Girls’ Wing Brings A New Look to
Anselm House ‘Our own community is always the best source of new students’ Al Zappelli Director of Admissins and Financial Aid
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he all-boy Anselm House is already taking on a new look in anticipation of the Priory’s first young women who will join the on-campus community in the fall. These 10 young women will have a space all their own, defined by a separate entrance, patio and lounge, with new colors and new furniture in the rooms. Bedrooms and bath will become female-friendly, with extra mirrors and electrical outlets in anticipation of hair dryers and curling irons. This is just the backdrop--it soon will reflect the tastes and interests of the girls themselves, said Jack Hundley, Director of Operations and Finance and campus resident.
The young women could—and probably will—come from as far away as Asia and Mexico, and as close to the campus as San Francisco and the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. A satisfyingly large number of inquiries have come from around the globe and across the United States, said Carol Mauss, Assistant Director of Admissions. Referrals come from the American and Catholic boarding school associations, from families who speak with educational consultants or Priory representatives at boarding school fairs and—most welcome of all— from Priory families and friends. “Our own community is always the best source of new students. They know us, and a young man
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