Trinity School of Texas history

Meanwhile, the school’s second year began in 1958, which incorporated 74 students into a 4 year-old class, three 5 year-old classes, and one first grade class.

No thought was given to racial integration, a distant prospect that was not realized in the Longview public schools until 1963.

Moody Hall was built in 1967 to house the newly added fifth and sixth grades.

MEANTIME, IN 1973 Michael Macey succeeded Warrin Fry as rector.

In 1975, under Director Patricia Houston, accreditation from the Texas Education Agency was completed through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools- an achievement that entailed upgrading the faculty’s education level.

The school became the parish’s primary community ministry in 1976 when the Diocese of Texas gave up Good Shepherd Hospital.

In 1981-82, Trinity launched its Middle School, grades seven and eight.

In 1982-83, additional facilities, Trinity II, were opened on the west side of Tremont, directly across from Moody Hall.

In 1983, Julia Wall was engaged as headmaster with the specific aim of growing to twelfth grade as quickly as possible.

In 1985, the University made it mandatory for all first-year students to live in residence halls on campus.

The Commons and Macey Gymnasium were dedicated in 1991.

Halls on the east side of campus became known as the "first-year quad." By 1992, the residency requirement had been extended to sophomores and juniors.

UPON THE RESIGNATION of Julia Wall, she was succeeded in 1995 by Tad Bird, previously head of the upper division at St Stephen’s Episcopal School in Austin.

Meantime, the campus front on Teague Street had been created in 1996.

Bird resigned to become head of All Saints’ Episcopal School in Fort Worth in 1998, Trinity engaged Sandy Doerge, head of the upper division at the Hockaday School in Dallas.

2000In the summer of 2000, the school broke ground for its first permanent facilities, funded by Trinity’s first $5 million capital campaign.

The Reverend Charlene Miller became head in 2004, bringing abundant experience in Episcopal administration and counseling.

After years of planning, the Upper School was launched in the fall of 2006.

Finally, a six-acre tract at the southwest corner of the campus was purchased by the parish endowment fund in 2007.

An extensive renovation of Randall Hall and the middle school cottages was completed during the summer of 2008, just in time for Hurricane Ike! The storm surge inundated all first floor spaces at the school….and the school made a slow but steady physical recovery throughout that school year.

Repairs totaling over $1.3 million were completed in 2009 including the repair of all first floor classrooms.

The school saw the graduation of its first class of seniors in the spring of 2010 and has since graduated hundreds of students.

Early in 2012, the School received a $2.7 million grant from the Moody Foundation to build a long-needed gymnasium.

The building was completed by May 2013 and named the Robert L. and Ann Moody Activity Center.

In the first half of 2014, the School utilized a subsequent Moody Foundation grant to acquire the half-block at 2215 Church Street.

In the spring of 2017, the University adopted its first Campus Master Plan since O'Neil Ford's original design.

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