Trinity Weekly

Volume 4, Issue 30

February 26, 2021

As of Friday, February 26, Trinity High School has no active cases 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.

Spring Production--KVID-39 (Date Change to March!)

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 MARCH 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!

Spring is just around the corner! Add some Trinity spirit to your lawn with a contour cut Trinity "T" sign. Signs are about 24" and include the wire stake. Available here.

Lunch accounts can be created and viewed here. Users can view their child's balance and set up an alert for when the account falls below a certain threshold. Payments can be made by sending in cash or a check payable to Trinity High School (please put lunch in the memo line) which can be handed to the cashier when checking out with lunch.

Register for the spring sports season now! Physical forms are due to the Trainer, Ms. Arnold, by Friday March 5, and the first day of practice is Monday March 8. Coaches will communicate with student-athletes prior to the first day. Go Rocks!

In an effort to get the senior banners done by the first home contests we are going to try something different this spring. On Thursday, March 4, at 3:00 p.m., we will take all spring senior sports photos in the gym. Mr. Bricker will be available all week after school to hand out uniforms in order to accomplish this. Virtual learners will need to come to school on the 4th. Please let Mr. Bricker know immediately if you cannot make this date.

The Trinity Guidance Department hosted a Virtual College Panel Night on Wednesday, February 24. Ms. Campbell, our College/Career Counselor, outlined how she will be helping juniors prepare for their senior year. Six College Admissions Counselors answered excellent questions our parents and students submitted about applying to colleges/programs, school specific programs, visiting campuses, deciding on majors and more. Watch the presentation here.

Mr. Pate, the Herff Jones ring representative, will be here again on Thursday, March 3, during the junior and senior lunches. He has several lovely new items that the girls in particular may like. Any parent who would like to come in to place an order should contact Sister Susan.

Monday, March 1 - regular schedule

Tuesday, March 2 - regular schedule

Wednesday, March 3 - House Wednesday

Thursday, March 4 - regular schedule

Friday, March 5 - regular schedule

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

Trinity is pleased to announce that Jordan Hill, former Penn State and NFL player, has verbally accepted the Head Coaching position for Trinity Football. Coach Hill won a Superbowl ring in 2013 when he played for the Seattle Seahawks. Read more here.

The Trinity Guidance Office receives information regarding summer opportunities for students (camps, classes, etc.). Additionally, scholarship information comes to our office for primarily senior students. Summer opportunities and scholarship information are posted on the Trinity High School Guidance Rediker page. These items are continually being updated as we receive new opportunities.

Access the Trinity website and select "Rediker" in the upper right corner. Then sign in to your PlusPortals account and select the "Groups" icon in the upper right corner. In the dropdown menu, select the 'Guidance Group,' which will bring you to the Guidance Group page. Scroll down to 'Links/Files' and select the 'Summer Program' or 'Scholarship' links, which will be in blue.

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.

Trinity Swimming competed in Mid Penns last weekend, with the boys team coming in second, and the girls placing third. Several student-athletes had individual achievements:

Trinity Swimming finished their regular season and the boys team won the division. They will compete in Districts on March 6, and States on March 19.

Congratulations to Lucy Cooper-Silvis '21 (Loyola House) and Olivia Maddux '21 (De La Salle House) who were named Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program! They are among 15,000 students out of 1.6 million entrants nationwide. We are so very proud of this impressive achievement!

Ava Stevenson '21 hit a milestone in the Trinity Girls Basketball game against Steel-High, by scoring her 1,000th career point! She has committed to play Division 1 next year at William and Mary. Read more here. Congratulations, Ava!

Congratulations to the Trinity Mock Trial Team on winning both of their district competitions this week; they will advance to regionals! Special thanks to Mrs. Gail Souders and Mrs. Sarah Yerger for coaching our students.

Trinity High School’s Mock Trial defense team won their competition against Cumberland Valley High School, a school which has an entire course dedicated to mock trial. Trinity's students are part of an extracurricular club and prepare entirely on their own time. Trinity’s defense team consisted of:

The award for the overall best attorney went to Aviana Abbas. The award for the overall best witness went to Caroline Cunningham.

Trinity High School’s Mock Trial plaintiff team won their competition against Eastern Lebanon High School. Trinity’s plaintiff team consisted of:

The award for the overall Best Attorney went to Aviana Abbas and the award for the best overall witness went to Sadie Rieg.

Congratulations to all the Wrestlers who competed in Sectionals and Districts last weekend, especially those students who placed in their weight classes:

Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified. Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; from the cloud came a voice, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them. As they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what rising from the dead meant. --Mark 9:2-10

For Sunday's readings click here.

Jesus wants to transfigure us! That’s right. Jesus wants to change our lives and help us to truly live in the image and likeness of God. He wants to bring us to the fullness of life in the Trinity. But we resist. We are not open to this conversion. We hold on to possessions, ideas, and relationships that keep us from God and his love. But the minute we let go of these things, open our hands, our hearts, and our minds to him he embraces with His love and mercy and brings us to perfect joy. So, what are we waiting for?

O God, who have commanded us to listen to your beloved Son, be pleased, we pray, to nourish us inwardly by your word, that, with spiritual sight made pure, we may rejoice to behold your glory. 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 ed.

The Trinity family is invited to join Saint Katharine Drexel Parish for the consecration to Saint Joseph. Join them on March 1 and 19. 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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