Woodside Priory School

Woodside Priory School (The Priory)
Address
302 Portola Road 40 minutes south of San Francisco, California and 30 minutes north of San Jose, California Portola Valley, California, (San Mateo County) 94028 United States
Coordinates	37°22′32″N 122°12′46″W / 37.37556°N 122.21278°W / 37.37556; -122.21278Coordinates: 37°22′32″N 122°12′46″W / 37.37556°N 122.21278°W / 37.37556; -122.21278
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational, day & boarding school
Motto	"Ora Et Labora" (Prayer and Work.)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Benedictine
Patron saint(s)	Saint Stephen the King
Established	1957
Founder	Father Egon Javor, OSB
Oversight	Board of Directors and Board of Trustees
Head of school	Tim Molak
Faculty	List of Faculty
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	370^[1]
Average class size	15-18^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	9:1^[1]
Campus	Rural/Suburban
Campus size	51 acres (210,000 m²)
Color(s)	Black and Blue
Slogan	"The Priory Way": Our values are timeless. Our Community is real. Our vision is far-reaching.
Athletics conference	CCS - Central California Section
Mascot	Panthers
Team name	Panthers
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges^[2]
Average SAT scores	1920^[1]
Newspaper	The Priory Post
Yearbook	Omnibus
Tuition	2015-2016 School Year $40,675 (Day) $61,665 (Boarding)
Affiliation	Saint Anselm Abbey; Goffstown, NH
Head of Upper School/Academic Dean	Brian Schlaak
Dean of Students	Micah Morris
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid	Matt Lai
Athletic Director	Mark Stogner
Dean of Residential Life	Michelle Taffe
Middle School Head	Caitha Ambler
Website	http://www.prioryca.org

The Woodside Priory School, commonly known as The Priory, is an independent, coeducational, Benedictine Catholic, college preparatory, day and boarding school located in Portola Valley, California in the United States. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco.

History

The Priory was founded in 1957 by a group of seven Hungarian Benedictine Monks from Saint Martin's Archabbey in Pannonhalma, Hungary. In 1974, the monks affiliated with Saint Anselm Abbey in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

The school began on an 18-acre (73,000 m²) ranch and over the years has expanded significantly to the point where the campus now encompasses some 50 acres (200,000 m²). Originally the school was made up entirely of all-male boarders, but over the years the ratio of boarders to day students changed to the point where today the boarding school accounts for a smaller percentage of the Upper school student body. In the early 1990s, the school began admitting females to the day program, with the first coed senior class graduating in 1995. The Priory's boarding program was expanded to include girls in 2004.

The Priory was granted a six-year accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Catholic Education Association in June, 2012.

Student body

The enrollment of the Priory is 370 students spanning grades 6-12. The major population of the student body is from the Bay Area; however, international students are from 12 countries including South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Singapore, Russia, Spain, Nigeria and Thailand.

Athletics

The Priory offers football, track and field, basketball, soccer, volleyball, cross country, equestrian, swimming, golf, baseball, water polo, lacrosse, and tennis. In 2000, the girls' volleyball team won the state championship for Division V.

The school competes in Central Coast Section (CCS) post-season competition.

Student activities

The school's newspaper is "Priory Post". The school has a number of yearly events such as the dodgeball tournament, fashion show, and the three plays.

Performing arts

The school offers orchestra, choir, dance, drama, and tech. Three buildings were completed in 2009: orchestra and choir rooms; a drama practice room or black box theater; a theater, equipped with modern sound and lighting as well as a music lab.

Robotics

The Priory fields an award winning robotics team that competes regionally and statewide.

Notes

1 2 3 4 "Priory - Fast Facts". Woodside Priory website. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.

References

Beginnings by Father Egon Javor, OSB. The early history of the Priory's founding

External links

Benedictine high schools in the United States

Maur Hill - Mount Academy, Atchison, KS Marmion Academy, Aurora, IL Linton Hall, Bristow, VA St. Scholastica, Chicago, IL Benedictine High School, Cleveland, OH Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville, MN St. Bernard Preparatory School, Cullman, AL Delbarton School, Morristown, NJ Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth, NJ Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School. Elkhorn, NE Cistercian Preparatory School, Irving, TX Benet Academy, Lisle, IL Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark, NJ St. Bede Academy, Peru, IL Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, RI Saint Gertrude High School, Richmond, VA Benedictine Military School, Savannah, GA Saint Louis Priory School, St. Louis, MO Subiaco Abbey and Academy, Subiaco, AR Villa Madonna Academy, Villa Hills, KY St. Anselm's Abbey School, Washington, DC Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley, CA

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