Behind
the Falcon
Whether it's setting up for major school events,
preparing athletic fields, or cleaning classrooms;
PTS Maintenance Staff is always working
hard behind the scenes to make a difference
for students and teachers each and every day.
The most important thing to me
is that everything is in working
condition and everyone is happy.
Hugo Lallemand moved from Colombia to Miami
in 1988, joining the PTS Maintenance staff five
years later in 1993. After being a part of the PTS
family for nearly 20 years, Hugo was promoted
to Director of Facilities and Maintenance in fall
2012. Each day, Hugo monitors School Dude—a
web-based application that is used for placing and
tracking maintenance requests—in order to assign
tasks to maintenance staff throughout campus. "This
is a great school. We have excellent teachers and
the environment is very nice and friendly. We work
like a community, a big family. I'm happy for that
and that's why I'm happy this is my second home."
NAIS Teacher of the Future
Congratulations to Palmer Trinity School Journalism and History
teacher Mr. David Cutler for being named one of 25 National
Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Teachers of the Future.
This year's NAIS Teachers of the Future were selected from a large pool of
nominees who inspire academic excellence in students and who serve as
opinion leaders among their colleagues and peers.
Mr. Cutler came to Palmer Trinity in the fall of 2008 after completing
his bachelor's and master's degrees at Brandeis University in Boston,
Massachusetts. He continues to bring new ideas into the classroom,
teaching students how to create news stories with the most cutting-edge
multimedia tools and software.
When Mr. Cutler isn't teaching, he hosts and contributes to SpinEdu, an
educational blog that focuses on technological opportunities and challenges
in the classroom. Over the past year, Mr. Cutler has interviewed and
written articles on many of the nation's top educators and authors including
Harvard Education Professor Tony Wagner, Author William Zinsser, and
NAIS President Patrick Bassett.
As a NAIS Teacher of the Future, Mr. Cutler will spend next school year leading
an online discussion forum designed to share innovative ideas and teaching
techniques as well as create a short demonstration video to inspire others.
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