Awards

Presented at Commencement Exercises, Class of 2002

Senior Academic Awards Theology – Angela Sibal English – Harvey Jones Mathematics – Jeffrey Sze-Kit Ka Fine Arts – Alvin Lam Science and Technology – Harvey Jones Performing Arts – Josh Rado Social Studies – Elizabeth Dellheim Modern Languages – Anna Lind-Guzik Bank of America Recognition

Plaques

Science and Mathematics – Harvey Jones Liberal Arts – Taylor Eigsti

Certificates

Fine Arts – Jessica Behrendt Performing Arts – Chrissy Spanoghe English – Alicia Wittmeyer Science – Pablo Avalos Modern Languages – Anna Lind-Guzik Math – Jeffrey Sze-Kit Ka History – Claudia Meyer Social Studies – Chrissy Spanoghe National Honor Society Esmeralda Barriga Jessica Behrendt Francesca Centofanti Lindsay Hagan William Huang Harvey Jones Nai-kuan Lee Anna Lind-Guzik Claudia Meyer Chrissy Spanoghe Thomas Tsai Alicia Wittmeyer National Merit Scholarship Recognition Harvey Jones (scholar) Anna Lind-Guzik (scholar) Alicia Wittmeyer (scholar) Brandon Carse Francesca Centofanti Claudia Meyer Jayna Sutherland

Valedictorian Harvey Jones

Awards

Salutatorian Taylor Eigsti

Dean of Students Community Service Award Pablo Avalos

Headmaster’s Award Service to school and community Jill Simons Gabor Meszaros

Father Benignus F. Barat Citizenship Award Angela Sibal

Dean’s Award Jeffrey Sze-Kit Ka

Saint Benedict Award Esmeralda Barriga

Awards Presented at Eighth Grade Graduation

Scholar Athlete Award Maggie Thompson Academic Excellence Award Rochelle Nguyen Leadership Award Stephanie Vertongen St. Cecilia Music Award Ryan McDermott St. Benedict Award Geoffrey Taylor

Awards Presented at the Spring Awards Assembly

Department Awards Theology World Religions – Francys Scott Christian Scriptures – Laura Brent Social Justice – Mandy Hafleigh

Parents, faculty, trustees and friends clustered in the Founders Hall reception area to view the work of Advanced Placement Art students. Students also made individual oral presentations of their work. Faculty member Cayewah Easley, who began the AP Arts classes (and did a phenomenal job of bringing the visual arts program from practically nothing to 13 course offerings plus independent activities), is leaving the Priory to accept a college-level teaching position.

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Michael Yost wears his team’s Model United Nations shirt from the UC Berkeley conference. This is one of the fastest-growing clubs on the campus. They have progressed from representing obscure, small countries three years ago to representing the United Kingdom (among others) last year. Interesting note: Former Priory MUNers Kevin Yost (U.S. Naval Academy) and Helene Nguyen (Harvard) met each other at a collegelevel MUN conference in Montreal last fall.

Mathematics Algebra I – Cynthia Sleight Geometry – Eugene Koenig Algebra II – Laura Trudelle Pre-calculus – Jerry Shih Linear Algebra – Francis Tsao Problem Solving – Whitney Peterson Statistics and Probability – Whitney Peterson A.P. Statistics – Francis Tsao A.P. Calculus – David Waylonis Science and Technology Physics – Tim Kovachy Biology – Jerry Shih Chemistry – Tara Scarioni Computer Science - Nick Balogh A.P. Biology – Laura Brent A.P. Chemistry – Tad Finlay A.P. Physics – David Waylonis English Introduction to Literature – Kyle McAuley Transitional English and Writing and Structure – Jerry Shih Writing Lab and Research Skills – Daniel Wenger British Literature – Ashley Kustu American Literature – Brad Burton

Social Studies World Cultures – Jesse Lampert European History – Susan Lyon United States History – Michael Yost Modern Languages and Literature

French

French I – Thomas Flint French II – Elaine Haegele and Susan Lyon French II – Jennifer Dhaliwal French IV – Brad Burton

Spanish

Spanish I – Guillermo Mendoza Spanish II – Jesse Lampert Spanish III – Alejandra Cruz Spanish IV – Whitney Peterson A.P. Spanish Language – David Waylonis

Japanese

Japanese I – Michael Lee Japanese II – Loren Yu Japanese III – Lori Teraoka Japanese IV – Aubrey Rawlins

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Performing Arts Speech – Conor Fitzpatrick Drama – Michael Jernick Advanced Drama – Mia Romano

Students in the orchestras and choirs were recognized as a group for their musical excellence.

Model United Nations Michael Yost

School Awards Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award – William Camisa University of Rochester Humanities and Social Studies Award – Michael Yost Massachusetts Institute of Technology Award – David Waylonis Saint Anselm Prize – Esperanza Bedolla Yale Book Award – Brad Burton Wellesley College Book Award – Marie Sobieski Harvard Book Award – Aimee Epstein Headmaster’s Award Amanda Hafleigh Carolyn Hayes Mark Simmons

Saint Benedict Award Grade 6 – Ariel Zommer Grade 7 – Lauren Duncan Grade 9 – Julia Duncan Grade 10 – Gretchen Burch Grade 11 – Mia Romano

Rotary Club Awards

Scholarship Recipients Esmeralda Barriga Pedro Torres

Math Algebra II – Ashley Kustu Pre-Calculus – Jeremy Lee Calculus – David Waylonis A.P. Statistics – Francis Tsao Linear Algebra – Jeffrey Ka

Science Biology – Laura Brent Chemistry – Aimee Epstein Physics – Timothy Kovachy A.P. Environmental Science – Sarah Trask Computer Science – Nick Balogh Foreign Language French – Brad Burton Japanese – Michael Yost Spanish – Jessica Behrendt

Language Arts English – Chrissy Spanoghe Fine Arts A.P. Art – Kylie Hepper Art Foundation – Alexis Smith Metals – Zayra Diaz Visual Media – Julie Melen Drama – Aubrey Rawlins Instrumental – Carolyn Hayes Choir – Kayti Sullivan Chamber Singers – Allie Coats Photography – Gretchen Burch Ceramics – Esmeralda Barriga Social Studies U.S. History – Jesse King European History – Megan Noice Theology – Taylor Eigsti A.P. Economics – Brad Burton

Service Community – Julia Duncan School – Cassie Perret Leadership – Pablo Avalos

Presented at the Middle School Sports Awards Programs

Sixth Grade Girls Volleyball Most Improved – Whitney Greswold Most Inspiratioal – Linsday Barnett Most Valuable – Katherine Gorman

Seventh Grade Blue Volleyball Most Improved – Sarah Will Best Passer – Kim Nguyen Most Valuable – Laura Duncan Seventh Grade White Volleyball Most Improved – Kelsey Corkery Coaches Award – Katie Lampert Most Valuable – Kiki Hiller

Eighth Grade Girls Volleyball For the Love of the Game – Rochelle Nguyen Grovelicious – Adrianna Andreini Bubbalicious – Kate Molak

JV Flag Football Most Inspirational – Tristan Sansbury Coaches Award – Mark Simons Most Valuable – Bennet Holland

Varsity Flag Football Most Inspirational – Will Schofield Coaches Award – Ben Lincoln Coaches Award – Geoffrey Taylor Most Valuable – Andrew Chow Most Valuable – Hap Plain Sixth Grade Girls Basketball Most Improved – Whitney Greswold Coaches Award – Lauren Jones Most Valuable – Alyssa Cheung Sixth Grade Boys Basketball Most Improved – Philip DiBoise Coaches Award – Max Magnuson Most Valuable – Tristan Sansbury Seventh Grade Girls Basketball Best Defender – Laura Hohnsbeen Best Shooter – Laura Kruberg Most Valuable – Kiki Hiller

Seventh Grade Boys Basketball Most Improved – Will Farino Most Inspirational – Alex Schreiner Most Valuable – Bennet Holland

Eighth Grade Girls Basketball Most Improved – Hilary Helfrich Most Inspirational – Kate Molak Most Valuable – Callie Strawn

Eighth Grade Boys Basketball Most Improved – Will Schofield Most Inspirational – Ben Lincoln Most Valuable – Hap Plain Boys Baseball Most Improved – Russell McIntosh Most Improved – Ian Brent Defensive MVP – Kyle Felix Offensive MVP – Andrew Chow

For the second year in a row, Stanford women interested in math and science met in the Father Christopher room with Middle School girls to encourage them to keep taking classes and enjoying projects in these fields. Also a repeat performance: several high school girls accompanied Dean of the Faculty Nancy Newman to a businesswomen’s conference in San Francisco, at which girls are given a fresh look at that world.

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School’s out! Seventh graders met on the grass following their last exam to play games and run around in the sprinklers. Eighth graders had a treasure hunt.

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Track and Field Most Dedicated Award – Amy Furstman Most Enthusiastic Award – Ariel Zommer Leadership Award – Edmund Shepherd Leadership Award – Myles Lam Tennis Sixth Grade Coaches Award – Peter Hurtubise Seventh Grade Coaches Award – Elle de Guigne Eighth Grade Coaches Award – Tori Patton Eighth Grade Coaches Award – Kendall Bell Swim Team Most Improved – Lauren Duncan Coaches Award – Katherine Gorman Most Valuable – Kiki Hiller

Girls Soccer Best Attitude Award – Rochelle Nguyen Most Improved – Alyssa Cheung Most Inspirational – Stephanie Vertongen Most Valuable – Callie Strawn

Boys Soccer Best Newcomer – Justin Vertongen Most Improved – Hap Plain Most Inspirational – Mark Simons Most Valuable – Will Schofield Most Valuable – Geoffrey Taylor Rookie of the Year Lauren Jones Alyssa Cheung Tristan Sansbury Most Inspirational Players of the Year Will Schofield Kiki Hiller

Players of the Year Callie Strawn Hap Plain Presented at the High School Sports Awards Program

Rookie of the Year Ben Archer (Soccer, Varsity Tennis) Laura Trudelle (Volleyball, Basketball)

Most Inspirational Gabor Meszaros (Soccer, Volleyball) Ray Austin ( Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer) Angela Sibal (Basketball, Softball) Jessica Uphoff (Soccer) Most Improved Jesse King ( Basketball) Michael Jernick (Soccer, Basketball, Baseball) Lisa Flagg ( Volleyball) Alexis Smith ( Tennis)

Athletic Director Award Henry Arredondo (Soccer, Baseball) Pablo Avalos (Soccer) Ray Liu (Volleyball) Francesca Centofanti (Volleyball) Peter Trudelle (Cross Country, Volleyball, Track)

Athlete of the Year William Camisa Mandy Hafleigh

Class of 2002 Athlete of the Year Cassie Perret Trent Larson

Alumni News & Notes

John Lanzone, class of 1962, and his wife, Anne, traveled from their home in Amelia, Ohio to attend their first WPS Auction and visit family in San Francisco. John hopes to make this a yearly event. On the trip to California and back, they visited numerous museums and had the pleasure of visiting with other alumni along the way. Chuck Arnold, class of 1964, is finishing his eighth year as a senior manufacturing applications systems consultant with Oracle Corporation. Chuck and his wife of 13 years, Kathleen, reside in Bellevue, Washington. He has two children: Erin, who will be 30 this summer and is a graphic designer/muralist in Los Angeles, and Brian, who is a lawyer, also living in Los Angeles. Brian and his wife Chrissie have four children, making Chuck an active grandfather. Father Tom Lemos, C.S.C., class of 1965, is pastor of the Tri-Community Parish in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, diocease. The parish includes Sacred Heart Catholic church in Colorado Springs, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Manitou Springs, and Holy Rosary Chapel in Cascade—the latter two situated at the foot of Pike’s Peak. George Ronay, class of 1967, and his wife Jeanne were on vacation in Orlando with their two sons, Patrick and Matthew, when they purchased a new house back in Los Angeles -–on the Internet! Actually, it was through e-mails that they found that a neighbor wanted to sell his house, so they "nibbled", and when they returned to LA, they spruced up their house and sold it the first week it was listed. Vincent Siciliano, class of 1968, is the president of a startup bank in San Diego. His older son has finished his freshman year at USC and his younger son is in 6th grade. He would love to hear from any alumnus. Daniel Murphy, M.D., class of 1970, has moved back to the Bay Area from Shaker Heights, Ohio. He is now Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford, and Associate Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. He will be involved in clinical research, medical student and postgraduate education, and clinical care of infants and children with heart disease. Daniel is also director of the Adult Congenital Cardiac Program at Stanford Hospital. His wife, Candy, will be teaching sixth grade math at Menlo School. Their oldest son is a junior at Stanford, studying Political Science. Their two younger boys will be at Palo Alto High School next year. Jonathan Batkin, class of 1971, is director of the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This museum is highly acclaimed for its store, which sells some of the best in Indian art and artifacts. Duncan Clarke, class of 1976, received a BA in Government from Pomona College, 1981 and a second degree in German at Middlebury College in 1982. He also received an AM degre (sic.) from Stanford in Education. While at Stanford he met his future wife, Robin. They were married by Fr. Maurus in 1985 and have two daughters, Dierdre born in 1990, and Rhiannon, born in 1992. They teach in Olympia, Washington, where they built their dream home on five acres of land. They like to travel, read, write, and backpack. Peter Draeger, class of 1976, lives just over the hill from the Priory, on Applewood Lane. He and his wife have three children— Rian, ten, Elizabeth, eight, and Kellan, also eight. Anne Marie is from Killiney County in Dublin, Ireland. The family spent three weeks last summer in the "Emerald Isle" with Irish family and friends. Peter has been CFO of Draeger’s Supermarkets for 17 years. What started as a single store operation has expanded to three stores. The latest addition is a 65,000 square foot facility in San Mateo that includes a nationally acclaimed restaurant, Viognier. In addition to his work with the Draeger’s stores, Peter is actively involved with many volunteer organizations in the area. John Kirch, class of 1976, announces that he is planning to represent Woodside Priory at the semifinals of the World Cup Soccer tournament in Tokyo, Japan on June 26th. Bob Pottoroff, class of 1977, was on the 43rd floor of the WTC (second tower) on September 11. He was taking part in a training session related to his job as a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley. He visited the Priory campus in April with his son Nikoli, age 7. He is developing a new clientele with Morgan Stanley and would welcome a call from anybody interested in this field.

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Andy Schilling, class of 1978, is happy to share the news that his oldest daughter, Alec, is now attending Woodside Priory School and loving every minute of it. Dr. Jose Monarrez-Cardenas, class of 1980, attended Saint Mary’s College in Moraga for his pre-med training and later graduated from medical school at ITESM in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico. He continued his training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is now an orthopedic surgeon and lives with his wife in Ensendad, Baja California, Mexico. Shinji Nagamine, class of 1981, is living in Japan. His company, a manufacturer of computerized spring-making machines in Japan, just opened two offices in Europe, so he is keeping very busy. Jim Dugoni, class of 1982, has spent the past six years working for the Athletic Department at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. Jim serves as Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs, overseeing annual giving, special events, and marketing and promotions. He and his wife, Lisa, live in Modesto with their two sons, Tyler, ten, and Jack, six. Paul Gogan, class of 1983, and Ann Swarney are delighted to announce the birth of Thomas Hyland Gogan, who finally arrived on March 27, 2002, weighing 9 pounds—a brother for Patrick and Katie. Babak Dehnad, class of 1984, lives in San Francisco with his wife of three years, Kristal. They plan to move back to Menlo Park as soon as they can find reasonably priced housing. Babak has started his own consulting firm called People Business (www.peoplebusiness.com). The company specializes in human resources consulting. He is launching a new part of the business soon, a facet which will provide free services to non-profit organizations. Alfredo Ochoa, class of 1984, is living in Mexico, where he studied business administration. He is married and has three children, a boy, age nine, and two girls, ages six and five. He has started a shrimp farming business with his brothers and says everything is looking great so far. Chris Pieper, class of 1985, surprised his niece, Lauren Evans, by coming from Taos, New Mexico, for her graduation. He also stopped in at the Priory for a visit. Derek Gibbs, class of 1986, and his wife of almost ten years, Suzanne, are living in Napa California, where he works at the Queen of the Valley Hospital as a decision support manager. His job is so close to his home that he rides his cruiser bike to work in just eight minutes. Derek’s spare time is spent riding or fixing his other bike, working around the house, and playing with his two boys – Colby, five, and Jeffrey, three. Mike Hines, class of 1986, and his wife, Colleen, are the proud parents of Ethan Michael Hines, born January 23, 2001. Mike is a test manager for Microsoft Corporation. In his free time he is president of the Microsoft Gun Club. He is a certified firearms safety instructor and instructor trainer and a "wanna-be" race car driver, he says. Before Ethan was born, he also played French horn in the Microsoft Symphony and tackle for the Microsoft Flag Football team. Chris de Sibert, class of 1989, lives in London and works for the Royal Bank of Scotland in foreign exchange markets. Mauricio Beugelmans, class of 1991, is now living in San Francisco and working as an in-house corporate Attorney for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Salvador Garcia, class of 1991, is living in London and working for an investment bank dealing with equity derivatives. He will be married in September in Barcelona, Spain. Simon Wong, class of 1994, is currently attending San Francisco State University to attain his MBA. He plans to finish in a year and a half. Sara Schmidt, class of 1995, received a Master of Social Work last year from the University of Washington. She is now employed as a social worker in a continuing care retirement community. Her work is mainly in the skilled nursing section, caring for our most frail and elderly adults. Sara has lived in Seattle for the past three years and says she loves it. Raymond Lau, class of 1996, graduated from Boston University with a (double major) degree in Economics and Business Management and Administration. He is currently working on mutual funds at State Street in Boston. Bernadette Austin, class of 1998, was a speaker for the graduation ceremony in Nursing and also was recipient of the Scholastic Award at St. Mary’s College in Lafayette. Michael Bower, class of 1998, graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Environmental Science from St. Mary’s College. He also received the college’s John Muir Award. Annamarie Pacheco, class of 1998, is a June graduate of Notre Dame DeMure (formerly de Namur, Belmont, CA) with a BA Degree in Liberal Studies and a minor in Art. 20

Michael Mastman, class of 1999, was home for a few weeks to relax after spending six months in Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba. He liked Cuba the best. Now he is in Oberlin working for a non-profit company that specializes in helping Latin American agricultural workers with problems associated with changing cultures and learning English. Last fall he taught classes in English for this group. James Cirino, class of 2000, has earned his FAA Private Pilot’s license from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and is on the honor roll in the Aeronautical Science degree program. He will be traveling with his family this summer to Hong Kong, England and Italy and will be continuing in his position as resident advisor in his junior year starting in August. Alexandra Rochele DeMartini, class of 2000, will transfer from Regis University in Denver, Colorado, to Santa Clara University in the fall of 2002. She plans to pursue a liberal studies degree so she can become an elementary school teacher in California. Tina Lally, class of 2000, is attending Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. She will be a junior and is majoring in communications. She is a member of Alpha Phi sorority and also does charity work with Ignatians. Lisel Yost, class of 2001, just completed her first year at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. She is still an intended theater major, was in five plays her first year, and is looking forward to next year. Early in March she was elected as SMC’s first co-president of FlipSide, one of the largest student-run clubs, which serves Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross. She is working as a lifeguard/swimming instructor this summer.

Priory Friends Rob Dixon, a former student, is serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and says that the work in Kabul is neverending. However, despite the poverty, lack of food, and political unrest, the Afghan people are cordial and polite and are a proud and dignified race. He asks your prayers for his safe return to his family.

—P. Reed

Reunion ’02! More than 60 alumni and guests plus some two dozen kids enjoyed the sun and games at the Priory Reunion on June 8. The usual events— soccer, lunch, ponies and special activities for the kids, banquet and Sunday morning Mass and brunch with the monks—were offset with plenty of time to relax, converse, and stroll the grounds.

The next reunion will be for alums in college, held in the Father Christopher Room over winter break. Next spring, alumni with graduation years ending in 3 and 8 will be specially featured.

For more reunion news and pictures, check the Online Community Web site. You can reach it from the home page of the school site--www. woodsidepriory.com

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Athletes

Three Stars from the Class of 2002 Move On

Cassie Perret Volleyball

• Team MVP, 2000 and one of High School Athletes of the Year, 2001 and 2002 • PSAL First Team, Volleyball, 2000 and 2001 • PSAL MVP, 2000 and 2001 • San Mateo County First Team All County 2000 and 2001 • San Mateo County MVP 2001 • San Jose Mercury First Team, 2001 • State Championship Division V MVP, 2000 and 2001 •Tied Division V record for number of kills (22) and set all divisions record for number of blocks(10) during the 2000 State Championship match. • State Championship Div.V Sportsmanship/ Citizenship Award, 2000 and 2001 (The first player ever to achieve this State Championship record.)

Trent Larsen Swimming • Team MVP, 2000, 2001 and 2002 • PSAL First Team, 2001 and 2002 Currently holds four league championships, is record holder, and is undefeated in the league. (No league swimmer has ever beaten Trent in any stroke.) • A member of the relay team that set a PSAL record in 2001 and a CIF record in 2002. • CCS qualifier '99-'02, finalist '00-'02, winner '02 • All-American consideration in 2001 and 2002 (2002 results not available at press time.)

Francesca Centofanti Volleyball • Team MVP, 2000, Athletic Director’s Award 2002 • PSAL MVP 1999 • First Team All San Mateo County 2000 and 2001 • PSAL First Team 1999, 2000, 2001 • All Team State Championship Game, 2000 • WPS Female Athlete of the Year 1999

Spring Sports Highlights

Priory retired the volleyball jerseys of seniors Francesca Centofanti and Cassie Perret. Only two other Priory athletes have been so honored—Ramero Arredondo in soccer and Micki Oyler in basketball. Francesca’s and Cassie’s jerseys will be framed and displayed in the gym with the other two. The coaching staff will look for a similar way to visually recognize swimmer Trent Larsen.

The Boys Swimming Team finished second in the league, losing to Half Moon Bay High by just 20 points (in swimming, a very close margin). All ten swimmers qualified for the league championship finals.

A swimming "first" for the Priory: Trent Larsen was Central Coast Section (CCS) champion in the 100 Backstroke and 200 Individual Medley. His time may qualify him for All-American (see the note under his photo.)

The Priory swimming relay team—Trent, Mark, William Huang and Mike Ruiz— placed first and broke the league record in the 400 freestyle relay event.

The golf team participated in the PSAL league championships and player John Schultz qualified for CCS competition.

Girls Water Polo will be added to the Priory’s athletics schedule next year. Softball and baseball next year will advance from junior varsity to varsity team status.

Priory Middle School teams brought in these championships:

Seventh Grade Girls Basketball—Small Schools Intermediate League (SSIL)

Champions and MPRD (Mid-Peninsula Recreation District) Champions

Seventh Grade Boys Basketball—SSIL Champions

Golf Team—SSIL Champions

Boys Soccer—SSIL Champions

Eighth Grade Boys Basketball — MPRD Championship

Girls Soccer—Second place in SSIL

All League Athletes

Boys Varsity Swimming Trent Larsen—First Team Mark Simmons—First Team William Huang—First Team Mike Ruiz—Second Team Wes Bennicas—Second Team

Boys Varsity Volleyball Pablo Avalos—Second Team Peter Trudelle—Hon. Mention Ray Austin—Hon. Mention

Boys Tennis Ben Archer—Hon. Mention

Housing Is Poised For Take-Off— Attention Turns to Performing Arts

Construction is ready to begin on the seven-unit Maas Family Commons on-campus housing. Although some final work remains to be done on the business side, the Campaign Leadership Team subcommittee on housing can now begin the pleasurable task of arranging recognition for the generous donors who made these housing units possible.

Recognition of all the key participants, especially donors and volunteers, will be part of the annual Appreciation Dinner set for September 2002.

Now, attention can turn to the next major project—the Performing Arts Center. If all goes according to schedule, the first performance could be held on the Priory’s new stage in 2005.

The big pieces of this project are already in place. Trustee Al Ebneter has already spent some two years in discussions and design revisions. He has completed a preliminary, detailed construction plan (modifications are still expected). It shows all of the major pieces of the new facility. Here are a few highlights:

• A lobby suitable for small receptions and with a permanent gallery for displaying student visual arts • A theater with a stage, professional lighting and acoustics, and comfortable, tiered seating for 450. When the tiers are retracted, the theater seats 530 for graduations, Community Forum and other, similar events. Without seating, the floor is appropriate for teaching dance as well as holding school dances. • Separate classrooms for drama, choral music and instrumental music, with appropriate practice rooms, storage and tech shop. The drama classroom will be outfitted for little theater presentations.

This building is also the crucial first part of a three-stage plan that will permit a larger library/tech center, a student activities center, and additional classrooms throughout the campus.

Students Jill Simon and Angela Sibal, Class of 2002, took Al’s drawings and created a scale model with the help of a computer-aided design program that they learned to use in their architecture class.

Parent Jacinto Avalos asked his architecture firm to create a poster-sized, visually attractive, color rendering of the floor plan. The scale model, floor plan, detailed construction drawings, architect’s sketch and several posters highlighting student creativity were featured at pre-performance receptions on the campus on May 17 and 18, and a third reception held in conjunction with the Spring Concert and Spring Art Exhibit on May 22.

More informational events are planned throughout the coming academic year— stay tuned and perhaps you will be inspired to join the campaign to support Priory students’ creativity in the performing arts.

—C. Dobervich

...for NOW and our NEXT 50 years!

Maas Family Commons: • Ready for Construction!

Performing Arts Center: • Almost $3 million already pledged • $3 million needed in 2002-3 • $1.6 million needed in 2003-4

Students Jill Simon and Angela Sibal worked fast to create a scale model of the Performing Arts Center before the end of the school year.

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Angel Simon Retires After 35 Years

In June, Priory colleagues said goodbye to a man who has been helping to build and support the Priory for 35 years. Mr. Angel Simon retired from the Business Office to enjoy what all who know him realize is his true love—fishing.

Angel arrived at the Priory in 1967 and began his career as a teacher. Over the years, he has held many different positions, all in service to the Benedictine community. Present colleagues of Angel know him for his sense of humor, loyalty to the Priory, and his kind and caring manner.

It isn't often that a school has the privilege of 35 years of service from someone of Angel’s caliber—we all feel blessed and fortunate to have spent time with Angel. With his departure goes another segment of a very rich Priory history—the dedicated friends of the monks who assisted them in bringing to reality their dream of creating this school.

To help preserve this history, we have named the small patio off the Father Christopher room in Angel’s honor and have placed there a plaque in recognition of his service. In the Priory tradition, he was presented with a rocking chair, which we hope he can somehow anchor to a boat!

We celebrate Angel's presence on this campus for over three decades and we wish him the very best. May God always hold him in the palm of His hand.

Tim Molak Headmaster

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