Trinity Weekly

Volume 5, Issue 5

August 27, 2021

If you would like to share your student's Covid-19 vaccination status with us, you may do so here. Sharing this information is completely voluntary. In the event that we need to make decisions concerning quarantine due to exposure to Covid-19, we will use this self-reported information to help us make our determination.

Students and faculty members have been working together on the Great Books Program. This completely voluntary program saw nearly 60 students read more than 90 books with 19 faculty members since the program's inception in the spring of 2020. See a full list of students and titles completed. We are so proud of the growth we have seen in our students through this ambitious unique high school program!

Please find the 2021-2022 Student-Parent Handbook here. You may access it throughout the year by clicking "Forms and Resources" at the bottom of the Trinity website. All students and parents should familiarize themselves with the rules and regulations of the school and then sign their agreement via this form, which should then be returned to the Main Office by Wednesday, September 8. The form will come home as a hard copy on the first day of school.

Any requests to change classes must be done in writing by a parent. The $100 course change fee is still in effect. The last day to drop or add any class is Thursday, September 16. When a request to change classes is made, the student is to continue to follow the schedule from the first day of school until given a new schedule with the change. Some changes may not be able to be honored due to class sizes.

Once again Trinity has partnered with Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania, to offer several upper level classes as dual-credit options. The following classes are designated as dual-credit classes for this year: Calculus (honors), Environmental Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Spanish 4 (honors), and Personal Finance.

Juniors and seniors in these classes will be given information in the first week of school about the registration process. This is a great way to earn college credits that are transferable to most major colleges and universities. 

Friday, September 3, is Picture Day. All students will have their pictures taken for the yearbook and their school IDs. All students will be required to have their student ID every day as they enter the building and when they pay for lunch. Temporary IDs will be given to students on the first day of school. They will be used until the picture IDs arrive later in September.

It's time for the 10th-12th graders to find those House lanyards and swipe cards they were given last year. All students must have their lanyards and will need the swipe cards to enter the building. Students will be required to have their lanyards and school IDs visible throughout the day.

Find the lunch menu for the first few weeks of school here. The menu can always be accessed at the bottom of our website in the Quicklinks section.

Stream select athletic events here, including our first home football game against Delone Catholic, on Friday, August 27, at 7:00 p.m. There is a $5 fee, akin to a gate admission, to stream the game. Go Rocks!

The Trinity Spirit Wear Store will be open at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 29, during the orientation events. We accept cash or check at the store.

An SPE is a pass-through partnership that exists solely for the purpose of earning Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC) or Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credits (OSTC). SPE donations benefit tuition assistance for needy students.

Any individual or any corporation who pays PA income taxes of $3,500 or more is eligible. There are also options available to individuals who work for non-profits and retirees.

Donors will complete a Joinder Agreement (simple one-page document) that acts as a reservation for your donation level. You will need to estimate your tax liability for your planned donation. The reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Donors receive a tax credit in exchange for their donations.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Monique Abbas at (717) 761-1116 ext. 131

The Trinity Community Alliance Program is a one-stop shop for marketing opportunities throughout the school year, while providing vital financial resources to help underwrite all of our school's athletic programs. This advertising initiative is designed to provide your business with true marketing value through a wide variety of multi-platform advertisements.

The three tiers of the Trinity Community Alliance Program include various opportunities for reaching your potential customers. Community Alliance relationships run for an entire year (July 1 through June 30). Learn more about the program here.

Trinity sports passes are on sale now and available in the Main Office. The cost is $150 for a Family Pass or $85 for an Individual Pass. Payment may be by cash or check only, please. These passes may be used for admission to all regular-season home contests; tournaments and playoff games are not included due to PIAA restrictions. Passes may be preordered by emailing Mrs. Kenski, or by simply stopping by the Main Office. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Let's Go Rocks!

The Trinity High School Marching Band is hosting a Chicken BBQ Fundraiser on Sunday, September 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will be a drive-thru pick-up from the Simpson Ferry Road entrance of Trinity High School. The cost is $10 per dinner, and the dinners will include: half a BBQ chicken, baked potato, apple sauce, and a dinner roll with butter. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time by contacting Mrs. Dana Facius at (717) 856-2939. Walk-ins are also welcome! Proceeds of this fundraiser will benefit the Trinity High School Marching Band. Thank you, in advance, for your consideration and generosity!

Join us on Saturday, September 18, 2021, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. for Grab-n-Go Crabs and BBQ! Pick up your Harbour House Crabs and/or Redd's BBQ at Trinity and enjoy them with friends and family at your home.

The health of our community is important. With that in mind, and given the concerns relating to the spread of the coronavirus Delta variant, the 5th Annual Central PA Crab, Beer & Wine Festival will be a Grab-n-Go Crabs & BBQ again this year. Last year was a terrific success, and we hope you will continue to support our efforts. We hope to return to an in-person celebration next year!

All orders must be placed by Thursday, September 16, at 6:00 p.m. Order here!

Find our opening plan for the 2021-2022 school year here. Please note that this is a fluid document that is subject to change based on recommendations by the State and/or the Diocese of Harrisburg.

Join us for the annual Harry DeFrank Golf Tournament, hosted by Trinity Girls Basketball, on September 26 beginning at 8:00 a.m. See more information here.

Trinity is accepting applications for assistant coaching positions in Softball, Boys Basketball, Swimming and Diving, and Baseball. See more information on our website.

Interested in playing for Trinity's Handbell Choir? We meet Wednesdays after school from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Our first practice will be on September 8! If you are interested, please email the director, Mrs. Denise Auriemma, to sign up. Hope to see you soon!

The test will be administered during three separate sessions. These sessions are to be held on September 1, 2, and 3, from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. Students will be given 45 minutes to complete each section. The items covered are chosen to test for the bare minimum of competency with three Microsoft Office 2013® applications – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The first test will be in Excel, then Word, and finally PowerPoint. The scores for the sections are not cumulative. This means that a failure in one section constitutes a failure for the exemption exam and students will not continue. Students may sign up in their Applications Class. If a student does not currently have Applications, they may still sign up to take the Exemption Test by e-mail to Miss Kiker. Another Exemption Test will be scheduled and announced at the beginning of the second semester.

All English classes have summer reading assignments. Several other classes also have summer assignments. See the summer assignments webpage to make sure you complete all assignments by the first day of school.

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Tickets are available at the gate and also online here. You may also stream the event here (a $5 fee, akin to a gate fee is charged) Go Rocks!

Hear Head Football Coach Jordan Hill talk with abc27's Allie Berube on The Sports Extra Podcast.

Congratulations to Bryce Sibio '24 (Seton House), who attended the National Youth Leadership Forum: Law and CSI in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by George Mason University, more than 350 high school students from across the country engaged in the week-long program. Over the course of the summer, 1000+ high school students participated. The program covered the entire judicial process in-depth; from the discovery of a crime, through collecting and analyzing all of the evidence, to preparing for the courtroom process, and to taking part in a criminal trial. Students were given an introduction to the law school trajectory from law school professionals and toured George Mason and Georgetown Universities. Students who participated earned one college credit.

Freshman theology teacher Mr. Michael Creavey's book Return of the Lord: Narrative Reflections on the Apostles' Final Moments is receiving great reviews on Amazon! Jesus' apostles were not particularly remarkable men at first glance: fishermen, carpenters, even tax collectors! And yet he said, “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain” (John 15:16). Little is known for certain about what happened to each of them following the Resurrection, yet ancient traditions abound. What were their final moments like in this life? How did each apostle summon such astounding courage to face trial, tribulation, and martyrdom? What might it have been like when the Lord returned for them as he had promised? Mr. Creavey reimagines these final moments in an intimately personal way, inviting the reader into an experience of the profound love that God plants in the hearts of his closest friends.

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