Summer Update 2013

The Trinity Episcopal School Class of 2013 on Graduation Night

Trinity Episcopal School’s commencement exercises were held on May 30.  Please join me in congratulating the following 16 young men and women who are our most recent graduates: Francesca Bertini, Michael Dean, Cali Dolfi, Krista Freed, Jackson Gaido, Taylor Garcia, Lindsay Garland, Abigail Grant, Cade Harrington, Reagan Lasswell, Daniel LeGrand, Maci Marullo, Gillian Nelson, Paloma Prida, Austin Schwab, and Kyle Wheeler.

Speaking of graduates, we learned recently that 2 alums from the TES Class of 2009 earned distinction as the salutatorians of their respective high schools.  Bryce Willey earned this honor at Ball High School and Erin Laird at Santa Fe High School.  Bryce plans to attend Rice University and Erin plans to attend Texas A&M, College Station.  Go Chargers!

I’m proud that we have several alumni joining the staff; I know they will do their part helping Trinity maintain the valued traditions of Mind, Body, and Spirit!  Anna Hyatt (TES, C’ 2003) has begun work as the Program Director of the Robert L. and Ann Moody Activity Center, Stephanie Peña (TES, C’ 2003) joins our middle school faculty teaching Literature, and John Wheeler (TES, C’ 2001) also joins our middle school faculty teaching Math and History.  We needed to add new faculty to the middle school due to the unexpected departure of Kerry O’Malley and also to enable the middle school to grow by one section as well as to give Sue Langston more time to devote to her duties as Middle School Coordinator.

It’s the middle of summer, and preparations are underway to get things ready for the first day of classes on August 20.   Students will find that the “Soft Surface” playground really is soft because the sod planted at the end of the previous school year has taken root. Arrangements have been made with a local provider to place a bed of playground mulch under the new swings at the middle school playground, and some old water damage on the 2nd floor of the Parish House has been repaired.  Later this summer, we anticipate that the Beginning School playground will be updated with a new play structure, and the Beginning School “Annex” will be outfitted with enhancements for science education. 

Admissions activity has been robust….at 203 students thus far, we’re about 12 students ahead of this time last year.  Our Summer Camp for the little ones is in full swing, and the first-ever TES Summer Basketball Camp was held in early June!  

Please note also: the School Finance Office has moved from the Parish Office complex to its former location directly across the hall.  This location should be more convenient for parents and also makes room in the Parish Office for The Rev. Jeremiah Griffin, the new parish curate and part-time director of Willie T’s.

Whew!  That’s not everything but at least gives some idea of what is being accomplished during these so-called “quiet” summer months.

-DCD