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May 2018 Newsletter
Sign-Up for Parent Evaluation Conferences
We will hold evaluation conferences with parents on  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday June 5th - 7th from 12:30 – 8:30 PM at the school. You will need to arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled time in order to read through the evaluations. Then each conference will last 30 minutes. If you have more than one child at the school, you will have a conference for each child, but we can schedule them back-to-back. Parents of 6 th -10 th grade students meet with their child's teachers; the students do not attend. 11 th & 12 th grade students will come to their conferences and participate in their evaluation.

Please use the schedule button to let us know of your availability by this THURSDAY, MAY 10. Dr. Clark will be working on the master plan after that date, so please help us by getting your availability sent in.
Trinity Spring Concerts and Drama Productions
Spring Fine Arts Night - Friday, May 11 - Peace Lutheran Church

Please note, students should arrive, ready to go in concert attire by the times listed below:
6th graders, 7th & 8th grade choir, and Trini-tones arrive by 6:30 pm at the latest.
7th & 8th grade orchestra and 9th & 10th choir need only arrive by 7:30 pm , but of course, can arrive before 7 pm to hear the first half of the concert.
We would like the students to sit with their families after their group has performed.

The program for Spring Fine Arts night will be as follows:
7:00 PM  
6th grade Strings
7th & 8th grade Choir
Trini-tones Choir

7:45 PM   Intermission: Art Show and Reception in the Fellowship Hall
7th & 8th grade drawings and 12th grade acrylic paintings will be on display

8:30 PM   
7th & 8th grade Orchestra
9th & 10th grade Choir
Student Compositions (by 9th and 10th grade music theory students)
Trini-tones Choir and 9th & 10th grade Choir

Invite your family and friends to this lovely event. Also, please bring a plate of cookies to share. This is a wonderful celebration of all the beauty that our Trinity students work hard to create!
Trini-Tones at the Grotto for the Spring Concert Series
The Trini-Tones will be singing a Mother's Day concert at the Grotto on Sunday, May 13th at 3 pm . Bring mom to the Grotto and enjoy some beautiful music with us! (Please note, this concert date takes the place of the previously scheduled concert at the Grotto on April 15th.) For more details on this concert series, please see this flyer . Cost: Free, and accepting donations of canned food for the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry.
Junior & Senior Classes Present: Shakespeare's The Tempest
Mark your calendars for Friday, May 18th and Saturday, May 19th at 7:30 pm  when the Junior & Senior players bring us Shakespeare's Drama,  The Tempest. The play will be performed at the University Park Baptist Church. All are welcome!
Sixth Grade Play: The Hobbit
The sixth grade class is busy with rehearsals for their production of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. The performance of this play will be on Friday, May 25 at 7pm at University Park Baptist Church. Plan to kick off your Memorial Day Weekend with this entertaining evening brought to you by your favorite 6th graders!
Spirit Week Highlights!
Students and faculty turned out in full force to show their Thunder spirit during Spirit week, April 30-May 4. Here are a few highlights! Click on each day to view more pictures.
Seeking Applicants for Position of Executive Director
From the desk of Dr. Joannah Clark:
Thanks to a very generous grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Trinity Academy is conducting a search for a new position of Executive Director. The position of Executive Director has its primary purpose in providing leadership in all aspects of the school pertaining to advancement and business affairs. The Executive Director will focus on administration, funding, budgeting, fundraising, fiscal management and public relations. As Trinity Academy continues to grow and flourish, I am confident that we will be well served by expanding our administration to include an Executive Director to further the strength and success of our mission of educating young men and women and preparing them for lifelong learning.

We are accepting applications.

OSAA Awards Trinity's Trini-tones 1st Place Academic All-State
Congratulations to our very fine choir, the Trini-tones, for being recognized as outstanding among school choirs in high academic achievement! This is the first year that Trinity Academy has competed with the OSAA, and our students have distinguished themselves both with their musical talent and by having an average GPA of 3.9. Wow.
Sophomore wins Scholarship through the National Association of Scholars
Congratulations to Addie Clark in 10th grade for scoring in the top 1% nationally on the Classic Learning Test (CLT). Our 10th graders all took this test which is being rolled out as a new college entrance exam similar to the SAT and ACT. Addie was awarded a $2500 scholarship for college. She was asked her favorite author and quote to be posted on the national award recipients webpage, and Addie chose a quote by Willa Cather in Death Comes for the Archbishop, "Miracles...seem to me to rest not so much upon...healing power coming suddenly near us from afar but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that, for a moment, our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there around us always." We are proud of you, Addie! (Addie is pictured from "Decades Day" in her 1950's attire.)
University of Portland Summer Learning Program
The University of Portland offers a great Summer Learning Program that keeps students academically stimulated during the summer, working particularly on Math and Language Arts. We have had some Trinity Academy students attend this program in the past, and they really enjoyed it and learned a lot! 

WHEN: July 2 - August 2, 4 days a week, 2 hours/day
COST: $125 with scholarships available
NEED MORE INFO?: Contact University of Portland School of Education email soed@up.edu or 503-943-7135.

Registration for students entering grades 4 through 11 is now open! Space fills up quickly, so if interested, sign up soon! You may register online through the University of Portland's website:  https://education.up.edu/resources-community-members/summer-learning-program.html  
Shopping at Fred Meyer's?
Please link your Freddie's card to support Trinity Academy! More details about this program can be found in this  brochure . Click on button below to register.
Mr. Defillipis' Art Show Postponed
My Beloved Son, Art Show
May 5 through May 19
A note for your calendars: Mr. Defillipis' Art Show is not going to be held May 5 through May 19 as previously scheduled, The art show will be rescheduled for the Fall or Winter. Stay tuned for more details!
2018-2019 Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar for next year has been published. Download your copy here and update your family calendar with important dates for next year!
Important Dates for Your Calendar
May 11 – Spring Fine Arts Night - 7pm - Peace Lutheran Church
May 13 – Trini-Tones concert at the Grotto - 3pm
May 18 & May 19 – Junior/Senior Performance of The Tempest - 7:30 - University Park Baptist Church
May 25 – 6th Grade Play The Hobbit - 7pm - University Park Baptist Church
May 28 – No School - Memorial Day
May 29 – Last Day of Class
May 30–June 1 – Oral exams and labs
June 5-7 – Evaluation conferences
June 9 – Commencement - 2 pm - Hinson Baptist Church - Reception immediately following. All students and Trinity families are invited. Please come celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2018!
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