Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening at the High School

Published October 23, 2022

Volume 148

Events & Announcements

The Father of compassion comforts, strengthens, encourages, and fills us with hope during times of struggle. In turn, He asks us to comfort others in the same way. Take a minute to listen and reflect on this beautiful song that was recently included as a part of the worship provided in the Lower School Chapel. This worship song God Is In This Story was led by High School senior student Rylee Banks along with male vocals by Riley Overstreet, Facilities and Worship Leader along with Kevin Cormier, Facilities/Football Coach and Worship Leader on the drums. This is a song of hope, a song of encouragement, that God really is present with us in all of the seasons of our lives – the really great ones and the ones that are difficult. God is not giving up on us. He is in the details of our lives. We can trust Him that He is working things together for our good. Is God leading you to comfort someone who’s traveling a road you once walked? Every trial helps you become relatable to someone else. God is in this story that you have to share, in fact, HE is continuing to write your story! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS6e5jxj534

Victoria Taylor

High school juniors entered the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. We are thrilled to announce that Trinity Christian School Senior, Victoria “Tori” Taylor, was named as a National Semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

JOSHUA TAYLOR

Trinity Christian School Senior, Joshua Taylor, was named by Collegeboard for the National Hispanic Recognition Program! The College Board’s National Recognition Program is an academic honor for academically exceptional underrepresented students (African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous, or attend high school in a rural area or small town) who have scored in the top 10 percent of the state on the PSAT or earned a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP exams by their junior year. To qualify, students must also have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Veterans Celebration Dinner

The high school Beta Club is excited to announce the annual Veterans Celebration Dinner on Thursday, November 10th at 6:00pm. This special dinner is open to any retired or active duty military and their families. 

Please spread the word, so that we can honor these men and women who have served so selflessly. Please have them sign up via the link below. If you have questions, please contact Val Adams. val.adams@tcslions.org.

Sign up for the dinner

https://forms.gle/Hk4x5mCtypsm7pnk7

If you are unable to access the form, please email betaclub@tcslions.org to RSVP.

Foot Traffic

With the terrible fire that has caused Heirloom Marketplace to shut down, the convenience store is getting a lot of foot traffic in the morning as it is easily accessed by students that are being dropped off earlier than the start of their scheduled class time. If your expectation is for your student to remain in the building, then please make sure that you are providing those clear directions and expectations to your student as we will not be monitoring who is in and out of the building until the classes have started. Students should make necessary arrangements to ensure that they are on time for the start of each class. Once classes have started, 9th and 10th grade students will be monitored and they are not permitted to leave the high school building or go off campus without parent permission for any reason.  Our student lounge and MPR are utilized for those students that need to arrive before the start of their first class.  It is important to note that attendance is only taken at the start of each class. 

We are working to be able to offer coffee, frappes, pastries and other breakfast items to purchase in the mornings as an effort to eliminate the “foot traffic” over to the convenience store. 

IMPORTANT DRESS CODE UPDATES

PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO READ OUR IMPORTANT DRESS CODE UPDATES

Trendy clothing:

• All jeans must be plain jeans with no rips, holes or tears. No graphic designs, patchwork, multi-colored, faded or other variety. This will be strictly enforced. 

• All clothing should be free of symbols or graphics depicting seasonal or other  themes unless a part of a special dressdown day

Cold weather:

• Only Trinity outerwear is allowed in the building. While we understand that it is getting colder, students should make arrangements to purchase outerwear that is approved Trinity attire. 

• Blankets will not be permitted in the classroom. Students should leave those at home or in their cars because they are not appropriate for the learning environment.

National CROCS DAY

We know that our students LOVE crocs and many have received notifications and reminders that Crocs are NOT a part of our dress code at TCS. 

But, since there is a National Crocs Day on Sunday 10/23, we are lifting the restriction for ONE day so that students can get in on the fun. Students may wear crocs with socks, crocs with fur, camo crocs, crocs in sport mode, crocs in 4WD, crocs with accessories or just plain crocs on MONDAY 10/24!

Teen Safe Driver Week

This past week was National Teen Driver Safety Week and the HS partnered with Abby’s Angels Foundation to bring awareness on this important topic. Abby’s Angels provided us with safe driving banners, signs, and freebies. The foundation also provided the school with a speaker by the name of Daquarius “Q” Greene who shared how his poor choices caused him to face challenges no teenager would want to face. Afterwards, many of our students bought a $3 bracelet from Q to contribute to the scholarship fund he promoted that is awarded on behalf of the young lady that did not survive his driving accident. Following the assembly, students were given the opportunity in class to sign a pledge to arrive alive. 

In addition to the above, Student Council:

• Provided facts to our announcements in the morning and on our tv’s in the hallways

• Hung up impactful pictures and signs in the hallways

• Put post it notes with safe driving messages on car windshields and bathroom mirrors

• Wrote safe driving messages on the sidewalk with chalk

• Held contests amongst the classes where classes competed on trivia questions and which class made the best catch phrase.* Click here to read all the great catch phrases that were thought of. 

Throughout the year Abby’s Angels Foundation partners with a Teen Vehicle Operations Course and they offer a class for Defensive Driving. Their next class is Dec 31st - Jan 2nd. Go to www.tvoc.ws for more information. Taking this course is a requirement for any senior wishing to apply for the Abby's Angels Scholarship. TCS had students awarded with this scholarship in 2016 and 2020.

Dates to keep in mind

• Wednesday 10/26 College Fair on campus from 1:30-3:30 

• Monday 10/31 TCS spirit day (Friday attire)

• Thursday 11/10 Veteran’s Dinner (sponsored by the Beta Club)

• Monday 12/12 Night of Prayer (TCS, community, and GO Week emphasis)

Looking ahead into Semester II:

• PromProm 3/16

• Senior Walk Monday 5/15

• Honors Night Tuesday 5/16 

• Senior Luncheon and Practice Wednesday 5/17

• Graduation Thursday 5/18

Counseling OFFICE

Seniors! We would LOVE to start sharing acceptance photos on the TCS Guidance Social Media accounts! Please send us a picture of you with your acceptance letters! Let's celebrate together!

kayla.whittle@tcslions.org