By Rowan O’Brien-Williams

Next summer, English teacher Kelly Fast and journalism teacher Eric Thomas will lead a STA alumnae trip to Italy. According to Fast, all STA alumnae and friends of STA are invited as well as spouses and parents of graduates. Fast views the spectrum of ages present on the trip as a positive aspect.

“I’m excited because everyone is connected to STA and it’s a great opportunity for graduates of different ages to be able to connect and talk to each other,” Fast said. “They all have the common interest of a trip and all of the people interested seem like minded in what they want to experience.”

According to Fast, so far about twenty people have shown interest in the trip.

“[Twenty people] is a really good sized group,” Fast said. “Too many more people would be too cumbersome and too difficult for everyone to get around. The groups is small enough so it’s a personalized trip for the people going.”

Fast said the group will visit Florence, Rome and Sienna and take part in cultural and artistic experiences. Depending on how this year’s trip goes, the Italy trip may become an annual event.