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Alumni Update: Forest Trager, Class of 2008

Posted on September 14, 2018

By Melinda Biggs, Development Director

Forest Trager, an AWS alum, from the class of 2008, graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Physician Assistant program in 2017. He has been working at Memorial Hermann in Houston as a physician assistant and first assist in the operating room.

“Every day I have the honor of literally touching broken hearts and helping fix them. Many of the skills I learned at Waldorf have helped me in the medical field, from suturing to creative problem solving and building relationships with my patients. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the teachers, friends, and families in the Waldorf community that helped me throughout the years. Thank you with all of my heart!”
– Forest Trager, AWS class of 2008

“I especially love the activities like gardening and handwork. I believe these skills are important in cognitive development. Many schools today are mandated to focus on academic achievement and testing while forgetting the building blocks of learning to think for ourselves and to be creative. ”