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Doug Basegio (center) was one of several speakers on the Priory campus for an outstanding Career Day sponsored by the Portola Valley-Woodside Rotary Club. Doug is also parent of Priory stu- dents Olivia and Elena.
Student and Mentor Comments:
I was really lucky to see the whole process. I was there for the 7 a.m. discussion when the doctors went over the patients’ charts and discussed the cases. Then I went on rounds with Dr. Cooke. It was inspir- ing, but I was very surprised at how much he had done in a short time. It’s awe-inspiring...
Gladys Martin,
with Dr. John Cooke, Cardiologist at
Stanford University Hospital
Ever since the Oklahoma City bombing (of a federal building) I have been interested in search-and-rescue and in preventing explosions. I didn’t have any idea how that interest could become a career field but now I can see it. Lt. Jackson was just great...
Mike Mitchell,
with Lt. Alex Jackson, S.W.A.T. Team Commander at San Francisco International Airport
George talked with the company president, the chief finance officer, our legal counsel...For awhile, we were thinkingofbringinghiminasaninternthis summer. After talking more with him, we decided the timing will be better for him and us after he’s had some college. We’ll stay in touch.
Dan Haefner, T.R.I. Corp., with student George Postich
“I didn’t just observe - she had me teaching,” said Cory Roberts of her day with kindergarten teacher Jacquie Kramer.
CAREER
Priory graduates need an opportunity to get first-hand information about career choices before making choices of a college major.
Priory alumni from the past 39 years are a collective gold mine of professional expertise, and many are located right in the Bay Area.
Cathy Molak, Coordinator of Alumni Activities, took a closer look and — voilá — a
successful Career Mentoring Program was born!
Cathy polled seniors for their career interests, asked alumni in the relevant fields for their support, and matched student-alumnus teams. When an appropriate alumnus was not available, alumni and Priory staff helped by contacting friends.
Most students met their mentors first by tele- phone, then spent all or part of a day on the job.
Some students were inspired to pursue the field they observed. Others discovered the field was prob- ably not for them after all. Unanimously, students wanted the program to continue for this year’s seniors. Alumni mentors responding to a survey said they would participate again.
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Catching up on each other’s news at a Headmaster’s Dinner in honor of the mentors last May were (left to right) Ted Larson, Dr. Peter Kasenchack, Cathy Molak, program coordinator, Dr. Robert Iverson, and Dan Haefner.