The Trinity teaching staff includes a wide range of experience, from new teachers to those who have been with the school for more than 45 years. Some who have taught the longest also graduated from Trinity, among them Mr. Gene Eckert and Dr. Tom Zehnder.

Among those who graduated from Trinity in the last 15 years, Dr. Michael Bratcher and Mr. Mark Amick, both from the Class of 1997, brought their teaching skills to their alma mater.

Amick, who teaches chemistry, earned his degree from the Univeristy of Kentucky, after which he started teaching at Lexington Catholic High school in 2004. He taught there for about three years then moved on to teach at Kentucky Country Day for about a year before receiving an offer from Trinity. Amick recalled his years as a student at THS.

“I have taught at two other schools and did not have to return to Trinity,” Amick said. “But I am blessed and honored to be able to return here. Although every day as a student is never great, I loved being at Trinity. I like observing the lunch room sometimes because it's almost like I can see me and my group of friends sitting there.”

Since 1997 many things have changed at Trinity. ID cards, the House System--even some buildings were not around then.

“The facilities are improved,” Amick said. “Buildings like Duerr Hall, the Floersh extension and Marshall Stadium are hard to miss. I saw pictures of the campus in the late ‘80s or early ‘90s and it's amazing the steps Trinity has taken to beautify our space.”

What draws people back to Trinity, though?

Amick said, “As a professional, I wanted to work with the men and women who had a huge impact on me as a teacher. Some of them have retired, but many still work here. They are role models as teachers. I hope I can have a similar positive influence on the young men here. It would be great to one day teach with some former students.”

Bratcher, who is now principal at St. Patrick Grade School, taught at Trinity and worked in the Advancement Office for a number of years. He also graduated from the University of Kentucky, eventually earning a doctorate from Spalding University.

While Bratcher does miss Trinity, he has adjusted well to St. Patrick.

“It has been awesome,” he said. “The people are great, the students are awesome, and I couldn’t ask for a better atmosphere.”

Bratcher said that while Trinity has changed, it still has the same familiar feeling it had when he was a student. “The students are mostly the same – act the same, do the same things.”

Trinity’s atmosphere made Bratcher want to become a teacher. “I love (Trinity). It made me decide on a career in education. I loved the atmosphere and the teachers.”