Trinity-Pawling is more than a school, we’re a family — and a growing one at that! This past spring, the School community was blessed with four new bundles of joy on campus.
Ralph ’04 and Elizabeth Fedele, along with their daughter Isabel, welcomed little Ethan Henry Fedele on March 13, 2019. Just one week later on March 20, Kevin and Maria Richards were blessed with the arrival of Colette Stokes Richards — who has two older sisters, CeCe and Josie. The following month, on April 30, Chris ’05 and Ariana Gillman welcomed their firstborn, Brady Clifford Gillman into the world. And finally, on June 18, Dan and Angela Tompkins, along with their twin daughters, Adalynn and Brelynn, celebrated the arrival of Chelsea Ava Tompkins.
What’s the best part about raising a family on the Trinity-Pawling campus? “It’s the willing support of the T-P community,” shared English teacher and coach Ralph Fedele ’04. “There are so many excellent parents amongst our faculty. They serve as mentors professionally, but also as wonderful examples of fathers and mothers.”
History teacher and coach Kevin Richards echoed the same sentiment. “The best part of raising a family on this campus is all the help. From Annie Keel taking the older girls on the night Colette was born to JP Burlington ’95 taking her for walks around campus. It’s truly personification of the phrase, ‘it takes a village,’” Richards shared.
New to parenthood, Dean of the Senior Class, LEAD teacher, and coach Chris Gillman ’05 and his wife Ariana are also thankful for the constant support on campus. “Having spent many years at T-P as a student and young faculty member, it was always my dream to be able to raise my family in an environment like this,” shared Gillman. “Everyone is always willing and happy to help however and whenever they can. We have been so grateful to be able to start our family at Trinity-Pawling. It’s the best community I’ve been a part of and we’re proud to call it home.”
It’s true what they say. There’s no place like home — especially at Trinity-Pawling. As we celebrate Ethan, Colette, Brady, and Chelsea, the newest members of the Pride, we’d like to say: welcome to the family, little ones!
by Emma Christiantelli