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Congratulations
Trinity Infinity
Robotics Team! 
On December 5,
2009, the Trinity Infinity Robotics Team was given the
Teamwork Award at their competition. "This award in presented
to the team whose members best demonstrate extraordinary enthusiasm and
spirit, exceptional partnership, the utmost respect for their own
teammates, and support and encouragement of fellow teams. They
demonstrated confidence, energy, strong problem solving skills, and
great group dynamics." Participants were: Meghan Grow, Gabe
Hatcher, Lyndon Lazore, Gavin Loomis, Tanner Losey, Carlee Marsh, Mariah
Page, Ryan Perry, Jordan Robert, and Maria Wood. Special thanks to
coaches Donna Bourdon, 6th grade teacher, and Ed Reyes, Trinity parent! |
Recess before
Lunch?
January 20, 2010
A NY Times article
discusses the benefits of having recess before lunch, a change
Trinity made to its schedule this year.
Click
here to read the article. |
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Well-Behaved Students
January 25, 2010
Mrs. Rufa received
a very nice phone call from a woman
who oversees
Ogdensburg Command Performance.
She remarked at how wonderfully behaved our Trinity Catholic
students, grades 3-6, were when they went to see Tales of a 4th
Grade Nothing in December. Congratulations! |
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PTC Trivia Night
Winners
January 29, 2010
Congratulations to
our newest Trinity Catholic Family, the Hartmans, for winning our
2nd PTC Trivia Night Contest!
Click here for more pictures of the fun! |
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Our Poet
Laureates
Congratulations to our
Poetry Speak-Out Winners:
Aidan O'Neill for grades
1/2, Emily Grow for grades 3/4, and Letitia Ryan for
grades 5/6. |
Click here for
Catholic Schools' Week pictures... |
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Green...the Color of Hope
Students, teachers, and faculty donned green clothing Friday,
February 26, as a show of support and love for 6th-grader,
Stephanie McKeel, who has been hospitalized due to an illness.
Stephanie's classmates, teachers and friends have been praying
for her speedy recovery, but also wanted to show their unity
with her by wearing her favorite color, green.
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May 5, 2010
The People Have Voted!
Trinity students voted May 5th for their favorite T-shirt design and
color in our annual Walk 'n' Roll T-shirt design contest!
The winning T-shirt color is:
ROYAL BLUE!
Congratulations to this year's T-shirt design winner, 4th
grader, Nathaniel Alderson and his family. Nathaniel
will receive $25 and the honor of having his signed design on our
T-shirts this year.
1st Place
Due to the wonderful quality of the designs submitted this
year, we have decided to use the 2nd place, 3rd place, and 4th
place winners on our shirts over the next 3 years! So
congratulations to:
2nd Place
Submitted by 1st Grader - Sean Murphy
3rd Place
Submitted by 3rd Grader - Hannah Greco &
Kindergartener - Luke Greco
4th Place
Submitted by
Kindergartener - Kyle Allen
Our Honorable Mention Winners are:
Submitted by 2nd Grader - Zoe Anne Williamson
Submitted by 3rd Grader - Sam Cameron
Submitted by 5th Grader - Kelly Southwick |
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T rinity students, faculty,
parents and Fr. Gaffney and Fr. Mannfred joined together on Holy
Thursday to celebrate a Seder meal.
Mrs. Parkinson's 2nd grade were visited by Lucas, a 3- month-old
goat, and his twin brother. TCS Second grader, Jessey
Pomainville, demonstrated how to carry the babies as she showed
them to her classmates.
May Crowning
Second Grader, Cameron Perry, and 6th grade student, Gabe
Hatcher, joined with the rest of TCS in honoring the Blessed
Virgin Mary on Friday, May 7, at the annual May Crowning.
Heritage Day Parade
Thanks to all those who participated in the Heritage Day Parade.
Special thanks to Reyes and Lanueville families for creating
such a wonderful float and to Joyce Neilson for directing the
band and Donna MacPherson for directing the pom-pom girls!
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Piggin' and Jiggin'
Thanks to everyone who made our Pig 'n' Jig a success! A
special thanks to Val Terry and her awesome helpers for the yummy
Pork Roast dinner they prepared! The themed baskets and cakewalk
cakes donated by Trinity families were beautifully designed!
Thank you for all of the thought you put into them! Thank you to
everyone who set up, worked, and cleaned up our Pig 'n' Jig, and
to all those who came out on a Sunday afternoon to enjoy the day.
GoodSearch Gives to TCS
Do you want to know an easy way
to raise money for Trinity Catholic School? Try www.GoodSearch.com. Each time you search the web with
GoodSearch's Yahoo-powered search engine, about a penny
will go to Trinity.
Also, every time you shop online at 1,000 participating stores
including Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Staples, Expedia, etc., a
percentage of your purchase will be donated for free! The site
also has thousands of money-saving coupons!
Since Trinity signed on with GoodSearch, we have raised over
$200! To
give you a sense of how the money can add up, the ASPCA has
already earned more than $30,000!
Volunteers of the Year
Congratulations to Jim and Didi Grow, TCS' Volunteers of the
Year! As our Fundraising Co-Chairs for the last three
years, the Grows have spent countless hours working on the
catalog sale, truck raffle, and chocolate bar sale, as well as
piloting the garage sale held last summer. Their
three lovely daughters, Trinity alum, Caitlin, 6th grader,
Meaghan, and 4th grader, Emily, are always volunteering right
along with Jim and Didi at many Trinity events, each of them lending a hand with smile on their face! Thank you
so much to the Grows for all they have done for Trinity
Catholic!
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