Staff Awards
2023-2024
District 3 Teacher of the Year: Mrs. Erin Miller
NSHSS Educator of the Year Finalist: Mrs. Erin Miller
CSPA
David Steinberg, Sports News, Certificate of Merit
Quill and Scroll Writing, Photo, Multimedia Contest
Second Place
David Hull, Sports Feature Writing
David Hull, Sports Writer of the Year
Sammy Lou, Features Writer of the Year
Third Place
Lucy Chong, Designer of the Year
Honorable Mention
Nikhil Daniel, Staff Editorial Writing
David Hull, Sports Feature Writing
Mila Taylor, Beginning Writer
FSPA Spring Digital Contests
All-Florida Staff Recognition
The Trinity Voice, All-Florida
2x Nikhil Daniel, Editorial
Nikhil Daniel & Gustavo Membreno, General Feature Story
Karthik Stead, Editorial
Sammy Lou, Entertainment Feature Story
Sam Miller, Opinion Page/Spread
David Bryskin, Commentary-Off-Campus
Fay Zhao, Non-Student Profile
Fay Zhao, General Feature Story
Amanda Rose DeStefano, Commentary-Off-Campus
Lucy Chong, Opinion Page/Spread
Mila Taylor, General Feature Story
Jack Aaron, Entertainment Feature Story
Aarav Gupta, Off-Campus News Story
Zach Kleiman, Entertainment Feature Story
Individual Awards
Nikhil Daniel, Finalist, Emerging Young Journalist
David Steinberg, Finalist, Sports Journalist of the Year
Best of the Best
Aarav Gupta, Off-Campus News Story
Sam Miller, Opinion Page/Spread
Sammy Lou, Entertainment Feature Story
Excellent
2x Zach Kleiman, Infographic
David Hull, Sports News/Feature Story
David Hull, Sports Profile (Written)
Caden Liu, Opinion Page/Spread
2x David Steinberg, Sports News/Feature Story
Sammy Lou, General Feature Story
Nikhil Daniel, Sports Profile (Written)
Nikhil Daniel & Gustavo Membreno, Campus News Story
Lucy Chong, Commentary-Off-Campus
Lucy Chong, Entertainment Feature Story
Lia Garibay, Opinion Page/Spread
Laziza Talipova, General Feature Story
Sofia Haddadin, Commentary-Campus
Sofia Haddadin, Campus News Story
Honorable Mentions
Laziza Talipova, Sports News/Feature Story
Laziza Talipova, Feature Page/Spread
2x Aarav Gupta, Campus News Story
Lucy Chong, Feature Page/Spread
Lucy Chong, Entertainment Feature Story
David Hull, Sports News/Feature Story
David Steinberg & David Hull, Sports Page/Spread
2x Zach Kleiman, Off-Campus News Story
Zach Kleiman, Sports Profile (Written)
2x Fay Zhao, Feature Page/Spread
Nikhil Daniel, Non-Student Profile (Written)
Jack Aaron, Campus News Story
Sammy Lou, Commentary-Campus
Karthik Stead, Opinion Page/Spread
Sam Miller, News Page/Spread
Tavish Ward, Non-Student Profile (Written)
FSPA Photo
Fall Digital Contest – All Florida (highest award)
Best of the Best Student Life Photo: Olivia Kortman
Best of the Best Personality Portrait – Non-Student: Olivia Prince
Excellent Personality Portrait – Student: Olivia Kortman
Excellent Personality Portrait – Non-Student: Olivia Kortman
Honorable Mention Student Life Photo: Olivia Prince
Honorable Mention Student Practice Photo: Olivia Prince
Honorable Mention Personality Portrait-Student: Olivia Prince
Honorable Mention Sports Reaction Photo: Olivia Prince
Honorable Mention Student Life Photo: Olivia Kortman
Honorable Mention Student Practice Photo: Olivia Kortman
Honorable Mention Sports Practice Photo: Olivia Kortman
2022-2023
CSPA: Silver Crown
ASPA
1st place for schools 500-1000
NSPA
Opinion Writing
The Boys Which Never Existed, David Bryskin, Honorable Mention
Goodbye Girlboss, Amanda DeStefano, Third Place
Sports Story
Shock on the Field, David Steinberg, Second Place
Dreams to Reality, David Steinberg, Honorable Mention
Writer of the Year Finalist – Jack Ververis
District 3 Teacher of the Year – Mrs. Erin Miller
Gold Award for the entire Trinity Voice publication
13 All-Florida Awards
Editorial All-Florida – Abby Hernan
Commentary-Campus All-Florida – Abby Hernan
Commentary-Campus All-Florida – Jack Ververis
Opinion Page/Spread All-Florida Best of the Best– Reese Taylor, Austin Yuan, Andrew Edwards
Commentary Off-Campus All-Florida – Sreekar Nagulapalli
Opinion Page/Spread All-Florida – Jack Ververis, Andrew Edwards
General Feature Story All-Florida – Iris Lei
Feature Page/Spread All-Florida – Jack Ververis
Podcast Best of the Best – Aetant Prekash
Personality Portrait Non-Student All-Florida – Anna Miliotes
Off-Campus News Story All-Florida – Carol Marques
Newsmagazine Cover All-Florida – Andrew Edwards, Jack Ververis, Marcos Membreno, Amy-Ruth Gyang, Reese Taylor
Commentary Off-Campus All-Florida – Marcos Membreno
Quill & Scroll
News writing, Honorable Mention – Ava Savino
Sports Feature Writing, Honorable Mention – David Steinberg
Excellent, Feature Writing – Taylor Griffith
Excellent, News Writing – Emily Cuoto-Lopez
Superior, News Writing – Peyton Keith
Honorable Mention, Feature Writing – Lucy Chong
2021-2022
Gold Award for the entire publication from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association
ASPA
First place in private schools with less than 1,000 students and Most Outstanding Private School Newsmagazine
JEA/NSPA
Middle School Contest:
Superior Rating (highest possible, only 27 nationally awarded) in feature writing – Jack Aaron & Sam Lou
Honorable Mention in sports writing – Fay Zhao
FSPA
All-Florida Publication, 1 of only 5 schools Best of the Best
Entertainment Feature Story
NFTS: Tech of the Future Today, Aetant Prakash
Newspaper/Newsmagazine Opinion Page/Spread
True Crime Tampers With the Truth, Sarah Lin
Sports Profile
National Tennis Champ Takes Next Step in Career, David Steinberg
All-Florida (Total of 20)
Commentary- Campus
Beyond the Binary, Maddie Peckham
Commentary Off-Campus
A Distorted Reflection, Reese Taylor
Comfortable in the Uncomfortable, Reese Taylor
How We Hurt the Homeless, Taylor Riley
Entertainment Feature Story
NFTS: Tech of the Future Today, Aetant Prakash
General Feature Story
Speechless, Sarah Currie
Middle School Copy
Feminism Isn’t a White Thing, Taylor Riley
Newspaper/Newsmagazine Opinion Page/Spread
True Crime Tampers With the Truth, Sarah Lin
Evening the Playing Field, Jack Ververis
Social Media Distorts Beauty Into the Unattainable, Jaidyn Holt
Beyond the Binary, Jaidyn Holt
Off-campus News Story
A Declining Future, Ava Savino
A Dimmer Future, Andrew Bachrach
Billionaire Space Race Takes Off, Taylor Riley
Feminism Isn’t a White Thing, Taylor Riley
Editorial
A Dream Waitlisted, Jack Ververis
Evening the Playing Field, Jack Ververis
More Than Just Hair, Amy-Ruth Gyang
Sports News/Feature Story
Mental Health in Student Athletes, David Steinberg
Sports Profile
National Tennis Champ Takes Next Step in Career, David Steinberg
NSPA:
Jack Ververis – Honorable Mention 2021 Story of the Year, Editorial
Andrew Bachrach & Jaidyn Holt – Honorable Mention 2021 Design of the Year, Newsmagazine Page/Spread
Marcos Membreno – 5th place Podcast
Abby Hernan & Sarah Lin – 8th place Newsmagazine Page Design of the Year
https://studentpress.org/nspa/fall-2021-best-of-show/
Lindsey Yared – Second Place 2021 NSPA Junior High/Middle School, Story of the Year
Adi Burgos – Honorable Mention 2021 NSPA Junior High/Middle School, Story of the Year
Sarah Currie – Honorable Mention 2021 NSPA Junior High/Middle School, Design of the Year
Skye Johannsen-Williams, Honorable Mention NSPA Junior High/Middle School, Story of the Year
Kayle Alexandre – Honorable Mention 2021 Photo of the Year, Feature Photo
2020-2021
ASPA: (announced in June 2021) 1st place in private schools with less than 1,000 students.
Also from ASPA:
Outstanding Investigative Reporting for “Pandemic Leaves Education Funding in Jeopardy” by Jack Ververis
CSPA:
Matthew Mapa – 3rd place in informational graphics portfolio
Kayla Alexandre – 2nd place in single feature photo for news publication
JEA Junior High/Middle School National Media Contest
Carol Marques – Superior in Feature Writing for “Covid-19’s effect on working high school students”
Lindsey Yared – Excellent in Feature Writing for “Work Your Way out of the Pandemic”
David Steinberg – Honorable Mention in News Writing for “Flying Under the Radar”
David Hull – Excellent in News Writing for “Habitat House Completed Despite Pandemic”
FSPA:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yLr-lfv-QWDnquysOO-pIPsIcG-bqFeHf0okzHtVYnI/edit?usp=sharing
The entire newsmagazine received All-Florida
29 All-Florida individual awards
5 Best of the Best awards – Jack Ververis, Andrew Bachrach, Jaidyn Holt (3), Matthew Mapa, MS Carol Marques
NSPA Honor Roll:
Kayla Alexandre, The Trinity Voice
Andrew Bachrach, The Trinity Voice
Deniz Boloni-Turgut, The Trinity Voice
Emma Kim, The Trinity Voice
Matthew Mapa, The Trinity Voice
Humberto Membreno, The Trinity Voice
Amy Qiao, The Trinity Voice
Connor Raffa, The Trinity Voice
Jacob Raffa, The Trinity Voice
Maneesh Rajulapati, The Trinity Voice
Sidney Seybold, The Trinity Voice
Ryan Zehnder, The Trinity Voice
Matthew Halpin’s “Senior Shatters Silence: Justin Davis excels on the court despite hearing impairment” was recognized as a Story of the Year Finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association. This award means his article is in the top 10 sports articles in the nation last year. This is the highest individual award we have won from the NSPA in my time as an adviser. They are still announcing a few more categories, so we may have some more good news next week.
Jake Raffa’s “Donated Uniforms Add New Life to Varsity Football Team” won third place for Sports News from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
Ryan Latterell and Kayla Alexandre won Honorable Mention for Full Page Photo Layout for their Fall Showcase.
The entire Voice photo department won 3rd place for a portfolio of their work from last school year.
Quill & Scroll: https://quillandscroll.org/12869/uncategorized/2021-writing-photo-and-multimedia-contest-winners/#toggle-id-1
Sweepstakes (#1) for Editorial for Connor Raffa “The Electoral College Should be Abolished”
Editorial Page Design Honorable Mention for Andrew Bachrach “Underpaid, Unappreciated, Unappreciated”
Column Writing for Jack Ververis “Big Tech, Big Consequences”
2019-2020
ASPA: (announced in August 2020 due to COVID) 1st place in private schools with less than 1,000 students.
FSPA:
All-Florida ranking for the newsmagazine as a whole
4 All-Florida Newsmagazine front page – October 2019, November 2019, December 2019, February 2020
Honorable Mention News Package
33 Honorable Mentions, 21 Excellent Awards, 22 All-Florida Awards overall, 9 finalists for Best in Show
3 Best of the Best
All-Florida Awards
Honorable Mentions
Newspaper/newsmagazine sports page/spread:
Pool repairs inconvenience swim team, Oliver Johnson
Running up the rankings, Jake Raffa
Against all odds, Matthew Halpin
Newspaper/newsmagazine news page/spread:
College Board pilots new programs, Amy Qiao
Spot News Photo
Color Run, Ryan Latterell
Senior Investiture, Fiona McCracken
Fashion Shoot, Ryan Latterell
Newspaper/newsmagazine feature page/spread
Debunking the myth: left vs. right brain, Caitlin Hawley
What the history books never told you: Central Florida has a deep history of racial violence against African-Americans, Sidney Seybold
Nature Photo
North Carolina Fall, Ryan Latterell
Pumpkins, Ryan Latterell
Walkway, Ryan Latterell
Personality Portrait
Powderpuff Cheering, Ryan Latterell
A Whole New World, Kayla Alexandre
Commentary – Campus
School security as a spectrum, Connor Raffa*
Sports Action Photography
Spring Sports Showcase, Kayla Alexandre
Spring Sports Showcase, Ryan Latterell
General Feature Story
Classrooms undercover modern-day religious conflict, Alexis Huang and Maneesh Rajulapati
Campus News Story
Alumni return for Author Fest, Emma Kim
General Feature Story
Viral culture in the digital age, Amy Qiao
Off-Campus News Story
College Board pilots new programs, Amy Qiao
Orlando has an affordable housing crisis: Here’s why, Andrew Bachrach
News Package
New Teacher Showcase, Staff
Feature Photography
PowderPuff, Ryan Latterell
Sports Profile
Against all odds, Matthew Halpin
Student profile story
Senior runs school study, Emma Kim
Student musicians nationally recognized, Emma Kim
Academics/Organization Photography
Birds of Prey Showcase, Mateo Membreno
Newspaper/newsmagazine opinion page/spread
Too little, too late, Andrew Bachrach
Infographic
Disney dream deferred: the complicated relationship between tourism and wages, Mapa
Editorial
Misguided intentions: why active shooter training does more harm than good, Ryan Zehnder
Mid-semester comments earn a failing grade, Ryan Zehnder
The Spin Cycle, Ryan Zehnder
Excellent
Quick Turn Photography
Anti-Security: Kayla Alexandre
Entertainment Feature Story
Curricula controversy: where the line is drawn*: Caitlin Hawley
Special Effects Photo
Break the Silence: Ryan Latterell
Nature Photo
Senior Retreat: Ryan Latterell
Personality Portrait
Candy Excitement: Kayla Alexandre
Sports Feature
New teams offer opportunities for younger student athletes: Jake Raffa
Running up the rankings: Jake Raffa
Sports Action Photography
Fall Sports Showcase: Ryan Latterell
Trinity Teams: Mateo Membreno
General Feature Story
Generation Z hits the brakes on growing up: Deniz Boloni-Turgut
Debunking the myth: left vs. right brain: Caitlin Hawley
Campus News Story
New welcome kiosk greets Trinity students: Andrew Bachrach
Off-Campus News Story
What the history books never told you: Sidney Seybold
Commentary Off Campus
What standardized tests fail to assess: Connor Raffa
Academics/Organization Photography
Nathan Holic Master Class: Mateo Membreno
Middle School Copy
Relaxing, reading, and writing: Rahul Sivakumaran
Varsity cheerleaders expand beyond pep to positive minds: Amanda Toussaint
Double life: How Some Teachers Balance a Job Outside of the Classroom: Andrew Lee
Newspaper/newsmagazine opinion page spread
You are what you post, Lexi Good
No place to hesitate, Lexi Good
Saints get insufficient sleep*, Connor Raffa
All-Florida
Entertainment Feature Story
Debunking the myth: left vs. right brain, Caitlin Hawley
Newspaper/Newsmagazine Feature Page/Spread
Classrooms undercover modern-day religious conflict, Alexis Huang and Maneesh Rajulapati
Nature Photo
Tree Trunk, Ryan Latterell
Commentary-Campus
Too little, too late, Andrew Bachrach (WINNER)*
Students get insufficient sleep, Connor Raffa (finalist)*
General Feature Story
What’s in a name? More than you’d think, Deniz Boloni-Turgut
Commentary Off Campus
Adaptation in the information age, Connor Raffa(finalist)
Too little, too late, Andrew Bachrach*
You are what you post, Lexi Good
Sports Feature Story
Donated uniforms add new life to varsity football team*, Jake Raffa
Campus News Story
Department chairs relocate after helpdesk move, Amy Qiao and Emma Kim
Middle school scraps yearlong PE, Andrew Bachrach
Senior runs school study, Emma Kim
Middle School Copy
Music raves and brain waves, Tegan Larrimore (WINNER)
Seussical: An amazing show that’s truly Seuss, David Bryskin (finalist)
Front Page
A sense of security
Saints get insufficient sleep
The unseen world of religious conflict (finalist?)
The double-edged sword of development
Infographic
Global hotspots for religious conflict, Mapa (WINNER)
Sports Reaction Photo
Pep Rally, Ryan Latterell (finalist)
Quick Turn Photography Challenge
Connection, Ryan Latterell (finalist)
FSPA BEST OF THE BEST:
Matthew Mapa Best of the Best for Infographic (on religious conflict, Dec 2019)
Tegan Larrimore Best of the Best for MS copy (Dec 2019)
Andrew Bachrach Best of the Best Campus Commentary (on sex ed, Nov 2019)
NSPA Honor Roll:
Grace Beneke, The Trinity Voice
Alexandra Good, The Trinity Voice
Alexis Huang, The Trinity Voice
Emma Kim, The Trinity Voice
Ryan Latterell, The Trinity Voice
Matthew Mapa, The Trinity Voice
Amy Qiao, The Trinity Voice
Amber Rampersaud, The Trinity Voice
Sidney Seybold, The Trinity Voice
Elizabeth Ugan, The Trinity Voice
Ryan Zehnder, The Trinity Voice
Quill & Scroll
Sweepstakes (#1) for Editorial – Drew Miller “Affluence Can Buy Access & Advantage” May 2019
National Winner (#2) for News Writing – Liz Ugan “The gun store next door” March 2019
National Winner (#2) for Environmental Portrait Photo – Ryan Latterell “Football Commits”