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Admission Deacon Thomas Mulvihill ’80, Director The tremendous efforts of the monks, lay faculty, staff, parents and students in the Admission process this year have resulted in an impressive group of young men who will join the ranks of our student body. Special thanks are owed to Assistant Director Brother Cassian Koenemann ’97 and Administrative Assistant Linda Meyers for their tireless efforts to serve our admission candidates and spread the word about the School. In the Regular Admission Program for 6th graders, this fall will see a full compliment of boys, while our Early Decision Program for 5th graders has provided a solid base for the Class of 2016 which we will build upon in the coming year. You may find these Admission Program highlights interesting: Many of our applicants have strong ties to the School, with 24 percent of the candidates and 35 percent of the enrolled students being siblings of current or past students or sons of alumni.
Mulvihill and Brother Cassian celebrate with the 2008 Brain Game champions, Parkway West Middle School Gifted Education Program
We attracted admission candidates from a total of 44 different zip codes and 64 different schools, the highest number in nearly a decade.
Board of Advisor Member Sarah Igoe, who, with her husband, Jonathon ’70, spearheaded the effort, credited the Priory family with this terrific admission “win.” “Without a doubt,” said Igoe, “the Brain Games owes its success to the hard work and enthusiasm of the many volunteers that made it a reality: students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni…and the monks! We’d love to see an even bigger volunteer corps turn out for this year’s effort.”
With Saint Louis being among the top five most competitive independent school markets in the country, we need to be more aggressive and creative in identifying prospective students and attracting them to our campus than even just a few years ago. To this end, we are pleased with the success of our inaugural Brain Games, a fun, one-day academic competition held on campus last October for co-ed teams of 6th grade students from eight “feeder schools.” Designed to test the students’ knowledge in a variety of subjects, the event attracted over 100 guests, including nearly 20 young men who applied for admission.
The 2009 Brain Games is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2009. For more information on how you can participate, please call the Admission Office at 314.434.3690, ext. 101.
S a i n t L o u i s P r i o r y S ch o o l C l a s s o f 2 0 1 5 John C. Agnew Blake J. Anselm Shravan C. Atluri Alejandro P. Ayala Logan A. Bealke + Taylor N. Boyce * Sean M. Buss Sean M. Carey * John G. Cook Urban A. Cornett Thomas R. Donlin * Robert E. Donnelly III Elliott H. Dow Grant C. Dow Parker C. Dow Cory A. Dubray *
Bryan A. Dunbar * Robert F. Erbs III + Cole Esparrago* Parker S. Ferguson Joseph M. Fitz E. Harrison Flotron + Ian R. Gage* Dylan H. Gill * Jack E. Gorczyca J. John Grewe * Edward J. Griesedieck IV Mitchell J. Guard Joseph W. Hanley * William C. Hassell Jose M. Hernandez Arthur J. Hidalgo V
+ son of Priory alumnus
Alexander J. Hill * William E. Huss George T. Jochens * Jack H. Johnson Conor J. Kelleher Daniel N. Kelly – Conor W. Killen Matthew J. Kinnison John J. Klaesner Benjamin M. Kraus Zachary A. Kuchan Patrick K. Lane – Alexander Lennartz William A. Macke – Gagan Mandava Markos P. McAuliffe +*
Connor P. McCarthy + Jeffrey M. Michalski Nicholas M. Millsap Stephen H. Millsap Matthew P. O'Brien Robert F. Onder III George A. Paletta III Michael M. Peters – William S. Pollnow Stephen S. Poth – Dominic Revetta * Michael J. Ricci Patrick J. Rolwes Thomas M. Rosebrough * Aris C. Sevastianos Joseph H. Spellmeyer
Ian B. Steiner * J. Henry Steuby + Daniel G. Steurer Sohaan V. Swaminathan Andrew M. Swyers Brandon A. Tajkarimi Matthew A. Tinkham Nathan J. Vonder Haar Nathan M. Walk Matthew B. Wennemann Daniel S. West William P. Whaley Blake A. Wilson Nicholas E. Zaegel
* brother of Priory student – brother of Priory alumnus 41