SINCE 1968 trinity prep alumni magazine50TH — 50TH ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARY EDITION —EDITION trinityprep.org — 1 contents ALUMNI MAGAZINE – 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 2018-19 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADVANCEMENT TEAM Chair: Frank Wright ‘89 ERIC ZAYTZEFF Vice Chair: Daniel Bachrach ‘89 Director of Advancement Secretary: Judy Manning [email protected] HEAD OF SCHOOL Treasurer: Susan F. Bounds School: 321-282-2517 Byron M. Lawson Jr. John Albright LIZ LOWNDES MCINTOSH ’78 Joie Chitwood III EDITORS Director of Alumni Relations Charles Cook Liz Lowndes McIntosh ’78 [email protected] Casey Cooper ‘84 Hallie Smith School: 321-282-2556 Frank A. Hamner Susan Speicher Roger W. Holler, III ‘83 HALLIE SMITH Blair Hull Advancement Associate, ALUMNI RELATIONS INTERN Maria Patricia Ilagan Sponsorships and Communications Samantha DiMaio ’18 Anne-Marie Jones [email protected] Mike Kovaleski ‘99 School: 321-282-2587 DESIGN Mark Lamoriello SANDY GODINHO Jeff Maurer / Maurer Creative Deborah Taylor Langdon ‘78 Advancement Associate, Kathleen Lightsey Annual Giving and Parent Relations PHOTO CREDITS Julie Lowndes [email protected] Ryan Bowden Lourdes O’Connor School: 321-282-2583 Emily Massey-Burmeister Vipul Patel William Milsten MEGAN TANIS Jim Pope Jose Santos Advancement Office Manager Mark Roberts Hallie Smith [email protected] John Soapes Donna Walker School: 321-282-2577 Page Thompson JP Wimer Rev. Russell Wohlever, Bishop’s rep JP WIMER Chi Rho Staff Marketing and Communications Manager Trinity Voice Staff EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES [email protected] Leigh Sigman Zehnder ‘88 (TPO) Mobile: 724-651-9399 CORRESPONDENCE Carl Wilhelm (Athletic Boosters) MIGUEL RUBIERA Trinity Prep Magazine Stephen Schenck (Patrons) Media Specialist 5700 Trinity Prep Lane Kyle McGimsey, Faculty rep [email protected] Winter Park, FL 32792 email [email protected] TRUSTEES EMERITI The School admits students regardless of race, phone 407-671-4140 The Rev. Canon A. Rees Hay (d) color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, sexual Jack D. Holloway (d) orientation/gender identity, or disability who STAY CONNECTED Frank M. Hubbard (d) possess the qualifications, motivation, ability, and character which would enable them to John H. Quinn (d) succeed in our School community to the rights, Jack H. Zimmer (d) privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the The TrinityPREP Alumni Magazine School, and the School does not discriminate on is published twice a year by Trinity the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, national Preparatory School for the alumni, origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, or parents, and friends of the school. disability in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and Letters and suggestions for future loan programs, and athletic and other school- articles are welcomed. administered programs. The School will provide accommodations to students with disabilities to the extent that such accommodation does not create an undue hardship or fundamentally alter the nature of the School’s programs. 2 — trinityprep.org — 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION — trinity prep alumni magazine contents 8 GRANDPARENTS DAY 10 AROUND CAMPUS 28 CLASS OF 2018 34 ARTS HALL OF FAME 38 ARTS 42 50TH ANNIVERSARY 10 52 INTERNATIONAL 8 TRAVEL 54 ATHLETICS 28 61 PLANNED GIVING 62 LEGACY FAMILY 42 64 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA 65 ALUMNI EVENTS 72 CLASS NOTES 34 76 FACULTY NEWS 77 WE REMEMBER 52 ON THE COVER In September we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Trinity Prep. Read more about our celebrations on page 42. 54 62 65 trinity prep alumni magazine — 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION — trinityprep.org — 3 LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Yes, it’s true, Trinity Prep is officially 50 years old! When we first started talking about how special service assembly, and Bishop to celebrate that milestone--months Brewer and Canon Pinder officiated and months ago--ideas spun about in at our 50th Anniversary Chapel a whirlwind. So many faculty and staff celebration. “Ernie Burgers” and blue ELIZABETH LOWNDES to remember, so many achievements to and gold Jeremiah’s were served at our MCINTOSH ‘78 commemorate, so many memories upon student bash, and we danced the night Director of Alumni Relations which to reflect--where to start? We away with 300+ of our Trinity family decided to start at the beginning, move members, including former headmasters through the decades, and celebrate all Jay St. John and Craig Maughan, at the THE REAL HISTORY that Trinity is and has become. It was best family reunion ever, the Golden daunting, but when you get the Trinity Jubilee. And all this took place amid OF TRINITY CANNOT family together, the right stuff happens! the usual brisk pace and considerable substance of the academics, arts, and BE RECORDED. We kicked off the celebration last spring sports that mark each day for Trinity IT IS LOCKED IN THE with Reunion Weekend. In addition to students and faculty. It would take our regular milestone reunions, the 3s pages to show all who were involved and HEARTS AND MINDS and the 8s, we celebrated the ‘70s--that contributed--and the good news is, we OF THOSE WHO group of alumni who were here from have those pages in this issue! the start. Former math teacher and ATTENDED TRINITY. scuba diving sponsor David Waud (‘70- It is fitting that we share now, again, – The Rev Canon A. Rees Hay ’74) acted as storyteller and memory these words of Canon Hay, founder keeper that evening, giving everyone of Trinity Preparatory School, from in attendance the gift of happy (and his book of the history of the school, hilarious) reminiscences. Susan Lilley “A Dream Realized”: “The real history collated a poem, “I Learned it Here,” of Trinity cannot be recorded. It is lines culled from your own memories of locked in the hearts and minds of your Trinity days. Father Brokaw joined those who attended Trinity. The joys, us in celebrating Baccalaureate and sorrows, disappointments, successes Commencement, and Michael Miller’s and recognition, decisions, and all that musical piece, “Ad Astra,” was reworked constituted the life of each student are for our September celebrations under the school’s history.” We are grateful the direction of Maureen May. Hal to our founders and leaders of the last George, of Winter Park/Maitland 50 years as we stand at the brink of the Habitat for Humanity, and Mindy next 50, with the confidence that comes Ortiz, of Second Harvest Food Bank, from knowing how our past defines our spoke of the myriad contributions present and shapes our future--and how made by Trinity Prep students to both very proud we are of that. organizations through the years at a 4 — trinityprep.org — 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION — trinity prep alumni magazine LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Welcome to the 50th Anniversary Alumni Magazine Welcome to the 50th Anniversary All-American and 11 Academic All- Alumni Magazine. After an incredible American athletes. I am most proud BYRON M. LAWSON JR. spring alumni and graduation season that we built our 19th Habitat for Head of School and a successful fall semester, I hope Humanity House, we collected enough you are looking forward to a healthy, food during our food drive to distribute happy new year with your family and over 7,000 meals to families in need, loved ones. and we collected 614 toys at Christmas for Toys for Tots. WE COLLECTED We said goodbye to the 122 members ENOUGH FOOD of the Class of 2018, and my goodness, We have been busy working on school their achievements were significant operations and trying to create the DURING OUR FOOD and their efforts valuable. This class has most healthy school environment DRIVE TO DISTRIBUTE dedicated 26,651 community service possible. We all look forward to how hours over four years; 21 percent of the they will shape who we are as a school OVER 7,000 MEALS class was recognized by the National community. To strengthen our school TO FAMILIES IN NEED, Merit Scholarship Corporation; 83 culture, TPS faculty and Student members of the class earned at least Council spent the year discussing how AND WE COLLECTED one varsity letter this year, and 20 we can achieve an increasingly healthy athletes from the class committed to school culture in discipline and wellness 614 TOYS AT participate in intercollegiate athletics. terms. Taking the lessons from these CHRISTMAS FOR And under the leadership of the class dialogs will help define what the next of 2018: the Florida Scholastic Press level of learning, teaching, performing, TOYS FOR TOTS. Association awarded a gold designation and playing will resemble on our to The Trinity Voice; the National Speech campus. and Debate Association named Trinity Prep a “School of Honor in Speech 2017-2018 was an amazing year. and Debate,” and our forensics team I have no doubt 2018-19, the first year had seven Academic All-Americans; of the “Next 50 Years”, will also be Trinity Prep athletic teams won four memorable! Thank you for all that you district championships, nine district do and for being a supportive member runner-up championships, four of the Trinity family. regional championships , three regional runner-up championships, and a state GO SAINTS!. final-four appearance. We also had six trinity prep alumni magazine — 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION — trinityprep.org — 5 ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year, Trinity family! As we continue celebrating the 50th Hall of Fame and again at halftime of anniversary, we are also welcoming the football game. That evening saw Alumni Advisory new and familiar faces to campus. Eric alums gather at the Trinity House for Board President MIKE Zaytzeff is Trinity Prep’s new Director the Alumni Tailgate before the game KOVALESKI ’99 with of Advancement, coming to us from the and then sit in the south endzone to his wife LINDSEY VON WELLER KOVALESKI ’99 Marist School in Atlanta, where he served cheer on the Saints.