Trojan Voice Magazine, Spring 2022

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SPRING 2022

LEGACY

THE TVS MISSION

MANAGING EDITOR AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Trinity Valley School has four

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main objectives for its students:

ASHLEY ROBINSON

KATHRYN DAVIS ‘89

DESIGN

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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KATHRYN DAVIS ’89 NICOLE FORBES THE GOGGANS FAMILY KAREN HEBERT ASHLEY RIEMITIS ’16 ASHLEY ROBINSON DR. MICHAEL ROEMER MARCY ROTEN JEFF SNYDER MACIE STERIE / MACIE JOY PHOTO

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS BLAKE AMOS DR. HEATHER BREITER GERRY CUMPIANO KATHRYN DAVIS ’89 RALPH DINTINO NICOLE FORBES LISA GRIDER DR. TREVON JONES KYLE KAHUDA JULIE KNUDSEN BLAIR LOWRY SANDY MCNUTT DR. MICHAEL ROEMER MARCY ROTEN CARRIE SKAINS Spring 2022 Volume XXX Number 2 Trinity Valley School | 7500 Dutch Branch Road Fort Worth, TX 76132 | 817.321.0100 | tvs.org

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GLOBAL EDUCATION EIC YEAR IN REVIEW | PAGE26 LEAVING A GLOBAL LEGACY | PAGE30

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LEGACY We hope you enjoy the theme of this edition of the Trojan Voice. “Legacy” seems a fitting choice as we honor and celebrate the life of our founder, Stephen Seleny.

In 1956, Mr. Seleny, his wife, and their two-year-old daughter fled Europe as the Stalinist regime seemed ready to extend its iron fist across Europe. Little did he know then that his choice to move all the way to Texas would later mean that he would have a lasting impact on the hearts and minds of thousands of students and families at what would become Trinity Valley School. Mr. Seleny’s love for classical music and deep understanding of the value of a rigorous academic experience guided his desire to want to offer, in his words, “the best education possible in every field.”

BLAIR R. LOWRY Head of School

A little more than two years ago, I had the opportunity to spend time with Mr. Seleny.

I had not officially stepped into the role of Head of School yet. He was gracious in his welcome to this newcomer. I wanted to soak up as much of his knowledge and wisdom as I could during our visit together. However, Mr. Seleny had other plans.

Rather than tell me stories about his time as the founding headmaster, or to give me instructions about how to lead his school, Mr. Seleny talked about children and about giving one’s heart to a school. He thanked me for choosing TVS and for wanting to serve this special place.

Mr. Seleny is a reminder to me that running a school is about servant leadership. It is not about ego or ambition. Our school belongs to the children, not to the adults who work here.

I share this because Mr. Seleny is a reminder to me that running a school is about servant leadership. It is not about ego or ambition. Our school belongs to the children, not to the adults who work here. We care for our students by making sure they have the best possible teachers, the most impactful programs, and a truly nurturing environment, the sum of which provides the optimal student experience.

There is a reason that so many alumni and faculty love to share stories about Mr. Seleny. He was a visionary: unique and full of hope for the future. Mr. Seleny gave us the gift of Trinity Valley School.

His love of children and desire to set them on a path that allows them to make the world a better place is his legacy.

Let us remember this as we navigate through our daily lives and as we read the news about current events in Eastern Europe and around the world. We can honor Mr. Seleny’s legacy by using our TVS experiences to make our community and the world a better place. Thank you, Mr. Seleny. You will forever be a guiding light for this community - the angel on our shoulder.

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TVS WELCOMES TWO SENIORS & 54 JUNIORS TO THE ALBERT M. GOGGANS CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY APRIL 13, 2022

Eilea Andrews

Megha Duvvuri

Ian Khan

John Pritchett

Siri Bejjanki

Maggie Eskue

Lane Klein

Raegan Putnam

Becca Bernardy

Anna Fahy

Bella Lange

Cooper Quisenberry

Adam Bhaloo

Ella Ferguson

Eric Liao

Pepa Regan

Zack Blouin

Collin Fewins

Jamie Lim

Kate Roemer

Thomas Boothby

Amanda Fitzgerald

Matt Lutes

Azhar Saran

Eric Bormann

Michael Gallagher

Will McKnight

Brian Scully

Madison Bush

Camille Gracia

Sabrina Mercer

Ashley Shahi

Wyatt Byrd

Ellie Grau

Allison Mills

Julia Shaw

Caroline Carlock

Sophia Hernandez

Catherine Mock

Luke Snow

Alyssa Clark

Mallory Hill

Ben Parks

Caroline Sweet

Ashlyn Corbin

Abby Hooker

Andrew Perryman

AJ Williams

Ava Dias

Hudson Jamison

Dai Pham

Shawn Young

Tatum Duncan

Clara Kanthack

Peyton Presnall

Chris Zheng

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SCHOLARSHIP have learned will urge you to share them with the people around you, and you’ll find that this discussion will benefit their understanding and your own. The inability to remain satisfied will push you to keep learning new things. These driving forces in your life won’t disappear after you leave these walls. They will stay with you as a testimony to your character.

Your willingness to spend your life searching for the truth has elevated you and your peers and has done justice to your school. But the journey isn’t over.

The point of developing scholarship in school then, is to give you a chance to discover what those interests are, to provide a platform for you to exchange knowledge with your peers, and to build a foundation from which to expand them.

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You know, for the longest time, I thought scholarship was just about … scholarships. To get good grades and do well in your classes so colleges would let you in and give you the big bucks. It was only recently that I realized that that interpretation was a bit … empty. Don’t get me wrong, that's an important part and certainly a benefit of scholarship, but that’s not why it's so important. Scholarship isn’t limited to school, and it won’t cease to be a part of your life after graduation. It is the relentless pursuit of knowledge, whether that be learning the process of u-substitution for evaluating integrals, figuring out what Matt Reeves was trying to tell us about humanity in The Batman, or laboring to discover the most profitable production track in Hay Day. My point is that scholarship is an inherent part of your life. Curiosity about the subjects you are interested in will compel you to strengthen your understanding of things about which you are passionate. Enthusiasm for the things you

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All of you here are here in no small part because your scholarship has been recognized by your teachers. So I’m here to tell you … good job.

Your willingness to spend your life searching for the truth has elevated you and your peers and has done justice to your school. But the journey isn’t over. You still have an obligation to search for the truth and impart it to those who don’t know it yet.

So get out there and keep learning. Learn through success and learn through failure. Learn for the sake of learning. Learn and apply your newfound knowledge to your life.

Congratulations on your acceptance to the National Honor Society. I know you’ll do great things.

SERVICE

LIA HOANG

Hello to all of the new members of National Honor Society, faculty, and family. I want to begin by saying how honored I am to be speaking about the value of the National Honor Society’s pillar of service. Every single student on this stage tonight should be proud of what they have accomplished in order to arrive at this point.

I began actively engaging in community service when I was in seventh grade, the year I joined National Charity League. At first, I thought that I was only going to complete the NCL requirement of 15 hours a year, thinking that that would be enough community service for me. Little did I know that this organization would serve as the foundation for a passion of mine to serve those beyond the Trinity Valley School community, leading me to always carve out time in my schedule to help those who need me as much as I could.

Once I found that my service heart lay with family and children who do not have the same access to basic necessities such as food and quality education

as all of us in this room, I spent the majority of my time at Como Community Center, where I assisted with the younger children during their after-school programs and summer camps. Helping the children at Como with their homework and playing tag with them in the gym always fulfilled me and brought me joy. Even when I am away at college, I will never forget their infectious smiles that made me realize I can make a difference. However, I truly had no idea how much they were positively impacted by me spending time with them until years later when the kids that I first worked with when they were three to five years old still remember me being by their side assisting them with new words when they are now 10 to 12 years old. Macy, a brainiac who wins awards at the end of every school year; Jeremiah, the athlete who can climb on any playground structure or tree; Kimora, the one who made me want to join her every time she danced to Drake; and Sebastian, essentially the class clown who is quick to come up with a joke, all remember the little things I did for them amongst all of the aspects of their life. What they don’t know is what they did for me: They allowed me to see how it is important to cherish what I have; children living in unstable conditions dream of what we often take for granted.

They taught me selflessness and compassion.

Finally, they helped me realize what I have been put on this earth to do, which is to give back to the amazing community that gives to me.

Service allows us to find ourselves in those from unfamiliar backgrounds, building connections that we never would have created if we never took part in service in the first place. We become more aware of what the community outside of the one that we have created here at TVS demands. Through service, we ultimately find our purpose. We all have a little bit more of ourselves to give to those who need it most.

Even the smallest actions that we do for someone can make the largest difference in their life, which is a quality of service that we often overlook. Contrary to what I initially thought of in the beginning of my community service journey, there is never an end to the service to be done. My passion for community service has grown immensely over the years to the point where it is impossible to see myself without it, and I wish for these inductees, faculty, and family to give a little bit more of themselves to serving a cause or group that is in need. In this way, we find the best versions of ourselves as well as our purpose as individuals and, overall, as a society.

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LEADERSHIP out of the cup of sticks with your classmates' names on them was a great day because you were the line leader! Everyone wanted to be the line leader at this stage in life. This phenomenon is so fascinating because every kid wants to have that day where they are the leader. However, being a leader is often harder as we grow up.

Additionally, as aspiring young adults, we see leaders like a nation’s president, principals, CEOs, billionaires, environmentalists, and any adult occupation that we can picture. As a student, it is intimidating to see these leaders in society as we are no longer the line leader of that kindergarten class.

I asked myself when writing this, where does the desire to lead go? As everyone on this stage develops into more conscious people in life, your leadership is still progressing. You may not be the line leader waving to others as you pass them in the hall, but leadership is viewed in many forms. Some naturally loud leaders have no issue performing on a stage or announcing an upcoming game. Then there are quiet leaders who sit back and let the group pick a class project topic before sharing their innovative ideas. Leaders rise to an occasion, leaders are present in and out of the classroom, and leadership looks different to everyone.

MARTHA JOHNSTON

I am so honored to be speaking with you today as you are joining such a prestigious society. To start, I want to congratulate the new members on their induction. Now, this is not my normal speech at the podium that I share weekly at assemblies, but today I am here to talk about the National Honor Society pillar of leadership.

As members of the National Honor Society, you have already proven your ability to lead as young men and women. This group of inductees represents presidents of clubs, captains of sports teams, stage managers in theater productions, members of the student council, and more. I want everyone to imagine a time when they were a leader. I’m sure the leadership positions I just mentioned are appearing, but I bet this specific leadership position did not enter your mind. I am taking you back to a time everyone can relate to, kindergarten. At this stage of your life, you emerged into a whirlwind of recess, cafeteria mayhem, and lots of talkative children that you would grow up with. In kindergarten, the day your name was pulled

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Now before I finish, I want to go back to this kindergarten time. I have been hearing this one story for a decade at my summer camp called, All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten.

During the first week of my summer camp, each year without fail, one of our office leaders reads this short excerpt, and it has stuck with me. This story mentions sharing toys, picking up your belongings, and cleaning up your mess. There are even some funny phrases referring to how it would be nice if our world leaders would pick up the mess they leave!

Our world needs leaders like you. This may be as a future lawyer, physician, or teacher. Trinity Valley prepares us to be a leader in all aspects of life. I know moving forward you will do just that, and I encourage you to challenge yourself to lead in a new position. Your kindergarten self would be proud of the advanced leaders you are now, but don’t forget to channel your kindergarten self because our story says, “Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.”

CHARACTER action you can take that will mean you have good character. For me, that is the basis of having good character, striving to be better and live up to what you think it means to have good character. That sounds easy, and it is; putting forth an honest effort to be morally centered, persevere as you face challenges, and lift up others does not take a lot of effort. If trying to be good and have good character is so simple, then there is no reason you should not at least do that; just try to have good character and you will succeed.

This is something that my parents have told me since I was born, and it is a lesson that I think about every day. If I’m upset or caught up in the moment, it often takes just a moment of thought to put me in the right headspace again, to remind me of my character. That is not to say that I always succeed at maintaining good character; sometimes I slip and act on anger or pettiness, but I always try. You always have to strive for good character; that’s simply part of having it.

Sometimes I’m mean and snappy, sometimes I let my bad mood bring people down; when that happens, I have to make up for it and recognize a need for improve. It’s these moments of challenge that give us opportunities to improve and look for opportunities to spread positivity.

MARK HART

You have heard countless things about what character is: moral fiber, the quality of your unseen actions, how tough you are in the face of hardship.

These are all good examples of what character extends to, but I do not believe that the scope of character should be so limited nor can its importance be properly expressed with words. It is something you demonstrate, something you show the world by the way you approach life.

Good character is seen in how you treat others, in the morals that you stand by, in how you handle success, and in how you handle failure. Every action you take and choice you make is a window into the quality of your character. You show your character every time you interact with the world, be it in situations that you enjoy or situations you find difficult. Life is a test of character, so it’s important to approach it with the attitude that the challenges you face are tests.

Character, like many things in life, is not something with an easy solution. You have to guess at it and give it your best effort because there is no one

Do not be the reason that someone else is having a bad day; even when you are down, try to lift others up. When you make an active choice to move through your difficult moments and challenges without dragging others down, the quality of your character is evident. It costs nothing and pays generously to make somebody’s day better; this is an important realization in developing your character. If life is a test, then strong character is the answer, and it grows stronger as you cultivate it through life’s obstacles; success in these obstacles is not guaranteed, but failure is a valuable teacher, and your character is most important for you when you are down. It is what keeps you trying, what pushes you to be better.

Every time I talk with my grandmother, she leaves me with advice. It is this wisdom that I associate with good character, and it is what I will leave you with. “Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living embodiment of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.” Those are Mother Teresa’s words, and trying to live by that sage advice is key to having good character as you go on in life.

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REMEMBERING STEPHEN SELENY Headmaster Emeritus | 1928-2021 10

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JOHN BOYD ’67 My first memories of Mr. Seleny are related to music when as an eight-year-old, I remember him playing the piano beautifully with the Texas Boys Choir.

While he could only speak a few words of English in 1958, he inspired us with his solos and teaching us in endless rehearsals. Between music and his love of teaching us many subjects, I was influenced to become a musician and teacher as well, striving to achieve his level of excellence.

JAY SCHILLER ’67 One of my fondest memories regarding Mr. Seleny would occur periodically during English class. He would be walking past the classroom where my mind would be wandering; he'd notice my inattention to the subject at hand, and then either lovingly pull me out by the ear or just wave me out of the room, and then to my surprise he'd suggest we play a game of chess. At first, I wasn't sure if this was just to get me into even more trouble, but I soon learned after three or four of these impromptu chess sessions, that he truly enjoyed the competition. He could see that I was working diligently to improve, and he would help me when I'd make a mistake. No matter what the assignment, Mr. Seleny was always the educator, never belittling anybody when a miscue was made, but always lifting our spirits to maintain a positive attitude. He was the finest headmaster that anyone could wish for; I considered him to be one of my best friends, and on the soccer field or the chess board, he was a sincere competitor, but always with a smile on his face.

This page top left: Class of 1967 hoists Ric Spiegel's VW. This page top right: Headmaster's Award the first Seleny handed out - Jay Schiller.

Middle and bottom: Class of 1967 Opposite page: Mr. Seleny with Emma Stack '18.

DUFF HALLMAN ’70 Mr. Seleny was a man I truly admired and respected when I attended TVS. As a rural school board member for 18 years where I live, I came to realize just how talented Mr. Seleny was as an educator and tried to use his philosophy with my school board endeavors. He will be missed but never forgotten.

ART KLINE ’72 Mr. Seleny drove carpool to Our Lady of Victory Elementary School (OLV) on Hemphill one morning when I was in 6th grade. It had been very rainy. A flash flood ensued, and Mr. Seleny’s VW

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HERB BOGART ’74 Mr. Seleny cared deeply for the students. He had so many "terms of endearment" for us depending on the situation. Luckily I was not always at the receiving end of his jibes. My most remembered thing he used to call us was "oafs," especially when we were doing something not so smart. It was never condescending or hurtful. It was always meant to get our attention. I think for many of us who still remember this, obviously it worked!

JOHN WILSON ’74 My most enduring memories of Mr. Seleny are from after my graduation. He was always sincerely interested in what I was doing, and what and where I was studying, especially after he realized that I was moving on from my undergraduate studies and to graduate school. I think I was 24th in a class of 26 at TVS, so I know he was particularly pleased to see evidence of a true late bloomer. I was as proud of my PhD for him, and the faculty he hired because they all inspired me, as I was for myself. He was the personification of compassion and inspiration.

MUKI DANIEL JERNELÖV ’79 Mr. Seleny was special – fiercely intellectual, persuasive, irreverent, charismatic. He had a vision for education, and through luck and hard work was able to realize it. van became trapped in high water. Storm drains on each side of the VW van were taking in huge volumes of water which surely would have overpowered all the children had we exited the VW van.

Finally the fire department showed up and carried us all to safety, including Mr. Seleny.

The fireman told us all when we were safely in a yard on Ryan Place Drive that even he struggled to not be overpowered by the rushing water.

My memory of those in the VW van are as follows: Mr. Seleny, Ani Seleny, Jane Carlton, Artie Kline, Anne Kline, Jane Kline, and Mary Kline And no, we were not wearing seat belts.

Apologies if I missed any passengers in the VW van on the early-morning ride to OLV.

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I was at TVS from 1974-1979 and graduated with the Class of 1979, but my family goes back all the way to Hungary with the Selenys. There, my uncle, Ernö Daniel, a pianist, conductor and teacher, taught Mr. Seleny, while Ernö's wife, my aunt Katinka Scipiades Daniel, taught Mrs. Seleny.

Our families remained close once in America, and I have thus known the Selenys literally since I was born.

In 1974, I started 8th grade at TVS, at the McCart Campus. Both academics and sports (especially field hockey!) were challenging and fun, and I took Latin with Mr. Seleny for two years, I think it was (at least it felt like two!). I could still decline Latin verbs decades later, having had so much Latin drilled into me.

Despite knowing me outside of school, Mr. Seleny didn’t treat me any differently from other kids while we were at school. I, too, was threatened with The Paddle and got stuffed unceremoniously into the Black Hole

of Calcutta under Mr. Seleny's desk, for passing notes or talking in class! I doubt the desk is still around, but my signature was among those scratched into the wood on the inside, using pens passed to us “prisoners” by other students when they thought Mr. Seleny wasn’t looking. But his message was earnest – we were there to study and to learn, one way or the other – even as the delivery was all in jest – the abuse was mock, the raspy voice hissing in his ever-present Hungarian accent, and his rants were mostly accompanied by a smile and a twinkle in his eyes. In the end, though, TVS students made Mr. Seleny very, very proud with their academic and sporting achievements, and went on to excel in countless fields. Mr. Seleny himself was beloved of most of those who crossed his path, myself included.

MEREDITH WATTS DORRIS ’81 Mr. Seleny was driving one of the two vans (no chartered bus in '79). Our destination was Vatican City and parking was difficult to find for a full-sized van. He spotted a small slot suitable for a very small Italian car. There was enough room in front of a car in the slot that if that person had pulled up we could have fit the van. Instead of leaving this spot (which was in a prime location), Mr. Seleny had the boys in the van get out and relocate (pretty much pick up) the offending car. (It was a very small car-think Mini.) Once accomplished, he pulled right into the now relatively tight but spacious-enough spot and off we went!

Opposite page: Stephen Seleny, taken

by Herb Bogart.

This page, top: Stephen Seleny and Mark Neyland '76. Taken by the late Ryan Wilson '76 and submitted

by John Wilson '74.

Middle: Muki Daniel Jernelöv: graduation picture and today.

Bottom: Europe trip 1979 by Meredith Watts Dorris '81.

JEANIE RANDOLPH ROLLINS ’82 I started second grade at TVS fifty years ago. Stephen Seleny towered lovingly over my entire childhood and youth, and there is no overstating how much he formed me.

CYNTHIA WALLING MAHONEY ’85 This is a list of things I remember that anyone who knew Mr. Seleny when he was headmaster would know: • Rigged lockers getting dumped • The Pig List and the essay you had to write entitled “Why I Should Not Be a Pig” • The Black Hole of Calcutta • Writing OAF on kids’ faces

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the years, and I know he treated each group with the same love and energy. His Humanities classes came to life as we toured the cathedrals, museums, and streets in Florence, Rome, and Paris. A different chilling perspective as we visited the concentration camp in Dachau. Many other sites in this summer abroad, and all these experiences mean much more to me now that I am older. Thank you, Mr. Seleny!

PARAG PATEL ’90

• Squeezing kids’ cheeks • Mr. Seleny telling about the time when he was a child in Hungary and his father (who was not in favor of Hitler) took him to one of Hitler’s speeches. His father told him to look around at all the people cheering, and shared how easy it is to get swept up in the emotions of a crowd (he shared this with classes at TVS even after he retired) • The number of languages he spoke (7) • How beautifully he played the piano • His high expectations for us • Most importantly how he loved children, how he loved each and every one of us and we knew it KATIE PRITCHETT PARKEY ’87 Bless Mr. Seleny and all he did for us! I have shared with my husband about what an exceptional world view we had from going to TVS. It was diverse in all the things people now recognize as vital to a well-rounded society. Despite some of my naïveté that it was normal (education, college was a natural progression, so many faiths and ethnicities respecting each other), I wish it had been normal for all schools because our society would be better for it today.

MARIAN MAYO DEMOTT ’89 I’m so thankful for the opportunity to travel to Europe in the summer of 1987 with Mr. Seleny. No one else can share the marvels and history of the countries we visited like he could. He took many trips with his students over

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Senior year I had a class taught by Mr. Seleny. Due to senioritis, the entire class failed a test a few weeks before graduation. Everyone failed ... so what did Mr. Seleny do? Why, he made every one of us retake the exam, and I never crammed harder for a test. I truly believe he would have made us keep retaking the test until everyone passed! Fortunately, we must have because he stopped frowning at us. It did teach me a valuable lesson – trying my best – that I've passed onto my two kids. Most of my interactions with Mr. Seleny were some form of a lesson that's helped shape me today.

JIMMY BOHNSACK ’93 McCart Avenue - the “Small Theater” - the 8th-grade tradition of the class talk, messages about humanity, civility, and respect for all humankind based on the atrocities Mr. Seleny witnessed and endured as a kid.

He wrapped that up with his sense of humor: “And do not walk down the hall chewing gum; you look like a bunch of ruminating bovines!”

KRISTIE TALIAFERRO GIBSON ’94 I will always remember him affectionately pinching cheeks and "stealing" noses with a smile on his face.

That was my main interaction with him when I was in Lower School. As a senior, I was lucky to have Mr. Seleny as my Humanities teacher. Sharing his love of art and music was such a gift. I loved that he described listening to beautiful classical music as hearing the voice of God. I will forever be grateful for his love of education, his love of children, and his love for the school he created.

PATRICK MCGLINCHEY ’98 The 1995 Europe trip concluded at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy. Our group had a late lunch in a nearby restaurant, which at the time was otherwise serving only local residents. A small piano sat covered in the corner of the dining room. Without asking permission, Mr. Seleny uncovered it and played a piece. It was probably only for 5 or 10 minutes, but the entire restaurant fell

silent as all eyes fixed on the player. When he concluded, an elderly local shuffled over to shake his hand and offer him a glass of wine.

GINNY POTTHOFF ’01 100% the cheek and nose squeezes at the old campus.

He also KNEW my family, multiple generations. It’s uncommon when one person is known for discipline but also unbelievable kindness. I respect his vision, and I owe my education to him. TVS was the perfect place for me.

GREG KWEDAR ’03 We all likely share many of the same memories. His trick handshake or his speech to the graduating class.

The power of these memories is his gift to make you feel like you were the only one in the universe to have experienced it. He made each person feel so seen, so special, and worthy.

KATIE MATSON ’15 I loved seeing Mr. Seleny on campus! My favorite memories of him include having him sit in on an art class – he always seemed genuinely interested. I recall seeing a few times out of school and he knew me by name. He always filled the room with warmth. I'm grateful for his commitment to each of his students.

ASHLEY RIEMITIS ’16 Growing up the child of a TVS staff member had many disadvantages; however, the biggest advantage was the relationship I formed and shared with Mr. Seleny. My relationship with Mr. Seleny was anything other than “normal.” He was the founder of this great school, a mentor, a motivator, a friend, but my personal favorite: my second grandfather. He was always there when I needed him, arms wide open ready to swallow me up for a hug, hands ready to cup my face to pinch my cheeks and press my nose, and words of wisdom that I always needed to hear. He was a true stand-in grandfather when I needed one (frequently). He always had a smile on his face when he was walking around campus, at a sporting event, or at a theater production. Mr. Seleny had a special way of making everyone feel valued, special, seen, and heard no matter who they were, but he was not afraid of letting you know he did not approve of something. He was a great man, and I will always cherish my relationship with him.

Opposite page: Europe trip 1987 taken by Marian Mayo DeMott '89.

This page, top and bottom: Stephen Seleny and Ashley Riemitis '16.

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LEGACIES HONORING THOSE WE HAVE LOST JEFF SNYDER, ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

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Recently, our community has experienced significant Trinity Valley School maintains a strong legacy of loss among alumni recently as well. One such loss was community-mindedness. We are a devoted partnership Class of 2012 alumnus David Wyatt Donahue. Wyatt was of parents, alumni, and educators on a collective a 13-year student whose energy left an indelible mark on journey to develop each and every TVS student into a his classmates and teachers. According to TVS Director lifelong learner, leader, and active member of the school of Experiential Education Blake Amos, “Wyatt loved and larger community. In the fulfillment of these goals, TVS, loved being a part of our community in so many we celebrate the growth and many accomplishments of ways and really found a home in the TOE program. our students and alums, and in the most difficult and From being a strong student untimely moments, we honor leader and mentor to younger the legacy of those we have lost ... we celebrate the growth students, to trekking across along the journey. the Alps of Austria, Wyatt At the end of last school and many accomplishments was always up for adventure. year, not long after the tragic Wyatt embodied the sense of our students and alums, passing of first grader Sonakshi of how you can learn from Chauhan and fifth grader Raj and in the most difficult experience and revel in the Chauhan, the Senior Class challenge that it brings.” and untimely moments, we of 2021 was looking for a way As a way to celebrate Wyatt’s to give back to the school honor the legacy of those we passion for the TVS TOE community as its final legacy program, his parents Angela gift. Members of the senior have lost along the journey. and David Donahue made a class were deeply moved by the gift to support the construction sense of loss their Lower and of a multi-use trail that will be available for walking, Middle School classmates were experiencing, and they running, and mountain biking around the perimeter wanted to provide a meaningful gift that would honor of the campus. In addition, the trail will be used for and celebrate the memory of Sonakshi and Raj while on-campus TOE experiences and cross-country team also providing a respite through intellectual play. The training and will provide current and prospective Class of 2021’s gifts, two beautiful outdoor concrete families an opportunity to more thoroughly explore game tables, including a Chinese checkers board near TVS's 75 acres. Trinity Valley is honored to partner the Lower School playground and a chess board in with the Donahues on this project, and once complete, a the Middle School courtyard, have been installed trail opening event will be scheduled to celebrate Wyatt with plaques honoring these two Trojans. The School and encourage use within our community. is grateful to the Class of 2021, and we appreciate the empathy and care they have shown the TVS community with this parting gesture.

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CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2022!

FIRST ROW (L-R) Ava Sinnott Ruby Ross Gianna Razack Caroline Pierce Marga Lee Summer Odom Margaret Lambert Katherine Lynch Jacqueline Khuong

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Martha Johnston Lia Hoang Ariana George Chloe Hoyt

SECOND ROW

Chelsea Nnanyanzi Katherine Smitherman Tevy Sek Dai Pham Itzel Munoz

Grace McCurdy Grace Lacina Calista Gonzalez Rachel Lucas Maddie Sankary Coco Davis Kelly Goss Katie Anderson Anna Claire Anderson Sasha Amos

THIRD ROW

Evan Hagains Ruby Yu Emma Vanecek Cate Pritchard Ife Nwoko Catherine Zarr Aneleise Lovett Sav Kennedy Samara Gerstle Ashlyn Dickens

Ally Cooke Chino Anyadiegwu Kira Alarcon Nivea Jerry Justin Im

FOURTH ROW George Towle Alex Lisenby Mark Hart Townes Barlow Jake Hegi Drew McKnight Shane Kennedy Lauren Kochan

Eloise Dilda Ava Niles Connor Norris Henry Spake Kareem Bismar Eli Johnson Jack McCarthy Peyton Randolph

FIFTH ROW

Adil Bhatti Blake Harlin Liam Worsley Dylan Mandel Will Masterson

Duncan Holloway Annabel Purifoy Evan Berg Caroline Lacina George Kalpakis Austin McBroom Wyatt Schwausch Charlie Joslin Akhil Vennam

BACK ROW

Henry Hamilton Chris Gonzales Kannon Cobb Paul Poston

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STEPS TOWARD BUILDING A TVS LEGACY KYLE KAHUDA, HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

Most of our students will be remembered by their “What will you leave behind when you move on from teachers, coaches, administrators, and younger peers for TVS?” That is a Trinity Valley-specific iteration of the quality of their character and their ability to positively a question I have been asking upper-school students impact the lives of others. And isn’t that really the for some time now. Throughout my career I have best training for living adult lives of purpose and been fortunate to work within school communities influence? Many a preeminent achiever has passed where a strong school culture has informed the from this world relatively alone, unloved, and perhaps answers to that question. At many places, a underappreciated due to a prickly and difficult nature, student saying something relatively simple like “I a self-centered worldview, want people to remember or a seeming deficiency of that I got good grades” or ... we in the Upper School true connections to others.

“People will remember I was Accomplishment and legacy really talented at …” might believe strongly that the are not one and the same. be a suitable answer. I believe “how” we do things is at that the average Trinity We all hold special people in Valley School senior, right least as important, and our minds and hearts whom on the cusp of graduation, we have “collected” over our would say something a little probably more so, than the lives. The mere thought of these more inspirational. individuals, no matter how “what” we accomplish. long it has been since our last As I have written in these encounter, can bring a smile or pages, we in the Upper School a tremendous sense of warmth and affection. At a school believe strongly that the “how” we do things is at least like TVS, students, faculty and staff, parents and families, as important, and probably more so, than the “what” and alumni share a rich diversity of relationships. Years we accomplish. I think that this idea is particularly from now, we won’t remember the grade earned in an true when it comes to our personal legacies. Very English class, the leadership position held, or the personal few of us will ever possess the sheer talent or depth of accomplishment to be remembered like a Babe accolades achieved. Our memories will rest instead on the experiences we shared and the content of the character Ruth, Ella Fitzgerald, or Mahatma Gandhi. Instead, and subsequent influence of the people with whom we our likely best hope is to be remembered fondly by shared them. Our students rush during their time with the family, friends, colleagues, and other associates us to do all those things they are told that a results-driven with whom our lives intersected most regularly. By culture expects of them; one of our most important extension, very few students in the annals of Trinity collective jobs as a school community is patiently to instill Valley history will ever be able to lay undisputed the value of a legacy and to empower our students’ agency claim to titles like “best baseball player,” “superlative performer,” or “most inspirational leader.” in shaping their own.

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BECOMING A T.R.O.J.A.N. Expect honesty from others

Laugh as often as you can. Make fun with

and demand it from yourself.

others instead of making fun of them.

Follow through on your commitments.

Don’t take yourself too seriously.

Be sure that the quality of

Enjoy your life, and others will enjoy

your actions meets or exceeds

your presence in theirs.

the promise of your words.

Find pleasure in little things.

be Trustworthy

be Joyful

Forget perfection; pursue constant

Ask for help when you need it.

improvement instead. Accept that true

Advocate for yourself and for others.

growth happens because of struggles and

Be a good teammate, no matter what

setbacks, not in spite of them. Believe that

kind of team you are a part of. Expect at

what happens to you is less important

least as much of yourself as you

than how you respond.

expect of anyone else.

be Resilient

be Accountable

Embrace challenges and take healthy

Treat others with compassion and respect.

risks. Appreciate and celebrate the

Stand up for what is right, not what is

wide world of ideas, experiences, and

popular or easy. Apologize when

feelings outside of your own. Try new

you should, forgive when you can.

things and get to know new people.

Be confident that the long-term rewards

See each and every experience

of integrity are greater than the

as an opportunity to learn.

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LEAVING A LEGACY JULIE KNUDSEN, HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

To leave a legacy is to give something that will be valued and treasured by those who remain after your departure.

Spreading positivity, fostering connectedness, instilling confidence, and inspiring passion are just a part of the legacy Anna Carlson leaves when she retires this year after 33 years at Trinity Valley School.

Mrs. Carlson first joined the TVS family in 1989 as a substitute teacher for Robin Preston who was out on maternity leave. Despite being prepared to answer the full gamut of questions in an interview with Head of Lower School Gerry Kramer, she was hired after a mere few seconds. The meeting began and ended with Mr. Kramer saying, “So when would you like to start?

You’re married to Don, so I figure you are ok.”

Mrs. Carlson jumped on board to teach fifth-grade math and seventh-grade Texas history for Mrs. Preston and also third-grade music under the leadership of Mrs. Canafax. It was in this inaugural year that Mrs. Carlson began building her legacy at TVS. Though she was already wearing multiple hats across campus, she also began producing shows with her students. Broadway Baby, Hammerstein, the train had left the station! This was Trinity Valley’s first experience with the fabulous Anna Carlson as director, and there was more to come!

After the conclusion of that first year, Mrs. Carlson accepted a position to join the seventh-grade team fulltime as the English teacher. She continued to engage students in theater opportunities in the form of musical revues, writing and rewriting scripts to match students’ talent and strengths.

Word began to travel across campus, and Upper School students started stopping by to ask if Mrs. Carlson might produce a show with them as the stars on stage. With Head of Upper School Dennis Fleming’s blessing, the next era in Mrs. Carlson’s story began.

This page: Anna Carlson with Kelley Norman '13.

Opposite page top: Mollie Sloter '18 with Mrs. Carlson.

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The 1998 move to the Dutch Branch campus brought a shift in Mrs. Carlson’s work - a small budget! And with that seed, the production of Music Man Jr. took off. Mrs. Carlson shifted roles to become the full-time Middle School drama teacher. Her second production of Guys and Dolls was a hit! The four main characters from the show were invested in theater, and their parents began to work behind the scenes to raise funds to meet the needs of the program.

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Mrs. Carlson was changing the culture at Trinity Valley School! The Admissions staff began to receive applications from students who wanted to be a part of Mrs. Carlson’s program. Rehearsals were conducted outside, in the rain, wherever they could find a space.

Mrs. Carlson’s energy was a perfect match for the interest and commitment of the students. She inspired them to discover their passions.

For 14 years, Mrs. Carlson developed, guided, encouraged, and enjoyed students on stage. She shared, “I was driven by one thing – showcasing children and giving them opportunities. I always invented new roles and made adjustments to make it work for my Middle School kids.

I wanted them to find their own voice and a love and a passion. The confidence that builds is huge. It builds credibility and character. It builds identity – who they are.”

While Mrs. Carlson certainly made an impression as she taught students to dance the Shipoopie and fine-tuned Luck Be a Lady, her greatest impact stems from the love, connection, and confidence she instilled in her students.

She helped them find their voice, and the relationships with her students, formed through her drama teachings and built on trust, have lasted a lifetime.

As Sean Patrick Gallagher ’09 shared, “Her grace and tolerance have inspired the same in thousands of students and their families. Mrs. Carlson has opened a generation of young minds to the world, and has, in turn, opened the world to them.”

Mollie Sloter ’18 wrote, “Mrs. Carlson took (and still has!) a genuine interest in my life outside of school. She helped me prepare for my Bat Mitzvah in seventh grade, she has written me multiple letters of recommendation, she has given me advice on countless problems, she showed up to support my family when my grandparents passed away, and she has always been someone that I could go to when I just needed a hug or some words of encouragement. Even as I am getting ready to graduate from college, Mrs. Carlson is and will always be someone that I make sure to visit when I come back to Fort Worth. She will forever have a place in my heart.”

When Mrs. Carlson consluded her stint with TVS theater after the final performance of Alice in Wonderland in 2018, her work was not done. She donned a new hat as seventhgrade humanities teacher, where she has continued to make an impact on her students. Mrs. Carlson’s commitment to

the development of her students is inspirational. She pours her love, talents, and time into supporting them. As current seventh grader Layla Moore wrote, “Mrs. Carlson taught me to think of the best in people.” The safe environment she creates in her classroom has gifted students the opportunity to take risks and to soar!

Mrs. Carlson’s heart shines through everything that she does.

“When I think of Trinity Valley, I immediately think of Mrs. Carlson,” wrote Kelley Norman ’13. “For me, Mrs. Carlson is TVS! Mrs. Carlson, as a teacher, mentor, friend, life coach, and everything in between, is truly one of the greatest gifts of my life; she is a blessing to all who know her and an absolute force of positivity, love, and selflessness. She treats every student who walks into her classroom as her own - her radiant smile always brings warmth and happiness to anyone lucky enough to know her. She introduced me to the world of musical theater, always encouraged and supported me, took me out of my comfort zone and gave me the confidence that I draw on every day in my personal and professional life. Throughout her career, she worked tirelessly in the classroom and the theater to give me and countless others a platform to find our voices.”

Spreading positivity, fostering connectedness, instilling confidence, and inspiring passion: Mrs. Carlson has made a difference. She continues to make an impact.

She is leaving a legacy!

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YEAR IN REVIEW DR. TREVON R. JONES, DIRECTOR OF EQUITY, INCLUSION,

OPAL LEE VISITS TVS

AND COMMUNITY As we approach the end of the school year, I first want to express my deep gratitude to the Trinity Valley School community. Being new anywhere can be tough, but I have been fortunate to have met so many wonderful people this year that wanted nothing more than to see this work succeed at TVS. I am honored to have been able to partner with so many Trojans this year as we build on the incredible legacy of our School!

On Friday, March 11, Trinity Valley School

In my role this school year, I have focused on three main priorities in my role: community building, data collection, and leadership capacity. These priorities have helped me to learn about TVS and think about how I can walk alongside our amazing students and educators to strengthen our community.

cause to make “Juneteenth” a federal holiday.

1. Community Building – Get connected with the Trinity Valley community and learn about the multitude of experiences that people have with TVS. 2. Collecting Data – Develop a baseline for EIC work utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data points.

3. Leadership Capacity – Work with formal leaders to develop a common language, vision, and strategy for EIC work at Trinity Valley, while developing equity advocates that serve in various roles.

Every day this year was a chance for me to learn more about TVS – and no two days were the same! I am grateful for incredible colleagues and community members that allowed me to join them in their efforts to edify our incredible community. With my focus on the above priorities, while remaining flexible and open, it was a rich, productive year!

I want to take this opportunity to share about just a few of the great things going on at Trinity Valley to promote a deep sense of belonging for every member of our community. Equity, inclusion, and community are all deeply rooted in collaboration and teamwork – for all of these efforts, my role is just one piece of the puzzle! The things you’ll read about were only possible through the commitment of our community.

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welcomed

2022

Nobel

Peace

Prize

Nominee, Dr. Opal Lee. Dr. Lee, commonly known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” engaged with students in all three divisions and met many other community members during her campus visit.

Dr. Opal Lee spent her life championing the Juneteenth recognizes the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, TX to ensure all enslaved people were to be freed, a full two-and-onehalf years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Upon retiring from teaching in 1977, Dr. Lee became involved in Fort Worth community causes including organizing the annual Juneteenth Celebration; in 2021, Dr. Opal Lee was invited to Washington, D.C. as Congress passed the bill recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, 45 years after her work began.

During her visit, Dr. Lee read her book Juneteenth: A Children’s Story to third- and fourth-grade students in the Lower School.

In the Middle and Upper Schools, Dr. Lee shared about the many roles she played in shaping history, including making Juneteenth a national holiday. Dr. Lee was joined by Ms. Dione Sims, the Executive Director of Unity Unlimited, Inc, a nonprofit focused on “providing educational activities and resources to people, young and old, to foster unity and harmony within the community, the city, the state, the nation and the world regardless of race, culture or denomination.”

Throughout the day, Dr. Lee called on each of us to be “a committee of one” and commit to making the world a better place for everyone.

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EIC WITH THE FACULTY AND STAFF Conferences, Trainings, and Discussions DATE

NAME OF EVENT

DESCRIPTION

August 2021 August 2021 Inservice

All TVS faculty and staff participated in a session introducing EIC and the importance of names in community

October 2021

ISAS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference

Volunteers from each division attended a regional conference that focused on outlining the role of DEI in accreditation and best practices for DEI in independent schools

October 2021

TVS alums of Latin American descent shared about their experiences and hopes for TVS

Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Panel

November 2021

NAIS: People of Color Conference

Nine faculty and staff members attended the annual conference built around ensuring the success of people of color in independent schools

January 2022

Annual conference to promote collaboration and idea exchange between Equity and Inclusion directors at member schools

Independent Schools Data Exchange DEI Conference

February 2022

Culturally Competent Hiring and Retention

Two leadership team members attended a training for independent school leaders to share best practices for hiring and retaining employees

March 2022

Two leadership team members attended a two-part training to explore the theory behind culturally competent teaching and share best practices on moving from theory to practice

Developing and Teaching Curriculum with Cultural Competence: The What, The Why, and The How

March 2022

Close Up: Introduction to Deliberation

Workshop provided all Upper School faculty and staff with the facilitation skills, discourse structures, and content to lead conversations in their advisory about current issues

April 2022

Trojans Teach: Student-Led Workshops

TVS student-designed and -led workshops about equity, inclusivity, belonging, identity, and dialogue for our teachers to attend

Monthly Global/EIC Newsletter

Monthly newsletter to TVS employees with resources and information about Global Education and EIC

Ongoing

Leadership Team EIC Work Session

The TVS Leadership Team met throughout the year to engage in dialogue-based sessions working towards a mission-aligned vision for EIC at TVS

Ongoing Faculty EIC Committee

The committee of 30 faculty and staff members identifies ways they can lead/support EIC work in their area while building their own knowledge around equity, inclusion, and belonging

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EIC IN THE COMMUNITY

Class Visits, Student Organizations, Student Trainings, and Events DATE

ACTIVITY TITLE

DESCRIPTION

August 2021 Name Recordings

All Middle and Upper School students recorded themselves pronouncing their name to create a database for TVS educators to learn and practice

August 2021

Lesson on Racial Slurs in American Literature

Discussed with Junior English classes the impact of the N-word on Black communities and how to approach its use in literature

September 2021

Discussion on Multiple Perspectives

Collaborated with Dr. Roemer in freshmen history classes to emphasize cultural humility and the value of learning about others through their eyes

September 2021

Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Advisory Lesson

During advisory, Upper School students identified Hispanic/ Latinx leaders to research, then shared their findings with other students

October 2021

Guest Speaker: Dr. Florencio Aranda III

Dr. Aranda spoke to Middle and Upper School students about his motivation for pursuing higher education and why he chose his career path

October 2021

Mini-Lesson on Differences

Read a book to two second-grade classes and discussed the richness of diversity and appreciating all the things we bring to the group

October 2021Close Up: December 2021 Civic Ambassadors

Three Middle School students participated in a virtual program to learn about leading productive dialogue with eighth graders from around the country

December 2021

NAIS: Student Diversity Leadership Conference

Three-day national conference experiences in which five Upper School students learned about how to be leaders in inclusivity at their schools

January 2022

MLK Day: Virtual Community Dinner

Nearly 50 students, families, faculty, and alums shared a meal and collectively reflected on the words of Dr. King with other members of the TVS community

January 2022February 2022

Twelve Upper School students participated in a virtual program to learn about leading change alongside high school students from around the country

Close Up: Impact Program Race, Justice, and Equity

February 2022 Reading Partners

Upper School students volunteered to read books about Black history to Lower School classes

March 2022

In each division, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Dr. Opal Lee, shared about her life’s work

Guest Speaker: Dr. Opal Lee

March 2022 Multicultural Fair

Dr. Roemer led an extraordinary community event that showcased the diversity of our community

Ongoing Impact Committee

Many educators collaborate to support a group of Middle School students in finding ways to positively impact school culture

Ongoing Skills for Tomorrow

In addition to supporting other facilitators, Dr. Roemer and Dr. Jones lead fifth-grade sessions on dialogue and sixth-grade sessions on meaningful service

Ongoing Student EIC Committee

This group of Upper School students serves to advise the director of EIC on the needs of the student body and offer feedback on EIC work at the school

Ongoing

Upper School students lead multiple organizations that center on diversity, identity or affinity

EIC Related Clubs and Affinity Groups

BE ACTIVE FUTSAL • FIELD HOCKEY • BASKETBALL SKILLS: SHOOTING BASKETBALL SKILLS: BALL-HANDLING BASEBALL HITTING CLINIC • GLOBAL GAMES VOLLEYBALL SKILLS CLINIC • LET’S PLAY CRICKET Y’ALL

BE CREATIVE GUITAR • DISSECTING & DRAWING THE NATURAL WORLD TEXT-BASED CODING LAB • ORCHESTRA • MATH IN ART, ART IN MATH • TEXTILE ART • KNITTING STUDIO PERSPECTIVES IN ARCHITECTURE

BE CURIOUS GIRL EMPOWERMENT • FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD SCIENCE OF MAGIC • SIMPLE MACHINES • BRAIN GAMES HAPPY CAMPERS: SPECIAL EDITION CARPE DIEM! LATIN CAMP • SCIENCE OF SUPERPOWERS

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LEAVING A GLOBAL LEGACY MICHAEL ROEMER, PH.D., DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL EDUCATION

At the core of the word “legacy” is the passing on of something to others. This can be tangible or not, but what’s important is that experiences, opportunities, and gifts are shared with others so that benefits are perpetuated. Here are some reflections from me, a Dutch visitor, and two alumnae to illustrate ways in which legacies of Global Education have affected people and programs.

One of my favorite examples began at a conference I attended in Portugal in 2012. TVS had just joined the European Teacher Education Network (a global network of educators), and I was approached about the idea of inviting some student teachers (education majors) from VIA University in Aarhus, Denmark to complete a teaching practice at TVS. The following fall, we invited three young teachers-to-be to initiate this program. Its success led to annual exchanges with VIA and, over time, six other universities. Altogether, 34 International Assistant Teachers (IATs) have worked with our teachers and students in Pre-K through ninth grades and lived with TVS host families.

The legacy left was more than a tradition of intercultural lessons in the classrooms or the global friendships formed, however. In 2019, two dynamic IATs from VIA (Signe Betzer and Christina Sørenson) worked with our eighth-grade humanities teachers (Dr. Ed Wood and Ryan Ellis), and the connections and mutual respect they formed inspired a new kind of exchange: Dr. Wood and Mr. Ellis traveled to Denmark in the spring of 2020 – hosted by VIA University – for a tour of schools and conversations with educators in Denmark. When the pandemic hit Europe hard and they were forced to return home a few days earlier than expected, it was Signe and Christina who helped them get on one of the last flights out of Denmark to the U.S. This year, we added a new exchange that further perpetuates the close ties between VIA and TVS.

Christina graduated and is teaching English to seventh graders, and this year we have begun a letter and online exchange between her students in Denmark and our seventh graders. What started as a simple idea of inviting IATs to teach our students and observe our teachers has led to dozens more IATs from VIA and other universities, the chance to send our teachers to Denmark, and now Virtual Learning Exchanges with one of our favorite IATs. Here are some examples from students’ perspectives: MERE WOLFENSBERGER (Dutch guest in 2017) In 2017, my family and I visited Fort Worth, which allowed me to spend three weeks at TVS. This amazing opportunity enabled me to explore a different education system, learn more about the culture in Texas and increase my ability to communicate with people from different backgrounds. This was made possible in even the smallest ways: eating in the cafeteria instead of bringing my own lunch, my fellow students taking their cars to school and wearing a TVS uniform!

Excited about what I saw and learned, I decided I wanted to utilize this contact to set up an online exchange with TVS; this way, students both in the Netherlands and at TVS could experience this. This online exchange included introducing ourselves on a blog and multiple Skype exchanges in which we challenged our preconceived stereotypes of what the other was like. It concluded in a visit from Dr. Roemer to my Dutch school where he gave an inspiring talk and joined us on a visit to a local Muslim mosque.

These opportunities were enlightening and not limited to their own settings. The impact they had on me (and undoubtedly on students in both schools) was impressive. I took a gap year in which I travelled to Oman with the ambitious goal to learn Arabic, and I now attend university in the UK. Both allow me to use the skills I first practiced at TVS: my English, my sensitivity in my communication and my increased confidence in navigating a diverse context. I know that my Dutch classmates, too, ended up in diverse environments: one went to Spain for a year, one to the USA

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Below: Mere (left) and Maya Alarcon ’19, Mere’s Day Host Right: Kamryn (left) and Emma (2017 TVS Australia 1:1 Exchange)

and another to Scotland. Although I cannot know whether our online exchange led them to this, I do know that the opportunity to interact and learn from people from another country enriched their international outlook.

I’m excited about where I’ll go next, but the legacy of my experience at TVS will continue to have an impact and inform my future.

KAMRYN DOW ’18 (2018 TVS Global Citizenship Award recipient) The Global Education Program at Trinity Valley left a great legacy in my life – chiefly impacting my education and approach to international situations and dialogues. Throughout my time in the program, I completed a Global Leadership course taught by Dr. Roemer and studied abroad in Beijing, China (summer of 2016) and Mackay, QLD, Australia (summer 2017). Additionally, my family hosted four international students – from Mexico, Japan, China, and Australia.

I entered my undergraduate education knowing I would study political science. My experiences guided my studies to comparative politics, in particular. I became fascinated with exploring how different variables (culture, location, history, etc.) impact the politics of countries. This eventually led me to one of my minors, Irish studies. While I have since graduated, this international interest will undoubtedly follow me.

Furthermore, my involvement in the Global Education Program illuminated to me the plurality of peoples, cultures, and perspectives

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in the world. At the time, I realized the importance of cross-cultural adaptation through my various experiences. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have learned this early in my schooling. I’ve since realized that the Global Education Program is much more than a pedagogical experience. Yes, key skills are taught that prove useful in operating within international dialogues (such as cultural awareness and sensitivity). Equally, if not more importantly, the program instills curiosity and respect in meaning ful ways regarding differences between peoples, cultures, and perspectives.

This enables one to bridge the gap from the program to outside the classroom. As a short and light-hearted example, I talk to my “host sister” from Australia every week about everything – from what we got at the grocery store to current events. This cherished friendship would not have formed without Globe Ed. The Global Education Program was a critical component of my Trinity Valley education and I am grateful for the opportunities that it provided.

ALLISON BYRD ’18 (2018 TVS Global Citizenship Award recipient) International experiences with the TVS Global Education Program, both virtual and abroad, cultivated in me a love for connecting with people across the world. On one trip to Eswitani (formerly known as Swaziland) with Mrs. Collins and Dr. Roemer, our student group enjoyed a roundtable discussion with the U.S. Ambassador, toured the city with elected municipal leaders, and played in the countryside with children at an orphanage. This trip developed in me a love for talking with and learning from people of all walks of life.

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As a White House intern, this comfortability with talking with people from diverse backgrounds allowed me to support my office in unique ways. One morning, my boss mentioned to me that the Indonesian Ambassador to the United States would be visiting.

Through Fort Worth Sister Cities’ connections, I had previously visited Fort Worth’s Sister City in Indonesia (Bandung) and spent more than five months in the island nation. My boss asked me to meet the diplomats in the West Wing, where I was able to greet the Ambassador and his staff in their language before their official meetings.

This past December, I travelled between Washington, D.C., Miami, Texas, France, and eight cities in Switzerland in the span of three weeks! In the chaos of constant travel, I find that it can be easy to forget to pause and appreciate the incredible places and people I am visiting.

When it feels like the days are flying by, I have often called to mind the reflection questions Dr. Roemer taught us on Global

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Education trips: “What sounds and smells will you always remember from this country? Who made you smile today?

What are you thankful for?” I love jotting down my responses to questions like these in the notes tab on my phone when I am waiting in the customs line or sitting in an Uber. It helps me to be grateful for the present and can serve as a reminder of meaning ful experiences in the future.

Legacy, as these experiences exemplify, takes many forms in Global Education. In some cases, one exchange can generate new ones. In others, skills are gained for one situation that can be applied throughout one’s life.

The more students, families, and teachers – at TVS and abroad – can benefit from these exchanges and their legacies, the better prepared we all will be to thrive in this highly interconnected, ever-changing world we share. We are grateful to the legacies these students, teachers, and many others are sharing globally.

Allison playing with children in Eswatini (Trojans Abroad 2017)

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WINTER 2021-22 ATHLETICS RECAP RALPH DINTINO, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS THE WINTER PROVED TO BE A SEASON OF FIRSTS, SHOWCASING OUR TVS HOSPITALITY IN HOSTING THE WINTER SPC CHAMPIONSHIPS. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SPC CHANGED THE TOURNAMENT QUALIFYING RULES, ALL FOUR TVS TEAMS (BOYS’ BASKETBALL, BOYS’ SOCCER, GIRLS’ BASKETBALL, AND GIRLS’ SOCCER) PLAYED WELL ENOUGH TO QUALIFY. WINTER WAS ALSO THE SEASON WE LEARNED WE WOULD SOON BE SAYING FAREWELL TO OUR LONGSTANDING TENNIS COACH MYRON GRUNBERG AND WELCOMING A NEW BUT FAMILIAR COACH, KENNY CAIN, TO THE FULL-TIME TVS ATHLETIC STAFF FOR FALL OF 2022.

SEASON RECAPS: BOYS’ BASKETBALL finished with a record of 15 wins and 15 losses. Under the tutelage of longtime TVS coach David Rodriguez were several highlights including winning the Jacksboro Tournament, beating Casady and Oakridge in conference play, and probably the biggest, beating 6A Paschal by 18 points before a raucous home crowd! Ryne Rodriquez was named to the SPC All Conference team.

BOYS’ SOCCER had its most productive season in a long time, highlighted by qualifying for the SPC tournament for the first time since the conference went to a six-team format. The boys had an overall record of eight wins, eight losses, and two ties. They won the St. Andrew’s tournament and tied for 11th place overall in SPC. The team was led by All-SPC athlete Sasha Chindiwo and North Zone honors athletes AJ Williams and Tiernan Dunne.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL, under first-year coach Michael Carlson, finished with an overall record of six wins and 17 losses. Highlighting the wins was a first-infive-year win over FWCD at FWCD. In SPC tournament play, the highlight was an exciting one-point victory over John Cooper. Both North Zone and SPC All Conference recognition went to junior Ella Ferguson, daughter of Marty Ferguson ’86.

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GIRLS’ SOCCER with coach Claire Pearce at the helm recorded an overall record of five wins, six losses, and five ties. Highlighting the girls’ season were impressive wins over Oakridge, going undefeated in two games against FWCD, and SPC tournament wins against St. Stephen’s and Houston Christian.

The team’s ninth-place finish was the best of all TVS teams playing in the winter SPC tournament. Sasha Amos and Macy Williams received All SPC recognition.

GIRLS’ SWIMMING competed valiantly in SPC swimming competition but came up just short, finishing in 13th place.

TVS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL AND SOCCER “A” TEAMS enjoyed winning records highlighted by A team girls’ soccer finishing undefeated!

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MYRON GRUNBERG, our tennis program director for the past nine years, has decided to accept a tennis position in Sarasota, FL. Myron took the tennis program to new heights, especially by upgrading the TVS tennis facility to be in line with the progress the tennis program has had under his tutelage.

As Myron reflects on his time at TVS, he offers the following: Coming to TVS has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. I came from an ultracompetitive, high-performance environment and transitioning to working every day with young academic athletes, teaching them the fundamentals of tennis (and overall skills in PE), has been an invigorating challenge. The TVS community has revitalized me and my passion for teaching and has made me a better teacher, coach, and person. I am affectionately referred to as “Coach Grumpy” by the students, and I always looked forward to my daily interactions with them and keeping a smile on their faces - it keeps me remaining young into my 70 years!

I am proud of the tennis revitalization I have undertaken at TVS: eight resurfaced courts, excellent outdoor lighting, and a grassroots tennis program that runs deep from kindergarten up to our competitive Middle and Upper School teams. I hope I left a tennis and pickleball legacy behind that will serve all the students, teachers, and parents I have interacted with, and I wish everyone the best in their future endeavors.

K ENN Y CA IN, assistant coach and security guard, has accepted a full-time position in the Athletic department for 2022-23. Coach Cain will teach Lower School physical education and serve as an assistant in football, basketball, and track.

Above: Trojan junior Ella Ferguson, daughter of Marty Ferguson '86, received both North Zone and SPC All Conference recognition this season.

Left: Trojan freshman Ruthie Mayfield.

Coach Cain says: Working in the TVS Athletic department has been a dream come true. I went to a private high school in Louisiana and have always felt my upbringing would be valuable in the private school setting. I want to thank Coach Jeff Dover for his encouragement!

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YOU ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO LEAVE A LEGACY SANDY MCNUTT, HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

At Trinity Valley School, the opportunity to one day leave a legacy, to have a life thought of as impactful, begins early in our school years. This life story starts in our Pre-K classrooms and is refined through the Lower School years. As a student enters the Lower School at Trinity Valley, we look at him or her and wonder about the impact this one will have on our world. We hope the journey through the Lower School adds to the impact our students have on people and places outside of TVS. To become legendary, for people to say, "That life made a difference," begins with us. Instilling character and honor in our students happens every day throughout our school.

The character ideas presented in Pre-K through fourth grade are intentional and build throughout our learning, play, and purposeful adventures.

Our hope at TVS is that our children make a difference not just while on campus but also out in the community and one day, in the world. We want them to stand out because of the respect, honor, citizenship, and empathy they display. We want them to become legendary because of their character.

For our children to be thought of as ones who will significantly impact our community, we work consistently on the following principles: • We leave places and spaces better than we found them.

• We celebrate the accomplishments of others.

• We curiously listen to others' ideas but feel the freedom to hold tightly to our own.

• We humbly rejoice when we win, accept a loss with dignity, and plan to accomplish more in the future.

• We show esteem to our school and the individuals who sacrifice for us.

• We appreciate each individual who has a part in making our school remarkable.

• We have high expectations for ourselves, and we help those around us achieve their goals, too.

• We understand and believe that one individual can make a difference for the good of all.

At Trinity Valley School, we acknowledge with enthusiasm and pride that Mr. Stephen Seleny left a profound impact on our school, community, and world.

One step at a time, he made a difference throughout his life. We believe that because of his example and our continued efforts to hold fast to lessons taught and to emulate impactful lives, our lives one day could be considered legendary. Because of the people who went before us and our desire to continue to grow and strive for greatness, our path will one day be acclaimed as one that is remarkable. We believe Mr. Seleny would be proud of the people we are today and the people we strive to be in the future.

Opposite page: Sandy McNutt reads to Lower School at Christmas. Lower School students thank TVS first responders and honor veterans on Veterans Day. Lower School students show their appreciation of Ms. McNutt.

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OUR LEGACY BLAKE AMOS, DIRECTOR OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION

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The next part of our activity asked the eighth graders to examine their core values and decide which ones were inherited from their families, which they adopted later as they learned more about themselves, and which ones have changed as they matured. While we expect values to be firm and consistent, we can also hope that as we explore life and gain experience, our values can and should mature. We asked the students to consider that values are not mutually exclusive, but rather to see how seemingly disparate values can complement each other to help make you a more complete person. Which of your values have changed Like most of you, I am so caught up on the racetrack of or even been added as you have experienced life as an life, work, family, etc. that I never actually stop to look adult? Can you see correlations between some of your around and assess things. One of the first boat captains values that on the surface don’t fit together? Which of we ever hired on our Bahamas TOE Beyond trips was your values take precedence a young French-Canadian over others? Which values, named Jean Francois. JF (as he when confronted with an “The purpose of life is quickly became known) was experience, do you hold on teaching our students about not to be happy. It is to be to tightly? navigation in the open sea useful, to be honorable, to I’ll share one that I found that humid June afternoon. through TOE that was not a He made a simple statement be compassionate, to have it part of my inherited values. that I’ve thought about quite Living deep in the jungles of often. He said, “To know make some difference that you Costa Rica, you quickly learn where you are going, you first have lived and lived well.” a phrase from all of the host have to find out where you families, guides and citizens … are.” His point was simple: - Ralph Waldo Emerson “pura vida.” It is so pervasive before we can navigate to a that it has become a part of the location, we first must know marketing campaign for the definitively where we are entire country. Pura vida literally means “pure life,” but starting from. I’ve thought about that simple quote so what it means to the “Ticos” (a term Costa Ricans call many times in so many ways since. As in the open sea, themselves) is how you choose to live your life. Pura vida finding where we currently are in life can be daunting. is more than an expression – it is a choice and an outlook.

An activity our eighth graders recently completed was In their use of these simple words, they really mean: to think seriously about what their personal values are. focus on what’s important; don’t sweat the little things; Psychologists use the term “the illusion of explanatory relax; smell the flowers and slow down … or simply to depth” to describe humans' tendencies to think we know live the “Tico” way. I try to remember this when I’m a whole lot more about most topics than we actually do. overwhelmed, too stressed, and losing sight of my path …

Knowing ourselves is no different. So let’s take a minute pura vida … that’s life …relax … it’s my choice. This is a to think about who we are. What are your core values? hard value for me to uphold but one I want to grasp tightly What are your non-negotiables? (There is a starter list as I continue to navigate life. Are there values you want to on the next page to help you think!) Can you distill add to your list? Others you want to hone? Maybe even those personal values into a core group? Are your core some you are willing to demote or remove? Prioritizing values pervasive throughout everything you do … work, our values can be an important step in finding out where family, religion, etc? and who we are.

Being outside, particularly in spectacular natural places, often leads to introspection. That sense of awe, wonder, and realizing how small we truly are can be powerful. So, as I considered the theme of “legacy” for this article, I went outside. I took a walk through the greenbelt behind campus and started considering my own legacy, which is something I don’t often think about.

It was an intriguing and sometimes difficult process, but one which I invite you to do now. Take a few minutes.

Go outside, somewhere with limited distractions (yep, silence that phone) and some fresh air. Then read on.

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So what does all of this have to do with legacy?

As I sat with our fourth graders this semester and discussed the idea of community, I started to see how important our legacy can be. We discussed what makes a great community and how our differences and upbringing often help shape the quality and purpose of a strong individual and group. As we asked the students to dig into their personal family histories, stories, and values, it was incredible to see how deep our legacy as parents, teachers and mentors can reach. We have an enormous responsibility in the shaping and molding of future generations, and our legacy is what we leave as a pathway for our kids to follow.

A phrase I read recently in an article by Gustavo Razzetti which helped shape this entire article was, “What you value, you become.” So our final part of this exercise is to think deeply about the path we hope to leave our children.

By taking these few minutes to think deeply about who we are and what we value, we now can chart a course for where we want to go, or more importantly, where we want to lead our children. Our kids are watching us, they are studying us and they emulate us. Our legacy is being created whether we are intentional about it or not. Therefore, I challenge you to be intentional. If you are happy with the legacy you are currently leaving them, then Pura Vida. If not, then we still have time to reshape, transform, and encourage the values we truly hold dear and want for our kids.

Our legacy is being created every day, so let’s commit to shaping it with intention, thoughtfulness, and care. The TOE Department feels great privilege and responsibility in partnering with you to leave our kids better than we found them.

I’ll leave you with one more quote that I spotted recently: “Too many people spend their lives being dutiful descendants instead of good ancestors. The responsibility of each generation is not to please their predecessor. It’s to improve things for their offspring. It’s more important to make your children proud than your parents proud.” - Adam Grant

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ACHIEVEMENT

ACCEPTANCE

ACCOMPLISHMENT

ABUNDANCE

AUTONOMY

ADVENTURE

COMMITMENT

BEAUTY

BRAVERY

ALTRUISM

COMMUNICATION

CLARITY

COMMUNITY

CREATIVITY

CONNECTING TO OTHERS

EXCELLENCE

EMOTIONAL HEALTH

FAMILY

ENVIRONMENT FLEXIBILITY

FREEDOM

CURIOSITY

FRIENDSHIP FULFILLMENT

FUN

HUMOR

INTEGRITY

JOY

LEADERSHIP

ORDERLINESS

POWER

PERSONAL GROWTH

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE PROFESSIONALISM

PRIVACY

NATURE

LOYALTY

OPENNESS

PARTNERSHIP

INTIMACY

RESPECT

SECURITY SELF-EXPRESSION

SELF-CARE SELF-MASTERY

RECOGNITION

SELF-REALIZATION

SELF-RELIANCE

SERVICE TRUST

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MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE! Grades 8-12: July 5-23, 12-6pm Instructors: Anna and Don Carlson, and Teaching Artists Join us for the 2022 production of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. 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.

Visit tvs.org/arts/theater for more information!

ORCHESTRA CAMP Grades 1-4: June 27-July 8, 1-4pm, $280 Grades 5-12: June 27-July 8, 9am-12pm, $280 Trinity Valley School is now the home to two amazing orchestras: the Lower School Orchestra and the TVS Orchestra (Middle/Upper School). New for the 2022 summer, TVS will provide an orchestral summer learning experience for interested musicians!

For grades 1-4, string instruments will make up the orchestra. For grades 5-12, the orchestra will include strings, woodwinds, and brass. The world of orchestral playing is amazing, and students will enjoy teaming up to learn and perform great music together! In the TVS Orchestra Camps, students will rehearse and learn skills required to be an orchestral musician. At the end of the camps, both orchestras will perform a concert to display their hard work and everything they have learned! General playing experience required (no prior orchestral experience required). Each of these grade level camps will span two weeks: June 27-July 1 and July 5-8.

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DANCE MARCY ROTEN, ART DEPARTMENT CHAIR

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The 2021-2022 dance program includes 63 students ranging from Pre-K to 12th grades. Students are instructed by three talented ladies, Courtney SebastianDotson, Hope Moon, and Carrie Wilkey. The dancers completed two recitals in early March. The first night, the dancers (grades Pre-K - 12) performed the ballet, Wizard of Oz followed by a lyrical piece, Constellations, choreographed by Carrie Wilkey and performed by the Upper School dancers. The second night of the recital was designated for the Upper School dancers and showcased their pieces that will be performed during the spring competition season. The theme for the show was Escape Rooms, and the dances included group dances, duets, and solos.

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The Wizard of Oz was the ballet of choice selected by Courtney Sebastian-Dotson and the Upper School dancers. Courtney had the vision of tying the dance department together in a story that allowed young dancers to be on stage with older dancers. She discussed every detail with the Upper School students: choreography, costume ideas, roles, which classes they would work with as well as music choices, giving them leadership roles within the TVS community.

The entire ballet was set to their personal abilities and personalities so that each dancer felt personal pride in the show.

COURTNEY SEBASTIAN-DOTSON Lead TVS Dance Faculty/Recital Director

HOPE MOON TVS Dance Faculty/ TVSDPC Director

CARRIE WILKEY TVS Dance Faculty

Courtney is a native of Fort Worth. She is a classically trained ballet instructor with more than 25 years of teaching/dancing experience.

Hope is a 13-year grad of TVS, Class of 2012. She is a lifelong dancer with more than 20 years of experience in Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Pom, and Modern Dance (including 10 years of teaching experience).

Carrie is a TCU grad with a BFA in Modern Dance. She lived in Singapore until age 18 and began her dance training at Cheng Ballet Academy and Singapore American School.

Her teaching experience spans more than 12 years at various studios and schools.

Courtney teaches: Ballet/ Jazz to Pre-K and Kinder in our after-school program Ballet to grades 1-8 in our after-school program Jazz/Lyrical to grades 1-4 in our after-school program Ballet/Technique to grades 9-12 during school hours

Hope teaches: Hip-Hop to grades 1-4 in our after-school program Jazz to grades 9-12 one day a week during school hours TVSDPC Elite groups/solos/ duets in our after-school program for grades 9-12

Carrie teaches: Lyrical to grades 9-12 one day a week during school hours

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RETIRING FACULTY & STAFF MARY ANDREWS, ADMISSIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

by Regan Gilstrap ’01

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For 14 years Mary Andrews has been the wheel that has kept the Admissions Office turning! Her organization, attention to detail and wonderful spirit have been integral in helping TVS welcome more than 2,000 new students during her tenure. We are so thankful for her many years of service to TVS and wish her all the best as she enjoys her retirement with her husband, Bobby.

ANNA CARLSON, MIDDLE SCHOOL HUMANITIES & DRAMA

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It is difficult to express our immense gratitude for the impact Anna Carlson has made at Trinity Valley School over the last 33 years. She has guided, encouraged, and inspired at every step. Her laughter will continue to echo through the hallways, reminding us all of the joy she spread to her students and colleagues alike. We wish her the very best in her next adventures, especially in her important role as Yia Yia!

MYRON GRUNBERG, TENNIS COACH

by Ralph Dintino We will certainly miss “Coach Grumpy’s” passion and charisma across our PE and tennis programs.

Myron has run an unparalleled, comprehensive tennis program during his time at TVS. His knowledge, experience and teaching style are unmatched. We thank Coach Grunberg for his incredible contributions to TVS!

8 YEARS

ROBERT HUGHES, MAINTENANCE

by Cage Bass Robert started out at TVS in the Security department.

After leaving TVS for a little while to do construction in his former trade, Robert returned to TVS and joined our Maintenance team. Robert cares about the TVS campus and taking care of the great families at our school. We hope he enjoys retirement!

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LARRY KAHN, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

by Blair Lowry Larry has built an incredible team during his five years at TVS. He has overseen a transition from desktops to laptops and led the School in efforts to work and interact using best-in-class technology. TVS has benefited from Larry’s great depth of experience and his work contributing to the field. We wish Larry all the best in this next chapter.

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THREE GENERATIONS OF TROJANS LISA GRIDER, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES It is not unusual for families to pass along something meaningful to future generations. Sometimes it is a well-worn chair or a long-admired piece of jewelry; perhaps it is a prized hunting rifle or even a perfectly broken-in pair of boots. Whatever is passed down usually comes with a story – or two.

The Goggans family’s legacy is a bit different, so different in fact that no family before them ever shared such a treasure. The treasure is Trinity Valley School.

Dr. Frederick “Rick” Goggans ’67, his son Nick Goggans ’97, and his grandchildren Eliza ’31 and Watson ’34 comprise the first family in TVS history to boast three generations of Trojans.

Like Trinity Valley’s founding story, the Goggans family’s legacy begins with the Texas Boys Choir and its school, which Rick attended in sixth grade when the school was housed on the top two floors of St. Ignatius Academy. Through Rick’s involvement in the Choir his father, Dr. Albert Goggans, came to know George 48

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Bragg and Stephen Seleny, the visionary leaders behind what would become the Texas Boys Choir School.

The elder Goggans shared Mr. Seleny’s belief that the young men of the Boys Choir and other promising students in Fort Worth were not receiving the level of education that would allow them to “hold their own” at the finest colleges and universities around the nation and the world. Albert Goggans soon became a trusted advisor and friend to Mr. Seleny, eventually serving as president of Trinity Valley School’s Board of Trustees.

Dr. Goggans played such a valuable role in TVS’ early days that, in 1965, Mr. Seleny named Trinity Valley’s chapter of the National Honor Society in Albert Goggans’ honor.

Clearly, Rick Goggans was going to be enrolled at TVS, regardless of any sentiments he might have had otherwise as an eighth-grade boy. “At the time,” Rick said, “I would have preferred to go to Paschal. That’s where many of my friends were going (from McLean Middle School),

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but my father thought Mr. Seleny’s vision would have better educational value for me in the long term.” Albert Goggans was right.

Rick’s recollections of life as an earlydays TVS student on the Hemphill campus add details to the well-known stories of trips with Mr. Seleny. “He took a group of eight of us to Europe one summer,” Rick recalls. “We left New York and crossed the Atlantic to Holland on an ocean liner. Once we got there, Mr. Seleny got an old Volkswagen bus and we set off. We drove all over Europe – Germany, France, Italy, the Low Countries – and we saw all the sites, from cathedrals to concentration camps. That trip was eye-opening for all of us: we were a group of 15-year-old boys from Fort Worth, Texas!” One of the highlights for Rick was standing in Piccadilly Circus. “The Beatles movie A Hard Day’s Night was just coming out and there we were!”

Rick, who graduated from TVS at age 16, enrolled as an English major at Amherst College where he felt academically suited for the rigors of one of the East Coast’s finest liberal arts colleges. “TVS prepared me very well,” Rick noted, “and not just me. Many of my classmates from 1967 attended very good colleges around the country, and we held our own.” Rick eventually pursued his career in medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

While in medical school, he married his wife Catherine, a member of the Class of 1970 at Fort Worth Country Day.

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younger son Ryan. “The quality of education and the culture of the school, emboldened by Mr. Seleny, was still the same,” Rick said.

“Everyone there was very dedicated to educational excellence, while having a warm and generous spirit.

When I was there it was more fledgling, but certainly going in the right direction. We had so many options that other schools didn’t have. Some of us took Russian, which was very unique at the time, and we had collaborative classes in computer science at TCU. We had to go over there because the computer took up an entire room.”

Rick notes that by the time Nick started kindergarten, TVS had evolved into a “mature institution” and yet was, in many ways, comfortably familiar. Early on, Nick recognized the common threads between his and his father’s school experience. “The connections, the spirit of the place is something we shared,” Nick said fondly. “We didn’t have any teachers in common, but Mr. Seleny was still at TVS when I was there, and he was a very visible part of everything in the community.”

Nick believes the transatlantic nature of TVS’ historical DNA cannot be overstated. Further, he notes that TVS’ founding by Mr. Seleny – a political refugee with drive and a vision for education – and the welcome Mr. Seleny received from the Fort Worth community are essential elements of the TVS story. “Topical, even today,” Nick said. “The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, in sum, was a student-driven uprising against an oppressive communist regime and was, ultimately, squashed by a Soviet

In 1978, Rick and Catherine welcomed their first child – son, Nick – and returned to Fort Worth from the San Francisco Bay area. Nick became the second member of the Goggans family to attend TVS when he began kindergarten in 1984. By that time, the School had relocated to the McCart campus, but it was the educational experience, not the buildings, that led Rick and Catherine to choose TVS for Nick, and later for their Goggans Family 1996

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to a complete education was unmistakable. Nick, a multi-sport athlete at TVS and a two-sport athlete at his higher education alma mater, further notes that while Mr. Seleny was somewhat skeptical of American sports culture – particularly the Texas football culture – he came to value the discipline, resilience and commitment that athletics brought to TVS students. “Regardless of what we were doing, Mr. Seleny would remind us that the first words in the School’s motto are ‘through difficulty.’ He told us to ‘shoot for A work, always. If it’s hard, you get a B.’” Like his father, Nick’s post-TVS journey took him to a highly regarded East Coast liberal arts college, but for Nick it was Williams instead of Amherst, which lends a bit of rivalry to the family’s educational story. Finding himself among college classmates Nick describes as being from some of the nation’s finest private schools, he recognized quickly that he and his TVS education “stacked up well.” That evidence, along with the recognition that the core principles upon which he relied were directly attributable to TVS, made it an easy decision when he and his wife Brooke considered where they wanted to educate their children.

Clockwise from top left: Rick Goggans with sons Nick (left) and Ryan (right). Nick Goggans, two sport athlete at Williams College.

Nick Goggans, Stephen Seleny, and Joe Gallagher '85 at Founders Day 2018. Nick addressing TVS students at Founders Day 2018.

invasion complete with tanks on the streets of Budapest.

I think the importance that TVS placed on differing degrees of perspective and experiences was, as I look back, part of our founding from the beginning.”

Nick illustrated his point by recalling performances by world-renowned Russian pianists, invited to TVS

by Mr. Seleny. “Considering his (Mr. Seleny’s) history, that is a remarkable example of forgiveness to absorb.

Mr. Seleny showed us that people, arts, learning, and sharing dialogue are ultimately the things that promote light in all of us.”

While 30 years separated Rick and Nick’s educational experiences, both agree that TVS instilled in them a life-long relationship with, and appreciation for, knowledge. “TVS broadened us,” Nick says. “And for me, that meant learning about subjects and hearing views that I might not have been exposed to otherwise.”

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Relocating from Austin to Fort Worth in 2017, Nick was ready to enroll daughter Eliza at TVS right away.

“Why would we not go back?” Nick mused. “For me, it just seemed like the natural thing to do.” According to Nick, Brooke came to agree with him, after having the opportunity to see the campus and to meet other TVS parents. “It is hard for me to explain TVS, even to Brooke,” Nick says. “I think you need to get into the spirit of the place to truly understand it.”

Now that Nick has added “TVS Parent” to his “TVS Alumnus” status, he is thoughtful about how wearing both hats can be of value to the School.

Now that Nick has added “TVS Parent” to his “TVS Alumnus” status, he is thoughtful about how wearing both hats can be of value to the School. “Legacy families definitely play an important role,” Nick says. “Loyal alumni are the keepers of the torch at any school. We are not more important than any other prospective family, but we can play an important role in making sure that the philosophy, the principles, and the culture evolve and are passed along to future generations.”

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When asked about Eliza’s third-grade experience and Watson’s current year in kindergarten, Nick’s most repeated words are “ joy” and “fun.” He notes that TVS’ approach to teaching and learning which fostered a life-long love of learning in him is alive and well on the Dutch Branch campus. “The joy my kids have in learning is palpable,” Nick says. “Eliza’s favorite subject is geography, and she can’t wait to talk to me about the places I travel. Both Eliza and Watson are just so happy learning. They are experiencing the joy of curiosity. That is exactly what a great school is supposed to do.”

While Eliza and Watson Goggans are just beginning to experience the joy of curiosity through TVS, both Rick and Nick continue to pursue knowledge through invigorating career paths. Rick, a psychiatrist, is an expert in addiction treatment, serving as the Medical Director of the McLean Borden Cottage in Camden, Maine, which offers a residential treatment for alcohol and drug addiction through Boston’s McLean Hospital. He oversees a team of professionals providing residential treatment for patients with substance use disorders, many of whom present with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. In addition, Rick is also a lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Last December, he was appointed by Maine Governor Janet T. Mills to serve on that state’s Board of Licensure in Medicine.

Nick is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pumpjack Dataworks, a software company that helps organizations own, trade and market data. The company focuses on the sports and entertainment sectors and its clients include Real Madrid Club de Futbol and the Dallas Mavericks. In an effort to transform data as a personal asset, Pumpjack is an international enterprise with team members in, or nationals of, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Israel, and Spain. “I enjoy our diversity, in thought and perspective. In times where so much pulls us apart, it is encouraging to see and work in an environment of people working together across different perspectives.

That is the ‘secret sauce’ in our product. Without TVS, I don’t think this would have been the type of company I would have sought to build.”

In the 55 years since Rick’s graduation and the 25 years since Nick’s, Trinity Valley School has grown, evolved, and become even more robust through the breadth and depth of its offerings and opportunities. Though Eliza and Watson attend school at a different campus

Clockwise from top left: Nick, Brooke, their daughter, Eliza, and their son, Watson. Eliza and Watson Goggans. Sandy McNutt with Watson. Eliza looking at a Bob Dylan mural.

than either their father or grandfather, the heart of the Trinity Valley experience remains unchanged.

Mr. Seleny’s vision has guided TVS for decades and will continue to do so through the legacy borne out through multigenerational families, dedicated faculty and administrators, and all those who call Trinity Valley home. Persons associated with TVS - past, present, and future - have within them the spark that inspired Mr. Seleny and that continues to animate the soul of the School. Mr. Seleny frequently spoke of an angel sitting on the shoulder of Trinity Valley, and he is now that angel for Trojans young and old. What a privilege to honor his legacy.

If you are a TVS alumnus/a and are interested in future admission opportunities for your son or daughter, please contact Director of Admissions Regan McDonald Gilstrap ’01 at gilstrapr@trinityvalleyschool.org. Explore continuing the TVS legacy in your own family!

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SUSTAINING A LASTING LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE:

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Legacies are not established overnight. The adage that “Rome wasn’t built in a day” is a testament that great things take time. Sixty-three years after Mr. Seleny opened the doors to Trinity Valley School in 1959, we see daily the legacy that he built on our campus by those who live by our 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.

Legacies are not established alone. The administrators, faculty, staff, and coaches all played an incredibly important part in helping to bring Mr. Seleny’s vision to life. Families trusted that their children, their most prized possessions, would be cared for and taught to be well-rounded, critically thinking, lifelong learners. Legacies take time. Legacies take support. Legacies are not “built in a day.”

The 1959 Club at Trinity Valley recognizes the people that help build TVS over time. To be a member of the 1959 Club, one must make a charitable contribution of any kind or amount to TVS for a minimum of five consecutive years. The families and individuals comprising the 1959 Club leave a legacy of generosity, loyalty, and commitment. Their ongoing committment makes TVS not only a special place for their loved ones, but for everyone that walks onto our campus, through halls, and across the stage with diploma in hand. As leaders in our community, they show that together, we all contribute to continuing the legacies of those before us and establishing our own.

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Robin Preston | 36 years Sheryl and Sean Kenny | 34 years Sherry Duncan | 32 years Johnny Miller | 32 years Val and David Underwood | 32 years James Scott | 31 years Frances and David Dodson | 30 years DeeDee and David Rodriguez | 30 years Anna and Don Carlson | 29 years Bunny Neil Riemitis ’80 and Andy Riemitis | 29 years

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BY CONSECUTIVE GIVING YEARS Jen and Michael Appleman ’86 | 25 years Kristie Taliaferro Gibson ’94 and Brian Gibson ’93 | 25 years Lane and Joe Gallagher ’85 | 20 years Sonya and Amar Tanna ’99 | 20 years Clare Pritchett ’89 and Bill Lorimer ’95 | 17 years Jodi and Todd Spake | 16 years Heather Breiter and Pat Dunne | 15 years Fran and David Lynch | 15 years Elizabeth and Mark McCurdy | 15 years Moira and Patrick McGlinchey ’98 | 15 years Liza and James Ng | 15 years Jennifer and Thomas Truelson | 15 years Deborah Schutte and Kevin Ullmann | 15 years

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HEATHER BREITER, PARENTS’ CLUB PRESIDENT In this academic year which saw both Mr. Seleny's passing and life on campus being revived after the pandemic, it seems fitting for Parents' Club to focus on community and gratitude, both of which are part of Mr. Seleny's lasting legacy to TVS. COMMUNITY It has been a year of joyful exuberance in our community, with unprecedented attendance at theater events, sporting events, and also for Parents' Club events. Fall Fest had record attendance, Grandparents' Day was full of throngs of excited grands and special friends, and our Light up the Night auction sold out despite the fact that we reserved the largest available space in Fort Worth. After having to cancel the 60th Anniversary Gala last year due to COVID, our goals for the Auction were twofold: to provide an unforgettable opportunity to connect for as many people as possible, and to renew our commitment to the Grants for Greatness program, which supports classroom initiatives that enrich the TVS experience and make us a model for schools around the nation. Both those goals were met with a roaring success on April 9 at the Social Space, and we are thankful to the Auction chairs and their committee for providing a brilliant night to celebrate our vibrant, connected community. We are stronger together!

GRATITUDE Recalling things for which we are grateful helps us and others around us feel happier and more fulfilled. In support of that goal, this year the Parents' Club has tried to bring regular attention to the things for which we are thankful. I am personally extremely thankful for the teamwork and insight of the officers with whom I have been privileged to work this year. President-elect Tamara Willmann, treasurer Nidhi Talati, and secretary Paige Charbonnet have exemplified collaboration and diligence. On behalf of all four of us, here is just a sample of how we are thankful this academic year:

Top: Stacy Hamilton and Kristin Anderson working on Auction.

Bottom: Tara Bibb and Caroline Bailey in the Dining Hall.

• We are grateful for the many amazing people on campus that touch the lives of our families and our children. At our monthly Parents' Club Board meetings, we began a new tradition of asking everyone to write down a few "shout outs" to faculty and/or staff on campus, which in turn were shared with the recipient and his/her supervisor. The Arts Booster Club has adopted a similar activity at its monthly meetings, and ABC President Monika Worsley notes, "The response to the shout outs has been a TRINITY VALLEY SCHOOL

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beautiful thing to witness. The faculty and staff have been surprised and grateful to get the shout outs and to realize that the many things they do are seen and appreciated." Although these gestures of gratitude are simple and small, they are powerful; both Parents' Club and ABC have been overwhelmed by expressions of appreciation for them, which shows how powerful a simple "thank you" can be!

• We are grateful for the administrative and staff helpers to our board: ° L isa Grider, Ashley Robinson, Dee Garner, and Kiley Brannon on everything from establishing policies and procedures to executing our events to planning and tweaking our budget; the Technology team for technical support in ° meetings and around events and in our quest to establish an online system for collaboration and record-keeping; and ° Chester Wilson for his patience and responsiveness when he helps us prepare for and clean up after events and for his assistance with the collection of uniform resale donations.

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and we are privileged to work with such a knowledgeable, committed, and patient village of staff as we manage our various events!

• We are grateful for the volunteers on the Parents' Club Board, parents in the dining hall, and all who show up and work hard at events and on volunteer shifts. The Board chairs have demonstrated creativity, patience, and positive attitudes throughout all the challenges and changes they have faced in getting events and jobs up and running with their hard-working committees this year! We thank: ° Emily Strong, who pulled off the Back-to-School Fair last August as we were emerging from the pandemic’s restrictions; ° Jamie St. Peter, who worked through pandemic supply-chain issues to purchase and organize school supplies for the Lower School; ° Tara Bibb and Caroline Bailey for coordinating volunteers with and for Chef Erin and her dining hall staff;

Top: Dee Garner, Lisa Grider, Kiley Brannon, and Ashley Robinson Middle: Technology Team - Jhon Castro, Sherry Duncan, Dane Cobb, Eileen Ford, and Larry Kahn Bottom: Chester Wilson

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° L eah Benson and Noel Nolet, who worked with the administration to provide every family with a copy of the directory; ° A ndrea Hunter, LaToyer Houston, and Anjum George for coordinating and communicating with the vast room-parent army;

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° Brette Corder and Emily Cantey, who as Annual Fund chairs educated us and promoted the importance of making gifts to the Annual Fund, which supports the operating budget;

° Susie Ursprung, Tracey Pritchard and Laurie Dickens and their right-hand woman Maria Capua for organizing and promoting uniforms for resale in the store and online;

° Carlee Hughes-Heiszek and Katherine Wolman for the record-breaking success and enthusiasm of Fall Fest, which was the first chance in almost two years for many families to connect;

° L iz Ming and Emily Trigger who are available 24/7 to mobilize our community and generous volunteers to support TVS family needs through TrojansCare; and

° A licia Lesok and Telesa Jones, who made Grandparents' Day memorable for our students and their special friends alike;

° Shelli Eskue and Sarah Klein who create SignUpGeniuses for the Parents' Club board as well as for Arts Booster Club and Trojan Booster.

° Sara Connaway, who managed the purchasing and distribution of gift cards for all faculty and staff at Thanksgiving and holiday time;

For every name just listed, there are countless other volunteers who do so much and for whom we are very grateful.

° Mandy Kirwan and Charissa Kumar for providing a scrumptious Faculty Appreciation lunch in February, and in advance for providing TVS employees some tokens of appreciation before the end of the year;

We look forward to living out Mr. Seleny’s legacy of community and gratitude, and we hope the remainder of the school year provides us all with many more opportunities to connect and to be thankful!

° Stephanie Bumgardner, Allison Jones, and Mary Ho for designing an amazing Middle School social event; ° K ristin Anderson and Stacy Hamilton and their entire Auction committee for providing a spectacularly brilliant celebration and fundraising event for the school; ° Jennie Mastin and Alice Finkelstein (in advance) for tackling Field Day; ° Stacie Goldman and Kellie Lea who will deploy Auction funds via Grants for Greatness (and for stepping in at a moment's notice to manage TVS's participation in the local fundraiser, Design Inspirations); ° Elisabeth Ivy, who is helping reimagine TVS TEACH into the Speaker Series; ° Lynsie Decet, Sarah Jackson, and Lindsay Kennedy, who helped welcome new families into our community and served as touch points to them throughout the year through LINK;

Charissa Kumar and Mandy Kirwan at the Faculty Appreciation lunch.

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THIS INCREDIBLE EVENT, CO-CHAIRED BY KRISTIN ANDERSON AND STACY HAMILTON, MADE OVER $200,000 FOR OUR PARENTS’ CLUB! WE ARE GRATEFUL TO ALL OUR SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS, AND ATTENDEES. THANK YOU FOR LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT WITH US!

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BRIGHT LIGHT BENEFACTORS $10,000 + Ashli Rosenthal Blumenfeld ’99 and Todd Blumenfeld Michelle and Corey Kyle ’04 Mary and Markus Kypreos ’96 Sarah and David Rader Madolin and Ben Rosenthal ’01 Sonya and Amar Tanna ’99 Evelyn and Bryan Walsh ’99

DAZZLING DONORS $5,000 TO $9,999 Anonymous Vanessa and Carl Aasletten Megan and Matthew Deen Jennifer and David Kostohryz ’97 Jenny Kostohryz Rosell ’95 and Andrew Rosell

GLEAMING GIVERS $2,500 TO $4,999 Kristin and Jeff Anderson The Bebee Family Jennifer and Sam Demel Lane and Joe Gallagher ’85

Stacie and Marc Goldman ’92 Stacy and Steve Hamilton Mindy and Tom Hegi Kellie and Maxwell Lea Shannon and Michael Moore Erin and Dan Roark Laura and Brett Scarbrough Lori Katz Sturman ’01 and Brad Sturman Maddy Simmons and John Webb

FLORESCENT FRIEND: $150 TEACHER TICKET SPONSORS Anonymous Elizabeth Azerad ’85 Brackett & Ellis, P.C. The Bebee Family Jessica and William Biggs Mary and Anthony Cole Telesa and Patrick Jones Theresa and Phil Kauffman Carrie and Michael King Mel and Jon Kurkjian Kate and Shannon Norris Jude and Marc Sloter Bekah and Tim Trout TRINITY VALLEY SCHOOL

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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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Chris Stadler................................................. jcstad2@gmail.com

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

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

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Jennifer Bley Sweeny................... jennifer@blumenfeldsweeny.com

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

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 Lynn ............................. margblynn@gmail.com

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Mike Atkinson................................................ mike@mmallc.net

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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 Jones........................... mrs.clairemjones@gmail.com Chris Morris.........................................cjmorris2015@yahoo.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Bainbridge Allen ..................................... bain.allen@icloud.com

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

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

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

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John Shipp ............................................. johntexas99@yahoo.com

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Wallace Bubar .......................................... wwbubar@gmail.com

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

Allison Byrd......................................... allie.byrd123@gmail.com Emma Stack.......................................... emmaastack@gmail.com Luke Vasquez......................................... vasquezluke@gmail.com

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

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Sabra Belott ............................................ sabra0292@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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Lauren Yonke ........................................ laurenyonke@gmail.com

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Brandi Barrett Wubbena........................ bbwubbena@gmail.com

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Thank you for staying current with the School!

CLASS OF 1967 In December 2021, Rick Goggans received an appointment from Maine Governor Janet Mills to serve on the Board of Licensure in Medicine. Congratulations, Rick! He and son Nick ’97 are featured in a story on p.48 in this issue.

CLASS OF 1972 Rush Vann writes, “My wife, Mary (Boggess ’75) and I have been married for 14 years and are planning a move to a piece of property north of Stephenville in the next year. Mary is a grandmother of five and my oldest son, Rush III ’97, and his wife live in Raleigh, NC and are expecting their first child (a girl) in May. Rush graduated from UT with a civil engineering degree and an MBA from Duke. My other son, Stuart, is a pilot for Southwest Airlines. I still manage money for a living ... 42 years with no plans to retire. We have been very blessed.”

CLASS OF 1979 We wish we had happy news to report. The Class of 1979 unfortunately lost two of its members in the past few months. Danny Scarth left us on Thanksgiving Day in 2021, and Jay Alexander left us on January 15, 2022. Danny started at TVS in the fifth grade, the first year that girls attended TVS. Danny was known for his big smile, charm, dry wit, and his athletic prowess on the football field. Jay came to TVS his sophomore year to help shore up our football team and our basketball team. Aside from sports, Jay was known for his golden blonde hair and as the guy that never liked to wear a shirt!

Both Danny and Jay were part of the infamous PUD Brothers team that also included Mike Atkinson and Chuck Farrow. Following Danny’s football accident in August of 1979 at Trinity University that left him a quadriplegic, I (Mike) had the privilege of taking Danny to class every day at TCU through his college career.

After graduation from TVS, Jay set off to the University of Puget Sound on a football scholarship. After figuring

out that being 2,109 miles from home was not his cup of tea, Jay returned to Fort Worth to attend TCU. I had the pleasure of rooming with Jay at the fraternity house; however, when I would leave town, pictures of Jay would turn up and he always seemed to be wearing my clothes. We literally joked about that four days before he died. Another member of our class suffered a great loss in November. John Rutledge’s daughter Carley ’12 passed away after waging an unbelievably fierce battle against cancer. Her fight was remarkable and was the spark for the Rutledge Cancer Foundation, which works to fund research for teen and young adult cancer. We send our love to John and his family.

CLASS OF 1982 Ken Blakely writes, “I am still enjoying the easy retired life. I finished the Appalachian Trail last year (2021) and did a lot of wreck diving and travel, in spite of COVID. Photo (p.63) is of me at the top of Skellig Michael, off the southwestern coast of Ireland. My mom has moved up from Texas to Williamsburg, and I'm busy refurbishing a little house for her. I'm looking forward to seeing classmates at Homecoming this year for our 40th anniversary; I've already reserved a room at Joe T's for our reception and I'm working with the TVS alumni coordinator for a small program of events.

Email me at ken@blakelys.us for more info!”

CLASS OF 1983 Anthony Scozzari writes, “Some of you might not know my full name is Anthony Nicoles Scozzari, where the Nicoles is my mom's maiden name. Some of you also might not know my mom was in the Marine Corps, served in WWII and is buried down at Rosecrans Military cemetery. Besides her service, three of her brothers served in WWII. Two in particular served in the Navy and were on the Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.

The eldest brother, Frank died while the youngest brother, John, survived. John was 17 when he joined

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and was either too short and/or low in weight to be accepted, but he was allowed to join believing he would gain weight. Due to his small frame, John got out of the Oklahoma through a porthole and as the story was told to me, swam around and opened another door to save some other personnel. As I said, sadly Frank died and his remains with hundreds of others were recovered but unidentified. Thanks to some cousins, I believe, there was a concentrated effort to use DNA work and his remains were recently identified. In January, there was a military service funeral in TX which was livestreamed, so I was able to watch, and it brought memories of the service done for my mom. I would've attended in person but...COVID. Seeing a military gun salute, folding of the flag and hearing TAPS is quite emotional to take in. https://www.okhistory.org/learn/ussok2. Later that week, there was a tease on the NBC Nightly News featuring a picture of Frank and a tease for this story at the end of the broadcast. https://www.nbc.com/nbc-nightly-news/ video/sailors-remains-identified-with-dna-sampling-decadesafter-pearl-harbor/780165891. It has brought back lots of memories of late as I've gone through old pictures because of my ongoing genealogy work and found ones of my mom from her time in the service when she was stationed out here in San Diego with pictures of her in uniform at La Jolla Shores and other local places. I’m very proud of my family's service ... I was also glad to see my family on the national news for a positive since most of the news is filled with awful stories.”

CLASS NOTES 1989 Julie Lewis Bishop shares, “Our oldest, Preston, 20, is finishing up his sophomore year at Clemson University where he is majoring in marketing. Our twins, Ella & Will, are graduating seniors in the Class of 2022. Ella will join her older brother and attend Clemson University in the fall. She is interested in pursuing a degree in nutrition & health sciences. Will will attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado as a member of the Class of 2026. Our youngest child, Margaret, will soon finish her freshman year in high school. She will the only child at home next year! We celebrated 25 years of marriage on April 26. I am still teaching seventh-grade world geography. Kevin continues his 25-year career as Senator Lindsey Graham’s communications director.”

Jory Payne shared a gorgeous photo of a monumental accomplishment: last August, he climbed Grand Teton in Wyoming to mark turning 50 in June 2021.

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Amy Plattsmier writes, “Our family is shrinking as children leave for college. Shiloh started her freshman year at University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music last fall. She's a classical guitar major and also in USC's Thematic Option program for her general studies. She is also active in Hillel and going to Israel with college friends in May. Los Angeles obviously has many opportunities for a budding music career, but for now Shiloh is content to perform her original songs at the Monday night open mic on campus. Tallulah is a senior at Brooklyn Technical High School and was accepted Early Decision at University of Chicago, so she will be moving there next fall. She's enjoying a relaxing spring semester but still working hard helping lead stage crew for the school's production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (which some of you may remember from 1989!). Jason is still directing the cancer center at Kings County Hospital and remains devoted to his sourdough and nature photography obsessions. I am involved in multiple local political organizations, lobbying representatives on behalf of immigrants and refugees, editing websites, and community organizing for sustainability education, gardens and composting in schools, and mutual aid.”

CLASS OF 1993 Melissa Williams Hoskins shares, “A group of Trinity Valley students (including alumni children/9th graders Mary Fahy [daughter of John Fahy ’81] and Georgia Hoskins [daughter of Melissa and Ben]) represented Cowtown Field Hockey Club at u16 National Indoor Tournament in Pennsylvania this winter. They had a sideline visit from Amanda Janney Misselhorn ’95, who lives and coaches in the area.”

CLASS OF 1994 Shari Husain shares, “I am still in San Francisco, which is where I weathered a full year of lockdown.

Traveling is a huge part of my life, so when things started to open up last fall, I took the opportunity to visit one of my favorite countries: Italy. I revisited some old haunts, like Florence, Venice, and Rome, but went to Sicily for the first time, where I met up with my parents, who were doing their own tour of Europe! It was great to be out experiencing the world again. I hope everyone has been doing well!” Harold Lehman is a social worker in Brooklyn supporting people with mental health needs to help them succeed in community after incarceration or hospitalization. He also writes and

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CLASS OF 1996 Jennifer Andrews Moore writes, “We are doing well in Houston. Tatum is a senior at Episcopal High School and is going to Texas A&M in the fall. Parker is a sophomore at EHS and Kimbell is in 8th grade at St. Francis. We still visit Fort Worth frequently to see my mom, brother and his family.”

CLASS OF 1998 Mary Hazlewood Barkley writes, “Our children are currently in 6th and 1st grade at TVS and enjoying every minute. Sarah (6th) is looking forward to attending the TOE trip to Montana this summer and Hix (1st) treasures his extra time playing flag football and basketball. I am now entering my 17th year (!) practicing law in Fort Worth and my 15th year at Cantey Hanger working in real estate and litigation.” Jacob Zide shares, “Karina and I welcomed Eva Shatsman Zide to the family in January. She has received a warm (and very loud) welcome from her siblings, Samuel (3) and Rose (2). I continue to work at Orthopedic Associates of Dallas and recently became the program director for the Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship.”

CLASS OF 1999 Russell Oshman married Alexi Norton at a beautiful wedding in Cabo in December 2021. Russell’s brothers, Andrew Oshman ’01 and Elliott Oshman ’96 served as his best men. Amar Tanna was one of his groomsmen. Other TVS attendees included Neel Tanna ’97 and Vijay Muraliraj. Our condolences to the family of Aminah Qureshi, whose father passed away in November.

CLASS OF 2002 Members of the Class of 2002 recently got together in Fort Worth. Jennifer Vigness Hurd, Adam Hollander, Julia Marcella Willingham, Masha Shturman Kushner, and Allison Motheral Blakewell all gathered with their children, some of whom are current TVS students or will soon be TVS

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students! Julia, Adam, and Jennifer had all moved back to the area after being away for several years. It was good to be together again.

CLASS OF 2006 Margaret Baird Lynn married John Douglas "Doug" Lynn on April 24th, 2021 at Hotel Drover, a new hotel in the Stockyards. It was a perfect day surrounded by family and friends. Doug is originally from Shreveport, Louisiana and moved to Fort Worth in 2006. The couple now lives in the Crestwood neighborhood in Fort Worth with their pup, Etta! Josh Miles writes, “I married my wife Courtney in August 2020, was promoted to Major in April 2021, and earned a Professional Engineer license in Electronics in November 2021. I've been living in Benbrook since 2019 overseeing construction at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing facility in Saginaw for the Fort Worth District of the US Army Corps of Engineers. I'm still on active duty and we are being reassigned to Europe in summer 2022.” Barrett Robin shares, “2021 was a big year for the Robin family. Lindsey and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary and our son, Hutch’s, first birthday. Hutch is walking, talking, and inspiring love and joy beyond what we thought was possible. Watching him explore what life and nature have to offer is a treat for which we are thankful every single day. We are seven-year residents of north Oak Cliff and enjoy exploring what Dallas has to offer as well as weekend visits to Fort Worth and other places that are special to us. We are thrilled to travel with Hutch and hope to instill in him a sense of worldliness and appreciation for diverse culture and ideas. Aside from exciting developments on the home front, I also made a significant career pivot and left my job at an international law firm where I represented large companies in commercial litigation. In March of 2021, I began working at Hamilton Wingo, LLP, a boutique trial firm that exclusively represents individuals on the plaintiff side. My first year as a plaintiff’s trial lawyer was more satisfying and exciting than I imagined. This role allows me to focus much more on the parts of the job I enjoy the most. In just this first year, more than a handful of clients’ cases ended with life-changing results. The work is intellectually stimulating and deeply satisfying, and I look forward to helping countless other members of the DFW community and beyond navigate their way from tragedy to triumph.” James Russell reports, “Still editing, writing and ticking off powerful people in Fort Worth and elsewhere. Recently moderated two talks at SXSW about neither editing nor

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writing nor ticking people off. Hang out with Trojans a lot and would love to hang out with more.” Eric Sikma says, “I graduated from UT Austin in 2020 with a Ph.D in Chemistry and am currently working as a postdoc at UC San Diego.” Jen Stack writes, “In the past year, I started teaching as an Adjunct Professor at Humber College and the University of Guelph in addition to continuing to work in the world of advertising where I consult as VP, Social Media at Momentum Worldwide.

My husband Andrew and I rescued a Queensland Heeler named Billie Joe from a Texas kill shelter. BJ now happily lives with us in Toronto.”

CLASS OF 2007 Sarah Schmidt Bartlett and husband Will welcomed Catherine Elizabeth “Cate” Bartlett on January 10, 2022. Big brother Fort is excited about his sister! Sara Bailey Cardwell and husband, Andrew, welcomed a baby boy, Robert “Bobby” Brown Cardwell, on March 8, 2022. Big sister Kaydee will be 2 in August. Alyssa Eliasen Foster and husband Preston welcomed their second daughter, Annette Jacqueline Foster, on January 30, 2022. Annette’s big sister Caroline is 2. Natalie Gamez Meyer & Garrett Meyer welcomed Mason Jett Meyer on July 16, 2021. Kelley Clark Morris and husband Matt welcomed baby boy Peter Conrad Morris on May 11, 2021. Peter joins Frances, now 3. Kellye Watson Snodgrass and Nathan Snodgrass ’08 moved back to Fort Worth from Dallas in March. Nathan is now working for Crestline Investors.

CLASS OF 2008 Our sympathies to Meredith Rutledge Haas on the death of her sister Carley ’12 in November.

CLASS OF 2009 Megan Montgomery Bosworth and husband Casey welcomed a baby boy, Otto, in October 2021.

Katherine Brownlie Broyles and husband Ben celebrated the first birthday of their daughter Mary Carter in January and are expecting a baby boy in June! Sean Gallagher earns his J.D. from Chapman University, where he has served as Executive Program Editor of the Chapman Law Review and Academic Fellow for Constitutional Law. Mallory Moser got engaged to Brandon Inkles, a New Jersey native and Upper East Side director at YoungLife. The two married in Fort Worth on April 23 and will reside in New York City.

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Taylor Stratton and wife Mary welcomed twins, Quinn and Wes.

CLASS OF 2010 Congratulations to Ashley and Will Bailey on the birth of William Edward ("Tripp") Bailey III in December 2021! Condolences to Blake Rutledge who lost his sister Carley ’12 in November.

CLASS OF 2012 The Class of 2012 lost a bright light in November, when Carley Rutledge passed away after 11 years of fighting cancer. We send our love and sympathies to her family and many friends.

CLASS OF 2015 Andie Mace writes, “I bought a house in Salt Lake City, and I'm moving at the end of the month.” We send our sympathies to Grant Rutledge whose sister Carley ’12 passed away in November.

CLASS OF 2017 Parker Allen graduated from Colorado State University with his B.S. in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources in May of 2021. Parker is currently pursuing his Master of Conservation Leadership from Colorado State. He hopes to work in species and protected area management for his career. He shared photos of teaching avalanche education and of skinning in/approaching in Colorado. Parker was heavily involved with TOE while at TVS, and the TOE spirit remains alive in what he does! Chris Clark graduated from Texas A&M in August of 2021 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Air Force.

Chris is currently living in San Antonio, TX while working as a Financial Management Officer for Joint Base San Antonio. Carson Crisp graduated with his B.S. in political science and geography from TCU in May 2021. Carson was recently accepted as a JD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where he plans to attend starting in August of 2022. Ian Dacy graduated with his Bachelor of Business Administration from TCU in May of 2021. Ian currently lives in Lubbock, Texas with his girlfriend and two dogs as she finishes up her master’s program at Texas Tech. He just started a new job working as an employee benefits account coordinator for an independent firm in Lubbock. Hartson Fillmore graduated from the University of Georgia with his Bachelor of Arts

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Olivia Schoening Fillmore graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2021. The couple married in June 2021 and relocated to Chicago shortly after their honeymoon. Olivia is working as an engineer at NLMK Indiana in Gary, Indiana. Hartson is attending the University of Chicago Law School and is a member of the Class of 2024. Hartson plans to return to Texas in the summer of 2022 for a judicial internship with Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo. Nick Parkinson is currently living in Denton and studying journalism part-time at UNT. In addition to his studies, Nick recently started a full-time position at a customcabinet shop in Pilot Point. John Shipp graduated with his Bachelor of Business Administration with a finance major, religious studies minor, and certificate in consultative selling from TCU in May of 2021. He is currently set to graduate from SMU with his Master of Science in finance in May of 2022. John hopes to combine his interests in sales and finance in his career.

MARCH 2022 PATRICK SPEAK TRIBUTE Patrick Speak, a member of the Class of 2017, passed away on February 26. He waged a valiant battle against a very aggressive cancer. He will be missed by friends and family, and especially his TVS classmates. Below are some remembrances from the Class of 2017: Carson Crisp: “I first found out Patrick had good taste the moment he sat down, whipped out a guitar, and started playing the chords to ‘Peaceful Easy Feeling’ by the Eagles at a TVS Coffee House event. And then I realized how talented he was from the moment he opened his mouth and started singing along. I discovered that night that he was an easy-going, classic, old soul with a calm and cool, charming personality. I know he was well loved by many loving friends and family members.

I am so very sorry that he was taken so early. You’ve been in my prayers. God bless.”

Ian Dacy: “I did not know Patrick that well, but he was always a warm smile in the Trinity Valley hallways. We went to TCU together and he always asked how I was doing every time we would bump into each other on campus. He leaves behind a memory of kindness and is greatly missed.”

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Nick Parkinson: “Patrick and I spent a lot of time together during our junior and senior years. We immediately connected through our mutual love of music, art, and nature. He was a great friend, and someone I really cherished in my life. I am lucky that I had Patrick as a friend, however briefly, and I will never forget the trouble we got into together. Love you bud.”

John Shipp: “It is rare to find a person who can change your life in a mere conversation, and Patrick was one of those people. I will always remember Patrick’s advice he gave me in our tent during our 10th-grade TOE trip.

He encouraged me to be more open with people, and not be afraid to share my true self with others. Though his statement was simple, his encouraging words have had a lasting impact on my worldview. I am grateful to have known Patrick and I will cherish that memory for the rest of my life.”

CLASS OF 2018 Emmala Alfaro is currently interning with Sonoco as a business development and marketing intern. Upon graduation in May, she will be joining Vanguard and their Emerging Leadership Development Program in the Charlotte, NC office! Allison Byrd is enjoying being a student at Texas A&M School of Law and is grateful for the opportunity to intern at Cantey & Hanger this summer. She wishes everyone well at Trinity Valley! [Editor’s note: After this was submitted, Allison traveled to Poland to partner with Unbound, an organization devoted to fighting human trafficking through survivor support and education. Allison has been involved in the fight to abolish human trafficking for years. She finished her first year of law school in Fort Worth and will return to Poland in May. In her own words: "Where there is need, there is exploitation.

Our efforts in Eastern Europe currently focus on giving women the information they need to make safe travel decisions and equipping local partners to detect and disrupt trafficking. I am very grateful for all the NGOs, government officials, and individuals with whom we've linked arms. Thanks to them, let's just say it's a bad day to be a human trafficker in Eastern Europe." She adds, "I am grateful to be part of this team, and I look forward to returning to Poland soon. Wonderful work, Allison!] Joey Cascino graduated from the University of Texas in December 2021. He now owns and operates an Austin-based political consulting firm specializing

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in local campaigns and public relations on behalf of the short-term rental industry. Kamryn Dow wrote, “In December, I graduated magma cum laude from Villanova University with a B.A. in political science and minors in history and Irish studies. Since then, I have been working in Fort Worth as an intern for Mayor Parker at City Hall. Recently, I accepted a full-tuition scholarship offer at Baylor Law and will start pursuing my J.D in August.” Over the past year, Harrison Ellis has been fulfilling his dream of working in the yachting industry. After bouncing between Cape Cod and Fort Lauderdale, Harrison is now based in Florida. Following his qualification courses in open ocean survival, medical aid, and firefighting, Harrison landed his first yachting job as a deckhand on the 77m (252 feet) M/Y Boardwalk.

The vessel went on a three-day passage from Florida to Galveston. After gaining valuable experience onboard M/Y Boardwalk, he is now back in Florida working on various yachts and seeking out his next adventure.

Check out his feature in the March issue of Dockwalk magazine! Amanda Fisk was assistant lighting designer on the new Criss Angel production Amystika: The Secret Revealed in Las Vegas. There was a gala opening at Planet Hollywood on April 2. She graduates from UNCSA (University of North Carolina School of the Arts) in May in Design & Production with Lighting Design emphasis.

Abigail McGowen will graduate from Baylor in May and is super excited to move back to Fort Worth and start working as an interior designer at ClubDesign Associates.

Abigail is also happily engaged and will be getting married in July! Adaje Williams will be attending veterinary school at Louisiana State University in the fall.

Following their graduation from Trinity Valley School, a group of girls in the graduating class of 2018 remained

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extremely close. Tina Bajramovic, Kate Hanley, Payton Prostok, Emma Stack, and Cassy Sulzer will spend the summer of 2022 traveling around Europe enjoying the last moments before beginning the next chapter of their lives. Tina Bajramovic is graduating from Texas Christian University with a BA in business administration. In August she plans to move to Miami where she will work in the client services department for Visa. Kate Hanley has spent the last semester student teaching a group of fourth graders in Chicago, Illinois.

Following graduation from Purdue University, she will begin her career as an elementary school teacher. Great minds think alike – Payton Prostok has also spent the last year student teaching at a local Austin high school.

Payton teaches US history, AP psychology, African American studies, and world geography. Payton will graduate from the University of Texas in May with a BA in government and youth and community studies with a specialization on urban education. Emma Stack graduated from University of Ottawa with an Honours BA in communications in Canada this past summer.

Emma is now in London pursuing her Master of Business Administration. Lastly, Cassy Sulzer is graduating from the University of Miami with a degree in international business. Following graduation, she will start her journey to become a lawyer by beginning law school.

CLASS OF 2019 Isaac Espinal graduated from TCU August 2021 and started his MBA at TCU in spring 2021, alongside a master's in educational entrepreneurship from the tecnológico de Monterey in August 2021. He is a TCU college adviser at North Side High School. Sydney Srnka is studying abroad in Florence, Italy.

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Sylvia West, mother of former students Jill West and Todd West; grandmother of former student Sarah Jessica West

Joyce Ann Welch Alford, grandmother of Kelsey Andrae ʼ10

Dr. Stanley Byron Block, father of Michelle Block Goldsmith ʼ88 and Randy Block ʼ90

Philip Randle Bishop, father of Elisabeth Bishop ʼ77 and Amy Bishop Williamson ʼ81; grandfather of Mia Williamson Moss ʼ12, Crawford ʼ14 and Lilli Williamson ʼ16, and former student Donovan Williamson

SEPTEMBER 10 Those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 SEPTEMBER 17 David T. Henry, grandfather of Craig Henry ’06

OCTOBER 8 Rachel Elaine Heberle, sister of Rob Heberle ʼ03 OCTOBER 15 Sara Frances Gruenewald Alles, grandmother of Kris Alles ʼ09

NOVEMBER 5 Mary Jeanne Milliken Dyess, mother of Richard Dyess ʼ74 and grandmother-in-law of Will Crawford ʼ02 NOVEMBER 12 Frances Delores Bolen, foster mother of Don Cosby ʼ73; grandmother of Tucker Cosby ʼ11 and Anne Claire Cosby Reaves ʼ14

DECEMBER 10 Carlyn "Cay" Hartman Roberts, grandmother of Robert ʼ05 and Tyler Pike ʼ09, and Sarah Caty ʼ12 and Kenneth Cochrum ʼ15

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