Priorities #13: Summer 2000

PRI RITIES A Magazine of Woodside Priory School

July 2000

JAZZED! O N   L I F E WPS's first jazz concert. See back page 14

A Learning Community for the New Century

Woodside Priory School A Learning Community for the New Century

In This Issue Can Jewish and Benedictine values beneficially coexist?

Russell Shaw writes about his experience as a Jew living and working in Woodside Priory’s Benedictine community. Benedictine Letter, page 4.

Graduates . page 8

Student power turns an election. The political and economic issues facing Slovakia aren’t settled. But students - many too young to vote - made a positive difference in the last election, according to Zuzana Fedorkova, who was part of the action.

Student View, page 5.

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Spring at a Glance Dr. Nancy Snyderman’s appearance, AP art at the Gamble Gardens, and WPS’s first all-Middle School theater are among the events. Page 6.

Graduation had a new look with caps and gowns, and ceremonies under a tent on the lawn rather than in the too-crowded Thomas Church Square. The eighth graders (Class of 2004), as always, graduated in the Chapel. Page 8

Reunion . page 18.

Awards ceremonies top off the last week of school.

Academic, athletic, community service and leadership talents are honored. Special talents, improvements and all-around excellence bring awards, too. Page 11.

Summer Jazz Festival brings a mellow mood to the campus and raises funds for a good cause. Communtiy Events, page 14.

Several members of the Class of ‘96 are college grads this spring.

This and more in Alumni News & Notes, page 16.

Athletics . page 21

Families were the focus of Alumni Reunion 2000. The annual soccer match, a brunch prepared by the monks, and even pony rides for the children made this year’s bash fun. Page 18.

The dot-com revolution was too tempting to miss. Bob Kamangar, Class of ‘85, thinks Internet technology opens a unique window of opportunity. His personal slant is building university communities online. Alumni interview, page 15.

A dynamite Boys Volleyball team takes the PSAL championship, several Priory athletes go to CCS competition, and Steve Trudelle leaves a record that will be hard to top. Athletics, page 21.

Board of Directors Abbott Matthew Leavy, OSB Rev. Mark Cooper, OSB Brother Edward Englund, OSB Father Martin Mager, OSB Father William Sullivan, OSB Board of Trustees Mrs. Pat Adams, Alumni Parent Mrs. Liz Cirino, Co-Chair, Parent Association Mr. Wayne Davison, Parent Mr. Al Ebneter, Friend Mr. Gene Flath, Friend Mr. Michael Gullard, Friend Mrs. Anne Hannigan, Alumni Parent Father Pius Horvath, Monastic Community Mr. George Huertas, Alumnus Mrs. Kathie Maxfield, Friend Mrs. Sandra McCarthy, Parent Mr. Bruce Mosbacher, Friend Mr. Matt O’Rourke, Alumni Parent Mr. Ray Rothrock, Friend Mr. Andy Schilling, Alumnus Mr. Art Schultz, Parent Mr. Bob Ward, Friend, Mrs. Donna Wengert-Neff, Parent Priorities Magazine is published in September, April and July by Woodside Priory School for its alumni, parents, students, neighbors and friends.

Editor: Carolyn Dobervich Design: Ennis Kirkland Design Contributing Writers: LeeAnn McDermott, Pat Reed Photos: Jim Kirkland, Father Martin Mager, Carolyn Dobervich, Gail Kimball

From the Headmaster Dear Priory Community,

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ver the Memorial Day weekend the Priory graduated its largest senior class ever and the following weekend hosted a large number of alumni for a variety of activities at Reunion Weekend 2000. At both events I was aware of the special spirit shared by all who have experienced the Priory as part of their formation as young men and women.

While talking to alums and grads, I was struck once again by the impact that teachers, whether monks or lay people, have on students. Throughout our history, teachers have been what people remember about Woodside Priory School. They are the strength of our past and the promise of a strong future. We are always looking for the best possible educators to minister the Benedictine message to students and parents.

These days, economics are a driving force in education. The relaxed, rural environment of Portola Valley is great - but it doesn’t protect us from the pressures of California demographics or the Silicon Valley economic engine. Like virtually all other schools here, we are facing a teacher shortage, possibly a teacher crisis.

A baby boomlet has already reached school age.

We in the private school sector experience it as a boom in applications for available space; public schools feel it as pressure to add more classes. Recent legislation cutting class size in the public school primary grades results in an even more hurried search for qualified faculty.

Housing is a crucial part of the problem - and, for us, the solution. On-campus housing is not only a tool in attracting and retaining the best teachers. It also is a critical ingredient in preserving our Benedictine way of life.

The hot local economy drives housing prices out of range of teachers. Several articles in the Bay Area media have documented the issue.

Teachers are sharing rentals as they did when they were students. They are adding many hours of commute time to their already busy day (just remember the hours of night meetings and school event supervision teachers log each year).

With teachers in short supply, many schools - and Woodside Priory is among them — now frequently conduct nationwide searches to fill faculty positions. Officials from public school districts to Stanford University report the same response. Talented teachers are excited about coming until they hit housing costs.

I think our ability to create on-campus housing will give Woodside Priory an edge in the competition — as it does for Stanford University, just five minutes away. Currently we have six family homes and two single-individual apartments, plus an additional home nearly ready for occupancy. We are looking at plans to further increase the number of houses available to faculty in the future.

The Benedictine way of life is community-centered. The rhythm “ora et labora” — work and prayer — develops from the core community of students, teachers, staff and monks who live and work together. That sense of “home” gives our school a distinctively different feel from others in the SF Bay Area. It allows us to impart more than book knowledge. Our education, as our mission statement says, includes “a love of learning and a love of God...that is forward looking in its goal and satisfying in its fulfillment.”

In the year 2000, the Priory is alive and well, drawing its energy and vision from the 1500-year old-tradition of Benedictine excellence. To quote from the first line of Benedict’s Rule, may you always — “Listen... with the ear of your heart.”

Tim Molak Headmaster

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...our ability to create on-campus housing will give Woodside Priory an edge in the competition for great teachers, just as it does for Stanford University...

Benedictine Letter Dean of Students Russell Shaw is leaving WPS for Pennsylvania, where his wife will pursue rabbinical studies.

Father Martin asked Russell to use this forum to discuss his perception of Benedictine life on this campus. John Provost, formerly head of the Theology Department, is the new Dean of Students.

I discovered important parallels between Jewish and Benedictine practices and ideals. These have helped me to be a better Jew.

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all me the Wandering Jew. After leaving my work as a legislative assistant to a congressman in Washington, DC, I worked first for Voyageur Outward Bound School in Minnesota, then for Thornton Friends School, a Quaker school in Maryland, and finally for the past three years at a Benedictine Catholic school in California called Woodside Priory.

Each of these experiences has helped me to grow spiritually in different ways, and perhaps ironically, each of these jobs has given me a clearer sense of what it means to be a Jew. I still vividly remember my day of interviews to be the Priory’s Dean of Students. At the time, I didn’t know the difference between an abbot or a prior, a Father or a Brother, a Jesuit or a Benedictine. But Father Martin put me at ease with his first interview question—"So, how does it feel to be sitting in an office in Silicon Valley being interviewed by two men in black dresses?"

During my time at the Priory, I have come to cherish our weekly chapel meetings, to love and respect the monastic community, to value the Rule of St. Benedict. I have also discovered important parallels between Jewish and Benedictine practices and ideals, and these have helped me to be a better Jew. The rule of St. Benedict begins with the exhortation, "Listen, with the ear of your heart."

Brother Edward teaches that this means "to listen in a way that you can be changed by what you hear."

Significantly, Judaism’s central prayer, known as the Shema, also begins with a call to listen. This idea of listening, and listening in such an honest and open way, resonates with me and is an important foundation of my own faith.

During my first mass at the Priory, I felt like an interloper. The symbolism, the ritual, the music all felt unfamiliar and somewhat alienating to me. And yet, I soon began to recognize landmarks. The blessing of the wine and bread (in the form of communion wafers) and the ritual hand-washing all parallel the sabbath rituals my wife and I perform each Friday night. And the blessing at the end of the mass, "May the Lord bless you and keep you…" is the same blessing that is recited by rabbis in Hebrew in synagogues the world over.

Perhaps more important than the symbolism is the way the Benedictine definition of hospitality pervades this campus. In Chapel we sometimes sing that "All are Welcome," and this translates into an environment where each spiritual journey is supported.

Individuality is honored at school retreats. Diverse and unfiltered voices speak in Chapel. Students find opportunities to connect with God in their own ways during reflection walks in theology class. In these and other ways, Priory encourages and nurtures each person’s spiritual search, whatever its roots.

And so where does this leave me? After three transformational years at the Priory, I leave this magical campus in Portola Valley and take a piece of it with me. I’ll find a new school on a new coast, and yet my work will be forever informed by the spirit of St. Benedict. I feel blessed to have been changed by my time at the Priory, to "begin again" with a clearer sense of who I am and what is important to me.

Russell Shaw Former Dean of Students

Student View Students Turn An Election In An Emerging Democracy

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By Zuzana Fedorkova, Class of 2000 have lived in the same small city in Slovakia for most of my life, but in September 1998, it became a different place for me. I found myself immersed in the new world of Slovakian politics and its struggle for democracy.

From 1994 to 1998, Slovakia had had been led by Prime Minister Meciar, whose government developed a spectacular reputation in the rest of Europe – as demagogues, liars and corrupt politicians. The way they were devastating the economy of Slovakia, which had been moving forward steadily from planned economy to free market, was so obvious that even teenagers became concerned about politics.

I was seriously worried about the future of my country. I felt that if Meciar’s government succeeded again in the upcoming elections, the whole of Europe would just laugh at us. I was worried that the "grandmas democrats" – elderly women who were drawn to Meciar because of his charisma – would be deciding MY future. These were the feelings of many people, too.

Some smart people started a huge campaign appealing to young people to vote. It wasn’t completely political, because it didn’t tell them to vote for a particular party, just to vote. I was a part of a voluntary youth group in my city that organized rock concerts, meetings and discussions; we also helped the adults with the regular campaign.

Most of these experiences were really interesting but one especially sticks in my mind.

The headquarters sent my best friend, Jana, and me into the streets to poll people (I really don’t remember the question now). We smiled and asked our question. Many people smiled back and answered, some looked little bit bothered but answered anyway, and some gave us an ugly look and a harsh "No!" That was never a good feeling, but we kept smiling (at the end, my cheeks hurt from all that political smiling…).

Then Jana saw two elderly ladies walking down the street and told me we should try to ask them.

They looked really sweet – until they noticed us. The smiles disappeared.

Have you ever seen a furious old lady? I hope you haven’t. There was something strange about all these "grandmas democrats"; they loved their Vladko (as they called Mr. Meciar) and were ready to defend him against anyone as if he was their own son. I had heard stories about them, but I had always thought it was just a good joke. Now, one of them started to yell at us. Suddenly, it seemed like she received a ray of new energy from somewhere in the universe. She was really furious. Her friend was quietly standing by angrily nodding her head.

Then I probably made a mistake. We should have tried to leave, but instead of that I politely (!) tried to explain that we were just asking a simple question and we didn’t want to destroy our young republic (one of their favorite arguments).

The second lady spoke up. …How can I – young and inexperienced – oppose HER? …Who brought up such a rude generation? …How did we dare…?

Now both ladies were enraged. I mean, REALLY. They started punching us. A bad coincidence was that in September it tends to be quite rainy in Slovakia. Of course, the old ladies had umbrellas in their hands and were serious about using them against us. That is when we decided to leave as fast as possible.

This stayed in my mind for a long time. It became just another funny story pretty soon, but it helped me find out, that sometimes it’s wiser to keep your mouth shut even if you believe you are right (and even though it is hard).

After the elections of 1998, the place where I had grown up changed. I don’t mean just the obvious change that happened when a new democratic government won (The youth campaign succeeded – more than 80 percent of young people who could vote for the first time participated in the elections). It also changed for me personally. After this campaign, I feel more tied to my country; I started to think about the government as about MY government. I know that this place is never going to be the same as it was during the first sixteen years of my life.

Editor’s Note: Czecheslovakia peacefully separated in 1993, creating the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.

Zuzka is from the small town of Bardejov.

At the end, my cheeks hurt from all that political smiling…

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Spring ‘00

WPS drama department presented its first-ever all-Middle School show this spring with three one-act plays. In Small Actors, Tim Kovachy is the priest who marries Romeo and Juliet in a rolicking, three-minute rendition of Shakespeare’s lengthy tragedy. It was a play-within-a-play that explored the dilemma of a young girl who gets a oneline part but tells her parents she’s playing the lead.

Director Tom Carter broke a record by producing six successful shows this year, including one especially challenging play he wrote for his Advanced Drama class.

Dr. Nancy Snyderman, WPS’s keynote speaker for the Seventh Annual Community Forum, chose a casual seat on the stage to chat with guests and sign books after the program. Dr. Snyderman is one of the best-known and trusted medical correspondents in national print and television media as well as a practicing physician and mother of three children.

Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park was a welcome partner in providing copies of Dr. Snyderman’s book, Necessary Journeys: Letting Ourselves Learn from Life.

Guests enjoyed the May weather on Thomas Church Square following the lecture. Renee Rankin, Juliana Secheli and Sandy McCarthy are among several people who helped create this special evening.

Emily Cohen and Kylie Hepper came dressed as twin glamor queens during March Madness week. For alumni who remember the great feeling of getting out on Red Square for the first taste of sunny weather and all the crazy contests -well, nothing’s changed. This year, students let off steam with crazy hoop shots, jammies day, a no-hands popcorn munch, and more.

AT A GLANCE AP Art students Diego Avalos, Mary Hurlbut, Sara Koester and Mira O’Brien receive well-earned bouquets from their teachers, Cayewah and Reed Easley outside the historic Elizabeth Gamble Gardens carriage house in Palo Alto. The students held a two-day showing of art each developed for his or her college portfolio. Guests also enjoyed refreshments and the original composition of AP Music Theory student Amanda Davison (Devin Coats was unable to attend).

The amazing breadth, depth and variety of each student’s work said more than words could about the demanding nature of AP art, said one guest.

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is beginning a new tradition - a flag to identify schools that earn the maximum, six-year accreditation.

Woodside is one of the first to qualify. Headmaster Tim Molak, Brother Edward England, who chaired the WASC self-study team, and Ross Anderson, a student member of the team, ran the new banner up the flagpole.

WASC Visiting Committee members spent three days on the campus last spring; here Sally Welsh-Bon, from York Schoool in Monterey, joins students in the dining hall.

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Wo o d s i d e

P r i o r y

S c h o o l

Class of 2000

The Class of 2000 voted to leave the school’s tradition of formal dress and instead chose royal blue academic gowns and caps with tassels. The “K” on the left morterboard is Greek for something to do with graduation. Steve Trudelle is behind the sunglasses.

Junior Sean Barter assisted Father Martin Mager in exiting the Baccalaureate Mass. Following that ceremony, student and parents shared dinner, awards and Father Martin’s wonderful slides, showing the faces and expressions of every student over their time at Woodside Priory.

Sultan Al-Sulaiman, University of San Francisco Michael Alcheck, Emory University Keenan Alpay, San Diego State University Diego Avalos, Santa Clara University David Bower, Saint Mary’s College Marcello Centofanti, Santa Clara University James Cirino, Embry-Riddle University Emily Cohen, UC Santa Barbara Molly Corman, UC Davis Joseph Daly, UC San Diego Amanda Davison,Occidental College Alexandra DeMartini, Regis University Jesse Dienner, UC Berkeley Maria Ferencova, Gymnasium L. Stockela Zuzana Fedorkova, Stanford University Barna Gacs, University of Budapest Alejandro Gomez, UC Santa Cruz Domotor Gulyas, University of Budapest Mercedes Hernandez, Ripon College Andras Hlacs, University of Budapest Michael Hon, Pitzer College 8

Mary Hurlbut, Stanford University Nona Ikeda, Cornell University Erin Johnson, UC Santa Cruz Sung Kim, Foothill Community College Sarah Koester, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Zoltan Kovacs, San Jose State University Brian Labar, Stanislaus State University Brittany Ladrech, University of Arizona Tina Lally, Loyola Marymount Bryce Larsen, Loyola Marymount Paul Lewis, Loyola Marymount Jeffrey Lin, Carnegie Mellon University Ryan Maas, Stevens Institute of Technology Arianna Martin, Claremont McKenna College Lindsay Matheu, University of Nevada, Reno Alexander Meyer, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Louis Molakides, San Francisco State University Jonathan Morgan, Saint John’s College, New Mexico Mira O’Brien, UCLA Michelle Ogren, University of Oregon Pitharn Ongkosit, UC Riverside Kyung Park, San Jose State University Eric Perret, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute JeAnne Reyes, Haverford College Daniel Riveong, Colgate University Dimitriy Sevrin, European University, Switzerland Todd Simmons, Loyola Marymount Katelin Stasun, Sonoma State University Michelle Stroebe, Pitzer College Patrick Sullivan, Pitzer College Stephen Trudelle, University of San Diego Brittany Voelker, Chapman University David White, Boston University Edward Wilson, Occidental College

JeAnne Reyes, Salutatorian

Joe Daly, Valedictorian

Roberto Cannessa, Graduation Speaker

...At Priory, we speak often about living in a community. I know I have never been a part of any other community that is closer. The Class of 2000 has come far together.

What I appreciate most about Woodside Priory and its community is that when I was stressed from completing college applications or school work in general, actually being on campus - whether listening to a really good Chapel talk, meditating in Spirituality class or sitting on the stairs going up to the cafeteria with my friend Mercedes and looking at the hills while venting frustrations felt wonderful!

Today, stop and look at where you are, realize what you’ve accomplished, and just smile because (we’ve) come so far.

Editor’s note: It’s impossible to capture in print the humorous flavor of Joe’s speech. The following is one slightlymore- serious snippet. All students receive a videotape of the graduation ceremony and Joe’s complete speech is there.

Dr. Roberto Cannessa, twice a candidate for the presidency of Uruguay, twice the recipient of the National Award of Uruguay, is a man known to most of the Class of 2000. All seniors read the book, Alive, the story of several young men whose faith was tested during a harrowing plane crash in the Andes in the 1970s. Dr. Cannessa is a survivor of that crash and he accompanied several Priory seniors and faculty on a trek to the site last spring.

Today is not CHRONOS time, time measured in seconds and minutes. Today is KAIROS time, time that is measured by the intensity of feelings. It is a time when we get close to God, not a time when the clock stops. Because KARIOS time is those moments you will never forget, it is time for reflection, for looking into the eyes of your friends...

Today, early in the morning, one of my favorite companions was helping me in this speech. It was Mother Nature. And this immortal mother will always support us, even in the worst moments...(Mother Nature) will tell you what you are and what you need to reach happiness in life.

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No matter what your problems (with them) are or have been or will be, try to keep strong relations with your family. For some unknown reason, your family seems obligated to love and care for you. By responding with more care and love, you can guarantee you’ll never be alone. If you ever run into problems and need help, or are simply bored, give your parents and siblings a call...Even though they might not be able to quote Othello and Keats, parents are surprisingly full of useful knowledge and can help you with many real world problems...

Try your best to be happy because life’s too short.

“...Send your grace and protection upon our graduates. Show all of us how to transform learning into wisdom and technology into service, so that all our study may be dedicated to your glory...” from the Invocation by Dean Leh, Director of Campus Ministry

Class of 2004 Moves On “..let them enjoy their learning and take delight in new discoveries, and give them the desire to learn all things well.�

Eighth Grade Graduates

Marianne Stoner, who is retiring as Director of the Middle School, joined students awaiting the big moment.

From the Invocation by Martin Mager, OSB Young relatives hand out programs.

Lindsay Garehime and Andy Souter.

Fathers Maurus and Pius.

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Adam Andreini Brigette Bradford Gretchen Burch Kimberly Chow Allyn Coats Ashley Davidson James DiBoise Conor Fitzpatrick Lindsey Garehime Evan Green Brian Gundell Ian Hafkenschiel Elizabeth Janz Leon Johnson Robert Klein III Daniel Little

Travis Maahs Katie Noice Megan Noice Samantha Nuttall Tierney Powers Robert Reinhardt Matthew Seiler Alexis Smith Andrew Smith Andrew Souter Bryan Tehaney Nicole Verhalen Robert Walker, Jr. Gardner Waterman Ashley Will Peter Zaffaroni

Alexis Smith Valedictorian

The eighth grade class has always been welcoming and accepting (starting in sixth grade and continuing for three years). My class also has a sense of humor, whether it was a joke at lunch, a funny face, or turning the desks away from the white board when the teacher was not looking...

But by far the finest quality the eighth grade possesses is supportiveness of their peers...

Alexis Smith, Andy Smith, Robert Reinhardt, Matt Seiler

Awards Presented at Commencement Exercises

Class of 2000

Editors Note: The Class of 2000 collectively were offered about $500,000 in scholarship awards.

Senior Academic Awards

Theology - JeAnne Reyes Mathematics - Marcello Centofanti English - Jesse Dienner Science - Joe Daly Visual Arts - Diego Avalos and

Mira O’Brien Performing Arts - Andras Hlacs and

Amanda Davison Social Studies - Amanda Davison French - Arianna Martin Spanish - Alejandro Gomez Japanese - Amanda Davison Computer Science - Jeff Lin

Dean of Students Community Service Award Emily A. Cohen

Headmaster’s Award

Service to school and community.

Mary Hurlbut and Dimitriy Sevrin

Father Benignus F. Barat Citizenship Award Arianna Martin

Deans Award

Joy of learning and academic excellence Jesse Dienner

St. Benedict Award Alejandro Gomez

Presented at the Spring Assembly

Department Awards Theology

Hebrew Scriptures - Francis Tsao Christian Scriptures Henry Arredondo Morality and Social Justice Helene Nguyen

Model United Nations Award Anna Lind-Guzik

American Mathematics Competition Award

Mathematics

Loren Alegria Jesse Lampert Second Place Ford Walker Merit recognition Edmund Shepherd Clint Campagna Myles Lam

Fine Arts

Presented at the Rotary Club Awards Banquet

Algebra - Lisa Flagg Algebra II - Thomas Tsai Geometry - Aimee Epstein Pre-Calculus - Francis Tsao AP Statistics - Jason Lam Performing arts Speech - Cassie Perret Drama - Esmerelda Barriga Advanced Drama - Elizabeth Amento High School Orchestra - Carolyn Hayes High School Choir - Mia Romano Modern Languages

French

French II - Brad Burton French III - Nicolas Beck French IV - Kit Newman AP French - Helene Nguyen

Japanese

Japanese I - Michael Yost Japanese II - Aubrey Rawlins Japanese III - Harvey Jones Japanese IV - Erick Valentine Spanish Spanish II - Jayna Sutherland Spanish III - Lindsay Hagan Spanish IV - Kendall Holland AP Spanish Language - Laura Nowell

Social Studies

World Cultures - Francis Tsao United States History - Roxanne Crittenden AP United States History - Laura Nowell

English

Writing Lab - Marie Sobieski Transitional English - Gabor Podmaniczky Literary Genres - Brad Burton British Literature - Alvin Lam American Lierature - Helene Nguyen

Science

Physics - Francis Tsao Biology - Pablo Avalos Chemistry - Kit Newman AP Physics - Richard Lin Astronomy - Warner Iversen

Science Biology - Harvey Jones Chemistry - Sarah J. Lange Physics - Richard (Chao-Kuo) Lin Social Studies European History - Zuzana Fedorkova U.S. History - Roxanne A. Crittenden Economics - Dietgo Avalos Theology - JeAnne Reyes Language Arts English - Jonathan Morgan French - Helene Nguyen Spanish - JeAnne Reyes Japanese - Harvey Jones Mathematics Algebra II - Francesca Centofanti Geometry - Aimee Epstein Precalculus - Harvey Jones Calculus - Marcello Centofanti Creative and Performing Arts Drama - Sarah C. Spanoghe Music - Devin R. Coats Art - Elena P. Basegio Service to School Arianna Martin Service to Community Edward Wilson Leadership Bryce Larsen

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Awards Special Awards

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Charles Kou MIT Charles Kou Pine Manor College Sarah Lavern Yale Book Award Helene Nguyen Wellesley Book Award Kendall Holland Harvard Book Award Laura Nowell

President’s Most Improved Student Award Gar Waterman

Scholar Athlete Ford Walker

Citizenship

Conor Fitzpatrick

Academic Excellence Andrew Smith

Headmaster’s Award

Leadership

St. Benedict Award

St. Cecilia Music Award

Katharine Newman

Grade 6 - Adrianna Andreini Grade 7 - Laura Trudelle Grade 9 - Francis Tsao Grade 10 - Pedro Torres Grade 11 - Devin Coats

Gretchen Burch

Allie Coats

St. Benedict Award Megan Noice

Presented at the Eighth Grade Graduation

Presented at the Sports Banquet

President’s Award

Athletes of the Year

A- or better GPA Ally Coats Conor Fitzpatrick Evan Green Ian Hafkenschiel Katie Noice Megan Noice Matthew Seiler Alexis Smith Andrew Smith Nicole Verhalen Robert Walker

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Francesca Centofanti Steve Trudelle

Athletic Director Awards Joe Daly Laura Hurlbut Bryce Larsen

Most Improved Athlete

Bobby Christian Cassie Perret Most Inspirational Athlete Michelle Ogren Ross Anderson Rookie of the Year William Camisa Mandy Hafleigh

Presented at Individual Team Parties MVP - Most Valuable Player MImp - Most Improved MInsp - Most Inspirational

Fall Sports

Girls Volleyball PSAL Champions MVP - Francesca Centofanti MImp - Cassie Perret MInsp - Lisa Flagg Boys Soccer MVP - Patrick Sullivan MImp - Paul Lewis and Tod Simmons Coaches - Ed Wilson, Bryce Larsen, Sung Kim Cross Country MVP - Steve Trudelle Minsp - Francis Tsao Coaches - Ross Anderson

Winter

Boys Basketball MVP - Bobby Christian Coaches Steve Trudelle MImp William Camisa Girls Basketball MVP - Michelle Ogren MVP - Mandy Hafleigh Coaches - Kendall Holland Girls Soccer MVP - Sarah Havern MImp - Kaytie Sullivan and

Laura Hurlbut Coaches - Mary Hurlbut and

Jessica Uphoff

Spring Swimming MVP - Kylie Hepper and Trent Larsen MImp - Aimee Epstein and Sean Barter Coaches - Mark Simmons

Awards Tennis MImp - James Cirino MInsp - Michael Hon Coaches - Eric Perret Volleyball PSAL Champions MVP - Joe Daly and Steve Trudelle MImp - Mike Alcheck MInsp - Diego Avalos and Bryan Quinn Golf MVP - John Schultz MImp - Michelle Ogren MInsp - Lauren Barthman

Girls Volleyball CCS Division V Champions Francesca Centofanti Lisa Flagg Kendall Holland Kit Newman Helene Nguyen Michelle Ogren Cassie Perret

Middle School Team Awards

Representing WPS at Central Coast Section

Varsity Flag Football MVP – Bryan Tehaney Coaches – Loran Alegria and

Leon Johnson

Golf John Schultz

JF Flag Football MImp – Jordan Aboud and

Jordan Barbeau Coaches – Tim Kovachy and

Charles Zaffaroni

Cross Country Steve Trudelle Ross Anderson

Diving Miranda Maas Track Laura Hurlbut Swimming Trent Larsen- Individual Boys Relay Team: Bryce Larsen, Trent Larsen, Mark Simmons and William Wong Boys Volleyball Team Mike Alcheck Ray Austin Diego Avalos Pablo Avalos David Bower Brad Burton Joe Daly Ross Fatimi Ray Liu Bryan Quinn Steve Trudelle Peter Trudelle

Sixth Grade Volleyball MVP – Callie Strawn MImp – Rochelle Nguyen MInsp – Sara Verhalen Seventh Grade Volleyball Team Player – Anna CostelloDougherty Coaches – Claire Mancini MImp – Elaine Haegele

Seventh Grade Basketball MVP – Laura Trudelle MInsp – Claire Mancini MImp – Jordan About Coaches – Nathaniel Coombs,

Tim Kovachy and

rendan Lynch Boys Soccer MVP – Leon Johnson Coaches – Bryan Tehaney and Gar Waterman Varsity Girls Soccer MVP - Lindsey Garehime and

Tierney Powers Coaches – Ashley Will MImp – Ashley Davidson JV Girls Soccer MVP – Callie Strawn Coaches – Stephanie Vertongen Varsity Tennis MVP – Matt Seiler Coaches – Tim Kovachy MImp – Ben Archer JV Tennis MImp – Kendall Bell and Tori Patton Coaches – Dan Little

Eighth Grade Volleyball MVP - Lindsey Garehime Coaches – Nicole Verhalen and

Megan Noice Sixth Grade Basketball MVP – Kate Molak and Callie Strawn MImp – Michelle Bradford MVP – Ryan McDermott Coaches – Will Schofield MImp – Clint Campagana

Senior Bryce Larsen was a dedicated athlete in several sports, including WPS's first swimming team in recent years.

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Community Events

JAZZED ON LIFE! Guests brought picnic suppers and pillows, then kicked back for two hours of wonderful jazz, provided by junior Taylor Eigsti and his trio. The event was Shannon Eigsti’s Jazzed on Life, WPS’s first jazz festival, held at the campus on July 1. Tayler’s professional jazz piano is familiar to Bay Area jazz fans. Priory guest musicians played classical to pop selections. Jazzed on Life raised more than $7,750 for Tyler Warren, a Palo Alto teenager who needs a heart transplant.

Thanks

To these WPS Musicians: Tom Carter, vocalist, Devin Coats, flute, Amanda Davison, cello, Ryan and Rev. Matthew McDermott, bongos and guitar.

And to the Taylor Eigsti Trio: Taylor (a WPS junior), piano, Tim Bulkley, drums, Gary Young, bass.

Also to Joyce Uggla and the University Lutheran Church of Palo Alto for managing the funds for this benfit concert, and especially to Taylor and Nancy Eigsti.

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Alumni Profile

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ob Kamangar doesn’t fit the usual stereotype of a college philosophy major. He is a man most comfortable in the fast-moving world of business, venture capital and the Internet community.

One of the founders of Golden Parachute.com, an online service that helps communities form within and among the world’s top universities, he says the potential of Internet technology is irresistible.

“What’s exciting about dot-coms is that they are truly part of a revolution. They allow those who can build with this new technology to compete with the folks who have been around a long time. This kind of opportunity only happens when a new technology emerges. The last time we saw something like this was in the emerging software industry, with entrepeneurs like Bill Gates. Now you can see this same window of opportunity again with the Internet.

“I would have had a hard time sitting on the sidelines, “ he said.

He didn’t have to. A few years ago, his sister, Negin, began talking about the untapped potential of recent college graduates and their need to connect as they moved into their professional lives.

Once, the family network or the “old school ties” was enough to help a young person make decisions about jobs, graduate schools, cities to live in, you name it. Now, young adults also want to contact their intellectual peers globally to share knowledge and experience, and to socialize. They don’t want to deal with the frustration of time zones, changed addresses, weeks of delay.

Negin envisioned what the Internet could do.

Golden Parachute technology smooths out the frustrations, makes it easy for people to find each other, protects their privacy, and also provides institutions with convenient ways to speed the communications process along.

Bob at this time was vice president of business development for ALPS Inc., a company that markets five-gallon bottled water worldwide. He loved the job of flying around the world, finding the funding and setting up a fledgling company, then sitting on the board of directors and helping to make the young business profitable. But he loved even more the concept of his sister’s idea - not to mention the excitement of building his own company again.

Following graduation from UC Berkeley in philosophy, Bob earned a JD degree at University of San Diego, and chose the unusual path of starting his own law firm. Armed with two months’ rent borrowed from his dad, he managed the firm for six

years, then joined ALPS, who was at that time one of his clients.

“It was great. The hours and travel were crazy. I went around the world in 10 days one time - just up, then down for a day or two, then up again,” he recalled with obvious enjoyment. Countries on his agenda included the familiar such as Austria and Norway to the exotic, like Sri Lanka and Morocco.

“In Europe, especially, we found markets because people there are great drinkers of water but water is sold only in small containers,” he explained.

Americans are not such consumers of water, they are soft drink junkies, he added.

Bob is intrigued by the idea of developing a webbased community for his WPS alma mater.

“My legal name and the one the school knows me by is Bobak, my Iranian name. It’s amazing to think of it in a class of about 30 but there was one other guy with my name. I’d love to get in touch with him! I’d love to get in touch with a lot of my classmates. It was such as close community that you can just pick up where you left off even though a lot of time has gone by,” he commented.

He envisions students, parents, teachers, alumni and their families all getting in touch online, where they are a lot less likely to lose each other as phone numbers and addresses change. Bob and Father Martin, Director of Alumni Relations, are talking and may have something to show alumni online this fall.

The international nature of the Woodside Priory student body, the personal attention, and the close community are things Bob remembers and still values from his school days. They may explain in part his confidence that small communities with a personal touch can grow and thrive on the new terrain of the Internet..

Bobak (Bob) Kamanger, Class of 1984 Lives in Los Altos, CA Wife: Katja Children: Nina and Sofie (due to be born on July 13) Favorite activities: surfing and skiing Professional field: dot.com application service provider See Golden Parachute Inc. at www. goldenparachute.com

Bob envisions students, parents, teachers, alumni and their families all getting in touch online, where they are a lot less likely to lose each other as phone numbers and addresses change.

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Alumni News & Notes Chris Shea, class of 1965, is currently living in Ballwin, Missouri with his wife, Beverly, and twelveyear-old son, Brady. Most recently he was Vice President of Marketing for the Anheuser-Busch Theme Parks (Sea World and Busch Gardens).

William Peter Terhune, class of 1972, was the winner of the raffle for a grand total of $10,000 at the WPS fund raising auction “Passage to Paris”.

Erhard Wegman, class of 1976, is Vice President and the State Representative for his chapter of the California Association of Nurserymen and well as being a member of two Boards of Directors for industry trade shows. With all those activities he still has time to enjoy his two children, two year old Tristan and three year old Jackson.

Father Martin Mager, Director of Alumni Affairs, with Cory Roberts, Class of 1996, who attended the Eighth Grade graduation with her cousin, Allie Seiler.

Emerson (Chip) Swan, class of 1977, missed the auction because he was attending a very special event of his own. His son, Emerson Ward Swan III arrived at 8:56 that Saturday morning, weighing in at 8.5 pounds. He was 23 days early and a beautiful baby.

Bill Quirk, attended 1961-1962, is thinking about sending his son, Ian to WPS. Bill moved away from the area before he could graduate from WPS, but says that the Priory gave him a great education. He received his BS and Phd degrees in Astrophysics from Columbia in New York City. He has been working at Lawrence Livermore in California for the last 21 years and is now in the process of making some career changes.

Drew Desky, class of 1983, is living in New York and working for Forris, Inc., as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1987.

Charles Fracchia, class of 1983, is living in El Cerrito, CA, and will be marrying Julie Algazie on August 8, 2000.

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Thomas Ducharme, class of 1986, was married to Julie Ward on June 12, 1999. Their son, William Thomas Ducharme, was born on May 31, 2000 at 5:33 p.m. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Julie and Will are doing well and the family is getting settled into their new life and enjoying every moment, they say. Thomas and Julie have their own construction company - Maison du Charme - in Walnut Creek, CA. Saxon Amdahl, class of 1994, is living in Los Gatos, CA, and working for a computer company. He spent New Year’s Eve welcoming in the millennium with another Priory grad, Scott Campbell, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Albert Chang, class of 1994, is living in Taiwan and is now working for Hyatt Hotels.

Eric Lin, class of 1994, just finished his first year of law school in Syracuse, NY, and said that he actually survived both the first year of school and the freezing winter weather.

Jimmy Lin, class of 1994, is graduating from UCLA and getting ready to enter the work force.

Shang Tsai, class of 1994, is now working for a biotech company in Irvine, California.

Raymond Wong, class of 1994, has moved back to Taiwan and is working for a start-up dot.com company.

(Thanks to Eric Lin for the Taiwanese Alumni report.)

Miki Oyler, class of 1995, graduated cum laude from the University of New England, with a double major (Business Administration and Sports Fitness Management). He played sports all four and one-half years - Basketball, La Crosse (team captain), Soccer and Golf. He will be going to graduate school at Springfield College in the fall to get a Master’s degree in Athletic Counseling.

Elaine Middleman, Class of 1995, will begin graduate work in cancer biology at Stanford University this fall.

Peter Adams, class of 1996, graduated in history and English from Williams College in Massachusetts this June. He won highest honors in history and also won the Graves award for the best thesis in the history honors program. His paper was a 140-page thesis on Nazi newsreels and their effect on the German populace.

Ben Hurlbut, class of 1996, has completed one year abroad at Oxford. This summer he will be traveling throughout Asia. He is hoping that Brian Sullivan will be able to join him.

supported grassroots development programs, such as an organic farm center in Kansas, a youth bike program in Brooklyn and a women’s rights group in Ghana.

Bernadette Austin and Michael Bower, class of

1998, were named to the Deans’ Honor List for commendatory achievement in fulfilling the goals of academic excellence at Saint Mary’s College of California.

Chris Romero, class of 1998, attended our graduation ceremony. He has joined the SAE fraternity, so he and Mr. Hafleigh were able to share the secret handshake.

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Cory Roberts, class of 1996, will graduate in December with a speech-communications major. She is Extended Care Director at St. Raymond’s School in Menlo Park.

Shomari Terrelonge-Stone, class of 1996, just graduated from the University of Michigan and has begun an assignment with the CBS affiliate in Fort Meyers, Florida.

Jeanine Yost, class of 1996, graduated magna cum laude with degrees in French and Psychology from Wellesley College in Massachusetts on May 26. She was named Durant Scholar and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Psi Chi (pshycology honor society).

Victoria Groom, class of 1997, is attending Stanford University. Last summer she and 20 others cyclists took part in a program called Bike Aid, which supports projects of Just Act (Youth Action for Global Justice.) They biked across the United States, six days a week, for ten weeks, leaving from Portland Oregon, and ending in Washington D.C. Each biker was responsible for raising one dollar for every mile traveled. The group was hosted by various communities along the way. The bikers covered all their personal costs, so 100% of the proceeds

Elaine Middleman, Class of ‘95 (left), Kevin Yost, ‘99, Jeanine Yost, ‘’96, Dr. Judith Bare, English Faculty, 1993-5, and Peter Adams,’96 at Jeanine’s graduation from Wellesley College in Massaschusetts this spring. Jeanine and Elaine attended Peter’s graduation from Williams College the following week. (see News & Notes)

Luz Lopez, Class of 1998, and Headmaster Tim Molak

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REUNION Kevin Visconti, Coach Joe Montero, Nick Osborne, David Tiao, Miki Oyler, Carrie Immel

Katie Noice was one of the several Priory students who volunteered to entertain children.

George Huertas, Joerne-Eric Brugger, David Bell, Paul Jemalian, Oscar Orban

Gail Kimball, Associate Director of Development, and the Tinyee Hoang family.

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eunion 2000 was a family week-end, with lots of spouses and children at the events, and even alumni parents in attendance. Also new and popular this year was brunch with the monks.

Following Sunday Mass, the Men in Black whipped up a meal (reportedly with some help from the kitchen staff), and then sat down to enjoy the repast with their guests.

The day was clear, the sky blue and the weather perfect for the annual Saturday morning soccer match. About 20 players were out on the field with Coach Joe Montero (Class of ‘76), who again organized and presided. It was good enough that Dan Begin (Class of ‘85) is talking about organizing a monthly pick-up game here at the campus.

Lunch was an indoor-outdoor affair, with the adults enjoying the Father Christopher room and adjacent patio, and the children dashing out to the parking lot for a giant astro-jump and pony rides.

Supervised by several Priory students, the kids had a truly wonderful time during the afternoon and adult activities continued uninterrupted.

Photos from more than 40 years of school history, as well as yearbooks for all the classes celebrating this year, were out for browsing. Headmaster Tim Molak led a hike over the Priory hills and also a tour through the newly expanded, modernized and highly popular Fine Arts Building. Work that

Luis Zabala (right) joined Steve and Becky Welch.

It’s the Priory soccer squint. Local alums may start meeting regularly on the campus for pick-up games with Coach Joe. Contact Dan Begin - send email through the alumni directory on the school web site, http://www. woodsidepriory.com.

students of 20 years ago couldn’t have tried metalsmithing, sophisticated ceramics work, jewelrymaking, block printing, original illuminated manuscripts - are now available through the curriculum or (thanks to a very dedicated Fine Arts faculty) as an informal, drop-in activity.

People who loved Father Martin’s photography lab-in-a-closet could understand after just one look why he is so delighted with the new, state-of-the-art photo facilities designed to his specifications.

Dinner was casual and very Italian, right down to the balsamic vinegar and olive oil bread dip. Children were busy playing active games outdoors or watching a video in the Monks Refectory while parents enjoyed conversation and - the piece de resistance — Father Martin’s slide show, featuring all the grads present.

The farthest travelers were Bill Sokol and Monica Salamonovitz, who came in from Mexico. Monks and faculty aside, the Begins were the closest attendees.

They commuted from their van, which they parked on the school grounds. Andras Csaplar, Jr. and wife, Bobby, represented the earliest class - 1964. The Csaplars and Peter Carton families probably win the prize for most reunions attended - they haven’t missed one in the last four. (Andras served as his decade’s Annual Fund Team Captain for the past two years.)

Paul Jamalian and his fiance join Oscar Orban over a glass of Italy’s Best at the reunion dinner.

The children seemed to enjoy the ponies and Nina Kamangar would have ridden all weekend.

Youngsters and their Priory student hosts relaxed with videos in the Monks’ Refectory.

Peter and Melody Ann Carton

Andras and Bobby Csaplar, Jr. Chris Sharpe and Bill Sokol Dan Begin, reunion chair for the Class of ‘85, with his wife, Melissa, in the children’s play area.

Kevin Visconti, Father Martin, Father’s Vintage Truck

Gail, Dan, Kaitlin, Breana and I had an incredible time at the reunion! It truly was nice to have the opportunitiy to spend quality time with a few of Dan’s classmates.

Priceless! Every minute of it! I love being a part of something so special! Looking forward to the next event!

Thank you. Melissa.

Athletics Steve Trudelle Sets A New Record for Sports Excellence

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lthough he didn’t become a student at Woodside Priory until ninth grade, Steve Trudelle has lived on campus longer than any boarding student. Steve has called the Priory home since age two when he moved on campus with his family. He says that living at the school has made a huge impact on his life.

As a little boy Steve climbed the tree in his backyard every day to watch Priory athletes practice, and attended every game he could. He idolized the older boys, and got to meet many of them when he joined his Dad on Priory school field trips or at student talent shows.

During his own high school years at Priory, Steve became one of the best of those athletes, with a Priory sports career that included participation and leadership roles in basketball, cross-country, track, baseball, and this year’s PSAL Championship Volleyball Team. Steve leaves Priory with a trophy case full of sports awards including Volleyball and Cross-Country MVP, PSAL All League Team honors in multiple sports, and Priory’s Male Athlete of the Year honors in both his junior and senior years. That’s a record no other Priory athlete has achieved.

Steve also leaves Priory with a sense of who he is and where he’s going. He plans to train hard this summer and compete in track at the college level. When he joins the freshman class at University of San Diego this fall, Steve may pursue careers in business, or medicine, or engineering. They all interest him, but he’s undecided on his major.

What he is decided on, though, is a core goal that that will serve as the framework for whatever he does in the future - helping people in need. The hours Steve spent on the playing fields at the Priory were important, but he feels the hours he spent in community service, at church, and doing mission work in Mexico were even more important.

Menlo Park Rotary Club recognized that service commitment in awarding Steve a $5,000 scholarship.

(Steve also received a gratifying number of athletic scholarship offers, said his college counselor.)

From those experiences Steve says he’s learned that “service is really an attitude, not a formal requirement per se.” For Steve, approaching life with a “service” Cross Country - Varsity (4 years), Captain (3 attitude has transferred positively to every aspect of life, years), Coaches Award (1 year), MVP (3 years), and it’s made all kinds of obligations and responsibilities a 2nd Team All League (1 year), 1st Team All lot more fun - from the volleyball court to school to League (2 years), Qualified for State Meet (2 helping out at home. It’s an attitude he plans to carry into years). his college career and beyond.

Track - Varsity (2 years), MVP (1 year), League

Champion in 3200m (2 years) - L. McDermott Volleyball - JV (1 year), Varsity (3 years), Captain (2 years), 2nd Team All League (1 year), Most Improved (1 year), Co-MVP (1 year), League MVP (1 year) Basketball - JV (1 year), Varsity (3 years), Captain (2 years), Coaches Award (1 year) Baseball - JV (1 year), Coaches Award (1 year) Woodside Priory Male Athlete of the Year - 1998-99 and 1999-00

Steve Trudelle Class of 2000

Steve Trudelle, #899, runs next to a competitor at Central Coast Section championships.

Steve qualified for state level championships for the second year.

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Continued from page 17 Members of the Class of 1999 at this year’s graduation cerimonies include: Julie Kimball, Kris Kopp, Alex Lazaravici, Jen Moss, Jason and Jonathan Sewald.

Kevin Yost, class of 1999, attended the Academic Awards Assembly to see his brother, Michael, accept an award. Kevin just finished his first year at the Naval Academy and is looking forward to being an “upperclassman”. However, he says he will only have a few weeks off before starting back to classes.

Faculty News

Pietro Parravano former coach and chemistry teacher at WPS (1978-1981) is a commercial fisherman in Half Moon Bay, CA and head of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations. This organization confronts issues facing small commercial fishermen, such as depletion of resources, competition, and destructive environmental practices. In addition, he is one of two U.S. delegates to the World Fisheries Forum, which represents small fishermen around the world, and is a San Mateo County harbor commissioner.

Pietro holds a master’s degree in biology from Eastern Michigan University, but decided, after sport fishing with another teacher at the Priory, fishing was to be his occupation.

He now fishes from his 36 foot, 52-year-old classic wooden boat, the Anne B. It is a simple life and full of physical activity, things he truly enjoys.

Dr. Judith Bare, a member of the English faculty from 1993-95, resides in Boston where she cares for her two granddaughters.

Father Jude Gray, OSB was Headmaster at Woodside Priory School from 1977 to 1979 and again for a brief time in 1987. He is now teaching at St. Anselm College and pursuing his love restoring classic automobiles. His restored 1937 Rippon Bros.

Phantom III limousine won first prize at the National Meet in Newport in 1998. He says that people know him as “the priest with grease on his hands”.

Students from St. Anselm College work with him on the restoration of the cars in his after-school club. He found working with students in this venue was an excellent way to do personal counseling, as well. In addition to teaching public speaking, he also lives in a dormitory where he oversees 130 male students and is academic adviser for the basketball team. He travels to all the games and makes sure players do their homework.

Ed Perrin and Jim McVey attended the graduation ceremony.

Ed is in medical school and Jim is a campus minister in San Diego.

—P. Reed

High School Season Highlights: • John Schultz qualified for the Central Coast Section golf playoffs and was one of the top Freshman in the section. Golf team went to PSAL championships.

• Miranda Maas represented WPS in the Central Coast Section diving championships.

• Laura Hurlbut qualified for the Central Coast Section track & field competitions and finished as one of the top runners.

• Sophomore Trent Larsen represented WPS in the Central Coast Section swim meet.

• Boys Relay Swimming Team, Bryce Trent Larsen, Mark Simmons and William Wong, represented WPS at CCS. • Steve Trudelle, Class of 2000, and Francesca Centofanti, Class of 2002, received WPS’s Athlete of the Year awards. For more sports awards, see the Awards section, this issue.

Athletics PSAL All-League Athletes

Spring Sports Men’s Varsity Tennis James Cirino - Second Team Mike Hon - Second Team Men’s Varsity Volleyball Steve Trudelle - MVP Joe Daly - First Team Mike Alcheck - Honorable Mention Bryan Quinn - Honorable Mention Middle School Girls Soccer Champions

Diego Avalos waits for the serve; Steve Trudelle and Joe Daly block in an exciting PSAL championship game.

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Callie Strawn, Middle School Girls Soccer

The Middle School Tennis Team was 16 players strong in its first season. Coach Selzo Onofre is at the right.

Eighth grader Leon Johnson kicks away from aViking competitor.

Reuben Lemmens, Middle School Boys and Girls Tennis Team

Boys swimming relay team members Mark Simmons, Bryce Larsen, Trent Larsen, William Wong and Coach Brian Ogden.

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Coming Soon:

Bendictine Colloquium 2000 Meets At WPS Representatives and leaders of Benedictine schools throughout the United States, Mexico and England are meeting on August 2-6 on the Woodside Priory School campus.

The focus for the week will be formation of a faculty in a Benedictine school, said Brother Edward Englund, who is organizing the event. Participants will hear national and international presenters, take part in round-table discussions, snack at "knowledge cafes," and share experiences at topical breakout sessions.

The Colloquium began meeting in 1998 to give Benedictine educational leaders the opportunity to explore options and share experiences. The issue of declining monastic population, which is being faced by virtually all Catholic schools, was one of the initial topics of interest.

"Benedictine Schools Without Monastics" will be the topic of two presenters at this colloquium – Father Christopher Jamison of Worth Abby in England and Father Gregory of St. Louis Abby in Missouri.

Guests will stay on the Woodside Priory campus and many members of the WPS community will be involved in hosting them.

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