for Annual Fund • Seniors treated to lunch by the Alumni Association • 1998-99 Literary Journalbegins• ChristmasinAprilbuilding renovation for charity • “Clumsy Custard Horror Show” presented by Priory Players • Car wash and donations raise $1,000 for Kosovo refugees • Choir and Orchestra wins the Spirit of the Heritage Festival trophy in San Diego • Middle School dance at Castilleja •MiddleSchoolFineArtsNight•Dorm community service day • Freshman physics students William Huang, Alex Santosa, Ray Lui, and William Lee took 3rd place in the Canada College Engineering Design egg drop contest • Sign-ups for summer service project in Mexico with Fr. Martin • Priory Summer Tennis Camp sign-ups • Ryan Maas is Headmaster for a Day • Student job opportunities in Summer Bridge Program (academic tutoring) • Work begins in Priory community garden
May
ASB Elections • 1999 school chess champ: Andy Jolilette (2nd - Travis Maahs, 3rd - Ford Walker, 4th - Peter Zaffaroni) • Sports banquet for all athletes • Claudia Meyer, Erik Bixler and Stuart Alsop won class competitions with their model bridges • Cookies ‘N Classics, afternoon performance by Priory’s serious musicians • 6th grade beach trip • Student input to the proposed new schedule • Yearbook signing party in gym • Career Fair hosted by Rotary Club for Juniors and Seniors • “Hello Summer” mixer at Notre Dame in San Jose • Middle School Open Gym • Parent Association meeting on preserving Benedictine values on the campus• An Evening of Dysfunctional Comedy, presented by the Advanced Drama class • Choir and orchestra Spring Concert • Junior class fundraisers for Kosovo
Seniors began a new tradition with their class quilt, a project that combined Humanities and Fine Arts studies. It incorporates photos and thoughts over the span of their lifetimes, transferred to cloth through a photographic process and blended on a cloth backing.
Lindsay Mathew takes
the Wee Lassie on its maiden voyage in the Delta. Lindsay, five fellow students
and two faculty members designed and built the craft and donated its proceeds to the school and to charity. See their story on the school web site, 20th Century Limited Auction page.