Alumni News
Warrior Soccer Players Named Scholar All-Americans
Posted on August 1, 2024
Trinity Christian School 2024 graduates Carmelo Kniska and Ben Lohmann have the distinct honor of being named 2023-24 United Soccer Coaches High School Scholar All-Americans. This team represents the nation’s best on the soccer field and in the classroom during their cumulative high school careers.
Kniska (4.6 GPA) was a 1st Team All-State selection this past year, scoring 25 goals for the 1A-3A OVAC champions. Lohmann (4.25 GPA) was twice named the West Virginia A/AA Goalkeeper of the Year and 1st Team All-State. He was also the Region 1 Player of the Year and finalist for State Player of the Year. Kniska and Lohmann are the first All-Americans in Trinity Christian School history and the only players from West Virginia on the team. There were 43 boys selected as Scholar All-Americans.
Kniska and Lohmann are invited to attend the United Soccer Coaches All-America Ceremony on January 11, 2025, In Chicago, Ill., where they will be honored alongside the 2024 All-Americans and Scholar All-Americans for youth, high school, and college soccer.
Kniska will attend Columbia University this fall while Lohmann will continue his studies at West Virginia University.
For the official announcement from the United Soccer Coaches visit their website.
Carmelo Kniska
Ben Lohmann
Home for the Holidays 2023
Posted on December 11, 2023
All Trinity Christian Alumni are invited to join us for a fun night of Trinity Christian High School basketball and catching up with friends on December 22, 2023. The Warriors host Notre Dame with the girls playing first at 5:45 p.m. and the boys tipping off at 7:30 p.m. Alumni who register will receive 1 complimentary ticket for both the high school girls’ and boys’ basketball games against Notre Dame on Friday, December 22. To register to attend, visit this link.
WV BEAR Mission Has Ties to Former Teacher
Posted on October 31, 2023
It is amazing how things in life come full circle! The school had a recent visit from Mrs. Linda Jackson,
widow of William “Bill” Jackson, for whom the WV BEAR missions are named. During Mr. Jackson’s long and successful career with NASA, he met and mentored TCS STEM coordinator Marcus Fisher. After her husband’s death, Mrs. Jackson, a former TCS math teacher, donated numerous awards and artifacts collected by her husband over his years of service at NASA. They now adorn the walls of our STEM lab and will serve as inspiration for our students! When Mrs. Jackson served the school years ago, who would have imagined that our STEM students would be working on a NASA mission named after her husband?
Welcoming Warriors for Homecoming 2022
Posted on September 21, 2022
Trinity Christian School is celebrating 25 years of Educating for Life! As a part of the year-long celebration, we invite alumni of Trinity High School and Trinity Christian School to be our guests for the Homecoming Game on October 14, 2022. Kick-off is at 7 p.m. Alumni and a guest can receive complimentary tickets to the game by registering. Children of alumni can attend for free, too! Registration is required to receive the tickets which will be reserved for registrants at the gate.
This is a great opportunity to meet up with old friends, enjoy light refreshments, and browse a display of memorabilia before and during the game.
We can’t wait to welcome back our Warriors!
For more information, contact Jeannine Kelley at jkelley@tcswv.org
Alumni News – Spring 2020
Posted on October 2, 2020
Our graduates continue to amaze us! We are excited to share a few updates on their accomplishments.
Torren Bricker ’19 is currently pursuing a BSN at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. Torren is an anatomy tutor at her campus and a Clinical Assistant at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was awarded two additional scholarships this spring: the Port Family Public Service Award for community service and the President’s Freshman Award for earning a 4.0 cumulative GPA.
Leighton Croft ’19 had a successful freshman year at Waynesburg University. She recently received her official letter welcoming her into the Professional Nursing program. A freshman basketball player, Leighton was named to the PAC (Presidents’ Athletic Conference) Sportsmanship team. She played in 24 games and averaged 6.1 pts per game.
Sam Dale ’16 graduated from the University of Toronto receiving an Honours Bachelor of Science in Bioethics and Human Biology. Sam has been published in Columbia University’s Journal of Bioethics and is scheduled to give a presentation at the World Bioethics Conference in Porto, Portugal in March 2021. This summer, Sam plans to study at Yale University’s Summer Institute in Bioethics. He has also been elected as President of the University of Toronto Gospel Choir.
Joshua Gilliland ’16 graduated from Geneva College with a B.S. in Computer Science, a B.A. in Philosophy and a minor in Creative Writing. He plans to pursue an M.A. in Philosophy while working full-time in computer science with the eventual goal of earning a PhD in Philosophy. He and his wife Molly live in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania while Molly completes her undergraduate education at Geneva College.
Jack Goellner ’15 graduated Summa Cum Laude from West Virginia Wesleyan College and will attend the Joan C. Edwards College of Medicine at Marshall University in July 2020.
Jerid Jento ’12 is serving in the Air Force. He and his wife live in Florida, where he currently awaits his one-year deployment.
Sophia Kenney ’16 graduated Summa Cum Laude with Presidential Honors from WVU with a B.S. in Immunology and Medical Microbiology and minors in Communication Studies, Religious Studies, and Biology. In the fall, she will begin the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences Graduate Program at Penn State University with an emphasis in Immunology and Infectious Disease.
Katy Kessler ’19 finished her freshman year at WVU as a Biology major in the Honors College where she made the Dean’s List both semesters. Katy has since changed her major to English and was recently contacted by one of her English professors who suggested that she consider publishing one of her writings.
Hannah Keyser ’16 graduated Summa Cum Laude from WVU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and a minor in Forensic and Investigative Sciences. Hannah has accepted a nursing position with WVU Medicine’s HVI on the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and will start there this summer. Hannah has served on the board for the Health and Wellness Commission for the city of Morgantown for the past year and a half and currently holds the position of secretary.
Christian Moats ’16 graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Salem University.
Jalen Wimer ’19 completed his second semester at WVU, majoring in Exercise Physiology
