Trinity Weekly
Volume 4, Issue 40
May 7, 2021
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Trinity News & Information |
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Calendar
Please find the school calendar for the 2021-2022 school year here.
Cash Lottery Raffle
With hope in the air for some championship runs by our spring sports teams and individuals, the Trinity Athletic Association thought it was a great time to give away some money! The TAA is sponsoring a Lottery Raffle during the month of June with a cash prize of between $50 and FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS every day! Winning tickets will be returned to the pot; so a single ticket can win multiple times! See the calendar here.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in the Main Office or through any spring student-athlete, spring sport coach, or team parent. Tickets can also be obtained by contacting Mrs. Tricia Kuntzelman at (717) 379-7446 or Mrs. LeAnne Torchia (717) 448-7580. The money raised will be used to fund the purchase of new equipment and video capabilities on COBO Field. Thank you, as always, for supporting Trinity and the Athletic Association. GO ROCKS!
Graduation Information
As graduation draws closer, please find details here about the upcoming events and practices. All seniors must be present at the practices after their last tests at 9:20 a.m. Students with special parts must also attend their practices, which are noted on the schedule.
Caps and gowns will be distributed to seniors without debts on Friday, May 14. Please hang and press them if necessary. Girls will need to attach the white collar to their gowns (find an instructional video here). Girls should wear a dress or dress pants, as well as appropriate shoes (not sneakers) to these events. Boys should wear a dress shirt and tie, long pants, and appropriate shoes (not sneakers). Students should wear their gowns only to Baccalaureate; caps and gowns should be worn to Graduation.
Siblings of seniors can usher for Graduation by contacting Sister Susan (this would allow them to be present for the ceremony).
Named Scholarships
Named scholarships help provide support for the 40% of students who come to Trinity and need financial aid. Below, you can find more information on this important scholarship fund. Please reach out to the Advancement Office with questions.
- An individual, company, or organization may establish a Named Scholarship with a designated annual contribution of at least $500.
- Donors may choose to name the scholarship (e.g., to honor others in any way).
- Named Scholarships are typically awarded to students who have demonstrated financial need through the Diocese of Harrisburg and Trinity High School's FACTS Grant and Aid Application process. Recipients of funds are confidential.
- The Named Scholarship commitment is for one academic year. Renewal letters are mailed annually in the spring.
Excellence in Teaching Award
Each year at graduation, Trinity honors a teacher who has demonstrated "excellence" during the year, which is further described in the nomination form. We welcome nominations from students, parents, and teachers for the award by Monday, May 10.
Parents of Juniors: Medical Information
Pennsylvania State Law requires all students to have a second dose of the Meningococcal vaccine prior to entry into 12th Grade (one dose was required for 7th grade, and the 2nd dose is required for 12th grade). Please review your student's immunization records and have your primary care provider take appropriate action. Please send a copy of your student's updated immunization record to the Main Office, Attn: "School Nurse."
Summer Camps
Several programs are running summer camps for students. See more information about:
Trinity High School Summer Musical Theatre Intensive
This summer, live theatre is back on the Trinity Stage with Shrek Jr.! This fun, exciting, and safe intensive will culminate in a full-scale production with two LIVE performances in July. Students entering grades 6-12 are invited to attend this two-week musical theatre workshop led by Trinity alumni who went on to pursue degrees in the performing arts: Director Lauren Koranda '19, Choreographer Ashlyn Auriemma '18, and Vocal Director Austen Auriemma '14. For dates, registration, and further information, click here. Contact communications@thsrocks.us with questions.
De La Salle Newsletter
Find the May newsletter for De La Salle House here.
Yearbook
Last chance to preorder a 2021 yearbook! Order online until May 12 or while supplies last! If you are not sure whether you have already ordered a yearbook, please email Mrs. Emily Babusci. |
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Weekly COVID-19 Update
As of Friday, May 7, Trinity High School has two active cases among students, faculty, and staff 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.
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Schedule for Remote Learners
Tuesday, May 11 - regular schedule Friday, May 14 - regular schedule
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Athletic Training
Blitz 45, a fitness and training center, is opening across the street from Trinity (in the plaza with Aldi) and is partnering with Trinity to provide services to our student-athletes. Mr. Doug Smith is opening the location for a walk-through on May 7 and 8. We're happy to welcome them to the area and to partner with them!
Yard Signs
Senior Yard Signs are now available for purchase here. A generic sign as well as a sign customized with name and photo are available. You can find other spirit items available here.
Financial Aid
Families interested in applying for financial aid for the 2021-2022 school year should refer to this email. All families requesting aid of any kind must complete this paperwork. Tuition has been posted to the FACTS system for the 2021-2022 school year, but financial aid has not yet been applied. Trinity tuition is collected starting in June of each year, and financial aid determinations will be made before that payment is due. We expect all aid awards to be announced by June 4. Please contact the Business Office for assistance or with questions. |
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Tuesday, May 11: Mass, 2:45 p.m.
Thursday, May 13: School-wide Ascension Thursday Liturgy
The intention will be for the Trinity community.
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This week, Trinity was proud to recognize members of the Class of 2021 who received an academic scholarship to the college they will attend next year at our Academic Signing Day! Congratulations to the following students, whose accomplishment is a testament to many years of hard work and to great support from parents and teachers. We are proud of you! |
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Taylor Arhondakis - Messiah University
Samantha Bohl - High Point University
Matthew Bowman - Lebanon Valley College
Gracie Britten - Elizabethtown College
Patrick Caffrey - Dickinson College
Thomas Cloak - Mount Saint Mary’s University
Ryan Crowell - Colorado State University
Maria DeFrancesco - University of Oklahoma
Josef Domby - Shippensburg University
Grace Duggan - Susquehanna University
Drew Godfrey - Long Island University
Evan Gorka - Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ava Green - University of Delaware
Logan Groff - University of Dayton
Thomas Hallahan - King’s College
Benjamin Hare - Saint Francis University
Paul Hayes - Messiah University
Matthew Jones - King’s College
Natalie Koranda - Temple University
Carter Lazarus - University of Delaware
Thomas Le - Marymount University
Elizabeth Levin - Susquehanna University
Olivia Maddux - University of Virginia
Alyssa Matzoni - United States Naval Academy
Campbell May - Mount Saint Mary’s University
Trey McAuliffe - Lebanon Valley College
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Kendall Myers - Lycoming College
Cecilia Pham - Wilkes University
Anthony Powell - Shippensburg University
Aubrey Quagliani - Elizabethtown College
Margaret Reagan - Bloomsburg University
Sophie Rojas - University of Delaware
Sophia Sak - Saint John’s University
Zachary Serafin - University of Delaware
Paul Shook - Fairfield University
Gianna Silvetti - Messiah University
Addy Sitlinger - Case Western Reserve University
Eden Skreppen - Pennsylvania State University
Anne Spila - Alfred University
AnneMarie Starvaggi - Shippensburg University
Melanie Uroda - Case Western Reserve University
Vanessa Wacker - Messiah University
Joshua Walker - Fairfield University
Payton Warner - Mount Aloysius College
Adam Warren - Lebanon Valley College
Lelia Webb - Goucher College
Macy Will - University of Colorado Boulder
Luke Wyland - Rochester Institute of Technology
Isabella Zarkin - Indiana University
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We previously announced that Anna Kardos's short story, "A Beautiful Shade of Denial," was accepted for publication in Shippensburg University's First Light: The Online Journal of Exceptional High School Writing. Her work was also named a Spectrum Award winner. The committee felt "it delivered an especially potent emotional reward and is excited to showcase it." This recognition, assigned to just a handful of the best entries, comes with a $50 prize. |
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Congratulations to the Trinity Boys Varsity Tennis players who earned medals in the Mid Penn Conference AA Tournament this week.
Adam Warren '21 (De La Salle House) silver in Singles 1.
Tommy Hallahan '21 (Seton House) silver in Singles 2.
Adam and Tommy earned gold in District Doubles.
Jose Centenera '23 (Loyola House) silver in Singles 3.
Nick Schiffer '21 (Loyola House) and Silas Gross '23 (De La Salle House) gold in Doubles 1.
Declan Cudahy '21 (Immaculata House) and Matt Jones '21 (Loyola House) silver in Doubles 2.
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Congratulations to Liza Levin '21 (De La Salle House), who signed with the track and field team at Susquehanna University, and Payton Warner '21 (Immaculata House), who committed to play baseball at Mt. Aloysius College, one of our partner schools. |
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The Trinity Girls Softball team broke the school record for wins in a season this week, with 13 wins (and counting!) so far. |
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Sophie Cirelli '22 (De La Salle House) wrote about the involvement of alumna Bella Pykosh '19 in raising money to fight cancer at both Trinity and University of Delaware. Read more on Trinity's blog. |
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Spiritual Reflections
from Deacon Scott Root
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The Gospel for Sunday, May 9, 2021--6th Sunday of Easter
Jesus said to his disciples: "As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. "I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy might be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing.
I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another."--John 15:9-17
Reflection
Love one another. Jesus tells his friends to love one another. In another part of the Scripture, he tells us to love our neighbor as ourselves, and then he helps us to see that our neighbor is everyone we encounter. Each day, we encounter many different people, but do we treat them with love? Do we respect the Christ that is found in them? Jesus calls his disciples his friends because they have learned from him and do what he commands. Does Jesus call us friend? Do we do what he commands? In our world of diversity of thought and action, do we still love or do we allow issues and circumstance to divide? Jesus' statement is simple. Love one another. There are no caveats to this commandment. We are to love one another as Jesus loved us--to the point of real, and total self-sacrifice. May Jesus give us the hearts we need to love one another.
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Saint of the Week--Our Lady of Fatima, May 13 |
Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese children–Francisco and Jacinta Marto and their cousin Lucia dos Santos–received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria near Fatima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. Mary asked the children to pray the rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, for sinners, and for the conversion of Russia.
Mary gave the children three secrets. Following the deaths of Francisco and Jacinta in 1919 and 1920 respectively, Lucia revealed the first secret in 1927. It concerned devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The second secret was a vision of hell. When Lucia grew up she became a Carmelite nun and died in 2005 at the age of 97.
Pope John Paul II directed the Holy See's Secretary of State to reveal the third secret in 2000; it spoke of a "bishop in white" who was shot by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows into him. Many people linked this vision to the assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981.
The feast of Our Lady of Fatima was approved by the local bishop in 1930; it was added to the Church's worldwide calendar in 2002.
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Prayer in Gratitude of Mothers
Good and Gentle God, we pray in gratitude for our mothers and for all the women of theory who have joined with you in the wonder of bringing forth new life. You who became human through a woman, grant to all mothers the courage they need to face the uncertain future that life with children always brings. Give them the strength to live and to be loved in return, not perfectly, but humanly. Give them the faithful support of husband, family, and friends as they care for the physical and spiritual growth of their children. Give them joy and delight in their children to sustain them through the trials of motherhood. Most of all, give them the wisdom to turn to you for help when they need it most.
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Writing Contest Sponsored by Mid Penn Bank
Mid Penn Bank is launching a new writing contest to highlight the significance of Juneteenth in African-American history and culture. With this contest, the bank hopes to inspire today's youth to share how Juneteenth resonates with them and to encourage discussion around civil rights in America. More information, including prizes and rules, can be found here. Poetry, fiction, and non-fiction works should be submitted by May 21. |
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From Lower Allen Township
Please take this survey about the Hummel Ave/State Road/ Gettysburg Road/ Simpson Ferry Road corridor. Your input will help prioritize projects regarding safety, appearance, and redevelopment on the corridor. We appreciate your participation. |
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