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The SUMMER 2011 LeaderNEWS FOR THE TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL FAMILY WWW.TRINITYROCKS.COM Diane Duke, Harriet Wearren and Brenda and Dennis H’92 Jeanie Steltenpohl, Joey Porter ’78 and Mike Steltenpohl ’77. Lampley. Photos by Marie Perry Ryan Miranda ’03, Rachel Woods, Megan Fleece and Daniel Mudd ’03. Mary Jane Gaynor, Susan Gilligan, John Gaynor and Ed ’69 and Mary Schoenbaechler. David Miller ’84. PRESIDENT’S NOTEBOOK President’s Notebook BY DR. ROBERT (ROB) J. MULLEN ’77, PRESIDENT WHEN FINAL EXAMS CONCLUDED, we brought an As part of the self-study, surveys were completed end to our 58th year of operation. Here are 58 reasons by students and parents and routinely more than why we stamped this year a great success. Thank you nine out of 10 respondents scored the school in the for your part in making this happen! highest categories. 12. A four-year study of our daily schedule concluded 1. The entire school gathered for worship eight with approval by the School Board to move to a times. Mass also was offered on a daily basis in our new model in 2012-13. The next year will be spent beautiful Chapel. Masses were offered for each class in planning and professional development. The and teams, clubs and organizations. new schedule will allow us to assist students to become even more ready for college. 2. Nearly every senior elected to attend our three- 1 day retreat program. The Christian Awakening 13. The Healthy Lifestyles Committee sponsored program, started in 1974, remains an extremely four parent forums. The committee sponsored a beneficial experience for seniors at this time in national speaker on the topic of abstinence. Next their life. year the committee has recommended offering 3. Charitable acts were abundant, including a Spring parents even more resources through a program Break service project involving teachers and called Operation: Parent. students traveling to Belize. Among many projects, 14. Annual surveys concerning the House System students and teachers worked in the Dare to Care showed satisfaction and food warehouse, assisted St. Joseph’s Children’s improvement in nearly all Home in cleaning up after their picnic and worked areas. More than eight out of on Habitat for Humanity homes. The school also 10 students report high levels was generous in collecting toys, food and gifts for of satisfaction with the House those less fortunate. System and Advising Groups. 4. Students were active in outreach programs like 15. Surveys of current parents the Joseph of Arimathea Society and St. Sebastian taken during the re- Society. accreditation processes 5. We began implementing the bishops’ new theology indicate a high level of curriculum, which will expand and enhance our satisfaction with school classroom instruction. communication. More than 6. The Class of 2011 excelled in the classroom. nine out of 10 parents gave the They earned a composite ACT average of 23.4, highest marks in these areas: the second highest all-time. The English, science student progress reports reasoning and reading sub-scores are the highest are easy to understand, the in Trinity’s history. All Trinity students must take school makes effective use the ACT as a graduation requirement. On a related of technology to inform note, junior Jacob Mattingly achieved a perfect parents, there are sufficient score on the ACT. opportunities for parent 7. Our seniors received acceptances to nearly 120 involvement and school rules colleges and universities across the country, are clearly communicated to including some of the most prestigious schools in parents. the country. 16. Ms. Mary Ann Hall H’08, 8. Merit scholarship offers to our graduates were Trinity’s Learning Support plentiful, totaling more than $13 million. coordinator, served 256 9. For the fifth consecutive year, we placed first, students during the first semester with 541 student second and third at the University of Louisville meetings; 266 parent contacts, including 66 parent Speed School Engineering Expo pre-built bridge meetings; and 389 teacher contacts. competition. 17. Each month the Counseling Department does 10. We saw record-setting numbers of students making a prevention segment on TTV. Recent topics the honor roll and fewer students failing a class than included alcohol/drug prevention, diversity issues at any time in the last 10 years. A record number and suicide awareness. made the honor roll or Principal’s List. 18. Members of Trinity’s Broadcast Journalism 11. We concluded the internal segment of our five-year class recently competed in the REEL ACTION re-accreditation cycle and look forward to a site visit next fall by a team of education professionals. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE PRESIDENT’S NOTEBOOK President’s Notebook CONTINUED Prevention of Underage Drinking contest where walked a mile to raise awareness for domestic teens from across the state create 28-second violence. It was part of the Mary Byron Project videos with messages aimed at reducing underage to raise awareness about domestic violence in the drinking. Trinity students received the “Best Script” Louisville community. award for the “most evocative or best use of words.” 29. Mr. Matt Manning ’86 and Mr. Joe Henning H’06 19. The Chess Rocks had another great year. They accepted an offer to present at the annual OCEA placed first in their district and were runners-up in Convention. Their presentation will concern state competition. implementing and supporting an advising period 20. The Speech Team co-hosted a tournament at within the school day, a feature of our House Trinity in January after a nine-year absence. System. 2 21. Once again, the Trinity newspaper, The ECHO, and 30. Expansion of our online student computer the yearbook, The Shamrock, walked away with network, called Rockspace, continues next school armloads of awards at the annual Western Kentucky year. Currently there are more than 300 courses University Mark of Excellence journalism contest. with curricula available online. 22. State championships were won in cross country, 31. In August, all freshmen will maintain an electronic football, ice hockey, swimming, wrestling, writing portfolio. Students will get instruction powerlifting and track. The powerlifting team won for using the pages as part of the Library Skills state for the 10th consecutive year and a national program and in conjunction with English and title for the seventh straight year. science classes. 23. The fall and spring plays were highlights once 32. Bandwidth for our Internet site is being expanded again, proving that our Department of Theatre Arts again as more applications are available for students is among the best in the region. and parents. This also is in response to increasing 24. Trinity hosted another group of teachers and demand for our website, which is considered very administrators from yet another school, this time robust and has attracted attention from other from Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del., who schools. wanted to learn about our House System. More 33. Additional SmartBoards will be installed in several than two dozen schools from across the country classrooms this summer as well as the annual have come to Trinity to learn about this unique replacement of older equipment. All electronic school feature. equipment taken out of service is disposed of 25. Teachers and students participated in the 40 Days properly. for Life Campaign by praying the rosary throughout 34. An anonymous donor with no previous ties to a day at a local abortion clinic. Trinity gave two gifts of $25,000 to the Trinity 26. School counselors attended a “Bully-Proofing Made Foundation. He did it because of the positive Easy – Solving the Bully Problem for Students and impression Trinity alumni have left on him through Schools” workshop. All our counselors are now the years. Of that total, this generous individual has trained in techniques aimed at both empowering agreed to match up to $20,000 of all gifts to the victims and dealing effectively with those who current Trinity Annual Fund that are increased bully. from the previous year. 27. Teachers are nearing the end of a two-year 35. Fundraising continues for enhancements of professional development cycle and have logged Trinity’s baseball home at Thurman-Hutchins nearly 2,000 hours of workshops, observations and Park. A new brick backstop extending from dugout training. to dugout has been built, along with adding black 28. Students and male teachers donned heels and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/trinityhighschool, where you can get links to some of the great things happening at Follow Trinity... Trinity. Become a fan and suggest Trinity to all your friends! President’s Notebook CONTINUED netting. Plans include a new press box, a concession the Kentucky Youth Assembly who won numerous stand, a storage facility, permanent bleachers and accolades at their December gathering, where more resurfacing of the infield. than 1,400 students competed for awards. 36. The Trinity Foundation has set a goal of building 48. The school provided gift baskets with THS the financial aid endowment to $25 million by paraphernalia to more than 115 schools and 2020. The name of our newest capital campaign is charitable organizations during the year, including the “Trinity Legacy Endowment Campaign” and is St. Matthews Area Ministries, Meredith-Dunn in its silent phase. School, Right to Life, The dePaul School, the St. 37. The 2010-11 Trinity Annual Fund is on pace to Matthews Area Business Association and various meet its goal for the year. Planning for the next TAF parish and church auctions. is underway. 49. Trinity’s annual dinner and auction, known as 3 38. The school continues to receive generous in-kind celebraTion, attracted more than 500 patrons who gifts that are used in various aspects of the school’s enjoyed a fun evening and fast-paced bidding.