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When joy comes
Top 10 graduating seniors lay out future plans
8 years ago, Trina Trammell lost her son to cancer. In a new book, she chronicles her search for solace and purpose By JOe EmaNsKi
The Trammell family was rocked in 2012 when Tyreek Trammell, then 9 years old, was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer known as pontine glioma. Tyreek’s mother, Trina, and his father, Markeese, did everything they could to help Tyreek. But pontine glioma is aggressive, and despite the efforts of many doctors and of the Trammell family, he died on Feb. 10, 2013. He was 10. The last eight years have been, understandably, difficult ones for the entire Trammell family: Trina and Markeese, as well as their children Taliah, Trinity and Trent. And Trina says they are all still healing, each in their own way. But now, she finds that she is finally able to share hers and Tyreek’s story, and she has done so in a new self-published book, called Sonflower: Joy Comes in the Morning. Sonflower starts around the time that Trina and MarSee SONFLOWER, Page 11
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Inspired Threads designer Patrice Jetter, a Hamilton resident, sewing a blanket at the nonprofit organization’s new workspace in the Social Profit Center at Mill One.
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The future’s so bright, you gotta wear lab coats. The Hamilton Post is proud to continue its long-standing tradition of recognizing the academic high achievers of the graduating class of the township’s three public high schools. Starting on Page 16, readers will find profiles of the top 10 seniors by grade point average for Hamilton High School West, Nottingham High School and Steinert High School. Included in the profiles are the students’ plans for continuing education, as well as their favorite memories of their scholastic careers and the teachers who have inspired them the most. It may be worth noting how many of these students aspire to continue their studies in the realm of science, particularly biology and neuroscience. There are future doctors, dentists, pharmacists and chemists among the recent graduates of our schools. Also future engineers, lawyers, accountants, geologists, architects and filmmakers. Typically, the Post publishes these profiles in June, but the final class rankings were not available until after the June issue went to press. The Hamilton Post congratulates all of the graduates of the Class of 2021.
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