Priorities #37: Spring 2007

PRI RITIES A Magazine of Woodside Priory School

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AUCTION! Don’t Miss this May 5 Fiesta

Celebrating 49 Years of Benedictine Education

April 2007

Woodside Priory School Celebrating 49 Years of Benedictine Education In This Issue The lessons of Lent pervade the campus, along with springtime activities and some 50th anniversary news. Head of School’s Letter, page 3.

Priory athletes delivered a banner year! At all grade levels and across many sports, teams made great strides and took a bumper crop of championships. Athletics at a Glance, pages 4-5.

Priory Athletics, Page 4-5

Auction 2007, Pages 6-8

Come prepared to enjoy the mercado, the mariachis and the margaritas at this year’s elegant auction celebration, Cinco de Mayo! It’s good fun with good friends, and it supports an excellent cause. While helping the Priory’s budget, you may even help your own. Auction 2007, pages 6, 7 and 8.

The Priory’s juniors see past the surface of extreme poverty and into some vibrant, hopeful and surprising aspects of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. They also probed their own and their class’s reactions to challenges similar to those in the Tenderloin. Pages 9-10 Nick Piper is producing Desperate Housewives, Lost, and other TV serials; David and Michael Bower’s weddings were last summer, Barna Gacs is caring for teeth, and several alumni families are caring for new babies and young children. Alumni News and Notes, pages 11-12.

Tenderloin District, Page 9-10

Not many years ago, the students’ slogan was “Priory—where everybody knows your name.” That personal identity is part of our Benedictine ethos.

With that same wish to recognize each individual who has contributed to the Golden Jubilee Campaign Phase 1 construction projects, they are all listed and applauded. Golden Jubilee Campaign Report, pages 13, 14 and 15.

Board of Directors Abbott Matthew Leavy, OSB Father Mark Cooper, OSB Brother Edward Englund, OSB Father Martin Mager, OSB Father William Sullivan, OSB Board of Trustees Mr. Dave Arnold Mr. Gene Becker* Dr. Kristin Brew Mrs. Janet Brownstone Mr. Peter Camapgna, Board Chair Mr Wayne Davison Ms. Betsy Haehl Mrs. Susan Hafleigh* Fr. Eric Hollas, OSB Mr. David Jim* Mrs. Ginny Kavanaugh Mrs. Indu Khanna Mr. Steven Krausz Mr. Rick Magnuson Mrs. Jami Doyle Nachtsheim Fr. Maurus Nemeth, OSB Mrs. Nancy Newman Ms. Janiece Bacon Oblak Mr. Dale Pfau Mr. Hank Plain Mrs. Patti Plummer Mr. Bill Roberts Ms. Alicia Rodriguez Mr. Ray Rothrock* Mrs. Kari Rust Mr. Ken Tehaney Mr. Paul Titterton Mr. Dan Turner Mr. Mark Wilson Ms. Andrea Zulberti * Special Representative.

Priorities magazine is published in October, April; and July by Woodside Priory School for its alumni parents, students, neighbors and friends. Contact the Communications Office at 650-851-6193 or the school at 650-851-8221.

Alumni News & Notes, Page 11-12

Editor: Carolyn Dobervich Design/Production: Jim Kirkland, Copperline Multimedia

On the cover: The spirit of Fiesta will pervade the Hotel Sofitel for the Priory’s Cinco De Mayo, Auction 2007, set for May 5. If you haven’t RSVP’d, contact Pat Reed at preed@woodsidepriory.com

Chapel Services Masses at 7:15 a.m. Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sunday Hungarian service 8 p.m. third Friday (Taize) ecumenical service All are welcome.

From the Head of School Dear Priory Community, As I write this, we are in the midst of our own Priory March Madness. Our student government has planned a week of special activities and dress days, and every day at break I hear and see classes competing in hockey games, trivia contests and 3-on-3 basketball.

We have been dressed as nerds, Eighties fashion trendsetters, superheroes, and more. At the end of the week we will crown a March Madness winner.

The next week is a serious one with Easter Mass in preparation for Holy Week and the end of Lent.

During our school year we often see this balance of activities which allow the talents and gifts of our students to shine in various ways. This seems to me to highlight what Benedictine education is about.

The Priory’s Performing Arts Department just completed a two-week run of the musical Les Miserables. More than 50 middle and high school students were involved in this major production as actors/singers and tech crew. It is the last all-school play to be held in the Assembly Hall; next year the Performing Arts Department will be located in our new, more spacious, state-of-the-art performing arts auditorium and classrooms. This is the realization of a dream shared by many people over the last several years—and in Father Martin’s case, several decades!

The winter high school sports season took Priory spirit to an all-time apex. Our girls soccer team won the school’s first league championship in this sport, and they took the top seed in Central Coast Sectionals Santa Cruz to four overtimes before losing 5-4. They are an amazing group of young women who work hard and do not back down from any challenge. Our boys’ basketball team won a record 26 games, went undefeated in league play and reached the second round of NorCals before losing to Modesto Christian.

The best parts for me were seeing many alumni at home and away games, and seeing our team end Sacred Heart’s 78- game basketball league win streak last January.

During the past few months we

have had the pleasure of welcoming two Benedictine monks to the Priory.

Father Jerome Tupa from Saint John’s College in Collegeville Minnesota was on campus to give the annual Faculty/Staff Retreat. On the Feast of Saint Benedict, Father Stanley Jaki, one of the Priory’s ‘Founding Fathers,’ now at Princeton, was the presenter at our yearly Community Forum lecture series sponsored by the Board of Trustees. His talk was titled Fifty Years of Learning and he reflected on his journey of learning since leaving the Priory over 40 years ago.

Our annual auction is May 5 and the theme is, fittingly, Cinco de Mayo. Priory volunteers pour untold time and imagination into creating a wonderful evening for their guests. The auction items get better every year, and you can take home something truly special while also providing financial support the school relies upon—it’s a win/win! I am looking forward to this great fiesta, and I hope I can greet you there in person.

Our Fiftieth Anniversary year begins next fall (20072008) and the Golden Jubilee steering committee has wonderful plans that permit everyone to share in this milestone. You will be receiving a mailing this summer with a calendar and details. You can begin right now by visiting our online bookstore and purchasing Father Egon’s memoirs, Beginnings: The Founding of Woodside Priory, a charming, fascinating personal story that has captured everyone who saw the manuscript. The Priory’s beautifully produced community cookbook, which includes both recipes and history, is also available. Go to the school website, www.woodsidepriory.com, and look under “Quicklinks” on the home page. Or email Pat Reed, preed@woodsidepriory.com and she will send the link.

Athletics, arts, scholarship, giving, serious times and fun times are part of the balanced life that makes a Benedictine community thrive.

On behalf of our Monastic Community may this Easter season bring peace to your heart and soul.

Tim Molak Head of School

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Priory Athletics

Photo by Fr. Martin Mager

Team photos: above, High School Girls Varsity Soccer—the Priory’s first soccer league championship; Cami Simpson, #11, is All League Most Valuable Player. Photos at right, High School Boys Varsity Basketball—the Priory’s first basketball league championship; the near right inset photo is Reggie Willhite, All League Most Valuable Player

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It was an extraordinary year of incredible wins with seasons of showstopping moments! Boys varsity basketball landed a first-ever Private Schools Athletic League championship. Junior Reggie Willhite and Hungarian brothers Gregory and George Somogyi (who stand just under and just over seven feet tall) led the team.

In a return to Priory history, the Panthers also achieved a league soccer championship in 2007, with Cami Simpson earning an All-League Most Valuable Player standing.

Students, parents, faculty and staff showed more interest than ever in supporting the teams, led

by Associated Student Body officers. They made it easier than ever for fans to get to the games and share the excitement on the campus.

The photos here, most taken by parents attending the games, show the variety of opportunities and the spirit on the teams.

The victory sweeps could continue if this year’s Middle School teams are any indication. In volleyball, they swept the league. The eighth grade team claimed the varsity championship with a 13-0 record. The Priory’s two sixth-seventh grade combination teams finished with 7-1 records and a shared junior varsity championship crown.

Devon Errington finished first in every cross country league meet and third in the league championship. The team was a factor in every league meet. In flag football, the varsity team lost the championship game by 2 point.; the JV team finished second with one loss.

In basketball, the sixth grade girls dominating the league with an undefeated record. The seventh grade girls team lost the championship game by one point, and the seventh and eighth grade boys just missed the playoffs. The sixth grade boys team and eighth grade girls team made their marks, finishing in fourth and third place respectively.

at a Glance Championships and All League Athletes Private School Athletic League Boys Basketball Champions 2007 West Bay Athletic League Girls Soccer Champions 2007 All League Boys Basketball Most Valuable Player Reggie Willhite First Team Gregory Somogyi, Honorable Mention George Somogyi All League Girls Soccer Most Valuable Player Cameron “Cami� Simpson First Team Leslie Barkmann Cortney Lee Honorable Mention Lauren Allen Zoe Ciupitu

Photos of Priory teams, from the top: Eighth Grade Girls Basketball, center left, High School Boys Soccer; center right, Middle School Cross Country, and at left, Equestrian.

Second Team Massiel Castallanos Maddie Turner Sarah Montgomery Melissa Perna

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You are invited to

Cinco de Mayo Woodside Priory School’s Twenty-Sixth Annual Auction!

Please join us in a celebration of the spirit of Mexico— and the spirit of the Priory.

Visit with old friends and new acquaintances while mariachis serenade you.

Stroll through a romantic mercado of an era long ago.

Surround yourself with the vibrancy of Mexico today as you dine amidst multi-colored silk wall hangings illuminated to reflect the luminous palette of a Mexican sunset.

by Jennifer Hammer and Karen Hill, Auction Co Chairs

Saturday, May 5, the event begins

Imagine this new Father Martin creation in your home!

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at 5:30 p.m. at the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City, where guests will enjoy cocktails and sumptuous appetizers while they greet friends, enjoy a gala atmosphere, and bid on unique silent auction items.

Heralded by a costumed mariachi band, our guests will then be ushered into the Grand Ballroom for dinner. While you sample a delectable first course, our very special auctioneer, Head of School Tim Molak will lead off the much anticipated auction.

Tim will tempt you to raise your bid paddles again and again as the fun continues. This is when the evening really gets to be exciting! Next, find your way to the fantastic dessert bar served in the Grand Foyer—or, stay in the Ballroom and dance the night away to the sounds of Latin Safari, the popular San Francisco band.

What a memorable evening! And what a wonderful way to assure that small class sizes, outstanding faculty, and the other ingredients to an excellent Benedictine education will continue.

Annual gifts, including auction proceeds, provide about 15% of the cost of a Priory education.

Surprises will abound in the auctions. Here are a few that are sure to prompt some excited contests.

Father Martin’s classic clock will of course catch all eyes. But—imagine this new, additional Father

Martin creation in your home! Every connoisseur of fine wines and woodworking will want to own this beautifully constructed black walnut wine cabinet.

The upper cabinet holds wine glasses and accessories and is embellished with a delicately crafted hand carving of hanging grapes created

by Father Martin’s friend and the Priory’s former trustee, Al Ebneter. The lower part of this lovely maple cabinet will hold up to 30 bottles of your favorite wines.

Is this your year for the clock?

“Winning the clock” is a dream many bidders bring to the party, and this year’s prize is 7 feet of richly grained eastern black walnut—twenty-third in his series of hand crafted masterpieces. This clock’s German mechanism features a beautiful moving moon dial, lyre pendulum and a choice of different chime melodies. This grandfather clock is reminiscent of the 18th and 19th century clocks constructed by some of the master clockmakers in England. It is the more cherished in the Priory community because it is from the hands of our grand Father Martin. . . .for that trip of a lifetime?

Raise your paddle for a romantic Danube River Cruise for two from Viking River Cruises, plus 180,000 American Airlines travel points for your airfare and hotel accommodations. It’s eight days and seven nights, from Budapest to Nuremberg (or

reverse) filled with quaint villages, a baroque abbey, imperial architecture and all the tastes and treasures of new places.

See the future as the technological elite envision it. The “House of the Future”, located on Microsoft Corp’s Seattle campus, is rarely available for guests.

Parents Lori Marquardt and Kathryn Toms have put together an opportunity for four curious minds to fly to Seattle and view this fascinating abode that reaches 5 to 10 years into the technological future.

A member of the Advanced Consumer Prototyping and Strategy team leads the way. . . .for that crazy fling?

Pack up and head for New York City to view Carmen Marc Valvo’s Spring ‘08 Runway Show!

Parent Francesca Sterlacci Purvin, who is right at home here, will take you and your favorite shopping buddy on an all-expenses-paid trip of a lifetime. You will have three nights in a hip hotel near the Bryant Park fashion show tents plus tickets to the Carmen Marc Valvo show, and an invitation to his “after-show” party where you hobnob with celebs and fashionistas like Anna Wintour, Robert Duffy and Hal Rubenstein. But that’s not all!

Francesca is lining up another fashion show, a tour of the designer’s Seventh Avenue showroom, with an opportunity to order clothes. Then you’ll dine at the very popular Danny Meyer four-star restaurant “Tabla.” You will tour executive chef Floyd Cardoz’s kitchen and be treated to a personalized dinner.

What an experience! And there’s still more to this fashion design package.

Experience the Bay Area as you never have before with these luxury packages. Pamper yourself or say thank you to someone special with a gift certificate valued at $2,500 for two—four nights at the Post Ranch Inn on the cliffs of Big Sur where you will enjoy luxurious pools, spa treatments and their award-winning restaurant with a fantastic view. Another luxurious opportunity: purchase the 12th grade parent package and treat yourself to a weekend at the gorgeous Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. …or go all out with entertaining?

The Priory community loves good food and drink, and among the wines to be tasted this year

are pinot noirs from Cristom Reserve 2000 and Ken Wright Cellars 1999 Guadeloupe Vineyard (both Willamette Valley) and Drew Threesome 2004 from the Santa Rita Hills. Priory parent Jane Lombard has created a wine pairing menu that reflects that love and will make your mouth water: Salmon Strudel with GH Mumm; Grilled Quail with Crispy Onion Strings, Pineapple and Toasted Macadamia Nuts with Chalk Hill 1995/98 Chardonnay; and Herb-roasted Filet Mignon with Jumbo Prawn and Mushroom Ragout with Chateau Margaux 1986.

Gifts that say something special Ladies: Prepare to be pampered! This is a new collection in the silent auction — items of jewelry, designer handbags and spa packages that, all

An unforgettable trip to New York City to see fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo’s Spring 2008 runway show includes a stop at the four-star restaurant Tabla. There’s much more in this fantasycome-true trip. Photos are executive chef Floyd Cardoz at right, with his latest cookbook, and designer Valvo, center inset.

This Russian haute cuisine conjures up images of St. Petersburg’s grandest venues. It combines classic Russian delicacies with fine European champagne and wines.

Priory parent Margaret Herzen is an excellent chef and Russian cuisine her specialty.

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Parent Roberta Landers puts the first brushstroke on her “Benedictine Chair.”

It is an eye-catching piece of art that conveys the values of St. Benedict and the Priory community.

together, are worth well over $20,000! Something will be perfect for a mother’s day gift or for your special graduating senior. The elegant Bliss Beauty Center in Los Altos graced this collection with many beautiful donations, including a stunning 14 karat white gold and cultured diamond necklace and a spectacular blue sapphire and diamond necklace with a blue sapphire drop.

Bliss Beauty Center has also provided several stylish Botkier designer handbags and fabulous spa treatments. Monsoor & Gore Jewelers of Palo Alto provided an exquisite Tahitian pearl and green sapphire necklace. Darren McClung Estate and Precious Jewelry from Palo Alto generously donated a truly classic piece of jewelry, a stunning 18 karat gold pendant with a brilliant 1.36 karat pink sapphire and .41 karat pave diamonds. Thank you to Erin MacGeraghty for its gorgeous topaline necklace, valued at $5,000. This collection is bedazzling.

To and from the Priory community Gifts from faculty, students, staff, and especially the monks are always highly prized: art glass and ceramics from art students, Father Maurus’ Duck Dinner served in the refectory, Father Martin and Brother Edward’s Down East Lobster Supper, and the Head of School’s Council Dinner, to name a few.

Below are more that may still be available on May 5,

Priory advanced art students display their skills with this year’s auction contribution, sets of creative bottle stoppers. Teacher Reed Easley is keeping her jewelry creation a surprise.

At far right, the serene setting in Microsoft Corp’s House of Tomorrow gives no clue of the exciting technological advancements behind the scenes. A great trip! At near right, several eighth graders volunteered their time to create this quilt from the design concept to the last stitch.

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if they are not snapped up first at the online event.

• Experience the Maserati Quattroporte!

• Family Movie Night • Bordeaux Wine Tasting for 20 • Jazz and Martini Party • Champagne and Chocolate for women only party!

• Day at the Coast • Windy Hill Poker Tournament • Taylor Cooking Demo • The Three Amigos Pizza Dinner • Christmas Wrap Party • Gourmet Dinner and Wine • Sponsor Planting of Tulips at the new Performing Arts Center “So many parents, students, faculty and staff have devoted many hundreds of hours as they always do to assure the success of this important event. Every year, auction proceeds help to close the gap between the tuition and actual cost of a Priory education. Please, share the fun and support our school,” said Tim Molak, head of school.

If you cannot attend but want to bid, you now have an opportunity to “pre-bid” from the auction catalog. Pre-auction bidding sheets will accompany the “final draft” catalog that goes home with students on April 18. Bidders fill out the form and return it to the WPS Business Office and winners will be notified. All absentee and pre-bidding will be confidential. Contact Jennifer Hammer, jlhammer@earthlink.net for information.

Academics

Priory Juniors Explore San Francisco’s Poor, Diverse and Vibrant Tenderloin District Dressed in casuals that fit the

neighborhood, somewhat damp and rumpled from a rainy day and a two-hour bus trip, Priory juniors trooped up the stairs to the San Francisco Tenderloin District’s YMCA, sleeping bags in tow and ready for their two-day class retreat.

During this time, they learned about the lives and cultures in the Tenderloin, the needs and strengths of the community, the resources for help—and some things about themselves.

Junior class theology is about social justice.

What better way to ground Priory students’ learning in reality than to experience a community where social justice is a critical issue? And what better way to accomplish campus ministry goals of growing in spirituality and morality than reflecting on these experiences?

The students’ first assignment was to get acquainted with the neighborhood. Armed with $5, a Polaroid camera and some film, they headed out in groups with this mission: explore the Tenderloin, document their experiences, and later in group sessions place in perspective the situations and the people they encountered.

They found themselves at the library, encountering cultural and ethnic festivals in progress, the local coffee shop, the sites of several philanthropic organizations, and they captured an image of a unique cityscape. Later, a professor of sociology from Notre Dame de Nemeurs University who teaches a course on the characteristics of this community, led the debriefing discussion. He led students to think not only of the poverty but of the multifaceted reasons for it. He cited support for people’s needs that come from both inside and outside the community.

The Tenderloin District begins, perhaps symbolically for students of social justice, at the edge of the Civic Center and San Francisco’s City Hall.

Junior class theology is about social justice. What better way to ground Priory students’ learning in reality?”

“One of the university students grew up in the Tenderloin and others came from similar situations.

Their stories of their lives and how they found their way to better futures gave us new insight,” said Ben Owens, theology teacher.

“Also, I was impressed to discover what a vibrant community the Tenderloin is despite the desperate needs, and how ethnically diverse it is. By the end of the retreat, I sensed it as an open, alive place, not as a place closed to hope,” he added.

Students explored the same sites at night; they watched a theatrical presentation on growing to accept the differences among the neighborhood’s inhabitants. In small groups, they worked at various free food services, health service and philanthropic service sites within the Tenderloin.

“It was helpful to have the sociological perspective. Some groups are charitable—they meet an immediate need. Others are philanthropic—they look for longer-range solutions,” Mr. Owens said.

Many students will especially remember

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Students helped prepare and deliver food—here, a bag of fresh Chinese delicacies is ready to go.

the two activities that led them to think about themselves. In one, a rope was placed on the floor and a series of simple but challenging questions were posed about race, gender, sexuality, and appearance. Students were asked to cross over the rope if the question was true for them.

For example, near the end of the experience, the question was “Have you been teased, hurt or offended by someone in this room?” Every student and all but three adults crossed over the rope. “And yet, we are still a strong class and really support each other,” one student commented. It was in a way the same lesson they were learning about the bonds in the Tenderloin.

‘Our class has the ability to balance fun and seriousness.

Our class is welcoming and respectful of other people and different environments.’

From a student reflection paper.

Back at school, students offered these personal views about the Tenderloin District in their reflection papers.

• I learned about how people [in the Tenderloin District] have a sense of community.

• The amount of impoverished people is overwhelming and we need to be aware of that before we can solve the problem.

• There are a lot of kind people in the Tenderloin. Most homeless people aren’t addicted to something but rather [might] just have bad luck.

• People who need help still have hope and confidence.

• The ethnicity of the people there is much more varied than I originally thought.

• There are many people who have lives way different from mine, and no matter who they are we should respect them.

• When I walked around, I realized how sheltered I was from that kind of society.

• I don’t take for granted my wealth, privileges, education or opportunities.

Here are some students’ personal views about themselves and their class

Students volunteered at a variety of service sites, including Project Open Hand.

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• Our class is more closely-knit than I thought.

• We’re pretty honest.

• We are a respectful class.

• Our class contains a great amount of compassion for each other and everyone else.

• I learned that as a class we can work to help those less fortunate.

• Our class has the ability to balance fun and seriousness. Our class is welcoming and respectful of other people and different environments.

• [The retreat] provided me with a sense of confidence that I could help someone.

— Carolyn Dobervich with notes from Alyssa Cheung

Alumni News & Notes Rupert Hall, class of 1981 and his wife, Yvonne, wrote to let us know that the family recently celebrated the first birthday of their son Matthew.

Michael McCrady, class of 1985 and his wife Elizabeth were blessed with the birth of their second son, Michael Edward McCrady. He weighted 10 lbs and was 24” long. Their first son, Christopher, is quite taken by his younger brother.

Matthew Gibbs, class of 1987 and his wife, Lexie Schilling Gibbs welcomed the birth of twin daughters, Tattie and Lele, on January 9, 2007. The Gibbs family resides in Boston, MA. Nicholas Pepper, class of 1991 graduated from Yale University School of Drama with an MFA in 2001. Now living in Los Angeles and working as a creative executive at ABC, he oversees all aspects of the TV series Desperate Housewives, as well as Lost, Ugly Betty, and Brothers and Sisters. He is planning a 16-day adventure to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia this summer.

Peter Gacs, class of 1997 is a graduate of Budapest University of Economic Sciences. He is currently working at Loughborough Grammar School, a private boarding school in the UK, as a German and math teacher. He also enjoys being a boarding housemaster and basketball coach of the school team.

Geoff Welliver, class of 1997 is touring with his drum and bass collaborative, Company Truck, around California and has continued releasing material with them since late 2005. Company Truck played at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on March 21, 2007 at Skills’ “Electro.Techno.Disco.Pop” 10-Year Anniversary, alongside other artists, Dieselboy, Dom ‘n’ Roland, Ed Rush, Optical, and Marcus Intalex. On April 20, 2007, Company Truck will be playing with Swedish Drum ‘n’ Bass group, Noisia. Geoff’s music can be found at http://geofmakesmusic.com and http://companytruckers.com.

Bernadette Austin-Bower and Michael Bower, both in the class of 1998 were married on September 9, 2006 at the Lucie Stern Center in Palo Alto, CA. They are both currently graduate students at UC Davis. Michael is working toward his degree in Ecology. Bernadette will be getting an M.S. in community development in June and will start working as a housing finance analyst for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency starting in April.

Francis Byun, class of 1998 and Charly Kevers were married at the Thomas Fogarty Winery on October 13, 2006. They are living in Seoul, Korea.

David Bower, class of 2000 graduated from St. Mary’s College in 2006. Right after that, he married Julie Levie on June 24. The couple was married in Point Arena, CA, and held their reception in Gualala, CA, the Bowers’ hometown. David is an accountant for KPMG International, and his wife is pursuing a PhD in Environmental Chemistry at UC Davis. They are living in Davis.

Barna Gacs, class of 2000 graduated from Semmelweis Medical University of Budapest last June as a Dental Surgeon with a summa cum laude degree and chose to pursue his career in Cleethorpes, UK (the home of Fish and Chips.) He is an associate member of a busy dental practice with offices overlooking the sea and enjoys treating patients.

John Martin, class of 2001 has accepted a job with the international law firm Salans & Associates in their Paris, France office for the summer. He will be working primarily with their mergers and acquisitions team.

He hopes to get involved with their international arbitration practice, which has a strong presence in Russia and Eastern Europe. He also has an article scheduled for publication in the Boston College International & Comparative Law Review, which addresses land reform in Brazil – specifically how land titling programs can simultaneously increase efficient land use and democratic legitimacy.

Bryan Quinn, class of 2001 is engaged to Shannon Suedkamp, and they are planning a wedding shortly after

Nicholas Pepper, class of 1987, is producing television entertainment programs at ABC.

Nick Perry, Class of 2003, is on his third tour of duty in Iraq with the US Marines. Nick attended the Priory through middle school.

His grandfather, former Secretary of Defense William Perry, was one of the first speakers for the Priory’s Community Forum annual lecture series.

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his graduation from the University of Notre Dame’s MBA program in May 2008.

Raymond Austin, class of 2003 is in his fourth year at UC Santa Cruz. He is serving as chair of the Student Union Assembly, UCSC’s student government. He is also the chair of the Golden Pacific Region of the USSA (United States Students Association, a national organization of college student governments). He is graduating in June with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

Michael Yost, class of 2003 will graduate this spring with degrees in Dramatic Arts and Japanese and then receive a commission as an Ensign in the Navy. This summer he reports to flight school in Pensacola, FL.

Save the Date

June 9 is Alumni Reunion Day at the Priory Sun, soccer, poolside fun and a chance to reunite with classmates, teachers and the Men in Black! Call a few classmates now and watch for information coming soon.

Francis Byun and Charly (sic) Kevers visited the Priory campus on their way to Seoul, Korea.

David Bower and Julie Levie were married in June 2006. They celebrated their wedding on the California coast near the Bower family’s home town, Gualala.

Bernadette Austin and Michael Bower, both graduates class of 1998, were married in September 2006, just two months after his younger brother David took a bride (see photo).

The Golden Jubilee Construction Funds Make a Big Difference in the Priory’s Future.

Periodically, we focus on one aspect of the Golden Jubilee Campaign, as those projects take the lead in our work. The Golden Jubilee Phase One construction funds are the cornerstone to the Priory’s success next year—and for the next 50 years.

The support of every donor is genuinely appreciated. We are pleased to thank here everyone who has contributed to the Trinity Project and on-campus housing projects, primarily the Maas Family Commons.

– Development Staff 100% of the current Board of Trustees and these ex officio members have contributed.

Trustees Anonymous (2) Dave Arnold Janiece Bacon Oblak Gene Becker Kristin Brew Peter Campagna Wayne Davison Betsy Haehl Ginny Kavanaugh Indu Khanna Steven Krausz Rick Magnuson Jami Nachtsheim Father Maurus Nemeth Nancy Newman Dale Pfau Hank Plain Patricia Plummer William Roberts Alicia Rodriguez Ray Rothrock Kari Rust Ken Tehaney Paul Titterton Daniel Turner Andrea Zulberti

Current and Former Faculty and Staff Douglas and Barbara Ayer William and Ruth Benz Renato and Josefina Castaneda Mark and Carolyn Dobervich John Erkman Casey Frudenberg Kerry Gormley Gail Kimball Joe McCarthy and Siobhán Lawlor Tim and Cathy Molak John and Nancy Newman Peter and Elizabeth Reinhardt Brian and Thea Schlaak Al and Peggy Zappelli Twelfth Grade Parents Anonymous Douglas and Marjorie Brent Renato and Josefina Castaneda Andrew and Carol Duncan Lindsay Farino Mark Farino Robert and Elizabeth Gamburd Richard and Marcia Gold William and Michelle Green Michael and Margaret Herzen Raman and Indu Khanna John Kriewall and Betsy Haehl Daniel and Susan Lockwood Timothy and Marjorie Montgomery Debra Simons Stephen Simons Joseph Tabacco and Peggy Schmidt David and Virginia Taylor Eleventh Grade Parents Anonymous Wayne and Cynthia Davison Gerald and Nancy Dellheim Peter and Ann Marie Draeger Brian and Carol Fischer Jay Gerstenschlager and Donna Petkanics Syrus and Farnaz Madavi Rick and Amy Magnuson David and Lori Marquardt Bruce McAuley and Susan Kritzik Howard Neckowitz and Cheryl Kempton-Neckowitz

Danny and Kelly Pettit Dale Pfau and Cathryn Gawne Sang Joon Park and Wonkyong O Stanley and Megan Pierson Hank and Lisa Plain Andrew and Deborah Rappaport Ray and Meredith Rothrock Alexander and Leslie Schilling Abraham and Marian Sofaer Daniel and Tamara Turner Tenth Grade Parents Anonymous Matthew and Margaret Bannick Thomas Bevilacqua and Therese Mrozek Michael and Barbara Calbert Teodor and Luminita Ciupitu Stephen and LuAnn DeMartini Charles and Jane Lombard Steven MacKay and Anna Muelling William and Dana Starling Tad and Eleanor Thomas Harry Whitehouse and Wendy Rabinov Ninth Grade Parents Fred and Muffie Alvarez Donna Carano Peter and Ann Marie Draeger Lindsay Farino Mark Farino Douglas and Lisa Goodyear Raman and Indu Khanna Howard Neckowitz and Cheryl Kempton-Neckowitz Jonathan Nimer and Alicia Torre Edward Oates and Jennifer Hammer Dale Pfau and Cathryn Gawne Douglas Ross and Elizabeth Bellock Alexander and Leslie Schilling Robert and Nancy Talbott Daniel and Tamara Turner Marvin Wenger and Beth-Ann Schwabacher-Wenger John and Valerie Wookey Bruce Yoxsimer and Jill Caskey

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Eighth Grade Parents Thomas Bevilacqua and Therese Mrozek Douglas Carlisle and Lauri Sanders Mark Frappier and Suzanne Juptner-Frappier Michael and Emily Goldberg Craig and Nichola Johnson Thomas Lyon and JoAnn Kahn Jeffrey Poetsch and Alison Long-Poetsch Jeffrey Purvin and Francesca Sterlacci Purvin Robert and Mary Quinn David and Virginia Taylor Donald and Sharon Traeger Mark and Lisa Wan Gregory and Rachel Wrenn Seventh Grade Parents John and Linda Bader Peter and Pamela Campagna Edwin and Marsha Hannay Craig and Pamela Jones Bryan Lamkin and Arianna Carughi Jonathan Nimer and Alicia Torre Dale Pfau and Cathryn Gawne Stanley and Megan Pierson William Shu and Ingrid Lai Robert and Mary Rose Theis Donald and Patricia Turnquist Andrew and Alice Valentine Gregory Ward and Jo Anne Larson James and Patricia White John and Valerie Wookey Eric and Jean Young Bruce Yoxsimer and Jill Caskey Sixth Grade Parents Hugh and Laura Cornish Jeffrey and Stacy Drazan Lindsay Farino Mark Farino Steven and Alison Krausz Douglas Ross and Elizabeth Bellock Dale Schwab

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Grandparents David and Carole Harris Frank and Pauline Lai E. Alvin and Suzanne Maas John Schwabacher and Madelene Wong Daniel Turner, Jr. Alumni Donors Class Of 1978 Daniel A. Lockwood Alexander H. Schilling Class Of 1981 George Huertas Class Of 1982 Andrew P. Valentine Class Of 1984 David P. Arnold Takonkiet Viravan Class Of 2003 Elena M. Herzen Class Of 2005 Kyle L. McAuley Class of 2012 Stephanie Tearse Alumni Parents Anonymous (4) Patricia Adams Daniel Alegria and Mary Hufty John and Linda Andreini Paul and Nancy Appelblom James and Loren Archer Stephen and Linda Balogh James and Anne Barnett Dave and Margie Bell Peter and Pamela Campagna Renato and Josefina Castaneda Sandro and Joan Centofanti Alan and Elizabeth Cirino David and Toni Clapper Michael and Michelle Chan Wayne and Cynthia Davison Gerald and Nancy Dellheim Stephen and LuAnn DeMartini Edward and Joan Desmond

James and Sarah DiBoise Mark and Carolyn Dobervich Andrew and Carol Duncan Allan and Suzanne Epstein Roy and Eleanor Ferrari Connie Fitzgerald Robert and Elizabeth Gamburd George and Kathryn Gould William and Michelle Green Andrew and Patricia Haines John and Anne Hannigan Joanne Harrington Robert and Carolan Hass Terry and Dorothy Hayes Michael and Margaret Herzen Judd and Mimi Iversen Harvey and Barbara Jones Gail Kimball Kenneth and Natalie Klein Robert Klein Stanley Kwong and Judy Koh Richard and Mary Lemuth Alfred Li and Jenny Lam Matthew Lincoln and Leanne George E. Alvin and Suzanne Maas Steven MacKay and Anna Muelling Rick and Amy Magnuson Bruce McAuley and Susan Kritzik Thomas and Sandra McCarthy Tim and Cathy Molak Thomas Neff and Donna Wengert-Neff John and Nancy Newman Sang Joon Park and Wonkyong O Keith and Debbi Patten Curtis Peterson and Lea Stublarec Hank and Lisa Plain Roxy and Michelle Rapp Andrew and Deborah Rappaport Mark and Margot Rawlins Peter and Elizabeth Reinhardt William and Gail Roberts Alicia Rodriguez James and Maureen Sansbury Ronald and Lila Schmidt Art and Cindy Schultz Mary Shouse David and Virginia Taylor Gary Tseng and Tina Cheng Charles Thieriot and Elizabeth Huntley Robert and Ramsay Waterman Allan and Heidi Will Alejandro and Leah Zaffaroni Alan and Andrea Zulberti

Friends Anonymous James Berthelsen John and Kristin Brew Tom and Fran Dempsey Albert and Susanne Ebneter Eugene and Judith Flath Jack and Ginny Kavanaugh Steven and Joselyn Kelley Lorry Lokey Edward Lovrin The Mager Family John Oblak and Janiece Bacon Oblak Marc Oswald James and Patricia Plummer Paul and Kathryn Reimer Robert and Annie Simon Ellen Wilton Nancy Woodward Gwynne Beth Young Stuart and Susan Young Organizations, Corporations, Foundations and Funds Archbold Charitable Trust Community Foundation of Silicon Valley Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Hewlett Packard Company IBM Corporation Jewish Community Federation Endowment Fund Koret Foundation Lorry I. Lokey Supporting Foundation Mary A. Crocker Trust May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust Paving Construction Service, Inc. Peninsula Community Foundation Portola Valley Hardware Priory Headmaster’s Council Schwab Charitable Fund Shell Oil Company Foundation The Ayco Charitable Foundation The Hass Family Fund The Maas Family Fund The Zaffaroni Foundation Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Woodside Priory Monastic Community

Corrections to 2005–2006 Annual Report

Due to procedural errors, the following information was omitted or shown incorrectly in the January 2007 Priorities Magazine Annual Report issue.

The funds were properly entered in accounting records; the totals shown in the Annual Report are correct. The Development staff sincerely regrets these errors and is happy to correct them. ]]]

Wendy Dwyer Memorial Scholarship Fund Timothy and Germaine Dwyer ]]]

Peter Kasenchak, former chair of the Board of Trustees and co-chair of the Chapel Fund among many other services to the school, should have been listed in these donor categories: Annual Fund at Founders’ Club level Father Egon Scholarship Fund Chapel Fund 2005-2006 ]]]

Mrs. Kevin Kasenchak’s name was incorrectly listed. The correct listing is Kevin and Erin Kasenchak. ]]]

The donor list of Trustees did not show the correct first names of some members. Here is the corrected list.

Trustees, 2005–2006 Thank you for one hundred percent participation!

David P. Arnold Kristin Brew Timothy Cain J. Peter Campagna Wayne E. Davison Betsy Haehl Susan Hafleigh Dorothy Hayes Father Eric Hollas, OSB Craig R. Johnson Ginny Kavanaugh Steven Krausz Father Maurus Nemeth, OSB Janiece Bacon Oblak Dale R. Pfau Henry A. Plain Patricia Plummer William C. Roberts Alicia Rodriguez Ray A. Rothrock Katherine Rust Robert Simon Mark Wilson Andrea Zulberti

Update Trinity Project Performing arts auditorium and classrooms, renovated and expanded library and media center, and the Priory’s first student center. $16.1 million goal** $10.65 million raised to date $5.45 million is needed ** This new goal includes an additional $1m needed for site improvements Target for this year—complete the Trinity Project

by Fall 2007.

• Raise the $5.45 million needed • Complete the Performing Arts facilities on schedule • Begin library renovation next spring • Begin student center next summer Endowment

General endowment funds, scholarship funds, and the “Father Funds” $5 million goal $2.8 million raised $2.2 million is needed Target for the 2007 calendar year—completely fund the $1M Father Egon Endowed Scholarship • $303,000 raised to date On-Campus Housing $3.5 million goal reached by target completion date • The Maas Family Commons housing complex completed and occupied in 2003 • Two apartments adjoining residence halls constructed and one home renovated in 2001 • Twenty-three faculty and staff live on campus.

Trustees’ long-term goal is to house 50% of the faculty on campus within ten years.

Chapel Renovation $250,000 goal reached and renovation completed

by Friends of the Chapel in 2004.

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