Inside the Pride High School News - Volume 180
Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening at the High School
Published July 30, 2023
Volume 180
Kimberly Jones - High School Principal
Events & Announcements
The definition of hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. “But a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” The tree of life represents the renewal of life. When our hopes and desires are fulfilled, we are refreshed. As we join in community and draw hope from one another, we grow stronger in Christ. When our prayers are answered, we are encouraged. Christ is our living hope and He desires for us to share that hope with everyone. Hope binds us all together as followers of Christ. Let’s be committed to locking arms for this new school year. Placing our full faith, trust, and hope in the Lord.
Introducing our New Additions
Jennifer Cook
Jennifer Cook and her family have been a part of Trinity Christian School for about 15 years. Her son, Caleb, graduated from Trinity in 2022 and her daughter, Chloe, is a junior this school year. She has been married to her husband, John, for 22 years.
As a studio art graduate of Berry College, Mrs. Cook stepped into the art position at Trinity last year as a long term sub, and it was clear from the start that she was meant to be here. We are excited to have her officially join our team as the high school art teacher.
Mrs. Cook is super excited to now be a part of all the talent and creativity we have here at TCS. She says, “It is a real joy to get to encourage and instruct and build up each of the students that will be in the art room this year! I pray we will be pointing everyone to Jesus with our pencils and paintbrushes!”
Brock Dale
Brock Dale, a native of California, joins our team as an economics and finance teacher and golf coach. He and his wife, Hannah, who is a RN at Piedmont Newnan, just celebrated their two year anniversary.
Mr. Dale studied economics and played football for the University of California, Davis. After graduating in 2017, he extended his athletic career playing professionally in Germany. When he moved to Georgia in late 2018, he began searching for life after football. The Lord drew Him, and he surrendered his life to Christ Jesus and was baptized in January 2019. Shortly after, he began a coaching career at Elite Performance Institute serving as a Performance Specialist and Manager for 4 years and then moved to D1 Training Peachtree City as the General Manager to help launch a new franchise location.
Mr. Dale shares his thoughts on coming to Trinity: “Teaching, coaching, and sharing the knowledge I have been given has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. I am so blessed to have this opportunity at TCS, and whether it's in a weight room, on a football field, the golf course or the classroom, I am blessed to share Christ with the next generation of students!”
Go Lions!
Nic Dickens
Nic Dickens is entering his tenth year teaching and is joining the high school staff after spending the last seven years teaching Georgia History in the middle school. He will be teaching US History and Government as well as coaching football and soccer.
Outside of the classroom, Mr. Dickens enjoys spending time with his wife Alicia and twin daughters Ava and Riley. Mr. Dickens is excited to be a part of the high school family and is looking forward to a great year!
Sam Howard
Sam Howard comes to Trinity to teach our 9th grade Bible classes as a recent graduate from Cedarville University with a B.A. in Biblical Studies. Originally a Wisconsin boy, he found his way to Georgia when he met Trinity Lion Alumni, Kelly Fourman, and married her in May. He also discovered that he loved Georgia peaches, but isn’t too sure about the heat!
In his free time, and when it's not too hot, he enjoys the outdoors whether that is camping, hiking, kayaking, or hunting. As he looks toward this new experience, he says, “I am excited to take what I have learned over the past few years of studying as well as church internships and really apply it as I teach 9th Grade Bible this year. Looking forward to this year and all that the Lord has in store!”
Michelle Hutcheson
Michelle Hutcheson began her career in education at Evans Middle School in Newnan, GA where she taught for eight years. She then moved to Northgate High School where she served as counselor for twenty-three years, eleven of those as Lead Counselor. Her thirty-one-year career with the Coweta County School System came to a close in June of 2023; however, Mrs. Hutcheson’s service is not yet complete. She feels led to continue her work with students and parents and is humbled and grateful that the Lord granted her the opportunity to join the Trinity family.
Mrs. Hutcheson will join Trinity as the 9th and 10th grade counselor and is so excited to be able to use her spiritual gifts in a faith filled environment where she can educate, equip, and empower 9th and 10th grade students, comfort parents, and resolve conflicts.
Mrs. Hutcheson and her husband Roth, a career Firefighter, have been married for 29 years and they have four sons: Houston, McKinley, and twins Carter and Colten. They also have a precious three year old grandson, Jameson. Mrs. Hutcheson and her family enjoy vacationing at the beach, deep sea fishing, and spending time outdoors! She gives praise to the Lord for leading her to Trinity and believes the Trinity family will become an extension of her own family. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
Dan Robertson
Dan Robertson Is coming to Trinity from Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, FL where he was the Head Men’s soccer coach at TBC for the past 3 years. While there he led the TBC program to two National Christian College Athletic Association Region Tournament runners up. He has Coached at Brewton-Parker College and Georgia Southern. While at Southern he helped coached goalkeepers and helped lead the starting GK to the all-time shutout record and GSU's first ever SOCON Championship and NCAA national tournament appearance. We are excited to have Dan’s expertise at Trinity as he brings his proven coaching skills to our soccer programs.
Beyond the soccer field, Dan brings 24 years of teaching experience to our history department as a world history, world religions and apologetics teacher. He has been married for 24 years to his wife Holly and they have 3 children all in college. Jarod 22, Jadon 20, and Olivia 18. Mr. Robertson is excited to join the Trinity team for this next year.
Ryan Tipton
Ryan Tipton is not new to Trinity, but he is new to the high school and joins our high school team this year as the new senior Bible teacher and head of the Bible department. Mr. Tipton graduated with a BA in Biblical Studies/Language, Ouachita Baptist University, and later received his MDiv from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a MA/Aspects of Biblical Interpretation/Hermeneutics from the London School of Theology.
Born and raised in Sheridan, AR. Mr. Tipton has been married for 22 years to Cindy Ayers Tipton. They have six children: Tarik, 13, Novi, 8, Jasmine, 7, Ruby, 7, Josiah, 5, and Johnny, 4.
In his free time, Mr. Tipton enjoys watching NBA basketball, listening to classical music, and reading.
Robin Witherington
Robin Witherington is also not new to Trinity, but she will join our team in a more official capacity this year as a part time front office support and the TCS yearbook advisor. Additionally, she is the head coach for the 5th and 6th grade cheer team.
Originally from Vienna, Georgia, Mrs. Witherington has been married for 21 years to husband, Allen Witherington. She attended Valdosta State University and then worked as a Flight Attendant at Atlantic Southeast Airlines from 2000 -2013. She also worked as a Parapro with Fayette County schools for 2 years.
When her kids started TCS in 2016, she began substitute teaching and became a familiar face on our campus. Her son, Will, graduated in 2022 from TCS and her daughter, Alli is a Senior and her daughter, Brooke, is a rising Freshman
She says, “I am so excited to join the staff full time!”
Join us at WELCOME TO THE ROAR on Sunday 8/6
5:00 - 6:00 pm - NEW Families Welcome Session (Gym - Main Campus)
6:00 - 8:00 pm - Social Gathering for ALL Families (Stadium)
What to do: Visit food trucks to purchase meals, Inflatables, Uniform Swap, Meet & Greets, and more!
What to wear: TCS Spiritwear or School Dress Code
What to bring: Any student medications for our nurses to keep on hand during the school year can be turned in on the field at the nurses table. Please place in a clear ziplock bag labeled with your child’s first and last name and grade.
Walk your Schedule and Meet your Teachers Monday 8/7
9:30 - 11:30am - last name beginning with A - L
1:30 - 3:30pm - last name beginning with M - Z
What to do: Check out your schedules, meet your teachers, new and 9th grade students can pick up their chromebooks (if you are unable to attend chromebooks will be available for pick up on the first day of school just plan to arrive during the Flex time so that you are not late to class)
What to wear: TCS Spiritwear or School Dress Code
First Day of School Tuesday 8/8
High School classes begin at 8:15am. The High School (Buildings 1 and 5) open daily at 7:30am
High School Supply List
The high school supply list is linked here and can also be viewed on Blackbaud under the resources tab.
Forms and Things
Be sure to take a minute to log into your Blackbaud account and review the banner at the top of the site so that you can finalize any and all required back to school documents ie medical forms, birth certificates, SS card, driver permission forms, etc.
Dress Code
Be sure to check out the Student Handbook in Blackbaud to review the dress code in order to be dressed for success in the new school year. You will definitely want to take note that we will be permitting students to follow our normal “Friday” Spirit Day attire each day of the week. This means that Trinity branded spirit wear, to include t-shirts, may be worn with dress code approved bottoms any day of the week!
Stock up on all of the new spirit wear from the school store.
Open Tuesdays each week in the Summer from 11am-2pm
Starting August 1st open daily from 11am-2pm GO LIONS!
Personal Appearance Reminders
BOYS – no piercings are allowed on campus or at school-related functions.
GIRLS – pierced jewelry is limited to earrings (no facial piercings)
Tattoos of any nature cannot be exposed on campus or at school-related functions.
Hats are not permitted to be worn on campus.
Hair (including facial hair) should always be clean, neat and well groomed.
Underclassmen Class Shirts
Students are encouraged to wear their class T- shirt with dress code approved bottoms on the first day of school so they can represent their class. Students that placed their t-shirt order on or before July 18th will be able to pick up their order at Orientation on August 7th, 2023.
If you have not yet purchased a class t-shirt, they are still available for order. All orders placed at this time will be filled as quickly as possible for a quick delivery to the school.
https://www.gracefulpeachboutique.com/collections/tcs-class-of-shirts
GO Week 2024
Senior Retreat
Registration Deadline: August 4th
Days: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
Dates: August 7th, 8th & 9th
Theme: There, Go Following the Voice of God
Location: Camp Highland Ellijay, GA
Required Waiver: Child Form Waiver (under 18) | Adult Form Waiver
Students and parents, you can find retreat details here. Additional questions about this event? Email jp.weaver@tcslions.org.
More SENIOR Fun
See the link below for more fun activities we have planned for our Seniors the first two weeks of school.
Football Themes
Student Council members have chosen the following themes for our upcoming Friday night football games.
2023-24 High School Schedules
Finalized schedules will be available to view Tuesday, Aug. 1st
Here is the updated 2023-24 high school period and time schedule.
Parking is on Hold
We will start the year without underclassmen being able to drive on campus. This means that only Juniors and Seniors will be able to obtain a driver’s parking permit for the upcoming school year. We understand that this is an inconvenience, but the good news is that we are just on hold for opening up spaces for underclassmen. Our property expansion for additional parking is still under construction and will not be ready for the start of the school year. There will also not be any paid parking in the old heirloom lot as they do not own it anymore.
High School Administrative Contacts
Teachers all utilize the first name.lastname@tcslions.org email address set up.
Nurse nurses@tcslions.org
Attendance - hsattendance@tcslions.org
Tracy White Office Manager - Tracy.white@tcslions.org
Brian Fourman - Counseling Department Head (11/12th grade Coordinator) – Brian.fourman@tcslions.org
Michelle Hutcheson- Counseling Department (9/10th grade Coordinator) - Michelle.hutcheson@tcslions.org
Val Adams - Director of Curriculum and Instruction --Val.adams@tcslions.org
JP Weaver - Director of Student Development -- jp.weaver@tcslions.org
Kimmy Jones - High School Principal --Kimberly.jones@tcslions.org