SUMMER 2018 VOLUME 12, NO. 2 MARY HELEN NOLAND REFLECTS ON 33 YEARS AT TCA / 26 COACH MIKE SINGLETARY SHARES VISION FOR TCA FOOTBALL / 38 INAUGURAL SPRING ALUMNI TODAY WEEKEND RECAP / 52 CONNECTING THE TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY COMMUNITY EDUCATING AND DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON FOR THE GLORY OF GOD EDITOR’S NOTE TODAY IN EVERY ISSUE Volume 12 • Number 2 3 GOOD WORKS EDITOR Looking forward 10 FACULTY FOCUS Joy Konstans, 14 CLASS ACTS Director of Communications and back . 38 ATHLETICS ON MAY 17, 2018, my youngest ART/DESIGN 52 ALUMNI LEGACY Kendall Ellis, child walked the stage at TCA Publications Coordinator graduation, joining her sisters and dad as TCA alumni and marking the end ADVISORY BOARD of my 18-year journey as a TCA HIGHLIGHTS Dave Delph, Headmaster parent. In many ways, it seems like just Scott Berthel yesterday I was walking my first-born Bev Birmingham Beth Harwell into Mrs. Pond’s kindergarten class, Christi Hays only days before my most recent graduate was born. Janie Heard TCA’s campus was quite different then: the Upper School Kristy Kegerreis was the new building on campus; the current Lower School and Stephen Konstans ’83 playground did not exist; neither did the PAC or the Athletic Matt Lambro Training Center. Kids still washed up for lunch in the Wet-n- Becky Lewis Wild, and some classes met out in the portables! Kirk McJunkin There have also been many faculty and staff changes since Jeni McCabe Parrent ’87 then, as well. Some incredibly gifted teachers and administrators 20 Kristina Spears have since retired, but equally gifted and inspired ones have CLASS OF 2018 Diane Taylor Congratulations to the TCA Class of come to take their places. 2018! As another class of graduates Camille Langford Walker ’82 Technology has also changed the look of our school. moves from students to alumni, Head Lisa Wong Interactive screens in classrooms, portable student devices, of Upper School Kyle Morrill explains online textbooks, 3D printing and many other new educational how our TCA graduation honors our BOARD OF TRUSTEES tools are now at our students’ fingertips. TCA has embraced graduates in a special way. Mark Layman, Chairman these new technological opportunities, and the school remains David Harper, Vice Chairman committed to offering the best learning environment possible for Stacey Doré our students and to preparing them to face whatever new Mark Dyer technology comes along. Christi Ferrell Matt Heidelbaugh While the buildings, faces and technology continue to Steve Novakovich change, there are so many things about TCA that haven’t Stephanie Polk changed, not in 18 years and not in the 48 years of the school’s Jeff Price existence. The community of believers here—teachers, students, Wesley Sneed administrators, coaches, parents, alumni and alumni parents—is as strong and committed as ever. Families are ready and willing to come alongside and partner with the school and each other to 24 INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES ABOUT US TCA moms heard inspirational Trinity Today is published two times shepherd the next generation of leaders, and the foundation and messages and practical mom advice a year: Winter and Summer. values upon which the school was built remain to this day. from Janet Denison, Karol Ladd, In this issue, Director of Technology Lisa Wong takes us Lisa Clark and Kay Wyma during this Trinity Christian Academy through the integration of technology through all grades at TCA year’s PTF spring luncheons. 17001 Addison Road and, while it may look different now, exceptional instruction and Addison, Texas 75001 education are still taking place. And, as we look forward to the 972-931-8325 future of education here at TCA, we also say “goodbye and TrinityChristian.org thank you” to two people who have had an immeasurable impact on our school, Mary Helen Noland and Bob Adams. CONTACT US The legacy of excellence to which they contributed lives on, and Send story ideas to Joy Konstans at while my time as a TCA parent is over, our family’s journey with [email protected] and alumni information to Beth Harwell at TCA continues. [email protected]. FOLLOW US 52 SPRING ALUMNI WEEKEND TCA held its first Spring Alumni FACEBOOK.COM/TCATrojans JOY KONSTANS Weekend this past April. Alumni and TWITTER.COM/@TCATrojans their families tailgated at the baseball INSTAGRAM.COM/tca_addison EDITOR OF TRINITY TODAY, game, toured the TCA campus DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS and reminisced with their fellow classmates. WHAT’S INSIDE FEATURES 30 TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION Lisa Wong, TCA’s director of technology, illustrates how technology is integrated into all aspects of the curriculum, engaging students and enhancing the TCA education. 30 THREE DECADES OF SERVICE Headmaster Dave Delph has spent 30 years leading and teaching at TCA. Faculty, students and alumni offer words of gratitude and appreciation for his years of dedicated service. 38 MEET COACH MIKE NFL coach and Hall of Fame player Mike Singletary joined the TCA family as the new varsity football head coach. Read about his faith, his coaching 26 philosophy and his family. REFLECTIONS ON 33 YEARS Director of Admission Mary Helen Noland is retiring after serving TCA faithfully for 33 years. She reflects back on the people and experiences that impacted her over the past three decades. HEADMASTER’S NOTE OUR RECENT For those alumni who live in the area and value their TCA COMMENCEMENT education, I want to personally invite you to explore the opportunity CEREMONY for the Class to provide a Christ-centered education for your children. Our Lower of 2018 reminded me, once School literacy and writing programs provide research-based best again, of the privilege it is practices, giving our youngest students the best chance for success for to attend Trinity Christian a life-long love of learning. The professional development our teachers Academy, the sacrifice have received over the last several years has produced amazing many families make to results. We believe we are providing an early childhood education provide a Christ-centered that may be the best in the area, yet the integration of faith with education and the amazing learning remains a cornerstone at every grade level. preparation that our graduates have prior to entering college. I was If the cost of tuition is your concern, we continue to provide reminded of how many faithful people God uses “to train up a child” Student Tuition Aid to families who need it. Come take a tour or sign to become a faithful disciple “to know Him and make Him known”— up for one of our monthly “Previews” beginning in September. We’d parents, students, teachers, coaches, staff, administrators, pastors, love to show you why TCA may be the best choice for you. Follow us youth leaders and family. on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You’ll be encouraged to see the God uses all of us to reflect His very character and nature as we great things happening at TCA! teach and train. He certainly could impart knowledge and wisdom instantly if He chose to, but He uses redeemed vessels to teach to hearts and minds. Trinity Christian Academy is a school, not a church. If our main goal was to disciple students in the knowledge and wisdom of the Bible, then we should ONLY be teaching from the Scriptures. Our desire to prepare students for God’s plan for their lives demands that we integrate Scripture with everything we teach, yet, through a classical Christian education (one grounded in the liberal arts), we are able to train the mind, shepherd the heart and DAVE DELPH, HEADMASTER model a life of service. Richard Riesen, in Piety and Philosophy, eloquently proposes that “faith and intellect are not mutually exclusive; rather that faith illumines intellect as intellect nurtures faith. In Christian education, an increased emphasis on quality does not require a decreased emphasis on Christian passion or vice versa. What is required is an increased emphasis on both, at the same time and together, because they enhance and do not detract from one another.” The integration of faith and learning takes place when teachers model a life that continually enforces that we are valued by God because of what He has done for us. The truths of Scripture and God’s character revealed in literature, language, science, math, music, art, drama and athletics are explored, practiced and debated, giving the student opportunities to reflect and respond to meaningful learning. As many have said, the real battle for our youth is a battle for the mind—ideas, what people think and how they think—and it is our responsibility to those we teach to explore and define just how a Christian should think. It is our commitment to continue providing a quality education within a Christian worldview as we have done for the past 48 years. 2 TRINITY TODAY SUMMER 2018 GOOD WORKS All-State Musicians Congratulations to Zachary Coronado (All-State Band), Emily Clay (All-State Choir), Caroline Pino (All-State Choir), Alan Fandrich (All-State Orchestra) and Nicolas Fandrich (All-State Orchestra). TPSMEA Band Awards Congratulations to the following students for Super Spellers their TPSMEA band achievements: Congratulations to the following TPSMEA Middle School Honor Band students who placed at the ASCI District Spelling Bee: • Ayla Francis • Taylor Hervey • Jake Nolan • Mary Margaret Bell – Second • Ben Francis • Kylie Jones • Katie Parker Place, eighth grade • Allison Gerard • Joshua Lim • Armen Rea • Rosalind Chang – Fourth Place, fifth grade; Third Place, TPSMEA North Region High School Band overall • Zachary Coronado • Zoe Dorroh – First Place, third • Sarah Gerard grade • Ben Francis – First Place, National Merit Schmidt & Jones College eighth grade; First Place, Finalist Awards Signings overall • Kaden Handoko – Third Senior Senior Congratulations to these student- Allison Lauren Place, third grade Lau was named Warner athletes who signed National 2018 National won “Best Letters of Intent to continue their • Kazia Handoko – First Place, Merit Finalist.