College Partnerships
Trinity has continued to expand the College Partnership program, which now includes 16 faith-based colleges and universities. The most recent additions are Mount Aloysius and the University of Scranton. This program grants automatic admission and merit scholarships to students who meet certain GPA requirements. In some cases, doctoral programs are included in the partnerships! To see a full list of participating colleges and read details,
see our website.
National Merit Students
Congratulations to the following seniors who earned impressive distinction in the
National Merit Scholarship Program.
Giana Abbas '20 (Seton House) and
Megan Gouldy '20 (Loyola House) have earned Semifinalist honors as a result of their PSAT scores, joining 16,000 students out of 1.6 million entrants nationwide. They have the chance to advance as Finalists, which will be announced in February of 2020.
Connor Coyle '20 (Seton House) and
Maya Arora '20 (Immaculata House) earned the distinction as "Commended" students based on their PSAT scores. C
ongratulations to these students on this wonderful academic achievement!
Twenty Years of Service in the Diocese
Congratulations to the Trinity faculty who were honored at the Diocesan Education Conference this week for their service of 20 years in the Diocese of Harrisburg:
Mrs. MaKathy Donley,
Mr. Steve Gotwols,
Dr. Angie Heinick, and
Mr. Scott Root.
Building Updates
The summer is always a productive time in terms of updating our campus. This summer, we accomplished several renovations, including:
- replacing the roof on the academic portion of the school, a million-dollar project, thanks to the generosity of Carlisle SynTec;
- a renovated press box at COBO field, featuring new stairs, enlarged interior space, and new windows, siding, and roof, thanks to Mr. Mike Manning and Mr. Gary Bricker, Mid South Building Supplies, and R.F. Fager Company;
- repaving the front driveway;
- replacing the lighting at COBO Field, in the gymnasium, and in the busport, and installing emergency lights on the first floor of the academic building;
- updating the technology infrastructure, including adding new fiber, WiFi units, and switches;
- replacing the telephone system;
- adding ceiling speakers in all classrooms;
- painting offices on the first floor.
Thank you to all alumni who support Trinity--your contributions are essential in making updates like these happen to benefit our students and faculty. Thank you!
Mission Trip to Jamaica
In July, Sister Susan Kuk, IHM, Mrs. Antoinette Oliverio (Saint Patrick School Principal), and several members of the class of 2019 traveled to Avocat, Jamaica, for a week-long mission trip.
Caroline Bero, Caroline KIllian, Madison Oliverio, Mia Kilroy, Franchetta Groves, Emily Hine, Eileen Spila, Kateri Sinkler, and
Isabel Diaz, all graduates from the class of 2019, created craft activities, played bingo and soccer, read to the children, worked with them on their math skills, and even tried to teach them to swim at a nearby waterfall. Read more about the trip from Isabel Diaz's perspective,
here.
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November 1: All Saints' Liturgy
These members of our community and all alumni who have passed away in the hope of eternal life will be remembered at our school-wide liturgy for the
Feast of All Saints on Friday, November 1, at 9:50 a.m. All are invited to attend; please RSVP to
Maryann Karli. During the liturgy, names of the deceased from the past year will be read aloud. Please remember the names below in a special way. If you know of a classmate who has passed away, please let our
Office of Alumni Relations know.
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Walter S. Holder ‘68
Eileen D’Angelo Shulman ‘68
John M. Ascani ’69
Robert McFann '69
Peter T. Murphy '69
Hoyt William Bangs '72
Stanley J. Sierotowicz '73
Christopher Jon Huntzinger '75
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Margaret Itle Scott ‘88
Adam P. Castner ’01
Brother Andrew Bartley, FSC (principal from 1963-1969)
Sister Peter Mary Birster, IHM (staff from 1979-1983 and 2006-2017)
Patrick Dieter (staff from 1981-1986)
Patricia A. Vucenich (staff from 1971-1978)
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November 2: Beef and Beer
Alumni are invited to the Trinity Athletic Association's Beef and Beer on Saturday, November 2, at 6:00 p.m. at Trinity. This is a fun event that sold out last year--only 300 tickets will be sold this year.
Live music will be provided by
Willow Road
, made up of Mike Auriemma,
Ashlyn Auriemma '18
,
Austen Auriemma '14
, Ed Vinarksi, Kathy Vinarksi,
Bill Weiss '72
, and
Matt Weiss '13
.
Purchase your tickets now and consider being a
sponsor of the event. Join us for a night of great food, music, and silent auctions--proceeds support Trinity Athletics. Go Rocks!
November 17: Admissions Open House and Registration
Now registering Future Shamrocks for the 2020-2021 school year! Any students interested in a Trinity education should plan to attend our Open House on Sunday, November 17, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. For more information, Contact
Monique Abbas, Director of Admissions and EITC.
December 6: Save the Date!
Alumni are invited to a special Capital Campaign Town Hall event--a Christmas Open House--at Trinity. More details to follow.
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After leaving Trinity, A.J. Turo '03 attended the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating with a B.S. in physics and commissioned into the U.S. Navy, going on to earn an M.S. in systems engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. A.J. has served in the Navy for 12 years, flying F/A-18s of all varieties and sharing his expertise as a flight instructor. A.J. currently volunteers with the “Wingman Foundation,” which provides post-mishap support for the Navy and Marine Corps Aviation community and their families, and he serves as a Department Head of a squadron, though he is about to transition to a different role that will allow him to spend more time with his family.
Read more about A.J.
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Juliana Ritrievi '16 is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh studying finance, political science, and economics. She recently completed a competitive internship with Citibank in New York City, where she worked in the investment banking division, specifically within the media and telecommunications coverage group. Juliana has also started a chapter of Smart Women's Securities, an investing group for women.
Read more about Juliana
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Gina Napoli '92
Gina Napoli '92 has pursued a thriving freelance writing career, in addition to a successful "day job". Writing is her passion, and she realized it with the help of her pre-calculus teacher, Sister Dorothy Fogarty: “Math using letters instead of numbers always felt odd to me,” said Gina. “So I saw Sister Dorothy three times per week for tutoring. During one of our lunchtime tutoring sessions, she commented about how weight loss didn’t come easily to her, so she had to work harder at it. I wondered then what would happen if I applied myself more toward something that came naturally to me (writing) instead of something so hard and boring to me (calculus). That was my final math tutoring session, and I started writing more instead.”
Read more about Gina.
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Redirect your State Taxes to Benefit Trinity
Do you pay more than $3,500 in state taxes a year? If so, you can donate the majority of your State tax liability to Trinity High School for tuition assistance through the SPE (Special Purpose Entity) arm of the EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) program.
An example of how it works:
If your State tax liability is $4,800, a suggested donation would be $4,000. (It’s important that you do not overcommit; if you do, the entire donation will be void.)
- In the fall, submit your joinder form along with a check for your donation.
- In February, your Federal and State K-1 forms will arrive.
- The K-1 will list your investment and Federal charitable contributions, which you deduct on Schedule A if you itemize.
- Your PA K-1 will list your 90% PA tax credit, which will go on Payment line 23 for Other Credits on your PA-40.
- In August you will receive a 90% credit ($3,600 for the example above) in the form of a check from the State to reimburse you for your donation. (If you do not have State taxes deducted from your pay, you will not receive a reimbursement check.)
Note: Your out-of-pocket contribution will be no greater than 10% of your donation depending on your tax bracket. In the above example, a married couple filing jointly that fall in the 24% tax bracket would incur an out-of-pocket expense of $304.00.
Last year, 11 families participated in the program, donating $109,500. These monies helped defer the $700,000 expense incurred by Trinity to support 40% of the students (about 200 children) that require financial assistance.
The deadline for new donations is
November 15, 2019
. Contact Director of Admissions and SPE,
Monique Abbas
for more information!
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Golden Shamrocks
Trinity alumni of 50 years or more are eligible for a “Gold Pass,” which grants admission to regular season, athletic contests at home. This permanent pass is available for pick up at any alumni event or by contacting the
Office of Alumni Relations.
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We welcomed more than 400 alumni to campus the weekend of October 11 for fellowship at the alumni tent, spirit at the football game, and Mass in Trinity's chapel. Thanks to all our alumni who joined us and made the weekend so successful!
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The classes of 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999 met for their reunions over Homecoming Weekend! The classes of 2004, 2009, and 2014 have reunions coming up. See more details on our
Alumni News and Events page.
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The Class of 1969 -- 50 Years
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The Class of 1974 -- 45 Years
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The Class of 1979 -- 40 Years
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The Class of 1984 -- 35 Years
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The Class of 1989 -- 30 Years
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The Class of 1994 -- 25 Years
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The Class of 1999 -- 20 Years
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Alumni In and Around Trinity
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Mural at COBO Field
Trinity students and alumnae worked at COBO Field over the summer, adding some school spirit to the ticket booth. Trinity students designed, planned, and executed this 40 x 10 foot mural. Thanks to students
Aviana Abbas '22 (Seton House),
Ryan Crowell '21 (De La Salle House),
Kiera Ledermann '20 (Loyola House),
Natalie Koranda '21 (De La Salle House),
Lucia Malay '23 (Seton House),
Jessica Miller '22 (Loyola House),
Maureen Pham '20 (Seton House),
Danielle Uroda '23 (Seton House),
Hanna Salus '21 (Loyola House),
Eden Skreppen '21 (Loyola House), and alumnae
Katie Phelan '07 and
Hannah Somerville '15.
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Mary Frances Pillion '15 recently stopped by Trinity for The Hershey Company’s Heartwarming Day, a day when employees of Hershey go out into the community and hand out Hershey chocolate bars in order to bring smiles and happiness to those around them.
Arden Cudahy '18 and
Jon Wacker '18 (son of
Alisa Tran Wacker '94) spoke to our seniors about the college application process, what they considered when applying, and the transition from high school life to college life.
Johnathon Smith '06 is serving as a mentor to a group of African American students this year during monthly lunch meetings. The new group had their first meeting this month, where the students shared about themselves, asked questions, and opened up a dialogue with the mentors about achieving their goals.
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Want to get involved at Trinity? Faculty and students have asked for alumni to help in the following ways:
- shadowing opportunities in occupational therapy and dental hygiene;
- persons who use statistics in their career or everyday life to present to statistics class;
- speakers to present to accounting class;
- speakers to present to sports and entertainment marketing class;
- persons with experience with investing or the stock market to speak to the Investors Club;
- persons to speak to or mentor members of the DECA Club (learn more about DECA);
- African American women to mentor female African American students.
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Class Notes
Professional & Personal Achievements
- Danielle Winn Wadsworth '98 surpassed the one-year mark of venturing out with her business partner, Laurie Ann Carney, to open one of the area's premier, female-owned-and-managed real estate companies, Dream Home Realty.
- Caitlyn Ragni Adams '08 recently graduated from TE Connectivity's Entrepreneurial Product Management (EPM) training program in Munich, Germany.
- Devin Walker '10 recently passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam, becoming the newest Assistant District Attorney for Lycoming County.
- Sarah Kostyal '12 was named as one of the "20 In Their 20s" Honorees for 2019 by the Harrisburg Young Professionals.
- Mark Wolfe '12 recently passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam and became the state’s newest Deputy Attorney General.
- Amanda Knaub '16, a senior at Monmouth University, was named to the Preseason All-MAAC women's soccer team as goalkeeper. She also broke Monmouth's record for career shutouts and has been ranked in the top 10 in NCAA Division 1 for least goals allowed (4), save percentage (.871%), and shutouts (7).
- Will Bucher '18 was selected by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) as its Men's Cross Country DIII--Metro League Rookie of the Month for September.
Births and Weddings
- Chris Kime Cline '66 welcomed her first great grandchild and Elizabeth (Beth) Cline Warner '85 her first grandchild last October when Beth's daughter gave birth to a son.
- Victoria (Tori) Ford '09 married Chris Oblon on September 1, 2019, at Saint Theresa Church in New Cumberland. Tori is the daughter of alumnus John Ford '79 and his wife, Barbara.
- Justine Stanton Holtz '09 and her husband, Jordan, welcomed their first child, Wesley, on July 16, 2019.
- Zack Dunmire '11 and Laura Keiser '11 were married at Good Shepherd Church on June 22, 2019, by Father Joshua Weaver '11. Zack and Josh have been best friends since first grade, and Zack and Laura's union was the first wedding that Father Josh celebrated.
- Trinity Faculty member Mary Potok Snyder '11 married Nathan Snyder on June 21, 2019, at Saint Joseph Church in Mechanicsburg. Mary is the daughter of alumnus Mark Potok '81 and his wife, Karen.
- Daniel Kenyon '12 was married to Megan Fritschi '12 at Saint Joseph Church in Mechanicsburg on September 28, 2019.
- Claire Lichty Keelan, Trinity faculty member and coach, and Kieran Keelan were married at Historic Shady Lane on June 14, 2019.
In Memoriam
- Eileen D'Angelo Shulman '68
- Patricia Vucenich (faculty member from 1971 to 1978)
- Maretta Schmidt (past principal of Good Shepherd and Diocesan Assistant Superintendent)
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Two friends--
Patrick "Packer" Brown '75 and
John Giannelli '75--recently visited Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
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Jack Patten '18, Alex Matthes '18, Frankie Lafferty '18, and
Kyle Carson '18 met up at the Country Club of Harrisburg for their annual July picnic and fireworks.
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Friends from the class of 1988--
Liz Forsythe Denniston, Amy Cannon Lamont, Tracy Akers Young, Jen Scott Brubaker, and
Kristin Wolfe Diggins--met “in the middle” for lunch at The Cheesecake Factory in Towson, Maryland.
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