Holy Trinity School Alumni Association
11300 Bayview Ave L4S 1L4 Richmond Hill, ON, Canada

Thank you to Elyssa Pullella ’19, who spoke with our Grade 10 and 11 students today about her journey from HTS to post-secondary school. Elyssa is in her second year of the commerce program at Queen's University.

Raj Paul ’13 is producing The Pines Still Whisper, an independent feature film, with an international group of artists from Canada and the United Kingdom, including his sister, Kira Paul ’15, who is part of the creative team. Raj says, The Pines Still Whisper, was born out of the first lockdown, when our team decided that we would continue creating our own work instead of letting ourselves fall into complacency as our industry collapsed. The group has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the project. More information can be found on the official Facebook page below.

Lisa West ’99 has been teaching in the Middle School since 2017. Read what one of her students, Lia C., had to say about Mrs. West!

Hey alumni, remember these spaces pre-construction? Check it out!

Karl van Kessel ’88, Clare Mitchell ’95 and Simon Mitchell ’92 joined our Grade 11 environmental sciences classes to help challenge students’ proposals for their wetlands case studies. Karl, Clare and Simon have all devoted their careers to sustainability in different ways, and graciously shared their experiences and feedback with our students. Thank you for joining our students remotely to share!

Seher Shafiq ’08 and her husband were featured on the front page of today's The Toronto Star for their venture, Cardamom & Co. care packages focussed on gift giving and attempting to bridge the gap of social isolation. Congratulations, Seher ’08! #HTSHawkPride

Chris Chiu ’13 works at Cambridge Brain Sciences, a neuroscience startup focused on providing brain and mental health specialists with precise, data-driven tools to better understand cognition. Chris spoke with our Grade 12 science class today about his experiences and answered their questions about cognitive testing. Thanks for joining us, Chris!

Thank you to Mustafa Abdulhusein ’05, Anna D’Angela ’09, Jill Desnoyer ’04, Mitchell T. Dost ’08, Emily Fong ’09, Krista Kelly ’12, Rachel Lam ’09, Vince Mendes de Franca ’91, Margaret Mioduszewski ’00, Clare Mitchell ’95, Simon J. Mitchell ’92, Alex Nielsen ’09, Rohini Pasricha ’16, Nicole Relke ’11, Samantha Roter ’14, Rasika Singh ’09, Andrew Stroz ’13, Emily Tam ’09, Andrea J. Trozzo ’13, Karl van Kessel ’88 and Courtney Wittmann ’11 for joining us for Career Night last evening. Our alumni shared their experiences in their post-secondary education and career paths with students and parents, offering great advice to students.

Happy New Year, HTS alumni!

Jessica Lam ’09 is an oncology nurse at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a recent graduate of Ryerson University’s Master of Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Policy and Education program. Jessica reflects on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on her patients, being awarded the University Health Network’s Collaborative Academic Practice Fellowship for developing an educational program on oncology for naturalist nurses and her experience working as the clinical coordinator in the Medical Assistance in Dying Program at the University Health Network. Read more about Jessica’s experiences and her passion for teaching and learning. https://www.hts.on.ca/list-detail?pk=174664&fromId=243802

Mr. David Hughes ’89 is retiring in January! You can send him your well wishes to [email protected].

Check out Ada's Craft Corner! Ada has been part of our community for many years, first as a parent of alumni, she sponsors an annual athletic award in her son's memory and is now a current HTS Holy Trinity School grandparent. Thank you, Ada! All proceeds from the sale of Ada’s beautifully hand-crafted products will be generously donated to HTS!

We're looking for an alum to lead a prayer during this year's virtual Founder's Day Service.

The 2020 edition of the Trinitarian is being delivered to your mailbox! Read alumni spotlights featuring Hoda Gray ’07, Dr. Nadia Oryema ’05 and Viren Shastri ’13, as well as our retired Holy Trinity School Alumni Association (HTSAA) President, Kathryn (Rutherford) Foster ’03. Learn more about HTS’s response to the impact of COVID-19, the Inspiring Greatness: Designing the Future Campaign and our commitment to diversity and equity at HTS. DM us if you have recently moved and we’ll get a copy sent to you! In the meantime, view it online by clicking the link below.

Looking for a way to let your friends and loved ones know you’re thinking of them? Check out Seher Shafiq ’08’s online store, Cardamom and Co. Focussing on doing small things to spread positivity using old school methods, Cardamom & Co. sells care packages and kits that can be sent to friends and loved ones that you may not be able to see due to the pandemic. Each care package is customized with a personalized card and the option to add on a gift bag.... www.cardamomandco.com

Young alumni, we want to hear from you! Since we can’t come and visit you like we have in the past, we’re hosting a social for our newest alumni, the Class of 2020, and for young alumni studying in post-secondary. Bring your coffee, tea, alumni classmates and catch up with each other and HTS faculty! We can’t wait to see you soon. RSVP here: hts.on.ca/alumni

Thomas Zachos ’17 and his family have been generating awareness to raise funds for research of mitochondrial disease, something Thomas has personally been impacted by. Through their efforts, the Zachos family established The Thomas C. Zachos Chair in Mitochondrial Research the first-named chair to support mitochondrial research in Canada. Follow Thomas on Instagram and visit his website below where he has just launched a special fundraising effort hoping to generate more fu...nding for research. All funds from purchasing the merchandise that Thomas has helped design and create will be donated to the Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative (MITO2i) a Canada-wide organization of researchers, clinicians and academic institutions dedicated to transforming our understanding and treatment of mitochondrial disease. http://lifesjourneythomasz.deco-apparel.com/home

Last night, 20 HTS alumni joined us for our virtual Career Night. Alumni engaged with Senior School students and their parents about their educational experiences, career paths and volunteer engagements. Thank you to Sarah Bevilacqua ’10, Julia Bocchicchio ’13, Irene Brown ’13, Anna D’Angela ’09, Cait Donald ’07, Mitchell Dost ’08, Allahnah Karmali ’13, Rachel Lam ’09, Alexandra Merkel ’13, Alex Nielsen ’09, Vanessa Oryema ’13, Rohini Pasricha ’16, Nicole Relke ’11, Michael Salna ’09, Anisa Shastri ’09, Daven Shastri ’09, Rasika Singh ’09, Maggie So ’13, Andrew Stroz ’13 and Emily Tam ’09 for joining us! We look forward to hosting our next Career Night in January. Direct message us if you’re interested in joining us!