The stars aligned on Saturday, April 5, 2025 as 450 guests gathered to celebrate community and philanthropy at the 30th annual Stars Over TMI gala and auction. Together, our TMI community raised over $500,000 for TMI. 

Over $340,000 of the proceeds from Stars Over TMI, our school’s largest fundraising event, will benefit our annual giving program that supports academics and student activities, professional development, technology, safety & security, campus beautification, classroom improvements, and more. Thank you to all of our sponsors, underwriters, supporters, and volunteers of the gala and auction for your incredible generosity. 

Our heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who supported our Fund-a-Need auction, as $200,800 of the total amount raised during Stars Over TMI will be used toward our athletic capital campaign that includes updating the scoreboards at our baseball, softball and multi-purpose fields. We especially want to recognize the generosity of TMI Grandparents Maggie & Gary Klenzing, TMI Parents Rose & John Raimondo, and TMI Parents Katherine & Ryan Thompson for each contributing $50,000 toward the brand new scoreboards. A HUGE thank you to Texas Regional Bank (TRB) who has also generously donated to TMI toward a brand new scoreboard for Howell Field.

Upon arrival, guests at the event received complimentary valet, sponsored by The Patel Lopez Family Foundation, and were escorted by members of the Texas Military Institute Corps of Cadets into the luxurious San Antonio Ballroom at the La Cantera Resort & Spa. As guests mixed and mingled during the cocktail hour, beautiful décor that was made possible through the generosity of the event’s Decor Underwriting Sponsors, Denny’s Restaurants, The Lafreeda Family, set the mood for a fun evening. Beverage stations sponsored by Crossroads Saloon & Steak House, Maggie’s at the Emigrant Hotel, Erin and Preston Hall and Thompson Law LLP, a selfie photo booth, and auction displays, including a 130’ LED display sponsored by Data Projections, Inc., highlighting this year’s unique class experience packages, Super Silent Auction items and live auction packages.

Back again was the ever popular Mystery Grab Bag Game sponsored by Ollabelle Hall. As part of this FUNdraising game, guests purchase a chance to win a prize of significant value inside their bag. To play, the participants selected a beautiful, monogrammed TMI canvas tote bag, donated by Land's End, with speciality items enclosed. While every bag included a bottle of spirits, and TMI swag sponsored by Swag Your Brand and TMI Parents Erin and Preston Hall, each bag was also filled with a unique set of mystery items, that possibly included a set of Beats headphones, an Apple Watch, Airpods, gift cards and more. The one-of-a-kind bags at Stars Over TMI included an assortment of prizes ranging in value to include items donated by Ana Maria & Matt Andersen, Lisa & Chuck Harthan, Katherine & Marc Menkemeller, Aurora Sanchez, Scooter’s Coffee, Chrissy & Will Steele, and William Chris Wine Company.

Attendees of this year's event represented members of the entire community, including parents, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends of TMI. As we celebrated the 30th year of Stars Over TMI, we honored Alumni Parent and founding Event Chair of Stars Over TMI, Jerilyn Blanchard (1995), and several other past Stars Over TMI Event Chairs who were in attendance including: Lisa & Ben Reed (2001-2002), Julia & Brett Grossman (2011-2012), Carol & Mike Holmes (2013-2014), Alissa & Steven Moya (2015-2016 & 2020-2021), Yvette Lashaway (2016-2017), Lisa & Chuck Harthan (2017-2018) & (2020-2021), Roxanne & Alan Bond (2021-2022), Angie & Ed Robinson (2022-2023), Katherine & Ryan Thompson (2022-3023), Alexis & David Clanton (2023-2024), and Stephanie & Frederic Steunou (2023-2024), with a beautiful, custom TMI medal courtesy of Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry. 

Alumni who were in attendance included: Robert Buchanan ‘59, Don Elliott ’63, Robert Liddell ‘63, Ted Wu '63, John Hutchens '81, Ben Houck ‘93, Peggy Scripps ‘93, Greg Striker '93, James Willmann '96, Beth Hawkins ‘97, Justin Blanchard ‘98, Ryan Kohnen ‘98, Jennifer Bash Reynosa ‘02, Stephen Reynosa ‘02, Brandee Glass ‘03, Cassidy Luitjen ‘03, Chris Rodie ’03, Justin Sanderson '05, Alexis Elliott Stabler ’06, Megan Perez ‘09, Blake Riesz ‘15, Chad Harthan ‘17, and Montserrat Martinez ‘20.

Dinner and the program opened with the presentation of colors by the Color Guard from the TMI Corps of Cadets, and TMI alumna Montserrat Martinez ‘20 sang the National Anthem. Special remarks were given by TMI Parent and Title Sponsor, Gina Hughes with MAKERS Wealth Management. Following her speech, she surprised the audience with special gifts for everyone to enjoy, that included custom TMI twilly scarves and TMI socks.

Serving as our co-emcees for the evening was TMI Parent April Ancira, along with her dear friend, national touring comedian and on-air personality, Cleto Rodriguez. As the evening continued, TMI alumnus James Willmann ‘96 led a fun Heads or Tails trivia game sponsored by St. George Episcopal School, a spectacular Live auction that featured amazing packages that were made by possible through the generosity of TMI Alumni Parents Chuck & Lisa Harthan; Tim Morrow, President & CEO of the San Antonio Zoo; TMI President Father Scott Brown; TMI Chaplain Father Ben Nelson; Ferrari of San Antonio; Luxury Swiss Watchmaker Roger Dubius; TMI Parents Sarah & Frank Santos; and TMI Friends Ken & Denise Schlaudt of VIP Title Company. We ended the special program with our fabulous Raffle, generously sponsored by Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry. A big congratulations goes out to the Early Bird Raffle winner, Ryan Kohnen ‘98, and the Grand Prize winner, Denise Pride - Elliott. 

Special thanks to our other underwriting event sponsors to include: AV Sponsor: CommuniCare, Celebration Sponsors: Martha Martinez-Flores & Mike Flores and the Leddy Family, Centerpiece Sponsors: The Puri Family and the Stead Family, Check-In Sponsor: Graham & McCabe Family Dentistry, His & Hers TMI Swag Sponsor and Powder Room Pampering Sponsor: Gina Hughes, MAKERS Wealth Management, Live Auction Card Sponsor: The Miller Family, Party Favor Sponsor: Chrissy & Will Steele, Photography Sponsor: Lisa & Conrad Smith, Program Sponsor: Knight Office Solutions, Video Sponsor: Agi & Roger Graham, and Wine at the Dinner Table Sponsor: Katherine & Marc Menkemeller. 

The evening’s celebration was capped off with our highly anticipated and exciting AfterParty, sponsored by CUTEK, Inc., The Murray Family, where guests danced the night away to the musical stylings of Finding Friday, a polished high-energy band based out of San Antonio, playing hits from the 70s - today. 

Thank you to this year's event chairs and TMI parent of Anom ‘25 and Ale ‘28, Ixchell Gonzalez and TMI parent of Kaily ‘25 Teresita Tejada and the entire Stars Over TMI Committee for their countless hours, hard work, and dedication in making this year’s gala an unforgettable night. Because of our amazing volunteers and generous supporters, the event was a spectacular success.