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puters. When students needed support, other measures were used. “Most issues were simply resolved by email and phone calls, in some circumstances computers were dropped off and picked up at the school” according to Trinity’s Technology Assistant, “Our fac- ulty and staff worked tirelessly to integrate all facets of the Trinity experience into a virtual environment.” The teachers did the lion’s share of the work integrating video, Zoom, Webex, and all our learning and testing software to keep students on track in their educational pursuits. “We were proud to be able to come alongside them as they strived to maintain the excellence in education that is the hallmark of the Trinity experi- ence!” It was also important to the staff to continue to provide an ex- perience unique to Trinity not only as a top-notch learning insti- tution, but also a faith-based school and a Trinity family. Social media was employed to help continue to build those strong bonds. Coaches led students in devotions offering words of encouragement and pointing them to the true source of hope. Students from the middle and upper school showed off their creativity as they led the Pledge of Allegiance, gave announcements and wished fellow students a “Happy Birthday!” And on April 29, the faculty and staff were able to pull off a spe- cial surprise for the Class of 2020. They lined the carpool lane wearing red, white, and blue with music blaring, pom-poms shak- ing, and everyone cheering as the seniors drove through to collect their caps and gowns. “It was a day to remember, filled with both joy and sadness,” said Senior Sponsor Kathryn Stabler, “While there were many tears shed, everyone found it good for the soul to see each other once again.” The lower school students were nurtured with book read-alouds, virtual field trips, coding activities, themed scavenger hunts, science experiments, art lessons, math games and more! Giving back to the community is also an integral part of the Trinity experience and is often modeled by faculty and staff. Frank Parquette, Faculty Department Chair for Technology and Pete McCoy, Technology Director, and Keeli Osmer, Lower School Me- dia Specialist, also used Trinity’s 3D-Printing technology to man- ufacture medical protective equipment for the Montgomery area hospitals and medical community. The protective face shields took approximately five hours each to produce and the pair combined to produce over 100 units to assist in supporting efforts to combat the virus and protect medical personnel. Mrs. Osmer used one of the Lower School 3D printers to create “ear saver” pieces to be used with masks by the medical community. According to Keeli Osmer, Media Specialist, “The absence of the brick and mortar building during the school closure forced us to adjust our accelerated curriculum to a distance learning format in record time. It was a huge learning curve in which Trinity not only mastered but excelled. This experience made us all better ed- ucators!" "I am thankful for faculty who worked tirelessly to provide a quality education, students who displayed diligence and determi- nation, and parents who supported both faculty and students dur- ing an atypical time. The success of our distance learning was a team effort by the entire Trinity community,” sings Ms. Coker. n 50 AL/ Metro 360 www.almetro360.com Trinity faculty and staff cheered on the Class of 2020 as they drove through to pick up their caps and gowns.