Page 5 - Priorities #31 2005-July

a Glance
Playing Field Bears Kovacs Name — Louis Kovacs, Priory groundskeeper, retired this year after 41 years and at
least 2,000 trees given to the school. The Priory landscape was initially a bare hillside
and Louis shepherded its transformation. Louis and
his wife, Klara, raised their
two children—both Priory alumni—on the campus grounds, and Klara in recent years has been a familiar face in the student store and business office. Here, they sit on Louis’s tractor in front of a large sign naming the front playing field “Louis Kovacs Field.”
Cutthroat Middle Schoolers — Seventh grader Ellie Oates was the wily Long John Silver in the Middle School’s production of the Robert Lewis Stevenson classic adventure tale, “Treasure Island.” Nearly one-third of the Middle School students had parts, proving true Director John
Sugden’s proposition that “everybody loves to play pirates!” They were even willing to
master the history and accents, which
was required to play the parts. As always, parents, students and faculty
volunteered their time to set up and take down the temporary seating
and stage for the four-show production, held in the
Assembly Hall. To see more photos, go to the
school’s Web site www. woodsidepriory.
com and click on “activities”.
Korean High Official Visits Students
Hyoung-O Kim, the senior congressman in the South Korean National Assembly, is greeted by Headmaster Tim Molak in the St. Anselm dorm lounge. Mr. Kim spent an afternoon sharing lunch and conversation with Korean students and encouraging them in their studies. Mr. Kim was at Stanford University pursuing studies in political change.