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Katrina Rodriguez ’13 in tendu front during dance class (Photo by: Monica Hopkins)

PA R E N T S , A L U M N I A N D F R I E N D S o f PA L M E R T R I N I T Y S C H O O L

2009–2010 Annual Report Sharing an Interest The Morrison Family Invitation to Imagine

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Editor

Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja EDITORIAL ADVISORS

Ben Hoke Bruce Musgrave Monica Sanchez Kathy Vale ALUMNI Intern

Victoria Fernandez ‘10 EXECUTIVE STAFF (alphabetical)

Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja, Director of Communications and Community Relations Vivian Cerione, Registrar Laurette Cestare, Head of Middle School Ashley Chapman, Head of Upper School Rita Feild, School Counselor Ben Hoke, Director of Development Julian Lentz, Chaplain Susie Loiacono, Executive Assistant to the Head of School Jose Chao, Director of Finance and Operations Sean Murphy, Head of School Bruce Musgrave, Assistant Head of School for Academics Danny Reynolds, Director of Admission, College Counseling, and Financial Aid Jake von Scherrer, Director of Athletics PALMER TRINIT Y SCHOOL Board of Trustees 2010 – 2011

Joseph J. Kalbac, Jr., Chairman Susan Ludovici, Vice-Chair Michael Baiamonte, Secretary Jim Davidson, Treasurer Ricardo Albarran Susan Benenati Paula Brockway Teresa Carreno Rev. Frank J. Corbishley (Bishop’s Designate)

Rt. Rev. Leo Frade Eloise Gonzalez-Geller Anne Jackaway Mitchell Kaplan Charles Klenk William Morrison Vicki O’Meara Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Darryl Robinson

Isabel Rodriguez Magdalena Rothfeldt Bronwen Rutter Bishop Calvin Schofield Gary Tarbe Jo-Ann Titley Michelle Torbert Luis Villanueva

ABOUT THE AERIE

The Aerie is published twice a year (summer/fall and winter/spring) by Palmer Trinity School for alumni, parents, grandparents, students and friends.

The E-Newsletter keeps the community informed of campus events, as well as student and faculty accomplishments. Send story ideas or comments to scalleja@ palmertrinity.org or webmaster Mike Pena at mpena@palmertrinity.org.

Palmer Trinity School offers a full-service website – www.palmertrinity.org – where you can, among other things, look up friends in a searchable directory, find out about the latest news and events, and connect with our Alumni office. We also post back issues of our PTS e-newsletter and Aerie magazines online.

Please contact Monica Sanchez in the Alumni Office with news at msanchez@palmertrinity.org, or call (305) 969-4210.

The Aerie welcomes submissions and suggestions for magazine articles. If you have an idea for a feature story, please email the Aerie editor at scalleja@palmertrinity.org.

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EDITOR'S CAMPUS NEWS NOTE

As the editor of this magazine,

I always work with a theme, one that provides a thread between the seemingly distinct articles. For this issue, the theme is leadership, and the articles build on the notion that we need all kinds of leaders to run a functioning and successful society.

I wish I knew why some people are great leaders. You hear the term “born leader,” and I wonder if that’s true. Is leadership a gene? Do some people enter the world with a certain command and confidence?

There is no shortage of leadership on the Palmer Trinity campus, both past and present. Take time to read Head of School, Sean Murphy’s article, which highlights his approach to leadership, originally published in the October 2010 NAES newsletter, and reprinted here for the PTS community. Also in this issue of the Aerie magazine, you will read about several thriving groups led by recent PTS graduates. Douglas Rothfeldt ‘10 from the Palmer Trinity Investment Group, writes about how he and his fellow members raised the initial funds, three years ago, to actively manage and invest upwards of $60,000. Even during this volatile year, the investment group stayed on target, measured by a 35% portfolio profit, which translated to $4,000 for our endowment fund. There is no way this could have been accomplished without focused leadership.

Laura Portuondo ‘10, the former president of the Interact Club, shares details in her article about how club members are changing lives both locally and internationally. Last semester the club worked with Heifer International to identify families in developing countries who could benefit from the donation of a farm animal. These animals provide both nutrition and sustainable income. The Interact Club works to give hope to different communities.

Trae Kerdyk ‘10, a former member of the Coral Lab, is profiled in an article by Leopoldo Llinás. Since, according to Dr. Llinás, fellow students would look to Trae for leadership, he asked Trae what leadership meant to him: “In my opinion, leadership is a relative term. Any given situation requires leadership, and any given person can be a leader.

All that is required for a leader is to stand up and take charge for the good of the given situation.”

Doug, Laura, and Trae are all graduates who are experiencing the next part of their journeys on different campuses: Doug Rothfeldt at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Laura Portuondo at Yale University, and Trae Kerdyk at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg. Will they continue to be leaders in this new chapter of their lives? My guess is yes. Dedication of this sort doesn’t fade away so easily. Or, perhaps they will choose not to lead, but will be inspired by other leaders who validate their strongly held beliefs regarding ways to change the world.

John F. Kennedy’s words on leadership ring true: “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” The Morrison family, who is profiled in a feature article in this issue, exemplifies this lesson. Read about their strong beliefs in the PTS community and be inspired by their hope for the future.

And, finally, in my search to understand effective leadership, Father Lentz used these words from Tao Te Ching in his article on spirituality, and I find them deeply inspiring: “It is said of a true leader that when the work is done, and the aim fulfilled, the people will say, ‘we did this ourselves.’”

Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja Director of Communications and Community Relations

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contents

Bird's Eye View 5 City Term Sana Imam ‘11

Interact CLUB 6 L aura Portuondo ‘10 6 Drama

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Phebe Hibshman, Drama Department

Perspectives 7 American Studies

Only Connect: Interdisciplinary Studies M ark E. H ayes, English Department 8 Athletics

Taking Time for the Time of Their Lives Jake von Scherrer, Director of Athletics

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Investment Club 10 Sharing an Interest DOUGLAS ROTHFELDT ‘10 11 Coral Lab

Environmental Leadership Dr. Leopoldo LlinÁs,

Science Department and Sustainability Coordinator 12 Spirituality and Leadership

The Unknown Leader

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Julian Lentz, Chaplain 13 College Counseling

A Class to be Remembered Danny R eynolds , Director of Admission, College Counseling and Financial Aid

VisionAeries 14 The Morrison Family Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja,

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Director of Communications and Community Relations

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DEPARTMENTS 1 EDITOR’S NOTE 3 HIGHLIGHTS 16 New Board of Trustees 18 Annual Report 38 AN INVITATION TO IMAGINE

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Palmer Trinity School’s Imagine Campaign

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AlumNews 42 Class Notes 44 Profile: MARTY MIGLIACCIO 48 Profile: JULIO LIGORRIA , JR. ‘06

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CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS NEWS

Sean Murphy Head of School

Headship as a Spiritual Practice As Plato asserts in The Republic, no one in her right mind would want to be a leader, but if people in their right minds won’t lead, we shall be left with the alternative, and we shall get what we deserve. You need not be a great student of history to come up with examples of that truth both near and far. We absolutely need good leaders, and I hope that some of you good readers will seriously consider the job, if you haven’t already.

These days there is no shortage of advice on leadership.

The bookshops are full of it, mostly aimed at CEOs and therefore not to be completely trusted. Closer to home, our sister organization NAIS has devoted their most recent edition of their quarterly magazine (Fall, 2010) to some very good articles about independent school leadership. Not necessarily a counterpoint, but certainly at times unconventional, what follows is my own homegrown collection of suggestions learned over the years and to which I often refer in my work as a head.

Know thyself. And a corollary from Emerson, “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”

As heads we need to remember that our role is not our identity. We are souls in service to our King, and that must always come first, at least as much as is humanly possible.

When I first started as a head, I thought I was a poet and a professor of Shakespeare who had tragically shown promise as a manager. It turned out I am also a financier and a land developer, although most people wish I were a salesman and Mr. Chips. They all want you to fulfill their projections. Be who you are, and be unapologetic about it. None of us can last long in a position of leadership if we are maintaining a persona or façade. If your school does not fit with who you are, you are better off in another place. As one of my mentors told me, “You don’t want to work in a school where you are not wanted.” And I would add, or well-understood. In the service of keeping your head on straight, a significant other who loves you and tells you the truth is a gift from God. A therapist or spiritual counselor is also not a bad idea.

Where there is no vision the people perish. (Proverbs 29:18) Leaders must know what they want. In the end, the head is the decider. Of course there will be processes and dialogues and opinions aplenty, but no matter what happens in the end, you will be the one who gets the credit or the blame, so it might as well be a decision born out of true vision. In order to shape that vision, I recommend you read as much as possible.

Every day I read an electronic digest of The Chronicle of Higher Ed, The New York Times, and Inside Higher Ed. I stay in close touch with materials from NAIS and ISM, not necessarily in that order. To stay spiritually grounded, I use Forward Day By Day, spend a lot of time with the Book of Common Prayer, and a daily reading from A Year of Days by Bishop Edmond Lee Browning. My bookshelves are swelling with anything by Parker Palmer, Rob Evans, Michael Thompson, Roland Barth, Malcolm Gladwell, and Thomas Berry.

All mistakes are cultural.

You have probably heard the advice given to new leaders about not doing anything for the first year. The pace of change these days is accelerating, however, to the point of making that advice almost impossible to follow. More likely leaders will face the reality that if they just stand there, they will soon get run over by a train. Best practices and procedures are mastered easily enough, but the most significant errors we make are not mechanical. They are a result of misjudging the culture of a school. Therefore, heads, and especially new heads, must get to know the individual people and personalities that are the heart and soul of a school. I think it is wise for a new leader to schedule individual meetings with as many people as possible and listen as much as possible during those meetings. Then you can better understand the context of your decisions and discern whether or not the culture of your community at any given moment can tolerate a decision and its consequent changes.

Remember, no one is a leader who doesn’t have followers, and being right is necessary but not always sufficient.

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highlights No money, no mission.

Most of us began as teachers, a group commonly allergic to money. Not that we don’t need it or like the things it can buy, but in general we have spent our lives serving others and neglecting the details of finance.

As heads we must do everything we can to learn and know as much about the financial workings of a school as anyone else including the business manager and the chair of your finance committee. We cannot abdicate responsibility for fiscal health. You do so at your peril. One cannot serve God and Mammon, so love God and learn to manage Mammon.

Better teaching, not better rules.

I have a brand new dean of students this year, and this rule is the first one I shared with her. There is a tendency in people to want to solve problems with rules. There is also a tendency to enjoy seeing others punished. So deans and heads too often have people urging them to create new rules, and/or enforce old rules with greater gusto. Unfortunately both urges are antithetical to our Episcopal mission, so as much as possible I counsel resistance. Get bigger, don’t get tougher. Your job is to love people, not control them.

You’ve seen one board, you’ve seen one board.

Boards: you can’t live with ‘em, you can’t live without ‘em. Everyone who sits on a board went to school once.

That means they know everything there is to know about your job. Much of your work with boards will be about convincing them that what they bring to the table is not their expertise in your area, but their ability to secure the future of the institution through their support of it and their strategic thinking and planning about that future. The ideal essence of a supportive board is a deep understanding of the vision for the school and an ability to work with the head to manifest and secure that vision. But they are each one a separate and individual personality, and the way in which they interact as a group is infinitely variable.

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Be ye therefore as wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove. (Matthew 10:16) Surveys about the characteristics of school leaders consistently identify the necessity of vision, integrity, ethics, trustworthiness, judgment, empathy, compassion, and patience. Not to mention intelligence, charisma, extroversion, loquaciousness, and indefatigability.

Expectations are very high for school leaders, but the humility and innocence of the dove will rescue you from the temptation to rely on your own perfection. There are wolves out there, and you will be tested. You must also remember the teaching of the prophet Hosea, who wants mercy and not sacrifice. Yes, you must be very good. No doubt you are, but don’t forget the dove.

If you are already a school leader, you know what I mean. If you are not yet a school leader, I hope you will be soon. School leadership really is a spiritual discipline that requires the very best of us intellectually, physically, creatively, and morally. Every day we are called to walk in Christ’s love and to offer our lives in sacrifice, obedience, and joy. No other job lets us play king, father, mother, priest, psychologist, cop, judge, friend, counselor, teacher, actor, fool, doctor, janitor, and coach nearly every day. Nowhere else can we make such a profound impact on bringing the kingdom of God to bear in the lives of so many people, especially our own.

At the 8th grade Heritage Festival in October 2010: Alessandro Diaz-Barandiaran ‘15, Peter Tolmach, Sean Murphy, Phebe Hibshman, Hanna Domit ‘15, Sebastian Espinosa ‘15, Laurette Cestare, and Emily Franklin ‘15

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CityTerm By: Sana Imam ‘11

throughout my day and night Times Square... Central Park... my classmates and teachers.

Madison Square Garden… Bryant with I remember spending over nine Park – just a few popular landmarks hours on one occasion debating that characterize New York City. the topic, “Is the cat or the dog Millions of people flow in and out of the city, residents, nonresident employees, and tourists, but only a group of 30 privileged students from across the country have the opportunity to uncover the mysteries and reasons that make New York, New York, while learning a little bit about themselves in the process.

The semesterbased program CITYterm uses New York City as a model for students to explore and understand the real world and our role in that world through experience-based learning. Have you ever traversed Times Square and paid attention to the numerous gender-based advertisements that we have come to revere? Or how about creating a relationship with the over a century old Brooklyn Bridge? While I was in New York this past spring semester, I did exactly that and so much more. I experienced that learning doesn’t take place only in a classroom, but it can occur anywhere as long as you open yourself to it, be it 10 p.m. on a community service project with homeless people, or simply viewing the city from the Empire State Building. Not only was I lucky enough to meet and chat with the author of every book I read at CITYterm, but I was able to engage in intelligent conversations

more successful in the world of evolution?” Who would have known that the little feline’s ability to be domesticated is actually its strength in some people’s eyes and not a weakness? CITYterm chooses 30 talented students every semester and slightly alters the curriculum to cater to the individual spirit of each semester to personalize every experience. For me, CITYterm presented the opportunity to discover life-long skills to enhance my learning experience inside and outside of the classroom.

After living in New York City for four months, I can truly say that by spreading my wings to the

reality of the outside world, I’ve matured on a level beyond what I thought was imaginable and I’ve truly understood and embraced Aldous Huxley’s ideology that “Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.” Take hold of every opportunity you are presented with and make the most of it. What are you waiting for?

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Interact Club By: L aura Portuondo ‘10

Drama President, Amy Groh ’11 Vice-President, Gena Roberts ’11 Secretary, Ceci Neumeister ’11 Treasurer, Ashley Ramkishun ’11

The Palmer Trinity Interact Club was formed two years ago

by Palmer Trinity students who wanted to make a difference.

Although many of those founding members have graduated and moved on to college, the Interact Club is still going strong. The Interact Club, associated with the Perrine-Cutler Ridge Rotary Club, is dedicated to community service both locally and on an international level. The club participates in a local community service project each month and at least one international project every school year. Past local projects have included a Halloween Party for elementary school children, the “Playful City” event at the Coral Gables Youth Center, Santa’s Parade of the Elves in South Miami, the Friends Forever Pet Rescue Adoption Drive, and the Rotary Club Casino Night.

Last semester, as its international project, the Interact Club decided to invest in a project that will keep on giving over time. Rather than simply donating to a cause, the Interact Club worked with Heifer International to provide families in need with the tools to escape their situation. Heifer International works to break the cycle of poverty by providing farm animals to families in developing nations and teaching these families how to use the animals to make a living. Not only do the animals provide a way for the families to improve their nutrition, they also provide a sustainable source of income. Heifer International places a high priority on protecting the environment and trains recipient families how to practice methods of farming that help achieve this goal. Perhaps most importantly, 8

in exchange for their livestock and training, families agree to give one of the animal’s offspring to another family in need. This ensures that the cycle of giving and hope grows as time goes on.

By: P hebe HibsHman Drama Department

Our 2009-2010 PTS theatre season closed with much success and joy.

class, led by fashion expert Patricia Our graduating senior Thespians Almodovar, created the costumes for were amazing and devoted to our our one-act play “Drop Dead Juliet,” program. New York University which was performed October 15th, accepts approximately 200 students 16th and 17th. Gorgeous Elizabethan for their prestigious University of New costumes enhanced the play as the York’s Tisch School of the Arts acting students learn the art of designing a program, and both Cecilia Leal and Through a series of fund raisers, the Raul Gonzalez were accepted into that show. The same costumes will be on Interact Club was able to raise over the runway on March 10th, 2011 for program. The University of Southern $500 during the school year, enough California accepts approximately 35 our second annual Fashion Show, to donate two water buffalos to benefiting “Equity fights Aids.” Our students for their BFA acting program, Heifer International. In poor Filipino and Briana Henry was accepted into design and technical lab class is hard villages, water buffalos from Heifer at work reconfiguring the theatre for this highly competitive acting school. provide draft power for planting “Drop Dead Juliet.”

We expect great rice and potatoes, milk for protein things from our PTS Upper and Middle and manure for fertilizer and fuel. thespians! Our other School students are With the help of the water buffalos, equally impressive busy preparing for the farmers are able to plant four times and exciting senior District 8 and District more of their crop, providing more Thespians were 4 Thespian Festivals, food for their families. The water Adam Wilson, where regional buffalos also aid in the transport attending Columbia schools compete in of rice, allowing farmers to carry University; Peter performance and the rice to the villages for sale, Biraaj Mahajan ‘12, Farida Amer Ovelman, attending ‘13, and Andrew Miller ‘13 perform technical theatre. providing money that can be George Washington in Drop Dead Juliet in costumes These festivals used for clothing, medical care, University; Christiana designed by our US costume class. will take place in and school. It is our hope that Ludovici, attending November, and the Florida State the Interact Club’s donation of New York University; Christian Festivals will take place in 2011. A the water buffalos will eventually Jaffe, attending University of showcase will be offered for students help many families in need as Virginia; Hannah Green, attending th and parents on January 14 and the gift of Heifer International University of Alabama; Lynn th 15 , 2011 in the PTS theatre. continues to give over time.

Leveille, attending UCLA; Tiffani In March, the unorthodox musical Hiler, attending Emerson College; Although much of the Interact Urinetown will have Middle School and Yuxin Huang, attending Bard Club’s leadership graduated in 2010, and Upper School students working College.

“Break a leg!” to our PTS the club is being left in the very together to recreate this hilarious capable hands of President and Vice Thespian graduates – we’ll miss you!

Broadway musical. Performances will President, Amy Groh ’11 and Gena The 2010-2011 year is off to a fabulous be March 29th to April 1st, 2011.

Roberts ‘11. Though we alums are beginning. A new costume and design sad to leave the Club behind, we are Thank you, PTS students, parents, confident that it will maintain in faculty and administration for commitment to serving others and such an amazing and exciting keep up its legacy of selfless devotion first year together, and we look to the betterment of our community, forward to creating more wonderful both local and international. theatre in the year ahead!

Come out to support our Thespians.

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Only Connect: Interdisciplinary Studies In an age of information, connection, and communication, in most 21st-century schools there endures an almost unquestioned tendency toward fragmentation and subdivision.

In the previous century, in the name of efficiency, educators have embraced specialization – the impulse to departmentalize studies for the sake of supposedly more advanced learning from specialized educators. The place of the generalist in the classroom is now largely in elementary school. After elementary school, that contradictory impulse to pull materials together, to synthesize, to make something whole from all the pieces – is rarely revisited, if at all. But the need to seek connection and see the world as a whole – not as unconnected fragments –is perhaps among our most human impulses. No person – and no classroom – is an island unto itself.

This fragmentation of the learning community is exacerbated – especially in the secondary school – by high-stakes standardized testing and increasing subject specialization. No feature of the current high school curriculum better exemplifies this bias toward homogeneous overspecialization than Advanced Placement courses.

It’s no mistake that some highly competitive independent schools are abandoning AP curricula in favor of more homegrown and self-assured advanced courses. While AP courses are still largely perceived as useful for providing nationally recognized assessment of specific skills and content for the college-bound, too much focus on an AP program of study will distort an independent school’s larger humanist vision of educating the whole student, not just academically, but in terms of athletics, the arts, service, and spirituality.

A favorite film of mine is Castaway – in part, because it reminds me so much of teaching. Despite the presence of scores of students in the classroom throughout each day, the classroom teacher often

works in isolation from other teachers.

Marooned in the classroom with my pupils and my subject matter, I know a sense of professional isolation can creep in. While I haven’t been as desperate as Tom Hanks when he started talking to that volleyball, I’ve often felt that having colleagues step into my classroom for more than just a look around would certainly be a good reason for dancing around the fire.

One would do well to remember that Hanks’s character, an information-age specialist, had to reinvent himself as the ultimate generalist in order to survive.

Film analogies aside, the truth is that when we teach, even in the midst of students, we usually teach alone. Oddly, some of the last things that teachers will share with each other are lesson plans, handouts and worksheets, ideas about pedagogy and instruction, and the latest developments in educational materials and technology. It’s almost as if, once a teacher goes into the classroom and

AMERICAN Studies By: Mark E. Hayes, English Department

understood teaching. You can teach for 40 years, as a colleague of mine once said, or you can teach the same year 40 times. Interdisciplinary education creates a learning environment in which the tensions born out of differences of opinion and of subject actually help create a collaborative lesson, unit, or even course. Finding the common ground creates something new in the school curriculum. We’ve made fire by rubbing two sticks together. After all, it was the liberal arts, the integrated studia humanitatis, that helped move Europe out of the dark ages.

In 2007-2008, the Interdisciplinary Initiative Program was proposed and accepted, providing a focus for two sets of courses – one set being American Literature, US History, and Religion in America, and the other Environmental Science and The Universe Story. With the approval of American Studies as the first fully integrated course, Aldo Regalado and I began teaching the course with a dozen students in 2008-2009. The following year, this past one, we had almost a third of the junior class enrolled.

What does the American Studies classroom look like? Rather than desks, students sit at the Harkness table. Rather than study textbooks, we read critically a variety of primary sources – literature,

Finding the common ground creates something new in the school curriculum closes the door, what happens inside with the students is confidential – even mysterious and unknown. My interest in teaching interdisciplinary courses arose, after 10 years in schools, from my need to cast away those institutional habits of seclusion, and, frankly, a self-serving idleness in how I thought I

historical and political documents, paintings and political cartoons, motion pictures, and sound recordings.

Students journal on their reading – an initial process of reflection that helps in Harkness discussions and in more elaborate writing assignments. The basic intellectual framework of the cultural

history of the United States is provided by teacher lectures that make generous use of PowerPoints multimedia features.

American Studies, which occupies a double period of 90 minutes each day, offers a great deal of flexibility in terms of how we can structure our lessons.

Rather than losing content through the blending of History and English, we can cover more material, and in more depth.

Interdisciplinary courses are about connections, seeing the bigger pictures rather than the smaller ones. When details are learned in the context of a common framework, they have a much greater likelihood of being understood and retained. Dr. Regalado and I knew we were on the right track when, several days after we finished a unit on the American Revolution, we heard one of our students humming “The Liberty Song” to himself in the hallway: Come, join hand in hand, brave Americans all, And rouse your bold hearts at fair Liberty’s call; No tyrannous acts shall suppress your just claim, Or stain with dishonor America’s name.

In the arts and humanities, of course, the connections are more naturally made between literature and languages, history, religious studies and philosophy, as well as music and visual arts. What Dr. Regalado and I have learned is that interdisciplinary work is not so much about learning different subject matter, but learning how people from different disciplines think. How does a historian think differently from a literary critic?

How does a linguist think differently from a musician? In learning how others think, students are better able to think for themselves. The real challenges await for those of us in the humanities who would seek to make connections to math, statistics, and the sciences.

In finding those connections through interdisciplinary study, we do not lose a sense of departmental identity, but gain a clearer sense of what is distinctive about how we, as individuals, have learned to think about the world.

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Taking Time for the Time of Their Lives Athletics By: Jake von Scherrer, Director of Athletics

Four “generations” of Palmer Trinity student athletes recently gathered to share their experiences of wearing the Falcons’ blue and gold. Although they were separated by several years, their collective memories were remarkably similar.

Whether it was re-telling a hilarious moment from a bus ride to a road game, sharing a poignant moment of a coach going the extra mile to help them personally, experiencing “just one more time” the thrill of victory or, in some cases, the agony of a defeat, we found that the experiences of these four had much more in common than you might think.

Our four subjects were Wilson Hernandez ‘05, Victoria Fernandez ‘10, Bailey Evans ‘12, and Kristen Fernandez ‘15. We asked them to tell us about their time as a student athlete at Palmer Trinity and how it had (or has) impacted them outside the playing fields.

Victoria Fernandez graduated

in May from PTS, and left for Dartmouth a few weeks ago.

She earned her varsity letters in a number of sports including cross country, soccer, and tennis.

Although Bailey Evans is only a junior, she has already earned six varsity letters in volleyball, soccer, and softball.

Wilson Hernandez played

varsity baseball and varsity football at PTS. He recently graduated from F.I.U. with a degree in Education and plans to teach middle school science. Over the past two years, Wilson has returned to PTS as a middle school football coach and as an assistant varsity baseball coach.

Finally, the youngest student athlete being profiled is Kristen Fernandez, who began 8th grade this fall. She is also a three-sport athlete, and won the recognition of Middle School Athlete of the Year.

WILSON BASEBALL FOOTBALL

VICTORIA Cross Country SOCCER

BAILEY TENNIS

VOLLEYBALL SOCCER SOFTBALL

KRIST VOLLEYBALL

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with setting. Coach (David) Bradt I took a few days and met with each of these me aside to help me, and he students and asked them a variety of questions. took stayed with me, encouraging me, Here are just a few of their thoughts. until I got it. In track, all of the

How did you first get involved with sports at PTS?

What challenges did you have balancing practices and games with academics?

coaches spend extra time helping everyone … there are step-by-step instructions in all the events whether you are a star or just starting.

Victoria: As a new 7th grader, I

Kristen: Sports actually help

Victoria: I saw it in cross country

didn’t know anyone. My father had recently passed away, and Mrs. (Blossom) Gross asked me to think about joining the cross country team in hopes of becoming more involved in the community. I decided to try out, and I remember immediately feeling like a member of a family. Mrs. Gross was so helpful, along with my new teammates, and at a difficult time in my life, the cross-country team really made me feel welcomed at PTS.

me stay organized. When I’m not on a team (at the end of the year), I find myself putting off my homework because I think I have a lot of time, and I end up not having time because I’ve watched TV or just lazed around.

Being on a team makes me manage my time, and it’s fun!

and in soccer where the coaches worked with everyone, the young kids as well as the seniors, because they know every member of the team is important … and the students responded by putting their best efforts forward. That’s something I’m going to miss, seeing that determination–training for a goal, continuing to battle, trying to get to states … it was a great way to wrap up my career.

Wilson: When I came to PTS in

9 grade, baseball was my main sport. One of the seniors (Kyle Rutter, recently inducted into the PTS Athletic Hall of Fame) immediately took me under his wing and made me feel like I was already part of team! th

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Bailey: In 6th grade, SOCCER

when I stepped foot on campus, I already had two cousins and a brother here, and they were involved with sports.

I wanted to play because they played, but I also really enjoyed the competition.

Wilson: I was on the baseball

team and I also played in the wind and jazz ensemble, so I had to learn how to manage my time.

My coaches and teachers were all great, and they allowed me to embrace academics and athletics, as well as my tuba playing!

Victoria: I don’t think I would

have done as well academically if I hadn’t been involved so much in sports. The outlet of my practices and my games was very important to me. I had to use my time wisely, but I always had time to complete my homework and still enjoy a complete experience at PTS.

Palmer Trinity prides itself on providing an exciting athletic experience for the “beginner” as well as the “trained” athlete – do you feel this is a true statement? How? Wilson: I came here with a pretty

good background in baseball, but the coaches – particularly Coach Harvey and Coach Rose – really helped me take my game to the next level. They challenged me to get better, both as a player and as a person, and I had a pretty good career at Palmer Trinity … good enough to play college baseball.

Kristen: When I first started

with volleyball, I was struggling

Bailey: The coaches are amazing.

They push you – sometimes it’s extreme and tough, but you end up pushing each other. They are the core of the program … they make it all come together. They teach you to become a better person … they care about you and the school.

If you can list your “Signature Moment” as a Falcon Student-Athlete, what would it be?

Bailey: Last year’s soccer season

– District Champs and Regional Finalist! The closeness of that team and how we pushed each other and supported each other … we were playing a great team and competing right with them. We found out how good we were!

Kristen: Just riding on the bus to

the games. Singing songs, laughing with the team and the coaches, and getting pumped up for the games.

Victoria: There were so many

Mr. Murphy and Mr. Reynolds!

Wilson: It would have to be

winning the District Championship in baseball. Hitting a home run and then pitching the final inning … throwing my glove up in the air and having Kyle Rutter sprint out and hug me … his father had recently passed away … it was truly an experience that I have never forgotten.

Outside of the game itself, what is the most important thing you have gotten out of your sport experience at PTS? Bailey: Without a doubt, my

friends, the closest ones. You develop an unbreakable bond from practicing and playing – the wins and losses – you just want to spend more time together with these same people.

Kristen: I’ve met lots of new

friends, and I also enjoy the relationships with my coaches … they are the best. It’s not just, go do this or go do that, they stay with you, and they work with you … the coaches help you become better.

Victoria: The experience of

hard work, team work, and dedication that is unique to the athletic experience. Having one of the boys on the cross country team saying, ‘I’m going to miss you, you’re a good captain,’ along with the great moments I was able to share with my friends, my coaches, and my teachers.

Wilson: My friends of course,

but also the coaches. Coach Harvey and Coach Rose taught me how to be a man, to care about others, to work hard. You just can’t get that anywhere else.

… I guess it would be when I heard that I had been accepted at Dartmouth... during one of our soccer games … we had a phone on the sideline, Coach Kemeness cleared the field … it was a great moment to share with my friends … we called everyone including F A L L

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Sharing an Interest

INVESTMENT CLUB By: Douglas Rothfeldt ‘10

When Investment Group member Jokari Birdsong said, “Investing isn’t just for old people, we can do it too,” he wasn’t lying. This year the Investment Group donated $4,000 to the Palmer Trinity’s Annual fund and made multiple business-creating microfinance loans.

When I began “teasing” myself with the idea of initiating a student led investment club during the earlier days of my high school career, I could not have imagined its present success! The Investment Group has rapidly become one of the most organized and widely respected student organizations on campus. After working to raise the necessary funds to begin initial investing, the students who compose the Palmer Trinity School Investment Group (PTSIG) actively managed and invested upwards of 60,000 dollars in the financial market with all earnings directed towards the Palmer Trinity School endowment. The amazing and diligent members of this group, who have worked relentlessly over the past three years to take the initial dream and turn it into reality, made this achievement possible.

Credit should also be given to the open-minded Palmer Trinity administrators who supported this organization’s vision. Needless to say, we are also immensely grateful to our thoughtful donors, who have offered us generous financial resources in our ongoing efforts. Our success would not have been accomplished without their belief in the seriousness of our purpose. We are honored.

As the Investment Group concludes its third official year on campus, the global community is on the verge of breaking out of the trenches of the Great Recession, which began during the summer of 2007. These are truly eventful times around the world. Palmer Trinity Students have the unique opportunity to absorb and learn from all the lifechanging events that are occurring. During the course of the week, members of the Investment Group gather for scheduled meetings to engage in discussions on the exciting domestic and global economies. In short, our members have remained well informed about the current markets.

Not only has the Investment Group remained well informed, but we have been extremely accurate and on target with almost all of our investments during the volatile year. This can be proved by our roughly 35% portfolio profit ($8,000 dollars).

To view our portfolio and learn more details, please read through our Annual Newsletter, located on our website www.ptsinvest.com.

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Throughout the school year we chose a couple of topics on which to conduct in-depth research and gain a thorough understanding. After much discussion, debate, and at some points, heated argument, we came to the following realizations:

What caused the Great Recession? (Whose fault is it?) ~ There are many different events that were happening over both a long and short period of time that may have triggered the Great Recession ~ Credit was too easy, which resulted in excessive spending. ~ Banks were benefitting in the short term from lending to unqualified borrowers who did not have a strong credit rating. ~ Synthetic investment instruments ~ Failure of Regulator oversight

How has the Unites States attempted to dig itself out of it? ~ The U.S. Government has printed and borrowed an excessively large amount of money ranging into the trillions in the belief that using the taxpayers’ dollars to bail out the financial system immediately, will be more beneficial to the country than simply letting them learn the hard way and crash. This method of thinking is referred to as the Keynes theory.

What will the long-term consequences be for the United States? ~ The long-term consequences are still uncertain, but economists are divided regarding whether the U.S. economy will experience inflation or deflation; most observers agree on the need for an increase in taxes in order to restore fiscal balance. ~ Inflation is often seen as the better of two evils. Inflation would be caused because the U.S. has printed way too much money by engaging in quantitative easing. If inflation occurred the creditors would lose and the debtors would benefit. Liabilities throughout the economy would gradually diminish in real economic terms. This would certainly help the healing process and expedite the de-leveraging that is necessary but has

many negative side effects and would create long-term dislocations in the economy. ~ Deflation on the other hand would be the less favorable of the two outcomes because asset values would be falling. Creditors would be the winners and debtors the losers in this scenario. Debtors would suffer as the asset values would fall and their debts remain unchanged. We experienced a miniature version of this in the US housing industry in ’08-’09.

The members of the Palmer Trinity Investment Group have assumed tremendous pride in remaining well informed. It is our belief that our very best effort requires no less than excellence.

I would like to offer much appreciation to Mr. Kirk Hatcher. He has been our loyal faculty advisor since the organization’s inception. Mr. Hatcher has helped create many of the key ideas behind the success of this organization.

His belief in the worthy goals of this organization will never be taken for granted.

Thanks to the continuous support from the initial founders of this organization, we have been able to achieve so much. Special appreciation goes to Abraham Brovold ‘08, Romain Lang-Willar ‘08, Alex Langwillar ‘08, Luciano Viola ‘08, Sean Hew ‘09 and Michael Daud ‘09 for helping create and lay the foundation of this organization.

Finally, on a more sentimental note, I am so very proud of the students serving this organization. Their committed insight, rare maturity, and genuine hard work has made such a tremendous difference. Although I have departed from Palmer Trinity, I am confident that the members of this student led organization will take the Investment Group to an even higher horizon.

Under the capable leadership of CEO-elect, Nicholas Gangemi, the Palmer Trinity Investment Group will further embrace what will become a proud tradition and bright promise on this campus.

This is the start of something truly remarkable.

For more information, press releases, and updates please visit us at www.ptsinvest.com.

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Environmental Leadership CORAL LAB By: Dr. Leopoldo LlinÁs, Science Department and

Sustainability Coordinator From the time he was very small, Trae Kerdyk ‘10 enjoyed exploring the reefs, sea grasses, beaches, and mangroves around South Florida. He was fascinated by all aspects of the ocean and marine life. At Palmer Trinity School, he learned all he could about the wildlife of the Gulf and its coast.

As a member of the first group of volunteers at the Coral Lab, Trae dedicated himself to communicating to students and faculty his love and concern for our planet. He was a valuable member of the Coral Lab team and a role model for his peers. Trae quickly emerged as a genuine leader, someone who would reach out to other students. Trae taught and enabled them to turn their own aspirations into actuality. He trained new and prospective students. His advice and guidance were a great help to many, and he always took time to help them with a pleasant and encouraging attitude.

After Trae graduated from Palmer Trinity in 2010, he was proactive in protecting the Florida Keys environment from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He signed up as a volunteer and captain with keysspill.com, a site organizing volunteer opportunities and clean-ups throughout the Florida Keys. He obtained the CPR and Hazmat certification needed to work in the oily waters.

Looking back at his years at Palmer Trinity, one can see clearly that Trae inspired us through example and taught us to respect nature and care for it. Today, he is at Eckerd College to follow his passion and pursue a degree in Environmental Science.

You and another student, Zach Schwartz, helped create the Coral Lab in 2009. What’s its mission?

The Coral Lab has a few different purposes and missions. The main purpose is to raise awareness about marine flora and fauna among students who are unfamiliar with them. The Coral Lab also has a mission to help restore the environment by Coral Propagation and fish breeding. Right now we are funding part of the program by selling our captive grown coral back to fish stores, therefore preventing them from taking coral from the wild to sell.

What is your vision for the Coral Lab? My vision for the Coral Lab is a program that kids of all ages at Palmer can become involved with. I envision a coral propagation program that will be able one day to start returning native corals to our reefs and selling species of coral that are almost always taken from the wild back to aquarium stores. I hope to see students conducting important research on coral that will eventually be published and of use to other scientists.

What did you take away from your work at the Coral Lab? Not only do I have a firm grasp of how to grow coral and maintain a marine aquarium, but I feel that the Coral Lab has helped me become more independent. I’ve learned to contact various people, set up meetings, make deadlines, and even manage a monthly budget.

Many students at the Coral Lab look up to you for guidance. Do you have any words of advice for them?

Figure out what specifically interests you, and then learn as much as you can about it. Remember that there is always more you can know or learn.

Can you name people whose leadership qualities have inspired you? Tell us about the things these inspiring people did or are doing.

One of my favorite leaders has been Bill McKibben, whom I was fortunate to meet this year when he came to Palmer for convocation. He is credited as being the first person to recognize climate change. Currently he organizes worldwide climate activism through his organization “350.org.”

What is leadership?

What is your passion?

Put simply, my passion is the ocean. Within the ocean I’m passionate about marine life, conservation of the ocean, scuba diving, spear fishing, and boating.

What’s the biggest environmental threat to our oceans?

In my opinion, the biggest threat to our oceans is taking too much from them by overfishing and overharvesting. Every year it is harder for fishermen to catch as many fish as the year before.

How does Palmer Trinity prepare students to tackle those problems?

Through classes like Ecology of Food, Biology, Marine Environments in South Florida, and Environmental Science, students are taught that the current methods used for the wild harvesting of fish are not environmentally viable. Students also learn to refrain from eating certain species of wild-caught fish.

What do you hope to accomplish in your lifetime?

My main goal for my lifetime is to make a difference.

In my opinion, leadership is a relative term. Any given situation requires leadership, and any given person can be a leader. All that is required for a leader is to stand up and take charge for the good of the given situation. Although not all decisions of a leader are popular, a leader is always respected.

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The Unknown Leader Spirituality and Leadership By: Father Julian Lentz

“It is said of a good leader that when the work is done, the aim fulfilled, the people will say, ‘we did this ourselves.’ ” — LAO TZU

When we think about leaders, it is often of famous persons who have well-known and published biographies, designated monuments, globally-recognized names, and live on through history, like Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Eleanor Roosevelt, Albert Einstein and Mahatma Ghandi – people we studied in school.

But what of the “unknown” leaders whose lives impacted us and involved us personally? What about those persons who embodied the quotation above – those heroic persons who modeled and molded some nobility in us, showing us along with others the truth that “we too have achieved, led the way, and finished well.”

In fact, we do spend great energy and time training leaders in all walks of life: military, legal, medical, educational, political, athletic, scientific, artistic, and in community service, to name a few. We award degrees and honor this training process, install leaders in all fields, and expect that training to be applied to serve the common good. Once “trained,” we go forth to “lead,” but we all know there is much more to this process even though the training is important.

In retrospect, I believe that leadership is about bravely seizing a challenging moment. It is less about the roles we are given, the hats we wear, the tests on paper passed, or the years of training. It is more about the creative ability to adapt, respond, and with God’s grace, accept the challenge to lead others through to the other side. One of our graduates, Tal Berman ‘07, was one of the strongest students in his class, and unlike many, he chose to defer college and listen to his calling to develop his leadership. So out he went to take deep 14

wilderness training in nature’s classroom. Tal has discovered much about leadership and the energy and joy he feels when guiding others out into nature.

On a daily basis I see many of my colleagues and students in leadership situations. At such moments, they often accept the call to act, adapt to the situation, and give their best effort to help make things better. Sometimes we fail, yet more often than not we emerge as leaders. Learning by association with others on the PTS campus and beyond gives us all the chance to grow in the courageous venture of becoming a leader. Therefore, leadership is more about being called into action than about having the perfect qualifications. It is more about overcoming our fears and acting out of a faith that we must give our best to a momentary situation, and that is all we can do.

Tal Berman ’07 backpacking in the Riskafjorden, Norway in 2009.

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A Class to be Remembered COLLEGE COUNSELLING By: Danny Reynolds, Director of College Counseling, Admission and Financial Aid

Last month we said goodbye to our recent graduates as they headed off to university.

In my tenure at Palmer Trinity, those 83 students were some of the outstanding graduates in our history. We received our first Silver Knight winner, Tyler Kalbac, and had two runners-up: Bella Verwaay and Margaret Cookson. No other school in Miami Dade County surpassed that accomplishment.

For prestigious scholarships, Palmer Trinity was at the forefront.

We had national finalists for the Morehead-Cain, A.B. Duke, Robertson, and Danforth scholarships, and we were the only high school in America to have two finalists from the same high school for the Belk Scholarship.

Margaret Cookson was one of five students national-wide chosen as a Belk Scholar. With those accolades in high school, look for our students to be in the running for the Rhodes, Truman, and Fulbright Scholarships after university.

They applied to schools in 40 states and several foreign countries

The class was adventurous in their college applications. They applied to schools in 40 states and several foreign countries. The class will attend college in 19 different states and the District of Columbia.

As is traditional, about 80% will attend universities outside the state of Florida. Palmer Trinity students were accepted to every Ivy League school with multiple

acceptances to Dartmouth (4), Columbia (2) and Yale (2). Our students were accepted in bulk to some of the most competitive state schools, with four to the University of Virginia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Georgia Tech. The University of California system is extremely competitive for out-ofstate students, but Palmer Trinity had three students accepted to UCLA, and two have enrolled.

We also had students accepted to the University of Texas at Austin, where in Texas they say, “You have to walk on water to be accepted to UT if you live outside of Texas.”

Our students who excel in the arts put Palmer Trinity on the map in drama, dance and film. Raul Gonzalez and Ceci Leal will attend New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts for drama, one of the most selective programs in the nation. Kristen Marbert was one of only 30 females accepted to the dance program at UCLA, and Brianna Henry one of 25 female students accepted to the drama program at the University of Southern California. Those young women will raise the Palmer Trinity banner on the West Coast.

I foresee in a few years we will witness Lisa Krstajic and Yuxin Huang accepting Oscars for their films after completing the cinema programs at Emerson and Bard.

In athletics, Kristen Titley will play volleyball at Bucknell, Felix Castillo baseball at Babson, Paul Siegel football at Ft. Lewis College in Colorado, Christian Melean soccer for FIU, and Erin Benson will be a member of the nationally-known dance team at the University of Miami. Many of our students will be involved in intramurals and will continue their love of sport at their universities.

We will hear great things about this class as they pursue their undergraduate degrees and beyond. They will be leaders in the clubs and organizations at their universities. They will also continue their community service programs in cities throughout our country, making a difference as they did here in Miami. I know I sound like a doting father, but this was a class to be remembered. Their motivation, school spirit, humor, love of learning, and disdain for injustice will be hard to match.

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The Morrison Family By: S uzanne Gottlieb Calleja,

Director of Communications and Community Relations

When a great family, and unique place are inextricably linked, extraordinary things happen. William (Bill) and Jan Morrison – parents of PTS graduates Will ‘07, Hugh ‘09, and Annie ’10 – have helped support and transform the growth of this school in myriad ways.

Bill, who just stepped down as Palmer Trinity’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees after almost four years, and Jan – a hard working, thoughtful and caring ambassador of PTS, have worked tirelessly to create a school that their children, and all the students, are proud to represent.

Just don’t mention the words personal legacy.

“I don’t believe in personal legacies,” says Bill, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northern Trust Corporation. “Our children have grown and improved themselves as they have gone through Palmer Trinity. We are so proud of the transformational impact PTS has had on how our kids have grown up, adjusted to life’s unpredictable challenges, and prepared themselves for their next steps. The students at PTS are global kids with a substantial worldview, enhanced by the trips PTS offered to Japan, Nicaragua, Australia, Hawaii, Salamanca, and Aix en Provence. The kids really pay attention to the needs of others – they are oriented this way. It underscores why we sent them to PTS. So to me, the legacy that we have is the values that our kids evoke.”

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The legacy that interests Jan the most is the idea that a school community integrates a legacy of family commitment.

“A school functions as a huge community,” she says. “I say to parents, do your kids get out of the car everyday and get back in the car at the end of the day happy? If the answer is yes, you’ve got to believe that something really good is occurring at that institution. I always say that Middle School is a time when our kids are learning so much about life and they will fall down and make mistakes. I tell parents that grades are important, but if the kids are so stressed and burned out by the time they reach high school, will they be ready for the hard work and challenges that really matter for college admission? At Palmer Trinity, they feel that they can share what is happening in their lives with many of their teachers, and that is very important, that someone is available to hear our kids – someone who represents the values that are aligned with our own values. This is one of the priceless gifts that Palmer Trinity has always given us as parents. There are so many people there that truly care about the kids.”

For all of their hard work and success, a similar thread of gratitude runs through the Morrison

At Palmer Trinity, they feel that they can share what is happening in their lives with many of their teachers, and that is very important, that someone is available to hear our kids – someone who represents the values that are aligned with our own values

kids. For Will, it was the teachers who made the difference. “I just feel that teachers, like Ms. Bonner and Ms. Vanegas, and Danny Reynolds care about us a lot,” he says. “They really care about our futures and what we want to do – they honestly want the best things for us. They make a permanent impact – they are still available if we need to talk or ask for advice.” Will is going into his senior year at Chapman University in California and hopes to return to Miami after attending graduate school.

Hugh, who is attending the University of Denver, also feels a kinship with some of his PTS teachers: “Mr. Hatcher, Mr. Gonzalez, and Ms. Vanegas all taught me what is important in life – they really cared about the choices I was making, they listened to me, and made a huge effort to help me when I needed it. You don’t find that often – my friends in other local Miami schools didn’t have this. We were really lucky.” This summer Hugh traveled to Indonesia for a community service/journalism trip.

For Annie, the exchange program at PTS was a highlight of her time here. This program also impressed Bill and Jan, who noted that for many families unable to take extensive trips together abroad, the availability of these programs is instrumental in opening doors to new cultures for their kids. Will’s service/mission trip to Nicaragua a few years ago over winter break, where a group of PTS students built a house for a family in need, was “’very impactful”. I think this trip should be mandatory for all students. It changed me,” he says. He is also grateful for the Environmental trip to Hawaii. Annie, who is looking forward to attending Georgetown University starting this fall, traveled to Spain, France, Hawaii, and Australia on the different programs offered at PTS. “I think the exchange programs at PTS are awesome,” she says.

“Our programs are really special ­— each one is unique. Most kids don’t get to go on these programs until college.”

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Trying to explain what you care about in a school is difficult – it’s almost like describing what you like about your friends. So many components have to work together that a small degree of good fortune is necessary, as well as a synergy with a person or place.

humps and bumps in the road – I was right.”

For both Bill and Jan, the PTS experience is about much more than paying tuition and other costs of school. In fact, Jan’s advice to new parents is to attend as many events as possible in the first couple of months. “Most parents want to get involved, Bill and Jan wanted a school that had the standards meet their kids’ friends and share in the school and beliefs that they had growing up. Jan explains: community – volunteering is absolutely essential.

“The plan was for the kids to go to boarding There is as little or as much as you’d like to do. school as Bill did – to Kent School in Connecticut.

Whether or not you work or don’t work outside the home, most information is sent via email. Don’t think Our programs are really special ­— each for a moment that you can’t one is unique. Most kids don't get to go get involved, even if you are working full time. If you on these programs until college. bring in a special dish for the teacher/staff lunches, I attended a small, private girls’ school here in this will offer you a day when you can meet other Miami – Everglades, which merged in 1973 as wonderful parents in your child’s grade – read Ransom-Everglades. Fast forward to 1998 and the the ‘push pages’ and all the E-News and you will need to find a middle school that could give our feel connected and will learn of ways to choose to children the education we had, without having to be involved.” send them to boarding school, since we wanted Bill explains that them to stay in Miami. Bill wanted a campus after all his years of with lots of green space. I visited every open house being involved, the around town – public and private. Watching and graduation event is observing the behavior of the students and the his favorite and the feeling of the campus, I knew Palmer Trinity was culmination to a the campus in which I wanted our children to wonderful journey. thrive and grow and learn. We had narrowed our “Graduation decision down to two schools and, ultimately, and reminds you of I can say, happily, chose Palmer Trinity School.” why you spent According to Bill, “academics were important, the money, why but we felt the overall school environment you volunteered echoed our values and principles. This was the so much, or right thing to do for us and for our family.” why you served on board committees. It all comes together on With the Morrisons having been involved in that day.” For Jan, there are “so many memorable the school for so many years, it is important to moments in addition to graduation. It’s not just know what Palmer Trinity means to them. the senior-year events that make a difference, but the incredible passage from 9th to 12th grade.

Bill: “I initially joined the Board so that I could be Our children are bonded with students from a part of the discussions and decisions on how to all grades at PTS, and this bond continues improve the school. I can see that many of the gaps as they go through college and beyond.” that existed years ago have been filled. There is a great sense of community – amidst all. All seniors Besides volunteering, the Morrisons give are going to college – it’s very impressive: Yale, generously to the annual and endowment Dartmouth, Penn, etc. great schools, as it should be. fund. As the past Chairman of the Board, Bill For me, [the school represents] a triangle of personal understands the delicate position many notvalues, sense of community, and academics.” for-profit private institutions find themselves in – tuition alone does not allow for emergencies For Jan, it’s that synergy that made it all come or expanding growth opportunities. together: “It’s a balance of religion, morals, and academics. One never knows what surprises you’ll This is one of the main reasons why Bill will have as your children go through their youth, and continue to serve on the Board, to help with I felt Palmer Trinity would be there to help, listen the goal of developing the school to its fullest and encourage Will, Hugh and Annie during the

potential. “The school is excellent, but we continue to have goals to improve our facilities to make this institution even better.” He wants families to appreciate the importance and impact of giving to the school. “Many families don’t understand the business model of private independent schools. Tuition covers only ninety percent of the actual costs to educate each student for one year. That’s why it is so important to support the annual fund each year. The endowment fund is different – this is to help the school grow and be prepared for emergencies and opportunities.

The benefit goes to the current students and future students of the school. It’s a wonderful tradition of giving and it’s not about the amount; it is about giving back to an institution that has given so much to our children,” explained Bill.

The legacy, dare it be said, is in the unlimited future potential of the Morrison children and their classmates. “I can’t wait to hear the news of where they have decided to work, or what mission trip

they might be involved in,” said Jan recently. While the Morrisons downplay their undeniable impact, we know that our school community has been forever changed and has blossomed under their care. Bill and Jan Morrison have led by example and have raised their three children to recognize that building a strong sense of values and character are as important, if not more important a life lesson than simply striving for academic success alone. It is now a time for change and new beginnings as this family’s journey goes on. The Morrison family has left an indelible impact – our school community is wiser, happier, and grateful for their care.

It is a long-lasting legacy, indeed.

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trustees

Palmer Trinity is proud to welcome five new members to the 2010-2011 Board of Trustees:

Ricardo Albarran

Isabel Rodriguez

Teresa Carreno, MD

Ricardo, the current CEO of Holdinmex, SA de CV International Corporate and Cargo Services, Inc. has worked in a variety of industry sectors including manufacturing, aviation, and advertising. He received degrees from Southern Methodist University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico. Ricardo Albarran Campillo and his wife Carla, are the parents of PTS student Susanna ‘15, 5th grader Ricardo and 3rd grader Carla, both of whom are at Alexander Montessori.

Isabel graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Physical Therapy.

She is trained and certified in NeuroDevelopmental Treatment in Pediatrics.

She works very closely with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida, as well as the McDonald’s Regional Leadership Council. She has served as a parent volunteer and officer of the Palmer Trinity Parents Association for many years.

Isabel Rodriguez and her husband Alex are the parents of Bryan ‘06 and Nicholas ‘10.

Teresa is a psychiatrist in private practice in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Miami, Florida. She received her BS as well as her MD degrees from the University of Miami and completed psychoanalytic training at the Florida Psychoanalytic Institute. She previously served on the board of St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Miami, and is currently on the Vestry at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Teresa and her husband, Humberto Casariego are parents of Carolina ’14 and Ana ’14.

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Board of Trustees 2010 – 2011

Joseph J. Kalbac, Jr., Chairman Susan Ludovici, Vice-Chair Michael Baiamonte, Secretary Jim Davidson, Treasurer Ricardo Albarran Susan Benenati Paula Brockway Teresa Carreno Rev. Frank J. Corbishley (Bishop’s Designate) Rt. Rev. Leo Frade Eloise Gonzalez-Geller Anne Jackaway Mitchell Kaplan Charles Klenk William Morrison Vicki O’Meara Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Magdalena Rothfeldt

Bishop Calvin Schofield

Darryl Robinson Isabel Rodriguez

Magdalena, a native of Sweden, received her education there, including degrees from École FranÇaise in Stockholm, and Bachelor of Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.

She served as Chief Operating Officer at Carnegie, Inc. in New York and Albert Berg, Inc. also in New York. Magdalena and her husband Marc are the parents of Douglas ‘10 and Danielle ‘13.

Bishop Schofield received an undergraduate degree from Hobart College and a Master of Divinity Degree from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He has also been awarded three honorary doctorates. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1962.

In 1980, he became the second bishop of Southeast Florida and served until his retirement in 2000. He was the first vicar, then rector, of St. Andrew’s, Palmetto Bay. Up until recently Bishop Schofield served on the Board of Trustees at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Boca Raton. Bishop Schofield and his wife Elaine reside in Palmetto Bay. Their two children and two grandsons live in Denver, Colorado.

Magdalena Rothfeldt Bronwen Rutter Bishop Calvin Schofield Gary Tarbe Jo-Ann Titley Michelle Torbert Luis Villanueva

The board is the guardian of the school’s mission. Membership of the board includes alumni, parents of current or former students, and other individuals from the greater Miami community and throughout the country. The Board of Trustees is comprised of 26 voting members. All Trustees provide leadership and contribute to Palmer Trinity’s fund raising efforts and we proudly announce that we have a 100% participation from our board members towards the 2010-2011 Annual Fund and the Imagine Campaign for Endowment.

Thank you to all of our Trustees for their service and dedication to the PTS community.

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ANNUAL REPORT

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ANNUAL REPORT

Thank You! Palmer Trinity School offers the best of both worlds – a balance of academic rigor with a friendly campus community. Many of you have seen our new ad campaign in local media outlets. Others hear about us on public radio and still more sign up to learn about us on social media. And, don’t forget our regular “ENews” which lands in more than 2,000 inboxes, across the nation! Good news travels quickly. We are proud to share news about the dedication, hard work, and love that the school’s faculty, administration, parents, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, and friends pour into the school. This Annual Report – Aerie Magazine, in general – tells a wonderful story of all who have given generously of their time, talent, and treasure. Your commitment to Palmer Trinity School is the best news of all!

Last year, the 2009-2010 Annual Fund set a new and impressive record in parent and alumni participation. More than 67% of our parents contributed and we doubled gifts from Alumni. We are proud of this accomplishment, given the economic challenges many currently face. More than just giving, volunteers joined in far greater numbers, whether PTPA, Boosters, Alumni or through our fun special events. Setting records is a reflection of Palmer Trinity’s community commitment to a premier educational experience. Fundraising and volunteer efforts are central to the school’s ability to provide for the students of today and tomorrow. Now more than ever, it is important that we all give what we can to sustain the school’s commitment to being one of the best Episcopal schools in the nation.

The great news continues, as your contributions supported the opening and dedication of our new dining facility in January, along with a celebration of the Imagine Campaign’s “public phase.” This summer, the Imagine Campaign surpassed $8,000,000 in gifts /pledges. We applaud the highly dedicated team of Class of 2010 Liaisons who secured 84% parent participation in the Annual Fund. Palmer Trinity saw record attendance, once again, at Grandparents Day and the 10th Annual International Festival.

Author Brad Meltzer melted our hearts at the 19th Annual Book Fair (thank you Books & Books) and the New Parent Reception remains standing room only. For five straight years, Bill Ussery Motors has been the presenting sponsor of our Sandy Golf Tournament and, during these years, the school has raised $242,000 towards the Sandy Block Financial Aid Endowment. Thank you!

In this new school year, we encourage everyone in the school community to be positive ambassadors of our great school. Tell everyone you know about this special place in Palmetto Bay. Create more buzz amongst your friends and neighbors, articulate the benefits of our nurturing environment, call the Admission office to refer a family, send in an Alumni class note, “friend” us on Facebook, participate on a volunteer committee, and keep sharing student highlights with our Communications office. Tell everyone how grateful you are for Palmer Trinity School.

Most importantly, thank you in advance for your loyal support and for sharing our story. It is a unique place where great things happen.

Sincerely,

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Board of Trustees

Administration

William Morrison, Chairman

Sean Murphy, Head of School

Paula Brockway, Vice-Chair

Bruce Musgrave, Assistant Head of School for Academics

Susan Ludovici, Vice-Chair

Julian Lentz, Chaplain

Michael Baiamonte, Secretary

Laurette Cestare, Head of Middle School

Jim Davidson, Treasurer

Ashley Chapman, Head of Upper School

2009-2010

Susan Benenati Margaret Brisbane Thomas Capo Michael Contreras Rev. Frank Corbishley Diane De Olazarra Swanee DiMare Robert Dunlap The Rt. Rev. Bishop Leo Frade Brett French ‘97 Eloise Gonzalez-Geller Nancy Hector Anne Jackaway Joseph K albac, Jr. Mitchell K aplan Charles Klenk Vicki O’Meara Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Darryl Robinson Bronwen Rutter Charles Scurr Gary Tarbe Jo-Ann Titley Michelle Torbert Luis Villanueva

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2009-2010

Danny Reynolds, Director of Admission, College Counseling & Financial Aid Jake Von Scherrer, Director of Athletics Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja, Director of Communications Ben Hoke, Director of Development Rob Lundgren, Director of Finance and Operations Susie Loiacono, Executive Assistant to the Head of School Vivian Cerione, Registrar

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Financial Profile PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

(Unaudited) OPER ATING INCOME AND OTHER SUPPORT

EXPENSES, AID AND CAPITAL COSTS

Tuition and Fees Auxiliary Programs Charitable Contributions Other income

$14,576,523.00 $545,662.00 $693,524.00 $494,139.00

TOTAL

$16,309,848 .00

Salary and Benefits Educational Programs Auxiliary Programs Financial Aid Plant Operations and Addition to Reserves Debt Service

$8,278,455.00 $1,649,957.00 $401,363.00 $1,773,790.00 $3,188,378.00 $1,017,905.00

TOTAL

R EVENUE REV E N UE

$16,309,848 .00

E X PE N S EESX PE N S E S

& BENEFITS SALARY & BENEFITS 51% SALARY 51% & FEES TUITION & FEES 90% TUITION 90% PROGRAMS PROGRAMS 20% EDUCATIONAL 20% EDUCATIONAL AUXILIARY PROGRAMS 4% AUXILIARY 4%PROGRAMS AUXILIARY PROGRAMS 11% AUXILIARY 11%PROGRAMS PROGRAMS PROGRAMS 3% CHARITABLE 3% CHARITABLE FINANCIAL AID 10% FINANCIAL 10%AID

3% OTHER INCOME 3% OTHER INCOME ADDITION & TOADDITION RESERVE TO RESERVE 6% OPERATION 6% &OPERATION

2% DEBT SERVICE 2% DEBT SERVICE

ENDOW MENT BALANCE (As of June 30, 2010)

.00 $3,718,974 600,000 600,000

$XXX $577,699

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450,000

$548,028

$548,028 $546,160

$577,699

$546,160 $494,009

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300,000

150,000

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$340,767

$494,009

$340,767

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Unrestricted Gifts CLASS OF 2010 ENDOW MENT GIFT Daniela Karina Agurcia Camila Deli Aime Sarah Victoria Alfonso Carolina Beatriz Barrios Kirby Elizabeth Battle Richard Alexander Befeler Erin Patricia Benson Valerie Ann Blattner Felix Christopher Castillo Cindy Chang Gabrielle Colindres Margaret Tarleton Cookson Nathalie Ann Davidson Luke Evan Evans Martina Faillace Elise Cecile Falcon Victoria Milagros Fernandez Claire Davidson Fisher Tyler John Fisk Carla Regina Forns Domenica Leigh Fuller Raúl Andres González Hannah Elizabeth Green Allison Lorraine Groh Sebastian Laurent Guerra-Mondragon Briana Nicole Henry Tiffani Jessica Hiler Yuxin Huang Christian Alexander Jaffe Patrick Thomas Kalbac Tyler Daniel Kalbac William Trae Kerdyk Evan Ryan Kleiss Lisa Lydia Krstajic Samuel Harry Lachterman Richard Alexander Lage Cecilia Andrea Leal Lynn Ann Leveille Daniel Allan List Luis Miguel Lopez-Blazquez Christina Susan Ludovici Kirsten Elizabeth Marbert Mary Kate McKenna Christian Melean Alexandra Danielle Mendez Julian Gordon Menkin Landon Eric Michelson Mauricio Bastos Moreira Annie Madeleine Morrison Nik Martin Nevin Nicholas Alexander Nieto Katarina Flora Nordqvist Peter Charles Ovelmen Robert Gordon Parkin Carolina Diane Perez Andrés Bernardo Policastro 24

Laura Grace Portuondo Maria Puig Erik Alexander Quisenberry-Diaz Josefina Rochette Michael Anthony Rodriguez Nicholas Cesar Rodriguez Santiago Alejandro Rojas Joan Andrea Ronstadt James Arthur Roos Douglas Eric Rothfeldt Gabriella Audrey Salazar Guillermo Pelegrin Salazar Eric Bo Sanabria Joseph Donato Santilli Zachary David Schwartz Paul Andrew Siegel Andrew Joseph-Bracale Smith Brooke Nicole Sonenreich Nadia Samantha Tahoun Kristen Barr Titley Eric Steven Torbert Paulina Toro Javier Felipe Uribe Daniela Fernanda Vargas Isabelle Verwaay Ivanna Victoria Villanueva Adam George Wilson

ENDOWMENT GIFTS Mr. and Mrs. Rashid Abbara Ms. Gail Ackermann Ms. Terri Agress Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran Mr. William Allen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Juan Andreu Mr. and Mrs. Graham Andrew Mr. and Mrs. John Arrien Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Barrios Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Bekkevold Mrs. Alyse Fogarty Bell ‘87 Mr. Alex Bellanton Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. Joshua Blumenthal Ms. Brook Bodie Mr. Nick Bonheur Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner Mr. Chris Bradt and Mrs. Tania Castro-Bradt Mr. David Bradt Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Breen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brumbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Victor Calderon Mrs. Barbara Calev Mr. and Mrs. Jose Calleja Ms. Teresa Campos

Mr. Thomas Capo Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Casas Mr. and Dr. Tim Cassel Ms. Cristie Castellano Mrs. Erica Cerione Ms. Vivian G. Cerione Ms. Laurette Cestare Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cetta Mr. and Mrs. Jose Chao Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Ariel Chimelis Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Mr. Jorge C. Colindres Ms. Christina Colon-Marrero Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Contreras Reverend and Mrs. Frank J. Corbishley Mrs. Heather Coule Bardier Ms. Catie Cunning Mr. Dave Cutler Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Mateo de Sola Mrs. Joanna R de Velasco ‘98 and James Kohnstamm Ms. Elena De Villiers Mr. Paul K. Dean and Mrs. Rosa Castro-Dean Mr. Brian Diaz Ms. Odalys Diaz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duarte The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation The Edward E. Ford Foundation Ms. Rita Feild Mr. and Mrs. Jose Flores Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Forman The Rt. Rev. Bishop and Mrs. Leo Frade Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Fullerton ‘95 Mr. Carlos N Garces Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Godley Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. William Gonzalez Ms. Caroline R. Goodwin Dr. and Mrs. John Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Gross Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Guerra Mrs. Helen Guo Dr. and Mrs. Corey Harvin Mr. Kirk Hatcher Mr. Mark Hayes and Ms. Pamela Roza Hayes Mrs. Robert C. Hector Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hibshman Mr. Dwight L. Hill and Mrs. Mary A. Kennerk Mr. and Mrs. Brett Hixon Mr. Bennett W. Hoke Mrs. Anne Jackaway and Mr. Jay Jackson

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Ms. Judi Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnson Mr. Clint Jones Mr. Dominic Jones Dr. Douglas Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalbac, Jr. Mrs. Alexandra Katzman Ms. Sarah Kemeness Mrs. Gwendolyn Kenes Zanakos Mr. and Mrs. Duane Kujawa Fr. Julian Jay Lentz Dr. and Mrs. Leopoldo Llinas Mr. and Mrs. Chris Locke Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Loiacono Mr. Stephen Ludovici ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lumish Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundgren Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marbert Laura Massa and Horacio Alfano Mr. Peter Masteller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathelier Mr. and Mrs. David McCain Ms. Rashelle McGiboney Mr. Robert McGlynn Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mock Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Monson Mr. Robert Moorhouse Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Musgrave Dr. Julianne Nagel Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls Mr. Jeramy Nichols Ms. Vicki A. O’Meara and Mr. Dale Gassaway Mr. Michael Pena Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Perez Mrs. DeAnna Pledger ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mrs. April Queen Carl and Anouchka Rachelson Dr. and Mrs. Aldo Regalado Mrs. Ana Regalado and Mr. Carl Hefley Mr. Benjamine and The Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Mr. Danny Reynolds Mrs. Maria Trinidad Rittenhouse Mr. Akbar Rizvi Mr. Leonard Roberts and Dr. Elaine Klein Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Robertson Mr. James Robertson ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robledo Ms. Emily Rolling Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt

Mrs. Bronwen Rutter Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal Ms. Eva Thompson Salas ‘04 Mrs. Barbara Ceuleers Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Hector Sardinas Mr. and Mrs. Rainer Schael Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schollmeyer Mr. Charles Scurr and Mrs. Barbara Ibarra-Scurr Mr. and Mrs. Raul Segredo Mr. Felipe Serrano ‘01 Mr. Brad Showalter Ms. Kenley Smith Mr. William Stanard Ms. Julie Suris Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Tarbe Ms. Mercedes Terranova Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tillett Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley The Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tolmach Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. Joseph Traba Mr. and Mrs. Fred Truby Mrs. Joan Trujillo Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vale Dr. and Mrs. Guillermo Valenzuela Ms. Maria Vanegas Dr. and Mrs. Paul Vignola Mr. and Mrs. Luis Villanueva Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel Dr. Jake von Scherrer and Mrs. Jan Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Waisberg Dr. and Mrs. Donald Watson Mr. and Mrs. A. J. West Ms. Leann Winn Mrs. Sandi Wood Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Xiques Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes Mr. and Mrs. Mario Yanez Mr. Greg Zamarripa

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Annual Fund As an independent school, Palmer Trinity School operates without financial support from local, state or federal government, relying on tuition and a strong Annual Fund to maintain operations. Tuition covers only 90% of the total cost to educate each student. In 2009-2010, the gap between tuition and the actual cost per student was approximately $1,900. The Annual Fund supports the current-year operating budget by filling this gap. Your gift enhances the quality of education our students receive, changing their lives and the lives of their families. Every gift made a difference!

Thank You! GOLDEN FALCON CIRCLE $25,000 and above

HEADS CIRCLE $1,000 to $2,499

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Ms. Vicki A. O’Meara and Mr. Dale Gassaway Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran Ms. Hilda Bacardi Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Dr. and Mrs. Victor Barredo Dr. and Mrs. Hank Barreto Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Barrios Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Battle Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beauperthuy Mr. and Mrs. William E. Beckham Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Beeck Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Benson Mr. and Mrs. John Brockway Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cajiga Mr. and Mrs. Sixto Campano Mr. and Mrs. Jose M. Carbonell Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Coccarello Mr. and Mrs. Carlos de Quesada Mr. and Mrs. Darin DiBello Mr. and Mrs. Paul DiMare Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Espinosa Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fisk Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Gerbasi Dr. and Mrs. K. Randall Groh Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Guerra Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hebb Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hopkins, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalbac, Jr. Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Mr. and Mrs. William J. Keunen Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klenk Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koffler Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lumish Mr. and Mrs. James Lupino Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mara Drs. Rodolfo and Yolanda Martinez Mr. and Mrs. David McCain Dr. and Mrs. Luis Mendez-Mulet Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Michelson Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miguel Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Milgram Mr. Grant and Dr. Joyce Miller Mr. and Mrs. John Randolph Millian Mr. and Mrs. Dave Minto

FOUNDERS CIRCLE $10,000 to $24,999 Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gregor Mrs. Barbara Ceuleers Salazar Mrs. Maria Lourdes Solares Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Ruby R. Vale Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Randall Whitman

TRUSTEES CIRCLE $5,000 to $9,999 Mrs. John Brockway Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Contreras Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Allen De Olazarra Mrs. Robert C. Hector Mr. and Mrs. William Hill Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici Mr. and Mrs. Milton Martinez Mr. and Mrs. David Ramras Mr. Benjamine and The Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Mr. Leonard Roberts and Dr. Elaine Klein

SCHOLARS CIRCLE $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. and Ms. Phil Bakes Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brumbaugh Dr. and Mrs. Ranley Desir Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox Investment Club Mr. Ron Katz and Dr. Jan Katz ‘81 Parents of Marcus Kyle Mr. and Mrs. Darius Nevin Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ovelmen Mr. and Mrs. Juan B. Policastro Mrs. Bronwen Rutter Mr. and Mrs. Luis Soto Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Viyella

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Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Moo Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Reiser Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Rojas Mr. and Mrs. Josh Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Luis Salgado Mr. and Mrs. Hector Sardinas Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Sepulveda Mr. and Mrs. Philip Serrate Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sonenreich Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Stacks Mrs. Blair Strickroot Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Tarbe Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tillett Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley Unicco Service Company Dr. and Mrs. Guillermo Valenzuela Mr. and Mrs. David L. Wilson Mr. Felipe Woll Ms. Christina Xiques-Gravier Mr. and Mrs. Luis Yanes

HONORS CIRCLE $500 to $999 Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ableman Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Moises Benchlouch Mr. Francisco Blazquez and Ms. Zoriada Cruz Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brockmann Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cadena Mr. and Mrs. Felix Castillo Mr. and Mrs. Chris Chang Mr. and Mrs. Jose Chao Mr. and Mrs. Fabrizio Cocchiano Reverend and Mrs. Frank J. Corbishley Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Dobrinsky Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Forristall Mr. and Mrs. Tony Forte Mrs. Phyllis Glukstad Mr. and Mrs. Andres R. Guerra-Mondragon Mr. and Mrs. Dan Himes Dr. Stuart H. Hoke Dr. and Mrs. Albert Iglesias Mr. and Mrs. Peter Joseph Ms. Susan Klock ‘00 Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Lagomasino Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Lauria Fr. Julian Jay Lentz Mr. and Mrs. Jose Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marbert Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Marin Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Martinez

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Dr. and Mrs. Rafael Mas Mr. and Mrs. Yasson Matarangas Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo McGregor Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Mercenari Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morean Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Myers Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Orth Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carlos Parody Mr. and Mrs. Raul Pedraza Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Penton Mr. and Mrs. Luis Quintero Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Ramirez Mr. Danny Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Todd Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robledo Mr. and Mrs. Felipe M. Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Mario Ruiz Sage Dining Services, Inc. Mr. Michel and Dr. Magalie Saliba Mrs. Sabrina Gray Siso ‘98 Mr. and Mrs. Lee D. Sterling ‘81 Mr. Marcelo Suarez and Ms. Marcela Biglieri Mr. and Mrs. Dayne Tomasetti Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik Verwaay Mr. and Mrs. Luis Villanueva Ms. Lorelei Van Wey Mr. Brendan Winkler ‘98 Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Wood Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Xiques Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Zachar, III

FRIENDS CIRCLE $1 to $499 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Rashid Abbara Mr. and Mrs. Tomas J. Abreu Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Adamo Mr. Scott Adamo ‘03 Mr. Robert Adrien-Stark Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Adside Mr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Aime Ms. Anabelle Alarcon Mr. and Mrs. Juan M. Alfonso Mr. and Mrs. Pete Alfonso Drs. Orlando and Clara Almanza Dr. and Mrs. Yuri Alvarez Mr. Troy Alwine ‘96 Mr. Travis Anderson ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Juan Andreu Mr. and Mrs. Graham Andrew Mr. and Mrs. David Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Angueira Mr. Carlos Anllo, Jr. ‘98 Mr. Larry Apple and Ms. Esther Perez Apple Mr. and Mrs. Niorge Aragon Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arango Mr. and Mrs. Isilio Arriaga Mr. and Mrs. John Arrien Ms. Lily Balleste Dr. and Mrs. Richard Baranowski

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Barfield Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barr Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baumberger ‘94 Mr. and Mrs. Hart Baur ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. George Befeler Mrs. Alyse Fogarty Bell ‘87 Mr. Alex Bellanton Ms. Daisy Bello Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bennington Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bertrand Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Bidle Ms. Kaitlin Blazejack ‘95 Mr. Christopher B. Block ‘96 Dr. James Block and Dr. Janet Nesbitt Ms. Brook Bodie Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bonet Mr. Nick Bonheur Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner Mr. and Mrs. William Boyd Ms. Suzanne Boyer Mr. David Bradt Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Breen Rev. Jacqueline Brovold Mr. and Mrs. Everton Burke Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Buss Mr. and Mrs. Victor Calderon Mrs. Barbara Calev Mr. and Mrs. Jose Calleja Ms. Katrina S. Campins ‘97 Ms. Teresa Campos Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Campuzano Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Capik Mr. Raul Capote Ms. Virginia H Carver Mr. Humberto and Dr. Teresa Casariego Mr. and Mrs. Loreto Casariego Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Casas Dr. and Mrs. Ignacio Cendan Ms. Vivian G. Cerione Mr. Christopher Cerione ‘95 Mrs. Erica Cerione Mr. Joseph Cerione ‘93 Mr. Jaime Cervera ‘00 Ms. Marta F Cervera Mrs. Monica Cervera-Sijan ‘96 Ms. Laurette Cestare Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cetta Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo Chavez Mr. Alexander Chester ‘01 Dr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Childers ‘76 Mrs. Ed Chumbley Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chynces Mrs. Lynley Walker Ciorobea ‘96 Ms. Christina Colon-Marrero Mrs. Stephanie Connor Mr. Michael Contreras, Jr. ‘04 Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Cookson Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cortazar Mrs. Esther Cortazar

Ms. Catie Cunning Mr. Dave Cutler Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dass Mr. and Mrs. Alan Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Ted D. Davis Mr. Luis de Leon Andres Mr. and Mrs. Mateo de Sola Mrs. Joanna R de Velasco ‘98 and James Kohnstamm Ms. Elena De Villiers Ms. Diane Deighton Ms. Gisela Del Amo Mr. and Mrs. Frank Devine Mr. and Mrs. David DeWitt Mr. Brian Diaz Mrs. Lizzette Diaz Ms. Odalys Diaz Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Diaz-Solis Mr. and Mrs. John Dickason Mr. Preston Dickerson ‘98 Mr. and Mrs. John DiFede Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Domit Mr. and Mrs. Alan Drecksler Ms. Gitanjali D’Sa ‘05 Mr. and Mrs. Scott du Feu Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duarte Mr. and Mrs. Michel Dudley Mr. and Mrs. John Erixon Ms. Michelle Evans ‘09 Ms. Samantha Evans ‘06 Ms. Dorothy Evans Mr. and Mrs. Evan Evans Mr. Christopher and Rev. Wilifred Faiella Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel F. Faillace Ms. Martina Faillace ‘10 Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Fairbank Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Falcon Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Falconi Ms. Rita Feild Mr. and Mrs. Horace Feliu Mr. and Mrs. Jose Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Jeronimo Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Fernandez Mrs. Milagros Fernandez Ms. Victoria M. Fernandez Ms. Francesca Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Sean Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Derek Fisher ‘91 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Jose Flores Mr. and Mrs. Javier Font Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Forthman, Jr. ‘75 The Rt. Rev. Bishop and Mrs. Leo Frade Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fraser Mr. and Mrs. Brett French ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Friedland ‘83 Ms. Belinda Frieri ‘99 Ms. Christine M Frigo ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Fullerton ‘95 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Fusfield Mr. Carlos N Garces F A L L

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kopp Mr. and Mrs. Richard Krissel Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lage Mr. and Mrs. Ramesh Lall Mr. and Mrs. Jon Lawrence ‘98 Mrs. Beth Lazar Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Leal Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Leira Mr. Gary Lesnik ‘84 Mr. Julio Ligorria ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. David List Mr. and Mrs. Philip Littke Mr. Hugo Lallemand Dr. and Mrs. Leopoldo Llinas Mr. and Mrs. Carter Logan Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Loiacono Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Lopez Ms. Corina Lopez ‘04 Mr. and Mrs. Felix Lopez Ms. Ana Lopez-Blazquez Mr. and Mrs. Evens Louis-Jean Ms. Christina Ludovici ‘10 Mr. Stephen Ludovici ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundgren Mr. and Ms. Robert Macaulay Mr. and Mrs. Christopher MacNair Mrs. Lily D. Maddock ‘95 CDR John Madril and Dr. Danielle Madril Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Magenheimer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Magenheimer ‘78 Mr. Mauricio Suazo and Ms. Sandra Maler Mr. John C. Malloy ‘85 Mrs. Julie C. Mansfield ‘74 Dr. and Mrs. Jose Marquez Mr. Manuel Martinez Laura Massa and Horacio Alfano Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Masson Mr. Peter Masteller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathelier Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mattaway Mrs. Betty Matz ‘85 Ms. Jessica A. Mazon ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. Richard McAlpin Mr. and Mrs. Richard McConachie Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McDonough Ms. Carolina McElroy Mr. James McGehee ‘85 Ms. Rashelle McGiboney Mr. Robert McGlynn Mr. Miles McGrath ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. McKenna Mr. and Mrs. Richard McMichael Ms. Elizabeth McNichol Ms. Helen M McNutt ‘83 John and Susan Medina Mr. and Mrs. Julio Melean Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Menacho ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Menkin Marty and Chris Migliaccio Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller Drs. Vivek and Anjana Mishra

Mrs. Sheree Mitchell-Rodríguez Mr. and Mrs. Ziyad Mneimneh Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mock Mr. Armando Molina Mr. and Mrs. John S. Moll Mr. and Mrs. Edward Montoya Mr. Robert Moorhouse Ms. Carmen Morales Ms. Annie Morrison ‘10 Mr. Will Morrison ‘07 Mr. Laurence Moser ‘80 Mr. Adam Moskowitz ‘85 Mr. Sean Murphy ‘89 Mr. Erin Murphy ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Musgrave Dr. Julianne Nagel Mr. and Mrs. Harry Narchet Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nespral Mr. and Mrs. Scott Newman Ms. JoNel Newman Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nichols Mr. Jeramy Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro H. Nieto Mr. Angel Nieto and Ms. Veronica de Armas Mr. Joakim Nordqvist ‘79 Ms. Regina Nordqvist Mr. and Mrs. James Nosich Mrs. Mary Anne Dooley O’Dea ‘81 Dr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Omachonu Mrs. Karla Ortez-Colindres Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ortiz Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ostwald Mr. and Mrs. David Pacewicz Mr. and Mrs. Luiz Padilha Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Pedroso Mr. and Mrs. Horacio O. Peiro Mr. Michael Pena Ms. Sophie Pendarakis Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Perez Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Perez Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pertierra Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pfeiffer Ms. Dianna Philipp Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pimentel Ms. Jenna Pimentel ‘04 Mr. and Mrs. Jose Pinto Mrs. DeAnna Pledger ‘85 Mr. Jack Plunkett and Ms. Elsie Romero Mr. and Mrs. Armando Porto Mr. and Mrs. Ignasi Puig Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Quant Mrs. April Queen Carl and Anouchka Rachelson Ms. Rebecca Ray ‘02 Dr. and Mrs. Aldo Regalado Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey Mrs. Maria Trinidad Rittenhouse Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Rivas Mr. Akbar Rizvi Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Robertson Mr. James Robertson ‘83

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Mr. and Mrs. Henrique Rocchiccioli Mr. and Mrs. Alain Rochette Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez Ms. Alegna Rodriguez Ms. Katrina Rodriguez Ms. Emily Rolling Mr. and Mrs. Julian Rosas Ms. Meridith Roy Mrs. Josephine Rullan Ms. Mary Scott Russell Ms. Tamara Rutter ‘02 Mr. Kyle Rutter ‘04 Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Saade Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal Ms. Eva Thompson Salas ‘04 Mrs. Rosario Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Luis Saldarriaga Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Sanabria Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanchez Mr. William Sanchez Mr. Mario Sanchez-Carion Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sanz Mr. Christopher Sanz ‘04 Mr. Kevin Sanz ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Rainer Schael Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Schiappa Pietra Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schollmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schwartz Mr. Charles Scurr & Mrs. Barbara Ibarra-Scurr Mr. and Mrs. Dean Seavers Mr. and Mrs. Raul Segredo Mr. Bradley Sensale ‘88 Mr. Felipe Serrano ‘01 Ms. Tania R. Seymour ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shelfer ‘89 Mr. Brad Showalter Mr. and Mrs. James Slaman

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Smith Mr. Perry Smith ‘85 Ms. Kenley Smith Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sourber Mr. William Stanard State of Florida Mrs. Joelle Wagshul Steinberg ‘86 and Mr. Howard Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. Jay Steinman Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stephenson ‘85 Ms. Julie Suris Target Corporation Mr. Dax Tejera ‘03 Ms. Mercedes Terranova Mr. Marc Thomes ‘98 The Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin Drs. Ron Tolchin and Susan Yahia Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tolmach Mr. and Mrs. Andres Toro Mr. and Mrs. Eric Torrese Mrs. Cheryl Trane Mr. and Mrs. Fred Truby Mrs. Joan Trujillo Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Uhart Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vale Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Valle Mrs. Aida Alfonso and Mr. Robert Vallejo Ms. Maria Vanegas Mr. and Mrs. Danny Vega Mr. and Mrs. Armando Verde Ms. Lynn Vigar Mr. Ron Vigdor ‘87 Dr. and Mrs. Paul Vignola Mr. George Villasana ‘85 Mrs. Rosina Villavicencio Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel Mr. Christopher D. Van Grieken ‘90 Dr. Jake von Scherrer and Mrs. Jan Murphy Mr. Brad Wagshul ‘87

Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Waisberg Mr. Campbell Walker ‘94 Drs. Jianhua Wang and Hong Jiang Mr. and Mrs. James Weatherspoon ‘84 Mr. Justin Weatherspoon ‘09 Mrs. Laura R. Weinfeld ‘88 & Dr. Paul E. Damski Mr. and Mrs. Brian Wienczkowski Ms. Leann Winn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wogan Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wolfsthal Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Wolofsky ‘81 Mrs. Sandi Wood Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes Mr. and Mrs. Raul Zabala Mr. Greg Zamarripa Mrs. Gwendolyn Kenes Zanakos Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Zeder ‘98 Mrs. Mildred Gandia Ziegelasch Mr. and Mrs. Craig Zimmett ‘77

Constituent Gifts BOARD OF TRUSTEE Gifts

At Palmer Trinity School, the Board of Trustees is charged with leadership, mission enhancement, and framing the long-term financial stability of the School. For this reason, we are deeply grateful for your volunteer time and generous financial leadership of the Annual Fund.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Contreras Reverend and Mrs. Frank J. Corbishley Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Allen de Olazarra The Rt. Rev. Bishop and Mrs. Leo Frade Mr. and Mrs. Brett French ‘97 Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mrs. Robert C. Hector Mrs. Anne Jackaway and Mr. Jay Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalbac, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klenk Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Ms. Vicki A. O’Meara and Mr. Dale Gassaway Mr. Benjamine and The Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Robinson Mrs. Bronwen Rutter Mr. Charles Scurr & Mrs. Barbara Ibarra-Scurr Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Tarbe Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Luis Villanueva F A L L

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Grade Level Parent Gifts Class of 2010 – 12 th Grade 85% Participation Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Aime Ms. Anabelle Alarcon Mr. and Mrs. Pete Alfonso Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Barrios Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Battle Mr. and Mrs. George Befeler Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Benson Ms. Suzanne Boyer Mr. and Mrs. Felix Castillo Mr. and Mrs. Chris Chang Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Cookson Mr. and Mrs. Alan Davidson Mrs. Lizzette Diaz Mr. and Mrs. Evan Evans Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel F. Faillace Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Falcon Mrs. Milagros Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Sean Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fisk Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fraser Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Dr. and Mrs. K. Randall Groh Mr. and Mrs. Andres R. Guerra-Mondragon Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Hiler Dr. and Mrs. Rudolf Jaffe Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalbac, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Kerdyk Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lage Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Leal Mr. and Mrs. David List Ms. Ana Lopez-Blazquez Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marbert Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. McKenna Mr. and Mrs. Julio Melean Dr. and Mrs. Luis Mendez-Mulet Mr. and Mrs. Steven Menkin Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Michelson Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Darius Nevin Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro H. Nieto Ms. Regina Nordqvist Mrs. Karla Ortez-Colindres Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ovelmen Mr. and Mrs. Raul Pedraza Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Perez Mr. and Mrs. Juan B. Policastro Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mr. and Mrs. Ignasi Puig Mr. and Mrs. Alain Rochette Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Rojas Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt 30

Mrs. Josephine Rullan Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Sanabria Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Gary Smith Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sonenreich Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Andres Toro Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik Verwaay Mr. and Mrs. Luis Villanueva Mr. and Mrs. David L. Wilson

Class of 2011 – 11th Grade 61% Participation Mr. and Mrs. Juan M. Alfonso Mr. Larry Apple and Ms. Esther Perez Apple Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Ms. Hilda Bacardi Mr. and Mrs. William E. Beckham Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bertrand Mr. Francisco Blazquez and Ms. Zoriada Cruz Mr. and Mrs. Everton Burke Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Buss Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cadena Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cajiga Mr. and Mrs. Sixto Campano Ms. Diane Deighton Mr. and Mrs. David DeWitt Mr. and Mrs. John DiFede Mr. Christopher and Rev. Wilifred Faiella Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel F. Faillace Mr. and Mrs. Horace Feliu Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gossele Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gregor Dr. and Mrs. K. Randall Groh Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haas Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hopkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. William J. Keunen Mr. and Mrs. Ramesh Lall Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Lauria Mr. and Mrs. Jose Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher MacNair Dr. and Mrs. Jose Marquez Dr. and Mrs. Rafael Mas Mr. and Mrs. Yasson Matarangas Mr. and Mrs. Richard McConachie Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Harry Narchet Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls Mrs. Karla Ortez-Colindres Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carlos Parody Mr. and Mrs. Horacio O. Peiro Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pimentel Mr. and Mrs. Armando Porto

Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Quant Mr. and Mrs. Todd Roberts Mrs. Blair Strickroot Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Eric Torrese Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Valle Mrs. Rosina Villavicencio Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wogan Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wolfsthal Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Zachar, III

Class of 2012 – 10 th Grade 62% Participation Mr. and Mrs. Rashid Abbara Mr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Aime Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arango Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barr Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beauperthuy Mr. and Mrs. William Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Casas Mr. and Mrs. Chris Chang Ms. Odalys Diaz Mr. and Mrs. Darin DiBello Mr. and Mrs. Michel Dudley Mr. and Mrs. Evan Evans Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Falconi Mr. and Mrs. Scott du Feu Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Fusfield Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Geller Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gregor Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Guerra Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Julio Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Joseph Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Mr. Ron Katz and Dr. Jan Katz ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. William Kerdyk Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kopp Mr. and Mrs. James Lupino Mr. and Mrs. Richard McAlpin Mr. and Mrs. David McCain Dr. and Mrs. Luis Mendez-Mulet Mr. Grant and Dr. Joyce Miller Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Moo Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nespral Mr. and Mrs. Scott Newman Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls Dr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Omachonu Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ortiz Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Penton Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pfeiffer Carl and Anouchka Rachelson Mr. and Mrs. David Ramras Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey Mr. and Mrs. Alain Rochette

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Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Rojas Mrs. Rosario Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Luis Salgado Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Schiappa Pietra Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Stacks Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Tarbe Mr. and Mrs. Dayne Tomasetti Mrs. Aida Alfonso and Mr. Robert Vallejo Dr. and Mrs. Paul Vignola Mr. and Mrs. Luis Yanes Mr. and Mrs. Raul Zabala

Class of 2013 – 9 th Grade 66% Participation Drs. Orlando and Clara Almanza Mr. and Mrs. Juan Andreu Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Angueira Mr. and Mrs. Isilio Arriaga Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Mr. and Mrs. William E. Beckham Mr. and Mrs. Moises Benchlouch Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bonet Mr. and Mrs. John Brockway Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Campuzano Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chynces Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Coccarello Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cortazar Mr. and Mrs. Jose Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Javier Font Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Forristall Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Godley Dr. and Mrs. K. Randall Groh Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Ms. Elizabeth Hutson Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Iglesias Dr. and Mrs. Albert Iglesias Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koffler Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Lagomasino Mr. and Mrs. Evens Louis-Jean Mr. and Ms. Robert Macaulay Drs. Rodolfo and Yolanda Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo McGregor Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Mercenari Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Michelson Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miguel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller Mr. and Mrs. Dave Minto Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morean Mr. and Mrs. James Nosich Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ostwald Mr. and Mrs. Luiz Padilha Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Perez Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Quant Mr. Leonard Roberts and Dr. Elaine Klein Mr. and Mrs. Henrique Rocchiccioli Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tillett Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Armando Verde

Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Viyella Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Wood Mrs. Mildred Gandia Ziegelasch

Class of 2014 – 8 th Grade 55% Participation Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ableman Mr. Robert Adrien-Stark Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Adside Ms. Lily Balleste Rev. Jacqueline Brovold Mr. and Mrs. Everton Burke Mr. Humberto and Dr. Teresa Casariego Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Cookson Mr. and Mrs. Allen De Olazarra Dr. and Mrs. Ranley Desir Mr. and Mrs. Frank Devine Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Dobrinsky Mr. and Mrs. Scott du Feu Mr. and Mrs. Michel Dudley Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Tony Forte Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox Mr. and Mrs. Michele Grendene Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Guerra Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Hernandez Ms. Mary Holle Mr. and Mrs. Angel Kaifer Dr. and Mrs. Ziad Khatib Mr. and Mrs. Philip Littke Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lumish Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundgren Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Magenheimer Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Marin Mr. and Mrs. Milton Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McDonough Ms. Carolina McElroy John and Susan Medina Mr. and Mrs. Dave Minto Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Orth Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Pedroso Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Penton Ms. Dianna Philipp Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Reiser Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rodriguez Mr. Jack Plunkett and Ms. Elsie Romero Mr. and Mrs. Josh Rosen Ms. Mary Scott Russell Mr. and Mrs. Luis Salgado Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Schiappa Pietra Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Sepulveda Mrs. Maria Lourdes Solares Mr. and Mrs. Dayne Tomasetti Dr. and Mrs. Guillermo Valenzuela Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik Verwaay Drs. Ron Tolchin and Susan Yahia

Class of 2015 – 7 th Grade 71% Participation Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran

Mr. and Mrs. Graham Andrew Drs. Vivek and Anjana Mishra Mr. and Mrs. Niorge Aragon Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Mr. and Ms. Phil Bakes Ms. Lily Balleste Dr. and Mrs. Hank Barreto Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beauperthuy Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Benson Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Campuzano Dr. and Mrs. Ignacio Cendan Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo Chavez Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Coccarello Mr. and Mrs. David DeWitt Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Diaz-Solis Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Domit Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Espinosa Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Jeronimo Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Javier Font Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Forristall Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hebb Mr. and Mrs. William Hill Mr. and Mrs. Carter Logan Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Lopez CDR John Madril and Dr. Danielle Madril Mr. Mauricio Suazo and Ms. Sandra Maler Mr. John C. Malloy ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Martinez Mr. Manuel Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Masson Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miguel Mr. and Mrs. John Randolph Millian Mr. and Mrs. Ziyad Mneimneh Mr. and Mrs. Edward Montoya Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morean Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Myers Ms. Regina Nordqvist Mr. and Mrs. James Nosich Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mr. and Mrs. Luis Quintero Mr. Leonard Roberts and Dr. Elaine Klein Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robledo Mr. and Mrs. Alain Rochette Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Mario Ruiz Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal Mr. and Mrs. Luis Saldarriaga Mr. and Mrs. Raul Segredo Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sourber Mr. Marcelo Suarez and Ms. Marcela Biglieri Ms. Lynn Vigar Drs. Jianhua Wang and Hong Jiang Mr. and Mrs. Randall Whitman Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Zachar, III F A L L

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Class of 2016 - 6 th Grade 71% Participation Dr. and Mrs. Yuri Alvarez Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte Dr. and Mrs. Victor Barredo Mr. and Mrs. Moises Benchlouch Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bennington Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bonet Dr. James Block and Dr. Janet Nesbitt Mr. and Mrs. Fabrizio Cocchiano Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dass Mr. and Mrs. Carlos de Quesada Mr. and Mrs. Mateo de Sola Mr. and Mrs. Frank Devine Mr. and Mrs. Paul DiMare Mr. and Mrs. Alan Drecksler Mr. and Mrs. John Erixon Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Gerbasi Mr. and Mrs. Marcello Glass Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hibshman Mr. and Mrs. Dan Himes Mr. Dominic Jones Dr. Katherine Jones Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Parents of Marcus Kyle Mr. and Mrs. Ramesh Lall Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Leira Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundgren Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Magenheimer Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Milton Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Yasson Matarangas Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathelier Mr. and Mrs. Richard McMichael Mr. Grant and Dr. Joyce Miller Ms. JoNel Newman Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Pedroso Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pertierra Mr. and Mrs. Jose Pinto Mr. Jack Plunkett and Ms. Elsie Romero Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Reiser Mr. and Mrs. Henrique Rocchiccioli Mr. Michel and Dr. Magalie Saliba Mr. and Mrs. Hector Sardinas Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. James Slaman Mr. and Mrs. Luis Soto Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sourber Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Uhart Ms. Lorelei Van Wey Mr. and Mrs. Randall Whitman Ms. Christina Xiques-Gravier Mr. and Mrs. Luis Yanes

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Ms. Brook Bodie Mr. Nick Bonheur Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner Mr. David Bradt Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Breen Mr. and Mrs. Victor Calderon Mr. and Mrs. Jose Calleja Ms. Teresa Campos Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Casas Mrs. Erica Cerione Ms. Vivian G. Cerione Ms. Laurette Cestare Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cetta Mr. and Ms. Jose Chao Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Ms. Christina Colon-Marrero Ms. Catie Cunning Mr. Dave Cutler Mr. and Mrs. Mateo de Sola Ms. Elena De Villiers Mr. Brian Diaz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duarte Ms. Rita Feild Mr. and Mrs. Jose Flores Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Fullerton ‘95 Mr. Carlos N Garces Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Godley Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. William Gonzalez Ms. Caroline R. Goodwin Dr. and Mrs. John Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Gross Mrs. Helen Guo Dr. and Mrs. Corey Harvin Mr. Kirk Hatcher Mr. Mark Hayes and Ms. Pamela Roza Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hibshman Mr. Bennett W. Hoke Ms. Judi Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnson Mr. Clint Jones Mr. Dominic Jones Dr. Katherine Jones Dr. Douglas Jordan Mrs. Alexandra Katzman Ms. Sarah Kemeness Fr. Julian Jay Lentz Mr. and Mrs. David List Dr. and Mrs. Leopoldo Llinas Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Loiacono Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundgren Laura Massa and Horacio Alfano Mr. Peter Masteller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathelier Ms. Rashelle McGiboney Mr. Robert McGlynn Marty and Chris Migliaccio Mrs. Sheree Mitchell-Rodríguez Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mock

Mr. Robert Moorhouse Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Musgrave Dr. Julianne Nagel Mr. Jeramy Nichols Mr. Michael Pena Mrs. Maria Quant Mrs. April Queen Carl and Anouchka Rachelson Dr. and Mrs. Aldo Regalado Mr. Danny Reynolds Mrs. Maria Trinidad Rittenhouse Mr. Akbar Rizvi Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robledo Ms. Emily Rolling Ms. Meridith Roy Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Rainer Schael Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schollmeyer Mr. Brad Showalter Ms. Kenley Smith Mr. William Stanard Ms. Julie Suris Ms. Mercedes Terranova The Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tolmach Mr. and Mrs. Fred Truby Mrs. Joan Trujillo Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vale Ms. Maria Vanegas Mr. and Mrs. Danny Vega Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel Dr. Jake von Scherrer and Mrs. Jan Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Waisberg Ms. Leann Winn Mrs. Sandi Wood Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes Mr. Greg Zamarripa Mrs. Gwendolyn Kenes Zanakos

UNICCO EMPLOYEE GIFTS Ms. Daisy Bello Mr. Raul Capote Mr. Luis de Leon Andres Mr. Rolando A Garcia Ms. Delfina Gomez Ms. Clara Guevara Mr. Rolando Huerres Mr. Hugo Lallemand Mr. and Mrs. Felix Lopez Mr. Armando Molina Ms. Carmen Morales Ms. Alegna Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Julian Rosas Mr. William Sanchez

ALUMNI GIFTS Mr. Scott Adamo ‘03 Mr. Troy Alwine ‘96

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Mr. Travis Anderson ‘00 Mr. Carlos Anllo, Jr. ‘98 Mr. Charles Baumberger ‘94 Mr. Hart Baur ‘82 Mrs. Alyse Fogarty Bell ‘87 Ms. Kaitlin Blazejack ‘95 Mr. Christopher Block ‘96 Mr. Robert Brockway ‘82 Ms. Katrina Campins ‘97 Mr. Christopher Cerione ‘95 Mr. Joseph Cerione ‘93 Mr. Jaime Cervera ‘00 Mrs. Monica Cervera-Sijan ‘96 Mr. Alexander Chester ‘01 Dr. Alfred Childers ‘76 Mrs. Lynley Walker Ciorobea ‘96 Mr. Michael Contreras, Jr. ‘04 Mrs. Cassandra Miguel de Quesada ‘88 Mrs. Joanna R de Velasco ‘98 Mr. Preston Dickerson ‘98 Ms. Gitanjali D’Sa ‘05 Ms. Samantha Evans ‘06 Ms. Michelle Evans ‘09 Ms. Martina Faillace ‘10 Ms. Francesca Fernandez ‘05 Ms. Victoria M. Fernandez ‘10 Mr. Derek Fisher ‘91 Mr. Hugh Forthman, Jr. ‘75 Mr. Brett French ‘97 Mr. Steven D. Friedland ‘83 Ms. Belinda Frieri ‘99 Ms. Christine M Frigo ‘88 Mr. Joshua Fullerton ‘95 Mr. Brian Gershen ‘98 Ms. Amber Goethel ‘96 Mrs. Corey Krissel Gonzalez ‘95 Mrs. Kelly Kimmel Guma ‘89 Mr. Virgilio Guma ‘90 Mrs. Jane Clutter Hardin ‘75 Mr. Mason Harris ‘89 Mrs. Christina Hart ‘97 Mrs. Kristin Hayden Hebert ‘01 Mr. Andy Hessen ‘76 Mr. Ricky Jofre ‘90 Mrs. Carin Ross Johnson ‘91 Dr. Jan Sokol Katz ‘81 Ms. Susan Klock ‘00 Mr. Jon Lawrence ‘98 Mrs. Beth Moskowitz Lazar ‘84 Mr. Gary Lesnik ‘84 Mr. Julio Ligorria ‘06 Ms. Corina Lopez ‘04 Mr. Stephen Ludovici ‘08 Ms. Christina Ludovici ‘10 Mrs. Lily Dickerson Maddock ‘95 Mr. Thomas Magenheimer ‘78 Mr. John C. Malloy ‘85 Mrs. Julie C. Mansfield ‘74 Mrs. Betty Matz ‘85 Ms. Jessica A. Mazon ‘09 Mr. James McGehee ‘85

Mr. Miles McGrath ‘87 Mrs. Mary McMath ‘73 Ms. Elizabeth McNichol ‘07 Ms. Helen M McNutt ‘83 Mr. Carlos Menacho ‘88 Mr. Will Morrison ‘07 Ms. Annie Morrison ‘10 Mr. Laurence Moser ‘80 Mr. Adam Moskowitz ‘85 Mr. Erin Murphy ‘01 Mr. Sean Murphy ‘89 Mr. Joakim Nordqvist ‘79 Mrs. Mary Anne Dooley O’Dea ‘81 Ms. Jenna Pimentel ‘04 Mrs. DeAnna Pledger ‘85 Ms. Rebecca Ray ‘02 Mr. James Robertson ‘83 Ms. Katrina Rodriguez ‘08 Ms. Tamara Rutter ‘02 Mr. Kyle Rutter ‘04 Ms. Eva Thompson Salas ‘04 Mr. Kevin Sanz ‘01 Mr. Christopher Sanz ‘04 Mr. Bradley Sensale ‘88 Mr. Felipe Serrano ‘01 Mrs. Beth Brockway Serrate ‘85 Ms. Tania R. Seymour ‘82 Mr. Scott Shelfer ‘89 Mrs. Sabrina Gray Siso ‘98 Mr. Perry Smith ‘85 Mrs. Joelle Wagshul Steinberg ‘86 Mrs. Kristen Thompson Stephenson ‘85 Mr. Lee D. Sterling ‘81 Mr. Dax Tejera ‘03 Mr. Marc Thomes ‘98 Mr. Ron Vigdor ‘87 Mr. George Villasana ‘85 Mr. Christopher D. Van Grieken ‘90 Mr. Brad Wagshul ‘87 Mr. Campbell Walker ‘94 Mr. James Weatherspoon ‘84 Mr. Justin Weatherspoon ‘09 Mrs. Laura R. Weinfeld ‘88 Mrs. Elkie Smoleny Wienczkowski ‘88 Mr. Brendan Winkler ‘98 Mr. Howard S. Wolofsky ‘81 Mr. Nathan Zeder ‘98 Mr. Craig Zimmett ‘77

ALUMNI PARENT GIFTS Mr. and Mrs. Tomas J. Abreu Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Adamo Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Adside Ms. Anabelle Alarcon Mr. and Mrs. Juan M. Alfonso Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Barrios Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Beeck Mr. and Mrs. George Befeler Drs. James and Susan Benenati Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brockway ‘82

Mrs. John Brockway Rev. Jacqueline Brovold Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cadena Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Capik Ms. Virginia H Carver Ms. Vivian G. Cerione Ms. Marta F Cervera Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Mr. and Mrs. Fabrizio Cocchiano Mrs. Stephanie Connor Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Contreras Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Ted D. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Allen De Olazarra Ms. Elena De Villiers Dr. and Mrs. Ranley Desir Mrs. Lizzette Diaz Mr. and Mrs. John DiFede Mr. Christopher and Rev. Wilifred Faiella Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Fairbank Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Fitzgerald Ms. Caroline R. Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gossele Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Gross Mr. and Mrs. Andres R. Guerra-Mondragon Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Hew Mrs. Anne Jackaway Dr. and Mrs. Rudolf Jaffe Mr. and Mrs. Trond S. Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Johnson Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Mr. and Mrs. William J. Keunen Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Kilpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Knoblock Mr. and Mrs. Richard Krissel Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Loiacono Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici Mr. and Mrs. Christopher MacNair Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mara Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marbert Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. McKenna Mr. and Mrs. Julio Melean Marty and Chris Migliaccio Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Milgram Mr. and Mrs. John S. Moll Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Moo Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Dr. Julianne Nagel Mr. and Mrs. Harry Narchet Mr. and Mrs. Darius Nevin Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nichols Dr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Omachonu Ms. Vicki A. O’Meara and Mr. Dale Gassaway Mrs. Karla Ortez-Colindres Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ovelmen Mr. and Mrs. David Pacewicz Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carlos Parody F A L L

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Mr. and Mrs. Juan B. Policastro Mr. and Mrs. Armando Porto Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo Mr. Benjamine and The Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Rivas Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez Mrs. Bronwen Rutter Mrs. Rosario Salazar Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Sanabria Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sanz Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schwartz Mr. Charles Scurr and Mrs. Barbara Ibarra-Scurr Mr. and Mrs. Dean Seavers Mr. and Mrs. Gary Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Stacks Mr. and Mrs. Jay Steinman Mr. Mauricio Suazo and Ms. Sandra Maler Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Tarbe Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tillett Mr. and Mrs. Roger Titley The Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vale Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik Verwaay

Mrs. Rosina Villavicencio Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel Mr. and Mrs. James Weatherspoon ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. David L. Wilson Mr. John B Winkler Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wogan Mr. Felipe Woll Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Wood

GR ANDPARENT GIFTS Dr. and Mrs. Richard Baranowski Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Bidle Mr. and Mrs. William Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brockmann Mrs. John Brockway Mr. and Mrs. Loreto Casariego Mrs. Ed Chumbley Mrs. Esther Cortazar Dr. and Mrs. Alejandro de Quesada Ms. Dorothy Evans Mrs. Phyllis Glukstad Mrs. Martha Ann R. Haas Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hopkins, Sr. Mr. Angel Nieto and Ms. Veronica de Armas Ms. Sophie Pendarakis

Mr. and Mrs. Felipe M. Rodriguez Mr. Mario Sanchez-Carion Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Xiques

FORMER BOARD OF TRUSTEE GIFTS Mr. and Mrs. Tomas J. Abreu Mr. and Mrs. Larry Barfield Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brumbaugh Mr. and Mrs. John Dickason Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Fairbank Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Krissel Ms. Ana Lopez-Blazquez Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Magenheimer Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marbert Mr. and Mrs. David McCain Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Milgram Mr. and Mrs. John S. Moll Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nichols Mr. and Mrs. David Pacewicz

Corporation and Foundation Gifts Palmer Trinity School is fortunate to obtain support from corporations and foundations. Donors are able to increase their contribution to the School by participating in a Matching Gift Program. We acknowledge and thank these foundations and companies for generous gifts, sponsorships and matching gifts in 2009-2010.

A Personal Touch Fitness Associated Photo & Imaging Azamara Cruises Bal Harbour Shops Banco Santander Bank of America Bay Plumbing Bellezza Spa Books & Books C.S. Orchids, Inc. Café Pilon Camp Lenny Foundation Inc. Casa Tua Chevron Christie’s Colson, Hicks, Eidson, PA Continental Travel Group Cookies by Jani Coventry Health Care Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club Dolphin’s Plus Elemis Spa at The Village of Merrick Park Exacta FL Fanjul Family and Florida Crystals Corporation French Gershen Zeder Ptshp Fnd Trust

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GE Foundation Gen-Ex Builders Geomantic Designs Inc. Island Tropical Foliage JP Morgan Chase Keen Battle Mead & Company Ketchum, Inc. - Steve Higgins Kings Bay Athletics LRG Construction M Cycle Gym Malloy & Malloy P.A. Mary Louise Designs Mercedes Benz of Coral Gables Miami Heat Nicamaka Ocean Reef Club Overholt Construction PNC Advisors Preferred Care Partners Pro Energy Consultants PuroPapel R.B.S. Enterprises Ramon Carpet Services Randazzo’s Resource 4 Floors

Ruby Vale Foundation SAGE Dining Services Southern Wine & Spirits Sports Grill State of Florida Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A. Sunset Quickprint Target Textron The Paul J. DiMare Foundation The Yoga Institute Torbert Produce, Inc. Tropical Chinese Restaurant Unicco Wachovia Weiss Family Foundation WellBeing Spa & Yoga Wells Fargo Wilson Washburn & Forster Winslow Designs

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Gifts-In-Kind Mr. and Mrs. Facundo Bacardi Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bartha Mr. and Mrs. Robert Castellano Mr. and Mrs. Jose Chao Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Espinosa Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Javier Font Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Gross Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Hernandez

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Hiler Drs. Daniel and Beth Kalbac Mr. and Mrs. Evens Louis-Jean Dr. and Ms. Ricardo Martinez-Ruiz Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miguel Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morean Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Musgrave Mr. and Mrs. Luis Quintero

Mr. Vince Rado Mrs. Shellaine Ramkishun Mr. and Mrs. Hector Sardinas Mr. and Mrs. Bill R. Tillett Mr. Michael Uzquiano Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Victoriano Dr. Jake von Scherrer and Mrs. Jan Murphy Mr. Jason Yanes Mr. Jeff Yanes

Memorial Gifts

Often times, occasions arise in which donors want to acknowledge a family member, student, faculty or friend. Palmer Trinity School is grateful for your thoughtfulness in making memorial gifts.

Margot and David Coleman, Given by Julie Coleman Mansfield ‘74 Mr. Peter Dluhy ’92, Given by Mr. Derek Fisher ‘91 Mr. Anthony O’Donnell, Given by Mr. and Mrs. John S. Moll Mr. Nathaniel Rutter, Given by Tamara Rutter ‘02 & Kyle Rutter ‘04 Mr. Robert Yarbrough, Given by Mrs. Carin Ross Johnson ‘91

Special Event Gifts

Special event gifts listed below represent cash donations, including underwriting and sponsorship.

BOOK FAIR Drs. Orlando and Clara Almanza Mr. and Mrs. David Andrews Dr. and Mrs. Victor Barredo Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Barrios Mr. Francisco Blazquez and Ms. Zoriada Cruz Mrs. Jennie Block Ms. Ellen Bulkley Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley Dr. and Mrs. Alvaro Dangond The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Espinosa Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fisk Mr. and Mrs. George Forns Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fraser Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Marcello Glass Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haas Parents of Marcus Kyle Drs. Rodolfo and Yolanda Martinez Ms. Patricia Guitierrez Mayorga Ms. Joy McIntosh Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Moo Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Darius Nevin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Hugues H. Posschelle Mr. Benjamine and The Rev. Jennie Lou Reid Mr. Leonard Roberts and Dr. Elaine Klein Dr. and Mrs. Vicente E. Roger Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sanchez-Jaimes

Mr. and Mrs. Hector Sardinas Mr. and Mrs. Raul Segredo Mr. and Mrs. Philip Serrate Mrs. Maria Lourdes Solares Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tillett Mr. and Mrs. Rick Torres Ms. Lorelei Van Wey Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Wood Ms. Damarys Zarling

The Uzquiano Family Weiss Family Foundation Wilson, Washburn & Forster Insurance Birdie Sponsors

Camp Lenny Foundation Ketchum Torbert Produce Underwriting

SANDY GOLF TOURNA MENT PRESENTING SPONSOR

Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables and Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay, a Bill Ussery Motors Company Eagle Sponsors

Associated Photo & Imaging Bal Harbour Shops Coventry Health Care DiMare Produce The Ethan Johnson Family Joseph J. Kalbac, Jr. and his partners at Colson Hicks Eidson Keen Battle Mead & Company Malloy & Malloy, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. William Morrison Overholt Construction Preferred Care Partners Resource 4 Floors Southern Wine & Spirits Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A. Trial Lawyers

Judy Andrews A.S.P. Enterprises, Inc. and The Menacho Family Bacardi Bay Plumbing Co. Cavia Wines Cookies for Jani Exacta FL French Gershen Lawrence Zeder Partnership Foundation Trust GenEx Builders Geomantic Designs, Inc. LRG Construction Ramon Carpet Services R.B.S. Enterprises Sage Dining Sunset Quickprint

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Volunteer Leadership 2009-2010 Leading by example, volunteers at Palmer Trinity School encourage and exemplify service to others. The following individuals gave time and talent in 2009-2010 and Palmer Trinity School thanks these dedicated volunteers for their leadership service.

2009-2010 ANNUAL FUND DEV ELOPMENT CHAIR Paula Brockway

PARENT VOLUNTEERS SIXTH GR ADE

Luly Sardinas SEVENTH GR ADE

Phil Bakes Laurie Hill Tina Portuondo

PALMER TRINITY PARENTS ASSOCIATION Executive Officers Laura Miguel, President Chriss Wood, Vice President Jan Groh, Vice President Happy Forristall, Treasurer Isa Rodriguez, Secretary Sandra Maler, Emeritus

Committee Chairs Community Service

Chirine Mneimneh

11th Grade 12th Grade

Caroline Zachar Jane Battle Jan Morrison Isa Rodriguez

PALMER TRINITY BOOSTERS Executive Committee Chriss Wood, President Lenny Roberts, Vice-President Jan Groh, Treasurer Caroline Zachar, Secretary

Committee Chairs Homecoming 2010

EIGHTH GR ADE

Terri Eckblom and Nancy Michelson

Wendy Lumish Sue Medina

Fine Arts

NINTH GR ADE

Green Initiative

Jane Battle

Mary Beth Burke Yolanda Martinez Nancy Michelson Gladys Miller Lenny Roberts

Robin Fox Julia Wade-Beckham

Falcon’s Nest

Helping Hands

Happy Forristall, Sally Franklin and Nancy Michelson

TENTH GR ADE

New Parent Mentors

Laura Gangemi Sue Ludovici

Mari Campano

Maggie Wilson Bulletin Boards

Helen Sonenreich Sports Awards

MUSIC DEPARTMENT Parent Education

ELEVENTH GR ADE

Rose Mann Julia Wade-Beckham TWELFTH GR ADE

Ines Nicholls Sue Benenati Tomas Hauff Vicki Rivas, Emeritus Sandra Maler, Emeritus

Jane Battle Jan Morrison Isa Rodriguez

Social Events

FACULTY / STAFF

Teacher Appreciation

Janie Casas Vivian Cerione Manuela Flores Adrianna Truby

Betty Barrios Carolina Hernandez Maria Porto Maria Salgado Isa Rodriguez, Emeritus

ALUMNI Corina Lopez ‘04 Carlos Menacho ‘88 Sabrina Gray Siso ‘98 Lee Sterling ‘81

ALUMNI PAR ENT Uretha and Dean Seavers

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Boosters Executive Committee

Pilar Joseph

Grade Liaisons 6th Grade

7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade

10th Grade

Carla Benchlouch Mireya Bonet Chirine Mneimneh Sue Medina Michelle Font Heidi Nosich Jackie Moo

Karen Ableman Betty Alonso Vivian Alvarez Marie Barredo Monique Befeler Andrea Bennington Felicia Borhani Valerie Dewitt Chalece Erixon Olga Fernandez Alina Gallart Flavia Glass Bunny Green Natalie Hew Monica Hopkins Kathy Lundgren Karla Martinez Margarita McCain Janet McMichael Nancy Michelson Nancy Ovelmen Lenny Roberts Ruth Roman Elsie Romero Maria Salgado Vivian Santilli

Luly Sardinas Anne Shepherd Marilou Solares Karine Tessler Ilaria Valenzuela Maggie Wilson Chriss Wood Susan Yahia

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SPECIAL EVENTS SANDY GOLF TOURNAMENT

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

BOOK FAIR

EVENT CO-CHAIRS

Event Co-Chairs

Karina Duenas-Aragon Rachelle Kaplan

Michael Baiamonte Brian Gershen ‘98 Chuck Klenk

Odalys Diaz Lourdes Falconi Sally Franklin Nury Lage Chirine Mneimneh Claudia Rey

Honorary Chair

FOOD TABLES

Monday, January 11, 2010 Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club Co-Chairs

Chris Block ‘96 Committee

Tony Alonso ‘94 Edgar Belaval ‘89 Jim Block Bob Booth Paula Brockway Sally Franklin Joseph Kalbac Jon Lawrence ‘98 Lenny Roberts Scott Shelfer ‘89 Michael Uzquiano Hope Victor Hayes Wood Nathan Zeder ‘98 Tournament Volunteers

Natalie Baiamonte Odalys Diaz Michelle Font Happy Forristall Sally Franklin Emily Franklin Lauren Franklin Susan Fusfield Beverly Hew Nancy Michelson Laura Miguel Jan Morrison Heidi Nosich Frances Rodriguez Luly Sardinas Gisella Schollmeyer Joann Soman Sharon Williams Chriss Wood

Argentina

Brazil China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba France Germany

Greece Haiti Honduras India Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Lebanon Mexico Nicaragua Peru Puerto Rico Scotland Serbia Spain Sweden Thailand USA Venezuela

Liliana Neumeister & Adriana Faillace Regina Davidson Helen Guo & Patsy Merritt Ines Nicholls & Liliana Zabala Esther Perez Apple Nury Lage & Frank Nespral Katherine Vale Ulrike Dudley, Anouchka Rachelson, & Hanke Staertzel Alkmini Gregor Sabrina Leveque Liliana Cantor Shasi Razdan & Sarita Mahajan Rhonda Drecksler Jessica Dagrosa & Laura Gangemi Jackie Moo & Patsy Merritt Akika Matsumoto Chirine Mneimeneh & Ziyad Khatib Carla Soliscamara Carolyn Guerra & Carla Martinez Lourdes Falconi & Viviana Victoriano Maria Lourdes Solares Elizabeth Arthur Willie Faiella Maria Salgado Magdalena Rothfeldt Tammy Suwunrut Jan Groh and Gladys Miller Evelyn Villanueva

TABLES

Arabian Nights, Chirine Mneimneh Basketball Madness, Laura Miguel Battle of the Sexes, Joan Sanz & Bronwen Rutter Celebrating the Arts, Maggie Wilson & Sharon Glick Chocolat, Vivian Pfeiffer Equestrian, Karina Duenas-Aragon Fruitful Tree, Claudia Castillo Green Acres, Ruthanne Vogel Hawaiian Tropical Luau, Heidi Nosich & Michelle Font Heroes for My Son, Rachelle Kaplan & Karina Duenas-Aragon Life’s a Game, Lois Chumbley One Love, Jackie Moo & Patricia Merritt Orchidopia, Lenny Roberts & Elaine Klein Our Seniors: Then & Now, Tina Portuondo & Jan Groh Peacock Homage, Karina Duenas-Aragon Save the Seas, Rhonda Drecksler Seashore, Marilou Solares & Madelin Irastorza Spring Has Sprung, Alison Buss & Blair Stickroot Soda Fountain Shuffle, Chriss Wood & Jane Battle Tie a New Knot, Jan Morrison The Graduate Wishing Tree, Betty Barrios & Evelyn Villanueva The Help, Susi Cetta & Norma Perez The Wizard of Oz, Elizabeth Pryor Johnson Three Cups of Tea, Kitty Koch Espinosa Twilight, Frances Rodriguez & Gladys Miller What’s the Buzz, Lori Haas

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Ways of Giving Philanthropy and volunteerism demonstrates your strong belief in the mission of Palmer Trinity School. Your gift, whatever its size or purpose, adds great value to the School and to the young people whose lives it impacts. Because Palmer Trinity School is a 501 (c) (3), tax-exempt non-profit, donors can take full advantage of income, capital gifts, and estate tax deductions.

You may elect to make your gift without any restrictions, enabling the School to use it where it can achieve the greatest impact. Unrestricted gifts represent the greatest utility to the School, as they allow the Head of School and the Board of Trustees to respond to unanticipated needs and opportunities throughout the year.

There are many ways to fulfill your charitable intentions and provide immediate and future benefits to the School and your family. It is important that donors are aware of options so that each family can make a gift with the type of asset most suited to respective financial situations. A well-structured charitable plan can last for generations and may allow you to be even more generous that you thought possible. Based on existing tax laws and prudent financial planning, the below giving options enable you to enhance your giving capability by tailoring a gift to your unique financial and estate circumstances.

CASH GIFTS

REAL ESTATE

Most donors make outright cash contributions. The School gratefully accepts cash gifts, including checks and the major credit cards, VISA, American Express and MasterCard. A cash gift entitles the donor to an income tax deduction in the year of the gift.

A donor may contribute various types of real property or a fractional interest in property to the School. Such real estate may be a personal or vacation home, farm, commercial building, or undeveloped property. For a personal residence, including a vacation home, the donor may make a gift of property and reserve the right to occupy it for his or her life and for the life of a spouse. Real estate gifts offer the donor various tax benefits.

SECURITIES Appreciated securities are the best form of assets to use in making a charitable gift. An outright gift of appreciated securities entitles the donor to an income tax deduction for the fair market value of the securities and, in the case of securities which have been held for more than 18 months, the avoidance of capital gains tax.

BEQUEST A donor may include a bequest to the School in an estate plan. Bequests may be for a specified amount, a percentage of the donor’s estate, or even a residual portion.

TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY If the donor gives a tangible asset, such as a work of art, which has appreciated in value, and if the asset is used by the School in its educational program, the donor receives a charitable deduction equal to the asset’s full fair market value. However, if the asset is not used by the School, the donor’s charitable deduction is limited to his or her cost basis.

LIFE INSUR ANCE INCOME INTEREST GIFTS Through an income interest gift, a donor may contribute the income for an asset while retaining ownership of that asset. In this case, the School receives income for a designated period of years, after which the asset and any subsequent income returns to the donor, his or her spouse, children, or another designated individual. This form offers both immediate and future tax advantages.

A donor may contribute an existing life insurance policy which is no longer needed or may designate the School the owner and beneficiary of a new policy. In either case, the value of the existing policy (or the donor’s investment, if less) or a gift to the School to cover annual premiums, are fully deductible as charitable contributions.

REMAINDER GIFT Through the remainder gift, a donor may contribute assets, such as securities or real estate, to the School and retain for life the income from those assets. A remainder gift permits the donor to take an income tax deduction for the charitable portion of the value of the gift. Furthermore, if the gift is in the form of appreciated securities or real estate, the donor may not pay capital gains tax on the appreciation.

For additional information, please contact the Development Office at (305) 969-4242. All gifts are subject to Palmer Trinity School’s gift acceptance policies and are tax-deductible as provided by law. We also urge you to consult your attorney and/or financial adviser to determine which method of giving best meets your philanthropic goals.

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Visit our campus any day and enter a special environment with bright faces, soulful conversations, bustling energy, and a profound sense of enthusiasm. Our School already tells an extraordinary story. We know our true potential has yet to be developed... yet to be imagined.

Our still brighter future requires an ambitious fundraising initiative that features, at its core, lasting financial security through steady endowment growth. The Imagine Campaign for Palmer Trinity School supports the most urgent first steps toward fulfilling this security.

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Jokari Birdsong ‘12 (Photo by: Monica Hopkins)

An Invitation to Imagine

IMAGINE CAMPUS CAMPAIGN NEWS

mind body spirit Invest in PTS: Importance of Endowment The principal goal of the Imagine Campaign is to substantially increase Palmer Trinity School’s endowment. Endowments provide a vital source of permanent funding to support school programs.

The income-generating nature of endowment giving enables Palmer Trinity to engage in long-term planning and assures a consistent income stream for both ongoing operations and strategic priorities.

Steady endowment revenues raise the level of financial aid and help Palmer Trinity maintain our characteristic and celebrated diversity. A larger endowment will allow us to increase the percentage of students on aid and allow us to enroll more of the best qualified applicants.

Endowment funds help attract and retain South Florida’s best faculty. The competitive advantage of a sufficient endowment will help us recruit and retain quality faculty and staff committed to education and excited to grow in their work.

Palmer Trinity School’s often celebrated soul and spirit are unique among South Florida independent secondary schools.

We thrive with a focus on integrity, social responsibility, service learning, spiritual nurture, and mutual respect.

At the Forefront: The Annual Fund

An Invitation to IMAGINE

The Palmer Trinity School Annual Fund is a key component to the Imagine Campaign. Annual Fund gifts have an immediate impact on the yearly activities that sustain Palmer Trinity School. As an independent school, Palmer Trinity School operates without financial support from local, state or federal government, relying on tuition and a strong Annual Fund to maintain operations. Tuition covers only 90% of the total cost to educate each student. The Annual Fund supports the current-year operating budget by filling this gap.

Palmer Trinity School is an institutional gem that furnishes so many of the educational, spiritual and wellness needs of this area’s young people. The Imagine Campaign for Palmer Trinity School is the most ambitious fundraising project in our history and touches every aspect of school life. The campaign is comprehensive, so every dollar raised during the course of the Imagine Campaign will count toward our $10,000,000 goal.

In this last year of the Imagine Campaign, all 2010-2011 gift and pledges to the Annual Fund and general endowment will count towards the $10 million goal. Your gift will help the students of today, as well as providing financial security to Palmer Trinity School for years to come. To learn more about supporting the Imagine Campaign, please visit our website: www.ptsimagine.org or contact Susi Cetta, Director of Annual Fund and Major Gifts, at (305) 969-4243 or scetta@palmertrinity.org.

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class notes

College Matriculation — Acceptances Class of 2010

100% of Palmer Trinity graduates attend four-year colleges and universities

Agnes Scott College* American University* Amherst College* Arizona State University Auburn University* Babson College* Bard College* Barry University* Bentley University* Berklee College of Music* Berry College Birmingham-Southern College Boston College* Boston University* Brandeis University Bucknell University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (College of Engineering)* Carnegie Mellon University* Chapman University* Clemson University* Coastal Carolina University* College of Charleston* College of William and Mary* Colorado State University Columbia College* Columbia University* Cornell University Dartmouth College* Davidson College* Drew University Drexel University* Duke University* Eckerd College* Elon University* Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University* Emerson College* Emmanuel College* Emory University (Scholars Program)* Fairfield University* Fairleigh Dickinson University Fashion Institute of Technology Flagler College Florida Atlantic University* Florida Gulf Coast University* Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University* Florida Southern College Florida State University* Fordham University* Fort Lewis College Furman University* Georgetown University* Georgia Institute of Technology* Harvard University High Point University* Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Howard University Indiana University* 42

Ithaca College Lesley University Louisiana State University* Loyola Marymount University* Loyola University Chicago* Loyola University New Orleans* Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts College of Art and Design Middlebury College Mississippi State University Montana State University, Bozeman Muhlenberg College New College of Florida* New York University* New York University (Tisch School of the Arts)* North Carolina State University Northeastern University* Oberlin College Oglethorpe University Oxford College* Pace University* Parsons School of Design Pennsylvania State University, University Park Princeton University Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College* Rice University* Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College* Saint Mary’s College of California* San Francisco Art Institute Santa Clara University* Santa Fe College Sarah Lawrence College* School of Visual Arts Sewanee: The University of the South Simmons College* Skidmore College Southern Methodist University* Spelman College Spring Hill College St. Thomas University Stanford University Stetson University* Stonehill College Stony Brook University Suffolk University* Swarthmore College* Syracuse University Tallahassee College Texas A&M University Texas Christian University* The Catholic University of America* The George Washington University* The Ohio State University The University of Alabama* The University of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Montana, Missoula

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill* The University of Tampa* The University of Texas, Austin Tufts University* Tulane University* University of Arkansas* University of California at Los Angeles* University of California at Riverside University of California at San Diego* University of California at Santa Barbara* University of California at Santa Cruz University of Central Florida* University of Charleston University of Chicago University of Colorado at Boulder* University of Delaware University of Denver* University of Florida* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst* University of Miami* University of Michigan* University of Mississippi* University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Wilmington* University of North Dakota University of North Florida* University of Notre Dame* University of Pennsylvania University of Redlands University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego* University of San Francisco* University of South Dakota University of South Florida, Tampa* University of Southern California* University of the Pacific* University of Virginia* University of West Florida* Vanderbilt University* Vassar College Villanova University* Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Wake Forest University* Washington College Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wheaton College Whittier College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

* multiple acceptances graduates actually attending

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AlumNews

class notes

Class Notes strengthen the connection of our Alumni community to their classmates and their alma mater.

AlumNews is the first section Alumni turn to when they receive the Aerie Magazine, so this section is full of exciting and updated information.

Please send us news for our next issue, log on to www.PalmerTrinity.org and click ‘Alumni’.

Keep the updates coming!

Monica Sanchez, Director of Alumni Relations (305) 969-4210 | msanchez@palmertrinity.org

Find us on FACEBOOK! Search: Palmer Trinity, Trinity, and Palmer School Alumni Network and Palmer Trinity School Fan Page.

Class Agents as of 8/31/10 1973 David Wood

1988

mdavidwood@comcast.net 1974

Julie (Coleman) Mansfield

1976

Class Agent Needed

1989

Scott Shelfer

wf159@aol.com 2002

scott@exactaland.com 1990

Peter Baumberger

Adria (Jenkins) Young

juiceeasapeach@aol.com 2003 Dax Tejera

psb@rbrlaw.com

dax.tejera@gmail.com

Alden (Dunwody) Pimentel

Laura Ateca

Pimentel@bellsouth.net

laura.ateca@gmail.com

Andy Hessen

hesstang@aol.com 1977

2001 Wes Farrell

partyuv5@bellsouth.net

juliemansfield@comcast.net 1975

Elena (Essen) Endara

Craig Zimmett

cazfla@aol.com

1991 Derek Fisher

2004 Corina Lopez

derfisher@aol.com

celopez721@gmail.com

1978 Tom Maggenheimer

tmagmai@aol.com

1992

Joy (Berg) Johnson

2005

jeremyandjoy@yahoo.com 1979

Katey O’Regan

katey613@yahoo.com

Lori (Fogel) La Forgia

ljlaforgia@gmail.com

1993

Amanda Matalon

2006 Brandon McNary

amatalon@arnoldoil.com

bmcnary@indiana.edu

Charles Baumberger

Ed Luckmann

catcay@yahoo.com

luckmann.e@neu.edu

1980 Dawn (Hoyt) Kidd

dawn_kidd@teachnet. edb.utexas.edu 1981

1994

Lee Sterling

Campbell Walker

psports@bellsouth.net

cwalker@lincolnharris.com

1982 Tracy Tabor Shelowitz

1995

tracy@martintabor.com

2007

Class Agent Needed

2008

Ariel Moger

aem2178@columbia.edu

Kaitlin Blazejack

kkblaze@gmail.com Megan Cunningham

1983

Mary (Joyce) Wilburn

1996

marywilburn@bellsouth.net

megan215@gwu.edu

Lynley Walker-Ciorobea

lynley3@yahoo.com 2009 Jessica Mazon

1984

Peter Cutter

1997

guycutter@aol.com

jessica.mazon@gmail.com

Brett French

brettfrench@yahoo.com Marcel Contreras

1985 Dale Bennett

1998

marcelc28@aol.com

Brian Gershen

RB9999@aol.com

briangershen@gmail.com

John Malloy

Preston Dickerson

jcmalloy@malloylaw.com

prestond@hotmail.com

Joelle (Wagshul) Steinberg

Nathan Zeder

jwagshul@aol.com

nz1305@aol.com

Natalia Matallana

natismata@hotmail.com 2010

1986

1987

Etienne Font

etienne@claimscounsel.com Alyse (Fogarty) Bell 44

deltav101@aol.com

1999

Belinda Frieri

belifrieri@yahoo.com 2000 Rebecca Williams

matrias@aol.com

Victoria Fernandez

vifer18@gmail.com

ALUMNEWS

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2010

The Class of 1985 gathered at Pat Brockway’s home to celebrate their 25th Reunion. There were over 75 people in attendance! These events could not have happened without the support of our Reunion Class organizers: Dale Bennett ’85, John Malloy ’85, and Beth (Brockway) Serrate ’85.

Karen Barkett-Rundlet, Kevin Russo, Stacey Jacobson Overton, Perry Smith, Beth (Brockway) Serrate

Pat Brockway, Elena DeVillers, Valerie Giroux

Karen Burkett-Rundlet, Kristin Thompson Stephenson, Samuel Stephenson, and Stacey Jacobson-Overton

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class notes

1973

Michael Karaty recently moved from Miami to Douglasville, GA.

1974

Julie (Coleman) Mansfield met up for lunch with an old classmate, Margaret Black ’75, who was on a business trip in Boston. Julie’s daughter, Emily, is heading to Gettysburg College in the fall and is currently working as a camp counselor. Julie’s younger daughter, Olivia, will be entering her sophomore year at Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill in the fall. The family spent their summer in Cape Cod and explored the Rhode Island and Connecticut Coasts and Block Island.

is featured in many newspapers around the nation and now has a column in the Miami Herald titled “Joe vs. The Pro.” As a professional sports handicapper, he goes against Joseph Goodman, The Miami Herald’s national football writer, making picks on eight games each week, including all games involving instate Football Bowl Subdivision teams. Way to go Lee!

1982

Hart Baur and wife, Madeline, welcomed their second daughter, Morgan Aberline, in January. Scarlett Jett is thrilled to be an older sister!

Bristow Samford lives in Woodstock, GA with his wife, Karen.

1975

1983

1977

1984

Hugh Forthman and his wife Stephanie have their daughter, Madison, attending PTS this year as a 6th-grade student!

Lindsay (Eakins) Simmers lives in Palmyra, PA with her husband, Geene.

Lindsay attended Dickinson College.

Craig Zimmett’s daughter, Alissa, graduated from Killian High School and was a Silver Knight nominee in Drama. Alissa will be attending the University of Florida in the fall. Craig and his wife, Donna, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in August.

1979

Joakim Nordqvist is a Florida registered professional engineer who received his degree from the University of Florida. Joakim is currently working in Gainesville, FL where he is partner in a consulting engineering business called GSE Engineering & Consulting, Inc.

1981

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com). Andrew married actress Kim Benson in 2007 and is busy working on writing projects with Kim including several novels and lyrics/singing for his band “Growing Old Disgracefully.” He has appeared on BBC World Asia, CBS Sunday Morning, Australia’s ABC, PJTV and SNN, to name a few. He is currently Tea Party Patriots coordinator for Maine, advises the national movement on press issues, writes extensively on tea party movements on PJM and other outlets, recently appeared on three standing-room-only panels @ CPAC and in November 2009 did an 8000-mile 26-day speaking tour to local tea party groups across the US. He is author of the techno thriller “And Glory,” which is part of a trilogy. His non-fiction book

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Larry Lerner recently moved to Bethesda, MD with his wife.

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Greg Brenner was one of the officials in the BCS championship game between Texas and Alabama out in California.

1988

Elkie (Smoleny) Wienczkowski joined the Admission Advisory Board at PTS this year.

1989

Kelly (Kimmel) Guma and husband Virgil Guma ’90, along with several

Kelly Guma '89

James Robertson left his position at John Snow, Inc. to take a new post with the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, as Country Director based in New Delhi, India in August 2010.

Ashley (Edmonds) Cooke writes, “I am currently using my PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology working as a Senior Human Capital Strategist consulting for the Army’s RDECOM (Research, Development, and Engineering Command). This command is responsible for making all the cool toys for the Army. In my spare time, I am a photographer and I have had four one-woman photography exhibitions this past year. My work was also featured on the cover of the LifeStyle section of the Annapolis paper. I am now excited to announce that my work is finally for sale on the internet at http:// cookeadr2003.redbubble.com.”

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Andrew Ian Dodge is a writer, consultant and rocker. His blog is Dodgeblogium (www. andrewiandodge.com) which has existed since 2001. He reviews heavy rock for Blogcritics.com as Marty Dodge (www.martydodge.

“Socialism Still Sucks!” was released in the early summer. It is a sequel to “Statism Sucks!” that predicted in 2000 the future election of socialists in America and the rise of socialized medicine. Andrew attended Hull University, earning a Post-Graduate Diploma in Legislative Studies.

Stacey (Jacobson) Overton flew in from Malvern, PA for her 25th Reunion. She had a great time visiting campus with Diana (De Marchena) Rabin ’84.

Elizabeth Handwerker and husband, Mark, and attended the Alumni Cocktail Reception during Reunion Weekend. They live in Miami and have two sons, John (age 9) and Robert (age 7).

Thank you to John Malloy and Beth (Brockway) Serrate for hosting the 25th Reunion at Mrs. Brockway’s home in the Gables.

Palmer Alumni, attended Peter Baumberger’s ’90 wedding this summer.

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Christine (Kincheloe) Wagner attended Lenoir-Rhyne University and now works as a Special Ed Teacher at South Carolina School for the Deaf. She is currently living in Union, SC with her husband, K. Stewart. Peter Baumberger was married to Molly Meierhoffer in July 2010 at Ocean Reef.

Virgil Guma writes: “I have many fond memories of Palmer including meeting my wife Kelly there. I have worked and lived in Texas, Europe, and Asia. I have met and worked with people from all walks of life since my own graduation in 1990. Through it all my fear of distance coming between my closest classmates dissipated. I was (continues on page 48)

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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2010

The Class of 1990 gathered at the Kosove’s home to celebrate their 20th Reunion. This was the first reunion organized for the class! These events could not have happened without the support of our Reunion Class organizers Julia (Arango) and Jason Kosove ’90.

John Cobb, Jason Kosove, Chris van Grieken, Kelly (Kimmel) Guma’89

Maria Suarez Messa, Monica Villacres, Marty Migliaccio, and Elena DeVilliers catch up

Jason Kosove and Diana Fahmie

Guest, Jessica Hartog, Monica Villacres

Matt Bender and John Cobb

Joe Mancuso welcomes Cathy Balestra and guests

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Marty Migliaccio

What made you decide to become a teacher?

What was the best thing about your first year at Palmer?

In 1971, I graduated from high school and I was the first in my family to graduate from high school or go to college. At that time, despite the women’s liberation movement, it was the tail end of the thinking that working women were teachers or nurses.

Regardless of that thinking, I was going to be a teacher. I decided on History because when I was a junior in high school, I had a young teacher, Mr. Poindexter, who taught U.S. History. He was a really good teacher and made the subject interesting to me. Mr. Poindexter was the reason I eventually got a teaching degree in Social Studies Education.

The strong, wonderful friendships that were created. Many of my best friends today were the people I met in my early years at Palmer. Palmer was a very small school, less than 400 students in the early l980’s and everyone knew each other. It was a very close knit community of parents, teachers, and coaches who worked and played hard. Classes were small and we had clubs, sports, and activity periods. There were many opportunities to get involved in many activities other than just the subjects you taught.

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What is your most memorable moment while you have been at Palmer?

I think each year our graduation ceremony is beautiful and very heartfelt.

But the graduation ceremony of 1992 was particularly special. My goddaughter Sarah graduated from Palmer Trinity in l992. Her father, Mike Ferguson, was the Head of School at that time and as the students received their diplomas, each one put a red sticker heart on him.

By the end of the graduation, he was covered with hearts and most of the audience was tearing up. Often at graduation, students do stupid stuff, but that year, it was very emotional and very significant for Sarah and her friends. The other memorable moment was when my daughter Lisa Migliaccio ‘04 took her first baby steps in the PTS gym. I was across the gym keeping the clock for a basketball game, so she wasn’t even walking toward me!

What makes Palmer Trinity unique in your opinion?

Did you enjoy having Lisa at PTS while teaching?

In my opinion, it’s the small classes, closeness of the community, and the gentle caring approach at PTS. Although we give the students the tools and push them hard to succeed, it is not the pressure cooker that many private schools are today.

Absolutely. When Lisa was in middle school at PTS, I was the Middle School Dean. There were days that her friends would give her a difficult time about her mother “getting them into trouble,” but she generally handled it well. When she moved to the high school, I had the opportunity to coach her on the JV Volleyball team for two years and that was great fun. I loved having her close to me all day, knowing her teachers well, and getting to know her friends. Even today, I remain extremely close with many of those girls who were her friends in high school.

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Most memorable moments as a coach?

1 } A lthough I came to Palmer to coach softball, the Athletic Director also asked me to coach varsity volleyball. I said sure, even though I never played volleyball and did not know anything about it. The team went 3-14 that season. Being the competitive person that I am, I went to volleyball camps, studied drill books, and was determined not to repeat that season.

Three years later in l984, l985, and l986, the volleyball team went to Sectionals (one game from the State tournament) winning Conference, District, and Regional titles all three years. I am very proud of the girls on those teams.

2 } I n l983, the Varsity Softball team won the Conference, District, Regional, and lost 1-0 to a Broward County school in the Sectional game, one game from the state tournament.

3} D uring a volleyball tournament at Westminster, Lisa served the entire game, all 15 points against Ransom Everglades. The coach, who was my friend, called his timeouts and did everything he could to break her concentration, but she just kept firing bullet serves across the net. It was amazing!

During your 30 year tenure at PTS, what are the biggest changes you have witnessed?

1 } T he increased enrollment and the development of our beautiful campus. When I started here in l981, we had only one classroom building, which is the current Middle School building. What today is the Senior Chickee, was my Mod, a portable round classroom I shared with Scott DuFeu. The current theatre was the library, and we had very few neighbors. When people return to the school today, they always marvel at how big and beautiful it is. PTS today is nearly twice the size it was in l98l!

2 } B ack in the day, most students played a sport every season. Sometimes, because we did not have enough players, we would allow the athletes to play more than one sport a season. I can remember many days where I did not have my shortstop or 3rd baseman because they had a tennis match that day. Multi-sport athletes were much more common and the coaches shared the players and worked out the scheduling conflicts. Today, many of our best athletes are specialized and only play one sport.

3 } T he growth of technology at PTS. In l981, we were teaching typing classes.

Today we are a laptop school. The amount of technology that has developed and is in daily use at PTS today is overwhelming compared to l981.

4} M erging two different schools with different cultures, personnel, and modes of operating was very difficult. Both schools lost their identities, many good friends, and great teachers during the merger process. Even the students had a difficult time dealing with merger issues and had a “sit-in” one day to protest what was going on at the school.

Can you give us some names of former faculty who really made a difference to you and the kids?

Many of the people I met at Palmer in the early days are some of my closest friends today. The following people made a big difference: Michael Ferguson – Head of School, Dean of Students, Basketball Coach Mark Oliver – Basketball and Softball Coach Robert Yarbrough – Academic Dean Jane Miller – Middle School Head, a caring educator and one of my mentors David Goodman – College Counselor and Coach Dave Hewett – Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Denise Crain – School Counselor and a mentor to me

What are most students surprised to learn about you?

Most people are surprised to hear the story of my baboon encounter during my second African safari. A large male baboon entered my apartment and proceeded to rifle my suitcase looking for food. It was very scary because he was between Lisa and I. I could not get to her and she was upset and crying.

Why is PTS Athletic Hall of Fame important?

Palmer and Palmer Trinity had many very successful athletic teams. As a historian, I think it is important for current students to know the athletes, or at least the story of those successful award-winning athletes, who came before them. We have had many students go on to play college sports and some have even become professional athletes. Some of the athletes have come back to PTS as coaches, others continue to coach at rival schools, and also out in the South Florida community. Many of these people are life-long sportsmen and I think that is something our students should aspire to. I hope our students aspire to one day be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

What do you enjoy most regarding your connection/communication with Alumni?

More and more, many Alumni return to PTS and I enjoy seeing the former students all grown up with children of their own. So far, I have taught four students whose parent I also taught here at Palmer in the early l980’s! The subject I have mainly taught over the past 30 years has been Geography.

So, in my mind, my former students are still 13 years old. It is fun to see adult Alumni and hear their stories from Palmer and the memories they have of the school while they were here. Teachers love to see the fruits of their labor in students’ lives. While you are teaching, you don’t always get to see their success, especially the late-bloomers. Participating in the Athletic Hall of Fame activities has enabled me to reconnect with many alums over the past few years and have wonderful talks about the good ‘ole days.

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class notes Sarah Ferguson and her husband, Travis Sheppard, are expecting their second child. Their son, Vaughn, will be turning three over the summer.

Peter Baumberger '90

Katherine Wittenmyer and husband, Wes, are expecting their second child. They have a daughter named Grace.

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Patricia (Bergstrom) King welcomed her second baby, Grant Alexander, on November 6, 2009. glad to see how easy it was to pick up right where we left off at our 20-year reunion celebrated spring 2010.”

Louis Rosas-Guyon has just published his second book titled Firm Wisdom. Firm Wisdom is how to use social technology to record institutional memory and knowledge.

Imagine a digital warehouse of all the collective ideas that your employees have picked up along the way. Check out the book on the following website: www.FirmWisdom.com.

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Jeremy currently live in Bloomington, IL with their daughter, Chandler (age 3). For the past three years Joy has been working as the Chief Domestic Engineer for her family.

She completed her first half marathon in 2006 and is planning to run a full marathon in 2011. Joy has recently enjoyed re-connecting with old classmates on Facebook. Joy and Jeremy hope to expand their family in the near future. Joy attended Carson Newman College and earned her Business Management Degree.

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Patricia Bergstrom King '93

Monica cervera-Sijan '96

Lauren Bogage has moved back to Miami Beach after living in NYC.

1995

Zander Bowen came to Miami for Reunion Weekend. He and his wife, Jacalyn, live in Belize City, Belize with two children, Aei (age 6) and Liza (age 5).

Andrew Bennett and his wife,

Jesse Dougherty and his wife, Rebecca, as well as Quinn (age 5) and Fiona (age 3) welcomed Liam John Dougherty into the world May 19th, 2010. Living in Philadelphia PA, Jesse is the head of the upper school at local independent school, Friends Select, and his wife is a physician at a local hospital.

1992 Joy (Berg) Johnson and her husband Jesse Doughert y '91

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Cristina, are living in El Salvador with their two daughters, Sofia (age 4) and Alexandra (age 1). They had a great time visiting campus during Reunion Weekend and catching up with old friends and family.

Corey (Krissel) Gonzalez organized her 15-year class reunion in May. After having her son Jack, she took a sabbatical from work to be with him longer. She is enjoying having time with Jack as well as getting together with fellow PTS Alumni Jessica Corey ’96 and Maggie (Tkac) Jones ’97 who also have young babies Jack’s age for play dates. Her husband, Rene, teaches at Ransom and her mother-in-law runs the daycare at Ransom. She would like to see Jack come to PTS and she would love to see herself teaching here as well.

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Lynley Walker-Ciorobea and her husband, Gheorge welcomed their second child into this world earlier this year and named him

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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2010

The Class of 1995 gathered at The Chart House to celebrate their 15th Reunion. These events were made possible with the support of our Reunion Class organizers Corey (Krissel) Gonzalez ’95 and Anne Beaumont (Nichols) Neithhardt ’95. Many Alumni came in from out of town to celebrate their first reunion gathering ever!

Anne Beaumont (Nichols) Neithhardt, David Neithhardt, Corey (Krissel) Gonzalez, Rene Gonzalez, Sergio Mendoza, Sarah Fernandez Mendoza, Carman Fullerton, Josh Fullerton, Zaria Walter, Chip Walter, Cristina Bennett, Andrew Bennett, Zander Bowen, Frank Valdes and Guest

William. Big brother, Walker, was featured on the Today Show on May 31, 2010 for his uncanny ability to name the make and model of every vehicle known to the world!

attended the wedding. Recently, they welcomed a basset hound named Zelda to the family.

Alana Rosen '97

Monica Cervera-Sijan and husband, Nick, welcomed to this world a baby girl, Melani Cameron Sijan, in July. Monica has two year old twin boys, Andrew and Brady.

1997

Katrina Campins was featured on Bloomberg TV’s “Inside Track.” She discussed the Miami Luxury Real Estate market and recently joined our Admission Advisory Board.

Michael H. Davis is now a major in the US Army. He recently completed his Master’s Degree in National Security — Counterterrorism. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two daughters, Maegan (age 4) and Claire (age 2).

Nathaniel Tobin married Maryann in November 2009. Many from the PTS alumni community

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Preston Dickerson is Vice President of Tech 3 Solutions, Inc. located in South Miami. Tech 3 Solutions is a distributor of cogeneration (combined heat and power) products built to operate off of natural gas or biogas. Their units create two forms of power: electrical power and thermal power both of which can be utilized by the end user to help reduce operational expenses.

Rosa Maria Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Miami.

Alana Rosen married John Lyon in November 2009.

Daniel Diaz-Leyva works for Southern Strategy Group, the South’s largest lobbying firm. The new venture represents Southern Strategy Group’s fifth office in Florida and will be part of a network of 17 lobbying offices throughout the United States.

Daniel Diaz-Leyva will take the lead as managing partner in the new Miami office, located in Coral

Gables. Daniel currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of CHARLEE Homes for Children, and the Board of Directors of Spectrum Programs, Inc. He is an active member of the Cuban American Bar Association where he serves on the Legislative and Young Lawyer’s Steering Committees.

He is also a Junior Director of the Latin Builders Association’s Board of Directors and was recently honored as its Junior Director of the Year for 2009. Diaz was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of CAMACOL, the Latin American Chamber of Commerce of the United States. He graduated with Honors from the University of Miami with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law. Diaz-Leyva is also a graduate of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s leadership development program, Leadership Miami.

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class notes competition and his screenplay was selected as a finalist in the “best title” contest. He titled his screenplay, “Fall In Love, Damnit.”

Jillian (Gerner) Sheppard writes, “I have been living and working in Arcata, California for the past four and a half years. My husband and I got married here in July of 2007.

Our daughter Ruby was born on May 12th and just started to crawl!

My husband Colin is a research engineer. I work as an elementary school teacher, but am taking the school year off to be with Ruby. We love living close to the redwoods and the frigid waters of the Pacific. My parents, brother and sister have all moved out of Miami, so I haven’t been back in a while. Best wishes to everyone from northern California!”

Sabrina (Gray) Siso writes, “We live right near the Chinatown/Verizon center in DC and the area is very nice. My sister lives close by so I love it. After so many years of living in different cities, it is nice to see my nephew, Patrick, and my mom who moved up here last year. My husband, Carlos, is still practicing law and was hired by the Federal Government as a contract attorney for the Department of Transportation, specifically the Federal Aviation Administration. They are working on a massive billion-dollar project over the next 7-10 years to restructure the entire airway system and they hired a few new attorneys to handle the contract negotiations.”

1999

Jaclyn Varela is a practicing attorney. She attended Smith College and received her Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas.

Lorena von Plocki ’05, are now living in LA. He writes, “I work for Universal Music Group and as you can imagine LA is the center of the music industry so it made sense to move here. Fortunately, Loreana was able to keep her position with her employer in Miami and now works remotely from LA.” Layda Morales came back to campus for Alumni College and Career Day to talk about her experience while at PTS and now as an Assistant Principal down in Homestead!

2001

Carlos Huerta writes, “I have been working at my family’s company, PLC de Venezuela. We specialize in telecommunications between power substations through high voltage power lines. Next year I plan to go back to the US to work on my MBA in Boston or NYC.” Yolanda Frieri received her Criminal Justice degree at FIU and works as a Partnership Coordinator at Connect Familias. She and her

Matthew Forster '00

Alex focuses on developing firm initiatives in the UHNW (UltraHigh-Net Worth) individual market.

He got married last summer and lives in New York City with his wife, Kelly.

John Brevard Begeman has seen much success with his recently opened gallery that displays his design and art work in Miami’s Design District.

John was just named one of “Florida’s Power Players Moving the State Forward” in Florida International Magazines People Edition. Check out his website at www.brevards.com.

2002

Adrian Foley graduated from Santa Clara Law School May 2010.

Alexis (Lexi) Jenkins is working as a nurse in Riverdale, GA. She attended Reunion Weekend and had a great time visiting campus and old friends.

Matthew Forster writes, “As for my wedding: I married Ms. Leanna Van Osten of Winchester, VA on May 22, 2010. The best men were fellow Alumni, Jaime Cervera and Joseph Sumberg.

Chris Rutter and Adrian Bustillo were also members of the wedding party. Guests included Anthony Blazejack and Robert O’Donnell.”

Crissy (Yablonsky) Rubin '00

husband, Mauricio, live in Miami.

After graduating from Franklin & Marshall College in 2005, Alex Chester decided to enter the financial services business. After working in Citigroup’s Family Office business, Alex now works for Morgan Stanley as an Assistant Vice President in the Private Wealth Management group.

Jeremy Carlos Burns and Nicolay Ivanov Siclunov were married on June 18th at the XV Beacon Hotel in Boston. PTS alumni Wayne Cribbs and Jordana Psiloyenis joined them for the celebration. Afterward, they spent their honeymoon biking through Catalonia, Spain for 10 days. In May, Jeremy completed the first year of his doctoral program in pathobiology at New York University.

He graduated from Haverford College. Nicolay is the development director for new business and is also a senior LSAT instructor at the New York subsidiary of PowerScore, an academic test preparation company in Charleston, S.C. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and received a master’s degree in comparative literature from Yale.

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Jessica Johnson moved to Hong Kong in August. She will be living overseas for a year.

Horacio Rodriguez and wife,

Simon De Los Rios is involved with a non-profit organization called Give Back a Pack. The Give Back a Pack Foundation collects new and gently used backpacks and school supplies.

They personally deliver them to children in need. Palmer Trinity participated by donating backpacks

Sarah Hanners writes, “I just started a new job in Bolivia, working in the Amazon basin where I’ve been volunteering for the last three years.

Please give my best to everyone at the 10th reunion. Perhaps catch you guys on the 15th Reunion!”

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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2010

On Saturday evening, the Class of 2000 gathered at Dolores Lolita in Mary Brickell Village to celebrate their 10th Reunion. These events were made possible with the support of our Reunion Class organizer Soozie Klock ’00. Alumni came in from out of town as far away as LA and Argentina to see old friends again!

Gabe Montealegre, Nick Paray, Alex Policastro, Vincent Hendrickx

Horacio Rodriguez, Jackie Latour, Ani Sierra, Gabe Montealegre, Soozie Klock, Nick Paray, Tracey King, Vincent Hendrickx, Layda Morales, and Alex Policastro Tracey King, Layda Morales, Soozie Klock, Jackie Latour, and Ani Sierra

Jackie Latour, Tracey King, Ani Sierra

Vincent Hendrickx and Tracey King

class notes Chad Stark '02, Merce Anez '03, Sarah Kemeness, and Mikey Santa Cruz Yepes '02

Simon De Los Rios '03

trading in Energy Markets, in coparticipation with Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) and funded by the Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT) of Portugal.

The project deals with the integration of renewable energy sources in the electrical energy market using a simulation tool – MASCEM (MultiAgent Simulator of Competitive Electricity Markets). My work here was basically divided into three different parts. During the first couple of months, I worked on the optimization algorithm for the pricing structure of MASCEM. The second part of my time here was exploring opportunities to take this project from being a R&D idea to real life applications. As of right now, the idea has been received with great success, and a pilot application is underway in Argentina, and two other pilot proposals are underway in both Chile and Colombia. The third part of my

Anniversary. Using the 25 years of famed music magazine archives, she merged her collaging talents with her passion for music. She created a nearly 100-ft-long wall. Sky stated, “It was truly a great project to work on, and even better to see come to life at Manhattan’s Terminal 5 Concert Space where the five night concert celebrations took place.”

2004

Aliana Abascal is enjoying medical school and has begun to develop her medical skills. She decided that she wanted to use these new abilities as best she could. Went on a volunteer medical trip to Haiti right before Christmas 2009.

Jenna Pimentel writes, “I graduated from Santa Clara University in 2008 with a major in studio art. I currently go to Academy of Art University in San Francisco for graduate school

Ian Wogan '04 FIU vs UM Lacrosse

Sky Farrell '03

time here, has been coordinating the proposals of two international projects: CyTED Consortium 130,000 Euro renewable energy interuniversity proposal and the ALFA III – 2.9 million Euros, 20 institution educational partnership between Latin America and Europe project.” and was able to collect over 40 backpacks! On October 14th and 15th, 2009 Simon and his team travelled to La Vega, Columbia where they visited two schools and were able to distribute 954 backpacks to the children!

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donated backpacks. Simon is also involved with another project over the summer and writes, “I am currently working at ISEL – Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa under an international scholarship for the project ViP-DiGEM – Virtual Power Producers and Distributed Generation

Jennifer Lampert attended San Diego State University for her undergraduate degree and graduated in May 2010 from Pepperdine University School of Law. Sky Farrell worked on creating an installation for Spin Magazine’s 25th

in photography. I absolutely love it!

I also work full-time as a graphic designer for an engineering firm.

When I finish graduate school, who knows where life will take me … maybe back to Miami! My ultimate goal is to teach and possibly start a non-profit to help bring art, especially photography, to underprivileged children and communities. I also really want to do something with possibly the Children’s Bereavement Center to teach teens going through tough times how to cope through art.

If I am ever in Miami sometime soon I would love to come over to PTS! I

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Anna Seipp writes, “Currently I am living outside the country in Germany. I just finished my studies and will receive my Bachelor of Business in Event Management and

Alejandro Melean '05

International Tourism this July. At the moment I am doing an internship at McCann Momentum in Frankfurt.”

2005

Alejandro Melean is playing professional soccer in Bolivia for La Paz Futbol Club, a first Division professional team in the city of La Paz. Robert Moore graduated in December 2009 from the University of Miami with a Bachelors of Science in Marine Affairs. He will be attending the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in the fall for a Masters in Marine Affairs. He is also working for Africair Co. Mariana Foley is getting her degree in Interior Design in London.

Cady Klimas is opening a business in Equines, Maryland.

Lauren Santa-Cruz Yepes organized her 5-year class reunion in May. She is currently at UM in the School of Communications getting her graduate degree in Multi-Media Journalism.

She also loves photography and would like to do something with both fields once she graduates. Last year, she spent the semester abroad studying architecture and photography. She spent the majority of the summer in Colombia with family.

Joe Tesmond is working with PTS by coaching the middle

school football and maybe some basketball teams this year!

fashion producer, a band manager and theater production assistant.

2006

Chris Fitzgerald just graduated and is coaching the middle school football team at PTS while he is waiting to hear from the forest service and the Peace Corps.

Brittney Fyffe writes, “I would like to share exciting news with the PTS community! Wilson Hernandez and I got engaged Dec. 27, 2009.

We plan to be married in summer of 2011. Wilson graduated from Florida International University with a BS in Liberal Arts, focus in Geosciences. We both hope to teach in Miami someday soon. I graduated from Vanderbilt University (Peabody College) this May with my Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and Spanish. I received the award for professional promise as a teacher of elementary education!

I am heading back to Vanderbilt to pursue a one-year masters program that will end in May 2011.

Samantha Evans has been working with an autistic boy for the past three years, two to three times a week. She has grown very attached to Tommy and his mom. Because of this experience Sam has decided to be an Occupational Therapist and work with more children like Tommy.

Elizabeth Parsley writes, “I graduated May 1st. I’m moving to Ithaca this summer to attend Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.

Hope all is well at Palmer!”

Edward Luckmann writes, “I am still at NEU. I am entering into my fifth year. I have only one semester left, but my program makes me do a year of internships. I will be going on my last six-month internship from July till December, then back to Boston for my final semester.”

Will Morrison '07

2007

Dolores Clara writes college counselor, Iraida Robledo, “I really enjoyed my ESL classes very much while at PTS! I still remember the American Literature book we used in class. My brother, Santi, graduated from an American school in Buenos Aires called Lincoln (Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln), in May of 2008 and now he is studying engineering at ITBA (Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires), which is one of the best schools. I’m studying business administration at UADE and I’m working part time at American Express Argentina. I have a weird schedule because I work for Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, but I’m happy with it.”

Jordana Flick writes, “Everything is going great, it’s really different but I am slowly adjusting. I started a great internship with the African human rights organization which works with Amnesty International and is crazy cool. I’m working on conflict resolution in the southern region of Senegal where there is a civil war. Not to worry. I will not be allowed to go down there.”

Marimar Velez worked on the

2010 census in New Orleans along with a group of Loyola students doing their part to make sure New Orleanians got counted. These students not only raised awareness, but they did so in communities where spreading the word was critical. As part of a national competition for public relations students, a group from Loyola launched a campaign called “Down for the Count.” It was designed to boost awareness about the country’s once-a-decade count of its population. The Loyola team spent their time sharpening their public relation skills by launching a series of outreach events around town, zeroing in on certain communities to clear up misconceptions and break through language barriers.

Courtney Clark writes, “I will be going to Europe for a garden tour

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Shawn Adderly writes, “I studied wind power in Italy over the summer. Italy is the sixth largest user of wind power in the world, so I did my engineering residence there, which coincides with my major, Electrical Engineering.”

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Julio Ligorria, Jr. ‘06 The people who helped you yesterday may not be there tomorrow, so learn to paddle your own canoe.

That was one of many lessons I learned from a woman I met 23 years ago. Since before I can remember, this woman was a beacon of wisdom, an example of unity, a believer in hope and a sanctuary for love to anyone who asked her to be. She was selfless, kind and motherly to all, the kind of person you feel a need to be around for no reason at all. This woman was a grounded optimist who would see the upside in impossible situations. For 50 years, this woman, who unlike today’s women concerned with erasing the years, added life to hers by living it fully and enjoying every waking moment. Of course, her life wasn’t all easy, she had rough patches, forking paths and great obstacles to overcome.

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concluded that she had four months to live. They recommended she choose quality of life over treatment because the amount of chemotherapy required would wreak havoc on her body, and the odds of coming out on top were unfavorable.

A few days after the initial diagnosis, she gathered her family in Miami and broke the news. For the children, life came crashing down because suddenly, their mother had one foot out the door.

Luckily, the children were just as strong willed as her and stood by her side. Weekly chemotherapy treatments, whose side effects lasted five days, had the family on edge. The only thing keeping them sane was their unity and their ability to laugh even under the grimmest of circumstances. Positivity was the key to overcoming those obstacles.

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breast cancer, she touched people’s lives in ways only they could explain. Her own life changed completely. Despite having gone through three rounds of chemotherapy over a six year period, she never backed away from her duties as a mother and wife. She tried to keep things as normal as possible, but at the end of the day, the end was a mistake away. For six years, that family’s sense of “normal” was 180 degrees of what others perceived to be normal. Months of chemotherapy, sleepless nights, health concerns, routine follow ups, pharmacy visits, and emergency room visits became the center of attention in their lives.

Normal had become a relative term for them.

On November 25th, 2008 the greatest woman I ever knew passed away from breast cancer. She

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fought valiantly for the third time in six years, but since there is no cure for cancer, the illness landed the final blow. She died knowing her entire family was present. Her parents, her husband and her three children were at her side for the final moments. The last minute of her life was spent looking into our eyes, her expressions telling us not to be scared, that everything was going to return to normal and that she was going to be ok.

Their lives, by societal standards, did return to normal. The oldest daughter has since gotten married and given birth to a beautiful baby girl, the second oldest daughter has gotten married, finished her studies and will soon start a family of her own, and the youngest son is on his way to finish his college studies and start a new chapter in his life.

The woman I speak of, the one who touched the lives of so many people, the one who persevered against insurmountable odds was my mother. Her name was Elizabeth and she died at the age of 50 having lived her life fully and unafraid until the very end.

allowed us to analyze the experience in much more depth and detail than before.

It allowed for a deeper understanding of her psyche during times of uncertainty to delve into what can only be fact to those who have lived through this experience.

Her book undoubtedly changed the way I see cancer. Yes, it is a terrible and deadly experience, but if you have breast cancer, my mother’s story is the perfect example that cancer does not have to be a grim death sentence The reason for this article is simple; my family and without hope. If I have learned anything from I want to spread my mother’s legacy of love and her it’s that there is hope. The secret is in your attitude towards the events to come, your will to live and most importantly, family unity. Those three steps I just The secret is in your attitude towards mentioned were the reason for my the events to come, your will to live mother’s motivation to write this and most importantly, family unity. book. She wrote this book in hopes that she could reach as many women as possible and provide any help she hope to as many people as possible. In late 2007, could by telling her story and providing them with she started writing a book for women with breast tips in how to get through certain situations. cancer but was unable to finish it. My father, with Today, my father is working closely with the largest the help of my sisters and I, finished the book by publishing house in Latin America, Editorial the beginning of 2010. The experience of finishing Planeta, to publish the book in Spanish in Central my mother’s book not only helped us grieve, it also America and the Caribbean, Mexico, the southern helped us see a new perspective of the experience: states of the United States and South America. the experience through my mother’s eyes.

Global proceeds from the book will go towards All these years we had lived through my mother’s breast cancer research. In South Florida, 100% hardship through our own eyes. But this medium of the proceeds will be donated to the Memorial

Breast Cancer Center in Hollywood Florida, the breast cancer center where my mother was treated for over five years. This facility is one of the top breast cancer centers in the United States.

Not only because the level of care they provide, but because the people who work there have a genuine interest in taking care of your every need. They take a very unique approach to the treatment of breast cancer; they not only treat the illness, but they treat the individual as well.

It is a far more holistic approach than what you will see anywhere else. To them, you are family and they treat you as such. And that is why we are donating 100% of the proceeds in the United States to the Memorial Breast Cancer Center.

Finally, I want to thank Director of Alumni Relations, Monica Sanchez, for opening her door to me and hearing my story, for helping me with the steps that allowed me write this article. I would also like to thank the Palmer Trinity School community for their loyalty and all they have done throughout the years to help the members of their community.

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class notes Grace Hill '07, Joro Forman '08 and Danny Reynolds at Denison College

Kit Faiella '07, Rock Jones (President of Ohio Wesleyan) and Danny Reynolds

#3 in the country, and the team has compiled a record of 55-8 during his career. Will is a Business Major with an emphasis in Marketing, and is on pace to graduate in June 2011. Will’s Head Lacrosse Coach at Chapman, Mike Wood writes, “Will has been one of the reasons our lacrosse program has excelled recently, and we are looking forward to another big year and title run next Spring. I am very proud to have Will Morrison on my team; his work ethic and character are traits that our younger players can look up to.” Great job Will!

Brittany Kalbac volunteered in Costa Rica over the summer to do some mission work. Check out her blog if you are interested in seeing the work she did: http:// crbrittany2010.blogspot.com.

Nick Fitzgerald is at UM in the art program and loving it!

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Nicholas Betancourt was the recipient of the “Retain The Talent Math and Science” grant at The University of Florida. He is a Junior at UF majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Biomechanics. He is in the Honors College and participates in many activities on campus. He continues to stay involved with PTS and participated in Alumni College and Career Day in May. Judd Smith was named to the Bermuda Men’s World Lacrosse Team which competed over the summer at the FIL (Federation of International Lacrosse) World Championships. Smith was chosen after a tryout session that spanned more than 12 months taking place in both the United States and Bermuda. A former Falcon captain (continues on page 58)

Judd Smith '08 Bermuda 2010

study abroad with my cousin, John Bryant. I figured I couldn’t beat doing my last general elective in Europe.

It’s through UGA and we will go all through Italy and France visiting the major monuments/gardens. I will stay after the course to enjoy Europe a little while longer. I will be graduating from UGA next May. I’m still doing all my work with the yearbook and I’m the Managing Editor this year. It’s been really great, but really tough just because students don’t buy yearbooks anymore. So I will be in charge of creating the first digital yearbook next year, as long as we get it approved, which is exciting. I made the Dean’s List last semester and the semester before that I was a Presidential Scholar with a 4.0. I’m just trying to stay busy designing for a bunch of other student publications as well. Things are just really good right now!”

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undergrad at University of Rochester.

I am currently working as a research assistant for the Healthy Living Center which is a research program that runs multiple studies on tobacco cessation, diabetes prevention, and general healthy living practices under the guidelines of Self-Determination Theory. I also am working on a senior honors thesis that examines parental styles in relation to risky behavior mediated by various psychological needs under the same theory (SDT). Hope all is well at PTS!” Samantha Oliver is attending FIU and helping as a Softball Coach along with Joe Mancuso ’90 at Ransom.

Will Morrison finished his junior year at Chapman University where he has been a three-year member of the lacrosse team. He plays midfield and has played in every game, scoring 19 goals and adding six assists this season.

This year’s team was 18-3, ranked

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Nick Betancourt ’08 This summer, I worked as an intern for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project. OLPC is a spin off from a program at MIT, and is now an independent nonprofit organization. They have a specially made laptop called the XO, which is designed for the education of children ages 6 to 12. XO laptops are inexpensive at about $200, durable, and full of special features perfect for primary education.

The program is about more than just handing out free laptops, however. It also emphasizes a new teaching philosophy called “constructivist” education.

Constructivist education is similar to the teaching philosophy at Palmer Trinity School. We want to teach kids how to teach themselves, rather than memorize and regurgitate.

We want to teach kids how to teach themselves, rather than memorize and regurgitate.

I heard about the program through a family friend who works with OLPC, and he encouraged me to apply. I spent June and July in the Ancash region of Peru, north of Lima, helping set up programs in various villages. Interns hand out the computers and train both teachers and students in their most effective use.

As a junior at UF, I’m majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering is challenging, but well worth it. My studies keep me busy but I still manage to have a good time. After college, I plan on pursuing a graduate degree in biomedical engineering, but for now I’m just focused on having a good time and surviving the rigors of my major.

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class notes Oliver Garcia '08 and Angel Diaz '08

and all-district selection during his senior year, Smith also played on the inaugural 2008 Bermuda under 19 World Team in Vancouver, B.C. During that time he led the squad in

faceoff victories while tallying four goals, including the game winner against Finland in the first round of the playoffs. The FIL championships took place in Manchester, England from July 14-24, 2010.

Joey Coulter won the Berlin ARCA 200 at the famed Berlin Raceway on August 6, 2010. Joey states to the media, “We have had our fair share of rough patches this year, but I have believed in my team 100% and knew this day was always right around the corner. Short track racing has always been a great genre of track for me and tonight at Berlin (Raceway) was a great example why. From practice to qualify to the race, we had a great car and my guys never gave up.” To find out more about Joey’s races, check out his website at www.JoeyCoulter.com.

hosted Garcia’s Golden Panthers of Florida International University lacrosse game. The game took place on the University of Miami Intramural Fields two former Falcon captains and 2008 Pinecrest Tribune Miami-Dade All-Star selections.

Lauren Adamo writes, “My first year at UM was fantastic, transferring here was the best decision I ever made.

I went to visit my friend out in Las Vegas this summer and then my brother in NYC. I also met my parents in Europe to do a trip for a week.”

George Keunen has recently been bestowed the honor of captain for the

what happened with the economy, Happened.” It was the fourth best essay out of over 200! He attributes this to the Investment Club. Sean said all the information he learned in the club enabled him to truly understand what happened and helped him to explain it clearly.

Dexter Carr writes, “A representative from Bloc Agency saw me for the first time dancing at a show called Carnival in NYC and told me that she was going to sign me. They will submit my headshot for a tour or video and hopefully book me or send me on the auditions. Bloc Agency has offices in

Mark Allen '09

Oliver Garcia and Angel Diaz competed against each other on Sunday, March 7 when Diaz and his University of Miami Hurricanes

Josh Blumenthal and George Keunen '08

Joe Masterman '08 loving Ultimate Frisbee with his Harvard teammates

Fordham University men’s lacrosse team for his upcoming 2010-2011 junior year. The Rams play in the National College Lacrosse League’s NY Metro Division, and Keunen will assume his duties immediately.

George, who first picked up a lacrosse stick during his ninth-grade school year, went on to help lead the Falcons on the midfield and defense for four seasons. A captain during his final year of play as a Falcon, he completed his high school career with three seasons on the varsity level in which he scored 20 goals, 19 assists and 151 groundballs.

Thomas Torbert will be attending the University of Miami for fall 2010.

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Mark Allen ran an impressive 14:54 in the 5000-meter race in Annapolis (Navy). He finished fourth overall.

This performance places him, so far, in 10th position in the Patriot League Performance List for 2010. He was the only freshman on the list.

Libby Wogan will be attending school at UNC Wilmington this fall.

Stephanie Castillo writes Mrs. Vale regarding her experience at Dartmouth, “This past year has been a tremendous learning experience for me. Dartmouth is wonderful and I absolutely love being there. My transition into freshman year involved discovering new interests, one of which is Art History. I cannot believe that I was able to hold in my hands two fourteenth century illuminated Gothic Art manuscripts (one of which was (continues on page 60)

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May 21, 2010

More than 100 Alumni attended the annual Alumni Reception in the new Dining Hall where many were shocked by the expansive space. Head of School, Sean Murphy, said a few words to the group regarding the state of the school and the victory regarding the Palmetto Bay hearings.

Kohler Nordlund ’00, Wes Farrell ’01, Lorena Von Ploki ’05, Alex Policastro ’00, Tracey King ’00, and Alex Fabre ‘06

Andrew Bennett ’95 and Zander Bowen ‘95

Nick Stein ’04, Cristina Bennett, Andrew Bennett ’95, Head of School, Sean Murphy, Zander Bowen ’95, Rene Gonzalez, and Corey (Krissel) Gonzalez ‘95

Eva Thompson Salas ’04, Nick Stein ’04, and Corina Lopez ‘04

Jan Tobin, Fernando Iglesia ‘07, Maria Vanegas, Christian Ehrenhaft ’07, Alexander Grosnoff ’08

Richard Rosen, Caroline Goodwin, and Andre Carbonell ‘05

Nicole Fernandez ’06, Francesa Fernandez’05, Amanda Omachonu ’06, Olee Fowler ‘05

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class notes originally owned by the French Royal House) belonging to Dartmouth’s special collections library. The access to these types of resources and artifacts makes Art History truly come to life.

I was very fortunate to be accepted into Dartmouth’s Art History Foreign Study Program where I will spend ten weeks for sophomore spring term (2011) in Rome, Italy. I was again fortunate to have been accepted to a six-week Summer Medical and Dental Program at Yale University (from which I recently returned.) This valuable experience gave me insight into the life of a first year medical student. I was able to shadow doctors at the Yale-New Haven Hospital and interact with medical students and faculty, while taking science courses. This experience helped to solidify my enthusiasm and passion for medicine. Coincidentally, I just found out about a special program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine – the Humanities and Medicine Program. This program provides rising sophomore students majoring in the humanities with a unique opportunity to apply three years early to the Mount Sinai medical school outside of the traditional pre-med track. I am very interested in applying to this program as an Art History major, as it would allow me to pursue my passions in the humanities and also in medicine.” Way to go Stephanie!

Former Faculty Richard Rosen writes, “I saw some of the PTS crew at Nate Tobin’s wedding

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back in November. I’ve surprised myself how quickly I have moved onto my new life here in the Clearwater area. My wife Sandy is doing well as a big hotshot real estate agent with Century 21 and I’ve immersed myself into the rich and varied Tampa Bay theater community. In late April I directed “Side by Side by Sondheim,” also with the West Coast Players.

In Memoriam Peter Christopher Dluhy ’92 passed in June 2010. For the past eight years, Peter worked for the Brunswick County School system and most recently for Southport Elementary School where he was a Media Specialist. He was a graduate of Trinity Episcopal School and Barry University, where he majored in special education. For people who were fortunate enough to have known Peter, they knew him to be a kind, loving, and generous person who always engaged people in a positive way. For his family, he was truly a “hero” who overcame many obstacles in life, never failing to rise to life’s challenges. He traveled an incredible journey in life right to the end. For those who knew him well, he was an avid sports buff, a walking expert on the American movie scene, and a calming and loving master to his pets—Twinkle and Puff. Besides his regular involvement in physical fitness, one of his proudest accomplishments in life was to complete four 26.2-mile Marathons. He earned four medals for these triumphs. We will all miss him terribly and deeply; we will remember

who he was, what he did, how he loved, and most of all what he meant to us. He is simply irreplaceable.

Tara Joy Levine ’00 passed away in June 2010. Her family writes, “If it is said that every life is extraordinary and every life is a blessing, then we have to believe that our Tara Joy spent her full twenty-eight years touching lives with a fierce loyalty and passion, exploring the depth of her creativity, and interacting with a universe that drew out her unique talents like an indelible magnet returning to its source. She came to us as an angel and now she is returning as one. Our “golden girl” (from her hair to her soul) who found harmony with adults and young children who needed her special blend of nurturing and joy. When T.J. sang... when T.J. wrote...when T.J. drew... when T.J. loved...her big heart knew no bounds and she knew no equal.”

Anthony O’Donnell passed away on June 17, 2010. The son of Anthony J. O’Donnell and Margaret Sloan, he was a gentleman of wit and learning, a Miami native reared in the historic Flipse-O’Donnell house, but more often schooled on the waters of Biscayne Bay. He was graduated from Palmetto High in 1964. In 1967, he received a Bachelor of Arts with high honors from Emory University, where he was president of the Student Senate, officer of the Honor Council, president of Phi Delta Theta, a Ford Scholar and a member of numerous honor societies. In 1973, he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in History from Princeton University. His dissertation, “National Liberalism and the Rise of the German Right,” was selected as the best published that year. He went on to an appointment as a professor of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis before receiving a Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Florida where he wrote for the Law Review and chaired the Moot Court Board of Editors. He was a partner at several well-known law firms in Miami, including Greenberg Traurig and Akerman Senterfitt where he was involved in major zoning litigation. His zoning work helped shape the Miami skyline. Later, he

became of counsel with the Lehtinen Vargas firm. Best Lawyers in America selected him as one of the top in his field. He volunteered with numerous local organizations, including St. Thomas Episcopal School and Charlee House, and served proudly as a trustee of Trinity, subsequently Palmer Trinity School, for decades.

He was a brilliant scholar and tireless volunteer in the community, but his greatest legacy was his family – four children including Lara O’Donnell Grillo ’98 and Robert A. O’Donnell ’00 and five grandchildren.

Louis Forster, passed away in February 2010. He was a generous individual for many years to PTS, donating a classroom that has been used by Mrs. Goodwin for over 10 years now. He is survived by his wife, Mariann Forster – former Palmer Trinity Board of Trustees, member, member of the PTPA, and the former chair of the PTS Auction – and Matthew Forster ’00.

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May 21, 2010 Palmer Trinity School had a great Reunion Weekend on May 21st and 22nd ! The weekend started off on Friday morning with Alumni College and Career Day. The Class of 2011 attended four different sessions involving alumni experiences in college and as professionals. Special thanks to all the Alumni who participated in College and Career Day. Students asked many thought provoking questions regarding Alumni experiences

Layda Morales ’00, Kristin (Hayden) Hebert ’01, Brittney Hoffman ‘99

College and professional expectations were addressed in round table discussions

(L-R) first row: Head of School Sean Murphy, John Malloy ’85, Nick Betancourt ’08, Corey (Krissel) Gonzalez ’95, (L-R) second row: Hart Baur ’82, Ariel Moger ’08, Brianna Rivas ’08, Kristin (Hayden) Hebert ’01, Brittney Hoffman ’99, Michael Contreras ’04, Layda Morales ’00, Jon Lawrence ’98, Brian Gershen ’98, Chip Walter ’95, (L-R) third row: Nathan Zeder ’98, Lee Sterling ‘81

Nick Betancourt ’08, Brianna Rivas ’08, Ariel Moger ‘08

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Joseph Santilli, Richard Befeler, Belle Verwaay, Victoria Fernandez

Patrick Kalbac and Brooke Sonnenreich Christina Ludovici and Laura Portuondo

Tyler Kalbac, Andrew Smith, Patrick Kalbac, Eric Sanabria,Guillermo Salazar, Eric Torbert

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Laura Portuondo, Nadia Tahoun, Raul Gonzalez

Claire Fisher, Valerie Blattner, Carolina Perez, Elise Falcon (behind group is Erik Quinsenberry-Diaz)

Nik Nevin, Luis Lopez-Blazquez, Cecilia Leal Evan Kleiss and Landon Michelson

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