Alumni Spotlight: Michelle Gabertan (’85) Begley
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Executive Director and Board Internal Auditor for Duval County Public Schools
 

Courtney AndrewsMichelle Gabertan Begley attended Trinity from sixth grade and graduated Valedictorian in 1985.  While she attended Trinity, Michelle participated in student government and various other clubs and activities.  During high school she knew college was waiting after graduation, but she really did not know what major to declare.  In her senior year at Trinity, she took Mrs. Whitehead’s bookkeeping class and this inspired her current career. 
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Graduation

The Academy just completed 47 years of service, and the 2014 graduates are the 41st graduating class, which now brings our total of alumni to over 3,500.

This year 118 students graduated from Trinity Christian Academy. Collectively, as a group they were awarded over $2,934,540 in available scholarships. Forty seniors earned scholarships averaging $73,364 each.  Thirteen seniors graduated with honors, eleven with high honors, and twenty-nine with highest honors.

TCA has a history of its students actively participating in Dual Enrollment and Early Admissions programs at Trinity Baptist College and Florida State College. This year, 97 students participated, 66 are seniors and 8 already completed their 2yr Associates Degree.


Ben Watkins Award

This year’s recipients of the Ben Watkins Award are Austin Aman and Justin Duff (pictured below).  Austin and Justin both received scholarships to Hillsborough Community College where they will play baseball in the spring. 

The award was started in 2003 after Ben Watkins passed away after a long battle with cancer. Ben was a standout athlete in baseball and football at Trinity.  He graduated in 1993.  Ben went on to pitch for the University of North Florida for four years, where he still holds several records.   


Students of Distinction

Many awards were presented during the Students of Distinction ceremony.  One of the highest honors, the David Leroy Robertson’s Senior Christian Character Award, was presented to Payton Woods and Walter Bryan.

                 

Alumna Kimberly Jackson (’08) spoke during the ceremony, encouraging the graduates in their journey ahead. Kimberly went on to the University of Florida, where she graduated in 2013. She is currently working as a doctor of pharmacy for Omnicare.


TCA Distinguished Alumnus Award

The Trinity Christian Academy Distinguished Alumnus Award was created to honor alumni who have achieved a high level of success in their professions, who are faithful in their local churches, who have shown a continued interest in TCA, and who embody the values of Trinity Christian Academy.


Tommy Carr, Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

The first recipient of our Distinguished Alumnus Award is Thomas Adams Carr.  Tommy graduated in 1985 and then went on to Jacksonville University where he graduated in 1990.  In 1997 he started Intralabs, Inc. where he currently works with fellow alumni Eugene Aman and Billy White.  Tommy has been married for 25 years to Rhoda, who graduated in 1986.  They have 3 children:  Christopher, who graduated in 2012, currently a junior at UNF, Andrew, who is graduated this year, and Crystal, who is in 9th grade.


Save the Date - November 7, 2014

Mark your calendars! TCA football homecoming is November 7. We will have an alumni dinner before the game. We had a great response in 2013, and we want to make it bigger and better this year. We are recruiting volunteers to help with the event.  If you would like to volunteer to help check in your classmates or help decorate, please email Jenny Stanley at alumni@tbc.edu


Alumni Webpage

Trinity Christian Academy now has a link on the TCA website just for alumni. To access our page directly, visit www.tcajax.org/alumni. On the page you will find a class directory, an archive with previous issues, and the link to update your information.


Trinity Christian Academy Alumni Facebook Page

Have you “liked” our official Trinity Christian Academy Facebook page yet? If not, click here to “like” our page to stay updated on campus happenings and enjoy weekly pictures from TCA’s past.

 

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