Gary Gray was appointed Science Department Chair in 2007. After assuming this position, Gary Gray restructured the entire science curriculum. Mr. Gray transformed Trinity-Pawling into a Physics First School, and reorganized the course order in the department to reflect a more modern approach to the sequence. Now Trinity-Pawling students take physics, chemistry, and biology in that order if they join us in their ninth grade year. This approach has bolstered the School’s enrollment in upper level physics classes significantly.
Mr. Gray also instituted the Science Research Program – a collaborative effort with the State University at Albany. This is a three year course in which students select a topic and complete a major research project, which culminates in a presentation their senior year during a science symposium. These students earn college credit from SUNY Albany.
Mr. Gray has done an exemplary job at overseeing the Science Department in his tenure. His emphasis on hands-on, project-based learning since his arrival prepared his department and students for our recent curricular shift very well.
In 2002, former Dean of Faculty Maria Reade began a tradition to acknowledge faculty who have achieved ten years of service with the School by presenting them a service patch award—”Good and Faithful Servant”. On May 25th, at Trinity-Pawling’s yearbook dedication ceremony at Gardiner Theater, Dean of Faculty Todd Hoffman presented the service patch to Mr. Gray. The entire student body and faculty rose with a standing ovation acknowledging Mr. Gray’s service and dedication to the School.