Priorities #42: Winter 2009

PRI RITIES A Magazine of Woodside Priory School •

Issue #42

Green Black is the New

The Greening of the Priory

January 2009

Woodside Priory School Celebrating 51 Years of Benedictine Education In This Issue Green is the new Black: The Greening of the Priory, pages 4-5 What do a Harley riding Monk and a Monk dressed as a Sheikh have in common? See for yourself in Fall at a Glance, pages 6-8 Green is the New Black - pgs 4-5

Q&A with Claire Dennis, world-class award winning sailor, page 9 Faculty Caitha Ambler and Gabe Tang receive endowed chairs; also, how you can be a member of the Saint Benedict Society, page 10 Recognize familiar faces, take a walk down memory lane, see photos from the recent Priory reunion, pages 12-13 Find out who is doing what in Class Notes, page 14-16

Fall at a Glance - pgs 6-8

Help us find missing alumni! page 17 Join Father Martin as he details his recent trip to Europe, page 18-19

Q&A with senior Claire Dennis - pg 9

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 Kristin Brew Janet Brownstone Peter Campagna Lisa Carlos Monica Corman Hugh Cornish Wayne Davison Babak Dehnad Kathy Feldman Chris Galli Hilary Giles Betsy Haehl George Hohnsbeen Father Eric Hollas, OSB David Jim Peter Kasenchak Indu Khanna Rick Magnuson Jami Nachtsheim Father Maurus Nemeth, OSB Dale Pfau Hank Plain Patti Plummer Ray Rothrock Kari Rust Ken Tehaney Paul Titterton Dan Turner Lisa Wan Mark Wilson Andrea Zulberti Priorities magazine is published in March/ April, June/July, and November/December 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.

Father Martin trip - pg 18-19

Editor: Sean Mclain Brown Design/Production: Jim Kirkland, Copperline Multimedia Photos: Sean Mclain Brown, Father Martin, Jim Kirkland, Priory Parents Printing: Communications on the Mark, Mark W. Allen

On the cover: Father Pius, Brother Edward, Father Maurus and Father Martin stand in front of the new solar panels on the Priory hillside.

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.

Dear Priory Community,

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From the Head of School

elcome to 2009, a year I hope will be filled with many blessings for you and your family! Our blessings include a dedicated monastic community who are influential role models for each and every one of us, a supportive parent community who give of their time, talent and treasure to ensure the viability of this Benedictine school, and a wonderful student body and staff who amaze me with the gifts they possess and share with each other.

In this issue of Priorities we have dedicated a special page to our beloved Monks – Father Martin, Father Pius, Father Maurus and Brother Edward – and will continue to do so in each upcoming issue.

Each issue will contain a letter from one of the monks along with pictures of them on campus. I hope you enjoy this addition.

In Chapter 64 of The Rule of St. Benedict, Abbots are warned to steward resources, human and material, with care and consideration for our world. Tending to environmental issues is the natural nexus between faith and reason, between science and humanities, and between humans and creation — a position we prize highly at the Priory. The addition of our 135kwh solar system on campus is just one example among many that demonstrates our commitment to being good stewards of the environment. These panels have been placed on three roofs (lower classroom, upper dorm and Science) and on one ground mount on the hillside below the monastery. This system of alternative energy will offset our current electrical bill by as much as 50%.

Our Class of 2009 has received early acceptances to a number of highly esteemed local and national universities, and there are six members of the class who have been honored by the National Merit Scholarship as commended, semi-finalist or finalist.

Our academic program and curriculum continues to prepare our graduates for college and life beyond.

When I talk about the Priory at our Open Houses for prospective students, I mention that we are a truly unique school: • As a Catholic school we are one of the few that still have monks active in their ministry.

• We are an International school with 49 young people in our boarding program from all over the world enriching the lives of their classmates.

• With 17 homes and 2 apartments we provide housing for 27 staff and their families who live on campus 24/7 and create a community of dedicated lay people.

• We are located on 52 acres of land in Portola Valley one of the most beautiful areas of Northern California.

We are, as Father Egon said in a newspaper article a few years ago, An American Miracle!

Thanks for all you have done and continue to do to allow us to keep the spirit of this Benedictine school alive in the hearts and minds of so many. On behalf of the Monastic community, the faculty and staff, we are grateful for your prayers and support.

Happy New Year!

I continue to be humbled by the great generosity of the Priory community ...

In Chapter 64 of The Rule of St. Benedict, Abbots are warned to steward resources, human and material, with care and consideration for our world.

Sincerely,

Tim Molak Head of School

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Green Black is the New

The Greening of the Priory

Priory faculty Hovey Clark stands with Jodey Glaser (‘09) and Battery Robot, the school’s battery recycling ‘mascot’. Mr. Clark and Jodey worked together on a short video about Battery Robot, which was presented to students with the Daily Bulletin, as a way of promoting the school’s efforts in the proper disposal of batteries and other e-waste.

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wo years ago, Chase Haegele (Class of ’06) and Mike Mellenthin (Class of ’06)* as part of a Current Events senior class project, researched and authored a realistic plan to install solar at the Priory. Their dream has finally come to fruition.

The Priory, to date, has the largest operating solar installation of any private school in the Bay Area. That’s quite a feat; especially in sun drenched Silicon Valley.

Brother Edward said the project would not only cut electricity costs, but also emphasize Priory’s goal of becoming good stewards of the environment. St. Benedict wrote about being good stewards of all our resources 1500 years ago, and it’s a lesson the Priory takes to heart.

The 135Kw, 83 panel system is ground mounted below the monastery and roof mounted on the sci-

ence building, Anselm House and lower classrooms.

“The Priory has always provided an environment for our students and on-campus faculty that is one of balance and sustainability, as well as enhancing the Benedictine values it holds as the cornerstone for the school. From the Priory’s founding, the monks have been going green,” said Al Zappelli, Director of Admissions.

When completed, the project will generate 50 percent of the school’s electricity and will eliminate the production of approximately 347,720 pounds of pollution per year. This is the equivalent of 3000 SUVs. “It’s really a win-win [situation] because the school can get into renewable energy, they’re going to pay a rate that’s competitive with PG&E, yet reduce their total overall carbon footprint,” said Larry Sullivan (class of ‘86) of Solar City.

From one location on the hillside, one can see several examples of the ways in which the school is looking to make its operations more sustainable.

Solar panels

Compost

Above: Members of Mr. Clark’s AP Environmental Science classes and the Sustainability Team helped to create large brushpiles on the hillside above the main campus.

These brushpiles provide habitat for bird and animal life, adding structural diversity to the grassland habitat. The concentrated activity around the brushpiles makes for reliable opportunities to see song birds, raptors, snakes, and other small animals.

Wildlife Refuge

Left: Kimberly Carlisle (‘11), a member of the school’s Sustainability Team, is proud of the school’s enhanced efforts to reduce solid waste and increase the amount of recycled materials.

The Priory’s solar system will generate substantial environmental benefits by reducing emissions from power plants, and will offset CO2, the leading green house gas, NOx, which creates smog, SO2, which creates acid rain, and asthma promoting particulates.

Science faculty member Hovey Clark said that many of the green projects on campus are small ideas but contribute to the larger environmental picture in a big way. “Really, all of these projects are interconnected and imitate the way an eco-system is sustainable,” said Mr. Clark. “Humans can imitate nature’s sustainability model by focusing on four areas: reliance on solar energy, maintenance of biodiversity, recycling of matter and nutrients, and population control.”

Mr. Clark said that eventually he would like to see the Priory generate a greater percentage of its

electricity through solar energy. The Sustainability Club, which was founded by Whitney Greswold ‘08, Erik Lyon ‘08, Angelo Ladeza ‘08, and Ashley Neckowitz, is working towards helping The Priory become more energy efficient and use less energy overall.

In addition to the new green Performing Arts buildings and solar installation, the Priory is also looking into becoming a waste-free school by reducing the enormous quantity of garbage generated on campus, and by using green-friendly cleaning solutions and paper products.

Left: (L-R) Arnaud Kpachavi (‘11), Kimberly Carlisle, and Emma Wrenn (‘11) are members of the Sustainability Team. Here they help with the composting of school kitchen scraps and landscaping waste at the Sustainability Team’s new composting site. Composting has helped the school to reduce the amount of trash that is sent to landfills, and cuts down on trash removal costs.

Above: Emma Wrenn isn’t grossed out by earthworms. Here she shows off one *Chase Haegele is at UC Santa Cruz studying Environmental that was pulled from a worm-box, anStudies and Mechanical Engineering and Mike Mellenthin is at other kind of composting method. Mr. Stanford in the Symbolic Systems Program studying Artificial Clark notes that composting and ‘worm boxing’ are great ways for kids to learn Intelligence. about the important ecosystem service of decomposition.

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Fall

A Christmas Carol was a jolly good success! The pre-show fundraising helped collect more than $2,000 to be split between two family assistance nonprofits, Haven Family House and Redwood Family House.

Right: (L-R) Ethan Toolis as Scrooge, Julian French as Tiny Tim, Leo Lee as Bob Cratchit, and Meaghan Gerhart as Mrs. Cratchit. Below: (L-R) Ethan Toolis and Travis Johnson as the Ghost of Jacob Marley.

Youth Speaks, a nonprofit presenter of Spoken Word performance, education, and youth development programs , performed an outstanding literary spoken word performance in the Rothrock Performance Hall and received a enthusiastic ovation from everyone.

Tug-of-War, Pugilists, and an all-around good time was had at the Priory’s annual Field Day. Left: (L-R) Chris D’Elia, Drew Yoxsimer, and Scott Turner.

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Senior Nora Botos prepares for pugilistic glory before she enters the ring.

at a Glance

Middle: Seniors go oldschool with their Smurf inspired theme for Spirit Week. Top Middle: (L-R): Erin Kinstler and Angela Nakahara.

Top Right: Chipper Montalvo as Papa Smurf on the drums.

Above: Freshmen get pumped up during Spirit Week ‘08.

Left: Middle School electrified everyone with their high voltage school spirit.

Jason Samuel Smith, renowned Tap performer, wows the audience with a dazzling foot-stomping performance.

The Priory’s annual Food Drive benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank collected more than $15,928.55 and 3,900 Items! Way to go, Priorians!

Halloween Day at the Priory is always colorful. Top: Father Martin as one of the Wild Bunch and Brother Edward as a Sheikh. Top Right: Christopher Gregory a sumo wrestler. Bottom: Bottom: (L-R) Glam girls Jane Yoxsimer, Ali Maahs, Katrina Wang, and Gy Min Kang.

The Creative Writing class had an exclusive tour of George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic digital studios in San Francisco.

(L-R): Mallory Cadwell, David Calbert, Clayton Cadwell, Tristan Burrin, John Jernick, Greg Biles, and Maia Thielen.

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Fall at a Glance - Sports

The Priory’s 2008 tennis team (Not in order of appearance): Coach Celso Onofre, Ali Goodyear, Kimberly Carlisle, Lizzie Rogers, Claire Watson, Kylie Sutherland, Avery Plough, Emma Somers, Kim Szabo, Sarah Shin, amd Alessandra Maahs

Michael Wan dives for the ball helping the Priory’s Water Polo team place in the top five for the JV Peninsula League.

Top: Burno Geoly manuevers to avoid getting his flags taken.

Girls Softball Team 2008: Coach Tod Turner, Stephanie Brugger, Courtney Cheung, Brooke Cornish, Aneesha Nighan Gupta, Gabriela Williamson, Stephanie Anniece Seymour, , Madeleine Frappier, Briggsy Diane Briggs Hamren, Michaela Katherine Koval, Margaret Butler Shields, Haley Grace Ebert, Caroline Elizabeth Hickman, Lydia Anne Foley, Natalie Grace Magnuson, Sasha Morgan Malek, Lindy Jayne Martinson, Jane Hamnett Ross, Elizabeth Hamilton Schilling, Molly Amelia Celine Schreiner, , Julia Mary Teymourian, Brigid Schulte White.

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A Conversation with Priory Student and World Class Sailor

Claire Dennis

by Dan Polk Senior Claire Dennis has sailing in her blood and it shows. At 17, she’s already garnered top awards in sailing, is ranked 41st in the world, and is on the U.S. Sailing Team. Here’s what Claire had to say about her accomplishments.

How did you get into sailing?

My father is from Victoria, BC and was very into sailing. Before moving to Saratoga, we lived in Texas. I was an energetic kid; sailing at the Houston Yacht Club kept me active and also helped me escape coastal bugs. Also, during the summers, we lived near the San Juan Islands where there was plenty of sailing.

What is most challenging about your sport?

Mentally it is difficult to maintain focus and intensity. Competitions or regattas often last for 6 or more days; the Olympic trials went for nine days.

Each day, I am in two races that last longer than an hour, each covering 4 to 5 nautical miles. Basically, all I do is eat, prepare my Laser boat to race, compete, then sleep and do it all over again.

What is your training regiment like?

I sail almost every weekend out of the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. I am usually on the water for 3 to 5 hours, with more time spent preparing my boat. On land, I do a great deal of running and cycling as well as weight training to strengthen my core, quads, and upper body.

What are your sailing goals for the future?

I would like to be All-American for sailing. I am currently ranked 41st in the world and am on the U.S. Sailing Team. My goal is to compete in either the 2012 Olympics in England or in 2016, or both.

Only the top sailor goes to the Olympics, so this will be a challenge. I will most likely be attending Yale or another east coast college.

What are your most favorite and least favorite things about sailing?

I love racing. I’m very competitive, and it is fun to pass other boats. I hate being cold. I wear a bunch of special clothing, but I still get cold, especially in the waters of northern Europe.

How does it feel to compete on an international level?

It is pretty cool. Sailing isn’t that big in the U.S., especially not on the West Coast. When I was sailing in Portugal, everyone in town knew about it. It was almost as big as soccer’s World Cup or something like that.

What are some of the highlights from your Priory experience?

Running cross-country and track, the academically challenging classes and the teachers. You can talk to the teachers and work with them in a personal way.

I have especially enjoyed my English and History classes. The friendships I’ve created here are very important. I also really like Priory’s campus, especially the trees and openness of the campus.

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My goal is to compete in the 2012 or 2016 Olympics ...

Honoring Our

Fathers John Kriewall and Betsy Haehl recently established the Kriewall Haehl Family Endowed Faculty Chair, in Honor of Father Pius Horvath. The Chair will be awarded every two years to a full-time faculty member for distinguished service in a core academic discipline and for Betsy Haehl, a sponsor of the Father Pius Faculty Chair, with recipient, Caitha Ambler exemplifying the highest ideals and values of a Benedictine education.

The Saint Benedict Society Alicia Kriewall, Class of 2007, developed a special relationship with Father Pius during her seven years at the Priory and played The Priory’s first chair, the McGraw Family a significant role in the creation of this endowment. “In his own Endowed Faculty Chair in Science in Honor of Father humble way, Father Pius made our daughter’s time at the Priory the best it could possibly be,” said Betsy Haehl, a member of Maurus, established with a planned gift from Jack and Priory’s Board of Trustees.

Joan McGraw, was awarded to Gabe Tang. Gabe has John, Betsy and Alicia wanted to honor the monks and their been at the Priory for six years and teaches high school lifelong devotion to education. “We want all the monks to be remembered, and we want others to know what a difference an chemistry, honors chemistry and AP chemistry. endoment can make,” Betsy said. She hopes the endowment will Planned gifts take the form of a donation to be encourage others to participate and to create Endowed Chairs for Father Martin and Brother Edward. realized in the future, in one’s estate plan. Because more Father Pius has been at the Priory for nearly 50 years, teaching and more of our friends are considering the Priory when Latin and German along with many other subjects. “I remember Alicia when she first started here in 6th grade. She was a quiet one, making estate plans, the Priory has established the Saint but she grew out of that. It was always a delight to see her,” said Benedict Society to recognize these donors.

Father Pius. Alicia is currently attending Stanford University.

If you have included the Priory in your es In fall of 2008, the Father Pius Chair was awarded to Middle School teacher Caitha Ambler. Caitha, who is also the Chair of our tate plan (in the form of a trust, a bequest, beneficiary Social Studies Department, has been teaching Social Studies in the to a life insurance or retirement plan), and would like to Middle School for seven years.

“In his own humble way, Father Pius made our daughter’s time at the Priory the best it could possibly be.” - Betsy Haehl 10

be recognized as a member of the Saint Benedict Society, please contact Siobhán Lawlor in the Development Office at 650-851-6116, or email her at slawlor@prioryca.org.

From Alumni Relations Dear Priory Alumni, The Fall months have been full of fun events for the Priory Alumni Office. In September the Priory hosted Alumni Reunion Weekend for the classes of 1963, 1968,1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2003. It was the school’s first-ever attempt to hold a reunion weekend in the five-year-class format. It was a huge success with more than 100 Alumni coming back to campus over the weekend. Activities included: a Friday night reception in Father Egon Plaza, a Saturday morning Alumni Parent Coffee followed by Campus Tours, Saturday night Dinner in the new Performing Arts Center (well attended by many faculty and staff as well), and Sunday Mass and Brunch with the monks. We are very grateful to the Class Agents who worked very hard to make this a great inaugural reunion weekend.

Next year’s reunion weekend is set for September 11-13, 2009 for the classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004. If you are interested in being a Class Agent and/or helping to organize your class reunion, please contact me at alumni@prioryca.org. This requires minimal work, and the alumni office will provide the necessary tools and information to assist you.

Along with the Reunion, we held our first regional Alumni “after work social”, which took place in Palo Alto, CA. Twelve Alumni attended the reception, along with Father Martin, Tim Molak, John Baldwin and me. The next Alumni social is scheduled for Wednesday, February 4th in San Francisco at the MarketBar Cafe. The Alumni Office will also be organizing an Alumni San Francisco Giants game, and a trip to Los Angeles for an Alumni Reception in the spring. If you want to plan an Alumni “after work social” in your area, please contact me and we can organize it together. Please join the “Woodside Priory Alumni Association” group on Facebook to get the most current news and to update your information on the online community at http://community.wspriory.com/home/index.asp to make sure you get our monthly Priory E-news.

There are other opportunities for Alumni to reconnect with the school in addition to reunions. The Campus Ministry is looking for two Alumni to give a chapel talk in the Spring. The talks are only 5-7 minutes and are a time for you to share something from the heart that connects with 6th-12th graders. If you have any questions or you are interested in doing a chapel talk, please contact Molly Buccola, Campus Minister, at mbuccola@prioryca.org or 650-851-6149. The Dorm Community will also be hosting a Career Night in the spring, and we are looking for Alumni who would like to participate in this event.

Again, I was happy to see so many Alumni return to campus for the Reunion and hope that it will continue throughout the year. We always Palo Alto Alumni Reception at Nola’s. Front and Center Father Marlove it when Alumni visit, so please stay in tin, First row from left are Tim Molak, Laura Timpe ’98, Allen Lorenz touch!

Sincerely,

Casey Wynn

’82, Jill Simon ’02, Patrick Sharp ’00; middle row from left are Erik Hansen ’88, Paul Titterton ’82, Steve Welch ’66, Larry Sullivan ’86, Alexandra DeMartini ’03, and Christian DeMartini ’00; back row are Mike Moorman ’93 and Bud McElroy ’83.

REUNION WEEKEND 2008 Al Zappelli, Rob Hammond ’88, Roger Tsutsumi ’88, Kevin Kasenchak ’88, Richard Lun ’87, Paul Trudelle, Todd Morgan ’88, Chris Pepper ’88, Erik Hansen ’88 and Rob Yau ’88 at Saturday dinner in the PAC.

“Our last reunion was 20 years ago, held in Southern California. Although participation in the Priory’s agenda was optional, 50% of the graduating class of 1968 showed up for the campus tour on September 13th.”

Paul Tarczy, ’68 Class Agent

“I distinctly remember walking into the new theater building on Saturday night. There were no assigned seats, and while our class spilled over onto three tables, we spent much of the night cruising from table to table to chat, laugh, and just enjoy each other. It was also nice to have some familiar faces like Steve Marsheck and Brother Edward to reminisce about old times and crack a few jokes as well. It was great to see former dormers like Derek, Chris, and Michael pick up where they left off, or to see mothers like Trina, Zoe, Anne, and Luz, discover new things they had in common. I know that we all had a wonderful time, and we all look forward to getting together more often.”

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Father Maurus, Irina Szabo and James Szabo ’73.

Anne Hawkins ’98, Francis Byun ’98, Derek Thomas ’98, Eva Geer ’98, Michael Bower ’98, Steve Marsheck, Laura Timpe ’98, Chris Romero ’98, Bernadette Austin-Bower ’98, Olivia Basegio ’98.

Members of the Class of 1983: John Penteli-Molnar, Geoff Bulkeley, Ted Refvem, Nick Dellaporta, Charles Fracchia, Matt Goodin, Jeff Kauffman, Gary Bormann, Mark Ausman, Paul Briggs, Ken Lowney, and Bud McElroy in Founders Hall.

Zoe Osborne ’98 with son, Trina Owens with daughter, and Luz Lopez with her two kids after Sunday Mass.

Tim Molak, Head of School, addressing the Alumni before dinner Saturday night in the Rothrock Performance Hall.

Father Martin and Luke Kirch ’78.

Paul Trudelle, Al Zappelli, Father Martin, Monica Varga ’03, Jessica Uphoff ’03, Tara Scarioni ’03, Julie “Wave” Melen ’03, Brother Edward, Jack Schofield ’03, David Waylonis ’03, and Steve Marsheck at Saturday dinner.

“Eight members of the Class of 1978 gathered for our 30th reunion celebration at the Priory.

The class of ‘78 has become more handsome and wise with the passage of time and looks forward to getting together before the next 30 years go by! Everyone was very impressed with the campus improvements (particularly the PAC) and the effort made by the Priory to make the reunion a success (the food was great).”

Andy Schilling, ’78 Class Agent

Alumni starting to gather for Saturday night reception in Father Egon Plaza.

Gerard Orban ’78 and Father Maurus.

“The Reunion was great. Coming back to the Priory always feels like a breath of fresh air.

Connecting with old teachers, friends and classmates only confirms what a huge impact Priory had on me.”

Tara Scarioni, ’03 Class Agent

Members of the Class of 1968 Tony Hubner, Harry Arnold, Kevin O’Grady, Chris Drouin, Vince Siciliano, Stephen Flynn, Bruce Labadie, and Paul Tarczy at Saturday Dinner.

Larry McNary ’68, Cheryl Hubner, Vince Siciliano ’68, Susan Siciliano, Kevin O’Grady ’68, Chris Drouin ’68, Sheila Wolfe, Bruce Labadie ’68, and Harry Arnold ’68, catching up at Alpine Inn.

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CLASS NOTES Upcoming Alumni Events 2009 San Francisco Reception MarketBar Cafe Wednesday February 4, 2009 5:30-7:30 p.m.

SF Giants Game Spring/TBD

Note: Class Agents’ names appear at the beginning of each Reunion class year. If your year is not represented, or if you would like to become a Class Agent, please contact the Alumni Office at alumni@prioryca.org or (650) 851-6146. And don’t forget to check out http://community.wspriory.com for additional photos and class notes!

REUNION YEARS: 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004

Los Angeles Reception Spring/TBD Priory Auction May 2, 2009

REUNION CLASS AGENTS NEEDED: 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1994

Reunion Weekend September 11-13, 2009

1964

45th Reunion Year

1968

Bruce Labadie ‘68 in the Priory Chapel during his talk.

Bruce Labadie came back to the Priory in November to give a Chapel talk encouraging students to follow their dreams to achieve success in life and business.

1969

40th Reunion Year

1974

35th Reunion Year

Noel Kidd ‘82 with his daughter, Annabel.

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1979

30th Reunion Year

1982

Noel Kidd and his wife, Lori, are tremendously proud to announce the arrival of Annabel Mckenna Kidd. She was born on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 8:14 am at 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and 20 inches long.

1983

Marc Ausman is President of Vertical Power and was featured in the July 2008 issue of AOPA Pilot Magazine. Vertical Power (VP) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has created a microprocessor-controlled electrical system for experimental airplanes. To hear an interview with Marc, visit AOPA Pilot online at www.aopa.org/pilot/verticalpower.

1984

25th Reunion Year

1986

Larry Sullivan was very instrumental in bringing solar to the Priory this year. Larry works for Solar City who worked with the Priory in creating a 135 Kwh system for the campus and establishing a third party investor to help fund the project. The Priory now has the largest private school solar system in the country. We are #1.

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1998

Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO of the PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, was recently appointed as the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of San Marino to the Philippines. San Marino is the oldest existing constitutional republic. For more information, you may log on to www.sanmarinophil. com.

Anne (Mecham) Hawkins has returned to the Bay Area after 11 years away. In October, Anne started her new job as a prenatal genetic counselor for the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital satellite clinic in Salinas. Anne is now living in Gilroy with her husband Jacob, their 2 year old Rilyn and baby Carys who was born in August.

Jean Henri Lhuillier ‘88, in San Marino standing in

Class of 1988 had a mini-reunion in Manila in the Phillipines in October.

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1989

20th Reunion Year

Class Agent: Chris deSibert

1994

15th Reunion Year

Tyson Trish is a sports photojournalist and you can view his photos at www.sportsshooter.com/ttrish

1997

Brian Sullivan lives in New York, recently graduated from Georgetown law and practices law here in Manhattan. He and his sister, Kayti, see each other all the time and reminisce about their Priory days!

Brooke Barry has worked for 6 years in the pharmaceutical industry and recently got a new job as a Sales Specialist for Amgen.

Amgen is a leading human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry and competes with Genentech. She will market a drug for patients who have renal failure and call on nephrologists in Walnut Creek, Oakland, Berkeley and The Peninsula.

front of the Piazza della Liberta is the center of city life and the heart of The Most Serene Republic.

10th Reunion Year

Class Agent: Danielle Holquin, Joan Lando and Kevin Yost.

Joan Lando and her sister, Gloria Lando ’98, visited the Priory in November 2008.

2001

This Fall, Robert Christian, entered the political science PhD program at Catholic University of America with a full teaching assistantship.

Class of 1988 reunion in Phillipines: Robbie Herrera, Ramon Nolasco, Guy Cross, Jean Henri Lhuillier, Anton Gonzalez, and a friend of the Priory Alumni.

2002

Kayti Sullivan graduated from UCSB in 2006, and went straight into her Masters degree. She did a one year masters in antique art with Christie’s auction house in London UK. She moved back to San Francisco, and started working for Yelp, a successful internet start up (www.yelp. com). She recently relocated to NYC to open Yelp’s first satellite office in Manhattan, where she manages a sales team and lives in Soho.

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Paul Trudelle, Nancy Newman, Tim Molak, Brooke Barry ’97, and Father Martin in September 2008.

Anne ‘98 and her children at Pumpkin Patch in October 2008.

2003

Al Zappelli, Joan ‘99 and Gloria Lando ‘98, and Casey Wynn in Father Egon Plaza during their visit to the Priory.

Will Camisa and Carleton Friend George Kachergis, were on a 1300 mile Road Race in rural India (8-01-08 through 8-14-08) in a 3 wheel vehicle called an AutoRickshaw. The race is called the Mumbai Express AutoRickshaw Challenge. Their blog is at: http:// baldspots.blogspot.com/

2004

5th Reunion Year

Class Agents: Lori Teraoka, Bryan Tehaney and Evan Green.

2006

Stephanie Stoll joined the Marine Corps in January of this year. In August, she began her freshman year at the Citadel in South Carolina.

2008 Greg Somogyi plays center for the UCSB basketball team. In November UCSB played at USF and he had a huge Priory community cheering section at the game.

James Eaneman is close to graduating from college; he has one semester left to go.

He is deep in preproduction on his thesis film; a five-minute animated short entitled “Rogues.” *

2005

I give you...The Dollar-Store Batman!

James Eaneman ‘04

Jonathan Kwong is attending Purdue University’s Study Abroad Program in Shanghai, China this semester. He will return home in Jan 2009.

Lauren Frasch graduated December 7, 2008 with a BA in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. As President of the Cal Ski Team, Lauren’s immediate future will include racing in January and February for Cal and taking a well deserved vacation on the ski slopes at Tahoe before joining the “real” world in the spring.

Todd Turner, Tim Molak, Ellen Payne, Greg Somogyi ‘08, Al Klein, Ricky Dolezalek ‘10, and Doug Sargent after the UCSB game.

Have you recently gotten married, had a baby or landed that dream job? How about sharing those great holiday pictures? Please send in Class Notes to share with the Priory community. Each issue of Priorities will include Class Notes and we want you to be apart of it. Please send any news to: Casey at alumni@prioryca.org.

Jonathan Kwong ‘05

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HELP! LOST ALUMS We are expanding our efforts to find lost alumni. The following names are from the classes that will be celebrating their reunions in September 2009. If you know where these alumni are, please contact Casey at alumni@prioryca.org.

2004 Allyn Coats Julianne Henderson Jinho Kim Andrew Souter Maria Regina Yujuico 1999 Jennifer Boldrey Carlos Gonzalez Shinya Ito Chris Sinclair 1994 Malik Abbott Eric Bambury Scott Campbell Jeremy Carpenter Albert Chang Jason Lanum D.C. McEachern Justin Mouren Dexter Pao John Santos Paul Shih Raymond Wong

1989 Eric Au Raymond Chim Steve Ferguson David Gerber Rentaro Higaki Stanley Ho Cub Karabian Kin-Shing Lai Eric Ledesma Philip Lee Tristan Morgan Kentaro Mukai Erik Muller Borquez Ochoa Sean Tao Chih-Wei Tsou 1984 Juan Clouthier Charles Cotchett Steve Elmore Kenneth Kieswetter Ron Mak Timothy Markley Thomas Marsh Alfredo Ochoa David Stevenson

1979 John Callahan Antonio Cardenas Gilbert Cecchettini Edward Chen Eric Cosgrove Fereydoun Fereydouni Raymond Fong Chadwick Fou Richard Gogan Serge Morgan Michael O’Rourke Alberto Ruffo Eric Thomson Kazuyoshi Tsuge

1969 John Blake Christopher Buttig David Chang Jeff Chase Gregory Furey Denis Lahey Timothy Richards Mark Wynne 1964 Hank Cambellick John Olson Anthony Sparks Sarasin Viraphol

1974 Andre Bresee Kevin Bryan Brad Carter Attila Fenyvesi Mark Hancock Bela Kaincz Michael Magoon Thomas Martin III Edward Stephens Shao-Way Wu

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Monastery News

On the Road Again

by Father Martin

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his past Autumn, Abbot Matthew of Saint Anselm Abbey made the suggestion that I should visit the Archabbey of Pannonhalma in Hungary while he was there giving a retreat and taking some personal time.

I flew to Budapest where I was met by Abbot Matthew who is fluent in Hungarian and who was very familiar with that ancient city. We spent two days exploring Budapest, the highlight of which was visiting the Parliament Building where the crown of King Saint Stephen, patron of the Priory, is displayed. Abbot Matthew and I then traveled to the Archabbey where we were warmly greeted by the Archabbot and community members there. The monastery is over a thousand years old and exhibits remnants of the many architectural styles which have enjoyed favor since the early founding of the original site.

Before leaving Hungary, I had the opportunity to visit Klara and Louis Kovacs, former staff members of the Priory. Their daughter, Suzi, a Priory graduate who lives in Budapest, joined us for a terrific visit. We also had the opportunity to visit the home of Father Maurus’ sister. She and her husband were the ultimate hosts, providing an endless array of wonderful Hungarian dishes and extraordinary hospitality.

I left Hungary and headed for Graz, Austria, the home of Drs. Peter and Elizabeth Zwittnig whose daughter is a first-year sophomore at the Priory. They were gracious hosts and took the time to assure themselves that I would capture the flavor of this medieval city. Then I was on to a whirlwind tour of Venice and Rome. It was certainly a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget.

Photos by Fr. Martin: Top and below: Street scene in Budapest.

Right: Famous Venice canals

Tom and Judy DeSzily donated this portrait of Father Egon which now hangs in Founder’s Hall. Left: Father Maurus and Judy DeSzily unveil the portrait.

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