Trinity Weekly

Volume 4, Issue 28

February 15, 2021

As of Monday, February 15, Trinity High School has no active case among students and faculty engaged with in-person instruction. This does not include the previously reported cases of individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 and returned to our building.

Families interested in applying for financial aid for the 2021-2022 school year should refer to this email. There is a strict deadline of March 1 to apply. Contact the Business Office for assistance or with questions.

All freshmen, sophomores and juniors received course selection/re-registration paperwork on Friday, February 5 in Mentor Group. This form along with the registration fee of $150, is due back to Mentor Group by Friday, February 19.

For the course selection process to be complete, the student not only needs to select their courses, but obtain teacher signatures for their selections and then with their parents they need to select their courses through the Rediker Parent Portal. Students who do not complete this process by February 19, will have their courses selected for them by Ms. Poplaski

Please note, any requests to change a class once the course selection process is complete will incur a $20 fee until July 29, 2021. After July 29, 2021, the fee increases to $100.

The 2021-2022 Course Catalog is available for review now on our website under Forms and Resources. You may also find it linked here. Find information about the course selection process here.

For Remote Learners Only: Because you are learning remotely, you do not need to get the signatures of your teachers for your selections, but you need to be in communication with that to ensure you are making the best possible choices for the coming year.

We are overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for our family in the wake of our baby's birth, hospitalization, and bereavement. The many blessings, both spiritual and material, you have provided to our family have given us much to be thankful for in this difficult period. May God bless you for your generosity and care!

Mr. Cominsky and Family

Congratulations to the students who are recognized on the honor roll for Quarter 2!

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, clergy will not mark the sign of cross on people’s foreheads with the ashes this year, as is traditionally done. At the direction of the Holy See (i.e. The Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments), ashes will be distributed in the following manner: Clergy will bless the ashes and sprinkle them with Holy Water, then say to all those present, “Repent, and believe in the Gospel,” or “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Those wishing to receive ashes will line up, following social distancing guidelines. Instead of making the sign of the cross on foreheads, clergy will sprinkle the ashes on top of the head.

Source: Diocese of Harrisburg Website

Get your limited edition "Coach Kostelac 750 wins" t-shirts on the Trinity store. Shirts are $5.00 each. There are limited sizes and quantities available, and when they're gone, they're gone! Boys basketball seat cushions are also available. Proceeds benefit Boys Basketball.

When COVID struck, Trinity got creative! In lieu of the traditional spring musical, The St. Genesius Players will present a streamed live radio play of Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS. The radio play will feature original music composed by Elizabeth Vinarski '15 and dance choreographed by Julianne Miekley '21. The play can be streamed February 26, 27, and 28 by purchasing a ticket for $12.50 for a single viewer and $25 for a household. Enjoy this thrilling mystery from the comfort of your own couch!

Monday, February 15 - no school

Tuesday, February 16 - regular schedule

Wednesday, February 17 - special Mass schedule (Ash Wednesday)

Thursday, February 18 - regular schedule

Friday, February 19 - regular schedule

Scrip Program | Rocks in Motion | Shop Trinity | Order a Yearbook | Family Trip Notification

Read the February newsletter for De La Salle House here.

Interested in becoming Catholic? Or are you Catholic but haven't received Holy Communion or Confirmation? Fr. Sahd is forming a group to help all interested students enter the Church or receive these awesome Sacraments this school year. Please email him for information or to join. He'd be happy to help in any way.

Attention Seniors and Parents of Seniors! It's time to find those throwback photos from preschool, elementary school, middle school, and even freshman year at Trinity! Any photos of seniors from this time period are welcome, but especially photos with multiple Trinity students. Please email throwback photos to Ms. Babusci. Thank you for helping to make our yearbook memorable for a lifetime!

Did you get to order your 2021 yearbook yet? If not, you can order online or print the order form and send it in to school.

Trinity High School is looking for female professionals from the African American community to serve as mentors or guest speakers for our young women's Future Leaders Group. These meetings take place a few times throughout the school year, usually over the lunch period onsite at Trinity High School. Mentors will need to complete Diocesan clearances. Topics of discussion focus on leadership, college and career, academic success, and racism and bias. Mrs. Tina Nixon, Vice President Mission Effectiveness-Chief Diversity Officer, UPMC Pinnacle, has served as a mentor. Interested candidates should contact Mrs. Annette Nebel, or Mrs. Cecelia Stock.

Support Trinity's THON and get some nice gear at the same time by shopping online here through February 28.

The Herff Jones ring representative visited Trinity on Thursday, February 4, to distribute ring information to sophomores and juniors. Information can also be found online. The representative will return to Trinity on Wednesday, February 17, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. to show samples and take orders. We will allow both juniors, who missed last year, and sophomores to order rings this year. The rings will be distributed at Thanksgiving Mass in November. Please contact Sister Susan Kuk at 717-761-1116 ext. 109 with any questions.

Catch our winter athletic contests online here, and find the athletic schedule here. All contests are posted to our Shamrock Athletics Facebook Page, as well. Please note, there is a $5 charge to stream games (except for freshman boys basketball games), similar to the fee normally charged for admission to the live event.

We are very grateful to Faulkner Subaru Mechanicsburg for their sponsorship and support of our student-athletes!

See Trinity High School's Facebook page, the Shamrock Athletics Facebook page, and our YouTube Channel for our livestreamed athletic events.

A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. He said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad

so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places,

and people kept coming to him from everywhere. --Mark 1:40-45

For Sunday's readings click here.

From what does Jesus need to cleanse us? Our sins, our lack of love for God and neighbor and our unwillingness to change our hearts all keep us from God and his love for us. As we prepare to begin Lent this year, let us not make it about giving up something that will do nothing to help us grow in the spiritual life. Let us use this Lent to allow Jesus to cleanse us, so that we can become someone new, with a new perspective and a new heart dedicated to loving as God loves.

Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting this campaign of Christian service, so that, as we take up battle against spiritual evils, we may be armed with weapons of self-restraint. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Source: Roman Missal 3rd Edition

The Trinity family is invited to join Saint Katharine Drexel Parish for the consecration to Saint Joseph. See more information here.

Due to COVID-19, Trinity High School will not be hosting an in person College Fair this year.

NACAC, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, is hosting multiple virtual College Fairs this spring. These fairs occur on weekends or after school hours, so students do not have to miss school. Many Colleges/Universities, including those in-state and out-of-state, have admissions representatives that attend and give live virtual information sessions during these fairs.

Students can see all Colleges/Universities in attendance at each fair and can sign up for 'drop-in' sessions with schools they are interested in.

February 28: 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. (594 Colleges/Universities in attendance)

March 7: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., STEM Fair (141 Colleges/Universities specializing in STEM fields)

March 16: 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Performing and Visual Arts Fair-(74 Colleges/Universities)

March 21: 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. (594 Colleges/Universities in attendance)

April 10: 12:00 to 4:00 p.m., Western US Fair (44 Colleges/Universities)

April 20: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Southeastern US Fair (63 Colleges/Universities)

Students must register by creating a NACAC profile. To register for the event and create a profile, go to the registration link below. The sooner you register, the earlier you can sign up for sessions with schools of interest.

Video Link for students on how to navigate NACAC Virtual College Fairs.

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