Senior English teacher Jake Savage has many influences to his teaching, but his time as a student at Trinity has impacted the way he teaches the most. Savage graduated in 2014, and now works with many men and women who taught him as a student. “It’s kind of cool to learn from the same people, but just in different ways,” he said.

Savage talked highly on his days here as a student which is a reason he wanted to teach at Trinity. “I like to meet students where they are, be flexible, and help them enjoy the content more or less than making it something they dread.” Savage believes highly in working with the students and being a more adaptable teacher so students can take their time and absorb the material rather than rushing through and force-feeding information. He does this because of his experiences as a student and teaching how he would have liked to be taught.

Being a Trinity alum, Savage has plenty of good memories, but one stands out above the rest. “Best memory as a student would have to be senior retreat.” Savage had a very involved Trinity experience as he played both football and volleyball and won numerous state championship rings. His experience as a volleyball player from his student days translated into him coaching for the varsity Volleyball Rocks. On top of all of this, senior retreat stood out the most, which is a goo

When Savage was a student at Trinity it was much different than it is now. The technology was not as advanced as it is today, and the rules were a little different, “especially when COVID changed education to more flexible hybrid models, so it’s been a challenge to adapt to that.” Savage began teaching just after the pandemic so it was a big adjustment to learn teaching strategies that could work at that time.

Savage has grown into his position as an English teacher, and his classroom neighbor Mr. Bernie Schum and him are good friends now. Savage is a teacher that all students look forward to having as a coach and as a teacher. His eyes are set ahead: “I want my legacy to be not what I taught but how I connected with students.”