The Column, Fall 2021 (Issue 5)

Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill

fall 2021 | issue 5

onward

MISSION

HEAD of SCHOOL

Chip Denton ASSOCIATE HEAD of SCHOOL

Jez McIntosh SENIOR STAFF

Amy Chauncey, Director of Lower School Matt Hall, Director of Middle School Mark Waller, Director of Upper School Niesha Campbell, Director of Advancement Karman Kent, Director of Enrollment Management Amy Paul, Interim Director of Finance Janet Ray, Director of Arts Shaun Satterfield, Director of Institutional Equity Laura Sayre, Director of Information Technology Sophie Smith, Athletic Director

The mission of Trinity School is to educate students in transitional kindergarten to grade twelve within the framework of Christian faith and conviction—teaching the classical tools of learning; providing a rich yet unhurried curriculum; and communicating truth, goodness, and beauty.

EDITOR

Nathan Clendenin | nclendenin@tsdch.org GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Katie Stokes CONTRIBUTORS

Niesha Campbell Cindy Clark Nathan Clendenin Chip Denton COVER PHOTO

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fall 2021 | issue 5

onward

BOARD of TRUSTEES 2021–2022

Jeff Lloyd, Chair Harmony Garges, Vice Chair John Hand, Treasurer Judith Street, Secretary Frederick Brooks Marsha Ebert Sandy Kennedy Jim Lamont Leland Little Aaron McKethan Charles Merritt RJ Moshay Jay Thomas Chip Denton (ex officio)

Linzy Kurien Carrie Sippy Lily Grace Tomlinson ’25

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TABLE of CONTENTS

Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

Non Nobis

A Note from the Head of School 2

Why We Give: Jeremy and Jennifer Mario 30

2021–2022 School Verse 4 Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in Science and Technology 6

Trinity’s Investors 2020–2021 32 Celebrating God’s Faithfulness: The Brent Clark Arts and Engineering Building Dedication 36

Trinity Receives the Aspen Institute Award 10 Winning, Trinity-Defined 14

Known and Loved

Trinity Arts Expands Its Footprint 18

A Tribute to Brent Clark: Our Family’s Trinity Journey 38

Rich and Unhurried

From the Classroom: A Spotlight on Trinity’s Faculty and Staff 42

The Turkey Bowl Tradition 24

Trinity Welcomes New Director of Upper School 44

Education is an Atmosphere 28

Partnering to Provide 46 Alumni Spotlight: Susanna Mathew 50 Alumni News and Notes 55

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t is still hard for me to fathom the fact that Brent Clark, our late Director of Finance, is gone—gone from Trinity, gone from this world, never to return. It is a fitting tribute to feature the building named in his honor on the cover of this edition of The Column.

I think it was Carl Sandburg who said, “A tree is best measured when it is down.” Now that Brent has completed his life, run his race, we have an ever-growing sense of the enormous good he did among us while he was here. And his untimely passing has been the soil from which good fruit has sprung.

Generous gifts in Brent’s name and in his honor have helped us to finish the Trinity Forward capital campaign on time and to exceed our goal. Many of us have taken to heart his example of frequent and deep encouragement and have asked how we can speak courage and confidence into one another the way that Brent did.

The theme of this issue is “Onward.” It is not easy to move on and to feel Brent’s memory recede just a little into our rearview mirrors. But Brent would be glad to see us moving on, moving forward: dedicating the Arts and Engineering Building named in his honor, welcoming and onboarding new faculty and staff, enfolding the largest class of new students in the history of the school,

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celebrating the Aspen Institute’s recognition of Trinity’s missional athletic programs.

There are some delightful pieces in this issue which you’ll want to make sure to read. Lily Grace Tomlinson has done some investigative reporting on the history of that most curious of all Trinity traditions, the Turkey Bowl. You’ll hear from Trinity alumna Susanna Mathew, who is leveraging her degree in social work in a nonprofit in Charlotte, and you’ll meet Mark Waller, our new Director of Upper School.

One of Brent’s favorite expressions was “My coaching to you is….” I was on the receiving end of that coaching often (he knew how to “manage up,” as they say). With Brent’s tone and demeanor, it always struck me as a gracious way of encouraging others to act. It was a posture that said, “I know God has given you gifts, and I have no doubt that you will discern God’s will and make a wise decision for the good of all, trusting in God’s will and his provision.”

That is how I hope we can all move “Onward.”

Non Nobis.

Chip Denton, Head of School

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“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

Philippians 2:3-4

View Trinity seniors sharing about this year’s school verse in a video that was part of our Opening Chapel service.

View the video: http://trinitydch.org/verse

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Reflections on Trinity’s 2021–2022 School Verse

RYAN BARBER

ALLIE HARTSFIELD

TIM CELESTE

ALEXIS MOSU

Selflessness can be really hard. There is a lot of fear involved in just being like, “If I’m not taking care of me first, what’s going to happen to me, who’s going to be there for me?” I think that’s when it comes back around to trusting God, knowing that he’s got us no matter what.

When you think about it, Jesus was the last person that deserved to be on that cross. But he still laid down his life, even when he was afraid and scared and worried.

He still followed through because he loved us so much, and that righteousness is so amazing and inspiring.

The verse serves as a constant reminder to be humble before others, even if we’re in the middle of a pandemic.

We live in a culture that’s always supporting the side hustle. It’s like worship yourself, treat yourself, always be ahead of the game. This is an important message to step back and realize what’s more important.

JACOB HAHN

PETER ZHANG

KATHERINE PROST

SYDNEY LARSON

If people put you above themselves, people are helping you. And if you put others above yourself, you’re helping other people. That creates an environment where everybody feels loved.

The God of the Bible is always using the word “us,” because it means that he was trying to put people into the same group because we’re facing the same difficulties.

It’s about his people, his disciples, and seeing who they are. You can only be a good disciple if you’re watching others and learning from them.

By saying, “I’m putting God and others first,” you actually become closer to God, and you become closer to other people. And that actually is more healing and helpful than anything you could try to do for yourself on your own.

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Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in Science and Technology Trinity parents share experiences from STEM-related careers

Ruthie Lyle, PhD Ruthie is a principal technical patent architect at NVIDIA, where she harvests patents from the technical work happening across the company. She has 198 patented ideas, the most of any African American woman.

Ruthie Lyle, Lamont Cannon, and Judah (grade 8)

What sparked your interest in engineering?

My father inspired me to be creative. He was a tinkerer and mechanic. I participated in an engineering program in high school that allowed me to learn about circuits early.

How have you seen God’s goodness in your work?

During runs, God would give me ideas. I’d have enough time on the run to think about a potential problem and start writing a solution. I give God the glory for all my 198 patent ideas and experiences. As Proverbs says, he will give us witty inventions!

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What advice do you have for Trinity students interested in engineering?

Take as many math and science courses as possible. The first year of an engineering program will be fast and intense, and having a solid foundation will help. Build something in the lab, and learn how to analyze problems and have the tenacity and patience to diagnose and repair it until it runs well. Also, shadow someone who is doing what you’d like to do. Engineering is an excellent gateway to law and medicine. In fact, almost anything that involves AI and coding will be linked to an engineering mindset.

Mark Sears Mark Sears is a computer scientist and entrepreneur who started Cloud Factory in Nepal ten years ago. Cloud Factory helps companies get the data they need to train artificial intelligence technologies like self-driving cars, drone delivery, cancerdetecting robots, and much more. He loves creating digital work for thousands of talented people in places like Kenya and Nepal while being part of new technologies that will impact the world.

Mark and Laurel, with Noah (grade 5) and Maya (grade 4)

What sparked your interest in engineering?

I used my first computer in grade 2, an Apple IIe. The first thing I learned was simple programming to control a turtle on the screen and make different shapes. I was hooked. In school, I was a math nerd and loved starting little businesses, so in college, I studied computer science with a business minor.

How have you seen God’s goodness in your work?

Engineering is all about building and solving problems. I find great joy in building and creating things, as a reminder that I am created in the image of God, the ultimate Creator. When things in the world around us are broken, we are called to solve problems and redeem things. We get to do this in partnership with the ultimate Redeemer. This can be a software bug, a conflict at work, a business model problem—all of these present opportunities to join God in solving and redeeming for his glory.

What advice do you have for Trinity students interested in engineering?

First, discover the amazing laws and concepts within God’s creation (math and physics). They will form an important foundation for what he wants to accomplish in you and through you. Second, tinker with everything you can get your hands on. Contribute to open-source projects. Doing hundreds of projects for thousands of hours is the only way to really hone your craft as an engineer.

Finally, bring God into your daily work. Invite him into your math problems and your tinkering. He cares about the details and the process. Let your heavenly Father shape and mold you through the things you create and redeem together.

“Art, music, learning by making things—these were part of Trinity from the start. We are all called to glorify God by imitating his truth, goodness, and beauty in what we think, do, and make. This new Arts and Engineering Building is just the latest and biggest foray into that grand calling.”

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Leigh Anne Voldness, PE Leigh Anne works in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and semiconductor fields as a process mechanical engineer for Hipp Design & Consulting. She designs clean utility systems and troubleshoots existing facility systems that support pharmaceutical production and manufacturing processes.

Patrick and Leigh Anne, with Evelyn (grade 1), Adelie (TK), and Noella

What sparked your interest in engineering?

I grew up on the Space Coast in Florida, where we would watch space shuttle launches. I became fascinated with the shuttles and what caused them to go into space.

My father was hands-on and would let me help him build or fix things around the house.

In college, I was nervous about going into engineering because it appeared to be mainly boys. I decided to major in mechanical engineering anyway. I loved that the classes involved coding robots, building off-road vehicles, and calculating forces and angles to get a billiard ball to roll into a pocket. After graduating I was offered a job at Kennedy Space Center working with the recovery and refurbishment of solid rocket boosters. It was a dream job and gave me the opportunity to experience the space shuttle up close.

How have you seen God’s goodness in your work?

It won’t always be easy, and there have been times I wanted to quit and find something else. I had a professor

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in college who did not believe women belonged in the engineering profession. I left his office in tears the day he said it to my face. But if we glorify God with what we do through the talents he has given us, his goodness will always prevail, and every experience has made me a better engineer. God’s plan always turns out better than anything you can think to pray for.

What advice do you have for Trinity students interested in engineering?

God gives us all our own talents, for which he has a perfect plan. For young girls especially, don’t be afraid: you have so much to offer the engineering profession. Take on challenging tasks, find older women who share your passions, learn from them, and be proud of your talents and confident in your ideas. Engineering is a diverse field. There is something for everyone, and you’ll probably need to try a lot of different things to figure out what you like best. Lastly, don’t be afraid of failure. As long as you learn from those moments, there is no such thing.

Greg Palmer, PhD Greg is a biomedical engineer who serves as a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke University School of Medicine. He develops new cancer therapies and imaging and sensing tools to characterize the response to treatment.

Greg and Jennifer, with Peyton (grade 10), Bennett, and Audrey

What sparked your interest in engineering?

I have been interested in science and biology and understanding how toys and gadgets work for as long as I can remember. I like to stay open to pursuing new things, and a lot of my work has been in other areas, but I felt engineering was the most interesting and fruitful area to study. Biomedical engineering allows you to explore a wide range of topics in different disciplines. It requires you to interface with people with a range of educational backgrounds and expertise to get things done.

How have you seen God’s goodness in your work?

I believe we can see God’s truth, goodness, and beauty in every level of science. Looking at living things through a microscope, you can see such an intricate and

beautiful arrangement of cells, blood vessels, and tissue structures, precisely and perfectly suited for maintaining life. Imagine trying to create a machine that had to run on its own for 80 years and could never stop for maintenance or shut down for even one minute!

What advice do you have for Trinity students interested in engineering?

It pays to be bold, and if you want to learn more about something or get some experience, find something that interests you and ask if you can do an internship or volunteer or get involved in some other way. Also, there is a lot you can learn by taking things apart and asking questions.

I believe we can see God’s truth, goodness, and beauty in every level of science. Looking at living things through a microscope, you can see such an intricate and beautiful arrangement of cells, blood vessels, and tissue structures, precisely and perfectly suited for maintaining life.

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Trinity School Receives Prestigious National Award for Reimagining School Sports 10

Our school was chosen for its innovative, personalized four-year athletic plan for students—similar to a fouryear academic plan.

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rinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill has been selected as the winner of the Aspen Institute’s Reimagining School Sports award in the private school category. This national honor recognizes Trinity School as an exemplary and innovative school that grows sports and physical activity participation for all students. Our school was chosen for its innovative, personalized four-year athletic plan for students—similar to a four-year academic plan.

finalists: Gaston Day School (Gastonia, NC), O’Connell College Preparatory School (Galveston, TX), and Seacrest Country Day School (Naples, FL). The report includes an analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing private

Homar Ramirez, executive director of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association, presented Trinity with a $20,000 check from the Aspen Institute at a special awards ceremony on Friday, September 10, 2021. Reflecting on this prestigious award, he shared, “We’re proud of the Aspen Institute for recognizing that there are schools like Trinity, and they want to come alongside you and help you in any way they can. A $20,000 monetary gift is a lot of help. We’re excited to be able to present this award.”

The Aspen Institute’s initiative recognizes the essential role that high schools play in preparing young people for life, along with the cognitive, educational, and health benefits that flow to students through physical activity.

The award is made possible through partnerships with Adidas/BOKS, DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation, and Hospital for Special Surgery.

Trinity School is featured in the Aspen Institute’s new report, Sport for All, Play for Life: A Playbook to Develop Every Student through Sports, along with three other 11

school sports, a profile of Trinity School, ideas from the other finalists to grow athletic participation, and national survey results from high school students about their sports experiences at private schools. These findings will be part of a final report to be released in 2022 that will feature three additional school categories and

The Trinity School model cares for the whole child. Our approach applies in the classroom, on the field, and in the gym.

include systems-level recommendations that can drive progress for high school sports.

Trinity School’s athletics program offers 10 sports and fields more than 30 teams during three full seasons of interscholastic sports for students in grades 6–12. Students compete at the middle school, JV, and varsity levels, and more than 85% of eligible students participate. Trinity teams strive to compete with excellence while enabling students to learn fundamental skills, sportsmanship, leadership, and perseverance in the pursuit of their goals, helping each team member to reach his or her full potential.

Aspen Institute, and we’ve learned so much from that process. We are honored to be recognized by them and proud to share our student athletic program with other schools,” says Sophie Smith, Trinity’s athletic director.

In closing the ceremony, Mr. Ramirez said, “I applaud Trinity School of Durham Chapel Hill for everything you are doing outside of athletics to prepare these young people for those important steps in life—and that’s as they become future husbands, future wives, better siblings, coworkers, and people who impact this world.”

“The Trinity School model cares for the whole child.

Our approach applies in the classroom, on the field, and in the gym. It’s been a great experience working with the

Homar Ramirez, Executive Director of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association, offers his congratulatory remarks to our school on Friday, September 10, 2021.

is Trinity’s Assistant Director of Advancement, Donor Relations and Special Events. She is a mother of two and a Trinity parent. She runs on Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and spending time with family.

LINZY KURIEN

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Winning, Trinity-Defined

Competing at Trinity (Fall Sports highlights)

By

Sophie Smith, Athletic Director

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I WILL DO MY BEST

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hat is the definition of winning? At Trinity, the scoreboard is one component, though that part is often fleeting and transient. Memories are etched in those wins and losses for sure, especially for coaches!

But at best this doesn’t display or capture the true heart of winning as an athlete, team, or program.

Trinity School’s Expanded Mission Statement is clear: “We want to avoid a winning-trumps-all mentality.”

We will not sacrifice character development on the altar of winning, even though we love to see our teams as champions, with conference and state titles. Please don’t misunderstand this: We aim to compete well and with success across all seasons in all sports. Our hope is to win the Wells Fargo Cup again—wins at all state playoff contests contribute to this award. It is certainly a good measurement of how athletic programs are doing across the board. Last year Trinity came in 6th out of 30 schools, not too shabby considering we didn’t compete in the fall or winter in several key sports. This year our goal is to finish in the top three.

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As one seasoned coach tells his teams, “We want to win the right way.” What does that mean at Trinity? It means displaying integrity, sportsmanship, and fair play. It means instilling a heart of teamwork, commitment, and courage. It means working out how to integrate faith into practice and competition and in our relationships with coaches, teammates, and opponents. It means daring greatly, to meet, as Kipling states, “with triumph and disaster—and treat those two imposters just the same.” It means learning from failure, disappointment, and defeat.

It means showing up when life is hard, and sacrificing for your team and others.

As I’ve seen this fall, winning is picking up an opponent and helping him to the sideline when painful cramps end his game. It’s extending a handshake to an opponent after a bitter defeat. It’s owning your lack of communication with a coach and working out how to improve for next time. It’s not reacting to a team that calls you names, holding your tongue and not shouting back. It’s putting a disappointing challenge match behind you and

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We will not sacrifice character development on the altar of winning.

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2021-2022

Trinity Lions

Sportsmanship Code I WILL DO MY BEST To show reverence for God and govern my actions and words accordingly.

still playing hard on the team. It’s a coach who dares to discipline when behavior is poor. It’s players who welcome all team members—particularly those new to Trinity—whatever their skill level and who aren’t jealous when others take the spot on the starting lineup. It’s giving wholeheartedly to the team, committing through hard, long seasons, and taking constructive criticism from a coach well and humbly. It’s having the courage to talk to the coach face to face, one on one, rather than gossiping at the dinner table. Our real wins lie in these things, and our victory is an athlete who develops in character, who understands and sacrifices for the team, who grows in faith and competition, for the greater good, together over years with their teammates—student-athletes who

trust in the Lord for their wisdom and understanding (and identity), not in the score.

We wrote our sportsmanship code in the late spring of last year, as we felt it was something that our teams, coaches and athletic staff needed to own and be reminded of. It’s posted in the gym. (We have a parent code, too!) Undergirding the code is Philippians 2:2-4. Little did we know that the Lord would lead our senior class to the same verses for this year—to guide the whole school, not just athletics. If we live this out in athletics, I believe we will have a winning culture that will have a far-reaching impact in our teams, our community, and beyond.

Christ, Commitment, Courage

is Trinity’s Athletics Director and the mother of Trinity alumni Robert ’15 and Annabel ’19. She loves seeing students develop their full potential through participating and excelling in sports.

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To treat others with respect and kindness, including teammates, coaches, officials, opponents, and spectators.

To build others up and promote the good of the school community.

To honor my own body and those of others by making healthy choices on and off the field, court, pool, greens, and track.

To pursue excellence in all I do.

To demonstrate good sportsmanship, integrity, and fair play at each and every practice and competition.

To be committed to every practice and competition whatever my role on the team, with no unexcused absences.

To encourage and assist my teammates to become better athletes.

To go the extra mile in helping to set up and clean up, leading by example and service.

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TRINITY ARTS

Expands Its Footprint

By Carrie Sippy, Theater and Music Teacher

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n the musical Ragtime, one of the final songs proclaims, “We can never go back to before.” While initially the audience might hear these words as a lament for what is lost, they also contain great anticipation of what is to come.

The character is free to move into what the future holds, embracing the changes that have taken place and what she has learned from them. Similarly, in the arts at Trinity we are looking forward to a bright future filled with new and exciting vision. Combining the lessons learned from the constraints of the pandemic with the fresh possibilities of the newly opened Brent Clark Arts and Engineering Building has led to innovative and meaningful ways for students to engage with the arts in the 2021–2022 school year.

One of the most exciting additions to the Middle School curriculum is the new Arts Exploration.

During the first semester, seventh grade students delve into the worlds of band, sculpting and ceramics, improvisation, and strings in rotating five-week units. Once they have completed this Arts Exploration, students will have the opportunity to choose from any of the Resource classes offered. As Janet Ray, Director of Arts, says, “We hope that by having students sample a wide array of classes offered at Trinity, they might ignite a passion for music, theater, or visual art that they didn’t know they had.”

At the beginning of this school year, Lower School Art was able to move back into its own classroom in the Lower School building, and we celebrated the art room returning to its “home” while looking forward to the brilliant ideas our youngest artists will bring to the space. On the

second floor of the Clark building, you can find visual arts for Middle and Upper School students. With two classroom spaces as well as a ceramics room, the Visual Arts have been given space to allow their creativity to breathe! The ceramics room is a wonderful addition to the Visual Art space, featuring several pottery wheels that students in grades 7–12 are able to use for their projects.

ular music programs reached record numbers this year and are filled to bursting, with students in grades 1–6 playing violin, exploring band instruments, and singing in an ensemble.

Seeing the budding musical gifts of so many young musicians encourages us to look forward to how those students will hone their talents during their time at Trinity.

Upper School Visual Art teacher Kelly Oakes led her students in taking part in the Memory Project, a nationwide initiative in which art students create original portraits for children around the world who have been orphaned, neglected, or disadvantaged.

Regarding Trinity students’ participation in this project, Mrs. Oakes says: “As an art teacher, my goal is not only to teach students about art and creative skills, but to use those art skills to create a kinder world….This past year the students drew portraits of children from Afghanistan. It not only taught my students more about what has been happening in the war-torn country, but it also made a very personal connection (even for myself) to the situation that unfolded as many Afghan people recently tried to flee the country.”

Trinity’s music programs are flourishing, and it is such a joy to hear the sounds of singing and instruments floating down the halls from students of all ages. Lower School co-curric20

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Middle and Upper School musicians are eagerly preparing for their first in-person concert since fall 2019.

Students in grades 6–12 will sing, play handbells, and serenade the audience with instrumental pieces that are sure to delight. Jessica Holmes, our new Middle and Lower School music teacher, reflected on students’ preparations: “Last year, singing in

music was very limited due to the pandemic, but last week my sixth CONGRATULATIONS to Theo Lucas ’23, who auditioned for and was accepted into the NCAIS Honors Band. This is his second year performing with the band. On October 12, he performed at Catawba College with some of North Carolina’s best student musicians. graders rehearsed ‘A Clare Benediction’ for their November concert, and they are naturals!”

Also anticipating the joy of returning to live performances are Trinity’s theater students. Middle and Upper School Theatre is alive and thriving as students tread the boards (quite literally!) in the Clark Building’s beautiful new theater room. In their improv unit, seventh grade students are investigating what it takes to create theater from nothing and learning the power of collaboration and teamwork in performance. Through improv, students are encouraged to take risks, embrace failure, be confident, and grow in their awareness of others, and discuss how they can translate those skills to their lives outside of the world of theater.

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PERFORMANCE THEATRE STUDENT Brooke Pike ’24 auditioned and was cast in a supporting role for an upcoming feature film written and directed by Trinity alumnus Stuart Howes ’08MS.

In the Upper School, the theater program is expanding, adding two new classes this year— Advanced Theatre in the fall and Technical Theatre in the spring. Students in Technical Theatre will study what goes on “behind the scenes” in areas such as costuming, sound, lights, and stage management. From last year’s pandemic-induced reimagining of theater sprang out-of-the-box thinking and a collaborative spirit that will carry the Trinity theater program forward.

In his book Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts, Steve Turner declares, “The arts can act on God’s side by

preserving beauty and drawing out the highest achievements capable by humans….This must bring God pleasure.”

Through the challenges of the past school year, students and faculty have reached deep within themselves to find innovative ways to showcase God’s beauty in their artistic endeavors. The arts at Trinity can never go “back to before”—instead, the lessons learned have laid a strong foundation for students and faculty as they look onward to the good things that are ahead.

Trinity’s Middle and Upper School Music and Drama teacher, is in her seventh year at Trinity. While she is normally behind the scenes of Trinity’s productions, she loves the opportunity to stretch her performing muscles and has been seen locally in shows such as Mary Poppins, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Oklahoma! When not in rehearsals, she can be found cross-stitching, baking, or exploring local restaurants.

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“From being in Trinity’s first musical to taking a plunge into the first Advanced Theatre class, I’ve immersed myself in the Trinity performing arts program.

I’m proud to have been a part of such an excellent program as it grew and changed, and I’m excited for what’s to come.”

–Katherine Prost ’22

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The

Turkey Bowl

n o i t i d a Tr by Lily Grace Tomlinson

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hat is a Trinity memory that will stay with you for the rest of your life? This question is almost always answered with, “The Turkey Bowl.” The Turkey Bowl, an annual tradition that happens in the Middle School at Trinity the week of Thanksgiving, is an unforgettable kickball round-robin tournament filled with fun and competition. This activity is definitely one that every participant will remember for a lifetime.

It all started back in 2001, when Desirée Denton and Wendy Smith decided that they were not going to cook the classic Thanksgiving meal for the Middle School students. “Neither Wendy nor I were excited about cooking the meal, since we had to cook for our own families. We thought it was silly for the kids to have two turkey-and-trimming meals,” says Mrs. Denton. Instead, they decided to put on a kickball contest, hoping that the kids would enjoy it.

Thankfully, it was a huge hit! They started the game earlier in the day during recess on the soccer field.

The finalists then played each other right before dismissal for Thanksgiving Break. This last game was called 25

“Turkey Bowl” by Wendy Smith, which is where the name of the tournament comes from. She brought in a plush turkey as a trophy for the winners, which is still used today.

The Turkey Bowl is a time when kids can be kids.

They can be silly and have a blast, too.

The game’s rules have been modified since the first several games to lessen the chance of injury—a student broke an arm one year when watching ninth-graders play against Trinity faculty on a cold, rainy day. The Turkey Bowl is very competitive, but changing the rules lessened the likelihood of injuries like this happening again.

A typical Turkey Bowl Tuesday consists of the students arriving at Trinity in nice attire for our all-school Thanksgiving Chapel, which takes place in the morning. At lunch, the Middle Schoolers change into their team shirts and get ready for the tournament in their homerooms, strategizing to win. Then the three-hour game begins. Dr. Hall plays the role of the lead umpire. The seventh grade homerooms play each other while the eighth graders do likewise. The team with the most home runs in each grade goes on to the final round, eighth vs. seventh, the biggest round of the tournament. The winners are announced and are given the highly coveted stuffed turkey prize to keep

in their homeroom until the next Turkey Bowl. Finally, school is dismissed, and the students leave for Thanksgiving Break.

In the early years of the Turkey Bowl, Trinity didn’t have an Upper School, so winning the Turkey Bowl was a big deal for the eighth graders. Dr. Hall recounts that one year they had the soccer field lined with tables of snacks for all the spectators and participants: “It was like an all-school party.” Another year when his son, Ian Hall, was in the eighth grade, Ian’s homeroom was expected to win. However, they ended up losing, likely because they had to play on slippery floors inside the gym due to the weather. This is one of the many times students ended up in tears over losing the Turkey Bowl.

Over the years, another tradition has developed that goes along with the kickball tournament. Students get team

t-shirts that they decorate. Each homeroom comes up with a clever name for their team. Some team names have been related to the homeroom teacher’s last name.

For example, in 2015 Mr. Mumford’s homeroom team was the Mumford Freaks, and in 2018 Mrs. Stepp’s homeroom was the Unsteppables. That same year Mrs. Crews’s homeroom was the Crewsaders. In 2019, Mr. Scott and Ms. Furr’s students got assigned a letter in the phrase “We’ve Scott to be Furrst.” In his office Dr. Hall keeps his shirt from his homeroom’s win in 2009, when they were the “The Hall-Stars”.

The Turkey Bowl is a time when kids can be kids. They can be silly and have a blast, too. They get to bond with their friends and decorate t-shirts. It’s something that brings homerooms together. Students aren’t so self-focused, as middle school often is, on Turkey Bowl day— rather, they get to work with one another, name their

Turkey Bowl memories

team, create their shirts, and learn to become better teammates and friends. It’s one of the days that they can let go of school and have fun for an afternoon. That’s what every student loves about the Turkey Bowl.

All in all, the Turkey Bowl is something that leaves a lasting mark on those who get to participate in it. Full of emotions, competition, and fun, it is a highlight of middle school. As Dr. Hall says, “More tears are shed over the Turkey Bowl than over getting an F on a test.” From when it first started in 2001 to now, it will forever be a memorable experience in Trinity’s Middle School.

More tears are shed over the Turkey Bowl than over getting an F on a test.

is a freshman in her fifth year at Trinity School. Her favorite place to be is the beach. She loves playing sports, especially volleyball and soccer. Her family and friends mean a lot to her, and she loves spending time with them. This fall, Lily Grace is looking forward to eating pumpkin waffles and turkey chili.

LILY GRACE TOMLINSON

The Turkey Bowl Tradition turns 20 years old this November!

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ducation is an

tmosphere

Lindsay Rogers is a Trinity kindergarten teacher and the mother of Trinity students Hudson (’27) and Holt (’29).

hen you step into a classroom, it doesn’t take long to get a sense of the atmosphere. It isn’t something easy to put your finger on, and sometimes it takes a back seat to curriculum and content.

But the atmosphere of a school and each of its classrooms is critical to the students’ learning experience and ultimately their success.

“My desire is to create an environment where students can really start on the journey of their kingdom purpose on this earth. We want a classroom that inspires curiosity, values, and relationships and builds character.

We belong to this beautiful world that was created, and there are amazing creatures and exotic plants and bugs.

Each one of these inspires wonder.”

– Lindsay

There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away...

Emily Dickinson

“Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” – Philippians 4:8 (NLT)

T R I N I T Y R E A D S P O D CA S T

Trinity School has a long-standing tradition of reading and growing together as a community through our summertime Trinity Reads program. This year, we read Susan Schaeffer Macaulay’s book For the Children’s Sake, which describes the educational philosophy of Charlotte Mason, a British educator of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Dr. Denton recorded podcast interviews with various members of the Trinity community who shared their thoughts on Mason’s educational philosophy. We’ve highlighted a few of their insights, and you can listen to the podcast on Apple, Google, or Spotify if you’d like to take a deeper dive into the distinctive mission of Trinity School. Search for “Trinity Reads” or visit http://trinitydch.org/trinityreads.

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Jack Beckman is a professor of

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elementary education at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, TN. He’s one of the world’s leading experts on Charlotte Mason.

I S CH A R LO TT E MAS ON RE L E VANT TO DAY? harlotte Mason was a British Christian educationalist in the late 19th and early 20th century. She believed that all children were born as multidimensional persons created as meaning-making beings. In her day in great Britain, they were just beginning to think about the nature of the child as a learner. Charlotte Mason was on the forefront of that and also in framing

the child with a theological understanding of the child as a worshipping being.” “[Mason’s] ideas are universalizing because they’re timeless. Her desire was to create a curriculum that engages the heart, soul, mind, and hands in order to help students see that the world is interconnected with living ideas.”

– Jack

As a student, Sophie Smith attended a Charlotte Mason school in Windsor, England. She now serves as Trinity’s Athletic Director and is the mother of Trinity alumni Robert ’15 and Annabel ’19.

C H I LD R EN ARE B ORN PE RSONS t the heart of Trinity’s educational philosophy is the idea from Charlotte Mason that children are born persons. “Each child is a gift from God, an embodied soul….Shaping a child’s life should be something that we treasure, not possess. We have much to learn from [the children], too.”

– Sophie “Try a simple experiment. Take a small child on your knee. Respect him. Do not see him as something to prune, form, or mold. This is an individual who thinks, acts, and feels. He is a separate human being whose strength lies in who he is, not in who he will become….The child is a person who needs to grow in knowledge.” - Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, For the Children’s Sake 29

Trinity Lower School parents Meg Lybrand and Emily Merriweather serve in the leadership of the Trinity Parent Organization.

ne of the aspects of a classical school is the reading of books that have passed the test of time over many generations. The narration of these classic works—which in Mason’s approach involves reading aloud with careful listening and recalling details—is an important part of education for our young learners.

“What ends up happening is it feels like you’ve visited places together and made memories in places together because you have read aloud. You are all meeting these [characters] at the same time. If one of your goals as a family is to create a tight-knit culture that’s unique to your family, one of the best ways to do that is to go to a ton of places together through books.”

– Emily “What narration does, ultimately, is it cultivates character. If we can be good listeners, we can make a real difference in this world.”

– Meg

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Why We Give Jennifer and Jeremy Mario

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6

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Jeremy and Jennifer, with their sons Charlie (’22) and Reid (’16MS)

We’ve been Trinity parents since 2012, when our two boys, Reid and Charlie, started as sixth and fourth graders. Our boys were coming from a successful Montessori elementary school experience, and we were concerned about how they would transition into a more structured school environment. Luckily, our good friends Henry and Kimberley Kaestner had children at Trinity and introduced us to the school.

The unhurried curriculum appealed to us, and we loved the idea of a school that takes the Christian faith seriously and unapologetically. The more we learned about the school’s missional purpose and heard the story of how Dr. Denton and the

founders had built the school from the ground up with a focus on God and his kingdom, the more amazed we were. We feel blessed to have found this community.

Now, as our youngest, Charlie, is getting ready to graduate in the spring, our time as an active family at Trinity will be coming to a close, and we can see the transformation that has occurred in our boys due to their experiences at the school. We give to Trinity, and will continue to give to Trinity, because we believe in its mission, and we want the school to bless other families in Durham and Chapel Hill the way it has blessed ours. Go Lions!

We give to Trinity, and will continue to give to Trinity, because we believe in its mission, and we want the school to bless other families in Durham and Chapel Hill the way it has blessed ours.

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Thank You Mr. Mark and Mrs. Leslie Alkins

Ms. Martha Brown

Mr. Julian and Mrs. Cathy Culton

Dr. Carey and Mr. Kent Anders

Mr. Jason and Mrs. Michelle Bryan

Dr. Geoffrey and

Mr. Sterling Park and

Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Karen Burgin

Mrs. Susan Anders

Mr. John and Mrs. Susan Burke

Mrs. Karen Cunningham Mr. Matthew Czajkowski and

Mr. Morgan and Mrs. Elizabeth Arant

Mr. Kris and Mrs. Julie Burson

Dr. Peter and Mrs. Terri Arcidiacono

Mr. Dustin and Mrs. Lesley Buttars

Mr. Chuck and Mrs. Dianne Darr

Drs. Timothy Ashley and

Mr. Robert and Mrs. Sally Byrd

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Dr. Guy and Mrs. Rhonda Dear

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Mrs. Sarah Cameron

Dr. Daniel and Mrs. Eryka Del Gaizo

Drs. Jeffrey Baker and Alicia Ramos

Mr. Moses Carey and

Dr. Chip and Mrs. Desirée Denton

Elizabeth Dodds Ashley

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Mrs. Peggy Richmond

Mrs. Jill Hawkins

Mr. Jason and Mrs. Tina Deshayes

Dr. Sally and Mr. Todd Barbour

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Dr. Michael and Mrs. Scarlet Dial

Mr. Brian and Mrs. Cheryl Barker

Mr. Willard and Mrs. Colleen Causey

Dr. Kristen and Mr. Spencer Dicks

Cdr. John M. and

Dr. Matt and Mrs. Jennifer Cavender

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Mr. Jim and Mrs. Mary Dondero

Ms. Judith Beach

Dr. Kristina and Mr. Todd Chalfin

Dr. Leigh and Mr. Milind Dongre

Drs. Kevin and Melanie Biese

Ms. Melissa Chestnutt

Mr. Mark and Mrs. Syvil Dunlap

Mr. Jay and Mrs. Melinda Bissett

Mr. Eric and Mrs. Allison Chetwood

Prof. David Dunson and

Mr. Chris Blumhofer and

Mr. Bill and Mrs. Donna Clark

Dr. Melissa Bauserman

Mrs. Stephanie Wheatley Dr. Corey and Mrs. Kathy Booker Mr. David and Mrs. Gina Bradley Mr. Charles and Mrs. Sylvia Brammer Mr. Brad and Mrs. Michelle Brinegar

Prof. Amy Herring

Mr. Brent and Mrs. Cindy Clark

Mr. Sport and Mrs. Renee Durst

Mr. Nathan and

Mr. Brian and Mrs. Maria Easton

Mrs. Rebecca Clendenin Mr. Lance and Mrs. Mary Blake Condray

Dr. Charles and Mrs. Marsha Ebert Mr. Todd and Mrs. Karlie Eckstein Mr. Scott and Mrs. Lyn Edwards

Dr. Frederick and Mrs. Nancy Brooks

Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Sally Conner

Mr. Warren and Mrs. June Elliott

Mr. Roger and Mrs. Ann Brooks

Mr. Charles and Mrs. Nancy Conner

Dr. Libby and Mr. Brent Engel

Mr. Bedri and Mrs. Monica Brown

Mr. Will and Mrs. Lisa Copeland

Mr. Brice and Mrs. Pippa Englert

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Trinity’s Investors

Mr. Scott and Mrs. Maggie Epps

Mr. Weston and Mrs. Dana Fox

Dr. John and Mrs. Lynn Hand

Mr. Michael and Mrs. Terry Ervin

Mr. Dean and Mrs. Jill Freck

Dr. Clay and Mrs. Jane Harrell

Mr. Ian and Mrs. Lucy Falk

Mr. Bob and Mrs. Jan Freedman

Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Kathy Harrod

Dr. Peter and Mrs. Karen Feaver

Mr. Yiqiao Fu and Mrs. Lin Bi

Dr. Alex and Mrs. Melissa Hartemink

Mr. Jeffrey Fendt and

Mr. Michael and Mrs. Grace Fulton

Mr. Scott and Mrs. Teresa Hartsfield

Mr. Pete and Mrs. Andrea Gardner

Mr. Shannon and Mrs. Sara Harward

Dr. Harmony and Mr. Brian Garges

Mr. Steve and Mrs. Donna Harward

Mrs. Jeanne Gatling

Mr. Rob and Mrs. Kate Hash

Mr. Tarey and Mrs. Kim Gettys

Dr. Ashley and Mr. Greg Hawkins

Drs. Matthew and Carolyn Glass

Dr. Heidi Hennink-Kaminski and

Mrs. Beverlee Smith-Fendt Mr. Leo Fitzsimmons

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.

1 Chronicles 29:14

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Dr. Kimberly and Mr. John Glenn

Mr. Robert Kaminski

Mr. Brad and Mrs. Marea Goodwin

Dr. Gavin and Mrs. Anne Heymann

Dr. William and Mrs. Carol Gordon

Mr. Walker and Mrs. Katherine Hicks

Dr. Mason and Mrs. Janie Goss

Dr. David and Mrs. Jenifer Hofmann

Mr. Matt and Mrs. Linda Gossage

Ms. Doreen Hostetler

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Mr. Mark and Mrs. Kaitlyn Hove

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Mr. Sig and Mrs. Judy Huitt

Dr. Lindsay C. Gray and

Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Jillian Hunt

Mr. James R. Warner

Mr. Charles and Mrs. Lisa Irvin

Ms. Patricia Gregson

Mr. Britt and Mrs. Mary Stuart Irwin

Mr. Robert J. Gribnau and

Ms. Elizabeth Jacobs

Mrs. Lidia Fonseca

Dr. Olga and Mr. Jonathan James

Mr. Don and Mrs. Nancy Grigg

Mr. Brad and Mrs. Kelly Johnson

Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Jennifer Groff

Mr. Tim and Mrs. Julie Johnson

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Mr. Will and Mrs. Laurie Johnson

Drs. Matt and Traci Hall

Mr. Eric and Mrs. Naomi Johnston

Ms. Mary Hampton

Dr. Kara and Mr. Christian Keedy

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Thank You Mr. Michael and Mrs. Georgina Keene

Mrs. Carol McCoy

Ms. Josie Patton

Mr. David and Mrs. Kate Kennedy

Mr. Jez and Mrs. Steph McIntosh

Mr. Macon and Mrs. Lori Patton

Mr. David and Mrs. Sandy Kennedy

Mr. Kevin McLeod and

Mr. Cliff and Mrs. Pam Pearce

Dr. Caleb and Mrs. Karman Kent

Mrs. Niesha Campbell

Mr. John and Mrs. Sandra Peed

Dr. Harold and Mrs. Lucy Kernodle

Mr. Charles and Mrs. Valerie Merritt

Mr. Dan and Mrs. Cary Peterson

Drs. Caleb and Louise King

Dr. Keith and Mrs. Carolyn Merritt

Mr. San Quan Phan and

Ms. Linzy Kurien

Mr. David and Mrs. Jacqueline Miller

Mr. James and Mrs. Karen Lamont

Mr. James and Mrs. Melissa Miller

Dr. Mark and Mrs. Meggan Piehl

Mrs. Carolyn Lennon

Mr. Richard and Mrs. Judith Miller

Mr. Taylor and Mrs. Courtney Pike

Mr. George and Mrs. Kristen Linney

Mr. John and Mrs. Connie Moore

Dr. Sandro and Mrs. Joy Pinheiro

Mr. Leland and Mrs. Beth Little

Mrs. Karoline Moore

Mr. Tom and Mrs. Ginnie Pitler

Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Ruth Lloyd

Mr. Michael and

Mr. Bill and Mrs. Donna Pointer

Mrs. Vicki Lotz

Mrs. Courtney Mumford

Mrs. Maryam Malik

Dr. Ivy and Mr. Joey Pointer

Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Keath Low

Mr. Bob and Mrs. Donna Mutter

Mr. Kurt and Mrs. Mary Lloyd Preble

Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Amy Lowe

Ms. Carol Newcomb

Rev. Timothy and Mrs. Stacy Price

Mr. Parris and Mrs. Tracey-Lee Lucas

Ms. Laurie Norman

Dr. Brian and Mrs. Stacey Quaranta

Mr. Brett and Mrs. Meg Lybrand

Mr. Cahyono Nugroho and

Drs. Sunil and Caroline Rao

Dr. Ruthie Lyle and Mr. Ulysses L. Cannon

Mrs. Fransiska Meteray

Mr. Eugene E. Record II

Mr. Jack and Mrs. Kelly Oakes

Mr. Jed and Mrs. Susan Record

Ms. Estelle M. Mangum

Mr. Tim and Mrs. Edie Oakley

Mr. Bill and Mrs. Carol Regnier

Mr. Zack and Mrs. Tracy Mansfield

Ms. Carolyn Oldham

Dr. Marc and Mrs. Ali Richard

Mr. Jeremy and Mrs. Jennifer Mario

Mr. Gregg and Mrs. Cindy Pacchiana

Mr. Paul and Mrs. Mary Robbins

Mario Family Foundation

Ms. Annika Padilla

Dr. John and Mrs. Alexandra Roberts

Mr. Scott and Mrs. Whitney Matheson

Ms. Krista Padilla

Mr. Brian and Mrs. Lindsay Rogers

Dr. Janice and Mr. John McAdams

Drs. Branson and Cristy Page

Drs. James S. and Leah S. Ronald

Dr. Russell and Mrs. Ann McAllister

Dr. Greg and Mrs. Jennifer Palmer

Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Barbara Ryan

Mr. Jim and Mrs. Connie McClamroch

Mr. James and Mrs. Deanna Patrick

Mr. Tim and Mrs. Karen Safley

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Mr. Jeremy and

Trinity’s Investors

Dr. James and Mrs. Lee Stockman

Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Dana Waldron

Mr. Ryan and Mrs. Kimberlie Stow

Drs. Joseph and Betsy Watson

Dr. Brent and Mrs. Holly Strawn

Mr. Chad and Mrs. Ashley Weinard

Mr. Brad and Mrs. Judith Street

Mr. Maximilliam J. Whelan

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Rev. John and Mrs. Kate Taylor

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Mr. Dario and Mrs. Heather Scimeca

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Mr. Paul and Mrs. Garland Wilder

Mrs. Jennifer Salemson Mr. Ezequiel Sanchez Ramos and Mrs. Rose Sanchez

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Mrs. Margaret Thielman

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Rev. Jay and Mrs. Rebecca Thomas

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Mr. Steven and

Mr. Brian and Mrs. Gynell Sippy

Mrs. Natalya Thomasian

Ms. Carrie Sippy

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Drs. Charles and Celeste Sloop

Mr. Benjamin and

Dr. Alastair D. and Rev. Sophie Smith

Mrs. Jennifer Thornton

Mrs. Serena Whisenhunt

Mrs. Elizabeth R. Wilkins Mr. Deneil and Mrs. Carynne Williams Dr. Corey and Mrs. Kelly Wilson Mr. Dylan and Mrs. Kelsi Wilson Mr. Matthew and Mrs. Kristen Wilson Mr. Ross and Mrs. Hadley Wilson

Dr. Dempsey and Mrs. Stacey Smith

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Mr. Didi and Mrs. Amber Wong

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Mr. Dave and Mrs. Megan Wright

Ms. Anna Spangler

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Mr. Ashley and Mrs. Michelle Young

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Mr. Chris and Mrs. Lindsay Zoubek

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Celebrating God’s Faithfulness The Brent Clark Arts and Engineering Building Dedication

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Through the dedication of Trinity’s first buildings at 4011 Pickett Road—the Lower School Building and the Blue Gym—on October 7, 2001, and the opening of the South Building and the Gold Gym in 2007, the Lord proved faithful to Trinity School. His faithfulness was evident again in 2016 with the construction of the Blake Hubbard Commons, and it is with us still now with the dedication of the newest building on Trinity’s campus, the Brent Clark Arts and Engineering Building, this past September. This new facility fosters creativity and imagination, housing a new maker space for STEM and engineering as well as offering space for visual art, drama, and music. This more than 18,000-square-foot building will provide opportunities for students and teachers to explore together the truth, goodness, and beauty of God.

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4 -6%

new faculty welcomed (six new positions)

500+ families gave to the campaign 36

faculty salary increases over the three-year campaign period

18,600

square-foot Arts and Engineering Building constructed

$750 median gift

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Our Family’s Trinity Journey

by CINDY CLARK

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he Clark family’s Trinity School journey began in the fall of 1998. I visited Trinity while considering our options for school for our children Emma (fourth grade) and Ben (second grade). The day I visited happened to be the day of the Thanksgiving Assembly, and that day changed the course of our family. I was so inspired by what I saw and heard in the classrooms and at the assembly that I wept because our children were not already Trinity students!

Emma and Ben started at Trinity in January 1999. Becoming part of the nurturing environment and getting to know the faculty and staff was such a happy time for the Clarks. Friends both old and new filled our time and our hearts. Brent and I quickly became parent volunteers. Brent’s passion had always been related to finances, and he got involved with the Business Office and the Finance Committee. Brent joined the Board as a trustee in 2002.

In 2010, Brent was invited to submit his resume for the Business Manager position at Trinity. It was a very exciting opportunity, and we were both thrilled when Chip Denton offered him the job. Brent was quickly able to find his way in the Trinity staff family. He was surrounded by great leadership and people who were completely invested in the school’s mission.

Brent was quickly able to find his way in the Trinity staff family. He was surrounded by great leadership and people who were completely invested in the school’s mission.

Among Brent’s great joys at Trinity were the people that he worked with day to day.

He was inspired by their creativity and commitment. He learned so much. The environment of striving for the best for the students was inspirational to him. One of Brent’s favorite roles was that of project manager for Trinity’s building projects, especially The HUB and the Arts and Engineering Building. Working with the Duda|Paine staff and Riggs-Harrod was very interesting and exciting to him, and the people Brent encountered were inspiring.

Trinity School has been a gift from God to our whole family. Our children developed close relationships that remain meaningful after more than two decades, and they are continually thankful for the spiritual and educational foundation laid in their time as Trinity students. We have shared our faith and our days with lifelong friends and loved ones. It is our hope that the Brent Clark Arts and Engineering Building will help to foster the same gifts from the Lord to Trinity families for many years to come.

is the widow of the late Brent Clark and the mother of Trinity alumni Emma Myrick (’03MS) and Benjamin Clark (’05MS). An accomplished seamstress and registered nurse, Cindy is a dear friend to many in the Trinity community.

CINDY CLARK

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From the Classroom: A Spotlight on Trinity’s Faculty and Staff Abby Stitsinger Director of Learning Services

What do you love about teaching?

I love seeing students learn in environments where they feel accepted as themselves. I love seeing students thrive in safe spaces, not needing to hide or feel embarrassed for not knowing something or being different.

I love teaching students that their voice matters and instilling that they have something to contribute. I have been surprised so many times by the profound insight, depth, and intelligence of students who may not learn in the traditional way. So, what I love the most about teaching is seeing the learning environment transform a student’s demeanor as they grow in the confidence of who they are as an image-bearer of God. What do you pray for?

My most frequent prayer is that God would bring restoration where brokenness existed before—in my life, my family, my work, and my community. I pray that God will fill me with a deeper understanding of his transformative love and grace so that I may reflect that on others.

I pray for justice and equity to spring up in places where people have felt marginalized. And ultimately, I pray that God would lead me in the decisions, actions, and approaches to help bring these things about.

What do you hope your students learn from you and their time at Trinity?

I hope that students who get support through Learning Services will be

(top) Abby Stitsinger; (below) Abby and her husband Alvaro Portillo

confident in their unique and personal learning styles. My heart is that as our community embraces others for who they are, students will see the diverse kingdom of God in action. I hope that all Trinity students will walk away from Trinity as more compassionate, empathetic, and grace-filled beings because they were educated in an environment that models this to all people.

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What do you love about teaching and what led you to teach?

What I love about teaching is being used by God to make

Ricky Oliver

Seventh Grade US History

a difference in the lives of his children. I earned a full-ride basketball scholarship to the University of Denver, and I declared “undecided” for my major, because I didn’t know what I wanted to do once I retired from the NBA (yes, I had aspirations to play in the NBA, but things didn’t work out that way...).

Each summer I would go back home to the Bay Area to work.

Heading home on the BART one afternoon, we passed through a “hood” in Oakland, CA. Through the window I watched two dozen children running in the same direction.

They were very excited, and some were laughing.

Down the street, there was a lot of commotion—a huge fight.

What saddened me was seeing those young children rushing to see it.

All that went through my heart was that they were heading in the wrong direction. Suddenly I had an epiphany: “TEACH! Be there for children to stir them in the right direction they should go.”

I wasn’t following Jesus at the time, but God had downloaded into me the call he had on my life. When I went back to school, I pursued a career in education. The rest is history. God has been using me ever since to direct students in the right direction.

What do you pray for?

I constantly pray for the students, their families, the faculty and staff, and the overall Trinity community to get closer to God day by day. I pray that God will keep us in his Word and keep us from falling into the traps of the enemy.

What do you hope your students learn from you and their time at Trinity?

I hope the students will learn how to lean on God and stand on his Word. It is also my hope that Matthew 7:21-23 will not be their portion, but that Matthew 25:23 shall be their portion.

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(top) Ricky Oliver and his family; (below) Ricky with his grandchildren

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Carrie Sippy MS and US Drama Eighth Grade Music Lower School Fellowship Coordinator

What do you love about teaching?

I love watching students make a discovery about themselves and the world. It’s so fun to be a part of those “aha” moments!

What do you pray for?

I pray that my students will learn to love the Lord and confidently use the gifts he has given them to serve others.

What do you hope your students learn from you and their time at Trinity?

In theater, actors are asked to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and see the world from a different perspective. I hope that my students learn to be empathetic toward others with different viewpoints and look at them as Christ would—with love and compassion. When I was in high school, I was cast as a character who was genuinely unlikable and made awful decisions. After I struggled with this for weeks, my director pulled me aside for a conversation.

I expressed my frustrations, and she said, “Carrie, if this was a real person, she’d be someone made in God’s image who you would be called to love.” It gave me such empathy for the character as I tried to put myself in her shoes. It also challenged me to see others in my everyday life with that same empathy. I hope that through theater my students develop that understanding of empathy for others.

(top) Carrie Sippy onstage; (below) Carrie and her family

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Southern-Style Cooking from Dinners by Andy Andy Lipford, husband of our beloved Lower School Assistant Kelly Lipford, loves to put on a feast! Order your home-cooked meal for an upcoming occasion, or just because. Meals are provided on Tuesday and Friday each week.

Email andylipford@yahoo.com to join the email list and get a new menu every week. Pickups are on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

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Mark Waller joins the Trinity community as our newest division leader.

“I didn’t see it as teaching, but I was sharing all this great information about Jesus Christ and how he is so profound.”

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hen you first meet Mark Waller, you get the sense that he’s really listening to you, and that he cares about what you’re saying.

While his use of rhetoric in conversation is measured, he has a love of words, and his early desire to learn a greater command of public speaking led him to pursue a law degree while working in the insurance industry.

Though his day job got the bills paid, it crushed his spirit, and he left the industry, with nothing else in clear sight.

During this season of searching, living on their family’s rainy-day fund, he started teaching at his local church. He quickly found the fulfillment he had been missing. “I didn’t see it as teaching, but I was sharing all this great information about Jesus Christ and how he is so profound.” His students included teachers, superintendents, and high school and college students. Many of them asked him if he would consider teaching as a profession. His answer: “Not in a million years.”

Later, as Mark and his wife explored sending their daughter to a Christian middle school, opportunity knocked.

The administrators at the school told him about an open teaching position, and they invited him to apply. Without formal training in teaching, he knew it would be a stretch. But many around him, including students from

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his Sunday school classes, encouraged him and reminded him that God equips those he calls. This wouldn’t be the first time Mark’s faith had seen a test. His early days growing up in the city had provided ample opportunities to see God at work where only God can come through.

It didn’t take long before Waller, having accepted the teaching position, became sought-after in the community. His relationship-first approach made him successful at working with difficult students and paved the way for him to develop a mentoring program for young urban men in Hartford, CT. His heart is to see young people grow. For Mark, spiritual growth and intellectual growth are two sides of the same coin: “The world is [the Lord’s] classroom. Through learning and growing, we get that much closer to our Creator. We can be in awe of him every single day if we’re open to learning.”

Driven by his own personal desire to maintain the posture of student, Waller lives out his teaching philosophy. He believes that if the teacher is also learning, the students can sense it and everyone benefits. This is the atmosphere he hopes to cultivate in the Upper School—one where learning is fueled by curiosity and guided by mentors.

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Mira Chaudhry (grade 2)

Just Tri I

On a crisp and sunny October morning, a group of Trinity students and their families got up early to meet together.

With swimsuits, bikes, and running shoes in tow, they made their way to Chapel Hill for a triathlon called JUST TRYAN IT. Why did more than 30 students wake up early on a Sunday morning to go swim and run, you might ask? To find out, we talked to Trinity senior Julianne Freck.

Established in 2010 as a nonprofit organization,

JUST TRYAN IT has grass roots. In 2007 a group of women completed their

first Iron Girl triathlon in

In

2016 Julianne first participated in JUST TRYAN IT, a race that benefits families of children with childhood cancer. Then in 2019, she volunteered. It was a natural fit for her to become a JUST TRYAN IT captain as part of her Senior Capstone project. She started planning over the summer to be ready to visit nine classrooms in the Lower School. “I enjoyed hearing their questions and seeing them get excited about something many of them had never heard about,” Julianne reflected.

One of those students she visited was second grader Myles Buttars.

According to his mom, Lesley, Myles isn’t one to volunteer an excessive amount of information about his day at school. But on the day Julianne presented, Myles got into the car and said, “Mom, I want to do the JUST TRYAN IT triathlon. A 12th grader came to our class and told us about it.

It is a race that we can do on October 3rd and I can ask people for money for my team to help Liam. He has cancer and is sick at UNC Hospital.

He is little but he is going to be okay, I think. So can I do it?” Julianne had shared Liam’s story during her presentations, and Liam was going to be present on the race day as well. What made the day for Myles was that 47

Columbia, MD, under the team name “Just Tri It.” They began to do more

races, and more women

joined their group. When

their racing friend Mollie told them her son, Ryan

Darby, had been diagnosed with leukemia, they sprang into action. Since his name is Ryan, they changed

their group name to JUST TRYAN IT in his honor.

The Senior Capstone class, which is required for graduation, features semester-long independent work, guided by a faculty advisor and an off-campus mentor, on a problem or question from a discipline of the student’s choosing. This year’s Capstone projects include two students recording an album together, an engineering club for the Middle School, a complex ecosystem study, and a volunteer program for the Reality Ministries farm near the school.

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Trinity has been the foundation for her growth academically, spiritually, and socially. he got to “see Liam with his mom and he was OK!” Myles and the other participants each set their own fundraising goals. Together the Trinity participants under Julianne’s leadership collected $6,189 for JUST TRYAN IT. The entire Chapel Hill race brought in more than $95,000 to help patients like Liam and their families pay for expenses like child care, groceries, travel to the hospital, and other needs. “It feels great to bring together the Trinity community to race, donate, and volunteer to support such a great cause,” remarked Julianne. It may be that the JUST TRYAN IT event proves to be a significant milestone in her future career, as she intends to pursue a degree in nursing, possibly specializing in pediatric oncology.

After the race, Julianne’s parents, Dean and Jill Freck, shared their delight in seeing their daughter, who started at Trinity as a shy and quiet kindergartner, grow in confidence and leadership over time. “Trinity has been the foundation for her growth academically, spiritually, and socially. We are very proud of her, and every year we have marveled at how she has taken the next step in meeting her goals and has flourished under the guidance of loving Christian mentors and teachers at Trinity. [The race] confirmed the blessing of our partnership with Trinity for the past 12 years!”

serves in the Advancement Office as Trinity’s Director of Communications and Marketing. A husband, father of four children, and Trinity parent, he loves a great podcast and can be found listening while training for the annual Blue Ridge Relay.

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Julianne Freck ’22 recruited Trinity alumna Lauren Hostetler ’21 for the race.

Myles wrote an endearing fundraising letter to his friends and family.

Liam (top right), one of the many patients who benefit from the event, spends time in the hospital, but he did make it out to the race to greet runners.

A large number of Trinity Lower School students came out for a fun and meaningful morning.

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susanna mathew charlotte mecklenburg dream center

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what’s a typical saturday like for your family?

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For many, Saturday is a day to sleep in and catch up on much-needed rest. For some, it’s the day to knock out household chores or yard work. For others, Saturday morning is spent taxiing their children to practices, games, recitals, and playdates. For Trinity School alumna Susanna Mathew, Saturday is the day she makes an intentional effort to build relationships with communities in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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rom tutoring students who are adapting to the virtual learning environment to scrubbing bathtubs, Susanna Mathew serves others with the hope of building trust and aiming to introduce the love and hope of Christ. Susanna works with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center, a Christian nonprofit, and the Adopt-A-Block program that takes place every Saturday morning is just one part of her job.

“I remember thinking I want to do something where I help people,” says Susanna, recalling why she chose to pursue a degree in social work at Cedarville University. After graduating from Cedarville in 2016, her dream to help others became a reality when she began her career as the community outreach coordinator at the Dream Center.

“Ultimately, we want people to know Jesus, because he is the answer, and he’s the savior, and we’re not. But that comes first from relationships.”

Susanna describes her work as a neighborhood-centered outreach. In her own words, she is “boots on the ground.” She actively engages with the communities that she serves to foster authentic relationships. These neighborhoods are often facing many types of difficulties—high crime, poverty, and food insecurity, to name a few. Her aim isn’t to fix anything or anyone, but rather to get to know the people.

“You can summarize our work in three words: Jesus, relationship, and consistency. Ultimately, we want people to know Jesus, because he is the answer, and he’s the savior, and we’re not. But that comes first from relationships—getting to know someone before you attempt to offer a solution or dictate what they need. An authentic relationship is formed through consistency. This means showing up. When you say you’re going to 51

be there, you actually are there.” Sometimes being there is not glamorous work. Susanna describes how her work can range from organizing basketball tournaments and neighborhood block parties to picking up trash and cleaning homes. According to Susanna, “The point is consistency and not necessarily just trying to feel good about yourself, but genuinely building relationships with people.”

Adopt-a-Block is the launching pad for other relationship-driven programs. Through the Saturday morning activities, Susanna has had the opportunity to participate in Beads of Hope for women. This community-led program involves three different Charlotte neighborhoods coming together to make jewelry while enjoying a meal together and having a Bible study. Susanna’s team helps facilitate the sale of the bracelets and gives all of the proceeds back to the neighborhoods.

Another program that has evolved from the intentional efforts made on Saturday mornings has been food market pantries.

The center helps provide fruits and vegetables free of charge to neighborhoods within “food deserts,” places with limited access to fresh produce. Community members take an active role in managing the pantries.

Susanna attributes her time at Trinity as the foundation for her work and faith. She attended Trinity from kindergarten in 1999 through eighth grade, and it was during her years at Trinity that Susanna became a Christian. Her Trinity experience provided what she describes as the principles that have shaped and continue to shape her today. “Being at Trinity, I saw certain morals and principles lived out in the people I was around, how I was taught, and the teachers that I admired. The choices I have made are because of the foundation built on Christ. My time at Trinity contributed to my ability to stand on that now.”

Although Susanna was not a Trinity Upper School senior and never participated in the tradition of selecting the school verse, her current career path and Saturday morning activities exemplify Philippians 2:3-4, this year’s school verse chosen by the class of 2021: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

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Who were your most memorable Trinity teachers?

susanna mathew

Then: Mrs. Holland and Mrs. Tyndal1 Now: Mrs. Holland is still at Trinity, teaching TK

susanna attended Trinity from kindergarten through eighth grade, 1999–2008. Her

What were your favorite Trinity traditions?

Then: Hatching chicks in second grade Now: This tradition still continues in second grade, with the help of Dana Crain, IT Support Specialist.

siblings Jonathan and Eliza also attended Trinity School.

What are some of your favorite Trinity memories?

Then: In seventh grade, my basketball team went to the theater to see the movie Glory Road. Glory Road is a movie based on a true story surrounding the events leading to the 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championships. To this day, this is still my favorite movie.

Now: Middle School still hosts movie nights.

fun fact Susanna’s college roommate all four years was Patricia Neve. They met in kindergarten at Trinity!

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Alumni News & Notes Middle School Graduates Jenny Denton Bodnar ’04MS and her husband Nick moved back to Durham last summer after three years in California.

They recently welcomed their fourth child at the same time that their oldest, Stone, started kindergarten at Trinity! Nick works as a software engineer, and Jenny is a birth educator and home with the kids.

Rob Fisher ’01MS served in the US Peace Corps in the African country of Eswatini from 2010–2013. He worked 55

Jenny Bodnar ’04MS and family

in HIV/AIDS education and used soccer as an instrument for behavior change at the high school and professional club levels. Since returning stateside, Rob has worked in a variety of professional

scouting roles in soccer with various clubs. He is now the founder and executive director of the soccer scouting nonprofit Fisher Talent Group (www. fishertalent.com), which discovers marginalized players in the African youth market and connects elite players with better opportunities worldwide.

Rob hopes to expand Fisher Talent Group’s work from Eswatini into neighboring countries. For more information or to support Rob’s work, you can contact him at rob@ fishertalent.com.

Class of 2010 After spending his first seven post-college years in teaching, Philip James ’10 changed gears and accepted a role as a pastoral resident at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, TN, where he has been a member since 2014. Philip is working toward an MDiv degree while ministering to the young adult population in the church.

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Class of 2011

Class of 2016

Jack ( John H. Jr. ) Wagstaff ’11 married Alexandria ( Alex ) Dascoli on April 11, 2021. His best friends from Trinity School since 7th grade were all in his wedding and in the photo - Grey Biggs, Scott Miller, Evan Turner, Stuart Sundseth, and his best man Preston Parham.

Cassie Forbis ’16 and Grant Shadduck ’16 were married in September 2021.

Jack has been with the Durham Police Department (and has often done private duty at Trinity events) since graduating from the College of Charleston.

He is now head of the Special Victims Unit for Domestic Violence. Alex graduated from UNC-CH and received her physician assistant degree from Wake Forest University.

She works at Central Dermatology.

Anna Liles ’16 and Davis Culton’16 were married in July 2021.

Class of 2017 Tom Stockton ’17 graduated from NC State and is studying law at Campbell Law School in Raleigh.

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Todd Echstenkamper ’13 and Anna Merritt ’14

Peter Passaro ’18 and Caroline Barnett ’18

Class of 2013 Todd Echstenkamper ’13 and Anna Merritt ’14 were married in October 2021 at The Cookery in Durham, NC. Anna Liles’16 and Davis Culton’16

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Jay Winters ’17 graduated from Virginia Tech in May 2021 with honors (cum laude). He majored in sports media and analytics and minored in business leadership.

He is working as an athletic communications assistant in the Athletics Department of UNC– Asheville.

Benjamin Gould ’17 graduated from Wofford College in May 2021 and is now a member of the Trinity Fellows Program, a Christian leadership development and training program based in

her graduation in spring 2022.

Grant Shadduck ’16 and Cassie Forbis ’16

is based on scholarship and character, and it is one of the highest honors a woman can receive at Furman. Catherine is also the president of Furman’s Panhellenic Council; a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa Society, the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society, and the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society; and a recipient of the J. Decherd Guess Scholarship.

Catherine Byrd ’18

Charlottesville, VA. Trinity alums Anna Hofmann ’17, Kathryn James ’17, and Alex Keene ’17 are Trinity Fellows as well.

Class of 2018

Lucy McLeod ’17 is working as an investment banking analyst at Barclays Investment Bank in New York City.

Catherine Byrd ’18 was inducted into Senior Order, a leadership honor society for Furman University women, this fall. Selection

Peter Passaro ’18 and Caroline Barnett ’18 got engaged in August 2021.

Sarah Nelson ’18 completed her junior year at Occidental College in spring 2021. She has been remote learning since March 2020, spending some of her time in Chapel Hill and Durham. A politics major, she had an internship during the 2020 election with the campaign of Ricky Hurtado, the first Latino elected to the NC House from Alamance County. Sarah hopes to join the Peace Corps after

Ellie Winters ’18 is a senior at Furman University. She is the president of Paladin Ink, a creative writing club, and is also the sergeant-in-arms of APO, Furman’s service fraternity. An anthropology major and linguistic minor, she is a Furman Bell Scholar and a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. This past summer, Ellie also served as a Latin tutor for Trinity’s new seventh and eighth grade students.

Class of 2019 Hannah Stepp ’19 is a junior at Vanderbilt University, where she was selected to participate in a summer research program in a biomedical engineering lab. Her lab research specialized in infectious disease diagnostic testing, specifically in lowresource environments.

Hannah presented her findings to the engineering faculty last summer and is continuing her work with the lab during the school

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year, seeking to optimize her results and provide faster testing for lowresource areas.

Class of 2020 Eric Nelson ’20 finished his freshman year at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL. A mechanical engineering major, he has enjoyed a year of hybrid classes, surfing, skateboarding, and beautiful weather. Eric also has an internship at Larsen Motorsports, where he works on the fabrication of jet engine parts.

Owen Lloyd ’20 is a student at North Carolina State University, where he is majoring in business with a concentration in entrepreneurship. As a member of the Men’s Swimming and Diving team, he participated in the trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics held this past June in Omaha, NE. Owen competed in the 1500 meter freestyle in Wave 1 of trials and by finishing in the top two was able to advance to

compete in Wave 2 the following week.

Class of 2021 Abby Love ’21 is a freshman at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA. She participated this fall in the 2025 Convocation.

Zoe Love ’21 is a freshman at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Franklin Kennedy ’21 is attending UNC–Chapel Hill, where he was selected to be a member of the Tar Heel Voices, UNC’s oldest coed a cappella group.

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