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Greetings Priory Community,
Priory’s 59th commencement exercises, on this magnificent campus, were an extraordinary coming together of the entire Priory community. Father Martin told me he thought it was one of the best ever! As our graduating seniors took their final walk onto the Trudelle Family Track as Priory students, they began an almost seamless transition to their start as Priory’s newest alumni.
This transition was initiated on May 30th with
the first Priory Alumni Association Induction
Ceremony. The Class of 2019 gathered in the Al
Zappelli Alumni Courtyard for a very warm welcome by Associate Director of Development- Alumni Engagement, Diana Chamorro, and a special blessing from Father Matthew, before the alumni panel, inscribed with the names of each graduate, was unveiled. Father Martin, Father Maurus, Father Matthew, Tim Molak, Al Zappelli, Todd Turner, Diana, and I presented each senior with an Alumni Association pin and a coffee mug printed with the names of all Class of 2019 graduates. As the Class of 2019 take their Priory education out into a world in need of their gifts, Diana asked them to stay in touch and invited them to come home to campus on December 19th for their first college-aged Priory Alumni event.
This Alumni Courtyard, dedicated to Al on the occasion of his retirement, is paved with the senior bricks parents have acquired over the years as part of their annual fund support. As we say farewell to Al in June, we begin preparations to celebrate the legacy of our longest serving Head of School, Tim Molak who retires after 30 years of dedicated service. For this unprecedented occasion a special Celebration Committee has been formed, chaired by former Chair of the Board of Trustees, Ray Rothrock, former Dean of Faculty and current Trustee, Nancy Newman, and current parent Susan Karnstedt.
As we congratulate our newest alumni and extended our gratitude for the many ways they have contributed to the life of the school, we look forward to welcoming with open hearts our incoming students and their families.
Tim Molak with Todd Turner, Diana Chamorro, Fathers Matthew, Maurus, Martin, Al Zappelli, and I, ready to present the Alumni Association pin to the Class of 2019.
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Celebrating the Legacy of
Tim Molak
While the Celebration Committee
finalizes preparations to honor
the legacy of Tim Molak, you are
invited to share a memory of
him, an anecdote, or a tribute.
These will be printed out and
presented to Tim in a custom
designed memory box created
by Father Martin. The box will
be presented at a community
wide celebration Friday, May 8th, 2020 in Schilling Square where, as a community, we will thank Tim for all he has done for the school, the community and every single student who has entered the campus in the last 30 years!
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE: Friday, May 8, 2020 and join us for this historic Priory celebration.
Share your memories of Tim at www.prioryca.org/CelebrateTim
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