Alumni News and Events

In January 2023, Samar Kibe and James Rhee, two members of Trinity’s Class of 2018, were selected for Atlanta Intown and Reporter Newspapers’ 14th annual 20 Under 20 list. The honorees are local students ages 19 and younger who are nominated, selected, then celebrated for giving back to the community in meaningful and significant ways. Samar was chosen for his role in co-creating The Lovett School’s Mental Health Liaisons, “bringing attention to student mental health and training peer liaisons who can create student-directed programming around mental health and serve as links between students and counseling staff.” James was honored for helping underserved individuals. In 2017, he and his sister, Julia Rhee, a member of Trinity’s Class of 2015, founded Double Play, which collects and provides sports equipment to underserved athletes locally and internationally. In 2021 and in partnership with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, James founded Triple Play to educate underserved students on money management, using the knowledge he has gained from running Double Play.

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