Alumni Class Notes

18 CLASS ALUMNI

Note: Note: We are now looking for Class Agents for the 2013 Reunion Weekend in September. Please contact contact Casey Wynn at alumni@prioryca.org or (650) 851-6137, if you are interested in helping organize your reunion. And don’t forget to check out Woodside Priory Alumni Association on Facebook for additional photos and updates! REUNION YEARS: 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008

1963 50th Reunion Year

1968 45th Reunion Year

1973 40th Reunion Year

1976

John Kirch helped Priory Admissions Director, Mr. Zappelli, at the Boarding Schools Fair in Tokyo last month.

1978 35th Reunion Year

Raymond Oen ’78 and Steven Toong ’82 met up with Father Martin this past summer for a visit.

1983 30th Reunion Year

1988 25th Reunion Year

1993 20th Reunion Year

1996

Pedro Miqueo stopped to visit while on patrol. After a successful tour with the Marine Corps (1996-2000), and with the Air National Guard for a tour in Iraq (2000-2006), Pedro joined the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office and is now serving as a Deputy Sheriff.

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1998 15th Reunion Year

2001

Elena Basegio in front of her family bakery, Fillmore Bakery, in San Francisco during Halloween with former classmate Kate Molak.

2002

William Huang and Al Zappelli ran into each other in November while they were boarding the same flight home to SFO from LAX. William is Product Marketing Manager for KLA-Tencor.

2003 10th Reunion Year

2004

Travis Maahs graduated for the University of Southern California in May 2012 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree. Prior to this, he graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder with a B.S. degree in 2008.

2005

Susan Lyon moved back to San Francisco this year and is now working at the financial literacy startup Nerdwallet.com. They specialize in personal finance issues that, in her opinion, young people don’t get taught enough about in college.

2008 5th Reunion Year

Alyssa Cheung graduated from Yale University in May 2012 with a degree in Environmental Studies, and then interned in Bhutan for the School for Field Studies for six weeks. She is now teaching English to Buddhist nuns and monks on Putuoshan island in southeast China.

2010

Melissa Perna is a junior at Boston College in the nursing program and is planning a semester in South America working in the health care field.

2011

Kyle Montgomery is on the cover of Bucknell University magazine Fall 2012.

2012

Kaitlyn Bonfiglio and Doug MacEwan, who are both attending University of Michigan, had dinner with Mr. LaValle the weekend before Thanksgiving. Doug MacEwan is in the Aeronautical Engineering program, currently building an actual BLIMP (no joke)! He is also part of the rowing team. Kaitlyn Bonfiglio is double majoring in Creative Writing and English. She is actively involved in many campus events, including intramural soccer. Both are loving Ann Arbor and all that U of M has to offer.

In Memoriam

Al Kirkland, who once worked in the Development office, was a good friend to the Priory. He was also Grandparent of Doug Kirkland ’98 and Emily (Kirkland) Mangini ’01, died Aug. 30, 2012.

2013 REUNION LOST ALUMNI

We are trying to track down the Alumni who are missing from the classes that will be celebrating their 5 year reunions in 2013. If you know how to contact them, please email the Alumni Office at alumni@prioryca.org.

2003 Zayra Diaz Chi-Chun Lee Won-Ki Sul Fu-Kai Tsao Devon Vaught

1998 Melanie Hancock Laura Handy Lizza Tung Li Luz Lopez Tait Waterman

1993

Jay Archibald

Eric Chen Jared Deneen Donald Dy Stellios Metaxas Akito Nozawa Marek Szurek Takaya Yamaguchi 1988 John Briggs Sean Buckley Albert Chang Christopher Darza Mark Feduska Roberto Herrera Joseph Kirch Rene Kirchhoefer Terrence Lafleur Ricardo Papa Walter Renner Miguel Ruiz Stephen Sanders Jimmy Shia Stephen Woo

1983 Kevin Conlin Mishaal Fahim David Fleck 1978 1968 Tadashi Akimoto Michael Jordan Mahyar Ardarkanian Richard Mellerup John De Leo Paul Miller Matthew Dickinson Saied Djavadi Martin Drummond Michael Fong Peter Huh 1963 Guy Henley Thomas Wade Wong Ling Simon Miles Raymond Oen Shabahram Pooladzandi Kevin Smith Peter Tong

1973 David Brown Frederick Bustamente Federico Delgado Kevin Gosch James Griffin Shawn O’Grady John Storm

22 REUNITE Classmates from 1962, 1977, 1982, 1987, 2002 & 2007 Reunion Weekend

Left: Alumni gathering in Father Egon Plaza Saturday night before dinner.

Right: Reuniting for their 5th year reunion, the class of 2007 with the monks and Mr. Trudelle.

Below: Class of 1977 with the monks at their 35th reunion.

Above L-R: Paul Judge ’87, Mark Mintz ’87 and Martin Sullivan ’87.

Above: Celebrating their 50th reunion: Joe Hilbe ’62, Rick West ’62 and Jeff Congdon ’62, with Father Pius and Father Maurus.

Above: Big turnout for their 10 year reunion, Class of 2002. Left: Esme Barriga ’02 and friend take a look how different things were 10 years ago in the 2002 yearbook.

Above L-R: Christian Parks ’82, Bill McGlashan ’82, and Noel Kidd ’82 (sporting his old letterman jacket).

Left L-R: Father Pius catches up with Ed Sun ’87 and Paul Chang ’87.

Above right L-R: Chase Norlin ’87, Jacqueline Sun, Ed Sun ’87 and Richard Lun ‘87 pose for the camera.

Above: Class of 1982 around the panther mascot statue, their 30th reunion gift to the school, now located by entrance to dining hall.

Left: Thomas Lockwood ’07 checks out the memorabilia at his 5 year reunion.

Above: Class of 1987 shows up in large numbers to celebrate their 25th reunion Saturday night!

Left L-R: Father Maurus, Angela Sibal ’02 and Alvin Lam ’02.

Below: Class of 1977 with Father Martin.

Left: Class of 1982 Friday with Father Pius.

Right: Christine Ahlstrom ’07, Ms. VanWagenen and Lauren Duncan ‘07 catch up at the reunion Friday. Above center L-R: Gabor Meszaros ’02 and Pablo Avalos ’02 recon nect with Mr. Parker at their 10 year reunion.

Left: Class of 2007 Friday in Father Egon Plaza.