The Fall Term at Trinity-Pawling is certainly a busy time of year, particularly for seniors and postgraduates — from day-to-day academic work, athletic commitments, and extracurricular activities to visiting and applying to colleges, planning Senior Independent Projects (SIPs) and Institute for Active Learning programs, and still finding time to kick back with friends. Now with Wintersession underway, join us as we look back at the Fall Term and celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2023 so far!
The College Process: By the time the Fall Term came to an end, the Class of 2023 had submitted roughly 400 applications to nearly 185 different colleges. We eagerly await the acceptance results in the coming weeks.
Senior Independent Projects: 90 SIPs are currently in progress — including making a public art installation; writing and illustrating a children’s book; welding with recycled metal to build a meat smoker; writing a coaching philosophy and playbook; and many more.
National Letters of Intent: During the week of National Signing Day, the varsity baseball and lacrosse teams honored those seniors who have made commitments to play at the college level. We extend another heartfelt congratulations to the following members of the Class of 2023:
● Baseball: Brad Alexander (St. Michael’s College); Henry Aronwald (Hamilton College); Joe Haugh (Kenyon College); Nick Hios (Monmouth University); Peter Link (Sacred Heart University); and Troy Repaci (Franklin & Marshall College)
● Lacrosse: Ben Calabrese (West Point – The U.S. Military Academy); Colin Davis (Robert Morris University); Drew Filanowski (Binghamton University); Ben Gaccino (Transylvania University); Cooper Haas (Skidmore College); Tucker Kellogg (Syracuse University); Will Laughlin (Colorado College); Casey Sodolski (Robert Morris University); Christian Tacogue (Oberlin College); Michael Whitman (Pennsylvania College of Technology); and Landon Whitney SUNY Albany).
The Institutes for Active Learning:
● Citizenship: “Our topics included immigration, poverty, origami, international food, kindness, migration, and even a gameshow to highlight global citizenship awareness. The senior leaders in our group as a whole were truly outstanding. We look forward to working with them again in the Winter Term when we cover national citizenship.” – Jay Kellogg, Citizenship Institute Leader
● Leadership: “The senior leaders in our Institute were always on time, shared great ideas and insights, and efficiently organized our meetings and activities. We had a successful fall institute and much of the success was due to their efforts!” – Dr. David Hooks, Leadership Institute Leader
● Entrepreneurship: The activities and workshops held by the Entrepreneurship Institute this fall were designed to build skills in the areas of creativity, innovation, communication, management, adaptation, and risk taking — essentials for any future entrepreneur! The senior leaders did a terrific job spearheading the events for their peers and underclassmen.
● Environmental Stewardship: “The seniors in the Environmental Institute played an integral role in the rollout of our Saturday Programming this fall. Some examples of senior-led activities included constructing bat houses for the campus, hiking on the Appalachian Trail, preparing a meal out of local ingredients, learning how to fly fish, milling lumber from reclaimed trees for an outdoor camping space on campus, and working on a plan to improve recycling at Trinity-Pawling. The seniors had the opportunity to explain the how and why of each project, as well as guide their peers through each morning, and they did a phenomenal job,” – Josh Frost ’04, Environmental Stewardship Leader
We congratulate all of the seniors and postgraduates on their hard work so far this year and wish them even more success in the coming months.
by Emma Quigley