About Tunapuna Secondary Alumni Association
Tunapuna Secondary Alumni Association is a past student networking/communication vehicle of Tunapuna Secondary School graduates that leverages the power of the internet via social media, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube to re-live many T.G.S.S./T.S.S. memories, catch up with old friends and support alumni events.
Our Vision
To champion a lifelong relationship between the school and its alumni. To engage
alumni and students through the perpetuation of tradition and pride. As we continue to grow, our organization will strive to increase the offerings of the Tunapuna Secondary Alumni Association which will help strengthen the impact we have on our school and allow us to become a strong resource for all TSS students, alumni, and staff.
The Association will support the school financially and through volunteerism by various endeavors and initiatives including fundraising and public relations efforts.
This Association will strive to promote and sustain alumni involvement in school programs and provide social, business, and charitable opportunities for our Tunapuna Secondary Alumni Association to assist students and faculty.
Our Mission
To develop and promote a vibrant network of our Alumni by providing diverse tangible benefits including career mentorship and networking opportunities, supporting our Alma Mater in the holistic development of its members by maintaining lifelong connections while serving its community.
Alumni Executive
President
Ancil Lopez
Vice President
Treasurer
Hayden Scott
Secretary
Kerry Ann Erskine
Membership Coordinator
Michael Sampson
Our History
In June 2017, a group of students (Class of ‘75) informally met at Muscovado Restaurant (now Vayberri on the Greens) to dine and rekindle fond memories of our student days at TGSS. Many of us had not seen each other since we left school in 1975. As the evening progressed, we opened a discussion about meeting with the school principal to determine how we can positively impact our Alma Mater. Three classmates volunteered to visit the school to meet with the Principal. At the meeting, a number of projects was identified. We created a What’s App phone group to stay connected with each other. For the next three years, the enthusiasm to give back waned but never died.
In the earlier half of 2020, a smaller group of students revisited the vision of giving back. They formed a new what’s app group called the TSS Action Group and once again three classmates returned to the school to meet with the principal, Ms. Thomas. At the meeting, all parties discussed a vision of forming an Alumni Association. Ms. Thomas enthusiastically introduced a student from another year group who shared a similar vision. The principal identified several projects to improve the school environs and to enhance student learning. Of those identified, the projects undertaken were the refurbishing of the Form 1 classrooms and the repairing of the Block B corridor ceiling alongside the playing field.
As the projects neared completion, we collectively decided that we needed to pursue a wider network of support to complete the other identified projects. Forming an Alumni Association became the obvious vehicle to build the support we needed. From mid2020 we met via Zoom each Thursday for several months as we worked feverishly developing our mission, vision and constitution. Along the way, we reached out and were joined by alumni from other year groups.
Our core group began to grow and with this growth, new ideas and many valuable contributions were made. Despite the Covid – 19 restrictions these were some of the achievements of 2021:
- Interim elections in February.
- Official Registration of the Alumni on June 5th 2021 as a Non – Profit Organization.
- The first Alumni Association in Trinidad and Tobago to register its trademark with the IPO.
- Establishing social media presence including developing a website.
Want to Become a Member?
Become a member of Tunapuna Secondary Alumni Association (TSAA) and contribute to sustainable alumni involvement in school programs and provide social, business, and charitable opportunities for our T.G.S.S./T.S.S. Alumni to assist students and faculty.