Christmas Break

Trinity’s Christmas break begins Friday, Dec. 22. School resumes Monday, Jan. 8.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Shop on Amazon Smile, Support Trinity

So many of us use Amazon on a regular basis for all kinds of shopping needs. Now you can shop the way you love and Amazon will give a little back to Trinity Christian Academy.

Simply use your regular Amazon login at smile.amazon.com, and select Trinity as your charitable organization. It’s that easy!

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David Hysong Featured in Forbes Magazine

Trinity alumnus David Hysong was recently featured in Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30.” https://www.forbes.com/profile/david-hysong/. Congratulations!

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Alumni Spotlight: The Waters Sisters

by Vicki White

I remember well the day I first met the Waters sisters, Anna Ruth and Grace. Anna Ruth was entering the second grade at Trinity, and Grace was entering the third grade. They were such well-behaved, beautiful, little girls! I was thrilled to welcome the Waters family to Trinity!

It has been a joy to watch these sisters grow in grace and knowledge through the years. They have a hunger for learning and a longing to walk daily with their Savior. The Lord is doing great things in these young ladies’ lives!

Anna Ruth (2016) is a sophomore at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Her major is speech pathology, and she is excelling in her studies. During Anna Ruth’s freshman year, she was awarded third place among 900 freshmen in a writing competition. Anna Ruth attributes her writing skill to her years at Trinity, where she began writing paragraphs in second grade and progressed to thesis papers her junior and senior years. Anna Ruth proclaimed with a smile, “When my professors assign a paper to write, I feel no anxiety whatsoever! I am able to organize my thoughts and write an excellent paper. I owe my writing ability to Trinity!”

Grace (2015) is a junior at Belmont College in Nashville, Tennessee. Her major is nursing, and she, too, is an excellent student!  Grace entered a speech competition at Belmont and placed tenth out of 500 speech students. She is so thankful for the thesis papers she wrote and defended while in high school. Grace also expressed her appreciation to Mrs. Logan and her science classes. She felt very prepared to enter her nursing classes due to the solid foundation in science she received at Trinity. Grace exclaimed, “Mrs. Logan’s test format was just like my college science class test format!” 

I asked the ladies to share how Trinity prepared them for college and for the world, and they responded with these answers:

• “Mr. Beatty’s Bible classes helped us so much in understanding the fallen world in which we live. His class on apologetics and worldviews was so insightful. He also discussed with us world issues which helped to prepare us for college.”
• “We were so prepared for our college English classes in writing, speech, grammar, and literature.”
• “Mrs. Logan’s science classes were phenomenal! Her anatomy class was comparable to my college level anatomy class.”
• “Never do away with those thesis papers! They prepared us well in speaking and in writing. Among our friends in college, we are the only students who are not fearful of writing a paper and presenting it!”

What a blessing to see these Trinity alumni thriving in college and in the world. Please pray for all of our alumni. God is doing mighty deeds in and through them! 

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Alumni Spotlight: David Tanous

by Vicki White

One of my sweetest memories of David Tanous is when he was a four-year-old preschooler, sitting in my office, crying for his mother. When he continued to cry inconsolably in my arms, I phoned his mom and told her, “David just needs some mommy time.” She came to school and picked him up, and he was a happy camper! It is hard to believe that was over twenty years ago.

David graduated from Trinity in 2010. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Eddie (Trevor) Tanous. As early as the 5^th grade, David knew he wanted to pursue the profession of automotive mechanics. At the age of ten, he received a gasoline remote control car as a gift. He took the car apart and put it back together again many, many times. When the car would not run properly, David was able to locate the problem and fix it. He knew at this young age that he wanted to be a mechanic and work with his hands.

David phoned The Universal Technical Institute in Mooresville, NC, during his freshman year in high school. He wanted to apply early for this prestigious automotive repair school. The school told him to call back his senior year, and David did! He was accepted to the school, and in sixteen months, David was a certified auto mechanic. David is now a Master Service Technician, a sign of excellence in the automotive repair world!

Sixteen months after high school graduation, David had a job with Don Jacobs of Lexington making an excellent salary with great benefits. He is still employed there in the auto parts department.

One day, David would like to have his own business in automotive mechanics. He projects this dream will come to fruition in three to five years. He is waiting for his wife, Sarah, to complete her master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis. Her bachelor’s degree is in psychology. David and Sarah have been married for eighteen months, and they attend Tates Creek Presbyterian Church.

I asked David, “How did Trinity help you in preparing you for your profession and for the world?” David smiled his infectious smile and replied, “Trinity showed me I was not cut out for academia, for the college world! School was not easy for me, and I knew the Lord was calling me elsewhere. I had known for many years I wanted to be in auto mechanics.”

David then said what I have heard many of our alumni say: “Trinity gave me a solid foundation in the Word and in the gospel of Jesus Christ. This foundation has helped me to resist worldly temptations and to walk with the Lord.” 

As I left David’s work, my eyes were filled with tears of joy, and I thanked the Lord for this young man. He has grown from that little preschool baby who cried every day for his mama, into this godly man who loves the Lord with all of his heart.  

I am so blessed to have David as my auto mechanic. I may be a bit biased, but he is the best! 

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Trinity’s Christmas Programs

Our Christmas programs are coming quickly!

• The Upper School program is at 7 pm, Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Lower School.
• The Lower School program is at 7 pm, Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Lower School.

These concerts are a wonderful way to worship and focus on Jesus during the crazy holiday season.

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Cheer Clinic for 3rd-6th Grade Girls

Do you have a daughter in 3rd-6th grade who dreams of cheering at Trinity when she gets to the Upper School? Our cheer clinics are a great way for them to get some practice, learn some new skills, and hang out with our Varsity cheer squad!

The Varsity cheerleaders will host this year’s first cheer clinic on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 10:30 am-12:30 pm, in the Lower School gym. The girls will be practicing to cheer for the 5th/6th grade basketball game on Friday, Dec. 15, at 4 pm vs Sayre.

All participants will receive a new “Future Trinity Cheerleader” T-shirt, hair bow, and a healthy snack. The fee for the clinic is $35. Register here.

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