Page 2 - Priorities #27 2004-July

Woodside Priory School
Celebrating 46 Years of Benedictine Education
In This Issue
Faculty use the funding provided by individual grants to improve classroom education next fall. A revised conditional use permit proposal promises to meet two compatible goals: protect the valley’s rural atmosphere and provide a high quality of education in the future. From the Headmaster, page3.
Students play fantastic, imaginary characters in “East of the Sun, West of the Moon;” homemade corn muffins win the US President’s heart in Gershwin’s “Of Thee I Sing,” 20 young Ugandan dancers visit the campus to perform, then spend time in Priory classrooms; dormers wrap up the year with whitewater rafting, and seventh graders get their feet wet in community service. Spring-Summer At A Glance, pages 4-5.
Spring at a Glance, Page 4-5
They wrapped up their high school years with hugs from the faculty and their parents, and words of wisdom from classmates and guest speaker, filmmaker Jerry Zucker. Then they doffed their morterboards, headed home for the summer, and off to college in the fall. It’s the Priory’s newest alumni, the Class of 2004. Graduation, pages 6 and 7.
Eighth graders followed tradition in their graduation exercises with flowers and boutinnieres, a faculty member to address them—this time they selected Josh Bookin— and a special plaque for each individual, covered with personal wishes from their teachers. Eighth grade commencement, pages 8 and 9.
Departments presented them. Faculty and administrators selected them. Teammates nominated them. Students’ performance in class, on exams, on athletic fields, and in service activities qualified them. St. Benedict, which combines them all, is the top. Meet the award-winners for the 2003-2004 academic year, pages 10, 11 and 12.
Could Gaspar de Portola, for whom Portola Valley was named, have napped on the Priory grounds? WPS’s founder, Father Egon Javor, thinks he probably did. Portola was looking
for Monterey Bay, and on his way he staked claims to sites that later became California missions. The replica mission bell by Founders Hall is intended to remind students of the valley’s and the state’s history, Father Egon said. Benedictine Letter, pages 13 and14.
Every decade was represented, and several spouses and children enjoyed the annual first- Saturday-in-June reunion held on the campus. See page 15.
Matthieu and Caitlin sent news of their weddings, Bernadette and Michael have set the date, Luigi and Mike and Zuzka are headed for graduate studies, Dan and Eddie and Edward and Terrell and Anna Marie have career news. Julie and Marcello and Michael have their bachelor’s degrees—and Michael is headed for the Pacific Crest Trail. That and more in Alumni News & Notes, pages 16 and 17.
Dave Rogers remembers high spirits and pranks, as well as a strong positive influence, at the Priory of the early 1970s. Alumni conversation, pages 18 and 19.
For admissions information, please contact Al Zappelli at (650) 851-6223, azappelli@woodsidepriory.com. Downloadable forms are available on the school Web site: www.woodsidepriory.com. Click on Admissions.
High school graduation, Page 6-7
Eighth grade graduaton, Page 8-9
Alumni Reunion, Page 14-15
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
Dr. Kristen Brew
Mr. Peter Campagna Mrs. Liz Cirino
Mr. Al Ebneter
Ms. Betsy Haehl
Mrs. Anne Hannigan
Mrs. Dotty Hayes
Fr. Eric Hollas, OSB
Mr. George Huertas
Mr. Craig Johnson
Mrs. Virginia Kavanaugh Mr. Steven Krausz
Mrs. Mary Lemuth
Mr. Alfred Li*
Fr. Maurus Nemeth, OSB Mrs. Janiece Bacon Oblak Mr. Bill Roberts
Ms. Alicia Rodriguez
Mr. Ray Rothrock
Mr. Andy Schilling
Mr. Bob Simon
Dr. Stuart Young
* 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 Design: Jim Kirkland, Copperline Multimedia
Photos: Carolyn Dobervich, Father Martin Mager,
Chapel Services
Masses at 7:15 a.m. Monday-Saturday
9:30 a.m. Sunday
11:00 a.m. Sunday Hungarian service
8 p.m. third Friday (Taize) ecumenical service All are welcome.
On the cover: Exultant grads in the Class of 2004. Story on pages 6.