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Traditions Challenging Minds, Changing Lives

Fall / Winter 2009

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5

Faculty in Focus Questions and Answers with Mrs. Tyus and Mrs. Williams

10 Campaign Update One Goal Reached.

Striving for the next.

13 Visiting Author Herman Parrish shares stories with Lower School 16 Alumni Updates Where are they now?

Our Mission To glorify God by providing for students the highest quality college-preparatory education, training them in the Biblical world and life view, thus enabling them to serve God in spirit, mind, and body.

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Trinity Board of Trustees

We must do everything within our power to ensure that our students are prepared for life beyond Trinity.

As times change, we must rise to the challenge of the future while remaining committed to our core values.

Dear Trinity Families, This is an exciting time at Trinity. We are seeing the fruition of years of planning with our Celebrating a Legacy of Learning Campaign. This campaign addresses needs identified by the Board in 2005 as part of a long-range plan. From the plan, the Board established a priority list of goals that were included in the feasibility study conducted in fall of 2008. The study provided valuable financial information, and also gave a wide range of Trinity supporters an opportunity to share their thoughts on the school's priorities, particularly those for which additional capital expenditures would be needed.

From that study, which included personal interviews of more than 100 individuals representing Trinity families, alumni, and friends, as well as results from an online survey of more than 100 additional individuals, two critical themes emerged: improving academics and staying true to our mission as a Christian school.

In order to improve academics, Mr. Neu and his staff began immediately making changes based on the existing budget. Additional administrative staff hires, the development of a middle school, and ongoing professional development for faculty were already underway as the study was being done. While some steps were fairly straightforward, additional space to lower studentto-teacher ratios and an improved media center and library resources were trickier problems to solve, requiring additional funding. Based on the overwhelmingly positive and committed responses of Trinity alumni, parents, and friends during the feasibility study, the Board decided to move ahead with the current capital campaign.

Though the economic picture was less than rosy at the time of initial interviews, supporters’ commitment to excellent Christian education as the future of Trinity School did not waver.

After the first of the year, many potential donors were called to see if their initial indication of support could still be honored if the Board moved ahead with the campaign. Unequivocally, people remained committed to the mission and ministry of Trinity Presbyterian School. We are blessed and humbled by the outpouring of financial support the campaign has received to date.

We must do everything within our power to ensure that our students are prepared for life beyond Trinity. As times change, we must rise to the challenge of the future while remaining committed to our core values. Now is the time to make the changes necessary to continue to ensure that our students and graduates can thrive in a collegiate environment. Thank you for believing in our mission.

Dr. J. Allen Clark, President of the Board of Trustees

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A school can only be as good as its faculty and staff for they serve as the backbone of the institution. Trinity is an exceptional school because of our outstanding and devoted teachers.

Leavinga Legacy

a MEssaGE FroM HEadMasTEr BoB nEU

We stepped out in faith and followed the path we believe God has set before this school at this time.

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“attempt something so impossible that unless God is in it, it is doomed to failure.”

These words come from John Haggai and they are the words we have been following for the past year. We stepped out in faith and followed the path we believe God has set before this school at this time. This year’s capital campaign, Celebrating a Legacy of Learning, comes at the opportune time for God to show Himself as He accomplishes what He desires to carry out right now at Trinity. as we move forward on capital improvements which are needed and necessary, we must not forget that which is of primary importance at any school. a school can only be as good as its faculty and staff for they serve as the backbone of the institution. Trinity is an exceptional school because of our outstanding and devoted teachers. They know why they are here and are intentional each day as they carry out the school’s mission, “to glorify God by providing for students the highest quality collegepreparatory education, training them in the biblical world and life view, thus enabling them to serve God in spirit, mind, and body.” our teachers are committed to the fundamentals of the Christian faith, understand their respective discipline/ grade level, communicate clearly and articulately, teach to a high standard and enjoy mentoring students. What else does a school need!

Well actually, we do need something in order to be the best we can be in all

areas. right now our library and lower school classes are at the forefront. allowing quality teachers to do their thing in well equipped facilities will undoubtedly allow a higher level of education to take place.

Most of you know that our library is in dire need of updating and renovating. With a brand new library, our teachers will be able to take more advantage of classroom and research time in the dedicated computer space. in addition, students will find a more inviting and relaxing atmosphere in which they can study. smaller classes in first thru fifth grade will permit our teachers the opportunity to do some things you simply cannot do with bigger classes.

Ultimately, though, the long term effect of smaller classes will outweigh any immediate gains. smaller classes in the early stages of education will create a world where a teacher can be even more in tune with a student’s academic, spiritual, emotional and physical needs. This will pay off later as those children are taught and ministered throughout their entire education. as our capital campaign draws to a close, i want to ask you to consider leaving your financial mark on what the Lord is doing at Trinity Presbyterian school. We need everyone’s involvement to pull this off. Together we must move forward to ensure our families that we are providing what we say we provide. We have a very high calling that we fully intend to fulfill. i am asking you to join us. remember the dream!

Laura Williams

FACULTY IN FOCUS Trinity is honored to have highly degreed professionals teaching students each day and leading children in their walk with our savior. Two of these teachers are Laura Williams and sarah Tyus. Mrs. Williams is the high school resource teacher and has been at Trinity since 1991. she is also the producer of the upper school play each year. Mrs. Tyus has been in the upper school science department since 1975 and is currently teaching Honors Chemistry, aP Chemistry and aP Biology. Combined, these two teachers have been in the classroom for 53 years.

The following are their responses to various questions.

Q: Tell us a bit about your childhood such as where you grew up, where you went to school, etc.

Mrs. Tyus: I grew up in Montgomery and attended public schools – Bellingrath Elementary, Dannelly Elementary, Cloverdale Junior High, and Jeff Davis. I was attending Jeff Davis when Trinity Pres. School came into existence. I was a member of St. Marks Methodist Church when they were on Perry Street and was very active in the youth group/choir. I was also very involved in Young Life and Tri-Hi-Y. Mrs. Williams: I grew up in Virginia and Delaware. I went to Auburn University for my undergraduate degree in Early Childhood for the Handicapped and AUM for my masters in Learning Disabilities.

Q: Give us one unique aspect of your life that most people do not know.

Mrs. Tyus: I am a certified scuba diver and I took 9 Trinity students to Belize during the summer of 1999 to get their scuba certification. I also make stained glass windows.

Mrs. Williams: In the first 6 years of marriage I lived in 3 states and taught in 6 schools with a wide diversity from a resource teacher in a large high school in Orlando, Florida to a second grade teacher in a small one class per grade elementary school in the Mojave Desert in California.

Q: Why did you decide to get into education?

Mrs. Tyus: I didn’t – God led me here. I was on the fast track to becoming a medical technologist, but I was using my electives to get my teacher’s certificate. By closing doors and opening doors, God led me to Trinity in the fall of 1975. My supervising teacher in the department of education at AUM was

Dr. Sarah Portis. Trinity had an opening for a teacher who could teach biology, chemistry, and physics, so the headmaster called Dr. Portis. She recommended me for an interview by the headmaster and eventually the faculty committee of the board. I was hired and have been here ever since. This is my 35th year at Trinity.

Mrs. Williams: I interned in high school with a tutoring program for special needs children and enjoyed this. Both of my older sisters were teachers so I followed in their footsteps. One of my sisters is physically handicapped so I saw first-hand the struggles she overcame.

Q: Why do you love teaching and what is the best thing about teaching at Trinity?

Mrs. Tyus: I love teaching at Trinity. I love what I teach, Honors and AP Chemistry and AP Biology. I love the kids, the faculty and staff. This is my home. Through the good years and the bad, the students and my teacher friends have been there to help me and support me. I love the freedom to be able to talk about God, especially in science classes. Teachers at Trinity have the opportunity to really make a difference in their students’ lives. I have students contact me periodically who graduated years ago. I am so proud of their accomplishments.

Mrs. Williams: I love teaching students how to help themselves and how to think!

It’s like solving a puzzle. It is exciting to see students become aware of their own learning styles and incorporate that into study habits and testing techniques to find success. As a resource teacher, I get to work with a number of students who have a variety of needs so my work is never boring!

Sarah Tyus

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2009 Trinity Duke TIP Students

TRINITY 7th GRADERS TO SIT FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS

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rinity is proud to recognize 39 gifted 7th graders who qualified for the Duke

University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP). The students were selected

to participate in the Duke TIP Talent Search based on their scores at the 95th percentile or higher on one or more of the subtests on two most recent standardized achievement, aptitude or mental ability tests. These tests have validity in predicting scholastic achievement of gifted 7th graders. These students will sit for the college entrance exam(s) this winter among the usual group of college-bound 11th and 12th graders.

Congratulations to this amazing group of Trinity 7th graders: Jack Amster, Elisabeth Bowman, Brennon Buckner, Noble Clark, Madison Cornett, Anna Lee Curles, Cole DeBardelaben, Turner Duraski, Preston Etheredge, Cassie Felder, Anna Gentry, Haley Gentry, Reed Grice, Marshall Griffin, John Hall, Weston Heartsill, Mason Hill, Joseph Hixon, Ben Jones, Grant Keith, Harrison Lott, Alex Mershon, Jarrett Moseley, Stuart Newsome, Clayton O’Barr, Emma Paramore, Annelise Patterson, Mark Pickering, Emma Reiner, Michael Sellers, Mitchell Sikes, Jake Sisson, Stinson Slawson, Joshua Spencer, Tiffany Taylor, Autumn Thaggard, Carter Vance, Parker Watts, and Pat Williams.

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ConGraTULaTions 2010 naTionaL MEriT sCHoLarsHiP sEMiFinaLisT Trinity Presbyterian school would like to extend its sincerest congratulations to Rebecca Young who has been named a semifinalist in the 55th annual national Merit scholarship Program. rebecca was among more than 1.5 million juniors who entered the 2010 national Merit scholarship Program by taking the 2008 Preliminary saT/national Merit scholarship Qualifying Test (PsaT/nMsQT). This served as an initial screen of program entrants.

The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than one percent of United states high school seniors and includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. rebecca, a senior at Trinity, is also an aP scholar and scored a nearly perfect 35 on her aCT! rebecca is the daughter of drs. anne and Frank young. rebecca’s father and his classmate stephen nelson were Trinity’s first national Merit scholars in 1979. rebecca is also very active in her church and she enjoys swimming. she has competed in several national level competitions and placed 2nd at the yMCa nationals competition as a 9th grader. she has represented Trinity at state High school swim meets and has placed in the top 8 in every event since the 8th grade. rebecca hopes to continue swimming at the college level.

Trinity is very proud of her many achievements. Congratulations!

Trinity is honored to recognize senior Rebecca Young who was named a 2010 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist.

TriniTy ConGraTULaTEs JUnior Miss WinnErs Trinity is proud to have two Junior Miss award Winners! Congratulations to Mary Frances Morris who has been named Montgomery County’s Junior Miss and Sandy Draper who has been named Elmore County’s Junior Miss.

Mary Frances will represent Montgomery County and sandy will represent Elmore County at the alabama Junior Miss Program on January 15 and 16 of 2010 at Frazer Church.

Mary Frances Morris

Mary Frances is the daughter of stephen and Frances young Morris (Class of 1988). she is the senior class president and has attended Trinity since kindergarten. she is also a member of the Key Club, spanish Club and the sGa. Mary Frances has two younger brothers drew and Coleman.

For talent, Mary Frances performed a Tap dance to “Jump, Jive an’ Wail.”

Mary Frances plans to attend auburn University after graduation where she will pursue a degree in prenursing. she was awarded a Chancellor’s scholarship to Troy University which is full tuition. sandy is the daughter of Glenn and ashley draper. she is on the dance Team, in show Choir, in the school play and also ran track for Trinity. she has four brothers and sisters, avery, Wright, Mary Glenn and Will. sandy was the recipient of the awards for best essay, self-expression and talent in the competition. she performed the italian song, “omio Babbino Caro”, an aria from the opera “Gianni schicci” by Giacamo Puccini. sandy is currently auditioning for a music scholarship at samford, Furman, and alabama.

Sandy Draper

Congratulations also to Sidney Holt who was awarded the Millennium scholarship to Troy University which is full tuition with room and board.

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LEGaCy oF LEarninG donors Thank you to the following parents, faculty, staff, Board members, alumni, grandparents, and friends who have given to the Legacy of Learning Campaign. This list reects gifts received through November 1, 2009.

Mrs. denise allen Mr. and Mrs. Troy amster Clyde and summer anderson Foundation Mrs. Julia anderson anonymous Mr. and Mrs. William ashmore Mr. and Mrs. Jay aughtman Mrs. ahna Baggett Mrs. Melissa Baker Mr. and Mrs. al Barbaro Miss Kristin Barringer Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bartlett Mrs. diane Berney Mr. Tim Bethea Mr. and Mrs. andy Birchfield Mr. and Mrs. robert Birmingham Mr. and Mrs. Price Bishop '87 Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Blackmon Mrs. Elisa Bowden '88 Mrs. Jennifer Bricken Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bryan '87 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Byram Mr. and Mrs. david Byrne '85 Mrs. Connie Cantey Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Carlson Mrs. Monty Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. david Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Christenberry dr. and Mrs. allen Clark '82 Mr. and Mrs. George Clements Mr. and Mrs. Tripp Clements '87 & '84 Mr. dann Cleveland Mrs. Christy Colee Mr. Mike Connor Mr. and Mrs. Billy Cox Mr. and Mrs. Chad Cross reverend and Mrs. Patrick Curles Mrs. Lindy Currier dr. and Mrs. Joe Curtis dr. and Mrs. dick Cyrus Mrs. Betsy dakin Mr. and Mrs. Ladon dansby 8 TriniTy TradiTions

Mr. and Mrs. Lee davis Mr. and Mrs. Jon deal Mr. and Mrs. david dennis '88 Mrs. Karen dennis Mr. and Mrs. Edgar diaz Mr. and Mrs. Craig dillard dr. and Mrs. Jason dorey '91 Mrs. debbie dorough Mrs. Emily dudley Mr. and Mrs. Jim Edwards Mrs. Terry Elam Ms. anita Ellis Mrs. sheila Elmore dr. and Mrs. Brian Elrod Mrs. sherry Etheredge Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ewing Huffham Farris Construction Mrs. Becky Faulkner Mrs. sandi Faulkner Mr. Trip Franklin Mrs. Latrell Fussell Mrs. Cynthia Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. Chris Glover Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood Mr. and Mrs. Lance Gould Mr. and Mrs. Marc Green Mr. Mike Gwin Mr. and Mrs. Josh Hall '90 Mrs. Wendy Hallford Mr. and Mrs. Whit Hamilton '86 Mrs. Jennifer Handey Mrs. ann Louise Harrell '03 Mrs. Jane Harrington Mrs. Karen Harris Mrs. Kelly Harrison Ms. Linda Hastey Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Haynes Miss rebecca Helms '93 Mr. and Mrs. dick Helms Mrs. Linda Helms Mrs. Teresa Henderson Miss alice Hill '98 Ms. Patricia Hixon Mr. and Mrs. robert Hogan '80 Mr. and Mrs. Beau Holmes '88 Miss Gennie Honel Mr. and Mrs. Jon Howe Mrs. Pam Hynniman Mr. david illman Mrs. Carol Jackson Mrs. Patti Jeffcoat Mr. and Mrs. drew Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Wat Johnston dr. and Mrs. Bob Jones '75 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jones

Mr. and Mrs. rhon Jones Mr. and Mrs. Bill Joseph Mrs. Mala Kelley dr. and Mrs. Mark Kingry Ms. Kay Kirtland Mrs. Jessica Lassiter Mrs. Becky Lee Mrs. Jenny Letner Mr. and Mrs. david Little Mrs. Barbara Littlepage Mrs. Kelly Long Mrs. Monica Lott Mrs. Lana Mann Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mathews Mr. Pete McCoy Mrs. Mary Mcdavid Mr. robert McGowin Mr. and Mrs. seawell McKee Miss Whittington McLemore '02 Mrs. Jackie Mcnelley reverend and Mrs. Claude Mcroberts Mr. and Mrs. Ted Meadows Mrs. Becky Miller Mr. stan Milton Mr. and Mrs. James Moody '85 Mrs. Cindy Morrison Mrs. Elizabeth Mosley Mr. and Mrs. Bob neu Mr. and Mrs. Keith newell dr. and Mrs. al newman Mrs. Keeli osmer dr. and Mrs. rob owen '92 Mr. Kerry Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Brent Parkman dr. and Mrs. scotty Parma Mr. Frank Parquette Mrs. Vickie Parrish Mr. and Mrs. Todd Parsons '83 Mr. and Mrs. Ben Patterson Mrs. dianna Paulk dr. and Mrs. John Payne iii dr. and Mrs. John Payne iV Mr. alonzo Pernell dr. and Mrs. Matt Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Clay Phillips '95 Mrs. Margaret Pippin Mrs. Kathy Pirtle Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pittman '88 Mr. and Mrs. Cole Portis Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Pouncey Mrs. Jimmie Puckett Mr. randy ragsdale Mr. and Mrs. Patrick ramsey Mrs. sheila ramsey

Mrs. Jessica reinhardt Mrs. Layne roth '90 Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy rutland Mrs. Beverly saliba Mrs. suzanne satcher Mr. and Mrs. JP sawyer Mr. Jack schweers Mr. and Mrs. Pat shegon Mr. august shegon Mrs. Tami shelley Mrs. Becky shepherd Ms. donna siebenthaler Mr. and Mrs. stinson slawson Mr. and Mrs. Guice slawson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Guice slawson, sr.

Mr. Will sledge Ms. Gidget smith Mrs. Lisa smithson Mrs. Carol sorrells Mrs. rosemary sprague Mrs. Kathryn stabler dr. and Mrs. david stanley '94 Mr. and Mrs. John stanley Mrs. Terri sullivan Mr. and Mrs. derrick Taunton Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Teel Mr. and Mrs. Larry Teel Mr. and Mrs. Troy Teel Mr. and Mrs. irby Thompson Mrs. Lucy Thrasher Mrs. Jennifer Trott '02 dr. and Mrs. den Trumbull Mr. and Mrs. Jay Tuley Mr. Jim Tuley Mrs. sarah Tyus Ms. analyn Van Brink Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walker '88 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wallace dr. and Mrs. Forrest Waters Mrs. Kristi Weeks Mr. and Mrs. James Whitehead Mr. Ken Whittle Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Williams Mr. and Mrs. Ken Williams '81 Mr. and Mrs. Pat Williams '85 Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Williams Mrs. alice Williams Mrs. Laura Williams Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wilson '89 Ms. Winston Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Windham Mr. and Mrs. alan Worrell Mr. and Mrs. david yohn drs. Frank and anne young '79

An enhanced library will offer a better learning environment, and it will be a statement to all about Trinity’s commitment to academic excellence.

Board President Dr. Allen Clark, Campaign Steering Commitee Chair Troy Teel and Headmaster Bob Neu at the Parent Campaign Kick-off.

Dear TPS family, We are certain you are aware of the ongoing campaign, “Celebrating a Legacy of Learning”. The opportunity to make dramatic improvements to our academic program is exciting, and the support of our parents, grandparents, alumni and friends has been fantastic. Having reached our $1.5 million Celebration Goal, we are at a crucial juncture in the campaign and want to address a few issues to make you more aware of how your participation could help us realize dramatic improvements for our campus.

Lower school classroom size has been an ongoing issue for Trinity, and the Board and administration have decided that now is the time to equip our facility to resolve that issue, once and for all. It is important to offer both a learning environment that is excellent, and quite honestly, classroom sizes that compare favorably with other local private schools. The other area of the campaign involves a renovation of our library, which is outdated and needs upgrades to support our students’ research, study and reading skills. An enhanced library will offer a better learning environment, and it will be a statement to all about Trinity’s commitment to academic excellence. As a college preparatory school, Trinity needs to keep pace with university environments that are advanced and primarily digital.

We need everyone in the TPS community to get on board. Yes, many of us are facing a diminished economy, church campaigns and other commitments. But we have a wonderfully generous offer that I hope will serve as motivation. Several donors have come forward with a plan to enable Trinity to build a new lower school building rather than make the originally planned renovations to the lower school. A new building would provide additional instructional space to further impact class size in the lower school. These donors are willing to provide some very generous help if we accept the challenge of obtaining pledges that represent the utmost capability of our supporters. Your involvement will help make that dream a reality. That would be awesome, and certainly all praise would be unto God for a wonderful blessing.

You may use the enclosed envelope to show your support for Trinity’s future. We implore you to prayerfully consider your response. If you have any questions or want to know more, please don’t hesitate to call. My cell is 334-451-5361. Thanks for your consideration.

Yours in Christ, Troy and Celia Teel, Campaign Steering Committee Chairs 9 Trinity Traditions

CaMPaiGn UPdaTE: 1sT GoaL rEaCHEd We are proud to report that we have secured commitments totaling 100% of our $1.5 million Celebration Goal! We are now focused on the Legacy Goal of $500,000.

• Total commitment – $1,500,000 • Steering committee commitments – 100% participation • Board commitments – 100% participation • Faculty/Staff commitments – 100% participation • Alumni commitments – more than $310,000, with the Class of 1987 winning the alumni challenge

Summary of Campaign Goals • Celebration Goal (lower class size, new science and computer labs and art rooms): $1.5 million • Legacy Goal (renovate library): an additional $500,000 above the Celebration Goal over the last four years, the school has conducted an exhaustive and thoughtful review of its infrastructure. From this assessment, it became apparent that the school must address the following specific shortcomings in order to maintain its reputation for excellence.

• Class sizes in the lower grades must be lowered to less than 20 students. studies show that small group learning environments help ensure a strong academic foundation by providing increased student/teacher interactions and greater opportunity to tailor learning strategies to individual students. Lowered class size also will allow the school to remain competitive with other academic institutions in the region.

• The outdated 40-year-old library must be replaced with a new, modern facility that embraces and utilizes the technological advances of the past ten years. integrating these advances into a new library with additional features such as reading lofts and wi-fi enabled study lounges will help inspire students and instill a love of learning.

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How Will We Address These Issues? in recent years, Trinity’s lower school has averaged 25 students per class. research consistently shows that classes with 20 or fewer children boost achievement levels by allowing increased student/ teacher interactions, more individualized attention, and greater opportunity to tailor learning strategies to individual students. To test these theories, we recently began utilizing reading and math specialists who work with smaller groups in special learning cottages. The results have been overwhelming— students show more interest in their subjects and a greater capacity for learning.

To expand on these exciting results, we plan to reconfigure and enhance our current space to create three additional classrooms, an art room and a computer lab in the lower school and a renovated art room and new science lab for the

middle school. in addition to improving class size in the lower school, the renovations will provide for a more functional environment that maximizes teaching time in the lower and middle schools. The lower school office will be relocated to the lower school entrance so that a staff member will greet all visitors. not only does this change make the environment more welcoming, but it also adds an extra layer of security for our students.

When Trinity’s library was built 40 years ago, libraries contained books but little else. Technology meant the repetitive clicks of a reel-to-reel projector and a grease pencil on an overhead projector. The world of research has changed dramatically in the last ten years; in order to provide our students with the resources they need to succeed, the time has come to update

our library to meet modern needs. We plan to build a facility that combines traditional literature and bound resources—still required by colleges as verifiable references—with the latest multi-media equipment. The library will be an environment that promotes reading and research at every grade level while equipping our students with the most advanced tools they need to thrive academically at Trinity and beyond. special features such as a cozy reading loft

and wi-fi enabled coffee/ study lounge for Juniors and seniors will instill a lifetime love of reading and learning for our students.

Exciting Developments Is a New Lower School Building Possible?

We are blessed that several donors have come forward with a plan to enable Trinity to build a new lower school building rather than make the planned renovations to the lower school. a new building would provide additional classrooms – further impacting class size in all grades of the lower school and providing a new music room in addition to the computer lab and art room. These donors are willing to provide some very generous help if we accept the challenge of obtaining pledges that represent the utmost capability of our supporters.

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Homecoming 2009

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HErMan ParrisH Herman Parrish, author of Amelia Bedelia, visited Trinity in september. Herman held reading and writing discussions with students K-5.

Herman’s aunt, Peggy Parrish, published the first Amelia Bedelia in 1963. she wrote 14 books and passed away in november of 1988. Many fans wrote letters begging for another book and so, in 1995 Herman decided to meet the demand for more adventure and he continued the series. He has since written 16 Amelia Bedelia books.

Herman’s amelia Bedelia character plays on figurative language specifically homophones, homographs and idioms. Herman spoke to the children and encouraged them to read many books. it was a great day at Trinity!

FUn aT THE FaLL CarniVaL

3rd graders Joshua Hynniman and Charlie Lott enjoyed the games at the Fall Carnival at Trinity.

Trinity Presbyterian school recently held its annual Fall Carnival and as always, a fun time was had by everyone! The Carnival is held every year to raise money for the Junior/senior Prom. The Carnival was sponsored by the junior class and spearheaded by History teachers Trip Franklin and Kristi Weeks.

The Carnival had games galore including the dunking booth, moonwalks, the soccer game, go fish, the sponge toss, face-painting, the football toss, the golf putt and the Cake Walk.

The Fall Carnival was a super fun time for Trinity students, friends and families!

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A special thanks to the Trinity 2nd grade teachers Mrs. Patti Jeffcoat, Mrs. Margaret Pippin and Mrs. Rosemary Sprague and Librarians Ms. Hastey and Mrs. Osmer for all their hard work to make Grandparents’ Day such a fun event for everyone!

2nd grader Kate Hall enjoys having her grandparents come to Trinity for Grandparents’ Day.

TRINITY 2ND GRADE HONORS GRANDPARENTS’ DAY Trinity held its annual Grandparents’ Day on Friday, September 18th. The 2nd grade welcomed 300 grandparents. The children sang three songs and they watched a short movie about a boy’s memories of visiting his grandmother, titled “Saturdays and Teacakes”. Lower School principal, Tami Shelley, spoke about the importance of grandparents in children’s lives. Afterwards, Grandparents enjoyed refreshments with their second grader. They also received a keepsake 14 Trinity Traditions

photograph of the day, and a hand-printed tile. The grandparents ended their special visit by going back to see their grandchild’s classroom.

A special thanks to the Trinity 2nd grade teachers Mrs. Patti Jeffcoat, Mrs. Margaret Pippin and Mrs. Rosemary Sprague and Librarians Ms. Hastey and Mrs. Osmer for all their hard work to make Grandparents’ Day such a fun event for everyone!

Lucy Edwards with her grandmother Susan Edwards.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CCC CHAMPIONS!

Congratulations Trinity’s Middle School Volleyball CCC Champions! Members of the team include: (bottom) Mary Grace Burks, (middle l-r) Emily Windham, Janie Hampton, Hannah Green, Anna Lee Curles, Emily Anne Newell, Elisabeth Bowman, Shelby Stanaland, Hannah Haynes, (top row l-r) Asst. Coach Becky Bowden, Regan Goocher, Jessie Allen, Dawson Williams, Miranda Register, Claire Wilder, Phelps Romanowski, Emory Johnston, Head Coach Gennie Honel.

Congratulations to Trinity’s Middle School volleyball team for winning the CCC championship! They ended their season with a 21-3 record.

The All Tournament Team members were Claire Wilder and Shelby Stanaland, and the tournament Most Valuable Player was Janie Hampton.

The Wildcats’ CCC Tournament record was 3-1. Trinity beat Catholic and then MA. MA then beat Trinity in the first championship match.

The two teams went to the “IF” game and Trinity won 15-10 in the third game of the final match.

Varsity Volleyball Makes Elite Eight Again The Trinity Varsity Volleyball Team was lead this season by four outstanding seniors: Ann Elizabeth Stabler, Sidney Holt, Smith Ann Burley, and Jeri Gulsby. These four girls showed outstanding leadership and dedication to the volleyball program. Our four seniors were accompanied by 3 Juniors: Avery Windham, Taylor Tylicki, and Lucy Johnson, 5 Sophomores: Brittany Hendrick, Laura Simoneau, Lauren Kendrick, Jessica Williams, Maley Gibbons, and 1 Freshman, Marley Sport.

This team left their mark on the Trinity Volleyball Program. They completed the season with a 39-12 record making it the best record in the last 6 years. They made their 5th consecutive appearance at the Elite Eight State Tournament. With the exception of two matches, they won all regular season games. The remaining losses occurred in tournaments to teams of equal or higher classifications. They were Runner Up in the MAC Attack and the Trinity Invitational and came in 1st place in the

Saint James Tournament. In the post-season the Lady Wildcats were Runner Up of Class 3A Area 5, Runner Up of Class 3A Region

B, and were ranked 4th in Class 3A heading into the Elite Eight State Tournament.

Congratulations Lady Wildcats!

The Varsity Volleyball team celebrates after winning the STJ Tournament.

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aLUMni UPdaTEs / FaLL 2009 1974 – Thomas T. Joseph attended Belhaven College and finished his under-graduate degree at auburn. He earned a Masters degree in Business Management from Birmingham southern College and a Masters of divinity degree from Beeson divinity school. He is now an ordained PCa pastor in Hoover, aL where he has served at Lake Crest Presbyterian Church for the past 14 years. He is married to Peggy Mcdavid from Birmingham and they have two sons. The oldest is married and works as a licensed operating engineer at Farley nuclear Power Plant in dothan.

He and his wife have Thomas’ three grandchildren: Maggie (5), Trey (2) and Mary Charlotte (4 months). Thomas’ youngest son is a PGa teaching professor at the Mississippi state University Golf Course in starkville and is a great golf teacher.

1975 – Dr. Bob Jones and Ginger Jones live in Montgomery where Bob is a dentist. They have three boys, steve, richard and Ben. steve and his wife, Jill are both graduates of Trinity (Class of 2002). on January 27, 2009 they had a little girl anne Wesley Jones.

Bob and Ginger are very proud grandparents!! richard graduated from Trinity in 2004 and is married to alisa Jones. Ben is in the 7th grade at Trinity.

1985 – Pat Williams is married to McClellan Wade Williams from Macon, Georgia. They have been married for 16 years and have three children who all attend Trinity: Pat iii is 12 years old and in the 7th grade, Phelps is 11 years old and in the 5th grade and Miller is 7 years old and in the 2nd grade. Pat is the sr. Vice 16 TriniTy TradiTions

President with Morgan Keegan in their Fixed income division and he has the opportunity to be one of several graduates who serve on the Board of Trustees at TPs. He is an avid golfer, ole Miss fan and follower of his children’s activities.

animal officer for the Georgia aquarium. Billy and his wife Heather Lee Hurley of santa Cruz, California, currently reside in roswell, Georgia and are blessed with two daughters: savannah age 4 and summer age 1.

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1987 –

Chrissy Hamilton lives in Fort Collins, Colorado where she is the Editor of The american Quarter Horse Journal. she attended Millsaps College and the University of alabama.

Price Bishop is married to Jacquelyn Gulledge Bishop, also a 1987 TPs alum. They have nine year old triplets in the 4th grade at Trinity: ann Price, Paul and Joy. They also have a 2 ½ year old little girl named Julialyn. Price is the CEo of Bishop Cabinets and Jacquelyn is very busy being a mother! They are members of Trinity Church and their family hobbies are beachtime and snow skiing.

Stacy Skipworth Hamilton attended auburn University where she majored in marketing. in 1992, she married Whit Hamilton from Birmingham.

They have two children who attend Trinity school: Meri dean who is in the 10th grade and Whitaker who in the 4th grade. she is fortunate to be the director of Children’s Ministries at Trinity Presbyterian Church as well as a member of the Board of Trustees at Trinity school. she enjoys reading and has been fortunate to enjoy a small amount of traveling.

Most of her family time is spent supporting her children’s sports endeavors. stacy loves to attend Trinity sports events and auburn football games.

Billy Hurley graduated from auburn University in 1991, majoring in Marine Environmental science after attending the dauphin island sea Lab/Marine Environmental sciences Consortium. His career led him to assignments in the panhandle of Florida, the University of California santa Cruz, dolphin Quest in HawaiiBermuda-French Polynesia, the dolphin Conservation Center in northeast Florida and currently atlanta, Georgia, where he is the sr. Vice President and Chief

1990 – Josh Hall works in real estate in Montgomery and is the managing partner of real Estate appraisers, LLC. He is married to Kim Hall and they have four children at Trinity in grades 7, 5, 3 and 2. Josh and Kim are the 2009/2010 PTo Presidents and serve on the steering committee for the “Celebrating a Legacy of Learning” capital campaign.

The Halls are members of Trinity Presbyterian Church.

Juan Ortega lives in Mobile, alabama where he is an attorney with alford, Clausen and Mcdonald, LLC. He is married to suzette ortega and they have three children: ann Louise (7), Jane (4) and Francie (2).

1992 – Katherine Egge Bear lives in Birmingham where she is the regional sales director for Cardinal Health. she is married to Lawrence Bear and they have one child, Emory Bear who is two years old.

1993 – Rebecca Helms graduated from auburn University Montgomery in 1997 with a Ba in sociology and a minor in Communication. she also graduated from southwestern Baptist Theological seminary in Fort Worth, TX in 2002 with a Ma in Christian Education. after several years serving in College Ministry in Georgia and ohio, she now teaches 8th grade Public speaking, 10th grade Bible and High school speech/debate at Trinity school. she also serves as the advisor to Trinity’s student yMCa (formerly Tri-Hi-y).

1994 – David Stanley has been married to natalie Beville stanley from Mobile for 10 years and they have three children. Coleman is six years old and started Kindergarten at Trinity this year. david has twin daughters, Cameron and delaney, who are three years old. david is a pediatric dentist and partner of Montgomery Pediatric dentistry and orthodontics with a Prattville location as well.

Will Worrell is married to Casey Carlisle Worrell. They have three children: anna Carlisle (6), William (5) and izzie (3).

Will is an associate with Capital strategies Group in Birmingham.

Casey is a wonderful homemaker and does event planning for Covenant Presbyterian day school. They are members of Briarwood Presbyterian Church and their family hobbies include spending time at the beach, running, reading and sporting events.

1995 – Carrie Stanley Phillips is married to Clay Phillips. They enjoy their three children- Emmalyne (9) in the fourth grade at Trinity, McLain (6) in kindergarten, and

Winston (4). Carrie works with her mom in their Persian rug business, oriental accents.

1996 – Matthew Coblentz is married to Jessica Henig Coblentz (Class of 2000). They live in Montgomery where Matthew works for McClinton and Company. They have one son, david Matthew Coblentz, Jr. who was born in June of 2008.

Trey Henig lives in Montgomery where he works as a Producer for Thompson insurance. Trey has one son, John alec Henig iV who is two years old.

1997 – Chris Carver lives in Montgomery and works with Whitney national Bank as a Business Banker. He graduated with a Masters of arts from reformed Theological seminary in May of 2009. He received his undergraduate degree from auburn in international Business in 2001. Chris married his high school sweet heart, Carrie, 10 years ago this december 18th.

They have two little girls and are expecting another little girl on January 1st. Chris is very involved at young Meadows Presbyterian Church serving as a deacon and a sunday school teacher. He is also involved in the community through Kiwanis, Emerge Montgomery, Child Evangelism fellowship and the Boy scouts of america.

Emily Lowder Wooten is married to sam Wooten and they have just moved to Montgomery from Chicago, where they lived for five years. sam is a professional actor and ran his own company in Chicago called Chicago dell’arte. Emily managed a clothing boutique called The denim Lounge in Chicago. Emily and sam are

expecting their first child in december. Emily will continue working in Montgomery as the Managing director of The J.K. Lowder Family Foundation and sam will be operating a new coffee shop they are opening in the Hampstead development this winter.

1999Summer Clements Anderson is residing in new york and in Birmingham, aL. she is a consultant for Books a Million. summer has been married to Clyde anderson for two years and they are expecting their first child this december.

Mallory Aman Wilson graduated from auburn University in 2003.

While at auburn, Mallory was blessed to be a part of many different groups including Kappa delta sorority, auburn University Cheerleading and War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen. after graduating from auburn, Mallory received her Bachelor’s of science and nursing degree.

Most importantly, while at auburn, Mallory met her husband of six and a half years now. Trent and Mallory live in Birmingham where Trent started Medical school at the University of alabama Birmingham and Mallory worked in the Pediatric intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital. Two years later, Mallory attended the University of alabama at Birmingham where she received her Masters of nurse anesthesia. Currently, Trent and Mallory live in Birmingham with their two boys, Miller (two years old) and Tucker (seven months old). When she is not playing with the boys, Mallory works part-time as a nurse anesthetist at UaB Hospital.

Britton Henig lives in Montgomery and is a Commercial Lender with BB&T. He is married to Lindsey Wallace

Henig from nashville, Tn. in January of 2009, they welcomed their first son Britton Pollard Henig, Jr..

nonfiction Unlimited that is based out of santa Monica, Ca. Candice also makes reels for a wedding photographer.

2000Jessica Henig Coblentz married Matthew Coblentz (Class of 1996) in april of 2007. They welcomed their first son, david Matthew Coblentz, Jr. on June 16, 2008. Jessica is a 4th grade teacher at Wilson Elementary and is very busy chasing a 16 month old!

Jennifer Henig Trott and Bobby Trott got married in august of 2007. Jennifer works at Trinity in Public relations and Bobby is a Producer with the starke agency in Montgomery. in May of 2009, they welcomed their first child, robert Barnes Trott. They are members of First Baptist Church and are having a ball with their new baby!

2001 –

2003-

Olivia Poole went to auburn for undergraduate school and graduated in May of 2009 from Candler school of Theology, Emory University with a Masters of divinity. olivia lives in Prattville where she is the associate Minister at First United Methodist Church.

Ann Louise Jones Harrell graduated from Faulkner University with her Bachelor’s degree in 2006 and from auburn University with her Master’s degree in 2008. she married Kyle Harrell in september of 2008 and they currently live in Hayneville, aL. ann Louise teaches the 5th grade at Trinity and she helps coach the varsity softball team.

Courtney Powell Jennings graduated from auburn University. she is a speech Language Pathologist at shades Cahaba Elementary school in Birmingham. Courtney is married to Jonathan Jennings.

2002 – Caroline Davis graduated from auburn University and is currently living in Birmingham where she is a CPa with Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Alex Henig Jones married Colin Jones from Georgia in March of 2007. alex works at Henig Furs as the advertising Executive and Colin is the Vice President of Manufacturing at Henig Furs. alex and Colin are expecting their first child in January 2010!

Candice Perkins is currently living in California where she has been for three years working as a production assistant for a small production company called

2004 – Selby Davis graduated from auburn University in august of 2009 with a degree in Public administration.

2005 – Emma Swayne graduated from asbury College in May of 2009.

Emma went to Vietnam to teach English for four weeks in the summer of 2008 at a secondary school in Hanoi. she has been accepted to the Master’s program of Library and information at the University of alabama. she started graduate school in June of 2009.

2007Laine Foster is currently a student at auburn University studying Elementary Education.

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