February 16, 2024

SCHOOLWIDE

Feb.19: School Closed for President's Day

LOWER SCHOOL

Feb. 21: Reading on the Green (1-6), ECH Chapel

Feb. 28: Eucharist (Best Dress)

UPPER SCHOOL

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Balancing act: Dads and grandpas join in on the fun at the Early Childhood Winter Olympics on Tuesday, February 13th.

Lower School families should have received an email from Mrs. Miller on Thursday providing several personnel updates. If you did not see/receive this communication, you can read the letter here.

HEY LUNCH BUNCHERS - HAVE YOU BEEN READING?

Grades 5 & 6

The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin

Thursday, February 22

Grades 3&4

Saving Winslow

by Sharon Creech

Thursday, February 22

Grade 2

The World According to Humphrey

by Betty Birney

Held during regular library class time:

Mrs. Cacciatore’s readers on Thursday, Feb. 22

Mrs. Braselton’s readers on Friday, Feb. 23

LOWER SCHOOL EVENTS CALENDARS

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: VOLUNTEER WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Calling all volunteers!  Holy Trinity is partnering with the Area 6 Special Olympics to host the Coastal Summer Games on Saturday, March 16th at Holy Trinity's Upper School campus.  

Special Olympics will provide lunch and a volunteer t-shirt. There will be a large number of athletes competing in bocce, track and field, cycling, basketball, cheerleading, and soccer all day long! Our Special Olympics Student Advisory Board is also working to do some extra activities to make this event fun both of athletes and volunteers. 

Please contact Sienna Houston, Sage Lagala, Kate Schwinn or Natalie Morris if you are interested in helping with Opening Ceremonies or to have an Olympic “Village”.  

To register to volunteer use the following link: https://cerv.is/0197x2734

1. If volunteers are under the age of 15, Special Olympics requires they bring a parent/chaperone to volunteer with them for the day.
2. Class B Volunteer form – all volunteers must bring this on the day of the competition and turn it in at check-in.
3. Please make a note that they may get switched around to a different sports venue on campus if we are running low on volunteers on this day. 

CLeW: Community Leadership Workshop

Leadership Training for Current 9th Graders

Date: Saturday, February 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

MERIT SCHOLAR FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

It's official! Our six National Merit Scholar Semifinalists (announced last fall) have all been named finalists and will be considered for National Merit Scholarship awards to be offered in 2024! A second round of congratulations to (from left: John Mitnik, Athena Tian, Michael Grillo, Luke Kenney, Fischer Jehs, and Milli Patel (not pictured)).

JUNIOR HIGH'S "DESCENDANTS" ARE AWESOME TO THE CORE

A HUGE shout out to Mary Carson Barnette and her AMAZING cast of junior high Acting students on an INCREDIBLE show this past Friday night! The Scott Center was packed and no one left disappointed. Our future thespians were given the opportunity to get on stage and participate in a complex, vibrant, and professional production. They did such a fantastic job with The Descendants. Bravo to:

Mia McCarley

Tori Small

 Addison Barlow

Collin Van Someran

Anna Stazzone

Ruby Wright

 Edison Parrish

Amya Taylor

Aedon Calderone

Noah Garrison

Katie Van Hooven

Juliet Nigara

Samantha Smith 

Michael Pedicini

Lily Plikunas

Jake McManus

Olivia Nowacki

Sean Stewart

Beowulf Rutherford

Grace Gallagher

Heidi Rauscher

Stella Phillips

Embree Young

Chloe Cleveland

Ava Allison 

Sadie Velarde

Reena Kahlon 

Brooklyn Sturgil 

Christina Scott

James Chen

Maddy McNab

Riley Mullican 

Rachel Dlugasch

Chloe Loris

Brooklyn Stevens

Sophia Morales

Stella Dawson

Lily Nufer

HT'S FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVERS ARE HEADED TO STATE!

Congratulations to our Future Problems Solvers Team! On January 17th and 22nd they competed at the District Level in Global Issues Problem Solving. We are pleased to announce the Senior Team (Kaitlynn LaNois, Sofie Alikhan, Anika Vaishnav and Reha Patel) were awarded Second Place and will advance to State competition to be held March 10-12.

The Senior team also competed in the Community Solving Problem category and will advance with their project “Teach Reach” to State competition.

In the Middle school division, another HT team (Reena Kahlon, Naya Shah, Shanvi Patel and Heidi Rauscher) received an invitation to compete in the State competition for Global Issues Problem Solving

and also placed Second in the Presentation of Action plan category.

Congratulations to all those who competed and best of luck at the State competition!!!

HT BAND'S CRESCENDO AT FBA DISTRICT FESTIVAL

Congratulations on the accomplishments of our Band students who participated in the Florida Bandmasters Association's (FBA's) District 10 Solo and Ensemble Festival at Viera High School this past weekend. This festival provides students with the opportunity to showcase their skills for an accredited judge for feedback and a rating. They can perform a solo work with a piano accompanist, or an ensemble (duet, quartet, choir, etc.). Holy Trinity received 64 Superior ratings (the highest possible) and 9 Excellent Medals! Fifteen of our students have qualified to continue on to the State Solo & Ensemble Assessment!

FEATURE TEACHER

Third grader Elise Gonzales nominated Mrs. Roehl for The Week Junior's "Teacher of the Week" column and got to see her quote published in the current (February 16th) issue! Elise boasted:

"Mrs. Roehl is kind, loving, funny, and so much more. When students have a math question, she helps them by making rhymes! Each student also gets a day to eat lunch with her to talk about what they think of third grade. I am always filled with joy when she does her happy dance, and when she laughs! Her positive attitude is such a treat. She is always telling us to never give up. I am so lucky to be her student!"

LEARNING GEOMETRY, BALLET STYLE

In Geometry Honors, students are studying Transformations on the coordinate plane, which included Rotations with the origin as the center of rotation. So, to demonstrate 8th grader and ballerina Emma Connors showed the class a pique turn as an example.

HT PLANTS THE MOON

Holy Trinity students are taking their gardening skills out of this world during the Spring 2024 Plant the Moon Challenge – an international citizen science experiment designed to answer the question: can we grow food sustainably in space?

Plant the Moon participants are tasked to complete their own scientific investigations by setting their experimental parameters, planting seeds of their choice in lunar regolith, and recording their results over a 10-week growth period. At the conclusion of the challenge, a panel of scientists from organizations including NASA and several universities evaluate the projects to determine Best in Show winners.

Our participation was made possible by support from the Florida Space Grant Consortium and the NASA Space Grant Expansion Program.

PHOTOGRAPHY'S "WORD OF THE WEEK"

The "Word/Theme of the Week" from Ms. Fleis' Photo 1 class was "Nature" and the winner is freshman Anna Phillips!

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

DAR AWARD WINNER

Congratulations to senior Cash Luck for winning the 2024 Daughter’s of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizenship Award. Cash will be officially recognized by the Abigail Wright Chamberlin Chapter.

BOYS AND GIRLS STATE REPRESENTATIVES

Congratulations to the following juniors who were chosen by the American Legion to represent Holy Trinity at Boys and Girls State in Tallahassee this summer:

2024 Boys State Delegates

Soham Shah

James Nguyen

Aayan Shah

2024 Girls State Delegates

Anna Dlugasch

Victoria Nelson

Audrey Ponton

Valentina Velarde

We are so pleased and proud of these outstanding juniors!

2024 Space Coast Gator Club Scholarship

Seniors who have applied to the University of Florida may apply for the 2024 Space Coast Club Scholarship.

Visit Space Coast Gator Club Scholarship for applications, deadline, and details. Questions about the scholarship should be directed to spacecoastgatorclub@gmail.com (Subject: Scholarships). 

2024 application link: NEW online form

DEADLINE to request materials from Holy Trinity is Monday, March 11th, 2024. Seniors, use the Senior Transcript Release button to request your transcript and letters of recommendation. Use Ms. Gunderson’s email in the application to submit the transcript and letters of recommendation as Ms. Gunderson will upload them for you. Please see Ms. Gunderson if you are applying for this scholarship.

Florida State University Scholarship Opportunity

Seniors who have applied to FSU may apply for Florida State University's Service Scholar program. The program recognizes students with an outstanding record of community service and leadership who want to continue that commitment at FSU.

Some benefits of the Florida State University Service Scholar program include:

• Scholarship valued at $4,500 per year for up to four years
• Engagement with a diverse group of individuals and community issues
• Academic service learning and co-curricular engagement with community partners
• Development of collaborative working relationships and effective leadership practices
• Direct support by a team of faculty and staff mentors

Service Scholar Application

For more information about the benefits, requirements, and application process, please visit the Center for Leadership & Service. Complete applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Recommendations must be submitted by midnight EST on Friday, March 1, 2024.

To learn more about the Service Scholar Program, check out some of these opportunities:



• "Ask the Scholars" Instagram Live: Tuesday, Feb. 13 @thecenterfsu
• Program Info Session: Monday, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom

GO FOR LAUNCH! SPACE COAST

Join us for an exhilarating three-day event at the Kennedy Space Center, where aspiring astronauts and space enthusiasts in grades 8-12 (including rising 8th graders and recently graduated seniors) will have a unique opportunity to dive into the world of space exploration. Attendance is required for the full duration of this three-day event.

DATE: June 3-5, 2024

TIME: 9:15am - 6:00pm

LOCATION: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Our nationally recognized Center for College Readiness is excited to announce a new 3-day in-person experience in Orlando this May! This event is designed for parents to engage in college readiness workshops and socials with other parents – while their student who learns differently participates in activities designed to develop social preparation for college. 

We are hosting a virtual information session and encourage you to join us.

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY GEO-SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS EVENT

Representative Thad Altman is inviting Holy Trinity students in grades 9-12 to the College and Career Readiness event that is being held on March 15, 2024 at the Kennedy Space Center from 9:30-5:00 pm. There will be many internship opportunities available. For more details and to register to attend visit: https://www.amfcse.org/college-and-career

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!

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

Congratulations to our Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball teams and Boys Varsity Soccer for continuing to make us proud in the post season. Some big games are coming up next week

Girls Varsity Basketball

Regional Semifinal

Monday, February 19

Seffner Christian - 7:00 PM

(HOME)

(Photo courtesy of Darren Nazareno)

Boys Varsity Basketball

State Tournament

Tuesday, February 20

Santa Fe Catholic 7:00 PM

(AWAY)

Boys Varsity Soccer

State Championship

Lake Myrtle Sports Park

Wednesday, February 21 Semifinals

Game 8 – 7:00 PM

Tampa Prep

Saturday, February 24 Finals

Game 16 – 1:00 PM

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

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.

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