Trinity High School

2023-24 Family Newsletter

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1.28.2024

Tuition Information

Tuition for the 2024-25 school year will be set by the Board of Directors at their January meeting and will be posted on the Trinity website on 1/31/2024.

Virtual Parent-Teacher Conference Scheduling Window will open on

February 6 @ 8 am

As you have seen in this space, our virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, February 15 from 1:00 to 8:00 pm. Parents / guardians will be invited to schedule their conferences with the Pick-a-Time platform. The scheduling window will be open from Tuesday, February 6 to Tuesday, February 13. Please keep your eye on this space, and on your inbox for the link and instructions.

Parent Listening Session #2 Date Change

Please note that the date for the second Parent Listening Session of the 2023-24 school year has been changed. The meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday, April 4. Now it will take place on Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 pm in the Link. The topic of the conversation will be a follow up on the bell schedule review process. We hope to see all parents / guardians there!

Yearbook Club & Organization Photos

This school year Blazers are participating in over 40 clubs and organizations at Trinity. To represent this amazing involvement, the Wyndword staff is hosting photos on Wednesday, January 31, from 8:10 to 11:00 am in the auditorium foyer. All club officers will be included. Students are reminded to please check the schedule posted in homerooms and be sure to arrive at their scheduled time in full uniform. In some cases all group members will be included. We look forward to celebrating our extracurricular activities in this year’s edition of Wyndword!

Save the Date: On Monday, February 5, a special meeting for Pre-IB sophomores and their parents will be held in the library from 6:30-7:30 pm. We will discuss the course selection process and expectations for the official IB program during the junior and senior years. We look forward to seeing you for this valuable discussion that will help to guide the Class of 2026 in their academic journey.

Junior Retreat, Junior Ring Mass and Dance Important Information for Families

Linked here is the Junior Retreat, Ring Mass and Ring Dance letter.

College Counseling

JUNIORS Reminder:

Tuesday, January 30th: College Planning Kickoff from 6:30-8:00pm (mandatory for students, families encouraged to join as well) in the Fox Auditorium

Juniors must attend this event, and their families are highly encouraged to join if they can! This is going to be the big kickoff to your college planning journey (YAY!). The college counselor (Ms. Denz) will go over resources, timeline, what colleges are looking for, and other helpful information to get you started thinking about the college search.
If you have a conflict (i.e. ACT prep class, athletics, or club event) please email Ms. Denz ASAP. Parents/guardians are more than welcome to still attend without their student if needed.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out! - Ms. Denz (adenz@trinityhs.org))

Softball Meeting

There will be an informational parent meeting for those interested in softball on Tuesday, February 6th at 7 pm in the cafeteria.

Parent Events

Father-Daughter Dinner Dance

Nearly 200 guests attended Friday night's Sneaker Ball in Elmwood Park, including President Curley and her father! Guests enjoyed a delicious meal followed by a dessert/candy bar, played Heads or Tails and mingled. Blazers and their dads/guardians then hit the dance floor and celebrated this special evening together, in sneakers! Guests took a personalized, framed photo strip (many photo strips!) home to remember the fun. It was once again, a great night to be a Blazer. Thank you to everyone who attended and recognized this special father/daughter relationship. Please stay tuned for the photo gallery link and survey.

A special thank you to:

Mothers Club - donated candy and volunteered at the event

Fathers Club President, Matt Guardiola, for kicking off the night with heartfelt opening remarks!

Mrs. Maria Trujillo - making the balloon displays

Mrs. Angelina Alongi - making a decorated cookie for each guest

And many families for sponsoring this event!

We've kicked off our Spring Raffle!

Please talk with your daughter - raffle packets went home at Friday's assembly. You will find letters to both parents and Blazers about this year's raffle requirements. This is our last mandatory all-school fundraiser for the year.

New this year - EVERY FRIDAY in February, we will select a raffle ticket from those that students have already turned in and the lucky Blazer who sold it will win a $50 gift card. Please turn in sold tickets asap!

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Richard, Director of Special Events. Thank you for your support!

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)

Block 3 Attendance Update from Dean

The work of empowering and educating women to be leaders of knowledge, strength and faith is predicated upon regular and consistent student attendance and we are grateful for your partnership with regards to this priority. Please read the following carefully as there are important updates to the Attendance Policies for Block 3 of the 2023-2024 School Year. Click here to read the letter.

IB Internal Assessments are well underway during the third block. Students will be completing orals, essays, lab reports, investigations, explorations, and case studies in each of their IB classes. These assessments comprise between 20-30% of students' overall IB grades in each course. Unlike the May exams, the internal coursework is completely controlled by the student with the guidance of their teachers. Students choose their own topics and work on them independently over the course of several weeks. The IA's are graded by the teachers and then submitted to IB examiners for final moderation and scoring. We wish our IB seniors and juniors much success with these important components.

Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance Applications are now available for the 2024-2025 school year. The applications are available here. The deadline for completing the application is March 3, 2024.

IF YOU RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THIS YEAR, YOU MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION

AGAIN TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD FOR 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

Seeking Trinity Bus Driver for 2024-25 School Year

Trinity is seeking a driver for Trinity's multi-purpose vehicles for morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off for the 2024-25 school year. Interested candidates should contact Director of Marketing Patti Williams at 708.453.8342 or email pwilliams@trinityhs.org.

Drop-off Instructions

Students may not be dropped off or picked up on Lathrop OR Division. This causes safety hazards for our students as well as traffic issues. The River Forest Police Department patrols the main entrance and will issue tickets.

For the safety of our students and our mission to be good and respectful neighbors, please observe the following drop-off and pick-up pattern:

Accommodation Requests

Please click this link for procedures regarding temporary mobility or attendance accommodations for medical reasons.

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