Adam Klein, the Trinity House System Continued from page 29 original Dante s House director, including a national gathering of schools in the summer of 2017.

w From Georgia to Ohio, schools sent delegations to Trinity to learn has been chosen firsthand how to set up and run such a system. Since 2001 many e to take the helm of schools, both high schools and grade schools, have adopted a House system similar to the one at Trinity. the House System N

s Trinity’s House system has not stopped developing. The House System is a living, growing entity, evolving to meet the needs of an ever-changing student body. In 2006, under

u the direction of then-House System Director Joe Henning H’06, advising groups were introduced into the House system. These small 20-student groups, made up of seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen and a faculty advisor, p provide an opportunity for adults to partner with students in a manner outside the conventional classroom setting and for older students to mentor underclassmen and serve as both role models and advisors. In its 11th year, the

m advising group program, according to recent student surveys, has become another positive component of the Trinity experience. a

C Looking forward, in just a few years those students who were freshmen in the House system’s initial year will return to Trinity for their 15-year reunion. Within the next decade, the House system will see its first group of legacies, sons who want to be in the same Houses as their fathers. The future looks bright, but those in charge of the House system will continue to work hard to see that it continues to educate and provide leadership opportunities to the young men at Trinity High School.

VIsit www.trinityrocks.com for everything Trinity! ROCK ON!

28 C

Trinity supports social service agencies a m Trinity students, faculty and staff members support Kentucky School for the Blind

numerous social service agencies in various ways – Provides education and resources for K-12 blind p during the school year. Your support of these school students projects is appreciated. Our students learn valuable – The National Honor Society partners with them u lessons through contact with theseorganizations and to help with the Special Olympics the people they serve. s

Kentucky Humane Society Here is a list of our primary partners: – Provides rescue, medical treatment and housing N American Red Cross to abandoned or runaway animals; Trinity students – Provides aid, disaster relief and blood donations volunteer throughout the year to help care for and e

– Trinity hosts blood drives exercise the animals w

Catholic Charities/Catholic Relief Services Little Sisters of the Poor – Provides disaster relief, safe haven and food to – Provides elderly care at the St. Joseph’s Home s refugees, the impoverished and those in war-torn – Trinity faculty provides a toiletry drive or disaster areas – Trinity holds an Operation Rice Bowl drive and Norton Cancer Center various donation collections – Provides treatment, research and assistance to cancer patients Community Catholic/Schumann Center – Trinity collaborates with other schools in the Pink- – Serves families and children in the Portland White football game that donates proceeds to the neighborhood through after-school care, Norton Cancer Center programming and tutoring – Trinity’s Giving Tree gifts go to Community St. John’s Center Catholic families – Provides day assistance to homeless and underpriv - ileged men; Trinity students volunteer at the center CrossRoads Ministry throughout the year – Provides immersion retreats for people to learn about the injustices associated with the inner-city St. Joseph of Arimathea/River Valley and living belowthe poverty level Cemetery/Meadow View Cemetery – Trinity runs its Junior Retreat through their – Provides burial services for the homeless, nameless Footprints retreat and unclaimed – Trinity partners with the Jefferson County Coro - Dare To Care ner’s Office to do grave-site internment services and – Provides food for families and school children in cemetery maintenance and care need – Trinity hosts a school-wide food drive each year; St. Joseph Children’s Home BetaClub volunteers serve Dare to Care throughout – Provides shelter and care for orphans and those the year removed from unhealthy living conditions – Trinity students work at the annual picnic and vol - Habitat for Humanity unteer throughout the year – Provides housing to those in need; Trinity students volunteer throughout the year St. Vincent de Paul Center – Provides shelter, food, programming and care for Hildegard House the homeless, impoverished and those suffering from – Provides end of life care mental illness or addiction; Trinity students volunteer – Trinity students host a drive, a walk and service throughout the year

Jarrett’s Joy Cart WaterStep – Collects toys for children in Norton Kosair – Collects shoes that are given to people in developing Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Oncology Ward; countries and provides water-filtration units to those Trinity conducts an annual toy drive for this cause in need of clean water – Trinity hosts a shoe drive and volunteers through - out the year to sort the shoes 29 s ECHO Honors Congratulations to the following ECHO staff members, who placed in the Western Kentucky University Mark of

w Excellence journalism contest: e Ethan Vanlandingham ’19 and Anthony Black ’19 Second Place in Multimedia Production N

Max Urton ’19 Third Place in News/Feature Photography s Matt Gadd ’19 Third Place in Sports Photography u The ECHO is moderated by longtime teacher and KY Journalism Hall of Fame member Mr. Tony Lococo p H’03 .

m Visit www.trinityecho.com for more of the staff’s great features! a

C Trinity KUNA Named Delegation of Excellence Trinity High School has a long history of excellent work at the Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA). This year has been no exception.

Our KUNA delegation won the Delegation of Excellence.

Individual awards included:

Nick Thevenin : Outstanding Advocate

Jared Roberts : Outstanding Ambassador

The Resolution written and presented by Cian Callahan , Matt Gadd and Brandon Chou , representing South Africa, passed.

Trinity’s KUNA delegation is moderated by World Language teachers Mr. Walter Mata and Mr. Jorge Serrano .

The Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA) is a three-day experience in diplomacy that provides students with a greater appreciation for our global community and hands-on involvement with international issues and solutions.

Speech Rocks Success Speaks Volumes The Speech and Debate team, led by Ms. Amy Zuccaro are racking up the awards this year. Competing in local, regional and national tournaments, the team has consistently finished in the top percentiles of each competi - tion they have entered.

Most recently, the Speech and Debate team traveled to the University of Kentucky to compete in the Kentucky High School Speech League (KHSSL) State Tournament. Sophomore Porter Hunt advanced to partial octo-fi - nals of Lincoln-Douglas Debate and received 9th place speaker. Junior Mark Hughes advanced to quarterfinals in Lincoln-Douglas Debate and received 8th place speaker. Congratulations to Cooper Winrich who was named the 2018 KHSSL State Champion in Congressional Debate!

30 The team of five debaters took home 6th place in overall team sweepstakes. A Project to Create Lifelong Memories C a Enjoy this feature from the Trinity ECHO by reporter LC Newton m One thing that people in the United States take for granted is seeing themselves in a mirror, in photographs and in portraits every day. Many kids around the world don’t get this opportunity. To change this situation for a few p young people, Trinity art/photography teacher Mr. Jimmy Serochi and some students decided to participate in the Memory Project. u

Ms. Mariney Ocampo , Syria Project Specialist, contacted Trinity Principal Dan Zoeller about working with s

the Memory Project, which she describes as “a children’s art charity that is based in the US but conducts art activities with children around the world (memoryproject.org).” N

Ocampo wrote: “I’m actually writing to you from Jordan, where I’ve spent the last two months photographing e

Syrian children living in Azraq and Za’atari, the largest Syrian refugee camps. We’re now looking for art stu - w dents to study these photos and create portraits as special gifts for the children. We delivered portraits to a first group of Syrian children in February (2017), and it was a tremendous success. Here is a short three-minute video: memoryproject.org/videos. Now there are many more children here who would love to receive such s personal, heartfelt gifts. Might your students be interested in helping to create their portraits?”

“We will email you digital photos of the children’s faces and mail you full-page color prints of the same photos. We will also mail you plastic sleeves to protect the finished portraits (we will deliver the portraits to the children in these same sleeves).”

Serochi said, “(The Memory Project) is a nice project to be part of.” Serochi plans to recreate his photograph using colored pencils.

When asked if he thinks the children will like the artwork, he said, “Because these kids rarely see themselves, I think (they) will love the artwork. One reason I chose to participate in this project is because I did it when I was in high school as well, and I loved it.”

Trinity junior Richard Gregor , who plans to edit his photo in Photoshop, said, “I chose to do this project because I really care about art. Being able to share my work with others who care about it really means a lot.”

Junior Nick Loper plans to recreate his photograph by using either watercolor or pastels. He chose to do this project because “it sounded pretty neat.”

Ocampo explained how the project provides a keepsake for those who take part: “We will make a video of the Syrian children receiving the portraits in large group settings in February. Then, we will produce a copy of that video thanking you, your students, and your school for your efforts. You will then be welcome to share that video with your school community as a way of highlighting the accomplishments of your art program and the happiness of the less fortunate.”

“Because these kids rarely see themselves, I think (they) will love the artwork. One reason I chose to participate in this project is because I did it when I was in high school as well, and I loved it.” Jimmy Serochi

31 Trinity Art Rocks! s Trinity High School has a proud and distinguished tradition in both fine and performing arts. We would like to highlight some of these young artists, along with w their work below. e N

s u p m a C

John Brewer ’18

Lucas Murphy ’20 Caleb Murray ’18 Jackson Crane ’18

Parick Owens ’20 Sam Nord ’19 32 Two Rocks Selected for NSLC C

Gorin a

Congratulations to junior Caden Gorin and sopho - m more Walker Evans on their selection into this year’s National Student Leadership Conference. The NSLC is an educational organization dedicated to p

preparing high school students for leadership roles. u

Caden will attend the Medicine and Health Care s Conference at Vanderbilt University. Caden previ -

ously attended a conference at Harvard University N in 2015. e Walker will attend the conference on International w Evans Diplomacy.

Congrats! s

Principal Zoeller Treats Top Art Students Craft Crosses Performers for St. Joseph of Arimathea Society Burials Congratulations to the 193 students who earned their way onto the Prinicpal’s List with their academic per - The mission is to help provide dignified burials for formance during the second quarter. Principal Dan those in Louisville who were homeless or impover - Zoeller H’07 rewarded the students with cake dur - ished. According to St. Joseph of Arimathea Society ing an Advising period! moderators, Trinity is adding another layer of compassion through works of art by students.

“The idea is thanks to Trinity teacher Jimmy Serochi.” He thought it would be nice if his art students could craft crosses to be used at St. Joseph of Arimathea Society burials, and then to give them to next of kin or friends in attendance. It is a lovely gesture.

Stock Rocks Ruling the Commonwealth

Congratulations to the Trinity Stock Rocks! Under the direction of Dr. Tom Zehnder ’63 , his Business Law students are representing Trinity in the finest fashion as they participate in the Kentucky Council of Economic Education’s Stock Market Game.

At the time of print, Trinity held three of the top-25 team rankings, including first place in the contest that features over 400 teams. 33 3 4 Campus News C R o o n g V c i ( f T t s f r n i i o D u a n r e k

t p s c r e i a e u t e h p s x s s v

l a s a p t n o

i . c l t A i l r d o

i h o C t t o t l

i

r o o n l P t m c i e

h o g s c w o

h

e l y i t k t

s w h . o

t

D

i o o T e

v C T E B T A C T C P T S L B t e e w n

a e h h l r r r r T c o r r l o u l h v a n

p l e v o o o o a “ e a u r

o o u

u a n a , i W n r f o o o o i d a a 8 c w l e o n n v r t i k n s p p p p i t b k t r l r 9 h s c i i t s l

s m t

t

l e o d h

a

E 2 2 3 1

v e a ) e

y r t S T A t . w

1 d

t e 8 4 4

e i o a u o w a c F t a ’ 0 s h l i n o s 3 3 c n 0

o d

n l c p a h o w t

t r

g r e ( d m N e

g b m h ( (

t u C ( A h e f e e h

. J J i e S e R o e r T e l m r

b l i n r

o o

n e T o d w a e r l o h t N r e g s y a

c h h u i e c i r m i c r

” h e n

h y n t k a n n n e o i a v o S

r

e f

i e s o M t a t n i

n

o t t t e , e

P P

c r f c

y t f

r r P u l r t a l o a y r o

n a i a a ’ a i

a f o o e n s n a r t n t r e r r i u u g

h i

i s d e i t e I a u n s r o s u

l e l l e r e n . s g c

s e

i n

i

n w o i )

e I I h n P W f

d t l o

c d

I I d o k a i a t e g l k r ) ) e

e o a r c t s e l

’ R

i n v r e ) e t g m

o

n t

t a i o e w s k s s d n l s a a t

t

t a . s

e e g

r s

t P f n a t s

r n i r i d t o i

n o e o e h t l h v l .

r e w w

n k e

t s t e a t c

h

n

s e t h r h S . v e a

a r o

e

t e

n e

b l .

k l

m e B u e V

o d d l s f i

a

n e E

f m c a d o c k g r e

a l t

e

n A h t r

S h k t e c c

e e o d r

b u

r e e H t e s

!

N

d P i a l

a a l d t o t u o e u n l

g p

r g i a e l n

a r t

P C d h n L r

e t o o H e

n v u p s o g e i a e s u g r r t v h s e a v i e t t e s l a u l

. i e a

b n l . t a l

e t t s h i o . e n s ! Local Teacher and Trinity Alumnus Thanks Trinity C a

Principal Dan Zoeller H’07 received a very nice “thank you” message from Trinity alumnus and m St. Francis of Assisi teacher Mr. Fred Whittaker (Class of 1981) . We are proud to take part in their science fair each year: p u

F ASSISI s NCIS O A N SAINT FR art of the e a p e again to b t nging once s truly wen n, ol for arra n Franci Dear Da igh Scho d Marlo support w t Trinity H mick, an ation and the staff a , Mark A nce, inspir ell, k you and Budniak ges, guida earts as w ed to than sisi. Mike ovide jud heir big h I want ncis of As fforts to pr inds, but t nd thus, r at St. Fra in their e rilliant m f my fair a s cience fai pectations not just b ynamic o rateful s ond all ex they bring art of the d deeply g ve and bey . Because integral p knows how abo d program ecome an everyone tudents an ity have b rtain that to my s f from Trin to make ce ts and staf ust write he studen t, I feel I m hat the t years pas tion. my hope t year, as in participa ence. It is lled this esence and re than sci hey are ca r their pr much mo out who t o we are fo een about andings ab iduals wh s always b w underst ving indiv our fair ha ch into ne at end, ha . Mr. search at ts to stret faith. To th a treasure endent re my studen d of their ucation is ery Indep se each of n the worl e art of ed ance. In ev ce can cau nce, but i aged in th in abund experien orld of scie e also eng ear do this tholic st in the w ile they ar ity each y of why Ca be, not ju t Christ wh t from Trin l examples to be to usly reflec ll who visi e powerfu they have multaneo ncis and a roved to b portunity can si k, Mr. Fra tudents p nd the op t they paid Mr. Amic ists, your s y understa e way tha Budniak, ior scient inherentl wise. In th astic and ith my jun d teachers erful and ly enthusi eraction w udents an onate, pow e sincere d int rs. Your st compassi and becam gnified an ion matte is at once methods pected, di educat ip that is ir data and undly res y a high of leadersh ioned the s felt profo pon you b examples ers, quest y student t shined u s for us. y research overies, m a spotligh eam create ntion to m s and disc g caught in k science t to atte ir successe ul as bein Shamroc they use it about the as powerf e ones the ave. That s excited othing is ghtly as th hat they h em, define by yours. N nes so bri at power t k up to th elebrated otlight shi of the gre se who loo dge of c and no sp ully aware piring tho e cutting e ol student e wonderf gth in ins tself on th hy scho nd staff ar find stren ool finds i wonder w ung men a , that they High Sch g. It is no Your yo y students in, Trinity truly stron elebrate m . Once aga eans to be plift and c leadership what it m cellence. u f Catholic nderstand cational ex ery core o men who u create edu for the v of young o wish to be and do the types el to all wh calls us to s creating ins a mod hat Christ hat allow tion rema eness of w is part of w our institu h an awar test news being y we do wit spel’s grea ission is erscore all ne our Go his same m try to und which defi me that t ancis, we he values t is clear to At St. Fr deling of t nt light. I r. This mo ch a brillia ne anothe ne with su ift which o tion to shi h School. re of the g olic educa rinity Hig is very awa dness Cath dance, at T re Parish nt and kin d, in abun at my enti , exciteme achieve se know th nspiration year. Plea nity. The i r amazing he commu blessing. or anothe s and to t sure and a ks again f brings to u uly a trea Than ur school h year is tr sence of yo ll of us eac the pre vides for a r team pro which you de, In gratitu

taker Fred Whit

Thanks, Fred! 35 Toussaint House Annual Mother-Son Mass Held s Wins Trivia Night at Trinity

w The House System at Trinity offers an opportunity On March 4, members of the Trinity Family gathered

e for each student to engage in an array of activities for the annual Mother-Son Mass celebrated on cam - throughout the school year, to have their voices heard pus. This special day gives our students a chance to

N through a larger student government, and a chance thank and honor their mothers for the wonderful to meet and make friends who they might not have sacrifices and love they offer.

s otherwise met. The annual House Trivia Contest was held during the third quarter this semester with u the Toussaint House coming away with the win! p

m Argentinian Exchange Students Arrive a

C In January, six Argentinian students arrived for a month-long visit to Louisville and Trinity High School. They came along with several girls who at - tended Assumption and Mercy.

While here, the students were hosted by Trinity fami - lies. In late May, our students will visit Argentina for a month and attend school there. In January it’s sum - mer in Argentina, so these students didn’t miss classes there. Conversely, our students will be attending dur - ing our summer break, but during regular winter classes in Buenos Aires.

Since we began this exchange program, our students and families have reaped terrific benefits. All involved become more culturally aware, gain international ex - perience, and form lasting relationships. Many of our students who have since graduated have gone on to study abroad. A few have earned substantial scholar - ships thanks in part to their Argentinian experience.

Of course, the greatest gains can’t be fully calculated. “As the world becomes even smaller, these friendships will make for richer adulthoods,” remarked Princi - pal Dan Zoeller H’07 . “Love and laughter will echo across continents. I’m very proud of our brave partici - pants and know their brains and hearts are set to grow in ways they can’t imagine.”

The guests are pictured with their THS hosts in the Principal’s conference room below.

Photo by ECHO staffer Jahvid Nawab ’19

Photo credit Javhid Nawab ’19 36 Welcome, Class of 2022! C a

Saturday, Dec. 9, saw hundreds of eighth graders arrive for the annual Placement Test. The students came in m various states of excitement and promise. They were met by a school more than ready to guide them through these next four years. p

The annual Placement Test is the beginning of a long process to form the next class of freshmen. More than u 400 students will comprise the pool of applicants. The Placement Test is a standardized test given to thousands of eighth-grade students each year. The results of the test are one of three ways Trinity determines the best s schedule of classes for each student. Feedback from the student's current teachers and input from his family

are also considered in the placement process. N

This group of incoming freshmen continues a remarkable string of Placement Test successes. Once the makeup e exams have been taken, it will mark the 13th consecutive year that more than 400 students will have sat for w the test.

Mr. James Torra H’12 , Director of Admissions remarked, “This turnout is great affirmation. It doesn’t s surprise me since we have been receiving tremendous feedback from prospective parents and students about the opportunities here. They see Trinity as a school where every student is challenged and supported. Our levels of satisfaction among alumni, parents and students indicate what we are doing is appreciated and valued. I look forward to working with parents during the enrollment process.”

Principal Dan Zoeller H’07 was excited about the turnout. “Parents see that the approach we take provides the best chance for success for their son. Our college-like daily class schedule, low average class size, smart use of technology and our successful House/Advising system are responsible for our record-setting student achieve - ment. Eighth-graders who shadow see our teachers in action and want to be Trinity students.”

Trinity President Dr. Rob Mullen ’77 said, “I continue to get very caught up with the emotions of this day. As I have witnessed thousands of students move through these four years, I understand more and more the impact of our work. The most important thing about today isn’t filling in bubbles on an answer sheet. Instead, it marks the beginning of a life-long relationship with a school that will work very hard to open every opportunity for each student.”

WELCOME!

37 Trinity’s National Merit Finalists Announced s

Congratulations to the following young men who were selected from a group of 16,000 semifinalists to move on

w as finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. e N

s u p m a C Eric Brian Jonathan Endicott Michael McCalpin Paul Passanisi

We are Proud of You!

Nicholas Thevenin Andrew Warren “Our future is in good hands!”

Associate Director of the Trinity Annual Fund Michelle Walters shared details of the recent phone conversation she had with the Director of Catering at the new Omni Hotel here in Louisville…

He recently volunteered at Dare to Care on a day when several Trinity juniors happened to be volunteering as well. He shared with me that he’s lived in Louisville for 20 years and knew Trinity High School was a fine establishment, but he couldn’t get over the fact that every one of these young men was so polite and courteous and actually knew how to make eye contact with him while speaking.

He said he was so impressed with the fine, outstanding young men he worked with that he went home that day and told his wife, “If this is the type of student Trinity is producing, I think our future is in good hands!” Thank You Trinity Family!

38 Award-Winning Leaders C a Trinity is proud to provide a highly qualified faculty and staff to help form men of faith and men of character. Our faculty and staff are often lauded both locally and nationally. We wish to congratulate the following m individuals on their achievements so far this school year. They represent the array of experience we provide our students at Trinity. p

Mary Ann Hall – Irene Casey Inclusion Award, Archdiocese of Louisville u s Bob Beatty – National High School Football Coach of the Year, National High School Coaches Association

N Dan Zoeller – Administrator-of-the-Year for all K-12 schools, Kentucky Association of Library-Media

Specialists e

Mike Brumfield – Kentucky Coach of the Year for Boys High School Golf, The National Federation of High w School Coaches Association s John McCarthy – Joe Fowler Regional Bowling Coach of the Year, Region 4 coaches

Dennis Lampley – Inductee into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame

William P. Bradford II – Rev. Arthur S. Harvey, C.S.C., Award, University of Notre Dame

Eddie Rudolph - Inductee into Kentucky Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Shayne Hull – His work has been selected for two current painting exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at Louisville Visual Art; Awarded a Great Meadows Foundation Artist Grant

Amy Zuccaro - National Diamond Coaching Award, National Speech and Debate Association

Scott Holzknecht – AAA Coach of the Year, Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coach’s Association

Mike Snyder – National Region 7 Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, National High School Strength Coaches Association

Hall Beatty Zoeller Brumfield McCarthy Lampley

Bradford Rudolph Hull Zuccaro Holzknecht Snyder 39 Giving Classrooms a Homey Feel s Enjoy this feature from the Trinity ECHO written by staff reporter Carter Martin

w Imagine sitting in a classroom that has bare walls and generic lights. You will find nothing of the sort at Trinity. In fact, some classrooms have a very interesting décor. e While taking a look at the way three teachers decorated their rooms, all said they wanted to make students feel more comfortable. N

s If you’re looking to see one example of beautifully designed rooms, see English teacher Ms. Debbie Walling , who decorated her room in a way that “sparks imagination — gives off a good feeling.” u Many students tend to think that when a teacher decorates a classroom, it makes them more active and comfort - p able. Some of Walling’s inspirations include Halloween and the Renaissance time period.

m You will also find flowers, a knight’s shield, a gargoyle and many other interesting items in Walling’s classroom. The Medieval Period seems to be one of her favorites. a

C Why spend time decorating a room?

Walling said one reason is that it makes her feel at home — that being in a bare room with desks and chairs just isn’t a good thing. She said, “My classroom is like home for the school day.”

The only downside to decorating, Walling said, is the end of the year; she has to take the decorations down and pack them up to take home.

AP world history teacher Mr. Blake Napper decorates his room for much the same reason as Walling — for the students, and because it makes him feel at home.

Napper’s room includes posters of historical events — and you can even find a Doctor Who Police/Teleportation Box.

Napper has a poster that reads “WE CAN DO IT” — signed by all the kids who pass his class with an A.

The poster that catches everyone’s eyes is a giant Led Zeppelin poster. Napper said the reason it’s in his class - room is he “had nowhere else to put it.”

A third stop was at Mr. Chris Luken’s office . As soon as you walk in his office, it is hard to miss his bobble head collection that consists of Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus Christ, and Sheldon from “The Big Bang Theory.” If you scan his office, you will see an endless number of pictures.

One of Luken’s favorite things is the garden in front of his window. One of the many favorites for students is his Jolly Rancher bowl.

Luken’s office provides an area for students to come in before the bell rings and talk.

40 Where do YOU read The Leader?

ABOVE: Dave Speicher '72 read The Leader in six degree weather at Looking Glass Falls, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina.

ABOVE: Tom Canary '77 read The Leader in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

LEFT: Denny Fowler '70 read The Leader in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Leader is our award-winning quarterly newsmagazine. It’s mailed to more than 23,000 households, so we know it’s read in some interesting places! Take a photo of you reading the most recent issue of The Leader at a landmark where you live or travel and email it to Chris Toth ’06 , Alumni Relations & Communications Director, at [email protected].

41 s **** WINTER SPORTS ROUNDUP **** t

r Basketball Photo credits Chad Waggoner Trinity Athletic Photos o At the time of print, the Trinity Basketball Rocks were traveling back to Rupp Arena as the 7th Region Champi -

p ons for the fourth time in seven seasons with a record of 30-3. S

In Head Coach Mike Szabo’s 17th season, the Rocks saw great success, winning the Louisville Invitational Tournament, the Farm Bureau Insurance Classic (Spartanburg, SC), and many victories over top teams in the k Commonwealth. c Senior Jay Scrubb was named the 7th Region Player of the Year for the second consecutive season while o underclassmen David Johnson and Justin Powell joined him on the all-region team. r The Rocks road to Rupp Arena saw district tournament victories over Atherton (68-41) and Seneca

m (70-41) while the regional tournament saw victories over Eastern (64-27), Saint Xavier (62-41) and Ballard (68-53). a h S

Bowling

In year one under Head Coach John McCarthy ’07 , the Bowling Rocks enjoyed many victories. While falling just short of the state tournament, the team competed at the highest level against the best competition all season.

Coach McCarthy was named the Joe Fowler Region Coach of the Year by his peers, while Brent Padgett was selected first team all-region, and Ian Karman and Ryan Donaldson were selected second team all-region. The coach-of-the-year award was named in memory of long-time Trinity coach and teacher Joe Fowler ’71 .

42 S

Ice Hockey h

In year one under Head Coach Geoff Norman , the Ice Hockey Rocks finished third a at the state tournament. The team competed against the top teams from this part of the country and m came away with many victories, including

two victories over rival Saint Xavier.

r

o

c

k

S

p o

Wrestling r

t s Head Coach Patrick Fleming and the Wrestling Rocks saw a year filled with improvement and victories. After qualifying 11 wrestlers for the KHSAA state tournament, the Rocks finished 16th overall in the field.

Junior Kadin Kulmer was the region champion at 195, while Austin Hedges at 113 and Stephen Herron at Heavyweight were region runners-up. Kulmer placed 3rd at state and Landon Lenhart finished 5th in the 126 pound class.

Kadin Kulmer

Swim & Dive Head Coach Mike Essig ’85 and the Swim Rocks completed their season at the KHSAA state swim meet at the University of Louisville in February with a 4th place finish (just 2 points off of 3rd place). Junior Hunter Tapp won the 100 free and set a new state record in the process.

The Rocks once again won the Region 5 title, winning the meet by over 200+ points over second place Eastern, with Collegiate placing 3rd. Tapp was named the Region Most Outstanding Swimmer, while Tapp, Luke Bunnell , Jacob Bibeau and Trent Kolter were named to the All-Region team.

The Swim Rocks are climbing up the state ladder, finishing 11th two years ago, and now with consecutive 4th place finishes at state.

Photo credits Chad Waggoner Trinity Athletic Photos 43 s **** SPRING SPORTS PREVIEW **** t

r Baseball

o Head Coach: Rick Arnold ’86, 4th season

p 2017 season recap: Record of 32-6-2 S

7th Region Champion

k Season Outlook: Trinity Baseball will enter the 2018 season having c graduated more than half of the innings pitched in 2017. This year’s

o pitching staff will be deep, but inexperienced. Between 10 and 12 pitchers,

r spread out across all four grades, will compete for innings. The pitching staff will gain valuable experience on the mound early in the season by testing pitchers with a challenging and competitive schedule.

m The team will return several every day players from last year, including All-7th Region players Ben Metzinger and AJ Arnold , and has great depth offensively at several positions. The roster has talented seniors and plenty a of underclassmen who will push for starting positions. Metzinger, Arnold and Dylan Byerly were three of the top hitters last season and are expected to lead offensively again this year. Trinity will look to repeat as 7th h Region champions again this year and hopes to move further into the KHSAA Sweet 16 state baseball

S tournament in Lexington in June.

Lacrosse Head Coach: Pete Schroeder H ’16, 17th season 2017 season recap: Record of 18-3 State Champions Season Outlook: Trinity will return a large number of talented players with experience at the varsity level. With that, comes high expectations for the season. The Rocks will once again play a very competitive regional schedule to include St X, Montgomery Bell Academy, Christian Brothers High School, Culver Academy, Moeller, Loveland, Carmel, Lexington Catholic and Zionsville. Our players are working hard to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead. The team will need skill, hard work and unselfishness in every - thing that we do this spring in order to be successful. The Rocks kicked off the season with victories over Montgomery Bell and Christian Brothers in early March.

Rugby Head Coach: Richard Plouffe Jr. ’99, 1st season as Head Coach, 5th season overall 2017 season recap: Kentucky State Runner Up; Semifinalist in Indiana Deep South Rugby League

Season Outlook: The squad has been working hard in the off season, both in the weight room and on the practicefield, to prepare for their most challenging schedule in years. The Rugby Rocks will return a number of key players with varsity level experience. With that comes expectations for year over year improvement. The regular season schedule will include a trip to the Nashville Bash tourney, the 3rd annual Shamrock Bash tourney in Marshall Stadium, the annual rivalry match with St. X and District play in the Deep South Division of the Indian Rugby league. The team will focus on toughness, skill and hard work in practice as it seeks a successful season in 2018. 44 Volleyball S Head Coach: Kelly Gillooly, 1st season h Associate Head Coach: Matt Thomerson, 1st season a

Season Outlook: m Trinity welcomes first year Head Coach, Kelly Gillooly . Kelly played for Mercy Academy, where she won two state volleyball championships. Upon r graduation from Mercy, she then played four years at the University of Louisville, where she was a team captain. Kelly brings with her, Associate o

Head Coach Matt Thomerson , who serves each fall as the very successful c Head Coach for girls’ volleyball at Mercy Academy. k

After graduating only three seniors from last year’s roster, this year’s team will have more game experience both on the Trinity team as well as with club teams. In addition, we expect a number of talented freshman to compete S

for varsity playing time. Trinity will once again face a very competitive regional p schedule to include Saint Xavier and DeSales, Floyd Central, Carmel, Fischers

(all from Indiana) as well as Moeller, Centerville and Dublin Coffman (all from o y

l

Ohio). In April, the team will travel to Cleveland to participate in the Spike for o r

o Tykes tournament. l l

i t

G

Trinity’s volleyball coaches continue to work alongside other schools in s Kentucky to grow boys volleyball in the Commonwealth.

Track & Field Head Coach: Scott Holzknecht ’97, 4th season

2017 season recap: 2nd place at KHSAA State Meet

Season Outlook: The team will return a host of talent in all events for this track and field season. Fans can expect the Rocks to compete for the top finishing spots in sprints and distance as the Rocks will compete in the toughest events in the Commonwealth. Once again the Rocks will look to defend their region title and compete for the state title later this spring.

Tennis Head Coach: Chris Mather ’86, 10th season

2017 season recap: State Runner Up; Region 7 Champion

Season Outlook: The Trinity Tennis Rocks will be favored to win their 10th consecu - tive Regional Championship and challenge for the State Title. We are scheduling some of the best teams in the region, including Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee teams. We will also compete again in the Decoturf National High School Championship in Chattanooga against some of the top schools in the Southeast USA.

Photo credits Chad Waggoner Way to go, Rocks! Trinity Athletic Photos

45 Bass Fishing s Head Coaches: Mike Chancellor ’75; 6th year and t Greg Dulaney; 3rd year 2017 season recap: r 2017 season recap:

o 2017 Regional Tournament: Four Trinity fishing pairs qualified for the state tournament; at region the team finished 5, 6, 8 and 15 p 2017 State Tournament: Sophomores Hayden Bailey and

S Justin Risk finished 19th

Season Outlook: k The 2018 Bass Fishing Team has five returning regional anglers

c from the 2017 campaign. For 2018, each school is permitted to send six boats (12 anglers) to the regional tournament on Lake Cumberland. Competition for these 12 spots has been contested o by team members beginning in early September through mid-March. With only two seniors r possibly making the top 12 for the regional tournament, the team will be loaded with underclassmen. Juniors Hayden Bailey and Justin Risk and sophomore Dalton McCauley will lead the young group in

m hopes of qualifying multiple teams for the state tournament on Kentucky Lake in May. a h

S Archery

The Trinity-Mercy Archery team is back at it this season and off to a fast start. Through the first half of this winter/spring sport the team has six top-5 finishes in their KHSAA events. Head Coaches Rick and Kathleen McCauley coach the team. Be on the lookout for season results in the summer issue of The Leader .

TRINITY Pride. Loyalty. ATHLETICS Discipline. Form Men of FAITH Achievement. Form Men of CHARACTER

Trinity High School COMPETE at the Highest Levels

46 Eddie Rudolph Inducted into Hall of Fame S h Congratulations to Eddie Rudolph H’95 . Eddie was selected by the Kentucky Wrestling Coaches Association (KYWCA) for induction in to their Hall of Fame for the 2017-18 class. He was recognized at the KHSAA state a wrestling championship tournament February 17 at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. m

Eddie coached Trinity Wrestling for a total of 15 years.

He continues to serve as the Trinity wrestling team r

moderator. o

While Head Coach, he led the Rocks to the following: c

• 1 dual state championship k • 14 individual state champions

• 8 state runner-ups S • 45 state placers

• 2 high school All-Americans p • 328-127 dual meet record o

Brian Brohm ’04 to be Inducted into KHSAA Hall of Fame r t The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 2018 will induct 13 members in this year’s class, the 31st class inducted into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame, in ceremonies scheduled April 21, 2018. s

Trinity congratulates 2004 alumnus who will be a member of the 2018 class. The 2003 Mr. Football honoree, Brian led Trinity to three consecutive state championships from 2001- 03 while amassing 10,579 passing yards and 119 touchdown passes for the Shamrocks. A multi-sport standout, Brohm added to his prowess on the gridiron by helping the Shamrock baseball team to the state tournament in 2002 and 2004, while helping the basketball team to its first KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® appearance in 2004. In addition to the Mr. Football award, Brohm was a two-time Paul Hornung Award recipient (2002-03) and named the Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year and Frank Camp Award Winner in 2003. Brohm went on to star at the University of Louisville and was selected in the Second Round of the 2008 NFL Draft (56th overall) by the .

Tickets are available for $65 per person or a full table (10 people) can be purchased at a discounted rate of $500. To order tickets online, visit http://www.khsaa.org/payments/hall-of-fame. Shamrock Student-Athletes Ink Letters of Intent

Several Trinity senior student-athletes committed to continue their playing careers in college at a ceremony held on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 3:15 p.m. in Trinity’s Steinhauser Gymnasium. Christian Dissell – Football – Lindsey Wilson College Congratulations! Ethan Hull – Football/Lacrosse – Jacksonville University (FL) Arak McDuffie – Football – Marshall University – Football – Purdue University Caleb Murray – Football – Ball State University Kyle Sears – Football – Centre College Zach Cunanan – Lacrosse – College of Wooster (OH) Connor Davis – Lacrosse – Transylvania University Jonathan Endicott – Lacrosse – Amherst College Patrick Furlong – Lacrosse – Centre College Kevin Lambe – Lacrosse – Wagner College (NY) Logan Noland – Lacrosse – Lenoir-Rhyne University Ryan Troutman – Soccer – Bowling Green State University Alex Wilson – Track and Field – Brown University

Members of the Trinity coaching staff spoke of the courage and commitment these students showed and continue to display at Trinity every day. About 200 parents, relatives, classmates and other friends were in attendance. 47 s Trinity Coaches Earn t

r Coach of the Year Honors o BOB BEATTY p Congratulations are in order for Trinity Head Football Coach Bob Beatty H’03.

S Bob just completed his 18th season at Trinity.

The National High School Coaches Association, in conjunction with High School Football k America, a media partner with USA TODAY High School Sports, has named Coach Beatty the c 2017 National Coach of the Year. Not only is this a nationally respected award, Bob is the first Kentucky high school football coach ever to receive this honor. o

r Coach Beatty and the Football Rocks are coming off of back-to-back undefeated state championship football seasons. The team has a 30-game winning streak, the longest such streak across the Commonwealth of

m Kentucky.

a MIKE BRUMFIELD Congratulations are in order for Trinity Golf Team Head Coach, Mike Brumfield H’14. Mike h just completed his fifth season as our golf coach.

S The National Federation of High School Coaches Association (NFHS) has named Mike the 2017-18 Kentucky Coach of the Year for Boys High School Golf. This is a tremendous and well-deserved honor. Mike is well respected across the Commonwealth of Kentucky within all golf circles. He is a member of the Elizabethtown High School Hall of Fame, where he was a top-notch high school golfer. He went on to play collegiately for Morehead State University and can still be found on the links competing for club championships. Mike has a knack for developing student-athletes, both on and off the golf course. His golfers learn not only golf lessons, but life lessons. Coach Brumfield schedules the toughest competition he can find. He has led Trinity golf to back-to-back third-place finishes at the KHSAA state golf tournament. In 2018, we will return three of our five state golfers from last year’s team, along with a number of other talented Golf Team members. MIKE SNYDER Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Snyder ’02 has been named the 2017 Region 7 Strength Coach of the Year by the National High School Strength Coaches Association. With only 8 regions across the USA, Mike has been recognized by his peers as one of the best. All of our Trinity teams, coaches and student-athletes appreciate the effort and expertise that Mike brings to the R.W. Marshall Sports Center each and every day… it’s great to see that the rest of the country sees it as well. SCOTT HOLZKNECHT Scott has been named the 2017 Class AAA Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association. His Trinity Cross Country team finished as state runner-up in the fall, on the heels of his Trinity Track and Field team finishing as state runner-up this past spring. JOHN MCCARTHY First-year head coach John McCarthy ’07 was named by fellow region bowling coaches the Joe Fowler Region 4 Coach of the Year in honor and recognition of our late colleague, friend and fellow coach, Joe Fowler ’71, Trinity Hall of Fame member.

Way to coach ‘em up, guys! 48 THE PATH TO GREATNESS From the opening day orientation to graduation night, the Trinity experience is unlike any other!

5419 50 51 Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID Madison, WI Permit No. 2223

Trinity High School Foundation 4011 Shelbyville Road Louisville, KY 40207

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Events Calendar April 2 – 6 Spring Break (no classes) 19 Alumni Business Circle 26 Art Department Show (6 – 8 p.m.) 29 Handbell Concert Mozart Meets Metallica 7 p.m.

May 4 Kentucky Oaks (no classes) 5 Kentucky Derby Do You Recognize 9 Junior Class Mass 7 p.m. 11 Choir & Jazz Band Concert 7 p.m. These Shamrocks? 12 Emerald Society Brunch (Alumni Hall); Lampley Salute 13 Choir & Jazz Band Concert 3 p.m. 17 Alumni Business Circle 18 Class of 2017 Senior Breakfast (Alumni Hall) 19 Baccalaureate Mass (Steinhauser Gymnasium) 20 Graduation (Bellarmine University) 25 Last Day of Classes 28 Memorial Day

June Who is this Trinity priest and teacher? 17 Father’s Day 22 Trinity Alumni-Sandy Newman Memorial Golf Scramble Hint – he taught English in 1962. (Persimmon Ridge) See next issue for answers!

LAST ISSUE ANSWER: Congratulations to Mike Garau ’59 for recognizing Fr. Duerr with a citar in music class!

4582