Trinity Weekly

Volume 5, Issue 8

September 17, 2021

This year’s Homecoming Dance, “Light Up the Night,” will be an outdoor event, including a bonfire, food trucks, a DJ, and dancing. Tickets are $20, and will be sold at lunches from September 23 through October 5. The ticket cost includes food truck vouchers and refreshments; additional food may also be purchased from the food trucks that evening. Students must arrive no later than 7:30 p.m. and may not leave before 9:15 p.m. Due to COVID restrictions, the event is for Trinity students only, and they must have a ticket and show ID at the event entrance.

Dress: Semi-formal wear is suggested, with casual dress optional. Students should wear or bring outdoor appropriate footwear (no heels are allowed on the dance floor and the event will be on grassy areas.) Girls' dress length/style must be appropriate per school dress code; wearing jackets/ sweaters is encouraged. Suggested attire for boys is a button up shirt with khakis or dress slacks, tie and jacket optional.  

We do need several chaperones to make this successful, and we are looking for COVID-vaccinated volunteers with clearances to help with Homecoming. Please complete this form by October 1 if you are available to help.

Mrs. Rachel Arnold, Trinity's new College and Career Counselor, will meet with the parents of seniors on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, to discuss the college application process and the use of Naviance. She will also present information on financial aid and a recorded presentation provided by our local PHEAA representative. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Please note that masks are required at this event.

Students who are ill or stay home for a day are not able to livestream their classes. Students should focus on resting and healing while they are absent. They may access recorded classes later to catch up.

Thank you for donations on the September 10 Dress Down Day. We raised more than $1,050 to benefit Tuesday's Children!

Trinity will administer the PSAT to students in grades 9, 10, and 11 on October 13. Freshmen will take the PSAT 8/9. Sophomores will take the PSAT. Juniors will take the PSAT/NMSQT, as this test provides entry to the National Merit Program for students with qualifying scores. Please do not schedule appointments for your son or daughter on this date, since these tests cannot be made up. Testing accommodations will be provided to students who have current information on file at Trinity (such as an IEP or 504 Plan) and have received prior approval from the College Board.

On September 24 and 25, 2021, there will be an online college fair for Catholic high school students. This free online event complements your existing college fair plans by offering convenience and a wide variety of college and universities (both Catholic and secular), including Virginia Tech, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, St. John's College, University of Alabama, the United States Naval Academy, Bishop's University in Canada, etc. There are also presentations by domain experts.

Students who would like to work on their audition material with the directors of our 2022 program, The Sound of Music, are invited to sign up on the bulletin board outside of the music room for a session on October 18 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Email Mrs. Jarrett with questions.

Trinity's Beef and Beer event is now open for business! Tickets and sponsorships are available for purchase. For online sponsorships or ticket sales, click here. Tickets can be picked up at the time of the event or sent in advance if requested. If you would like to purchase at the school or via mail, please click here for a printable donation form. We can't wait to see you at the event!

If you would like to share your student's COVID-19 vaccination status with us, you may do so here. Sharing this information is completely voluntary. In the event that we need to make decisions concerning quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19, we will use this self-reported information to help us make our determination.

Your 2022 yearbook is now available for preorder! Order with this paper form or online.

Parents of seniors, celebrate your senior with a baby ad in the yearbook! Place orders by November 30 using this form.

Trinity participates in the state-wide initiative Safe2Say, which facilitates anonymous reports concerning safety issues. Reports go through a state dispatcher who determines whether reports should be forwarded to the local police department or to the school. Safe2Say is not a place to register mild complaints about other students or Trinity policies. We ask that you contact a member of the Trinity Administration with these issues and reserve Safe2Say for matters of student safety.

We will once again run our 10th period study hall on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 2:45 until 3:30 p.m. If you student is here after school waiting for a ride or for a practice to begin, please encourage attendance in 10th period study hall. Students can get their homework started or ask for help from a teacher or a National Honor Society student. Signs around the building will indicate the rooms for these study halls each day.

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The Trinity High School Marching Band is hosting a drive-thru Chicken BBQ Fundraiser. The cost is $10 per dinner (half a BBQ chicken, baked potato, apple sauce, and a dinner roll). Tickets can be purchased ahead of time by contacting Mrs. Dana Facius at (717) 856-2939, but walk-ins are also welcome!

All are welcome to join us and help plan the Beef and Beer event. Zoom here or attend in person.

Join us for the annual Harry DeFrank Golf Tournament, hosted by Trinity Girls Basketball, on September 26 beginning at 8:00 a.m. See more information here.

Congratulations to Lucas Puig '22 (Immaculata House) and Zachary Varner '22 (Loyola House) who were named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program as a result of their PSAT scores. They are among 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 2022. Congratulations to these students on this wonderful academic achievement!

Mr. John Cominsky was interviewed by Joe Nebistinsky on WHYF radio on their new program, Central PA Voices. Mr. Cominsky talks about his conversion to Catholicism, his experience at Trinity as a student, and life at Trinity today. Listen here.

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Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it. He was teaching his disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death the Son of Man will rise." But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him. They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house, he began to ask them, "What were you arguing about on the way?" But they remained silent. They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest. Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all." Taking a child, he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it, he said to them, "Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me."

--Mark 9:30-37

See all of Sunday's readings here.

"If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all." Our culture tells us that we must keep up with the Joneses or always seek to bring fame to ourselves. Jesus' message for this week is simple. We must have a childlike (not childish) faith, and serve others. A childlike faith means that we trust in him and are not jaded by life. We love Jesus and others with a pure love, a pure intention. Service is the expression of this love. Let us pray to God this week to help us love him with a childlike love and to serve him through service to one another.

Dear Loving and Compassionate God, Giver of all gifts, we pray especially today for the mercy and love You give us. Open our hearts and minds to You. Give us the grace to accept Your mercy. As we live each day, we pray for those less fortunate, especially those who are hurting, and whose wounds need to be healed. Help us become involved in ways that show them how deeply we care. Give us the personal courage to listen to their concerns and help them find the solutions to which they are entitled as Your children and our brothers and sisters. Amen.

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Fall Fun Fest is back! Join us for a day of Family Fun on Saturday, October 9, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The fun will include: food trucks, a bake sale, milkshakes, bingo, children’s games, a basket raffle, beer, and music. The event will be held outside and inside at Saint Theresa School. If you are interested in volunteering to help (high school students are needed!), click here. See you at the Fall Fun Fest!

Basketball registration is open! The Saint Joseph Athletic Association Basketball Program is for all girls and boys in grades 9-12 who are baptized Catholic (or in an RCIA program) and are active members of Saint Joseph, Saint Katharine Drexel, or Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton parishes. High- school-aged kids who are members of neighboring parishes that do not field a CYO high school team for either boys or girls may also play for another parish that does field one, including Saint Joseph. Register online.

Mark your calendars for the Diocese of Harrisburg's 7th Annual Women's Conference on October 16 at Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg. The theme for the conference is Catholic Motherhood: Life Giving Love, featuring Dr. Theresa Farnan and many other outstanding speakers, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction, Confession, and Mass celebrated by Bishop Gainer. Light breakfast fare and lunch is included in the $35 registration fee. For more conference information and to register, click here.

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