Palmer Trinity School

ALUMNEWS PILAR (GUZMAN) NEER '76 Playing for Palmer School during the 1970s—a time when female athletes played multiple sports, and were not always given the tools they needed to help them do their best—Pilar managed to excel in three sports: volleyball, softball and soccer. Throughout her career, she earned multiple All-Conference and All-County awards in athletics, and most notably—in 1976, her graduation year—Pilar was selected as "Best All-Around Female Athlete." After graduating from Palmer School, Pilar went on to study Hospitality and Travel Management at Florida International University, and has since worked in the travel industry for the past thirty years. Pilar (Guzman) Neer '76 with her family and friends CIARA MICHEL '03 Beginning her volleyball career as a member of the Palmer Trinity School 6th-grade intramural team, Ciara worked her way up to Varsity her freshman year. After graduating from PTS, Ciara played volleyball for the University of Miami and the University of Melbourne, in Melbourne, Australia, while she earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees, respectively. Today, Ciara plays professional volleyball in Germany, and represented Great Britain, this past summer, in the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Ciara Michel '03 Samantha (Evans) Moore '06 with her husband, Robert Moore '05, and family Ciara Michel '03 played for Great Britain in the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Lynne Keller and Dorothy Evans SAMANTHA EVANS '06 Earning five letters in Varsity Girls Volleyball, four letters in Varsity Girls Soccer and another four letters in Varsity Girls Softball, Samantha's athletic accomplishments at Palmer Trinity School were innumerable. In volleyball, she helped her team become District Champions, Regional Champions and State Semi-Finalists; and in 2005, she made First Team All-Dade and Third Team All-State. During her soccer career, she made Second Team All-Dade in 2004, Third Team All State in 2005, and First Team All-Dade from 2004-2006. Samantha was further recognized for her athletic prowess when she received a Silver Knight Honorable Mention in Athletics, was named a First Team All-Dade County Scholar Athlete, and was selected as the Class 3A-1A "Female Athlete of the Year" for Miami-Dade County. After graduating from Palmer Trinity School, Samantha went on to play volleyball at Franklin and Marshall College. Currently, she is a graduate student at Tufts University, where she will graduate with an MS in Occupational Therapy in May 2013. W I N T E R 2 0 1 2 / 1 3 51

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