Inside the Pride High School News - Volume 289

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

 

Published December 7, 2025

Volume 289

 
 

Mr. James Wheeler - High School Principal

 

MR. WHEELER’S WEEKLY WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

As we returned from Thanksgiving Break this week, it has been such a blessing to see our students back on campus refreshed and ready to finish this semester strong. There is something truly special about the energy that fills our hallways when our students are together again. Their enthusiasm reminds us why we do what we do and how faithful God has been to our school family.

I also want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to all the parents who joined us for our recent Coffee and Donuts event. We discussed an important topic you chose, which was Academic Engagement and Support.  Your partnership and support mean a lot and we certainly value your commitment to walking alongside us as we help your students pursue excellence in all they do.

As we enter these final weeks of the semester, let’s remain encouraged and steadfast. God’s Word gives us the strength and assurance we need during busy seasons. “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1Thessalonians 5:1.  

May we continue to uplift one another and finish the semester with purpose and joy. I am grateful for each of you and for the community God has placed here at Trinity.

Check out our SCHOOL CALENDAR.

  • Dec 15-18: Christmas Dress Up Week

  • Dec 16-18: Half Days - Please see schedule below

  • Dec 19: Remote Day

  • Dec 20-Jan 4: Merry Christmas - Enjoy your break!

Last week in Chapel

This week in chapel, our 7th-grade Bible teacher, Mr. Moore, challenged our HS students to reflect on the Incarnation as we enter the Advent season. Opening with a video showing a man lowering himself into a deep pit to rescue someone who had fallen in, Mr. Moore sought to emphasize that the beauty of the Incarnation is that the Son of God willingly lowered Himself into our world by taking on flesh, not simply to dwell among us but to rescue and raise us from the curse of sin. We looked in John chapter 1, Philippians chapter 2, and 2 Corinthians 8:9, which states: "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich”. Mr. Moore emphasized that meditating on the Incarnation this Christmas season is not simply a theological endeavor but an ethical call to humbly love and serve the undeserving in our lives as Christ loved and served us. Mr. Moore concluded with the challenge to allow the truth of the Incarnation to produce greater gratitude and humility in our hearts and then appealed to the lost to receive the Lord Jesus, believe in His name, and be born again as a child of God. (John 1:12-13)

Christmas Dress Up Week

December 15th - 18th 

Dress Code Guidelines for Spirit Week

  • No leggings. 

  • No boxer shorts

  • No silky pajamas 

  • No spaghetti straps, tank tops,  or tops with low V neck

  • Holes/rips/tears in jeans should not be above the knee  

  • Mesh/see-thru tops should not be worn unless there is a full coverage top underneath it.  

  • Tops should touch the top of the pants. If you lift your arms and I can see your skin it is too short and can only be worn with an undershirt. 

  • Shorts must be fingertip length. 

  • Due to our steps, skirts and dresses must be fingertip length and have shorts underneath.

  • Hats may be worn and open toe shoes

Academic Matters


December Exams

Please see the schedule below for our December Final Exams. Since students get out at 12:15 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, SAGE will be serving breakfast instead of lunch for those three days.

Prayer Requests

The High School Administrative Team would love to partner with families to lift up prayer requests you have. Please fill out the TCS High School Prayer Requests form to submit a request. These requests will be prayed over on a regular basis and kept confidential among the High School Administrative Team.

“Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.” Colossians 4:2

PRAYER REQUEST FORM

FROM THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

The order for AP Exams has been placed, and students will incur a $50 fee per exam. Their Blackbaud accounts will be charged in December.

11th GRADE PSAT RESULTS

PSAT results for 11th grade students who took the recent administration in October have been released. Students can find their results by logging in to their College Board account. We will also have the results posted in their Blackbaud dashboard as soon as possible.

FALL SEMESTER GRADES

The first semester is rapidly moving along, as we only have five weeks left in the grading period. Students should be aware of their current grade in each one of their classes and connect with their teacher for ways to improve their grade. This would include getting assignments completed on time, turning in late work that can still be accepted and using their Do-Over assignment opportunities if they have not already done so. 

All failed courses remain on the transcript. Any course that is not passed will have to be made up in order to receive the necessary credit for graduation. Students who fail a semester course will be notified by the counseling department of their options for completing failed courses

SAT DATES FOR 2025-26

Registration for fall and spring administration of the SAT is now live. You can register online here through the College Board. 

Seniors should consider taking the SAT during the fall semester of 2025 to improve their score for college admissions or scholarship opportunities. 

Juniors should target the spring semester of 2026 for their first administration.

To see dates and registration information for the ACT, click the link below. 

ACT Dates and Registration

COLLEGE PLANNING

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