The Jan Morrison Award

Elena DeVilliers has been an active member of the Palmer Trinity School community since 1984 when she started working at the Palmer School before it merged with Trinity School. During her tenure, she taught every level of math from 6th grade to AP Calculus BC. In addition to teaching, she was involved in many aspects of school life and served as an advisor to a number of student organizations including the Mu Alpha Theta, Math Honor Society Advisor, and the Key Club. One of her favorite roles was working as the Student Activities and Community Service Director where she got to collaborate with students implementing important service projects outside the classroom. DeVilliers instituted PTS’s annual Starfish Awards to recognize students’ community service endeavors, which is still going strong today. She retired in 2015, but has continued to advocate for her former students, keeping in touch with hundreds of alumni through social media and cheering them on through their achievements.