Trojan Voice Magazine, Spring 2021

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PK-12, COED, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS USA

SPRING 2021

THE TVS MISSION

MANAGING EDITOR & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Trinity Valley School has four

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main objectives for its students:

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fine scholarship with its fulfillment

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at college; the development

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of wide constructive interests; intelligent citizenship; and

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spiritual and moral development

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which promotes lasting values.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CYRENA ALLEN ‘87 GRAYCE ANDREWS ‘21 JENNIFER BRISCOE GERRY CUMPIANO KATHRYN DAVIS ‘89 NICOLE FORBES SHON HARDY KYLE KAHUDA KISHAN KALARIA ‘21 BLAIR LOWRY GRACE MCCURDY ‘22 SANDY MCNUTT CHRIS PEZANOSKY ‘21 CLARE PRITCHETT ‘89 ASHLEY ROBINSON DR. MICHAEL ROEMER DR. BILL “DOC” SHELTON CAROLINE SLOTER ‘21 JEFF SNYDER TAYLOR WHITE ‘21

Spring 2021 Volume XXII Number 2 Trinity Valley School | 7500 Dutch Branch Road Fort Worth, TX 76132 | 817.321.0100 | tvs.org Trinity Valley School’s Trojan Voice is published twice a year. Please contact Ashley Robinson, Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications, with any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this publication at robinsona@trinityvalleyschool.org.

Trinity Valley School is an independent, co-ed, college-preparatory, day school for students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The school admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. © Copyright 2021 by Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX 76132-4110

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Students photographed for our Community features include: Beau Barnes ‘34, Angelina Bwimbo ‘27, Davis Chaney ‘27, Jake Hegi ‘22, Duncan Holloway ‘22, Madison Kyle ‘34, Austin McBroom ‘22, Audrey Nolet ‘27, Tyler Odom ‘27, Saanvi Pathikonda ‘27, Maximilian Schneiderman ‘27, Jackson Reyes ‘34, Neela Tanna ‘34, Annie Walsh ‘34, Madelyn Wu ‘34

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COMMUNITY As we were discussing the theme of community for this issue of our magazine, I became energized by the idea of sharing examples of the extraordinary TVS community. Even though I am one of its newest members, community is my favorite part of the School. Lately, I have been re-reading one of my favorite books about this topic, The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging by Charles H. Vogl. I will not spoil the seven principles for you, but I will reflect on the elements of community outlined by the author: shared values, membership identity, moral proscriptions, and insider understanding.

BLAIR R. LOWRY Head of School

Those who come to Trinity Valley School share their value of an education that inspires the mind and the soul to have a positive impact on the world. We believe that through classroom dialogue, global interactions, outdoor education, service, athletics, and the arts, students can explore interests and find purpose and, in doing so, make the world a better place. These shared values are put into action each day across our beautiful campus.

Membership identity sounds easy, but it goes beyond wearing our beloved Trinity Valley logo or placing a fun Trojan sign in the yard. We identify with one another in other ways as well. We gather in groups in and out of school. We set up playdates for our children, students join clubs with friends, we compete together, and we perform together. It is not only the activity that unites us, however. Rather it is the implicit agreement that we embrace the same core beliefs and values. We are also drawn together because we believe all members belong. Our pre-kindergarten teachers teach this every day, our Middle Schoolers work on navigating this, and our oldest students demonstrate this in the way they interact in class and elsewhere. School is a funny old animal. It is one of the few places where we work daily to stress that we can disagree well and yet all still belong. I think about that often. How lucky we are to do this each day! Our conversations are not perfect, but at the end of the Those who come to Trinity Valley School share day we know that we are all members of the same community, despite our their value of an education that inspires the mind differences. We can identify each other and the soul to have a positive impact on the world. by our uniforms AND the way that we interact in the world. Though I am still learning names (a difficult task with masks), I can usually spot a TVS student in line at Starbucks on the weekend because of the way he or she treats others. It makes my heart swell with pride!

The third universal element is moral proscriptions. I like to think about this in terms of respect. Whom do we respect? How do we show this? What behaviors do we allow, and not allow? How can we engage with one another to show respect? Are we giving enough grace to members of our community so that respect is real and not just an idea?

Here at TVS, we are a community that helps each other. We saw that with the freeze in February and live it in all that we do. Each day we have conversations on campus about how we care for our fellow students, families, and employees. We choose our

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words and actions here. We teach civil discourse, help children negotiate conflict, and use design thinking to problem solve…together.

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the same kind of experience for all of our students and all of our employees. The “can do” attitude of our faculty, staff, students, and families still exists even when we are tired, sick, or frustrated. On those days that feel like COVID will never end, I am buoyed by seeing our children playing together, by teachers supporting each other, and by the happy faces in the carpool line. TVS embodies community everywhere.

Finally, there is insider understanding. To be a Trojan is to be known. To be a Trojan is to care. To be a Trojan is to accept other Trojans for who they are, to celebrate each other – today, right now. To be a Trojan is to look past politics, grade level, ZIP code, tenure at the school, Mr. Seleny baked in a “secret athletic or artistic ability, and on and on and on. To be a Trojan sauce” when he founded our is to be included, to belong, to School. He built a school where School is a funny old animal. be loved. We have proclaimed every Trojan could thrive and It is one of the few places be known. Nothing, not even #TrojansTogether throughout this year. This summer we talked a global pandemic, could take where we work daily to about how we wanted students this away from us. I see it in to feel connected whether they Mr. Perryman’s smile each stress that we can disagree were on campus or learning morning. It is there in Mrs. well and yet all still belong. through TLC. We had a few Elliott’s classroom. Students hiccups along the way but never share it in Mr. Scott’s class. We saw it on the stage this spring. lost sight of that goal.

It lives on the playing fields in the afternoons. Alumni Like so many in our community, I had looked forward to talk about how Mr. Price made it happen. Chef Erin large gatherings for athletic events, arts performances, cooks it up for us every day. It is our community, where celebrations, and treasured Trinity Valley traditions this we share so much, care for each other, and where we are year. Despite not being able to have a “normal” year, I #TrojansTogether. have never felt that we lost community. There are many different opinions on campus about every topic one can imagine. Yet, we are still a community. We support each other because we are here for the same reasons and want

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Assistant Head of School It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Jeff Snyder to the position of Assistant Head of School at Trinity Valley School. Jeff brings deep experience as a school leader and an abiding affection for TVS. As one of our most senior leadership positions, this role includes serving as a key advisor to the Head of School and comes with significant logistical oversight and implementation of the School’s daily operations, strategic planning, project management, programmatic leadership, and professional development planning. The Assistant Head is also asked to lead special projects and committees as assigned by the Head of School. This is a senior administrative role reporting directly to the Head of School and will have direct oversight of areas as assigned by the Head of School.

Jeff Snyder joined Trinity Valley School in 2011, after eight years with the Arlington ISD. While in Arlington, he taught upper-school English and later fulfilled the role of District Language Arts Instructional Specialist. He has risen to Assistant Head of School after serving TVS as a teacher, Assistant Middle School Head, and then Head of Middle School. He holds an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from University of North Texas and a B.A. He is a true advocate for students and faculty in English from Hardin-Simmons and is well prepared to bring experience and University. Jeff is very involved in our Trojan Outdoor Experience wisdom to this newly created role which program and is a Certified AMGAreaches across all areas of the School.

SPI (American Mountain Guides Association – Single Pitch Instructor).

In his time as Head of Middle School, he developed and implemented a completely redesigned daily schedule; a student committee program to expand student leadership opportunities; the seventh-grade Mind Makers course focused on metacognition, executive functioning, and public speaking; and grade-level community service projects. Jeff also continues to be an integral part of the TOE program and the fifthand sixth-grade Skills for Tomorrow class. In offering feedback, one parent wrote, “What a truly gifted and driven individual who has his heart and soul in the position he holds in such high regard. He is respectable, smart, candid, emotionally intelligent, and highly motivated to do his job correctly and with compassion and conviction.

He listens, communicates effectively, and is willing to collaborate across divisions of the school. He’s focused and truly knows the needs of the students he serves. He is authentic and approachable. He embodies the purest qualities of a terrific leader.”

An extraordinary member of the TVS family, Jeff brings integrity, clarity, vision, and joy to his work here. He is a true advocate for students and faculty and is well prepared to bring experience and wisdom to this newly created role which reaches across all areas of the School. We are fortunate to have someone so skilled already on staff who can step seamlessly into the position and contribute meaningfully to the school. Jeff will begin his new role as Assistant Head of School on July 1, 2021.

Jeff and his family are “all in” at TVS. His wife Caryn is an Upper School English teacher at Trinity Valley, and his children, Collin and Callie, are in Upper and Middle School.

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

TVS WELCOMES ONE SENIOR & 53 JUNIORS TO THE ALBERT M. GOGGANS CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MARCH 10, 2021

Kira Alarcon

Justin Im

Paul Poston

Sasha Amos

George Kalpakis

Gianna Razack

Anna Claire Anderson

Savannah Kennedy

Tevy Sek

Chino Anyadiegwu

Jacqueline Khuong

Grayson Shipman

Allison Ball

Lauren Kochan

Ava Sinnott

Evan Berg

William Kochan

Katherine Smitherman

Ally Cooke

Caroline Lacina

Henry Spake

Coco Davis

Grace Lacina

George Towle

Ashlyn Dickens

Margaret Lambert

Gage Truelson

Eloise Dilda

Marga Lee

Brandon Ullmann

Ariana George

Rachel Lucas

Akhil Vennam

Samara Gerstle

Dylan Mandel

Josh Williams

Chris Gonzales

Will Masterson

Liam Worsley

Calista Gonzalez

Grace McCurdy

Catherine Zarr

Kelly Goss

Drew McKnight

Mark Hart

Ava Niles

Jake Hegi

Connor Norris

Lia Hoang

Ife Nwoko

Chloe Hoyt

Summer Odom

Martha Johnston

Alex Patterson

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SCHOLARSHIP I've been asked to speak to you today about scholarship. While I won't necessarily be sharing study tips or life hacks, I do want to discuss what this pillar means both in and out of the classroom. I see scholarship as three main commitments we choose to make in our academic careers.

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your studies, you'll usually find that the adults in your school community are genuinely interested in what you have to say. Whether it be English, history, or even physics, your own life experiences will impact how you process information and what you ultimately have to contribute. So in your classes, bring something uniquely you to the table.

The first is a commitment to the world at large, Finally, the third commitment of scholarship is which will forever be in need of educated citizens. to oneself. While external motivation can come Today, there is no lack of passionate opinions from peers, teachers, or family, at the end of the on every subject, but what will differentiate you from the rest is the ability to support your opinion with well-reasoned analysis. As I As scholars, we must be accountable to found with the hammer in Dr. Ostroff's U.S. History class, ourselves, seizing every opportunity to you can argue anything as learn more about the world around us. long as you can back it up with sound evidence. To accomplish Intellectual exploration will follow us this, we must truly be life-long from the school to the world. learners, reading and writing and continually discovering new information. Scholarship is day you yourself have to choose to grow on a not just a practice, though, but also an attitude personal educational path. I believe that the we carry into new environments. Whether it goal of school is not to cram your head full of be college or a new job, it asks us to take the arbitrary facts and figures, but rather to impart time to be a student, listening and studying to an individual appreciation for learning. After contribute as best we can. Before we act, it is you graduate from college, no one will force imperative that we be informed. you to sit down and read a book, write an essay, The second commitment that scholarship or take a test. Instead, everything you discover entails is to those on the other side of the desk. will be a product of choice – your choice. As Teachers, counselors, administrators all show scholars, we must be accountable to ourselves, up every day in the hope that we are as excited seizing every opportunity to learn more about to learn as they are to teach. When we study the world around us. Intellectual exploration and actively engage in learning, we create an will follow us from the school to the world. environment of mutual respect. Coming from a large public school, I can say that TVS is unique in the teacher-student relationship fostered here.

Over the past four years, I've found that real learning is a two-way exchange. Throughout

SERVICE Hello new members of NHS, parents, and faculty. First, I want to recognize and appreciate every parent and teacher that has helped our new members keep their heads high through these difficult times. Your service and dedication are graciously valued.

TAYLOR WHITE SERVICE

There is no greater principle than service, and its importance has been especially showcased in this past year. We live in a time where so many Americans are suffering with obtaining healthcare, education, and financial stability.

Although these are hardships we all do not uniquely share, they continue to exponentially grow and increase as I speak. This is the exact reason why service is so important: it can help provide a better outcome. Of course, this will take years and years of work, but the fact is it must start with service and people helping one another.

Growing up, I was told that “it’s better to give than to receive.” At first, I was shocked by my parents' remark. I thought of all the holidays and birthdays where I had received gifts and I questioned my integrity for wanting gifts.

However, it was because I only knew one side of service, the receiving side. Not until I immersed myself in aiding others through community service did I truly understand their intentions.

Last January, I followed the spirit and service of Tarrant Churches Together in an MLK Day of Service. In one day, I was transported into a world of peace and community, and it began in a small church surrounded by a collection of people who were diverse in age, ethnicity, gender, and religion. People were gathered in groups and celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of the power of service, which I had never seen before. By walking through the crowded aisles of people I did not recognize and knew nothing of, I felt warmth - the kind of feeling that welcomes you home from a late night of practice or working in front of a laptop for hours. Additionally, I was in awe of the multitude of people in that room, and how they all were placed together there to fulfill one

“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” — Howard Zinn duty: service. That is how powerful service is.

It brings neighborhoods and people of different backgrounds and experiences to one place.

There, they can establish a trust between each other without even having to know anything about the other person’s life or ideas. It is through charity where unity forms, and where trust, peace, and love prosper. And I believe that it should not be designated as just a public affair, but a private one as well.

What I mean to say is that giving, partaking in charity, is an essential freedom we all possess and should embark on. From the time we learn to share toys in kindergarten, volunteer at the Tarrant Area Food Bank on Saturdays, participate in the Fall Day of Service, or create our own charity fundraisers, we have all grown up aware of how to help people. It has been ingrained into our minds and morals on a daily basis, and I find this to be an inspirational motive worth undertaking. In the words of Howard Zinn, who speaks of service and its effects, “Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”

Service is a genuine, respectful, and correct reaction to our world’s needs. It is not about personal financial or material compensation, but the commitment one makes voluntarily for a specific cause or passion. The experience expands the horizons we have defined for ourselves and presents new opportunities for others to participate as a community. And today we celebrate and announce those who have achieved this highest honor.

Furthermore, continue to instill the value of service, of charity, because it blossoms in the heart of the receiver and carries on in the hands of the giver.

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LEADERSHIP It is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to get to speak to you all today about the significance of leadership. Your induction is a testament to the fact that you have exemplified leadership both in and out of the classroom.

At such a young age, you already stand out amongst your peers as leaders in academics, extracurricular activities, and leaders in your community, having dedicated time to serving those around you. I hope that I can provide you all with some insight into my own perspectives on the value of leadership and the traits that constitute a good leader.

KISHAN KALARIA LEADERSHIP

While leadership can be demonstrated in a multitude of ways and the best leaders are unique individuals, my personal experience and study of great leaders throughout history have highlighted three core traits that a leader embodies.

First and perhaps most obvious is that a successful leader is passionate about his or her mission and objectives. Leaders ranging from George Washington to Che Guevara had a genuine desire to enact change and rally others around their respective movements. Even with taking on many endeavors, they let their values and principles dictate their action, despite their voices sometimes being in the minority. A strong leader is not just passionate him- or herself, but rather is capable of sparking passion within each of his or her constituents. Passion goes hand in hand with persuasion, and I encourage you all to take the things you are passionate about, whatever those may be, and share them with others.

In order to be a truly persuasive leader, one must possess the second key trait. That person must be an intellectual. By virtue of your membership in NHS, you all have shown that you are intelligent, as per quantitative metrics like GPA, yet this is not sufficient to be an intellectual in

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my book. Rather, intellectualism is a product of critical thinking and an interest in learning about the problems of your community and the world as well as potential solutions. When it comes to intellectualism, I find it useful to look to figures such as Angela Davis, whose works are well known for an accessible but thorough analysis of black history, as a starting point for resistance to oppressive structures that exist today. As you strive to become better leaders, try to build on the strong knowledge base that TVS has cultivated within you to become a better problem-solver and someone who is not afraid to view the world’s problems from a creative lens.

This brings me to the third and, in my opinion, most essential leadership characteristic: a willingness to embrace radical modes of thought. Now I’m not saying you should just go out and break the law, but the best leaders are capable of and comfortable with challenging authority and transgressing norms. The Civil Rights movement was a slap in the face to the prevailing practices of the 20th century, and its leaders possessed immense courage to stand up to the large, violent institutions that dominated society. However, the spread of innovative beliefs does not just happen in the blink of an eye. A leader must be patient as he or she pushes for change.

So as you leave this ceremony as a member of NHS, I hope that you will heed my advice and push yourselves to grow rather than settle.

Leadership is not just a title but an iterative process. Passion, a strong intellect, and courage exist within each of you. It is up to you to take the necessary steps for these traits to become apparent in your leadership.

CHARACTER

CAROLINE SLOTER CHARACTER

In preparing for this remark, I have discovered that while I have heard this word my entire life, character is seriously difficult to define. In Lower School, in addition to taking spelling tests and mastering our multiplication facts, we learned about character values and social skills.

In one of these monthly lessons, we were taught about another complex idea: integrity. If you ask any Trinity Valley student who has been here long enough, he or she will tell you that integrity is “doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” When we were little, we perceived that as continuing to behave when a teacher stepped out of a classroom or picking up a piece of trash and throwing it away without anyone asking. In Middle School, it started to become more about peer pressure and standing up for classmates who need our help. Integrity and character easily go hand in hand, and as we’ve grown up, both of these ideas have become much more abstract and nuanced. Our morals and values have matured, and we have each become our own individual.

I know that we are all aware of the importance of having “good” character, of being respectful and honest, and we have always been held to these high standards; however, exactly a year ago, each of our characters began to be tested in a way I don’t think anyone foresaw. I have heard many news stories and conversations about cheating this past year, and about a month ago, I came across a professor’s discussion of the ways colleges have decided to prevent cheating during virtual exams and how these methods have affected students. The professor talked about how his students casually mentioned having failed tests because of lockdown browsers not being effective. These programs are accusing the students of cheating for no reason whatsoever, adding unnecessary test anxiety, and making classroom environments unbearable. Reading this thread caused me to think about the entire idea of educators’ trust in relation to academic dishonesty and whether any of it truly reflects the character of these individuals. It seems

like some of these professors do not trust their students, and it is preventing real learning. At TVS, our culture, and honestly our curriculum, of character that has been instilled in us through the honor code and through teachers’ and our own expectations is completely the opposite.

Our teachers do trust us, and they know that cheating only takes away from our personal education. For me, this atmosphere encourages me to succeed on my own merit even more.

Moreover, though, character extends far beyond the physical or virtual classroom. It relates to general teamwork, to standing up for your beliefs, to engaging in civil discourse, and to simply being kind to everyone with whom you interact. In my opinion, character is the pillar of the National Honor Society that truly encompasses all that the organization and TVS stand for. How can we be great scholars and leaders, dedicated to service, without also committing to having a strong and meaningful moral backbone? Character really is all about being genuinely good people and continuously bettering ourselves for the sake of others in our community and for ourselves.

Additionally, character is anything but a static trait or easily attainable goal. Building character is quite literally a lifelong process: your character is completely yours, made up by your actions, your reactions, and the way you go about living your life. I spoke before about how it is difficult to define this word, and that is because it means something different to every person. We all have our own beliefs, opinions, goals, and lives, and that individuality is what makes each of us special and adds to our increasing diversity. Nevertheless, I would like to ask each of us today to continue challenging ourselves to be better, to confront injustice, to engage in difficult experiences, to do the right thing even when it's the hard thing, and to really work to improve ourselves, our community, our country, and our world.

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COMMUNITY Collaboration During

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community has shone during times when strife presented itself. We have seen community members support each other and the School, and through this community, we have witnessed humanity at its best, even when hope seemed dim. The children tell our story best: what a joy to see them each day at Trinity Valley!

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FIRST ROW (L-R) Sophie Appel Judith Sital Jenna Alland Juli Razo Meagan Briscoe Nicole Markel Callie Mitchell Anne Bass 14

SECOND ROW

Brooke Rosen Lauren Yonke Katherine Ann Wylie Lilli Aitelli Sarah Ebrahim Arden Kenney Ellie Davis Maia Farmer Arianna Howard

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THIRD ROW

Delanie Flynn Madeline Masterson Maddy Fry Ali Bhaloo Sophie Fine Molly Perez Zion Amutuhaire Maaike Sommers

FOURTH ROW

Jenna Milan Claire Baker Deborah Carreno Claire Dacy Karthika Nambiar Caroline Sloter Molly Zimmerman Ricardo Garcia

FIFTH ROW

Luke Wilson Devin Meseke Danielle Hernandez Lexi Mund Gita Paladugu Grayce Andrews Gracie Dalley Alex Lerma

SIXTH ROW

Paige Bekish Andrea Espinal Caroline Snow Gage Brazell Taylor White Rowen Kliethermes Annabelle Karpman Sokol Kurtesi Finn Canard

SEVENTH ROW Na’im Ahdieh Chris Pezanosky Grant Gillespie Jack Jorgenson Jared Busby Carter Howell Cole Draper Aidan Rajan

EIGHTH ROW

Roddean Bahrami Thomas Swienton Wish Lorimer William Kochan Peren Lopez Connor Leu Bradford Bush Luke Anderson

NINTH ROW

Logan Buffington Jacob Levy Grayson Miller Bryson Hooker Kishan Kalaria Logan Straub Jackson Maples Steven Midgley Luke McDonald

BACK ROW

Brendan Shaw Teddy Perryman Josh Hadden Collin McGowen Walker Bowerman Patrick Caero David Gracia Hayden Haedge Sam Srnka

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Some of the most consistent advice that I share with my students is a quote from Theodore Roosevelt; "Comparison is the thief of joy."

There may always be someone better than you and someone not as good. I encourage you to

Take advantage of every opportunity.

MICHAEL APPLEMAN ’86

compare yourself to your past self. If you have learned from your mistakes, taken appropriate risks, and grown from the experiences, then

Don't be in a rush to grow up. Enjoy your time with fewer responsibilities as long as you can. All the adult things will still be there when you get older.

that's what is worth being proud of.

SYDNEY SCHELL MUNSON ’01

What is the best advice you can pass along to the Class of 2021 as they head to college?

BRANDI BARRETT WUBBENA ’96

THE TVS "To whom much is given, much is required."

TVS has given you so much in the way of

"Where your talents and the needs of the world meet, there lies your calling." – Aristotle KATHLEEN MOTHERAL MOLER ’98

education, opportunity, perspective...the list goes on and on. No matter what you choose to pursue, try to find a way to help your fellow humans throughout life. We are lucky to be called part of the Trojan family, and our impact in this world is without limits thanks to the gifts provided

by TVS and our families/friends.

Utilize your guidance counselors!

MARGARET BAIRD ’06

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WOEI MING ’01

I would have traveled to visit friends at other schools more often.

BRIAN TUCKER ’05

I'd have explored varied courses.

GEORGE MILLS ’90

I'd have gotten an internship earlier.

BRENT FESCENMEYER ’08

If I knew then what I know now, I would have __ in college.

I would have engaged more with other groups and clubs on campus! Travel abroad one semester if you are able!

ANGELA ELKINS EZELL ’93

ALUMNI BOARD SHARES ADVICE You will be ahead of your peers from day one. Don't doubt yourself – be a leader inside the classroom and out.

My TVS education gave me an advantage in college in this way:

MICHAEL NAZARIAN ’98

I was taught how to learn.

And how to love learning.

HOLLY EDWARDS ’95

Knowing how I studied best, being comfortable talking to teachers.

CRISTINA HINDMAN SCHNEIDERMAN ’94

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OUR HEROES AND SHEROES DURING COVID-19 Pictured here are some of the outstanding Trojans who helped us over the summer and throughout the school year to provide a safe campus for our faculty, staff, and students! We could not have made it through this COVID-19 school year without your hard work and dedication to Trinity Valley School. Thank you for being our heroes and sheroes!

TVS Medical Team DR. BEN TIMSON, KIM BARTELL, CARRIE MORRISON, AND AMY COATS

Middle and Upper School Long-Term Substitutes

Carpool Coordinators, Cover Brain Breaks and Lunch Duty

SAL REGAN, KELLY COBB,

NICOLE FORBES AND BLAKE AMOS

Lower School Helpers & Substitutes BRAD SMITH, JEFF ZABRISKIE, AND CYNTHIA DAVIS

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WHITNEY MOCK, BARBARA MALONEY, AND CYRENA ALLEN '87

Security Team MICHAEL BUTLER, ANDRE HECTOR, TIM VASQUEZ, JOHN BOWMAN, ANDREW SIMMONS, AND KENNY CAIN

Dining Hall Team VERONICA GUIDO, ROSALINA SANDOVAL, MEGAN JANKY, ERIN NESBITT, SCOTT STIRLING, RANDELL DUVAK, LACEY FERRIER, AND ISELA HERNANDEZ

Maintenance Team MIKE PHELPS, SCOTT ALLEN, ROBERT HUGHES, CHESTER WILSON, CAGE BASS, AND OSCAR GARCIA

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LOWER A N D U PPER S C H O O L

COVID CANNOT DETER CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS SANDY MCNUTT, HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL AND KYLE KAHUDA, HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

When Upper School geometry teacher Melissa Burkhead stumbled upon a social media post about a project involving simple forces being undertaken by Pam “You won’t believe what happened at Middle School Kahuda’s second-grade TLC students, her wheels started lunch today!” turning. Almost before one could say “quadrilateral linkage,” Burkhead had engaged the entire second“I loved my time in Lower School; everyone was so nice.” grade team in a project to pair the 28 Honors Geometry “What are you interested in trying in Upper School students with the 55 second-graders to learn about the next year?” unique physical properties of the mechanisms behind While students and faculty certain rocking horses, patio Almost before one could alike tend to identify with swings, and sewing and fishing “their” division, some of the say “quadrilateral linkage,” tackle boxes. most wonderful things about At PK-12 schools like Trinity Valley School, we tend to sort and select most of our experiences by division.

PK-12 environments are the connections that we share.

Student nostalgia for days (and divisions) past helps to build Trojan pride and loyalty to TVS, while opportunities for mentoring and service learning between students of different ages contribute to enthusiasm for future possibilities.

Burkhead had engaged the

Despite the fact that the three lessons happened entire second-grade team in over GoogleMeet between individual Upper Schoolers a project to pair the and small numbers of young 28 Honors Geometry students friends, one second-grade student exclaimed, “It was with the 55 second-graders. fun getting to know them. It was almost like we were in the same space!” Another raved that it was “so cool! We got to learn about quadrilateral linkages and work with In a typical year, House activities, volunteer options parallelograms and trapezoids. Hard stuff with great for Upper School students on T.O.E. trips in other teachers!” Still another, at something of a loss for words, divisions, and any number of small daily interactions countered with, “What is happening?! I hope I grow provide plentiful occasions for the sort of interdivisional up to be this smart in Upper School!” And perhaps relationships that are so important to the Trinity Valley our favorite: “Who would have known I would be best School education. Unfortunately, COVID-19 and the friends with a big smart math kid?” We’re not crying… subsequent cohorting and isolation have curtailed much you’re crying! of what is typically taken for granted. Thankfully, our creative teachers and students have found ways to fill that void and provide high-quality interactions.

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Melissa Burkhead’s big smart math kids had equally satisfying things to say. When asked to surmise what

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the younger students had learned, Fara offered, “I think that the second graders learned a lot! I feel that they did not know much about quadrilaterals in general, so I taught them that. I also think they learned how different types of quadrilaterals were used in their everyday life.”

David had the following to add when asked if the experience should be repeated next year: “I would recommend this project again because it doesn’t just require memorizing a formula or how to apply it, it also requires full mastery of the subject so that you can teach and explain it to someone else. It will stay in your head much longer than if you were to memorize it for a test and never revisit it.”

Finally, Maura’s takeaways demonstrated important insight into the lives of her teachers when she remarked, “I have a better understanding of how quadrilateral linkages exist in real life, I learned that teaching is very stressful, and I learned how willing kids are to learn when the material is presented to them in the right way.”

In a second powerful example of cross-divisional collaboration, senior Grayce Andrews proved that a pandemic and strong COVID protocols could not deter her from making connections across campus with some of our youngest students.

In the fall, Grayce approached Ms. McNutt with a request to fulfill her senior project by shadowing and learning from kindergarten teacher Gail Hutchinson. Grayce’s desire to one day pursue a career teaching young children comes as no surprise to her Lower School head who has known her since Grayce was five. Ms. McNutt is tremendously proud to have had a front-row seat in watching her grow for the past 13 years and has TRINITY VALLEY SCHOOL

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no doubt that Grayce will make a significant difference in the lives of the children she will teach.

In Gail Hutchinson’s words, “Grayce has stepped seamlessly into the role of being my right hand.

Whatever I cannot get to, whoever I cannot reach, she does. She knows what to do and how to do it instinctively.

Grayce is a natural teacher. She loves teaching, and the children respond to her. If Grayce is a little late due to an assembly or other Upper School responsibilities, the children repeatedly ask, ‘When is Miss Grayce going to be here?’ When she leaves each day to go to her own classes, the entire group stops whatever they are doing to say goodbye. She makes a difference in our class. She is truly a gift!”

Grayce has clearly made a big impression on her young charges: “Miss Grayce is a helper to all of us,” said one young fan.

Another’s excitement was palpable. “We watch for her coming across the parking lot each morning. She always shows up!”

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One student was impressed by Grayce’s tendency to go above and beyond: “Sometimes she comes back to school to be with us, even when she can stay home.” Grayce herself describes possibly working at Trinity Valley one day as a dream. “Working in the kindergarten has helped me realize how much I want to work as a teacher in the future. The kids are so, so sweet, and they treat me the same as they would treat any other teacher. I have made many amazing connections with the kids and will always remember them. I haven’t been in the class for long, but it certainly is incredible to see how the kids grow, and it’s very cool to get to know each of their personalities.”

A final kindergartener summed it up by adding, “Kind, helpful, caring, friendly...that is Miss Andrews!” Indeed, and these are sentiments that seem to be reflected in the experiences of all of our Lower School collaborators.

And do you know what, Lower Schoolers? Your “smart, older friends” in the Upper School think you are pretty great, too!

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D.E.I.G, BELONGING, AND PURPOSE: FOUR STUDENT PERSPECTIVES MICHAEL ROEMER, PH.D., DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL EDUCATION In the fall Voice, I wrote about the inherent connections between Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Global education and how we aim to use these programs to help all our students feel a sense of belonging at TVS. In this article, you will hear from four Upper School students for whom DEIG has offered belonging and purpose at TVS and beyond. After a day of cleaning up trash along Trinity River and DEI training on MLK Day, I asked these students to reflect on their experiences in recent years and to share how their passions have evolved in those years. What follows should inspire all of us and help us find ways to use our own identities, attributes, passions, and skills to serve one another.

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CAROLINE SLOTER, CLASS OF 2021 MLK Day DEI Training Student Co-leader Growing up at Trinity Valley, my exposure to the rich diversity of the population of our country and the world was a bit limited. I always knew there were people who didn’t look the same as me and had different sized houses, and I was even more aware of the fact that I was Jewish and very few others were. As a Trojan, however, I have been shaped by learning not only academic skills but also values we should share and responsibilities we should hold as Trinity Valley students and community members.

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As I have gotten older, I have also learned more about schoolers and inspirational facilitators. I made new the hardships that minority populations have faced in connections, broadened my understanding of minorities’ history and continue to face today. This understanding experiences in our schools and country, and learned has deepened as I have spent time working with and skills to bring back to my own community. Listening to regularly having meaningful and difficult conversations with people As I listened to other students’ struggles and who are different from me. Whether our differences are racial, cultural, successes in their relatively uniform communities, religious, socioeconomic, genderrelated, political, or otherwise, I teared up and could not help but feel empowered actively engaging in experiences to keep pushing for change at TVS. with these people has allowed me to grow as a person. each other with open minds and hearts, we discussed In high school, inspired by my older sister’s leadership, I our identities, privileges, and experiences relating to all have joined groups like Unity Club, which educates and the factors of our lives. We talked about being actively engages the TVS community by discussing issues and observant and worked on ways to speak with adults ideas about gender, sexuality, race, religion, politics, at our schools to effect change for every student. As I and more. With Dr. Roemer’s support and planning, I listened to other students’ struggles and successes in was also able to attend the Radical Hope Conference in their relatively uniform communities, I teared up and Austin during its founding year. I still vividly remember could not help but feel empowered to keep pushing for that one day with this group of bright and diverse high change at TVS.

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Luckily, my involvement in multicultural and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work has not been limited to TVS. I have been an active participant and leader in NFTY - The Reform Jewish Youth Movement, which is a Jewish teen leadership organization that empowers and connects Jewish high schoolers from all across North America. As a part of this community, we spend a lot of time focusing on social action principles and activities to build up teens’ knowledge and involvement in our world’s issues. We pursue tikkun olam, the Jewish obligation to repair the world, through teen-led programming and discussions. Through my work in this movement, I have learned about social justice through a Jewish lens, but I have also gained invaluable skills to be used in DEI work at school and in other communities.

leads to major growth of intellectual, social, emotional, and personal education. The benefit of diversity and active inclusion is universal with each involved person, whether part of a minority group or not, walking away a better, more understanding, and well-rounded citizen of the world.

Of course, there are many identifying factors that display diversity in our world, and there isn’t just one about which we should strive to be more cognizant.

Furthermore, achieving diversity isn’t where our “work” stops. Interacting with people who have different backgrounds and different viewpoints is crucial for fostering an environment in which every person has the opportunity to learn and become more open-minded, and our goal should be to focus on how to include everyone in our communities. Having a diverse group in which each member feels accepted and included

Likewise, my global experience volunteering on a medical mission trip with the Hackett Hemwall Patterson Foundation (HHPF) to Honduras taught me to look beyond social problems on the surface.

Every year, the HHPF sponsors a one-week vein clinic in Honduras to give its citizens access to free healthcare. From 6th to 10th grade, I went on this trip as a volunteer and assisted doctors during venous procedures. My duties involved mixing medication, preparing syringes, and completing patient forms.

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Attending a predominantly white school and being of Indian heritage has sometimes made me feel that nobody understands my culture or can relate to the holidays I celebrate. As a result, I was eager to participate in the diversity initiatives at my school to share my traditions with fellow students and learn In addition to NFTY, every summer for the past four more about other cultures. My first experience with the years, I have been a part of an amazing weeklong day multicultural activities at TVS was in Middle School camp for less fortunate kids in the DFW area to have the with the International Fair. Each table represented chance to go to camp for free. This experience at Camp a different country with students and their families Impact has taught me leadership skills, but it has also explaining their histories, traditions, and foods. introduced me to people from all different backgrounds It felt like something magical was happening ... achieving diversity isn’t where our “work” amongst the plastic tables as my friends and I stepped stops. Interacting with people who have different into the gym decked in our traditional clothing. backgrounds and different viewpoints is crucial for Visitors were learning about fostering an environment in which every person has and appreciating various cultures, and it felt like the the opportunity to learn and become more openTVS family was coming minded, and our goal should be to focus on how to together to showcase and celebrate our diversity. Even include everyone in our communities. though this event may have seemed small to others, to me, it felt like the first step in my diversity, equity, and identities. I have learned so much from my campers and inclusion (DEI) journey that I would continue in and fellow counselors over the years, and to me, that is high school. what diversity work is all about.

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procedures, I helped them with their compression stockings. Many of the rural patients traveled by horse, bus, and then taxi to reach the clinic. Each of my trips to Honduras inspired me to give back to my community in Fort Worth and the broader world by volunteering.

However, they also allowed me to understand that these issues were systemic, instead of being based wholly on the life of an individual. Seeing this lack of access to affordable healthcare caused me to reflect on those in the US who also do not have access to the resources they need. Giving back through donating or volunteering time can help to an extent, but it is also important to address the stem of the problem.

These combined experiences and talking with my friends encouraged me to learn more about the diversity initiatives offered to Upper School students and how we could bring change back to TVS. During my sophomore year with the help of Dr. Roemer, I signed up for my first diversity conference, "Tearing Down the Walls," at Vanderbilt University. We were placed in groups of six to discuss the implications that ethnic stereotypes have on each of us. These discussions made me learn how to show my support as an ally and confirmed that my experiences as a person of color were valid. From this conference, I

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realized that there was no reason to be afraid to share my identity at school, a concept with which I often struggled.

As an effort to showcase my traditions, I spoke about the South Asian holiday, Diwali, in an Upper School assembly as a junior. My friends' and teachers’ responses made me understand that there was a desire to learn about cultural identities at TVS and inspired me to take action to make TVS a more inclusive space. Then, in my second semester of junior year, I attended the "Radical Hope" conference in Austin at St. Stephen’s Epsicopal School. One of the activities that had the most impact on me was the identity molecule. Usually, when we talk about identity, our minds tend to drift towards race and gender. However, in this exercise, eight identifiers were in discussion: race, gender, socioeconomic status, ability, family structure, religion, age, and sexual orientation. By addressing our complexities, privileges, and oppression with these identifiers, I began to think how we could effectively hold these activities with the TVS student body and faculty.

The spring and summer before senior year, I joined Unity Club and listened as students and faculty alike talked during our weekly meetings. At the same time, as a Bank of America Student Leader, I learned about

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local outreach with non-profits and the disproportionate adversity faced by Black and Brown members of the Fort Worth community. Our discussions on mass incarceration, insufficient healthcare, economic policies, food insecurity, and racial inequity led me to meet students around the US who were actively trying to stop these problems on a local level in their communities. As a senior, I led a group of Upper School students in starting the first Middle Eastern and Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration. We discussed common stereotypes, representation in media, and the differences in celebrations amongst our countries in our meetings. I have also had the opportunity to take Dr. Roemer’s Honors Social Justice class this semester. We have looked at race, gender, and class through a sociological lens. In this class, we challenge the systems in place, look at the impact up to a global scale, research how we may benefit from these systems, and how we can ultimately advocate for social justice.

School students who attended. The group brought up ways that the TVS students, faculty, and administration can start and improve initiatives in and out of the classroom. Afterwards, we noticed the excitement and hope that students were feeling about this opportunity to have difficult conversations regarding identifiers, privilege, and discrimination. We were so glad to see new people getting involved in moments like this at TVS and to feel the enthusiasm for a continuation of this work. As seniors, we will be leaving for college soon, and we know we will be able to engage in these same ways in our new communities. We also know that we are leaving behind a passionate group of students who will keep pushing for positive change, and we are looking forward to supporting them as alumnae.

In 11th grade, Caroline Sloter and I joined the new Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force to educate students about our school’s various races, ethnicities, and religions. We have made presentations at assemblies, shared ideas on how to make all students feel welcome, and continue to promote an atmosphere of inclusion and belonging among Trojans. After attending many diversity conferences about social justice and racial inequity, I was among six selected this year to attend the virtual Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC), a four-day national conference promoting DEI work. Although we were with a group of complete strangers, the atmosphere was raw, open, and full of desire to change the status quo in our schools.

Caroline and I both felt completely accepted in all discussions and were especially inspired by time spent in our affinity groups. We learned about the influence of individuals’ identities on their lives and gained knowledge to educate our friends and family members.

Because of this conference, Caroline and I felt more than prepared to lead the MLK Day DEI workshop when Dr. Roemer asked. In the activity, we talked about the Cycle of Oppression and encouraged the participants to think about its existence and significance in real life. We also focused on the importance of selfcare in doing DEI work. Workshops like this cannot be fully predicted, as they are discussion-based and rely on everyone there to share their experiences and opinions.

This unpredictability, however, leads to the meaningful conversations that we had with the 30-plus Upper

As a sophomore, I had a sense of the urgency for environmental issues and knew I wanted to make a difference, but at the same time, I had never taken much of a leadership role. That changed when I arrived at TVS. I decided to start the Environmental Club because I noticed that there was not much concern for the environment at the school, and I wanted to bring some of the experience I had to form a new initiative.

It has not always been the easiest—whether it was the small number of people to come to the first meeting or the small number to come to the first trash cleanup— but it has been a great learning experience, and when there has been success it has been the best feeling.

That first year, I had the opportunity to travel back to Atlanta to attend a conference called "Climate Reality."

The conference further advanced my perspective and also gave me the chance to connect with a number of fellow Texans who were working for environmental change in Dallas. This realization that there were more Texans who shared my sense of the importance of environmental work encouraged me to continue, and then came April, and with it the Dallas "EarthX" conference. I soon found out that it was the biggest environmental conference in the country, and I was very excited to hear about the initiatives that Texas was taking. I ended up volunteering at the EarthX Expo that year and convinced the Middle School to send the 7th and 8th graders to the Expo. Then, that summer, Coco Davis, Class of 2022—who had been one of the most active members of the club—reached out to see if

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Alongside my environmental work has been my increasing involvement with the Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force. I was glad to find that there was such an initiative at TVS and have loved supporting it and learning from other members. Ever since learning more about the phenomenon known as environmental injustice at the "Climate Reality" conference, I have also come to see the fight for the environment as inextricably linked with the fight for equity. In my religion—the Bahá’í Faith—a central precept is that of the intrinsic equality of everyone, no matter their race, gender, or religion. Thus, I have tried to be involved with inclusivity and diversity work

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throughout my life, but finding the connection between my work with DEI and my passion for the environment has also been very exciting. This year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was especially meaningful given the work we did cleaning up the Trinity River, followed by the DEI Training. It was a great last MLK Day of high school for me, and it was very meaningful to see so many people doing service to honor Dr. King and his legacy.

These two parts of my life have come together in my desire to create more sustainable and equitable development through design work, and I plan to continue to build on these experiences in college and beyond.

COCO DAVIS, CLASS OF 2022 MLK Day Trash Cleanup Co-leader I joined the TVS Environmental Club my freshman year because the environment was important to me, and I wanted to make a difference at my school. That

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opportunities had attracted many new active members, year, Na’im Ahdieh was the president -- he had founded and we were optimistic as we started the spring of 2020. the club that year -- and his goals at the time were to Then, the COVID-19 pandemic halted school. Although improve access to recycling on campus and to provide we didn’t know then what would happen, we remained more education about environmental issues to TVS determined to stay committed to the Environmental students. I was impressed by the club and its goals, so Club’s purpose and plan. We held more frequent trash over the summer, I asked Na’im if I could assume a cleanups, which allowed students to stay active and leadership role to help the club expand its membership and mission. That’s how I became co-president my sophomore year, a position I still hold as a junior. I am ... I decided to give a TEDx Talk on the importance very proud of the Environmental Club and the growing positive of smart recycling. I called it “Trash Talk,” and it impact it has had on the school and highlighted Fort Worth’s recycling impact (positive the greater Fort Worth community.

In many ways, I feel like we are just and negative), and educated the audience about the getting started, and I can’t wait to critical need to recycle correctly. help the club continue to make an even more significant difference.

For me, being a part of the Environmental Club is an example of how TVS has helped me try new things and expand beyond my comfort zone. In April 2019, when I was a freshman, I participated in a TVS student exchange with a school in Australia. An Australian student lived with my family and went to school with me, and in July, I got to live with her and attend school with her. I was able to experience a foreign country in a way that I never could have with just a vacation. I made new friends, and I am excited to go back someday.

The program also helped me build my confidence, independence, and leadership skills.

At the start of my sophomore year, I brought these new strengths to my Environmental Club leadership position. Na’im and I started the year determined to hold more community service opportunities and to reach a broader audience with our message of sustainability. As part of this goal, and as part of my new leadership position, I decided to give a TEDx Talk on the importance of smart recycling. I called it “Trash Talk,” and it highlighted Fort Worth’s recycling impact (positive and negative), and educated the audience about the critical need to recycle correctly. Giving this talk improved my confidence and skills as a public speaker and a community educator.

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engaged in the school and their community but in a safe way, distanced and masked. We also emailed the club with environmental updates from around the world in relation to COVID-19. With a strong club community, the name “The Green Team” was born. This solidified the message, image, and impact the club made.

This summer, it became clear that the Environmental Club’s mission wasn’t just about sustainability, it was also about social justice. I introduced the concept of environmental racism to TVS students when I was a guest speaker at a TVS Unity Club virtual meeting this past summer. I continued to take an active role in combining ecological activism with social justice activism by participating in TVS’s MLK Day training and trash pickup.

The opportunities outside of school, like giving a TEDx Talk, living abroad and hosting here, and going to diversity training, helped me grow as a person and leader. Through these experiences I have been able to use what I learned and bring that back to the Environmental Club’s initiatives so that we, as a club, can positively impact the entire community.

I hope in the continuing years of the Environmental Club, we can continue to spread knowledge about the importance of taking care of the environment and taking care of our community.

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BE TROJANS TODAY SHON HARDY, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION As TVS began the second semester in this year of the teacher of self-understanding (for the athletes). This pandemic, I thought it would be encouraging and philosophy and approach has a term and is something beneficial to our department to draft a weekly athletic our coaches already practice: Education-based newsletter, called “Trojan Round-up,” for our inathletics. I highlighted this in the first newsletter season coaches. This is a way to continue providing to our coaches to reinforce the focus and attention professional development and share with one another some of the great things our coaches are Our coaches at TVS do wonderful work with our doing with their teams. In an effort to inform our community further students, going beyond the X’s and O’s. I have always about our athletic department and believed that any great coach is a teacher first: coaches, I also share a newsletter every few weeks with our current a teacher of life, a teacher of the game, and athletic season families so they can see how our department and a teacher of self-understanding (for the athletes). coaches are helping our Trojans be the best they can be. needed, when it comes to how they can continue to Our coaches at TVS do wonderful work with our implement this philosophy and make sure our teams/ students, going beyond the X’s and O’s. I have parents/community observe, feel, and know this about always believed that any great coach is a teacher their team and/or program. When working from the first: a teacher of life, a teacher of the game, and a premise of Education-based athletics, both coach

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and athlete have the opportunity about and 3) kindness I want, and we have, coaches who will help persevera you nce perseverance prideto learn integrity confidence reflect on teamwork, perseverance, humility, pride, develop as people, through the life lessons you can accountability, responsibility, commitment, sacrifice, learn through sports. This is calledpride Education-based ide integrity kindness confidence perseverance integrity k punctuality, dependability, themselves, and many athletics. (Examples shared included accountability, life-adaptingintegrity skills included in practices, games, responsibility, punctuality, andperseverance perseverance.) everancemorepride kindness confidence pride and daily routines. This also includes building I asked them to raise their hands if they had heard relationships kindness as well as coachesconfidence getting to know ide integrity perseverance pride integrity k the term Be Trojans Today. All hands went up. I their players for who they are beyond athletics. explained how #BeTrojansToday, with the words pride, rseverance Additionally, in distributing the newsletter to families, I perseverance, integrity, kindness, and confidence, was have begun sharing with our community what we mean also part of Education-based athletics, and that these ss confidence in earnest when we exalt the values pride, integrity, were the defining traits of what it meant to be a TVS kindness, confidence, and perseverance. These Trojan athlete. The students were so receptive and are ride integrity five values arekindn bound in our department mantra, ready to take in whatever coaches are willing to give. I Be Trojans Today, and they positively impact our have challenged each coach to be intentional in finding confi students, our School, and our community beyond the moments to point out life lessons that will not only arena of competition! Our coaches are the difference benefit our students in athletics but also will carry over ndness makers, confidence and the difference continues to be our coaches. into their everyday lives, like being on time for class, Not too long ago I had the opportunity to speak with our current 8th-grade students, to share about Upper School athletics and some of the things they can anticipate. It was great to see how attentive and engaged they were. Each session was followed by some good questions from students in the group.

During my talk with them, I emphasized three things that I wanted them to know about our coaches:

being accountable to a group during group lab work, or persevering to complete a lengthy paper. Educationbased athletics, education for life.

OUR COACHES CAN AND DO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!! We will press forward in building a consistent culture with our athletes and within our department, and helping athletes become the best they can be both on and off the field/court/pool. #BeTrojansToday

1) I want, and we have, coaches who will care about you.

2) Our coaches will work to develop you to be the best athlete you can be for you, no matter where you start.

VARSITY BASEBALL HONORS THE LATE DR. BOBBY BROWN AT TRINITY VALLEY SCHOOL’S BOBBY BROWN FIELD Dr. Bobby Brown, a TVS alumni parent and grandparent, played for the New York Yankees from 19461952 and 1954, served as President of the American League from 19841994, and was a distinguished cardiologist here in Fort Worth, in addition to being a proud WWII and Korean War Veteran. Our artificial turf practice field was named for and dedicated to Dr. Brown in April 2019.

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WHILE TOE IS ALL ABOUT LEARNING, GROWING, AND BUILDING SKILLS LIKE RESILIENCE AND GRIT, I SOMETIMES FIND IT QUITE HARD TO EXPLAIN TO PARENTS HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS. YOU SEE, PARENTS DON’T GET TO TAG ALONG ON OUR TRIPS, AND THAT IS

BY DESIGN. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WHEN STUDENTS HAVE TO MAKE AUTHENTIC DECISIONS AND SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS ON THEIR OWN, SOMETIMES FAR AWAY FROM HOME, THEY NOT ONLY WILL FEEL AMAZINGLY EMPOWERED BUT ALSO WILL NEVER FORGET THE LESSONS LEARNED. I THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER TO HEAR ABOUT THESE LESSONS FROM A STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN LIVING THEM. LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE OF OUR MOST AVID TOE PARTICIPANTS...ON SECOND THOUGHT, MAYBE SHE SHOULD JUST INTRODUCE HERSELF...

- BLAKE AMOS, TOE DIRECTOR

for the day to a strange place where all I could do was sit My name is Grayce Andrews, and as I near the end of around and wait for the bus to finally take me back home. my 13th year at Trinity Valley School, I can honestly The problem is, this didn’t go away after my first trip – it say I have fully embraced every aspect of Trinity Valley, was literally every single time. It would start with me crying but definitely spent the most time by far in the Trojan on my bathroom floor for days in advance of the trip, and Outdoor Experience (TOE) program. I have been I would cry of homesickness and fear while on the trip. I the “go to” person for everything TOE for my peers, really struggled, and still do sometimes, with being away teachers, and even my parents. I have been asked to from my parents even just for the speak at school-wide events day, and that’s been the case for about TOE and explain the as long as I can remember. program to new or visiting I am literally known in families. I have traveled all On my 5th-grade TOE trip, I many circles as the “TOE over the world with TOE remember feeling so homesick Beyond, I have participated Girl!” Nothing too special and nervous that I wouldn’t on every TOE Core trip there even try to rappel down the cliff about me though, right? is, and I have been a student like everyone else. Eventually, leader on countless younger Just the girl who loves being Mr. Amos convinced me to go grade-level trips. Additionally, down the cliff one time, and I have been a president of the outdoors and helping others even though I was terrified Upper School TOE Club for out of my mind, I did it. And I have a great experience? the past three years, and I didn’t stop there; I rappelled at have been a member of the While that may be the case least another couple times just Outdoor Leadership Signature that day. The TOE program is today, it hasn’t always been.

Program for the last two. I am always “challenge by choice,” literally known in many circles meaning that you must put on as the “TOE Girl!” Nothing a harness and get clipped in, but if you choose not to too special about me though, right? Just the girl who participate, you absolutely do not have to. I knew that loves being outdoors and helping others have a great this was the case, but there was a part of me that still felt experience? While that may be the case today, it hasn’t the need to try even though I was so nervous. always been.

My 6th-grade trip was a nightmare! Why am I even My first core trip was in the 3rd grade, and to be honest, here? One of the activities was to crawl into a dark “mine I don’t remember the majority of the trip. The only thing I tunnel” and to complete certain tasks before finding our can vividly remember was being so terrified to leave home

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way out. This was certainly not my forte. I remember sitting outside the tunnel with one of my teachers, deeply contemplating whether or not I wanted to go inside and join my group (did I mention challenge by choice!).

My head was spinning for a good 10 minutes before I decided I wanted to experience the activity. Though it was a tough decision and a very nerve-wracking one, I found myself having so much fun once I got past my initial fears. Are you seeing a trend yet? I am always initially terrified, but also always willing to try. While I know it will be hard, there is never a doubt that I am going to do it. I know that in the end I will grow, but it is never easy for me.

though I knew nothing would). I was also so nervous about what the day ahead would hold. I found myself unable to eat breakfast as I worried about all of this. You are probably really confused by now. How did this girl magically go from having such horrible experiences, to loving this program?

Standing by a 100-foot waterfall in the middle of the jungle in Costa Rica, as all my friends rappelled down it and soaked in the pools below, I realized that everything had been fine so far and was going to be okay. Mr. Amos pulled me aside when he noticed that I was not participating, and I immediately broke down into tears. I explained to him all the fears and anxieties that I In the summer of 2017, I found I started out as a young, had been having, but suddenly myself signing up for the TOE realized how unrealistic they Beyond trip to Costa Rica. As scared, timid little girl who were and that I was actually for I mentioned earlier, though I never wanted to try anything the first time feeling better. After am always initially terrified, I that moment, I began to open still have this urge to go back new. Now, after confronting up and have so much more fun. and try something out of my my fears, I know that I am We went whitewater rafting, we comfort zone. I remember camped on the side of the river, one day at school, after I had able to do anything that we took surfing lessons, we saw signed up, Mr. Amos pulled a sloth, we saw monkeys! We did me into his office to talk. He I set my mind to. so many fun things that, had I asked me if the decision to sign not taken a moment to realize up for the Costa Rica trip was that I was fine, I wouldn’t have realized all of the amazing my own or if it was my mom’s. It was my decision. Mr. fun we were having.

Amos was surprised at first, hence the meeting, but when he learned that this was my decision, he was very My story does not stop here. Going into my freshman excited. Even though I was extremely nervous, I was year, I joined the TOE Club and signed up for as many also extremely pulled to try another new experience. student leader trips as I could. I later became a president of the TOE Club and was one of the first members I boarded the flight, and my hands were shaking. I had of the Outdoor Leadership Signature Program. The never been to another country without my family, let summer before my junior year, I traveled halfway alone in the middle of some random rainforest. Right off across the world to hike the Austrian Alps with TOE the bat, we had to drive a good four hours to our starting for two full weeks! All of these adventures have helped location. I remember thoughts running through my me grow into the person that I am today. Though these head like “what if I never make it home; what if I can’t adventures always started out tough, I found ways to hike as well as everyone else,” etc. Though I had many remind myself that everything was alright and that I distractions throughout the trip, I still had so many was getting stronger. terrible thoughts going through my mind that I could not seem to control. We hiked for hours each day and As a student leader, I have been able to use my past sometimes I would find myself hiking alone amid our experiences to help others. When I notice that a young spread-out group and feeling very anxious. We hiked student doesn’t feel the urge to try something out of his the dreadful “Red Hill” one day, and I thought for sure or her comfort zone, or if he or she is feeling homesick, I that there was no way I would make it up. However, with step in and help because I have been that kid, and many the help of others' positivity, I was able to push my fears times I still am. away to make it over the hill. The time when I would get most anxious, however, was first thing in the morning.

I started out as a young, scared, timid little girl who never I had this fear in the back of my mind that something wanted to try anything new. Now, after confronting my bad might happen to my family while I was away (even fears, I know that I am able to do anything that I set my

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Clockwise from top left: Grayce with Caroline Sloter; Meagan Briscoe, Lauren Yonke, and Grayce; Hiking in Austria; Kayaking.

PAUL E. ANDREWS, JR. 1943-2021 Grandparent to Grayce, Eilea and Olive, Alumni Parent, Honorary Trustee, Honorary Alumnus, Advisor, Philanthropist, Friend.

mind to. I understand now how important it is for me to simply try.

I am no longer the same person that I was in Costa Rica. I am strong, bold, determined, and committed. I know that I can do literally anything I want to. All these experiences sounded so scary at the beginning, but looking back at it all, everything was worth it, and it has shaped me into the person I am today.

TVS mourns the loss of Paul Andrews and extends our love and deepest sympathies to the Andrews family. Paul believed in excellence, and Trinity Valley School won the lottery when he and wife Judy put their trust into our wonderful school, where their children and grandchildren have attended. Paul strengthened TVS through his service on the Board of Trustees and ensured our future would always be bright through his family’s transformational gifts to our endowment. Always humble and forever generous, he and Judy helped make our campus the beautiful space that we all enjoy today. They also established an endowed fund to provide faculty and staff a special holiday bonus each year.

Thank you, Paul, for your remarkable leadership and friendship. You will forever remain in our hearts.

I am now coming to the end of my high school career and will soon be moving to Auburn, Alabama for college. And yes, I do feel that fear and anxiety like it’s my first TOE trip again, but I also know that I have developed the skills to overcome anything. Through my many years of learning and growing with the TOE program, I know I can make tough decisions throughout my future and know that I will do anything I set my mind to.

Watching Grayce mature and grow as a young woman in the TOE Program has been a tremendous privilege for me. Seeing her find her voice as a leader, grow in strength and resilience, and most importantly, find the will to keep trying has been impressive to say the least. We wish her all the best at Auburn, and we know she will be just fine! And we look ahead to sharing similar challenges and growth with your student on his or her own TOE journey! – Blake Amos

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OUTSIDE THE NORM TVS UPPER SCHOOL THEATER LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT WITH MUSICAL BRIGHT STAR CYRENA ALLEN '87, LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARCY ROTEN, ART DEPARTMENT CHAIR What a difference a year can make! Last spring, when planning for the 2020-21 Upper School drama season to begin, no one knew the musical production would be turned literally inside out. A global pandemic can do that even to the best-laid plans.

The production of Bright Star, Star, which was cast in June 2020 from video submissions, was originally planned for October, with the hope pandemic conditions would improve. The uncertainty about singing and spread caused concern, so after many discussions about the risks involved and ramifications of COVID protocols, the musical was moved to the spring semester.

The Tony Award® -nominated Bright Star, Star, written

by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, was performed March 26-29 on a newly constructed outdoor stage in an amphitheater-like setting between the MS/US library and the Middle School. The safety of cast and faculty was of the utmost importance. Steps taken to reduce chances of transmission included a myriad of sanitization protocols, singing masks that limited value output, and recorded music instead of a live orchestra.

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Upper School Theatre Director Gene Sessa and Technical Director Van Williams worked with administration and staff to address logistical concerns of staging the play outside, including power, internet connectivity, and audio. Mr. Williams said simply, “Can’t light it, can’t hear it, can’t do the show.” Fortunately, the show did go on. “Although indoor and outdoor stages each have their own merits, outside becomes an asset in sound. And though natural light can be a hardship when the sun goes down, it is honestly a freer experience when we get to work in the sunlight instead of weeks in the dark,” said Williams.

He continued, “We greatly appreciate the administration’s support. Everyone was very communicative and helpful.

It is a blessing to be able to be at school and produce shows in various art forms.”

The difficulties in making the musical happen, with COVID cleaning procedures and distancing, and considerations of the new, smaller, outdoor stage and weather, in many ways led to positive realizations.

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Stage Manager/Set Co-designer Rowen Kliethermes echoed Shawn’s observations. “The move outside helped us take the show down to the bare bones by asking, ‘What do you really need to tell the story?’ We have never had an opportunity to work outside with lights, sound, and set, which allows for new ideas. It pushed us out of zones from Broadway to see what we could do in a pandemic.”

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In livestreaming a show for the first time, the crew honed their craft by learning to work camera cuts, among other new skills. “We grew through the process. We dealt with a new level of complexity that we hadn’t had before,” Rowen, a senior, added.

The flexibility of having a team of stage managers aided in practices that were different than on the indoor stage, and also in maintaining six-foot distances.

Choreographer and cast member Caroline Sloter, also a senior, said, “This was totally different than anything we had done. We know the SST stage so well. Doing something innovative and new is cool, but also scary because there are lots of unpredictable things, like weather and how the backstage works. It is the biggest choreography project I have gotten to do. I loved the

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music so much and was excited to put the dance moves to the music, as well as hearing how the audible moves sound on the outdoor stage.”

Mr. Sessa praised all the students for their hard work and persistence as they rehearsed in unusual ways on the courtyard, on Zoom, and finally on the new stage. “We tried to give the students as normal an experience as possible, even though it was not normal at all. The kids are always great.

They are really talented students with good voices, and Mr. Burrato did an excellent job working with the students on the songs,” he said.

Mr. Burrato added, “I was amazed at how the kids took to this Southern bluegrass music. They really absorbed the style of this different kind of singing - the South is in their blood!”

Inspired by a true story, the sometimes-dark Bright Star, Star, contrasted by the upbeat bluegrass music, unravels slowly, making it fun for the audience to put the pieces together along the way.

Mr. Sessa explained, “It’s such a good show, and I wanted to do it justice. This was a good play for right now. It is really about hope. When we go through tough times, there is hope things will get better. That needs to be heard right now.

“This was a challenge to do, but as author Anne Bryant declares, ‘The more problems you have to overcome, the better the production will be.’

It made our production more dynamic and energized. It made us grow.”

The creativity, adaptability, resilience, and teamwork required to present Bright Star this spring deserves a standing ovation from our entire Trojan community. Well done, all!

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BABYSITTING AND CPR

ATHLETIC TRAINING AND CPR

Grades 7-12 June 7-10, 1:00 - 4:00pm $140

Grades 7-12 June 21-24, 1:00 - 4:00pm $195

Instructors: Amy Coats and Kim Bartell

Instructor: Dr. Ben Timson

This class will prepare you for your first babysitting jobs or bolster your skills to grow your business.

Key topics covered in the class include first aid, water safety, child behavior and age-appropriate activities, leadership and professionalism, emergency situations, and more!

Experience the inner workings of sports injury, care, and rehabilitation with one of our Trojan athletic trainers. Each class day will include a short presentation and hands-on lab focused on various key topics for athletic training: taping and wrapping, splinting, spine boarding, rehabs, and more.

VISIT TVS.ORG/SUMMER TO ACCESS ONLINE REGISTRATION OR CONTACT MRS. FORBES TRINITY VALLEY SCHOOL

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PASSING THE BATON JEFF SNYDER, HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

Though it has seemed difficult lately to remember a pre-COVID reality or to imagine our post-COVID future, our own Trinity Valley School motto – “Through difficulty to the stars” – has edged us forward. And at the same time, the four pillars of the TVS mission, fine scholarship with its fulfillment at college; the development of wide constructive interests; intelligent citizenship; and spiritual and moral development which promotes lasting values, have remained central to the educational experience we continue to provide amidst the significant challenges of conducting school during the pandemic.

Our success this year, even with bumps along the way, is due to the incredible creativity and collaborative nature of our faculty and staff, the amazing adaptability and resilience of our students, and the patience and trust of our TVS parents. As we look to the horizon of edging past the COVID pandemic, these qualities will continue to help us embrace the exciting changes in store as we forge ahead.

In the Trinity Valley Middle School, we pride ourselves on understanding the importance of change, and rightfully so, as our 10- to 14-year-old students experience an amount of physiological and emotional change second only to the years between birth and age four. Over the last few years, we have welcomed significant and intentional change that has enhanced the learning experience our students have each and every school day.

We have implemented a student-centered schedule based on best practices in student learning and adolescent brain development; traded the traditional student council model for a student committee model that has significantly expanded opportunities for student leadership; transitioned our assembly programing to be student planned

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and student led; added grade-wide community service projects; constructed a Middle School-specific recess space; and expanded our course offerings to include Mind Makers, a 7th-grade course focused on executive functioning skills, helping students develop tools for learning, researching, and public speaking.

As we soon make our way beyond the most difficult challenges of the COVID pandemic, we look with anticipation to the future in the wake of the exciting announcement earlier this year that Assistant Head of Middle School Julie Knudsen will soon take the helm as Head of Middle School. Mrs. Knudsen’s experience as a lower- and middle-school teacher, FWISD math coach, and TVS Assistant Head of Middle School have given her an important perspective on meeting student needs and providing faculty support. In addition, her wisdom and discernment to navigate complex and sometimes difficult circumstances while listening empathetically make her extremely well suited for the challenges of division-wide leadership. It is no surprise that last year she was named one of Fort Worth Business Press' “40 Under 40.” As Mrs. Knudsen prepares for this new opportunity, it has been exciting to hear her talk about her plans to continue to move the Trinity Valley Middle School forward, including expanding the current student-committee opportunities, exploring additional avenues for

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building community and belonging, and bolstering health and wellness education as it relates to longterm impacts of the pandemic. Additionally, she plans to evaluate the efficacy of some of our longer-term programming such as Advisory, Skills for Tomorrow, and Selectives. Personally, I am honored to pass the baton of Middle School leadership at Trinity Valley, and I cannot wait to see what the entire Middle School team continues to accomplish as they provide a positive learning experience for each of our Middle School students.

Above photo credit: Fort Worth Business Press

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RETIRING FACULTY & STAFF PAM ASHER, ASSISTANT HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL Sandy McNutt

13 YEARS

For 13 years, Mrs. Pam Asher, our Assistant Head of Lower School, has shared her heart and talents with our TVS community. This UT graduate who received both her bachelor of science as well as her master’s in education from The University is truly one of a kind. Pam’s attention to detail, her organization, and her amazing mind are overshadowed only by her calm, supportive, joyful demeanor.

Through her devotion, tenacity, strong work ethic, compassion, and deep desire to care for others more than herself, she has made a difference in the lives of countless individuals. We are a stronger school and better people because of her influence on us. As she begins the next step in this journey that will allow her to spend time with her daughter Brianna in Houston, son Bradley in Colorado, and her parents in Fort Worth, we do not doubt that her presence in our lives has made a profound, positive impact. We are better for having known this remarkable human being and are grateful for the legacy of compassion and devotion she is leaving in the Lower School at Trinity Valley.

DR. JOHN O’REILLY, ASSISTANT HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL Kyle Kahuda

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John O’Reilly (“Dr. O”) is the type of studentcentered, exceptionally effective and invested educator that many of us aspire to become when we first get into this field. With 40 years as a teacher, coach, and administrator, John has been a patient and gracious mentor to countless colleagues, a tireless advocate to generations of students, and a generous and loyal friend to all who work with him.

A graduate of Bucknell, Columbia, and Penn State, John is a remarkably humble and self-effacing professional.

He draws students, parents, and colleagues with the sincere interest and care he demonstrates in each and every interaction and puts them at ease through his exceptional competence and unending encouragement.

As a lifelong participant in athletics and a dedicated adherent to the educational value of that participation, John is a proponent of all varieties of student academic and cocurricular participation. Since arriving at Trinity Valley School in 2012, John has served as mathematics teacher, member of the football coaching staff, Interim Head of Upper School, and Assistant Head of Upper School. As a new member of the Trinity Valley community this year, I would have been lost without Dr. O’s generosity in sharing his wealth of experience, his endless patience, and his gracious perspective. All of us at TVS and in the Upper School wish John and wife Cindy great happiness as they enjoy their hobbies and growing family.

KORY ROBERTSON, UPPER SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER Dr. Bill “Doc” Shelton Few people are as much a part of the Trinity Valley family as Kory Ogle Robertson. Alumna from the Class of 1989, wife of TVS alumnus Chance ‘89, sister of TVS alums Michelle ’93 and Brad ’98, mother of TVS graduates Truman ’16 and Preston ’20, social studies teacher since 2000 (history, economics, and AP Psychology), department chair, 21 YEARS class sponsor, TOE trip chaperone, and so much more. Through it all she remained a force of positive energy and innovative teaching. Lovingly known as “K-Rob,” Kory brought a dedicated work ethic, a creative approach to subjects she taught, and a devotion to and love for her students and their well-being.

Many students and colleagues sought her out for guidance and support through the years, and they knew they would be greeted by her glorious smile and treated to her practical wisdom. Kory’s knowledge, intelligence, self-confidence, and integrity exemplify all that Trinity Valley stands for.

For me, Kory is a former student, a trusted and respected colleague, and a great friend with whom I shared many laughs and memories of TVS days gone by. I did indeed have the honor of officiating her marriage to Chance, and her radiance on her wedding day carried over to her teaching years at TVS; her optimism and cheerful personality brightened every day. She is a joy to know and a truly gifted educator whose lessons will be remembered by her students for years to come. I wish her all the best, and, like the entire TVS family, will miss her greatly.

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PHILANTHROPY The full expression of one’s gratitude of one’s values and experiences, and the desire to pay it forward. Years ago, many of our Trojans worked together as a community on a penny drive to build our bell tower, a central beacon on our campus. Housing our moral compass, the bell tower will stand forever for many generations of Trojans to walk through and reflect on their true north.

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GERRY CUMPIANO, ANNUAL GIVING MANAGER

Going into the 2020-2021 school year, it was apparent to us at Trinity Valley School that this would be a year unlike any other. We simultaneously prepared for the best- and worst-case scenarios, as well as everything in between. Sometimes, an unprecedented situation yields unprecedented results. The Trinity Valley community, the one that we continually praise as unique and special, came together to help TVS have the best Annual Fund in the School’s history. At press time, the Annual Fund total is just below one million dollars, which blows our previous record out of the water! Every part of the TVS family has been critical to our success. Our parents, grandparents, parents of alumni, alumni, and friends of the school all pitched in, proving that we are STRONGER. TOGETHER. On behalf of the Advancement team here at TVS, we thank all our donors and everyone who participated in making this year such an extraordinary success. Our volunteer Leadership Team was instrumental in helping us surpass our goals, and our incredible Annual Fund Co-Chairs, Sona Dave and Ginger Fewins, orchestrated a remarkable program that uniquely addressed each constituent group. We are very excited for Brette Corder and Emily Cantey to be our chairs for the 2021-2022 school year and look to continue this success into the future!

TOTAL ANNUAL DOLLARS RAISED

TOTAL ENDOWMENT DOLLARS RAISED

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$989,858

$172,495

178 ALUMNI PARENT DONORS

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GRANDPARENT DONORS

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FINANCIAL AID FAMILY DONORS

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TVS AC ADEMICS

8%

ARTS

2%

ATHLETICS

5%

FACULTY & STAFF

6%

FINANCIAL AID

8%

GLOBAL ED

2%

TOE

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HONORING FRIENDS AND FAMILY

63%

GENER AL ENDOWMENT

42%

FINANCIAL AID ENDOWMENT

12%

GERRY KR AMER FINANCIAL AID AWARD

18%

SENIOR LEGACY CL ASS OF 2021

13%

OTHER ENDOWED FUNDS

15%

FA MILY PARTICIPATION OVER A L L

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4

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6

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Are you ever stuck knowing how to gift someone? Someone did something nice for you, and you would like to send a special thank you? Your friend is celebrating a birthday, and you want to treat her to a gift, but she already has everything?

You know someone is a major Trojan and you want to tell him that you love the School, too?

We have your solution!!

Make a gift in honor of someone, and we will send a card to let the honoree know of your kindness. Gifts can be made online, or you can contact the Advancement Office. All gifts support the TVS Endowment.

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CLARE PRITCHETT ’89, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND MAJOR GIFTS The 1959 Club recognizes loyalty donors who support Trinity Valley School’s mission year after year after year – some as long as 45 years in a row!!

What makes these Trojans continue contributing long after their time at TVS? A few share their stories here: Our children's time, and our time, at TVS was impactful in so many positive ways. Giving back gives us hope that other families will have similar or even better experiences. TVS teachers, coaches, and all the employees gave the opportunity for the kids to excel in the classroom and in athletics. Those opportunities were possible because of the generosity and kindness of people we met along the way, and many more that we may never meet. We can see how the personal relationships and academic rigor at TVS prepared our children in their undergrad and grad-level journeys, and now in their careers. We are so proud to be part of the Trinity Valley School community!

GLORIA AND TIM VASQUEZ, ALUMNI PARENTS ’11, ’12, ’14, ’17 AND ’18

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There are lots of things that I have forgotten from high school: the prologue to The Canterbury Tales; most of geometry; the periodic table; and lots of other things that I learned during those four years (I assure you that this has more to do with aging than the quality of the instruction!). One thing that has not dimmed with time, however, are the positive feelings that arise whenever I think about the four years I spent at TVS. TVS is a special place. I see it in the number of alumni who send their own children (and grandchildren!) to TVS. I see it in the newsletters and updates that I receive regularly from the school. I see it in the pictures of smiling students and teachers participating in the many traditions that speak to the heart of TVS. As a proud alumna, I feel it is my duty to make sure that TVS is around for many years, providing future students with the same positive experience that I had. It is a privilege to be a part of the TVS family and one I look forward to being a member of for years to come.

BETH BORDERS WEESE ’88

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There are many reasons that Sally and I continue to support Trinity Valley School. The most important one is the great experience our son Simon had as a 13-year student, graduating in 2006. His fellow students, their families and the TVS faculty and staff made a great community for our son. He is now teaching high school English and coaching soccer in Arkansas at a school with a similar educational community.

The TVS experience was a special one for our entire family, not only for the academic excellence but also for the dedicated teachers, sports programs, extra-curricular activities, sense of community, Mr. Seleny’s genuine love for the children and life-long friendships made.

Continuing to support the school financially is our way of saying thank you for eleven wonderful years at TVS.

Our family experience with Trinity Valley goes back further than that.

I attended TVS from 1967 to 1971, for 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grades.

Mr. Seleny, Mr. Henning, Mr. Saulnier and others set great examples for me and made a difference in my life. I was very happy that Simon got to experience Mr. Seleny’s leadership for his first year of school as a kindergartner.

PAT AND JACK PIERCE, ALUMNI PARENTS ’80 AND ’82

We believe that Trinity Valley continues to offer a warm community and an excellent education to today’s students, and we are proud to support that.

SALLY AND TOM GOOCH, ALUMNI PARENTS ’06/FORMER STUDENT TVS helped us raise a son, two daughters and two granddaughters.

It is truly family. Our continued giving to Trinity Valley is just a small “thank you.”

MELANIE AND RON ROSEN, ALUMNI PARENTS ’89, ’92 AND ’95 AND GRANDPARENTS ’19 AND ’21 I was lucky enough to go to TVS for 13 years and still feel a strong sense of attachment over 20 years later, both to the school and fellow alumni. I think TVS offers a superior experience, and I want others who may not be as fortunate to experience the gift that is TVS. I had parents growing up who were willing to sacrifice for my brother and me, so I am just paying the gift back a bit, especially to all the other parents and alumni who built the school for me.

Trinity Valley School is not an “it;” Trinity Valley is people: students, teachers, alums, families, benefactors, trustees, Mr. Seleny, Mr. Fleming and others no longer living, all who are and have been a part of TVS. What unites us is a mission: fine scholarship, development of wide constructive interests, intelligent citizenship, spiritual and moral development which promotes lasting values. To be part of Trinity Valley is a privilege. With privilege comes obligation, obligation to give of my time, my skills, my talents, and my resources to the greater good. Sometimes I have designated my financial gifts to scholarships, sometimes to the arts, other times to athletics, and most of the time to where needs are the greatest. But I have always given of my time, my skills and talents, and my money to help all of us who are Trinity Valley School fulfill our mission. My hope is that my giving – however great or small – helps to set an example to others in our community.

When 100% of the faculty contributes to the annual giving fund, they show a commitment that goes beyond the knowledge and skills they display in the classroom. When we attend plays, athletic events, and art shows, we do so to support our fellow members of the TVS community. At the core is a sense of loyalty that we have to each other and to our common mission. I am proud, honored, and privileged to do my part for and to be a part of the thousands of people who are Trinity Valley School.

DR. BILL “DOC” SHELTON, FACULTY EMERITUS

NEEL TANNA ’97

Trinity Valley School is definitely a special place, and we hope these stories lift you up. A huge thank you to all our loyalty donors! You are TRUE BLUE, and we remain incredibly grateful for your outstanding love and support.

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“I attended some top-notch schools … and studied with some world-renowned scholars, but the best teachers I ever had were the ones at Trinity Valley. That’s where I really learned how to think critically, how to write, how to be a good citizen of the world.”

Wallace W. Bubar ’91

“The TVS faculty and staff spend as much time or even more time with our children than we do … it was important for those faculty and staff to be the right people to help us raise our kids … it is our privilege to include TVS in our estate plans.”

Jude and Marc Sloter

The Stephen Seleny Society, established in 1999 to honor our founding headmaster, recognizes devoted TVS community members who have made planned gifts to Trinity Valley School.

There are many ways to be part of the Stephen Seleny Society, including provisions in wills and estate plans; naming TVS the beneficiary of an IRA, life insurance policy, or commercial annuity; stock or real estate sales; and many more. Additionally, there is no minimum to join, and all gifts are meaningful. These ultimate gifts provide an extraordinary way to feed our endowment, which is critical to the long-term sustainability of Trinity Valley School.

As you reflect on what you value most about TVS and who has made an impact on you or your children, we invite you to consider how a planned gift to the School might fit into your future plans.

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For more information about the Stephen Seleny Society, please contact Kathryn Davis, Director of Alumni Relations at davisks@trinityvalleyschool.org or 817-321-0107.

February’s winter storm resulted in devastating flooding an TVS A D V Aabout N C E M Ewhether NT Worth studio. When we were approached w were delighted to accommodate. TVS will host 16 dance ca through August. We are delighted to partner with TBT and new dancers to campus.

TBT Executive Director Vanessa Logan remarked, “We are s TVS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY collaboration and teamwork. With their help, we can contin

programming our students and participants look forward to

CLARE PRITCHETT ’89, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND MAJOR GIFTS

Recognizing that we are blessed with remarkable facilities, we aim to share them when possible. This summer, TVS will be hosting two non-profits on campus!

TBT AT TVS February’s winter storm resulted in devastating flooding and damage to Texas Ballet Theater’s Fort Worth studio. When we were approached about whether we had space to hold their summer camp, we were delighted to accommodate. TVS will host 16 dance camps for Texas Ballet Theater this June through August. We are delighted to partner with Fort TBT and look forward to welcoming more than 140 new dancers to campus.

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This June marks our third year of Fort Worth Forward, a pro TBT Executive Director Vanessa Logan remarked, “We are so grateful to Trinity Valley School for their graders at Rivertree Academy at TVS. Our camp is free of c collaboration and teamwork. With their help, we teachers and student counselors who expose campers to sk can continue to provide the high-caliber, enriching ordinarily have in their educational experience. Healthy me programming our students and participants look while maintaining safety protocols. Many thanks to sixth-g forward to each summer.”

meaningful program. We hope to include additional schoo

FORT WORTH FORWARD This June marks our third year of Fort Worth Forward, a summer program at TVS for rising 3rd – 5th graders at Rivertree Academy. Our camp is freeof-charge to participants and staffed by TVS teachers and student counselors who expose campers to skills, topics, and concepts they might not ordinarily have in their educational experience. Healthy meals and freeplay times are also included, all while maintaining safety protocols. Many thanks to sixth grade teacher Derek Reinhold for leading this meaningful program and to the Fash and Miles Foundations for their financial support. We hope to include additional schools in the future.

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GENEROUS HEARTS JENNIFER BRISCOE, PARENTS’ CLUB PRESIDENT This time of year always manages to stir a mixture of emotions within me as another school year is ending and the countdown to summer is in full swing. This year is especially bittersweet for me as my last TVS Trojan will walk across the stage in May and our family will shift gears outside of TVS for the first time in 15 years. Looking back, I feel a profound sense of gratitude for the many opportunities TVS has given me and my family through the years. Volunteering for Parents’ Club events and serving on the Parents’ Club Board allowed me to connect with other parents in our community, sign up for projects that forced me to be creative (I once built and painted a Star Wars TIE fighter in my backyard for MS Bingo), recreate “A Night at the Museum” with the talented

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Jenny Davis, and make some of the best friendships along the way. As a new school year is approaching, I encourage you to find ways to get connected: check out the volunteer website; ask about opportunities that benefit the Athletic Booster Club, Arts Booster Club and Trojan Outdoor Experience (TOE); or contact an officer on the Parents’ Club Board for suggestions.

Parents’ Club includes ALL parents and truly is a great way to participate in planning activities, expand on special interests and talents that you may possess, stay involved with the various extracurricular activities your children enjoy, and make memories of your own.

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willingness to jump into the trenches with me this year, sometimes without knowing what was in store for them.

Thank you to our president-elect, Heather Breiter, for being my wingman and keeping me on track. A special thanks to our secretary, Paige Charbonnet, for her mad notetaking skills and Jill Unell, treasurer, for keeping a close eye on our funds through this pandemic. School supplies were delivered without a hitch thanks to Brandi Wubbena. Our TVS Cares chairs Tamara Willmann and Kristin Tucker offered assistance and meals to those families, faculty, and staff that were in need. Uniforms were available for purchase and arrangements were made for safe handling and exchanges through our Uniform Resale duo of Rachel Johnson and Tracey Pritchard. We had a volunteer website that Shelli Eskue and Sarah Klein had up and ready in the event that we did have a need for volunteers. Annual Fund chairs Sona Dave and Ginger Fewins spent countless hours working to increase participation across all divisions, which resulted in record-setting dollars raised. Parents’ Club Board members held true to their pledges and reached 100% participation. A big shoutout to Paige Bacon for supplying us all with a functional school directory. Charissa Kumar and Mandy Kirwan made special arrangements to have lunches safely delivered for faculty and staff appreciation days. Fall Festival chairs Kim Zavaleta, Maria Capua, and Andrea Hunter didn’t skip a beat when asked to shift from planning Fall Festival to coordinating, buying, packing, and distributing Gump Day treat bags to students in all divisions. Field Day chairs Mary Ho and Rebecca Rucker got creative and made plans for Kite Day, where the Lower Schoolers could still have some fun outdoors in coordination with the Athletic department. Middle School Bingo chairs Jamie Mainord, Stacy Hamilton, and Lea Lewis successfully planned and executed a special bingo party for all MS students that included lunch, bingo, and a variety of raffle prizes. Gift card chair Jennifer McAllister made beautiful cards to hold the Thanksgiving and holiday gift cards for our faculty and staff. Fan Club Friday was created to provide a monthly opportunity to remind faculty and staff that we see and appreciate their persistence in maintaining a safe environment for our students. Fan Club Friday was able to deliver a variety of breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks, and sweets throughout the year and was a huge success solely due to our generous TVS parents.

Room Parent coordinators Sarah Florsheim (LS), Stephanie Bumgardner (MS), and LaToyer Houston (US) kept their ears to the ground and made

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Opposite page: The Briscoe family l-r: Madison '19, Paul, Jennifer, Ben and Meagan '21. Madison is a sophomore at UMHB, majoring in biology with pre-med track and plays on the UMHB basketball team, Ben is a sophomore at Southwest Christian School. Meagan will be attending Belmont in the fall, majoring in music business.

Above: Faculty & Staff Appreciation Breakfast

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excellent point people for their specific divisions.

LINK coordinators Noel Nolet (LS), Melissa Hoskins (MS), and Suzy Holloway (US) collaborated with Admissions to ensure new families were able to make connections within our TVS community. Jamie St. Peter (TVS TEACH) was on deck to assist and support our school counselors.

Ben Hoskins (Athletic Booster Club chair), Carrie Kochan (Arts Booster Club president), and Erin Andrews (TOE) kept us informed of other activities and projects on campus. This year, Parents’ Club was unable to execute many events that we routinely sponsor without compromising the safety of our community. However, that did not stop Christina Hardman and Emily Strong (Back to School Fair chairs), Stephanie Christopher and Tara Bibb (cafeteria volunteer coordinators), Alicia Lesok and Telesa Jones (Grandparents’ Day chairs), and Stacie Goldman and Kellie Lea (Grants for Greatness chairs) from diving in and finding other ways to be of service within our board. A special thanks to Ashley Robinson for helping us find and design our first Parents’ Club logo and for always being such a solid, reliable confidant. A heartfelt thanks to Carla Vogel (past president) for being my mentor, sounding board, and voice of reason. Last but not least, thanks to Margaret Kramer for her many years of service as staff liaison to our Parents’ Club Board.

Her knowledge and guidance over the years has been invaluable.

Top: Fan Club Friday Basket Middle and Bottom: Middle School Bingo

To all of my TVS family, thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to serve as your Parents’ Club president for the 2020-2021 school year. Although this was not the year any of us had imagined, it was the year I witnessed time and time again our community so effortlessly pulling together despite the reality playing out around us.

That, to me, is just a glimpse of what it means to be a TVS Trojan.

Warmly, Jennifer Briscoe

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MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE! Grades 7-12 July 6-24, 12:00 - 6:00 pm Instructors: Anna and Don Carlson, and Teaching Artists Join us for the 2021 production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This intensive summer workshop is for those who enjoy learning on their feet, be it galloping, dancing, sword-fighting, or just moving to the rhythms of Shakespeare’s words.

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Pictured here are some of our alumni who are outstanding faculty & staff at our school: Kyle Kennedy ‘89, Kathryn Davis ‘89, Kory Ogle Robertson ‘89, Clare Pritchett ‘89, Paul Price ‘88, Bunny Neil Riemitis ‘80, Alex Perryman ‘06, Kiley Brannon ‘00, Amy Cottrell Ross ‘97, Sydney Schell Munson ‘01, and Jason Kenny ‘16.

Not pictured: Rachel Buchanan Thompson ’00, Regan McDonald Gilstrap ’01, Claire Lawhon Pierce ’01, and Ashley Riemitis ’16.

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Thank you, alumni!

GRACE MCCURDY, CLASS OF 2022 I am Grace McCurdy, a junior at Trinity Valley, and have been fortunate enough to have attended school here since kindergarten.

I remember celebrating the 50th Founders Day in kindergarten, and on the 60th Founders Day I had an idea: I wanted to create a TVS History Museum. I noticed nowhere on campus were there any artifacts showing the School’s amazing history. I reached out to the Head of Upper School as well as to Kathryn Davis and Clare Pritchett Lorimer for help in gathering memorabilia from alumni and faculty to install a museum-quality display on campus. I believe history is a noble pursuit and allows current students to see their beginnings and inspires them on where they could lead. Trinity Valley started in 1959 in the basement of St. Ignatius church downtown and has grown into the beautiful campus we inhabit today. The events surrounding the metamorphosis of the School are to be understood and admired. I put out the call to alumni to contact me and donate their memorabilia. I received much interest and many generous donations. Over a year and a half later, I have collected almost 200 items and have had numerous interviews, phone conversations, and emails that paint a full and colorful picture of the history of Trinity Valley School. The highlight was meeting personally with Mr. and Mrs. Seleny in their home. This summer I hope to complete the museum, and by senior year dedicate it on campus for all to enjoy and learn from. On this and the facing page are some of the interesting and meaningful items that have been donated.

I WISH TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THESE GENEROUS DONORS: Debby Alexander Arnold ´86

Clare Pritchett Lorimer ´89

Robyn Bairrington ´98

Catherine McCurdy ´20

Herb Bogart ´74 Jimmy Bohnsack ´93 Dr. Don Carlson Fowad Choudhry ´88 Danny Cohen ´75

David Miley ´71 Brent Pierce ´82 Gabby Richards ´88 Amy Riley Schumaker ´86 and David Schumaker ´86

Edward Creel, TVS grandparent

Alex Seleny ´92

Kathryn Davis ´89

Chris Stadler ´70

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These donors have my infinite gratitude.

They have carefully stored these keepsakes for decades and yet entrusted them to a teenage girl they did not know.

If you have items to donate to the TVS History Museum, please contact me at mccurdyg@student.trinityvalleyschool.org.

Thank you all for helping “make history” at Trinity Valley School!

Charles Sevadjian ´67 Christian Stadler ´01 Tim Stephens ´70 Thor Truelson ´20 Karen White-Dacy ´84 Jill Faires Williams ´99

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Rick Goggans..................................................... rickcg@aol.com

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Nancy Park Minkler............................ nancyminkler@gmail.com

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Barney Holland............................... bholland@holland1928.com

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Mary Hazelwood Barkley............... mbarkley@canteyhanger.com

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Beth Harwood.................................. bethsharwood@hotmail.com Amar Tanna............................................. ATanna@barbnet.com

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David Miley............................................. David@TheMileys.net

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Deborah Horan............................................. dlhoran@mac.com

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Chris Handy............................................ chris@thinkhandy.com Jennifer Bley Sweeny.................. jennifer@blumenfeldsweeny.com

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John Neyland........................................ john.neyland@yahoo.com

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Francie Richardson Allen..................... frallen@aledotravel.com

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Martha Harper.................................. martharents@sbcglobal.net

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Erin McDonald.............................. erin.mcdonald86@gmail.com Maggie Pine Bellinger........................... mpbellinger@gmail.com

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Maddie Dickerson...................... maddie.m.dickerson@gmail.com

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Carol Stucker Carr..................... Carol.Carr@northhighland.com

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Margaret Baird ................................ margaretkbaird@gmail.com

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Kelley Clark Morris........................... kelley.c.morris@gmail.com

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Christine Stucker Klote............................. christine@s-steel.com

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Morgan Wade........................... morganmadisonwade@gmail.com

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Walter Stucker .................................... walterstucker@yahoo.com

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Ellen Clarke........................................ ellenmclarke@sbcglobal.net

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Rohail Premjee............................... Rohail.Premjee@outlook.com

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Sandra Standefer............................................ skshome@aol.com

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Claire Allen.......................................... allen.clairem@gmail.com Chris Morris.........................................cjmorris2015@yahoo.com

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Janet Kelly................................................ chafterall@gmail.com

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Adrienne Gamez.............................. adriennegamez4@gmail.com

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Michael Appleman............................... mgappleman@utexas.edu

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Austin Henyon................................. austinhenyon12@gmail.com

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Mark Jones........................................... markjonesmd@gmail.com

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Madelon Allen..................................... madelonallen@gmail.com

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Molly Guynn Jones........................... mollymoonjones@gmail.com

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Kathryn Davis.................................. kathryndavis@sbcglobal.net

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George Mills........................................ georgemills72@gmail.com

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Cannon Brumley............................... csbrumley@crimson.ua.edu Kailey Dow.............................................. kaileydow@yahoo.com

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Melissa Minker Miller.................................. TXMink@aol.com

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Angie Elkins Ezell.................................... allezell@hotmail.com Melissa Williams Hoskins.................... melissahoskins@me.com

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Allison Byrd................................ AllisonByrd_Byrd1@baylor.edu Emma Stack.......................................... emmaastack@gmail.com Luke Vasquez......................................... vasquezluke@gmail.com

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Kristie Taliaferro Gibson................. Kristiegibson@sbcglobal.net

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Izzy Hoskins............................................... izzyhoskins@me.com

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Patrick Pate.................................................. cppatejr@gmail.com

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ALUMNI NOTES If your email and home addresses are not current with TVS, please update them ASAP by emailing Kathryn Davis at davisks@trinityvalleyschool.org or calling 817-321-0107.

Thank you for staying current with the School!

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Congratulations to Medical Director Rick Goggans and his staff at Borden Cottage, a residential alcohol and drug addiction treatment center in Camden, Maine. They received a 2020 Pillars of Excellence Award in “Commitment to an Exceptional Patient Experience” from the Mass General Brigham hospital system.

The Pillars of Excellence Awards program, through nominations by colleagues, recognizes teams that “have gone ‘above and beyond’ in their daily work as team members collaborate with colleagues, lead by example, and embrace the Mass General Brigham mission.”

Ben Zivney writes, “The Zivney Family is doing well.

Sue is busy with tax season and remains The One Who Does It All. Daniel is at Sheppard Air Force Base in pilot training. We are so excited to welcome his fiancée Eva to the Zivney family; she will join him after her graduation from USAFA at Sheppard AFB later this year. I just finished the US Army Flight Surgeon Primary Course at Ft. Rucker, Alabama in anticipation of deployment in early 2022.

CLASS OF 1968 Ken Fine and wife Susan currently live in New Mexico and look forward to relocating in the next few years. The Fines recently celebrated the marriage of son Michael to Samantha Breakfield. Susan and Ken are crazy about granddaughter Ivy, who turns 2 this summer.

CLASS OF 1970 Deepest condolences to Chris Stadler on the loss of his wife, Diann, in February. Diann was the “den mother” for the members of the Class of 1970, helping Chris as class rep and coordinating events. As a TVS mom, she was actively involved in the activities of her sons, Christian '01 and Graham '04. Diann was kind, helpful, fun, and deeply devoted to her family. Her legacy is rich.

CLASS OF 1978 Billy Robertson shares, “I recently wrote a movie for The Disney Channel that filmed last fall in Vancouver.

It is called UNDER WRAPS and will be premiering on the channel in October. (It's Halloween themed.)”

CLASS OF 1983 Thank you to our classmates from near and far for joining our virtual reunions in October and March: Zohra Choudhry, Michael Coffman, John Collett, Todd Dennehy, Phillip King Helbig, Carsten Holz, Stephanie Hassler Jeffers, Rafael McDonnell, Linda Ravech Mesnik, Angela Moffet, Will Newton, Dixon Osburn, Sharon Wisch Ray, Sandra Standefer, Scott Verden, and Shannon Thomas Worrell. We missed the rest of you! Our 40th reunion is in two years. We will work on dates early so hopefully everyone will plan to attend.

If you have thoughts on a good time of year for our reunion in 2023, please let me (Sandra) know. Thanks again to Zohra and Stephanie for setting up the scholarship in Joy Thomas' memory. They have been busy getting the word out to her sorority, St. Andrews, Randolph Macon, and UT Law. We need YOU! The first scholarship will be awarded this summer. We would love to have 100% participation from our class. Every dollar counts so please make a donation. Contribute to the Joy Thomas Scholarship Memorial Fund at https:// girlsinctarrant.org/joy-thomas/. Phillip Helbig sent this update: “After a bit more than 20 years at the main German stock exchange Deutsche Börse, I convinced

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the company to let me take voluntary early retirement.

My wife Valentina, who was already a teacher when she lived in Macedonia, is now qualified to teach English and Spanish at German high schools. She and I have two children, Robert (12) and Karl (9). From my first marriage, my son Arvid is now 26 and my stepdaughter Raika is 37 (and has a child of her own, making me an honorary grandpa, so to speak). Apart from my family I spend most of my time on science, music, and languages. I'm fluent only in English and German, but speak Swedish reasonably well, and Dutch, Norwegian, and French well enough for day-to-day stuff. I don't have a gift for languages, but an interest, due in large part to Mr. Seleny. Speaking eight languages is no mean feat, especially when the other seven are not related to your native language, and he wasn't even a linguist---he studied physics and chemistry, but his main love when he was young was music, and he ended up in education.

The biggest impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on me personally has probably been the lack of concerts.

I usually go to several per month. The last one I went to was by the English band The Darkness; the strangely prophetic name of the album and corresponding tour: Easter is Cancelled. Early retirement will allow me to spend more time on all of those things. The only one of those things which I am really good at is science. I worked in research for about 10 years before taking the job at the stock exchange; I've kept it up as a hobby and hope to return to it in a more professional sense. I live in Germany near the city of Frankfurt. It is centrally located in Germany and Europe. Even when travelling by car or train, if I leave early in the morning, then in the late afternoon I can be in England, Scandinavia, or on the Mediterranean coast. I was last in the States in 2014, and I hope that my family’s visit there in 2023 will coincide with our 40th reunion.”

CLASS OF 1988 Fowad Choudhry sends this update: “This spring, our son Jacob will finish his freshman year at TCU as a political science major and younger son Nick will finish his senior year at Arlington Oakridge. In 2020, I started a new job in Florida (commuting isn't so fun), and Steph and I moved back to SW Fort Worth where we built a house in Mira Vista. I try to play golf every week with my dad and with fellow '88 alum Omar Selod!

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CLASS OF 1989 Clare Pritchett Lorimer will be leaving TVS this spring. She says if you see her name on caller ID, don’t worry – she’s not calling you for money! Clare is excited to take some time off from working and enjoy more time with family. Thanks to Chris Sonneborn for sending in a photo of his family, including wife Kris and daughters Shay, 11, and Stephanie, 9½.

CLASS OF 1992 Brinton Payne and J.W. Wilson '95 have joined forces to host their own podcast, FORTitude, through the Fort Worth Business Press. Check it out at https:// fortworthbusiness.com/podcast/, and learn more about this city from an impressive roster of leaders who are guests on the podcast! Don’t miss episode five, where you’ll hear from Matt Magoffin '91. Watch for other guests associated with TVS to be featured in the future.

Brinton says, “TVS runs through the podcast. We learned to live with fortitude at TVS.”

CLASS OF 1993 Jimmy Bohnsack shares, “I’m living in Dallas and still working in the healthcare industry (and hopefully able to travel again soon). Devon (15) is finishing her freshman year at Highland Park and the twins, Emerson and Brinton (10), are finishing 4th grade at Hyer Elementary. Peyton continues as an unpaid Uber driver for all of their activities.”

CLASS OF 1994 Brooke Howsley lives in Maui with husband Kyle Heard and daughter Pepper, 7. They work hard and enjoy all that Hawaii has to offer!

CLASS OF 1998 Felicia Bertch and John-Michael Marrs were married on October 7, 2020 - nothing quite like a pandemic elopement! Felicia continues to head the BFA Acting program at UTA while John-Michael teaches in the Theatre Arts Department at Baylor University.

Kathleen Motheral Moler writes, “Jimmy and I are thrilled to have Caroline in Kindergarten at TVS this year! After moving to Fort Worth from Arkansas in 2018, Caroline joined TVS's first Pre-K class last year.

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It's been a joy to reconnect with so many old friends and alumni kids at TVS. I lead Media & Digital Marketing at Michaels Arts & Crafts, and Jimmy owns a Residential & Commercial Remodeling & Property Management company. Caroline is loving school, friends, soccer, ballet, PE, and learning to read.”

CLASS OF 1999 Abby Crawford McIntosh, husband Devin, and big sister Lyla (now 10) welcomed Evelyn in October 2018.

Abby shared a picture from Evelyn’s second birthday.

A beautiful family! Jennifer Moller Press writes, “We had a teeny pandemic wedding Oct. 2020 with kids, parents and siblings on the beach in Cayucos, CA.” Amar Tanna reports that his daughter, Neela, is “LOVING her first year at TVS in Pre-K. She is lucky to be in the same class as Bryan Walsh’s daughter Annie.”

CLASS OF 2001 Alan de Castro writes, “After a long time away, we moved from San Francisco back to Texas with a wife (DJ), two kids (Eleanor - 5 and Charlie - 2), and a dog (Ryder) in tow. We're excited to be back and settled down in Dallas. Hope to reconnect with old friends soon!” Cami McCluer Gildner continues to work as Criminal Defense Attorney for her firm, the Gildner Law Firm. She is also of counsel with Barnett, Howard and Williams in downtown Fort Worth, as well as an adjunct professor for the TCU LEAD program, where she teaches Legal Issues in Law Enforcement. Her son James Gildner, 2032, just finished 1st grade at TVS and will soon be followed by his sister Myra Cate who starts Kindergarten this coming fall (baby brother Anders will test in two years!). Ashley Hayes writes, “I live in Santa Barbara, California with my two kids, Cora (5) and Hudson (2.5). I design children’s clothing as well as adult clothing and home decor. My Math Print clothing is my best-selling item and I just released two new original prints, Princesses and Knights! Please visit my flagship store in Santa Barbara if you’re out this way and you can support me online at www.ashermarket.com.”

Our sympathy to Lauren '99 and Christian Stadler on the death of Christian’s mother, Diann, in February.

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CLASS OF 2004 Condolences go out to Graham Stadler, whose mother, Diann, passed away February 21.

CLASS OF 2005 Chris Matamoros says, “I made a career change into tech and got a job as a junior project manager for a company called Sandstar which tries to innovate retail solutions using AI technologies.”

CLASS OF 2006 David Bader reports, “Purchased a home in Atlanta in July 2020, engaged in August 2020 and married in March 2021! Also, started a new job in April 2021.” Victoria Romberg Sides and her husband Ryan have been making lemons out of lemonade by enjoying tons of family time with their 9-month-old daughter Madison! Victoria was furloughed from her job at American Airlines as a flight attendant and Ryan has been teaching exclusively online at Texas Woman’s University. Victoria also became an adjunct instructor in statistics at Baylor University this semester - Sic ‘Em Bears!

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Sara Bailey Cardwell and husband Andrew welcomed daughter Kaydee Marie on August 4, 2020.

Bob Streck says, “I moved to Washington DC and am now working as an internist at the Washington DC VA hospital with a new faculty appointment as assistant professor of medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Heath Sciences.”

Faith Henley Padgett graduated from Sarah Lawrence with her MFA in Creative Writing in December of 2020. She has relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she currently teaches and serves as codirector for the 2021 Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival.

Bridget Vories shares, “I started my first year of medical school at UTMB in Galveston in fall 2020.

I finished my first year in April and will be doing a preceptorship in otolaryngology over the summer.”

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Katherine Brownlie Broyles and husband Ben welcomed Mary Carter Broyles on January 18, 2021.

Katherine and Ben are over the moon about this little girl and share that “Mary Carter is happy, healthy, and so loved!”

CLASS OF 2012 Monica Moser shared the exciting news that she and Carley Rutledge were featured in Oprah Daily this spring. The article is an outstanding reflection of friendship, unconditional support, creativity, and hard-earned perspective. Check it out at htt ps://w w w.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/t vmovies/a35843686/friday-night-lights-podcast-txforever-cancer/, and be sure to subscribe to their podcast TX Forever (@txforeverpod).

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Kailey Dow shares, “I am halfway through my CPA and MBA! I will be interning for the Federal Reserve Board this summer and will start my career with PwC following graduation May 2022! Kamryn Dow '18 and I went to the Rose Bowl to see the Tide take down the Irish on New Years!”

CLASS OF 2018 Emmala Alfaro writes, “This semester I have had the opportunity to intern with BMW at Plant Spartanburg in the Indirect Purchasing department.” Mollie Sloter was recently chosen to be Chair of the Executive Board for Outreach Tulane, Tulane’s largest, student-run day of service. The event will take place in August with over 1,000 students helping out at non-profits around New Orleans. Emma Stack shares, “I currently work as a Communication Officer for Public Services and Procurement Canada and a Student Ambassador for uOttawa. I am completing my degree one year early and will be graduating from the University of Ottawa this spring.”

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TOLLING OF THE BELLS On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, TVS tolled the bells in memory of the following members of the Trinity Valley family:

Ruth Elizabeth "Liz" Lloyd Bean, grandmother of Natalie '12 and George Bean '15

Lois Catalano, grandmother of Emily Hammons (’18) and David Hammons (grade 11)

Wallace George Bir, Jr., brother of former Upper School teacher Suzi Kramer; brother-in-law of former Head of Lower School Gerry Kramer; uncle of Mary Kramer Johnston '90, John Kramer '92, Julie Kramer Foster '94, Mark Kramer '96, and Monica Kramer '02

Lauren Emily Christoffel '01

Kyle Blake, father of Eliot '15 and Lucy Blake '17

Jimmie Abb Coontz, grandfather of Ace Coontz '15 Patricia Lucille Kernan Davidson, mother of Sally Davidson Zukoski '85 Dee Davis, former student

Judy Lee Gross Bohnsack, former kindergarten assistant; mother of Jimmy '93 and Jon Bohnsack '96 and Jody Bohnsack Clark '97

Robert Jackson Dyer, grandfather of Lucy Pate (grade 2); father-in-law of Patrick Pate '95; father-in-law of J.W. Wilson '95

Shirley Dell Akins Bubar, mother of Wallace Bubar '91

Sandra Lee Meager Ellis, mother of Scott '85 and Greg Ellis '87

Ellie Brightbill Burdette, mother of Chris Burdette '77, Mary Carter Crosswell '79, and Ann Burdette Wiley '83 Velma "Jody" Jo Eakin Burns, grandmother of Bobby Anderson '03

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Vera Sovercool Clarke, grandmother of Laura Jo Clarke Klein '06 and Ellen Clarke '09

Marvin Girourard, grandfather of Cade '17 and Clara Lewis '19 Thomas Patrick "Pat" Gordon, Jr., father of Kate Gordon Pendleton '95

Janet Lill Caero, grandmother of Stephen '18, Patrick (grade 12), Mary Margaret and William Caero (grade 10)

Connie Gruy, grandmother of Sydney '19 and Sam Srnka (grade 12)

Sara Lou Young Cargill, grandmother of Rebecca '08 and John Cargill '11; Ryan Cargill '95; and Anna Cargill '08

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Fiske Hanley II, grandfather of Fiske '12 and Grace Hanley '13

Adele Perry Hart and Mark Lafayette Hart, Jr., grandparents of Mark (grade 11), James (grade 9) and Mary Shannon Hart (grade 7) and Jody Lipscomb (grade 2) Roy L. Hudson Sr., grandfather of Brandon '12 and Brianna Hudson '18 Don Frederick Johnston, father of Channing Johnston Edwards '94 and former student Lauren Johnston Bobbye Lee Key, grandmother of Jackson Key '18 Jon Bedford Kirk, grandfather of Meredith '12 and Mallory Kirk '14 Tina Joy Kramer, mother of Killiane Kramer '12 and former student Kingsleigh Kramer John Lacina, grandfather of Caroline and Grace Lacina (grade 11) Adam Joseph Lankford, brother of George Kalpakis (grade 11) David Antony Lowry, former husband of Head of School Blair Lowry Donald N. Matheson, father of Laura Matheson Stroh '81 and David Matheson '83; father-in-law of Tracy Redfearn Matheson '84; grandfather of Max Matheson '19 Mollie Kathlyn Maxwell-Myers '96

Ted DeWitt Mayo III, father of Marian Mayo DeMott '89; grandfather of former students Ella and Willing DeMott Patty Cartwright Mays, grandmother of Hayden Harvey '19 and former student Alex Harvey Roger Bradley Motheral, father of former student Austin Motheral; uncle of Dave Motheral '96, Kathleen Motheral Moler '98, and Allison Motheral Blakewell '02 Nathan Pack Newbern, father of former students Natalie and Nate Newbern Frances Hardison Nichols, grandmother of Erica '02 and Alex Nichols '96 Joy Banks Noel and Kenneth Earl Noel, grandparents of Jennifer Teichelman Yack '02 and Katie Teichelman Price '05 Mary Stanford Ogletree, grandmother of Meredith Freeman '15 L.O. "Jack" Paslay, greatgrandfather of Henley (grade 3) and Hudson Paslay (grade 1) Idell Ann Etienne Paster, grandmother of former student Hope Thomas Ronald Eugene "Ronnie" Paul, husband of former kindergarten teacher Pat Paul; father of Paige Paul '97; grandfather of Nikolas Paul (grade 2) Leigh Alice Williams Petty '73, sister of Locke Williams '79 and former students Leslie Williams (deceased), Laurie Williams Edwards (deceased), Lane Williams Duncan, and Lynne Williams

Lee Powell, brother of former kindergarten teacher Harriett Moore; uncle of Lower School teacher Courtney Prescott; great-uncle of Hunter (grade 7) and former student Tinsley Prescott Don Robert Prater '67 William R. Purifoy, grandfather of Annabel Purifoy (grade 11) Odessa Marie Ravin, mother of Angela Ravin-Anderson '83 Sally Tull Renshaw, mother of Vance Renshaw '76, Lisa Renshaw Patenaude '80, Scott Renshaw '82, and Julie Renshaw Weber '84; aunt of Tull Bailey '74 James Marion "Jim" Rich, former football coach Sharolyn Kay Nantz Richardson, mother of Eden Richardson Beebe '95 and Reid Richardson Renwick '95 Annette Tucker Sanders, grandmother of Wendi Wroten Portwood '89 and former student Eric Wroten James Ervin Schroeder, father of Jim '87 and Ben Schroeder '88 Andre Thomas "Tommy" Smerke '78 Joe Spurlock II, father of Katy Spurlock Rodriguez '06 and Suzy Spurlock '08 William Fitzgerald Stimpson, son of Jordan Rolfe Stimpson '05 Harry T. Stucker, father of Carol Stucker Carr '78, Christine Stucker Klote '80, and Walter Stucker '81; grandfather of Elizabeth Stucker '16 and Max Stucker '18

Joy Marie Thomas '83 Nancy "Ilene" Thomas, mother of Lindsey Thomas Griffith '03 and Andy Thomas '05 Ted A. Tomlinson, grandfather of Missy Womack Williams '99 and former student Whitney Womack Jim Tooley, great-grandfather of Brooklyn (grade 7) and Ryder Weems (grade 5) Edward Duer Wagner, Jr., father of Duer Wagner '76 Brooke David Watts, brother of Meredith Watts Dorris '81; brotherin-law of Hank Dorris '81; uncle of Holt Dorris '17 Lawana Jo Welch, grandmother of Laura Jo Clarke Klein '06 and Ellen Clarke '09 John Amos Widner, father of Jonanna "JJ" Widner '90 Jean Carol "Jeannie" Wolfe, mother of Courtney Wolfe Mooring '94 and Collin Wolfe '97 C. Taylor Yoakam, grandfather of Asa Yoakam '09 Anna Reba Huneycutt Murray Young, great-grandmother of Maya '19 and Kira Alarcon (grade 11); grandmother of faculty member Nancy Wright; step-grandmother of Liz Minton Christian '80, Steve Minton '82, and Kari Minton '85 The second and final tolling of the year took place after this magazine went to press.

The names of those for whom the bells tolled in the spring will be listed in the fall issue of Trojan Voice.

Jane Lauffer Pickell, grandmother of Jonathan '15 and Will Pickell '18

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