Trinity Preparatory School
| Trinity Preparatory School | |
|---|---|
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Ad astra per aspera - To the stars through difficulties | |
| Location | |
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Winter Park, Florida USA | |
| Coordinates | 28°36′40″N 81°16′15″W / 28.611109°N 81.270761°WCoordinates: 28°36′40″N 81°16′15″W / 28.611109°N 81.270761°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Episcopal |
| Established | 1966 |
| Founder | Rev. Canon A. Rees Hay |
| Headmaster | Byron Lawson |
| Faculty | 79 |
| Number of students | 834 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
| Campus | Suburban, 100 acres (0.40 km2) |
| Color(s) |
Navy Gold White |
| Mascot | Saint |
| Tuition | $18,650 (2014-2015) |
| Website | http://www.trinityprep.org |
Trinity Preparatory School of Florida is an independent college preparatory day-school for students in grades 6 to 12, located in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools.[1]
History
Trinity was founded in 1966 by community members throughout central Florida under the leadership of the late Reverend Canon A. Rees Hay to create a competitive and academically rigorous secondary school. Its initial enrollment was 173 students in 1968. As of 2009, it had an enrollment of 828 students and a budget of $15.2M.[2]
Academics and Faculty
Upper school students are required to complete 22 credits in order to graduate, in English, mathematics, foreign languages, social studies, science, fine arts, computer science, life management, and physical education.[3]
Trinity Preparatory School has 96 degree holding faculty members. 52 have earned at least a Master's degree in their field and 5 have doctorates. There is an 11:1 student to faculty ratio and the average class size is 17 students in the 2010-2011 school year. In 2010, 27% of the senior class was recognized by the National Merit Scholarship competition, a total of 30 students. The Admissions Committee carefully examines each candidate’s academic record, standardized test results, and teacher and character recommendations to determine his or her potential for success at the school. The current headmaster is Byron Lawson he was inducted at the end on the 2015-2016 year.[4]
Athletics
Trinity currently offers fifty-three teams on the varsity, junior varsity, and Middle School levels in fifteen different sports. During the fall, teams participate in bowling, cross country, football, golf, swimming and diving, and volleyball. In the winter, team play is offered in basketball and soccer, with baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, track and field, and weightlifting rounding out the spring season. Trinity generally falls under the 2A size classification but competes in both 1A and 3A as well. Trinity won the FHSAA All-Sports Award for Class 2A in 2002-03 and for Class 2A Private in 2003-04 and 2010-11. The All-Sports Award is awarded to the top-rated athletics program in each size classification in a given year.
The Girls Varsity Softball team has won three state championships.
In 2007, the Boys Varsity Basketball team upset Jones High School, the defending state champs, en route to a district title before falling in the Class 3A Regional Tournament. The Varsity Baseball team defeated Gulliver Prep to advance to the Class 3A State Championship but fell to Clearwater Central Catholic in the title game. In 2011, the Girls Varsity Soccer team won the District and Regional Tournaments before falling in the State Championship to American Heritage.[5] The Boys Varsity Track and Field team won the Class 1A State Championship. In 2012, the Boys Varsity Tennis Team won the district and regional tournaments, beating The Geneva School in the regional final.
On January 16, 2013, it was announced that Mike Kruczek had been appointed Head Varsity Football Coach.
Cross Country
The Boys Cross Country team has won seven state championships (1996, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, and 2015). In the 2010 and the 2015 seasons, the Saints' team was the best of any classification in Florida. In 2010, the team finished the season ranked 25th in the nation by Harrier and was ranked 13th in the nation at its best.
Under the leadership of coach and Chaplin Kenneth Vinal, the Trinity Preparatory Boys Cross Country Team has won 6 State Titles since 2006. The saints received gold under Ken in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, and 2015. In the 2015 season, the Saints went undefeated during the regular season, beating elite teams from both New York and South Carolina. They also went undefeated in the State Series sweeping the podium with a perfect score at both district and region. After the state meet in 2015, the team went on as a club team, the Avery Creek Running Club, to participate in the Cross Country Coaches Small School Club National Championship and place 4 runners in the top 5, winning the meet. A week later, The Avery Creek Running Club participated in Nike Cross Regionals Southeast and placed 2nd, earning them an automatic bid to Nike Cross Nationals.
Rivalries
The Saints' traditional rival, Lake Highland Prep, has recently been replaced by other area schools that have remained in Trinity's size classification. Among these schools are The First Academy of Orlando and Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy of Melbourne.
The Trinity Voice
The Trinity Voice is Trinity's student news publication. It features articles ranging from current events topics and school news to pop culture. In the 2015-2016 school year, the Voice earned an overall 4.2 out of 5 (gold level) rating from the Florida Scholastic Press Association. The publication recently increased their social media presence on Instagram (@thetrinityvoice), Facebook (@thetrinityprepvoice), and Twitter (@trinity_voice).
Their newspaper is published biweekly, and all of their articles can be found online at www.thetrinityvoice.com.
Notable Alumni
- Winston DuBose (1973), professional soccer player
- Jazzy Danziger (2003), poet and winner of the 2012 Brittingham Prize in Poetry
- Tommy Muller (2009), professional soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes
- Will Proctor (2002), professional football player
- Pardis Sabeti (1993), Rhodes scholar, Harvard professor, computational biologist, medical geneticist and evolutionary geneticist
- Whit Watson (1989), Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for Golf Channel
- Eric Wilbur (2003), professional football player