Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
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Upper School: 5625 Holy Trinity Drive, Melbourne, FL 32940 Lower School: 1720 Peachtree St., Melbourne, FL 32901 Melbourne , Brevard , Florida United States | |
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Type | Private School |
Motto | "Start Here. Go Anywhere." |
Established | Lower School: 1957 Upper School: 2001 |
President | Mrs. Elizabeth Miller |
Number of students | 976 |
Color(s) | Blue And Gold |
Mascot | Tigers |
Website | htacademy.org |
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, Florida, is an Episcopal coeducational college-preparatory school for grades preschool – 12th. It was founded in 1957. The school operates under the guidance of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida and the National Association of Independent Schools.[1]
Structure
The Academy is divided into the Lower School (3-year-old preschool through grade 6) and Upper School (grades 7-12). It has an academic program[2] and an athletic program.[3]
History
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy was established in 1957 as Holy Trinity Parish Day School. Its founding rector was The Reverend Alex Boyer. In 2000, the school expanded, splitting into a Lower School in the original location and an Upper School (high school) located at a new campus in Pineda, which graduated its first class of seniors in 2003. In 1957 when it was first created, they walked students to Mcdonald’s for lunch.
The Academy had eight National Merit Scholarship finalists in 2010, highest in the county and double the next closest school.[4]
Notable alumni
- Seth Coleman, 2019, college football defensive end[5]
- Vicky Hurst, 2008, professional golfer[6]
- Marcus Maye, 2012, safety in the National Football League
- Stefanie Scott, 2014, non-graduate, actress[7]
- Kate Upton, 2010, non-graduate, professional model[8]
See also
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Parish (Melbourne, Florida)
References
- ^ "School History". Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ "School Website, Academics area". Archived from the original on 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ School Website, Athletics area[permanent dead link]
- ^ "29 Brevard students National Merit finalists". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. 19 March 2010. pp. 5B. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
- ^ McCallum, Brian (10 January 2019). "HS sports notes: Cocoa's Patrick in AAF, HT's Coleman to Illini and more". Florida Today. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Cherry, Mike (25 December 2009). "Herschel & Hurst". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 3C. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.
- ^ Sangalang, Jennifer (June 3, 2015). "'Insidious: Chapter 3' star grew up in Brevard County". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida.
- ^ Orlando Sentinel Archived February 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- School Website
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