AROUND THE COURTYARD

A Special Tradition

The cross country team continued their annual tradition of partnering with Special Olympics of Virginia for a one-mile run at the Trinity track on the first Saturday in September. “We have the pleasure of working with special needs athletes for about five or six weeks leading up to a final fun run at the end,” said Olivia Sibley ’24, event leader. “I was looking forward to being able to help lead the Special Olympics this year for my Collaborative Service Project because I got to be more involved with this amazing program.”

Back To Back

For the first time in school history, Trinity can boast not one but two Richmond Forum Scholars among its current students. Layal El-Ayoubi ’23 was selected to serve the 2021-22 season, while Cameron Walker ’24 is now serving the 2022-23 season of the Forum. The Richmond Forum Scholar program is a highly competitive program that selects five high school juniors from the Richmond area to serve in support with each program. They interact with the speakers, sponsors, moderators and staff of the Forum and attend all programs. El-Ayoubi and Walker are Trinity’s third and fourth Forum Scholars in recent years, following Owen Ayers ’15 and Tolliver Mance ’19.

To A Tee

During a busy first week of school, seniors continued the tradition of parading into the PAC during Morning Meeting sporting senior class tee-shirts on their “last first Friday” as Titans.

Goochland Cares

In October, the 8th grade made over 60 Halloween treat bags for their community partner, Goochland Cares. The organization handed out the bags to those using their comprehensive services. Goochland Cares is one of five grade-level nonprofit Community Partners, chosen by Trinity students for targeted service and support.

Diwali Treats

To celebrate the culmination of the festival of Diwali in late October, over 40 students and faculty/staff signed up to gather during lunch and learn more about South Asian culture while tasting Indian foods such as samosas, gulab jamun, peda and burfi.

Application Congratulations

To congratulate seniors on the successful submission of over 600 college applications by the early November 1st deadline, the college counseling office distributed cookie treats with a green and white check mark on top. Congratulations, seniors! We can’t wait to see where you will discover your path next!

VENI, VIDI, VICI

A dozen Latin students participated in the Virginia Junior Classical League Convention in October against almost 900 students from across the state in creative and academic contests centered around Latin.

Read To Them

Breaking down language into its basic elements — while practicing communication skills like tone and inflection — students in Alicia Raymond’s Beginning Communications class read to Kindergarten and 1st grade students at neighboring St. Michael’s Episcopal School this fall.

King Of The James

With five students competing and one volunteering, the Trinity Outdoor Program was well represented at the 8th Annual King of the James Adventure Triathlon on Sunday, November 13. “KoJ is a staple event in the RVA Outdoor Community,” said Outdoor Program Coordinator Michael Stratton ’02, “and since the James River Park System provides so many amazing experiences for Trinity students we are very excited to play a role in helping to make the event possible!”

Friendsgiving

On the day before Thanksgiving Break, the Science Society student club continued their tradition of frying a turkey and hosting a Friendsgiving. This year, they pulled out a Vernier temperature probe and plugged it into Logger Pro on a laptop to calibrate the temperature to perfection!

“WHEN I SAY CHRISTMAS…”

In the final Morning Meeting of 2022, the popular tradition of Christmas Quiz Bowl returned in December, emceed by school chaplain, world religions expert and honorary Santa’s elf, Brian Griffen. Teams of students and faculty competed for the coveted Quiz Bowl trophy, answering trivia questions about holiday pop culture and religious holiday history.

Beloved Community

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a dozen Trinity students and four faculty/staff members joined area middle and upper school student representatives for the “Beloved Community” conference hosted by Virginia Diversity Network (VDN) at the Steward School. VDN is made up of independent schools from around the region, and the conference’s discussions and presentations were centered around the question: “What can we do to further Dr. King’s dream of this Beloved Community?”

Medicines For All

Twelve juniors and seniors taking Chemistry II with Daniel Fisher Enjoyed a trip to the Medicines for All Institute (M4ALL) at VCU in early December. With a hands-on tour of the facility’s flow reactors and instruments for conducting liquid and gas chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance, students made direct connections not only to their own experiments in mass spectrometry back in the lab at Trinity, but also with the economics of the pharmaceutical industry.

Front Page

Trinity student volunteers returned to the Altria Theatre last fall for the The Richmond Forum. Stuffing programs, welcoming patrons and distributing surveys, the Trinity volunteers facilitate an exchange of ideas that broadens our understanding of the world, fosters partnerships across cultures and inspires tomorrow’s leaders.

Common Ground

Trinity 8th graders and 5th graders from Obama Elementary School in Richmond’s Northside collaborated on a series of science-themed outdoor activities in Forest Hill Park and here at Trinity, including a science demo from Mr. Trice, water testing in the nearby creek and activities in the gym led by Trinity students.