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CLASS NEWS & NOTES

Lori Teraoka ’04 is enrolled in Duke June 3, 2017 in front of family and friends. The newlyweds enjoyed honeymooning in Maui for eight days, before returning home to Texas. James continues to work at Sabre Airline Solutions and is in his second year as the team lead IT project manager.

Pablo Avalos ’02 is currently a physician practicing in the Los Angeles area. While participating in a medical conference at Stanford, he visited Priory to attend Mass and spent time with Father Maurus on January 21. Thanks to all the alumni who came from near and far to visit the campus this past fall! Next time you’re in the area, be sure to stop by the Priory, catch up with the monks, former teachers and see the Alumni Office for your Priory sunglasses! If you know you’re going to be visiting campus and would like to arrange a tour or shadow a class, please email alumni@prioryca.org. University’s graduate physician assistant

James Cirino ’00 married Angie on

program and will graduate this spring. Meaghan Gerhart ’10 lives in Minneapolis, Minn. and works as the Sales and Marketing Communications Manager for Inspectorio, an early-stage SaaS startup. While the cold was an adjustment, she loves exploring all that the North has to offer!

Veronique Filloux ’11 is currently completing her master’s degree in opera performance at the University of Maryland. Following graduation in May 2018, she will be performing at the Central City Opera in Colorado, along with upcoming scheduled performances during the spring of 2018 and 2019 in Chicago.

Kathleen Gregory ’12 will graduate from Stanford University with a Master’s in computer science in Spring 2018. In addition to teaching computer science and ethics classes to undergraduate students, she is a member of the Stanford ski and cycling teams and running club. Following graduation, Kathleen will spend the summer and fall hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Canada to Mexico with her brother, John ’16, before joining Google

Did you get your Priory sunglasses this fall? Translate to work in its London office. Alyson Perna ‘12 is working at the San Diego Padres as an Account Executive with the Membership Development Department, selling season tickets and suites. She began working at the Padres following her 2016 graduation from the University of San Diego.

Courtney Cheung ’13 graduated from Cornell University in 2017 and is working at Nutanix as a global marketing programs specialist.

Carmen Cordova ’13 graduated from Colby College in 2017 and currently works as a Formalities Specialist at Oblon LLP.

Sam Crow ’13 graduated from the University of Washington in 2017 and is currently enrolled in graduate school at UC San Diego in the computer science and engineering department.

Brian DiGiorgio ’13 graduated from Carleton College in 2017 and is enrolled at UC Santa Cruz’s astrophysics PhD

program.

Avery Minor ’13 graduated from UCLA in spring of 2017 and is in her first year of law school at Boston College.

Molly O’Toole ’13 graduated Summa Cum Laude in December 2016 with a degree in political science from Loyola Marymount University and currently is enrolled at UC Hastings College of Law.

Jessica Stafford ’13 is a student at San José State University and is interning for the San Francisco Police Department in the homicide division.

Shivani Dayal ‘14 will graduate from Wellesley College this spring. Over the past two years, she has studied abroad in Denmark, participated in the Madeleine Albright Institute for Global Affairs and studied public health in rural India. Shivani is a neuroscience major with a minor in public health and plans to work in the field of global health.

Max Goumas ’14 is a junior at UC Irvine, where he is majoring in astrophysics and minoring in archeology.

Chris Gregory ’14 is graduating from Bucknell in May with a triple major in theatre, animal behavior and French, and a minor in dance. In addition to balancing a demanding school workload, he is a member of the school’s cheerleading team, an EMT and volunteer firefighter, manager of the campus nightclub, and is involved in campus theatre productions. Chris plans to spend the summer of 2018 working as a senior staffer at “Mountain Camp” at his beloved Priory, before spending the year preparing for the MCAT.

Madison Hughes ’14 is completing her professional year at the University of Portland, studying elementary education and teaching in the classroom. She is looking forward to coming back to sunny California following graduation.

Welcome Back! Several alumni have returned to the Priory in various job roles. (l-r) Wes Bennicas ‘05, Strength and Conditioning Coach/ Assistant Dean of Students; Louis Stromeyer ‘13, Robotics Mentor; George Schnurle ‘04, Computer Science faculty/Robotics Mentor; Marcus Stromeyer ‘11, History and Social Science faculty; Kaitlin Bonfi glio ‘12, Residential Life faculty. (Not pictured: Eric Turnquist ‘12, History and Social Sciences faculty.) Rachel Leiter ’14 will graduate from Whitman College this spring with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.

Bianca Rapp ’14 will graduate from Drew University this spring and is currently working on research models of anxiety and depression in rats. Her research aims at better understanding the effects and different behaviors, in addition to exploring whether the behaviors provided by the mothers can counter the anxiety and depression.

Sarah Reid ’14 is completing her senior thesis examining how children learn and understand words with multiple meanings during language development. She will graduate this spring from Princeton University.

Erin Simpson ’14 is majoring in nutrition with a minor in biology at Cal Poly SLO. She will graduate this June and plans to become a registered dietitian.

Gabrielle Filloux ’15 worked with broadway director Darko Tresnjak at the regional theatre Hartford Stage, playing Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She currently is enrolled at the University of Hartford Hartt School of Music.

CLASS NEWS & NOTES

Bailey Marsheck ’15 participated in the UC San Diego Department of Political Science spring 2017 UCDC Program in Washington, D.C., interning at the American Foreign Policy Council. He also just completed a study abroad program in Berlin, Germany over Fall 2017.

James Phelps ’15 is actively engaged in Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity and studying public policy with a concentration in economics at the University of Redlands.

Elizabeth Putnam ’15 is attending Clark University and is very involved on campus as the vice president of the school’s GSA, and a member of the trans/ non-binary/gender non-conforming club on campus. They are also balancing school with working a part-time job.

Gigi de Fort-Menares ’16 is in her second year at McGill University studying life sciences and specializing in animal health and disease.

John Gregory ’16 spent the summer of 2017 as a wrangler in Paradise Ranch, WY, practicing his new skills as a farrier after attending Oklahoma Horse Shoeing School. He currently is a sophomore at Colorado State University, majoring in fish, wildlife and conservation biology and minoring in equine science. In addition to school, he works for a vet, helps train horses, volunteers at a food kitchen and is a member of the Pre-Vet Club. John is also enjoying spending time hiking, skiing, exploring spiritual pursuits, music, dancing and being outside as much as possible. He looks forward to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail with his sister Kathleen ’12 over the summer and fall. Graham Hughes ’16 is studying electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley.

Cami Kaplan ’16 is currently running a company called Anchor Labs, which is in the cyber-manufacturing industry, while pursuing a degree in computer science at UC Santa Barbara.

Hana Marsheck ’16 is a sophomore at Baylor University and is a member of the women’s cross country and track teams. As a freshman, she was the only walk-on to make the varsity cross country team and attended the NCAA National Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Rachel Wolff ’16 is a sophomore at Tufts University and is studying political science and international relations.

Matthew Carusi ’17 completed his first semester at Colgate University and is enjoying experiencing living in rural upstate New York. He is looking forward to what the next four years have in store for him. Delara Fotovatjah ’17 is in her first year at Chapman University, balancing life as a student-athlete on the women’s tennis team.

Rachel Goines ’17 made her off-Broadway debut over the summer and currently is writing, directing and starring in a grant-funded web-series.

Greer Hoffmann ’17 is a freshman at Vassar and is currently enjoying self-studying Cantonese and playing violin.

Eugene Miller ‘17 began working in a research lab over the second semester at Trinity College.

Gianna Rose Morales ’17 is enjoying studying musical theatre at Foothill College.

Thanksgiving Alumni Boys’ Game

Bringing together the Priory current and alumni community the night before Thanksgiving, the boys basketball program hosted the annual Alumni Boys’ Basketball Game. Suiting up like old times, the former Panthers hit the hardwood to square off with the current team in front of fellow alumni, alumni parents and current parents in Gambetta Gym.

Before gearing up for Christmas, young alumni enjoyed celebrating the season at the Alumni Association’s annual Home for the Holidays social in Founders Hall. Holiday cheer, mingling with classmates home from college and enjoying Father Martin and Ruben’s pizzas added to the merriment.

Thanksgiving Alumni Girls’ Soccer Game Before feasting on a delicious Thanksgiving meal with family and friends, alumnae participated in the inaugural Alumni Girls’ Soccer Game versus the current Panther varsity team.

Pictured above (l-r): Molly Simpson, Lexi Garrity, Erin Simpson, Lauren Allen, Alyson Perna, Caitlin Teoman, and Kaitlin Bonfiglio