1.9.2022
COVID Updates: 
  • As a reminder, please contact Mrs. Meiner at attendance@trinityhs.org or 708-771-8383 regarding any positive cases or exposures to COVID.  We are currently waiting on guidelines from ISBE to update our COVID Protocols and will send out an updated version soon.  
  • Special note for Student-Athletes: Student-Athletes who have had a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and are either in season or participating in open gyms need a doctor’s note of clearance to resume participation in athletics following the end of their symptoms/quarantine. Participation Clearance notes should be submitted to Mr. Ken Trendel, Athletic Director at ktrendel@trinityhs.org. 
Illinois Tax Credit Scholarships – Application Information
Save the Date!
Please mark your calendars for important dates to apply for the Illinois Tax Credit Scholarship.  

January 12, 2022, 6:30 p.m. –Reservation for Empower Illinois (2 step Process)
January 13, 2022, 8:00 a.m. -Big Shoulders Fund (One Step Process) 

The scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.  Each application receives a date-time stamp (in military time such as 2020-01-22 08:01:58:000) and your date-time stamp is the most important factor for your application. If you received a tax credit scholarship this year (2021/22 school year), you must reapply for a tax credit scholarship for next year (2022/23 school year). It is important that you mark your calendars! Click here for more information.
Class of 2022 Senior Portraits
An important reminder to the Class of 2022-- if anyone has not had their senior portrait taken for the yearbook, please do so by next week in order to be included in the yearbook. Ebert Studio is the only provider of our yearbook photos. Mr. Ebert may be reached at jeff@ebertstudio.com or 708-386-6222. A purchase of photo packets is not required; students may elect a free yearbook-only session. Please direct any questions to Wyndword yearbook moderator, Ms. Crnkovich, at rcrnkovich@trinityhs.org or 708-453-8392. We would love to see all of our seniors' smiling faces (mask-free!) in this year's edition of Wyndword!
College Planning Webinar 
The River Forest Public Library is hosting a free Zoom webinar called "How to Reduce College Costs" on 1/12 at 7 p.m. geared toward parents of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. This webinar introduces little-known financial strategies parents can use to reduce college costs, improve admissions chances, and increase scholarship opportunities.  Register in advance here: https://bit.ly/riverforest112. The session is presented by My College Planning Team, a for-profit educational and financial planning group and is not affiliated with Trinity High School. 

Class of 2023
On Tuesday, January 18th, juniors will participate in a session focused on career exploration from 8:00-9:15 am. Juniors will not have a late start on this date and are required to attend. Please also save the date for the College Planning Kickoff Meeting on Tuesday, February 1st from 6:30-8:00pm in the Auditorium. Parents are encouraged to attend, and students are required to attend.
What's Cooking at Trinity?
Join us virtually on Thursday, January 13th at 6:00 PM to learn how to make two amazing chili dishes (white chicken chili & chipotle chili)  and a delicious brown butter cornbread! Chef Cheryl Knecht Munoz from Sugar Beet Schoolhouse is ready to share her expertise with us! The recipe, list of ingredients, and the private zoom link will be sent in advance. $20 Per Person
Father-Daughter Dinner Dance
Friday, January 28, 2022

Elmcrest Banquets
Elmwood Park IL 

Contact Mary Beth Lavezzorio at
708-453-8343 with your questions.

Click here for more information.
Incase you missed it (ICYMI) and quick links
Save the Date: Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, February 17 
We will hold our second-semester parent-teacher conferences on the afternoon and evening of Thursday, February 17. Students will be dismissed from classes at noon that day, and the conferences will run from 1:00 to 7:30 pm. A week before the conferences we will share a link from our scheduling program to allow parents to sign up for individual conferences with any or all of their daughter's teachers. At this point, we are in the process of determining whether the conferences will take place in person, or will be virtual. We share this information in a future newsletter.
Attendance Reminders

Click here for important attendance reminders.
Important information regarding Opt-in Texting

As you may be aware, we launched our first trial text message on December 17 to parents and guardians via our Trinity Blackbaud platform. We received notifications from some of our constituents that did not receive the message.  
 
We worked with Blackbaud, who apologized and provided additional feedback on how constituents need to “opt-in” to texting in order to receive our messages.  
 
Even though some of our constituents have already opted-in to registering for text message alerts, we ask that you FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS to confirm that you are indeed Opted-in properly.

Please note that all future text messages will be from trinityhs@schoolnotification.org. These text messages will include a link to the actual message from Trinity High School. 
 
Thank you for your patience during our implementation of the Blackbaud platform.  If you have problems with opting-in or need assistance, please contact our tech support at support@trinityhs.org or call 708.453.8365. 
2022-23 Tentative Calendar
Please click here for a TENTATIVE calendar outline for the 2022-23 school year. Details will be added in the New Year.

Marla’s Lunch orders are due every Monday at noon for the following week's lunch. If you are interested in ordering for a future date: click HERE!
Virtual Chapel Prayer Book