Trinity Weekly

Volume 5, Issue 20

December 22, 2021

From all of us at Trinity, Merry Christmas to you and your families! We wish you peace and blessings this Christmas season!

Thank you to the members of the PTO for their kind gift of Christmas cookies! The faculty and staff are so appreciative of your support!

We will send an email over break concerning our plans for in-person or virtual instruction starting in January, based on the COVID-19 case count.

Trinity's midterm examinations are scheduled for January 11-13, 2022. It is very important that all students are present to sit for these exams as they are scheduled. The school day will run from 8:00 to 10:45 a.m. (a bit longer if your child receives extended time on testing). Please do not schedule appointments during those morning hours. Additionally, these days cannot be used for family trips.

As we have done in the past, Friday, January 14, and Monday, January 17, are school holidays. However, they will be used as snow make-up days should we need to cancel school for bad weather on January 11, 12, or 13. Therefore, we ask please that you leave Friday and Monday available, should we need to have exams on those days.

Exam Schedule

Tuesday, January 11--Theology and Science

Wednesday, January 12--Social Studies and Foreign Languages

Thursday, January 13--English and Math

Students and families should read this document for tips and information on how to prepare and study for midterm examinations.

Trinity is close to achieving an important goal: the overhaul of our athletic facilities to include a turf field and resurfacing the track at COBO Field.

Currently, eight groups use our field, and, with a turf field that is more durable and can be used with greater frequency, we can look to expand our programming with the possibility of adding field hockey and rugby.

Can you help us reach our short-term goal? Share the news on social media and donate to the cause, either by check or online. Go Rocks! ☘

Congratulations to the recent winners of our Christmas raffle!

Dec. 13--Nikki Shanahan, $50 to Nikoli's Pizza

Dec. 14--Kevin Belle, $100 to Issei Noodle

Dec. 15--Mark Hubbard, $50 to Susan's

Dec. 16--Rosemary Schaedler, $100 to El Sol

Dec. 17--Jennifer Varner, $100 to Harbour House Crabs

Dec. 18--Mark Nadzam, $100 to Market

Dec. 19--Heather Bordner, $50 to Bangkok Wok

Dec. 20--Rick Miekley, $50 to Koop

Dec. 21--Libby Christman, $100 to Giant

Dec. 22--Mark Nadzam, $50 to La Bella Sicilia

Trinity High School has 10 active case among students, faculty, and staff. Any close contacts have been notified.

PSAT scores are now available. Please follow the directions here to access them. Students will need to set up a College Board account if they do not already have one. Please note the username and password, as students will need them during their high school career for many things, including registering for the SAT or an AP class. Students may want to invite parents/guardians to help them access their scores, but it is very important that students are part of the process.

Order your 2021-22 yearbook now with this paper form or online.

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Ava Grace Rabin '22 (Seton House) sang at the Miss America finals last week. See her performance here, on Trinity's Facebook page.

Congratulations to Mr. Jordan Hill, Director of Advancement and Head Football Coach, on receiving Penn State's Alumni Athlete Award!

The Trinity DECA Club participated in the DECA District 5 Competition at Messiah University. Students took a written test and competed in a role play competition where judges scored them on their solution to their specific scenario. Congratulations to the following Trinity DECA Members who qualified for the State Competition to be held in Hershey on February 16 through 18.

Individual Role Play Winners:

Bella Brida '23 (Immaculata House): first place in Marketing Communications

Brennan Crimmins '22 (Seton House): first place in Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Jordana Freedman '24 (De La Salle House): first place in Hotel and Lodging Management

Roman Graybill '25 (De La Salle House): first place in Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

Daniella Idrovo '24 (Seton House): first place in Food Marketing Services

Evan Rogalski '24 (Seton House): first place in Principles of Business Marketing

Nick Idrovo '24 (Seton House): second place in Entrepreneurship

Zane Kannampully '24 (De La Salle House): second place in Principles of Marketing

Maddie Kieff '25 (De La Salle House): second place in Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

Ethanson Le '22 (Seton House): second place in Business Financial Services

Melissa Zack '24 (Immaculata House): third place in Retail Merchandising

Sitong Zeng '22 (Loyola House): third place in Quick Service Restaurant Management

Team Role Play Winners:

Marisa Colondrillo '22 (De La Salle House) and Jacob Sobotta '22 (Seton House): first place in Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making

Adeliene Beaulieu '23 (Immaculata House) and Liz Brida '23 (Immaculata House): first place in Hospitality and Tourism Team Decision Making

Trinity's Mock Trial Team, including Aviana Abbas '22 (Seton House), Alaina Butler '22 (Immaculata House), Caroline Cunningham '24 (Immaculata House), Jordana Freedman '22 (De La Salle House), Emma Holloway '24 (Seton House), Greta Savo '24 (De La Salle House), Bodey Teter '24 (Seton House), and Kate Williams '22 (Seton House), attended a demonstration with a United States Attorney and a defender in Judge Wilson's courtroom on Monday, December 13.

Thanks to all our student and adult leaders and retreatants who made another successful Kairos retreat. This was Trinity's 79th retreat!

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be.

What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him. But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man's decision but of God. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth.--John 1-5, 9-14

"In the beginning was the Word…and the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." Jesus, the incarnate Word of God, came to earth to witness to the truth, and to restore the relationship between God and man. He desires to dwell in our hearts and souls each and every day. The celebration of Christmas is not merely about a baby born 2000 years ago. Christmas is the celebration of Christ born in our hearts through Baptism, sustained through the Eucharist, and restored in Reconciliation. May our hearts always be open to the Incarnate Word--Christ Jesus!

Prayer for Christmas (Attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux)

Let your goodness, Lord, appear to us, that we, made in your image, may conform ourselves to it. In our own strength we cannot image your majesty, power and wonder; nor is it fitting for us to try. But your mercy reaches from the heavens, through the clouds, to the earth below. You have come to us as a small child, but you have brought us the greatest of all gifts, the gift of your eternal love. Caress us with your tiny hands, embrace us with your tiny arms, and pierce our hearts with your soft, sweet cries.

Excerpted from A Catholic Family Prayer Book, Copyright © 2001 Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. All rights reserved.

Bishop Ronald Gainer will celebrate a Mass for Life at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church at 9:30 a.m. on January 16, 2022. This is a beautiful Mass and a local way to pray together for respect for human life.

The Notre Dame Club of Harrisburg is thrilled to host the Notre Dame Chorale on the first stop of their 2022 winter tour. Join them for an evening of music and support these performers as they prepare for their international tour in May 2022. The concert will be on January 3, at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick (212 State Street, Harrisburg). Alumna Laura Weiss '18 will be one of the performers. The Notre Dame Club is also looking for host families; anyone interested can contact Dana Slevin.

Saint Joseph School is having a Chipotle fundraiser on December 22. See more information here.

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