Palmer Trinity is an Episcopal school dedicated to promoting academic excellence and inspiring students to lead lives of virtue, humanity, and spirit. Providing a supportive, inclusive environment for students, we emphasize academic distinction, ethical global citizenship, and character. As members of the greater community, we inspire students to lead lives of honor and social responsibility. Palmer Trinity School is committed to diversity and includes students with a range of academic interests, as well as students from diverse ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.
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PHOTO CONTRIBUTORS
Anais Ganouna Photography
DESIGN
Robertson Martin Collaborative
ADMINISTRATION
Head of School Patrick Roberts
Head of Upper School Ashley Chapman
Head of Middle School Peter Tolmach
Chaplain Mary Ellen Cassini
Associate Head for External Relations Danny Reynolds
Associate Head for Academic Affairs Manjula Salomon
Associate Head for Communications and Strategic Partnerships Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja
Associate Head for Real Estate Paul Zamek
Chief Financial Officer Jose Chao
Academic Dean Adrianna Truby
Director of Athletics Ernest Robertson
Director of Student Activities Susana Cetta
Director of Parent Relations Denise Gallardo
Director of Technology Gus Sabogal
Diversity Coordinator Koreé Hood
Registrar Vivian Cerione
Executive Assistant to Head of School Susie Loiacono
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Director of Development Juan Gomez
Director of Annual Giving Rachele Huelsman
Director of Alumni Relations Lauren Dowlen
Development Assistant Terri Agress
Development Assistant Marilyn Klenk
PRESIDENT OF PARENTS ASSOCIATION
Amy de la Cruz-Muñoz
PRESIDENT OF BOOSTERS
Michael Haggard ‘88
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2015–2016
Michael Baiamonte Chairman
Bronwen Rutter Vice-Chair
Ricardo Albarran Secretary
Charles Klenk Treasurer
Jeffrey S. Bass
Susan Benenati (Executive Committee)
Rev. Frank J. Corbishley (Bishop’s Designate)
Rt. Rev. Leo Frade
John D. Fumagalli
Lynne Keller
Tina Lane
Hugo Mantilla
Camilo Montaña
Sonia O’Donnell
Tina Portuondo
Alejandro Rodriguez
Isabel Rodriguez
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Harvey B. Sperling
Jack Brumbaugh (Trustee Emeritus)
William Morrison (Trustee Emeritus)
ON THE COVER
Varsity Football Senior Blake Miller gets a great run against the Miami Community Charter School Lions.
MESSAGE FROM THE
EDITOR
It is interesting to read an ancient text and marvel at its immediacy, its modernity. is happened to me recently when I was researching texts about parenting and came across William Martin’s reinterpretation of the Tao Te Ching. e original was written by Lao Tzu more than 2,500 years ago, and Martin uses the early writing as a guide for parenting today. In the second verse, “Take Care with Labels,” he shares these thoughts:
“Call difficult things, ‘difficult,’ and easy things, ‘easy,’ without avoiding one and seeking the other and your children will learn self-confidence.”
is passage helped clarify something I know to be true and know to be difficult: it is okay to be uncomfortable. It is okay for our children to be uncomfortable and sad and lonely and wistful. It is okay to experience a full range of human emotions, without seeking some and avoiding others.
Karen Vincent, a licensed therapist, states that our desire for our children to always be comfortable is natural and it’s also not doing them any favors. If it’s self-confident children we’re aiming to raise, we need to take a step back from the comfort path. is summer, my husband and I learned this firsthand. In July, our family went to Spain and traveled together before leaving our 12-year-old son to stay with my husband’s aunt, uncle, and cousins in Madrid for a month. My husband and I continued our trip together for another ten days, while our son spent time at the beach with his Spanish family. Within two days, we received calls from our son telling us he was homesick, that he was lonely, and although he spoke fluent Spanish, he was frustrated when trying to communicate easily with his younger cousins.
“Please pick me up now,” he asked. Although these conversations broke our hearts, we reminded ourselves what we were like at that age. Both of us went somewhere at the age of 12, either to camp or to stay with a family member for a few weeks, and both of us remember having the exact same feelings as our son. Did our parents come save us from our discomfort? Mine actually did, one summer, and I still regret the feeling of failure I had for quitting the music camp.
What would we be “rescuing” our son from, we asked ourselves? A chance to sort out his own problems? An attempt to build tenacity? Wouldn’t this set a troubling precedent for new adventures and experiences?
It’s so easy to dismiss “helicopter parents” or “overindulgent parents” as being the root of all that is lazy in our society. But, when we see our children are uncomfortable or fearful, shouldn’t we try to remedy the problem? Like so much in parenting, knowing when to step in and when to back away is tricky.
When we talk about our children’s discomfort, sometimes it seems that it’s connected to our own. It’s not easy for us to be uncomfortable, either, whether it’s at work, or with someone with whom it’s challenging to communicate, or within our own bodies and expectations for ourselves. Mr. Roberts spoke about failure in our Opening Chapel, and again in his article in this issue. Fear of failure is a constant negotiation. By “solving” our children’s discomfort, perhaps it seems that we’re alleviating our own.
So, our son stayed. He looks back on his relatives fondly and actually had fun on his trip. He also, we hope, learned that he is capable of navigating unfamiliar waters on his own, and we trust his ability to do so.
To all of the new and returning Palmer Trinity families this year, thank you for trusting our school to teach your children to face new experiences with confidence.
SUZANNE GOTTLIEB CALLEJA ASSOCIATE HEAD FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
The Power of Failure
Summer has come and gone, but certainly not without incredibly exciting and, if I may be so bold, “historic” activity on our beautiful Palmer Trinity campus. Over the course of the last few months, we have worked diligently to create new learning spaces, build a new STEM Lab, renovate the Matheson Library, establish new Faculty work areas, upgrade our bathrooms, and resurface the Gymnasium. Digging on the South Campus has also officially begun, and 15 new Faculty and Staff members have joined the Falcon Family.
Most importantly, we have welcomed 740 mission-appropriate students, the highest number ever enrolled at Palmer Trinity. For 170 of those Falcons (also a recordsetting number of newly enrolled students), everything is literally “new”, as they make their way onto campus for the first time.
With the advent of the 2015-16 school year, optimism and hopes are expectantly most high. We begin “fresh”, rested and ready to launch forward. In our Opening Chapel, I shared with our students our recently created Statement of Commitment, in which we ask all community members to partner with our School, and we encourage our students to strive for academic excellence, continued personal growth, and to work together to build spirit and pride, while always remembering the importance of good “ambassadorship”.
In my own life, I would certainly attribute any of my so-called “success” to previous failures. Without listing all of my failures (and, I can assure you, the list is very long!), I must admit that once I moved past the sting of defeat and accepted the simple fact that I could not control the outcome, but rather, only my own attitude and effort, then the criticism and the “agony of defeat” weren’t so bad. And while it may be a tough reality to accept that in every competition there will be a result in which a winner and a loser are declared, such is life. As a result, I am hopeful that our students will push themselves to the limit and test themselves while attempting greatness, all the while recognizing that such risk taking may, or, most likely, will lead to a short term failure. It is in this quest, however, where the Power of Failure can also be found, for, as legendary Basketball Coach John Wooden so clearly states:
“Failure is not the crime. Low aim is...”
In that same Chapel service, I assured our students that they would be supported, cared for, and, ultimately, challenged this year. And while I certainly wish each student the joy of victory and great success, I also shared with them my hope for each student, most ironically, to fail. Let me elaborate.
What I am really asking from our students is not to be afraid to fail, for it is through such trial and error that we truly learn. Failure is a powerful teacher, assuming that we are open and willing to grasp its full effects. Moments “in the crucible”, if you will. Such moments are real blessings; gifts presented to us in a form not necessarily of our choosing, but, true gifts nonetheless. For, as we all know, it’s how we respond to defeat that truly defines us; that is, how we rise after falling — how we “get up and go”, taking the first step forward and ultimately seizing the opportunity that lies before us. As the Ancient Chinese Proverb so simply states,
“Fall down seven times. Stand up eight.”
We will all face challenges in our lives, and we all have the unique power to choose our attitude each day. How we move forward is up to us. is is where the Power of Failure exists.
Look up any great historical figure, and I am certain you will find even better lessons regarding the Power of Failure. In his own life, the great President Abraham Lincoln suffered a slew of defeats, including a failure at business, multiple losses in elections for both Congress and State Legislature, and he was soundly defeated for the Vice-Presidency in 1856. Professionally, however, Lincoln’s aspirations seemed only to grow. Consider that in 1860 this gentleman was finally elected to the Presidency, and, well, the rest is history, as you already know.
Samuel Beckett’s wise advice seems to reflect the example of Lincoln’s life as he addresses each of us:
As always, thank you for your support of Palmer Trinity School. We are engaged in most noble work, and I truly look forward to sharing in what lies ahead in these exciting months. Our sights are high, and we will continue to strive for greatness. And while we will certainly find those moments “in the crucible”, we will savor those times, for they are the precious moments in which we as a School become stronger, better and even more prepared to take the next leap forward.
PATRICK ROBERTS HEAD OF SCHOOL
IT
AN EXTREMELY CONSTRUCTIVE SUMMER
BY PAUL ZAMEK , ASSOCIATE HEAD FOR REAL ESTATE
IS NO EXAGGERATION WHEN I SAY THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED EIGHT MONTHS OF WORK IN EIGHT WEEKS THIS SUMMER! AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOL ON THE SOUTH CAMPUS WITH EXCITEMENT, WE MUST CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE NORTH CAMPUS TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR PALMER
Built in 1972, the Middle School Building is the original Palmer School. Over the coming years, the Middle School Building will see major renovations. is summer we began with the restrooms on the first and second floors. Extensive plumbing work needed to be performed to modernize the facilities. e end result is functional, environmentally aware, and aesthetically contemporary. ese facilities will be the model for future restroom renovations throughout campus.
One of the main goals on the North Campus is to maximize every inch of facilities to provide the best experience possible for our students. rough creative reconfiguration, three new classrooms were created on campus this summer. In the Middle School Building, the former Campus Store in room 123 was renovated to create one of the new classrooms. e Tech Zone (below) was remodeled as a result of creating this classroom to create a better service experience for students.
On the first floor of the Middle School Building, the Faculty Office in room 112 was renovated to accommodate the growing needs of our faculty. Our Development Office was also reorganized and renovated to create a more welcoming experience for our parents, guests, and alumni. e new Campus Store (middle, right) was relocated to room 115A, right next door to the Development Office, better serving our students and guests with its central location on the ground floor.
e Library building underwent renovations last year on the second floor to create a new reading room for students as well as a large meeting room for special classes and events. e renovations continued this summer on the first floor with a new, enlarged reading room downstairs to accommodate more books as well as more student study areas. e central floor area of the library was reimagined to create reconfigurable study areas and to encourage collaboration between our students and our faculty. New technology has been deployed throughout the library along with energy efficient LED light fixtures. Similar to the Middle School restrooms, the library restrooms were renovated to match the new function and aesthetic.
e PTS Gymnasium oor (top) underwent a major facelift this summer. e floor was sanded down and refinished to make the surface safer and updated with new, contemporary graphics. e striping of the courts for various sports was improved and a new falcon was added to center court, providing a more exciting athletic experience for our students.
e Math/Science Building saw one of the more exciting and adventurous projects this summer. rough the efforts of the Annual Fund, we were able to
TRINITY SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
create a new, state of the art STEM Lab (middle, left, and bottom) in room 329. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Art is incorporated into each one of these disciplines, thereby creating a truly comprehensive laboratory. PTS, in collaboration with Alienware and Dell, has outfitted the STEM Lab with the latest powerhouse and forward thinking Dell computers and 3D printers. e interior environment of the STEM Lab is furnished with equally creative and progressive tables, chairs and energy efficient LED lights. A robotics arena sits at the heart of the STEM Lab, encouraging reconfiguration and collaboration. We didn’t stop on the inside of the classroom though; we brought the STEM concept outside as well! Immediately outside room 329, we created an immersion environment for technology, capturing a former locker alcove and outfitting it with flat screens, LED lighting, and enhanced audio. e students themselves program the outdoor space. It can be used for computer collaboration, robotics, and programming or simply just to plug in and recharge.
Finally, after a decade of anticipation, work on the South Campus (middle, center) began in August. Over the next twelve months, civil engineering work will be performed off campus and on campus to prepare the land for building construction in the future. ere are three components to the scope of work being performed. First, a right hand turning lane on Old Cutler Road at SW 184th Street will be built to accommodate traffic. Second, right hand and left hand turning lanes will be built on SW 184th Street at the entrance to the Palmer Trinity School campus, also to accommodate traffic. e on site civil engineering work of our South Campus will complete the scope for this phase. is includes all the underground utilities necessary for our future build out: power, water, sewer, drainage, rough grading, landscaping, and roadways. Over the next year, the framework for our future campus will take shape.
I encourage you to visit our Campus Planning page on the PTS Website for regular updates on renovations and construction. It is truly a historic time for Palmer Trinity School as we build our future together.
NEW ON CAMPUS
ANDREA FRESCO MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
AND MATHEMATICS
Mrs. Fresco received her B.S. in Early Childhood Education at University of Georgia before obtaining an M.S. in Reading Education from Barry University. She also holds a Gifted Endorsement from University of South Florida. She has been teaching for over 20 years and in 1996 was awarded teacher of the year from the school she taught at.
BRITTNEY M c CABE ‘99 MIDDLE SCHOOL HISTORY
Mrs. McCabe, a PTS alumna and valedictorian of her class, graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in Political Science and then went on to George Washington University, obtaining an M.A. in Gender Studies and Public Policy. She has appeared on Fox News and in the Chicago Tribune and is known to be creative and innovative.
MICHAEL IGLESIAS PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Mr. Iglesias holds a degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Florida International University. He is entering his 10th year as a Physical Education teacher. Mr. Iglesias also holds a certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
CRISTINA MONTEPEQUE MATHEMATICS
A Florida International University graduate with a B.S. in Secondary Mathematics Education, Ms. Montepeque graduated in the top 5% of her class. is is her 16th school year teaching Math. During her time as a Math instructor, Cristina has taught Algebra 1 and 2, Precalculus, Analysis of Functions, AP Statistics, SAT Math, and Discrete Math.
TAMMY KING ‘94 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
An alumna of Palmer Trinity, Coach King received her master’s in track and field for long sprints and graduated from Florida International University with a B.S. in Psychology. In 2008, she was head of track and field operations at Palmer Trinity (the best season in the history of the school).
LAURA MORIN MATHEMATICS
Mrs. Morin, a teacher for almost 15 years, obtained a B.S. in Mathematics from University of Miami and her M.A. in Mathematics Education from University of South Florida. She currently serves on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and has hosted math competitions with a 1,000 students in attendance. She is also National Board Certified.
ERIC PERRI
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR
A master trainer and certified sports nutritionist with over 10 years of experience, Mr. Perri graduated from Jackson State University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice. He was previously a head wrestling coach and played professional football for the New Orleans Saints. His wife Stephanie and his two sons Vincent and Gianni were excited to move back to Miami for this opportunity.
ELVIRA VERA ENGLISH
Ms. Vera is a University of Central Florida graduate with a B.A. in English. She also received an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where she also served as a writing tutor. Ms. Vera is the 2014 winner of the Emily Morrison Prize for Fiction.
ROSELYNE PIRSON FRENCH
Ms. Pirson, who speaks French, English, Spanish, and Italian, graduated from Université Catholique de Louvain with a B.S. in Political and Social Sciences, University of Miami with a B.S. in Communication and Modern Languages and obtained her Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Visual Arts from the University of Miami. She can also read Latin.
DANESH SINGH
RELIGION, ETHICS, AND PHILOSOPHY
Mr. Singh is a graduate of the University of Houston with a B.A. in Philosophy. He also holds both an M.A. in Philosophy and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Binghamton University. Last year, Danesh served as a Coach for the Binghamton University Debate Team.
JOSEPH RIVERA COMPUTER SCIENCE
A Florida International University Honors College graduate with both a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science, Mr. Rivera was awarded Outstanding Tutor while at FIU. During his time at FIU, he worked with two different research groups as a programmer and research assistant.
EMILY WILKEN MATHEMATICS
A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate with a B.A. in Spanish and Math, Ms. Wilken was awarded Outstanding Student Teacher while in college. She taught abroad in Mexico and enjoys running, biking, and kayaking.
The Palmer Trinity Track and Field Team is proof that even without the perfect tools, greatness can still be achieved. e team really came together this past spring season to rise through the ranks at districts, performing the best in school history, all without having their own home track to practice on.
Head Coach Tammy King, Palmer Trinity alumna and recent 27th place world winner in the 400m dash and 800m race, says Falcon Fans have a lot to look forward to for the 2016 spring season as the team continues to stay committed. “I was so proud as a coach this past season to have the consistency of both the male and female teams to constantly show up and be attentive at practice.”
As the school raises the money to have the track completed, the team plans to keep up the synergy of coordinating the meets and the practices with the support of the school and the wonderful Palmer Trinity parents.
“Track meets are long, and without the parents there to make sure the kids are kept fed to perform their best on the field, we can’t continue to be as successful. e parents really make a huge difference.”
Head Coach of the Varsity Football Team, Rudy Fernandez, also showed support by encouraging his football players to join the Track and Field Team to stay in shape, which made a major impact on the men’s program.
“If we can continue those types of relationships throughout our sports that link to each other, Palmer Trinity will be a very strong student athletic force,” Coach King said. “Although academics are very important, Ivy League schools aren’t just looking at grades. Athletic involvement makes student candidates more competitive in the college admissions process. It’s great to see Palmer Trinity’s athletic programs strive to make this happen for students.”
BEHIND THE FALCON ART BEGUIRISTAIN
THE
CAMPUS TRULY IS A WORK OF “ART” THANKS TO PALMER TRINITY’S NEWEST FACILITIES MANAGER.
Art Beguiristain grew up in Miami and joined the Miami Police Department in 1982. After 21 years on the force, he retired to begin a career in construction and private security, joining the Palmer Trinity family in 2014.
Art’s sense of respect, assertiveness and, not to mention caring, qualities that he learned while being a police officer, make him a perfect leader of the Palmer Trinity Facilities Team.
In addition to facilities maintenance, Art is in charge of organizing the maintenance staff for all campus events including convocations, chapels, award ceremonies, Book Fair, International Festival, and Graduation. He takes pride in keeping up with the amount of action the campus sees throughout the day. “You can only plan to a certain point. With each new day you never know what to expect.”
“Everybody
To Art, the students are just as important as his hardworking maintenance staff. “Everybody cares about each other, and you can tell that everyone is here to help each other out. One day I was setting up chairs, and a couple of students walking by stopped and helped me with the set up. It was just amazing.”
cares about each other, and you can tell that everyone is here to help each other out...”
Along with the students, he says the new renovations on campus will help make his job easier in maintaining the high standards of the School. “I love this school, and I love the students and faculty. It’s like a hidden paradise.”
Art Beguiristain (center) and members of the Palmer Trinity Facilities Team.
BUILDING A UNITED FRONT BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI
Breakthrough Miami, a not-for-profit program that focuses on students-teaching-students, recruits the brightest, most motivated under-resourced fifth graders to be taught by qualified peers at one of five sites in Miami.
Jonah Stevens, Senior Site Director
Palmer Trinity’s new Senior Site Director Jonah Stevens says he has received such a warm welcome from the School and is excited about the wonderful resources Palmer Trinity offers to make the program successful. Stevens, who comes from South Bronx with a 6-year teaching history, says that he has always had a passion for education. “Now, instead of being responsible for the educational welfare of a class of just 30 students, I’m responsible for 130 students. It feels fantastic to have such a powerful and positive impact on these children’s lives.”
One of my goals is to see how we can connect Breakthrough with Palmer Trinity and utilize all the amazing resources that we are so blessed to have here.
e program, which has scholars (grades 5-12), volunteers (peer teachers), and instructional coaches, provides a pre-developed curriculum in which volunteers instruct a class of up to 20 students in four core subjects (Math, Science, Social Studies, and English) while also offering academic and physical electives.
Breakthrough Miami runs yearlong with the summer section being more academically intensive (five days a week) and the school-year section focusing more on soft skills while only meeting two Saturdays a month so that scholars aren’t overwhelmed with their regular school curriculum. Some of the soft skills include team building, overcoming peer pressure, becoming community leaders, and communication.
A lot of the volunteers are Palmer Trinity students and Stevens encourages more members of the Palmer Trinity family to get involved, faculty included.
“One of my goals is to see how we can connect Breakthrough with Palmer Trinity and utilize all the amazing resources that we are so blessed to have here.” Stevens said. “I am hopeful that we can create a united front where everyone benefits from each other.”
FALCON FOOTBALL SEASON AN
The 2014 season was one for the books and especially sad to see end as the Palmer Trinity Varsity Football team tackled through a game-changing season. Head Coach Rudy Fernandez says he got involved in athletics because he wanted to make a difference in the lives of student-athletes. With a more than impressive season of five wins and four losses, a winning record, Fernandez is confident that the team will keep up their success going into the 2015 season.
“ e biggest thing is that we’ve been building a family bond within the football team,” said Coach Fernandez. “We’ve been making our players want to play harder for each other which makes them fight harder for each other on the field.”
e team has worked extremely hard all summer conditioning and staying engaged. According to Fernandez, fans can expect an “electrifying” performance from the hard-hitting Falcons this season.
Homecoming this year is against Everglades Preparatory Academy, a 3A school. is will be a challenge for the Falcons, but the coaches think the players are ready to take on the challenge and dominate.
Fernandez added: “ e coaching staff and I have a simple quote we always say to the players: ‘Perfection is not obtainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.’ We hope to see every faculty member and student at the games to support their bid for excellence this season.”
MUSIC
MUSIC PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING A BALANCE OF MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT, ONE OF PALMER TRINITY’S GUIDING PRINCIPLES. When students enter the school in 6th grade, they are required to participate in band, orchestra, guitar, or chorus. For some students, music is just a school requirement. But for two PTS sophomores, music is more than an elective; it’s the most exciting part of the school day.
Isabella Swift began playing flute at Pinewood Acres in 5th grade. As a 6th grader at PTS, she continued to play the flute and eventually picked up the piccolo as well. In 8th grade, Isabella participated in her first All-State Music Competition and after that she was “hooked”. “I just love how music creates a whole new world,” said Isabella, “like if you’re listening to an orchestra or a concert, you can be taken to another world, and it’s really awesome.”
Isabella continued on in 9th grade to receive Superiors at both the District and State levels for her solo performances. While attending All-State last year, the conductor encouraged students to audition for the Macy’s Great American Marching Band. Isabella was chosen to join the band for the upcoming 2015 Macy’s anksgiving Day Parade. Isabella is excited to spend a week in New York City, practicing with student musicians from all over the country. “It has always been on my bucket list to see the parade, and now I’m going to be in it!”
PTS sophomore Wynne Owre first picked up the violin at the age of 5. She studied according to the Suzuki Method, which emphasizes learning
through listening. When Wynne arrived at Palmer Trinity as a 6th grader, she faced the challenge of learning to read music for the first time. “I had to learn to read music for orchestra,” said Wynne. “It was tough because I had no idea how, so I would jot in the fingering over the notes.”
Despite the challenge, Wynne quickly excelled, working hard to hone her craft. “I wasn’t as dedicated to violin before coming to Palmer Trinity, but once I started playing with the orchestra I became more interested, and now I’ve started practicing 3 to 4 hours a day.” Wynne was selected for the 9/10 All-State Concert Orchestra and participated in the New World Symphony Side-By-Side Ensemble Concert. She also participates with Isabella in the Greater Miami Youth Symphony Orchestra. is past summer, Wynne was accepted by the Indiana Jacobs School of Music Summer String Academy. Now, more than ever, Wynne sees herself pursuing a career in music. “One of the things I love about music is that it lets you really live in the moment. I love the energy of everyone playing around you and everyone really loves what they do.”
LEGACY GIVING
e best way to ensure the gift of education for generations of students is through a legacy gift. is type of gift keeps on giving, providing funds to prolong our mission to inspire students to lead lives of honor, integrity and social responsibility.
How does a gift keep on giving? By making a legacy gift to our school’s Endowment fund, the interest earned on your gift may be reinvested in the school. Anyone can make a legacy gift. No matter the amount, each gift builds our Endowment and provides a lasting source of funding for our students and faculty.
We often refer to charitable gifts made through a will or trust as “planned gifts,” as opposed to outright gifts for building and renovation or Annual Fund gifts for ongoing operations. rough a planned gift, you are leaving a legacy for the life of your School beyond your own time.
Trustee Emeritus
JUAN GOMEZ JOINED PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT ON JULY 1, 2015. THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE ALUMNI OFFICE.
JUAN TOOK A FEW MOMENTS TO SHARE HIS BACKGROUND AS WELL AS HIS VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL.
Where were you born? How long have you lived in Miami?
I was born in Mercy Hospital in Miami, Florida and have lived here my entire life other than the 6 years that I attended the University of Florida in Gainesville for my graduate and undergraduate degrees.
Tell me about your education and career history before Palmer Trinity.
I have a BSCE and a ME from UF. I started as a math teacher at Christopher Columbus High School in 1991. I then transitioned to Assistant Principal (Disciplinarian). I served in that capacity for 7 years. I then transitioned again to Development Director where I served until June 2015.
JUAN
—INTRODUCING— GOMEZ
Why did you decide to come to Palmer Trinity School? What do you like about PTS?
I was drawn professionally to the potential of developing 33 acres of land (South Campus) and creating the largest contiguous campus south of Boca Raton. I was also drawn personally to the vision that Patrick Roberts and the Board of Trustees have for the School. I like that PTS has such a great reputation in the Miami community and that I will have the opportunity to help the School grow.
Tell us a bit about The Power of Possibility.
e Power of Possibility is the theme for this year’s Annual Fund. A single gift (small or large) combined with other gifts have the power to make a big difference and create endless possibilities for our school.
Why are the “unrestricted dollars” that are donated to the Annual Fund so important?
All donations are appreciated, but unrestricted dollars allow the School to use those funds where they deem the greatest need exists.
We all understand that the Development Office’s main mission is to raise Annual Fund dollars, but what else does this office provide?
e Annual Fund is a constant, but soon we will be going into a capital campaign to develop the South Campus. e Director of Alumni Relations is also under the Development Office. erefore, a major effort of this office is to re-engage alumni with PTS and build a sense of community among all of our stakeholders.
Is there anything new for us to look forward to this year from the Development Office?
I plan to meet with each new family face-to-face to better educate them on the need for their help with the Annual Fund and try and build a greater culture of philanthropy in the PTS community. at will be beneficial as we prepare for a capital campaign.
With the addition of our new campus, what do you see for the future of Palmer Trinity School?
Even though the School will be expanding, I hope that we can maintain our “small school” feel that makes us so special. I have no doubt that Palmer Trinity is on a path to becoming a premier school on a national level.
THE POWER OF POSSIBILITY
HOW YOUR DOLLARS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FLEXIBLE-USE FUNDS ARE CRITICAL TO SUSTAINING THE HALLMARKS OF A PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL EDUCATION
» Expanded offerings in academics, arts, and athletics
» Equipping students, faculty, and coaches with the resources they need
» Enhanced professional development opportunities for faculty and staff
» Funding technological innovations
» Attracting and enrolling the best students regardless of their financial means
» Outdoor Education Programs
» Global Classroom Education Initiative
For Palmer Trinity School, it might be hard to find another time in our school’s history in which progress can be measured on so many fronts. Annual gifts from alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends have provided a vital source of revenue for our school to make such large strides.
e Palmer Trinity Annual Fund serves our entire community, empowering the next generation of thinkers and dreamers, innovators and doers. e Power of Possibility: e Palmer Trinity School Annual Fund supports four essential areas: faculty development and research, facilities, student scholarships, and athletics.
Stellar faculty, diverse students, and innovative interdisciplinary programs have made Palmer Trinity School a rising star. Our diverse campus life and our location in a vibrant, international city deliver a world of possibilities to our students through clubs, causes, athletics, and community life. Everything a student needs to find and fuel his or her life’s focus is here. Your annual support makes it all possible.
Work of this importance requires substantial and ongoing support. Gifts to the Palmer Trinity Annual Fund empower us to hire the finest teachers, build and maintain the most up-todate facilities, and offer a range of other educational advantages that give the Palmer Trinity experience its distinguished edge. Ultimately, gifts to PTS represent not only faith in the work of the school, but also belief in our collective future—one in which our talented students and alumni continue contributing to the world’s well-being.
A high family participation rate sends a strong message to prospective students and faculty that Palmer Trinity has a vibrant and committed parent and donor network. To attract the very best, we need to demonstrate how Palmer Trinity excels.
ere is strength in numbers – many gifts add up to a large sum each year. High participation rates are also a symbol of pride and credibility. Some of the most seasoned and prestigious private institutions nationwide and in our area achieve 100% participation for their Annual Fund. Furthermore, when funding is sought from outside sources for capital campaigns, 100% participation displays strength of financial position and community loyalty.
When you donate to the Annual Fund, you are also giving us your vote of confidence in the school and our plans for the future. e impact of your gift is amplified through the lives that you help to improve through education, providing a margin of excellence on our campus.
is year, Palmer Trinity School is committed to reaching 100% class participation. Simply making a donation of any size will help Palmer Trinity in achieving this ambitious goal.
Alumni giving is at the heart of the financial health of any independent school. Alumni gifts are a powerful way to be involved in the life of our school and guarantee that students of today and tomorrow will enjoy the same transformative Palmer Trinity experience that has added to your life.
Be our partner in giving. e current campaign, under the banner of “ e Power of Possibility,” kicked off on July 1, 2015. Make a difference. Transform lives. Create possibility. Participate today.
To learn more, please visit www.palmertrinity.org/annual_fund or contact Rachele Huelsman, Director of Annual Giving, at (305) 969-4210 or rhuelsman@palmertrinity.org.
Palmer Trinity School is pleased to announce new appointments to its Board of Trustees, Jeffrey S. Bass, Esq., Sonia Escobio O’Donnell, Esq., and Harvey B. Sperling. In addition, Jack Brumbaugh has been named Trustee Emeritus.
“WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO BE GAINING THESE DISTINGUISHED NEW TRUSTEES. EACH HAS DEMONSTRATED AN UNSWERVING COMMITMENT TO CONTINUING OUR MISSION OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THEIR EXCEPTIONAL RECORDS
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR COMBINED EXPERIENCE
BRINGING MUCH BENEFIT TO OUR SCHOOL’S DIVERSE COMMUNITY.”
MICHAEL BAIAMONTE, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JEFFREY S. BASS
is a founding member of Shubin & Bass, P.A. which represents individuals, businesses, governmental entities, and universities in all manner of commercial trial court litigation, administrative proceedings, and appellate matters. Bass serves as a Commissioner for the ird District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission. He was first appointed by Governor Jeb Bush in 2006, re-appointed by Governor Charlie Crist, and given the honor of continuing his service through a re-appointment by Governor Rick Scott. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Duke University, and his law degree from the University of Miami.
is an attorney at Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, and represents corporations in civil litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. She advises clients on issues of grand jury subpoenas and white collar defense. Previously, she was the Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney and Special Counsel to the U.S. Attorney. O’Donnell earned both her bachelor’s degree and a law degree from the University of Florida.
is a noted educational consultant, author, and former Head of School at the University of Nashville, and the University School of Milwaukee. Sperling has served on numerous education boards, including the Independent Schools Association of the Central States. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado, his master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and an honorary doctorate from the Milwaukee Institute of Arts and Design.
JACK BRUMBAUGH, Trustee Emeritus, is a board certified civil trial attorney with the Miami/West Palm Beach firm of Richman Greer, P.A., where he serves as chairman of the firm’s Executive Committee. He served on Palmer Trinity School’s Board of Trustees from 1996 through 2006, including five years as chairman of the board, and in 2003 led a successful effort to purchase land for the 33-acre South Campus. Mr. Brumbaugh is a former chair of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Specialization, as well as having served as chair of the Board of Legal Specialization and Education of the Florida Bar.
SONIA ESCOBIO O’DONNELL
HARVEY B. SPERLING
BY ERIC BALLESTEROS , LIBRARIAN
Change was going on everywhere around the PTS Campus this summer, and the Matheson Library was again at the top of the to-do list!
As you may recall, earlier in the 2014–2015 school year, the second floor of the library underwent a drastic renovation and repurposing to reclaim much needed space. Where once old dusty shelves and an outdated library collection stood now stands a new Administrative Board Room and adjacent Quiet Study Area, accessible to the Upper School students. Equipped with a mobile state-of-the-art WillBoard and ample seating for 24 with 6 tables, the Quiet Study Area now also stores the library’s Reference Collection, which allows the room to also double as a library skills and training lab where classes can meet for library reference instruction and to perform library research.
Now that doesn’t mean we swapped much needed space at the expense of access to resources needed by students and teachers alike. Earlier this year, the library purchased additional online electronic databases including the online eBook database, Questia, which alone instantly provided all our Upper School students with simultaneous access to over 83,000 eBooks and other research materials. ese electronic resources complemented a bountiful collection of online electronic resources to which the library subscribes annually, and which provide our students access to the best quality academic resources available – 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, print materials still are and will continue to be an essential resource for research for the foreseeable future and therefore, the library staff took the lead in the process to conserve the best resources by a process known amongst librarians as “weeding” by moving those books onto the existing shelving space downstairs. It made for a tighter fit on the shelves, but we made it through the end of the year, and now the second and final phase of the library renovation is completed.
e obvious changes throughout the first floor included a
Students can gather in small groups, and light conversation is encouraged as they work collaboratively on projects and homework.
fresh new coat of paint and new carpeting, new functional seating in the central part of the library around the stairs, and a slight remodeling in the rear room, which allows for the reclaiming of additional shelving space. e smaller room at the east end of the library will continue to house the Fiction Collection. is room, commonly referred to as “ e Fishbowl”, will also double as a Collaborative Workroom with multiple table/seating configurations that can be rearranged as needed. Students can gather in small groups, and light conversation is encouraged as they work collaboratively on projects and homework.
e library’s Non-Fiction Collection will now be housed under one roof in the rear of the library. e three small offices that once took up space in the back northwest quarter were carved out to mirror the other side of the room and now provide the space needed to add 4 additional double-sided double shelves. Not only will this avail a comfortable space for our existing Non-Fiction print books, but will provide room for future growth of the collection as well. e roof of this room was also raised to open up the east view toward the athletic field and lighting above was readjusted in order to provide better visibility between the existing bookshelves. e nine tables that were previously available to students for collaborative work/study still remain, but now with the added benefit of in-ground electrical sockets for easy access to charge tablets and other electronic devices.
Finally, the reception area and existing space around the stairwell will have a fresh breath of life, now repurposed as a Library Commons area where students will be able to gather as they quietly discuss school work, perform research, and print assignments in a newly updated and comfortable setting. Where you once saw students sprawled out on the floor using bookshelves for backrests, you will now find them sitting along the north and south walls on comfortable sofas, equipped with builtin electrical outputs, providing our students access to recharge their electronic devices. Adjacent to these sofas will be moveable small tables and modular seating that can easily be rearranged to serve multiple purposes as library use changes throughout the school day. A new wall mounted WillBoard takes advantage of the available seating and further expands the use of this area for library instruction as well! Change is often considered scary to many and may sometimes be difficult to accept, but these improvements are so exciting and beneficial for the library and the overall goal of PTS that it’s hard not to welcome it with open arms!
BY SUSANA CETTA , DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES
This fall, I am thrilled to be leading the new Office of Student Activities at Palmer Trinity School. My goal this year is to challenge every student, faculty, and staff member to become actively engaged in at least one aspect of our school life. Lady Bird Johnson once said, “Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.” I say, become so wrapped up in something that it transforms you and makes you so happy your heart sings. Challenge yourself to do something new, to meet new people, and learn about new things. To build gratitude, tolerance, patience, and a dedication to service.
We are so lucky to be a part of Palmer Trinity School. It is an exceptional independent school community, filled with incredibly talented, dynamic,
and accomplished individuals who are changing the world each and every day. Many of our faculty and staff are involved with clubs and projects that are impacting the lives of people in the local and international community. Service is one of the guiding principles of Palmer Trinity School. We encourage vision, initiative, and leadership in serving each other, local nonprofit organizations, and the global world.
In today’s world of smart phones, 24/7 connectedness, instant gratification and Googling every topic known to man, I am challenging our students to put down their phones, get out of their comfort zones, and step up to serve people in need in our local communities to help change the world.
e intangible feelings of connectedness to a community service activity or
project that changes people’s lives will bring about transformational changes in our students. Helping others is actually a bit selfish, because it brings about very positive feelings in the one who serves. Also, it helps our students grow and will bring incredible benefits such as developing better time management skills, earning better grades, and learning how to make and keep a long term commitment with an organization that is depending on them. ey will also learn to develop leadership skills and gain an increased level of self-esteem. Palmer Trinity is a phenomenal institution where opportunities abound to make a difference. My hope is that every student will get involved and find what makes their heart sing. Students are encouraged to contact me and make an appointment to discuss their interests and ideas for getting involved with our service clubs or organizations.
CULTIVATING CURIOSITY
BY ADRIANNA TRUBY, ACADEMIC DEAN
Educators, in my opinion, enter the profession in large part because we enjoy the process of learning, and the most inspired among us always try to learn more in order to improve our practice. I have attended more educational conferences than I can count and genuinely learned something of value from each one. I have learned about mindfulness, All Kinds of Minds, Backward Design, inquiry-based learning, service learning, technology in the classroom, flipping the classroom, the outdoor classroom, character building education, values-based education, STEM, STEAM, and more.
e longer I work in education, the more I wonder if after all the research, sharing, and exposure to new methodologies, at the core of learning rests something so very simple, something we often overlook: the importance of cultivating students’ curiosity.
e way we learn today is much like the way we learned as children and as students. Learning is habitforming. erefore, as educators we want to consider the habits we are helping our students develop. I find that when students at any age and in any discipline express curiosity, they engage and learn. Once engaged,
the act of learning becomes personal because the learner is invested in the process. It stands to reason then that if we place cultivating curiosity in students at the foundation of any teaching methodology we employ, we will also help students develop habits of deeply personal, lifelong learning.
When I think back to my own most memorable learning experiences, I think of a family friend named Cauna. When I was a middle school student she kindly drove me to and from basketball practice and other activities to lend my mother a hand. During those rides, Cauna
would ask me what I was studying in a particular class. She never asked me what grade I earned or even if there was an upcoming test or assignment; she simply asked a direct question: For example, What are you learning about in your history class? Once I shared the topic, she usually answered something like, “I am sure I studied the topic when I was in school, but I don’t remember it well. Remind me.”
Our conversation began that simply. I would share what I learned, Cauna would share what she recalled, ask a question, or raise a new idea. None of her questions or observations
tested my mastery; rather, they reflected her own understanding and interest. Together, we engaged in authentic conversation about the topic, and each person’s question or response naturally delved deeper and ignited further questioning and consideration. In discussing the topic with her, I found relevance. As a result of the dialogue I grew personally invested, formed an opinion, and expressed it. By engaging in a rich conversation about the topic, I had thought critically about it.
I’ll share that Cauna was not a teacher by profession, and yet
When we model such behaviors of curiosity, we will help students adopt the same practice and consequently become personally invested, lifelong learners.
unknowingly she modeled an instructional methodology that has shaped the way I see and value myself and my colleagues as educators. During those car rides with Cauna I developed a firm grasp of the various concepts she and I discussed. I also learned how to listen, articulate my ideas logically, justify my opinions, and concede to mistakes or biases. Above all, I learned how to ask authentic questions and actively engage in my own learning.
I am aware that as a society, and most certainly as a school community, we are results driven.
We place a good deal of importance on the tangible results of education and schooling such as test scores and grade point averages. We can be tempted to forego seemingly abstract results such as the cultivation of interests in favor of mastery of content. e results in the latter case are so much more immediate, yet they are only one facet of students’ education.
We should strive to educate students who lead lives propelled by curiosity to be better men, women, parents, and citizens; to enjoy interests, hobbies, and passions. We might achieve this goal by following
Cauna’s example: Ask questions to which we truly do not know the answer. Invite opinion and genuinely listen with an open mind. Take the risk of revealing that we do not have the answers. Draw connections between concepts. Play the devil’s advocate. Consider an opposing view.
When we model such behaviors of curiosity, we will help students adopt the same practice and consequently become personally invested, life-long learners.
THE CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX RESERVATION
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LEARNING BY WORKING TOGETHER
The Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation Service Learning Experience is offered to Palmer Trinity Upper School students. This year, eight students and three school leaders traveled to South Dakota to assist in building two homes, complete work projects in the town of La Plant, run a summer camp for children, and participate in community events. Coordinated by the not-for-profit: Simply Smiles, the program focuses on learning the culture and history of America’s First People while building relationships with the Lakota Tribe. Group leader Danny Reynolds kept a travel log of the group’s 2015 experience.
Our students met at MIA at 4:45 a.m. to fly to Rapid City via Houston. Everyone arrived on time and was excited to be part of the first domestic service learning travel program at our school. e Simply Smiles Big Red Bus picked up our group at 2 p.m. On the old school bus we rode five hours to the Reservation, but made a couple of stops to visit one of the oldest drug stores in the Wild, Wild West of Central South Dakota and view historic photographs and art of the region. e prairie was a beautiful contrast to Miami (above). We arrived at the Reservation at 9 p.m., were fed dinner, met the staff, and participated in an information session. During the information session, we were told of our
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chores for the week, which included keeping the Community Center clean (mopping and sweeping every night) as we would be sleeping on the floor, washing the dishes, sweeping and hosing off the floor of the open-sided pole barn, and cleaning the latrines (the most fun).
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We started the morning after breakfast with a tour of La Plant. Our volunteer leader Samantha gave us a history of the town and the Tribe. e explanation of the relocation to this area was quite emotional for some of our students. Seeing the reality of American history is very different from a lecture. During the day, our students began working on a variety of work projects: building a cedar fence around the Community Center (left, second from top), pouring a concrete path to the playground, building a greenhouse, planting and weeding a garden, and working on the interior of an already constructed house. After lunch, we were in charge of running a summer camp for kids ages 5-15. Our students played games outside: soccer, basketball, card games, and crafts to interact with the children of the reservation. In the evening, we hosted a town-wide dinner and were able to have conversations with the elders of the Tribe. Before bedtime we reflected on our day and wrote in our journals. e first day was a real shock to some of our students. How could there be so much poverty here in our own country?
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We started the day with a morning mile walk – a fitness initiative to help fight diabetes, which is rampant on the Reservation. We took the bus through the village picking up folks to head to the track at the high school.
DANNY REYNOLDS , ASSOCIATE HEAD FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS
After the walk, breakfast was held at the Center. We continued with our morning work projects and summer camp in the afternoon. In the evening, we hosted a town-wide Bingo night. We were in charge of the Bingo, calling the numbers (Delaney and Sofia), verifying (Lauren), and helping the younger students with their numbers and letters (all the boys).
Chris Montoya and I were helping several young kids. We were almost as excited as they were when they got a “Bingo”.
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Rainstorms prevented us from our morning walk and some of our work projects. We started the day with a town-wide breakfast, serving omelets to over 50 people. Our students were gracious, and I could see them starting to build relationships with the elders. After breakfast, some of our students were able to spend more time with the elders. e elders of the Tribe were very open about their life on the reservation and many had been taken away from their parents and placed in government boarding schools when they were young. In the boarding schools they were forbidden to speak their own language or practice any of the Lakota traditions. Lauren and Delaney both commented that this is a piece that is left out of many history text books. We were still able to work on the inside of the house and build flower boxes to go in front of the fence that was almost completed. e temperature was in the 50s, and we were all cold as it felt like winter to us. e students painted three large wooden bu aloes to go into the playground on the prairie (left, second from bottom). In the evening we set up our sleeping bags as usual on the floor of the Community Center and spoke about the day. It was our fourth day using baby wipes and no-rinse shampoo as there are no shower facilities onsite.
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Book club was held in the morning and summer camp went on as planned. For dinner, we rode the Big Red Bus to the Dairy Queen in Eagle Butte. Eagle Butte is considered the big city for the residents of La Plant. Group leader Manjula had her first Blizzard! e residents of La Plant travel to Eagle Butte for everything, as there are no stores in La Plant.
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e ground was drier today, which was great for the work projects. e students were able to go out to another house to help raise the outside walls on the foundation (left, top). It was a great feeling to be able to put up outside walls on a house for a family we had gotten to know this week. e summer camp kids showed their growing comfort with our group and ran to our students at the start of camp. at evening, we were able to witness the drum ceremony of the Lakota people and participate in their traditional dance. It was meaningful for our students to hear the sounds of the Lakota. Tonight was also movie night, so after a two-hour movie and cleanup of the pole barn, we were exhausted. is was a long day for us, and we had
also been told of Oliver Strong’s passing. We were all quite emotional and decided to do something in his memory for the trip so we dedicated one of the buffaloes we painted in his honor.
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During breakfast on our last full day, Bryan Nurnberger, the founder of Simply Smiles, spoke to us about his vision going forward with the La Plant Center. He answered questions from our kids. e students invited him to PTS to meet our Head of School and speak in chapel about the Reservation and Simply Smiles. is was an important conversation because American Indian reservations are intrinsic to the study of American history and our national responsibility. e students finished the fencing around the property, put up the buffaloes in the playground prairie, stained the flower boxes, and finished the cement path. We were also able to visit Steve, who lives in the first house built by Simply Smiles. He spoke to us about how grateful he was to have the house, but also about the suicide of his 12-year-old son. Suicide is an epidemic on the reservation because these children do not see a future. We held our final day of summer camp and hosted a town-wide dinner. It was tough for us to say goodbye to our new friends in La Plant. Our students rode the bus to drop off the Lakota students at their home to say a final goodbye. On our last night, we were able to shower for the first time in seven days. It was a welcomed treat as we were beginning to grow tired of each other’s unique “smells”. Our extra baby wipes and no rinse shampoo were donated to the staff.
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Manjula and Brian arranged for a bus to come to the Community Center at 4:45 a.m. to take us back to Rapid City. We wanted to give students the chance to see Mt. Rushmore before we headed home (left, bottom). is was a deviation from our original itinerary, but all of the trip leaders felt this was an important part of American history that we needed to show our students. e parents were notified via text of the change and were excited that the students would be able to see this historic monument. Our guide Anne gave us a tour and a history lesson. All of us were impressed with this monument that we had seen photos of all of our lives.
Our flight left Rapid City on time and arrived in Miami at 12:45 a.m. is was a very special week for me and our students. We pushed ourselves to do new things outside of our comfort level and I think we all underwent significant growth as a result. Our students saw first-hand a piece of American history through the unique perspective of the Lakota. I believed they returned with a deeper understanding of our First Nation Peoples and became advocates for the Lakota Tribe. I know that many of them are hoping to return to the reservation next summer with many more of their classmates.
THE INAUGURAL
PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL
BY REVEREND DR. MARY ELLEN CASSINI , CHAPLAIN
THE CHAPLAINCY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL WILL HAVE A STUDENT VESTRY BEGINNING WITH THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR. In the Episcopal tradition, the vestry functions as a strong and meaningful voice for God’s people.
Following the tradition of the Episcopal Schools such as St. Paul’s School, New Hampshire (1856), and St. Alban’s School, Washington D.C. (1909), our school is committed to inclusion, meaningful student leadership, and participation in the spiritual life of the school.
Working with the mentorship of the School Chaplain, the Student Vestry strives to live into the Episcopal Baptismal Covenant question: “Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?” (Book of Common Prayer, 1979)
e vestry will be facilitated by the Senior Warden – Emily Himes, Class of 2016, who will be the leader, moderator, and convener of the meetings. She works closely with the Chaplain. e Junior Warden, who will be chosen during the year, supports and shadows the Senior Warden and will move into the position of Senior Warden the following year.
Representatives from each class, including 6–12 grade, will participate in the Vestry. Additionally, representatives from the Administration, Upper and Middle School Faculty, and Staff will also engage in the process.
Palmer Trinity Parents will also be involved in two ways:
1. Parent Altar Guild Representatives: Boo Zamek, Amy Zambrano, and Kelly Guma will assist the Chaplain and Senior Warden in setting up for the five all-school Holy Eucharist Services.
2. Parent Interfaith Representatives will be invited to participate as well.
Ex Officio Members of the Vestry include the Head of School, Mr. Patrick Roberts, the Student Council President, Jonathan Valles, and Student Council Vice Presidents, LiDong Wang and Sophia Sardinas.
e Student Vestry offers our school the chance to focus on relationships that include process based inquiry and innovation. Please contact Senior Warden, Emily Himes, or Chaplain Cassini with any questions regarding this exciting opportunity.
THE STUDENT VESTRY IS CALLED TO:
Safeguard right relationship among members of the school community.
Ensure that the Chapels and Convocations are meaningful, appropriate, diverse, and reflect the mission of Palmer Trinity School
Contribute to the Mosaic program by participating actively in monthly gatherings, which foster an appreciation for social justice and inclusion
Prepare physically and spiritually for the service of Holy Eucharist during the school year, helping to explain the meaning of the Christian practice.
Engender an atmosphere of inclusion for the diversity and values of the student body, including various religious and spiritual traditions. Respect and learn about the diverse and vibrant interfaith PTS community.
Support Palmer Trinity School’s community service and global curriculum programs which encourage the development of service leadership among our students, faculty, and staff, and promote positive relationships with local, regional, national, and international service organizations.
Participate with the local Episcopal Schools in the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and as an active member of the National Association of Episcopal Schools
Maintain honor as our core value at Palmer Trinity School, and commit to the essential ethic of leading moral lives through good choices.
(left) Students share the peace during the Opening Holy Eucharist Chapel. (above) St. Stephen’s Episcopal School Chaplain Rev’d Jorge Sayago-Gonzalez assists with the Holy Eucharist ceremony.
BY ANNE NEYRA , ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
TODAY I LEARNED OF A NEW CONDITION CALLED ‘TEXT NECK’, APPARENTLY CONNECTED TO THE REPETITIVE DOWNWARD PULL CAUSED BY FREQUENT TEXTING. It’s no real surprise, as I expect one can barely go 10 minutes without seeing some craned neck attached to a mobile device. While the digital age has brought wonderful changes to our lives, what impact has this had on the English Language?
Undoubtedly, one of the changes is speed; masses of information can be accessed quickly, which in turn has increased demand for information. While we once spent time laboring through encyclopedias to research topics, now everything seems to be a click away. For a while I resisted and took my students to this magical place called the library full of books with real pages. Searching for a concept and gaining new understanding was always more rewarding when it didn’t come so easily. anks, Google. Now I feel no one bothers to retain information. How many telephone numbers do we know by heart? Has this ease and speed made us use our brains less? Or just in a different way? I’m still impressed with the toddlers that know how to operate a tablet but am still concerned by their lack of verbal communication when mesmerized by the pretty colors and shapes that dance across the screen.
It seems teens are the most at ease with changing times; perhaps because they’ve seen less of the roller coaster called life and are not as fearful of change. My students cringe if I mention Facebook (now that’s for old people). Preferring to communicate using Snapchat, Twitter, Vine and Instagram, it seems words and full sentences are becoming this mode that is only turned on for use in an academic setting. Two of the aforementioned social media platforms don’t require words at all; just emoji away and your friends will get it. at’s something else the digital age has brought us: emojis – something I find quite useful when in a hurry. If it gets the same message across as 14 words, why not use one? However, when I see ‘idk’ and ‘b/c’ in essays, I presume the kids forgot to turn on their ‘essay setting’ when they entered the classroom.
It seems teens are the most at ease with changing times; perhaps because they’ve seen less of the roller coaster called life and are not as fearful of change.
It’s a shame. Language is so rich and extremely handy; careful selection of words enables one to express feelings accurately and in turn build relationships through clear communication. As tech savvy as we have become, what have we lost? e ability to express ourselves orally? e carefully written thank you note? e lost art of letter writing? One of the most common excuses I hear in class is ‘I know what it is but I don’t know how to explain it’. Sometimes this is due to a lack of words. e student does indeed know it, but what good is knowing without doing something with it and using that knowledge for your own, or others’, benefit? I’ve seen firsthand the cogs turning as a word is searched for but the brain is too busy processing the ever present images fluttering through our minds. e digital age has certainly sped things up but now the brain is so full, it is often hard to sit and fully process. It’s as if we’re running out of room, and creative verbal expression is being squeezed to the side.
Language is juicy and delicious. Many a time it’s helped me in life, be it through showing someone I feel their pain, talking someone into doing the right thing, even campaigning for a cause, or resolving conflict. My students get used to the figurative examples I give in class. (Often those connected to food stick.) Sometimes a dreary old school day needs a little sparkle, and words can do just that.
is summer, I worked for the College Board, serving as a reader for the poetry section of the AP English Literature exam. e Derek Walcott poem IXV was analyzed by thousands of students, and it reminded me how we all see the same words but the riches of our interpretations are vast. Poetry often hits the nail on the head (just like clichés do) and we are grateful for our resident poet here at Palmer Trinity. So think about your words, stir them up and add some spice when needed, enjoy the fruits of your mind, and then click “share”. en again, you could just share the old school way
BY DR. BRIAN MEALEY, SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Last fall, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens launched the Million Orchid Project, an unprecedented communitywide initiative to help reestablish rare, endangered, native orchids to public spaces throughout South Florida.
Palmer Trinity School was honored to join the project, giving students a unique opportunity to learn how to grow these orchids and to recognize their importance to the local Florida environment.
Native orchids were once common throughout South Florida. Masses of orchids blanketed branches of oak and mahogany trees in the seaside hardwood hammocks of Biscayne Bay. Early South Florida settlers marveled at the intense beauty and fragrance during Miami’s springtime orchid flowering season. In the late 1800s, as the Florida East Coast Railroad extended southward, orchids were among the first natural resources to be exploited.
Millions of flowering orchids were ripped from the trees and packed into railroad cars, destined to be sold as disposable potted plants in northern flower shops. Orchid populations dwindled rapidly to catastrophically low levels, with urban development and agriculture nearly eliminating the remaining orchid habitat. (FTBG publication).
Last year, Palmer Trinity students began cultivating the Cowhorn or Bee Swarm orchid (Cyrtopodium punctatum). Once a numerous species found in Big Cypress and in the hammocks of South Florida, this orchid was nearly brought to extinction by collectors and land development. e locations of the few specimens that remain in the wild are kept secret so that they may help establish other new specimens through natural propagation.
At the start of the school year, the PTS Science Department participated in a daylong workshop at Fairchild, where faculty members were provided with guidance on maintaining and growing these precious orchids in a
Orchids were among the first natural resources to be exploited [from the South Florida area].
classroom environment. Fairchild provided the orchid seeds and lighting equipment, comprised of shelves with a wide spectrum fluorescent bulb system. e lights were set to a timer correlated with natural daylight hours. Students placed the seeds in a special medium and moved them into jars to germinate under the lights. Students kept a count of the germinating seedlings, recording the survival counts weekly (no easy task for these tiny seeds). A small grid was developed and placed over the flask to help facilitate the counting process.
Once the seedling orchids outgrew the flasks, conservation scientists, volunteers, and the education staff of Fairchild came back to Palmer Trinity to show students how to properly deflask and replant the orchids in a more traditional tray of orchid mix. e students were in charge of watering the orchids and collecting survival data on a weekly basis. Each month, the students would compile their data and submit it to Fairchild for analysis.
At the end of spring semester, students learned how to identify suitable host trees for the young orchids, along with the best techniques for attaching them, resulting in eight new Cowhorn orchids in the PTS Courtyard. Despite a severe Miami drought this summer, 25% (2 of 8) of the seedling orchids survived, which is quite amazing. is data will be added to the other participating school project data, to determine the best strategy for propagating the orchid seeds in cultivation and thus to establish the best technique for reintroducing these precious plants back to South Florida.
After last year’s success, the PTS Science Department will once again grow orchids for this year’s Fairchild Challenge. Inspired by last year’s work, several students have eagerly committed to participate once again in this ambitious project. is year, students will be growing the endangered Cockle-shell or Butterfly orchids, and they are excited about the challenge!
(left) Fairchild Graduate Researcher Jason Downing shows students how to deflask the orchids and move them into a more traditional growing tray. (above) Fiona Torrese ‘18 counts the germinating orchid seedlings in order to keep a running survival rate record. PTS Freshmen Jacqueline Perez-Rubio, Paloma Suarez Biglieri, and Gabriella Eriksen find the perfect tree to install a young Cowhorn orchid.
15 TH A NN UA L
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015
The International Festival celebrates Palmer Trinity School’s vibrant multicultural community and highlights an ongoing commitment to global sustainability and environmental initiatives. Visitors enjoyed savory food choices and worldwide handicrafts from more than 60 unique booths. Many of our community service organizations were also on display, giving students the opportunity to sign up for a variety of community service opportunities.
For entertainment, guests enjoyed live music, dance, and theatrical performances on the main stage in our school courtyard. e carnival rides were a big hit again this year as well as the 3rd annual Indoor World Cup Soccer Tournament! e main event of the day, our International Parade of Flags—featuring flags from more than 50 countries—was led by both Middle and Upper School students as it wound its way through the PTS courtyard.
All money raised at the International Festival goes to support Palmer Trinity School’s multicultural and diversity initiatives, student community service clubs, as well as our longstanding relationship with the Colombian children’s organization Fundación Nutrinfantil.
CLASS OF 2015
REFLECTIONS
ALLEGRA HILL VALEDICTORIAN
“The falls we shall take from here on out may have more significant consequences than lowered grades or hurt feelings, and the doubts we will experience may be far harder to conquer. But no matter how things go, we shall all be able to return home, once again stronger, wealthier in spirit, and wiser than when we set out.”
LIANG WANG SALUTATORIAN
“We have not just identified some of our passions, but also made the best of them. We have traveled past state and country borders to deliver the gift of music, participated in regionals and state for theater and sports like baseball, tennis and volleyball, supported children and families from right inside our community to Nicaragua, Nepal, Cambodia, China, Haiti, and Peru, and logged a total of almost 10,000 service hours.”
MAIA SUAZO-MALER
SENIOR REFLECTION SPEAKER
“Many of us have strolled through Lurie Lane, sun-bathed in the courtyard, bolted through the rain from the library, dodged peacocks and their “leftovers,” and basked in the beauty of our stunning campus for seven years. Some of us have only had these opportunities for one year. But no matter how long or short our stay has been, it has been truly memorable and has allowed us to begin, develop, and refine the beautiful tapestry that represents our class.”
INSPIRED TO SERVE: PALMER TRINITY VISIONAERIES
BY SUZANNE GOTTLIEB CALLEJA , ASSOCIATE HEAD FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
IN EVERY AERIE MAGAZINE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS WE HAVE TURNED THE SPOTLIGHT ON A SINGLE VISIONAERIE— AN INDIVIDUAL WHO UNDERLINES THE BEST OF PALMER TRINITY. FOR THIS EDITION, AT THIS MOMENTOUS TIME IN OUR SCHOOL’S HISTORY, WE HAVE DECIDED TO HONOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS A WHOLE.
Our Board comprises a diverse body of inspiring individuals: lawyers, bankers, doctors, philanthropists, priests, educators, and businesspeople. Each person brings a unique perspective to Palmer Trinity School. However, they all share their business acumen, world wisdom, and generosity of spirit with each other and our School community, and they volunteer their time and give their support behind the scenes.
e Board of Trustees of Palmer Trinity School operates as a self-perpetuating board, which governs itself according to its stated bylaws. As such, new board members are selected by existing board members through the governance subcommittee. is system, which is used at many independent schools, allows the board to maintain a list of parents, alumni, community leaders and friends of the school from which new
board members are identified and selected on an annual basis.
According to the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Principles of Good Practice, the board is the guardian of the school’s mission. It is the board’s responsibility to ensure that the mission is relevant and vital to the community it serves. e board is obliged to ensure the fiduciary responsibility of the school and to see that the school is well-positioned for current and future needs. It is also the board’s duty to “employ and evaluate the Head of School, to establish policies consistent with the School’s mission.”
is year, our Board and School Community had much to celebrate. Under the leadership of our Chairman, Michael Baiamonte, the School ended the litigation regarding the south campus. e School, now more than ever, is committed to the development of good neighbor relations that Palmer Trinity has been building for over a decade. e Board now has the mission to fulfill the Vision of the School, following the priorities laid out in Strategic Plan 2020.
At the end of August, eighteen of the Board members along with the Head of School, the CFO, the Director of Development and the Associate Heads of School spent two days on a board retreat. e purpose of this retreat was to
work together on the future of the south campus. e group also spent one morning with members of the staff of Saint Andrews Episcopal School in Boca Raton. ere were a few tours as well as specific meetings to allow the group to learn how schools comparable to PTS function. Our Head of School has instilled the belief that continuously looking outside our gates is very important to the growth and functionality of the best independent schools in the country.
All boards of independent schools subscribe to the Principles of Good Practice established by the National Association of Independent Schools for its member schools. ese principles define the high standards and ethical behavior that are expected of member schools in key areas of school operations. When we’re talking about the growth of the south campus, the board is mindful of the principles and standards of PTS: service, environment, faith, and community.
ese high standards are not simply a coincidence—members don’t reach the top of their professions by wavering. If you look up any of these board members, you’ll find a dizzying list of accomplishments, professional and personal. Since each is truly inspiring to others in their profession, I asked them, “What inspires you about Palmer Trinity? What drives you to serve?”
THE FOLLOWING IS A SAMPLE OF GENUINE WHOLE-HEARTED RESPONSES FROM SOME OF OUR TRUSTEES.
I KNOW YOU WILL AGREE THAT WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE THEM AS OUR VISIONAERIE LEADERS:
DR. SUSAN BENENATI It is incredibly inspiring to see class after class of students thrive, blossom, and achieve great things, and most notably, to witness their ability to integrate all these aspects into those successes. is clearly speaks volumes about the faculty, administration and programs that nurture such potential. To be involved, even indirectly, in supporting such efforts by guarding, guiding, and providing for the mission of Palmer Trinity is an honor.
“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board.”
ZORA NEALE HURSTON
(top) Members of the PTS BOT with a staff member from St. Andrews Episcopal Day School in their new gymnasium. (opposite page) Board of Trustees 2015–2016 pictured left to right: Alejandro Rodriguez, Jack Brumbaugh, Rev. Frank J. Corbishley, Jeffrey S. Bass, Bronwen Rutter, Tina Portuondo, Patrick Roberts (Head of School), Michael Baiamonte Chairman, Charles Klenk, Sonia O’Donnell, Camilo Montaña, Lynne Keller, John D. Fumagalli, Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85, Hugo Mantilla, Ricardo Albarran. Not Pictured: Dr. Susan Benenati, Rt. Rev. Leo Frade, Tina Lane, Isabel Rodriguez, Harvey B. Sperling, William Morrison
REV. FRANK J. CORBISHLEY I love the fact that Palmer Trinity is an Episcopal School that is welcoming to families of all faiths (and no faith) while at the same time not being apologetic about our own faith. I’m also proud of Palmer Trinity’s culture: PTS is an outstanding school academically, yet a happy place, without the hyper-competitiveness or the hard edge that characterizes so many schools of this caliber.
MICHAEL BAIAMONTE It is extremely fulfilling to see how students develop as they progress through PTS, and then watch them walk across the stage at graduation, as young men and women, knowing that we are sending tomorrow’s leaders into the world. To me, that makes all of our work as Trustees so worthwhile.
LYNNE KELLER I love the emphasis that the school places on the development of the whole child and how they find a way to bring out the best in each individual. e school also fosters a great appreciation for the diverse cultures that are represented in our school community and beyond, which has given our kids an appreciation of people and cultures that they have not been exposed to before. In addition, the beautiful, tranquil campus is a wonderful environment for the students to learn, explore, play and create in. All of these things contribute to producing highly educated, well-rounded and committed young adults who are well prepared for college life and beyond. Truly, the end product is what inspires me most.
HUGO MANTILLA Our children are our legacy, and their legacy starts with their education and then their individual achievements. Honoring and strengthening the institutions that educate our children helps them in building their legacy.
WILLIAM L. MORRISON Each student is viewed as an individual. When they graduate, they have an understanding of the world and their place in it.
CAMILO MONTAÑA Palmer Trinity’s commitment to good values and respect for individuals, on top of the emphasis on academics, is so important to me.
CHUCK KLENK e first time I came to a Palmer Trinity Board meeting, I remember thinking that although I had sat on several
philanthropic boards previously, the Palmer Trinity School Board was different. Instead of thinking “what’s in it for me,” the board members were there for essentially one purpose – how to improve the School so we can serve our students better. It was all “student – centric.” I had the sense it had been that way for a long time, and I am very proud to say that it most certainly is still that way today. I truly believe that unity around our Board’s mission, on some level, translates to the faculty and the classroom, and I am very proud to be a small part of that.
TINA LANE One of the most compelling things about Palmer Trinity is the Soul of the place. e values that the school embraces help young people keep centered as they navigate their way in a complex world. e support they receive from teachers, administrators, and clergy is very important. We are also, now, fortunate to have a student body that reflects the new world (global) that they will live in...no matter where they end up.
TINA PORTUONDO I am inspired by the spirit of Palmer Trinity. ere is a true sense of community that embraces individual diversity and differences, resulting in an open and honest environment in which the members support and respect each other. e focus is not only on providing an excellent educational experience, but on developing individual character, citizenship and a sense of belonging within the community. e result is a positive and energized spirit that you can sense the moment you step on to the campus.
BRONWEN RUTTER When my kids were here, I wasn’t sure why we invested so much money into their education. However, since graduating, I realize that what they have received is quite clear…and it is not only from the things they learned, but more importantly what they received from being a part of the Palmer Trinity community. Not only are they successful in their careers, but also in life. e Palmer Trinity experience will never leave them.
e following words kept appearing in their responses: character development, community, confidence, culture, faith, honor, inclusive, legacy, nurture, potential, service, spirituality, and wellbeing. So, no, the board is not a single person, but they do have a single purpose: to foster greatness for each Palmer Trinity student.
PRESENTS
24th Annual Book Fair Week
On Monday, April 20, 2015, Palmer Trinity School hosted its 24th Annual Book Fair. Over 200 guests
filled the PTS Gymnasium to enjoy a delicious Disneythemed brunch, view table decorations, participate in the raffle, and meet distinguished guest, author Ridley Pearson.
Ridley Pearson has written over 48 novels, many featured on the New York Times bestseller lists. His work has been published in two dozen languages and has been adapted into film, television, and for the Broadway stage. Mr. Pearson writes for readers of all ages. His Kingdom Keepers adventure series for young readers take the classic good vs. evil narrative to Disney World.
Money raised at the Book Fair supports Palmer Trinity Matheson Library with funding for books, library automation software, furniture, shelving, and special projects. In the past four years, proceeds from the event greatly enhanced online research databases, which provide an invaluable resource for student research.
e immense success of the this year’s Book Fair could not have been achieved without the help of our PTS parents, staff, Books & Books, and our 2015 Book Fair Co-Chairs: Amy de la Cruz Munoz, Kitty Koch Espinosa, Karina Rojas, and Honorary Co-Chair Rachelle Kaplan.
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION BREAKFAST
ON THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015, PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL HOSTED ITS 4 TH ANNUAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION BREAKFAST. is event celebrated the School community’s volunteers, which included the Board of Trustees, PTPA, PTS Boosters, Special Events committees, Alumni Association leaders, Annual Fund ambassadors, and more. Guests enjoyed a delicious sit-down breakfast in the MDR courtesy of SAGE Dining Services and relaxed to the music of pianist Osmel Alvarez ‘16. Chairman of the Board Michael Baiamonte, Head of School Patrick Roberts, Director of Development Susana Cetta, and Director of Parent Relations Denise Gallardo shared words of gratitude with the volunteers and presented volunteer leaders with gifts of appreciation. Palmer Trinity thanks all our volunteers; you inspire us with your dedication, commitment, and service to our school.
ANNUAL REPORT 2014 –15
Dear Friends,
When my wife and I stepped onto the Palmer Trinity School campus, ten years ago, I knew we had found the right place for our three daughters Arissa, Ilana, and Janae. Each of our girls has had different, but wonderful experiences here. Two of our daughters are now alumnae, our youngest will graduate this year, and they have each taken different paths. However, their paths have all been shaped by the values and sense of community at Palmer Trinity School.
As a parent, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the past two years, I believe there is no other place as special and unique as Palmer Trinity School. I want to thank each and every one of you for your philanthropic support during the 2014–2015 academic year. Last year, the Annual Fund set a new and impressive record in parent and alumni participation with gifts reaching over $690,000 and 76% participation.
More than just giving, volunteers joined in far greater numbers, whether as PTPA members, Boosters, Alumni, or through our special events. Setting these records is a reflection of the Palmer Trinity community’s commitment to a premier educational experience. Fundraising and volunteer efforts are essential 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 fulfill the School’s vision to be one of the best Episcopal schools in the nation.
As we remain true to our mission of inspiring students to seek enlightenment and lead lives of honor, integrity, and social responsibility, we know that it is through your support that we continue to excel. Your generosity enables Palmer Trinity School to offer more students the exceptional education that your children enjoy, and that my daughters have enjoyed — an education that distinguishes our children as independent and critical thinkers and leaders in our society.
On behalf of Palmer Trinity School and the Board of Trustees, thank you for choosing PTS and thank you for your financial support for our school. I look forward to celebrating many accomplishments together as we continue on this important path.
e future is bright as our students are transformed into leaders and citizens of the world.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL BAIAMONTE, Chairman, Board of Trustees
SUMMARY OF GIVING
From the Development Office
Dear Friends of Palmer Trinity School,
Under the leadership of our new Head of School, Patrick Roberts, the 2014-2015 fiscal year was one of significant growth and transformation for Palmer Trinity School. His energy is contagious and his mantra of following the three P’s – Professionalism, Passion, and Positivity greatly impacted our students, faculty, and staff. Palmer Trinity has gone from good to great!! is publication reports on the School’s financial health and its continued appeal to generous donors like you in the year 2014-2015. More than just fiscal reporting, however, it is also an opportunity for us to simply say “thank you.”
is report highlights Annual Giving, Capital and Endowment Giving, as well as unique mission driven fundraising events such as the Book Fair, International Festival, and Sandy Golf and Tennis Tournament. Palmer Trinity celebrates exceptional levels of volunteerism and the highest level of parent participation in our school’s events. is year, we officially launched our Alumni Association and they raised the highest level of alumni giving dollars in the history of the School. Also, parent participation levels were at an all-time high at 76%, which evokes strong confidence in our school’s brand.
e educational opportunities, both in and out of the classroom, would not be a reality without the support of parents, past and present, and alumni. It is heart-warming to witness new generations of parents and alumni who continue the work for which others have laid the foundation. Your gifts have enabled the School to attract and reward outstanding faculty, provide professional development for all teachers, fund curriculum innovation, build our endowment, and improve our facilities. We are grateful for each and every donor and every gift made to our school. ank you for your generous support of our school, our students, and our teachers.
OUR MISSION AND VALUES
Mission
and Philosophy
Palmer Trinity is an Episcopal school dedicated to promoting academic excellence and inspiring students to lead lives of virtue, humanity and spirit.
Providing a supportive, inclusive environment for students, we emphasize academic distinction, ethical global citizenship, and character. As members of the greater community, we educate students to lead lives of honor and social responsibility.
Palmer Trinity School is committed to diversity and includes students with a range of academic interests, as well as students from diverse ethnic, religious and socio-economic backgrounds.
Palmer Trinity School’s Guiding Principles
Our school community reflects the pride of shared purpose and love of learning in a values-based environment, where each child is respected for his or her uniqueness:
Spirituality — We respect the sacred and honor each individual as created in the image of God.
Learning — We cultivate curiosity, creativity, innovation, and scholarship as the foundation of intellectual growth.
Dedication — We maintain excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.
Community — We promote collegial relationships between students, faculty, staff, and parents.
Service — We encourage vision, initiative, and leadership in serving each other, the greater community, and the world.
Honor — We recognize the importance of leading lives of conscience and integrity.
Respect — We practice compassion, understanding, and respect the dignity of each human being.
Diversity — We embrace differences among individuals while celebrating our common humanity.
Rt. Rev. Leo Frade
John Fumagalli
Lynne Keller
Tina Lane
Hugo Mantilla
Camilo Montaña
Tina Portuondo
Rev. Jennie Lou Reid
Alejandro Rodriguez
Isabel Rodriguez
Rt. Rev. Calvin Schofield
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Riva Steinman
Jack Brumbaugh, Trustee Emeritus
William Morrison, Trustee Emeritus
2014 – 2015 ADMINISTRATION
Patrick Roberts, Head of School
Rev. Dr. Mary Ellen Cassini, Chaplain
Vivian Cerione, Registrar
Susana Cetta, Director of Development
Jose Chao, Director of Finance and Operations
Ashley Chapman, Head of Upper School
Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja, Director of Strategic Communications and Community Relations
Koree Hood, Diversity Coordinator and Hiring Director
Susie Loiacono, Executive Assistant to the Head of School
Danny Reynolds, Director of Admission, College Counseling and Study Away
Ernest Robertson, Director of Athletics
Gus Sabogal, Director of Technology
Peter Tolmach, Head of Middle School
Adrianna Truby, Academic Dean
Paul Zamek, Associate Head of School/ Director of Real Estate
2014-2015 DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Susana Cetta, Director of Development
Lauren Dowlen, Associate Director of Development and Director of Alumni Relations
Rachele Huelsman, Director of Annual Giving
Terri Agress, Development Assistant
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 volunteerism and generous financial leadership.
Marilyn Klenk, Development Assistant/Database Research
PLEASE NOTE
Palmer Trinity School has made every attempt to recognize all who have contributed between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. We apologize if we inadvertently omitted or incorrectly acknowledged your gift. Please advise us of any corrections by contacting Rachele Huelsman, Director of Annual Giving, at (305) 969-4210 or rhuelsman@palmertrinity.org.
FINANCIAL REPORT SCHOOL YEAR END SUMMARY JUNE 30, 2015
Since its establishment in 1972, nearly all of the School’s resources have been employed to its mission of educating students. Today, of the School’s annual expenditures of $21 million, approximately 77% supports the student’s education in the form of faculty and staff compensation, programs and need-based financial aid. e remaining 23% of the School’s expenditures include campus improvements, facilities and grounds maintenance, debt service and its cutting edge technology platform.
In 2007, the School embarked on an ambitious campaign to raise $10 million and establish an endowment fund to ensure its long term viability in delivering a premium education to a diverse and vibrant community. In 2015, the existing Miami-Dade Industrial Development Authority Tax-Free bond was refinanced along with additional monies to finance campus wide infrastructure improvements along with kicking off a capital campaign. e School contracts Commonfund to manage its investment, said funds used in part as collateral towards the School’s Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Bonds. But in the near future, returns will be used to supplement the School’s growing needs, enhance educational programs and faculty development.
REVENUES
in any single asset class or investment category. rough reinvestment of earnings, sound investment policies and the receipt of new gifts, the endowment has steadily grown from $200,000 to over $8 million in just 10 years to the benefit of future generations of Palmer Trinity School scholars and leaders contributing to business and our community.
Charitable giving has a tremendous impact on the financial stability of the School, greatly increasing its ability to offer enhanced educational opportunities for all students. Continued philanthropic giving is necessary for the School to decrease its reliance on tuition and fees as a primary source of income.
Due in part to compliance with Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority Bond requirements, the School contracts Verdeja, De Armas & Trujillo CPA firm to perform an annual audit of the financials and operations along with a review of our internal controls and preparation of tax returns. For over 40 years, the firm has specialized in the education market with over 150 clients in South Florida, including many of our peers—providing a resource for benchmarks and best practices.
EXPENSES
TUITION & FEES (91%)
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS (4%)
AUXILLARY PROGRAMS (3%)
OTHER INCOME (2%)
Commonfund.org is one of the leading investment firms for colleges, universities and secondary schools, foundations, hospitals and other philanthropic and tax-exempt organizations. It was founded in 1969 as a nonprofit membership organization with a grant from the Ford Foundation and today manages over $24 billion for more than 1,500 institutions. As of 06-30-2015, the School has over $8 million in its endowment managed by Commonfund e School relies on the generous donations of alumni, parents, grandparents, trustees and other friends of the School—contributing to the Annual Fund and endowment benefit all who attend Palmer Trinity School. In order to maintain the highest educational standards, the School invests in recruiting and retaining highly qualified motivated faculty and on-going professional development, small class sizes and an excellent 1:15 ratio of teachers to students. ese practices are not only highly effective; they are also fundamental to the success of the School. e role of the endowment fund is to relieve in part the pressure placed on tuition/fees and is critical in maintaining the School’s position as a leader in higher education and providing a safe and nurturing environment. e investment strategy for the School’s endowment is designed to protect each gift’s long-term value against inflation or downturns in the economy via diversification among a variety of asset classes so as to provide a balance that will enhance total real return while avoiding undue risk concentration
SALARY & BENEFITS (55%)
OPERATIONS & ADDITIONS TO RESERVES (20%)
FINANCIAL AID & REMISSION (11%)
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (9%)
DEBT SERVICE (3%)
AUXILLARY PROGRAMS (2%)
e Finance and Operations Committee is made up of a group of dedicated parents, alumni, and community leaders with a vested interest in the continued success of the School. With varied nationalities and backgrounds that include banking, investment, communication, education, legal and business entrepreneurs—all contribute their expertise, time and passion for the School and its Mission. e committee is chaired by Charles Klenk and includes Ricardo Albarran, Michael Baiamonte, Reverend Frank Corbishley, John Fumagalli, Lynne Keller, Tina Lane, Hugo Mantilla, Camilo Montaña, Alejandro Rodriguez, and Beth Serrate.
Sincerely,
José Chao, CFO/ CPA at Palmer Trinity School
DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW
Annual Fund Gifts
As one of the top private independent schools in Florida, our students have the necessary tools to excel in their choices for academic discovery, personal growth, and community service. Gifts to the Annual Fund provide immediate budgetary support for: standardized testing assistance on all grade levels, the latest technology on campus, the best teaching tools and classroom equipment, across-theboard support for our athletic and arts programs, safety and security provisions for everyone on campus, maintenance and upkeep that make the campus so safe and attractive, ensured tuition assistance for talented and deserving students and increased professional development opportunities for teachers. Every gift makes a difference! ank you for your generous support!
GOLDEN FALCON CIRCLE
$25,000 and above
Mrs. Pat Brockway
Mr. and Mrs. Camilo Montaña
Mr. Harold Patricoff
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Whitman
R. HARDY MATHESON CIRCLE
$10,000 to $24,999
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chiappara
Mr. and Mrs. Mauro Libi
Mr. and Mrs. Paolo Longo
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds
Dr. and Mrs. Alejandro Rodriguez
Mr. Philip and Mrs. Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. David Topping
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vale
OLD CUTLER CIRCLE
$5,000 to $9,999
Mr. and Mrs. omas Cornish
Mr. and Mrs. Mateo de Sola
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Haggard ‘88
Mr. and Mrs. John Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Oswaldo Lairet
Mr. Arthur Lewis and Ms. Paula Lewis
Mr. Facundo and Mrs. Elizabeth (Lane) Bacardi ‘93
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Malueg
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Mantilla
Mr. Brian May
Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Medina
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Olloqui
Mr. Rolando Mora and Ms. Maria Teresa Solares
Ms. Caroline Owre
Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo
Mr. Benjamine Reid and Rev. Jennie Lou Reid
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Samas
Mr. Marcelo Suarez and Ms. Marcela Biglieri
SCHOLARS CIRCLE
$2,500 to $4,999
Ms. Donna Abood
Mr. and Mrs. Jared Azcuy
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Bakes
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bass
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Beeck
Mr. Jack Brumbaugh
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Corbishley
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Cordero
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Cortinas
Mr. and Mrs. Americo D’Agostini
Mr. and Mrs. Paul DiMare, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Estefano
Mr. and Mrs. James Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Freedman
Mr. and Mrs. John Fumagalli
Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Gerbasi
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hebb
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klenk
Mr. Alan Kyle
Mr. and Mrs. William Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Munilla
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Philion
Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Rodriguez
Mrs. Bronwen Rutter
Dr. and Mrs. James Slaman
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Soto
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Steinman
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Velasquez
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Viyella
ROSE PALMER
O’NEIL CIRCLE
$1,972 to $2,499
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Anel
Dr. and Mrs. Hank Barreto
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Bell
Drs. Susan and James Benenati
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Elson
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Guerra
Mr. Hans M. Hickler
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Lary
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Marchandise
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Messmacher
Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Negron
Mr. and Mrs. Darius Nevin
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Nicolas-Nader
Mr. and Mrs. Niklas Peterstam
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Veater
Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Xiques
HEAD OF SCHOOL CIRCLE
$1,250 to $1,971
Mrs. Beatriz Amaro
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Baker
Dr. and Mrs Julio Calderon
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Calleja
Mrs. Ximena Caminos
Mr. Andre Carbonell ‘05
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Castellon
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cetta
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Chao
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Colmenares
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Cruz
Mr. and Mrs. Leoncio de la Pena
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Emilio Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Montesinos Ferrer
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Galan
Dr. and Mrs. John Paul Gallardo
Mr. Virgilio Guma ‘90 and Mrs. Kelly (Kimmel) Guma ‘89
Mr. Javier Hernandez-Lichtl
Mr. and Mrs. Genaro Iglesias
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Jimenez
Mr. and Mrs. Jad Lahoud
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lebowitz
Dr. and Mrs. Diego Medone
Mr. and Mrs. Ziyad Mneimneh
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy ‘89
Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Ortega
Mr. and Mrs. Kirran Panjabi
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robledo
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Ruga
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saade
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sanko
Rt. Rev and Mrs. Calvin O. Schofield
Mr. and Ms. Carlos Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Socorro
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tannebaum
Ms. Lorelei Van Wey
Mr. Edwin Verdezoto
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Vicente
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Zalles
VIRGINIA AND WARFIELD HESTER CIRCLE
$500 to $1,249
Dr. and Mrs. Pablo Acebal
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Alduncin
Mr. and Mrs. L. Sebastian Alegrett
Mr. William H. Allen, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Yuri Alvarez
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Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Añez
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Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Espinosa
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Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Navarro
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Drs. David and Pearl Seo
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stacks
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Mr. W. James Tillett and Ms. Mary Burke
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Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Pierre Trouillot
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Mr. Greg Affleck
Mr. and Dr. Armando Agostino
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Agress
Mr. and Mrs. Audwin Alexander
Mrs. Catherine (Alger) Chung ‘79
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Almeida
Mr. Andres Alonso ‘14
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Dr. and Mrs. Wilfredo Alvarez
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Aman
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Amo
Mr. and Ms. Graham Andrew
Mrs. Judy Andrews
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Ms. Ashley Armato
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Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Artigues
Ms. Heidi Aspinwall
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Ms. Arissa N. Baiamonte ‘13
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Mr. and Mrs. Victor Balestra ‘90
Mr. Eric Ballesteros
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Ms. Rosanna Bermejo-Espaillat
Mr. and Mrs. Mandy Bertematti
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Mr. and Mrs. Cathy Blackburn
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Ms. Brook Bodie
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Boese
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bolinaga
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bonet
Mr. and Mrs. Jordi Botifoll
Mr. and Mrs.Romero F Britto
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Brown
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Ms. Felicia C. Burke ‘11
Mr. Ariel Cabrera
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Calderon
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Calvo
Mr. and Mrs. Patricio Campiani
Ms. Teresa Campos
Ms. Caroline Camus ‘93
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Carbajales
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Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carvajal
Mr. Tim and Dr. Tricia Cassel
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Castillo
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Castillo
Mr. and Mrs. Giacomo Catalfo
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Cepeda
Ms. Jennifer Cerda
Ms. Vivian G. Cerione
Mr. Nicklaus and Mrs. Monica Cervera-Sijan ‘96
Ms. Marta F Cervera-Jackson
Mrs. Sharon Cetta
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Mr. and Mrs. Sunil Chugani
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley
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Ms. Ivonne Cobelo-Hamilton
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Mr. Michael Contreras ‘04
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Ms. Georgia Cotero
Mr. Efrain Cuellar
Ms. Catie Cunning
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Mr. and Mrs. Dario Cutin
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Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Danon
Ms. Dipika Daryanani ‘11
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Ms. Elena De Villiers
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Devine
Mr. David DeWitt
Mr. Brian Diaz
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Mr. and Mrs. Juan Diaz
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Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Diaz-Solis
Mr. Locke and Mrs. Lily (Dickerson) Maddock ‘95
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Dickerson ‘98
Mr. Cameron DiFede ‘08
Ms. Katherine R. DiFede ‘11
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Dobrinsky
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Domit
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Mr. Daniel J. du Feu ‘14
Mr. and Mrs. Scott du Feu
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Mr. Charlie Duffy
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Ms. Roberta Ehlers ‘00
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Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio Ferro
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Ms. Nicole Font ‘13
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Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Fortis
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Franceschi
Ms. Celida Freire
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Mrs. Christine (Frigo) Carter ‘88
Ms. Jenna E Fusfield ‘14
Mr. Bryan G Fusfield ‘12
Mr. Carlos N Garces
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Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gershen ‘98
Ms. Kristina Gershen ‘03
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Mr. and Mrs. Marcello Glass
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Godley
Mrs. Amber (Goethel) Seidlin ‘96
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gomez
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Gomez
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Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez
Mrs. Maria Teresa Gonzales
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Ms. Caroline R. Goodwin
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Mr. Francisco Antonio Guerra, Jr.
Mr. Marcelo E. Guerra ‘12
Mrs. Helen Guo
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Mrs. DeAnna (Hayden) Pledger ‘85
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Mr. James Heatley ‘98
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Hellmund
Ms. Adriana Henriquez ‘07
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herling
Mr. Frank Hernandez
Ms. Gina M. Hernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew
Ms. Kristina Hew ‘09
Ms. Melissa Hew ‘07
Mr. Jason Hew ‘12
Mr. Christina Hew ‘13
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Hidalgo
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Himes
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Hingerton ‘00
Ms. Kara and Mrs. Brittney (Hoffman) McCabe ‘99
Mrs. Traci Holstein
Mr. Koree Hood
Ms. Rachele Huelsman
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Huerta ‘01
Ms. Elizabeth Hutson
Mr. Daniel Ibarra-Scurr ‘04
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Iglesia
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Irigoyen
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Irvin
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Isom
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Jablonski
Mr. Mark and Mrs. Stacey (Jacobson) Overton ‘85
Dr. Zahra Jamal
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Mr. Martin Jensen ‘05
Ms. Ann Jensen ‘08
Mr. and Mrs. Trond S. Jensen
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnson
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Mr. Ryan Jurney ‘04
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Ms. Sarah Kemeness
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Ms. Melinda L. Klenk ‘14
Ms. Soozie Klock ‘00
Ms. Cindy Kohn-Cybulkiewicz ‘05
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Mr. and Mrs. Justin Kross
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Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Marc Lageyre
Dr. Lauren Lane
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Mr. Jon Lawrence ‘98
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Mr. Tim Lester
Ms. Nicole Letren
Dr. Steven Lipshultz and Dr. Tracie Miller
Dr. and Mrs. Leopoldo Llinas
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Loffredo
Ms. Betty Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Lopez
Mr. Philip A. Lopez ‘85
Mr. Daniel Loria ‘04
Mr. Stephen Ludovici ‘08
Mr. and Mrs. Philipp Ludwig
Ms. Jennifer B. Lumish ‘14
Mr. and Ms. Robert Macaulay
Mr. and Mrs. omas
Magenheimer ‘78
Mr. John Malloy ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Martinez
Mr. Manuel Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Martino
Mrs. Margaret (Mason) Jones ‘82
Ms. Laura Massa and Mr. Horacio Alfano
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathelier
Ms. Grimsley Matkov ‘97
Mrs. Betty Matz ‘85
Mr. James McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McDonough
Mr. Anthony McFarlane
Mr. Miles McGrath ‘87
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McLaughlin
Mr. Garrett McNamara ‘96
Dr. and Mrs. Donald McNeill
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Dr. and Mrs. Brian Mealey
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Mejias
Mr. and Mrs. Max Menendez
Mr. Landon Michelson ‘10
Mr. Preston R. Michelson ‘13
Mrs. Lisa (Migliaccio) Haynes ‘04 and Mr. Alex Haynes ‘04
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Migliaccio
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Miranda
Mr. and Mrs. Milen Mishkovsky
Drs. Anjana and Vivek Mishra
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mock
Ms. Ariel Moger ‘08
Mr. and Mrs. Aziz Momin
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Montalvo
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Montoya
Mr. Kamal Moo ‘98
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Mr. Robert Moorhouse
Mr. and Mrs. Soren Morales
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morean
Mr. Roberto Morean ‘13
Ms. Carlely Moreira
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Morse ‘98
Mr. Andrea Moscetti and Ms. Linda Larrea
Mr. Laurence Moser ‘80
e Honorable Patrick E. Murphy ‘01
Mr. Daniel Mutter
Dr. Julianne Nagel
Mr. Christopher Narchet ‘07
Ms. Anne Neyra
Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls
Mr. David and Mrs. Anne Beaumont (Nichols) Neithardt ‘95
Mr. Sean and Mrs. Hadley (Nichols) Foreman ‘93
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Nichols ‘91
Mr. Joakim Nordqvist ‘79
Mr. Jonas Nordqvist ‘87
Mr. and Mrs. H. Todd Norman ‘90
Mr. and Mrs. James Nosich
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos M Nunez
Mr. Daniel K. Omachonu ‘12
Dr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Omachonu
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ortiz
Mr. and Mrs. David Pacewicz
Mr. Louis and Dr. Gayle Pagnoni
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Palacios
Mr. Basant Pangeni
Ms. Gina Papineau
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Parada
Ms. Gabriela Paris
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carlos Parody
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Pastor
Mr. Nicholas A. Paz ‘14
Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Pedroso
Mr. Michael Pena
Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Leyan Phillips
Ms. Deysi Piña
Mr. and Mrs. Alain Pino
Mr. Andrew Pittinos ‘95 and Mrs. Winsy (Dunwody) Pittinos ‘97
Dr. Joseph Pizzolato
Mr. Jack Plunkett and Ms. Elsie Romero
Mr. William and Mrs. Bobbi (Pohlman) Rogers ‘81
Mr. Andres Policastro ‘10
Ms. Maggie Porto
Mr. Andrew Portuondo ‘08
Ms. Laura Portuondo ‘10
Mr. Nicholas M Portuondo ‘15
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Quant
Mrs. April Queen
Mr. James and Mrs. Adrianna (Quinonez) Sheenan ‘00
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Quintana
Mr. Carl and Dr. Anouchka Rachelson
Ms. Rebecca Ray ‘02
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Real
Dr. and Mrs. Aldo Regalado
Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rhodes
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richard
Mr. Ryan and Ms. Blair (Rieder) Steffey ‘01
Mrs. Maria Trinidad Rittenhouse
Mr. James Robertson ‘83
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Robertson
Ms. Ayana Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez
Ms. Melissa Rogers
Mr. and Mrs Roberto Rojas
Mr. Santiago Rojas ‘10
Ms. Emily Rolling
Mr. and Mrs. Xavier Rosales
Mr. Jason and Mrs. Christina (Rosas-Guyon) Hart ‘97
Ms. Margaret Rosas-Guyon ‘93
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Rose
Mr. Collin Ross ‘96 and Mrs. Tracy (Reiter) Ross
Dr. and Mrs. Eugenio Rothe
Ms. Danielle Rothfeldt ‘13
Mr. Doug Rothfeldt ‘10
Mr. and Mrs. George Rouge
Mr. Rodney Royal and Mrs. Angela White Royal
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Ruiz
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Russo ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Russomanno
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal
Ms. Catherine Sajous
Mr. Guillermo Pelegrin Salazar ‘10
Mr. Stewart and Dr. Manjula Salomon
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sanchez
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanchez
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Saphier
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Schachter
Mr. and Mrs. Rainer Schael
Ms. Liz Scholer
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schollmeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schrier
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schwartzbard
Mr. and Mrs. James Scullin
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Seide
Ms. Margaret Shanti
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shelfer ‘89
Mr. Matt Shodell and Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard
Mr. and Mrs. Ajay Sidhu
Ms. Anne Sierra ‘00
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Sleeman
Mr. and Mrs. David Smyth ‘92
Mr. and Mrs. David Z. Sokol
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Sondon
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sourber
Dr. and Mrs. Alan R. Spies
Mr. William Stanard
Mr. and Mrs. David Steinfeld
Mr. Gregg Steinman ‘08
Mr. Craig Sterling ‘82 and Mrs. Jane (Maguire) Sterling ‘83
Mr. Anderson Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stoner
Mrs. Tok Stoner
Ms. Tilly Strauss
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Suarez
Mr. Mauricio Suazo and Ms. Sandra Maler
Dr. Richard Sulkes
Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Sulkes
Ms. Julie Suris
Ms. Lynne Swift
Mr. Joseph G. Tarbe ‘12
Mr. Jordan and Mrs. Lesley (Taylor) Kline ‘96
Mr. Dax Tejera ‘03
Ms. Mercedes Terranova
Ms. Caroline omes
Mr. and Mrs. Marc omes ‘98
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Timpone
Ms. Kristen Titley ‘10
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Tobin ‘01
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Tobin ‘97 e Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin
Drs. Ron Tolchin and Susan Yahia
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tolmach
Mr. Luis Torres and Mrs. Nathalia Quirós
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Truby
Mrs. Joan Trujillo
Mr. and Mrs. AJ Undorfer ‘04
Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Vadillo
Mr. James Valle
Mr. Christopher Van Grieken ‘90
Ms. Maria Vanegas
Mrs. Jaclyn (Varela) Gil ‘99
Ms. Victoria Varela ‘05
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vassilaros
Ms. Sejal Vaywala
Dr. Nivia Vazquez
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Vega
Mr. Jaime Velasquez
Dr. and Mrs. Luis Velis
Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik Verwaay
Ms. Lynn Vigar
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Villacampa
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Vogel
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Wagshul ‘87
Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Waisberg
Mr. and Mrs. Masahiro Waki
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Waldman
Ms. Sheri (Waldo) Andino-Straka ‘75
Mr. Ben Walker, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Walker ‘94
Mr. Christopher Walker ‘90
Mr. George and Mrs. Lynley (Walker) Ciorobea ‘96
Drs. Jianhua Wang and Hong Jiang
Mrs. Laura R. Weinfeld ‘‘88
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Mr. Micah R Whitley
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Ms. Rebecca T. Williams ‘00
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Mr. Ward Wilson ‘78
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Wiltz
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Winkler ‘98
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wolofsky ‘81
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Younger ‘90
Mr. John Zavitsianos ‘99
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Zeder ‘01
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Zeder ‘98
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Zimmett ‘77
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82% Participation
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Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Amo
Mr. and Mrs. David Appleby
Mr. Eric Ballesteros
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Barthet
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Birbragher
Drs. Jose Birriel and Maria Pilar Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Boese
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Calleja
Mrs. Ximena Caminos
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Carbajales
Mr. and Mrs. Guillermo Carrillo
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Castillo
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chiappara
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Cordero
Mr. and Mrs. Angel Cortinas
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cueva
Mr. and Mrs. Humberto De Armas
Mr. Shawn and Mrs. Evans (Dunwody) Crews ‘91
Mr. and Mrs. Leoncio de la Pena
Mr. and Mrs. John Diez
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Domit
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Dylewski
Mr. and Mrs. Alexis Falero
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fornaris
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Franceschi
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Friedland
Mr. and Mrs. John Fumagalli
Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gomez
Mr. Francisco Antonio Guerra, Jr.
Mr. Virgilio Guma ‘90 and Mrs. Kelly (Kimmel) Guma ‘89
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Hellmund
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Irvin
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Jablonski
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Jimenez
Dr. Neil Johnson and
Mrs. Elvira Restrepo
Mr. and Mrs. John Keller
Ms. Laura Kujawa
Mr. Matthew Kujawa and Ms. Jill Penman
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Lang
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lebowitz
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Malueg
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathelier
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McLaughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Medina
Mr. and Mrs. Max Menendez
Mr. Andrea Moscetti and Ms. Linda Larrea
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Negron
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Olloqui
Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Ortega
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ortiz
Mr. and Mrs. Kirran Panjabi
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Leyan Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs Roberto Rojas
Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Ronis
Mr. Alfredo and Dr. Silvia Rotemberg
Mr. Rodney Royal and Mrs. Angela White Royal
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Ruga
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saade
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sanchez
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sanko
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sannia
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Saphier
Drs. David and Pearl Seo
Mr. Matt Shodell and Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Strong
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tannebaum
Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo Telles da Silva
Mr. and Mrs. David Topping
Mr. Luis Torres and Mrs. Nathalia Quirós
Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Vadillo
Dr. Nivia Vazquez
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Veater
Dr. and Mrs. Luis Velis
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Waldman
Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Zambrano
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80% Participation
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Alduncin
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Almeida
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Amo
Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Añez
Dr. and Mrs. Hank Barreto
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Barrios
Ms. Rosanna Bermejo-Espaillat
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bolinaga
Mr. Hiram Carlo and
Dr. Zulma Berrios
Dr. and Mrs Julio Calderon
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chiappara
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Corbishley
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Cortinas
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Cruz
Mr. and Mrs. Dario Cutin
Mr. and Mrs. Americo D’Agostini
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Domit
Mr. and Mrs. Rodolfo Eguilior
Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Estefano
Mr. and Mrs. Porpoise Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Fernandez, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Fortou
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Freedman
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gonzalez
Mr. Alvaro Gonzalez
Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo Guarino
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Guerra
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Haggard ‘88
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hebble
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Hinke
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Isom
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph
Mr. and Mrs. David Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Jad Lahoud
Mr. and Mrs. Oswaldo Lairet
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lane
Ms. Nicole Letren
Mr. and Mrs. Mauro Libi
Mr. and Mrs. Paolo Longo
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Martino
Dr. and Mrs. Diego Medone
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Messmacher
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Miranda
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Molinari
Mr. and Mrs. Camilo Montaña
Mr. Rolando Mora and
Mrs. Maria Teresa Solares
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Munilla
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy ‘89
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Nicolas-Nader
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Parada
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Philion
Dr. Joseph Pizzolato
Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds
Ms. Ayana Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Xavier Rosales
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saade
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Schachter
Ms. Margaret Shanti
Mr. and Mrs. David Steinfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Suarez
Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Sulkes
Mr. Jean-Pierre Trouillot
Mr. Edwin Verdezoto
Dr. Stefania Vernace
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Waldman
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Zalles
CLASS OF 2019 – 8 TH GRADE
87% Participation
Dr. and Mrs. Pablo Acebal
Mr. Greg Affleck
Mr. and Mrs. L. Sebastian Alegrett
Dr. and Mrs. Wilfredo Alvarez
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Aman
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Aristeguieta
Mr. and Mrs. John Arrien
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bass
Mr. Kurt Bauer and Dr. Erin Bauer
Mr. and Mrs. George Befeler
Drs. Jose Birriel and Maria Pilar Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. Gitano Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Patricio Campiani
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carvajal
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Castellon
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chee-A-Tow
Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Cherubin
Mr. and Mrs. David Cimo
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Claure
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cueva
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Dylewski
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Elson
Mr. and Mrs. John Erixon
Mr. and Mrs. Emilio Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Foreman
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Franceschi
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Friedland
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Galan
Dr. and Mrs. John Paul Gallardo
Mr. Sergio Pena and Mrs. Michelle Gomez
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goodrich
Ms. Gina M. Hernandez
Mr. Javier Hernandez-Lichtl
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Hidalgo
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Hinke
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Irvin
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Lang
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Lary
Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. Philipp Ludwig
Mr. John Malloy ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Marchandise
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Martinez
Mr. Brian May
Mr. James McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McMichael
Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Medina
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Mejias
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Mercenari
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Messmacher
Mr. and Mrs. Milen Mishkovsky
Mr. and Mrs. Aziz Momin
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Montalvo
Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Navarro
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Palacios
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Palazzi
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Pastor
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Karim Pirani
Ms. Maggie Porto
Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey
Mr. and Mrs Roberto Rojas
Mr. and Mrs. Klever Rosales
Mr. Rodney Royal and Mrs. Angela White Royal
Mr. and Mrs. Akihiro Saito
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Saldivia
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Salvidea
Ms. Regina Sandilands
Mr. and Mrs. James Scullin
Mr. Philip and Mrs. Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Mr. Matt Shodell and Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard
Dr. and Mrs. James Slaman
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sourber
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stoner
Mr. Luis Torres and Mrs. Nathalia Quirós
Dr. Nivia Vazquez
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Velasquez
Mr. and Mrs. Rob White
Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes
CLASS OF 2018 – 9 TH GRADE
67% Participation
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Almeida
Mrs. Beatriz Amaro
Mr. and Ms. Graham Andrew
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Anta
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Arritola
Ms. Heidi Aspinwall
Mr. and Mrs. Jared Azcuy
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Benedetti
Drs. Jose Birriel and Maria Pilar Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. Jordi Botifoll
Mrs. Ximena Caminos
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cannon
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Castellon
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Castillo
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cetta
Mr. and Mrs. Farid Chehab
Mr. Efrain Cuellar
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dass
Mr. and Mrs. Mateo de Sola
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Deribeaux
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Diaz-Solis
Mr. and Mrs. Paul DiMare, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Elwaw
Mr. James and Dr. Ana Eriksen
Mr. and Mrs. Cristo Farias
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio Ferro
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Forte
Mr. and Mrs. John Fumagalli
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herling
Mr. and Mrs. Julio Hernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hibshman
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Hidalgo
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Iglesia
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Jassir
Mr. Ron and Dr. Jan (Sokol) Katz ‘81
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lebowitz
Mr. Arthur Lewis and
Ms. Paula Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Philipp Ludwig
Mr. and Ms. Robert Macaulay
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Martino
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McDonough
Mr. and Mrs. George Mencia
Drs. Anjana and Vivek Mishra
Mr. Rolando Mora and Ms. Maria Teresa Solares
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Morales
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy ‘89
Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Navarro
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Negron
Ms. Caroline Owre
Mr. Harold Patricoff
Mr. and Mrs. Niklas Peterstam
Mr. and Mrs. Hugues Posschelle
Dr. and Mrs. Eugenio Rothe
Ms. Catherine Sajous
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Samas
Ms. Liz Scholer
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schrier
Mr. and Mrs. James Scullin
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Segredo
Ms. Margaret Shanti
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Sleeman
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Sondon
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Soto
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stoner
Mr. Marcelo Suarez and
Ms. Marcela Biglieri
Ms. Lynne Swift
Mr. and Mrs. Silvio Sztokfisz
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Timpone
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Torrese
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Veater
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Villacampa
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Whitney
Ms. Christina Xiques-Gravier
Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Zalles
Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Zambrano
CLASS OF 2017 – 10 TH GRADE
76% Participation
Mr. and Mrs. Niorge Aragon
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arango
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Aristeguieta
Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Artigues
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Mandy Bertematti
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bolinaga
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Calvo
Mr. and Mrs. Patricio Campiani
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carvajal
Mr. and Mrs. Giacomo Catalfo
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Cepeda
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Chao
Mr. Aldo Colli and
Ms. Claudine Claus
Ms. Ivonne Cobelo-Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Colmenares
Dr. and Mrs. Nestor
de la Cruz-Munoz
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Diaz
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Dobrinsky
Mr. and Mrs. James Dorsy ‘83
Mr. Benjamin Esco
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Fortis
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Galan
Dr. and Mrs. John Paul Gallardo
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gomez
Mr. Alvaro Gonzalez
Mr. and Mrs. James Greenfield
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hebble
Mr. and Mrs. William Hill
Ms. Elizabeth Hutson
Mr. and Mrs. Genaro Iglesias
Mr. and Mrs. John Keller
Dr. and Mrs. Ziad Khatib
Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Marc Lageyre
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Lary
Mr. Arthur Lewis and Ms. Paula Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Lombardo
Mr. John Malloy ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Malueg
Dr. and Mrs. Donald McNeill
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Camilo Montaña
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Montoya
Mr. and Mrs. Soren Morales
Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos M Nunez
Mr. and Mrs. Kirran Panjabi
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Pastor
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Pecchio
Ms. Deysi Piña
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quero
Mr. Carl and Dr. Anouchka Rachelson
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Real
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rhodes
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Rivas
Dr. and Mrs. Alejandro Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Klever Rosales
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Ruiz
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Salvidea
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Seide
Mr. Philip and Mrs. Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tannebaum
Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik Verwaay
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Waldman
CLASS OF 2016 – 11TH GRADE
67% Participation
Ms. Donna Abood
Dr. and Mrs. Yuri Alvarez
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Anel
Ms. Heidi Aspinwall
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte
Dr. and Mrs. Victor Barredo
Mr. and Mrs. Moises Benchlouch
Mrs. Perseverania Berger
Mr. and Mrs. David Blary
Dr. James Block and Dr. Janet Nesbitt
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bonet
Mr. Hiram Carlo and Dr. Zulma Berrios
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Chao
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Corbishley
Dr. and Mrs. Alvaro Dangond
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dass
Mr. and Mrs. Mateo de Sola
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Devine
Mr. and Mrs. Paul DiMare, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Elwaw
Mr. and Mrs. John Erixon
Ms. Ania Fernandez and Mr. Ricardo Gil
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Montesinos Ferrer
Mr. and Mrs. John Fumagalli
Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Gerbasi
Mr. Marco Giberti and Ms. Paola Racana
Mr. and Mrs. Marcello Glass
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hibshman
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Himes
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Irigoyen
Drs. Beth and Daniel Kalbac
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Kross
Mr. Alan Kyle
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Leira
Dr. Steven Lipshultz and Dr. Tracie Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Paolo Longo
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Mantilla
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathelier
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McMichael
Mr. Grant and Dr. Joyce Miller
Ms. Carlely Moreira
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Pecchio
Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Pedroso
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Perez-Hickman
Mr. and Mrs. Alain Pino
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Pliego
Mr. Jack Plunkett and Ms. Elsie Romero
Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Ramirez
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Reed
Ms. Liz Scholer
Dr. and Mrs. James Slaman
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Soto
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sourber
Dr. and Mrs. Alan R. Spies
Mr. and Mrs. Keith St. Germain
Mr. and Mrs. Silvio Sztokfisz
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Timpone
Drs. Ron Tolchin and Susan Yahia
Ms. Lorelei Van Wey
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Vicente
Mr. and Mrs. Masahiro Waki
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Whitman
Ms. Christina Xiques-Gravier
CLASS OF 2015 – 12TH GRADE
73% Participation
Mr. and Dr. Armando Agostino
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran
Dr. and Mrs. Wilfredo Alvarez
Mr. and Ms. Graham Andrew
Mr. and Mrs. Niorge Aragon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte
Mr. and Ms. Phil Bakes
Dr. and Mrs. Hank Barreto
Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beauperthuy
Ms. Jeanne Becker
Mr. and Mrs. George Befeler
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Benedetti
Mr. and Mrs. Sunil Chugani
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley
Mr. Efrain Cuellar
Dr. and Mrs. Nestor
de la Cruz-Munoz
Mr. David DeWitt
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Diaz-Solis
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Domit
Mr. James and Dr. Ana Eriksen
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Espinosa
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio Ferro
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Font
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Forristall
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Friedlander
Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gonzalez
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Gonzalez
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hebb
Mr. and Mrs. William Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Lopez
Mr. and Ms. Robert Macaulay
Mr. John Malloy ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Martinez
Mr. Manuel Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. John Randolph Millian
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Miranda
Drs. Anjana and Vivek Mishra
Mr. and Mrs. Ziyad Mneimneh
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Montoya
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morean
Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Myers
Mr. and Mrs. James Nosich
Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Quintana
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robledo
Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Ruiz
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Saade
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sabogal
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Segredo
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sourber
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Steinman
Mr. Marcelo Suarez and Ms. Marcela Biglieri
Mr. Mauricio Suazo and Ms. Sandra Maler
Ms. Lynn Vigar
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Waldman
Mr. Ben Walker, Jr.
Drs. Jianhua Wang and Hong Jiang
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Whitman
Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Yanes
FACULTY AND STAFF GIFTS
100% Participation
Mrs. Terri Agress
Mrs. Mary Andreu
Mr. Graham Andrew
Ms. Ashley Armato
Mrs. Giovanna Arrien
Mr. Adam Baitsell
Mr. Eric Ballesteros
Mr. Robert Barry
Dr. Melissa Beske
Mrs. Cathy Blackburn
Ms. Brook Bodie
Mr. Ariel Cabrera
Mr. Victor Calderon
Mrs. Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja
Ms. Teresa Campos
Mrs. Janie Casas
Mr. Tim Cassel
Rev. Dr. Mary Ellen Cassini
Ms. Jennifer Cerda
Mrs. Vivian Cerione
Mrs. Susana Cetta
Mr. Jose Chao
Mr. Ashley Chapman
Mrs. Lois Chumbley
Ms. Lisa Colandrea
Ms. Catie Cunning
Mrs. Lucia de Sola
Ms. Elena De Villiers
Mr. Brian Diaz
Mrs. Lauren Dowlen
Mr. Scott du Feu
Mrs. Amy Duarte
Mr. Charlie Duffy
Mr. Jeremy Evans
Ms. Rita Feild
Ms. Ania Fernandez
Mrs. Denise Gallardo
Mr. Carlos N. Garces
Mr. Andrew Godley
Mr. Raul Gonzalez
Mr. William Gonzalez
Mrs. Caroline R Goodwin
Mr. Adam Gray
Dr. John Griffin
Mrs. Helen Guo
Dr. Caroline Hammerschlag
Dr. Corey Harvin
Mr. Mark Hayes
Mr. Frank Hernandez
Mrs. Beverly Hew
Mrs. Phebe Hibshman
Mrs. Traci Holstein
Mr. Koree Hood
Ms. Rachele Huelsman
Dr. Zahra Jamal
Ms. Judi Jennings
Mrs. Lourdes Johnson
Mr. Clint Jones
Mrs. Marilyn Klenk
Ms. Laura Kujawa
Mrs. Katie Lamiell
Dr. Lauren Lane
Mr. Tim Lester
Dr. Leo Llinas
Mrs. Charlotte Loffredo
Mrs. Susie Loiacano
Mrs. Laura Massa
Mrs. Fabiola Mathelier
Mr. Anthony McFarlane
Dr. Brian Mealey
Mrs. Marty Migliaccio
Mrs. Harriet Mock
Mr. Robert Moore ‘05
Mr. Robert Moorhouse
Mr. Daniel Mutter
Dr. Julianne Nagel
Ms. Anne Neyra
Dr. Gayle Pagnoni
Mr. Basant Pangeni
Ms. Gina Papineau
Ms. Gabriela Paris
Mr. Michael Pena
Mrs. Maria Quant
Mrs. April Queen
Mr. Carl Rachelson
Dr. Aldo Regalado
Mr. Danny Reynolds
Ms. Trinidad Rittenhouse
Mr. Patrick Roberts
Mr. Ernest Robertson
Mrs. Iraida Robledo
Ms. Melissa Rogers
Ms. Emily Rolling
Mr. Jeff Rose
Mr. George Rouge
Mr. Gus Sabogal
Dr. Manjula Salomon
Mrs. Monica Sanchez
Mrs. Noel Schael
Mrs. Gisella Schollmeyer
Ms. Deepjyot Sidhu
Mr. William Stanard
Mr. Anderson Stewart
Ms. Tilly Strauss
Ms. Julie Suris
Ms. Mercedes Terranova
Mrs. Jan Tobin
Mr. Peter Tolmach
Mrs. Adrianna Truby
Mr. Fred Truby
Mrs. Joan Trujillo
Mr. James Valle
Ms. Maria Vanegas
Mrs. Cristie Vassilaros
Ms. Sejal Vaywala
Mr. Danny Vega
Mr. Jaime Velasquez
Mrs. Ruthanne Vogel
Mr. Marcelo Waisberg
Mr. Micah Whitley
Mrs. Sharon Williams
Mrs. Sandi Wood
Mrs. Rosana Yanes
Mr. Paul Zamek
ALUMNI GIFTS
Anonymous
Mr. Shawn Adderly ‘06
Mrs. Catherine (Alger) Chung ‘79
Mr. Andres Alonso ‘14
Dr. Anthony Alonso, Jr. ‘94
Mr. Carlos Anllo ‘98, Jr.
Mr. George Antoniades ‘04
Mrs. Julia (Arango) Kosove ‘90
Mrs. Lisa (Arnold) Franklin ‘74
Dr. Michael Bagnell ‘81
Ms. Arissa N Baiamonte ‘13
Mrs. Michele (Baker) Benesch ‘89
Mr. Victor Balestra ‘90
Mr. Charles Baumberger, Jr. ‘94
Mr. Peter Baumberger ‘90
Mr. Hart Baur ‘82
Mr. Alberto Beeck ‘07
Mr. Edgar Belaval ‘89
Mr. Andrew Bennett ‘95
Mr. Jokari Birdsong ‘12
Mrs. Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Ms. Danielle Burke ‘14
Ms. Felicia Burke ‘11
Ms. Caroline Camus ‘93
Mr. Andre Carbonell ‘05
Mrs. Monica Cervera-Sijan ‘96
Mr. Joseph Chao ‘14
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Childers ‘76
Mrs. Amanda (Chrycy) ompson ‘96
Mrs. Panee (Chuechunklin) Cili ‘99
Mr. Juan Cobo ‘85
Mrs. Julie (Coleman) Mansfield ‘74
Mr. Manuel Contreras ‘06
Mr. Michael Contreras ‘04
Mrs. Jessica (Corry) Sierralta ‘96
Ms. Heather (Curtis) Land ‘96
Ms. Anabel J. Danon ‘14
Ms. Dipika Daryanani ‘11
Mrs. Joanna R. de Velasco ‘98
Mr. David Diaz ‘87
Mr. Daniel Diaz Leyva ‘98
Mrs. Lily (Dickerson) Maddock ‘95
Mr. Preston Dickerson ‘98
Mr. Cameron DiFede ‘08
Ms. Katherine R. Difede ‘11
Mrs. Mary Anne (Dooley) O’Dea ‘81
Mr. James Dorsy ‘83
Mr. Daniel J. du Feu ‘14
Mrs. Alden (Dunwody) Pimentel ‘90
Mrs. Evans (Dunwody) Crews ‘91
Mrs. Winsy (Dunwody) Pittinos ‘97
Ms. Roberta Ehlers ‘00
Mrs. Samantha (Evans) Moore ‘06
Mr. Wes Farrell ‘01
Mr. Adrian Foley ‘02
Ms. Nicole Font ‘13
Mr. Brett French ‘97
Mrs. Christine (Frigo) Carter ‘88
Ms. Jenna E Fusfield ‘14
Mr. Bryan G Fusfield ‘12
Mr. Brian Gershen ‘98
Ms. Kristina Gershen ‘03
Mrs. Rosa (Gonzalez) Guarda ‘98
Mrs. Amber (Goethel) Seidlin ‘96
Mr. Richard Grillo ‘97
Mr. Marcelo E. Guerra ‘12
Mr. Virgilio Guma ‘90
Mr. Michael Haggard ‘88
Ms. Sarah Hanners ‘00
Mr. Mason Harris ‘89
Mrs. Kristin (Hayden) Hebert ‘01
Mrs. DeAnna (Hayden) Pledger ‘85
Mr. James Heatley ‘98
Ms. Adriana Henriquez ‘07
Mr. Andrew Hessen ‘76
Ms. Kristina Hew ‘09
Ms. Melissa Hew ‘07
Mr. Jason Hew ‘12
Mr. Christian Hew ‘13
Mr. Jason Hingerton ‘00
Mrs. Brittney (Hoffman) McCabe ‘99
Mr. Carlos Huerta ‘01
Mr. Daniel Ibarra-Scurr ‘04
Mrs. Stacey (Jacobson) Overton ‘85
Mr. Martin Jensen ‘05
Ms. Annie Jensen ‘08
Mr. Ryan Jurney ‘04
Mrs. Kelly (Kimmel) Guma ‘89
Mr. Alex Haynes ‘04
Ms. Andrea Kirkpatrick ‘04
Ms. Melinda L. Klenk ‘14
Ms. Soozie Klock ‘00
Ms. Cindy Kohn-Cybulkiewicz ‘05
Mrs. Corey (Krissel) Gonzalez ‘95
Dr. Jason Kosove ‘90
Mrs. Elizabeth (Lane) Bacardi ‘93
Mrs. Stacie (Larco) Cooper ‘96
Mr. Jon Lawrence ‘98
Mrs. Holly (Lee) Zawyer ‘97
Mr. Philip A. Lopez ‘85
Mr. Daniel Loria ‘04
Mr. Stephen Ludovici ‘08
Ms. Jennifer B. Lumish ‘14
Mr. omas Magenheimer ‘78
Mrs. Jane (Maguire) Sterling ‘83
Mr. John Malloy ‘85
Mrs. Margaret (Mason) Jones ‘82
Ms. Grimsley Matkov ‘97
Mrs. Betty Matz ‘85
Mr. Miles McGrath ‘87
Mr. Garrett McNamara ‘96
Mrs. Mary (McMath) Hessen ‘73
Ms. Helen M. McNutt ‘83
Mr. Landon Michelson ‘10
Mr. Preston R. Michelson ‘13
Lisa (Migliaccio) Haynes ‘04
Ms. Ariel Moger ‘08
Mr. Kamal Moo ‘98
Mr. Robert Moore ‘05
Mr. Roberto Morean ‘13
Mr. Benjamin Morse ‘98
Mr. Laurence Moser ‘80
Mrs. Beth (Moskowitz) Lazar ‘84
e Honorable Patrick E. Murphy ‘01
Mr. Sean Murphy ‘89
Mr. Christopher Narchet ‘07
Mrs. Anne Beaumont (Nichols) Neithardt ‘95
Mrs. Hadley (Nichols) Foreman ‘93
Mr. Matthew Nichols ‘91
Mr. Joakim Nordqvist ‘79
Mr. Jonas Nordqvist ‘87
Mr. H. Todd Norman ‘90
Mrs. Lara O’Donnell ‘98
Mr. Todd O’Donald ‘91
Mr. Daniel K. Omachonu ‘12
Mr. Nicholas Paz ‘14
Mr. Andrew Pittinos ‘95
Mrs. Bobbi (Pohlman) Rogers ‘81
Mr. Andres Policastro ‘10
Mr. Andrew Portuondo ‘08
Ms. Laura Portuondo ‘10
Mr. Nicholas M Portuondo ‘15
Ms. Adrianna (Quinonez) Sheenan ‘00
Ms. Rebecca Ray ‘02
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rhodes
Ms. Blair (Rieder) Steffey ‘01
Mr. James Robertson ‘83
Mr. Santiago Rojas ‘10
Mrs. Christina (Rosas-Guyon) Hart ‘97
Ms. Margaret Rosas-Guyon ‘93
Mr. Collin Ross ‘96
Ms. Danielle Rothfeldt ‘13
Mr. Doug Rothfeldt ‘10
Mr. Kevin Russo ‘85
Mr. Guillermo Pelegrin Salazar ‘10
Mr. Scott Shelfer ‘89
Ms. Anne Sierra ‘00
Mr. David Smyth ‘92
Mr. Gregg Steinman ‘08
Mr. Craig Sterling ‘82
Mr. Lee D Sterling ‘81
Mr. Joseph Tarbe ‘12
Mrs. Lesley (Taylor) Kline ‘96
Mr. Dax Tejera ‘03
Mr. Marc omes ‘98
Mrs. Kirsten ( ompson) Stephenson ‘85
Ms. Kristen Titley ‘10
Mr. Jonathan Tobin ‘01
Mr. Nathaniel Tobin ‘97
Mr. AJ Undorfer ‘04
Mr. Christopher Van Grieken ‘90
Mrs. Jaclyn (Varela) Gil ‘99
Ms. Victoria Varela ‘05
Mr. Brad Wagshul ‘87
Ms. Sheri (Waldo) Andino-Straka ‘75
Mr. Campbell Walker ‘94
Mr. Christopher Walker ‘90
Mrs. Lynley (Walker) Ciorobea ‘96
Mrs. Laura Weinfeld ‘88
Mrs. Winter Wheeler-Young ‘99
Ms. Rebecca T. Williams ‘00
Mr. Ward Wilson ‘78
Mr. Brendan Winkler ‘98
Mr. Howard Wolofsky ‘81
Mr. Jay Younger ‘90
Mr. John Zavitsianos ‘99
Mr. Evan Zeder ‘01
Mr. Nathan Zeder ‘98
Mr. Craig Zimmett ‘77
CLASS OF 1973
Mary (McMath) Hessen
CLASS OF 1974
Lisa (Arnold) Franklin
Julie (Coleman) Mansfield
CLASS OF 1975
Sheri (Waldo) Andino-Straka
CLASS OF 1976
Alfred Childers
Andrew Hessen
CLASS OF 1977
Craig Zimmett
CLASS OF 1978 omas Magenheimer
Ward Wilson
CLASS OF 1979
Catherine (Alger) Chung
Joakim Nordqvist
CLASS OF 1980
Laurence Moser
CLASS OF 1981
Michael Bagnell
Mary Anne (Dooley) O’Dea
Bobbi (Pohlman) Rogers
Lee Sterling
Howard Wolofsky
CLASS OF 1982
Hart Baur
Margaret (Mason) Jones
Craig Sterling
CLASS OF 1983
James Dorsy
Helen McNutt
James Robertson
Jane (Maguire) Sterling
CLASS OF 1984
Beth (Moskowitz) Lazar
CLASS OF 1985
Beth (Brockway) Serrate
Juan Cobo
DeAnna (Hayden) Pledger
Stacey (Jacobson) Overton
Philip Lopez
John Malloy
Betty Matz
Kevin Russo
Kirsten ( ompson) Stephenson
CLASS OF 1987
David Diaz
Miles McGrath
Jonas Nordqvist
Brad Wagshul
CLASS OF 1988
Christine (Frigo) Carter
Michael Haggard
Laura Weinfeld
CLASS OF 1989
Michele (Baker) Benesch
Edgar Belaval
Mason Harris
Kelly (Kimmel) Guma
Sean Murphy
Scott Shelfer
CLASS OF 1990
Julia (Arango) Kosove
Victor Balestra
Peter Baumberger
Alden (Dunwody) Pimentel
Virgilio Guma
Jason Kosove
Todd Norman
Christopher Van Grieken
Christopher Walker
Jay Younger
CLASS OF 1991
Evans (Dunwody) Crews
Matthew Nichols
Todd O’Donald
CLASS OF 1992
David Smyth
CLASS OF 1993
Caroline Camus
Elizabeth (Lane) Bacardi
Hadley (Nichols) Foreman
Margaret Rosas-Guyon
CLASS OF 1994
Anthony Alonso, Jr.
Charles Baumberger, Jr.
Campbell Walker
CLASS OF 1995
Andrew Bennett
Lily (Dickerson) Maddock
Corey (Krissel) Gonzalez
Anne Beaumont (Nichols) Neithardt
Andrew Pittinos
CLASS OF 1996
Monica Cervera-Sijan
Amanda (Chrycy) ompson
Jessica (Corry) Sierralta
Heather (Curtis) Land
Amber (Goethel) Seidlin
Stacie (Larco) Cooper
Garrett McNamara
Collin Ross
Lesley (Taylor) Kline
Lynley (Walker) Ciorobea
CLASS OF 1997
Winsy (Dunwody) Pittinos
Brett French
Richard Grillo
Grimsley Matkov
Christina (Rosas-Guyon) Hart
Nathaniel Tobin
CLASS OF 1998
Carlos Anllo, Jr.
Joanna de Velasco
Daniel Diaz Leyva
Preston Dickerson
Brian Gershen
Rosa (Gonzalez) Guarda
James Heatley
Jon Lawrence
Kamal Moo
Benjamin Morse
Lara O’Donnell
Marc omes
Brendan Winkler
Nathan Zeder
CLASS OF 1999
Panee (Chuechunklin) Cili
Brittney (Hoffman) McCabe
Jaclyn (Varela) Gil
Winter Wheeler-Young
John Zavitsianos
CLASS OF 2000
Roberta Ehlers
Sarah Hanners
Jason Hingerton
Soozie Klock
Adrianna (Quinonez) Sheenan
Anne Sierra
Rebecca Williams
CLASS OF 2001
Wes Farrell
Kristin (Hayden) Hebert
Carlos Huerta
Patrick Murphy
Blair (Rieder) Steffey
Jonathan Tobin
Evan Zeder
CLASS OF 2002
Adrian Foley
Rebecca Ray
CLASS OF 2003
Kristina Gershen
Dax Tejera
CLASS OF 2004
George Antoniades
Michael Contreras
Alex Haynes
Daniel Ibarra-Scurr
Ryan Jurney
Andrea Kirkpatrick
Daniel Loria
Lisa (Migliaccio) Haynes ‘04
AJ Undorfer
CLASS OF 2005
Andre Carbonell
Martin Jensen
Cindy Kohn-Cybulkiewicz
Robert Moore
Victoria Varela
CLASS OF 2006
Shawn Adderly
Manuel Contreras
Samantha (Evans) Moore
CLASS OF 2007
Alberto Beeck
Adriana Henriquez
Melissa Hew
Christopher Narchet
CLASS OF 2008
Cameron DiFede
Annie Jensen
Stephen Ludovici
Ariel Moger
Andrew Portuondo
Gregg Steinman
CLASS OF 2009
Kristina Hew
CLASS OF 2010
Landon Michelson
Andres Policastro
Laura Portuondo
Santiago Rojas
Doug Rothfeldt
Guillermo Pelegrin Salazar
Kristen Titley
CLASS OF 2011
Felicia Burke
Dipika Daryanani
Katherine Difede
CLASS OF 2012
Jokari Birdsong
Bryan Fusfield
Marcelo Guerra ‘12
Jason Hew
Daniel Omachonu
Joseph Tarbe
CLASS OF 2013
Arissa Baiamonte
Nicole Font
Christian Hew
Preston Michelson
Roberto Morean
Danielle Rothfeldt ‘13
CLASS OF 2014
Andres Alonso
Danielle Burke
Joseph Chao
Anabel Danon
Daniel du Feu
Jenna Fusfield
Melinda Klenk
Jennifer Lumish
Nicholas Paz
CLASS OF 2015
Nicholas Portuondo
BOARD OF TRUSTEES GIFTS
100% Participation
Michael Baiamonte, Chairman
Bronwen Rutter, Vice-Chairman
Ricardo Albarran, Secretary
Charles Klenk, Treasurer
Donna Abood
Susan Benenati
Rev. Frank J. Corbishley (Bishop’s Designate)
John Fumagalli
Lynne Keller
Tina Lane
Hugo Mantilla
Camilo Montaña
Tina Portuondo
Rev. Jennie Lou Reid
Alejandro Rodriguez
Isabel Rodriguez
Rt. Rev. Calvin Schofield
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Riva Steinman
Jack Brumbaugh, Trustee Emeritus
William Morrison, Trustee Emeritus
PAST BOARD OF TRUSTEE GIFTS
Mrs. Judy Andrews
Mrs. Pat Brockway
e Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Dougherty
Mr. and Mrs. James Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Brett French ‘97
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Jones, III
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici
Mr. and Mrs. omas Magenheimer ‘78
Mr. and Mrs. David Pacewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Russomanno
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE GIFTS
Donna Abood, Co-Chair
Alejandro Rodriguez, Co-Chair
Ricardo Albarran
Michael Baiamonte
Ann Elson
Emilio Fernandez
Bekki Haggard
Paolo Longo
Hugo Mantilla
Camilo Montana
Silvia Montana
Tina Portuondo
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Riva Steinman
GRANDPARENTS GIFTS
Mrs. Pat Brockway
Mrs. Sharon Cetta
Ms. Georgia Cotero
Mrs. Maria Teresa Gonzales
Ms. Celida Freire
Ms. Kathy Harshberger
Ms. Betty Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marcus
Mr. and Mrs. James A. McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richard
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schwartzbard
Mr. and Mrs. David Z. Sokol
Mrs. Tok Stoner
Dr. Richard Sulkes
Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Xiques
ALUMNI PARENTS GIFTS
Dr. and Mrs. Pablo Acebal
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Alduncin
Mr. and Mrs. Audwin Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Andreu
Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Añez
Mr. Larry Apple and
Ms. Esther Perez Apple
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arango
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baiamonte
Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beauperthuy
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Beeck
Mr. and Mrs. George Befeler
Mr. and Mrs. Moises Benchlouch
Drs. Susan and James Benenati
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bilella
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Bonet
Mr. and Mrs.Romero F Britto
Mrs. Pat Brockway
Mr. and Mrs. Gitano Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Casas
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Castillo
Ms. Vivian G. Cerione
Ms. Marta F Cervera-Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Chao
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Chumbley
Dr. and Mrs. Alvaro Dangond
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Danon
Mr. and Mrs. Ted D Davis
Ms. Elena De Villiers
Mr. David DeWitt
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Dobrinsky
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Domit
Mr. and Mrs. James Dorsy ‘83
e Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Dougherty
Mr. and Mrs. Scott du Feu
Mr. and Mrs. James Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Fernandez Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Font
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Forristall
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Forte
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Godley
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Gonzalez
Mrs. Caroline R Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. Julio Hernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Hew
Ms. Elizabeth Hutson
Mr. and Mrs. Trond S. Jensen
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Jones, III
Drs. Beth and Daniel Kalbac
Mr. Ron and Dr. Jan (Sokol) Katz ‘81
Dr. and Mrs. Ziad Khatib
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klenk
Mr. Arthur Kuiper and Mrs. Kathleen Lamiell-Kuiper
Mr. and Mrs. William Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Loiacono
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ludovici
Mr. and Ms. Robert Macaulay
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McDonough
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Migliaccio
Mr. Grant and Dr. Joyce Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Morean
Mr. and Mrs. William Morrison
Dr. Julianne Nagel
Mr. and Mrs. Darius Nevin
Mr. and Dr. Mauricio Nicholls
Mr. and Mrs. James Nosich
Dr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Omachonu
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ortiz
Mr. and Mrs. David Pacewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carlos Parody
Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Pedroso
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Perez
Ms. Deysi Piña
Mr. and Mrs. Alain Pino
Mr. Jack Plunkett and Ms. Elsie Romero
Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo A. Portuondo
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Quant
Mr. Carl and
Dr. Anouchka Rachelson
Mr. Benjamine Reid and Rev. Jennie Lou Reid
Dr. and Mrs. Luis Rey
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Rivas
Dr. and Mrs. Alejandro Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Rose
Dr. and Mrs. Eugenio Rothe
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Russomanno
Mrs. Bronwen Rutter
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Saade
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sanz
Mr. and Ms. Carlos Singer
Mr. and Mrs. David Z. Sokol
Mr. and Mrs. Keith St. Germain
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stacks
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Steinman
Mr. Mauricio Suazo and Ms. Sandra Maler
Mr. W. James Tillett and
Ms. Mary Burke
e Rev. and Mrs. Roger Tobin
Drs. Ron Tolchin and Susan Yahia
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Torrese
Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik Verwaay
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Viyella
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Vogel
Mrs. Sharon Williams and Mr. David List
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Wiltz
FRIENDS OF PALMER
TRINITY GIFTS
Mr. William H. Allen, Jr.
Class of 2014
Mr. and Mrs. omas Cornish
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Gomez
Mr. Hans M. Hickler
Ms. Sarah Kemeness
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Roberts, Sr.
Mr. Kenneth R. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Socorro
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Wood
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIFTS
Alfred and Marybeth Childers Foundation
AmazonSmile Foundation
Assurant Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Barclays Capital, Barclays Wealth
Becker Public Relations
Business Telecommunication Services, Inc.
Castillo & Company, CPA PA
CLC Trading, Inc
Coco Grove Acquisitions
Coastal Construction Group
DCC Acquisitions Inc.
Dougherty Family Fund of e Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Eye Care Optical Center, Inc.
e Frist Foundation
Herbert & Gertrude Halverstadt Foundation
JP Morgan Chase
Law Offices of Erwin Diaz-Solis, P.A.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
National Christian Foundation of South Florida
Nunez Construction Inc.
Regency Trading USA Inc.
Ruby R. Vale Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
(Chevron Humankind Employee Engagement Fund)
Strategic Edge Inc.
Target Corporation
omas and Patricia Cornish Family Foundation
e Vailon Group Inc
Visa Inc.
Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
Y & T Plumbing
GIFTS-IN-KIND
Bacardi Global Travel Retail
Bacardi Grey Goose
Bill Ussery Motors, Inc.
Bistro Foly
Constellation Brands
Mr. and Mrs. Mateo de Sola
Downstairs
French Gershen Lawrence Zeder
Partnership Foundation Trust
Mr. and Ms. Mitchell Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. John Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klenk
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Quinonez
Sports Grill of South Florida LLC
TRIBUTE GIFTS
During the year, occasions arise in which donors want to acknowledge a family member, student, faculty member or friend. Palmer Trinity School is grateful for your thoughtfulness in making gifts in memory and in honor of your loved ones.
IN HONOR OF
Mr. William H. Allen, Jr. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Fumagalli
Dr. and Mrs. Hank Barreto in honor of Eric N Barreto
Mr. Manuel Contreras ‘06 in honor of Michael Contreras ‘04
Ms. Adriana Henriquez ‘07 in honor of Alumni Association
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Johnson in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tolmach
Mr. and Mrs. David Kelley in honor of Benjamin P. Kelley
Mr. Craig Likness in honor of Ruthanne Vogel
Drs. Vivek and Anjana Mishra in honor of Elena De Villiers
Mr. Dax Tejera ‘03 in honor of Danny Reynolds
Ms. Lynn Vigar in honor of Jenna A Martinez
Ms. Laura R. Weinfeld ‘88 in honor of Elena De Villers
Mr. and Mrs. Rob White in honor of PTS Faculty
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Wood in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Roberts
IN MEMORY OF
Parker Booth from Ms. Joy McIntosh
Anthony J O’Donnell from Mr. Richard Grillo ‘97 and Mrs. Lara O’Donnell ‘98
David Martinez from Mr. and Mrs. Mason Harris
Julie Waldo from Col. Sheri (Waldo) Andino-Straka ‘75
CAPITAL GIFTS
For many years to come, Palmer Trinity School will be developing the 33-acre South Campus, and as a result, donors will be asked to support capital gifts for specific projects. Special thanks to our donors.
SOUTH CAMPUS CAPITAL FUND DONORS
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Cetta e Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Johnson
Mr. Mauricio Nicholls and Dr. Ines Nicholls
GENERAL ENDOWMENT GIFTS
Investing in Palmer Trinity School’s General Endowment demonstrates a long-term commitment to ensuring the future of our school. It is also an opportunity for donors to create a lasting legacy. ose who contribute to Palmer Trinity School’s general endowment can take great satisfaction in knowing that their gifts are benefiting the School and its students, both now and in the future.
GENERAL ENDOWMENT DONORS
Mr. Jack Brumbaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Contreras
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Gerbasi
Mr. and Mrs. David McCain
Ms. Vicki A. O’Meara and Mr. Dale Gassaway
Mr. Charles Scurr and Mrs. Barbara Ibarra-Scurr
Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Tarbe
Mr. and Mrs. omas M. Torbert
SPECIAL EVENT GIFTS
Special event gifts listed below represent cash donations, including underwriting and sponsorships.
BOOK FAIR
Every year, the Book Fair features dynamic author presentations, creative theme-based table decorations and the opportunity to support the School’s Matheson Library through book sales. Beyond just the proceeds, the Book Fair strengthens the intellectual mission of the Palmer Trinity School and the Library through the love of books, of reading, and the attainment of academic excellence.
Special thanks to Books & Books and Rachelle and Mitchell Kaplan, Eric Ballesteros, Ruthanne Vogel and the Book Fair Committee, and 2015 featured author Ridley Pearson.
2015 Book Fair = $9,830.00
DONORS TO THE 2015 BOOK FAIR
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Albarran
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Alonso
Dr. and Mrs. Yuri Alvarez
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Baker
Mr. Jim Barfield
Dr. and Mrs. Hank Barreto
Drs. Jose Birriel and Maria Pilar Gutierrez
Mrs. Pat Brockway
Ms. Ellen Bulkley
Ms. Toya Cook
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Corbishley
Ms. Karen A. Davis
Dr. and Mrs. Nestor
de la Cruz-Munoz
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Elson
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Espinosa
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Foreman
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Forristall
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Fortis
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Haas
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Johnson
Mr. Clint Jones
Mr. and Mrs. John Keller
Mr. and Mrs. David Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kleber
Mr. Alan Kyle
Mrs. Brud Lary
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lebowitz
Mr. Craig Likness
Ms. Sandie Lobue
Mr. and Mrs. David McCain
Ms. Joy McIntosh
Ms. Marivi Nevin
Ms. Caroline Owre
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. Klever Rosales
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Soto
Mr. and Mrs. David Topping
Ms. Lynn Vigar
Mr. and Mrs. Rob White
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2015
Palmer Trinity School’s signature community event, the International Festival, celebrates our vibrant multicultural community. e Festival showcases all that makes our school a dynamic international crossroads. Savory food choices at unique booths, an array of worldwide handicrafts, musical and dance performances, creative arts activities, and our rich service programs are all on display for over 1,000 attendees. Proceeds from the event support Palmer Trinity’s commitment to multicultural initiatives and diversity.
2015 International Festival = $16,780.00
SANDY GOLF AND TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Sandy Block was a former Palmer Trinity School parent and an active Board member. Aspiring to honor his father’s memory, Chris Block ‘96 founded the golf tournament after Sandy passed away. Now including a tennis tournament, proceeds from the event are allocated to the Sandy Block Financial Aid Award, which allows outstanding students to attend Palmer Trinity School on a need-based scholarship.
2015 Sandy Golf and Tennis Tournament = $68,000.00
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Northern Trust
ACE SPONSOR
Whitman Family Development
AUCTION SPONSOR
e Topping Family
EVENT RECEPTION
SPONSOR
Weathermakers Air Conditioning & Electric
GOLF CART SPONSOR
e Zeder Team at EWM
GOLF BALL SPONSOR
BankUnited
HAT SPONSOR
Morris & Reynolds Insurance
SHOE BAG & TERVIS
TUMBLER SPONSOR
Baker Consulting
GOODY BAG / COOLER SPONSOR Tropicars
EAGLE SPONSORS
BBVA Compass Bank
Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP
Coastal Building Maintenance
Coastal Construction
Overholt Construction Corporation
e Serrate Family
Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain, P.A. Trial Lawyers
e Weiss Family Foundation
BIRDIE SPONSORS
Camp Lenny Foundation
Geomantic Designs, Inc.
M.C. Harry & Associates Architects
COURT SPONSORS
Kaufman Rossin
e Mantilla Family
Melody, Inc.
TENNIS NET SPONSORS
e Cetta Family
e Sanz Family
e Slaman Family
FOOD AND DRINK UNDERWRITERS
Bacardi
Constellation Brands
Downstairs
Grey Goose/Bacardi USA
Sports Grill
UNDERWRITERS
A & T Installations, Inc.
Mrs. Judy Andrews
Bay Plumbing
Breakwater Construction and Development
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goodrich
LRG Construction and Mr. Brian Gershen ‘98
Ingelmo and Associates
iCore Construction
Mr. and Mr. John Keller
Landera Associates, PA
Ms. Joy McIntosh in Memory of Parker Booth
Mr. Ivan Morales
Ms. Mary Petit
Ramon Carpet Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rothfeldt
Smart Air Systems
e French Gershen Lawrence Zeder Foundation
TTH Construction
VOLUNTEER
LEADERSHIP 2014-2015
Leading by example, volunteers at Palmer Trinity School encourage and exemplify service to others and help maintain a strong school community. e following individuals gave time and talent in 2014-2015 and Palmer Trinity School thanks these dedicated volunteers for their incredible leadership and service.
2014-2015 ANNUAL FUND AMBASSADORS
CO- CHAIRS
Riva and Jay Steinman
GRADE LEVEL
AMBASSADORS
12 TH GRADE –CLASS OF 2015
Gigi and Randy Whitman
Claudia Morean
11TH GRADE –CLASS OF 2016
Alan Kyle
Paolo and Carolina Longo
10 TH GRADE –
CLASS OF 2017
Juli and Bob Reynolds
Silvia and Camilo Montana
9 TH GRADE – CLASS OF 2018
Lisa and Rocky McDonough
LeAnn and Luis Soto
8 TH GRADE – CLASS OF 2019
Angelica and Rudy Lang
Pilar and Jose Birrel
7 TH GRADE – CLASS OF 2020
Daphne and Jeff Martino
Lilia and Bill Bailey
6 TH GRADE – CLASS OF 2021
Sandy and Rodney Bell
Rachel and Paul Malueg
FACULTY AND STAFF CHAIRS
Raul Gonzalez
Micah Whitley
GRANDPARENT CHAIRS
Pat Brockway
ALUMNI PARENT
Jan Morrison ‘07, ‘09, ‘10
ALUMNI AMBASSADORS
Andrew Miller ‘13
Juan Policastro ‘08
Dax Tejera ‘03
Monica Cervera-Sijan ‘96
Brad Wagshul ‘87
Craig Zimmett ‘77
ALUMNI CHAIRS AND REUNION CHAIRS
Bridges Aderhold ‘95
Michele (Baker) Benesch ‘89
Peter Baumberger ‘90
Andrew Bennett ‘95
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Felix Castillo ‘10
Martina Faillace ‘10
Ozelia Fowler ‘05
Virgilio Guma ‘90
Mason Harris ‘89
Kelly (Kimmel) Guma ‘89
Martin Jensen ‘05
Soozie Klock ‘00
Corey (Krissel) Gonzalez ‘95
John Malloy ‘85
Layda Morales ‘00
Annie Morrison ‘10
Anne Beaumont (Nichols) Neithardt ‘95
Katey O’Regan ‘05
Brandon Rose ‘05
Lauren Santa Cruz-Yepes ‘05
Rebecca Williams ‘00
ALUMNI CLASS AGENTS
1973 David Wood
1974 Julie (Coleman) Mansfield
1976 Andy Hessen
1977 Craig Zimmett
1978 Tom Magenheimer
1979 Lori (Fogel) La Forgia
1980 Dawn Hoyt Kidd
1981 Lee Sterling
1982 Tracy Tabor Shelowitz
1983 Mary (Joyce) Wilburn
1984 Peter Cutter
1985 Dale Bennett
John Malloy
1986 Joelle (Wagshul) Steinburg
1987 Alyse (Fogarty) Ferrer
1988 Elena (Essen) Endara
1989 Scott Shelfer
1990 Peter Baumberger
Alden (Dunwody) Pimentel
1991 Derek Fisher
1992 Joy (Berg) Johnson
1993 Amanda Matalon
1994 Charles Baumberger
Campbell Walker
1995 Kaitlin Blazejack
1996 Lynley Walker-Ciorobea
1997 Brett French
1998 Preston Dickerson
Brian Gershen
Jon Lawrence
1999 Belinda Frieri
2000 Soozie Klock
2002 Adria (Jenkins) Young
2003 Ms. Laura Ateca
2004 Michael Contreras
Corina (Lopez) Minera
Alex Haynes
Lisa (Migliaccio) Haynes
2005 Katey O’Regan
2006 Ed Luckmann
Brandon McNary
2007 Brittany Alyssa Kalbac
2008 Megan Cunningham
Ariel Moger
2009 Marcel Contreras
Natalia Matallana
Jessica Mazon
2010 Victoria Fernandez
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Charles Baumberger, Jr. ‘94
Andrew Bennett ‘95
Michael Contreras ‘04
Daniel Diaz Leyva ‘98
Evans (Dunwody) Crews ‘91
Adrian Foley ‘02
Brian Gershen ‘98
Michael Haggard ‘88
Mason Harris ‘89
Brittney (Hoffman) McCabe ‘99
Holly (Lee) Zawyer ‘97 omas Magenheimer ‘78
John Malloy ‘85
Ariel Moger ‘08
Gordon O’Neil ‘84
Margaret Rosas-Guyon ‘93
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Lee Sterling ‘81
Lynley (Walker) Ciorobea ‘96
Nathan Zeder ‘98
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE
Jim Beverley, Former Coach
Deb Friedman ‘88
Hart Baur ‘82
Andy Hessen ‘76
Tom Magenheimer ‘78
Marty Migliaccio, PTS Faculty and Former Coach
Gordon O’Neil ‘84
Chris Sanz ‘04
Lee Sterling ‘81
Steve Veingrad ‘79
Ernest Robertson, Director of Athletics
Lauren Dowlen, Director of Alumni Relations
PALMER TRINITY PARENTS ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ann Elson, President
Denise Gallardo, VP
Heather Bass, VP
Inez Nicholos, Treasurer
Vivian Cortinas, Secretary
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ines Nicholls
HELPING HANDS
Maggie Porto
PARENT MENTOR
Ines Nicholls
Belkis Freedman
MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS
Lisa Tannebaum
Mercy Acosta
Marcia Pirani
SENIOR PARENTS
Chirine Mneimneh
Tina Rodriguez
FINE ARTS
Laurie Hill – Chair and Orchestra
Denise Gallardo – Guitar
Claudia Souber – Chorus
Diane Lary – Visual Arts
Monique Befeler – Drama
PARENT EDUCATION
Sandra Maler
Becky Haggard
SOCIAL/HOLIDAY
Heather Bass
Nikki Suarez
Carla Albarran
STAFF AND TEACHER APPRECIATION
Silvia Messmacher
Angelica Lang
BOOK CLUB
Ana Martin
Amy De La Cruz Munoz
PARENT DISCUSSION WORKSHOP
Ana Martin
BREAK THROUGH MIAMI
Belkis Freedman
Marcia Pirani
Mimi Fernandez
GRADE COORDINATORS
Denise Gallardo, Grade Coordination
Chair
6 TH GRADE
Jane Morales Ortega
Priya Panjabi
7 TH GRADE
Gisel Cruz
Belkis Freedman
8 TH GRADE
Claudia Alegrett
Raquel Fernandez
9 TH GRADE
Sara Fumagalli
Daphne Martino
Lisa McDonough
10 TH GRADE
Amy De La Cruz Munoz
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
11TH GRADE
Janet McMichael
Cindy Slaman
12 TH GRADE
Michelle Font
Heidi Nosich
PALMER TRINITY BOOSTERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Michael Haggard ‘88, President
Heidi Nosich, 1st Vice President
Bekki Haggard, 2nd Vice President
Regina Sandilands, 2nd Vice President
Michelle Font, Secretary
Tracey Waldman and Happy Forristall, Treasurer
FALCON’S NEST
Happy Forristall
SPECIAL EVENTS
SANDY GOLF
TOURNAMENT CO-CHAIRS
Brian Gershen ‘98
Lynne Keller
Chuck Klenk
Nathan Zeder ‘98
HONORARY CHAIR
Christopher Block ‘96
COMMITTEE
Michael Baiamonte
Simon Baker
Jim Block
Bob Booth
Shawn Crews
Kelly Foreman
Brett French ‘97
Sara Fumagalli
Bekki Haggard
Jon Lawrence ‘98
Jan Morison
Will Morrison ‘07
Maggie Porto
Regina Sandilands
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Margie Shanti
Zachary Sulkes
VOLUNTEERS
Veronica Arcaute
Natalie Baiamonte
Heather Bass
Rev. Dr. Mary Ellen Cassini
Vivian Cerione
Lois Chumbley
Kimberly Deribeaux
Ann Elson
Mimi Fernandez
Kelly Foreman
Jackson Fox ‘15
Jack Fumagalli ‘16
Sara Fumagalli
Susan Fusfield
Denise Gallardo
Beverly Hew
Lynne Keller
Angelica Lang
Susie Loiacono
Ana Martin
Daphne Martino
Nancy Michelson
Chirine Mneimneh
Annie Morrison
Jan Morrison
Daniel Mutter
Mercedes Pliego
Sophie Policastro
Maggie Porto
Keenan Rodriguez ‘15
Tina Rodriguez
Nick Rojas ‘19
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Patrick Roberts
Gisella Schollmeyer
Lauren Sondon
Riva Steinman
Lisa Tannenbaum
Sharon Williams
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CO-CHAIRS
Claudia Rey
Vivian Cortinas
Kitty Koch-Espinosa
Ines Nicholls
Maggie Porto
FOOD BOOTHS
Argentina
Marcela Biglieri
Guillermo Valenzuela
China
Helen Guo
Liang Wang (Chinese Honor Society)
Columbia
Pilar Dangond
Costa Rica
Caridad (Cary) Falero
Cuba
Estela Irigoyen
France
Caroline Goodwin
Germany
Angelica Lang
Haiti
Nathalie Kanzki-Rouzier
Ireland
Astrid Isom
Vivian Cortinas
Israel
Ron Katz
Jan Sokol Katz ‘81
Italy
Simonetta Cittadini
Maria Lombardo
Jamaica
Dennise Haughton
Lebanon
Josette Lahoud
Randa Khatib
Mexico
Carla Albarran
Panama
Maria del Pillar Illueca
Peru
Carolina Garcia-Velis
Luis Velis
Portugal
Manuel Schiappa
Pietra Sophia Malina
Margarida Telles de Silva
Puerto Rico
Iraida Robledo
Spain
Maria Eugenia Ballester
Thailand
Namoy Stoner
Rose Dass
USA
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Venezuela
Maria Rosales
Lucy Benedetti
Fernanda Salge
BOOK
FAIR CO-CHAIRS
Amy de la Cruz Munoz
Kitty Koch Espinosa
Karina Rojas
Rachelle Kaplan, Honorary
TABLE HOSTS AND HOSTESSES
Al Fresco French Country
Marcia Soto Pirani
A Disney Graduation
Kitty Espinosa
Chirine Mneimneh
A Tale for Time Being
Amy de la Cruz Munoz
Disney Dream
Jan Tobin
Into the Woods
Lois Chumbley
Class of 2015
Michelle Font
Heidi Nosich
Happy Forristall
Ridley Pearson’s “The Kingdom Keepers”
Kitty Espinosa
Amy de a Cruz Munoz
Karina Rojas
Aloha
Tina Portuondo
Happy Birthday
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
The Candy Makers
Sara Fumagalli
WAYS TO GIVE
Victorian Social Media
Idalia Mencia
Parent Ed Committee
The World of Dr. Seuss
Diane Perera
Maria Lombardo
A Walk Across the Sun
Henriette Mantilla
Janet Block
Simply Succulent
Diane Lary
Literary Soup
Ana Martin
PTA Book Club
PTS Spirit
Bekki Haggard
The World of Eric Carle
Lynne Keller
The Perfume Collector
Vivian Cortinas
Heather Bass
Hunter Crispian and the Little Brother of War
Kerri Topping
The Lady in Gold
Carla Ortiz Martinez
The Godfather
Mercy Acosta
Lisa Tannebaum
Pilar Illueca
Mademoiselle Chanel
Vivian Cortinas
Heather Bass
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When Pig’s Fly
Lee Ann Soto
The Book Thief
Maria Rosales
Maria Galan
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Cynthia Slaman
American Sniper
Amy Zambrano
“Cinderella Story”: My Life in Golf by Bill Murray
Karina Rojas
The Armchair Travelor
Ruthanne Vogel
Boxcars
Jenna Sleeman
Marie Antoinette
Gisella Cruz
Laura Munilla
BOOK SALES AND SET-UP VOLUNTEERS
Hope Fortis
Kelly Fullerton
Christine Capo Hernandez
Ruth Jimenez
Silvia Messmacher
Nadia Mishkosky
Maribel Morales
Claudia Morean
Diane Perera
Maggie Villasana
CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS
As an employee benefit, more than 550 American corporations match their staffs’ philanthropic contributions, allowing employees to double or triple their dollars. To see if your gift qualifies for a match, please visit www.palmertrinity.org/match and/or contact your company’s human resources department.
CLASS NOTES
Everyone has a story after they leave Palmer Trinity School – share yours by contacting our Director of Alumni Relations, Lauren Dowlen at ldowlen@palmertrinity.org or (305) 969-4282. The Aerie magazine editorial staff also welcomes submissions and suggestions. If you have an idea for a feature story, please contact our Editor-in-Chief at scalleja@palmertrinity.org.
Also, remember to keep in touch with your class agent by sending your class notes for the Spring issue.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD 2015–2016
Lynley (Walker) Ciorobea ‘96 President
Tom Magenheimer ‘78 Vice President
Mason Harris ‘89 Secretary
Charles Baumberger ‘94
Andrew Bennett ‘95
Michael Contreras ‘04
Evans (Dunwody) Crews ‘91
Danny Diaz Leyva ‘98
Adrian Foley ‘02
Brian Gershen ‘98
Michael Haggard ‘88
John Malloy ‘85
Ariel Moger ‘08
Gordy O’Neil ‘84
Maggie Rosas-Guyon ‘93
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85
Lee Sterling ‘81
Holly (Lee) Zawyer ‘97
Nathan Zeder ‘98
Members of the Inaugural 2014-2015 Alumni Association Board
HELENE HOLLUB recently celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the residential real estate company, Hollub Homes.
1977
CLASS AGENT
Craig Zimmett cazfla@aol.com
1978
CLASS AGENT
Thomas Magenheimer tmagmai@aol.com
1979
CLASS AGENT
Lori (Fogel) La Forgia ljlaforgia@gmail.com
1980
CLASS AGENT
Dawn (Hoyt) Kidd dhoytkidd@gmail.com
1981
CLASS AGENT
Lee D. Sterling psports@bellsouth.net
BOBBI (POHLMAN) ROGERS writes, “I was recently promoted to the position of Senior Director of JJDPA/PREA Compliance with G4S Youth Services, LLC. It is my duty to supervise a staff of four in compliance auditing, as well as to conduct compliance audits. Additionally, I still audit law enforcement and juvenile detention/residential programs under the JJDPA (Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act). My tasks consist of a policy/procedure review, on-site visits to appropriately classify the areas where youth are held to ensure separation from adults, and a review of current records. I have been tasked with Florida since 2002, Rhode Island since 2005, and we recently obtained a contract with Arkansas (2015).”
1982
CLASS AGENT
Tracy (Tabor) Shelowitz
1983
CLASS AGENT NEEDED
1984
CLASS AGENT
Beth (Moskowitz) Lazar bethm1428@aol.com
BETH (MOSKOWITZ) LAZAR is proud to announce that her daughter Jordyn joined the Palmer Trinity School Class of ‘22 this fall!
1985
CLASS AGENT
Beth (Brockway) Serrate bethserrate@mac.com
John Malloy jcmalloy@malloylaw.com
1986
CLASS AGENT
Joelle (Wagshul) Steinberg jwagshul@aol.com
1987
CLASS AGENT
Miles McGrath miles.mcgrath@gmail.com
1988
CLASS AGENT
Elena (Essen) Endara partyuv5@bellsouth.net
1989
CLASS AGENT
Scott Shelfer scott@exactaland.com
1990
CLASS AGENT
Peter Baumberger psb@kubickidraper.com
RICKY JOFRE and his wife, Dana, welcomed a baby girl this spring. Aliette Renee Jofre was born on May 14, 2015 at 8 pounds, 8 ounces and is little sister to big brother, Julian.
1991
CLASS AGENT NEEDED
In July, 2015 JESSE DOUGHERTY became the Head of Green Vale School in Long Island, New York.
Richard Rosen visits with Kristin (Hayden) Hebert ‘01 and Edna (Sturge) Furst ‘86
Palmer Trinity Alumni and Faculty members Bobby Moore ‘05 and Tammy King-Foster ‘94
Ricky Jofre ‘90 welcomes Aliette Renee Jofre
1992
CLASS AGENT
Nickaros Sanchoo nickaros.sanchoo@gmail.com
1993
CLASS AGENT
Amanda R. Matalon amandamatalon@gmail.com
TIM KIMMEL won an Emmy award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for his work as a supervising sound editor on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”
LORI (LAZENBY) FAISON and her company, Bolt House Textiles, were recently featured on a number of designing blogs, including Eclectic Charleston. Lori founded Bolt House Textiles in the wake of the Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “Lori began to draw at first just as a way to pay tribute to the delicate nature of this ecosystem in danger, and as she continued to draw, she began to imagine all of the drawings she had created as patterns. She further imagined a custom line of textiles and products that could be designed by the client and printed and manufactured on demand, right here in the South.” (Eclectic Charleston May 2015)
1994
CLASS AGENT
Campbell Walker cwalker@lincolnharris.com
Charles H. Baumberger, Jr. baumberger16@gmail.com
1995
CLASS AGENT
Andrew P. Bennett andrewpbennett@gmail.com
KAREN AZARNIA visited Palmer Trinity last spring as an alumna judge to the Student Art Showcase held at school. She and her family live in Chicago where she creates and exhibits art, curates exhibitions, and teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
1996
CLASS AGENT
Lynley (Walker) Ciorobea lynley3@gmail.com
Amanda (Chrycy) Thompson aecswild@aol.com
1997
CLASS AGENT
Brett French brettfrench@yahoo.com
JESSICA (CORRY) SIERRALTA celebrated the 15th anniversary of her store Mermaids in South Miami.
HOLLY (LEE) ZAWYER joined Schwartz Media Strategies as an executive vice president. She will lead campaigns for the firm’s growing roster of real estate, hospitality, and lifestyle clients and will also be involved in developing clients’ digital media strategies, as well as assisting in new business development.
CHRISTINA (ROSAS-GUYON)
HART and her husband Jason welcomed a baby boy, Theodore “Teddy” Hart as little brother to their daughter, Bea.
KEVIN SANZ married his longtime girlfriend Holly Warren On August 1, 2015, in front of family and friends in beautiful Sedona, California.
2002
CLASS AGENT
Adria (Jenkins) Young mz.adria@gmail.com
WILL PITTINOS writes, “I’ll be heading to Peru for an exchange program at the Peruvian Diplomatic Academy in Lima to finish up my master’s degree in international affairs from American University.”
2003
CLASS AGENT
Dax Tejera dax.tejera@gmail.com
BRIAN FERNANDEZ joined Publicis Worldwide as a
Tammy King-Foster ‘94, Tara King ‘95, Tracey King ‘00 and their parents
Gil Lang ‘97 visits PTS
Danny Reynolds and Laura (Chacon) Londono ‘99
US Congressman Patrick Murphy ‘01 wearing a PTS Alumni hat. The photo on the wall above his head is of the Class of 2001 as 8th Graders visiting Washington, DC.
Kevin Sanz ‘01 Wedding
ROSA GONZALEZ-GUARDA CLASS OF 1998
DR. GONZALEZ-GUARDA IS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF NURSING, WITH TENURE, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. SHE HAS WORKED ON COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH TARGETING HISPANICS AND OTHER HEALTH DISPARITY POPULATIONS IN THE U.S., LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND EUROPE. HER RESEARCH HAS FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS AMONG HISPANICS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURALLY TAILORED INTERVENTIONS. SHE IS ALSO THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF A COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH STUDY AIMING TO DEVELOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR HISPANICS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
As she was about to board an airplane to join several University of Miami nursing students studying at the Universidad de Alicante in Spain, Rosa shared some details about her career path and motivations.
Rosa came to Palmer Trinity as a junior, and though she spent only the last two years of high school at PTS, “it was a very important part of my development,” she remarks. “I grew up in Miami and attended Catholic school from 3rd grade onward. When I was a teenager, I realized
“I think it’s important to know the type of person you want to be. Don’t be so rigid about your path in life – be open to opportunities, examining them, and taking advantage. Don’t stress so much in the moment. But instead, enjoy those moments.”
I wanted to leave that environment because I felt everyone was exactly like me. I wanted to expose myself to people from different parts of the world, with different backgrounds and perspectives. I wanted to expand my mind.”
Rosa remembers one experience in her junior year Religion class at Palmer Trinity. During one class discussion, “one of my friends mentioned that they didn’t believe in God – It was shocking to me,” she says. But Rosa also appreciated the fact “that we were in a safe environment, where students could share what they really believed.”
Another important memory from Palmer Trinity was seeing how the school supported all students to try, in whichever area they wanted to try. “It is not a cookie cutter school,” Rosa remarks. “Not everyone has to be a strong athlete to do well, or have strong grades. Palmer Trinity has a place for everyone. I became a more well-rounded individual myself thanks to this environment.”
Besides her studies, Rosa played volleyball, lacrosse, softball, and basketball during her time at Palmer Trinity. ese experiences gave her lessons that she still appreciates today. “One thing I really miss about being younger is playing on a team sport. Team sports teach you time management, teamwork, and real-world skills. One of the important lessons of team sports is that you try hard, give it your all and you win –sometimes you try hard, and you don’t win. Often when we’re trying to communicate behaviors to children, I wish we would say, ‘put your mind to it and you’ll achieve it – but there will always be
people who perform better than you or mistakes that you make. Continue to enjoy the game’.” Rosa also participated in PTS Student Government, and outside of school she was dedicated to service and mission trips to the Dominican Republic. “We volunteered in both rural and urban areas, and I was really touched by the inequalities I witnessed. It was a surprise to me that no matter how hard the people tried to get ahead, based on where they were born, they were unable to move from their situations.” Rosa worked with a group of Catholic nuns who were public health nurses while in the Dominican Republic. ese experiences, combined with her exposure to many different cultures and perspectives she discovered at Palmer Trinity, became the seeds for her future career.
College Counselor Danny Reynolds encouraged Rosa to look beyond the familiar colleges closer to home, and Rosa applied to Georgetown University where she was accepted into a unique program in the school of nursing that concentrated on international health. “Georgetown was crucial in my development,” Rosa remembers. While in Washington, D.C., Rosa worked on a research project involving cancer among Hispanics. She realized the work that was most interesting to her was on a local level, studying inequalities, how wealth and resources and the lack thereof for minorities and the impoverished affected public health.
“I had a mentor at Georgetown that motivated me and turned me on to the idea to go to Johns Hopkins University for their dual-master’s program in nursing and public health.” However, she deferred her acceptance for a year to travel to Spain, and also work as a nurse in Miami. “As my experience in the community working with the Hispanic population grew, I identified the need for more research from Spanish-speaking health professionals. During a particular outbreak of syphilis in Spain, I tried to seek out the evidencebased research and best practices for treatments, and there was none. I realized I wanted to provide service and care, and that I had to be a part of developing the research myself.”
After Johns Hopkins University, Rosa pursued an interdepartmental Ph.D. in Nursing, Epidemiology and Psychology from the University of Miami, and joined the faculty of the School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Today, Rosa spends approximately 60% of her time on research activities, 40% on education.
She also remains active in community service, especially in Spain where her students spend time during their studies. She appreciates working with students across all levels, from undergraduate to Masters and Ph.D. programs. “I really love community-based research, and hearing real-life experiences of people,” Rosa remarks as she considers what she enjoys most about her work. “Research and service keep me connected to more than just myself – to my university community, and the local and national nursing communities.”
Rosa has received several honors and awards, including a scholarship with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and an appointment to an Institute of Medicine committee on the future of nursing. She is currently the principal investigator of a community-based participatory research study aiming to develop a teen dating violence prevention program for Hispanic youth.
At home, Rosa is mother to three active boys. “Being a mom helps me, I think I connect with even more people,” she says. Balancing work and home life comes naturally because of the nature of an active household: “When I get home I am so focused on my family that I’m pretty disconnected from anything else!”
To current Palmer Trinity students, Rosa recommends keeping an open mind. “You go through a door that’s open, and several other doors open to you. I think it’s important to know the type of person you want to be. Don’t be so rigid about your path in life – be open to opportunities, examining them, and taking advantage. Don’t stress so much in the moment. But instead, enjoy those moments.”
(opposite page) Rosa engaging in teaching at the University of Miami (bottom) Rosa, her husband Luis, and three “future Falcons” visiting the PTS campus last fall.
Celebrating Jenna Pimentel ‘04 and her upcoming wedding: Lisa (Migliaccio) Haynes ‘04, Claudia Lopez, Jenna Pimentel ‘04, Corina (Lopez) Minera ‘04, Jen Jacobs ‘04
senior vice president, group director, leading the Cadillac account. When he’s not busy driving fast cars and shooting commercials, Brian enjoys spending time with the growing PTS alumni community in NYC and looks forward to visiting campus soon.
EMILY HILL recently joined VITAS Healthcare as a director of billing & collections.
2004
CLASS AGENT
Corina (Lopez) Minera cminera@ymail.com
Lisa (Migliaccio) Haynes lisanmig@gmail.com
AMANDA APRARPOUR
writes, “I currently work at IMS Corporate, a company that has built out a digital advertising business in Latin America. We work as the exclusive partner to sell ads from large advertisers for platforms like Apple’s iAd, Twitter, Spotify, LinkedIn, Crackle, and more in the region. We have offices in Miami, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Montevideo, and all over Latin America. I started in 2008 based out of Miami, and then moved to Buenos Aires in 2011 to work on a special project for the company. I am currently on maternity leave (first baby!),
a baby
but before that I was managing direct clients for the agency as director for that business unit. I married an Argentine and we currently have a 13-day baby named Thomas Grant.”
When MICHAEL CONTRERAS returned from a medical mission trip to Mindo, Ecuador, he had the following to say about his trip: “The mission is over and it was a complete success as we saw thousands of patients. It was a truly amazing experience! All of this thanks to your generosity with the online donations, checks, cash, Kickball Teams, and Wine and Tapas tickets I sold, we raised well over $6,000! Thank you all from the bottom of my heart! You’ve earned a break – I won’t bug you guys again until next year. God bless you all always!”
RYAN JURNEY has opened his own law firm called Jurney & De La Grana, P.A. The boutique firm focuses on civil and criminal litigation.
2005
CLASS AGENT
Katey O’Regan katey.oregan@cbs.com
JOELLE GOODWIN accepted a job as the area manager of Disney’s Aulani Resort in Ko Olina, Hawaii.
ALEJANDRO MELEAN, who played four years on the boys’ varsity soccer team under coach Scott du Feu, was awarded the Victoria Alada for 2014. The award is given to athletes who compete in different sports in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Alejandro was chosen as the best soccer player from the Liga de Futbol Profesional Boliviano. Alejandro also continues to represent the Bolivian national team.
KATHERINE WOOD recently joined the Victory Dance Project at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theatre as a social media manager and event coordinator.
2006
CLASS AGENT
Amanda Omachonu amandaom22@gmail.com
MANNY CONTRERAS has joined Ernst & Young in New York. Earlier this spring he visited Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, and Puerto Rico.
In May, 2015 BRITTNEY (FYFFE) HERNANDEZ and WILSON HERNANDEZ welcomed a baby boy named Gabriel Alexander.
On a recent visit NICOLE MOURINO saw her artwork installed in Miami at the IconBay Park. The park features past winners of the National
YoungArts Foundation’s Sculpture Competition. Nicole is a 2006 YoungArts Winner in visual arts and based in New York where she is currently pursuing her MFA in Social Practice at Queens College.
LIZZIE PARSLEY is currently doing a residency at Tufts Veterinary hospital in Grafton, MA. Dr. Parsley is specializing in neurology and neurological surgery. She received one of only 20 residencies available in the country.
2007
CLASS AGENT Will Morrison willmorrisonfl@gmail.com
DIEGO ANDREWS URIBE recently got a new job as public relations manager at Mad Cave Studios.
ANTHONY WILL writes, “Over the last year, I have worked towards receiving a Certificate in Digital Marketing from New York University (which has been a long-time goal of mine). I am happy to say I completed the certification with a 4.0 GPA. This experience gave me the opportunity to learn from world-class professors and even bring on a new business partner. Furthermore, I recently launched a new company,
Michael Contreras ‘04 in Mindo, Ecuador
Luis Suarez ‘04 will be marrying longtime girlfriend Lauren this fall in Central Florida
Lema Ghafir ‘04 is expecting
girl this fall
PTS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
2015-2016 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
PLEASE SAVE-THE-DATES...
OCTOBER 6
Alumni Networking: Falcon Forum, 6:30 p.m. featuring Head of School Patrick Roberts at Books & Books Coral Gables
OCTOBER 8 Local Collegiate Night, 6:00 p.m.
OCTOBER 13 Alumni Coffee with Alumni Director, 8:00 a.m. at PTS
OCTOBER 17 Alumni Reunion in Atlanta, 7:00 p.m.
OCTOBER 23 Homecoming BBQ, 3:00 p.m. at PTS Homecoming Football Game, PTS Falcons vs. Everglades Preparatory Academy
OCTOBER 24 Alumni Soccer and Basketball Games, 10:00 a.m. at PTS
NOVEMBER 11 Alumni Reunion in San Francisco, 6:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER 12 Alumni Networking Program: Coffee & Conversation, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m., Casa Cuba South Miami
NOVEMBER 17 Alumni Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
DECEMBER 8 Alumni Coffee with Alumni Director, 8:00 a.m. at PTS
DECEMBER 15 Alumni Holiday Party, 7:00 p.m.
JANUARY 25 Sandy Golf & Tennis Tournament at Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club
JANUARY 31 Alumni in NYC Reception, 7:00 p.m.
MARCH 11 & 12 Alumni Reunion Weekend
MARCH 11 All Alumni Reception, Athletic Hall of Fame Induction, Annual Alumni Awards, 7:00 p.m.
MARCH 12 Class Reunion Dinners, 7:00 p.m.
APRIL 2 International Festival, 11:00 a.m. at PTS
JUNE 2
Alumni Association Annual Meeting, 6:00 p.m. followed by Alumni Summer Social, 6:30 p.m.
“Keep being curious and try new things. It’s easy to get really overwhelmed and stuck in one thing... keep learning!”
EDWARD LUCKMANN CLASS OF 2006
AS A CHILD, PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL ALUMNUS EDWARD LUCKMANN ALREADY KNEW THAT HE WANTED TO BE AN ARCHITECT. “I CAN REMEMBER DRAWING REALLY COOL HOUSES, A POOL WITH A GARAGE UNDERNEATH, OR SECRET SPY HOUSES.” TODAY, EDWARD’S DREAM HAS BEEN REALIZED. WORKING AS AN ARCHITECT IN LONDON, ENGLAND, HE CREATES CUTTING EDGE DESIGNS FOR COMPANIES WORLDWIDE.
Edward entered Palmer Trinity in 8th grade, having grown up in Curacao, then part of the Dutch Antilles Islands in the Caribbean. Coming to a school with an internationally diverse student body was still an adjustment: “Moving between classes was new, and even a school with 600 students was really big for me,” said Edward. “8th grade was about getting adjusted.” Entering high school the next year “got exciting”. Edward decided to take advantage of the open environment at Palmer Trinity and tried his hand at many different sports including football, lacrosse, tennis, and baseball. He also studied music, art, and drama, and even played the role of Vince Fontaine in the production of Grease in 2006.
Some of Edward’s most memorable teachers included English teacher Mark Hayes. “Edward always proved to be quick-witted and articulate, thoughtful about the world and always kind and gentle teasing with his classmates,” said Hayes. “In many ways, even in grade nine, he was sophisticated beyond his years. It’s no surprise to me that he’s become successful as a global citizen.”
Of course, ceramics and architecture teacher Robert Moorhouse was also one of Edward’s mentors at Palmer Trinity. “In high school, I learned about form, and aesthetics,” remembers Edward. His dream of designing homes and buildings became more of a reality as he studied with Mr. Moorhouse. “He was consistently funny, warm, and upbeat,” said Moorhouse. “He worked hard, but I never saw him struggle. While he was mostly jovial and even comedic in the studio, he also showed signs of deep contemplation and creative intuition.”
Edward earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Northeastern University. His studies “laid a foundation to understanding what the real profession is like, and what the job was like in relation to what we were studying.” From Boston, Edward moved to London and was accepted into the prestigious Architectural Association School of Architecture, where he earned his Master’s degree. “My studies were the polar opposite of undergrad. For the
first time, I went into a digital dreamworld to learn how to design.”
Edward landed a job as a design assistant at Zaha Hadid Architects and began working the long hours and fast pace that many young architects experience. e famed and award-winning Hadid has come to be known for futuristic design, building unique and recognizable projects all over the world. Edward describes it as “avant-garde” and as an architect he enjoyed the “freedom to think of crazy and bold design.”
He learned a lot from his colleagues at Zaha Hadid Architects. “ I learned how to model correctly, making the transition from digital design. How the projects actually come together, they are so technically difficult, it’s actually amazing.” Most notably, Edward got the chance to work on the Bee’ah Company headquarters, which will be completed in the United Arab Emirates in 2017.
“I am deeply, ineffably proud of Edward’s rapid ascent in the bustling, complex world of architecture,” said Mr. Moorhouse. “Knowing that one of my students has worked for the architect I admire above all others, Zaha Hadid, gives me immense personal and professional satisfaction.”
Last fall, Edward came back to PTS to speak with students in Mr. Moorhouse’s 3D Architectural Design class. He gave an overview of the team approach to design in Ms. Hadid’s office, and shared a bit about their cutting-edge computer programs. “It was good to re-evaluate where I’m going with my work as an architect, back in the room where it all began.”
Today, Edward’s work is “completely local,” he explains about working with the firm Sheppard Robson. Working in a smaller firm, he most enjoys living and working in London. “Now I have more time to enjoy my work and make friends outside of my field.”
As for advice for current Palmer Trinity School students, Edward says, “I was really goal-oriented. ough not every high schooler knows what career path they’d like to take, the most important thing is to surround yourself with people who think like you. Dump the whole idea you can do everything by yourself. e world we live in is a lot more complex. Today you have to work as a team and you’re not going to know some things, but that’s ok. Keep being curious and try new things. It’s easy to get really overwhelmed and stuck in one thing. e way that professions are going, if you only know one thing you’ll be a fish out of water. So keep learning!”
Edward at his PTS graduation with his father, Laurens Luckmann Design conceived by team ThinkTank (Edward Luckmann, Armando Bussey, Maggie Wang and Vichayuth Meenaphant)
brandresurrection.com – an online reputation management firm that specializes in helping companies and individuals remove or repair negative reviews online.”
2008
CLASS AGENT
Megan Cunningham megancunningham215@gmail.com
Ariel Moger aem2178@columbia.edu
MEGAN CUNNINGHAM was accepted to Boston University Law School.
MICHAEL DAUD recently joined Cervera Real Estate in Miami as a Digital Marketing Coordinator.
On the first weekend in April, four PTS alumni, ANGEL DIAZ ‘08, ERIK QUISENBERRYDIAZ ‘10, NICOLAS PAZ ‘14, and DANIEL DU FEU ‘14 played for FIU’s varsity lacrosse team in their 19-2 win over Morehouse. All four either scored a goal or got an assist and a goal. All four are also coaching lacrosse this season at PTS.
NATALIE IMRAN has joined Miami-based Architectonica as an architectural intern.
STEPHEN LUDOVICI and Lauren Franklin recently got engaged. Lauren is working as a training manager for the J. Crew Men’s Shop in Coral Gables. She is training for her first 10K and half-marathon later this year. Stephen practices as a creditors’ rights attorney for Jones Walker LLP in downtown Miami.
RICHARD “RICKY” MORGAN was elected president of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine chapter at Nova Southeastern College of Medicine.
MATTHEW TILLETT earned his MFA from East 15, a prestigious theater conservatory in London, England. During two years at East 15, Matthew had the opportunity to study and perform under many notable directors in interesting venues, which included Shakespeare’s Globe Theater in London and The Russian University of Theater Arts in Moscow. He capped his two years with a final performance in May in a contemporary drama, “Three Birds Alighting on a Field” at the Tristan Bates Theater in Covent Garden. In August he performed in an original play with his acting troupe, The Barrington Collective, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
2009
CLASS AGENT
Natalia Matallana natismata@gmail.com
Jessica A. Mazon jessica.mazon@gmail.com
MARK ALLEN is back home and now training for the Pan American games in July in Toronto. He was helping the track coach at Palmer earlier this year.
KRISTEN FERREIRA writes, “After graduating from Elon University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2013, I moved to Washington D.C. to obtain my master’s in organizational sciences from George Washington University. Once in D.C., I started working for a boutique leadership consulting firm started by General Stanley McChrystal. In August, I will be completing my master’s degree and continuing my work in leadership development and consulting at the McChrystal Group.”
LAURA VOGEL is working on her doctorate in environmental engineering at the University
of Western Ontario. Through her work, she has become involved with the Catalyst Foundation (a non-profit aiming to help build stronger communities in Vietnam to fight human trafficking). Over the past eight months, she has been mentoring a group of undergraduate students with the goal of creating a water filtration system that has the potential to provide clean drinking water to one of the communities in Vietnam. Within the next year, Laura will be traveling to Vietnam to build the filtration system. This spring, the PTS Eco Club under the leadership of Lauren Keller ‘17 raised funds from the student body to help support Laura’s project.
2010
CLASS AGENT
Victoria Fernandez vfmarante@gmail.com
Annie Morrison annie.morrison2@gmail.com
Martina Faillace mafaillace@gmail.com
ANNIE MORRISON recently moved to San Francisco to work for Zenefits as a sales development representative.
LAURA PORTUONDO has begun her legal studies at Yale Law School in the class of 2018.
BROOKE SONENREICH writes, “I graduated early from Florida State after writing and defending a thesis about Stanley Kubrick and the art of adaptation. I moved to Nashville and founded Esteric, the only feminist publication in the city. We wrote up a consignment deal with a small press called Brainfreeze Comics. They sell all of our issues at The Groove, a record store in East Nashville. I recently accepted a research assistantship for a full ride to Georgia State. I’ll start pursuing a doctorate in film there this fall.
Wilson Hernandez ‘06 and Brittney (Fyffe) Hernandez ‘06 welcome baby Gabriel
Alberto Beeck ‘07 and Vasco CostasMarquez ‘07 visiting PTS
I also just found out a monthly film magazine in Seattle called Bright Wall/Dark Room will be publishing one of my film essays this August.”
2011
CLASS AGENT
Alexa Cajiga acajiga93@me.com
Katherine R. Difede 91difede@cardinalmail.cua.edu
SAVANNAH DOMINGUEZ recently graduated from Bentley University and is working outside of Boston for ISlide Inc. as an intern in the Marketing Department.
ALEXIS FERRARO joined the Boston Celtics as an inside sales representative, a sixmonth sales program for recent college graduates.
ASHLEY RAMKISHUN graduated from George Washington University this past
May with a bachelor’s in criminal justice (Magna Cum Laude). She is working at Rothwell, Figg, Ernst, & Manbeck as a litigation paralegal.
SARA STRICKROOT writes, “I am with CP+B Headquarters in Boulder, CO as the agency communication intern.”
ERIKA VAZQUEZ-BACARDI
recently joined Miami-based PR firm TURKEL Brands as a social media intern.
2012
CLASS AGENT
Giancarlo S. Falconi g.falconi@umiami.edu
Biraaj M. Mahajan bmahajan@bu.edu
SAM BERK , studying at Macalester College, has been named first-team AllMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. According to Macalester Athletics. “Berk
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had a breakout season as a junior, ranking 11th nationally in doubles per game (0.51) while leading the Scots with a .384 average. He also led Macalester in hits (43), doubles (17) and multiple-hit games (13), which included five three-hit games and one four-hit outing. Berk’s batting average this season was 121 points higher than his career average over his first two season and, after collecting 33 hits, three doubles and 19 RBIs in 122 at bats over the previous two seasons, he had 43 hits, 17 doubles and 26 RBI in 112 at bats this season. He earned Macalester’s most valuable offensive player and most improved player awards and has been selected by teammates to serve as one of Macalester’s two co-captains for the 2016 season.”
ASHLEY DU FEU graduated from UCF in just three years with a 3.75 GPA. According to her father, Scott du Feu, “Wow! She worked so hard, ending her time there with a 4.0 final semester.”
CANDACE MOO is currently interning with Christopher Kelly Design in New York.
SEBASTIAN NICHOLLS is working as the chief of staff and programming director of the Georgetown Sustainable Oceans Alliance.
NATHALIA PENTON spent this past spring interning at the World of Chinese Magazine in Beijing, China, where she wrote weekly for the magazine’s website on China’s environment, politics, and culture. Nathalia planned on spending her late summer as China program director of summer 2015 for Learning Enterprises International, to help lead 17 volunteers into rural China to teach English to underprivileged students. Nathalia is currently a senior at American University.
SEAN RAMRAS writes, “I’ve spent this summer as a research assistant in a Cancer Metabolism Laboratory in New York, where I have been working
ALUMNI COLLEGE AND CAREER DAY
On May 15, 2015, Palmer Trinity School was proud to host its seventh annual Alumni College and Career Day. e Class of 2016 met with 11 returning Alumni who talked about their careers in areas such as nursing, law, education, banking, retail, film production, and aviation. ey also shared their impressions of college and life after college and reflected on fond memories of Palmer School and Palmer Trinity School. Alumni visitors were divided into four classrooms where they hosted round-table discussions with different groups of juniors. After their presentations, the Alumni gathered in the Private Dining Room (PDR) to catch up with a few of their favorite Palmer Trinity School teachers.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING ALUMNI WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT:
Jan Sokol-Katz ‘81
Hart Baur ‘82
Daniel Diaz-Leyva ‘98
Carlos Huerta ‘01
Fernando Bonet ‘03
Ian Wogan ‘04
Olee Fowler ‘05
Martin Jensen ‘05
Lauren Adamo ‘08
Lauren Franklin ‘08
Stephen Ludovici ‘08
LEE STERLING CLASS OF 1981
A FIXTURE ON THE SIDELINES AT PALMER TRINITY FOOTBALL GAMES, A MEMBER OF OUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD, AN ALUMNI CLASS AGENT FOR THE CLASS OF 1981, AND INDUCTEE INTO OUR SCHOOL’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME, LEE’S LOYALTY TO OUR SCHOOL IS CLEAR. HIS UNIQUE PROFESSION AS A TRUE ENTREPRENEUR IS A SUCCESS STORY IN HOW TO COMBINE THE LOVE AND PASSION FOR FOOTBALL AND AN ACUTE BUSINESS ACUMEN. AND AS AN ACTIVE FATHER, HE PROUDLY SHARES THAT HIS TWO DAUGHTERS ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR OWN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS. WE RECENTLY SPENT TIME WITH LEE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES AT PALMER, AND BEYOND.
Lee’s family is strongly rooted in the Miami community, so you may recognize the name Sterling. His father, Dr. Robert Sterling, “Dr. Bob” was a renowned and popular dentist in Miami. His brother, Craig, a graduate of Palmer Class of 1982 and married to Palmer Trinity Athletic Hall of Famer Jane (Maguire) Sterling ‘82, runs his own successful dentistry practice in Palm Beach Gardens. Lee’s sister, Lauren (Sterling) Perlman, attended Palmer as well and was an active mother and volunteer in South Florida. His wife Kim (Levin) Sterling graduated from Palmetto High School with the class of 1983. It’s Lee’s daughters Sidney and Brooke, however, who may become the most famous Sterlings of all. Sidney attends the University of Miami, cheers on the all-girls cheerleading squad, and works as an advocate in the multiple sclerosis awareness community. Brooke is an accomplished actress, already a member of the Actor’s Equity Association as a junior in high school.
Lee’s roots in the Palmer Trinity School community began in middle school. He came to Palmer School in eighth grade, with the intention of playing football for the revered Palmer Pirates. He joined the Varsity team as the youngest player under Coach Jeff Capparelli. “ e older boys didn’t exactly look up to him as an 8th grader on the Varsity team,” remembers Coach Capparelli, “but as he grew older in the program, the players began to really look up to him as a natural leader.”
Lee wanted to be a starter in every sport that he played. “He had a deep desire to win and be a champion,” said Coach Capparelli. “Lee would not accept failure. He worked his tail off, he was never out-trained, and studied hard in the film room. In my era, he was the best quarterback at Palmer.”
While at Palmer, Lee also played baseball under Coach Jim Higgins. Both Coach Capparelli and Coach Higgins greatly influenced Lee. “ e lessons they taught me weren’t ones that I picked up on right away, but by the time I got to college and was in my mid-20’s, they made sense,” Lee explains. “ ese lessons included being held accountable for your actions and learning to be a leader. It wasn’t about just winning games; it was about being a better person. Both coaches showed us by leading by example.”
“ e thing that stood out to me the most about Lee was his enthusiasm and true commitment to want to be what he turned out to be, which was a student-athlete,” Coach Higgins remembers. “When you see respect in a young person and a willingness to learn, you know it’s these qualities that will serve them throughout their life. Lee was able to absorb lessons from his coaches and older players on the team. I’m sure the source of his inspiration was his listening.”
As Palmer approached its 10th anniversary in the early 80s, the young school had come to be known as an institution with a strong academic and athletic presence. e school gave Lee the environment to succeed and grow with the inherent qualities of a champion. He recalls, “the teacher-to-student ratio, the fact they were always willing to stay after class, and the coaching oneon-one were some of the reasons why Palmer was a perfect match for me.”
Lee worked extremely hard on the fields and in the classrooms, and the class of 1981 seemed like a special one. “Our class was unique. We had really smart kids—five merit scholars out of 54 students! We had athletes and kids with different interests, but I was able to intermingle with all different groups. In a big school you are stuck with one group, but at a small school you can make good friends across the board.”
Upon graduation, Lee went to play football at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) and was a member of the 1981 NCAA Division II National Championship Team. It was an incredible experience for Lee, but after one year, he realized there was more in his future than football. “I was not going into the NFL,” he remembers. “When you play college football, it’s a job and they ‘own’ you. I wanted a better atmosphere for myself.” He transferred to
the University of Texas and graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Finance. Lee joined the business world in Miami by managing and leasing shopping centers. However, he wondered if there was a way to make a living from the things he loved best: “I loved numbers, finance, and sports. I decided to give the handicapping service a try. No one was doing it on radio shows across the country. I felt there were people who didn’t know how to talk about college and NFL games on the radio.” Lee reached out to some fraternity brothers who were starting to analyze football on the radio in Houston and St. Louis. “I did well,” Lee casually remarks. “I was able to break it down and give reasonable feedback.” us launched the company Paramount Sports.
Today, Lee speaks to 40 radio stations across the country every ursday and Friday during the football season, including ESPN and FOX. In the Miami Herald newspaper, Lee is the “pro” in the popular sports column “David vs. Goliath”. His preparation for such analysis includes watching hundreds of weekly college and NFL games, either live or taped, writing extensive outlines of each game, and making predictions based on his experience and knowledge.
“Today there are thousands of entrepreneurs like me. Once the Internet boomed, there was a wave, and then another with Twitter. Everyone thinks they’re great. You have to run a business, serve your clients, and market your business all at the same time,” he shares. But it takes hard work to ensure continued success, which Lee attributes to the lessons from his coaches at Palmer. “ e greatest thing that Coach Jeff and Jim taught me: You have to lie down and bleed a while and [experience] pure failure. But get up. ey inspired me to work hard.”
Lee shared his advice to fellow Palmer Trinity Alumni and future graduates for finding a successful career: “I would say to find something you like, and something that you’re good at and try to make it work. If you can’t find both – go with one of the two. So many people do stuff that make them miserable. It’s unfortunate that some people don’t have parents who allowed them to be themselves. I didn’t want to be a dentist – I wasn’t that good with my hands or good at math and science but I was good with history and numbers. Happiness is what’s most important.”
Lee, number 12 for the Palmer Pirates, was a powerful quarterback who led the Pirates to many victories. (above) Lee consulting with “Coach Capp” on the sidelines.
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ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND
MAY 29-30, 2015
ALUMNI COCKTAIL RECEPTION
On Friday, May 29th, alumni, family, and faculty members joined together to kick off 2015 Alumni Reunion Weekend with the Alumni Cocktail Reception. Alumni had the opportunity to tour the beautiful Palmer Trinity campus and catch up with old friends and former teachers. e evening also included the presentation of our Distinguished Alumni Awards to Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85 (Founders’ Alumni Award) and Brian Alonso ‘97 (Head of School’s Alumni Award).
e Founders’ Alumni Award recognizes Alumni who have demonstrated honor, courage and leadership and helped to fulfill the vision of our school’s founders. Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85 captained the cheerleading squad as a student at Palmer and her spirit continues to inspire our entire school community. Beth has been President of the
Boosters, an Annual Fund Ambassador, Alumni Class Agent, and a Reunion Chair. She currently serves as a member of both the Alumni Association Board and the Board of Trustees. Beth remains true to serving our school with a sense of loyalty, pride, spirit, and grace.
e Head of School’s Alumni Award recognizes distinguished service to the community, which exemplifies Palmer Trinity School’s mission — commitment to the moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and creative growth of all members of our community. Dedicated to helping revitalize and build community in the Miami Downtown area, Brian Alonso ‘97 volunteers for numerous organizations. He Chairs both the Flagler Street Downtown Development Authority and Dade Heritage Trust, and serves as a member of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust. Representing the
values of both the Alonso family and Palmer Trinity, Brian successfully helps run his family’s businesses La Época department store and Lost Boys Dry Goods.
After the Distinguished Alumni Award presentation, members of the Palmer Trinity School Alumni Association presented a special gift to Ms. Elena “RG” “DV” De Villiers for her 31 years of service to Palmer
and Palmer Trinity School. Among the many ways that Elena enriched our school over the years, she served as Math Department Chair, New Teacher Mentor, Director of Student Activities and Community Service, and perhaps most special of all, Past Parent to her three children. Palmer Trinity is thrilled that Elena will remain actively involved in our school as an official Alumni Ambassador through the Alumni Office.
ALUMNI ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION AND FAMILY PICNIC
Saturday morning, May 30th, family and friends gathered in the PTS Gym to celebrate the two newest inductees into the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame, Jamaal Douglas ‘03 and Jay Nordqvist ‘79. As a state competitor in basketball, Jamaal helped the PTS Falcons compete for a state title. Later he played at Eastern Kentucky University and now plays professional basketball overseas. As a three-sport athlete for the Palmer
Pirates, Jay was a leader on the tennis court, football field, and most notably the soccer team. He played for the University of Florida and each year joins the Palmer Trinity Alumni Soccer Game led by Scott du Feu.
Following the induction ceremony, alumni families enjoyed a delicious picnic and fun games on Brockway Field.
with oncogene expression and regulation in Colorectal Cancer Cells. I’m a rising senior at Washington University in St. Louis and am majoring in biology and biological sciences.”
STEFAN STAERTZEL writes, “I was shortlisted two years in a row in Dubai and Shanghai for the Nobel Prize based on our innovative model. Last year, we were also the only undergraduate team to compete and ended up in the top 4 most innovative ideas. I am currently studying finance in Madrid at IE University and will be studying abroad in China next semester as well and expected to graduate in June 2016. Prior to this year, I lived in Brazil (for an internship), Russia, Florida, and Germany (as I was born there).”
CAMILA VICTORIANO writes, “This summer I’m working as an associate in the publisher’s office at The Los Angeles Times. My projects range from digital marketing plans to helping plan coverage for the 2016 election. Overall it has been a really great experience getting to see how, in an era of many changes, a traditional newspaper is still
managing to keep up with fast-paced and always evolving digital trends. As an English major, it definitely gives me a lot of hope for the future of high quality journalism.”
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Preston R. Michelson michelsonpr@gmail.com
DREW DORSY continues his studies at Bentley University and his work as founder and managing member of Bindor Capital Investments LLC.
BEN ROBERTS writes, “This summer I interned at Hale Partnership in Charlotte, North Carolina as an analyst. This internship has furthered my love for the field of finance and has given me the tools to succeed as an investment banker in the near future.” Ben continues his studies at the Kelley Business School at the University of Indiana.
CARLOS SINGER writes, “I am a cofounder at UPSTATE.
UPSTATE is a clothing company focused on providing a different look and style of clothing for millennial men. From a more personal standpoint, I was bored with the mundane, unoriginal, and mass-produced clothing made available for high school and college kids. UPSTATE offers very limited runs of distinct and unique articles of clothing. We launched our first line of shorts via Kickstarter in March 2015, and we are currently focused on fulfilling these orders while working on future lines of clothing.”
SARA TILLETT is a rising junior at Dickinson College majoring in vocal performance. This summer, Sara furthered her operatic training at the OC Ars Vocalis Academy in Rome. The academy was under the direction of three world-renowned vocalists and professors, Dubravka Zubovic, Milena Kitic, and Mark Goodrich. Sara gave three performances at St. Paul’s Within the Walls, an Episcopal Church located in the center of Rome. Her concerts featured arias by Handel, Mozart, Donizetti, and Puccini.
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Sara Abbassi sabbassi96@gmail.com
Sabrina J. Rodriguez sjr430@nyu.edu
MARINA BRYANT interned this summer at Massachusetts General Hospital for women’s health and psychiatry in Boston.
MICHELLE GONZALEZ recently interned with Miami-based residential home building company Lennar as a property management intern. She is currently pursuing a degree in legal studies (or business law) at the University of Miami School of Business Administration.
ELLIOTT HARRIS writes, “I have been working at Shake-A-Leg for the past three summers. It is one of the best places for teens and young adults to volunteer and work in all of Miami. This fall I head back to Drexel in Philadelphia.”
SYDNEY MERRITT interned as an archivist at HistoryMiami and
Elena De Villiers with Shirin Razdan ‘11 and Felicia Burke ‘11
Tyler Kalbac ‘10 and Raul Gonzalez
Dexter Carr ‘09 and his fan club of PTS faculty members
Alejandro Melean ‘05
Nicole Mourino ‘09
Kristen Kotowski, Sam Lachterman ‘10, Elena De Villiers, Joey Santilli ‘10
Katrina Escobio ‘09, Ruthanne Vogel and Jasmine Glick ‘09
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LEGACY FAMILY BREAKFAST
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Earlier in September, Palmer Trinity hosted its first-ever Legacy Family Breakfast to honor Alumni who have returned to our school as parents, along with their students. Legacy families this year include:
Dina (Ashemimry) Aronfeld ‘86 and Sara ‘17
Evans (Dunwody) Crews ‘91 and Attie ‘21
Juan Cobo ‘85 and Blake ‘22
James Dorsy ‘83 and Christopher ‘17
Virgil Guma ‘90, Kelly (Kimmel) Guma ‘89, Katalina ‘22 and Nicholas ‘21
Michael Haggard ‘88, Carson ‘22 and Madison ‘20
Jan Sokol-Katz ‘81 and Samantha ‘18
Beth (Moskowitz) Lazar ‘84 and Jordyn ‘22
Laura (Chacon) Londono ‘99 and Felipe ‘22
Andrew Magenheimer and Kyle’16
John Malloy ‘85, John ‘19 and Katelyn ‘17
Sean Murphy ‘89, Stephanie ‘20 and Taylor ‘18
Jack Plunkett and Cassie ‘16
Beth (Brockway) Serrate ‘85, Brock ‘17, Chad ‘17, Hunter ‘17 and Mackenzie ‘19
Brad Wagshul ‘87 and Madison ‘22
Province “Boo” (Park) Zamek and Caroline Zamek ‘22
WELCOME BACK, ALUMNI!
Alumni celebrating their Reunions this spring had a great time visiting Miami and with each other. Thanks to our many Reunion volunteers and Class Agents!
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is taking a class abroad at the London School of Economics this summer.
ISA SIGNORET recently visited PTS with the University of Michigan’s a cappella group Gimble A Cappella.
CLASS AGENT
Keenan Rodriguez keenanrodriguez10@gmail.com
Isa Ruiz isabellaruiz1029@gmail.com
KELLY ERIKSEN was highlighted on the front cover of the Miami Herald Neighbors section this summer for her work with the Locust Art Builders and Locust Projects, a local exhibition space dedicated to providing contemporary visual artists the freedom to experiment with new ideas without the pressures of gallery sales or limitations of conventional exhibition spaces.
IN MEMORIAM
Our deepest condolences and prayers for these members of our Palmer Trinity School family:
ALVARO CASTILLO, son of Claudia and Alvaro Castillo, brother of FERNANDO CASTILLO ‘12 and Santiago Castillo, passed away this past July.
OLIVER STRONG ‘21, son of Vilma and Simon Strong, brother of EDWARD STRONG ‘22, passed away this past June.
David Kelley, husband to Julie and father of student BENJAMIN KELLEY ‘20, passed away this past July.
Betty Sutton Lawton, mother of JENNY LAWTON ‘85, passed away this past July.
Matthew Tillet ‘08 performs in an East 15 production of Cat Among the Pigeons
Sara Tillett ‘13 with Opera Star Milena Kitic
Renee Dobrinsky ‘14, Adriana Truby, Sara Abassi ‘14
Gerardo Chavez ‘15 and sister Dani Chavez
Preston Michelson ‘13 and Danny McCain ‘12
Daniel Omachonu ‘12 and Victoria Alvarez-Arango ‘12
HOMECOMING WEEKEND
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
3:00 P.M. COMPLIMENTARY BBQ FOR ALL FANS HOSTED BY THE BOOSTERS AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 4:00 P.M. KICK-OFF 5:00 P.M. HOMECOMING COURT PRESENTATION AT HALFTIME
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 10:00 A.M. ALUMNI SOCCER GAME ALUMNI BASKETBALL GAME 11:30 A.M. LUNCH
