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FALL ‘97 AT A GLANCE
August/September
Back-to-school parties and socials • New Priory Student Employment Agency for on-campus jobs • Birthday gifts for students with summer birthdays • First faculty/student advisory meeting • National flags display at first chapel • Honor Society students are volunteer servers at the Appreciation Dinner honoring supporters of the Annual Fund • Sign-ups for co-curricular clubs from Amnesty International to Ultimate Frisbee • Field day games and T-Shirts courtesy of ASB officers • Auditions for Priory Players’ fall show • Mass of the Holy Spirit • Middle School Outdoor Education Camp • First College Fair (at Bellermine) • Priory Family Picnic and NHS car wash for charity • Boys soccer, girls volleyball, flag football, cross country seasons begin • Senior portraits • First High School dance • Back-to-School Night • Middle School Fun Night in Gym • First French Club movie night • Kush Toss event at morning break • Malibu Fun Night • Bike Club rides begin • Visits from college reps begin • Priory’s College Planning Night
October
Orange and Black Day in honor of the Giants • Basketball season begins • Community Service activities begin • Class Retreats begin • School Spirit Week • Halloween Party at Sharon Heights Convalescent Hospital • Outdoor Club hikes begin • First Middle School Dance • Science Star Party (with telescopes) • First Annual Golf Classic • High School and Middle School student body elections • Adam Andreini wins the Money Scramble • Laura Handy is appointed to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s Youth Advisory Council • Chess Club contests begin • Environmental restoration volunteers go to work • Stock Mark Club competitions begin • Blessing of Pets • Halloween costume contest
November
Celebrating
40
years
of Benedictine College Preparatory Education
How to get 40-odd dogs, cats and critters to form a solemn circle for the annual Blessing of the Pets ceremony? Can’t be done but nobody minds! It’s always a wonderful before-school gathering to commemorate St. Francis of Assisi.
Storyteller Jim Cogan and student Taylor Eigsti (see pg. 12) joined forces for a special tribute to Woodside Priory’s fortieth anniversary. Jim’s stories, culled from interviews with just about everybody who would know, kept students entertained for more than half an hour. Taylor, a jazz pianist, provided the musical interludes and capped the program with “Ora et Labora,” his original composition which he dedicated to the school. The program was repeated in the evening for parents and friends. Videotapes are available by calling Pat Reed at 650-851-8221.
It’s a slice! Actually, it’s the first annual Priory Golf Classic at the new oceanside course in Half Moon Bay. About 75 parents, alumni and friends enjoyed the exercise and lunch. Nobody claimed the $10,000 prize (for a hole in one) but they did provide a nice contribution to the WPS Scholarship Fund.
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