Trinity Prep fine arts teacher Dawn Ferguson has been named the Potter's Council Advisory Board Chair Elect. The Potter's Council is an international organization focused on educating and meeting the needs of studio potters and ceramic artists alike by encouraging knowledge exchange and professional enhancement.

The council is composed of bright individuals who have a passion for pottery, who care about education, and who strive to continue making the art of pottery accessible to anyone interested.

Trinity Prep students Amanda Rivas '16 and Lauren Cameron '17 have been awarded Spanish National Honor Society (SNHS) scholarships for their academic success in Spanish. Rivas won the Joseph Adams Scholarship, which awards $1000 towards her college studies, and Cameron is the recipient of the Bertie Green Travel Award to Ecuador. She will travel during the summer with 23 other SNHS recipients for a week, experiencing both the language and the culture of Ecuador first hand.

These two students went through a selective nomination process by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. It required the submission of a video interview, high school transcript, two letters of recommendation and a resume with school and extracurricular activities.

The awards given to Rivas and Cameron are a prestigious honor for Trinity Preparatory School as the scholarships are only given to select students across the nation. Rivas' award is only awarded to 48 students from over 2,400 SNHS chapters across the United States and Cameron's award, valued at $3000, is only awarded to 24 students from over 2,400 chapters.

Spanish teacher, Amarilys Heard, couldn't be prouder of her students. She said, "It means a great deal to me as a Trinity Prep Spanish teacher! It not only reflects their efforts and dedication, but also the level of academic rigor provided in our program to have students compete at a national level and win. It attests to their desire to master the language and to continue their cultural growth. The students' success is a collective effort from their behalf and from every teacher who has been part of their learning."

Grandparents' Day at TPS is March 17. This is a dress up day for students, and they should arrive at regular school hours and report to advisory. Grandparents arrive at 8:15 a.m. and are greeted by their grandchild(ren) and then enjoy a continental breakfast before the morning activities. After a formal presentation in the auditorium, grandparents attend third and fourth period classes with their grandchild(ren). The formal program ends at 11:30 a.m. TPO hosts and supports this annual event. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Susan Hietpas at hietpass@trinityprep.org. Contact Mandy Mulloy at mulloym@trinityprep.org for information about invitations and RSVP's.

Join Patrons of the Arts members at their General Meeting on March 2, 7:45 a.m., at Trinity House.

Watch Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Lake Howell on Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. and Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs. West Orange on March 1 at 7:30 p.m. on NFHS Network. Click here to view the games.

On Tuesday, Feb. 22, Trinity Prep hosted the National History Bee regional competition. Over 100 contestants attended the event from Florida and South Georgia, and this was Trinity Prep's fourth time hosting. From all around the nation, students begin hoping to make it to the National History Bee Regional competition by taking an online qualifying exam. If they score high enough on the online portion, they are invited to compete in their respective regional competitions.

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, our boys basketball varsity team took on Lake Highland Preparatory School to clinch a regional final spot. They'll take on Melbourne Holy Trinity at home on Saturday at 7 p.m. for the regional champion title. Check out the article below written by Christian Mallone of the Orlando Sentinel . We hope to see you at the game, but if you're unable to make it you can check out our livestream of the game. Please note, this game will be available on a pay-per-view basis and cannot be watched using the complimentary game code. Good luck boys!

Will Miles had a triple-double, and host Trinity Prep advanced to the Class 4A regional finals with a 77-71 semifinal win over Lake Highland Prep on Tuesday.

The Saints (24-5) will face Melbourne Holy Trinity in a regional final at 7 Saturday night.

"I'm super proud," Trinity Prep coach Irwin Hudson said. "This is the furthest that Trinity Prep has ever been. ... This means (a lot) for Trinity Prep's program."

Miles scored 18 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 11 assists for the Saints, ranked eighth in the Sentinel's Super 16. He was one of four Saints players in double figures. Robyn Steenstra led all scorers with 20 points. Blake Garfinkel had 15 points and Jasen West added 11.

Arlen Bockhorn led No. 14 Lake Highland (18-12) with 19 points. Nick Honor scored 16 points and Jose Placer added 11.

With 4:39 left, Trinity held a 19-point lead, 64-45, but Lake Highland staged a furious rally, cutting the Saints' lead to four on a Bockhorn layup with 45 seconds left. Trinity sank six of its final eight free throw attempts, and Lake Highland couldn't get any closer.

The Saints also won both of the teams' regular-season meetings, including a 66-62 win in the 4A-6 title game on Feb. 5.

Trinity Prep 77, Lake Highland Prep 71

Buzz: Will Miles had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and host Trinity Prep (24-5) advanced to the Class 4A regional finals with a 77-71 win over Lake Highland Prep (18-12) on Tuesday. Robyn Steenstra scored 20 points for the Saints. Arlen Bockhorn led Lake Highland with 19 points.

By Delaney McLinden '18

Trinity Prep junior Amber Yang participated in the Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Expo and took top honors in a variety of different categories. Yang won first place in engineering, the grand prize in physical sciences, the Yale Science and Engineering Association Most Outstanding Presentation in Physical Sciences, and a trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix to display her project.

"Amber is a very motivated and capable student," says Michael Arney, Yang's science teacher. "She found something she was passionate about and developed an awesome project. It was impressive not only to me, but certainly to the judges as well."

Yang's project is entitled "Orbital Recognition System for Space Debris Tracking, Using Artificial Neural Networks: A Journey from Inner-Brain GPS to Outer-Space GPS." Yang created an artificial neural network system that has the capability to detect, identify, and track the orbits of space debris in low earth orbit to combat the increasing risk of space debris colliding with space vehicles.

Other Trinity Prep students also placed in the Expo in a variety of different categories. First place winners received a plaque and an expense-paid trid to the Florida State Science Engineering Fair. First place in Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Senior Division went to Akhil Karandikar '18, first place in Chemistry in the Senior Division went to Saumya Sao '16, and first place in Engineering in the Senior Division went to Amber Yang '17. Antony Fuleihan '17 placed second in Earth and Environmental Science, and Pranav Uppalapati '19 took third in Biomedical and Health Sciences in the Senior Division.

A number of special awards were also won by Trinity Prep students. The CDM Smith award and the Ricoh Americas Corporation award were won by Fuleihan, and the Yale Science and Engineering Association award was won by Yang.

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the Expo!

Contact Susan Hietpas at hietpass@trinityprep.org for more information. Limited registration available. Click here to register.

Builders Club is filling and delivering HOPPY Easter baskets to Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and Orlando Union Rescue Mission. Stuffed animals, coloring books, crayons, markers, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, balls, dolls, puzzles, books, jump ropes, and toothbrushes can be delivered to Mrs. Wilbur in Brokaw Hall, room 131. Candy will not be accepted. Help Builders Club reach their goal of 300 baskets!

Senior Saumya Sao has been selected as a candidate for the 2016 US Presidential Scholars competition. She is one of approximately 4,000 students from across the country who have received the invitation to apply for this prestigious program. From this pool of candidates, around 800 are chosen to move on to the semifinalist stage. Up to 161 students will be named U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students. If chosen as a Presidential Scholar, Sao would be honored during the National Recognition Program held in June in Washington, DC. It includes an all-expense paid trip to meet with government officials, educators, authors, and other accomplished people, and the opportunity to attend a full day's worth of programs and activities. Scholars are also awarded the Presidential Scholars Medallion at a ceremony sponsored by the White House. Congratulations Saumya!

By Delaney McLinden '18

On Feb. 26, the Trinity Prep Honors Strings classes performed side by side with the Russian Kremlin Chamber Orchestra for the student body and faculty. In addition to their performance, the orchestra participated in a master class for the string students, who were given the opportunity to conduct the group.

Senior violinist Julia Paoli was ecstatic to work with the orchestra. "Performing with the orchestra was a great experience and very inspiring for us musicians," she said, "My favorite part of the day was the master class they conducted, and when I got to conduct their orchestra, it was much harder than it looks!"

"It's just so exciting that the Russian orchestra, which was on tour, by the way, could come and spend a day with the kids," said strings teacher Maureen May. "All of the musicians are top-notch soloists from Russia, and having them show the students how to play on a different level that they don't see every day was an exceptional experience."

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, our boys basketball varsity team took on Lake Highland Preparatory School to clinch a regional final spot. They'll take on Melbourne Holy Trinity at home on Saturday at 7 p.m. for the regional champion title. Check out the article below written by Christian Mallone of the Orlando Sentinel . We hope to see you at the game, but if you're unable to make it you can check out our livestream of the game. Please note, this game will be available on a pay-per-view basis and cannot be watched using the complimentary game code. Good luck boys!

Will Miles had a triple-double, and host Trinity Prep advanced to the Class 4A regional finals with a 77-71 semifinal win over Lake Highland Prep on Tuesday.

The Saints (24-5) will face Melbourne Holy Trinity in a regional final at 7 Saturday night.

"I'm super proud," Trinity Prep coach Irwin Hudson said. "This is the furthest that Trinity Prep has ever been. ... This means (a lot) for Trinity Prep's program."

Miles scored 18 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 11 assists for the Saints, ranked eighth in the Sentinel's Super 16. He was one of four Saints players in double figures. Robyn Steenstra led all scorers with 20 points. Blake Garfinkel had 15 points and Jasen West added 11.

Arlen Bockhorn led No. 14 Lake Highland (18-12) with 19 points. Nick Honor scored 16 points and Jose Placer added 11.

With 4:39 left, Trinity held a 19-point lead, 64-45, but Lake Highland staged a furious rally, cutting the Saints' lead to four on a Bockhorn layup with 45 seconds left. Trinity sank six of its final eight free throw attempts, and Lake Highland couldn't get any closer.

The Saints also won both of the teams' regular-season meetings, including a 66-62 win in the 4A-6 title game on Feb. 5.

Trinity Prep 77, Lake Highland Prep 71

Buzz: Will Miles had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and host Trinity Prep (24-5) advanced to the Class 4A regional finals with a 77-71 win over Lake Highland Prep (18-12) on Tuesday. Robyn Steenstra scored 20 points for the Saints. Arlen Bockhorn led Lake Highland with 19 points.

By Alyssia McDonald '17

From Feb. 26 to Feb. 27, 17 members of the Trinity Prep forensics team traveled to Legacy High School in Winter Garden, Florida to compete in the National Speech and Debate Association Regional Qualifier. Out of the 17, 11 have qualified to participate in the national competition overall. Four alternate members will attend if other teammates cannot, or if they wish to replace a qualifier on another team. In addition to the nine students that qualified at the Regional Qualifier, team members Justin Graham '16 and Nathaniel Saffran '16 will attend Nationals this year and compete in extemporaneous speaking. Graham and Saffran qualified at last year's competition when they finished in second and seventh place in their respective events. This means they are automatically qualified for this year's national competition in Salt Lake City, Utah in June.

Check out the results below to see how the Trinity Prep forensics team fared in the National Speech and Debate Association Regional Qualifier:

• William Haftel '16 qualified in student congress
• Aaron Patel '16 qualified in international extemporaneous speaking
• Varun Bhatia '16 qualified in domestic extemporaneous speaking
• Allice Park '16 and Alexandra Lipton '18 qualified in informative speaking
• Lalee Ibssa '17 qualified in oral interpretation
• Amy Sukserm '17 qualified in original oratory
• Yair Fraifeld '16 and Lee Place '17 will compete in public forum debate

Trinity Prep alternates:

• Lia Jueng '17 and Selena Zhao '17 in public forum debate.
• Allen Park '19 in international extemporaneous speaking.
• Elijah Finkelstein '19 in original oratory

In the fall semester, Latin students participated in the National Classical Etymology Exam, an online competition testing their knowledge of the Greek and Latin roots from which much of the English language is derived. Kyle McGimsey, Trinity Prep language teacher, says he and the entire language department at Trinity Prep couldn't be prouder of these students' accomplishments. "It takes a good deal of study beyond what is learned in a regular class to do well on this exam, "McGimsey said. "We are proud of how enthusiastic our Latin students are to continue their education outside of the classroom."

Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded. Senior Saumya Sao was also elected as a state officer for the Junior Classical League. Congratulations, students!

Gold Medals:

Aspen Bombardo '17

Sylvia Choo '16

Jade Daher '16

Anusha Karandikar '20

Saumya Sao '16

Sumer Sao '18

Amber Yang '17

Silver Medal:

Zain Aamir '18

Bronze Medals:

Avery Birle '22

Setareh Gooshvar '19

Rakhi Patel '17

Watch Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs. Lake Howell on March 15 at 7 p.m. and Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Windermere Prep on March 18 at 7 p.m. on NFHS Network. Click here to view the games.

You spoke, we listened. We now have an online spiritwear shop, hosted by CafePress, where you can buy all your Trinity Prep apparel, travel mugs, bags, and more. As parents, you are the best ambassadors for the school, and wearing your Trinity Prep gear will show Central Florida the pride we have in our school. Shop at http://www.cafepress.com/tpsspiritwear and outfit yourself like a Saint!

Summer academic classes and sports camps registration is open. Click here to view the summer programs catalog.

Trinity Prep athletes Jasen West '18, Trent Suddeth '16, and Blake Garfinkel '16, were recently recognized by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) for their outstanding season on Trinity Prep's Varsity Basketball Team. Members of the team were given various awards at the end of their season to acknowledge their hard work and dedication.

For Class 4a, District 11, Jasen West '18 was named Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Trent Suddeth '16 was named to All Academic Team, and Blake Garfinkel '16 was named to All Star Game. In addition to these three players' awards, Coach Irwin Hudson was awarded the Coach of the Year distinction.

The Euro Challenge is a competition in which teams of freshmen and sophomores present 15-minute speeches on a country in the Euro Zone, focusing on one of nine potential economic issues. Trinity Prep's Euro Challenge team of Valerie Trapp '18, Cecelia Miller '18, Parker Jochum '18, Alexandra Lipton '18, Sumer Sao '18, Josh Finkelstein '18, and Allen Park '19 recently competed in the regional competition and earned a spot in the semi-final round, beating out teams from all across Florida. They spoke about Germany's aging population and demographic change, and the competition was judged by European diplomats and federal reserve economists. The semi-final competition will take place in mid-April at the New York Federal Reserve; the top five teams go on to the final round that evening. Last year the Trinity Prep team placed fifth in the final round of competition. Kelly Aull, faculty advisor for the Trinity Prep Euro Challenge team, said,

"The Euro Challenge team prepared extensive notes and research for this challenge, and learned a lot about public policy along the way. They survived a difficult Q&A session with actual policy-makers and I couldn't be more proud of their work and their ability to maintain composure under pressure. I can't wait to see how they'll do at nationals!"