Principal's Weekly Newsletter
WE ARE HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
~ October 12th, 2020 ~
Letter from the Principal
This week starts with a day of rest for the students, and a Virtual In-Service day for the facutly and staff. It then ends with the close of the First Quarter, this Friday, October 16th.
There was a lot of drama last week, but there was also an undeniable sense of community as we navigated the complexities of this strange year. We're not without errors, but we are absolutely with steadfastness and unity. There's nothing like a crisis to show the true grit of a community. This whole year has shown ours!
The highlight of the week was the special Freshman Community Day, organized by Ms. Snyder and hosted by the Senior Class of 2021. The community day showed what we are all capable of, what we all can be, and what we all will be when we increase our in-person attendance in the 2nd quarter.
As always, continue to wear your masks and to practice social distancing whether you're at school or out and about. We ask that you continue to hold our school, its families, its students and its staff in your prayers. We certainly hold you in ours!
Mrs. Brogan
Wear your mask!
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WEEKLY SCHEDULE
October 11th - October 17th
VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: LOYALTY
Sunday, October 11th:
- Saint of the Day: Saint John XXIII
Monday, October 12th - NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service
- Saint of the Day: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
- School building is closed. Faculty and Staff attending Diocesan In-Service.
Tuesday, October 13th - Blue on Campus - Mass Uniform on campus
- Saint of the Day: Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
- Tuesday class schedule - Class periods 2, 4, 6, 8.
- School starts at 8:15 am and ends at 3:45 pm.
- Lunch at 12:19 - Pre-Ordered Dickey's or BYO.
- Uniform: Mass uniform
- Mass: 9:44 am - 10:44 am, Celebrant: Fr. John Guzaldo from St.Luke's Catholic Church
- Mass live streamed here: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77873474293?wd=by8vSEZpTXdEUElldDRtNU5kaDdpUT09
- Volleyball HOME GAME vs. Vanguard. JV: 5:30 - V: 6:30pm (*prepurchase tickets at www.https://holytrinitychs.org/online-tickets)
Wednesday, October 14th - All testers on Campus - PSAT Testing Day
- Saint of the Day: Saint Callistus I
- PSAT Testing day for all Juniors and Sophomores and some Freshmen.
- Seniors on campus for special make-up day.
- School starts at 8:15 am and ends at 3:45 pm.
- Lunch at 12:19 - Pre-Ordered CFA, or BYO.
- Uniform: regular uniform
- No Mass - PSAT testing
Thursday, October 15th - Gold on Campus
- Saint of the Day: Saint Teresa of Avila
- Thursday class schedule - Class periods 2, 4, 6, 8.
- School starts at 8:15 and ends at 3:45
- Lunch at 11:59 - Pre-ordered Dickey's or BYO.
- Uniform: regular uniform
- Prayer Service: 9:54 am Distance Learners Link here: Virtue Video: Loyalty
- Cross Country @ Midway in Waco - 8am (*)
- Volleyball AWAY GAME vs. Reicher CHS - JV 5:30 & Varsity 6:30pm (*)
Friday, October 16th - Blue on campus - END 1st QUARTER
- Saint of the Day: Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
- Monday Class Schedule - Class Periods: 1, 3, 5, 7.
- Lunch at 11:58: Student Council Pizza ($1/slice) or BYO
- School starts at 8:15 and ends at 3:45
- Uniform: spirit wear
- Prayer Service: 9:09 am. Distance Learners Link here: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77873474293?pwd=by8vSEZpTXdEUElldDRtNU5kaDdpUT09
- Football: HOME GAME vs Concordia - Varsity only - 7:30 pm (*pre-purchase tickets at www.https://holytrinitychs.org/online-tickets)
Saturday, October 17th:
- Saint of the Day: Saint Ignatius of Antioch
- Cross Country @ Marble Falls Faith (*) - 8:00 am
YOU CAN PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT: https://holytrinitychs.org/online-tickets
VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: LOYALTY
The virtue of Loyalty is aligned with the Cardinal virtue of Justice.
DEFINITION OF LOYALTY (also known as: Fidelity):
Accepting the bonds implicit in relationships and defending the virtues upheld by Church, family, and country.
LOYALTY LOOKS LIKE:
- Being faithful to the Catholic Church
- Being faithful to God
- Being faithful to your school
- Being faithful to family
- Not betraying a friend when it means you will suffer because of it
LOYALTY SOUNDS LIKE:
- I love the Catholic Church!
- Lord, help me to follow your commandments.
- I love my school. I will follow the school rules.
- I love my family!
- I will follow Jesus even when others do not.
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~ Last week at a glance ~
Freshman Community Day
The goal of the day was to help build a sense of community amongst the freshman class
The seniors, who hosted the day, organized games, pumpkin painting, treats, and grilled delicious burgers and hotdogs with all the fixins'. This gave the freshmen a chance to get to know the senior class, and visit with each other in a community building way.
The whole day was organized by Ms. Alyssa Snyder, our Director of Campus Ministry. Ms. Snyder, an HT alum, knows first hand what the freshmen were missing due to the pandemic, and provided them with some much needed bonding and community building. Thank you Ms. Snyder!
Thank you to all our volunteers, especially those who work behind the scenes. We are so grateful for your support!
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Blue Day Mass with Fr. Jude
Tuesday Fr. Jude Uche came to celebrate Mass with us for the first time. We were thrilled to welcome him. Fr. Jude is the pastor at St. Stephan's Catholic Church in Salado. He addressed the issue of overcoming obstacles in life - daily obstacles, small things that distract us from our purpose. He emphasized that each moment is an opportunity to experience a conversion, each moment is an opportunity to go beyond the obstacles that hold us back.
Gold day Mass with Fr. Chris
Fr. Chris Downey from St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Killeen returned to celebrate Mass on Wednesday, the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary.
His homily was about Our Lady of the Rosary and the history behind why the feast day was started, when the Catholics defeated the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto. The Catholics were greatly outnumbered in the naval battle but won a decisive victory, which was attributed to the pope's plea for everyone to pray the rosary and ask Our Lady to intercede.
He went even further back to explain why Mary is so instrumental in our faith. He explained that in ancient Israel the queen wasn't the king's wife, she was the king's mother. When people wanted to appeal to the king, they would ask his mother to appeal to the king on their behalf. This continues in the theology of our Catholic faith. Mary is instrumental in interceding for us to Jesus, because she is His mother and He listens to her. She is our advocate when we want to approach Jesus. When we ask for her intercession, Jesus hears our prayers through the voice of His mother. How can he deny her?
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Head Coach Brandi Jageler (Varsity) and Assistant Coach Jane Boone (JV) are leading the Lady Celtics into each game with demonstrated skill and strength conditioning. The teams continue to dominate in the HT gym.
FOOTBALL
The JV team beat Methodist Christian in their first JV only game. Way to go JV Celtics!
FORENSICS - West Hardin Tournament
Holy Trinity placed first as a team out of 14 schools at the West Hardin Forensics Tournament on Saturday, led by an astounding finish by the novice debaters. Six freshmen from Holy Trinity placed first through sixth in Novice LD Debate, winning 17 of 18 debates. This is a team first! The team also took seven other awards.
Theresa Lindberg led the team with three awards: first in Storytelling, second in Dramatic Interp, and second in Prose.
Placing for the Celtics in Novice LD Debate were...
Therese Mosmeyer, first
Jonah Ainley, second
Elias Deen, third
Valerie Schwartz, fourth
Nicholas Boor, fifth
Zachary Boor, sixth
Celtics also took four of the top six spots in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking:
Valerie Schwartz, first
Therese Mosmeyer, second
Nicholas Boor, fourth
Zachary Boor, sixth
Congratulations Celtics!
Chris Mosmeyer
Director of Fine Arts
English, Forensics, Latin
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A message from our Counselor
INFORMATION FOR THE PSAT ON WEDNESDAY, oCTOBER 14TH
The PSAT is being given on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020. The PSAT will be given at Holy Trinity again on January 26, so you will have another opportunity to take the PSAT. All students testing on Wednesday, will remain at Holy Trinity after the test and will report to their 3rd (5th) and 4th (7th) period classes after lunch. Students who chose not to take the PSAT this Wednesday will do distance learning at home for their classes after lunch and will not have morning classes.
NB: Freshmen who are not taking the PSAT will attend school in Mrs. Newman's class in the morning.
Important things to remember for testing:
- Get plenty of sleep Monday and Tuesday nights so that you will be well rested and ready to test on Wednesday.
- Wear school uniform with polo shirt and bring a sweater or hoodie if you tend to get cold.
- Eat a healthy breakfast on Wednesday.
- Report to Gym to have temperature tested.
- Prior to the test, you may go to your locker to get something to work on after the test, then report immediately (no later than 8:10) to your designated testing room. You may not finish the test before lunch. Designated testing room information was sent via email.
- Bring approved calculator to testing room. You cannot use your phone as a calculator. We do not have extra calculators for you to use. Make sure your calculator is charged.
- You may bring water and a light snack, but the water must remain under your desk while testing and the snack will be kept in your backpack until the break.
- All phones will be turned off or on silent, in your backpack, and placed at the wall during testing.
- You may not have anything at your desk other than your water and the materials that are given to you for testing.
- All students will remain on campus after testing and will not be dismissed to go home.
- If you did not order lunch through RenWeb for Wednesday, please bring your lunch. The snack bar will be open also.
- The PSAT will take approximately 3 1/2 hours, so you will remain in the Room 105 until lunch. If you have not finished the PSAT by lunch, you will be moved to the Library to finish testing.
Blessings and good luck on the PSAT!
Cheryl Sanders, Counselor
Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar Booklet
Seniors,
Click below to access the Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar for High School Seniors. The booklet contains information about all the colleges in Texas with application deadlines, financial aid deadlines, admission tips, and various other information.
Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar Booklet
Blessings,
Cheryl Sanders
How to Cope with Loneliness While Doing Online Learning from Home
Students and Parents,
As you are continuing to stay safe at home while we are still facing the uncertainty of the Covid pandemic, I have found several websites that hopefully will help you manage any feelings of loneliness and despair that you are experiencing.
Just interacting on the computer with distance learning can never replace being with people. Hopefully, you will find these articles helpful, but more importantly, let's all pray that the pandemic ends soon, and we can all return to being with our classmates, friends, and teachers.
https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-cope-with-loneliness-during-coronavirus-4799661
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-04-29/parenting-teens-coronavirus
https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/childrens-health/8-ways-to-help-teens-cope-social-distancing-blues
May God protect you and keep you safe now and forever.
Blessings to you all,
Cheryl Sanders, Counselor
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Misc. HT info
Join the Spirit Squad!
TICKETS TO ATHLETIC EVENTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Support Holy Trinity and purchase tickets ahead of a game. We'll be able to scan your ticket directly from your smart phone. See you at the game!
Protocols for athletic games
If you are planning on attending any of our games, please take the time to familiarize yourselves with our protocols so that you know what to expect when you attend a game.
Please note that likewise, games held 'away' will be subject to similar protocols that we, as guests of the hosting school, will require our athletes, coaches, and attending parents to respect and adhere to. The Holy Trinity Home Game Protocols are posted on our website and you can access them by clicking on the links below.
HOLY TRINITY FOOTBALL 2020 HOME GAME PROTOCOLS
HOLY TRINITY 2020 FOOTBALL GAME SCHEDULE
HOLY TRINITY VOLLEYBALL 2020 HOME GAME PROTOCOLS.
Attendance
Likewise, if your child is unable to connect to their class for any reason, please let Mrs. Mungia know so she can notify the teachers. Your email serves as a time-stamp re: notification and she will log your email in her Attendance correspondence.
HT masks and gaiters for sale
Snack Bar cards now available
Contact Mrs. Mungia to purchase one. They are added to your FACTS payment.
NB: You cannot buy Friday pizza with the card - for that you do need to have dollar bills in your pocket.
Walden Library info
• Librarian Hours: Thursdays & Fridays: 100 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Self-Check-Out Log: Self-checkout clipboard on the front desk. When Mrs. Ciupek is in the Library, she will provide “auto-scan” services.
• In-Library Policy: max 5 students in the Library at any one time, and social distancing.
• All-Distance Students (non-campus): DL students may select books or other items directly from the library catalogue: holytrinitychs.org/Academics/Catalogue
For more information, contact Mrs. Ciupek at kciupek@holytrinitychs.org
In the Community
Our Newest Celtic!
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We support St. Mary's Catholic School
St. Luke Fest - October 17th
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