In this issue: Faculty updates for next school year, fun summer opportunities, a summer reading list, highlights from our recent performing arts, and college news. Read to the end for important dates for the 2018-19 Academic year!
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Faculty Farewells... and Welcomes
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A Farewell to Miss Hambley
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Here is an excerpt from Dr. Clark's honoring given at Commencement:
"Miss Hambley, a beloved Latin teacher and general Latin fanatic, will be moving to Bend this summer.
We first met Heather Hambley when she was a student at Reed College, helping to organize the Latin forum there, which we were attending with some of the Trinity Academy students. Miss Hambley expressed interest in Trinity Academy and came to visit and sit in on Latin classes. After she graduated, we convinced her to come and teach part-time at Trinity. That turned into four years of teaching at Trinity Academy, during which she re-designed and re-invigorated our Latin program. This graduating class was Miss Hambley’s first ‘Latin IV’ class that she got to lead through translation of Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil.
She is known and loved by the students for her contagious love of Latin, for her organization and rigor that calls her students on, for her enthusiasm and energy in the classroom, and for her knowledge of their individual strengths and weaknesses as she guides them through the courses with these in mind. She has been a fixture in the afterschool study hall ‘Latin room’ – tutoring her students and others.
Miss Hambley, we are SO GRATEFUL for all of the love and hard work you have put in to Trinity Academy – God bless your move and your next adventure in Bend – and you better come visit – often!
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Pictured above: "Dress like your teacher" spirit day, featuring Miss Hambley!
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We are very pleased to be welcoming two new faculty members to the Trinity school community.
Miss Abigail Justen is joining the Trinity Academy faculty as a full-time teacher. She will be teaching several math courses this year.
Miss Justen grew up in the Portland area. Her family moved to Falls Church, Virginia, where she attended Trinity School at Meadow View for 9th-12th grades. This Spring she graduated from George Mason University with a B.S. in Computer Programming. This major involved learning a lot of math and science as well! She looks forward to getting into the classroom and inspiring her students with a love of math and love of learning that she gained from her own Trinity education.
Mrs. Maggie Grove will be teaching the 9th and 10th grade Latin courses.
Mrs. Grove received her B.A. from Reed College in Classics & Religion in 2009 and then an M.A. in Liberal Studies also from Reed in 2017. She loves Ancient and Romance languages, studying both Greek and Latin extensively. She attributes her love of Latin to her excellent High School Latin teacher. She is looking forward to the opportunity to educate students in a subject which has proven so valuable and enjoyable throughout her own life. She has tutored Latin and Greek for many years and comes highly recommended by her Reed professors! She is originally from California, but has lived in Portland for a number of years. Her husband is currently finishing up Dental School at OHSU.
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Highlights from Commencement 2018
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We want to thank
Pastor Michael Lawrence and the congregation of Hinson Memorial Baptist Church for opening their doors to host our 2018 Commencement Exercises and reception on Saturday, June 9th. We were very blessed to be welcomed in their beautiful church for our celebration.
Dr. Joseph Clair, Dean of the College of Christian Studies and the William Penn Honors Program at George Fox University, in his commencement address, congratulates the graduates on having received what he considers "
the best education in North America." He calls upon the graduates to remember the gift and responsibility of a Trinity education: 1. "You’ve learned that to be a student is a calling to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind; 2. To be a student is a calling to love your neighbor as yourself; and 3. The calling of the student and of education is not something to be taken for granted. You have been given a privilege to stretch your mind, to stretch your heart to know more of the Creator through His creation." He exhorts the graduates to remember that "w
hatever education you get, whatever PhD you acquire...you will always remember that it pales in comparison with the knowledge of God’s glory which is available to any human being in the face of Jesus Christ." Recording available
here
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Teresa Cieslak, the 2018 Trinity Award winner and Valedictory speaker, honored the unique ways each of her teachers and fellow classmates added to her experience of community and learning at Trinity Academy. Listen
here.
Did you miss the Special Edition newsletter featuring each of our graduates? You can read it
here!
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Spotlight on the Arts this Spring
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Spring Fine Arts Night - May 11th
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On May 11th, we celebrated all the beauty created by our students at the Spring Fine Arts Night. Students performed in their string ensembles and choral groups, student compositions were debuted, and art was displayed from middle school and high school art classes. Thank you to music directors Mr. Chris Fotinakis and Mr. Stephen Thompson, and art instructor Mr. John Defilippis, for putting this lovely event together. Also, thanks goes to parent Mr. Tim Cowley who video recorded (link
here) and photo documented (
here) this event!
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Junior/Senior production of Shakespeare's
The Tempest -
May 18th & 19th
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Many thanks to Mr. Thompson, our drama teacher, for the countless hours he put into this wonderful theatrical production. Thanks also to Mrs. Thompson, who worked as the costume designer for both of the Spring productions. Amazing!
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More photos of The Tempest can be viewed
here!
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May 25th - 6th grade production of
The Hobbit
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More photos of
The Hobbit can be found
here!
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Detailed Informational Letters Available Now
Dr. Francie Longshore, college counselor, recently sent letters to the students and their parents about important testing dates, college fairs, and other college preperatory activities coming up for high school students. The letters can be found here:
Review Course for SAT Math II
Mr. and Dr. Clark will be running a review class for any rising Juniors and Seniors who are thinking about taking the SAT Math level 2 subject test (offered August 25, October 6, and November 3). They will lead students through practice exams and review of material covered on the test. The review class will meet 8 times: July 10, 12, 17, 19. 24, 26, 31, and August 2 from 10:30 am - noon. Cost is $120. Students can come to as many sessions as possible. Contact Dr. Clark to sign up or to ask any questions.
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Key college prep dates for the family calendar:
August 23 - Common Application Workshop for incoming Seniors.
August 25 - SAT, SAT Math II, SAT Literature test date
September 20 - Navigating the Road to College meeting at Trinity Academy, 6:30 pm for parents and students.
September 29 - Greater Portland Metro Financial Aid Presentation, University of Portland Buckley Center Auditorium, 10 am.
October 10 - Sophomores and Juniors take PSAT, carpool from Trinity.
October 6 - SAT, SAT Math II, SAT Literature test date.
November 1 - Deadline for early decision/early action for most colleges.
December 1 - SAT, SAT Math II, SAT Latin, SAT Literature test date.
February 14 - Gap Year Fair, Cleveland High School, 6-8:30 pm.
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While Trinity Academy does not have a required reading list for the summer, we certainly think that reading is an EXCELLENT way to spend your summer free-time!
Here is a list that we adapted from a book by a Christian author who recommends good books for Jr. High and High School aged. The books (and authors) are not necessarily Christian in content, but are good works of literature. The dates of publication are listed as well so you can see if the books are 'classics' or more recently written. There are many options here that would appeal to varied interests and reading levels.
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The office will be open variable hours throughout the summer months. Please call and leave a message or email if you have questions and someone in the office will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Congratulations to Eli Shreves and his rugby team, the Eastside Tsunami for winning state in the JV Rugby Championship! They beat the Beaverton Barbarians in the finals with a score of 32-27. Their reputation as a fierce and unified team is demonstrated at the beginning and end of their games when they perform the warrior chant and war-dance called "haka" that originated in the Polynesian islands.
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Congratulations to Ana and Camille Mesquit for being hand-picked to join The Portland Ballet and Kúkátónón in their showcase "Wakili" on June 9th.
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Important Dates for the 2018-19 Academic Year
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August 22 - Orientation for New Students and Parents (9:00 – 11:30 AM)
August 23 - Orientation for All Students (9:00 AM – Noon, lunch provided)
August 23 - Class of 2018 College Application Workshop (1- 4 PM, seniors only)
August 23 - Back to School Ice Cream Social – all families and teachers (7 PM)
August 27 - First Day of Class – (8:15 AM – 3:00 PM)
August 31 - Labor Day Weekend – No School
September 3 - Labor Day Weekend – No School
September 7 - Parent/Faculty Meeting & Social (7 PM)
September 17 - School Picture Day
September 20 - Navigating the College Process (for high school students and their parents - 6:30 pm)
September 21 - Fall Field Day
October 10 - PSAT Testing (grades 10 & 11)
October 18-19 - Fall Break
October 29 - Portland National College Fair (9am-12pm, grade 11)
November 12 - Teacher In-Service Day – No School
November 21 - Early Dismissal at 11:30 AM
November 22-23 - Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
December TBD Christmas Concert
December 20 - Christmas Celebration (for students, early release)
December 21 - Start Christmas Break – No School
January 4 - Last day of Christmas Break
January 7-11 - Project Week (students work at home)
January 9-11 - Evaluation Conferences
January 14 -Classes Resume (projects due)
Click
here for the 2018-19 Academic Calendar.
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