Class Notes

1On February 1, Trinity alumni and their parents were invited back to Trinity for an exclusive Alumni and Parent of Alumni Cocktail Hour prior to the start of Cocktails & Canvases, one of Spotlight on Art’s signature evening events. Former classmates and their families enjoyed catching up over wine and cheese in Trinity’s Idea Lab and iHub. What a fun way to begin the evening before everyone browsed the Artists Market!

In September 2019, celebrity chef and event designer Alex Hitz ’81 released his second book, The Art of the Host: Recipes and Rules for Flawless Entertainment. The Wall Street Journal calls Alex “the very best host in the world,” and his first book, My Beverly Hills Kitchen: Classic Southern Cooking with a French Twist, was published in 2012.

Nathaniel Turner ’84 returned from Kuala Lumpur in 2019 and is living in the Washington, D.C., area temporarily in order to take Arabic training for his next diplomatic assignment to the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.

2Gina Mooney Jones, MD ’91 was featured as one of Atlanta’s top doctors in the July 2020 issue of Atlanta magazine. Gina, who practices at OrthoAtlanta, is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery. She lives in Morningside with her husband, Ryan, and son, Wyck.

3Emily Nolan Vavrichek ’96 and her husband, David Vavrichek, welcomed their son, Brooks Wallace Vavrichek, on June 2. Brooks joins big sisters Eliza and Lily.

Katie Crowe ’00 works at Marist School, from which she graduated in 2006. Katie is the Alumni Engagement Coordinator and was recently named the Head Girls Varsity Lacrosse Coach.

Harriott Kelly ’00, who currently lives in New York, competed in the US Olympic Marathon team trials in Atlanta on February 29, and placed in the top 100.

Jillian O’Donnell, MD ’01 is a secondyear fellow in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Claire Chambless ’02 received her Master of Fine Arts in Art from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and is living and making sculptures in Los Angeles.

Jake O’Donnell ’03 works at United Enertech in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the field of manufacturing efficiency. He served previously as an Army Airborne Ranger based at Fort Benning, Georgia, with additional service in Afghanistan.

Singer-songwriter Maria Coyne ’05 recently released her debut album Forward with her alt-pop band Maria and the Coins. The album release took place at the historic venue First Avenue & 7th St Entry in Minneapolis on March 4. Forward is available on all platforms for streaming and download. For more information, visit www.mariaandthecoins.com.

Carter Maguire ’07 graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School this past spring and has moved to New York City to work for international law firm White & Case LLP.

Margaret Draper ’08 is moving to England to study Victorian literature and earn her master’s degree at Oxford University.

Josh Dolan ’09 graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2019; worked for a year at Peachtree Orthopedics in Atlanta, gaining invaluable knowledge and skillsets; and is now a first-year medical student at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.

4Collins Speed ’09 graduated from Army Ranger School in June. He was commissioned a second lieutenant upon his 2019 graduation from Washington and Lee University and will be stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Following his 2019 graduation from Ulster University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a Bachelor of Arts in Brand Management, Jake Walton ’09 moved to live and work in London.

Josh Doman ’10 graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in May with dual degrees in Finance from the Wharton School of Business and Computer Science from the School of Engineering. Josh is a private equity analyst with Bain Capital in Boston.

Clare Draper ’10 graduated from the University of Virginia and is headed to Oxford University to pursue a master’s degree in Classical Languages and Literature.

Blake Gillikin ’10 was named to the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society. In order to be considered for membership, a player must be a starter or significant contributor in his final year of eligibility and must maintain a cumulative 3.2 grade point average or higher throughout the course of his undergraduate study. Blake, with a 4.0 GPA in Kinesiology was named a twotime first-team Academic All-American. He’s the only player in Penn State history with seven punts of at least 65 yards and the only one with four punts of at least 70 yards. He holds the school record for best punting average in a season (43.95), which he set in 2018.

Max Walton ’10 graduated this year from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, with degrees in Economics and Strategic Brand Management.

Logan Cooper ’10 graduated in May from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Science

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Alumni and their families mix and mingle in the Idea Lab.

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in Computer Engineering. As a Greer Scholar while at Lehigh, Logan acted as a teaching assistant, conducting collegiate lectures and assisting students with in-class assignments and projects. He also completed several IT internships at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta.

Claire Cotton ’11 and a few other Atlanta college students started Fuel Our Heroes Atlanta, a nonprofit that benefited healthcare workers at Emory. They partnered with Emory Health (a 501(c)(3) eligible charity fund), which used the money they raised to provide vital financial assistance and meals to Emory’s nurses and healthcare professionals on the frontlines of the global pandemic. Fuel Our Heroes Atlanta and other Fuel Our Heroes organizations across the country raised more than $250,000 collectively!

Gabi Dolan ’12 has transferred to Emory University, where she is pursuing majors in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and continuing her passion for playing volleyball.

A play that Caroline Stewart ’12 wrote with two friends, Leaving a Message After the Beep, was selected for the Women’s Theatre Festival this summer. Caroline worked to both produce and direct this play while also adapting the script to fit a Zoom format. After two successful showings, they received three awards for their performance: Jury Selection for Outstanding Props Design, Audience Choice for Outstanding Performance by Janae Jett, and Audience Choice Achievement in Scenic and Properties Design. Caroline is currently a junior at Emory University, earning a degree in Playwriting with a minor in Music.

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5Olivia Osby ’14 was accepted to University of Southern California but deferred admission for a year to work on a promising career-opportunity in music. Her band, Lowertown, signed a record deal in April with the British label Dirty Hit Records. They are currently working on their first EP under the label and hope that it will be released in the next month or so. It will follow their first album, Friends, which was self-produced and released. Olivia is currently in the United Kingdom recording a second EP with her bandmate and will hopefully begin touring next year. 6Lillian Whittle ’14 graduated in May from The Lovett School. In addition to the Georgia Hope Scholarship, she received scholarship offers from each of the seven colleges to which she applied. After much consideration, Lillian began attending Berry College this fall. She plans to major in Studio Art and study English, Literature, and Classics. She also plans to continue to participate in vocal and theatre performance arts.

7Charles Troutman III ’15 won the Georgia High School State Chess Championship in January. As a result, Charles was invited by the Georgia Chess Association to represent the state of Georgia in the GM Arnold Denker National Tournament of High School Chess Champions that is run by the US Chess Federation. Held online in July due to the pandemic, Charles placed 29 out of 44 in the tournament. An avid chess player since his time at Trinity, Charles has been a four-time Georgia grade-level champion and helped spearhead and mentor various chess programs.

Atlanta INTown named Julia Rhee ’15 as one of their “20 Under 20” honorees. Julia founded Double Play ATL, a nonprofit organization developed to help underprivileged youth obtain the necessary equipment to play organized sports. Since 2017, the organization has collected nearly 5,000 pieces of

equipment and put 90 percent back into the community. Julia has also volunteered her time at Threads, Atlanta Community Food Bank, Agape, LaAmistad, Atlanta Children’s Shelter, My Sister’s House, and more.

Sarah Street ’15 was selected as an Atlanta INTown “20 Under 20” runnerup. Sarah has raised money and served more than 500 hours at organizations that include LaAmistad, Operation Gratitude, Covenant House, Buckhead Christian Ministries, UNICEF, Changing Lives in Guatemala, PowerMyLearning, Hospice Atlanta, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and City of Refuge.

8Conner Kanaly ’15 and Peyton Kanaly ’16 used their COVID-19 stay-at-home time to author children’s books that are now available on Amazon, and the proceeds will go to charities. After volunteering for Agape Youth and Family Services since middle school, Conner and Peyton recognized there was a need for more books geared towards young readers. So, they started writing and working on the illustrations and publication for a few books.

Conner published two books: John Taylor the Mighty Strong Sailor and Raley the Rockstar. One hundred percent of the proceeds from John Taylor the Mighty Strong Sailor will be donated to Agape to support the families, especially during the pandemic, and the proceeds from Raley the Rockstar will be donated to the CDC to help find a vaccine for COVID-19.

Peyton, who grew up playing and loving sports, especially softball, published Mitzi and the Softball Comeback. All the proceeds from her book will go to the East Cobb Bullets, a nonprofit softball organization that is dedicated to helping girls play to their greatest potential.

Julia Jamieson ’16 and Owen Armentrout ’16 received citizenship awards at The Lovett School. 9Morgan Whittle ’16 is a rising junior at The Lovett School, where he participates in swimming and has been on the Lovett Scholars List since his freshman year. A member of the Honors Lovett Singers, Morgan’s vocal teacher is Dr. Jonathan Pilkington. During the 2019–20 school year, Morgan won second place at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition in Category 4A, Lower High School TBB. He was also a Member of Team XL in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 2020 Students of the Year Campaign. Along with team captain Dolph Orthwein ’16 and team member Aidan Mahoney ’16, they raised more than $34,000. Morgan personally raised more than $6,000, becoming a member of the prestigious 5K Club. “A feat that fewer than 10 percent of team members accomplished in 2020,” says Carey Stadler, Senior Manager of Students of the Year Atlanta.

10Noah Whittle ’16 is a rising junior at The Lovett School, where he participates in swimming, track and field, and shot put and is a member of the Honors Lovett Singers. Noah once again earned his place on the Lovett Scholars List.

Mackenna Stewart ’19 earned a spot on the Principal’s List at The Lovett School both semesters of the 2019–20 academic year.

“We are grateful for the foundation of learning and the overall learning experience that Trinity provided her to prepare her to excel in this way,” says Mackenna’s mom, Kelli Stewart.

Carson Streaker ’19 was awarded the 2019–2020 Highest Academic Distinction for his Seventh-Grade year at The Westminster Schools. Carson was also chosen to play for Westminster’s middle school golf team. Friends and former Trinity classmates Peter Buckley ’19, Austin Genova ’19, and Buckley Wiley ’19 combined their passions for helping others and for 3-D printing to create face shields for local medical personnel. Combined, they created close to 600 masks, which are now in the hands of healthcare heroes all around Atlanta.

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Allison Williams left a lasting legacy with the founding of Trinity School in 1951. Allison and his wife, Jo’s vision of Trinity serves as an inspiration that should encourage each of us to follow in their footsteps and create our own legacy at Trinity.

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Members of The Allison and Josephine Williams Legacy Society have included Trinity in their wills or estate plans. Their gifts provide financial support that is critical for the School’s future. Trinity relies on planned gifts to grow and flourish. Our physical campus, named professional development funds, and endowed scholarships all benefit from the generosity of The Allison and Josephine Williams Legacy Society members. Planned gifts continue our readiness for opportunities and challenges ahead and help Trinity remain a leading elementary-only institution. We are grateful for these thoughtful donors because their unique financial support ensures that the School will be prepared for the future and for future generations of Trinity students.

Planned Giving at Trinity

It is easy to leave a lasting legacy at Trinity through a planned gift.

Wills and Trusts: make an important impact on Trinity that doesn’t cost anything during your lifetime and will only take effect after your other obligations are fulfilled Life Insurance Policies: create a long-term gift that won’t draw funds from your estate

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Contact Katie Hammett, 404-760-4407 or khammett@trinityatl.org, to speak further about including Trinity in your future plans or if they already include Trinity.

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Choose your own adventure at Trinity School Summer Camp 2021!

Trinity School Summer Camp offers a variety of academic, specialty, and sports camps— including Coach Brian Balocki’s popular Atlanta Sports Camps—for children ages 4 to 13. From coding to Legos, vet academy to yoga, choose your child’s summer adventure from our camps that will run Monday–Friday from June 7–July 2. Join us in Before-Camp Care, Activities in the Afternoon, and After-Camp Care to extend your summer fun to a full day, from 7:30 AM–4 PM!

There will also be limited offerings available during a fifth week of summer camp from July 26–30.

Trinity School Summer Camp is open to the public. Trinity parents will receive a sneak peek of the camps in December, and registration will open on January 28!

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