February 2, 2024

SCHOOLWIDE

Feb. 3: World Showcase Festival

Feb. 14: Ash Wednesday/Eucharist (Best Dressed)

Feb. 15, 16 & 19: Student Holiday

LOWER SCHOOL

Feb. 7: ECH Chapel, Character Ed

Feb. 9: Out of Uniform Day (Valentine's Day theme); PA Movie Night

UPPER SCHOOL

HT'S WORLD SHOWCASE FESTIVAL IS TOMORROW!

Saturday, February 3, 2024

11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Upper School Campus

Join us tomorrow (Saturday) for our 2nd Annual Holy Trinity World Showcase Festival, hosted by HT's National French Honor Society. Take part in our school’s vibrant community and enjoy music, art, cultural learning booths, activity stops for our young travelers, delicious food samples, and many other unique experiences. Grab your Showcase passport and come travel the world in one day with us!

Order your passport in advance and save $5!

(Passports are $15 if purchased online today or $20 at the festival.)

Proceeds from this year's event support Family Promise of Brevard.

Join the many businesses and families who are sponsoring this year’s An Evening of Elegance, taking place Saturday, March 9th on Kelly Field at the Upper School (Pineda Campus). Special thanks to Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center and Home Health Care of Florida for their unwavering support of Holy Trinity and for being this year’s Latitudes Sponsor! Thank you to all of the other businesses and families who have signed up to support our school. 

Tables are filling up quickly for this fun and memorable night! Sign up to sponsor the event, purchase tickets or a table today before we sell out! 

We are looking for a tropical destination to auction off at this year’s An Evening of Elegance: Changes in Latitudes. If you own a property in paradise and are willing to donate your home to support Holy Trinity, please contact Lindsay Stazzone at [email protected].

We are so excited to introduce you to our capital campaign chairs, Holy Trinity parents Nathan and Stacy-Anne Zeller. Learn more about why the Zellers have gotten behind The IDEAS Institute, and why they're encouraging you to get involved too!

WATCH VIDEO

JOIN US FOR DESCENDANTS!

Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films!

Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island… until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?

This show is produced by all three junior high acting classes and features 35 7th and 8th graders. Don't miss this one time only performance on Friday, February 9th at 6:00pm. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students and children and free for faculty and staff.  

For the Love of Math: Dr. Kelce caught in the act of problem solving with her Algebra 1 Honors students, after announcing her return to the classroom as an Upper School math teacher beginning next school year.

From Chaplain Garcia...

Dear Families,

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy is blessed to have the ability to utilize the church to conduct our chapel services.

As a sacred place for worship, we want to do our part to preserve the sanctuary. We ae kindly asking our Lower School community to refrain from bringing food and/or beverages of any kind to chapel.

I know you will agree that as guests of the church, it’s important to show our appreciation by taking care of this beautiful space.

Thank you for your understanding,

Chaplain Garcia

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM NURSE KINDEM

Dear Lower School Parents:

We've had quite a few students out due to illness this week. A majority of those cases are Flu B. We wanted to bring to your attention the signs and symptoms of Flu B so you know what to look for:

Influenza B Symptoms

• Cough
• Fatigue
• Fever—though everyone does not have a fever—or chills
• Gastrointestinal symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea—which are more common in children
• Headaches
• Muscle or body aches
• Runny nose
• Sore throat

In addition, we are seeing students requiring a few extra days to recover from their illness. If your child is unable to tolerate eating or has no energy, we encourage you to keep them home. Our teachers will work with your child to get them caught up on what they have missed.  

We ask that you err on the side of caution if your child reports they are unwell. The Flu virus is highly contagious.  

Lastly, we wanted to remind you of our return to school protocols after illness, taken directly from our HT Family Handbook. If you have questions as to when your child can return to school, please don't hesitate to reach out to Nurse Stacey at 321-723-8323 ext. 260 or [email protected].  

ECH CORNER



We had another wonderful lesson on character education today! Below you'll find this month's newsletter. If you'd like to watch the videos at home, here are the links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAj-EtynOts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvqbDlXuxRw

UPCOMING PA EVENTS

LOWER SCHOOL EVENTS CALENDARS

Interim Quarter 3 ends today (Feb. 2). Now is a great time to check your student(s) grades in onCampus.

SAVE THE DATE

* Elective/AP Open House *

Students are encouraged to stay after school on Monday, Feb. 12th from 3-4pm to visit classrooms to learn about different course offerings for next year. More information to come, but if you have questions, please reach out to Mrs. Pedicini.

CHILDREN'S HUNGER PROJECT NEEDS STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS

The 6th annual Strawberry Festival is coming up on February 17-18.  Proceeds from this event will benefit our friends and community service partners, the Children's Hunger Project. Volunteers are needed for various responsibilities. Students in grades 9-12 will receive volunteer hours. MUST BE 15 TO VOLUNTEER.

CLeW: Community Leadership Workshop

Leadership Training for Current 9th Graders

Date: Saturday, March 24, 2024

Time: 8:30am-12:30pm

Location: Upper School Campus - Tiger Cafe

Registration fee: $15.00 (covers materials and mid-morning snack)

Holy Trinity’s Tiger Leadership Team hosts this half-day leadership skills training workshop for 9th grade students. The morning will include activities that promote personal leadership skills development, personal goal setting, and fun team-building exercises. Additionally, a keynote speaker will provide valuable insight and suggestions on how to apply this training moving forward. 

TIGERS MAKING TRACKS

HT VENI, VIDI, VICI

Holy Trinity hosted approximately 300 students last Saturday for the Regional Classics Forum. All of our students in Latin, Greek, and Ancient Greece & Rome participated. HT scored 1st place in 36 out of 46 academic tests offered at the Forum. In addition, our teams won all three levels of the prestigious Certamen competition. The Advanced team is John Mitnik, Matthew Nunes, and Soham Shah. The Intermediate team is Jules Holleran, Victor Lupo, and Alex Ruddock. The Novice team is Emily Day, Mahonri Jones, Wyatt Mize, and Ethan Nunes. Full academic and creative results are available for viewing. Congratulations to all!

Each week we feature the great ideas and future-forward thinking taking place inside (and outside) our classrooms. IDEAS that represent:



• Innovative thinking
• Design perspective
• Entrepreneurship (exhibiting entrepreneurial spirit)
• Applied Solutions (applying scientific knowledge or a taking a research-based approach to a project or assignment)

Check out this week's "light bulb" moments below...

A BIRD IN HAND

Veterinarians, Drs. Matthew & Erin Coris, visited Mrs. Leslie's Anatomy and Intro to Medicine classes this week and brought along a feather friend, Cricket, the Cockatoo to discuss pulmonary health, comparative anatomy, and their educational journey and processes of owning their own practice. 

HOLY TRINITY AWARDED $500 GRANT TO SUPPORT ROBOTICS PROGRAM

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has awarded Holy Trinity a $500 Classroom Grant for our Robotics program. Last September, Mr. Bowden submitted a proposal for a grant from AIAA to support our Introduction to Robotics course. The purpose of the grant is to procure a set of next generation control system hardware. We will use this new hardware for test and evaluation and will modify our curriculum for a planned modernization.  

PHOTOGRAPHY'S "WORD OF THE WEEK"

The "Word of the Week" from Ms. Fleis' Photo 2 class was "window" and the winner is junior Reha Patel!

Make sure to check out our Facebook and Instagram (@hteatigers) pages for more news and accomplishments from our students and staff!

REMINDER: Always be checking the HTEA College Advising page, located under "Groups" in your onCampus account. Check out "Topics" for important information pertaining to events, scholarship programs, summer programs, and much more!

The 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is open, and each senior family should complete it: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

Latest update from FAFSA: Wednesday (1/31/2024) the U.S. Department of Education released an Electronic Announcement notifying the U.S. colleges that institutions would receive FAFSA applicant information in March at the earliest. Therefore, aid offer letters may not arrive from colleges until sometime in April. The issuance of aid letters will vary from institution to institution. Obviously, this delay creates extraordinary challenges and anxiety for students, families, and higher ed institutions.

Seniors - Please monitor your student portals and email carefully to keep up with how your universities will handle this disruption to the typical enrollment timeline.

Central Florida Consortium of Private School Counselors Annual College Fair

This fair is ONLY open to students at Member Schools (HT is a member school)

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Lake Highland Preparatory School; Porter Center

Fair Time: 11:00am - 1:30pm

Student and Parent Registration is now open through StriveScan!

* Registration is required for this event *

While on-site registration will be available on the day of the fair, we encourage you to complete this process ahead of time! 

Click Here to Register!

Free parking will be available on the day of the fair. 

We ask that you please do not invite students from other schools as this is an exclusive event for the member private schools. Parents and students of Consortium member schools must direct ANY questions to the counselors at their respective high school.

2024 COLLEGE ATTENDEES

QUESTIONS TO ASK

Girls in Aviation Day: February 10th from 10 AM – 1PM at FIT Aviation at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. Participants must pre-register for this FREE event at [email protected] or Eventbrite. Open to elementary, middle, and high school girls in Brevard County. The purpose is to highlight careers for women in all areas of aviation.

FEATURED SUMMER PROGRAM:

Columbia University summer program information sessions:

Thursday, February 8 at 8:00PM ET

Tuesday, February 13 at 8:00PM ET

If you or someone you know is a Holy Trinity graduate, we'd love to hear from you/them! Drop us a line at [email protected] and tell us some good news! We'd love to share your story here or on our alumni Facebook page.

GET YOUR TICKETS TO ALL THE TIGERS ACTION!

Tickets for individual games and digital season passes per sport, per season and annually can now be purchased in advance online. Visit Holy Trinity's GoFan.com page.

Make sure to check out our Facebook and Instagram (@htea.athletics) pages for more news and accomplishments from our students and staff!

HELPFUL RESOURCES

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HTspiritstore.com

The Confidential Reporting button is located on the top of your onCampus homepage, inside the log in.

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