Around the Courtyard STUDENT SCHOLARS AND LEADERS… Governor’s Foreign Language Academy: The following students participated in this year’s foreign language academy programs over the summer. Adam Dingman ’14 (French) Huntley Polanshek ’15 (Latin) Haley Lieberman ’14 (Spanish)
Trinity’s Robotics Team
Huntley Polanshek ’15 (on right) poses with a friend in front of an Edgar Allen Poe statue on a trip with the Governor’s Language Academy.
Huntley Polanshek ’15 wrote about her time in the Latin Academy… “The Latin Academy was one of the best experiences I have ever had. It was amazing to be surrounded by others who appreciate the supposedly dead language as much as I do. The teachers were all really into Latin (and Greek!) as well, which helped us all survive the classes. Our classes and lectures ranged from conversational Latin to Roman and Greek art. Some of the best meals, actually, involved us all having to speak in complete Latin. We had fields trips as well, which brought us back to Richmond for the State Capitol and the VMFA as well as an outdoor theatre. I made a ton of friends, and we’re all hoping we can meet up soon, potentially at the State Convention. In short, venimus, vidimus, vicimus. We came, we saw, we conquered!” 10
SUMMER 2013
Robotics Team: Traveled to Myrtle Beach for the annual First Robotics competition. Now in its tenth year, the competition brought together 65 teams from 12 states, the District of Columbia and Brazil to the Grand Strand and put students to the test. FIRST Robotics is the largest organized competitive robotics program in the world and regional winners move on to a final tournament. Teams are given a game and a kit and students have six weeks to design and build a robot that can perform the tasks of the game. The process encourages interest in science, technology, math and engineering skills, while also teaching students how to solve problems and work together.
IN ART… K12 National Ceramics Exhibition winners: Angie Scott ’13, Peyton Allison ’14, Hannah Jenkins ’13, Maggie Sweeney ’13 (Paragon Kiln Award) 2013 Scholastic Art Awards: Virginia Museum of Fine Art Gold Key Winners: Peyton Allison ’14 (ceramics and glass) and Abby Jenkins ’13 (photography), Maggie Sweeney ’13 (portfolio)
AROUND THE GLOBE… Students traveled to Spain over Spring Break to learn about Spanish language and culture. They visited Divina Pastora, a Catholic school located in central Madrid. Students traveled to Nicaragua in March to work side-by-side with local artisans and potters and live with Nicaraguan families. Trinity students traveled to France in March. They toured Paris, Mont St. Michel, Normandy region and Amien. In April, Trinity students hosted French students from Amien as part of the exchange program.
